My Name is Irene:

The paramedics had arrived, as had a few doctors from Saint Mungo's. They had taken over the situation, saying they we from another Hospital, and they would deal with the crash. Obviously they were lying through tier teeth, but no one was going to call them on it.

Hermione was transported to the Hospital before anyone got the chance to take a real good look at what the accident had done. When the damage was finally surveyed, it appeared Hermione had broken her left arm in 3 places, cracked 2 ribs, had a concussion, and suffered from a number of other head injuries, including internal bleeding because she had gone head first through the windshield of her car. All in all, had she not been a witch, she most likely would have been dead, and if not, she would have been considered a medical miracle.

They knew who she was, and when she awoke they told her they had informed her parents of what had happened. They had been extremely worried, and one of the nurses suggested she send them an owl, seeing as how she had been unconscious for a good 3 days.

Hermione wasn't stupid though. She knew she should be grateful, but she also knew she could use this to her advantage. A few words to Dumbledore and this could work. She set to work right away, sending an owl first to her parents, and then to Dumbledore.

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Draco was almost sick with worry about Hermione. What had happened? Was she alive? It had been a brutal accident, and he knew had she been a muggle her chances of survival were slim. He had also noticed a change in her from last year. Why had she left Potter and Weasley without a word? Why hadn't she told anyone about Jake? What on Earth was she hiding? He couldn't answer any of the questions, but he could guess, and start to put the puzzle together that was Hermione.

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Dumbledore was sifting through his mail back in his office at Hogwarts. It was not his usual official Headmaster business letter, nor a plea from Fudge for help. Nope, it was from a student. Hermione in fact! What a surprise. This was defiantly not the ordinary letter either. It was quite long. He wondered what on earth could be bothering her so badly she wrote him over the summer?

He opened the letter and began reading it, taking in every word she wrote with care. By the time he got to the fifth paragraph he knew she needed serious help, but at the end of the letter, he knew what he must do. He must grant her wish for a new identity for her last year at Hogwarts. He only had a little less than a week to do it, but he would make it work. He would save what was last of Hermione Granger if it was the last thing he did!

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Hermione spent two more days at the Hospital before she was aloud to go home to see her family for the first time since the crash. The doctors had healed her up quickly, and she was nearly back to her old life. Things were nearly the same. Occasionally she would feel pain in her left arm, but it wasn't that bad.

Once she got home, her parents, and hopefully Dumbledore would greet her so they could talk about her arrangement. She hoped to go back to school under a new identity saying Hermione had transferred to a school in the United States. This might let her off the hook with Jake, as well as give her some time to do things she loved to do, as long as her school grades remained way above average. She would also cut back on the know it all routine, which she hadn't done in quite a while.

And so, she left Saint Mungo's. It would not take long to get back to her house, so she was by no means worried about it.

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When Hermione finally arrived at her house, she was greeted in a predictable ay. Her parents ran out to get her, hugging her, kissing her, telling her they were glad she was ok, ect. True to his word, Dumbledore was there too. He was standing on the sidelines watching Hermione's parents tell her everything would be ok, but he noticed something different about Hermione.

The sparkle in her eyes was gone. The emotions that would have had her crying tears of joy a year ago was not there. She had lost a number of her best qualities all thanks to his lack of attention to her, thinking she could take are of herself being Harry Potter and Ron Wealsey's best friend. But oh how wrong he had been. And now he saw his mistake right in front of him, and he hoped he was not too late to make things right.

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About 2 hours later Dumbledore and Hermione started to talk about her secret identity. It should have something to do with Hermione. They were thinking along the lines of doing an anagram. So far the best ones were Erin Hoem and Irene Ohm. Once they had established that her name would be Irene Ohm they got to work on creating a personality for her. Using Hermione's basic interests and likes. They came out with a girl along these lines:

Name: Irene Ohm

Age: 17 will be 18 on June 7th

Parents: Amy and Henry Ohm

Siblings: None

Pets: A cat (Ginger Snap) and 2 dogs (Lacey and Bruno) and her own Owl (Hestia)

Social Status: Muggle born Witch--( wealthy but not too wealthy

Hobbies: Reading, writing, art

Talents: Art and writing

Quittich: No!

Old School: Salem Academy (an American school for Witches and Wizards School) Reason for coming to Hogwarts: To live with her cousins while her parents are getting a divorce

Knowledge of England: None

They also created fake pictures of her, family heirlooms and such to make her seem real. They cut Hermione's hair and styled it, so her hair was no longer bushy, but it was straight down to about 1 inch before it ended, where it became curly to the end. It reached about down to her rib cage, or mid back, however you looked at it. Hermione then went out and bought some more new clothes to go with the ones she already owned. Her brown eyes went from a regular brown color to a honey color with gold specks do to an advanced spell. Dumbledore had altered the spell to make the effects last for a month, so each month the spell would have to be preformed. Her hair color stayed the same, except they highlighted her chestnut brown hair with streaks of both red and blonde hair.

They had gotten her more makeup to make her seem a bit more teenager-ish, and to make it easier for her to understand the concept of it, Dumbledore to her to use it as if she was painting, and her face was the canvas, but she had to make it look tasteful. She got the idea, and soon learned makeup could be fun, when she had always thought it to be ridicules.

The total time spent on making her become Irene was about 4 ½ hours. It took much longer than anticipated, but that was just the physical aspect of it. For her past life, Hermione was learning quite quickly. By the end of the week Hermione Granger would be in Hogwarts for her last year as Irene Ohm. This was going to be a totally twisted experience!

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From now on I will refer to Hermione as Irene, as will all the characters, but when she is thinking she will be Hermione. Hopefully it won't be too confusing. Please review, because I still have none!!!