Hermione struggled with the amount of magic she was straining into her curse, the pulsating colors aluminated her face as her hair was thrown about as the storm brewed on a thousand more beams arced high over Hermione and this man, crisscrossing all around Them, until they were both enclosed in a white, dome-shaped tree which had brunches splinter all around them, And then an unearthly and beautiful sound filled the air. . .
It was coming from every thread of the light-spun tree vibrating around them both. It was a sound Hermione recognized, though she had heard it only once: her mother's lullaby. It was the sound of hope to Hermione . . .
The most beautiful and welcome thing she had ever heard in her life. And then something far more extensive began to blossom from within the man, a great, grayish something, was coming out from the man as his eye widened in shock the mass that looked as though it had been of the most dependable, densest smoke. . . .
It was a head . . . Now a chest and arms. The torso of women that looked strikingly like her mother with features of the men she had just befriended which emerged in its entirety from the out of the mouth of the man, as though it were squeezing itself out of a very narrow tunnel . . .
And this shade stood up, and looked up and down the white thread of light, and spoke. "Hold on, Hermione," it said. when upon dozens more of the shades came tunneling out the man.
If ever Hermione might have released her wand from shock, it would have been then, but instinct kept her clutching her wand tightly, so that the thread of white light remained unbroken as the shades stood all around her, she breathed " Who are you all." looking at each one of them as some smiled back as other just looked on at anger at the man whose power had caused her to stumble back, cool hands found her shoulder she looked up to the woman who had first emerged " We can help you" the shade said holding Hermione gaze like her mother had done so many times "Please help me then " she said breathlessly trying to hold on to the connection .
"Yes young one, you travel far through the past, where magic first started taking place" the shade said her voice sent shivers down her spine as the echo of her voice lost its will at energy gathering in front of Hermione.
The shade grew closer to Hermione still holding onto the connection that was becoming more and more unstable as the power from each of their wands hit a crescendo the echo of the other shades started to form a circle around the man.
The woman shade cupped her chin sending a wave coolness and energy rippling down her body giving her a jolt of power " Hermione, we can help you, let us unite and send this thing back where he belongs " the woman snarled looking away from the man to looking deeply into Hermione's eyes, which she couldn't see any deceit.
Taking a deep breath, Hermione nodded before the shade smiled sincerely " When I say 'now,' break the connection " she said taking her hand away from her chin.
Hermione tried to calm herself down, how was she going to break the connection, it was too strong to use her physical strength to cut away, biting her lip she concentrated on everything Harry told her about the graveyard, but nothing made sense " I can't break the connection " Hermione whispered to the shade holding her gaze.
"Do you trust me enough Hermione, I can help you, only if you believe I can? " the shade said kneeling down beside her " I will join with you and together we can break it " her brown eyes seem to come alive as Hermione concentrated on her words still holding no deceit, her magic and mind seem to agree on the words said as her hair began changing into her chestnut colour " I trust you..." Hermione squeaked barley able to contain herself.
"Call me Nymeria of the Rhoyne," she said gliding behind Hermione and laying both her hands on her shoulders " Now" she shouted.
Hermione felt a cold sensation flow all inside her, her body tensed up waiting to feel the pain, but as she looked up at the other shades they began to absorb themselves back into the man screeching in pain and with a new sense of power that coursed through every pore in her body a tiny voice echoed in her mind 'break it', Hermione gripped her wand tightly and pulled against the current of raw energy, breaking away it sent the energy pulsating back into the man causing a massive shockwave that sent Hermione flying back on to ground hard leaving her unconscious.
Hermione awoke with an aching headache and two men in armor carrying her on a stretcher blocking out the sun with his massive frame, she opened one eye and saw the two men she had met earlier talking in hushed worried voices besides her until the younger of the two peered down at Hermione and smiled
"Are you okay Hermione," the man said ushering the men to stop.
Hermione bit her lip, she remembered the battle, but it felt like it was weeks and weeks ago, her mind was racing at the thought of the magic she had used and the people she had met 'Nymeria' oh Hermione thought sadly, I wish I could have said thank you.
"I'm okay..." she said but before she could continue the echo of Nymeria came full into her mind " 'No thank you, Hermione, you have done house Dorne a great service saving them from this man, if you allow me I will guide you around this land and give you advice and training' she said with a motherly tone in her voice which only made Hermione chuckle and sighing missing her mother dearly just as she agreed to her.
The men coughed breaking Hermione out of her one-way conversation " Hermione, we can't thank you enough for what have done " the younger man said kneeling down beside her and grabbing her hand.
Hermione smiled " its what anyone would have done " before Nymeria growled in her mind ' Tell my cousin to keep his dirty hands off you.' trying not to giggle at Nymeria loving gesture the two men only looked at her strangely "what is funny," the older of the two said.
Hermione looked at both of them before she spoke " Nymeria of the Rhoyne, told me to get your dirty hands off of me " she said as the two men fainted against the ground.