Chapter 4: Benji's Secret
Disclaimer: All I own are the new characters
"So...do you wanna see my room?," asked Benji.
"Sure, I guess. Do you think it's all right?," Hermione asked back.
"Well, I don't know. Guess we'll just have to find out," said Benji with a smile on his face. They walked up the boy's dormitories. Everyone was out flying hippogriffs. There were candles all over the room, and it looked positively magnificent. Benji floated up to his bunk.
"You coming, Hermione? Hermione? Hermione...?"
"HERMIONE!," screamed Ginny in her ear. She was laying in bed, and shot up from it once she heard her yell at her.
"What're you doing here? I thought you were out flying your hippogriff!," said Hermione confusedly.
"My...my hippogr—what the bloody hell are you talking about? I've been trying to wake you up for five minutes!," exclaimed Ginny. Hermione looked dazed and confused all at the same time. She hadn't even realized she had been dreaming. It all seemed so real.
"Oh. Oh, okay. Well, I'm awake now," Hermione finally said.
"I hope so. Well, we have to get to breakfast in ten minutes, so hurry up and get ready," Ginny said again. Hermione looked around, and started thinking about her dream.
"That was the most ridiculous dream I have ever dreamt," said Hermione laughing as she put on clothes and her robes.
"What was it about?," asked Cho. She was already showered and dressed.
"I can barely remember it now. Benji was in it, all of the school was out flying hippogriffs—," she began.
"Oh! So that's what you meant by what you said when I woke you," said Ginny, giggling.
"Ha, yeah! It was such a stupid dream," she said, fully dressed. She headed to the bathroom to brush her hair. When everybody was finished a few minutes later, they headed down to the common room, and saw Benji waiting in an armchair.
"Clearly he's been waiting for you to wake, Hermione," said Luna elbowing her.
"Oh, shut it. And same to the both of you!," she said to Ginny and Cho who were starting to burst into giggling fits.
"Well, we'd better get going to breakfast. You stay here and see what he wants. Oh! There's Ron and Harry!," said Ginny, recovering from chuckling. They all met up, and Ron was about to open his mouth to say something nasty to Benji. But, luckily Harry caught his eye, and was giving Ron an awful look. He shut his mouth and headed out the door with the others to breakfast.
"Morning, Hermione! We'll save you a seat at breakfast," shouted Ron.
"Okay, thanks! I'll be there in a few minutes," answered Hermione. They walked out the door and Hermione walked over to Benji.
"Mornin', Sleepyhead," said Benji, smiling just like in Hermione's dream, "Heard you slept in a little."
"Erm...yeah, I guess I did. How'd you sleep?," Hermione asked sleepily.
"Pretty good, I suppose. Hey, I have to ask you a question," Benji said seriously. Hermione nodded her head in approval.
"Well, is there anything going on between you and Ron Weasley? Because it came up last night," said Benji.
"Me? And Ron? Oh, Merlin! That is the funniest thing I have ever heard!," Hermione said and started to laugh. "No, no, don't worry. We're just best friends is all. Clearly whoever said that to you is out of their heads," said Hermione.
"Okay. I believe you. How 'bout we go to breakfast now?," suggested Benji. She nodded and they started to walk down to the breakfast hall. Once they got down there, they spotted Harry and Ron and took a seat next to them. Ron pretended that Benji wasn't there.
"Mornin' 'Ermione. Wan' some brea'fast?," asked Ron with a clearly stuffed mouth.
"Oh, come on, Ron! Please shut your mouth!," said Hermione. He gave an enormous gulp and drank a swig of pumpkin juice.
"Sorry, Hermione. Well, looks like we've got Herbology, double Transfiguration, double Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Care of Magical Creatures. Oh, Merlin! Double Defense Against the Dark Arts is one thing, but Transfiguration? Oh, this'll be a swell day," groaned Ron.
"Well, you have double Transfiguration, but I've taken Potions again for the N.E.W.T. course. I have to deal with Snape again, but I'll learn more," she explained. Ron gave a disgusted look when she said Snape's name, and Benji smiled.
"You are terribly brilliant, aren't you?," he said, gazing at her. "I just study and read a lot. I wouldn't call that brilliant," said a bashful Hermione.
"I would," he said, still gazing.
"Oh, please, would you two give it a rest?," Ron moaned.
"Forget it, Ron. Let's get started on our food. What do you want, Hermione?," asked Harry.
"Oh, it's okay, Harry. I can get it," offered Hermione. She reached for the eggs and put some on her plate, then she picked up two pieces of sausage and some bacon.
They started on their huge breakfast until they heard a cold voice.
"Found a little friend there, eh, Granger?," snickered the voice. She turned around only to see Draco Malfoy smirking at her.
"Who's this fellow? Oh, he's one of the foreign freaks, isn't he, Mudblood?," he laughed. Hermione shot him a dark look, and Benji suddenly stood from his seat.
"You listen here! Don't you ever use that word around her, me or anybody else! But especially shut the bloody hell up around Hermione! Nobody cares if you have a so-called "pure-blood" family, but don't go around crapping up other people's lives!," shouted Benji, cornering Malfoy against the wall.
