A.N Well I'm sorry for the delay people!

! must read! To comply with the fanfic ratings I have edited this chapter. I had intended to put explicit descriptions in a letter, but I don't want my account taken away from me. When the part comes up, just use your imagination. Sorry!

To comply with the fanfic ratings I have edited this chapter. I had intended to put explicit descriptions in a letter, but I don't want my account taken away from me. When the part comes up, just use your imagination.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognise, just the plot, and any characters I have introduced.

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And to answer sakura-sweeti questions:You know how Dan raped her...well...wouldn't she get pregnant? It's a possibility, but not in my story.
Whats going to happen to Charlie? Charli will make another appearence but just not yet! I'm not saying anymore on the subject!
When is Hermione going to get the mark? I can't say! It will give too much away!

I only want to be accepted.

Chapter 16: Letters, Detention and Thorn tower.

'Hermione! Hermione wake up! You've got a letter!'

Hermione woke up to her blaring room-mates voice in her ear. Trying to open her eyes she noticed that Lavender was standing over her, half her uniform on, make up to the nines. It was far too early to see Lavender like that.

'What?'

'You've got a letter, a gorgeous eagle owl brought it. Really fancy and expensive. Who do you know who has one of those?'

I don't. Who is sending me letters with such an expensive owl - Voldermort. Shit.'

' - got a really impressive crest on it too, can't make out the signature.'

Hermione snatch the letter from Lavenders enquiring hands. That letter in the wrong hands could be disastrous.

'Just a pen friend.'

Lavender shrugged her shoulders and went back to the bathroom. Hermione let out the breath she didn't realise she was holding. Making sure the other girls were back in the bathroom, she drew the curtains back around her bed and opened the letter.

The back was sealed in a green wax, a snake coiled around the letters LV.

Taking a deep breath the broke the seal and pulled out the parchment inside the envelope.

My shadow,

I hope this letter finds you well, I'm sure that if you did run into any trouble you could be more than capable to handle it yourself.

There is a charm around this letter, so that only you could have opened it and read it. This letter in the wrong hands could mean trouble for the both of us.

I would like to congratulate you on your remarkable performance at my gathering. Not many could take on Bella and live to tell the tale.

The power radiates from you my shadow, and it won't be long until we can tap into your - full potential.

this is where I had to take a large chunk of it out. You can guess the sort of things that he would have said to her.

Until then my shadow, until I can make you fully mine, I will await your response.

LV

Hermione folded back the letter, feeling a hurricane of emotions. What was she going to do? She'd have to tell Snape and Dumbledore. But did she really want them to read such a private letter? Would they be disgusted in the things written?

What about Harry? How would he react? Should I tell him? Should I show him? What would he say? What would he do? Could he still see her in the same way?

'Hermione if you don't move yourself you'll be late for breakfast!'

'Alright I'm coming.'

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An hour later Hermione found herself sitting between Harry and Ron, on the back row of her stuffy potions class room.

'I can't believe we have double potions with the Slytherins first thing! I mean do they hate us?'

'Ron, can you shut up for five minutes? Yes we have potions, but your complaining isn't going to do anything about it is it?'

Harry and Ron stared at Hermione, it wasn't often that she snapped like that, and her mood seemed out of the blue.

Ron's ears went pink, Hermione leaned forward and put her head in her hands, the letter was playing on her mind more and more, it was burning in her pocket.

'Mi? What's wrong?'

Hermione looked up from her hands into those vivacious green eyes. Everything seemed to wash away.

'I'm fine, just PMS-ing.'

Harry looked embarrassed and shifted uncomfortably in his chair. Hermione giggled and kissed his cheek. (A.N That is the best excuse for moods ever!)

Bang, Snape came billowing in, robes flying behind him, his usual scowl firmly in place.

'Another year of your incompetence, just what I need. This may be one of your most important years yet. The preparations for your NEWTS. Do I need to tell you what they are Longbottom?'

Neville flushed in his seat.

'N-n-noo Sir.'

'Good. Lets get started. Turn your books to page 587.'

Snape cast his gaze over the glass room, his eyes fell on the bushy haired Gryffindor. It's a good chance to take points from them, she hasn't had time to prepare for this lesson.

'Tell me Miss-I-Know-The-Answer-To-Everything. What do I get if I add boomslang to Versiterium?'

A potion to read peoples mind.

'No idea.'

The Slytherin's in the class laughed. The Gryffindors all turned to her confused. Harry and Ron nudged her.

'What?'

But Hermione kept het gaze straight ahead in the potion masters eyes. Go on give me detention.

'Would you like to repeat that?'

Hermione rolled her eyes.

'I said I don't know. I have no idea.'

'Well the Gryffindor princess finally doesn't know everything. Shock horror. I suggest miss Granger that you read chapter 13 and give me a 5 foot essay on the properties of Boomslang, Versiterium and what potion it makes by next lesson. 10 points from Gryffindor for your lack of knowledge.'

Beside her she could feel Harry and Ron getting angry. If they lost their temper then her plan would be ruined.

'Greasy git.' she mumbled, but it was loud enough for the whole class including Snape to hear. Their was a collective gasp from the entire room, including the Slytherins.

Why was Hermione acting like this, What was the change in attitude for?

Nobody ever talked back. Nobody ever dared.

Snape whirled around eyes blazing.

'DETENTION MISS GRANGER. CLASS GET OUT, I WANT TO SPEAK TO MISS GRANGER ALONE...NOW!'

