Disclaimer: HP isn't mine. It's the wonderful J.K Rowling's....

It was two weeks into the Hogwarts school year. Hermione Granger, now seventeen, and Hogwarts' Head Girl was fast asleep, but not for long. Several minutes later, her alarm clock rang. Hermione's hand descended upon the button on the clock, silencing the irritating beeping. She walked groggily into the bathroom to take a shower. The cold water did not even wake her up. Last night she had been up late reading Hogwarts: A History for the seventeenth time. Hermione never got tired of it. She threw on her long black robes and walked down the flight of stairs to the Gryffindor common room. Harry and Ron were supposed to meet her there to walk to the Great Hall for breakfast together. As usual, they were late. Eight minutes to be exact.

"Sorry 'Mione." They apologized

"Nevermind." Hermione replied

They walked to the Great Hall together. Many students were seated and were having their breakfasts. The trio found a space. Harry and Ron sat together while Hermione sat opposite them. From where Hermione was seated, she could see Draco Malfoy, the Head Boy, unfortunately. But the only things they had to do together was planning balls and patrolling Hogwarts. That wasn't too bad. So far he hadn't done anything to her, except called her mudblood and teased her a whole lot. That wasn't new. Hermione was eating a piece of bacon when owls flew into the Great Hall. There were more owls then people. Hermione wasn't expecting any letters as she had just written to her parents the day before. But she was wrong. An owl swooped by and dropped a letter onto her lap. Hermione tore it open. It was hardly readable with all the ink smudges.

Dear Hermione

Your dad has suddenly become very ill. Remember at the end of summer when he started complaining that it was hard to breath? Well, a week ago, I took him to the doctor. The doctor said that there was nothing wrong with him but... yesterday, he could hardly get on his feet. He said that all his bones felt like they were on fire. We went to the doctor again, and came back with the same reply. Nothing's wrong. I'm so worried.

Mom

Hermione shook. She left the table abruptedly and went to the Library. Since the muggle doctors could not find anything wrong with him, it must be a magical illness. How could he have gotten it? Hermione reached the Library and went to the Illnesses section. Where to look? Where to look? Hermione decided to look in the bone problem books.

She ran her finger down the index.

Bone cancer...Bone disappearances...Bone shrinkages

Hermione groaned in frustration. Then she realized she was going to be late for her first class. Potions. Snape would not be pleased. Hermione literally ran to the dungeons.

"Miss Granger. For running in the Hallways, five points. For being late, four points." Said Snape silkily

Hermione frowned and walked to her seat.

"Today we will be working with partners. Potter, Malfoy. Weasley, Parkinson. Granger, Bullstrode. Patil, Goyle..."

"The instructions are on the board."

The morning seemed like forever to Hermione. As the bell rang for lunch, she dashed to the Library and found the book. She looked at the first section, bone cancer and briefly read it. Nothing there. The next section was bone disappearances. Nope. Bone shrinkages. The Calirea disease.

The Calirea disease This disease is mostly found in muggle fathers who have magical children. Those who normally have it will have trouble breathing as the rib cage shrinks, it crushes the stomach, lungs and heart. When the bones shrink, it hurts the other parts of the body too. The only way to save the person is to give him a potion with the buleflotrue flower.(Please look in Most Moste Potions for the potion.)
Hermione glared angrily at the book. How was she going to get the book again. She did not want to tell Harry and Ron about her family problems. The only way was to make an invisibility potion. But that was breaking the rules. Then again, rules are meant to be broken, right?
A/n How is it? I know it's short. The next chapters will be longer!