I just felt like posting two chapters for giving you guys such false hopes that this would quickly get into the boy-ness of Hermione Granger. I can see why the reviews have stopped, i'm that bad. But I have a actual one shot out that's posted today too. It's called Sectumsempra'd and it's probably just drama/angst.
Chapter 12: She's a Rebel
Hermione woke up first the next morning at 6: 30 and looked to her right. There were the girls still sleeping and in Teresa case, slightly snoring. Laughing quietly, she grabbed her robes, took a shower and got dressed in the bathroom. Making sure she brought Crookshanks out with her, she walked out to the common room with her bookbag and settled at began looking at the library she hadn't noticed that were along the sides of the tables and entrance. She grabbed a book and settled down in one of the couches with Crookshanks at her feet. She didn't notice the others awakening and coming down until Crookshanks pawed her leg.
"What is it Crookshanks?" she took the book from her face and looked down; Crookshanks looked behind her and she turned
"Ok so the only person you listen to is a cat? We've been calling for fifteen minutes." Pansy said
"I should've warned you. The only way me and Harry got her to go to lunch was by getting the cat." Ron said as he walked down the stairs with Jonah and David
"Hey where's Draco?" Amy asked
"Probably woke up early to talk with Rigel. Maybe even make up for his embarrassment yesterday." Hermione smirked the Malfoy smirk and Ron stood shocked
"You're hanging with him too much Hermione. You're copying his smirk now." He said and Pansy look at her face, which was smirking even more
"You're right. I've never seen it so perfectly executed before." Pansy muttered and Hermione laughed gleefully
"Why thank you. I do try very hard to mock the great Draco Malfoy." Hermione shook her head at her friends as Draco came out of Mimosa's room
"AND DON'T TRY THAT AGAIN!" her voice cried as Draco was thrown face first into the ground; Ron and Hermione looked at each other and winked as Draco got up and brushed himself free of dirt; you know Hermione and Ron are going to remake that scene; Draco saw everyone staring and shrugged
"What? It was about last night she was talking about. I didn't do anything now."
"Yet." Hermione muttered and Draco glared at her
"How about we all go to breakfast for our schedules?" Amy asked getting up from her seat at a table
"Yeah." David agreed and the eight prefects went down
Breakfast was already under way when they entered and the Prefects went to their respected tables. Hermione and Ron sat across from Harry and Ginny, who were too engrossed in their own conversation to notice them. McGonagall soon gave out their schedules. Hermione's and Harry's free time after school was taken by the new Auror course McGonagall and Lupin that's from Monday- Thursday nights after dinner.
"How can you handle that?" Ginny asked as she looked at Hermione and Harry's Auror course books
"Its McGonagall, we've known her for years. And it's Remus too and you know him." Harry told her and Hermione nodded; suddenly four very important looking snow owls came in and landed in front of Hermione, Harry, Ron and Draco. The boys hurriedly took off the letter and sent the bird on its way while Hermione fed it some bacon
"WOO HOO!" the three boys yelled, jumped up and pumped their fists in the air at the same time and they looked at each other
"You got in Potter?" Draco yelled over the noise
"Of course. You Malfoy?"
"Obviously. Even you Weasley?"
"Of course Malfoy!" the three boys smirked and it was then that Hermione took off the letter and the bird went on its way
"What does it say Hermione? Of course if Ron got in, so did you." Ginny asked as Harry and Ron were asked by their house what had happened
"I hope so." She opened the letter
Dear Hermione,
I was truly amazed by your scores. They were the highest we've seen in years. They were even better than Ingrid Barrons' of the Germany team. As much as I would like to accept you to my former team, I am sorry that we cannot. It seems that you did not meet all the qualifications that the team expected from a future Chaser. We wish you the best of luck in your career choice.
Lucas Heartwood
Hermione didn't look shocked and yet she didn't look outraged. She took a deep calming breath and gave the letter to Ginny, who had been trying to see over her hair what the letter said. Her face fell and in a instant she told Harry, Ron and Draco.
