Author: Louise Mills
Email: erfanfiction@hotmail.com
Summary: Hermione is told she is really a pureblood witch. Her and Harry get a few surprised though out their firth year, and how powerful they both really are. (I have changed the summary, as I have been writing the story I thought it would be better for Ron to still talk to Harry and Hermione, but that doesn't mean it will always stay like that!!)
Chapter Rating: 12A
Chapter 6
Students filed out off the train and onto the carriages awaiting them to take them to the castle. The students were surprised then they arrived at the great hall, they were early as hardly any of the professor's were present and the one's that were, they had never really met before, except for one. Who Harry and Hermione were surprised to see her out of her attic classroom with the north tower, Professor Trelawney. Harry looked back towards the doors and noticed the remainder of the professors were beginning to arrive; he took interest in the last three professors to arrive.
"Hey, Mione?" Harry asked, when he got her attention away from one of the assigned literature for the year, Harry continued. "What are your brother and sister doing here?"
"What?!" Hermione shouted startled by his question, she spun round to see if what he said was true. She was stunned, they hadn't told her that they would be at Hogwarts, but knowing them they would want to surprise her, and they had succeeded.
"Who do you think the new professor is walking with them?" Hermione asked, making Harry stare that the person who was behind the twins, whom they were talking advantageously with.
"Um…Hermione, that's not a new professor!" Harry stated, clearly you could hear and see his surprise and shock.
"What do you mean? He looks new!" Hermione said, confused.
"No, it's not! Not if you look close enough you'll see who it is? It's Snape!" Harry said, which shocked Hermione.
"Your joking right! Because he looks nothing like Snape! He looks like…" Hermione trailed off once she realised who he resemble.
"Someone who maybe related to me." Harry finished her sentence. "And if you remember your mother did say he was!" Harry continued. It took Harry and Hermione a few more minutes to realise t was really Snape, but they really only confirmed it then the twins and Snape stopped in front of them.
"Surprised?" Andrew asked his sister and Harry. In response Hermione could only nod her head.
"Good evening Professor's Granger and Snape." Harry said, not quite sure what to say.
"And how exactly do you know if we are new professor's at Hogwarts, Harry?" Hannah questioned.
"Why else would you be at Hogwarts?" Harry plainly stated.
"Ministry Business!"
"Highly unlikely, considering Fudge's reactions and attitude last time he was at Hogwarts."
"Too true Mr Potter, Hannah and Andrew underestimate's how reluctant Fudge is about the Dark Lord's return." Professor Snape spoke, without his usual harshness and coldness.
"I still can't believe what you told us earlier about him, not believing that Voldemort has returned, Severus. The signs have been showing themselves for the three to four years that he was returning. Well his fought really, I just like to see how he will stay in power then the killing spree starts up again. And that will be in…Ouch!" Hannah mumbled, but stopped then Andrew elbowed her in the side.
"Remember who we are talking to, they can't know yet it's not time." Andrew whispered harshly so only his twin could hear. Harry, Hermione, and Snape were closely watching the twins and knew they knew something that no one else did.
"What are you keeping from us?" Harry asked. "No let me rephrase that! What are you keeping from the wizarding world?" Harry continued, he spoke the question on his and Hermione's, and Snape's mind. Snape narrowed his eyes at the twins trying to figure out what they knew, then like a switch being flicked he had part of the answer.
"You know when his going to strike, don't you?" Snape half stated and questioned quietly, but didn't realise Harry and Hermione could still hear him.
"As interesting as your decision is, you three are required at the top table." A calm voice interrupted from behind them, the three professors turned to be faced with Professor Dumbledore. Andrew and Hannah slowly made their ways to the table with Dumbledore, while Snape bent down so he could only caught Harry and Hermione attention.
"Can I trust you two, not to repeat anything Hannah has said?" Harry nodded his head.
"Only if you tell us what they were talking about?" Hermione added, Harry believed she was crazy to try and strike a deal with Snape.
"When or if I can get any information out of them, Miss Hamilton I will guarantee you I will tell you." Snape said quickly, and was gone before he could see their reactions.
"Did I just see and hear that?" Harry asked, all Hermione could do was nod her head she couldn't answer him as the sorting ceremony had just started.
