Twenty-Eight: Neither Witch nor Muggle
As they were walking to the dungeons, Draco turned to Dora. "Alright, now how did your mum know we would be taking you someplace?"
"She um found the letter and actually read some before I grabbed it away, she didn't get any of the magic stuff, just that I was visiting Mione and you at your school." She blushed with embarrassment. "I hid it away really good, I swear I did. How she found it is beyond me."
"Burn it." Mione stated.
"Excuse me?"
"Next time, Burn it, don't hide it, burning ensures that no one can read it." Draco explained. "We are taught to be careful here, our lives are at stake a lot, so when letters containing vital information that no one else is allowed to read come, we burn them. Inflamre!" Draco did a pretend spell with a pretend wand. They all laughed at his silly act.
Just then they reached the door, and Draco put up a hand to silence them. Looking to make sure that they were all ready to face the evil teacher incarnate, he noticed a strange look of anticipation on Ray's face.
He quickly dismissed it and they entered the potions lab.
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"Come in." he was grading again, Mione noted, then thought at how much home work he assigned. He well deserved it.
His eyes looked up, and caught with Rays. "Shut the door you idiots!" he barked at Draco, who instantly obeyed.
"Explain to me again, Malfoy, why we have him in on this?" Mione snapped
"Shut up Granger." Draco hissed and the two girls exchanged odd looks. So that was what Tom meant when he said they all acted differently around others.
"Alright Mr. Malfoy, your wand making materials are over there, Ms. Spinet why don't you get your wand first. Rachel come here and I'll set the cloaking charm on you."
"sir?" Mione steepped forword.
"Yes, Ms. Granger?"
"I've never seen a cloaking charm.. ."
"Yes, you may watch and I'll explain as I do it." He gestured to a chair where Ray sat. Taking his wand out he spoke to Mione. "You use the swing technique for this spell, and the part you must remember is 'Te' which is pronounced like the drink. Go is go, I'm sure your fine with that." He rolled his eyes. Mione was taking it all in. "Next you must concentrate on what attribute you wish to hide. Such as if Miss Parkinson wished to use this, she would concentrate on her whinny voice."
"I'm sure that she does that on purpose professor."
"Yes yes, of course." He went back to explaining. "So, naturally, I'm concentrating on the fact that she is a muggle. The spell will hide that fact, and end suspicions to its existence. We will remove the spell once they are at Draco's house." Then he preformed it.
"TEgo!" his voice boomed and purple sparks flew and encircled Ray, then vanished promptly. "There, all done."
"Just finished professor." Draco stated with pride. "Dora now owns an eight inch holly and unicorn tail wand."
"Very good Mr. Malfoy, now assist Rachel, Ms. Spinet, come over here so that I may cloak you." The girls switched place, and Mione followed Ray to see what Draco was up to.
"Hay Mione," he whispered. "Ray I need you to sip this potion." He held out a green vile, which she took.
"How much?"
"Just as much as you feel comfortable with." And she took a quick swig. "good, now put you hand in here." He showed her a caldron filled with clear water. She did as told, and mione saw that the green stuff she had just swallowed was coming out of her finger tips.
Snape and Dora came over, having finished quicker, without Snape explaining each step.
Soon a colorful pattern was in the caldron, Draco seemed to know how to read it for he nodded. Snape looked at the potion oddly.
"Ash and phoenix feather?" he mumbled.
"what was that professor?" Mione asked, having heard it.
"I'll tell you later."
She shrugged and looked at what Draco was doing.
He had taken one of the remaining twelve sticks that were on table, and set it in front of him. Mione immediately recognized it as Ash. Draco then took a phoenix feather out of a jar and set it on top of the branch.
Draco knew that he could do this, he did Dora's just before, but Phoenix feathers were far harder to work with then unicorn tails. But he concentrated just the same.
He focused on their connection though ray and found were he could force them as one. Very carefully spun his magic, and begun the process Snape had couched him in so very hard, earlier.
