LW: Welcome to Year 3!
Sirius: Shall we begin then?
LW: Yes and one tiny piece of advice. RRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN!
Hermione: I think he gats the picture. Hello all.
Hermione Bella Riddle – Killer on the Loose
Summer was quite interesting for Hermione, Draco and Pansy for one thing Hermione had managed to get Snaky to teach the others the magic he was teaching her and they were all doing well, he even had time to teach the Occlumency. Henry joined in trying to teach her some tricks he could do from being not totally alive, needless to say they didn't do too well though Hermione still did better than the others. Even Azulong helped when not mopping mainly being their target for whatever jinx or hex they were learning when Henry got tired of being the butt monkey for the day and trying to teach them pyro-kinesis. It went OK though Malfoy Manor now sported several badly burnt carpets, rugs and tapestries not all mad by the children, a depressed Azulong is a trigger happy, easily bored, bad shot. All in all things were going fairly well until one day in the middle of July something interesting happened in the wizarding world …
Henry: (Reading the Prophet) Oh look Sirius Black escaped
Lucius: Didn't he sell the Potters out to the Dark Lord?
Snaky: They say, though it's unlikely it's true.
Hermione: So he's not one of us?
Narcissa: If he wasn't one when he went in, 13 years with Bella will have turned my cousin to us.
Draco: Sirius is your cousin?
Narcissa: Yes and if I'm not mistaken Harry's godfather too.
Azulong: I don't want to be around when Potter find that out.
Lucius: Nice of you to join us.
Azulong: It's morning and a deranged killer is on the loose trying to kill Harry and/or Hermione. I've had now better reason in ages to get up early. And maybe he knows how Helios is doing.
Hermione: I ask mum when I talk to her since you arrived. She's taken to sharing Bella's cell, and holding her like you hold Henry; comfort from being far from your loved ones.
Azulong: Ahhhhhhhh!
The most important things to happen was Snaky removing the glamour from Hermione, though it did mean he had to come clean about the locket. After explaining to her how the locket was a Horcrux like the diary and had been feeding off her magic; well actually just the glamour charm to weaken it to the point of removal; he received several of his own hexes back at him, the 'blood boiling' hex was the most uncomfortable but as she was still learning they were all fairly weak. After she'd calmed down and Snaky had taken back the locket Hermione hugged him as a 'Sorry' and 'Thanks for fixing me' which Lucius walked into ruining the moment and getting magically flung out so they could continue.
Some time later
Draco: God I F***ing hate this book!
Hermione looked up from her own books to see Draco in complete dishevel; his hair was a mess, is clothes were mangled and he was covered in what looked like confetti. Under his shoes was an angry looking book with 8 eyes and toothy jaws. Azulong had decided to get their school books as she was bored but had 'forgotten' to put a belt around Draco's 'Monster book of Monsters'. Hermione smirked at her scruffy looking cousin as James appeared along with a man with messy black hair, black cloak and black lines going from his eyes down his cheeks.
James: Hey! Guess what I found out?
Draco: Serpentime's your sister?
Shinidos: That would make things only slightly less awkward The ministry has appointed Dementors to Hogwarts to protect Harry Potter from Sirius Black. It is an unfortunate development.
Hermione: I don't get where this is going.
James: We need someone/thing to keep and eye on you as Dementors feed on happy thought and we don't have time to teach a Patronus, so Shini has decided to help as what is a Dementor but an angry shadow.
Shinidos glared at the immortal but shrugged as his body became shadow black and began to reform to that of a Dementor. The hood was raised and a rasping sound could be heard but the room remained the same as it had before.
James: OK so it's not a perfect plan but when has anyone ever seen a single Dementor? They always travel in pairs at least. Besides with his spiritual powers he just can attack the mind or heart and instant Dementor power as well as his shadow powers can reach a pitch black level to drain heat from the area.
Shinidos: I'm sure things will go well, the Dementors will either accept or ignore me as we are species with similarities; such as the fact we devour souls. We do it for need, they do that but also for pleasure I think.
Draco: So you're going to be a Dementor to keep an eye on us and keep a vicious mad man who may or may not be on our side away from Hermione?
James: That's the jist of it. Also no matter which side he's on he knows Hermione Granger is Hermione Riddle.
Hermione: It should work as long as nothing majorly wrong happens.
Shinidos: (returns to normal) So it's settled then, see you guys at Hogwarts (shadow travel)
Draco: This is gonna be a weird year isn't it.
Hermione: Once again Yes.
