Winning over Mr. Green Eyes
By Aldesina
Chapter 3
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Disclaimer: I own nothing!
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Author's Note: Well actually Saras is mine, Enjoy the story!
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Seven hours and counting. Hermione Granger was wide awake in her bed staring up at the cracks in the ceiling. It seemed as if the clock was going backwards. About a hour ago Hermione had woken up in a cold sweat when she dreamed that she had missed the Hogwarts train, forfeited her Prefect status and was not allowed to come to Hogwarts for a entire year because she had been so careless. Lovely, now she was panicked. Not because she thought she could not get up on time, her alarm clock was there to do that for her. However there was still that matter with Harry. And now that her mind wandered over to her friends, it wandered over to Saras as well. She had known that Saras had a extremely influential family in the wizarding world, but she didn't know that they were that well known. They had not appeared in any of the history books that she read. It seemed that they were well liked as well. Hermione had accidentally found out that Saras was a witch when she had walked in on her reading Hogwarts a History. Saras had tried to pass it off as a fantasy book at first, but Hermione would hear nothing of it. She was finally forced to pull out her wand and transform the book into a mouse for Saras to believe her. Almost immediately there was an owl tapping on the window for a Miss Hermione Granger warning her about the improper use of magic outside of school.
Saras had never had any problems finding a boyfriend, or even obtaining a boy for her other friends, maybe she could help Hermione find a way to win over Harry. It isn't like I don't trust Lavender and all, Hermione sighed to herself, and it's just that I want to find a way to make him see me in a different light without having to change my looks completely. Hermione sighed again turning over in her pillow to face the window where the moon shone. Maybe Saras will have the answers that I need.
At Platform 9 ¾
"All aboard!" Hermione heard the conductor's voice shout out over the excited young faces. There were many new faces today. Earlier on Hermione had found a empty compartment and sat down in it, she didn't bother to look for Harry and Ron, she needed to think a bit.
"Hey Hermione! I was wondering where you went off to." Hermione looked up and saw the face of Saras smiling down at her. Like Hermione, Saras had already changed into her school robes and was holding a cage in her hand. Except Hermione's cage held Crookshanks and Saras's cage held a dark almost black colored owl.
"Hermione say hello to Lupe" Saras said taking a seat across from Hermione.
"He's beautiful," Hermione breathed "How come I've never seen him before?" Hermione looked at Saras quizzically. "Are you trying to hide something from me Saras?"
"No silly!" Saras laughed lightly slapping her knee, "He was a surprise for me as well. He arrived via owl post no less in this cage here carried by 4 owls twice his size. He's from my uncle in Romania"
"You lucky girl you!" Hermione said smiling and she shook her head. Saras often got amazing wizarding gifts from her family.
"No, you're the lucky one" Saras said, "I have something for you"
"What's that?" Hermione said looking at Saras pull something out of her pocket.
"This," said Saras is a Levionyx." Saras sat back and looked smug as Hermione's eyes widened. Saras handed her the little red box.
"A what?" Hermione asked, almost afraid to touch the box.
"What?" Are you telling me the Hermione, the girl who probably has read every book in the wizarding world does not know what a Levionyx is?" Saras asked, her eyes mockingly gleaming.
"No, don't be silly" Hermione said, still not sure if she should take the box or not "I know perfectly well what a Levionyx is. It's just that how did you obtain one? Don't they usually come in pairs? And aren't they usually for lovers?" Hermione was very flustered
"Well that's why there are two in the box" Saras said with a slight laugh. Hermione had finally worked up the courage to take the box from Saras's hands and turned the box over and over with amazement before finally opening the lid to find two perfectly matched black tear shaped crystals. They were encased with a fire red colored crystal that looked like it had been dripped drop by drop over the black crystal. It had been set in white gold and hung on a chain of the same material.
