A/N: I'm an Evil little Slytherin :D I'm not evil, I'm just misunderstood. I got placed into slytherin when I took the ultimate quiz. (77) ppl I was almost a Hufflepuff (65), no offense but I would have cried. I wouldn't want to be a Hufflepuff, nothing exciting ever happened to them. Lol Year five may be 5 chapters long… altogether that is including the last chapter… I just have stuff I want to fit in with out this chapter being 20 pages long… but maybe not, I hay have just decided to make It long…
Chapter eighteen: The Boy Who Lied.
Year five
"What's that!" Harry asked look at the carriages in front of them, they all looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"It's a carriage, Harry." Hermione said hesitantly.
"No not that, I meant the thing pulling it." He said still staring at nothing.
"Harry, nothing is pulling the carriages. Its pulling its self, like it always has." She told him.
"Oh you're not going mad or anything. I can see them too." Luna Lovegood said from within the carriage.
"You can?" said turning to Luna.
"Oh yes, I have always been able to see the, I promise you are just as sane as I am." The girl continued to say.
Ron snorted at the girls comment and Hermione slapped him.
"How is it that we can see them but they cant?" Harry asked.
"It's because we have seen death." The girl explained. "I saw my mum die and you saw Cedric die. That's why you haven't been able to see them until now."
"That makes so much sense." Harry said climbing into the carriage.
"Oh goodie, another girl he likes more than me." Ginny whispered to Hermione.
"Ginny, don't talk that way, that is so not true!" Hermione said a little too loudly. She noticed that everyone within a few feet were looking at her as if she were crazy and she blushed.
"Is it not. I mean do you not see how it looks." Ginny said trying not to cry. "Hermione you don't have this problem, you wont ever have this particular problem, he likes you." It was Ginny's turn to talk a little louder than she should but everyone still looked at Hermione.
"Take a picture, it will last longer." She said climbing into the carriage to sit next to Luna.
"It's true you know." Luna said and both Ginny and Hermione's eyes grew to be the size of tomatoes. Luna giggled at their expressions.
"While you were at Hogsmede that year I went to see the thestrals, and I saw you and your friend on the lake." Luna said and Hermione's eyes grew even wider. "I felt as if I were spying so I left when you fell." She finished.
"What is she talking about Hermione?" Ron asked, and luckily Harry wasn't paying any attention, he was to interested in looking at the thestrals.
"She's talking about nothing Ronald, mind your own business." Hermione said quickly and shot a panicked look at Ginny.
"Luna," Ginny said as Hermione contained Ron, "You know that you cant tell any one about that right?"
"Oh yes, I wouldn't dream of telling anyone. I am actually very good at keeping secrets, it makes me feel as if I am part of a group, knowing others secrets." Luna smiled. "I assumed her friends knew already, that why I said as much as I did. I am sorry Hermione." Luna said looking at Hermione.
"Tell me Hermione, I feel left out." Ron Whined.
"You don't need to know, it doesn't concern you. Please just drop it." Hermione pleaded, she couldn't take any more of his whining.
"Fine but I will fond out eventually." He said defiantly. "I promise I will."
"What ever helps you sleep at night." She said under her breath and they rode back in silence as the carriages pulled them to most magical place on earth. Hogwarts.
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"Welcome all," Dumbledore's voice boomed across the room. "to another magical school year at Hogwarts." He gazed around the hall at all of the students. "Before we begin I have a few announcements to make, first of all the forbidden forest is strictly forbidden unless accompanied by a professor or on an assignment. Next I would like to inform you that all Weasley's Wizard Wheezes products are banned, although they are amusing." Dumbledore said looking right at Freed and George who whooped.
"Next, I would like to welcome back Professor Grubbly Plank, who will be temporarily filling in for Professor Hagrid while he is away. And Lastly, I would like to introduce our newest Professor, who will be teaching Defense Against the Dark arts this year, Dolores Umbridge." He announced. "Now I would like to take this time to…" He began, but he was rudely interrupted by no other than Professor Umbridge.
"Thank you for you kind words professor." She said standing up.
"Do you think she was a toad in another life?" Hermione heard someone at the slytherin table say, when she looked over their she saw a pretty forth year girl with black Curly hair the fell just past her shoulders giggling with her friend who was also pretty and had long red-ish brown hair that fell to her waist.
