Chapter 4
6 months later
Hermione apparated into the fountain at the Ministry. It had been fixed and a jet of water hit her on the back of the head. She still hadn't gotten the hang of apparating. She stepped out of the fountain with a loud thud. It was a sunny summmer morning but Hermione was wearing her snowboots. She had gotten up that morning waiting for a letter. After receiving it did she realize what time it was, and she was forced to dress quickly.Hermione checked to see if the letter was alright.She clumped down the hall as fast as she could, her wet robes dragging behind her. The caretaker gave her a very Filch-like look as she passed by.
She ran up the escalator, flapping the letter wildly. When she finally found the Auror's office she burst in. All eyes turned toward her. She wasn't expected to come. Usually, if Hermione was even five minutes late, that more than likely meant she was sick. Ofcourse, she did look a bit sick at the moment with her wet hair matted in the back, her cheeks flushed, and the wild look on her face. Everyone turned away as she walked over to Harry and Ron. If it was important Auror business, Hermione would have shared it with the whole room.
"What's up?" Ron said staring at the envelope which was the only thing that wasn't wet or wild looking.
"You will not believe this!"Hermione exclaimed dancing around.
"Are you going to tell us?" Harry asked apparently shocked by Hermione's behaviour.
Hermione stopped dancing, put on a serious face, and said in a composed voice,"Well, I got three tickets to the Weird Sisters concert."
"YES!"Ron shouted.No one in the office looked up at this. Outbursts from their side of the room was not uncommon. Ron resumed Hermione's dance.
"Wait, that's not all!" Hermione said.
"You got us backstage passes?!" Harry said stunned.
"Not only that but" at this, Hermione could not keep a straight face. She turned and smiled at the wall, clutching the envelope to her chest,"I wrote the song."
So that was it. They left work early the next day and headed straight for the concert. They apparated in front of the music hall. There weren't many people outside since they were about ten minutes late.
The only other person to apparate at that spot was another girl.
"Oh no, it's almost time!" She exclaimed, running and tripping over a white dressing gown, trailing from underneath her robes.That was strange, almost everyone was wearing something casual. She stopped in her tracks and turned around. Hermione, expecting the girl to stare at Harry, kept walking. The girl stopped her and asked,
"Are you Hermione Granger?"Hermione, quite surprised, answered,
"Yes, that's me." The girl's face lit up and a very bright smile came up on her face.
"Oh, your song is so wonderful!" Hermione, both flattered and surprised, thanked her. She had not expected the news of her song to get out that quickly. Hermione, Harry, and Ron quickly walked into the hall.Hermione noticed the girl go in from a door in the side. They pushed their way through the crowd to get to the front.
The stage was decorated with floating wand-like objects. It seemed that they had gotten there just in time, because the wands lit up just then, sending a wild scream through the crowd. The wands dimmed making the crowd groan. The wands lit up once more,causing a roar from the crowd. It went on like this for awhile until the wands, brightly lit, began to dance around the stage. The screams slowly grew louder. Then, at the climax of the scream, the Weird Sisters popped onto the stage, a silvery smoke around them. This sent the crowd at their loudest.
"I wonder who's singing" Hermione asked.
"WHAT?!" Harry yelled.
"I WONDER WHO IS SINGING!"
Just then, a great swan-like white bird came soaring slowly from the back. It landed on the stage With its back, to the audience,its wings spread. The crowd was quiet for a moment unsure of what would happen. Then, the Weird Sisters struck a loud chord as the bird turned around. Only, it wasn't a bird anymore. It was a girl. Hermione caught a glimpse of the girl as she turned before her wings disappeared, and she was sure it was an angel. But it wasn't. It was the girl they met in front of the hall.
The girl's eyes were bright and her face serious when she opened her mouth to sing in a heart-wrenching-
"By herself the witch walked in
Not expecting to find her kin
But there he was, just the same
Only it was the dark wizard she
Last met on the train
The witch and the warlock met one day
To find out about their separate ways
Why don't we
Sit down
Order a Firewhiskey
And talk about old memories?
He invited her to sit down
She couldn't believe this
Was the boy she'd seen around
Before they knew it
It was as if they were cousins
Again
They talked like nothing bad ever
Happened
The witch and the warlock met one day
To find out about their separate ways
Why don't we
Sit down
Order a Firewhiskey
And talk about old memories?
He asked if everything was
Fine now
She said no, I can never
Forget how
You treated me before
And anyway we are on
Two sides of war
When you oppose in war
Family can't come before
Those on your side
Those who believe in what's
Right
I'm sorry, our families have already parted
separating your life and mine
I have to go to my friends now
Goodbye
The witch and the warlock met one day
To find out about their separate ways
Why don't we
Sit down
Order a Firewhiskey
And talk about old memories?
As the battle slowly wore on
The memories were goooone
Oh, why couldn't we
Have a firewhiskey
And not think about our duties
In the war
As it wears ooon- Ohh
Why couldn't we?
Let's sit down and talk about
Old memories
Why couldn't we
Sit down
And talk about old memories?
