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I think that this chapter is a little clumpy, I mean, like there's a lot of stuff going on. but, I guess that I just wrote what came to mind.
If it is, please tell me and I'll delete it and start over
Hermione's Dream
As I was running through the forest, I noticed a great black cloud directly above my house. This certain cloud looked a little out of place, for all around, the sky was a crystal blue. As soon as I saw that the cloud formed the shape of the Dark Mark, I felt as I propelled myself as fast as I could go. Soon enough, I reached what was left of my house, and saw that it was in shambles. Windows were broken, the roof collapsed in on its self, as though it was just too heavy to hold up anymore.
I ran to what was left of the front door, which was off its hinges.
"Mother" I yelled, just knowing that no one was gonna answer me.
"Father" I tried again. I was soon greeted with a picture that would haunt me for the rest of time.
My mother, the woman that never harmed a fly, was laying, sprawled out on the floor, dead, a look of utter and complete terror etched on her face.
My father, the most loving person that I knew, and who was always there for me, was sprawled out on the floor, dying. His face was covered in scratches and bruises, from being beaten.
"Daddy," I said, laying his head in my lap, trying to have him talk to me. "its me, Mya." I said, as he opened his eyes, and tried to focus on me.
"Mya, take care of Emma," he said, as he closed his eyes in pain. "your mother and I are really proud of you, please, don't let us down. Don't let your aunts and uncles break you" he said, knowing that I knew what he was talking about.
"Ok, I will," I said, as the tears were running down my cheeks in rivers.
"Bye sweetie." he whispered, as he stopped breathing.
I sat there for about five minutes, before I got up and ran around the house, looking for Emma.
"Emma.....Emma" I said frantically, knowing that she was still in the house, hopefully not harmed.
"Mione!" I heard her yell, coming from a closet.
I opened the hall closet, hearing her from in there, and saw that she was rolled up in a tight ball, crying her eyes out.
"Come on sweetie," I told her, as I picked her up. "we gotta go."
I took her to her room, which was down the hall, and started to pack her clothes away.
"Mione, I saw them. I saw what they did to mummy and daddy." she said, trying to hold in her tears. "I saw what they looked like. They had masks on, and they were white. Mione, they killed mummy and daddy." she said, as she started to hiccup.
"I know, but we have to go. We have to leave, before they come back." I told her, as I grabbed her stuff and went to my room, which was also thankfully on the first floor.
As I was packing my clothes, I saw that it was getting darker, night was approaching, and fast.
I gathered what little else that I could, and then I informed the Ministry of the attack. As soon as they arrived, I summoned the Knight Bus, and paid for the driver too take us to Diagon Alley.
As I looked back, I caught the last glimpse of my only home, and finally let my last tear fall down my face.
Hermione's POV:
I was jolted awake the next morning, by my enchanted alarm clock. Sweat was dripping down my face, and my dream was still fresh in my mind. Also, there were a few tears falling down my cheeks.
Not only because my dream was sad, but because that was what happened that day my parents died. I was out on my morning jog, through the forest outside my house, and when I suddenly saw my house in shambles, I was devastated. All because of what I am, of what I was brought into, has destroyed my life, and brought the destruction of my family.
The clock read 6:00, and I had three hours till classes started. I got up, and took a quick shower, glad that Draco was still asleep. As soon as I was dressed in my uniform, and my hair had a drying spell on it, I awakened Emma.
"Mione, its too early" she said, as I carried her into the bathroom, and put her in the sink, so she could have a bath, for the tub was just too big for her.
"No, it is not too early, and you have to take a bath before we can go and eat." I told her. "and then I have class. I have to take you with me, so do you promise to be good?" I asked, as I was washing her hair.
"I promise" she said, as she started to play with the baby shampoo bottle.
And at that moment, Draco walked in, looking as though he just got up.
He walked into one of the doors that led to the toilet, and then walked back into his room.
I was shampooing her hair, when Draco returned.
"Are you almost done." he said, as he was leaning on his door frame.
"No, not yet, but feel free to use the shower, its private, and I'm not gonna be looking anytime soon." I said, as continued with bathing Emma.
