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Chapter 9

Hermione mopped her blood up with the once white towel. She was still enraged over Pansy's jealousies. Hermione sat down by her bed and pulled out her black trunk and opened it. She opened a book she had bought last year and rummaged through various healing charms and soon found a spell that would work. Hermione sat dismayed looking at the book. 'How am I going to get to the kitchen without my parents seeing me? I look horrible, and I'm not about to tell them about Pansy's tantrum' Suddenly Hermione had an idea. She would apparate down to the kitchen. As Hermione arrived down in the kitchen she quickly grabbed all the supplies she needed. Hermione frowned when she found that the 'Ogres weed' wasn't there. Hermione stood and looked around when suddenly she spotted the door that led to the cellar She remembered her mother mentioning that there was a potion supply cabinet down there. Hermione slowly walked up to it and pulled open the door. It swung open with a slight creek and as Hermione peered inside the dark downstairs a musty smell met her nostrils. Hermione erased all the memories of muggle horror films and stepped onto the first step. Hermione crept down the stairs and fretted at herself when she jumped at a creaky step. Hermione collected her wits and stepped down the next few stairs and froze. Hermione could distinctly here the poof of fires starting themselves. Hermione turned herself around and before she could move up the steps she saw light. Hermione turned around slowly and smiled, it was only the chandelier candles over head. Hermione silently and quickly advanced back towards the landing and when she got there she saw a big oak cabinet with a moon carved into either side of the doors. Hermione opened it up and looked at its contents.

"Now, where is the 'Ogres Weed'?" Hermione asked herself out loud. Suddenly a bottle floated out in front of her eyes and she looked at the label. "Wow that's really cool" Hermione said as she grabbed the floating bottle and apparated back upstairs.
After the potion was complete Hermione stared at it. It was disgusting looking, but she had to use it as body soap in the shower. Hermione stripped her cloths off and stepped into the shower. As she smeared the gunk on her body she relaxed because the potion felt so good against her wounds. About ten minutes later Hermione emerged from the shower. She stood in front of the mirror in her bathroom and admired how her wounds had healed. Hermione wrapped the bathrobe around her tightly and stepped into her room. She changed for bed and fell into a deep slumber.

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3 days later Hermione boarded the Hogwarts express. She walked toward an empty cabin and put her trunk in it and hurried towards the toilets so she could use them before Harry and Ron arrived. On her way there Hermione walked past a cabin with open windows. Hermione glanced inside to see Pansy cooing over Malfoy. Hermione didn't know why but it burnt her up inside. On her way back Hermione walked past the cabin again and Hermione shuddered as she heard disturbing noises coming from inside the cabin. Hermione couldn't help it as she looked into the cabin through a partially opened curtain. Hermione's heart was broke, for absolutely no reason. She saw Pansy pressed against the wall with her legs wrapped around Malfoy as he fucked her senseless. Pansy's eyes opened up and for an instant and evil sneer crossed her face as she saw Hermione with tears in her eyes. Hermione backed away and ran back to her cabin where Harry and Ron were putting their luggage away. Hermione opened the door and sat down on a comfortable seat.

"Oy! Hermione" Ron said looking at her.

"What's the matter Hermione?" Harry asked noticing the tears leaving her eyes.

"N-n nothing," Hermione stuttered.

"Yes there is" Ron said as he stopped what he was doing.

"Okay. I slammed my pinky in the loo's door" Hermione said while hating herself for lying as she wrapped her left pinky in her robes.

"Oh, are you alright?" Harry asked her suspiciously.

"Yep." Hermione said as she started putting her belongings in the luggage compartment.
Hour's later after 5 chocolate frogs and 3 pieces of pumpkin pie Hermione arrived at Hogwarts. She had received a letter from the Headgirl, who she absolutely hated, that she should report to her head of house as soon as she arrived at Hogwarts. Harry and Ron didn't notice her depart from them and Hermione did as she was told and when she appeared in Professor McGonagall's classroom a few minutes after 6pm. As Hermione entered the familiar classroom McGonagall looked up her book and broke a slight smile at Hermione.

"How are you Hermione?"

"I'm fine"

"I'm sorry to hear you didn't make Head girl."

"Oh... I'll be fine" It wasn't exactly true Hermione would sit up at night and plot ways of getting revenge on the head girl Annabel Yang, an overly smart Ravenclaw. She hated her because she had got the one thing she had wanted since 4th year.

