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**Hey guys, thanks soo much for the wonderful comments and reviews for chapter 29. And I'd like to repeat again to those who don't have forwarding emails, that if you send me a review, I always reply to them, so if you don't have an email for me to reply to then I can't. Im so glad everyone is enjoying this story! Your kind words mean wonders to me. **
**I would also like to recommend two readings! My friend Sunshine Stargirl just realeased a wonderful and humurous Hermione/Ron story called "A Summer To remember". So far she has two chapters up and it's her first story which she is doing such a wonderful job! So give it a go! And my second recommended reading is my own new story called "Encoutering the World of Harry Potter", I posted the second chapter yesterday, it's quite interesting how im trying to apply the world we live in to Harry Potter's world. So please just give it a try! To both! THANKS! **
**Im so excited! This is the 30th chapter, I have over 100 reviews, and you all are so faithful to my story and keep asking me for more! Thanks for your commitment! In this chapter, we will finally hear what's happening with all the main character families. They all get letters, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Harry and even Elloyha?? You have to read the story to find out that one. And sorry again, this is another tear jearking one, so grab a tissue. **
CHAPTER 30-FAREWELL LETTERS Part 1
HERMIONE'S POV
Right after entering into the immense castle we were seperated. The first, second and third years were taken somewhere else to get their letters since there were two Owleries. Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape went with them, leaving Professor Dumbledor and Professor Elloyha with us.
We followed Professor Kilkylard into the Owlery. This Owlery was different then ours back home at Hogwarts. It was one enourmous room like ours, but the far half away from the door, was packed with rows and rows with owls, and then the half closer to the door, where we were in fact standing, was a very comfortable warm room, with comforting pale colors. There were comfy cushioned couches, mostly two seaters everywhere. This obviously was a commonroom so that you can read and then write the letters in the very room you send them later.
"Well you lot know what to do, why don't you get your letters and read them, Professor Dumbledore and I are just going to have a little word. Now take your time, I will send in some tea in a few minutes." Announced Kilkylard following himself out with Dumbledore.
Now Proffessor Evee was the only teacher in the room left with the entire older student body, and before we all marched into the Owlery she said something,
"Listen, I know that what you might read might not be what you want to hear at a time like this, but it is most important that you have belief in your families well being, and it will be so with time. Now go off." and she walked away into a corner of the room and sat on the floor, legs crossed and closed her eyes, almost as if in meditation, I've never seen her do that before.
When students began to wander around the room I immediately let go of Draco's hand. All I needed was to stir up some commotion around here. Things were hectic enough.
"Im gonna go get my letter all right" I told Draco pressing my hand on his arm.
"Sure, don't worry, I'll see you later." He just smiled and was off in the opposite direction where most of the Slytherins were collecting their letters.
I took a deep breath before lifting one foot into the Owlery. I noticed as I walked in that there was much more noise, I supposed that the Owlery must have had a silencing charm on it, so that all the hooting would not disturb the people in the common room.
As I walked down the aisles looking for what might be a letter addressed to me, I found my family dark grey owl, with it'f soft blue eyes darting towards me.
"Hey kid." I whispered getting the letter from his beak ".long time no see.." I gave it a peck on the head and then said my goodbye to it and went off to the Common Room but when I got there, Ron was opening his letter.
He looked up to me, then to Harry who was already beside him standing, and Ginny who had both hands tightly around Ron's arms waiting for him to read the letter.
"Hermione, we decided to read the letters to each other once we got them, I mean, we might aswell, we are going to tell each other after anyways, right? How bad can it be?" Ron assumed, always in denial as usual.
"Sure, ya."I mumbled, and walked closer towards them standing close to Harry, slipping an arm around his back while he helt me with his arm on my waist. Ginny clinged to Ron and Ron tried to stay strong. We waited for the words that soon would flow from Ron's mouth.
"Alright, well here goes. It's my mom writing, heh, at least it's no howler, that's a bright side right?" he gave a weak smile, as so did Harry and I.
