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Chapter 8
The next few weeks went by pretty smooth. Hermione and Draco got to know each other better and seeing them walk each other to their classes was not an unusual sight. It took a lot of people a little while to adjust but they did. Neither Hermione nor Draco cared what any one else thought. Pansy had stopped bothering Draco; she didn't even look at him any more, that is why is was so weird when one day Pansy came up to Draco, Hermione, Blaise, Harry, Ron and Ginny, and said "I need to talk to you"
They all looked at each other then back at Pansy. She looked at them pleadingly and said,"Please?"
Draco and the other boys were about to tell her to go to hell but before they could Hermione said, "Sure, let's go to me and Draco's common room."
The boys looked at her like she was crazy but followed her as she led Pansy up to the common room.
When they got there they all sat down and all eyes were on Pansy. She looked as if she were collecting her thoughts and just sat there for a minute. Finally she took a deep breath and started talking, "He killed them. That bastard killed my parents. Why? They...they couldn't kill this little kid who had never done any thing to anybody. So he killed him, then he turned around and killed my parents to make an example of them. Draco, I understand now why you don't want to follow him. I don't either now. I need to talk to Dumbledore, like you did. I want him dead. My parents didn't do anything but not kill a little nine year old kid and he killed them."
By now Pansy was crying and no one knew what to do.
"Ok," started Hermione, "I guess we get to go see Dumbledore now, huh?"
They all went through the black tapestry and went down the hall way. Soon they went out the other side of the hall and found them selves in front of a gargoyle. Hermione said the password, (Peppermint patties) and they went up to the headmaster's office. When they got there Dumbledore greeted them as if he knew that they would have been coming.
"Ahh. I thought I would be seeing you soon. Misses Granger and Weasley, Misers Potter, Weasley and Malfoy, can you please leave us alone. I need to talk to Mr. Zabini and Ms. Parkinson alone."
"Um . . . ok"
Hermione and the others went back to the common room and waited. They were talking when Blaise and Pansy walked in to the common room smiling.
"So?"
"She is the newest members of the Order of the Phoenix..."
"That is good for you, but there is something I don't understand."
"What is that Hermione?"
"Well, didn't we kill Voldemort?"
At that statement Draco, Blaise, Pansy, Ron, Harry and Ginny all looked at each other. Draco said, "I'm not telling her."
Blaise said, "Me neither"
"Not me," said Ginny and Pansy at the same time.
Everyone looked at Harry and Ron. Ron put up his hands and said, "Hey, don't look at me"
Harry sighed and said, "Hermione we didn't quite tell you every thing. No one did. Do you know why they had you training over the summer? Didn't it seem odd that they made you train when Voldemort was dead and no longer a threat? Wellââ you see, a new dark lord has been chosen. His name is Darien Riddle. He was Voldemort's brother. Not that anyone knew that he had a brother, but not the problem now. Anyways, he is even more of a jack ass then Voldemort was. He says he is not going to get his death eaters out of prison, because he says that if they are real death eaters they will get themselves out. And you heard what he did to Pansy's parents. The ass is crazy. We didn't tell you because Dumbledore said that if you knew you might get stressed and your powers don't work well under stress. I knew about your powers, I just wasn't allowed to tell. Sorry."
Hermione looked stunned and sat down. She just sat there for a minute and looked strait ahead.
Finally she spoke, "So, you knew all along that I was training to help take out some crazy son of a bitch, not letting me know, just in case, you know, he decided to attack where I might have been and I could have done something."
"Hermione we are all really sorry."
"I needâneed to go talk to Professor Dumbledore."
"Hermione, don't you think that you should calm down a little first"
"Calm down. NO. I think I need to go talk to him right now."
With that Hermione walked out of the common room slamming the door on her way out. Everyone cringed as the door slammed and Draco said, "Damn. She is pissed."
Ron rolled his eyes and replied, "No shit, Sherlock."
Ok that is it for now. Next chapter we will be witnessing the "talk" with Hermione and Dumbledore. So if it sucked please tell me.
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