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Thanks, everybody!!! Sorry if I'm pretty pathetic about the favorites list and author alert watch list and reviews, but you guys made me smile when I was pretty out of it... you guys made my day!!! ÜÜÜ And now... Chapter 5! Yay! My favorite chapter so far! lol Ü on with the story!!! Ü
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Chapter 5: Blast to the Past
Hermione woke up on the lake shore. She checked her watch and saw that it had stopped. "Drat! At least I still have my wand," Hermione muttered. She got up, but saw that the giant squid thought that she thought that she was food and wrapped its tentacles around her.
"AAAARRRGGH!!! LET ME GO, YOU FREAK OF NATURE!!!" The squid didn't appreciate being called a 'freak of nature' so it gripped her tighter. Hermione felt a searing pain, accompanied by loud snaps. She looked down and saw blood all over her clothes. 'Yikes, there goes my Steve Madden stuff,' she thought. Her sandals were back on shore, but she guessed they were also ruined now.
She tried reaching for her wand, and was able to grab it, to her amazement. The giant squid turned her, ready to eat her. "IMPEDIMENTA!" Hermione screamed. The giant squid froze, inches from its mouth. It let her go, and Hermione fell to the ground. She groaned cause of the pain. She was slow in getting up cause she ached all over. Soon, she saw inky liquid (called sepia Ü I researched on giant squids just for this story! hehe) around her. She turned around and saw the squid looming over her. "STUPEFY! IMPEDIMENTA!" The Stunning Spell was no use; the Impediment Curse worked for the second time, however. With a sudden burst of adrenaline, she got up, grabbed her ruined sandals and wand and ran as fast as she could to the steps of the castle. Soon her knees gave way, and she buckled and fell onto the steps. Her breathing became steadily shallower, and she became increasingly paler. She could hardly move now. Every time she breathed, she felt pain, like a bone got stuck into her lungs or something. (Ouch...) Her thoughts were, 'Oh, this is peachy; I miss an educational trip, get attacked by the giant squid and die, all in a day! ... I'll never see my family and friends anymore...' and with that thought, silent tears trickled down her face. Soon she heard footsteps.
"Hurry up Wormtail," she heard a familiar voice say.
'Wormtail...'
"Moony's about to transform any minute now, so-" The footsteps stopped, and 3 figures appeared out of nowhere. It was James, Sirius and Peter, out to accompany Remus. Hermione tilted her head a bit and saw it was a full moon, but partially covered by clouds. Right about now, the clouds would part and Remus would transform.
"Are you okay?" asked James. (Oh yeah, she's okay, she just tore up her clothes and intentionally hurt herself... duh! Of course she's not! rolls eyes)
"Dandy," Hermione said sarcastically, trying to get up but she felt like her bones wouldn't support her (of course; they're broken...) and she fell. James caught her before she fell, and as he did, she felt pain, even with a simple touch.
"What the hell happened to you?!" Sirius yelped at seeing the blood and torn clothes. "I fought – with – the – giant – squid," Hermione said between gasps, growing paler by the second.
Just then, they heard a werewolf's howl. (lol Ü) "Let's leave her, guys," Peter said, earning glares from James and Sirius.
"No," James said finally. "Look, by now Moony's transformed; we need to get one of us to bring her to Madam Pomfrey and one of us to head off Moony before he 'snacks'."
"Prongs, you're the only one who can stop him now, I won't be able to head him off now he's got a head start. I'll bring her to Madam Pomfrey and follow. See you soon, guys," Sirius said.
James and Peter nodded, and James gently laid Hermione on the floor. They put on the Invisibility Cloak, and left. Sirius picked her up, but as he did, she felt something searing in her chest and she blacked out.
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James and Peter had Remus in control by the time Sirius came. They went out and had their fun. (Didn't want to write about adventures... Ü) After leaving Remus to change back and to be collected by Madam Pomfrey, James asked, "How's the girl?"
"Madam Pomfrey said it's a miracle she survived from the attack. She's in a pretty bad condition, though. A broken bag of bones! And blood everywhere... she was just as pale as the ghosts when we arrived at the hospital wing. Blacked out when I picked her up," Sirius reported.
"Hey, it's 10 minutes to 9, let's visit," James said. They ran to the hospital wing. They heard Madam Pomfrey muttering that she'll have to summon Dumbledore. "That bad?" James asked. Sirius nodded. Peter couldn't care any less; he just said, "I'll see you in the common room, ok?" and left.