"And people wonder why you're a Slytherin." The friend said.
"I'm evil." She said simply and they both laughed and Hermione quietly giggled. She knew this girl enough to know that she wasn't evil.
"And I hope that we all can be friends…" Hermione heard Umbridge saw in conclusion and sat back down.
"Thank you professor Umbridge." Dumbledore said looking slightly annoyed, he didn't even finish what he had been about to say.
Once the food had appeared on the table Hermione pulled her book out of her bag and opened it. She scrawled in the name Mi, then followed it with her password which was 'ferret'.
Mi: Drake who are the two girls in the middle of the table, the two that are giggling uncontrollably. Hermione wrote to Draco.
D: The darker headed girl is Taylor Rosalie and the red head is Cherokee Herrington. They are very interesting, They aren't like most Slytherins some times I think Cherokee is Gryffindor at heart.
Mi: Haha, I hear Taylor tell Cherokee that Umbridge had to have been a toad in a past life…
D: Hey, I bet she is right. Ribbit, ribbet.
"Hermione, who are you talking to?" Harry asked and she snapped the book shut and shoved it back into her bag.
"Nothing." She said.
"You were talking to D weren't you." It wasn't a question. "I talked to him yesterday actually, He seems nice." Harry said as Hermione took a pumpkin juice that went all over the table in front of her.
"Do you know who D. is?" She asked so that she didn't let any thing slip.
"No, I don't." Harry said. "I asked but he told me I didn't need to know, so I let it drop."
"Wow, he was actually nice to you. That makes Me, You, Ginny and all of his close friends." Hermione said out loud to herself.
"Pardon?" He asked not quite understanding what she meant.
"Oh, It's nothing really. she said getting up. "I have to go, I will see you later.
Hermione left the great hall smiling. Draco had been nice to Harry, He was being nice to someone he had fought with since day one. It made her feel good inside.
"Mi!" A voice called from behind her as she reached the third floor landing. She turned around to see Draco sprinting up the stairs. "What was that for, you just got up and left." He said.
She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. "Draco, you were nice to Harry when he talked to you using the book." Hermione said with pure happiness in her expression.
"I sure was. And technically I have to get used to him being around, I cant be nice to Ron though." He said. "That fight is blood deep." Draco said smiling at her.
"You are the most amazing boyfriend ever." She said to him, and she meant every word of it.
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Harry sat in the great hall enjoying his soup when he saw Malfoy practically run from the great hall. No one but Harry seemed to notice this so he got up and followed quickly.
He follwed Draco up the stairs, but from a distance.
"Mi!" He heard the boy shout at someone Harry couldn't see, so he moved farther up the stairs and stood behind a statue. Harry was shocked to see that it was Hermione. He watched her turn around and smile at the blond boy. He watched as the whole scene unfold before his eyes, and some how he wasn't surprised to see his friend kissing Malfoy.
Deep down he had known that the two had feelings for each other. He had become suspicious back in their third year, when He had heard Hermione make a simple comment , 'A little birdie told me you were attacked by one a few years back. How did that go?' Harry had, after that point, had a nagging feeling that the little birdie had been Draco himself.
Harry smiled to himself slightly, he had talked to him and he had to admit that maybe the boy had changed. He knew that Hermione had good judgment, and she clearly loved the boy in front of her as much as that boy loved her. She was happy, and he didn't feel the need to tell her that he knew.
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Hermione walked to Defense Against the Dark Arts cclass a few days later, she was so happy that she felt as if nothing in the world could go wrong. Though she had no clue how the first DADA class would go, they were yet to find out.
"Stupid Snape, why does he have to announce my mistakes in front of the whole class." Harry complained angrily as he and Ron caught up with her. "It's not fair, Ferret made the same mistake, and did he get that announced in front of the entire class. No."
"Harry, Malfoy is Snape's god son. So logically he is the teachers pet." Hermione said pulling Harry out of his thoughts. He looked at her as if wanting to say something to her but he said nothing. He hadn't wanted to say something that would tell her that he knew.
"Why are you defending them Hermione?" Ron asked venomously. Hermione blushed in embarresment. "That is the second time you have done that."
