Hi! I finally got a new update, sorry it took me so long, and I haven't had
a chance over the holidays! Hope you all have had a great Christmas and a
happy New Year
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Hermione watched as all the eyes in the room were on her. She felt a pain of nervousness surge through her as she watched a very cocky looking Sirius Black take his position on the stage.
She briefly scanned the crowd and sought out faces she knew.
Remus and a very battered looking Narccissa were looking up at her giving her nods of good luck.
To there left a very sour faced Lily Evan's was glaring at her. Tossing her muggy brown locks over her shoulder she gave a look to Sirius and whispered something to her. Hermione noticed from her lip movements that she had mounthed. " Mop the floor with her." Or something around those lines.
Anger surged through her body, how she wished that that little tramp were in the ring with her instead of the tall and ruggedly handsome ass hole before her.
Continuing on her hunt she spotted to two faces she wished the most to wish her approving glances.
Severus Snape and all though she hated him. Lucius Malfoy.
They were both surveying the two competitors with little enthusiasm. Mostly their eyes were focused on Black. It was as if they all ready knew the outcome of the battle. She would bet anything that they thought that Black was going to win that he would beat her.
The thought of that was just what she needed to breed an unquenchable determination inside of her.
Quickly changing her defensive stance she assumed a more aggressive one. One that aloud the magic inside of her to ripple and bleed. Her eyes were like two thunderclouds ready to release there furry on her victim. Black, Black was her victim.
So intent on Black was she that she didn't notice the two approving glances that were issued her way, by the two green robed boys.
" Competitors take your positions!" Roared out Professor Lacouse.
Bother Hermione and Black walked to the middle of the podium. Glaring fiercely at one another. Black brushed a black lock of hair from his face, giving her a sneer.
In return Hermione just smiled.
" Bow and take ten paces then begin!" Lacouse snapped loud enough for the whole hall to hear.
Following her commands, Hermione gave Black a quick bow, not wanting to expose the back of her neck to him, her eyes never leaving his. Turning quickly she took her ten steps as did Black.
However before she could take her eighth Black ran his last two steps and turned on her.
Pulling his wand he bellowed. "BURENCHA!" Hermione spun on her heels as the curse was issued. A bright puke white light broke free from Black's wand.
A paralyzing curse! Moving towards her at lightning speed.
Without thinking Hermione ducked to the left, almost rolling off the stage. A gasp of surprise issued from the crowd, and a clap of approval.
Grabbing her wand she tried to lift her self up. Only to find that her right wand arm was numb. The basterd had got her! No longer did she have the use of her wand arm. Roaring internally, she hoisted her self up quickly with her left before Black could issue another curse. Pulling her wand from her numb fingers she switched it to her left hand. Already at a disadvantage she ran towards him.
Just as Black began mouthing another curse.
She knew she had little time to finish this. Black's wand began to glow a dangerous black with green sparks. She knew from the sparks that this was his choice of a finishing curse. It was "Perpanixa" very harmful comas jinx that could render the victim insane. One of the few truly harmful curses that were aloud in the competition.
Worst there was now defensive charm against the curse.
The crowd stated to cheer, realizing that the battle had been as good as won.
She had to act now.
Lifting her wand above her head she roared with all her might, allowing all her power to feed into her wand.
" Soranus Deflemente!"
A hush came over the crowd as a blue light, like pale ice mixed with quick silver began to feed from her wand and shoot towards Hermione's adversary.
Blacks curse was finished and was making its way towards Hermione.
The two met with a colossal boom in the middle of the stage. Sending waves of heated magic wind across the hall. Every soul in the hall watched as the two spells battled out for supremacy.
Keeping her focus on the magic before her Hermione felt for the magic, trying with all her might to add more to the spell. She couldn't let Black beat her; she would never let any one beat her.
NEVER!
Suddenly the molten blue spell that Hermione cast grew and expanded; its liquid like form engulfed Blacks spell and shot forward towards Black. With a sickening crunch the spell hit him in the chest.
He barley had time to scream, the spell began to move around him, frost and silver covering his long body head to toe. He opened his mouth to scream but the quick silver from the spell flew down his mouth and silenced him.
His body could no longer move, frost and icicles covered his now still form. Although he appeared to be dead, frozen solid, his eyes still blinked and moved. A light red light over his heart showed that he was indeed alive.