"Fine, whatever" he said, and went into the shower, and closed the door behind him.
Fifteen minutes later, I was about done with Emma, who decided to make a mess, and splash water everywhere. As I was looking for another towel, for the one that I had originally gotten was soaked, I saw a white, fluffy on the other side of the room
"You stay put." I said, as I walked over to the other side of the room.
At that time, Draco decided to come out of the shower, and I didn't pay him much attention, wanting to finish with Emma.
The next thing I knew, was that Emma let out an ear-piercing scream.
As I looked over to where she was, I saw that her eyes were glued to Draco's forearm, where there was the Dark Mark burned into his skin.
"Mione, that the sign that was over our house, the same one that took mummy and daddy away." she said, as soon as she said that, she burst into tears.
I quickly wrapped her in the towel, sent a glare over to Draco, who was frozen in place, and took her to my room.
As soon as I calmed her down and she was dressed, we headed to the great hall, to eat breakfast
As we arrived there, we made our way to the Gryffindor table, and sat across from Ron ans Harry, Ginny nest to us.
Since classes started in about 30 minutes, Emma and I ate a light breakfast, and then headed to Double Potions.
As soon as we finished breakfast, we headed out of the great hall. Before I could catch her, she started to run, right out of the door, and into Draco. Before she could fall, he caught her around the arms, steading her.
She gave off a yelp in surprise, and then when she realize who it was, she stiffened, and when he felt her stiffen, he leaned down, and looked at her, eye to eye.
"Your not really scared of me, are you?" he asked, as he saw that she was about ready to cry.
"Yes, you took my parents away." she said, as tears started to slowly fall down her face.
"Can I tell you a secret, a secret that only you will know, and can not tell anyone else."he said, as he was still looking at her, gently wiping her tears away with his thumbs.
"Ok" she said, not one who was able to quench her thirst for any kind of knowledge.
At that, he started to whisper quietly into her ear.
As soon as he was done, Emma gave him a big hug, and said that she wasn't scared of him, and didn't blame him on taking our parents away. As she gave him a kiss on the cheek, she left and found me, and we walked to the dungeons.
"Now, Emma, you have to promise me that you won't say a word. You have to be completely silent, as well as on you best behavior. Can you do that for me?" I asked, as I stopped her outside of the classroom.
"I promise, that I will be on my best behavior, but lets go learn." she said, as she ran past me, into the classroom, thankfully not bumping into anyone on the way.
As I made my way into the classroom, I saw that the Slytherins were sneering at me, and then saw why. Emma decided to take a seat at the front of the room, on the Slytherin side.
"Come on Emma, this side of the room." I said, as I picked her up, and brought her to a desk on the other side of the room, in front of Harry and Ron.
As soon as we sat down, Snape strolled into the room, his robes billowing behind him.
"Today I am going to assign partners. These are who you are going to be working with for the rest of the year......so get use to it.
Parkinson.....Potter. Bulstrode.....Thomas. Weasley.....Zabini (male). Brown......Goyle. Crabbe.....Patil. Longbottom.....Finnigan. And the Head students will be working, for obvious reasons."
But before he could say anything else, Emma's voice interrupted him.
"Mione, what the obvious reason," she said, loudly.
"Well, Ms, Granger, I do believe we have a problem." he said, as he came and stood in front of our desk.
When he was glaring at us, Emma got so scared, that she immediately ran towards Draco, wrapping her arms around his waist.
As soon as Emma reached him, he leaned down and pulled her up into his lap, cradling her in a protective way
Snape had a look of utter confusion on his face, that was soon turned back into his impassive, sneering expression.
"I couldn't leave her in the common room all by herself, what if something happens to her. Then what?" I asked, as I looked up into his cold, emotionless eyes.
"Well, Miss Granger, for the next class period, if you don't have written consent from the Headmaster, I will not allow her in here." and with that, he went back to the front of the class room
"Now, everyone will pair up with there partner, and will do so with out the slightest noise, and if there is, that means house points will be deducted for insubordination. Now go." and with that, students started to get up and move around, trying not to let anything slip, or at least the Gryffindors were, seeing as it was unlikely the Head of Slytherin would dare to take any points from his own house.
