The Explanation
Hermione was stunned. How could they do this to me? Why didn't they tell me? Because I would've never agreed, that's why. Malfoy out of all people...Dammit...what the hell do I do now?? And he said all those things about Muggles around Katie...I'm going to have a lot of explaining to do.
"Well...well...well...I should've known. Same Granger...bushy brown hair. I bet you still read every single book that's ever been written huh?"
"Sod off, Malfoy."
"Um...Granger? Is that some nickname? What the fuck is going on, Angel? What the hell is a mudblood? And muggle...what??" Katie asked looking back and forth at Draco and Hermione.
"Dammit, Malfoy, you're not even here for five fucking minutes and you've already turned my world upside down."
"Just call The Boy Who Lived and The Weasley King over to rescue you like you always do." Draco said as he smirked and took in his new surroundings.
That was it... that was the last straw. SLAP! "Harry and Ron have NOTHING to do with you being a total asshole, Malfoy. I don't have to take you in... all I have to do is throw you in the fireplace and send you back to Hogwarts, and right back in to Azkaban you go. So, you owe me big time, Malfoy. Don't forget that. Just because I've repressed a lot of magic does NOT mean I can't hex you until next fucking Friday. Don't you EVER forget that!" Hermione yelled as a tear fell down her face, remembering Harry and Ron. But she forgot all about poor Katie standing there more confused than when she first opened the door.
"The fireplace?!? Angel you may hate this guy, but the fireplace?? Magic?? Azka..huh? WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS GOING ON HERE??!" Katie yelled trying to get someone's attention.
"Don't you ever touch me, Granger. You think just because you got away with it 3rd year, you'll get away with it again. I'll have you know, Granger...I have learned a lot of hexes your many books have not taught you. You learn a lot by being a follower of Voldemort. I will not hesitate to hex you. Besides didn't you banish your wand with everything else magical? Big threat you are, Granger. Try me any time...you'll never hurt me." Draco retaliated, ignoring Katie's attempts for an explanation.
"You know what, Malfoy. I'm not even going to start with you. I've grown past Gryfinndor and Slytherin rivalry. I've got better things to worry about. So, you can either be civilized, if you even know the meaning of that word, and be grateful that I have opened my doors for you. Or you can just rot is Azkaban for all that I care."
"ANGEL!!! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!?!" Katie yelled, almost shaking the walls.
Hermione and Draco both remembered that she was there. And there they were talking about Hogwarts and all the wizarding world's secrets right in front of a muggle. OH SHIT! NOW WHAT, HERMIONE?!
"Well, I have no idea where to start. Dammit. Um..." Is all she could manage out.
"Oh, Granger have a deep dirty secret she can't tell her friend?" Malfoy asked as he smirked.
"You know, I don't need your shit right now, Malfoy. So, shut the fuck up! Now, Katie...I know you'll be wanting a lot of explanations right about now..."
"That would be the understatement of the century, Angel. Please tell me what you both are talking about. Is this why you can't talk to your friends from your 'past'?"
Hermione fell down on the couch and took in a deep breath. This is going to be a long day, I just know it. She didn't know whether or not to reveal everything to her best friend or just to obliviate her.
"Out with it, Angel!"
"Yea, out with it Granger."
"Malfoy, please don't call me that...I don't need to be answering to both names right now, I'm already confused as ever. Give me some sanity right now, please? Sit down both of you...Malfoy and I will both explain it to you, Katie."
So, they obeyed, and Katie took a seat next to Hermione on the couch, and Draco on the recliner across the room. After a few minutes of silence, Katie finally broke it, "Is someone going to say something?"
"Okay...Katie...I don't know how to explain this to you." Hermione said, as she got up and walked off to the other room.
"So, you've left with me to explain it to her?! Oh no! Granger... Fletcher... Angel...whoever the fuck you are, get your ass back in here...NOW!" Draco called after her.
"Calm down, Malfoy...I'm not going to let you explain it her, Merlin knows what the hell you'll tell the poor girl. We're both going to just show her." She responded walking back into the room, with her wand in hand.
"You still have your wand, Granger? I thought you gave it to Dumbledore right after graduation."
"I was planning on it, but he told me to keep it just in case something were to happen."
"Can one of you PLEASE get on with it, already??" an anxious Katie pleaded.
"Okay..." Hermione said as she sat back down. "Yes, Katie this all has to do with my past. This is the reason I can't "call" my friends from school. The reason I never talked about anything about my life until I moved here. The reason behind why I'm so overprotected over my kids. Why I' scared of every little murder hear on the news...just everything. This is my life. I don't know how to explain it to you, and you'll probably never understand. Well, here goes nothing. Malfoy, take out your wand, please?"
He obeyed and reach in his pocket and uncovered a beautiful, black, wooden wand. Hermione raised her right hand, holding her wand. "EXPELLIARMUS!" Hermione said pointing her wand at Draco, and his wand flew out of his hand into her own.
"Dammit, Granger couldn't you have showed her another way? Can I have my wand back please?"
"What happened?!? How did you do that, Angel?"
"Magic, Katie, I'm a witch, and Malfoy over here is a wizard. I left that world to protect the life of Kyle. But it has come back to haunt me... and by the most annoying way ever. And no, Malfoy you may not have your wand back. I don't trust you, I have two kids living here. There's no way I'm going to let a Malfoy around them with a wand."
"A witch?! Wizard? Dammit, Angel, I'm not five years old, you can tell me the truth, I can handle it, I promise."
"Katie, it's the truth what other proof do you need?"
"You can't just do that...Granger, she probably figures I threw it to you, or something. Try something else."
"Fine...Accio Hogwarts Trunk!" And in floated Hermione's old trunk from school.
Hermione bent down to open it to expose a lot of dusty books, parchment, quills, ink, wizard clothing and photographs. She pulled out a picture of Harry, Ron, and herself standing in front of Hagrid's hut right before graduation. They were waving at her smiling.
"Here, Katie...look closely at the picture." She said as she handed it to Katie. Katie glanced at the photograph and stared at it shocked.
"Angel...they're moving. Why are they moving? How did you do that?"
"It's the kind of photographs that wizarding cameras take." Malfoy took the liberty to answer.
"Is that proof enough, Katie, please say it is." Hermione hoped.
"I still can't believe this. I know what you're thinking, Angel, I won't tell anyone. But please explain to me why you left it. If I was a witch I would've never left."
"She finally realized her place in the world. As a muggle. Nothing more. A sorry excuse for a witch, if you ask me. Merlin only knows why you graduated top of the class, when it really should've been me."
"Shove it, Malfoy. There's a lot of things that I can't explain to you, Katie. And I trust you. But if you could, please excuse Malfoy and myself, I need to explain a few things to him." Hermione said taking the picture out of Katie's hands and placing it back in the trunk. Shortly after she closed it.
"Okay, Angel...can I still call you that..i'm still so confused. I'll talk to you later." Katie replied as she got up and walked towards the door.
"Yes, you can still call me Angel. It's my middle name. Bye Katie." She said as she opened the door for Katie.
"He's cute are you sure you're enemies?" Katie whispered into Hermione's ear as she walked out the door.
"GOODBYE KATIE!" Hermione said pushing her friend out the door.
Hermione shut the door, and took a deep breath before she turned around to meet Draco's stare.