"It says.." He began.
Ron and Ginny dear, How are you? I hope you are good. Oh I miss you sooo much! And so does your father. He does too. I imagine you are in Durmstrang right now, good safe there, do not ever leave there! That means no rule breaking Ronald Weasley, and this time I mean it! Things are not good here. Your father has been taken to Azkaban, because they say that his love for knowledge and history of muggles is outlawed now, but then again, it were DeathEaters that took him there, and we all know which DeathEater hates your father, but shhhhh, we shall not point fingers. Percy has also been taken to Azkaban, they said his reason was no more since he was a Weasley and therefore they did not belong in the Ministry of Magic. Fred and George's shop was burnt to the ground, all there savings went into that shop, and I fear to tell you that Fred and George were in the shop at the time, but they escaped with severe injuries, and are now in the hospital. Charlie he.saw Lord Voldemort in Romania, and.Merlin Im sorry Ginny, Ron, he got killed by a Dragon that had been poisened by Lord Voldermort. Everyday I think about my poor Charlie. Im sooo sooo sorry, I did not want to say. But Professor Dumbledore sent letters to all the families saying that we must bear the truth no matter how difficult. And the only good news I seem to have is for you older brother Bill dears. Because of his work as a charm breaker for Gringotts with those Goblins. He works undergrown and with Goblins, no one would dare lay a finger on him of course. And well dear that seems all there is to say. As for me, Im at home in my lonesome, no food no water. Our crops were destroyed, and the water was tampered with. I miss you two so much, and I know you two will do the best you can to stay out of trouble and say hello to Harry and Hermione. Love you always,
".Mum." At the end of this letter Ron's voice was crackring and his eyes were drawn down in anger and resentment. He clenched the letter hard in his fists, and did not move until he clenched into a ball and threw it on the floor not looking at anyone. Ginny for a change seemed to be not crying she just looked up at Ron.
"Ron." she whispered so lightly trying to catch Ron's attention, she needed his brotherly comfortness. He finally looked down to her, both their eyes watering up, and he said,
"Oh Merlin Ginny, how could this happen?" and he grabbed her in a big bear hug where Ginny let herself go crying and Ron clenched her tightly as trying not to loose her, she'd be the only family he would have around in awhile.
Harry and I just kept silent still holding eachother trying to be strong for our friends.
"I'll go next" he said putting one hand on Ron's shoulder. Ron got out from the hug and just sniffed, not letting any tear out, Ginny was dabbing her eyes with her tissue. They both gave out one big breath out, and nodded.
HARRY'S POV
I waited a few minutes so that Ron and Ginny could gather themselves slightly together. I imagined today would be like this, a trail with nothing but bad news. I felt awfly bad for Ginny and Ron. I wondered how it must be to know someone and love them so much, and knowing some of them were hurt, one was dead, and two of them in the worst place imaginable, while your mother slowly drifts away into isolation. I lost my parents, but at a very young age, I never knew them, but I had to settle on that both situations were terrible. And then in my head I remember Voldemort, it was his fault this was happening and I felt myself tighten and my teeth clenchen. Hermione who kept her arm around my back began to softly massage it up and down, she noticed that I was getting uneasy.
I knew this letter from Sirius could not be bad, because the only family that I was aware of was the Dursley's and sure enough I didn't really care all that much what happened to them, and what could anyways, they were hateful muggles.
"It's from Sirius." I said, while the three of them just nodded, knowing that whom else would it be from.
"It says."
Hello Harry, I know you're at Durmstrang now, and I know you hate being anywhere but at Hogwarts. But this is for the best. Now I don't want you doing anything stupid like going off on your own to fight Voldemort, do the smart thing and train, I will be there in a few weeks or so. I know your probaly really angry right now at what Voldemort did to your friends families etc, but you need to stay strong for them and they need to stay strong for you. The only way you guys can do this is together. Well if your worried about me, don't worry, I know my way around DeathEaters and Dementors, and I have yet to see Lord Voldemort for myself, you just stay close to Elloyha and you will be fine.