First one does a space transfer; he changes the inside of the Ash stick so that the feather can be accommodated. Then he exchanged the air inside for the feather outside, causing a small pop.
Then he transfigures the wood to wrap tightly around its new found core. Finally Draco looks back at the caldron. The Magic center swirl had ten life years, so ten inch wand.
Now the fun part. Draco immediately swung his wand then pointed it at the branch, transfiguring it into the proper shape for a wand as well as the required length, ten inches.
"Done." Draco announced proudly.
"Well done Mr. Malfoy, twenty points for Slytherin." Snape commented in awe "So, Rachel, Ash and Phoenix feather, ten inches, nice choice."
"You were saying something about that professor, what's so special about ash and Phoenix Feather combo?" Mione spoke up.
"Well, Ash is a fire and air elemental wood, as you should know Ms. Ganger. Phoenix feather is fire and air as well."
"So why is that odd sir?" Ray looked at snape.
"Rarely does one see a wand in which the core and the wood have the same elemental properties. Also if you should happen to know Phoenixes are reborn from the ashes of which they died. Since your wands wood is called 'Ash' and has similar propertys, the feather will react with in. If a true witch or wizard held that wand, just using its raw energies could make the user possibly capable of," he paused as he shook his head, "Of restoring life, where it may be lost."
This caused a deathly silence among the five.
"So, I may be rendering the world lost of an ability because I posses the wand." Ray felt like crying.
"That may not be the case." Snape said softer. "After all different lengths may be created, however, your wand may allow you to do magic, Rachel, real magic."
"Professor?" the door opened a small bit and Hanna stepped in. "Professor Dumbledore wishes to see Dora and Ray for sorting."
"Very well, Ms. Ganger, stay back for a moment. The rest of you are dismissed." And they left, leaving Mione to turn to Snape.
"Yes professor?"
"Please take a seat." He spoke as he walked over and took a seat on the opposite side of the table. "I read your proposal."
Hermione remained silent.
"I enjoyed your creativeness, and I think that it has possibilities, I however forbid you form doing it."
"WHAT?!" Mione jumped up from her seat. "Why? You said it was good."
"It is dangerous, Ms. Granger, for you to do-."
"You don't believe me capable?"
"No, you are quite capable, sit down, your giving me a neck strain, and don't interrupt, or points will be lost. AS I was saying your capable, but its dangerous, you'd need at least three assistants along with supervision. Neither can be givin to you. I have a class at the same time, and so does all of the other teachers, and Professor Dumbledore is busy, you know with what. The only assistants I would trust to be able to help you, happen to not have that hour off."
"Professor?"
"Yes?"
"What if I found a way to get supervision as well as assistance without having any classes be at forfeit?"
"Then I would say yes, but since that is impossible, you must chose something else."
"It's not impossible Professor, that's the first thing I learned from you, nothings impossible. Now if you'll excuse me I wish to see my friends sorted, you'll have the proposal on you desk Monday." And she left the professor in a very shocked state. That was the second time in a week! He needed to get his back bone back, for he was obviously becoming too soft.
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Mione practically ran to the office, using any short cut she knew, and arrived, amazingly at the same time they did.
"'Lo!" she breathed as she caught her breath, and then turned to the statue. "Turtle!" and the gargoyle jumped to life, and to the side. "Welcome, you two, to the headmasters office."
And they walked up the spiral stair case.
Tom and Dumbledore were there when they arrived, tom sitting and Dumbledore holding the cap. "Ah, Ms. Smith, I believe your first." He gestured to the chair.
Hanna Grabbed Ray's hand before she proceeded. "It comes to life, don't freak." And Ray nodded then sat. Dumbledore placed the hat on her head, and instantly Mione felt like it was the first day of school.
The hat made weird faces and Ray was mumbling to herself, Dora looked at Ray like she had become nuts.
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She had no clue what Hanna meant when she said 'alive' by the time she was seated, but when the hate was on her head, she knew perfectly well.
"Ah, now, now this is odd. A muggle getting sorted. Was there some mistake?" a voice popped into her head.
