Disclaimer : I am not J.K.R. and I do not own the characters.
Chapter 2: The Letter
As the letter came in Draco looked up over his sketchbook and looked at her with a confused look on his face. 'Why was an owl coming in the middle of the train ride. It was obviously something important that needed to be said before we got to Howarts' he thought.
Hermione opened the letter and immediately recognized the writing it was Professor Dumbledor who wrote the letter. It said:
Dear Miss Granger,
We have just received some information that will be very shocking to you. I want you to know first of all that we will never force you to do something that will make you feel uncomfortable. There has been a major break through in the case of the Flint's missing daughter. We have found the two people who kidnapped their daughter. Now you are probably wondering why I am telling you this. Well the people who did the kidnapping are the people you call your parents.
At this Hermione gasped and Draco looked up to find a very shaken girl sitting across from him who was on the verge of tears. He did not know what was in that letter, but he could tell it was not good news.
"Hermione." Draco paused at saying her first name. He did not know why he did that and was racking his brain for an explanation that never came. It was weird for him, but he thought it helped calm her down a little bit. "Are. are you ok" He asked in a very caring voice.
"I . I don't know" She finally answered slowly in a voice that was filled with many emotions.
She continued the letter.
That would make you the Flints daughter. I know this is a lot of hard information to process but I needed to tell you this before you got to Hogwarts. I hope you know that when you get to Hogwarts you will get all of the support and care that you will nee. Our staff will be informed soon and as soon as you feel a little better and with your permission we can tell the students and press. I strongly suggest you not blurt this out to many people. You are allowed to tell those that you want but do not tell everyone. We do not know what kind of reaction this will stir in the students. When you get to Hogwarts we will have you checked out to see if you were harmed by the curse that was placed on you to conceal you and we will see what you really look like and what house you really belong in. I must tell you that if you belong in a different house you must go into that house. It is school rules I hope you will be ok with this information. I know you would be able to handle it better than most.
Yours sincerely
Professor Albus Dumbledor
Hermione finished the letter and was in a state of shock. She sat down on the bench opposite of Draco and just sat there and did not move. She sat there thinking and the finally, after a couple minutes, Draco broke the silence.
"Hermione..." he said her name again, "Are you alright? What is it?" she could tell that he really meant what he was saying so she just gave him the letter to read because she could not speak. He at the same place as Hermione gasped in shock and finished the letter.
"Oh my God!" He said completely shocked. "I don't even know what to say"
"I thought Malfoys never showed their emotions?" Hermione asked after being pulled out of her trance.
Draco gave a weak laugh but felt horrible for her
"You know the worst part of it is that the only people I looked up to were liars and thieves their whole entire life and I never knew it. My entire family lied to me" Hermione said in a very hurt voice. Then she just broke down in tears and could not stop for along time. When she started to cry Draco had gone to sit next to her and try to comfort her.
He put his arm on her back and stated stroking it up and down and told her that it will be ok in the end. She looked up at him into his steel gray eyes and saw something she never saw before. Compassion and caring. She smiled slightly at him and then looked over at his seat. She saw his sketchbook was lying face down and smiled again.
"I guess we have a couple of other things in common now." she said
"And what are these things" Draco asked with a slight smile on his face Hermione then realized she thought about his looks a lot. She thought they were wonderful.
"Well we both like to draw and we both come from families with Slytherine background."
"Yeah, that's true. I wonder if you will be put in to another house."
"I don't know, but I don't know if I will like the other ones"
"Well I hope you stay in Griffindor or come to Slytherine. Slythrine's nice. I guess it would be okay if you went there," Draco said blushing slightly
Hermione smiled up at him and then they heard the 10-minute whistle and both went to get their Hogwarts robes.
Right before getting off the train and while still in the compartment Hermione said to Draco " I hope you will not tell anyone about this right now please"
"Sure" Draco said
"And thank you for being so kind about everything"
Then just as she was going to open the door Draco called her back.
"Yes" she answered
"Here maybe this will make you feel a little better" he said while handing her a rolled up piece of paper. She was about to undo the green ribbon around the paper but heard her name being called by another voice. It was Ginny. She was outside the train already and Hermione tucked the paper into the slot in her robe that her wand was in and went out of the train to meet her.
Thanks to all reviewers who were with me from the begining and all of the new ones as well I love hearing form you all.
