Chapter 10: Secrets Revealed (I don't care if I already used this chapter name...it's the only thing I can think of that'll explain this chap)
YAY! It's the big 1-0! I want to thank all of my reviewers and the people who voted and my mom and the academy andtearI love you all so much, but since none of you voted, I'll have to make you suffer the consequences by not choosing one, but all...enjoy
"Well what could it be? We know everything about each other." Nina said. Hermione sat up and looked at her friend and grabbed a Twizzler.
"Nina, you know that you're, like, my best friend, right? So this is just for us." Hermione nervously said, knowing the consequence of her action.
"Yeah, of course babe." She replied with a small laugh and a 'I think so, crazy' look.
"Well, I haven't been completely honest with you. I have a secret that if I told you, I would probably have it taken away" She slowly continued.
"You don't have to tell me if it's that serious" Nina was getting a little nervous of her friend. If it was this big then why did she not know and was it the best idea to tell her?
"But something inside of me is pushing me to tell you." She slowly inhaled deeply. "Nina, the reason why you guys don't hear about my school or anything is because, well, you know when something happens that you can't explain and it's like magic, well" she was at a loss for words. Nina was her best friend ever, and she felt like she had to know it. "Nina, I-" she gulped "I'm a witch." Nina looked at her with a hard expression to identify. "Before you do or say anything-"
"You're a what?"
Hermione looked down. "A witch." She waited for her friend to scream in fear, or think she was insane.
A big smile came to Nina's face. "I always felt like I could confide on you more than anyone else. I felt like we were connected. And now I know why. Hermione, I'm a witch too!" the two looked at each other and smiled.
"Well, how come you go to Muggle school then?" Hermione asked.
"Actually, I have something called a time-turner, so every morning I go to muggle high-school and as soon as school is out I go to either Durmstrang or Beauxbatons. My parents took me out of Durmstrang after fourth year, but they want me to spend my last two years at only one school and then I'm gonna go to muggle summer-school so I can still go to college."
Hermione smiled even bigger, if possible. "Where are you going to go?"
"A place called Hogwarts or something. I read about it in a book that said that Harry Potter goes there."
"Oh my gosh! That's where I go! And that was Harry Potter at the beach! He's my best friend there!"
"I thought so. I saw his scar and I saw your pictures in the Daily Prophet! This is gonna be so much fun!"
"Do you know what house you're gonna be in?"
"Well, according to what I've read, I don't know. We never had houses at my other schools. I hope it's Gryffindor, though. That's your house, right?"
"Yeah! This is going to be the best year yet!"
The two squealed and grabbed each other in a hug. Slowly, though, Nina's smile turned into a frown. She pulled away and looked down.
"Nina, what's wrong?"
"Well, you've shared a secret that could have gotten you in major trouble, and you're my best friend in the world and I've been so dishonest with you"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, remember the guy I was crying over?"
Hermione nodded her head.
"Well, nobody knows this, but it was Jared. We went out for a while, but
because I listened to my friends at different schools, and wanted it to work out so much I screwed it up. I've wanted to get over him so much, but I can't. And that's one of the reasons I wanted you two to hook up, so if I saw that he was over me, I might be able to get over him. I'm sorry I used you, but you have to admit that you are so crushing on him and I was also helping you"
"If you like him then I am so off. I'm gonna get you two back together."
"NO! I'm gonna get you two together."
They argued about it for a couple of minutes until they came up with a
'plan'.
"How about we try to hook each other up with him and whoever he chooses will go out with him" Nina said
"OK"
"Or, how about neither of us do anything, and at the beach party at the end of the summer, whoever he asks to dance with him for the last dance will be the one who goes out with him?"
"Sure! Now I think that we should get some sleep."
"Fine" Nina said as she put her head on the pillow.
"Nine (A/N pronounced Neen),"
"Hmm?"
"How come your parents never sent you to Hogwarts? It's closer than the
other schools"
"They thought that I was too much of a free spirit and you know that
Dumbledore would help bring me out. Also, nobody knows this, I'm not even supposed to know about this." Hermione nodded her head. "My dad went to Durmstrang and is close with some death-eaters, even though he isn't one because my mum is muggle-born. In fact, you got his BFFer arrested"
"WHAT? WHO?"
"That Malfoy bastard" Nina rolled her eyes.
"You do know that Draco is his son, right?"