6 months later
Hermione apparated into the fountain at the Ministry. It had been fixed and a jet of water hit her on the back of the head. She still hadn't gotten the hang of apparating. She stepped out of the fountain with a loud thud. It was a sunny summmer morning but Hermione was wearing her snowboots. She had gotten up that morning waiting for a letter. After receiving it did she realize what time it was, and she was forced to dress quickly.Hermione checked to see if the letter was alright.She clumped down the hall as fast as she could, her wet robes dragging behind her. The caretaker gave her a very Filch-like look as she passed by.
She ran up the escalator, flapping the letter wildly. When she finally found the Auror's office she burst in. All eyes turned toward her. She wasn't expected to come. Usually, if Hermione was even five minutes late, that more than likely meant she was sick. Ofcourse, she did look a bit sick at the moment with her wet hair matted in the back, her cheeks flushed, and the wild look on her face. Everyone turned away as she walked over to Harry and Ron. If it was important Auror business, Hermione would have shared it with the whole room.
"What's up?" Ron said staring at the envelope which was the only thing that wasn't wet or wild looking.
"You will not believe this!"Hermione exclaimed dancing around.
"Are you going to tell us?" Harry asked apparently shocked by Hermione's behaviour.
Hermione stopped dancing, put on a serious face, and said in a composed voice,"Well, I got three tickets to the Weird Sisters concert."
"YES!"Ron shouted.No one in the office looked up at this. Outbursts from their side of the room was not uncommon. Ron resumed Hermione's dance.
"Wait, that's not all!" Hermione said.
"You got us backstage passes?!" Harry said stunned.
"Not only that but" at this, Hermione could not keep a straight face. She turned and smiled at the wall, clutching the envelope to her chest,"I wrote the song."
So that was it. They left work early the next day and headed straight for the concert. They apparated in front of the music hall. There weren't many people outside since they were about ten minutes late.
The only other person to apparate at that spot was another girl.
"Oh no, it's almost time!" She exclaimed, running and tripping over a white dressing gown, trailing from underneath her robes.That was strange, almost everyone was wearing something casual. She stopped in her tracks and turned around. Hermione, expecting the girl to stare at Harry, kept walking. The girl stopped her and asked,
"Are you Hermione Granger?"Hermione, quite surprised, answered,
"Yes, that's me." The girl's face lit up and a very bright smile came up on her face.
"Oh, your song is so wonderful!" Hermione, both flattered and surprised, thanked her. She had not expected the news of her song to get out that quickly. Hermione, Harry, and Ron quickly walked into the hall.Hermione noticed the girl go in from a door in the side. They pushed their way through the crowd to get to the front.
The stage was decorated with floating wand-like objects. It seemed that they had gotten there just in time, because the wands lit up just then, sending a wild scream through the crowd. The wands dimmed making the crowd groan. The wands lit up once more,causing a roar from the crowd. It went on like this for awhile until the wands, brightly lit, began to dance around the stage. The screams slowly grew louder. Then, at the climax of the scream, the Weird Sisters popped onto the stage, a silvery smoke around them. This sent the crowd at their loudest.
"I wonder who's singing" Hermione asked.
"WHAT?!" Harry yelled.
"I WONDER WHO IS SINGING!"
Just then, a great swan-like white bird came soaring slowly from the back. It landed on the stage With its back, to the audience,its wings spread. The crowd was quiet for a moment unsure of what would happen. Then, the Weird Sisters struck a loud chord as the bird turned around. Only, it wasn't a bird anymore. It was a girl. Hermione caught a glimpse of the girl as she turned before her wings disappeared, and she was sure it was an angel. But it wasn't. It was the girl they met in front of the hall.
The girl's eyes were bright and her face serious when she opened her mouth to sing in a heart-wrenching-
"By herself the witch walked in
Not expecting to find her kin
But there he was, just the same
Only it was the dark wizard she
Last met on the train
The witch and the warlock met one day
To find out about their separate ways
Why don't we
Sit down
Order a Firewhiskey
And talk about old memories?
He invited her to sit down
She couldn't believe this
Was the boy she'd seen around
Before they knew it
It was as if they were cousins
Again
They talked like nothing bad ever
Happened
The witch and the warlock met one day
To find out about their separate ways
Why don't we
Sit down
Order a Firewhiskey
And talk about old memories?
He asked if everything was
Fine now
She said no, I can never
Forget how
You treated me before
And anyway we are on
Two sides of war
When you oppose in war
Family can't come before
Those on your side
Those who believe in what's
Right
I'm sorry, our families have already parted
separating your life and mine
I have to go to my friends now
Goodbye
The witch and the warlock met one day
To find out about their separate ways
Why don't we
Sit down
Order a Firewhiskey
And talk about old memories?
As the battle slowly wore on
The memories were goooone
Oh, why couldn't we
Have a firewhiskey
And not think about our duties
In the war
As it wears ooon- Ohh
Why couldn't we?
Let's sit down and talk about
Old memories
Why couldn't we
Sit down
And talk about old memories?