As I got up and walked over to Draco's table, Emma got up, and ran into my arms, looking as though she was going to start crying soon.
I picked her up, and continued on my way to the desk, not saying anything.
"Today, were going to make the polyjuice potion. If made correctly, it will allow you to change into anyone of your choice. It will take a month to complete, and it will be a hard, grueling, and worth a big part of your grade." Snape said, as he waved his wand, and notes appeared on the chalkboard
"Now only notes are ..." Snape started, but was soon interrupted.
"Wow, Mione, did you see that, did you?" Emma cried out in joy. "It came out of nowhere."
As soon as I saw the Professor face, I covered Emma's mouth with my hands, silencing her.
"... as I was saying, were only going to be taking notes today, now begin."
After Emma had shouted out, the Professor went on with his lecture, giving me a glare every so often.
"Now, class dismissed" Professor Snape said, as he was done with class.
It was now time for lunch, and then I had an hour off before Charms.
"Come on, Emma, lets go and eat lunch, and then you can take a nap, does that sound good? I asked, as I collected my books in my messenger bag.
"Fine," she said, as she was trying to ignore Professor Snape's piercing gaze. "Can I come to your next class also?" she asked, a puppy dog look on her face.
"I don't know, maybe" I said, as we walked out of the class room.
As we were climbing the stairs, Harry and Ron caught up to us.
"Hey Mione, and Emma, "Harry said, as he flashed Emma a bright smile.
"Mione," Emma said, tugging on my sleeve to get me down to her level. "who are they?" she whispered into my ear.
"There my friends." I whispered back, "say hi back, there really nice" I told her, as I picked her back up.
"Hi Mione's friends" she said shyly
"Hey Mione, how was your summer." Ron asked, seeing as how this is really the only time we could talk.
"It was good." I said stiffly, still hard to talk about losing my parents.
"Ok, do you want to go and see Hagrid in a bit?" Harry asked, as we started walking up to the Great Hall.
"Alright, how about after Charms, because Emma needs a nap after lunch, it that ok?" I said, as we walked to the Gryffindor table.
"Sure" Harry replied
"Alright." Ron said.
They reached the Great Hall, and went in to have lunch.
After lunch, soon me and Emma were heading up to the Head Dorms, well, more like me carrying a half asleep Emma, and as I reached the stairway, I saw Ginny.
"Hey Ginny." I said, as I walked over towards her.
"Hey Mione," she said, "Can I talk to you?" she asked.
"Sure, lets go to my room, and will talk there." We walked to my common room, in a comfortable silence.
As soon as we reached the portrait, I whispered the password, and we entered. We walked into the room, to see Draco and Blaise were sitting on the couch, talking.
"Hi, Draco, Blaise." Over the last two years, Blaise has become one of my friends. After we were paired on night watches, I came to consider Blaise as one of my closest friends, but no one knows, because with inter house relationships so bad, our friendship would never be accepted.
They both gave nods in acknowledgment, and then continued on with there conversation.
"Come on, Gin." I said, as I made my way to my staircase.
"Wow, I think that I have to try and achieve Head girl, I mean, I would really like to live here." she said, as we walked up the stairs.
As soon as we reached my room, and we were in with the door shut, Ginny flopped on my bed. As I was putting Emma in her bed, Ginny started talking.
"Mione, can I tell you something, and you have to promise not to tell any one else." she said, as I sat on my bed next to her.
"Sure, I promise." I told her.
"I think that I'm in love with someone, but my parents, and most defiantly Ron would not approve of him." she said in one long breath.
"Really, who?" I asked, and over the seven years that I have know Ginny, she has been one of my best friend, and she is the one that I usually go to with my problems.
"Blaise," she squeaked out, covering her face with a pillow. I'm guess that she was trying to hide her embarrassment.
As she said that, I was astonished.
For as long as I knew Ginny, she always had a crush for Harry, or for the boy who usually has an out spoken personality, but never for a shy, timid one. And Blaise is as shy as they come. He blended into the shadows, and made sure that no one ever really noticed him. He makes sure that he doesn't stand out, and when he plays Quidditch for the Slytherins, he holds back his natural ability, and just shows the bare minium to keep him on the team.