"Insensitive prat," Sirius said. They crept to where Hermione was and almost pulled away the curtain, but –
"Misters Black and Potter, I don't think you should be disturbing her right now. She's been through a terrible ordeal, having gone through pain of innumerable proportions. She's had every single injury you could think of," Madam Pomfrey said sadly. (Ouch.) "Professor Dumbledore will be here soon."
In the present...
Neville saw Hermione fall into the time hole and suddenly disappear. After Hermione had fallen into the Abyss, Neville stared in horror at it. Then he ran to Tonks. "TONKS! TONKS! HERMIONE FELL INTO THE ABYSS!" Everyone stared at him in horror, except the Slytherins, who were quite pleased... Well, one of them was devastated, but he didn't show it. (Hmmm...Ü)
Tonks said, "Are you sure?"
"Yes! I was watching this dragon egg turn into a dragon. The dragon scared me, and I jumped backward, bumping Hermione, and she fell into the Abyss." Said Neville, trembling and about to cry.
Tonks grew pale. "Come on everyone, you'll all stay in the Great Hall first while I talk to Dumbledore. And don't worry," she said with a weak smile, turning to Neville. "I'll tell them it was purely unintentional."
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Everyone was silent as they returned to the Atrium. Tonks went to the Office of the Minister, leaving the students there. Most of them went to the Great Hall to eat. Draco didn't, however. He marched straight to his dorm and sulked there.
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Harry and Ron, on the other hand, went with Tonks to the Office of the Minister. "DAD!!!" Ron yelled. "DAD!!! SOMETHING HAPPENED!"
Remus went to get Dumbledore after Tonks told Arthur what happened. Arthur couldn't speak; he was also horrified. He felt Hermione was as good as his daughter. Soon, Dumbledore arrived.
"Professor, could you explain why Hermione fell into the Abyss?" Even though Harry got mad at Dumbledore in their 5th year, he still trusted him a great deal and forgave him. "You see, Harry, the Abyss was discovered just last year. Soon after, it was discovered that it was impossible to fall into it unless you were holding an artifact of time. An example is something that belonged to a person of the past or future," Dumbledore said. "But Professor, we checked their belongings and made sure that they were all first-hand-" Remus said but was cut off.
"Then I believe Hermione may have picked up something," Dumbledore said calmly. "The only way of bringing her back is when we discover time-travel. Arthur?"
"I'll talk to the Head of the Department of Mysteries immediately," Arthur said and wrote a summons. Tonks led Harry and Ron out. "Tonks – what if – she doesn't come back?" Ron asked, visibly shaking. Harry looked like he had just had an encounter with a dementor. Tonks hugged them tightly. "Hermione's a strong girl; she'll be fine," she said reassuringly.
In the past...
Hermione woke up to bright sunlight streaming from an open window. 'Wow,' she thought. 'I actually lived.' She remembered everything that happened and started crying.
"Tears of joy, dear?" Hermione looked up to see a younger Madam Pomfrey smiling at her.
"It's just so good to be alive after all that, you know?"
Madam Pomfrey chuckled. "At first I didn't know whether to believe to Mr. Black's story of you being attacked by the giant squid. But when I examined your injuries, I had to admit; only the giant squid would be able to do something like that. Here, have some porridge," handing Hermione a bowl of porridge and a spoon.
"How long have I been in here?"
"Nearly a week; you recovered remarkably fast. Misters Black, Potter and Lupin have been in to see you everyday."
'Hmm... how nice.'
Just then, the three mentioned boys burst into the hospital wing. "Madam Pomfrey – is she -" James gasped for breath.
"Alive and well, I think she would like to see you now. I'll just be in my office if you need me." Madam Pomfrey walked into her office and shut the door. The three boys walked over to Hermione's bed, where the curtains were drawn, Hermione was smiling at them. The trio sat down beside her bed.
"We weren't able to introduce ourselves," James said. "I'm James Potter." James, Hermione observed, really looked like Harry, but James had no scar, he had hazel eyes, and his nose was slightly longer than Harry's.
"Sirius Black at your service," he said, grinning. Hermione noticed that he was quite different from James. Sure, they both had dark hair, but his lay flat, but messily into his eyes, so he had to sweep it back. His eyes were of a gray hue. (Like his eyes when he's Padfoot Ü)
"Remus Lupin," Remus offered. She saw that Remus had light brown hair with matching eyes. She smiled at them.