"No sir, just sort me I'll explain to you later when I have a chance."
"Bravery. Smart too. Loyal and cunning. You're all of the houses young lady. But I see righteousness in you, far greater then anything else. I see your wish to help save lives, to help those in need, but a designer, Ray?" the hat shook his head. "You'll do far greater things then that! I'll show you, and I'll put you in the one place where you'll see my meaning. You young muggle belong in."
Then. "Gryffindor!"
"Now don't take me off." The voice said and Ray signaled to the head master, who looked at her oddly. After all she had been sorted.
"Explain to me why you're being sorted."
"Don't tell anyone."
"I won't, now just remember why, and I'll know, its far quicker." And Ray did just that. "Thank you, I hope your plans aren't foiled."
"Thank you." And she took off the hat.
"Ms. Spinet." Dumbledore called her over and placed the hat on her head.
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Dora has seen what had happened with Ray, she just prayed that it didn't take nearly as long for her.
Sitting, the head master placed the threadbare old hat onto her head.
"ANOTHER MUGGLE!" it announced inside her head, she knew, for everyone else didn't react.
"Shh. I'm just like Ray."
"Impatience, I see, and cunning. You're a planner, and most of your plans aren't always out in the open, your sneaky, there's no doubt in my mind where you belong!"
"Wait, let's discuss this logically, so I know why and were you are making all of your decisions."
That startled the hat. "I've never been interrupted before." It said in awe. "Now I'm curious." Dora felt a slight tickle in the ends of her hairs, like a shiver coming on. "I see, quite odd indeed. You are from a family line, which was at the beginning of time, Wizarding kind. Now I remember you name! Alicia Spinet that's it! She was a fine chaser for Gryffindor!"
"So I'll be with Ray?"
"No my dear child, you will not. You have none of the attributes that Godric Gryffindor found in his students. However Salazar Slytherin Prided students like you, and you are from a great wizarding family, just a few steps off of the main line. From what your friend told me, you're both pretending to be pure blood, or born from magical parents. But, since you are in fact a muggle, it would disgrace his standards. But at the same time, you simply wouldn't fit in anywhere else."
"Put me there, if I truly don't belong anywhere else, maybe I can start a change that may help the world for the better. I was told that Slytherins hate everyone who isn't form a pure blood family, perhaps placing me in the house might show them different"
"Now you're showing Gryffindor traits, I'm so confused and that's hard to happen to me!" Dora laughed. "Find it funny do you?" she nodded "Well, you aren't the first this has happened to. It's quite difficult to sort someone who hasn't been born quite yet. But I managed. So I guess I have to manage with you too. I guess I'll take your suggestion. After all, Mr. Malfoy is the only one I believe who could rival you in the amount of traits, but even now I see him changing, and far for the better.
I may not be a divinatory, just a sorter, but I believe that if Mr. Malfoy had never moved to your town, the world would have then had its fate sealed in doom. Possibly, you'll help change others who need it. Those traits after all don't need to breed evil. I'm decided you belong in "Slytherin!"
Everyone looked shocked. "You don't take me off!" it chided as she reached for the hat. "I have yet one more thing to say, the world is changing, and I see it in all who put me on, your world will change, you'll find you belong among us better then were you belong, Never, young muggle, let anyone know of your Family. You aren't as muggle as you might think, there are some who aren't wizard kind, or muggle kind, just remember that." Hand she removed the hat, and looked at it in awe.
Then whispered. "Neither witch or muggle."
"What was that dear?" Dumbledore came up behind her.
"Nothing, here's your sorting hat," and she handed it to him.
"It's a pleasure you have you both among us, I shall announce you at dinner tonight, no go along, Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy, get them arranged in their designated houses."
"Professor?" Draco spoke up
"Yes Mr. Malfoy?"
"Remember how you were told that I was Ray's pen pal and that Dora was Grangers? I think it would save us a lot of hassle if you just flipped it, I don't think it's too vital for the rest of the students to know."
Mione nodded and Dumbledore consented, sending them on their way.