"Wow," I said, deprived of speech, "I mean, wow."
"I know, and I really don't know how it happened," she said, "I mean, we were on the train, and I was in my own compartment, because Ron was being an arse again. I was in the compartment, just thinking, ans then he came in, and we starting talking. We just talked for the whole train ride. And then the next thing that I know, I can't stop thinking about him. He doesn't make me feel like I am the silly little eleven year old that opened the chamber of Secrets. People still talk about me like that, you know, they still blame that on me. But Blaise, he doesn't. He treats me like a young woman, and I like that. I mean, Harry just looks at me like his best friends little sister, and I'm fine with that, because he has become like another brother to me. What am I gonna do, Mione?" she finished her explanation.
"Honestly, I really don't know. I mean, I know that he's a nice guy. But he's so different from the type of guys that you usually crush on, or date." I said, as my thoughts were going a mile a minute.
"I know, and that's what worries me. Not only have I ever had a crush on a Slytherin, but I never liked some one this much." She said, as she leaned back on my bed, one of my pillow caught in her tight embrace. "all I think about is what an intelligent conversation we had. I never had a deep talk with any one, besides you, but that doesn't count, because you're my best friend, and you're a girl."
"Well, I really don't know what to tell you, besides that he's a great guy. I got to know him over the last couple of years, and he really is sweet." I told her, as she stood up.
"Ok, that all I wanted to say, I got to go, I have Care of Magical Creatures in about 20 minutes, so I should head out. I'll see you later." she said, as I walked her to the front door.
Draco and Blaise were still sitting, but now they were not talking, but they were just sitting there, staring off into nothingness.
"Hey there Gin, can I walk with you." Blaise said, as he came out of his stupor when we walked into the common room.
"Sure." she replied, as a blush rose in her cheeks. "Bye Mione, I'll see you later." she said, as she opened the door, followed closely by Blaise.
"Well, that was interesting." Draco said, as he turned his attention to me.
"Yeah, I guess so." I said, as I sat down on one of the chairs. "But at least they both seem to have an attraction to each other." I said, knowing that Blaise had a thing for Ginny, seeing as he told me last year while we were on patrol one day.
"What, how did you know?" Draco said, looking at me with a confused expression on his face.
"Besides that its completely obvious, they both told me, but they don't know that, seeing as how I never told each other that, and there so wrapped up in how they both are wondering how each other feels about them, that there both are invisible as to how they really feel for each other. If that makes any sense." I finished, running that thought back through my mind to see if it really did make sense.
"Yeah, I guess." he said. "But, I thought she was in love with Potter?"
"Well, she was, but I guess that she just grew up, and saw that Harry thinks of her like a little sister." I told him.
"Mione?" I heard Emma calling to me from the top of the stairs.
"Yes, Emma, what's the matter?" I asked, as she made her way down the stairs, and sat in my lap.
"I had another bad dream." she said, as her eyes started to tear up.
"It's ok, it was just a dream, nothing is gonna happen to you, I promise." I said, and wrapped her in my arms, as she started to cry.
"What's that matter now?" I questioned, as soon as I felt her little sobs.
"I miss them." she said, looking up into my eyes, "why did they do that, Mione, why did they hurt mummy and daddy."
"I don't know, sweetie." I said, as I noticed that class was going to start in about 30 minutes.
"Emma, its time for class, you wanna come, right?" I asked, as she was still crying.
"Ok," she said, as she tried to stifle her tears.
"Come on, lets go and get you cleaned up"I told her, as there were tear stains on her face, and her clothes were rumpled.
"Alright." she said, as I stood up and we climbed the stairs to the bathroom.
"Mione, will it ever stop?" she asked "will my dreams ever go away?"
"I don't know, sweetie, maybe in time they will, but I can't tell you if they will or not."
As I set her on the sink, I washed her face clean of her tears, and I then brushed out her long, silky brown hair into a ponytail.
"Hermione" Draco started, "what happened?" he asked, as I noticed that he was standing by the bathroom door.
