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Chapter twenty one: Just like last time.
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Dumbledore sat in his large chair while in deep thought. He had never thought about whom Hermione's father was, but now he did. He had been thinking a lot about what Armando had said that night two weeks ago when he had said that Ginny and Hermione looked like their father. Father he had said.
"Armando?" He asked looking at the portrait.
"Yes headmaster?" The old balding man said.
"What made you see that in Hermione and Ginny?" He asked, "I have seen them countless times since they arrived at this school, and I haven't once seen that, at least not until you pointed it out."
"Do you deny that they look like him headmaster?" The man asked in shock "You were around the boy more than I ever was, I saw him maybe once or twice but I saw him reflected in those girls."
"I do not deny, but Amethyst wouldn't do that? Would she? She was always so kind for a Slytherin, she had a sense of what and what not to do. She was even friends with the Lily, James, Sirius, Alice, Frank and Remus and hated Peter…" He said still thinking, "I have always known that she had two daughters, H. Lily and G. Alice." He said.
"She hasn't yet told anyone their names, only their first initial and middle names." the man said.
"Lily Potter and Alice Longbottom more than likely knew, and if Lily knew so did James." Dumbledore said.
"Well that's possible." The painting said "I still cant believe Amethyst would fall for him." he continued, "She turned him down so many times, I remember he pestered her so much that she wanted to transfer back to France." He said "And I wouldn't let her." he seemed almost resentful. : It could all be my fault you know, it bothers me now."
"Maybe that was for the best, but then again it was a horrible mistake. He betrayed her in the end and there is no denying that he is their father." Dumbledore said solemnly. "No matter how much we hope that he isn't."
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"It feels good to be back." Harry said as they walked through the gates onto the grounds.
"It does, doesn't it?" Hermione agreed as she looking at Hagrid's hut that now had smoke billowing from the chimney
"Harry Hagrid is back!" She said excitedly and then they all started running towards the hut, it wasn't until he answered the door that their excitement died. He was covered in Scratches and bruises.
"Hagrid what happened to you?" Hermione asked in shock.
"Oh," Hagrid said as the tree stepped into the room and he shut the door behind them. "Well I'm not really allowed to talk to yeh bout it." He said mumbleing.
"We won't tell anyone Hagrid." Hermione said.
"Well okay then, Dumbledore sent me ter party with the Giants." He said proudly. "Though I wasn't the firs' person there, death eaters got to em firs'. They turned en all down."
"Hagrid that was dangerous, you could have been hurt." Hermione scolded him.
"I'm one o them, well almos' me mother was a giant. I foun' out she died a few weeks back, met me brother though, big thin he is." Hagrid said to the three children in front of him and they exchanged looks.
"SO what's been happenin round 'ere?" He asked holding a steak to his eye.
"Not much really." Hermione said a little dishonestly. "There is Umbridge; she is the worst person out there, ranks right after Voldemort on the top ten most hated list." Hermione said.
"Yeah, I 'ave already been visited by er. She was awful."
"The worst." Harry, Ron and Hermione said together.
"She won't be the worse' yeh meet. These are dark times and there's a storm commin jus' like last time." He told them as he looked out of his tiny window.
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MASS BREAKOUT FROM AZKABAN
MINISTRY FEARS BLACK "RALLYING DEATH POINT"
FOR OLD DEATH EATERS
The trio read silently to them selves, though one thing was echoing through their heads; and that was the fact that after everything that had happened in the last few months they still believed it was Sirius.
"Those ignorant little cockroaches!" Hermione whispered harshly "Can't even see what's right in front of them!"
"Cool it Hermione." Ron said and then noticed the Hermione glanced at Neville. It hadn't been until that moment that they had even noticed Neville sitting across from them. He was sitting glaring angrily at the paper in front of him with his fists clenched.
"Neville, they will get her." Hermione said trying to calm him down.
"No they wont, not if they are searching for the wrong person." his anger continued to rise. "They will leave her out there to torture someone else's parents."
"Hermione what is he talking about?" Harry asked her quietly so that Neville wouldn't hear. She pushed the paper over to him so that he could read the next paragraph.
Bellatrix Lestrange convicted of the torture and permanently incapacitation of Frank and Alice Longbottom.
"Oh." Harry said in realization. "Neville I'm sure…" Harry started to saw but Neville just got up and walked out of the great hall.