Hogwarts Express
When Hermione and Draco reached platform 9 ¾ they immediately met up with Pansy, Ginny and Luna and the 5 of them began to look for a compartment. They did find one with the only occupant a sleeping middle aged man, and deciding he wouldn't mind sat in with him
Draco: So who do you suppose he is?
Hermione: Professor R. J. Lupin, our new DADA teacher.
Ginny: How do you know that?
Luna: Look up
On his luggage in the overhead was in faded gold lettering ' R. J. Lupin'. Ginny and Draco blushed like idiots.
Pansy: Hey that's cheating!
Luna: All's fair in life and dreams.
Draco: What the Hell is she on about?
Ginny: You get used to it
Pansy: Yeah well …
She stopped when the train suddenly slammed on it's brakes and the carriage was plunged into darkness. Draco being the closest stuck his head out the door and was greeted with blackness so sat back down. Then there was a chill in the air and shapes could be seen outside the train window, heading in their direction. The room began to feel cold and the occupants started to feel cold and empty, which lead Hermione to the conclusion they had been boarded by Dementors; she'd felt something similar when Shini was showing them the similarities of his powers and a Dementor but this was stronger, a real Dementor. A gnarled, bony hand appeared at the door and it opened on it's own accord. The hooded figure tried to enter the compartment when Lupin decided to wake up.
Lupin: None of us are hiding Sirius Black under our cloaks. GO! Expecto Patronum
From Lupin's wand shone a white misty shape, which seemed to frighten the Dementor and made it leave. Lupin then sat down and the student decided to try get to know their new teacher seeing as if tradition was true he would be gone by end of term. They soon arrived in Hogwarts station and heard that Harry had fainted when the Dementor arrived in his compartment with Ron and Neville.
Draco: Hey Potter you actually fainted? Shit One!
Pansy: And Snape had to save them. I bet neither of you happy about that.
Hermione: Ignore them Harry, the 2 of them are morons
Draco&Pansy: HEY!
Ginny: What it's true.
Luna: This was fun, bye guys.
Hermione's group: Bye Luna.
Then the silver trio and golden trio plus Ginny headed over to the carriages to bring them to Hogwarts.
Great Hall
Dumbledore: I would like to welcome our new defence against the Dark Arts teacher; professor Remus Lupin! And I also want to introduce as our new Care of Magical Creature professor; Rubeus Hagrid! …
The Gryffindor table erupted in cheers and applause, while most of the other tables lightly applauded and several Slytherins sighed or groaned. Hermione smiled up at Hagrid while Draco looked angrily at the giant man, not personally him but what that meant he did.
Draco: So he's the one who assigned us a book that could kill us!
Hermione: It's Hagrid what could you expect.
Pansy: Something safe(r) considering things like the books should be cleared with Dumbledore first.
Dumbledore: … now on a more serious note, As you will all be aware after their search of the Hogwarts Express, our school is presently playing host to some of the Dementors of Azkaban, who are here on Ministry of Magic business. They are stationed at every entrance to the grounds and while they are with us, I must make it plain that nobody is to leave school without permission. Dementors are not to be fooled by tricks or disguises - or even Invisibility Cloaks, It is not in the nature of a Dementor to understand pleading or excuses. I therefore warn each and every one of you to give them no reason to harm you. I look to the prefects, and our new Head Boy and Girl, to make sure that no student runs afoul of the Dementors. That is all let the feat begin!
Draco: You can tell from the look on his face Dumbledore hates the Dementors being here almost as much as Sirius will if he does come after you guys.
Hermione: You have a point there Dray, and it's sad Dumbledore's suffering and I can't enjoy it because I'm suffering for the same reasons.
Pansy: Yeah, but enjoy his irritation while you still can and feel bad about the Dementors tomorrow.
Hermione: Sure! Let's eat.
TBC
LW: Well that's year 3 started and set up. By the way Hermione has the glamour reapplied whenever she's at Hogwarts so Dumbledore is still unsuspecting. Also I want people if they feel like it to guess what side Sirius and Remus will be on by the end of the story, they may be on the same or different sides. You can also so that with any characters on the light side, after all I've already decided for most of them
Remus: Thanks for sticking by him and enjoy whatever comes next
Shini: Scaring Potter was fun, though running away from Sev's Patronus felt unnecessary
LW: (Sighs) If you're pretending to be a dementor you should be damaged by the same things as dementors. See my logic. Also wondering if any the people who know Henry's heritage (and BLEACH) found the irony of his predicament last chapter.