"I'm – 'Don't say your real name!' Emma Felton, nice to meet you," Hermione said. "Thanks for saving me that night," she added.
"Oh yeah, we were wondering – were you really attacked by the giant squid?" James asked.
"Yeah, and believe me, after that, I'm not going out to the lake ever- again!" Hermione stressed. The guys laughed. "Oh, I also have a question for you guys," she said.
"What is it, Emma?" Remus asked pleasantly.
"I was just wondering who you were calling Moony – I mean, someone was called Prongs, and somebody Wormtail... who are they?" Hermione asked, playing dumb. They were silent for a while. Then...
"Forget it," Hermione said at the same time Remus said, "We'll tell you." He looked at James and Sirius as if saying, 'It's okay. I mean, she knows something already... why lie to her?' They silently agreed. Sirius pulled the curtains to cover Hermione's bed, charmed them to stay shut and "Silencio!" and sat down, and Remus started to tell the story.
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An hour later:
"Um, let me get the basic stuff straight... you're a werewolf... you were bitten when you were just a kid... and James and Sirius found out, and decided to become Animagi to accompany you?" Hermione asked Remus.
"Hey, include Peter," James said. "Peter's an insensitive bloke," said Sirius. "Yeah, you got it all right."
"Wow..."
"You won't tell, will you, Emma?" Remus pleaded.
"Hermione smiled. "Your secret's safe with me, Remus. And no, I will not stay away from you, to answer the question you didn't want to ask." The guys looked on in amazement. "Anyway, I think I should go see the Headmaster," she said, getting out of bed. James removed the charms off the curtains with a single flick of his wand.
"Miss...?" Madam Pomfrey came, bearing her clothes and stuff.
"Miss Felton, Madam Pomfrey."
"Miss Felton, here are your clothes and shoes. We repaired them and removed the stains for you."
"Thank you," said Hermione, smiling at Madam Pomfrey.
"And here are your belongings," which she put on Hermione's bed. "Now go get changed. Now that you're well, I expect you to leave!" Madam Pomfrey said, but with a smile. She went back to her office.
Hermione looked at her stuff. The stuff on the bed was her wand, makeup (Stila Sport Color Push Ups in Berry Flash & Eye Shadow in Jezebel), watch, and a blank sheet of photo paper where the picture should have been. She turned to the guys. "Um, guys...?"
"What? Oh, yeah," Remus said. The trio walked out and drew the curtains around her and let her change. When she was done, she found a mirror on her bedside table and did her makeup. Then she stuffed her belongings into her pockets, and wore her sandals and joined the group.
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"Aren't you guys going to eat breakfast?"
"We're done," James said cheerfully. They were walking down a hallway when Sirius said, "You know what, you look better than we thought you would."
"SIRIUS!"
"Well, it's true, the two of you were actually wondering what she'd look like all fixed up and stuff," Sirius defended himself.
"As if you weren't wondering too!"
"..."
Hermione laughed. Then she saw it: the guys gaping at her, the girls throwing her looks of loathing. She turned to them.
"Why -"
""They're jealous cause you're walking with us," Remus said. (Who wouldn't? Ü They're the Marauders, hello Ü lol Ü)
"And the guys are gaping at you cause you don't dress like the other girls. For one thing, your skirt's too short; I bet McGonagall would throw a fit if she saw you in that," James continued.
"That's okay, just bask in the attention; you deserve it," Sirius suggested, winking. (Typical, Sirius rolls eyes Ü) Hermione laughed again.
They were outside Dumbledore's office when they saw Lily Evans leave it. 'Harry's mom,' Hermione thought. She had shoulder-length auburn hair and emerald green eyes, just like Harry's.
"Good morning, Evans," James said, flashing her a smile which she didn't return. Instead, he got a sour look. "To where are you headed right now?"
"To our Charms class, Potter; and to where are you headed right now?" Lily asked, mimicking James. "Off to some dark corner with that bimbo, are you?" looking at them in distaste. The four of them looked surprised. James was the first to recover.
"Look, I -"
"Excuse me, but I am not a bimbo, as you so nicely put it," Hermione said quietly. Lily cocked an eyebrow.
"Oh? Then what are you?"
"A transferee from Beauxbatons who's on her way to see Professor Dumbledore. They," gesturing to the 3 guys, "were walking me to his office."