"I'm not defending him Ron, I'm just stating what's true." She said trying to cover up her small slip that only Ron would read into.
"Don't lie Hermione!" Ron shouted at her.
"OH, Don't you use that tone with me. I will take points away in a heart beat Ronald!" She spat back at him, "I don't care if you are a prefect or not, so am I. Everyone knows you don't deserve to be one, it had to be a mistake." She screamed. "You break the rules and you definitely don't do your own homework!."
"Well you can take you badge and…." Ron started.
"Ron, drop it!" Harry yelled at the red head. "who cares if she is defending him, it isn't a big deal. That's kind of like if she were… I don't know dating him, that would be none of our business." Hermione's eyes were so wide that her eyes were going to pop out if they grew any wider.
Ron laughed, "Hermione would never do that now would you Hermione." He said calming down a lot.
"No," She lied, "But if I were that would be none of your business like Harry said." She was carefully choosing her words, "and if I could get past all the times he has tortured us, than that would have to be enough for you. Meaning that if you couldn't see a change than you're a lost case."
"Nothing could make me get ove all the crap he had given us." Ron said light heartedly.
"I think I could get over it if he apologized, or I don't know, didn't mean all of it." Hermione said as they neared the class room.
"Hermione can you name an instance where someone would call a muggle born a mudblood and not mean it?" He asked her slowly.
She smiled "Yes Ron I can, what if that pureblood knew that muggle born since they were seven, and his or her parents and friends would kill him or her if they knew." She said "Making everything the pureblood said to the muggle born in public that is even the slightst bit rude, false."
"Well that's a long shot and would never happen in a million years." Ron said as they took their seats.
Hermione looked across the room at Draco who was looking at her. She knew what he saw, he saw her about to cry.
"Hermione what's wrong?" Ron asked.
"You ignorance." She said as Umbridge walked in.
"Good afternoon class." She said in her high girlish voice.
Several people mumbled good afternoon in return.
"Now, you can do better than that." She said firmly. "Now I want you to say 'Good afternoon Professor Umbridge one more time."
"Good morning Professor Umbridge." They all chanted out.
"That's better." she said from the front of the class. "Wands away and quills out." She said making the class groan. This was going to be a boring lesson. Hermione reached into her bag and pulled out one of the quills Draco had given her, they were the only quills she ever used. "I love your quill Miss Holloway." Professor McGonagall said to Hermione, the woman had apparently been informed about her name preference. "Where ever did you get it?" The woman asked again.
"Oh thank you," Hermione said, "My friend got them for me for Christmas three years ago, I never go any where with out them." She told Umbridge.
"Oh." She said obviously disappointed that she couldn't get one, "well that was very nice of your friend." She said rather rudely. "Turn to page 3 of your books." She told the class.
They all did as they were told. Hermione scanned through the book, "But Professor, it doesn't say anything about performing any spells." She said in shock.
"Of course not you silly girl, why would you need to use defensive spells." Umbridge asked in exasperation.
"Um, I don't know." Malfoy said. "To defend ourselves."
"Why would you need to defend yourselves? You are just kids who would want to hurt you?" She asked giggling.
"Oh I don't know, mayby Voldemort would want to attack us and you are just to stupid to realize he's back." This time it had been Harry who spoke.
"Voldemort?" The woman laughed. "Why are you worried about him, you killed him." She said.
"But He is back!" The boy continued.
"That's enough!" She finnaly snapped " You will not lie in my class room Mr. Potter."
"I'm not Lying!" He shouted at the woman.
"Detention, Mr potter, Tonight in my office at 8 o'clock." She told him and then began her lesson and Hermione as well as every one else in the class knew that she was pure evil.
Later…
"Harry! What's wrong with you hand?" Hermione asked as she ended her conversation with Draco.
"Nothing." He mumbled but she had grabbed his hand, he had letters etched into his hand.
"I must not tell lies?" She read looking at his hand. "Harry, this was your punishment wasn't it. That evil little toad!" Hermione was outraged, she knew this had to be against the rules.
"Hermione just let it go." He said calmly.
"I most certainly will not! You need to tell someone, maybe McGonagall." She told him.
"Hermione, its not worth it. It will only give her the satisfaction." He said to her in a pleading voice.