Everybody scrapped their chairs and grabbed their bangs, Harry and Ron gave Hermione a sympathetic and confused look before racing out the classroom.

Hermione in all that time hadn't even battered an eye lid. Her and Snape had remained eye contact through the time he had shouted at the class. When the last student exited and bang the door Snape finally said something.

'Explain yourself.'

'I'm sorry sir -'

'You're sorry?'

Ignoring him, she carried on.

' - I had to get your attention, I needed to speak with you alone, I got a very explicit letter this morning from him and I'm not sure what to do. Lavender was asking all sorts of questions as well.'

She pulled out the letter from her robes and handed it to him.

'There is nothing on this.'

'O right, he's charmed it so only I can read it.'

'Fine, we'll floo Dumbledore and you'll have to read it to us. This does not mean you are out of your detention.'

Hermione scowled and mumbled more profanities under her breath, luckily this time Snape didn't hear her.

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Ten minutes later Hermione was sitting in front of the headmaster, McGonagal and Snape either side of her. She had just finished reading the letter and her face, deeply flushed from embarrassment.

Dumbledore was leaning back in his chair, figure tips together in front of him. Snape refused to look Hermione in the eye, whist McGonagal sat their thoroughly disgusted.

Things were going a hundred miles and hour in Dumbledore's mind.

I have put my best pupil in a horrid and impossible situation. This has to of been one of your most stupid ideas old man. One can only imagine the emotional, mental and physical scars a mission like this would bring upon someone so young. Severus is a grown man and some of the things he must do is horrendous.

After what seemed like a lifetime of a tension filled silence, Dumbledore finally said something.

'Hermione I cannot help but think of the words Molly Weasley said in the first meeting when we discussed your role.'

How can you stand there and congratulate her on signing her life away at such a young age? She's not even of age and you are telling her she can do this? It's ridiculous. She can't do this, especially the way you want her to. She's 16! A child! Absolutely not. You cannot possible let her do this! She's a baby!

'Professor, Molly just looks out for me like I was one of her own. Of course a Mother would object to it. But I'm not a child Sir, If I didn't think I was capable of doing this I wouldn't have said I would do it.'

'But Hermione -'

McGonagal finally spoke

' - Perhaps this Mission is to much of a burden to put on you.'

'Professor, I'd give my life for Harry and the Order.'

Again the room dropped into a deathly silence. The cogs turned in all three adults heads.

'Ok Hermione, We'll let you carry on, but I think it's best we start some lesson with Professor McGonagal on clearing your mind as soon as possible. And If I can manage it, I'll clear out Thorn Tower for you. Its next to Gryffindor tower, you'll have your own rooms, It will just cause to many questions if you keep disappearing or coming back late at night.'

'Albus, Thorn tower -'

'Hasn't been used since the last war, yes I know Minerva, but It's about time we get it back open.'

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'I can't believe you've got your own rooms!'

'You know we've got to have a sleepover and christen the new place.'

'Party!'

'Guys calm down! We can go see it later when Dumbledore has cleared it out. It hasn't been used since the last war apparently. Never even knew it existed. Is it on the map.'

'Yeah but know body knows where the entrance is.'

Hermione was in the Gryffindor common room with Harry, Ron and Ginny, she had just finished telling them about her new rooms. Harry leaned over and whispered in her ear.

'At least we can have some privacy from our dorms and common room.'

Hermione smirked.

'You wish Potter.'

Harry faked a look of hurt, but that look soon washed away with a kiss from Hermione.

Somebody cleared their throat behind them.

'Miss Granger, would you like to see your room?'

The four of them looked up into the faces of Snape, McGonagal and Dumbledore.

'Sure, can these three come?'

Dumbledore nodded and the 7 of them made their way out of Gryffindor tower.

'Is it far?'

'Actually no.'

Once outside the portrait, Instead of walking down the corridor, he turned back to the portrait and said.

'Blue roses.'

Instead of the portrait opening from the right like it usually does, it opened from the left, showing a completely different tower.

'Well we don't have to travel far now do we?'

The four Gryffindors followed their professors up a spiral stair case and into Hermione's new residence.

At the top of the stairs the walked into a small living room. Hermione gasped at the colour choice, red and silver.

'- how did you?'

Dumbledore's eyes just twinkled in response.

(Ok I would go into detail about all the rooms, but who wants to read that. All you need to know is that its got a decent sized bedroom, bathroom, and a lounge. The lounge is red and silver. Bathroom black and white and her bedroom blue and white.)

The professors left to let Hermione get settled in. The second the heard the portrait close Hermione let out a scream.

'Can you believe this! Look at it! It's amazing!'

She danced around the rooms, running in and out, touching and feeling everything she could. Her friends laughed at her child like behaviour. It had been a long time since they'd seen Hermione like this.

'Look at the view, wow, you can see Hagrid's, the lake and the quidditch pitch!'

'Sweetheart calm down!'

'No! This just brightens my day right up! I had such a shitty morning and -'

The letter she still hadn't told Harry.

'Actually, guys could you give me and Harry and minute. We need to talk.'

'Ok sure, come down to dinner when your ready.'

Harry stood confused in the middle of the room watching Ginny and Ron leave Thorn tower.

'I thought you'd never ask them to leave.'

He put his hands on her waist and leaned in to kiss her. But Hermione turned her head.

'Mi? What is it?'

'Harry I have to tell you something.'

'What?'

'I got a letter this morning. From Voldermort.'

I know it wasn't the best chapter but it will do!

A.N That's it my lovelies, that's your lot for this chapter! Review and I might update sooner than you think!