Ferritluver aka chelsea
Chapter 2: The Letter
As the letter came in Draco looked up over his sketchbook and looked at her with a confused look on his face. 'Why was an owl coming in the middle of the train ride. It was obviously something important that needed to be said before we got to Howarts' he thought.
Hermione opened the letter and immediately recognized the writing it was Professor Dumbledor who wrote the letter. It said:
Dear Miss Granger,
We have just received some information that will be very shocking to you. I want you to know first of all that we will never force you to do something that will make you feel uncomfortable. There has been a major break through in the case of the Flint's missing daughter. We have found the two people who kidnapped their daughter. Now you are probably wondering why I am telling you this. Well the people who did the kidnapping are the people you call your parents.
At this Hermione gasped and Draco looked up to find a very shaken girl sitting across from him who was on the verge of tears. He did not know what was in that letter, but he could tell it was not good news.
"Hermione." Draco paused at saying her first name. He did not know why he did that and was racking his brain for an explanation that never came. It was weird for him, but he thought it helped calm her down a little bit. "Are. are you ok" He asked in a very caring voice.
"I . I don't know" She finally answered slowly in a voice that was filled with many emotions.
She continued the letter.
That would make you the Flints daughter. I know this is a lot of hard information to process but I needed to tell you this before you got to Hogwarts. I hope you know that when you get to Hogwarts you will get all of the support and care that you will nee. Our staff will be informed soon and as soon as you feel a little better and with your permission we can tell the students and press. I strongly suggest you not blurt this out to many people. You are allowed to tell those that you want but do not tell everyone. We do not know what kind of reaction this will stir in the students. When you get to Hogwarts we will have you checked out to see if you were harmed by the curse that was placed on you to conceal you and we will see what you really look like and what house you really belong in. I must tell you that if you belong in a different house you must go into that house. It is school rules I hope you will be ok with this information. I know you would be able to handle it better than most.
Yours sincerely
Professor Albus Dumbledor
Hermione finished the letter and was in a state of shock. She sat down on the bench opposite of Draco and just sat there and did not move. She sat there thinking and the finally, after a couple minutes, Draco broke the silence.
"Hermione..." he said her name again, "Are you alright? What is it?" she could tell that he really meant what he was saying so she just gave him the letter to read because she could not speak. He at the same place as Hermione gasped in shock and finished the letter.
"Oh my God!" He said completely shocked. "I don't even know what to say"
"I thought Malfoys never showed their emotions?" Hermione asked after being pulled out of her trance.
Draco gave a weak laugh but felt horrible for her
"You know the worst part of it is that the only people I looked up to were liars and thieves their whole entire life and I never knew it. My entire family lied to me" Hermione said in a very hurt voice. Then she just broke down in tears and could not stop for along time. When she started to cry Draco had gone to sit next to her and try to comfort her.
He put his arm on her back and stated stroking it up and down and told her that it will be ok in the end. She looked up at him into his steel gray eyes and saw something she never saw before. Compassion and caring. She smiled slightly at him and then looked over at his seat. She saw his sketchbook was lying face down and smiled again.
"I guess we have a couple of other things in common now." she said
"And what are these things" Draco asked with a slight smile on his face Hermione then realized she thought about his looks a lot. She thought they were wonderful.
"Well we both like to draw and we both come from families with Slytherine background."
"Yeah, that's true. I wonder if you will be put in to another house."
"I don't know, but I don't know if I will like the other ones"
"Well I hope you stay in Griffindor or come to Slytherine. Slythrine's nice. I guess it would be okay if you went there," Draco said blushing slightly
Hermione smiled up at him and then they heard the 10-minute whistle and both went to get their Hogwarts robes.
Right before getting off the train and while still in the compartment Hermione said to Draco " I hope you will not tell anyone about this right now please"
"Sure" Draco said
"And thank you for being so kind about everything"
Then just as she was going to open the door Draco called her back.
"Yes" she answered
"Here maybe this will make you feel a little better" he said while handing her a rolled up piece of paper. She was about to undo the green ribbon around the paper but heard her name being called by another voice. It was Ginny. She was outside the train already and Hermione tucked the paper into the slot in her robe that her wand was in and went out of the train to meet her.
Thanks to all reviewers who were with me from the begining and all of the new ones as well I love hearing form you all.
Ferritluver aka chelsea