"Mione?" Dora asked as they left the room.
"Yes?"
"Is that power you gave me odd?"
"Yes, it was, why?"
"Oh nothing." And she went back into deep thought.
Mione flashed Draco a look, and he knew she meant for him to watch over her.
"Dora." Hermione tried to talk to her friend. "If you figure out how to control what I gave you, you could manipulate the magic, and maybe you'll become a witch truly."
"Oh that's not what I was thinking about, but thanks any way."
They soon arrived at the parting hall, Hanna and Tom went to the far left to the head tower, Draco and Dora to the steppes, heading for the dungeons. Mione and ray continued up to the right to the picture of the fat lady.
"Something's wrong with her." Ray stated as they walked up.
Mione nodded in agreement. "I just wish I knew what the hat said to her, even Harry wasn't that way, and he has a trick prided for Slytherin house."
"I can't wait to meet the famous Harry and Ron." Ray smiled at her friend.
"Tell me Ray."
"Hum?"
"Why does Snape call you by your first name?"
"Probably, because he knows me, I met him before I came here, and he knew my name Rachel, and he's never called me Ray or Ms. Smith. Don't know why." And she shrugged.
Mione put the information away for regarding later.
The Fat lady finally spoke up. "Password?" she asked sweetly.
"Core." Mione responded, and portrait swung out to reveal a passage way into a brightly lit room, and sounds of laughter. "Ray, may I welcome you to Gryffindor Tower, this way please."
And they entered the room.
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AN: so, whatcha think?
I'm getting somewhere really odd, and I'm going to back off again, but it will come together in the end.
This was also the longest chapter lately, its eight pages.
Any way I hope your enjoying it.
Also, I now have a beta reader; now don't look at me like I'm crazy! A lot of my work seems edgy to me, and having to edit each chapter about tens time by myself is hard. She'll be betaing all chapters after this one, I would like to know if you see a difference or not, alright?
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As they were walking to the dungeons, Draco turned to Dora. "Alright, now how did your mum know we would be taking you someplace?"
"She um found the letter and actually read some before I grabbed it away, she didn't get any of the magic stuff, just that I was visiting Mione and you at your school." She blushed with embarrassment. "I hid it away really good, I swear I did. How she found it is beyond me."
"Burn it." Mione stated.
"Excuse me?"
"Next time, Burn it, don't hide it, burning ensures that no one can read it." Draco explained. "We are taught to be careful here, our lives are at stake a lot, so when letters containing vital information that no one else is allowed to read come, we burn them. Inflamre!" Draco did a pretend spell with a pretend wand. They all laughed at his silly act.
Just then they reached the door, and Draco put up a hand to silence them. Looking to make sure that they were all ready to face the evil teacher incarnate, he noticed a strange look of anticipation on Ray's face.
He quickly dismissed it and they entered the potions lab.
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"Come in." he was grading again, Mione noted, then thought at how much home work he assigned. He well deserved it.
His eyes looked up, and caught with Rays. "Shut the door you idiots!" he barked at Draco, who instantly obeyed.
"Explain to me again, Malfoy, why we have him in on this?" Mione snapped
"Shut up Granger." Draco hissed and the two girls exchanged odd looks. So that was what Tom meant when he said they all acted differently around others.
"Alright Mr. Malfoy, your wand making materials are over there, Ms. Spinet why don't you get your wand first. Rachel come here and I'll set the cloaking charm on you."
"sir?" Mione steepped forword.
"Yes, Ms. Granger?"
"I've never seen a cloaking charm.. ."
"Yes, you may watch and I'll explain as I do it." He gestured to a chair where Ray sat. Taking his wand out he spoke to Mione. "You use the swing technique for this spell, and the part you must remember is 'Te' which is pronounced like the drink. Go is go, I'm sure your fine with that." He rolled his eyes. Mione was taking it all in. "Next you must concentrate on what attribute you wish to hide. Such as if Miss Parkinson wished to use this, she would concentrate on her whinny voice."