"Harry, Ron, Malfoy! Get over here!" Ginny yelled
"What now Virginia?" Draco had asked rolling his eyes as Gryffindors glared at him so near their table
"Yeah Ginny, what gives?" Ron asked but Harry eyed the paper
"Hermione's letter…" he muttered and she nodded
"Look!" she handed Harry the letter and the other two boys looked over his shoulders; they are both taller than him
"This is crazy!" Ron yelled
"So stupid!" Harry agreed but Draco prolonged his reaction and didn't notice Pansy coming to see what had happened
"Even I would've picked her for Chaser. She was brilliant." He said
"Picked who for Chaser? What happened?" she asked Draco
"All of us got in except Hermione. Even though she was the best in all of the events." He answered and Pansy looked shocked
"They didn't take her? That's an offence! Where is she?" Pansy searched the table and found Hermione slowly picking at her food
"What the hell are you doing Hermione? You can't let them do this to you!" Pansy yelled as she turned Hermione to face her
"What can I do? Pansy, tell me what I can do when my ex-boyfriend is there and wants to make my life miserable." Hermione told her and Pansy looked shocked
"Ex-boyfriend? Krum?" Hermione nodded "Forget him. The others surely loved you."
"Yeah, the guys were all great during the summer. Especially Jason. We were like this." She crossed her fingers
"So go to Jason! If you were so close like this" she mimicked her "than go to him!"
"He probably can't do much anyway. It's always a group decision. Besides, I can always play on the house team."
At that moment a honey colored barn owl swooped down and dropped a Howler at her plate. The whole hall stared at her as she gingerly picked it up. The howler folded itself up like a pair of male lips and began to yell.
"HERMIONE HOW COULD YOU LET THEM DO THIS TO YOU?" cried the voice
"THEY HADN'T TOLD ME WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO CHOOSE AT ALL! WHEN I FOUND OUT YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT IN, THE FIRST THING I DID WAS YELL AT KRUM. THEN HE GOES AND TELLS ME THAT ALL THE GUYS WERE HITTING ON YOU WHEN YOU WERE THERE AND WEREN'T CONCENTRATING. THAT'S A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT!" Jason's voice rung in the hall and a few Professor were slightly annoyed at his language
"WHAT JASON IS TRYING TO SAY HERMIONE, IS THAT YOU BELONG ON THIS TEAM! KRUM WAS JUST BEING A JERK. YOU CAN'T LET THAT STOP YOU." Lucas's calming voice lectured until Jason cut in
"YEAH! C'MON HERMIONE! DO SOMETHING TO KRUM! I KNOW, SEND A WHOLE BUNCH OF PIGS ON HIM TO REMIND HIM WHAT HE IS!"
"SHUT UP JASON! AS TEMPTING AS IT SOUNDS, SHE'S TOO SMART FOR THAT! GIVE HER ADVICE, NOT A FREAKING WARRANT TO GET ARRESTED! HERMIONE, SUE US WHY DON'T YOU? IT'LL MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER."
"HOW IS SUING GOING TO MAKE IT BETTER?" Jason argued
"BECAUSE IT WOULD SHOW THE PUBLIC WHAT HE DID. SHE WOULD GET SYMPATHY!"
"SHE DOESN'T WANT SYMPATHY! SHE WANTS REVENGE!"
"JASON! SHUT UP! I'M AS UP FOR FEMALE POWER AS YOU ARE BUT SHUT IT! JUST DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY WITH THIS HERMIONE!"
"OH AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE GUYS TOLD ME? THAT THEY COULDN'T PICK YOU BECAUSE KRUM THREATENED THEM WITH DOME DIRTY LAUNDRY! THOSE STUPID LITTLE BIT-"
"JASON! SHE'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET THIS AT BREAKFAST!"
"SO? WE GOT TO GO HERMIONE. REMEMBER WHAT WE SAID. OH CONGRATS GUYS!" the letter ripped into little pieces and Pansy merely blinked at her
"That is so not fair." She growled and Hermione stared at her
"What?"
