Chapter 3: The Truth
Hermione awoke to red eyes staring at her. She started to scream, but a cold hand covered her mouth. "Shhhh my dear. You are fine," a soft hiss said to her.
She was horrified, and utterly bewildered. "Father?" she asked afraid and unsure.
"Yes, Hermione it is me." The voice said, silently stroking her soft hair. "My you are a gorgeous young woman. Just like your mother." he complimented her.
Just then a light came on and Lucius Malfoy entered the room, a sleepy Draco following him. "My Lord, Draco" Lucius introduced his son, after bowing. Lucius pushed Draco forward, and poked him in the back, causing Draco to bow.
"My Lord, It is an honor to see you. You look very well." The boy commented, standing back up. Voldermort approved and stood up, his cloak swishing. He turned and faced both Hermione and Draco.
"I am aware that you two are both Heads of the class. Is that correct?" Hermione nodded to her father, and suddenly did not feel afraid at all.
"Also, I am aware that you two have been bickering none the less. It is time both of you face the facts and mature into extreme adulthood. Lucius and I have talked and we have known for a while now," He paused for a moment, and then finished. "You two are to marry"
Her father spoke as clear as glass, but Hermione's face showed nothing more than a completely disgusted look. Draco's face was a mirror image to Hermione's, but he had known something like this was bound to happen.
Voldermort looked at Lucius and he nodded. Lucius took his son into a different room; leaving Hermione with a father she had hated all her life.
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Meanwhile, Ron and Harry were storming into Professor Dumbledore's office. "Where is she!" Ron shouted at the headmaster.
Dumbledore eyed the two boys, knowing how they hated not getting answers. "You are asking a question, while I really should be asking why you just came storming into my office, without even a simple knock?"
"We've got no times for games Professor! Where is Hermione?" Ron spit out, as Harry quickly shushed him. "Professor please. We have not seen Hermione at all in the castle, or on the train. Did something happen? Is she alright?" Harry asked calmly, in a totally different approach then Ron.
"She is okay and I'm sure she would not want you worrying over it. But, I cannot tell you anymore, I feel that she will tell you in time. Or you will find out on your own. One more thing before you go though. Hermione is in the castle, but I can say no more." The old wise professor said to the two boys running out of his office.
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Hermione turned to he father, as he sat down beside her. "My dear, I am sure you have questions, so now is the time for you to ask them. But do not waste my time on obvious ones, for I'm sure you can figure it out."
She took in a deep breath and started, hoping for some reasonable answers. "why me?.Why have I lived as a muggle and been called a mudblood, when I am really quite the opposite?"
"Hermione, I am sorry that you had to live with such dirty animals. When I fell, your mother knew we couldn't keep you. She fought with all her life to keep you hidden, but that fool of a headmaster found you. He destroyed your mother, and He is the reason you have no mother to take care of you. The Ministry of Magic gave you to a muggle family, something mudbloods call, a 'foster' family, giving you the name Granger. They thought they could keep you safe, and they even hooked you up with the enemy. But they failed."
She sat staring at her father, feeling his pain. She muttered out another question. "But, If I'm supposed to be in Slytherin, then why did the Sorting Hat put me in Gryffindor?"
Her father nodded. "Ah, that was another thing Dumbledore did from keeping you apart from your true place. He charmed the Hat, using some very powerful Old Magic. Therefore it put you into Gryffindor, totally missing the true you."
Hermione was a bit stunned, and she did something totally unexpected. She hugged her father. He was surprised, but he understood women, so he hugged her back, happy that no one was watching.
The two walked out into the common room, and watched as Lucius and Draco stood up. "Lucius I believe we must go now. Draco, don't fail me. And my daughter." he turned to Hermione. ".Stay True. Good bye." And the two fathers disappeared into a cloud of thick black smoke.
Draco went over to the little kitchen area and grabbed something out of the cooler. He then sat down in an armchair. "not what you thought right?" he said smirking.
