Author: Sylverfall
Rating:
Warnings: Violence ( in later chapters) some songs, and New characters.
Pairing: RW x HG, DM x HG
Disclaimers: All Harry Potter characters belong to J.K. Rowling. Jaguar and all other vampires (Excluding Eros, and Strife) belong to Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. I'm poor and gaining no profit from this, so please, don't sue.
She was torn. Go out with Draco and get information- not just on Eros but on other Vampires, or say no and have all her secrets revealed. She had no choice really.
"Okay. But no one is to find out."
"Of course. You wanna walk?" She looked at him now.
"I guess." They walked out of the Slytherin Commons.
And right into Pansy Parkinson.
"Hi Draco! Are you bu- oh? Who's she?" Pansy was looking at Hermione suspiciously. Hermione couldn't help but wonder if her actual hair was sticking out from under the wig or something.
"Oh, Hey Pansy. This is Phoebe."
"Oh. I've never seen her before." "She's."
"I'm new here. So you're Pansy? I've heard a lot about you, and I was wondering when I'd meet you." Pansy narrowed her eyes at this.
"A little peppy, isn't she?" She hissed in Draco's ear. He just laughed.
"No, she's just eager to meet the rest of the crew."
"Oh. Okay. I'll see you later then, Draco. Um.. Nice meeting you, Phoebe-?"
"It's Parker."
"Right. Maybe I'll see you in class then."
"Yeah. Maybe." Draco pulled Hermione off to the side when Pansy was gone.
"What in Merlin's name was that all about!"
"Simply playing my part."
"Well, watch it. And she was right, you were being a little too excited."
"Fine. Then I'll just be sullen and surly like you." "That'll work fine. Come on." They walked for a while, and when she found herself in front of the potions classroom, she looked at him questioningly.
"Draco, what are we doing here?"
"I'm letting Professor Snape know that he has another student in the Slytherin House. You didn't think we could pull this off without one of the professors being in on it, did you? Besides, we need to make it look like 'Phoebe Parker' actually exists as far as the school is concerned since you talked to Pansy."
"Oh. I didn't think of that."
"I didn't expect you would have needed to think on that, seeing as when ever a muggle catches you killing a vampire, you kill them, too. Couldn't have any loose ends now, could we?" She just ducked her head and followed Draco into the Potions room.
Professor Snape was sitting at his desk. "I was starting to think this wasn't going to work out, Draco. Now that I see that it has. What is my new Slytherin's name?" Hermione made a split decision to speak up.
"Phoebe."
"Phoebe. Phoebe. last name?"
"Parker."
"Hmm. I don't know."
"If anyone asks, I am Pureblood, but don't know my parents and was picked up in an orphanage in the muggle world." Draco looked surprised at this idea, as did Snape.
"If I'm to be a true Slytherin, that is." Snape quickly filled out a piece of parchment that he was writing on, and it went up in green and silver flames.
"Follow me. We will need to assign you to a room... And also contact your parents and Professor McGonnagal."
"What about Harry and Ron?" Snape and Draco both stiffened at mention of her two friends.
"We will tell them that your parents requested you to be dismissed from school for a while for some family. business." She followed Snape out of his office and to the Slytherin Commons, where the Slytherin's were all gathered for the lunch break. All noise and movement stopped when Draco and Professor Snape walked in followed by Hermione. They just watched them go, and as soon as the door to Hermione's new room closed, they started talking again. Apparently, news had already spread of the new student. There were all sorts of rumors, including one about her being one of Draco's old flings before they had all started going to Hogwarts. When she came out though, everyone was quiet again. She just frowned at them, and then walked indignantly out of the Slytherin Commons after Professor Snape.
"Now, I shouldn't think that the Headmaster will be all that pleased with your decision, Miss Granger. excuse me, Parker,"
He corrected himself, feeling her spine tingling warning glare when he called her Granger, then continuing,
" but none the less, I would expect him to understand the importance of yours and your family's job. As for Professor McGonnagal-"
He trailed off when they came to the Eagle guarding the staircase up to Professor Dumbledore's office, muttering something she couldn't even make out, before the winding staircase appeared. Professor Snape gestured for her to go first, and then followed himself. He smiled wistfully at her wig, trying to imagine what gave her the. audacity? No that wasn't the word he was looking for. ah, yes, fortitude, that was it!- to wear it.
"You are aware, Miss. Parker that there are Potions to change one's hair color?"
"But of course. I was raised in a filthy muggle orphanage! How could I be so ignorant as to miss something as simple as hair dye?" He looked surprised again at her sharp tongue and how far she was going to play her parts. But he had no time to ponder that now; they were in the Headmasters Office.
"Ah. Hermione. Or should I call you Phoebe? Yes, I knew you'd make that decision, Hermione. Although I must say, I was quite surprised with how fast you made it."
"When it comes to the safety of the wizarding community, Professor, I would go to any length I had to. Even if." She caught herself before she said it; it would be rather foolish of her to hint at some of her worse run in's with the not-quite-so-dead.
"Then you will be in Slytherin House. I hope the best of luck for you." With that he dismissed them, and Snape told her that her stuff would already be waiting in her room to be arranged as she chose.