"I would love to get a Howler from Jason Phillips and Lucas Heartwood. But it seems that YOU always get the rich famous ones."
"Oh shut up Pansy." Hermione waved her off as another owl came, this time a large female spotted owl. Hermione didn't bother to open it as it began folding the minute she took it off the familiar owl
"HERMIONE LILAC GRANGER, ME AND YOUR AUNT DID NOT RAISE YOU TO LET YOU TAKE THESE THINGS SITTING DOWN! STAND UP, I KNOW YOUR SITTING!" Hermione stood and rolled her eyes at her mother's voice
"DON'T YOU DARE ROLL YOUR EYES HERMIONE! I AM APPALLED THAT YOU HAVEN'T RESPONDED YET! WE DID NOT EVER INSINUATE THAT YOU SHOULD LET MEN TRAMPLE ALL OVER YOUR DREAMS! JASON TOLD ME WHAT HAPPEN AND I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW THAT THE ONLY REASON I LIKED KRUM WAS FOR HIS MONEY! HE WAS A UGLY, SELF CENTERED DUCK-FOOTED BEAK-NOSED BOY WITH NO RESPECT FOR ANYONE! YOU CANNOT HONESTLY THINK THAT I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING! YOU SHOWED ME THAT SUBSCRIPTION TO THE DAILY PROPHET FOR A REASON, LILAC! YOU'RE AUNT HAD SOMETHING TO SAY."
"LILAC BUD HOW COULDN'T YOU GET IN? IF IT WAS THAT BOYS FAULT, I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW I WILL TAKE OFF MY NICE DRESS, PUT ON SWEATPANTS AND A BIG TEE AND FIGHT THAT BOY LIKE A MAN! HE HAS NO RIGHT NOT TO ACCEPT YOU UNTO THE BULGARIA… BULGARIA… OH WHATEVER TEAM YOU WERE TRYING OUT FOR! YOU KNOW HOW ME AND YOUR MUM FEEL WHEN MEN TRY TO DISRUPT OUR DREAMS! THEY SHOULDN'T DO IT TO YOU EITHER! ASK DUMBLEDORE TO HELP YOU! ASK JASON OR LUCAS OR ANYONE OF THE OTHERS. AND WHAT ABOUT DRAKIE-POO UH? HE'S RICH, ON THE TEAM AND HIS FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING. TELL HIM TO HELP YOU. AND YOUR SUPPOSED BEST FRIENDS. THEY BETTER BE AS OUTRAGED AS WE ARE! ESPECIALLY GINNY! WOMEN NEED TO STAND TOGETHER AND TAKE A STAND FOR THIS! WE LOVE YOU BUT YOU BETTER DO SOMETHING OR ELSE WE WILL BE CALLING YOU AN IDIOT AND A MALE SUPREMIST WHEN YOU GET HOME. WE STILL LOVE YOU!" Iris finished of the letter and all eyes were on Hermione
"I really have to tell them when it's a good time to owl me." Hermione muttered before sitting down and banging her head on the table repeatedly
"Hermione…" Ginny, Amy and Teresa had come behind her at the beginning of the second letter and now her roommates and best girlfriend surrounded Hermione
"I know I have to do something. But I'm not suing. It won't make much of a case."
"Don't worry. At least Harry, Ron and Draco got in. Isn't that what you wanted?" Ginny said trying to lighten the mood
"You're right. That was Harry and Ron's birthday present and they got it. I'm happy for them."
"Well, so am I but that still doesn't change that fact that you were better than them and didn't get in." Pansy crossed her arms and glared
"I know it doesn't Pansy but…at least now I can focus on Auror training. It's what I want too."
"If you wanted that and Harry to be happy, you only got half your wish." Amy pointed to the boys at the other end of the table; Harry, Ron and even Draco were slumping and sighing, talking depressingly about ways to get back at Krum. They were truly unhappy and it wretched Hermione's heart to see them like that.
