Everlasting Memories

Chapter 15

Never Let Your Guard Down

As Hermione headed towards the Grand Hall she couldn't help but feel that she was being followed, but decided to shrug it off.  When she got closer to the wooden doors, a hand clamped over her mouth, making her let out a muffled scream.  "Don't scream Granger its just me." He said before slowly lowering his hand.  Hermione looked both ways to make sure nobody was watching, then she lead him to an empty classroom closing the door.  "Geez Malfoy you could have given me a heart attack."

He smirked.  "Well if that happens, it happens.  Who am I to complain about that."

"Stupid git." She muttered.

"What Granger???"

"Nothing." She smiled sweetly, a little too sweetly.

"Anyways I came to tell you that I probably may be gone for a while, I received word that my Mother…passed away.  By some unknown reason."

Hermione's gaze softened.  "I'm so sorry-"

"Don't be."

"But-"

"No Malfoy ever shows feelings.  None what so ever."

"I 'm sorry to hear that."

"Why!?"

"Because you'll never really know what pain is until you feel it." She stated.

"And I suppose you did when your parents died!!!" he snapped.  When he saw her lower her head, he immediately regretted what he said.  "I-"

"I have to go…" and with that she turned around and ran out of the room leaving Malfoy stand there like a dimwit.

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     "hey," said Phoebe standing before the class.  Nervous as hell, but on the plus side Hermione was in there, along with Harry and Ron.  "My name is Phoebe Halliwell and I will be teaching this class from now on…until you find a replacement, anyways.  You can call me Phoebe or Professor Halliwell, either way is fine with me.  So can somebody tell me what you were doing before he/she left???"

     Pansy raised her hand.  "Ah yes, Miss…"

     "My name is Pansy Parkingson and we were studying on the so called Charmed Ones."  Phoebe suddenly felt very nervous.  "He didn't know much… well not anymore!!!"  the Slytherins laughed when the Gryffindors just scowled.

     "Oh okay.  So I guess I'll just start at the beginning.  There are three sisters that have different gifts.  The oldest could freeze people and things, also blow things up, the other could levitate and have premonitions, and the youngest could orb and glamour-"

     Malfoy raised his hand.  "What do you mean she could orb and glamour?"

     "Well orbing is like teleporting to a different place where ever you wanted and glamour is when she can change her appearance without potions or spells." Phoebe explained.

     "Do you know them!?" Ron blurted out."

     "Yes I know them very well but they choose to keep their identity a secret."

     "Why?"

     "The same as you I suppose.  If regular people discover them, then they'll get killed.  I know what you are all thinking, how come I didn't to a school like this one.  To answer your questions, a long time ago a mortal discovered the school and reported it to the others.  They all rallied some other men and went to the school destroying it with witches and wizards along with it.  But magic is different from this.  In the United States people that are witches call themselves 'wiccans' and the males did so, too.  They don't need wands to do magic; they all had different powers from all.  But there are also evil beings from the Underworld called 'demons'.  They wanted to control the world and kill, but the Charmed Ones always stopped them… somehow.  But there was one that was stronger than all demons and called himself the Source.  They destroyed him but they knew that, that would never be the end.  Because they knew that demons would come after them and try to kill them, so they could claim the throne and be named the new Source.  Finally there are the whitelighters.  They are angels that watch over all witches and heal them when they are injured, of course they served under a higher power and they called themselves the Elders.  Why?  Because they have lived for many centuries and also made important decisions.  Any questions?"

     A few raised their hands while the others took notes.  Harry raised his hand.  "Are the Charmed Ones powerful???"

     "Yeah…I guess you could say that, I mean they always save the day so.  Yeah."

     While Phoebe answered the questions she didn't here Malfoy's remark.  "Sound like Pothead, Weasel and Wonder Girl."  All the Slytherins laughed making Phoebe looking their way.

     "Want to talk about what's so funny Mister Malfoy??" she asked hands hips.

     "Not at all, its just that you make them sound like Scar Face, Carrot and Bookworm!!!"

     Hermione gasped making Phoebe know that he was talking about her and her friends.  "Detention Malfoy, I won't allow you to talk like that in my class.  Now I want one roll of…parchment on Tuesday, class dismissed."

     Everybody gathered their things and headed out, not before making eye contact with Hermione when she reached the door.  Phoebe sighed and plopped down on her chair, this was going to be a long day.

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     "My Lord, we have no record of them ever attending Hogwarts or any other school.  I think that they are muggles teaching in the school, do you wish for me to dispose of them???"

     "No.  Let us test them to see if they are a threat to use, if they are send some to persuade them to our side.  If they refuse kill them and all those they hold dear."

     "Yes My Lord, who and when do you want me to send???"

     "Tonight when they are together.  Send McNair, Goyle and Crabbe.  Do not disappoint me Lucius."

     "Of course Master." He said bowing and leaving to tell them to be ready for tonight.

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     At Lunch Hermione kept on glancing at the Slytherin and keep on meeting with a pair of grey eyes.  Harry noticed this.  "Hermione is something wrong???" he asked concerned.

     "Huh?" she said snapping back to reality.

     "Are.  You.  Okay?" he asked again.

     "Of course Harry I'm fine what makes you think something is wrong, nothings wrong.  Everything is perfectly fine…fine I say."