Hermione panted, breath was escaping her body. A deadly hush crept over the crowd not a single sound was issued. Standing up straight, Hermione took one last look at the frozen Sirius Black before her, offering him a small but mighty smile, before bowing. Showing that the match was over.
Sirius just stood there literally locked in a block of ice.
Suddenly a sound issued from the crowd. The sound of a pair of hands clapping. Hermione looked around for the source of the sound. She located it, just as another picked up the motion.
Pride swelled up inside of her. Both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy were giving her recognition. The rest of the houses were watching her until in silence.
Suddenly another pair of hands began to clap. Belonging to Blair Zabini. As if starting a tidal wave of approval, the whole house of Slytherin began clapping. Like a roaring dragon hoots of approval and recognition surged through her new house. The house those only moments ago hated her.
It was as if they were seeing her as a human being for the first time.
Soon Remus Lupin and Narccissa began clapping as the initial shock wore off. No one in the hall had thought that Hermione Granger could do what she had just done. No one thought she had the knowledge, the power or the guts. In truth neither did Hermione.
Soon Most of the people with the exception of Lily Evan's (who was shooting fiery glances at James Potter who was clapping for Hermione and Hermione herself), Sirius Black and a very stunned and rather worried looking Peter Pettigrue.
" May I Present the Winner of Today's Dueling Competition. Hermione Granger member of Slytherin House!" Boomed out Professor Dumbledore, who was now standing by Hermione.
He looked down at her fondly. " Well done Hermione." He whispered to her, before motioning for Sirius Black to be removed to the infirmary.
Hermione couldn't help but smile as Madam Pomfry conjured a trolley and wheeled a very frozen Sirius Black up to the infirmary.
" Thank you Headmaster." She whispered.
Dumbledore beamed. Looking over the crowd of cheering people he noticed both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy smirking at her.
" I think your friends wish to speak with you" he smiled a little stronger down at Lucius.
Hermione could help but smile at the thought of what Dumbledore had just said.
Stepping down of the stage she walked over to the two Slytherin's who were smiling broadly at her. Lucius more then Snape, but the very fact that Snape was smiling sent shivers down her spin. He was smiling because of her.
Why did it affect her so?
" Didn't think you could do it Granger" Smirked Snape, his powerful smooth voice trickling into her ears.
She just smiled and punched him playfully in the arm. Still however un able to shake the feeling of warmth that she had gained just from being around him. Giving him a big grin as he looked taken aback by the fact that she would resort to physical contact.
" Be careful Snape or I might just hex that smart mouth of yours closed" She giggled up at him, wishing that she were a little taller so that she could look him in the eyes with out having to look up.
Snape scowled and then did something that no one even Dumbledore would have thought him capable.
He opened his arms and grabbed her. Pulling her to him in a tight warm hug. Mashing her much smaller body to his tall lithe one. Gods it felt so right to her. She fit in his arms perfectly.
Hermione just smiled as she felt the warmth of his body. Bringing her arms around him she returned the hug.
"Um .Granger?" came a very shy sounding voice.
Hermione froze. Turning in Snapes warm and oddly comforting embrace she looked into the pale ice blue eyes of Lucius Malfoy.
Pulling away from Snape she lifted her head high, and braced herself for an onslaught of insults.
"Yes Malfoy?"
Lucius looked a little sheepish and blushed slightly.
" I was wrong.." He whispered.
Hermione thought that she was going to faint.
" Just because you're a Muggle born doesn't make you any less of a witch .Hermione. Im sorry." He mumbled looking down at his feet.
Hermione couldn't believe it, her chest contracted and she found it hard to breathe. Tears began to well up in her eyes. She looked at the boy who had just done the hardest thing in his life, and felt her heart break.
Walking up to Lucius she hit him full force with a bear hug. She was able to speak into his ear because he was closer to her height then Snape was.
" I forgive you, you scumbag!" She whispered, hugging him harder. He finally returned it.
Pulling away from the two Slytherin's she couldn't help but smile at the fact that it no longer bothered her that she belonged to the same house as the two would be death eaters, or the fact that she had once been a Griffendor. What surprised her however was the fact that she didn't hold any guilt from finding new people, after all Harry and Ron would have wanted her to be happy.
" Common Lets get out of here Im getting a head ach from all the noise." She chimed.
The two boys nodded.
Taking Snape and Lucius's hands (although Snape had to hold her arm up because it was still paralyzed) she walked away from the crowd in the great hall out into the rest of Hogwarts. Realizing that for the first time she thought of both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy, regardless of what the future held for them as.