Hermione just rolled her eyes and went through the portrait, leaving Malfoy. She decided to go walk around the grounds, and get used to being Head Girl. *********
Ron was overhead, flying Harry's Firebolt, while Harry sat in the stands of the Quidditch Field. "Hey Harry! This baby rides awesome!" Ron shouted, as he did a corkscrew.
Harry sighed and nodded, wondering about Hermione. Suddenly he saw a flash of brown hair walking towards the lake. He jumped out of his seat and ran over to her.
"Herm-- O sorry." Harry replied disappointed, as he saw the Slytherin colors. Hermione knew it was him and kept walking. She just wasn't ready to talk about it. Harry ignored the girl, since she was a Slytherin. He walked back to Ron, dragging his feet.
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When Hermione got to the lake, she ran into Pansy Parkinson. Pansy glared at her, disgusted. "What are you doing wearing my colors mudblood?!" she screeched. Hermione rolled her eyes and replied "Leave me alone and get that ugly pug face away from me."
As she kept walking, Pansy blocked her way. "I don't think so. Tell me what you're doing with MY robes on?" Three people watched form the shadows. Draco leaned against a tree, ready to come over and get rid of Pudgy Pansy. But, in the Forbidden Forest, two adult male faces watched the scene.
"Just leave me alone Pansy, I'm not in the mood." But, Pansy continued to block Hermione's way. "I don't think so mudblood. Where do you think you're gonna go hmm?" Hermione did not want the worst to happen, so she just ignored the other Slytherin. But, she did not see Draco starting to walk over.
Pansy continued to annoy and frustrate Hermione, thinking she wouldn't do anything. Finally, Hermione had had it. She punched Pansy in the nose and shouted "There! Now you're broken nose will go with that thing you call a face!" The Head Girl stormed off, leaving a bewildered Draco, a whining Pansy, and a satisfied father.
In the shadows of the trees, Voldermort hissed something. "she'll do fine." Smirking, he and Lucius left the Hogwarts grounds.
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Hermione awoke to red eyes staring at her. She started to scream, but a cold hand covered her mouth. "Shhhh my dear. You are fine," a soft hiss said to her.
She was horrified, and utterly bewildered. "Father?" she asked afraid and unsure.
"Yes, Hermione it is me." The voice said, silently stroking her soft hair. "My you are a gorgeous young woman. Just like your mother." he complimented her.
Just then a light came on and Lucius Malfoy entered the room, a sleepy Draco following him. "My Lord, Draco" Lucius introduced his son, after bowing. Lucius pushed Draco forward, and poked him in the back, causing Draco to bow.
"My Lord, It is an honor to see you. You look very well." The boy commented, standing back up. Voldermort approved and stood up, his cloak swishing. He turned and faced both Hermione and Draco.
"I am aware that you two are both Heads of the class. Is that correct?" Hermione nodded to her father, and suddenly did not feel afraid at all.
"Also, I am aware that you two have been bickering none the less. It is time both of you face the facts and mature into extreme adulthood. Lucius and I have talked and we have known for a while now," He paused for a moment, and then finished. "You two are to marry"
Her father spoke as clear as glass, but Hermione's face showed nothing more than a completely disgusted look. Draco's face was a mirror image to Hermione's, but he had known something like this was bound to happen.
Voldermort looked at Lucius and he nodded. Lucius took his son into a different room; leaving Hermione with a father she had hated all her life.
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Meanwhile, Ron and Harry were storming into Professor Dumbledore's office. "Where is she!" Ron shouted at the headmaster.
Dumbledore eyed the two boys, knowing how they hated not getting answers. "You are asking a question, while I really should be asking why you just came storming into my office, without even a simple knock?"
"We've got no times for games Professor! Where is Hermione?" Ron spit out, as Harry quickly shushed him. "Professor please. We have not seen Hermione at all in the castle, or on the train. Did something happen? Is she alright?" Harry asked calmly, in a totally different approach then Ron.
