Here is Chapter 2: Rewritten
Hermione walked into her Surrey home, it was beautiful furnished. Even though the Grangers didn't have much money, they could furnish their house so fashionably. Hermione loved her home, she loved being able to isolate herself from the world when she needed to. Especially now.
Hermione stamped in the door, and without saying, a word dropped the letter on her mothers lap, and ran to her room, not listening to what her mother was trying to say.
"Ohh Crookshanks!" Hermione sobbed, "Why me, why not that idiot Malfoy, I'd love to get rid of him for a whole year.
"Hermione… are you ok?" Her mother asked, but got no reply. She walked back to her chair and opened the letter. She saw the well-written letter, in Hogwarts' signature green ink.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Granger,
Your daughter is the best student that this school has seen in centuries. I would like to congratulate you on that fact. However, I do not have much time before I must get to the wizarding world. Your daughter has been accepted into a new program that will test her capabilities. She is to go 1 year into the future, completing her NEWTs so she may enter St. Mungo's Hospital early.
The consequences are dangerously severe. She could die, but I am sure that she can do the spell successfully. She will need to make her decision by the time that she comes to Hogwarts. If she does not go, she will have to pay 50 Galleons a lesson per year. I don't think that she should have to do this.
Signed:
Headmaster of Hogwarts – Albus Dumbledore
Mrs. Granger walked to Hermione's room door and tried to open it. Unfortunately, Hermione had locked it, "Hermione…?"
There was no answer, until the phone rang, Hermione answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hermione? You must be so excited!" Harry blurted over the phone.
"This is the worst thing that has ever happened; I don't want to go Harry!"
"Too bad we couldn't get Malfoy to go, imagine, a year without Malfoy!"
"Don't mention Malfoy to me, I met him in Diagon Alley today, and even his father is intolerable! I'm sorry Harry, but I've got to go, seeya on the Hogwarts Express. Say hi to Ron for me!"
Hermione hung up the phone and began to cry, Crookshanks comforted her but Hermione just couldn't stop crying. 'Why?' She asked herself.
Hermione boarded the Hogwarts Express and she was completely silent. Harry and Ron were worried; Hermione was never like this unless she was reading.
"'Mione, are you ok?" Ron asked, as he placed Pig's cage on top of his other cases, "You haven't said a word since we got here."
Hermione boarded the Hogwarts Express and she was completely silent. Harry and Ron were worried; Hermione was never like this unless she was reading a book.
"'Mione, are you O.K.?" Ron asked as he placed Pig's cage on his other cases, "You haven't said a word since we got here."
"Ron!" Harry snapped, "Have you not heard, Hermione has been asked to travel time to her seventh year, she'll be leaving us for entire year."
"Bloody Hell! I knew she was smart but not that smart!" Then Ron became quiet, this would mean no one would be able to help him with his Potions and Transfiguration homework.
"We can't let her go!" Ron explained as Malfoy entered the compartment.
"There is a rumour that the Mudblood is leaving us for a year. We're having a party in the other compartment."
Hermione broke into a hard and long crying fit. Malfoy sneered and walked back into his compartment with a gin and tonic in his hand.
"Hermione, its O.K.!" Harry comforted Hermione and handed her a box of Kleenex.
For the rest of the trip to Hogwarts, Hermione continued to cry, it wasn't until Hagrid asked her what's wrong did she finally decide to stop crying and speak.
"I don't want to go Hagrid, It's not fair… It's like losing all your friends at one time." Hermione explained.
"But your friends will be there!" Hagrid replied.
"Yes, but I'll be completely oblivious to the happenings of this ye…" Hermione stated before bursting into tears again.
Hagrid brought Hermione to Dumbledore's office to wait right outside.
"Now stay here and wait for Dumbledore, he will be right here. Good luck me girl, try to stop crying!"
"Thank… you… Hag… rid…" Hermione thanked as she tried to stop crying for Hagrid's sake.
Hagrid walked out and Professor McGonagall walked in, she nodded at Hermione and walked into Dumbledore's office. When she came back out, she looked at Hermione and pointed to the door. Hermione understood and walked into the office of Professor Dumbledore. "Have you made up your mind on your choice?" Dumbledore asked.
"I have spent the last week not forgetting about it… I'll do it!" Hermione replied.
"Very well, follow me."
Dumbledore lead Hermione down a strange hall she never saw in Hogwarts before, there were pictures of Salazar and Godric battling, Dumbledore congratulating the Potters for Graduating, and one with Dumbledore congratulating Tom Riddle for graduating.
"We're here!" Dumbledore explained as he stopped at a doorway, staring right at the crystal that Hermione would have to use to go into the future .
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