Chapter 7: Hinc (from this place)
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Hermione's mouth opened in surprise. All she could say was 'L-luna's mother?' and the woman nodded. Hermione frowned. So that's why Luna wasn't around lately. She's probably in this school too. 'Is Luna here too?' Hermione asked. The woman smiled. 'You know Luna? Luna's here too....' she trailed off. 'Her father, my husband you know, is the headmaster,...' Hermione got the feeling Luna's mother was probably even stranger than Luna, though that was almost impossible. Lunette turned to Hermione again. 'Luna caan guide you around if you want, she's over there' Lunette pointed at a girl with long, dirty blonde hair. 'she will tell you everything you'll need to know.' Lunette was gone before Hermione could ask anything.
Hermione walked towards Luna. Luna smiled a bit vaguely. 'Hello Hermione Granger,... how strange to see you here.' Hermione didn't really know how to reply. 'Uhm,.. Hello'. 'How's Ronald Weasley doing?' Luna asked interested. Hermione shrugged. 'Probably,.. fine,..' the thought of Ron hurted her. 'I bet he is. But I would love to see for myself. Do you want a tour?' Luna bazzled. Hermione nodded. Her thoughts were drifting away again.
They walked into a hall. It wasn't nearly as big as the Great Hall at Hogwarts, but is was big anyway. 'This is our Sunset Hall. We eat here. There are speeches here too. It's like the Great Hall. I miss Hogwarts,...' Luna said vaguely. Hermione nodded. She wasn't really seeing herself in this school. Together with Luna as her friend. She shivered. It wasn't that she didn't like Luna. It wasn't that she didn't like the school. It was the fact that it was her alone. Not her with Harry and Ron. Not her with Harry.
After the tour she was guided to her room. It was small, but it was a room of her own. Thank god for that. She wasn't able to listen to any more of Luna. She fell on her bed. This was the end. This really was the end. She would die of loneliness in this place.
Harry and Ron returned to the common room. Ginny had left for the Great Hall. Harry sat down into a chair next to the fire and began to laugh. Ron stared at him, with great annoyance. 'What is so funny?' he asked.
'Everything. It's just so,.. hilarious. Hermione's gone,.. what are we going to do without her? We are so stupid,..' Harry's laughter slowely turned into tears. Before he knew it, both of them were crying. 'My god, Harry! We are crying!' Ron said, whiping the tears away. Harry nodded 'I know!' and he whiped his tears away too.
'This is really,.. strange. I don't even know why I was laughing...' Ron said seriously. Harry nodded. 'It's probably the emotions inside,... the need to release them,..' he stared at the wall. 'How are we going to get through this?' Ron smiled. 'Well, in two days the Quidditch teams arrive,...'
Hermione shivered. It was cold. If she were at Hogwarts right now, she'd sit next to the fire in the common room. But no one she knew was in this common room, so she didn't bother to sit at the fireplace all alone.
That night, Harry went to bed without even looking at his homework. They had DADA the next morning as first subject, so maybe he could talk Ron's father into letting him make his homework or something. Actually, he didn't bother. Without Hermione he was probably no good. And Ron probably even worse. They both had relied on Hermione so much that taking care of their own homework was like a real impossible thing.
'Hermione? The head master, my father you know, wants you to talk to him,...' Luna woke Hermione up. 'Wha-...for what?' Hermione asked. But Luna was already gone. Sighing, she got up, dressed herself and went down one of the corridors. A lot of students stared at her. They were all strangers to here. She was a stranger to them. It was so messing with her mind that she wanted to scream and run back to Hogwarts. To Gryffindor. Safe and sound.
'You must be Hermione Granger. I am Romulus Lovegood, Luna's father,.. I don't know if you already met my daughter?' Hermione nodded. Finally, someone of right mind. 'Sit down please. I want to tell you why you are here,..' Hermione raised her eyebrows while sitting down. 'I know why I am here,.. I was too smart for Hogwarts, right?' she asked. But Romulus shook his head. 'I'm afraid not. There's something else going on. Something Dumbledore didn't tell you. Something I actually swore not to tell you, but I think you have a right to know. It wouldn't be a good start to keep things from you, know would it?' he said, leaning on his desk. Hermione narrowed her eyes. Where was he going?
'Hermione Granger,... I want you to know that this school is build by your grandparents'
Thanks again for all your sweet reviews! R/r! I can't say it more often! That's the only thing that keeps me going!