"What? Oh, um, I – I'm -" Lily stammered, at a loss for words.
"Wonderful example to show the 1st years, Lily," Sirius said, applauding her. Remus and James looked on, amused as Lily turned beet red.
"I tried telling you I was accompanying Miss Felton here cause of my Head Boy position, but she cut me off," James said.
"I – um – sorry," Lily muttered, embarrassed, and turned on her heel and walked away as fast as she could. Hermione looked quite annoyed; Lily Evan called her a bimbo!
'Look, she didn't know you.'
'But it was still mean of her to judge so quickly!'
"She didn't mean it; I guess it was because of your outfit," Remus explained. (I'll bet Ü lol Ü)
"Oh, here's Dumbledore's office," James said. "Licorice Wand."
Before Hermione went up to his office, she turned to them. "Thanks for everything," she said gratefully.
"No problem. Feel free to join us, okay?" Sirius replied.
"You bet I will!" Hermione called out as they left. She smiled and went up the stairs. She knocked on the door and entered.
"Ah, good morning Miss Granger."
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So how was that??? I really liked writing the giant squid part... 1st bit of action in the story... the next bit won't be for a while... hehehe... freak of nature... I just looove that part... Sorry about that stupid name (Emma Felton?! Ü); just came out of the blue...you know, with the movie and all... hehe Ü I also liked writing the Lily part... I know she's really nice and all, but Hermione was in the company of James Potter, whom she happened to immensely dislike, so she was mean to Hermione as well... lol Ü
I still don't know who Hermione should end up with... it depends on you guys!!! Ü I guess that's all... see ya!
Ü rochena Ü
Thanks to the following people for putting me on their author alert watch list: littlewolf-moony, JKRFan4Life, charlatan, saxistwriterchick and Ariasne!!! Ü
To my dear reviewers:
Sammy Baggins: Thank you!!! You guys just keep reviewing and I'll keep typing... I've got it all written down... well, until Chapter 10 Ü When I can't use my computer, I write, write and write Ü
roxy-babe88: Thanks for your review!!! Oh, you mean this??? Ü Hold down the Alt button, press 0220, and let go of the Alt button and presto!!! A cute smiley! Ü lol Ü
saxistwriterchick: I'm pretty crazy (as the penname implies Ü) so the crazy ideas will keep coming... check out what i did in this chapter!!! ÜÜÜ
sexy-jess: Thank you!!! You're sooo sweet!!! ÜÜÜ
Thanks, everybody!!! Sorry if I'm pretty pathetic about the favorites list and author alert watch list and reviews, but you guys made me smile when I was pretty out of it... you guys made my day!!! ÜÜÜ And now... Chapter 5! Yay! My favorite chapter so far! lol Ü on with the story!!! Ü
PS: ff.net keeps doing something to my open pointy bracket; it alters it frowns see?! Oh well... i just wanted to tell you cause i'm tired of having to fix that all the time in QuickEdit... ÜÜÜ
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Chapter 5: Blast to the Past
Hermione woke up on the lake shore. She checked her watch and saw that it had stopped. "Drat! At least I still have my wand," Hermione muttered. She got up, but saw that the giant squid thought that she thought that she was food and wrapped its tentacles around her.
"AAAARRRGGH!!! LET ME GO, YOU FREAK OF NATURE!!!" The squid didn't appreciate being called a 'freak of nature' so it gripped her tighter. Hermione felt a searing pain, accompanied by loud snaps. She looked down and saw blood all over her clothes. 'Yikes, there goes my Steve Madden stuff,' she thought. Her sandals were back on shore, but she guessed they were also ruined now.
She tried reaching for her wand, and was able to grab it, to her amazement. The giant squid turned her, ready to eat her. "IMPEDIMENTA!" Hermione screamed. The giant squid froze, inches from its mouth. It let her go, and Hermione fell to the ground. She groaned cause of the pain. She was slow in getting up cause she ached all over. Soon, she saw inky liquid (called sepia Ü I researched on giant squids just for this story! hehe) around her. She turned around and saw the squid looming over her. "STUPEFY! IMPEDIMENTA!" The Stunning Spell was no use; the Impediment Curse worked for the second time, however. With a sudden burst of adrenaline, she got up, grabbed her ruined sandals and wand and ran as fast as she could to the steps of the castle. Soon her knees gave way, and she buckled and fell onto the steps. Her breathing became steadily shallower, and she became increasingly paler. She could hardly move now. Every time she breathed, she felt pain, like a bone got stuck into her lungs or something. (Ouch...) Her thoughts were, 'Oh, this is peachy; I miss an educational trip, get attacked by the giant squid and die, all in a day! ... I'll never see my family and friends anymore...' and with that thought, silent tears trickled down her face. Soon she heard footsteps.
