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Hermione smiled to herself as she walked down the corridor's of Hogwarts. She couldn't believe that her dreams were all starting to come true especially the most important dream of all. Being with Ron.

She couldn't believe that her, know-it-all Hermione Granger, the bookworm was with the charming Ronald Weasley. He had grown quite popular now at school. He was the Quidditch captain and Keeper for Gryffindor and Head Girl.

Not only had his status quite improved from being Harry Potter's sidekick, he had also grown into a very attractive man. Even more attractive than Harry. Ron was the tallest boy in the entire seventh year class standing at 6'3.

Playing keeper and practices with Sirius had helped him fill into his broad shoulders and chest. He had broad back and his muscles were even visible through his white, cotton school shirt.

Then again it wasn't as if she wasn't attractive at all. She had grown up as much as Ron had. Although she was still petite and short, her body had grown seductive curves.

She had grown into these dangerous hips that sat low on her waist. Her stomach was now toned from all workouts with Sirius.

Her hair was now waist length and fell into loose wavy curls. Her bangs, once bushy, were thin, light strands that outlined her face and intensified her brown beautiful eyes.

At first she didn't believe she had grown into an eighteen year old beautiful woman, but when she came back to school and noticed the heads of many boys her age look at her.

She was even surprised when she saw MALFOY looking at her. Not looking at her like some loathsome, dirty, "mudblood", as he always called her. But just like the way Ron or any other guy looked at her.

She continued to smile inwardly and outwardly as she walked to the Great Hall to pick up a snack. She was going to need all the energy she needed to finish her Arithmancy report.

She was almost at the Great Hall when she heard several screams. The screams sounded like they came from the Great Hall. Hermione ran over to the Hall and what she saw both angered and shocked her.

A woman, wearing tight leather pants, a matching tank top, and robes flowing behind her a like a cape, was throwing unforgivable curses at students everywhere. Her face was masked with only her eyes unmasked.

Hermione's instincts finally caught on with her and with a wave of her hand the woman's wand flew out of the air. She turned to face the person who had disarmed her. Hermione stood ready for her attacker. The woman stood on top of the table in the Great Hall and with her hand she motioned Hermione to join her as well.

Hermione, surprising her attacker, levitated on top of the table and without warning spun a high kick to the woman. The woman, however, was trained and easily dodged the kick.

She threw her own kick with her long leg to Hermione. Hermione levitated high in the air and avoided the kick. Hermione levitated high into the air and avoided the kick.

Still airborne, Hermione waved her hand and sent the woman flying straight into the wall. The woman fell to the ground and unfortunately right next to her wand. She quickly put it behind her and stood up to fight Hermione.

Hermione, now confident, sends another kick to her. However, the mystery woman ducked and pointed her wand towards Hermione's abdomen and uttered, "Imperio!" Hermione, feeling the pain in her abdomen, clutched her stomach, staggered and fell on top of the table.

The woman, smiling behind her mask, now kicks her in the stomach while still under the curse. The woman rose her leg to give another kick to Hermione, when all of a sudden a strong arm landed on her shoulder, lifted her up with the same arm and felt herself being thrown against the wall once more.

Although Hermione's kick had caused a dent in the wall, this throw was far stronger than that. Almost inhuman. The strength this person had was superhuman and when her body was thrown against the wall for the second time, it crumbled.

Gaining conciousnes once again, the woman rose to greet her second attacker. The young man who had sent her flying through a wall was crouched on the table with his hands outstretched on the girl she had cursed. Light was emanating from his hands and as he healed her Ron uttered her name as if he was in prayer, "Hermione."

"Hermione," Ron said through his gritted teeth as he doubled over in pain again.

"Ron, Harry said with seriouness and order, what's wrong with her, what's happening with Hermione."

Ron, now heavily breathing and beads of sweat forming on his forhead, panted and answered, "There's some sort of an attack…she's under curse….Imperio..I..think. Harry come on I've got to get to her."

Ron quickly grabbed Harry's arm and shimmered to Hermione. Ron shimmered to where Hermione was which apparently was one of the tables in the Great Hall.

What he saw shocked him, students were shouting and screaming everywhere and the love of his life was under an unforgivable cruse being kicked by her attacker.

Before she could kick Hermione again, Ron reached over and grabbed that bitch from behind and hurled her across the room against the wall.

He crouched down to Hermione and outspread his hands over her abdomen to heal her. "Who are you?!" he asked harshly.

The woman looked at the three of them and her eyes slightly sparkled in fear as realization dawned on her. She was about to run when Hermione sat up and grabbed her leg.

She saw images of a little girl and a teenage boy playing together, then a familiar young man face, the girl doing unforgivables on animals, the man hooded and cloaked, the man with other men hooded and cloaked, laughing, laughing, laugh…..

Harry, suddenly channeling all of this from Hermione through the bond, sank to his knees as he felt the familiar pain in his scar. He clutched his forehead and howled in pain.

Ron also felt Harry's pain through the bond, but didn't even affect him at all. He ignored the pain and hurriedly made his way towards Harry to heal once again.

Ron squatted down to his friend and outstretched his hands once again to heal a friend. "You alright mate," he asked after he was done.

Harry, now healed, sat up and answered back, "Yah, thanks mate…I'm fine."

Hermione, however, looked worried. She scanned the room looking at all the devastation that was caused by the unknown, mystery woman attacker.

Sensing her worry, Ron asked, "Love, what's wrong?"

Hermione, after looking around the damaged Great Hall and Hogwarts' students, turned to face her best friends and said in a strong yet worried tone, "She's gone."