Finding Love
Chapter two: Being There
Disclaimer: Nope not mine, it all belongs to the wonderful writress of Jk….
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Crystallus growled and then spoke. "Get out now!" Her eyes looked almost like a dark purple, her lips set in a straight line. Draco and Incendia looked at each other and once again nodded, leaving silently Hermione called to Draco.
"Coward" She then shut the door on him before he could respond.
Now:
The train came to a stop and the two girls got out of their compartment silently. Why hasn't Harry or any one came looking for me? Wouldn't they look for me? Hermione thought as she stepped out of the compartment. Looking around Hermione silently slipped on an ankle length, hooded black cloak. "What is that for?" Crystallus asked as I put the hood on.
"Um…" She started, "You see the new look. Not many people know about it. I want it to be a surprise cause I am doing some thing."
Crystallus smiled and then nodded. "Okay. I'll be watching." Hermione smiled and they both left the train and boarded the carriages with out a problem. Soon they ended up in the great hall. Crystallus stayed out in the hall while I went inside and sat at the Gryfendor table. People turned and stared at me for a minute and then went back talking to their friends, adding the 'New person,' to their conversations.
Smiling I looked up to Dumbledore and nodded. His eyes twinkled and then Professor Mcgnonigle stood up and announced the first years. Soon after they were finished the great hall doors closed and Dumbledore stood up.
"Welcome every one. Tonight we have two special surprises for you. First things first we have two new transfer students. Welcome Terra Incendia, who has been placed in Slytherin. And Crystallus Oculus, who has been placed in Gryfindor." He raised his arm and the hall doors opened and there stood Crystallus and Terra. They were arguing and fighting.
"You little thing!" Crystallus yelled out at him as she blocked a fireball.
"Oh yeah I so can't control fire." Terra said as he threw another fireball at Crystallus. She easily blocked it and then she twirled her finger in a circle and a little whirlwind made Terra spin. "Yeah like that is going to stop me, stupid cat!" He said smirking. Crystallus simply smiled and shrugged.
"No it wouldn't but we are on school grounds and the whole school is watching us." She said smirking as his disappeared. She turned towards the hall and walked into the huge room. It had gone silent and then everyone except for Draco, Crystallus, Terra, and Hermione stated to talk about what just happened.
Dumbledore sat there watching as the two new rivals and the two old rivals glared at each other. Obviously the two girls knew each other and the two guys did. The twinkling came back into his old eyes. Smiling he stood up.
Hermione's P.O.V.
I smiled at Crystallus as she sat down, but before I could say any thing Dumbledore stood up and coughed just loud enough to get the noisy students attention. "Now for the next surprise." The tall headmaster said, "Welcoming some one I know, some one you know, and some one most of you look to. Will this person please come up." The teacher's table and the teachers started to part with out any help; a mini stage appeared out of the ground.
Sighing I looked around; every one was staring at the stage or at the headmaster. Every one except Draco Malfoy. Looking him in the eyes I questioned him. 'What!' I said hoping he didn't see right through my disguise. He smirked and then looked at the stage. I just rolled my eyes and then got up.
"Good luck" Crystallus said to me as I stood.
"Thanks" I smiled but she wouldn't have noticed. I felt butterflies moving all around in my stomach. My palms grew slightly sweaty, but I hardly noticed due to the fact that the whole school was silent and most likely looking at me. I couldn't believe that I was actually going to go through with this.
I walked onto the stage and sat down, but before I took my cloak of I looked out to the people. "I'm sorry I can't do this tonight." I said after a few minutes of silence. Silently I slipped off the seat and made my way down the stage. Why did you just do that! It was your time to show people that you are not just a bookworm, that you had a life out side of books! A strange little voice in my head claimed. I stopped mid step, Malfoy had caught my eye. Raising his eyebrows he smirked. That little thing knows it's me, and that I can't do it! ohhh. He's gunna get it. I thought as I watched him silently wondering what he would do next. I looked straight into his blue eyes, they were challenging me. 'Go up there,' they told me 'Go up there and show me that you are not the Hermione Granger every one knows.' He was challenging me to be seen and be who I really am. Do some thing the normal Hermione Granger wouldn't.
I just rolled my eyes and turned around, I walked up to the stage and looked out once more. The butterflies came back and I sighed. I looked to see if Ron and Harry even looked like they noticed that I wasn't there. I say them talking to each other and then looking at Crystallus and then to me. Well that answers a question.
Authors note:
Hey I know that this was super short but I had to get it out cause I am getting a new computer and this computers floppy disk doesn't work, this is a weird old computer. So I will have to put up any chapters I have and this is it. So sorry. I'll update soon.
Love ya.
MidnightRose