"Hurry up Wormtail," she heard a familiar voice say.
'Wormtail...'
"Moony's about to transform any minute now, so-" The footsteps stopped, and 3 figures appeared out of nowhere. It was James, Sirius and Peter, out to accompany Remus. Hermione tilted her head a bit and saw it was a full moon, but partially covered by clouds. Right about now, the clouds would part and Remus would transform.
"Are you okay?" asked James. (Oh yeah, she's okay, she just tore up her clothes and intentionally hurt herself... duh! Of course she's not! rolls eyes)
"Dandy," Hermione said sarcastically, trying to get up but she felt like her bones wouldn't support her (of course; they're broken...) and she fell. James caught her before she fell, and as he did, she felt pain, even with a simple touch.
"What the hell happened to you?!" Sirius yelped at seeing the blood and torn clothes. "I fought – with – the – giant – squid," Hermione said between gasps, growing paler by the second.
Just then, they heard a werewolf's howl. (lol Ü) "Let's leave her, guys," Peter said, earning glares from James and Sirius.
"No," James said finally. "Look, by now Moony's transformed; we need to get one of us to bring her to Madam Pomfrey and one of us to head off Moony before he 'snacks'."
"Prongs, you're the only one who can stop him now, I won't be able to head him off now he's got a head start. I'll bring her to Madam Pomfrey and follow. See you soon, guys," Sirius said.
James and Peter nodded, and James gently laid Hermione on the floor. They put on the Invisibility Cloak, and left. Sirius picked her up, but as he did, she felt something searing in her chest and she blacked out.
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James and Peter had Remus in control by the time Sirius came. They went out and had their fun. (Didn't want to write about adventures... Ü) After leaving Remus to change back and to be collected by Madam Pomfrey, James asked, "How's the girl?"
"Madam Pomfrey said it's a miracle she survived from the attack. She's in a pretty bad condition, though. A broken bag of bones! And blood everywhere... she was just as pale as the ghosts when we arrived at the hospital wing. Blacked out when I picked her up," Sirius reported.
"Hey, it's 10 minutes to 9, let's visit," James said. They ran to the hospital wing. They heard Madam Pomfrey muttering that she'll have to summon Dumbledore. "That bad?" James asked. Sirius nodded. Peter couldn't care any less; he just said, "I'll see you in the common room, ok?" and left.
"Insensitive prat," Sirius said. They crept to where Hermione was and almost pulled away the curtain, but –
"Misters Black and Potter, I don't think you should be disturbing her right now. She's been through a terrible ordeal, having gone through pain of innumerable proportions. She's had every single injury you could think of," Madam Pomfrey said sadly. (Ouch.) "Professor Dumbledore will be here soon."
In the present...
Neville saw Hermione fall into the time hole and suddenly disappear. After Hermione had fallen into the Abyss, Neville stared in horror at it. Then he ran to Tonks. "TONKS! TONKS! HERMIONE FELL INTO THE ABYSS!" Everyone stared at him in horror, except the Slytherins, who were quite pleased... Well, one of them was devastated, but he didn't show it. (Hmmm...Ü)
Tonks said, "Are you sure?"
"Yes! I was watching this dragon egg turn into a dragon. The dragon scared me, and I jumped backward, bumping Hermione, and she fell into the Abyss." Said Neville, trembling and about to cry.
Tonks grew pale. "Come on everyone, you'll all stay in the Great Hall first while I talk to Dumbledore. And don't worry," she said with a weak smile, turning to Neville. "I'll tell them it was purely unintentional."
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Everyone was silent as they returned to the Atrium. Tonks went to the Office of the Minister, leaving the students there. Most of them went to the Great Hall to eat. Draco didn't, however. He marched straight to his dorm and sulked there.
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Harry and Ron, on the other hand, went with Tonks to the Office of the Minister. "DAD!!!" Ron yelled. "DAD!!! SOMETHING HAPPENED!"