"Get away from me. Now," demanded Draco.
"Make me," responded Benji. Malfoy quickly reached inside his robes for his wand, but Benji grabbed his hand and twisted it around, making Malfoy screech in pain.
"Take your damn hand off of me!," screamed Malfoy in pain.
"Then leave Hermione Granger alone. YOU GOT THAT?!," yelled Benji, giving Malfoy's hand another twist.
"Yeah, yeah! Whatever!," said Draco. Benji let go of him and Malfoy scrambled away. Benji turned around and the entire hall was staring at him. Even the professors were staring, but none stood from their seats.
"Show's over. You can eat now," said Hermione to the hall, and a couple seconds later, everyone started quietly eating again.
"What just happened?," asked Hermione in shock.
"Nobody uses that word in front of anyone I care about. I know what it's like," answered Benji.
"Y-y-you mean...your parents are--," Hermione started. "Muggles, yes. And I'm guessing your parents are non-magic folk as well?," asked Benji.
"Well, yeah. I don't talk about it much. I'm not ashamed or anything, I just don't want people like Malfoy mak--," she said.
"Malfoy, huh? Hopefully that ridiculous name is his last name, right?," said Benji.
"Yes, but his first name's not less bizarre. It's Draco," Hermione said, and Benji laughed.
"Anyway, I don't want people like him making it a habit of making fun of me or my parents. They're wonderful parents and I don't like to resort to physical violence. Or magical violence, either," she finished.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Anyway, we'd better finish our breakfast," Benji suggested. They started finishing their food, and Hermione bent over towards Harry and Ron.
"Hopefully Malfoy will leave me alone now. I've been losing my patience with him," said Hermione hopefully.
"I hope so, too. I was about to lash out at him just a few minutes ago...starting with you the first day of classes. Unbelievable, that one," said Ron. He shoved a piece of sausage in is mouth.
"Well, at least he didn't do much, except call you that foul name," said Harry.
"Yeah. Well, I'm done. I think I'm gonna set off. See you two in Herbology," said Hermione.
"Hey, Benji, I'm going to Herbology. You have Transfiguration this period, so I'll meet up with you in Defense Against the Dark Arts," she explained to him.
"Oh, well, I'm done. There's plenty of time, so I'll walk you to class?," he asked.
"Well, okay. As long as you get to your class on time," she said. She waved good-bye to Ron and Harry and set off with Benji.
A/N: That was unexpected, wasn't it? Who would've thought that Benji was born to Muggles? I hope you liked it. Hermione and Benji are really starting to see eye-to-eye. This should bring them closer together...hopefully.
Disclaimer: All I own are the new characters
"So...do you wanna see my room?," asked Benji.
"Sure, I guess. Do you think it's all right?," Hermione asked back.
"Well, I don't know. Guess we'll just have to find out," said Benji with a smile on his face. They walked up the boy's dormitories. Everyone was out flying hippogriffs. There were candles all over the room, and it looked positively magnificent. Benji floated up to his bunk.
"You coming, Hermione? Hermione? Hermione...?"
"HERMIONE!," screamed Ginny in her ear. She was laying in bed, and shot up from it once she heard her yell at her.
"What're you doing here? I thought you were out flying your hippogriff!," said Hermione confusedly.
"My...my hippogr—what the bloody hell are you talking about? I've been trying to wake you up for five minutes!," exclaimed Ginny. Hermione looked dazed and confused all at the same time. She hadn't even realized she had been dreaming. It all seemed so real.
"Oh. Oh, okay. Well, I'm awake now," Hermione finally said.
"I hope so. Well, we have to get to breakfast in ten minutes, so hurry up and get ready," Ginny said again. Hermione looked around, and started thinking about her dream.
"That was the most ridiculous dream I have ever dreamt," said Hermione laughing as she put on clothes and her robes.
"What was it about?," asked Cho. She was already showered and dressed.
"I can barely remember it now. Benji was in it, all of the school was out flying hippogriffs—," she began.
"Oh! So that's what you meant by what you said when I woke you," said Ginny, giggling.
"Ha, yeah! It was such a stupid dream," she said, fully dressed. She headed to the bathroom to brush her hair. When everybody was finished a few minutes later, they headed down to the common room, and saw Benji waiting in an armchair.
"Clearly he's been waiting for you to wake, Hermione," said Luna elbowing her.
"Oh, shut it. And same to the both of you!," she said to Ginny and Cho who were starting to burst into giggling fits.
"Well, we'd better get going to breakfast. You stay here and see what he wants. Oh! There's Ron and Harry!," said Ginny, recovering from chuckling. They all met up, and Ron was about to open his mouth to say something nasty to Benji. But, luckily Harry caught his eye, and was giving Ron an awful look. He shut his mouth and headed out the door with the others to breakfast.
"Morning, Hermione! We'll save you a seat at breakfast," shouted Ron.
"Okay, thanks! I'll be there in a few minutes," answered Hermione. They walked out the door and Hermione walked over to Benji.
"Mornin', Sleepyhead," said Benji, smiling just like in Hermione's dream, "Heard you slept in a little."