Your Godfather, Sirius Black Ps: Your muggle family has not been touched.
".. Either." I gave a last breath of relief, I was worried with the fact that something had happened to Sirius, but since nothing did, then I felt better. I felt sort of guilty for that my friends had to hear this letter, even though nothing bad had happened. But I knew that was silly, why would then be happy for me if something bad did happened.
I already felt as I carried a huge burden on back. I felt like I was the one needed to defend my friends. To save them from the monster that Voldemort was. Then Ron cut into my thoughts, by not saying anything relevant to my letter, trying to ignore that mine didn't bear any bad news as his letter did. Maybe in times like this it was better to know that you did not have any family at all, at least I wouldn't fear for them.
"What about you Hermione?" Ron asked. Hermione's face looked up from Ron to mine as if she were trying to forget that she had a letter of her own. She did not say a word, but her hands trembled as she opened the soft parchment up.
"It's from my father" she said looking up at us "It reads.."
Hey Pumpkin, How is Hogwarts smartest and brightest student? Oh sweety I miss you soooo soooo much! I did not understand what was happening, until I got a letter from your headmaster at school. He had to explain to me about all the awful things happening and that I should take caution, that we should take caution. And he explained to me if anything bad happened the I needed to send you a letter telling you every detail. So that's what this letter is for Sweety. Listen Princess, something did happen. Not to me, Im perfectly fine kiddo, and so is Crookshanks and so is your pony Glinda. It's.honey, Im sorry, it's your mother. She, well, I don't know how to say this, but she's gone, she dissapeared. Baby she's been kidnapped. It happened three weeks ago, and they have been sending dreadful letters since. With blood on them, but not hers. She was a few weeks pregnant honey. We wanted to tell you as a surprise at Christmas, but now it's too late. The night the they kidnapped her, she must of had a miscarriage. Because.. Oh God they sent the baby to me.in thick heavy parchment box.by the wizard way, a large black eagle with fiery red eyes.Baby, I don't want you to panic, stay strong, for you mother is still alive, she has been taken by what Wizards and Witches call DeathEaters. They have taken her and I don't know why. Don't worry about me, when your headmaster found out that was happening, he said that he would have all my things, and me relocated, whatever that means. So don't worry about me sweety pie, Im good, and I bet your mother is good, she is strong, we have to stay strong for her sake. Goodbye Princess, You're loving father always, .
".. Daddy." Hermione concluded. Her news was just as terrible as Ron's. At this moment, she was breathing softly and then harder and deeper breaths, until she totally broke down and yelled out,
"I HATE WHEN HE CALLS ME PRINCESS!" and she jumped furiously in my arms and tugged on my shirt hard. I kept my hands on her back and on her hair trying to soothe her but there was no way, she kept muttering in my chest over and over and over again,
".Im not a princess.. Im not.." And she just kept crying over and over again. Then as strange as everything that was happening I looked and saw Malfoy staring in my direction. But he wasn't staring at me, he was looking at Hermione with eyes of longing and sympathy. I knew they were somewhat friends now, but is that just friendship in his eyes, or more? I looked down to Hermione, who was still acting the same, and Ron just stood there dazed out, not knowing what to say or do to comfort her of himself or his sister. Ginny had fallen to the floor and sat back agaisnt the couch her head in her knees, her arms wrapped around them.
I looked around the room, everyone seemed to be sad, depressed, scared or crying. Even some of the Slytherins seemed to be tear stained. But some were astonishly happy, I knew only causes they would become a DeathEater like their parents. But many faces were expressionless. Such as Goyle? Pansy? And Draco, who still kept his eyes on Hermione.
I looked to his hand, and saw that his hand was clenched hard around the letter in his hand, what could of his letter possibly say, was it good?
Or was it bad?