Remus went to get Dumbledore after Tonks told Arthur what happened. Arthur couldn't speak; he was also horrified. He felt Hermione was as good as his daughter. Soon, Dumbledore arrived.
"Professor, could you explain why Hermione fell into the Abyss?" Even though Harry got mad at Dumbledore in their 5th year, he still trusted him a great deal and forgave him. "You see, Harry, the Abyss was discovered just last year. Soon after, it was discovered that it was impossible to fall into it unless you were holding an artifact of time. An example is something that belonged to a person of the past or future," Dumbledore said. "But Professor, we checked their belongings and made sure that they were all first-hand-" Remus said but was cut off.
"Then I believe Hermione may have picked up something," Dumbledore said calmly. "The only way of bringing her back is when we discover time-travel. Arthur?"
"I'll talk to the Head of the Department of Mysteries immediately," Arthur said and wrote a summons. Tonks led Harry and Ron out. "Tonks – what if – she doesn't come back?" Ron asked, visibly shaking. Harry looked like he had just had an encounter with a dementor. Tonks hugged them tightly. "Hermione's a strong girl; she'll be fine," she said reassuringly.
In the past...
Hermione woke up to bright sunlight streaming from an open window. 'Wow,' she thought. 'I actually lived.' She remembered everything that happened and started crying.
"Tears of joy, dear?" Hermione looked up to see a younger Madam Pomfrey smiling at her.
"It's just so good to be alive after all that, you know?"
Madam Pomfrey chuckled. "At first I didn't know whether to believe to Mr. Black's story of you being attacked by the giant squid. But when I examined your injuries, I had to admit; only the giant squid would be able to do something like that. Here, have some porridge," handing Hermione a bowl of porridge and a spoon.
"How long have I been in here?"
"Nearly a week; you recovered remarkably fast. Misters Black, Potter and Lupin have been in to see you everyday."
'Hmm... how nice.'
Just then, the three mentioned boys burst into the hospital wing. "Madam Pomfrey – is she -" James gasped for breath.
"Alive and well, I think she would like to see you now. I'll just be in my office if you need me." Madam Pomfrey walked into her office and shut the door. The three boys walked over to Hermione's bed, where the curtains were drawn, Hermione was smiling at them. The trio sat down beside her bed.
"We weren't able to introduce ourselves," James said. "I'm James Potter." James, Hermione observed, really looked like Harry, but James had no scar, he had hazel eyes, and his nose was slightly longer than Harry's.
"Sirius Black at your service," he said, grinning. Hermione noticed that he was quite different from James. Sure, they both had dark hair, but his lay flat, but messily into his eyes, so he had to sweep it back. His eyes were of a gray hue. (Like his eyes when he's Padfoot Ü)
"Remus Lupin," Remus offered. She saw that Remus had light brown hair with matching eyes. She smiled at them.
"I'm – 'Don't say your real name!' Emma Felton, nice to meet you," Hermione said. "Thanks for saving me that night," she added.
"Oh yeah, we were wondering – were you really attacked by the giant squid?" James asked.
"Yeah, and believe me, after that, I'm not going out to the lake ever- again!" Hermione stressed. The guys laughed. "Oh, I also have a question for you guys," she said.
"What is it, Emma?" Remus asked pleasantly.
"I was just wondering who you were calling Moony – I mean, someone was called Prongs, and somebody Wormtail... who are they?" Hermione asked, playing dumb. They were silent for a while. Then...
"Forget it," Hermione said at the same time Remus said, "We'll tell you." He looked at James and Sirius as if saying, 'It's okay. I mean, she knows something already... why lie to her?' They silently agreed. Sirius pulled the curtains to cover Hermione's bed, charmed them to stay shut and "Silencio!" and sat down, and Remus started to tell the story.
--
An hour later:
"Um, let me get the basic stuff straight... you're a werewolf... you were bitten when you were just a kid... and James and Sirius found out, and decided to become Animagi to accompany you?" Hermione asked Remus.
"Hey, include Peter," James said. "Peter's an insensitive bloke," said Sirius. "Yeah, you got it all right."
"Wow..."
"You won't tell, will you, Emma?" Remus pleaded.
"Hermione smiled. "Your secret's safe with me, Remus. And no, I will not stay away from you, to answer the question you didn't want to ask." The guys looked on in amazement. "Anyway, I think I should go see the Headmaster," she said, getting out of bed. James removed the charms off the curtains with a single flick of his wand.
