Lupin's Little Dark One
A/N: Finals have begun, so this chapter might take a while. But I promise, a lot will happen.
Last Time:
"Both of you knock it off!" Harry and Kieran yelled. Draco and Ron looked down to the floor. Draco started playing with Kieran's ponytail. She shuddered and turned to look at him.
"Easy there Draco." Kieran whispered. Harry and Ron kept going for a moment and then stopped.
"Sorry." Draco replied with a whisper. Kieran smiled softly and touched his face. She closed her eyes the smile dissipated.
"Too soon." Kieran replied. "There's too much going on in both of our lives right now." Kieran turned to catch up with Ron and Harry. She had seen what she had wanted to for the first time. Herself, in Draco's eyes.
Chapter Eleven: Hermione's Will and Harry's Strength
It had been nearly a month since the term started. The professors had taken to watching Hermione closely in every class. Her grades were flourishing, more so than usual, but she remained silent in classes. Many other students had inquired as to her silence, in a way missing her over bearing know-it-all attitude, and the only reply from her was a glare and angry sigh. The Gryffindors were taking the change worse than others, no longer was there someone to turn to for homework questions and test review. As Kieran noticed the unrest in her new school, she approached her father.
"Is there not a way that we can help Hermione get over it?" Kieran inquired.
"She has to fight it herself." Remus replied. "We don't know who set the curse, so we can't undo it."
"Can't like Harry or Ron speak with her, try to get through it?"
"They can try, but she might turn on them."
"Then I'll do it. I can try to help her fight it."
"No. What if she were to turn on you?"
"Then I'd fight her, to the best of my ability!"
"No Kieran."
"Dad, I can do this."
"If you're going to do anything then you're going to take lessons for your... powers... with the centaurs."
"I don't need them!"
"Yes, you do Kieran Marie! You need to be able to see what you need to see. You need to control where you can touch them to see. You need to control when you see things and when you don't. When's the last time you saw something."
"The day I had to try the Veritruseum(sp?)." Kieran said. "I touched where I wanted to and I saw what I wanted to."
"Who, what, where, and why?"
"Draco, myself, his face, because I wanted to."
"It's not always going to work that way Kieran!"
"What if I can see who did this to Hermione? Will you respect this then?"
"You can try." Remus sighed. Kieran touched his arm slowly and paused for a moment. She pulled away.
"Harry was really attached to Sirius, wasn't he?"
"What did you see?"
"Sirius falling, through a veil of some sort. Then you were holding Harry back from following him."
"What were you looking for?"
"The last time you saw a Marauder."
"So you can control it."
"So far. I'm going to try it on Hermione, If I see who did this, then Dumbledore can stop it right?"
"Maybe, I don't know. What if she turns on you again?"
"I'll have my wand at the ready!"
"You always have to do thing your way, don't you?"
"Yes." She smirked and walked out. Remus gave a heavy sigh and turned back to sit at his desk and work.
Kieran walked up the long flights of stairs to the common room. She looked around in the crowds for Hermione. She went up to their dorm and found Hermione looking out the window.
"Hermione?" she asked cautiously. Hermione turned.
"Get away from me you wench." Hermione snapped bitterly.
"I want to ask you something."
"Too bad, leave me alone."
"Just, let me ask you who..." She grabbed Hermione quickly and gently by the neck. She closed her eyes and saw something indeed. Hermione stood up and flung her off.
"I said no! Who gave you the right to touch me!" Hermione drew out her wand.
"Hermione Granger, look at me, I know you're posessed by a death eater! You need to fight it!." Kieran raised her wand. "I don't want to fight you."
"So, you're smart, and conclusive, but that cannot save save you." Hermione said. "Adveda Kedavera!" The green light came soaring towards Kieran. Who knew only onle way to stop it.
"Protego Grande!" A silver wisp of a shield came and deflected the curse. Kieran ran and jumped on top of Hermione, restraing the hand with the wand. "Hermione please, fight it!" Kieran strained to touch Hermione's face and laying a hand on it, she quickly withdrew. "Narcissa Black, withdraw yourself from her body!"
"NO!" Hermione screeched. She shoved Kieran aside. "Expelliarmus!" Kieran lost her wand and flew across the room, crashing into the wall. She slowly got up and scurined out to the common room, Hermione on her heels.
"Narcissa Black, Sirius's cousin is possesing her!" Kieran screamed at Harry. Many people in the room drew out their wands.
"Come here you little wench Lupin!" Hermione growled. "Crucio!" Kieran again collapsed to the floor from the curse, whimpering and cringing in pain.
"Expelliarmus!" Harry cast the spell at Hermione. Hermione's wand flew from her hand, but she remained standing. "That's enough! Hermione, you need to take control now!"
"Foolish Harry Potter, she can't fight it." Hermione said. "It's too late!"
"HERMIONE!" Harry yelled. "I love you." Hermione raised her eyebrows and then started to shudder. She collapsed.
"Ron? Harry? What's going on? Where am I?" She looked around cautiously. Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan helped Kieran slowly to her feet.
"Take her to the hospital wing." Harry said. "C'mon Hermione, we need to go to Dumbledore's."