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Chapter 7: Hermione

Yesterday, those American Exchange Students arrived and I immediately noticed lots of things wrong. I had never heard of their school, Mr Brunner's Academy for the Magically Gifted. It was quite suspicious. Additionally, they all said they were fifteen, but the way they acted and the look in their eyes told me that they seemed to be older. The last thing that possibly worried me the most. Percy, Jason, Hazel and Frank had a tattoo on their forearm. It was obscured by their T-Shirts, but I could see the bottom. They all looked similar and I feared that it was the Dark Mark. They all seemed to radiate an aura of power and they were all athletic and muscly. They definitely looked like they were not to be messed with. I showed the girls up to Ginny and I's room. They immediately started talking in a corner in some foreign language. I decided to shelf my burning suspicions and gave them the benefit of the doubt and struck up conversations.

"Hey girls! Come on over here, talk to us." I shouted across the room. They nodded and walked towards us. The girl named Annabeth broke the silence.

"So, why don't you tell us about yourself?" She asked

"Okay," I replied. "My name is Hermione Granger and I am a Muggle-Born. Both my parents are dentists. I attend Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry and I was sorted into Gryffindor, the house of the brave. I am in my fifth year and Hogwarts and my best friends are Harry Potter and Ron Weasley." I said, beaming at them. Ginny then introduced herself.

"My name is Ginevra Weasley but everyone calls me Ginny. I am a Pure-Blood witch as both my parents are magical. My Dad works at the Ministry of Magic in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office. I was also sorted into Gryffindor and I'm in my fourth year at Hogwarts. Ginny chanted.

"Well? Tell us a bit about yourself, please. I asked.

Annabeth:

When Hermione asked tell us a bit about yourself, I really wanted to say that My name is Annabeth Chase and I am a modern-day demigod. I am a daughter of Athena and I have saved the world a couple times over. I was on the quest to retrieve Zeus' master bolt and I sailed the sea of monsters to recover the Golden Fleece. I then held the weight of the sky and wandered the Labyrinth. I fought in the Battle of the Labyrinth and I fought in the Second Titan War. Then, I sailed the Argo II and fell into Tartarus. Then we went and mediated a battle between the Greeks and Romans and saved the world from Gaia. However, I restrained myself and stuck to my cover-up story.

"My name is Annabeth Chase and I am a Half-Blood witch. My mother died when I was very young and my father explained to me that I was a witch and so was my mother. My dad, a muggle works as a history professor (don't quote me on that). My stepmother is a housewife and helps with my younger siblings, Bobby and Matthew, who are not magical. I attended Mr. Brunner's Academy for the Magically gifted when I was eleven years old but ran away from home when I was seven. I am now attending Hogwarts in my fifth year." Thankfully, the other girls also stuck to their cover-up story.

"My name is Piper McLean and I am also a Half-Blood. My mother was also a witch and died when I was very young, my father, Tristan McLean explained that I was a witch and my mother was also one. My dad works as an actor in Hollywood. I attended Mr. Brunner's Academy for the Magically Gifted when I was eleven and I made my new friends. I am now going to attend Hogwarts for my fifth year." She chanted.

"My name is Hazel Levesque and I am a Half-Blood. My father was the wizard in my family and I lost him when I was very young aswell. My mother, was a fortune teller but I do not believe she was magical. I lost her when I was elven, just after I went to school. Since both my parents were dead I was permitted to stay at school year-round, but when I can't I spend the holidays with my brother, Nico, who is also an orphan. I am now going to attend Hogwarts in my fifth year." She exclaimed.

Phew, I thought, I thought at least one of us was going to blow our cover. Hermione and Ginny looked very sympathetic.

"You all lost one or both of your parents when you were very young? I'm sorry." They both said.

"It's okay," I replied, "We just don't like to talk about it."

"Why don't we all go to bed, we'll continue building our friendship in the morning," I said. They all nodded and ended up curling into our beds. Very soon, I drifted off into the realm of sleep.

Ron:

I was awoken by Harry at twelve in the afternoon! Wow, I thought. I really slept in. Mum's gonna kill me

"Bloody Hell Harry, what time is it?

"It's twelve Ron, your mum is cooking up Brunch, I just though we could learn a bit more about them." I turned around and saw everyone awake.