"Hold on girls." She stood and went to them crouching down so that she could stare all three of them in the face
"Boys, be happy." She told them and Harry looked like he was going to cry
"But Hermione! You were so good! How could they not pick you?" he whined and Ron nodded
"It's a shame Hermione. You belonged there just like Jason said."
"What I don't get," Draco started "is if they knew what kind of performance you could do and if they outnumbered Krum, why did he get all the say? And why, didn't anyone stand up for you even though they could tell you were one of the top choices?" Harry stared at Draco
"He's right. He could've just used your past with him as an excuse not to put you on the team!"
"It would make him uncomfortable!" Ron agreed but Draco shook his head
"Now, Krum is too smart for that. He wouldn't do anything if it could be pointed back at him." A letter from a bird flying above dropped in Hermione's lap
"Another howler?" she whined as it began to smoke up
"HAHA HA HA HA! BET YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, HUH BEAVER?" the mouth made an face… it stuck out its tongue at her and turned to ashes as the three looked at Draco
"Or maybe he would do something that would point back at him." Draco shrugged as Teresa came over with the Daily Prophet
"Hermione look." On the cover was the story of who made it and who didn't. it had pictures of all the contestants grouped together in a crowd in front of Jason and Krum
"How'd they get that?" Ron asked
"Who knows." Harry responded
"Forget that you two. Look at the last paragraph." Teresa jabbed her finger at the paper
"We're still looking for a Chaser of course. No one that tried out could make the third spot. It's incredible that no one did." Said team Seeker Viktor Krum, who was at the auditions both days. "We're holding Chaser tryouts Saturday the 31st of September since the training begins in October." The Chaser tryouts are for sixteen year old males in the Europe area.
"Hermione, that's your big chance." Teresa said
"No it's not. It says ma- I didn't get picked because of sex!" Hermione yelled but the whole hall 'because of sex'; they stared at her and she glared
"Nothing is going on. Either go to class early or ignore me." She growled and nearly all the heads turned to their friends
"You have a lawsuit right there Hermione." Harry said and Draco nodded
"My father's had enough of these for me to know and you have one. Just let me call you a lawyer and we have this in the bag."
"No. I want you three, to do something for me though." She looked at Harry, Ron and Draco with pleading eyes
"What?" the three asked
"Show them that Hogwarts is not to be messed with on the Quidditch pitch. Show them, what we can do." Hermione said clearly and the bell rang, the boys solemnly nodded their agreement
"Time for potions." She finished and the boys nodded, leaving the Great hall for the dungeons
"Granger, I can't believe you let that go so quickly." Pansy told Hermione as they reached their dorm after classes along with Ginny, Amy and Teresa; the prefects all have the same classes and Ginny was next door
"Like I said, what can I do?" Hermione asked when she plopped down on her bed and Ginny closed the door behind them
"Hermione, this isn't like a test where the grade is just going to come out perfect because you're you. This is something that could be your future profession. You can't let it go this way." Ginny said, kneeling on Hermione's bed
"Yeah and what am I supposed to do?"
"She's right girls. What is she going to do? It calls for males. She's not exactly boyish while she's filling out her shirt and not her pants." Amy said and the room fell silent until Ginny and Hermione recalled their conversation and looked up at each other
"No way." Ginny whispered
"It's so perfect. Why didn't I think of it before?" Hermione breathed and the others looked confused
"What's so perfect Hermione ?"
"What Amy just said. Filling out my pants."
"You can't get a sex change!" Teresa yelled and Pansy laughed
"You're supposed to be smart Teresa. She means dress up as a boy and go to the auditions and since she'll have to same skill, she'll get picked. Brilliant really. Just one thing."
"What's that Pansy?"
"You can't make yourself look like a guy. You'll make yourself too feminine. What you need is a team."
"You four." Hermione answered and Pansy nodded
"We'll each handle one aspect of your boy life and see what's the result."