"I'm sure that she does that on purpose professor."
"Yes yes, of course." He went back to explaining. "So, naturally, I'm concentrating on the fact that she is a muggle. The spell will hide that fact, and end suspicions to its existence. We will remove the spell once they are at Draco's house." Then he preformed it.
"TEgo!" his voice boomed and purple sparks flew and encircled Ray, then vanished promptly. "There, all done."
"Just finished professor." Draco stated with pride. "Dora now owns an eight inch holly and unicorn tail wand."
"Very good Mr. Malfoy, now assist Rachel, Ms. Spinet, come over here so that I may cloak you." The girls switched place, and Mione followed Ray to see what Draco was up to.
"Hay Mione," he whispered. "Ray I need you to sip this potion." He held out a green vile, which she took.
"How much?"
"Just as much as you feel comfortable with." And she took a quick swig. "good, now put you hand in here." He showed her a caldron filled with clear water. She did as told, and mione saw that the green stuff she had just swallowed was coming out of her finger tips.
Snape and Dora came over, having finished quicker, without Snape explaining each step.
Soon a colorful pattern was in the caldron, Draco seemed to know how to read it for he nodded. Snape looked at the potion oddly.
"Ash and phoenix feather?" he mumbled.
"what was that professor?" Mione asked, having heard it.
"I'll tell you later."
She shrugged and looked at what Draco was doing.
He had taken one of the remaining twelve sticks that were on table, and set it in front of him. Mione immediately recognized it as Ash. Draco then took a phoenix feather out of a jar and set it on top of the branch.
Draco knew that he could do this, he did Dora's just before, but Phoenix feathers were far harder to work with then unicorn tails. But he concentrated just the same.
He focused on their connection though ray and found were he could force them as one. Very carefully spun his magic, and begun the process Snape had couched him in so very hard, earlier.
First one does a space transfer; he changes the inside of the Ash stick so that the feather can be accommodated. Then he exchanged the air inside for the feather outside, causing a small pop.
Then he transfigures the wood to wrap tightly around its new found core. Finally Draco looks back at the caldron. The Magic center swirl had ten life years, so ten inch wand.
Now the fun part. Draco immediately swung his wand then pointed it at the branch, transfiguring it into the proper shape for a wand as well as the required length, ten inches.
"Done." Draco announced proudly.
"Well done Mr. Malfoy, twenty points for Slytherin." Snape commented in awe "So, Rachel, Ash and Phoenix feather, ten inches, nice choice."
"You were saying something about that professor, what's so special about ash and Phoenix Feather combo?" Mione spoke up.
"Well, Ash is a fire and air elemental wood, as you should know Ms. Ganger. Phoenix feather is fire and air as well."
"So why is that odd sir?" Ray looked at snape.
"Rarely does one see a wand in which the core and the wood have the same elemental properties. Also if you should happen to know Phoenixes are reborn from the ashes of which they died. Since your wands wood is called 'Ash' and has similar propertys, the feather will react with in. If a true witch or wizard held that wand, just using its raw energies could make the user possibly capable of," he paused as he shook his head, "Of restoring life, where it may be lost."
This caused a deathly silence among the five.
"So, I may be rendering the world lost of an ability because I posses the wand." Ray felt like crying.
"That may not be the case." Snape said softer. "After all different lengths may be created, however, your wand may allow you to do magic, Rachel, real magic."
"Professor?" the door opened a small bit and Hanna stepped in. "Professor Dumbledore wishes to see Dora and Ray for sorting."
"Very well, Ms. Ganger, stay back for a moment. The rest of you are dismissed." And they left, leaving Mione to turn to Snape.
"Yes professor?"
"Please take a seat." He spoke as he walked over and took a seat on the opposite side of the table. "I read your proposal."
Hermione remained silent.
"I enjoyed your creativeness, and I think that it has possibilities, I however forbid you form doing it."
"WHAT?!" Mione jumped up from her seat. "Why? You said it was good."
"It is dangerous, Ms. Granger, for you to do-."