"Guys, are you not jetlagged at all?" I exclaimed

"No, not really we aren't affected by jetlag much," Jason replied.

"I thought we could get to know each other a bit better," Harry sheepishly asked. The transfer students looked at each other and shrugged.

"Cool!" Percy said. "You start, Ron."

"Okay, my name is Ronald Weasley, but you can call me Ron. I am a Pure-Blood as both my parents are wizards. My dad works at the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts department at the Ministry of Magic. I was sorted into Gryffindor and am now attending my fifth year at Hogwarts."

"You guys probably already know my story but I'll say it anyway," Harry sighed. "My name is Harry Potter and I am a Half-Blood. When I was one year old I lost both my parents to the dark wizard Lord Voldemort. He tried to kill me, but I survived and got this lightning scar." He raked back his hairline and showed his scar. The Americans grimaced but only I realised. Harry continued with his monologue. "I live with my aunt and uncle and I got my Hogwarts letter and realised I was a Wizard. I was sorted into Gryffindor, the house of the brave. Last year, a Death Eater entered me into the Triwizard Tournament and I saw Voldemort return. He also killed my friend Cedric Diggory." Harry said, depressed. The Americans looked sad and sympathetic.

"I'm sorry for your losses Harry," Frank apologized.

"It's fine!" Harry snapped. "You tell us a bit about yourselves. Percy went first,

"My name is Percy Jackson and I am a Half-Blood. My dad died before I got to know him on a fishing expedition. My mum is a muggle and told me that I was a wizard. My stepdad is an English teacher and my mum is a writer. She was in an abusive relationship with my first stepdad, Gabe Ugliano, but he got arrested for hitting her. I went to Mr Brunner's Academy for the Magically Gifted at eleven. I am about to start my fifth year at Hogwarts."

"My name is Jason Grace and I am a Half-Blood. My dad died when I was very young and my mum was an alcoholic and died soon after him. I live with my sister Thalia, when I'm not staying year-round at school. I went to Mr. Brunner's Academy with my sister when I was eleven. Now, I am going to start my fifth year at Hogwarts."

"My name is Frank Zhang. I am a Half-Blood. My dad left my mum, but he sometimes visits me. My mum was a soldier but died in Afghanistan. I live with my grandmother who calls me Fai (I'm just going to say she didn't die as Frank saw a buzzard flying away from the house in SoN). I went to Mr. Brunner's academy when I was eleven and am going to start my fifth year at Hogwarts."

"My name is Leo Valdez. I am a Half-Blood. My dad died before I knew him and I was raised by my mum. However, she died in a fire when I was also quite young. I bounced around in the foster care system until I got my letter from the Academy. I learned I was a wizard and now I stay there year 'round. I am going to start my fifth year at Hogwarts."

I felt really sad for them as all of them had lost both parents and only Percy still had his mum. We had an awkward silence, until Harry broke it.

"Well, anyone want some brunch?"

Percy and Leo rocketed out the door. Frank and Jason ambled down the stairs, Harry and I followed, keen to share this new information with Hermione.

When we got down, Percy and Leo were chowing down as well as everyone else. Hermione gestured for us to join her. After I gulped down my food, Harry, Hermione and I went back upstairs to discuss this new information. Harry was reluctant to suspect him.

"Hermione, what if they're really just transfer students? They seem alright."
"You might think that, but they have a lot of suspicious behavior. I made a list.

All of the students seem to radiate an aura of power

All the girls have lost at least one parent

Annabeth seems to be much older than fifteen

They all speak an old language

They have odd nicknames for each other – Seaweed Brain, Wise Girl, Beauty Queen

Have a tattoo on their forearm, Possibly the Dark Mark

I read the piece of paper and gave Hermione an astounded look

"How do them, having lost a parent, speaking an old language and having odd nicknames mean they're suspicious. I was quite suspicious of them, but these reasons are ridiculous!" I exclaimed

"They're perfectly reasonable to me, Ronald. If you and Harry, don't want to help me. I'll do it myself.

"Hermione, we want to help you, we just think that some of those reasons don't suggest suspicious behavior.

"Fine! We have to earn their trust, and become their friends, only then will we be able to learn more about them." Hermione whispered.

Knocked another one out of the park. I might try get another chapter up today, so yeah! Review and give me some more ideas for this story. Cheers!

~RedGods