A/N: And welcome back to another session of TTF. Hope everyone is enjoying so far. Answered reviews: see below! Did I mention that when I signed up for band I signed my life away? Alas, the season has ended now so I will hopefully be updating more often. But for now…Here's chapter three

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Most nights Mary would bring her a cup of tea and she'd sit at her own window seat late into the night. She thought about Harry. She wondered whether or not Jenny liked her new home and sometimes she'd cry, but she'd always try not to.

She tried so hard.

But sometimes trying isn't good enough.

Chapter Three: Silent Hells

About three months after Hermione's first night at this wretched place, she seemed to have developed a routine. She hated adapting to this disgusting, vile, lifestyle that she loathed so dearly but she didn't have much of a choice. Adapt, or die.

This fateful day Hermione walked quickly past the guard's with Ofhenry and whispered "What is your real name?"

Hermione kept her eyes to the ground as they both usually did and glanced out of her peripheral vision at the woman walking next to her. "Kate" she said after a moment.

Hermione smiled a little and finally know who this girl was. She had been at the camp with Hermione as they had been "trained" to be handmaids. She had been the quiet one, Hermione remembered. Hermione remembered comforting her tears after being shown the first violently sexual "porn" in efforts to teach these women why they were there. They were there to prevent that kind of "harm" to women. Hermione was disgusted and knew that even if hell froze over she's hex any one that did anything like that to her in to the next millennium.

"Hermione" Kate whispered after a moment.

"Yeah?"

"You're a witch, aren't you?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?" Hermione asked softly.

"Well at camp, I saw your wand once, I didn't tell anyone. Do you still have it?" Kate replied

"I, um, stuck it under my mattress as soon as I got here but there are magic proof spells on my room. I'm not sure about the rest of the house but I'm always with people so I can't check. I doubt it's magic-proofed though, considering I'm sure my commander and his wife use magic." She responded quickly.

"They destroyed mine the night I got there I still have all the pieces though." Kate replied with a hint of sadness in her tone.

"Didn't you take any classes on wandless magic?" Hermione asked glancing quickly at her.

"I actually never did, I only took the classes I had to take. I was not a very good student, quite honestly" She said with a small sigh.

After a moment she said "I went to Bradford after I finished my seven years at Salem. Where did you go?"

"I finished all the secondary courses I needed in my sixth and seventh year, I graduated from Hogwarts and I jumped right in to being an auror. I will a little bit of an over-achiever" Hermione said "My husband was an auror too, until…well you know, the Christians took over and this country became Gilead" Hermione felt a small lump form in her throat. She swallowed hard as Kate asked "What is his name?"

"Harry" She replied in a wisp of a breath.

"I miss Jon too Mione" Kate said knowing what that sad feeling Hermione was feeling.

"Well we were trying to get away but Jenny and I got caught, I hope he got away, but I don't know if he did." Hermione said quickly as they neared the market, and other people.

About five yards later they walked past the guards that seem to be everywhere. They all belonged to the same organization and they all had insignias of eyes on the shoulder of their sleeves. It made Hermione think of the Nazi's.

Kate and Hermione always talked on their long afternoon walks and as time passed on, they slowly became friends.

Hermione had much respect for Kate after learning so much about her. Hermione wondered silently how they had endured this hell in silent. She wondered how she would endure this silent hell for any longer. She wondered if she would make out…if she'd ever make it to the outside…

Would Hermione survive this hell-on-earth? Would she be forced to "adapt and overcome?"…

A/N: I dunno why but I feel compelled to respond to the reviews, or at least some that I have a response to :)

To all who reviewed: hugs for you, I write for myself but I post because of you. You guys make me want to spend time posting chapters and editing and proofreading and are the dreadful things us writers have to do over and over again :D!!

Otakuannie: …ponders…it seems that razors seem friendly to dear Hermione in a lot of my fics…ironic

BleedingHeart14: awww you made me not feel bad for not posting sooner! Thanks! But if someone ever did tell me that I'm a bad writer because FF isn't my priority, I'd like them to see the notebooks I carry around with all my fics in them. I write, I just don't have time to update. Hell yeah, I'm hardcore! :D

Celesta1: never in a million kabillion zillion years would I abandon a fic that I love this much :D.

HPgirl7: If you were asking if Hermione has a child to begin with, the answer is yes, she has a daughter whose name is Jenny and whose age I haven't told you yet, but if you were asking if Hermione is going to have a baby, if I were to tell you that would defeat the purpose of the story. As for meeting up with Harry, that would be no fun xP!

Alenor: The book "A Handmaids Tale" isn't intended to be 'cruel' I suppose, but rather a futuristic version of something that could very well happen. Don't get me wrong, I am not encouraging it but if you ever want to do some reading other then fanfiction and if this is something you enjoy I highly suggest "A Handmaids Tale" by Margaret Atwood! She's brilliant.

And finally, actually, Ms. "J.k rowling" I am in fact, a young woman, I do believe in feminine rights, but also find it intriguing to ask questions such as "what if". I simply have read a few good books, (I might add that the author of A Handmaids Tale is also a woman), thought of a way to play devils advocate and now I'm running with it. I'm sorry if you feel this story is "retarded" but I cannot respect your disrespect for the mentally ill. I'm sorry if you think I'm being bitchy about it, or if you're going to stop reading my fic's because I defend my opinion! Keeping Shipping Dramione!

On a much happier note I am currently looking for a beta for TTF and Diet Coke, If you'd like to beta simply send me an email at and answer the following questions:

1. How long have you been shipping Dramione?
2. Would you be able to respond within 3 to 4 days unless you inform me otherwise?
3. What are you opinions so far on my writing?
4. Age?
5. How long have you been writing fanfiction, if you write fanfic at all?

It's dumb but I've had some bad luck with Betas! Thanks!