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A/N you might think this chapter is out of character.but believe me I am leading up to something here!! Thanks for all my reviews: - mahikah, PhoenixPadfoot89, Elessar, siri- padfoot, ShaRRy, David305, jaximillion, Dagger's Point, Lishel Fracrium, sarah, conner, Black Snow, tomzgurl77, Kim Sonu, Kaizer Knuckz, Dragania Amma Lyris Malfoy, Natalie, SillyGillie, Huggiebear, Syvixxe, that good person, Neonlights, slytherin-GIRL2, Amy, Luna-Lovegood12, thanks for all your reviews for my chapters so far!! =) pleas review this one!!
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Chapter eighteen ~ Hermione's New Friend.
The Hogwart's routine soon had all the students in their gasp. Harry was given so much work he hardly had time to think about Grimmauld Place at all. But then a reminder came to Hogwarts in the form of a teacher.
Delvarney was either late to lessons, or never showed up at all. The strain was beginning to show, leading a double life was clearly hard. Snape too, had difficulties, but he seemed to manage a lot better then Delvarney. Eventually it got too much for her and she went to see Dumbledore.
Dumbledore was quick to help, he found someone to teach the class when Delvarney was away.
So when Harry and co walked into the classroom on Monday, instead of Delvarney standing at the front of the classroom, Tamarisk O'Dell was stood there, waiting for them.
"Sit down." She smiled at Draco as he walked in. he stopped in surprise. "Sit down." she repeated. "Now it seems teaching is getting to Delvarney, so I have agreed to step in and help. For those who don't know me, which is nearly all of you, I'm Tamarisk O'Dell, or Professor O'Dell, as you shall call me." Harry was shocked, Hermione was hiding a smile, and Ron was staring rudely at the twenty year old. "You knew about that, didn't you 'Mione!" Ron said, after the lesson.
Hermione smiled. "She told me before we left Grimmauld Place, Delvarney was struggling so she decided to offer her services."
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"She asked me not to tell anyone."
"Okay 'Mione keep your secrets!" Ron said, angrily. He stalked off into the crowd.
Hermione turned to Harry. "Oh not again, first at Christmas now here, what's wrong with him? What's his problem?" she demanded.
Harry shrugged. "Maybe he's not the problem." He said, following Ron.
Hermione sighed. She watched as Harry and Ron stomped off together. She turned in the opposite direction and bumped straight into Snape. She gasped.
"Sorry Professor."
"Watch where you're going, Granger." He barked, angrily.
She dodged out of the way and disappeared up the stairs.
Hermione stomped her way to the library, she was sick of Harry and Ron always taking sides against her. she was sure they kept secrets from her, and besides she didn't have to tell them everything. They always went against her no matter how small the argument, she thought bitterly, as she ran her finger along the shelf. Madame Pince was watching her with disapproval, as Hermione stomped noisily around the library.
She turned the corner, thinking of what curses she could hit Ron with when she collided into someone for the second times that day. Draco scowled at her as he knelt down to pick up the book she had knocked from his hand.
"Watch it Granger."
"Free country." She replied, blinking the tears from her eyes.
Malfoy seemed to notice, he sneered. "Where's Potty and Weasel? Gone off together have they, left you all on your own? Perhaps they're seeing you for what you really are, a filthy mudblood." He said, lowering his voice slightly, so that Madame Pince, who was staring over at them, couldn't hear.
"Your more pathetic then I thought, if you think words can hurt me. Call me what you like see if I care." Hermione smiled. "You never know, though, I might report you to your sister."
There was a silence. Draco was too surprised and gob smacked to reply, and Hermione was shocked at what she had just blurted out.
"You what?" he stuttered.
"Forget I said anything." She muttered, awkwardly turning away.
He grabbed her arm. "Wait, you can't say something like that and just tell me to forget it! How did you know about my sister?" he demanded.
Hermione didn't know what to say. If she mentioned Moony and Tonks, or Rayola then the Order would be caught by Malfoy's father.
She shrugged. "She is your sister, isn't she? Tamarisk O'Dell? She's covering for Delvarney." Hermione said, quietly.
Draco's sneer had disappeared. "How did you find out?"
"Look it doesn't matter."
"'Course it matters.it's supposed to be secret!"
"I won't tell anyone." She insisted. "Yeah right, you've probably told Potter and Weasley and the whole of Gryfindor already!"
"Harry and Ron know. We found out together. But unlike some people Malfoy I don't blurt out other people's secrets." She said, snatching her arm away from him. "Now if you'll excuse me."
She walked off, but thought better of it and turned back to see Malfoy staring after her. "And I'm sorry, sorry about your mother." She said, quietly.
"Your not supposed to know about that, either!" he said, annoyed. "How do you find out stuff like that?"
Hermione smiled. "What can I say? I'm Hermione Granger."