"Hermione I need to talk to you about your recent knowing of your adoption. All I wanted to say was be careful with Mr. Malfoy, Professor Snape has told me Mr. And Mrs. Malfoy are arranging a marriage for him, and it's either your or Pansy..."

"Or Millicent B." Hermione said. "Yes I know"

"Okay you are dismissed," she said shooing Hermione away because she figured she knew the story. "By the way I love what you've done to your hair". Hermione smiled as she turned her back to her, She had decided to leave it the way it was she liked it a lot better than her old bushy chocolate brown hair and she felt like a change. Hermione left the classroom and hurried towards the Great Hall. Hermione rounded a corner to the Main Hall and was surprised when a cold hand reached out and pulled her into the shadows.

"What are you doing" Hermione said fighting to get free.

"Hermione we need to talk" Malfoy's voice said quietly as he smiled slightly.

"Theirs nothing to talk about! I thought you couldn't stand Pansy" Hermione said breaking away from him.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"You know exactly what it means, she is your very own sex machine." Hermione said as a tear found its way down her cheek.

"What the hell are you talking about?" He asked wiping the tear away as Hermione stepped back.

"I hate you" Hermione running away. Hermione calmed down before she entered the Great Hall. As she pulled open the giant doors a few people glanced towards her and Hermione made her way to Gryffindor table and sat in between Harry and Ron. Hermione tried her best to ignore the gawking stares she was receiving from her peers. Before Harry or Ron could ask where she had been the sorting hat began its song.

"Many long years ago, When I once was fairly new, Four founders sought the smartest hat, For their new Magic school, So forth came the years and I sorted thousands, Into these four fantastic houses; Perhaps you will be a Ravenclaw, Where your wit is a must, And your crave for learning, Is your constant lust? Or maybe you'll be a Gryffindor, The prized among them all, They're brave heart and chivalry, Will never let them fall, Or maybe you'll fall into Hufflepuff, Where they're always loyal and true, Always ready for anything tough, And there's always good found in whatever you do; Last but not least there's Slytherin, Who are cunning foes, They're cold hearts and have careless souls, These traits can help them out of countless rows. Those are the houses; we'll leave it at that, Put me on and I'll find your house, Because I'm the Sorting Hat.

Hermione gave applauded after the song and listened to Professor Dumbledore's annual speech.

"Welcome back everybody! This will be a new an exciting year! Please note that the Forbidden Forest is off limits, so don't break the rules" he said staring directly at Harry, Ron and Hermione, the trio laughed nervously. "I won't torture your starving stomachs any longer, let the feast begin!" He said as the gold plates filled before their eyes.

"Hermione, are you eating that?" Ron said eyeing the roll on Hermione's plate.

"What happened to yours?" Hermione said smiling.

"Ginny took it" Ron said smiling innocently. Hermione flung it at Ron and laughed as it hit him square in the forehead and made a splotchy noise as it landed in his mashed potato's

"Thanks a lot" He said to her while he took wiped the potato's off of it and stuffed it in his mouth.

"Hermione where were you?" Harry asked

"Oh McGonagall wanted to see me in her classroom." Hermione said

"Oh, so are we going to resume DA meetings this year?" Harry asked picking at chicken with his fork.

"Yep, whenever we get around to it" Hermione said

"Hermione what happened to you? You look so different," Dean Thomas asked eyeing Hermione.

"Wanted a change."

"I like it" a few voices called to her.

"Thank You" Hermione said back to them.

"Hermione I missed you this summer, we missed the Weird Sisters Concert" Ginny said, Hermione felt bad because she had promised Ginny she would try and go.

"I am sorry Ginny, with my adoption crisis and everything it has really been hard" Hermione said looking up just in time to catch Malfoy's eye. Hermione couldn't stop staring at Malfoy, she felt a sensation in her stomach and Hermione decided it was hate.

"What are you looking at? Or maybe who." She said smiling as she turned around to look.

"Oh nothing, I was... was just thinking for a minute" Hermione said smoothly. 'I'm getting sort of good at lying' Hermione thought, but it made her feel evil.
Hermione sat up late that night thinking. 'What if Pansy had planned that? What if that wasn't Malfoy?' The questions rolled over in Hermione's head and then Hermione thought 'Wait? Why do I even care?' Hermione left her thoughts with that that night and drifted of in a restless slumber.

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A/N: Please review, I cannot think of anything for this story, but I have a pretty good ending, not that I'm ending it soon. Well I'll post soon!