I've Been Living A Lie
~* Hey guys, fan fiction has been down! NOOOO! So I'm really sorry about the delay with this chapter. . . I feel bad! Anyway, thanks for reviewing Li-Chan, Kura52, Serpena, Mdemanatee, Draco is the Man, Dralor, Angel125 and Katina Wellson. I can get reviews because I have 'em sent to my email address! Yay! Finally over 10 chapters! Oh, and one more thing, sorry this is so confusing! I hope you'll be able to understand it all. *~
Chapter 11 ~ Is It Too Late?
Professor Dumbledore had the strangest feeling that something terrible had happened to two of his Hogwarts students. Sitting in his office, the aging Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry pondered the matter. He had always had the ability of being able to pick out the students in danger, and be able to help them from mortal danger, but not with this matter. He was stumped. Two students were about to face the biggest challenge of their lives, and the Headmaster would not be able to help them.
~***~
The most feared Wizard since Salazar Slytherin himself paced on the green rug beside his overly large fireplace. Nagini, his large pet snake, was curled up in the corner. She took up ample space. The tall, thin Wizard carelessly tossed her a large black rat, which she casually caught in her mouth and swallowed in two gulps.
'Soon Nagini, soon.' Voldemort said. 'With that bumbering old fool Dumbledore out of the way, and Harry Potter in Hermione Granger's body, he will be easy prey.' The old Wizard stopped pacing, as at that moment, Bellatrix Lestrange had entered the large room.
'My Lord, we have news from our spy in Hogwarts.' She said, bowing as Voldemort approached her.
'Go on then.' He said coldly.
'The old fool has not sensed which students are in danger. He knows that there are two Hogwarts students in grave peril, but he cannot place his wrinkled finger on it.' Bellatrix said.
'Excellent.' Voldemort turned back to the fire. 'With Harry in an unfit body to fight in, he will be destroyed.'
~***~
Harry woke up that morning, fumbled around for his glasses, but couldn't find them. He opened his eyes to find that he could see perfectly well without them. He gazed around his dormitories, and gasped. He was in the girls dorms! How could this have happened? Harry frantically tried to stumble out of his bed, but got caught in the bed sheets, and fell into a heap on the floor. Masses of bushy brown hair fell into his face. Parvati stirred, and sat up.
'Hermione! What on Earth are you doing?' She said, rubbing her eyes.
Hermione? Harry thought. He looked in the nearest mirror and let out a high pitched squeal. Oh my GOD! I'm Hermione! Harry ran downstairs and into the common room. There, he saw Ron.
'Morning Hermione.' He said. Harry ran over to him and shook his shoulders frantically. 'What? Hermione! Stop that! Quit it! Cut it out!'
'I'm not Hermione!' Harry yelled. A few people in the common room looked over at them and laughed.
'Hermione's gone mental!' Dennis Creevey said, laughing at Harry's outburst. Harry lowered Hermione's arms from Ron's shoulders and looked at him in a sarcasticish tone.
'Ron, we have to go up to the boys dormitories right now.' Harry said in an urgent tone of voice. Ron looked plain confused.
'Um, okay Hermione.' He said.
'I'm Harry!' Harry hissed. Ron looked at Harry with wide eyes.
'No you're not, you're Hermione.' Ron exclaimed as they entered the boys dorms.
Hermione was sitting upright on Harry's bed, and in Harry's body.
'Hermione!' Harry cried out to her.
'Harry, why am I you?' Hermione trembled. Ron looked from Harry (who was really Hermione in Harry's body) to Hermione (who was really Harry in Hermione's body).
'What's going on you two? Is this some sort of sick joke?' Ron asked.
'No Ron! This is serious! I'm in Hermione's body, and she's in mine! How could this have happened?' Harry said, trying to stay calm, but failing miserably, deciding to kick his truck. 'Ouch!' Harry jumped around clutching Hermione's foot.
'Hey! It's not as if I'm running around injuring YOUR body!' Hermione scoffed from the bed. Harry glared at her.
'Woah, you guys, you need to slow down, this is too much to take in!' Ron said, backing slightly away from the pair.
'Ron, this is weird. I mean, how would you like to be stuck in Hermione's body? This is not normal. Someone must have done this to us.' Harry said, brushing Hermione's bushy hair out of her eyes.
'Harry,' Hermione said, looking at him. 'Do you know what this means? It means we have to play each other until such time as we get this mess all sorted out.' She said, trying desperately to tame Harry's untameable hair.
'Oh my God, you're right Hermione! This really sucks! People are going to know you're not you, I mean, that you're not me, I mean – well, you know what I mean, right?' Harry stuttered, not looking pleased that he'd have to act all smart, and un-troublesome. His thoughts wandered to the Potions Dungeons, with Professor Snape.