A/N you might think this chapter is out of character.but believe me I am leading up to something here!! Thanks for all my reviews: - mahikah, PhoenixPadfoot89, Elessar, siri- padfoot, ShaRRy, David305, jaximillion, Dagger's Point, Lishel Fracrium, sarah, conner, Black Snow, tomzgurl77, Kim Sonu, Kaizer Knuckz, Dragania Amma Lyris Malfoy, Natalie, SillyGillie, Huggiebear, Syvixxe, that good person, Neonlights, slytherin-GIRL2, Amy, Luna-Lovegood12, thanks for all your reviews for my chapters so far!! =) pleas review this one!!
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Chapter eighteen ~ Hermione's New Friend.
The Hogwart's routine soon had all the students in their gasp. Harry was given so much work he hardly had time to think about Grimmauld Place at all. But then a reminder came to Hogwarts in the form of a teacher.
Delvarney was either late to lessons, or never showed up at all. The strain was beginning to show, leading a double life was clearly hard. Snape too, had difficulties, but he seemed to manage a lot better then Delvarney. Eventually it got too much for her and she went to see Dumbledore.
Dumbledore was quick to help, he found someone to teach the class when Delvarney was away.
So when Harry and co walked into the classroom on Monday, instead of Delvarney standing at the front of the classroom, Tamarisk O'Dell was stood there, waiting for them.
"Sit down." She smiled at Draco as he walked in. he stopped in surprise. "Sit down." she repeated. "Now it seems teaching is getting to Delvarney, so I have agreed to step in and help. For those who don't know me, which is nearly all of you, I'm Tamarisk O'Dell, or Professor O'Dell, as you shall call me." Harry was shocked, Hermione was hiding a smile, and Ron was staring rudely at the twenty year old. "You knew about that, didn't you 'Mione!" Ron said, after the lesson.
Hermione smiled. "She told me before we left Grimmauld Place, Delvarney was struggling so she decided to offer her services."
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"She asked me not to tell anyone."
"Okay 'Mione keep your secrets!" Ron said, angrily. He stalked off into the crowd.
Hermione turned to Harry. "Oh not again, first at Christmas now here, what's wrong with him? What's his problem?" she demanded.
Harry shrugged. "Maybe he's not the problem." He said, following Ron.
Hermione sighed. She watched as Harry and Ron stomped off together. She turned in the opposite direction and bumped straight into Snape. She gasped.
"Sorry Professor."
"Watch where you're going, Granger." He barked, angrily.
She dodged out of the way and disappeared up the stairs.
Hermione stomped her way to the library, she was sick of Harry and Ron always taking sides against her. she was sure they kept secrets from her, and besides she didn't have to tell them everything. They always went against her no matter how small the argument, she thought bitterly, as she ran her finger along the shelf. Madame Pince was watching her with disapproval, as Hermione stomped noisily around the library.
She turned the corner, thinking of what curses she could hit Ron with when she collided into someone for the second times that day. Draco scowled at her as he knelt down to pick up the book she had knocked from his hand.
"Watch it Granger."
"Free country." She replied, blinking the tears from her eyes.
Malfoy seemed to notice, he sneered. "Where's Potty and Weasel? Gone off together have they, left you all on your own? Perhaps they're seeing you for what you really are, a filthy mudblood." He said, lowering his voice slightly, so that Madame Pince, who was staring over at them, couldn't hear.
"Your more pathetic then I thought, if you think words can hurt me. Call me what you like see if I care." Hermione smiled. "You never know, though, I might report you to your sister."
There was a silence. Draco was too surprised and gob smacked to reply, and Hermione was shocked at what she had just blurted out.
"You what?" he stuttered.
"Forget I said anything." She muttered, awkwardly turning away.
He grabbed her arm. "Wait, you can't say something like that and just tell me to forget it! How did you know about my sister?" he demanded.
Hermione didn't know what to say. If she mentioned Moony and Tonks, or Rayola then the Order would be caught by Malfoy's father.
She shrugged. "She is your sister, isn't she? Tamarisk O'Dell? She's covering for Delvarney." Hermione said, quietly.
Draco's sneer had disappeared. "How did you find out?"
"Look it doesn't matter."
"'Course it matters.it's supposed to be secret!"
"I won't tell anyone." She insisted. "Yeah right, you've probably told Potter and Weasley and the whole of Gryfindor already!"
"Harry and Ron know. We found out together. But unlike some people Malfoy I don't blurt out other people's secrets." She said, snatching her arm away from him. "Now if you'll excuse me."
She walked off, but thought better of it and turned back to see Malfoy staring after her. "And I'm sorry, sorry about your mother." She said, quietly.
"Your not supposed to know about that, either!" he said, annoyed. "How do you find out stuff like that?"
Hermione smiled. "What can I say? I'm Hermione Granger."