"Erm...yeah, I guess I did. How'd you sleep?," Hermione asked sleepily.
"Pretty good, I suppose. Hey, I have to ask you a question," Benji said seriously. Hermione nodded her head in approval.
"Well, is there anything going on between you and Ron Weasley? Because it came up last night," said Benji.
"Me? And Ron? Oh, Merlin! That is the funniest thing I have ever heard!," Hermione said and started to laugh. "No, no, don't worry. We're just best friends is all. Clearly whoever said that to you is out of their heads," said Hermione.
"Okay. I believe you. How 'bout we go to breakfast now?," suggested Benji. She nodded and they started to walk down to the breakfast hall. Once they got down there, they spotted Harry and Ron and took a seat next to them. Ron pretended that Benji wasn't there.
"Mornin' 'Ermione. Wan' some brea'fast?," asked Ron with a clearly stuffed mouth.
"Oh, come on, Ron! Please shut your mouth!," said Hermione. He gave an enormous gulp and drank a swig of pumpkin juice.
"Sorry, Hermione. Well, looks like we've got Herbology, double Transfiguration, double Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Care of Magical Creatures. Oh, Merlin! Double Defense Against the Dark Arts is one thing, but Transfiguration? Oh, this'll be a swell day," groaned Ron.
"Well, you have double Transfiguration, but I've taken Potions again for the N.E.W.T. course. I have to deal with Snape again, but I'll learn more," she explained. Ron gave a disgusted look when she said Snape's name, and Benji smiled.
"You are terribly brilliant, aren't you?," he said, gazing at her. "I just study and read a lot. I wouldn't call that brilliant," said a bashful Hermione.
"I would," he said, still gazing.
"Oh, please, would you two give it a rest?," Ron moaned.
"Forget it, Ron. Let's get started on our food. What do you want, Hermione?," asked Harry.
"Oh, it's okay, Harry. I can get it," offered Hermione. She reached for the eggs and put some on her plate, then she picked up two pieces of sausage and some bacon.
They started on their huge breakfast until they heard a cold voice.
"Found a little friend there, eh, Granger?," snickered the voice. She turned around only to see Draco Malfoy smirking at her.
"Who's this fellow? Oh, he's one of the foreign freaks, isn't he, Mudblood?," he laughed. Hermione shot him a dark look, and Benji suddenly stood from his seat.
"You listen here! Don't you ever use that word around her, me or anybody else! But especially shut the bloody hell up around Hermione! Nobody cares if you have a so-called "pure-blood" family, but don't go around crapping up other people's lives!," shouted Benji, cornering Malfoy against the wall.
"Get away from me. Now," demanded Draco.
"Make me," responded Benji. Malfoy quickly reached inside his robes for his wand, but Benji grabbed his hand and twisted it around, making Malfoy screech in pain.
"Take your damn hand off of me!," screamed Malfoy in pain.
"Then leave Hermione Granger alone. YOU GOT THAT?!," yelled Benji, giving Malfoy's hand another twist.
"Yeah, yeah! Whatever!," said Draco. Benji let go of him and Malfoy scrambled away. Benji turned around and the entire hall was staring at him. Even the professors were staring, but none stood from their seats.
"Show's over. You can eat now," said Hermione to the hall, and a couple seconds later, everyone started quietly eating again.
"What just happened?," asked Hermione in shock.
"Nobody uses that word in front of anyone I care about. I know what it's like," answered Benji.
"Y-y-you mean...your parents are--," Hermione started. "Muggles, yes. And I'm guessing your parents are non-magic folk as well?," asked Benji.
"Well, yeah. I don't talk about it much. I'm not ashamed or anything, I just don't want people like Malfoy mak--," she said.
"Malfoy, huh? Hopefully that ridiculous name is his last name, right?," said Benji.
"Yes, but his first name's not less bizarre. It's Draco," Hermione said, and Benji laughed.
"Anyway, I don't want people like him making it a habit of making fun of me or my parents. They're wonderful parents and I don't like to resort to physical violence. Or magical violence, either," she finished.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Anyway, we'd better finish our breakfast," Benji suggested. They started finishing their food, and Hermione bent over towards Harry and Ron.
"Hopefully Malfoy will leave me alone now. I've been losing my patience with him," said Hermione hopefully.
"I hope so, too. I was about to lash out at him just a few minutes ago...starting with you the first day of classes. Unbelievable, that one," said Ron. He shoved a piece of sausage in is mouth.
"Well, at least he didn't do much, except call you that foul name," said Harry.
"Yeah. Well, I'm done. I think I'm gonna set off. See you two in Herbology," said Hermione.
"Hey, Benji, I'm going to Herbology. You have Transfiguration this period, so I'll meet up with you in Defense Against the Dark Arts," she explained to him.
"Oh, well, I'm done. There's plenty of time, so I'll walk you to class?," he asked.
"Well, okay. As long as you get to your class on time," she said. She waved good-bye to Ron and Harry and set off with Benji.
A/N: That was unexpected, wasn't it? Who would've thought that Benji was born to Muggles? I hope you liked it. Hermione and Benji are really starting to see eye-to-eye. This should bring them closer together...hopefully.