Captain Jack Sparrow had finally got his ship back. The well-known Black Pearl. He and his crew were sailing back to Port Royal to celebrate Elizabeth's and Will's wedding. They had only been out for less then a month on the Pearl before receiving the invitation. It had been quite a surprise. Will had someone waiting at Tortuga to tell them. The boy obviously knew Jack was going to return to Tortuga, for the alcohol and the "fine company", so he had the invitation sent there.

Jack was sitting in his cabin on the Pearl, thinking about how he was going to avoid Commodore Norrington while they were at Port Royal, when he heard a loud crash and thud. Then, he heard loud shouts of "Cap'n, Cap'n!"

What in the bloody hell had happened?

He opened the door and sauntered on deck.

One of his crew immediately ran up to.

"Ye won't believe it; some lass fell on the Pearl!"

Jack thought this pirate had had too much rum.

"I have a feelin' that yer not gonna feel so good in a couple hours, mate." Jack said patting the man on the back, thinking of the terrible hangover this guy had to look forward to.

"No, Cap'n, there really is a lass that fell from the sky, she even broke one of the tables!" He said, pointing over to where his whole crew was crowded around something.

Jack's brow furrowed. He walked over there, and the crowd parted to let him through. And, there, in the middle of a group of pirates, on top of a collapsed table, lay an unconscious girl.

"Well, I'll be damned"

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Jack had the girl carried into his cabin, and had her injuries from the fall tended to.

Then, he examined her. She was quite a lovely thing. She had long, wild, brown hair, and beautifully pale skin. The robe she was wearing had been taken off, so they could get a better look at her injuries. She was wearing the shortest skirt he had ever seen on a woman. He got a good look at her long, well-sculpted, legs. He couldn't tell much else about her figure from the rest of the clothes she was wearing. They weren't form fitting clothes. The only thing he had a really good look at so far was her face and legs. From what he could tell, she was very beautiful.

The lass hadn't gotten injured badly, it was a miracle, considering the fall she had taken.

He wondered where she had come from. His crew thought she was dangerous, a witch, and should be thrown overboard.

He laughed at them. She looked way to fragile to be a threat.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Hermione woke up to a swaying motion. Her head pounded. 'Where am I?', Hermione thought. She looked around. And why was everything swaying?

A breeze came in through the window, and she smelled.....salt water?!

She sat up, and took a closer look around.

"What the...."

"Welcome to the Black Pearl, Miss" said a voice from the corner.

She jumped; she hadn't even noticed anyone else in the room. The mysterious stranger came out from the shadows in the corner. He had been sitting in a chair, in a dark corner, waiting for her to wake up.

He finally walked into the rays of sunlight, and her breath hitched. He was ruggedly handsome. He had long black hair that was beaded, tanned skin, dark brown eyes lined with coal, and a lithe form.

Oh, Merlin, what had she been thinking. She didn't even know who this man was, and was now practically drooling on him. She must've really hit her head hard.

"Me name's Jack Sparrow, Captain Jack Sparrow, but you can just call me Jack" He said and put his hand forward.

"Hermione Granger, Mr. Sparrow" She said, refusing to call him Jack, also putting her hand forward, about to shake his hand.

He surprised her by laughing, and then taking her hand and lightly kissing it.

He seemed to have a relaxed demeanor, with eyes that seemed to shine with laughter.

"Now, I have a question Miss Granger, may I call you Hermione?"

"No, you may not call me Hermione, what is your question?"

"He laughed again, well, Hermione, how did you get here?" He said with emphasis on Hermione. It was then, she remembered everything that had happened at school that day, the portal incident flashing back to her.

"You see, my crew thinks you're a dangerous witch, and that you fell from the sky onto a ship in the middle of the ocean, to attack us" He said with a lazy smile "But, me bein' the gracious pirate I am, decided to ask you first, before throwing you overboard."

Oh, goodness, she was on a ship with pirates? She should've recognized him as a pirate as soon as she saw his outfit, but then again, she was a bit distracted. She decided to be truthful, instead of trying to find a believable lie about how she fell onto a ship in the middle of the ocean.

"Well, I am a witch, but I'm not here to cause harm to you or your crew, it was actually kind of an accident that I ended up here" She replied, hoping they wouldn't kill her.

"I suppose it's believable" He said thinking about it. Witchcraft was the only way she could've gotten onto the Pearl, and she hadn't caused any harm yet, even though she had the opportunity. She seemed relatively helpless.

Besides, she was a cute little chit, it might be amusing to have her on the Pearl for a while, Jack thought with a smile.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/N- alright, I know this and the first chapter has been short, but I plan to make future chapters longer. Anyways, tell me what you guys think of the interaction between Hermione and Jack, so far. More Hermione/Jack to come.

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