Yay! I'm back! Sorry it took so long to update. I blame my Chem teacher for the insane amount of homework she gives. I also blame my sudden lack of internet on my computer. And now, I am updating, under the (impatient) nagging of my fanfiction-obsessed friend (who is now being referred to as FFF).
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Lives of Sacrifice Chapter 6:
"I'm telling you, idiots. I saw her there at the Karaoke bar. She was up there, singing like a common Muggle!" Lucius Malfoy hissed at the other two Death Eaters in the cold, dark room, Bellatrix LeStrange and Peter Pettigrew.
"But she was killed! She was killed by the Dark Lord two years ago!" Bellatrix argued back.
"Do you think I don't know that? But Hermione Granger the Mudblood is alive. And," Malfoy lowered his voice, "she has control of a certain, ah, weasel."
"You mean Ron Weasley is under total control of Hermione Granger?" Wormtail asked.
"No, Wormtail. Weasley is choosing to have a tea party with Hermione to welcome her back to life." Malfoy turned back to Bellatrix. "Fact is, if Granger gives Weasley an order, he obeys it, no questions asked. It doesn't seem to matter what context her command is in. If she says it, he does it."
The three of them stopped talking to think about this phenomenon. The short pause was ended when Malfoy asked, "So, what are we going to do about this?"
"What are we going to do about this? What is there you want to do about this, Malfoy?" Bellatrix hissed. "Why does this concern us?"
"Because," Lucius replied slowly, as to try to make her understand, "we need to know how she came back to life. What if we can do the same thing for the Dark Lord? What if we can bring him back to life as well?"
Wormtail looked down at his shiny, and recently polished, silver hand. Hadn't he done enough to bring back the Dark Lord?
"Lucius, what about that tea party idea?"
"Wormtail, you idiot, I told you the tea party idea because you were not following what I was saying! There is no tea-party happening! Now help us think of ideas for what to do!"
"No, Lucius! I meant, what if we use the tea party idea to get Hermione to talk?"
"He, for once, might have an idea," Bellatrix pondered.
"Fine! Explain more, Pettigrew!" Lucius boomed. Wormtail hastily explained his plan for several minutes, with Lucius and Bellatrix completely silent.
Bellatrix was the first to speak when Wormtail finished talking. "You know, I think that might just work."
"It probably would."
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"Hermione! I'm home!" Ron shouted after Apparating home. He had been at Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes for the afternoon, asking, begging, and finally convincing the twin's to hire him. For the first time since Hermione died, he was completely happy. She was alive, he had a job (finally), and things only had to get better.
Hermione walked into the kitchen, and plainly said, "Hello, Ron."
"They said yes, Hermione! I start work there tomorrow!"
"Oh…that's great, Ron! Where are you going to be working, again?"
"At the joke shop! The twins hired me today, saying it was about time I got my act together!"
Hermione smiled, though it was a strained smile. "That's great! A job at the joke shop! I knew you would get the job!"
"Now, you sit down, and wait for dinner. I'm going to cook, and it will be romantic!"
"Umm, that's nice. I'll just go upstairs and…get changed, then." Hermione turned to leave before Ron grabbed her.
"No, you just sit here. You look perfect," Ron said sincerely before returning to his boiling water. Astonished, Hermione sat down at the table, facing Ron, whose back was facing her.
Finally, a full thirty minutes later, Ron presented his cooking: spaghetti in a cream sauce, complete with Muggle wine. Grabbing candles, he tried to light them with ordinary matches, failed, cursed a few times, and then lit them with his wand before dimming the lights.
"Wow, Ron. I never knew you could cook food like this!" Hermione exclaimed, though she seemed to be very tense.
"I didn't either, it took me three tries to get this right," Ron laughed.
Ron began to eat, but Hermione still did not touch the pasta. "So, since we are in the romantic mood and all, tell me the story of when you brought me back to life."
"Well, Harry had been reading through your books, and he came across a spell to bring your true love back to life, but it had quite a few consequences…" Ron started. In the next ten minutes he told the rest of the story. "And," finished Ron, "I haven't regretted it at all, though that karaoke thing was a bit embarrassing." Ron looked at Hermione again, who was looking a bit strange. "Um, Hermione, are you okay? Your hair is starting to turn black."
"Oh! Umm, I'll be right back. I need to…I'll just be right back, okay?" Hermione replied before getting up from the table. Ron noticed her voice was a little lower than usual.
Hermione disappeared into the room before Ron realized something weird was going on. He followed Hermione into their room.
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"That boy almost caught me!" Bellatrix cried to Wormtail and Lucius. "Why do I always have to do these assignments?"
"Because you are the best person for them, that's why," Lucius replied, handing her a goblet of the Polyjuice Potion. Bellatrix grabbed it from him and walked over to the other side of the room, where the real Hermione was tied up and gagged. Bellatrix pulled three hairs from her, placed one in her drink, and gave one each to Wormtail and Lucius, who now had goblets of the Polyjuice Potion for themselves. They all drank at the same time, turning into three Hermiones.
(A.N. I will now refer to the four Hermiones as Hermione 1, Hermione 2, Hermione 3, and Hermione 4. If that clears things up a little bit.)
Hermione 2 walked over to Hermione 4 to untie her, and pulled her up to a standing position as Ron walked into the room.
"What the- Hermione?" asked a bewildered Ron.
"Ron! They are not the real me! I am Hermione!" Hermione 4 babbled, rushing over to Ron. Halfway over, though, she was tripped by Hermione 1.
"Don't you dare, poser! I'm the real Hermione!" Hermione 1said, walking over to Ron to grab his hand.
"Who are you calling 'poser'?" Hermione 3 asked, slapping Hermione 1 away from Ron before pulling him into a giant hug.
Hermione 2 stood back, watching this entire thing take place.
Hermione 1 yelled over the commotion, "Ron, don't listen to them! Believe that I am the real Hermione!"
Ron looked over at this Hermione and scowled. "No," he said lowly. "You are not. I can still what the others are saying. I wouldn't be able to if you were the real Hermione."
Hermione 4 heard this, and quickly thought of how to get Ron to believe her. "Ron! Walk over to the Hermione saying this!"
Ron looked around, not knowing consciously which Hermione said the order. Sighing, he closed his eyes, and let his feet and legs walk him over to the right Hermione. When they stopped, he opened his eyes to see the Hermione that was still on the floor from when she tripped. He helped her up before turning to the other three fake-Hermiones. "I don't know who you are, but leave. Now."
The three Hermiones looked at each other before Disapparating.
"Oh, Ron, I was so scared you weren't going to figure out what was happening or who was the real me," Hermione said before pulling Ron into a close hug, laying her head on his chest. Caught a little off guard, he returned the hug two seconds later.
"And now I don't want you to let go. I don't want to risk losing you again," Hermione sobbed.
That's okay, Hermione, Ron thought. I don't want to let go either.
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Yay! More lovey-dovey stuff to come, I promise. And again, I am so sorry about not updating for over a month as FFF (my friend who kept bugging me) reminded me. I hope people still want to read it after such a long break, and I'll try to update it a little more often than once a month. Of course, this month I have Thanksgiving Break…so I'll probably have a couple extra days to write.
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