"You don't believe me capable?"
"No, you are quite capable, sit down, your giving me a neck strain, and don't interrupt, or points will be lost. AS I was saying your capable, but its dangerous, you'd need at least three assistants along with supervision. Neither can be givin to you. I have a class at the same time, and so does all of the other teachers, and Professor Dumbledore is busy, you know with what. The only assistants I would trust to be able to help you, happen to not have that hour off."
"Professor?"
"Yes?"
"What if I found a way to get supervision as well as assistance without having any classes be at forfeit?"
"Then I would say yes, but since that is impossible, you must chose something else."
"It's not impossible Professor, that's the first thing I learned from you, nothings impossible. Now if you'll excuse me I wish to see my friends sorted, you'll have the proposal on you desk Monday." And she left the professor in a very shocked state. That was the second time in a week! He needed to get his back bone back, for he was obviously becoming too soft.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mione practically ran to the office, using any short cut she knew, and arrived, amazingly at the same time they did.
"'Lo!" she breathed as she caught her breath, and then turned to the statue. "Turtle!" and the gargoyle jumped to life, and to the side. "Welcome, you two, to the headmasters office."
And they walked up the spiral stair case.
Tom and Dumbledore were there when they arrived, tom sitting and Dumbledore holding the cap. "Ah, Ms. Smith, I believe your first." He gestured to the chair.
Hanna Grabbed Ray's hand before she proceeded. "It comes to life, don't freak." And Ray nodded then sat. Dumbledore placed the hat on her head, and instantly Mione felt like it was the first day of school.
The hat made weird faces and Ray was mumbling to herself, Dora looked at Ray like she had become nuts.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
She had no clue what Hanna meant when she said 'alive' by the time she was seated, but when the hate was on her head, she knew perfectly well.
"Ah, now, now this is odd. A muggle getting sorted. Was there some mistake?" a voice popped into her head.
"No sir, just sort me I'll explain to you later when I have a chance."
"Bravery. Smart too. Loyal and cunning. You're all of the houses young lady. But I see righteousness in you, far greater then anything else. I see your wish to help save lives, to help those in need, but a designer, Ray?" the hat shook his head. "You'll do far greater things then that! I'll show you, and I'll put you in the one place where you'll see my meaning. You young muggle belong in."
Then. "Gryffindor!"
"Now don't take me off." The voice said and Ray signaled to the head master, who looked at her oddly. After all she had been sorted.
"Explain to me why you're being sorted."
"Don't tell anyone."
"I won't, now just remember why, and I'll know, its far quicker." And Ray did just that. "Thank you, I hope your plans aren't foiled."
"Thank you." And she took off the hat.
"Ms. Spinet." Dumbledore called her over and placed the hat on her head.
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Dora has seen what had happened with Ray, she just prayed that it didn't take nearly as long for her.
Sitting, the head master placed the threadbare old hat onto her head.
"ANOTHER MUGGLE!" it announced inside her head, she knew, for everyone else didn't react.
"Shh. I'm just like Ray."
"Impatience, I see, and cunning. You're a planner, and most of your plans aren't always out in the open, your sneaky, there's no doubt in my mind where you belong!"
"Wait, let's discuss this logically, so I know why and were you are making all of your decisions."
That startled the hat. "I've never been interrupted before." It said in awe. "Now I'm curious." Dora felt a slight tickle in the ends of her hairs, like a shiver coming on. "I see, quite odd indeed. You are from a family line, which was at the beginning of time, Wizarding kind. Now I remember you name! Alicia Spinet that's it! She was a fine chaser for Gryffindor!"
"So I'll be with Ray?"
"No my dear child, you will not. You have none of the attributes that Godric Gryffindor found in his students. However Salazar Slytherin Prided students like you, and you are from a great wizarding family, just a few steps off of the main line. From what your friend told me, you're both pretending to be pure blood, or born from magical parents. But, since you are in fact a muggle, it would disgrace his standards. But at the same time, you simply wouldn't fit in anywhere else."