"I thought he looked familiar" she giggled "But I haven't seen the arrogant bitch since I was little. I think our dads wanted us to marry when we graduated or something, but my mom also had a strong hold over my life and got my father to let me go to muggle-school and everything else. Actually, my father doesn't really have a strong hold over me; it's mainly my mother. UGH! She wants me to be just like her. No freedom, no imagination, no individuality, no opinion, and to infinity and beyond." She turned to face Hermione "Guess what!"
"What?"
"I almost have enough money to get a flat in London, so as soon as school is over, I'm gonna run away and live in London. I know that my parents are gonna find me, but it's worth a try, I mean, even if I get a few days of peace and freedom, I'll be happy." She smiled at the thought. "You want to be my roomie?"
"I don't know. I mean, I don't really have that much money and I like my life here-"
"But your parents are never here. It would be the same thing, but in a
different atmosphere. They can come over any time, and you won't be forced to stay all of the time, but it would be fun. Just like sleep away camp"
Hermione laughed at their memories. "Yeah, that's exactly what I want. To hate you."
"How could you ever hate me?"
"How about this, I'll think about it over the school year. And if the
answer is no, wait a minute!"
"What?"
"LONDON!"
"Yeah, so?"
"You are so not leaving me!"
"That's why I want you to come with me, besides, it's only a floo away, or thirty minutes by car, and I can come to the beach every day, not to mention the better shopping"
"How about this, what if you find a flat closer to us? Or trying to work
around your parents? You only have to put up with them for not even nine weeks. Please think about it"
"Fine, but this does not get out"
"Is anything from tonight?"
"Yeah, the food" The two laughed at the...crude/boy-like...joke.
A Few Hours Later (10 a.m.)
"Morning!" Nina groggily said as she sat up
"Hey. How about we go out for breakfast? I am in no mood to make anything, even cereal" Hermione asked
"Yawn! Sure!"
The two got dressed. Hermione began to put on a black one-piece, a long denim skirt, and a red button up shirt, but Nina stopped her and made her wear a deep red string bikini with a picture of a lion on the left breast. She gave her a black fabric to tie around her waist, like a skirt (A/N I forgot what they're called) and straightened her hair.
Nina wore a 'David and Golioth' bikini with one strap that had a picture of a pig on one side of the top that said 'boy' under it and a picture of a girl on the other side that said 'girl' under the picture with a matching pink bottom. She put on black soffees and wore her sandals that matched her bikini (A/N as you can tell, she has a VERY big David and Golioth collection).
The two got into Hermione's car and drove to a nearby café.
"'Mione, what's Hogwarts like?" Nina asked as they drove
"It's great, especially if you're one of Harry Potter's best friends. So
far, we've had at least one adventure every year. And only one of them didn't include Voldemort." Unlike most people, Nina didn't flinch at the name. "Y'know, most people flinch at the name or something." Hermione said, a little surprised.
"I know, but it's just a name, and a name isn't gonna attack me. I'm
actually surprised that you said the name."
"Well, last year, we formed a club to learn and practice self-defense and I decided that the first thing I would do to begin to face my fear of him was say his name, I mean, like you said, it's only a name"
"Good for you. But why did you form that club? Did it have anything to do with that Umbridge bitch? I hate her."
"How'd you know?"
"I read." Nina simply said.
"Well, why do you hate her? You can't hate someone because of what you read."
"Well, nobody knows this, but when I was little I ran away from school, a few times, usually doing something like protesting unfair laws that the ministry passed or something illegal like uingderage magic or some other random thing that the ministry 'frowns upon' (air quotes), always getting caught, no matter what I did and after a while, when I turned eleven, they began to put me on trial and stuff. I just got off needing probation officer last month, finally. I've had a few run-ins with her. It was actually her idea to try me as an adult, make me have a probation officer, and such. In fact, she was set on making me spend a few days in Azkaban to show me what my future will behold if I continue down this path of blah blah blah."
"And I thought she gave us a hard time"
"It's no big deal. I have a feeling that I won't run away from this school" She turned to her best friend and smiled.
"So, what house is Malfoy in?" Nina said looking out the window
"Slytherin, pray that you don't get put in that house. Even if I wasn't
muggle-born, I would rather commit suicide than be in that house."
"Why?"
"Those people are stuck-up, arrogant, small-minded, immature, if I finished the list I would waste the rest of your life, bitches!" Hermione said as she pulled into a spot in front of the café across the street from the beach. "But don't worry, you are not one of them."