"Fine but you cant let her do this to you. It's not right Harry."
"I have no other choice." He said, it was all hopeless in his mind.
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MINISTRY SEEKS EDUCATIONAL REFORM
DOLORES UMBRIDGE APPOINTED FIRST-EVER "HIGH INQUISITOR"
Hermione read out loud from the newspaper a few weeks later.
"High is right." Ron said from beside her and everyone with in ear shot laughed. She did seem high at times, along with being horrible.
"She isn't teaching us any thing." Hermione said looking at the paper with a blank expression. "Watch us all fail our O.W.L.'s"
"There has to be something we can do." Harry said hopefully and after a few minuets Hermione perked up.
"Harry, we could start a group about DADA, we can teach those willing to come, spells and all sorts of stuff, Harry its such a good idea and you could teach it." She said practically bouncing.
"Who would want to learn anything from me?" He asked quietly.
"Loads of people." They heard a girls voice from behind them and their eyes grew wide, it was a slytherin, Taylor.
"Oh Hello Taylor, we didn't see you there." Hermione said nervously.
Taylor smiled. "I may be a slytherin but I'm not like them, I wont tell Umbridge what you said." She said quietly.
"Ohmyriddle he wasn't lying when he said you were different." She said under her breath.
"I for one, as Well as my friend Cherokee, would be willing to join. I know he is back and so does she." The girl said. "Harry, you know things, lots of people would be willing to be taught by you. You just have to know where to look."
"Thanks Taylor." He said slightly surprised.
She smiled again "Well when and if you decide to start this group let me know, I will be the first person to sign up." She said turning to leave but then stopped and said "Not all of us Slytherins are evil, we are just misunderstood and influenced by bad people, I wasn't. My parents taught me what was right and what was wrong, that's what makes me different." then she walked away.
"Wow!" Ron and Ginny both mouthed.
"That's shocking." Harry said.
"No it isn't." Hermione said, "D. said that girl was different but I didn't believe him, I thought he was being stupid." Hermione said mostly to Ginny. "So Harry are you up for it?" She asked.
"I guess if everyone thinks o can do it than I can." He said and then left the table.
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It's so insane Drake. She is horrible you didn't see what she said to Professor McGonagall during class this morning." Hermione said to Drake as they sat in the empty clearing behind Hagrid's hut, the one they usually had class in when Hagrid was at the school.
"You didn't see what she said to Trelawney." He said seriously, "I never thought I would see that woman crack. Though I shouldn't be very surprised."
"Man I wish I could have seen that. I hate that woman as much as I hate Umbridge." Hermione said forcefully. "saying that I'm not smart enough for that class."
He laughed at her and her head jerked up in anger "What are you laughing at! Mr. I got attacked by a hippogriff because I didn't listen to the teacher." She said.
"Oh no, Hermione I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at how you reacted. Sometimes I wonder why you were sorted into Gryffindor." He said smiling at her. "but then its times like this that make me remember, your so brave and outgoing. And sometimes I wonder why you aren't in Ravenclaw. You are just so damn smart, and ambitious. You would never get locked out of the common room." She laughed at his comment. "But that's what I love about you." he said taking her hand in his.
"I know that, and being smart sucks Draco, I have to do Ron's homework for him. It's ridiculous." She said frowning.
"Then don't, It's not your problem its his." Draco told her frankly.
"But he is my friend Draco, I cant not help him." She said sadly.
"I'm sure that eventually you will use that Gryffindor courage and tell him to do his own homework, I am sure of it." He said before hugging her.
"Yeah, I guess you right." She sighed, "Eventually I will have to."
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A/N: Woohoo another chapter down… I am so happy. The years are going to be getting longer… especially the seventh one that one will have to be several chapters longer, I don't even know how long. The next chapter involves the DA and then I will have my filler chapter… You all are all amazing with out your reviews I wouldn't have the gumption to keep going. And I am honored to be the first Story you reviewed on PintoNess : ) that made me smile. And I am also glad that I created a Dramione fan with my story, that is actually pretty cool ( Tonks .Loves. Moony.) I used to hate the idea of Draco and Hermione but became obsessed with it. Sorry for the long authors note. And again you all are awesome. Please Review. ~Taylor (Slytherin at heart)