I'm rescheduling my chapters; there will be 33 chapters in total. And no, I haven't finished them yet.
Hermione's mouth opened in surprise. All she could say was 'L-luna's mother?' and the woman nodded. Hermione frowned. So that's why Luna wasn't around lately. She's probably in this school too. 'Is Luna here too?' Hermione asked. The woman smiled. 'You know Luna? Luna's here too....' she trailed off. 'Her father, my husband you know, is the headmaster,...' Hermione got the feeling Luna's mother was probably even stranger than Luna, though that was almost impossible. Lunette turned to Hermione again. 'Luna caan guide you around if you want, she's over there' Lunette pointed at a girl with long, dirty blonde hair. 'she will tell you everything you'll need to know.' Lunette was gone before Hermione could ask anything.
Hermione walked towards Luna. Luna smiled a bit vaguely. 'Hello Hermione Granger,... how strange to see you here.' Hermione didn't really know how to reply. 'Uhm,.. Hello'. 'How's Ronald Weasley doing?' Luna asked interested. Hermione shrugged. 'Probably,.. fine,..' the thought of Ron hurted her. 'I bet he is. But I would love to see for myself. Do you want a tour?' Luna bazzled. Hermione nodded. Her thoughts were drifting away again.
They walked into a hall. It wasn't nearly as big as the Great Hall at Hogwarts, but is was big anyway. 'This is our Sunset Hall. We eat here. There are speeches here too. It's like the Great Hall. I miss Hogwarts,...' Luna said vaguely. Hermione nodded. She wasn't really seeing herself in this school. Together with Luna as her friend. She shivered. It wasn't that she didn't like Luna. It wasn't that she didn't like the school. It was the fact that it was her alone. Not her with Harry and Ron. Not her with Harry.
After the tour she was guided to her room. It was small, but it was a room of her own. Thank god for that. She wasn't able to listen to any more of Luna. She fell on her bed. This was the end. This really was the end. She would die of loneliness in this place.
Harry and Ron returned to the common room. Ginny had left for the Great Hall. Harry sat down into a chair next to the fire and began to laugh. Ron stared at him, with great annoyance. 'What is so funny?' he asked.
'Everything. It's just so,.. hilarious. Hermione's gone,.. what are we going to do without her? We are so stupid,..' Harry's laughter slowely turned into tears. Before he knew it, both of them were crying. 'My god, Harry! We are crying!' Ron said, whiping the tears away. Harry nodded 'I know!' and he whiped his tears away too.
'This is really,.. strange. I don't even know why I was laughing...' Ron said seriously. Harry nodded. 'It's probably the emotions inside,... the need to release them,..' he stared at the wall. 'How are we going to get through this?' Ron smiled. 'Well, in two days the Quidditch teams arrive,...'
Hermione shivered. It was cold. If she were at Hogwarts right now, she'd sit next to the fire in the common room. But no one she knew was in this common room, so she didn't bother to sit at the fireplace all alone.
That night, Harry went to bed without even looking at his homework. They had DADA the next morning as first subject, so maybe he could talk Ron's father into letting him make his homework or something. Actually, he didn't bother. Without Hermione he was probably no good. And Ron probably even worse. They both had relied on Hermione so much that taking care of their own homework was like a real impossible thing.
'Hermione? The head master, my father you know, wants you to talk to him,...' Luna woke Hermione up. 'Wha-...for what?' Hermione asked. But Luna was already gone. Sighing, she got up, dressed herself and went down one of the corridors. A lot of students stared at her. They were all strangers to here. She was a stranger to them. It was so messing with her mind that she wanted to scream and run back to Hogwarts. To Gryffindor. Safe and sound.
'You must be Hermione Granger. I am Romulus Lovegood, Luna's father,.. I don't know if you already met my daughter?' Hermione nodded. Finally, someone of right mind. 'Sit down please. I want to tell you why you are here,..' Hermione raised her eyebrows while sitting down. 'I know why I am here,.. I was too smart for Hogwarts, right?' she asked. But Romulus shook his head. 'I'm afraid not. There's something else going on. Something Dumbledore didn't tell you. Something I actually swore not to tell you, but I think you have a right to know. It wouldn't be a good start to keep things from you, know would it?' he said, leaning on his desk. Hermione narrowed her eyes. Where was he going?
'Hermione Granger,... I want you to know that this school is build by your grandparents'