The sorting ceremony this year went slow, not because there were more children coming into the first year, quite the opposite there were a lot less students. It was the sorting hat that was holding the ceremony; the sorting hat was taking about two minutes for each new student to tell them, which house they would be in. Usually it only took 10 seconds on average for the sorting hat to place someone, there were only a handful in history it took the sorting to place someone. Harry had been in one of the handfuls.
"I wonder what wrong with the sorting hat?" Hermione asked aloud, she didn't really expect to hear the answer to her question she already knew the answers will be a lot of 'I don't knows.' She was surprised when Harry answered her question with quite a bit of logic.
"I think the sorting hat's being extra careful, making sure he puts them in the right house. The sorting hats asking questions or something, as they seem to be answering it. But the sorting hat probably stating all the characteristics the person has for each house, the seeing which house holds the most characteristics then placing them there." Harry stated, and he made all the others Gryffindor's stare at him, like he had grown a third head. Hermione smiled proud for him. Harry and Hermione could hear little mutters saying, 'He spends to much time with Hermione,' which they just ignored.
Once the sorting Ceremony had finished Gryffindor had six, Ravenclaw had eight, Hufflepuff had nine, and Slytherin had twelve new students.
Dumbledore rose to his feet and raised his hands signalling for the hall to quieten down.
"I have a few announcements to make, first I will be naming the new prefects for each house. Form Hufflepuff, Susan Bones, and Andrew Lawson. From Ravenclaw, Sonia Arranz, and Paul Clarke. From Slytherin, Adam Frost, and Sarah Frith. From Gryffindor, Harry Potter, and Hermione Hamilton." Each house was congratulating the new prefects and Gryffindor was also celebrating Malfoy for not becoming a prefect.
"Secondly I would like to introduce two new teachers to the staff, professor Hannah Granger taking the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts. Professor Andrew Granger who will taking the divination position from Professor Trelawney in a weeks time, when she leaves Hogwarts, Now let's eat!"
Halfway during lunch Hannah came down from the head table, and walked towards her sister. She bent down in between them. "Harry, Hermione, Dumbledore wishes to speck to you in his office after dinner."
"What for? What you were talking about earlier?" Hermione quieting question her sister, making sure the three of them could only hear.
"I don't know what about!" Hannah said sternly to the first question, and then stood up arms on her hips. "And no! I should have never even started to discuss about it! Please just forget what I was talking about earlier."
Hannah walked quickly back towards the table, she knew Hermione would never back down from finding out what Andrew and herself knew and what she was talking about earlier, and that scared her. She sat back down next to Andrew and took a deep breath to calm herself.
"What's wrong with you?" Andrew enquired.
"I'm annoyed at myself for speaking about Voldemort in front of Harry and Hermione. They know we're keeping something from them, and you know Hermione she won't rest until she finds out what!" Hannah spoke, knowing Severus could hear them.
"Yes and if Harry is anything like his father he won't stop either, or either then he probably form a plan to hunt and track Voldemort himself, James did it all the time." Andrew injected his opinion.
"Just to warn you Harry is exactly like James, and anyway how did you know James always tried to hunt Voldemort in school. You were four when we left Hogwarts and eight when James died."
"Two names, Padfoot and Moony!" Hannah and Andrew said together not realising they were louder then they expected. They did when they looked towards the Gryffindor table. The 7th years had all stopped eating, they were amazed that the Professors knew two of the most famous pranksters Hogwarts had seen. Hannah couldn't help but laugh at Ron his food forgotten and most was down the front of his robe.
Finally their eyes settled on Harry and Hermione, Hermione was whispering into Harry's ear as he leaned forward, elbows on the table and his hands were supporting his head, now and then his eyes flicked towards them, they were shocked to see his eyes were glistening. A realisation had hit Harry then he heard the twins shout they knew Sirius and Remus, who were the real names of Padfoot and moony, and that his Severus Snape a family member knew them well. All this would mean they knew his parents we, and they didn't tell him. He felt a little betrayed.
End of chapter, it's a little shorter then usual but won't to start completely chapters quicker. Please review, love your suggestions.