center Harry Potter and the Amulet of Power /center
Summary: Harry Potter is in his 6th year at Hogwarts. Right off the start of summer holiday he is captured by Voldemort. There is a mysterious new student at Hogwarts this year that transferred from Durmstang and she holds some interesting secrets. Harry is a sixteen year old with all of the love problems that come with his age. He struggles with the meaning of love and has some tough decisions to make. And if he chooses wrong, everything could come crashing down around him…
Genre/Category: Action/Adventure/Romance
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all related characters belong to JK Rowling and Warner Brothers Entertainment. I have no wish to claim it as my own. Yet, the plot and original characters of "Harry Potter and the Amulet of Life" are all my own.
Ships: HPHG HGSS HPGW GWDM (Love triangles all around!)
A/N: So. I was thinking. I'd love to make some online friends that share my interest of Harry Potter and fan fiction and stuff. I don't have any. All of mine make fun of me for liking all this stuff. But I don't mind. IM me on AIM or AOL sometime. I'm TheUn5eenWar. Be a responsible reader and review!
Chapter Twelve – Changes
Looking in the mirror, she had blonde, straight hair that was shoulder length and her entire facial structure was different.
"Miss Granger, concentrate on making yourself look the way you used to." Dumbledore instructed her.
She closed her eyes and focused on how she wanted to look and when she opened her eyes she looked like herself again.
"What…" Hermione started.
"It appears that you are a metamorphagus."
"Th-that's impossible! I would have noticed by now, wouldn't I?"
"Some magical skills can only been seen after the witch or wizard is an adult."
"But, Headmaster, how is that possible since I'm a muggle-born?"
"I believe further up your family tree that you have wizards and witches in your family. They may have had a squib though and the magic was not lost, but hidden in the DNA. I think that perhaps the Metamorphagus gift."
Hermione and Snape both looked puzzled and surprised as they stepped in the elevator. After they reached floor twenty Hermione broke out in a run and met Harry as he was crossing the room.
"OOF! Hermione!" He managed to get out.
"I'm sorry Harry." She said, coloring. He smiled at her and gave her another hug. He remembered what she had said to him the last time she visited and he colored himself.
"How are you?" Harry asked Hermione.
"How am I? I'm not the one that just came out of a coma!"
"Hey, I'm fine. I'm alive and nearly back to full strength. I can be out of here tomorrow!"
"Oh, that's wonderful Harry! You'll never guess what we just found out! I'm a metamorphagus!"
"Whoa. Change for me!" Harry said enthusiastically, pride for her beaming through him.
She closed her eyes and concentrated and changed her appearance. Harry stared at her in disbelief and then laughed. She had changed herself into Snape.
"Mister Potter!" She said in a manly voice, "Fifty points from Griffindor for breathing!"
Harry broke out with laughter as Snape glared at them and wondered what they were doing. When Hermione turned around to look at him he scowled and turned back around leaving her and Harry laughing hysterically.
After an hour Hermione, Snape, and Dumbledore left Harry and went back to Hogwarts. Hermione was to stay in a guestroom and Dumbledore gave her free range of the library but was required to show up at meals in the staff room. Hermione was floored at the opportunity to have the entire library to herself. Even the restricted section.
That evening she went to bed early and woke up early with a start. She had a nightmare about Harry. He was with her walking through Diagon Alley when Snape came up and killed Harry then held Hermione captive in his quarters. As crazy as it sounded when she had woke up, it had been a quite frightening.
To clear her head she went for a walk around the premises. For a safety precaution she changed herself to look like Cho Chang before leaving the castle. The castle at dawn was in one word…breath taking. The way the sunrise reflected on the lake and the castle was shone on with orange and red magnificence.
The grass was still damp from the night's showers and nocturnal animals were turning in for the day. The air seemed so much fresher and the aloneness she was experiencing wasn't one that brought about loneliness, but a time to herself. She thought to herself that she should do this more often.
Hermione found it odd to be walking around as Cho, as she was built differently than her. She was taller and thinner, much like how Ginny was. One thing she didn't envy about Cho was how small her breasts were. If it wasn't for her height, she could pass for a twelve-year-old.
Hermione found herself not to like Cho much. She hadn't really cared that she and Harry were dating. If anything, she was happy for them. But she found Cho rather shallow and annoying. She was quite dim also. And now that she was sure she liked Harry, it didn't make her like Cho anymore.
Maybe now that Harry was older he'd be able to have a relationship with Cho. Hermione always thought that he was a bit shy before with her and once he grew out of it that he'd be fine with pretty girls. That just shows you Hermione…he's always been fine around you. That's because he doesn't find you pretty. He just sees you as his best friend and a bookworm. He sees Cho as pretty and a possible girlfriend.
She felt quite self conscious as Cho and was thinking to change back but remembered she had to stay like this to be safe. When she was walking back up to the castle she saw Harry appear not 15 feet away from her in the grass. Must have portkey-ed here… she thought to herself.
"Hey, Harry!" She shouted, forgetting that she was still in Cho's body. What she hadn't realized is that her and Cho sounded remarkably alike.
"Er…hey! What are you doing here during the summer?" He asked, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Dumbledore said I could stay here since my parents are on vacation. Well, come here you!" She said happily and ran over and put him in a tight embrace. He hugged her back awkwardly. "I was so worried…are you feeling better?
"Uh…yeah. Do a lot of people know I was in St. Mungo's." He asked, curious how Cho knew he was in the hospital.
"No. Just Dumbledore, Snape, me and I'm sure some others."
"Oh…well you look nice today. I like that shirt, it looks nice on you. My friend has the same one."
"Really? Thanks." She wondered who in the world would have the same short as her since she ordered it off the muggle internet.
"I didn't know you wore a lot of muggle clothes."
"Of course I do silly. I understand you see more of me in school but you have to remember I was alive eleven years before coming to wizard school. Besides, robes are too hot for a nice day like this."
"Yeah, its so nice out in the morning. Listen, I'm sorry about what happened last year with you and I. I was kind of a prat."
"You were? I thought you were fine…"
"Well, I didn't mean to lead you on and everything. This year will be different, I promise."
Then it dawned on her…she was in Cho's body.
"Oh my god, Harry!"
"What? Are you okay Cho?"
"I completely forgot…I'm not Cho! It's me…" She changed back into Hermione, "…Hermione!"
He jumped and was clearly startled.
"Hermione! Bloody Hell!"
"Sorry! I wanted to go out for a walk but I didn't know if it was safe because Snape is constantly on my case after this attack I had so I transformed."
"Attack?"
"Yeah, long story. Let's talk about it inside."
"Alright. You know…I think that shirt looks a lot better on you." He said, winking at her.
She simply laughed.
"What am I to do with you, Potter?" She said heavily as they walked up to the castle. Even though she was laughing she couldn't help but worry herself with what Harry had said to 'Cho'. What did he mean by 'this year it will be different'? Was it what she feared? Had he grown out of his awkward stage and wanted to pursue this relationship with Cho?
It wasn't much as jealousy as she was feeling. She certainly liked Harry a little bit more than just a friend but maybe she was getting her emotions confused when she saw him die. She was feeling like if Harry were to pick someone it should be someone who could take care of him, fulfill his needs, and love him unconditionally. Cho couldn't do that! She's too needy! She'd never understand him. She's too selfish and high maintenance. Maybe it was all Harry's hormones. Who knows? All she knew was that she got to spend the rest of the summer with Harry and that was good enough for her.
