The Angel and The Devil
It was seen hundred of years ago--a prophecy--one day the innocent of the innocents and the king of the sinners will unite in hate and passion to bring the world a whirlwind of love and hate. Dramione
Chapter 1 - 1 Story, 2 Story, 3 Story, None
Professor Snape stood in front of the class as he did many times before. He glared at the Slytherins and Gryffindors in front of him. They were taking notes and listening intently to everything he said.
Snape didn't stop lecturing as he took a quick glance at the clock. Class was going to end soon. He quickly concluded so he could give them the homework.
"I want an essay on the use of birch trees' bark, leaves, and roots in potions. There is no length requirement, but I will grade you on how you cover the topic and how well you do it. Remember the roots are the most magically charged so cover that well."
Then the bell rang and the class gathered their things and hurried out the stone doors.
It was their sixth year and Potions seemed to be getting easier, in Hermione's mind. All the other years they would have to have an exact word count for their essays and had to be very specific, but it now seemed the teachers gave them the option.
Hermione took her side beside Harry as the trio walked down the hall. The three had become so comfortable around each other and were now closer than they ever were. As they walked, Harry and Ron talked about wizard chess, and Hermione pretended to be interested.
"Let's look it over again," Ginny pleaded with Hermione as they sat on a sofa in the Gryffindor common room.
"Hang on," Hermione mumbled as she concluded her essay for Snape's class. Hermione finished her last few quill strokes and satisfied, blew cool air on the parchment lightly to let the ink dry. She put the parchment aside and turned to Ginny.
"Why do you want to read it again?" Hermione asked, putting her quill down.
"It was fascinating, I mean it was interesting, you know? A prophecy, innocents and sinners…just… interesting." She concluded with a head nod.
Hermione laughed. "I know what you mean, and you're right. Later though, I promise. We have dinner soon." Hermione then ran up to her room to put the book and Snape's essay.
She threw the book on her bed. She started to leave then turned around quickly to look at the book, as if it had yelled at her. She eyed the book, she felt something odd, something she couldn't explain. A light burning sensation in her stomach.
"Hungry, that's it. I'm hungry." She mumbled herself, yet her eyes were refusing to leave the book. She then heard Ginny yell for her from downstairs. She looked away from the book before walking with Ginny to dinner.
"So why in the world did I have to bring this big book down to dinner?" Harry asked slamming the book, Hogwarts: A History on the table with a thump. Hermione then turned to Ginny with a glare.
"Ginny told you to?" Hermione asked him. He nodded, confirming.
"Ugh!" she exclaimed. She called herself then prepared to tell Harry why. "Well, I was looking through the book like I always do at the beginning of every year and I noticed something I hadn't noticed before," she paused for dramatic effect. They were all listening. "It was a story of a found prophecy; I think maybe my pages were stuck together."
"What page?" Harry questioned flipping though his copy.
"Somewhere in the beginning," she said, taking the book from him and flipping the pages in search for it.
"It was right after they bought the castle and—" she stopped very quickly.
"What's the matter?" Ginny asked, confused.
"It's not here."
"What do you mean it not there?" Ginny asked, taking the book.
"I mean it's not there. It was right after they bought the castle but right before the first acceptance letter went out."
"You're right." Ginny closed the book and handed it to Harry. "It's not there."
"That's weird," Ron said.
"Very Weird." Hermione confirmed before turning her attention to the food in front og her.
After that, they all continued to eat their dinner. They didn't talk about the book anymore and instead dived into a discussion about wizard chess and Quidditch.
On the other side of the Great Hall, the same phenomenon was occurring.
"Draco, what in Slytherin's name are you doing?" Pansy asked as she flipped her long blonde hair. She then took the book from him and examined it herself. He snatched it back quickly.
"I'm working on the essay Snape assigned us."
"Already? We have an entire week to do it," Crabbe grumbled.
Draco ignored them.
"Besides why are you looking for birch tree information in Hogwarts: A History?"
"I was looking through it earlier and I saw something about some psychic who touched it and she had gotten a premonition. I think they might have some divination power."
"I read that awful thing and I have no idea about what you're talking." Pansy said trying to take the book again. He dodged her.
He turned his back to his fellow Slytherins and opened the book flipping the pages hoping to find the pages he had found only a day earlier. He looked and looked. He passed the part of the book where they bought Hogwarts continued and continued until he realized that he was already at the part where students arriving.
'This isn't right.' He thought.
Draco was then extremely confused. He knew he saw it, he remembered reading it. He scanned the pages, he couldn't find it. It was as if it had completely disappeared.
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Authors Note - Hope you all like it so far. Thanks to my beta Summertwin. Also I have 3 announcements... 3. Count them...3. lol. One I wanted to say that I found my wonderful, beautiful beta at the Harry Potter Fan fiction Betas http/betas. . Two, I have my own site now, just for my stories, http/ Some thing big will soon occur in the story. And I wanted to give a reader the choice on what do to with the story when this time comes, but I have stumbled upon a dilemma. How will I Choose said reader? I was thinking a contest, but what kind of contest? This is where I was hoping you all could come in, maybe leave a review and advise how I should go about this. You all rock, and now below is a teaser for chapter 2.
Chapter 2 - The Amulet.
Hermione sat on the grass looking through the Evil Hogwarts: A History, at least that's what it had become known as to Ginny and Hermione. She couldn't figure out why the story was there, fresh in her mind, then suddenly gone. She had came to the outskirts of the forest hoping to find the place described in the book. Hermione looked around and everything seemed to be the same in the book. She was currently leaning up against the tree where the amulet had been found.
"What the hell are you doing here, Granger?" She looked up to be eye to eye with the one and only Draco Malfoy.