A/N: Thank you everyone who reviewed!
Hermione just wanted everything to be simple again. She wanted to be able to curl up like a little kid with a stuffed toy and a warm blanket and cry her troubles away. Choosing the best thing next to that she got up from the balcony and wiped her face. She walked into the Astronomy Tower, shut the balcony doors, gathered her things, and made her way quietly to Gryffindor tower. Once there, she went up to her room. Now that she was a prefect, she had her own private room, and was tremendously thankful for that right now. She climbed up the stairs and shut the door to her room and locked it. She slowly climbed into bed, wrapped the covers tightly around her, and fell into a fitful sleep.
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Ginny pushed her tasseled red hair from her face and covered her eyes from the sun pouring in the windows. She looked around. Some of the girls were beginning to wake up also, but when Ginny looked next to her where Hermione at been the night before, she saw nothing.
Crisis
"Where's Hermione," Ginny asked aloud.
"I dunno, maybe she woke up and left early?" Padma said, rubbing her eyes.
"Yeah, maybe," Ginny said doubtfully but got up and began to get ready for the day.
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Meanwhile Hermione was already on her way to the library. It was 6:00 in the morning on a Saturday and no one else would be awake. It was the perfect time to come. Either everyone was asleep or they were down in the Great Hall, having breakfast. She needed the library to herself this morning. She was feeling stronger now that she wasn't up there on the balcony, helpless and wandless. Now she could fight back. And she would. Entering the library quietly she could see that not a soul was there. Not even Madam Pince. She quickly ran to the C-section of the library and searched through the books until she found the book, Countering Catastrophic Spells. She searched through the book frantically . It was almost an hour before she found the spell she needed. Smiling widely she pulled her wand from her pocket...
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"Hello Harry," Moaning Myrtle said shyly.
"Myrtle have you seen Hermione?" Harry asked a bit irritably as Ron checked the stalls for her.
"Oh, you mean the girl who turned into a cat?" Myrtle giggled.
"Myrtle that was three years ago, now have you seen her?" Harry asked in fury.
"No, I haven't," Myrtle said dramatically and plunged into a toilet.
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Hermione took one last look at the Tiger's eye ring and whipped it into the lake. With a satisfied smile on her face she walked back up to the castle and into the great hall.
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Once Hermione entered the Great Hall she was swamped with questions from Ginny. After a quick explanation of how she felt ill in the middle of the night and went to sleep the rest of the night in her room, Ginny quickly conceded and left her be. She soon saw Harry and Ron burst into the great hall frantically. When she waved to them, their tense shoulders fell and they smiled. She went over to them and began to chat happily. She could see that behind them Draco's face had fallen into a look of utter shock.
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'How did she do it,' Draco asked himself as he stood slumped against the wall.
It didn't take long before Hermione came around the corner with Harry and Ron walking next to her.
"Granger," Draco called out.
"My name is Hermione, and I will not be called like a dog, especially not by the likes of you," Hermione said viciously.
"Well seeing as you finally understood how to say my name, maybe I could consider learning yours," Draco sneered.
"Leave her alone Malfoy," Ron said stepping in front of Hermione.
"Fine," Draco said, getting up from against the wall. "But remember Granger, the fang of the snake is more powerful than the eye of the tiger."
With that he walked away, his usual sneer plastered on his face.
"Hermione, what did he mean," Harry asked looking quizzically at the hall Draco had disappeared down.
"I just don't know," Hermione said, shaking her head slowly.
And she truly didn't.
A/N: Well I don't really like that chapter too much but the next chapter should be up soon.
Hermione just wanted everything to be simple again. She wanted to be able to curl up like a little kid with a stuffed toy and a warm blanket and cry her troubles away. Choosing the best thing next to that she got up from the balcony and wiped her face. She walked into the Astronomy Tower, shut the balcony doors, gathered her things, and made her way quietly to Gryffindor tower. Once there, she went up to her room. Now that she was a prefect, she had her own private room, and was tremendously thankful for that right now. She climbed up the stairs and shut the door to her room and locked it. She slowly climbed into bed, wrapped the covers tightly around her, and fell into a fitful sleep.
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Ginny pushed her tasseled red hair from her face and covered her eyes from the sun pouring in the windows. She looked around. Some of the girls were beginning to wake up also, but when Ginny looked next to her where Hermione at been the night before, she saw nothing.
Crisis
"Where's Hermione," Ginny asked aloud.
"I dunno, maybe she woke up and left early?" Padma said, rubbing her eyes.
"Yeah, maybe," Ginny said doubtfully but got up and began to get ready for the day.
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Meanwhile Hermione was already on her way to the library. It was 6:00 in the morning on a Saturday and no one else would be awake. It was the perfect time to come. Either everyone was asleep or they were down in the Great Hall, having breakfast. She needed the library to herself this morning. She was feeling stronger now that she wasn't up there on the balcony, helpless and wandless. Now she could fight back. And she would. Entering the library quietly she could see that not a soul was there. Not even Madam Pince. She quickly ran to the C-section of the library and searched through the books until she found the book, Countering Catastrophic Spells. She searched through the book frantically . It was almost an hour before she found the spell she needed. Smiling widely she pulled her wand from her pocket...
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"Hello Harry," Moaning Myrtle said shyly.
"Myrtle have you seen Hermione?" Harry asked a bit irritably as Ron checked the stalls for her.
"Oh, you mean the girl who turned into a cat?" Myrtle giggled.
"Myrtle that was three years ago, now have you seen her?" Harry asked in fury.
"No, I haven't," Myrtle said dramatically and plunged into a toilet.
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Hermione took one last look at the Tiger's eye ring and whipped it into the lake. With a satisfied smile on her face she walked back up to the castle and into the great hall.
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Once Hermione entered the Great Hall she was swamped with questions from Ginny. After a quick explanation of how she felt ill in the middle of the night and went to sleep the rest of the night in her room, Ginny quickly conceded and left her be. She soon saw Harry and Ron burst into the great hall frantically. When she waved to them, their tense shoulders fell and they smiled. She went over to them and began to chat happily. She could see that behind them Draco's face had fallen into a look of utter shock.
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'How did she do it,' Draco asked himself as he stood slumped against the wall.
It didn't take long before Hermione came around the corner with Harry and Ron walking next to her.
"Granger," Draco called out.
"My name is Hermione, and I will not be called like a dog, especially not by the likes of you," Hermione said viciously.
"Well seeing as you finally understood how to say my name, maybe I could consider learning yours," Draco sneered.
"Leave her alone Malfoy," Ron said stepping in front of Hermione.
"Fine," Draco said, getting up from against the wall. "But remember Granger, the fang of the snake is more powerful than the eye of the tiger."
With that he walked away, his usual sneer plastered on his face.
"Hermione, what did he mean," Harry asked looking quizzically at the hall Draco had disappeared down.
"I just don't know," Hermione said, shaking her head slowly.
And she truly didn't.
A/N: Well I don't really like that chapter too much but the next chapter should be up soon.