**Hey guys, thanks soo much for the wonderful comments and reviews for chapter 29. And I'd like to repeat again to those who don't have forwarding emails, that if you send me a review, I always reply to them, so if you don't have an email for me to reply to then I can't. Im so glad everyone is enjoying this story! Your kind words mean wonders to me. **
**I would also like to recommend two readings! My friend Sunshine Stargirl just realeased a wonderful and humurous Hermione/Ron story called "A Summer To remember". So far she has two chapters up and it's her first story which she is doing such a wonderful job! So give it a go! And my second recommended reading is my own new story called "Encoutering the World of Harry Potter", I posted the second chapter yesterday, it's quite interesting how im trying to apply the world we live in to Harry Potter's world. So please just give it a try! To both! THANKS! **
**Im so excited! This is the 30th chapter, I have over 100 reviews, and you all are so faithful to my story and keep asking me for more! Thanks for your commitment! In this chapter, we will finally hear what's happening with all the main character families. They all get letters, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Harry and even Elloyha?? You have to read the story to find out that one. And sorry again, this is another tear jearking one, so grab a tissue. **
CHAPTER 30-FAREWELL LETTERS Part 1
HERMIONE'S POV
Right after entering into the immense castle we were seperated. The first, second and third years were taken somewhere else to get their letters since there were two Owleries. Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape went with them, leaving Professor Dumbledor and Professor Elloyha with us.
We followed Professor Kilkylard into the Owlery. This Owlery was different then ours back home at Hogwarts. It was one enourmous room like ours, but the far half away from the door, was packed with rows and rows with owls, and then the half closer to the door, where we were in fact standing, was a very comfortable warm room, with comforting pale colors. There were comfy cushioned couches, mostly two seaters everywhere. This obviously was a commonroom so that you can read and then write the letters in the very room you send them later.
"Well you lot know what to do, why don't you get your letters and read them, Professor Dumbledore and I are just going to have a little word. Now take your time, I will send in some tea in a few minutes." Announced Kilkylard following himself out with Dumbledore.
Now Proffessor Evee was the only teacher in the room left with the entire older student body, and before we all marched into the Owlery she said something,
"Listen, I know that what you might read might not be what you want to hear at a time like this, but it is most important that you have belief in your families well being, and it will be so with time. Now go off." and she walked away into a corner of the room and sat on the floor, legs crossed and closed her eyes, almost as if in meditation, I've never seen her do that before.
When students began to wander around the room I immediately let go of Draco's hand. All I needed was to stir up some commotion around here. Things were hectic enough.
"Im gonna go get my letter all right" I told Draco pressing my hand on his arm.
"Sure, don't worry, I'll see you later." He just smiled and was off in the opposite direction where most of the Slytherins were collecting their letters.
I took a deep breath before lifting one foot into the Owlery. I noticed as I walked in that there was much more noise, I supposed that the Owlery must have had a silencing charm on it, so that all the hooting would not disturb the people in the common room.
As I walked down the aisles looking for what might be a letter addressed to me, I found my family dark grey owl, with it'f soft blue eyes darting towards me.
"Hey kid." I whispered getting the letter from his beak ".long time no see.." I gave it a peck on the head and then said my goodbye to it and went off to the Common Room but when I got there, Ron was opening his letter.
He looked up to me, then to Harry who was already beside him standing, and Ginny who had both hands tightly around Ron's arms waiting for him to read the letter.
"Hermione, we decided to read the letters to each other once we got them, I mean, we might aswell, we are going to tell each other after anyways, right? How bad can it be?" Ron assumed, always in denial as usual.
"Sure, ya."I mumbled, and walked closer towards them standing close to Harry, slipping an arm around his back while he helt me with his arm on my waist. Ginny clinged to Ron and Ron tried to stay strong. We waited for the words that soon would flow from Ron's mouth.
"Alright, well here goes. It's my mom writing, heh, at least it's no howler, that's a bright side right?" he gave a weak smile, as so did Harry and I.