"Put me there, if I truly don't belong anywhere else, maybe I can start a change that may help the world for the better. I was told that Slytherins hate everyone who isn't form a pure blood family, perhaps placing me in the house might show them different"
"Now you're showing Gryffindor traits, I'm so confused and that's hard to happen to me!" Dora laughed. "Find it funny do you?" she nodded "Well, you aren't the first this has happened to. It's quite difficult to sort someone who hasn't been born quite yet. But I managed. So I guess I have to manage with you too. I guess I'll take your suggestion. After all, Mr. Malfoy is the only one I believe who could rival you in the amount of traits, but even now I see him changing, and far for the better.
I may not be a divinatory, just a sorter, but I believe that if Mr. Malfoy had never moved to your town, the world would have then had its fate sealed in doom. Possibly, you'll help change others who need it. Those traits after all don't need to breed evil. I'm decided you belong in "Slytherin!"
Everyone looked shocked. "You don't take me off!" it chided as she reached for the hat. "I have yet one more thing to say, the world is changing, and I see it in all who put me on, your world will change, you'll find you belong among us better then were you belong, Never, young muggle, let anyone know of your Family. You aren't as muggle as you might think, there are some who aren't wizard kind, or muggle kind, just remember that." Hand she removed the hat, and looked at it in awe.
Then whispered. "Neither witch or muggle."
"What was that dear?" Dumbledore came up behind her.
"Nothing, here's your sorting hat," and she handed it to him.
"It's a pleasure you have you both among us, I shall announce you at dinner tonight, no go along, Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy, get them arranged in their designated houses."
"Professor?" Draco spoke up
"Yes Mr. Malfoy?"
"Remember how you were told that I was Ray's pen pal and that Dora was Grangers? I think it would save us a lot of hassle if you just flipped it, I don't think it's too vital for the rest of the students to know."
Mione nodded and Dumbledore consented, sending them on their way.
"Mione?" Dora asked as they left the room.
"Yes?"
"Is that power you gave me odd?"
"Yes, it was, why?"
"Oh nothing." And she went back into deep thought.
Mione flashed Draco a look, and he knew she meant for him to watch over her.
"Dora." Hermione tried to talk to her friend. "If you figure out how to control what I gave you, you could manipulate the magic, and maybe you'll become a witch truly."
"Oh that's not what I was thinking about, but thanks any way."
They soon arrived at the parting hall, Hanna and Tom went to the far left to the head tower, Draco and Dora to the steppes, heading for the dungeons. Mione and ray continued up to the right to the picture of the fat lady.
"Something's wrong with her." Ray stated as they walked up.
Mione nodded in agreement. "I just wish I knew what the hat said to her, even Harry wasn't that way, and he has a trick prided for Slytherin house."
"I can't wait to meet the famous Harry and Ron." Ray smiled at her friend.
"Tell me Ray."
"Hum?"
"Why does Snape call you by your first name?"
"Probably, because he knows me, I met him before I came here, and he knew my name Rachel, and he's never called me Ray or Ms. Smith. Don't know why." And she shrugged.
Mione put the information away for regarding later.
The Fat lady finally spoke up. "Password?" she asked sweetly.
"Core." Mione responded, and portrait swung out to reveal a passage way into a brightly lit room, and sounds of laughter. "Ray, may I welcome you to Gryffindor Tower, this way please."
And they entered the room.
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AN: so, whatcha think?
I'm getting somewhere really odd, and I'm going to back off again, but it will come together in the end.
This was also the longest chapter lately, its eight pages.
Any way I hope your enjoying it.
Also, I now have a beta reader; now don't look at me like I'm crazy! A lot of my work seems edgy to me, and having to edit each chapter about tens time by myself is hard. She'll be betaing all chapters after this one, I would like to know if you see a difference or not, alright?
Remember to review. I have over two hundred before the 30th chappie! I'm so happy! You guys have made my day!
Also, Rick, he's evil lets hit on Mione but be very mean to her as well guy, ok? I swear he's in chappie 11.
Relena~