"Let's see how I'll look." Hermione said and the five whisked off to the bathroom, locked both door and set Hermione down in front of the middle most mirror
"What to do first… stand up." Ginny order Hermione off her stool and she stood and took a deep breathe
"That. We have to get rid of that." Ginny pointed at her shirt
"How big are you?" Pansy asked and Hermione looked away
"I'm a C if it makes you any happier and more comfortable." Pansy conceded
"A." Amy told and she was actually the picture of a small girl when she said it
"B." Teresa sighed
"C." Ginny gave up and they stared at her "I'm younger but much more mature than you two."
"I'm a D. That's why it sounds so hard to me all of a sudden."
"Don't worry. We'll just do a reducing spell and-"
"No. If someone gets suspicious and they try to remove the spells, my cover would be blown."
"That is a problem." Teresa agreed and Ginny sighed
"I'm not being creative now. I need music." She ran into their room grabbed the radio and set it on the bathtub rim
"Very true…alright put it up." Pansy said and Ginny turned on the radio, song: 'Nobody's Home'
"I couldn't tell you why she felt that way,
She felt it everyday.
And I couldn't help her,
I just watched her make the same mistakes again." Hermione sang sitting down on the stool and playing with her hair
"What's wrong, what's wrong now?
Too many, too many problems.
Don't know where she belongs, where she belongs." Amy swayed and picked up a chunk of her hair
"She wants to go home, but nobody's home.
It's where she lies, broken inside.
With no place to go, no place to go to dry her eyes.
Broken inside." Teresa said and they sang along while trying different things with Hermione's hair
"I got it." Ginny yelled and she ran into the room. Swatting everyone's hands away, she told Hermione to stand up
"Off with the shirt." Hermione took off her shirt and Ginny got ready the thing in her hand
"Duck tape?" Hermione asked and Ginny nodded
"I've seen it in the movies all the time. Watch the difference." Ginny placed the edge of the tape at Hermione abdomen and worked her way up. After a while, Hermione was told to put her shirt back on
"You have no chest!" Amy exclaimed and looked at Hermione from the side
"You guys, she has nothing!" she exclaimed more
"Turn around." Pansy ordered and Hermione held out her arms and turned around "Brilliant."
"Now, we can have you this skinny. It works out with you saying you're a little underfed. They didn't weigh you right?" Pansy continued
" Not one ounce. Let me just get a bit taller though. Now, I work on my face." Hermione gave her a solid height of 5' 8" and sat down, not at all uncomfortable with the tape around her
"Feels comfy?" Amy asked
"It's not that bad actually. Like having a light sweater on." Hermione said and Amy giggled
"How about short and straight?" Teresa grabbed scissors
"Oh no. This is where we're using magic. You're not touching my precious hair withany scissors." Hermione said, grabbing her own wand
"Oh, much easier. How about this?" Hermione was given a buzz cut compliments of Pansy
"No." Hermione merely said
"How about this." Ginny straightened her hair and made it up to her shoulders and placed it in a ponytail
"No…I still look like a girl
"This." Teresa gave her an fade
"You're funnier than Pansy." Pansy returned the buzz cut and Hermione glared
"I got it." Amy grew Hermione's curly hair until her chin growing her bangs until her nose, turning it into what I call the flippy white boy hair
"Brilliant." The others muttered, including Hermione
"Alright. Let's just transfigure the clothes…" Teresa gave her an5XL white tee with baggy jeans and a pair of black timberlands
"Oh Merlin, your make up Hermione!" Amy squealed and Hermione waved her wand at her face, clearing it of the small bit of blush and eye shadow she had put
"Much better. You know, you're actually kind of cute Hermione." Ginny said and Teresa and Amy tilted her head at her while Pansy just stared
"You're right, You're at least a eight." They said together, yes even Pansy
"Great…Oh, my nails and voice…and name too. And what about my hobbies. Guys don't spend their time reading romance novels." Hermione fretted and they felt like smacking her
"Let's worry about one thing at a time. Let's see your nails." Hermione showed Teresa her manicured claws
"Damn they're long! Amy get my kit from under my bed! Hopefully your toes don't have nail polish on them."