"It says.." He began.
Ron and Ginny dear, How are you? I hope you are good. Oh I miss you sooo much! And so does your father. He does too. I imagine you are in Durmstrang right now, good safe there, do not ever leave there! That means no rule breaking Ronald Weasley, and this time I mean it! Things are not good here. Your father has been taken to Azkaban, because they say that his love for knowledge and history of muggles is outlawed now, but then again, it were DeathEaters that took him there, and we all know which DeathEater hates your father, but shhhhh, we shall not point fingers. Percy has also been taken to Azkaban, they said his reason was no more since he was a Weasley and therefore they did not belong in the Ministry of Magic. Fred and George's shop was burnt to the ground, all there savings went into that shop, and I fear to tell you that Fred and George were in the shop at the time, but they escaped with severe injuries, and are now in the hospital. Charlie he.saw Lord Voldemort in Romania, and.Merlin Im sorry Ginny, Ron, he got killed by a Dragon that had been poisened by Lord Voldermort. Everyday I think about my poor Charlie. Im sooo sooo sorry, I did not want to say. But Professor Dumbledore sent letters to all the families saying that we must bear the truth no matter how difficult. And the only good news I seem to have is for you older brother Bill dears. Because of his work as a charm breaker for Gringotts with those Goblins. He works undergrown and with Goblins, no one would dare lay a finger on him of course. And well dear that seems all there is to say. As for me, Im at home in my lonesome, no food no water. Our crops were destroyed, and the water was tampered with. I miss you two so much, and I know you two will do the best you can to stay out of trouble and say hello to Harry and Hermione. Love you always,
".Mum." At the end of this letter Ron's voice was crackring and his eyes were drawn down in anger and resentment. He clenched the letter hard in his fists, and did not move until he clenched into a ball and threw it on the floor not looking at anyone. Ginny for a change seemed to be not crying she just looked up at Ron.
"Ron." she whispered so lightly trying to catch Ron's attention, she needed his brotherly comfortness. He finally looked down to her, both their eyes watering up, and he said,
"Oh Merlin Ginny, how could this happen?" and he grabbed her in a big bear hug where Ginny let herself go crying and Ron clenched her tightly as trying not to loose her, she'd be the only family he would have around in awhile.
Harry and I just kept silent still holding eachother trying to be strong for our friends.
"I'll go next" he said putting one hand on Ron's shoulder. Ron got out from the hug and just sniffed, not letting any tear out, Ginny was dabbing her eyes with her tissue. They both gave out one big breath out, and nodded.
HARRY'S POV
I waited a few minutes so that Ron and Ginny could gather themselves slightly together. I imagined today would be like this, a trail with nothing but bad news. I felt awfly bad for Ginny and Ron. I wondered how it must be to know someone and love them so much, and knowing some of them were hurt, one was dead, and two of them in the worst place imaginable, while your mother slowly drifts away into isolation. I lost my parents, but at a very young age, I never knew them, but I had to settle on that both situations were terrible. And then in my head I remember Voldemort, it was his fault this was happening and I felt myself tighten and my teeth clenchen. Hermione who kept her arm around my back began to softly massage it up and down, she noticed that I was getting uneasy.
I knew this letter from Sirius could not be bad, because the only family that I was aware of was the Dursley's and sure enough I didn't really care all that much what happened to them, and what could anyways, they were hateful muggles.
"It's from Sirius." I said, while the three of them just nodded, knowing that whom else would it be from.
"It says."
Hello Harry, I know you're at Durmstrang now, and I know you hate being anywhere but at Hogwarts. But this is for the best. Now I don't want you doing anything stupid like going off on your own to fight Voldemort, do the smart thing and train, I will be there in a few weeks or so. I know your probaly really angry right now at what Voldemort did to your friends families etc, but you need to stay strong for them and they need to stay strong for you. The only way you guys can do this is together. Well if your worried about me, don't worry, I know my way around DeathEaters and Dementors, and I have yet to see Lord Voldemort for myself, you just stay close to Elloyha and you will be fine.
