Chapter Three: Back to Hogwarts?
Hermione had finally made it to the beach and it was darker then the street. The dark black waves roughly lapped the silver sand. 'How very theme appropriate.' Hermione thought to herself as she turned to face the Death Eaters that she knew she that were still following her. 'All this scene needs is a lighting storm and fog then we are all set.' Hermione sighed knowing that her dark humor always shows up at the worst times. Then she saw the Death Eaters sweep onto the beach. Hermione stood her ground. They stopped ten feet in front of her and stood in a line, eight in total, one stood a bit in front of the rest. They all had their wands pointed at her and she had her wand pointed at them.
"You are going to come with us now!" The one in front said, the lead Death Eater, in a booming voice. Hermione wondered why they wanted to take her somewhere else to kill her.
"You say that like I am actually going to listen." Hermione said and then she realized that she said that out loud as she looked at the Death Eaters their surprise even coming though their masks. Then the lead Death Eater chuckled,
"You act just like he said you would and he was right about how the power just flows off of you in waves," He started then he seem like he caught himself on something, "Like he could ever be wrong." Hermione had used this time to start planning to get out of this but also listened to him. Hermione was trying to remember a spell so she decided to stall.
"Who is *he*?" She asked thinking about the spell. The Death Eater just smiled, yes an actual smile.
"You will know soon enough," Then he raised his wand, "Now, my dear little bit don't move I wouldn't want to hurt you." He voice was filled with a slight fear as he said this. Just then Hermione remember the spell and prayed to the Gods that it would work since she had never tried it before.
"Orthairio!" Hermione scream as a bright silver light blasted out of her wand. She was so wrapped up in the situation that she didn't hear the soft "pop" and four people appear behind her.
Draco felt a cool breeze hit him and the smell of salt as they landed on a dark beach. Draco and the others looked a head just in time to see Hermione cast her spell. Draco knew the girl was powerful but he didn't know that she was that powerful. He had done a Charms term paper on that spell and at the time he thought only Professor Dumbledore had any remote chance of doing that spell. He watched as a silver beam blasted out of her wand and hit the eight Death Eaters and they were blasted 10 feet in the air and landed fifty feet away from where they were just standing. Professor McGonagall gasped rather loudly and that made Hermione turn around quickly.
Hermione heard a noise behind her and saw them. Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape and….. Draco Malfoy! But then they heard movement from the Death Eaters and they looked toward them. The lead Death Eater pulled put a copper wand and there was a flash of yellow light and then the Death Eaters were gone. Hermione turned around as the Professors and Malfoy came up and stood around her.
"Mr. Malfoy did you know any of them?" Dumbledore asked. Draco came back to reality he had been staring at Hermione. Draco would have never admitted it to anyone and barely to himself. You see he had a crush on Hermione since his third year at Hogwarts. She was the reason why his heart didn't go black like his father's. She was the reason why he didn't take the mark earlier tonight.
"The one on the end was favoring his right side," Draco started and nearly died as he watched Dumbledore look from Hermione to him and smiled. "I think it may have been Charles Wicker."
"Well, are you okay Miss Granger?" Dumbledore asked
"Yes sir," She started, "Are my parent's okay sir?"
"Yes they are fine Miss Granger." Dumbledore said and then held out his hand and there was the portkey they all touched and they were gone only to be in Dumbledore's office a few seconds later.