"Well that didn't help." Ron said, food falling from his mouth.
"You are horrible Ron, Have some compassion." Hermione said as she got up to go to class.
"Hey Hermione." Ginny said catching up to her in the hall a few minuets later.
"Hi Ginny, It's horrible what they did to all of the portraits isn't it?" Hermione said looking at the plain dull stone walls that surrounded them. Hermione had noticed that if you stood in one place to long the walls gave the illusion of closing in on you.
"It's awful, and quiet." Ginny said with hate in her voice.
"I wish they could put an end to this nightmare, the teachers that is." She said.
"What I wouldn't give to punch Umbridge in the face." Ginny said, suddenly out of character.
"Violence is never the answer." Hermione said trying not to laugh.
"What is the opposite of peace?" Ginny asked randomly.
"What does that have to do…?"
"Answer the question!" The girl snapped.
"Violence, but what does that have to…" She trailed off "Okay so maybe it is the answer, but only when used that way, Gin." Hermione said trying to calm her angry friend.
"I am going to go mad in this place, Hermione!" She said "The change is killing me, slowly and painfully." She looked like she wanted to break down but kept her composure. "This isn't the Hogwarts we all know and love, Hermione. This isn't the magical place we all have woken up to in the past years"
"Then what is it?" Hermione asked wanting to know what Ginny thought.
"It's just like Azkaban, but only in the school form." Ginny said with a strange look in her eye. It was one she hadn't seen before it was a look of hate, malice and passion.
"Ginny, you need to calm down; you are starting to scare me." Hermione said calmly and Ginny seemed to snap out of her train of thought.
"Hermione I am so sorry, I don't know what came over me." Ginny said sitting down on the stone floor. "I think I am going mad." She said looking at the wall blankly.
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The Chosen One: Meeting tonight.
Ginny Alice: How modest of you Harry and I will be there. I wouldn't miss it for the world.
Mi: Seriously Harry we don't know that you are the chosen one for sure.
D: It serves its point doesn't it? I knew who it was immediately, it's not your fault he has a big head.. And I can't come; I don't what to be cursed until I'm unconscious.
Finniganschminnigan: I will be there and Haha D.
LavLav: Me also.
Mi: D, don't make me come find you.
D: HARRY IS A BIG HEADED GIT!
The Chosen one: Nice D. Nice, if I didn't think you only said that to make her come find you I would be angry
D: Good call Harry.
Mi: Nice to know my threats don't work, could you jump off of the astronomy tower for me?
Ronil Waslib: Why would you want 'Mione to come find you?
D: Wouldn't you like to know, Waslib is it? And yes Mione I will, I guess this is good bye.
Mi: WHAT DID I TELL YOU D.! DON'T YOU DARE JUMP! You jump I jump.
Ronil Waslib: I want to know because I want to know, so bug off. No Mione let him; you don't need to jump because he does.
Tuna: Don't fight it isn't nice.
Mi: Tuna?
Tuna: It rhymes with my name, and I love tuna.
Midnightstar: I think it is rather nice Luna, It's a good nickname for you, especially if you like the name. Oh and I will be there Harry.
Cherokeepride: I will be there! Fun fun fun! I hope we work with patronuses again.
Finniganschminnigan: Oh hi Cherokee, how are you.
D: Ha-ha Mione, I won't jump I was joking. Well I can tell where I am not wanted, bye.
Mi: Now look what you have done Ronald!
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"Very good Seamus!" Harry said when Seamus performed a perfect Patronus, it was a Frog.
"Cho, you have to think of a happier memory." Harry scolded when she burst out crying because it wouldn't work.
"I am, I am." She said sobbing.
"Remember, that not everyone will be able to get it." He told everyone as a house elf appeared before him. "Hello Dobby." Harry said cheerfully.
"Harry sir, she is coming." The elf said making every one freeze.
"Who dobby, who is coming." Harry asked.
"The toad like woman, she found out, you have to get out of here." The elf squeeked and disappeared.
"You heard him! RUN!" Harry shouted as the room began to rumble and a wall came crashing in. Figures walked into the room and one grabbed Harry form behind and dragged him away. Hermione and Ginny managed to get away.
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"How did she find us?" Hermione asked Draco a few hours later while sitting with him on the astronomy tower.
"Marietta squealed." He said honestly, "I tried to distract her long enough to get Dobby to get up there and warn everyone."