"Miss...?" Madam Pomfrey came, bearing her clothes and stuff.
"Miss Felton, Madam Pomfrey."
"Miss Felton, here are your clothes and shoes. We repaired them and removed the stains for you."
"Thank you," said Hermione, smiling at Madam Pomfrey.
"And here are your belongings," which she put on Hermione's bed. "Now go get changed. Now that you're well, I expect you to leave!" Madam Pomfrey said, but with a smile. She went back to her office.
Hermione looked at her stuff. The stuff on the bed was her wand, makeup (Stila Sport Color Push Ups in Berry Flash & Eye Shadow in Jezebel), watch, and a blank sheet of photo paper where the picture should have been. She turned to the guys. "Um, guys...?"
"What? Oh, yeah," Remus said. The trio walked out and drew the curtains around her and let her change. When she was done, she found a mirror on her bedside table and did her makeup. Then she stuffed her belongings into her pockets, and wore her sandals and joined the group.
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"Aren't you guys going to eat breakfast?"
"We're done," James said cheerfully. They were walking down a hallway when Sirius said, "You know what, you look better than we thought you would."
"SIRIUS!"
"Well, it's true, the two of you were actually wondering what she'd look like all fixed up and stuff," Sirius defended himself.
"As if you weren't wondering too!"
"..."
Hermione laughed. Then she saw it: the guys gaping at her, the girls throwing her looks of loathing. She turned to them.
"Why -"
""They're jealous cause you're walking with us," Remus said. (Who wouldn't? Ü They're the Marauders, hello Ü lol Ü)
"And the guys are gaping at you cause you don't dress like the other girls. For one thing, your skirt's too short; I bet McGonagall would throw a fit if she saw you in that," James continued.
"That's okay, just bask in the attention; you deserve it," Sirius suggested, winking. (Typical, Sirius rolls eyes Ü) Hermione laughed again.
They were outside Dumbledore's office when they saw Lily Evans leave it. 'Harry's mom,' Hermione thought. She had shoulder-length auburn hair and emerald green eyes, just like Harry's.
"Good morning, Evans," James said, flashing her a smile which she didn't return. Instead, he got a sour look. "To where are you headed right now?"
"To our Charms class, Potter; and to where are you headed right now?" Lily asked, mimicking James. "Off to some dark corner with that bimbo, are you?" looking at them in distaste. The four of them looked surprised. James was the first to recover.
"Look, I -"
"Excuse me, but I am not a bimbo, as you so nicely put it," Hermione said quietly. Lily cocked an eyebrow.
"Oh? Then what are you?"
"A transferee from Beauxbatons who's on her way to see Professor Dumbledore. They," gesturing to the 3 guys, "were walking me to his office."
"What? Oh, um, I – I'm -" Lily stammered, at a loss for words.
"Wonderful example to show the 1st years, Lily," Sirius said, applauding her. Remus and James looked on, amused as Lily turned beet red.
"I tried telling you I was accompanying Miss Felton here cause of my Head Boy position, but she cut me off," James said.
"I – um – sorry," Lily muttered, embarrassed, and turned on her heel and walked away as fast as she could. Hermione looked quite annoyed; Lily Evan called her a bimbo!
'Look, she didn't know you.'
'But it was still mean of her to judge so quickly!'
"She didn't mean it; I guess it was because of your outfit," Remus explained. (I'll bet Ü lol Ü)
"Oh, here's Dumbledore's office," James said. "Licorice Wand."
Before Hermione went up to his office, she turned to them. "Thanks for everything," she said gratefully.
"No problem. Feel free to join us, okay?" Sirius replied.
"You bet I will!" Hermione called out as they left. She smiled and went up the stairs. She knocked on the door and entered.
"Ah, good morning Miss Granger."
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So how was that??? I really liked writing the giant squid part... 1st bit of action in the story... the next bit won't be for a while... hehehe... freak of nature... I just looove that part... Sorry about that stupid name (Emma Felton?! Ü); just came out of the blue...you know, with the movie and all... hehe Ü I also liked writing the Lily part... I know she's really nice and all, but Hermione was in the company of James Potter, whom she happened to immensely dislike, so she was mean to Hermione as well... lol Ü
I still don't know who Hermione should end up with... it depends on you guys!!! Ü I guess that's all... see ya!
Ü rochena Ü