The Rings
We stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. She finely grabbed her bag, shoved her sleeping bag inside of it and took off down the street. I ran after her for about a couple of blocks until we reached a deserted park. Finally I got feed up of chacing after her and took out my wand.
"I'm sorry Hermione." I whispered "Patrificus Totalus" I whispered again and pointed my wand at her. She immediately dropped the grass that she had been running over. I put my wand away and walked over to her. I picked her bag up, slung it over my shoulder and then proceeded to pick her up. Then apparated to Hogsmead.
After reaching my destination I walked quickly towards Hogwarts. Not paying any attention to any of the witches or wizards staring at me. No doubt trying to figure out whether I was abducting her or not. I soon made it to the front doors of the school. The minute I entered the school I ran up to the hospital wing. I found Madame Pompfry and told her that I had found Hermione living on the streets with a bunch of people I assumed where under the influence of drugs quite a bit of the time. I took the full body bind off of Hermione so that Madame Pompfry could look at Hermione Properly.
The minute. maybe even less maybe the Second I took the bind off of Hermione she jumped up and attempted to bowl me over to reach the door and escape. I tactfully locked the door with a powerful locking spell my 'father' had taught me when I was younger.
She turned around and glared at me then frantically began looking for another way to escape. She looked like an animal trapped in a cage. I felt a bit sorry for her. I knew what it was like to be trapped in cage. It had happened to me many times. Usually after a beating for showing emotion or something else ridiculous like that. Only the dungeons were a lot colder then the hospital wing.
I cast the full body bind on Hermione again to try and prevent her from hurting herself. As soon as I did I helped madame Pompfrey to lay her on a bed. Madame Pompfrey gave her a dreamless sleeping potion so that when I took the bind off hopefully she would be asleep.
After taking the bind off and making sure that Hermione was asleep I went to go find Professor McGonagall. I found her in Dumbeldore's old office. Nothing about the office had changed since before Dumbeldore had died. Fawks was still there and all the old contraptions and paintings were still in their rightful homes.
As soon as I walked to the gargoyle I realized I didn't know what the password was. I tried using names of candies as Dumbeldore used to. Finely when I got to Lemon Drops the gargoyle sprang aside. I suppose she changed it to Lemon Drops in memory of Dumbeldore. I gathered he had a liking for them. What ever they where. I bounded up the stairs taking them two at a time in effort to reach McGonagall's office faster. I knocked on the office door three times before she finally answered it.
"Mr. Malfoy!! What are you doing here. It is much to early for the school season and you never sent word you were coming. What is the meaning of this!" She exclaimed.
I explained everything I had done and seen over the past month or so. I finished by telling her that Hermione was lying on a bed in the hospital wing.
As soon as she heard her star student had been living on the streets of Muggle London doing drug she jumped out of her seat and asked why I hadn't just told her so. She then proceeded to burst out of the room and run to the hospital wing.
I chaced after her. I don't think I have ever seen a teacher run that fast before. We made it to the Hospital wing in a record 3 minutes. Roughly. After talking with Madame Pompfrey for a while she came out and told me that I to would be staying in the Hospital wing until school started in just under a months time. I agreed and went to find a bed. Just as Professor McGonagal was about to leave the room I called after her and told her NOT to tell my Father that I was at Hogwarts. She was about to ask why but then thought better of it.
A few days later I was sitting with Hermione talking to her about why I had left home and asking about her escape to the streets. After explaining why she had done it I asked to see the ring on her finger. At first she was reluctant until I explained that it looked almost like mine except for the colouring of the stone.
After looking at hers for a while I asked her about it. She told me that she had got it when she was born and had worn it since. She also told me that she couldn't take it off because it would make her faint. Amazed I told her the same thing happened to me when I tried taking mine off. This sent her into a whirlwind. She immediately wanted to go to the library and research the rings. I told her we should probably ask McGonagal about them first and see what she knew.
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Later that after noon when McGonagal came to ask about Hermione's condition and how she was copping with the drugs.
"oh I'm much better Professor. Thank you"
"That its wonderful Miss. Granger. Will you be able to join us for the school year then?"
"Oh yes professor. I do plan on getting my N.E.W.Ts this year."
"Professor?"
"yes Mr.Malfoy?"
"Uuum... Ok Hermione and I both have these rings that we have worn since almost birth and neither of us can take them off. They also have the same make and are almost identical except for the stone in the middle"
"May I see them?"
We both, Hermione and I, held our hand up so she could look at the rings. When she had looked at them for a minute she let out an astonished cry.
"What, what is it Professor?" Hermione inquired.
"Those are... Those are... Oh my!"
"Professor what's wrong?"
"Elvish rings!... The rings of Elvish royalty. Worn only by the Prince and Princess of the Elvish kind!"
"WHAT!!!!" we both screamed at the same time.