"I guess your effort wasn't completely for nothing, a lot of us managed to get away, Harry wasn't so lucky." She said sadly.
"What did they do to him?" Draco asked curiously while looking up at the stars above them.
"They banned him from Quidditch and Umbridge the terrible is making hi write lines." She said angrily, "That toad is horrible."
"What's so bad about writing lines?" Draco asked nonchalantly.
"Everything, her writing lines is horrible she makes you write until the message 'gets through'." Hermione said looking at him, "And I mean that literally, the words become etched into your hand."
"Holy shit!" He said looking up, "I have heard about the spell that does that, the last person to use it was Merope Gaunt's father, I can't remember his name." Draco said to him self.
"Merope Gaunt?" Hermione asked, "I haven't heard of her, who is she?"
"She is Voldemort's mother; she died the night he was born, new years morning." He said solemnly, "What a terrible beginning to a year."
"Poor Merope, she was the first to fall victim to that man." Hermione said in all honesty.
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"I would much rather be playing Quidditch than walking through the forest." Harry told Hermione quietly as they followed Hagrid.
"Well I would much rather be snogging…" She stopped her self quickly. "Never mind, you didn't hear that." She said quickly and avoided Harry's eyes.
She couldn't see the smirk on Harry's face that told an entire story; the story about how he knew what she meant. "Hear what, Hermione?" He said playing along and she sighed in releife.
"Nothing." She said. "Hagrid, how much farter is it?" she asked a wondering how far away from the safty of the castle they would have to go.
"Bit further," he said over hi shoulder. "C'mon, Harry we need ter keep together now…." They quickened their paces with some difficulty because every time they sped up so would Hagrid who was a lot faster than them due to his size.
They stopped suddenly when they saw the big moving mass that Hagrid was approaching. "Hagrid? What- What is it?" Harry asked as they approached quietly.
"Oh, this 'ere is me brother Grawp." He said cheerfully gaining the creatures attention.
When you say brother..?" Harry started to say.
"Well he's me half brother, me mu took up with another giant, whe' she left me father." Hagrid explained.
"Oh, how wonderful." Harry said.
"Grawpy, this 'ere is Hermy, and Harry, they are gonna be yer friends when I a'nt here." Hargeid said to the giant who jumped forward and tried to grab Hermione making her scream in terror.
"Bad Grawp!" Hagrid scolded. "VERY BAD BOY,YEH DON' GRAB!"
"Hagrid I think we shoud be getting back, people are going to realize we are gone." Hermione said.
"Oh, okay, but yeh 'ave to promise me yeh will visit him. I'm all he's got." Hagrid said pledingly
"Okay, we will Hagrid." They said and then they began their journey back to the castle.
"HERMIONE! HARRY!" They heard Ron's voice when they got back to Hagrid's hut. "GUESS WHAT!" He shouted and their mouths fell open in shock.
"Oh My God Ron!" They all shouted.
"We Won the cup!" He said excitedly.
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The examination days arrived quickly to everyone except Hermione's dismay. People suddenly began filing into the library and filling it to its capacity limit, and books began disappearing.
"This sucks." Ron said as they entered the great hall for their first exam of the day; Which was the transfiguration exam. Harry sat to Hermione's Right and Ron behind her. It really wasn't a surprise for them to sit near her, and she knew they would probably try to cheat, however she was surprised whe Draco sat to her left and Blaise behind him.
She didn't know what he had chosen to sit next to her, it only looked suspicious from her perspective. She sat there nervously tring not to glance at him, but she failed and looked over at him and she saw both him and Blaise smile at her. She narrowed her eyes at Draco, while thinking what the hell, did you tell him.
She watched as Draco mouthed the words 'He guessed and you just confirmed it.' This was going to be a long test.
It wasn't until the next test that things became interesting, It was dirring their defense against the dark arts exam that it happened. Out side in the entrance hall there was a loud *pop* and everyone in the great hall turned around and looked at the door with curiosity.
"What is all that commotion?" Umbridge the terrible screamed in anger, "Filch, will you go take a look for me? Back to work everyone!" She shouted across the hall as the man pranced quickly to the door, but he never came back.
Finally another sound came *CRASH* and once more everyone looked up and this time they saw Umbridge walking to the door and right as she opened it a spark flew into the room. Everybody watched as it exploded into many different sparks. They all knew what this meant. Umbridge just stood in the entrance hall in pure shock; obviously she didn't know what was going on.