{ 'Oh, I see Miss Granger, you "forgot" to ad the armadillo bile before weed of acidophilus? Twenty points from Gryffindor, and a weeks worth of detention.' }
Harry shuddered at the thought.
' – and, Harry! Harry! Are you listening to me?' Hermione said rather angrily. She snapped Harry's fingers in front of "her" face.
'Yes, what? Sorry Hermione.' Harry said, snapping out of his thoughts of Snape.
'I was trying to tell you what we are currently doing in my Arithmancy class. It will be extremely suspicious if "I" have no idea what "I'm" doing.' Hermione said.
'Oh, sorry Hermione.' Harry grumbled.
'I think that if the two of you are being serious about this, then you'll have to go to the Headmaster.' Ron said, still standing over by the door.
'I think you have a point Ron, Dumbledore will know what's going on. . . hopefully. . .' Hermione said, adjusting Harry's glasses.
'This is weird.' Ron said.
~***~
Professor McGonagall was sitting at her desk when Professor Dumbledore walked in. He looked somewhat dazed, and his usually sparkling eyes were misted over, with a foggy cloud look about them. Professor McGonagall looked up from the Homework Essays she was grading.
'Albus, is there something wrong?' The Professor asked.
'Unfortunately Minerva, I fear that two Hogwarts students are in grave danger. What's more, I have received an urgent letter from Cornelius Fudge requesting my immediate attendance in Azkaban. So it gives me great sadness to inform that I will be leaving Hogwarts for at least a month to take care of certain matters of which The Minister of Magic could not cope with.' Dumbledore paused for a minute to get his breath back. 'I am appointing you acting Headmistress for the period in which I am of absence. Take care of the students' needs Minerva, I'm counting on you. I fear that something terrible is about to be among us.' And with that, Dumbledore left the office.
Minerva thought for a minute about the seriousness in Dumbledore's voice when he had spoken about the students being in grave danger, and that something terrible would soon be apon the school.
She tried to brush it off, and continue grading her papers, but found it impossible, so Professor McGonagall decided to take a walk around the corridors.
~***~
Running down the long, winding corridors of Hogwarts school, Harry, Ron and Hermione spotted Professor McGonagall, walking around aimlessly, looking rather worried. They ran right up to her, stopping suddenly to catch their breaths.
'Professor!' Harry shouted.
'Please keep your voice down Miss Granger.' Professor McGonagall said sternly.
'Sorry Professor, it won't happen again.' Hermione said, but covered Harry's mouth as soon as she'd let the words slip. 'Um, what I meant to say is that Hermione won't have any sudden outbursts like that again, will you Hermione.' Hermione looked at Harry sternly, and Harry kept quite.
'Professor, I – we were wondering whether we could see Professor Dumbledore.' Harry said.
'I'm afraid you have just missed the Headmaster, for he is on a leave of absence, and will not be returning for an entire month.' Professor McGonagall said in her stern voice. The three friends suddenly received identical sinking feelings in their stomaches.
'W-W-Won't be back for a m-m-month?' Harry stuttered.
'That is right Miss Granger. He received an urgent Owl from the Minister of Magic, and left for Azkaban immediately. He will not be returning for as long as it takes for him to fix Cornelius's mistakes.' McGonagall said, and made no hesitation to turn and walk away from the three flabbergasted friends.
'Fat lot of good that is!' Ron said.
'Ron! This is terrible! With Dumbledore gone, we may NEVER get right again! I mean, it could be one of those things that can only be reversed in a certain amount of time! We could be trapped in each other's bodies forever! This is serious!' Hermione burst out. She buried Harry's head in his hands and began to sob. This was not pretty. Harry gawped at the sight.
'Hermione! Stop that!' He hissed. 'People'll think I've gone crazy!'
'Sorry *sob* Harry.' Hermione said, but she stopped crying.
~***~
'They are weakening master.' Bellatrix Lestrange said as she waved her hand over the crystal ball to clear the image of Hermione, Harry and Ron from within it.
'Excellent. And with Dumbledore out of the way, nothing is to stop me from defeating Harry Potter once and for all.' Voldemort let out a high pitched cackle at the thought of finally destroying Harry Potter.
'Not long now master, their spirits are dampening, but I must warn you to act hastily, Dumbledore will soon figure out what we have done, and be back at Hogwarts before you can say Salazar Slytherin.' Bellatrix sat down in a large, red velvet chair.
'You are right, as always Bellatrix.' Voldemort said, and called for his pet snake Nagini.
