Chapter 14: The Big Four
Dumbledore walked quickly to his office.
'If it truly is her,' he thought 'then I had better get there before I am too late'
"Now and Later" he told the Gargoyle. (A/N I LUV U IDA!) Dumbledore ran into the office to the fireplace. "Sorting hat, I think your suspicions were right." He threw floo powder into the fireplace. "Emma Rald!" he called. Green flames erupted from the fireplace and Dumbledore stuck his head in.
He looked around at his surroundings.
"Albus, what a pleasant surprise" a nurturing voice came from the desk. The chair turned around to show Emma Rald in all her beauty. He saw that she was wearing a red gown with gold stitching. She had on an emerald green robe. "To be honest, though, I was expecting you". She stood up and kneeled before the fireplace so that she was face to face with the headmaster.
"As I was expecting. You do know why I have called upon you?"
"Yes. I just felt it. Do you know where? Who? When? Etcetera?"
"I insist that you get Cassara, seeing how it is her daughter (A/N whoever wasn't expecting that is an oblivious idiot, no offence intended to those who I am talking to). I insist that you or she come to Hogwarts to explain it to her. She is in a fragile state right now."
"What! What happened? Is she alright?" Emma became nervous
"There was an incident on her way to school. I shall explain after you get Cassara."
Emma closed her eyes and focused. All of a sudden a woman, no older than 36 appeared in the room. She looked around.
"Grandmother, why have you called me?" the woman asked. "Hello Professor" she said, first noticing Dumbledore.
"It is headmaster now dear. Now sit. Albus here has something to tell you" Emma said. She summoned a chair next to her for her great granddaughter to sit in.
"This may come as a shock to you majesty, but I think I may have found your daughter."
Cassara froze. "Hermione? My baby Hermione? She's alive?"
"Yes, and kicking. You see, my dear, your husband took her to the safest place he knew of, the Grangers"
"Alexandra and Robert?"
"Yes, and they raised her wonderfully. She is at the top of her year, and by far the best student I feel Hogwarts has ever seen." Dumbledore said proudly. "Just like her mother"
"Thank you professor, now please continue" Cassara said gracefully.
"Well, there was an incident on her way to school. Something happened to the compartment that she, her friends, and some Slytherins were traveling. They only just got to the school. You will be quite proud to know that she was the one to get them out or the compartment and back to school. On the way, there was a little incident with one of the Slytherins. She is a little fragile, she seems quieter and more of a wallflower than usual, even though it is only their first night back. It was when she was telling me about what happened when I first thought that she was your daughter."
"Please explain Albus"
"Well, she flew tonight. She performed wandless magic earlier this summer. She read minds tonight, and sent her thoughts to one of her classmates. And last but not least, her eyes went ablaze when she performed some of these acts." Dumbledore finished.
"My baby is alive?"
"I saw the necklace myself"
"Where is she now?" Emma asked, excited that Hermione was alive.
"She is in Gryffindor tower I presume. But there is more news."
"She is in Gryffindor?" Cassara asked. She had been put in Ravenclaw.
"Yes, and is best friends with Harry Potter, helping him on his quests ever since the first year, but you may ask about that later. The sorting hat would also like to speak to you about a suspicion he has. I was wondering if you would come to Hogwarts. Speak to Hermione, and listen to the sorting hat. I think that your daughter's prediction is about to be fulfilled, Miss Emma."
"What do you mean Albus?" Emma asked
"If you accompany me, I shall explain. It is hard to do so when my head is engulfed in flames."
"I shall be ready in a moment" Emma said. She rushed to pack her stuff. She threw clothes into a large suitcase. Cassara did not have to do so. One of her powers she got from her great-great-great grandmother was that she was able to perform wandless magic and change her appearance (like Tonks). Emma finished and flooed to the castle. Cassara left in a swarm of fire (like apparating, only not).
They arrived in Dumbledor's office. He was standing in front of them. As soon as they got there, he did a low, graceful bow.
"Rise Albus. Please, get the sorting hat." Emma said
"At once, majesty." Dumbledor rushed to the other side of the room and took the sorting hat.
"Ah, my dear Miss Cassara Riddle. And you must be Miss Emma Rald. I am the sorting hat" it said
"Yes, we presumed this hat. Now please inform us of your suspicions" Emma said in a hurry.
"Well, a few years ago, while sorting three young students, something, how shall I put it? Bizarre? Yes, something bizarre occurred. An unexplainable force made me sort three students into two different houses. One was a boy named Ronald Weasley. I felt as though I was on the head of Helga Hufflepuff. A force, though, made me put him in Gryffindor. Then before him was a boy named Draco Malfoy. Be-"
"Malfoy! That's the name of the cretin who captured me! HIS SON IS HERE, WITH HERMIONE!" Cassara's eyes went ablaze
"Princess, Draco Malfoy is the student who brought Hermione to the infirmary tonight. We saw him there, carrying her against her protests to leave. He was the one who told Miss Parkinson to summon me. He rose above his father and his teachings tonight. Please continue hat" Dumbledore said in Draco's defense, and to calm down the powerful woman.
"Well, before I even touched his head, I sensed Salazar Slytherin. I placed him in Slytherin. The last student was a girl, Hermione Granger. The presence of Rowena Ravenclaw filled me to the point, but another strange force made me put her in Gryffindor. For the rest of the night, I searched for Godric Gryffindor, but I did not find him. The next year, Harry Potter pulled his sword from me in the Chamber of Secrets. I knew that he was our Godric. Majesty, I feel that your daughter's prophecy is to come true. The four have been reborn"
Dumbledore walked quickly to his office.