A few seconds later all of the fifth years saw it, Umbridge saw it and Filch saw it… Fred and George flew into the room on two of the schools old brooms. As they sped through the room they scattered exam paper and set off as many of their home made fireworks as they could. The great hall was filled with many different colors, red, gold, green, silver, blue, white, yellow, orange, pink and purple; it was an explosion of energy. They all laughed and watched in amusement as some of the sparks started attacking slytherins who got in their way one even hit Crabbe and the bum and he cried.
Some students were getting amusement out of seeing Umbridge fume over it all and were even more amused when Fred and George set off a device that formed into a giant thirty foot long Chinese dragon and started chasing the evil toad that they all hated.
Her face was covered in pure terror and she began running from the hall with Fred and George close behind. Every one raced from the great hall and followed the tree out inro the courtyard.
As they all fled from the castle all of the official decree's fell from the walls cauding more cheers to errupt and a giant W appeared in the sky outside.
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Hermione sat in the common room with Ginny who had fallen asleep on the couch. Hermione and Ginny had had an interesting day, after Fred and George had left the school they had all felt the wrath of Umbridge and it had been awful and it made them all want to be muggles.
"Mione," Ginny said opening her eyes.
"What is it Gin?" Hermione asked looking at the strawberry blond.
"I-I think I'm adopted." Ginny said looking into the fire and not at Hermione.
"Ginny, what on earth makes you think that?" Hermione half yelled.
"Well I have been thinking a lot about what that painting said about us looking like our dads, I don't look like mine. I don't even really look like mum." She said plainly.
Ginny that doesn't mean anything." Hermione said.
"I also just had the weirdest dream ever." She said.
"Ginny, a dream is a dream." Hermione tried to convince her.
"Not this one," Ginny took a deep breath, "I was laying in a hospital crib, and that man, the one that was in the picture Mira-Bella sent us, was standing over me, but he didn't look right, I don't know what it was." She said still no looking up. "He said and I quote 'Hi Baby, mummy doesn't want me to know about you, but she failed. You are a pretty baby, a lot like Mia if I have any say. I have to go now, but I will always be with you." The girl said finally looking up. "God I hope it was a dream Mione, because I recognized him this time, and I know where I last saw him." Hermione didn't know what to say, she was shell shocked.
"Gin, who was he?" She asked.
"Mione, it was…"
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"Harry are you sure about this?" Hermione asked as her, and the rest of the major D.A. members ran up the stairs towards Umbridge's office.
"We can't just do nothing!" Harry shouted, "He's my godfather and I saw him being tortured we have to do something!"
"Harry we should make sure before we do anything rash." She said rationally.
"That's why we are using her fireplace to make sure, Hermione." He said. "Ginny," He continued looking into her eyes and it was obvious that he liked her but no one but Hermione and Ginny noticed, "I need you Luna and Neville to go distract her, can you do that for me?" He asked.
"Of course we can, you're the boss." She said and they all turned around and started looking for Umbridge.
"Harry!" Hermione said loudly when they reached Umbridge's office; "If we get caught…" he cut her off.
"We wont, Ginny is taking care of her." He said before grabbing some floo powder and thrusting his head into the fire.
Ron and Hermione watched as Harry's headless body sat there, making no sound.
"Sucks that we are stuck here listening to these stupid kittens while his head is somewhere else." Ron said trying to make Hermione laugh.
"There is nothing wrong with a kitten or two, but this is going over board." She agreed in a way. "I just wish he would hurry already." She sighed and sat down on one of Umbridge's pink frilly chairs.
Hermione jumped up when she heard people screaming down the hall. "Oh no," She said realizing that they had been found, and mere seconds later the door burst open and Umbridge stood there, Malfoy and Blaise close behind. She saw Draco shoot his friend a look as Umbridge shouted at them to seize the two. Draco grabbed a hold of Hermione while Blaise grabbed Ron by the arms. Umbridge seized Harry and pulled him from the fire and threw him into a chair.
"You were contacting Dumbledore weren't you?" She asked furiously.
"NO!" He said frantically as he shook his head.
"LIAR!" She screamed slapping him. "You will tell me the truth, you lying boy." She said as Snape walked into the room.
"You needed me." He said as Pansy walked over to help Crabbe with Neville.
"Yes, I would like another bottle of Veritaserum quickly." She demanded harshly.
