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Parseltongue is in bold


After they had found the Fat Lady AND once they had finally calmed her down, fifteen minutes later.

She cried, "Eyes like the devil, he tried to break into the common room and when I wouldn't let him he attacked me!"

"Who, my dear?" Albus asked.

"Sirius Back!"

"Everyone will sleep in the Great Hall tonight. Teachers patrol the castle; no one gets in or out." Albus ordered. "And I want everyone segregated by the Houses."

Once every one was settled, it was hard for Hermione to fall asleep. She hoped that Sirius had made it out safe.

However, no one would stop taking about this incident and only Sir Cadogan was brave enough to watch the Gryffindor common room.


The day before they were to play against Hufflepuff, Lupin was missing from his DADA class. Unfortunately for the Gryffindor's Snape was teaching. As soon as he swept into the classroom, he waved his wand and the wind shutters slammed closed.

"Turn to page three hundred and ninety-four." Snape drawled.

"But sir, we are not to start nocturnal beast for weeks. We are supposed to be studying Red Caps and Hinkypunks." Hermione quipped, seeing as Snape wanted them to study werewolves.

"Miss Granger, I did not ask your opinion. Now turn to page three hundred and ninety-four!" Snape snapped, "Now who can tell me what is the difference between an Animagus and a werewolf?"

Hermione's hand shot up immediately, "Please, sir."

"Miss Granger that is the second time you have spoken out of turn! Now…." Snape continued to drawl on.

Hermione glared daggers at him the entire lesson.


Minerva almost didn't let Harry play Quidditch. However, after the match, Hermione was wishing Minerva had body bound Harry in her office. When Harry went after the Snitch Dementors swarmed the pitch and caused Harry to fall off his broom. Only Albus' fast thinking saved Harry from hitting the pitch and breaking every bone in his body-effectively killing him. Thankfully Harry just suffered from a mild concussion and a trip to the Hospital Wing.

Unfortunately, Harry's broom did far so well. It flew right into the Whomping Willow and it was destroyed.

Even though Harry was fine, Madam Pomfrey kept him hostage in the Hospital Wing the rest of the weekend.

Hermione decided that enough was enough. She was going to talk with Remus and get him to teach Harry the warding spell against Dementors. No one questioned her when she told them that she needed to talk to Professor Lupin. Everyone thought that the know-it-all was just going to discuss something that they were not going to study for weeks yet.

Storming into his office Hermione ordered, "Remus, you need to teach Harry how to cast 'Expecto Patronum'."

"Yes, Princess."

With that Hermione traipsed out of Remus' office.


The second Hogsmeade weekend came and Hermione and Ron had to leave Harry behind, again much to Harry's dismay.

Ron dragged Hermione to Honeydukes, against Hermione's wishes. By the time Harry had startled Ron with a "Definitely not." when Ron asked Hermione if she would like some blood-flavored lollipops, Hermione was ready to kill Ronald.

"Harry, how did you get here?" Hermione asked.

"The Twins gave me a map that shows where everyone is and has a bunch of secret passages and such."

"That is so cool." Ron gushed then whined, "Why didn't they give it to me?"

"Probably because they knew you would brag about it." Hermione smirked, "Why don't we go to the Three Broomsticks for a Butterbeer?"

With that Hermione sauntered out of the candy store and down the street.

By the time the boys had caught up to her, she was already sitting at a table in the Three Broomsticks with three Butterbeers. Both Harry and Ron sat down beside her. The table that she picked was at the back and gave them a view of all the patrons coming and going, including Minerva and Fudge. Hermione quickly pushed Harry under the table and levitated a Christmas tree in front of them. The table that the adults picked gave the Trio ample eavesdropping abilities.

At first all the adults talked about was what they were getting to drink and how the year had gone. When they stared talking about Sirius Black all three started listening very carefully.

"When are these Dementors going to leave?!" Madam Rosmerta demanded, "They are driving away all my customers!"

"They are a necessary evil." Fudge told her, "We all know what Black is capable of."

"Yes, but why come here?"

"For Harry of course." Minerva said, Hermione scoffed at that.

"Why would he be after Harry?" Rosmerta asked.

"Because he thinks that killing Harry will bring Voldemort back." Fudge replied.

"I still can't believe that he would kill his own Godson." Rosmerta remarked.

"Well, he was the Potters secret keeper and he sold them out." Minerva sadly said.

"We all know how vicious he is!" Fudge growled. "When Peter Pettigrew cornered him, he destroyed him! All that was left of him was his finger! Not only that, but he killed twelve Muggles! Do you know how many memory charms we had to do?!"

"You have is flipped." Hermione whispered.

By the time that the adults had finished talking and left Hermione realized how much they knew and how little, it was refreshing to know that the Order had not figured everything out. When Hermione and Ron looked under the table, Harry was gone. Hermione knew that he would be extremely pissed off when he found out how much Hermione knew and hadn't told him. Ron however was just angry that Harry had run off without them, he just wanted to know where this secret passage was.