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~* There it is, sorry once again that it took a while to get out. . . I feel bad! I haven't updated my other Fic's either, I'd better get working! Lol. I will try to have another chapter posted as soon as possible, but until then, please review and let me know what you thought of that chapter. Myself, I thought it was rather corny & crappy. . . *~
~Gryffindor Gal~
~* Hey guys, fan fiction has been down! NOOOO! So I'm really sorry about the delay with this chapter. . . I feel bad! Anyway, thanks for reviewing Li-Chan, Kura52, Serpena, Mdemanatee, Draco is the Man, Dralor, Angel125 and Katina Wellson. I can get reviews because I have 'em sent to my email address! Yay! Finally over 10 chapters! Oh, and one more thing, sorry this is so confusing! I hope you'll be able to understand it all. *~
Chapter 11 ~ Is It Too Late?
Professor Dumbledore had the strangest feeling that something terrible had happened to two of his Hogwarts students. Sitting in his office, the aging Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry pondered the matter. He had always had the ability of being able to pick out the students in danger, and be able to help them from mortal danger, but not with this matter. He was stumped. Two students were about to face the biggest challenge of their lives, and the Headmaster would not be able to help them.
~***~
The most feared Wizard since Salazar Slytherin himself paced on the green rug beside his overly large fireplace. Nagini, his large pet snake, was curled up in the corner. She took up ample space. The tall, thin Wizard carelessly tossed her a large black rat, which she casually caught in her mouth and swallowed in two gulps.
'Soon Nagini, soon.' Voldemort said. 'With that bumbering old fool Dumbledore out of the way, and Harry Potter in Hermione Granger's body, he will be easy prey.' The old Wizard stopped pacing, as at that moment, Bellatrix Lestrange had entered the large room.
'My Lord, we have news from our spy in Hogwarts.' She said, bowing as Voldemort approached her.
'Go on then.' He said coldly.
'The old fool has not sensed which students are in danger. He knows that there are two Hogwarts students in grave peril, but he cannot place his wrinkled finger on it.' Bellatrix said.
'Excellent.' Voldemort turned back to the fire. 'With Harry in an unfit body to fight in, he will be destroyed.'
~***~
Harry woke up that morning, fumbled around for his glasses, but couldn't find them. He opened his eyes to find that he could see perfectly well without them. He gazed around his dormitories, and gasped. He was in the girls dorms! How could this have happened? Harry frantically tried to stumble out of his bed, but got caught in the bed sheets, and fell into a heap on the floor. Masses of bushy brown hair fell into his face. Parvati stirred, and sat up.
'Hermione! What on Earth are you doing?' She said, rubbing her eyes.
Hermione? Harry thought. He looked in the nearest mirror and let out a high pitched squeal. Oh my GOD! I'm Hermione! Harry ran downstairs and into the common room. There, he saw Ron.
'Morning Hermione.' He said. Harry ran over to him and shook his shoulders frantically. 'What? Hermione! Stop that! Quit it! Cut it out!'
'I'm not Hermione!' Harry yelled. A few people in the common room looked over at them and laughed.
'Hermione's gone mental!' Dennis Creevey said, laughing at Harry's outburst. Harry lowered Hermione's arms from Ron's shoulders and looked at him in a sarcasticish tone.
'Ron, we have to go up to the boys dormitories right now.' Harry said in an urgent tone of voice. Ron looked plain confused.
'Um, okay Hermione.' He said.
'I'm Harry!' Harry hissed. Ron looked at Harry with wide eyes.
'No you're not, you're Hermione.' Ron exclaimed as they entered the boys dorms.
Hermione was sitting upright on Harry's bed, and in Harry's body.
'Hermione!' Harry cried out to her.
'Harry, why am I you?' Hermione trembled. Ron looked from Harry (who was really Hermione in Harry's body) to Hermione (who was really Harry in Hermione's body).
'What's going on you two? Is this some sort of sick joke?' Ron asked.
'No Ron! This is serious! I'm in Hermione's body, and she's in mine! How could this have happened?' Harry said, trying to stay calm, but failing miserably, deciding to kick his truck. 'Ouch!' Harry jumped around clutching Hermione's foot.
'Hey! It's not as if I'm running around injuring YOUR body!' Hermione scoffed from the bed. Harry glared at her.
'Woah, you guys, you need to slow down, this is too much to take in!' Ron said, backing slightly away from the pair.
'Ron, this is weird. I mean, how would you like to be stuck in Hermione's body? This is not normal. Someone must have done this to us.' Harry said, brushing Hermione's bushy hair out of her eyes.
'Harry,' Hermione said, looking at him. 'Do you know what this means? It means we have to play each other until such time as we get this mess all sorted out.' She said, trying desperately to tame Harry's untameable hair.
'Oh my God, you're right Hermione! This really sucks! People are going to know you're not you, I mean, that you're not me, I mean – well, you know what I mean, right?' Harry stuttered, not looking pleased that he'd have to act all smart, and un-troublesome. His thoughts wandered to the Potions Dungeons, with Professor Snape.