"I gave you my last bottle so that you could interrogate Miss Chang's friend. Surely you didn't use it all, three drops was all you needed." He said expressionless.
"Well I- that is beside the point, cant you make more?" She asked.
"Yes, but it requires a full lunar cycle." He said smirking.
"Get out!" She screamed at him and Snape turned to leave.
"He's got Padfoot; He's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden!" Harry said quickly and Umbridge when ballistic.
"Padfoot? What is Padfoot? What is he talking about Snape?" She demanded.
"No idea." He said and left the room.
"Hermione," Draco whispered, "you have to improvise or she will torture all of you." He told her as he held lightly onto her arms.
"What am I supposed to say Drake?" She asked without moving her lips.
"I don't know, that why it is called improvising, lure her into the forest or something, use Grawp." He said suddenly and Hermione's imagination kicked in.
"Well if you won't tell me, you leave me no choice. The Cruciatus curse will have to do." she said pointing her wand at Harry.
"NO!" Hermione shouted, "It's Illegal."
"What Cornelius doesn't know won't kill him." She said giggling. "He still doesn't know I set the Dementors on Harry."
"That was you!" Ginny shouted. "You set them on him, He didn't deserve that!" She screamed as she got that look in her eye again.
"Someone had to act and stop his lying." She said nonchalantly.
"But he wasn't! Voldemort is back, you all are trying to cover it up!"
"Silly girl, he isn't back. You have just bought into all of his lies." The toad said tauntingly.
"I haven't, I just know he is back. I can feel it just as Harry can, so can Mione!" Ginny said looking at Hermione.
"Is that true Miss Holloway?" The angry woman asked.
"Yes, we all can, don't make us explain." Hermione said and Draco gasped in realization. It hit him like a ton of bricks but somehow had already known it, and he still loved her no mater if what he realized was horrible.
"Draco, do you know what they are talking about?" She asked the blond boy.
"No, she just stepped on my toe." He said covering up his slip.
"Well then." She said turning her wand back to Harry
"TELL HER HARRY!" Hermione shouted.
"Tell me what?" She asked looking from Hermione to Harry.
"If you won't tell her where it is I will." Hermione said.
"Where what is?" she demanded quickly.
"Dumbledore's secret Weapon." She said and every order member stared at her in confusion. "Harry and I can take you to it."
"Draco released her." They woman said excitedly she looked as if Christmas had come early.
"Be careful Hermia, I love you." He whispered quietly with out moving his lips as he let her go.
"I love you too." She said coping what he had done and then followed Umbridge and Harry out of the room…
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"It's just a bit farther." Hermione said praying to anyone who would listen, that she could find that little clearing. "It had to be somewhere students couldn't stumble upon it like with the sorcerers stone." She said
"What are you doing, Hermione?" Harry asked to where only she could hear him.
"I will tell you when I decide." She said just as quietly.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"It means I'm improvising." She said as they reached the tree that Grawp had been tied to, but there wasn't a Grawp, only a severed rope.
"You tricked me!" Toad said when Hermione stopped, "You know, I hate Children, You especially!" She screamed.
She had her wand pointed at them when she heard a rustling noise behind her, and she spun to see a centaur.
"You have no business here you filthy half breed." She told the head centaur, which was her first mistake. Her second mistake was attacking a centaur using her magic. Care of magical creatures rule number one: Never piss a centaur off. Rule number two: Never attack a centaur.
"This should be interesting." Harry said as the Centaurs started running towards her and Harry pulled Hermione behind a tree. They watched quietly as Umbridge was bound and gagged by the animals and carried away, they watched as Grawp returned and sat down and stared at the scene with amusement.
"I know I would find it amusing too watch that." Harry said as they made their way back up to the castle, where they ran into the others.
"How are we going to get there?" Neville asked as the stood in the stone circle.
"Well we will fly there silly." Luna said and ran into the forest as quickly as she could and came back out with three thestrals behind her, but only she and Harry could see them.
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A/N: This was a long one… WOO, Dun Dun duh! WHO IS IT! . The next chapter will be good, I'm sorry their isn't much Draco Hermione in this one but the next will have more, what do you think so far? I would love to know what you think, I changed some stuff in the next chapter to fit in wth my ideas so hopefully it will be good. Keep reviewing and if you haven't been reviewing please Review, your thoughts are also important : ) have a wonderful day even if it isn't a holiday for you, Review…