"I'll tell you, if you tell me." I said, "but not right now, I have class." and with that, I walked around him, down the stairs, and out the door.
As I walked to class, Emma had finally calmed down, and was almost asleep against my chest.
Professor Flitwick beckoned me to his desk, considering that he was standing on his pile of books.
"Miss Granger, Professor Dumbledore said that we might be having a little visitor this year. Feel free to allow her to come when ever the time is needed."
"Thank you for understanding." I said, as I turned around and took a desk in the middle of the classroom, and placed Emma down on the chair next to me.
"Mione, were still going to Hagrid's after class, your coming, right?" Harry said, as he and Ron came into the classroom a few minutes after me.
"Yeah, of course." I said, as the lesson started.
Half way through the class, Emma awoke up again, and she was listening intently on to the Professors lecture.
"Now, are there any questions?" As soon as he said that, Emma's hand shot up in the air.
"Yes. Little Miss Granger?" Professor asked, with an amused look on his face.
"What was the charm that could make one able to change there outward appearance?" she asked, and as Flitwick told her, she smiled happily for another piece of information that she would store in her head.
Most of the class, which was shared with Ravenclaw, started to laugh, for everyone can see Hermione in the little girl that joined the school.
"Then if that's all, class is dismissed." and with that, everyone gathered their own books, and filed out of the door.
"Come on Emma, were going to go and visit a friend, ok?"
"Ok," she said, and hopped off of the chair and followed Harry, Ron and I out of the door.
We walked out of the front doors, on our way to Hagrid's hut. As we reached his front door, and knocked, Fang's big booming bark accompanied our arrival.
As soon as Emma heard that, she ran into my arms, a little scared
"Hey there, how are y'all doing?" he said, as he ushered us into his hut. "Tea and biscuits?" he asked, as he got up to walk into his kitchen.
"No, that's fine," Ron said, not looking forward to eating the rock, hard biscuit, nor drinking the over watery tea.
"So, Hagrid, any news on the Order." Harry asked, as he wanted to get to the point of his visit.
"Um, Hagrid, I'm gonna take Emma to see the Kneazle's, alright?" I said, not wanting to talk about anything that had to do with Voldemort.
Before anyone said anything, I took Emma and we went outside, and looked at the kneazle's that were in the stable behind his hut.
"Wow, Mione, look at the little crookshanks." she said, as they kinda looked like the orange cat, as he was half Kneazle, and half cat.
"Mione, can I have one?" she asked, as she crawled into the stall that held them.
"Well, were going to have to talk to Hagrid, but if he says yes, then I guess that we can get you one."
"Yea" she shouted, startling a few of the animals.
We walked back into the hut, and saw that as we entered, all eyes turned to me, looking sad and worried.
"Mione, why didn't you tell us?" Harry asked.
"Because I couldn't." I said, as a few tears rolled my cheek. "not only is it still to fresh in my mind, but because I don't want to feel pity from anyone."
"Oh, but you can tell Draco" Ron said, bitterness in his voice, and his anger starting to grow.
"I have not told him anything, alright. Ron, this is not some silly gossip, this is my life, and I will live it how I see fit. Not only do I have myself to worry, but I also have to take care of my sister. I didn't tell you guys because I knew that the minute that I did, you two would not only feel guilty, but also feel the need that I need protecting, but I don't. I am fully capable of handling this on my own." Which really is a complete lie, but Harry really did have too much on his mind, with the approaching War, and Ron also has a lot to do, helping his friend, and he is also a part of the Order.
"But Mione, we're your best friends, don't you think that we should have the right to know?" Harry asked, as he absorbed what I just told them.
"I know, and you probably do have the right to know, but you two have so much stuff going on in your life. I didn't want to add to it.
Can we talk about this later, it really is to fresh in my mind, and I don't want to talk about it. Please?" I requested, as the tears that were rolling down my cheek, started to come faster.
"Alright, Mione, but you promise to tell us?" Harry asked, as he got up and engulfed me in a hug.
"I promise" I said, as Ron also hugged me too.