     "Well for one right now you jumped to defense and the other you keep looking over at the Slytherin table at Malfoy."  Hermione stiffened.

     "Eer-my-oh-knee," Ron said joining in the conversation with his mouth full, "ooo ure oo oooate???"

     Hermione looked at him diguisted.  "Honestly how many times do I have to tell you, don't talk with your mouth full!!!!"  Ron just rolled his eyes.

     "Her-"

     "Damn it Harry I said I was fine!!!!" she yelled at him before getting up and storming out the Grand Hall. 

     Hermione was walking up the stone steps but stopped when somebody called her name…it was Ginny.  "Hey Mione are you alright???  I saw the little episode you had with Harry, what he do??"

     Hermione sat on the stone steps with Hermione beside her, not carrying that the steps were changing.  "I think I'm going crazy-"

     "Why???"

     "I may like somebody but I'm afraid to make a move, afraid that he may not feel the same as me.  What do you think???"

     Ginny put her hand to her chin pretending to think, Hermione laughed.  "If you really like him then I guess you should tell him before somebody else snags him, you wanna go to the kitchens to get a snack since you didn't really eat lunch???"

     Hermione shook her head.  "No I guess I'll just get to class early you know to clear my mind, until I make my decision."

     "Okay.  Oh and tell Phoebe that I love the way she's was teaching today, she took fifteen points from Slytherin today."

     "Ha.  See you later Gin." She said waving before running up the stairs before they change again.  Ginny watched as she disappeared before smiling then left to go to her class.

Twenty minutes before dinner…………….

     Hermione was finishing writing what was happening to her egg that Hagrid gave her almost a month ago or more, but she suddenly stopped when she saw the egg begin to glow a faint color of blue.  'Funny that never happened before…' Hermione pondered before writing this down.

……the egg changes colors now and it may signify that it could be any characteristic speciey.  It as been a month and the egg is slightly larger that before and moves occasionaley.  My opinion is that it may be an unique kind of animal but I shall wait another month before this hatches, perhasps longer.  I shall continue to watch the egg in any case of the egg may be abnormal.

     Hermione rolled up her parchment and left her room to dinner.  As she was walking down the stairs somebody clamped a mouth over her hand and pulled her into the shadows.  Hermione struggled and finally bit down on the persons hand making them shove her away.  "Malfoy what….what…."  what made her stop was when she realized that he wasn't Malfoy……but a Death Eater.  She turn to run but they caught her around the waist.  "PAIGE!!!!!!  PAIGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed as more than one carried her to an empty classroom.

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     Paige was about to take a  bit of her fried chicken when she stood up abruptly, Piper and Phoebe looked at her curiously as were some other people eating dinner.  "Paige what's the matter?!" Piper asked alarmed.

     "Its Hermione…I feel as though she's in trouble…." She said running out with her other two sisters behind her.  Everybody was curious why they left in a hurry.  Dumbledore must have noticed something before he left as well with Snape and McGonagall trailing behind him.

     When Paige, Piper and Phoebe reached the stairs, Piper told her to orb where Hermione was.  Paige took their hands and disappeared when Albus and the others got there.

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     They held her and laughed like maniacs seeing her squirm.  "Come now McNair perform the Killing Curse already!!!" Goyle said holding her down with Crabbe.

     "Fine.  Avada-"

     "WAND!!!" shouted Paige as it orded out of his hands and to her.

     "What the Hell!!!!" he said when he saw the three sisters standing there with a murderous look.

     "Let her go!!!" yelled Phoebe.

     "And if we don't!!!!" McNair said hauntingly.

     Phoebe ran up to him, jumped levitating and kicking him square in the chest sending him backwards crashing into the wall behind him.  McNair looked at Crabbe and Goyle and ordered them to run.  They reluctantly let go of Hermione and started running for the door.  They were about to jump over the desk but Piper made a motion with her hands making the desk explode sending them flying across the room and slumping to the ground.  When they turned to face McNair he jumped out the window on to a broom and flew away.  "Damn it!!!  Paige orb the broom!!!"

     "BROOM!!!!" immediately the broom orbed to her and they could here a bloodcurtling yell as they saw him plung to the ground.

     "Paige go get him and bring him here!!!" Phoebe said as Paige orbed out of the room and into the sky to look for the person.

     Hermione was on the floor sobbing hysterically.  Phoebe was rocking her back and forth telling her she was okay, and Piper joined her.  "Its okay honey, you're safe now.  Its okay, its okay…"

     "Hermione," Piper said putting a hand on her shoulder, "who were those guys in the masks???"

     "Dea-Death Eaters…. servants of Vold-Voldermort…."

     Piper stood up ready to attack when the door swung open, but relaxed when she saw who it was.  "My lord, what happened here!!?" McGonagall asked looking around the destroyed classroom, then at the hysterical Hermione being held by Phoebe, and finally the two Death Eaters laying on the floor unconscious.      

A/N:      Hey everyone ehat did you think of that chapter?  Don't you think that title suited it, I mean Hermione did leave her guard down twice and look what happened!!!  Anyways what you think, is it good???  Please review and give me your opinion!!!!  What will happen in the next chapter!?!  While Paige find McNair or will he be at Voldermort's layer???  And what's going to happen to Hermione, Malfoy and Harry!!!  I'll update soon!!!!