'If it truly is her,' he thought 'then I had better get there before I am too late'
"Now and Later" he told the Gargoyle. (A/N I LUV U IDA!) Dumbledore ran into the office to the fireplace. "Sorting hat, I think your suspicions were right." He threw floo powder into the fireplace. "Emma Rald!" he called. Green flames erupted from the fireplace and Dumbledore stuck his head in.
He looked around at his surroundings.
"Albus, what a pleasant surprise" a nurturing voice came from the desk. The chair turned around to show Emma Rald in all her beauty. He saw that she was wearing a red gown with gold stitching. She had on an emerald green robe. "To be honest, though, I was expecting you". She stood up and kneeled before the fireplace so that she was face to face with the headmaster.
"As I was expecting. You do know why I have called upon you?"
"Yes. I just felt it. Do you know where? Who? When? Etcetera?"
"I insist that you get Cassara, seeing how it is her daughter (A/N whoever wasn't expecting that is an oblivious idiot, no offence intended to those who I am talking to). I insist that you or she come to Hogwarts to explain it to her. She is in a fragile state right now."
"What! What happened? Is she alright?" Emma became nervous
"There was an incident on her way to school. I shall explain after you get Cassara."
Emma closed her eyes and focused. All of a sudden a woman, no older than 36 appeared in the room. She looked around.
"Grandmother, why have you called me?" the woman asked. "Hello Professor" she said, first noticing Dumbledore.
"It is headmaster now dear. Now sit. Albus here has something to tell you" Emma said. She summoned a chair next to her for her great granddaughter to sit in.
"This may come as a shock to you majesty, but I think I may have found your daughter."
Cassara froze. "Hermione? My baby Hermione? She's alive?"
"Yes, and kicking. You see, my dear, your husband took her to the safest place he knew of, the Grangers"
"Alexandra and Robert?"
"Yes, and they raised her wonderfully. She is at the top of her year, and by far the best student I feel Hogwarts has ever seen." Dumbledore said proudly. "Just like her mother"
"Thank you professor, now please continue" Cassara said gracefully.
"Well, there was an incident on her way to school. Something happened to the compartment that she, her friends, and some Slytherins were traveling. They only just got to the school. You will be quite proud to know that she was the one to get them out or the compartment and back to school. On the way, there was a little incident with one of the Slytherins. She is a little fragile, she seems quieter and more of a wallflower than usual, even though it is only their first night back. It was when she was telling me about what happened when I first thought that she was your daughter."
"Please explain Albus"
"Well, she flew tonight. She performed wandless magic earlier this summer. She read minds tonight, and sent her thoughts to one of her classmates. And last but not least, her eyes went ablaze when she performed some of these acts." Dumbledore finished.
"My baby is alive?"
"I saw the necklace myself"
"Where is she now?" Emma asked, excited that Hermione was alive.
"She is in Gryffindor tower I presume. But there is more news."
"She is in Gryffindor?" Cassara asked. She had been put in Ravenclaw.
"Yes, and is best friends with Harry Potter, helping him on his quests ever since the first year, but you may ask about that later. The sorting hat would also like to speak to you about a suspicion he has. I was wondering if you would come to Hogwarts. Speak to Hermione, and listen to the sorting hat. I think that your daughter's prediction is about to be fulfilled, Miss Emma."
"What do you mean Albus?" Emma asked
"If you accompany me, I shall explain. It is hard to do so when my head is engulfed in flames."
"I shall be ready in a moment" Emma said. She rushed to pack her stuff. She threw clothes into a large suitcase. Cassara did not have to do so. One of her powers she got from her great-great-great grandmother was that she was able to perform wandless magic and change her appearance (like Tonks). Emma finished and flooed to the castle. Cassara left in a swarm of fire (like apparating, only not).
They arrived in Dumbledor's office. He was standing in front of them. As soon as they got there, he did a low, graceful bow.
"Rise Albus. Please, get the sorting hat." Emma said
"At once, majesty." Dumbledor rushed to the other side of the room and took the sorting hat.
"Ah, my dear Miss Cassara Riddle. And you must be Miss Emma Rald. I am the sorting hat" it said
"Yes, we presumed this hat. Now please inform us of your suspicions" Emma said in a hurry.
"Well, a few years ago, while sorting three young students, something, how shall I put it? Bizarre? Yes, something bizarre occurred. An unexplainable force made me sort three students into two different houses. One was a boy named Ronald Weasley. I felt as though I was on the head of Helga Hufflepuff. A force, though, made me put him in Gryffindor. Then before him was a boy named Draco Malfoy. Be-"
"Malfoy! That's the name of the cretin who captured me! HIS SON IS HERE, WITH HERMIONE!" Cassara's eyes went ablaze
"Princess, Draco Malfoy is the student who brought Hermione to the infirmary tonight. We saw him there, carrying her against her protests to leave. He was the one who told Miss Parkinson to summon me. He rose above his father and his teachings tonight. Please continue hat" Dumbledore said in Draco's defense, and to calm down the powerful woman.
"Well, before I even touched his head, I sensed Salazar Slytherin. I placed him in Slytherin. The last student was a girl, Hermione Granger. The presence of Rowena Ravenclaw filled me to the point, but another strange force made me put her in Gryffindor. For the rest of the night, I searched for Godric Gryffindor, but I did not find him. The next year, Harry Potter pulled his sword from me in the Chamber of Secrets. I knew that he was our Godric. Majesty, I feel that your daughter's prophecy is to come true. The four have been reborn"