Friends.
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Hermione watched as all the eyes in the room were on her. She felt a pain of nervousness surge through her as she watched a very cocky looking Sirius Black take his position on the stage.
She briefly scanned the crowd and sought out faces she knew.
Remus and a very battered looking Narccissa were looking up at her giving her nods of good luck.
To there left a very sour faced Lily Evan's was glaring at her. Tossing her muggy brown locks over her shoulder she gave a look to Sirius and whispered something to her. Hermione noticed from her lip movements that she had mounthed. " Mop the floor with her." Or something around those lines.
Anger surged through her body, how she wished that that little tramp were in the ring with her instead of the tall and ruggedly handsome ass hole before her.
Continuing on her hunt she spotted to two faces she wished the most to wish her approving glances.
Severus Snape and all though she hated him. Lucius Malfoy.
They were both surveying the two competitors with little enthusiasm. Mostly their eyes were focused on Black. It was as if they all ready knew the outcome of the battle. She would bet anything that they thought that Black was going to win that he would beat her.
The thought of that was just what she needed to breed an unquenchable determination inside of her.
Quickly changing her defensive stance she assumed a more aggressive one. One that aloud the magic inside of her to ripple and bleed. Her eyes were like two thunderclouds ready to release there furry on her victim. Black, Black was her victim.
So intent on Black was she that she didn't notice the two approving glances that were issued her way, by the two green robed boys.
" Competitors take your positions!" Roared out Professor Lacouse.
Bother Hermione and Black walked to the middle of the podium. Glaring fiercely at one another. Black brushed a black lock of hair from his face, giving her a sneer.
In return Hermione just smiled.
" Bow and take ten paces then begin!" Lacouse snapped loud enough for the whole hall to hear.
Following her commands, Hermione gave Black a quick bow, not wanting to expose the back of her neck to him, her eyes never leaving his. Turning quickly she took her ten steps as did Black.
However before she could take her eighth Black ran his last two steps and turned on her.
Pulling his wand he bellowed. "BURENCHA!" Hermione spun on her heels as the curse was issued. A bright puke white light broke free from Black's wand.
A paralyzing curse! Moving towards her at lightning speed.
Without thinking Hermione ducked to the left, almost rolling off the stage. A gasp of surprise issued from the crowd, and a clap of approval.
Grabbing her wand she tried to lift her self up. Only to find that her right wand arm was numb. The basterd had got her! No longer did she have the use of her wand arm. Roaring internally, she hoisted her self up quickly with her left before Black could issue another curse. Pulling her wand from her numb fingers she switched it to her left hand. Already at a disadvantage she ran towards him.
Just as Black began mouthing another curse.
She knew she had little time to finish this. Black's wand began to glow a dangerous black with green sparks. She knew from the sparks that this was his choice of a finishing curse. It was "Perpanixa" very harmful comas jinx that could render the victim insane. One of the few truly harmful curses that were aloud in the competition.
Worst there was now defensive charm against the curse.
The crowd stated to cheer, realizing that the battle had been as good as won.
She had to act now.
Lifting her wand above her head she roared with all her might, allowing all her power to feed into her wand.
" Soranus Deflemente!"
A hush came over the crowd as a blue light, like pale ice mixed with quick silver began to feed from her wand and shoot towards Hermione's adversary.
Blacks curse was finished and was making its way towards Hermione.
The two met with a colossal boom in the middle of the stage. Sending waves of heated magic wind across the hall. Every soul in the hall watched as the two spells battled out for supremacy.
Keeping her focus on the magic before her Hermione felt for the magic, trying with all her might to add more to the spell. She couldn't let Black beat her; she would never let any one beat her.
NEVER!
Suddenly the molten blue spell that Hermione cast grew and expanded; its liquid like form engulfed Blacks spell and shot forward towards Black. With a sickening crunch the spell hit him in the chest.
He barley had time to scream, the spell began to move around him, frost and silver covering his long body head to toe. He opened his mouth to scream but the quick silver from the spell flew down his mouth and silenced him.
His body could no longer move, frost and icicles covered his now still form. Although he appeared to be dead, frozen solid, his eyes still blinked and moved. A light red light over his heart showed that he was indeed alive.
Hermione panted, breath was escaping her body. A deadly hush crept over the crowd not a single sound was issued. Standing up straight, Hermione took one last look at the frozen Sirius Black before her, offering him a small but mighty smile, before bowing. Showing that the match was over.