"Saras" Hermione breathed "I don't know what to say"
"Say you're finally go after Harry and then consider this as a gift to the both of you" Saras said leaning back into the chair with a satisfied smile on her lips. She looked like she was a cat that had just swallowed her first canary. Hermione shook her head
"This is something that a close friend or family member gives to a couple getting married." Hermione looked at Saras "You can't possibly think that…"
"Well why the hell not?" Saras asked, "Don't tell me you didn't think about it." Saras had leaned forward and looked at Hermione opening her eyes widely. Hermione blushed, she had, but only fleetingly and it was only because her cousin had gotten married the year before.
"See! I knew it!" Saras leaned back into the seat cushion and the satisfied cat grin was back.
"You know perfectly well that was only because my cousin had gotten married last year." Hermione said wagging her finger at Saras who just sat there and smiled.
"Still," Hermione said "This is a wonder gift, I, I'll cherish it with my life." Hermione stroked her hand over the two twin jewels and smiled wistfully. Now if only she could catch somebody to share this with. A Levionyx was a pendant of lovers. Only two people truly in love could wear it. But the story that comes with its making was tragic and miserable. Legend has it that the first Levionyx was made thousands of years ago when a vampire had fallen in love with a human. A first time that has ever happened. But he, like many other vampires was seen as a cold and black hearted creature, and she was afraid of him. Eventually though she saw that his heart was true and fell in love with him as well. They were married and it was bliss until she began to disappear nightly to go out. One night he pursued her, and he found her at a white water fountain, in the garden with her lover. He flew into a mad rage and screamed. His scream pierced the sky and drew the attention of his beloved's lover to him. It was another vampire, and his beloved wife had been tricked, hypnotized to come to him every night to be feed upon. However his scream also broke the spell placed upon his wife. She begged him to go, said to let her do this, or they would kill him for interfering. But it was too late. The other vampire smiled and tore into her body, ripping her apart before disappearing into thin air. Her husband ran to her side but it was too late. He howled his misery to the sky shrieking until the earth shook. Shrieked until his heart shattered into two hundred pieces. It was said that the black jewels in the Levionyx were bits of his heart and the red dripping jewels surrounding it were bits of his beloved's blood which had tried to come and save him. They loved each other, and tried to be together forever even in death. The Levionyx is supposed to only be able to be worn by two people who would give up their lives for one another. Hermione shook her head again remembering the tragic story. Saras sat there quietly, as though she had just remembered the story as well.
"This is only for those who don't take love for granted Hermione" Saras said gravely, but then livened up saying "Although you could always test it on Harry by wearing yours and then pressing the other one up against him. If it burns him, he is not worthy, if it doesn't well… can I be maid of honor?"
"Saras! You've got be joking!" Hermione said, "Besides, doesn't the burning happen to me as well if I am not worthy?" Hermione asked.
"Yes"
"Well then how the hell am I suppose to know whether or not my love is true or, oh for God's sake I'm beginning to sound like a romance novel." Saras laughed at her
"Well yes, it does all sound like a very bad paperback romance doesn't it? Don't worry too much Hermione, just put it on." Hermione hesitated for a second, then took one of the necklaces out of the box and pulled it over her head. She let go of it and waited. Nothing happened. She touched the jewel gingerly and it was cool.
"One of the other abilities that little jewel has is that it can tell you if danger is near." Saras said. And she pulled a similar looking necklace out from underneath her robe. It was almost the exact same one as Hermione's except the black crystal was in the shape of a diamond.
"So that's what that chain held!" Hermione smiled at Saras "You've been wearing it since you were ten, do you know who you will be giving its partner to yet?"
"Not yet." Saras said with a smile. "Not yet" Hermione smiled back, but was a bit worried. She was finding out a awful lot about the Nazgail family. One minute they were just normal wizards and witches, and the next, they had two sets of one of the most precious jewels in Wizarding history and were some of the most well known and well liked people she had ever seen. Hermione wondered briefly what else the Nazgail family was hiding. She was just about to ask a question when the door to their cart door bust open
"Hermione! So this is where you've been hiding!" Ron turned his head to the hallway and yelled "Oye! I found her! Come on you guys!" Hermione and Saras took that time when Ron's head was turned to quickly shove their jewels under their robes, and Hermione's box into one of her bags and out of sight. Harry came in, followed by Lavender, Parvarti and Ron. They all sat down comfortably and the train began to move.