"She is okay and I'm sure she would not want you worrying over it. But, I cannot tell you anymore, I feel that she will tell you in time. Or you will find out on your own. One more thing before you go though. Hermione is in the castle, but I can say no more." The old wise professor said to the two boys running out of his office.
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Hermione turned to he father, as he sat down beside her. "My dear, I am sure you have questions, so now is the time for you to ask them. But do not waste my time on obvious ones, for I'm sure you can figure it out."
She took in a deep breath and started, hoping for some reasonable answers. "why me?.Why have I lived as a muggle and been called a mudblood, when I am really quite the opposite?"
"Hermione, I am sorry that you had to live with such dirty animals. When I fell, your mother knew we couldn't keep you. She fought with all her life to keep you hidden, but that fool of a headmaster found you. He destroyed your mother, and He is the reason you have no mother to take care of you. The Ministry of Magic gave you to a muggle family, something mudbloods call, a 'foster' family, giving you the name Granger. They thought they could keep you safe, and they even hooked you up with the enemy. But they failed."
She sat staring at her father, feeling his pain. She muttered out another question. "But, If I'm supposed to be in Slytherin, then why did the Sorting Hat put me in Gryffindor?"
Her father nodded. "Ah, that was another thing Dumbledore did from keeping you apart from your true place. He charmed the Hat, using some very powerful Old Magic. Therefore it put you into Gryffindor, totally missing the true you."
Hermione was a bit stunned, and she did something totally unexpected. She hugged her father. He was surprised, but he understood women, so he hugged her back, happy that no one was watching.
The two walked out into the common room, and watched as Lucius and Draco stood up. "Lucius I believe we must go now. Draco, don't fail me. And my daughter." he turned to Hermione. ".Stay True. Good bye." And the two fathers disappeared into a cloud of thick black smoke.
Draco went over to the little kitchen area and grabbed something out of the cooler. He then sat down in an armchair. "not what you thought right?" he said smirking.
Hermione just rolled her eyes and went through the portrait, leaving Malfoy. She decided to go walk around the grounds, and get used to being Head Girl. *********
Ron was overhead, flying Harry's Firebolt, while Harry sat in the stands of the Quidditch Field. "Hey Harry! This baby rides awesome!" Ron shouted, as he did a corkscrew.
Harry sighed and nodded, wondering about Hermione. Suddenly he saw a flash of brown hair walking towards the lake. He jumped out of his seat and ran over to her.
"Herm-- O sorry." Harry replied disappointed, as he saw the Slytherin colors. Hermione knew it was him and kept walking. She just wasn't ready to talk about it. Harry ignored the girl, since she was a Slytherin. He walked back to Ron, dragging his feet.
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When Hermione got to the lake, she ran into Pansy Parkinson. Pansy glared at her, disgusted. "What are you doing wearing my colors mudblood?!" she screeched. Hermione rolled her eyes and replied "Leave me alone and get that ugly pug face away from me."
As she kept walking, Pansy blocked her way. "I don't think so. Tell me what you're doing with MY robes on?" Three people watched form the shadows. Draco leaned against a tree, ready to come over and get rid of Pudgy Pansy. But, in the Forbidden Forest, two adult male faces watched the scene.
"Just leave me alone Pansy, I'm not in the mood." But, Pansy continued to block Hermione's way. "I don't think so mudblood. Where do you think you're gonna go hmm?" Hermione did not want the worst to happen, so she just ignored the other Slytherin. But, she did not see Draco starting to walk over.
Pansy continued to annoy and frustrate Hermione, thinking she wouldn't do anything. Finally, Hermione had had it. She punched Pansy in the nose and shouted "There! Now you're broken nose will go with that thing you call a face!" The Head Girl stormed off, leaving a bewildered Draco, a whining Pansy, and a satisfied father.
In the shadows of the trees, Voldermort hissed something. "she'll do fine." Smirking, he and Lucius left the Hogwarts grounds.
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