{ 'Oh, I see Miss Granger, you "forgot" to ad the armadillo bile before weed of acidophilus? Twenty points from Gryffindor, and a weeks worth of detention.' }
Harry shuddered at the thought.
' – and, Harry! Harry! Are you listening to me?' Hermione said rather angrily. She snapped Harry's fingers in front of "her" face.
'Yes, what? Sorry Hermione.' Harry said, snapping out of his thoughts of Snape.
'I was trying to tell you what we are currently doing in my Arithmancy class. It will be extremely suspicious if "I" have no idea what "I'm" doing.' Hermione said.
'Oh, sorry Hermione.' Harry grumbled.
'I think that if the two of you are being serious about this, then you'll have to go to the Headmaster.' Ron said, still standing over by the door.
'I think you have a point Ron, Dumbledore will know what's going on. . . hopefully. . .' Hermione said, adjusting Harry's glasses.
'This is weird.' Ron said.
~***~
Professor McGonagall was sitting at her desk when Professor Dumbledore walked in. He looked somewhat dazed, and his usually sparkling eyes were misted over, with a foggy cloud look about them. Professor McGonagall looked up from the Homework Essays she was grading.
'Albus, is there something wrong?' The Professor asked.
'Unfortunately Minerva, I fear that two Hogwarts students are in grave danger. What's more, I have received an urgent letter from Cornelius Fudge requesting my immediate attendance in Azkaban. So it gives me great sadness to inform that I will be leaving Hogwarts for at least a month to take care of certain matters of which The Minister of Magic could not cope with.' Dumbledore paused for a minute to get his breath back. 'I am appointing you acting Headmistress for the period in which I am of absence. Take care of the students' needs Minerva, I'm counting on you. I fear that something terrible is about to be among us.' And with that, Dumbledore left the office.
Minerva thought for a minute about the seriousness in Dumbledore's voice when he had spoken about the students being in grave danger, and that something terrible would soon be apon the school.
She tried to brush it off, and continue grading her papers, but found it impossible, so Professor McGonagall decided to take a walk around the corridors.
~***~
Running down the long, winding corridors of Hogwarts school, Harry, Ron and Hermione spotted Professor McGonagall, walking around aimlessly, looking rather worried. They ran right up to her, stopping suddenly to catch their breaths.
'Professor!' Harry shouted.
'Please keep your voice down Miss Granger.' Professor McGonagall said sternly.
'Sorry Professor, it won't happen again.' Hermione said, but covered Harry's mouth as soon as she'd let the words slip. 'Um, what I meant to say is that Hermione won't have any sudden outbursts like that again, will you Hermione.' Hermione looked at Harry sternly, and Harry kept quite.
'Professor, I – we were wondering whether we could see Professor Dumbledore.' Harry said.
'I'm afraid you have just missed the Headmaster, for he is on a leave of absence, and will not be returning for an entire month.' Professor McGonagall said in her stern voice. The three friends suddenly received identical sinking feelings in their stomaches.
'W-W-Won't be back for a m-m-month?' Harry stuttered.
'That is right Miss Granger. He received an urgent Owl from the Minister of Magic, and left for Azkaban immediately. He will not be returning for as long as it takes for him to fix Cornelius's mistakes.' McGonagall said, and made no hesitation to turn and walk away from the three flabbergasted friends.
'Fat lot of good that is!' Ron said.
'Ron! This is terrible! With Dumbledore gone, we may NEVER get right again! I mean, it could be one of those things that can only be reversed in a certain amount of time! We could be trapped in each other's bodies forever! This is serious!' Hermione burst out. She buried Harry's head in his hands and began to sob. This was not pretty. Harry gawped at the sight.
'Hermione! Stop that!' He hissed. 'People'll think I've gone crazy!'
'Sorry *sob* Harry.' Hermione said, but she stopped crying.
~***~
'They are weakening master.' Bellatrix Lestrange said as she waved her hand over the crystal ball to clear the image of Hermione, Harry and Ron from within it.
'Excellent. And with Dumbledore out of the way, nothing is to stop me from defeating Harry Potter once and for all.' Voldemort let out a high pitched cackle at the thought of finally destroying Harry Potter.
'Not long now master, their spirits are dampening, but I must warn you to act hastily, Dumbledore will soon figure out what we have done, and be back at Hogwarts before you can say Salazar Slytherin.' Bellatrix sat down in a large, red velvet chair.
'You are right, as always Bellatrix.' Voldemort said, and called for his pet snake Nagini.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
~* There it is, sorry once again that it took a while to get out. . . I feel bad! I haven't updated my other Fic's either, I'd better get working! Lol. I will try to have another chapter posted as soon as possible, but until then, please review and let me know what you thought of that chapter. Myself, I thought it was rather corny & crappy. . . *~
~Gryffindor Gal~