"Um…does natural count?"
"Off with your socks!" Teresa yelled and sat Hermione on the bathtub rim next to the radio, which was now playing 'My Humps'
"Yeah my humps are gone…" Hermione muttered as she took off her boots and Ginny laughed as Amy came back and she grabbed nail polish remover
"Poor girl, or boy. What shall we call you?"
"Dunno. Oh not so short Teresa!" Hermione whined and Pansy finally snapped out of it
"Henry." She said and the four looked up at her
"What?" they asked
"Henry. You look like a Henry. It's simple, easy to forget and has your initials so you won't have to change that. Just use HG. H is Henry and G is…" Pansy said
"Garrison?" Amy put in
"Henry Garrison? I think that's fine." Hermione said and the others nodded 'Henry…so nice…' Hermione thought
"It's so simple yet, it attracts my attention." Teresa said and Ginny agreed
"Henry Garrison, stand up and look at yourself."
Hermione looked at herself and feel in love. Henry Garrison had chin length curly brown hair with an tall and thin yet strong looking build at the solid 5' 8". His face held warm chocolate brown eyes with long eyelashes and a set of pale pink lips that would of looked extremely sweet if they were reciting poetry or singing. He had the high cheekbones of a girl yet he looked more like a mystical elf of long ago that would attract lovers from near and far.
"I love this. Ugh, my voice."
"Just do a deepening spell." Ginny told her
"Its' ten o 'clock I'm off too bed." Amy said yawning
"I'm glad we didn't get any homework. Night." Teresa followed Amy out of the bathroom. Hermione could see that all the door were open, including the balcony's
"Night." Hermione said in her new deeper yet not too deep voice, it suited Henry very well. It was a very sweet baritone voice
"I can't believe that our handiwork did this. Now, Henry, your hobbies. What did you used to do when you were younger that was tomboyish?" Pansy asked
"I…used to…" she couldn't finish because suddenly an owl swooped down; it was the same on that had dropped of her mother's letter
"Hey, it's not a howler." Ginny said cheerfully
"Thank Merlin. Good girl, Magnolia. Tell Iris and Oxalis I'm fine and doing something about it." Hermione told Magnolia the owl and the owl stayed at the corner of her bed, roosting quietly
"What's it say?"
"It's from Henry." She said and Pansy and Ginny looked at each other weird
"What? You're supposed to be Henry." Pansy said
"No. Henry is my best muggle friend. He knows about all of this. I send him letters when I write my parents. He just wrote to say that he feels really bad I didn't get on the team, he's finally got a tat and that he just got a new skateboard too."
"Too? Hermione, do you have a double life or something?" Ginny asked and Hermione blushed
"I'll tell you. I met Henry when we went to pre-school at three. We've been best friends ever since and when his brother John learned how to skateboard he taught us."
"How old were you?"
"Six. Henry's home life could be a hell of a lot better so he's always at my house along with John. John's in college right now actually in the States. University of Georgia on a football and writing scholarship; we're both proud of him."
"And Henry skateboards?" Pansy asked interested
"Yeah. He has all my gear until the summer, then we got to the skate park and hang out with our old friends. We always go to the park because everyone else has moved and in the summer, they come back. It's great actually."
"So you're like two completely different people?"
"Why do you think here I'm Hermione Granger and there I'm Lilac or Lilac bud? Yes, I'm kind of different but over there school came naturally so I never studied. Here, I learn a new thing everyday."
"I have your hobbies." Pansy and Ginny said together and Hermione rolled her eyes
"A skater/punk." They merely said and she again rolled her eyes
"At least I know how to do that." Hermione sighed, they helped her take off the changes and planning to writethe realHenry in the morning, Hermione went to sleep along with Pansy and Ginny, who went to her dorm quietly.