Hey everyone so this is the last chapter of this story since the original idea was a love story for Hermione and Draco. BUT, there will be a sort of sequel if you want to continue reading about Hermione, Draco, Harry, Ginny and Ron. So, check out my next story "Mission Portrait". Let me know what you think of it in the reviews!
Hermione's View
"Ick! It's so dusty here." Ginny commented from somewhere around the stack of books piled everywhere around us.
"I never thought we would be back to our beloved Hogwarts library though." Ron grunted as he heaved another stack of books down from a high shelf, "Being aurors is such a merry job." He grinned down at me.
"Well Ron if you don't copy my homework all the time you will end up here every lunch like me. Maybe then only will you truly appreciate the beauty of this place." I retorted while spying Draco smirking at me over a stack of leather bound books.
"Godric Gryffindor was a wizard of the medieval era and one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry," I read aloud.
"You don't say, Hermy." Draco muttered, laughing slightly.
"Fine. You read something, Drakie-poo." I cooed like Pansy, all of us hollering in laughter at his disgusted face.
"Gryffindor was born in Godric Hollow, no doubt about that, Gryffindor was initially a close friend of Salazar Slytherin, Salazar, why didn't you mention this before?" Draco glanced at the Professor who was propped up against the shelf.
"You should've realized it sooner." Salazar huffed.
"Maybe we should search Godric Hollow? Cause it's the only lead we've got so far and anyways, it's his birthplace."
"Hermione, Godric Hallow is huge. Remember when we went in search of the horcruxes?" Came Harry's muffled voice over a huge mountain of books.
I nodded in reply and continued to read.
After five hours of endless reading, it was finally- "LUNCH!" Ron roared, dashing off towards the Great Hall.
"Thank Dumbledore for allowing us to have lunch here. Reading is exhausting, how do you manage it?" Ginny furrowed her eyebrows.
"Typical Hermione." Draco grinned cheekily as I hit him in the arm.
In front of the Great Hall, the five of us stopped. "Okay guys, ready to see our lovely hall again?" Ginny asked as Ron grumbled, annoyed he couldn't march straight in and grab some chicken.
The doors opened and we filed in.
"Hey guys, it's the aurors!"
"Dumbledore was right, there's aurors at Hogwarts!"
"I've always wanted to be an auror when I grow up."
"Do you reckon they're here to capture the monsters under our beds?"
"Ginny! Harry! Ron! Hermione!" Neville, the Herbology professor ran up to us and we exchanged a hug, Draco shifting uncomfortably by my side.
"Hello professors!" We chimed and sat down at the staff table.
It was a delicious and thoroughly enjoyable lunch. The familiar hall was inviting and had its usual charm, which added to the pleasant feeling.
"Hey Ron, Dray, fancy a short game of quidditch later?" Harry grinned, though his eyes were looking at Ginny pleadingly.
"Oh I would indeed love to, but…" Draco looked at me with puppy eyes and pouted.
"Draco Lucius Malfoy! Harry James Potter! We have a mission!" Ginny and me said in the same time, which led into a fit of giggles.
"But…" The boys looked at the ground, seemingly 'upset'.
"NO BUTS!"
"Yes, dear." Harry said timidly in the same time as Draco, who said, "Yes, love."
"Okay okay. You two are allowed a strict thirty minutes and that's that! Don't give me those eyes Mr. Potter," Ginny mock scolded.
The boys exchanged a high-five along with Ron and the three immediately ran out towards the pitch.
"Professor, if you'll excuse us, we'll be heading back to the library." Ginny bowed slightly and we both ran up the stone steps towards the library. Being aurors, we had the right to go anywhere anytime. Which was a great advantage.
The library doors flew open and we ran in, positively crashing into the books. It took us ten minutes to sort everything together again and start our reading.
"Professor Slytherin, do you have any idea where the portrait of Godric Gryffindor is hidden?"
"No. And I don't like it. I don't like it that I don't know something," Slytherin said angrily.
"Looks like we have something in common, professor," I told him.
He grinned and we began to read through the books again.
"Godric Gryffindor… Godric Gryffindor… Godric Gryffindor." I muttered as I leafed through the books. This is going to take forever.
Finally, unable to process any more information, Ginny and me made our way down to the pitch where the boys were flying.
"Harry, we told you thirty minutes!" Ginny crossed her hands over herself.
"Sorry, we got caught up. Okay… I know what Kingsley said about dedicating all our time to the research but quidditch is something else!" Harry exclaimed as the three boys descended.
"Hold me up. Need to see where we are!" Salazar exclaimed from under Ginny's arm.
Ginny held him up and he let out a gasp, taking in the magnificent place with its sea green grass and the three glinting hoops at the far end from where we're standing.
"Wow." Was all the professor managed.
"Come on, guys. We have to collect some books from the library and return home. I'm completely wiped out."
"Yes lets."
"I second that… I could just fall asleep here."
Yawning, the five of us headed back towards to castle, ready to go back to Malfoy Manor that the five of us now share.