Sirius just stood there literally locked in a block of ice.
Suddenly a sound issued from the crowd. The sound of a pair of hands clapping. Hermione looked around for the source of the sound. She located it, just as another picked up the motion.
Pride swelled up inside of her. Both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy were giving her recognition. The rest of the houses were watching her until in silence.
Suddenly another pair of hands began to clap. Belonging to Blair Zabini. As if starting a tidal wave of approval, the whole house of Slytherin began clapping. Like a roaring dragon hoots of approval and recognition surged through her new house. The house those only moments ago hated her.
It was as if they were seeing her as a human being for the first time.
Soon Remus Lupin and Narccissa began clapping as the initial shock wore off. No one in the hall had thought that Hermione Granger could do what she had just done. No one thought she had the knowledge, the power or the guts. In truth neither did Hermione.
Soon Most of the people with the exception of Lily Evan's (who was shooting fiery glances at James Potter who was clapping for Hermione and Hermione herself), Sirius Black and a very stunned and rather worried looking Peter Pettigrue.
" May I Present the Winner of Today's Dueling Competition. Hermione Granger member of Slytherin House!" Boomed out Professor Dumbledore, who was now standing by Hermione.
He looked down at her fondly. " Well done Hermione." He whispered to her, before motioning for Sirius Black to be removed to the infirmary.
Hermione couldn't help but smile as Madam Pomfry conjured a trolley and wheeled a very frozen Sirius Black up to the infirmary.
" Thank you Headmaster." She whispered.
Dumbledore beamed. Looking over the crowd of cheering people he noticed both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy smirking at her.
" I think your friends wish to speak with you" he smiled a little stronger down at Lucius.
Hermione could help but smile at the thought of what Dumbledore had just said.
Stepping down of the stage she walked over to the two Slytherin's who were smiling broadly at her. Lucius more then Snape, but the very fact that Snape was smiling sent shivers down her spin. He was smiling because of her.
Why did it affect her so?
" Didn't think you could do it Granger" Smirked Snape, his powerful smooth voice trickling into her ears.
She just smiled and punched him playfully in the arm. Still however un able to shake the feeling of warmth that she had gained just from being around him. Giving him a big grin as he looked taken aback by the fact that she would resort to physical contact.
" Be careful Snape or I might just hex that smart mouth of yours closed" She giggled up at him, wishing that she were a little taller so that she could look him in the eyes with out having to look up.
Snape scowled and then did something that no one even Dumbledore would have thought him capable.
He opened his arms and grabbed her. Pulling her to him in a tight warm hug. Mashing her much smaller body to his tall lithe one. Gods it felt so right to her. She fit in his arms perfectly.
Hermione just smiled as she felt the warmth of his body. Bringing her arms around him she returned the hug.
"Um .Granger?" came a very shy sounding voice.
Hermione froze. Turning in Snapes warm and oddly comforting embrace she looked into the pale ice blue eyes of Lucius Malfoy.
Pulling away from Snape she lifted her head high, and braced herself for an onslaught of insults.
"Yes Malfoy?"
Lucius looked a little sheepish and blushed slightly.
" I was wrong.." He whispered.
Hermione thought that she was going to faint.
" Just because you're a Muggle born doesn't make you any less of a witch .Hermione. Im sorry." He mumbled looking down at his feet.
Hermione couldn't believe it, her chest contracted and she found it hard to breathe. Tears began to well up in her eyes. She looked at the boy who had just done the hardest thing in his life, and felt her heart break.
Walking up to Lucius she hit him full force with a bear hug. She was able to speak into his ear because he was closer to her height then Snape was.
" I forgive you, you scumbag!" She whispered, hugging him harder. He finally returned it.
Pulling away from the two Slytherin's she couldn't help but smile at the fact that it no longer bothered her that she belonged to the same house as the two would be death eaters, or the fact that she had once been a Griffendor. What surprised her however was the fact that she didn't hold any guilt from finding new people, after all Harry and Ron would have wanted her to be happy.
" Common Lets get out of here Im getting a head ach from all the noise." She chimed.
The two boys nodded.
Taking Snape and Lucius's hands (although Snape had to hold her arm up because it was still paralyzed) she walked away from the crowd in the great hall out into the rest of Hogwarts. Realizing that for the first time she thought of both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy, regardless of what the future held for them as.
Friends.