"Um, Hagrid, I was wondering, if Emma may by any chance have one of the Kneazle?" I asked a little while later, when I had calmed down a bit.
"I guess so," the half giant replied, as we all walked out to the stables. "But I don't see why she would want a baby dragon, or something. Kneazle's are so boring."
"That's ok, she really wants an animal that isn't so dangerous." I said, remember that Hagrid likes the more unsafe animals.
"Which one Emma?" I asked for her, as she went into the stall, and petted all the creatures.
"This one." she yelled out in joy, as a kneazle, as it is there nature to do, takes a liking to a witch or wizard, and is loyal to them.
A white and grey spotted one had crawled into her lap, as she was now petting him, and showering it with attention.
"Well, now its time to go, come on, its your bedtime soon." I said, as she usually goes to bed around 7:30, and it was already 7. I guess that we spent more time at Hagrid's then I had originally thought.
Just as we were making our way to the common room, deciding to get food from the kitchens and feed her in the common room.
Emma spotted Draco ahead of us, and couldn't keep quite.
"Draco....Draco," Emma yelled, trying to get his attention, "look what I got." she said, as she saw that he turned around.
She showed him her new animal, and then she went on and started talking about Charms, and how much fun she was having attending the classes.
"And then I got to ask a question, and he answered." she finished, as soon as we reached the common room.
"Emma, its time to eat dinner. Do you just wanna stay here while I go and get some food?" I asked, seeing as how she looked like she was going to fall asleep.
"Yeah." she said, her eyes drooping a bit.
"Can you watch Emma for me, I'll be really quick?" I asked Draco, as he was sitting on the couch, doing some homework.
As he looked up from his work, he replied, "Sure, no problem." and then we went right back to work.
I walked down the hall to the portrait with the fruit bowl.
I tickled the pear, and soon I arrived in the kitchens. Dobby met me at the front door, asking what he could get me. I told him just something light, ans he came back with a tray filled with every course piled onto it. I thanked him, even though I knew it would be too much, and made my way back to the common room.
Emma was sitting on the floor, playing with Montgomery, and talking with Draco.
As soon as I arrived, she stood up tiredly, and made her way over by me.
"Mione, I'm tired, can I go to bed." she yawned.
"Not until you eat a little of the food, alright?" I asked her, as I made her a plate with a slice of chicken, and a buttery biscuit.
"O-tay" she said, and grabbed the plate, and went and put it down on the coffee table, and started to eat.
"Can we talk now, Hermione." Draco asked, as soon as I sat down on one of the chairs.
"Sure, but I really don't know whats so important about it, but if I tell you, you have to tell me why are you being so nice all of the sudden, deal?" I said, as I waited for his response.
"Deal."
"Alright, lets see, about two weeks before the terms started, I went for a run around 8 in the morning on a forest trail behind my house. As I was coming back home after the run, I noticed that there was a cloud over my house. At first, I thought that it was just smoke, or a dark cloud, nothing too bad. But as I was getting closer, I saw that it was forming a shape, and that shape was the Dark Mark." and again, I was starting to cry. "I started to run faster, but no matter what, I couldn't get there fast enough, and when I did finally reach my house, it was in shambles. There was no roof, and the windows were all broken.
When I entered the house, my mother was laying on the floor, already dead, and my father, he was still alive, but he was fading, and fast. When I went to go and look for Emma, I found her in the closet, wrapped in a ball, crying so hard, that she could barely breath. Because of what I am, of what I have become, Death Eaters have taken away my family. I only have Emma left, but she will now have to grow up with out a mother or a father. And it's all my fault." I looked over at Emma, and saw that she was asleep, and had finished her food. She was curled up on the floor, her arms wrapped tightly around her stuffed animal, and her kneazle curled up by her head.
"And that is my story." I said, as I realized tears were starting to stream down my face. I gently wiped a few tears away, but otherwise, just let them fall. I never really did take the time to grieve, because I had to be strong for Emma, but right now, I felt that I could cry, and not be viewed as weak.
"Now it's your turn." I said, as I faced him.
A/N: and that was a long one. My next update may take a little longer, but im not sure at the moment. and we'll also see as to why Draco changed so much.