Your Godfather, Sirius Black Ps: Your muggle family has not been touched.
".. Either." I gave a last breath of relief, I was worried with the fact that something had happened to Sirius, but since nothing did, then I felt better. I felt sort of guilty for that my friends had to hear this letter, even though nothing bad had happened. But I knew that was silly, why would then be happy for me if something bad did happened.
I already felt as I carried a huge burden on back. I felt like I was the one needed to defend my friends. To save them from the monster that Voldemort was. Then Ron cut into my thoughts, by not saying anything relevant to my letter, trying to ignore that mine didn't bear any bad news as his letter did. Maybe in times like this it was better to know that you did not have any family at all, at least I wouldn't fear for them.
"What about you Hermione?" Ron asked. Hermione's face looked up from Ron to mine as if she were trying to forget that she had a letter of her own. She did not say a word, but her hands trembled as she opened the soft parchment up.
"It's from my father" she said looking up at us "It reads.."
Hey Pumpkin, How is Hogwarts smartest and brightest student? Oh sweety I miss you soooo soooo much! I did not understand what was happening, until I got a letter from your headmaster at school. He had to explain to me about all the awful things happening and that I should take caution, that we should take caution. And he explained to me if anything bad happened the I needed to send you a letter telling you every detail. So that's what this letter is for Sweety. Listen Princess, something did happen. Not to me, Im perfectly fine kiddo, and so is Crookshanks and so is your pony Glinda. It's.honey, Im sorry, it's your mother. She, well, I don't know how to say this, but she's gone, she dissapeared. Baby she's been kidnapped. It happened three weeks ago, and they have been sending dreadful letters since. With blood on them, but not hers. She was a few weeks pregnant honey. We wanted to tell you as a surprise at Christmas, but now it's too late. The night the they kidnapped her, she must of had a miscarriage. Because.. Oh God they sent the baby to me.in thick heavy parchment box.by the wizard way, a large black eagle with fiery red eyes.Baby, I don't want you to panic, stay strong, for you mother is still alive, she has been taken by what Wizards and Witches call DeathEaters. They have taken her and I don't know why. Don't worry about me, when your headmaster found out that was happening, he said that he would have all my things, and me relocated, whatever that means. So don't worry about me sweety pie, Im good, and I bet your mother is good, she is strong, we have to stay strong for her sake. Goodbye Princess, You're loving father always, .
".. Daddy." Hermione concluded. Her news was just as terrible as Ron's. At this moment, she was breathing softly and then harder and deeper breaths, until she totally broke down and yelled out,
"I HATE WHEN HE CALLS ME PRINCESS!" and she jumped furiously in my arms and tugged on my shirt hard. I kept my hands on her back and on her hair trying to soothe her but there was no way, she kept muttering in my chest over and over and over again,
".Im not a princess.. Im not.." And she just kept crying over and over again. Then as strange as everything that was happening I looked and saw Malfoy staring in my direction. But he wasn't staring at me, he was looking at Hermione with eyes of longing and sympathy. I knew they were somewhat friends now, but is that just friendship in his eyes, or more? I looked down to Hermione, who was still acting the same, and Ron just stood there dazed out, not knowing what to say or do to comfort her of himself or his sister. Ginny had fallen to the floor and sat back agaisnt the couch her head in her knees, her arms wrapped around them.
I looked around the room, everyone seemed to be sad, depressed, scared or crying. Even some of the Slytherins seemed to be tear stained. But some were astonishly happy, I knew only causes they would become a DeathEater like their parents. But many faces were expressionless. Such as Goyle? Pansy? And Draco, who still kept his eyes on Hermione.
I looked to his hand, and saw that his hand was clenched hard around the letter in his hand, what could of his letter possibly say, was it good?
Or was it bad?