ch.4 dreams and success
Disclaimer: this story is based on characters created and owned by J.K. Rowling no money is being made off of this story. Sara, Sharen, and Suki are mine. Special thanks to Morrigan my co-author and beta reader.
She was in a dark room, she couldn't move she was terrified, at any moment HE would come back. As soon as she thought that she realized that she had no idea who HE was. Then, she was flooded with light, all she could see was a tall figure slowly approaching her, "Now Mudblood, we begin." She woke screaming.
"Easy, Easy! Hermione its okay!" Sara was holding her up, slowly she felt her heart rate slow back to normal. "you all right?" she nodded mutely, "go back to sleep, you've got a long day ahead of you tomorrow." As Hermione went back to sleep she wondered why Sara was still dressed.
Sharen met Sara in front of the tent, "Lord! I thought I was going to have a heart attack! It's a good thing we have silencing spells put up on the inside of the tents."
"yeah, otherwise she would have woken the boys, I hope – "
"is there a problem, Ladies?"
"Just her having a nightmare."
"anything I should report?"
"We'll have to go easy on her at first she's nervous and isn't very trusting of us just yet. Any news from our Master?"
"yes, about her; teach her as fast as possible, soon it will be my turn to teach her."
"will he go with you?"
"probably, I'll train him."
Sharen shook Hermione awake at 7:00 on the dot. Still yawing she made her way to the dining clearing. After everyone finished breakfast, and the breakfast things were cleared and Sarah left with groups one and four Sharen said, "I will be attempting to teach you the unforgivable curses, I hope to not have to teach you for the entire six-weeks. I will give each pair a jar with two spiders in it you will start with the imperious curse, then the cruciatios, then Avada Kedavra. The theory behind the spells are relatively simple, what makes them hard is the amount of mental energy that goes into them. With the imperious curse you merely say 'imperio' and focus on what you want the spider to do, in this class you will make the spider jump four times with me watching. The Cruciatios and Avada Kedavra are similar use 'crucio' and Avada Kedavra respectively and direct anger or hate at the spider, when you get to Avada Kedavra I will give you a second spider to show me on. Get with your partner at opposite ends and sides of the table, make sure that no-one is in your line of fire. When you are settled and have a spider you may begin."
While every-one picked a table and arranged where they sat Sharen put jars with spiders in them at every table end. Hermione sat facing the woods. She opened her jar and pulled out her spider. With a deep breath she began, "Imperio!" jump, the spider jumped jump, again it jumped, she made it jump two more times. Triumphantly she raised her hand. Sharen was at her side almost immediately, "having trouble?"
"not unless you call this trouble, Imperio!" again the spider jumped four times.
"good, now start on the cruciatios."
"how will I know if its working?" She looked at her sideways and said with a slight smirk,
"trust me, you'll know"
Shrugging Hermione looked at her spider, "sorry about this," imagining Draco and every time he had tried to humiliate her and her friends she shouted, "Crucio!" Sure enough the spider started twitching and writhing. She quickly lifted the curse and raised her hand.
"yes?" she was mildly annoyed at Sharen's tone, after all she was getting it right, without preamble she raised her wand and performed the spell perfectly. Sharen couldn't help but be mildly impressed, it took most wizards years to perfect the Unforgivables, no one did on their first try, it was impossible, and yet this one sixth-year girl had mastered two on her first try. "Why don't you take a break while I go get your other spider." While he was gone she kept herself worked up and ready for the next spell, it didn't take her long, "now, lets try this without the interruption of you waiting for me." Looking at him curiously Hermione thought of every memory she had that made her angry and yelled, "Avada Kedavra!" It worked, she had a dead spider. "Again." She shrugged and did the spell again. "what do I do now?"
"just relax and stay here until lunch."
"could I run to the tent and get my book?", shaken she just nodded. Hermione spent the time reading quietly and watching her classmates until lunch.