BSerendipity - Retribution By: Samantha Louise Chadwick (yopgi-chunsa)B

B Disclaimer: /B I don't own anything except the story line and any new characters or stuff you don't recognize.

BSummary:/B Hermione's in her 7th year. Draco seems to have taken a liking towards her. Draco's secret twin sister has come to Hogwarts, is Ron falling for her? Voldermorts on the revenge list, and what have two gods got to do with it?

BSetting:B Hogwarts, 7th year.

BU1. A Familiar Stranger /UB

Hermione sighed softly as her fathers' car rapidly approached the train station. That summer had been the worst summer of her life. Her closest cousin, Zoë, had been killed, in what Hermione had later found out had been a mass muggle killing organized by Voldermort. Hermione had sworn she would get revenge on Voldermort some day. She felt like Zoë was the only one of her relatives who truly understood her.

The car came to a stop. Hermione slowly got out of the car and got her trunk out of the boot, she grabbed Crookshanks Carry Case off the backseat and prepared herself mentally for the year ahead. She turned and gave her Mother and Father one last hug, before turning and heading towards platform 9.

She quickly checked no one was looking, then walked straight into and through, the wall separating platform 9 and 10. Hermione smiled as she spotted her two best friends, Ron Weasly and Harry Potter. She ran over to them and enveloped them in a big hug. "I missed you guys so badly!" she whispered, before composing herself. 'I must be strong' she thought, 'for Zoë's sake.'

She looked around at all the familiar faces. She spotted Pansy Parkinson, Lavender, Ginny, and Neville and smiled. Gazing around at her surroundings she almost jumped at the sight of Draco Malfoy staring straight at her with a look that she could not decode. Malfoy stared at her, until he realized she was staring back at him, he felt a slight blush at his cheeks, and quickly averted his gaze and stormed off. Hermione shook her head and moved a bit closer to Harry and Ron.

Harry and Ron helped Hermione get her trunk on the train, then they went to their reserved compartment and settled down. Harry and Ron had both done a lot of growing that summer. They were both really tall now compared to Hermione, Ron being the taller one. Harry and Ron started discussing Quidditch whilst Hermione read over her homework, checking for mistakes she knew were not there.

Hermione sighed again, stretching her legs and arms. That was it, she was officially bored. "So what have you guys been up to over the summer?" "Oh the usual" Grinned Ron mischievously. "Quiditch.." started Harry. "Practical jokes.." "Checking out girls." "And did we mention quiditch?!".

Hermione laughed at her friends. They were always fun to be around. Just as Hermione was about to comment on their 'checking out girls' the compartment door slid open to reveal a tall slender girl. Hermione smiled at the girl who looked quite nervous. 'Is she a 6th year?' she thought racking her brain as to where she had seen that face before, it looked strangely familiar.

"Erm. could I sit in this compartment with you? The others are all full and I'm a bit lost" the girl said quietly. "Of course you can!" Said Hermione cheerfully, and moving across so the girl could sit down. Harry and Ron stared at her. 'Honestly, GUYS!' thought Hermione as she frowned at Harry and Ron.

The girl sat down nervously then glanced up at Harry and Ron and smiled at them. "Are you a 6th year?" asked Ron flashing her his most charming smile. "No, actually I'm a 7th year. I just transferred here from a French school." "Fascinating!" commented Hermione, "Which one did you go to?" "Beuxbelle's Academy" "Oh I've read about that school! It's supposed to be really elegant, and specialize in refining witches." Smiled Hermione. "That's the one" laughed the girl.

Ron stared at her thoughtfully as she and Hermione chatted like good old friends. She was tall, slim and beautiful. She had long shimmering silver blonde hair, and clear blue grey eyes. Ron couldn't shake off the feeling that she looked rather familiar, and the feeling that he was developing somewhat of a tiny crush on her.

After an hour of the four of them chatting and joking, Ron realized that he didn't even know her name yet. Ron cleared his throat,"Uh, sorry, but uh you never told us your name, may I ask what it is?". " Certainly," replied the girl with a timid smile " Daria. Daria, Julieta Ma-" Before Daria had finished saying her last name the compartment door had slid open to reveal Draco Malfoy. "DARIA! What the hell are you doing in HERE!" Draco interrupted. Daria shook a little, she was a tiny bit afraid of Draco. "Uh.." she started "Daria, you know MALFOY!?" interjected Ron with disbelief. Daria looked at Ron nervously. Draco smirked. "Tell me Ron, why would it be that my twin sister doesn't know me? Come on Daria, you shouldn't waste your time with Potter, The boy-who-lived-just-to-annoy-me, and Weasel. And I have to introduce you to Pansy."

Draco watched Daria as she stood up and said bye to Hermione, Ron and Harry. He stole a quick glance at Hermione before leading his sister out of the compartment and down the train. Ron stared at Hermione in shock. "Did.did Malfoy just say that was his sister!?!" he shouted. Hermione giggled, it was funny to see Ron worked up. He was blushing a deep red to match his hair color. 'So does Ron have a crush on her or something then?' she thought to herself. "Calm down Ron, she doesn't seem as bad as Malfoy is, though I have to admit, we should have spotted it earlier, they look practically identical! I never knew Malfoy had a sister." 'Well this will certainly make our 7th year more interesting' thought Harry.

Not long after the compartment door opened to reveal yet again, Draco Malfoy. Draco frowned deeply. "My sister refuses to talk to me until I apologize to you. Sorry for telling her not to hang around you guys, and uh sorry for calling you Weasel Weasly, and for calling you, the-boy-who-lived- just-to-annoy-me Potter." Draco laughed then turned around and shouted out of the compartment. "There will you talk to me now Daria!?" he called, smirking. God he missed his sister, they had always been together when they were younger, but when it came for them to go to school they carted her off to some French school, where she spent nearly all her time including holidays. But now she was here for the last year with Draco. It would be just like old times, he hoped.

He turned back to face Harry, Ron and Hermione. They were staring at him in shock, had he just apologized!? Draco smirked, then winked at Hermione before walking out of the compartment. Hermione blushed painfully as she replayed him winking at her in her head. 'I think I just hallucinated' she concluded.
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