A/N: This was originally going to be mission four, but my muse didn't agree and the original third mission was cut from the script… As a result, we have something that will be more fun! And, for those that don't get the point of the missions: The first mission was for Harry to meet his parents and for Hermione to get some experience with controlling herself in a teaching environment. The second mission was as James Jago guessed. They were forced to have restraint and self-control in a potentially stressful situation. Remember, these missions are teaching Hermione what she'll need to take over for Albus when he retires. How often does Albus just sit back and watch things happen? See!

But the main thing to remember is... These missions are for me to have fun writing all kinds of silly things! -wink-

There were no missions for the next three weeks. Which was fine with Hermione as she and her friends were very busy. Thanks to George, Harry was convinced to open the Chamber of Secrets for a retrieval mission. The Hogwarts ghosts gathered together and, since they now knew where the Chamber was located, they brought up the petrified ghosts. Madam Pomfrey revived them using the same method that she had used several years previously on Sir Nicholas. While the ghosts were reacquainting themselves with the world of the non-living, the original Animalities banded together to remove the carcass of the Basilisk.

All except Bloodpaw, that is. Ginevra Weasley could not be convinced to go back into the Chamber for any reason. Harry did give her a souvenir of the experience though, the fang that had nearly ended his life and destroyed the diary. Ginny seemed to appreciate the gesture, enough at least that she had the fang made into a dagger that she took to wearing on her belt.

Unfortunately for George, Harry refused to let him have the corpse. Harry did give him a share of the parts for potion ingredients, however. In fact, everyone that helped remove the corpse got some for that purpose. The rest was donated to Hogwarts, where Professor Snape delighted in the prime material. Though, being who he was, Snape did complain that some of the ingredients would have been better if they had been harvested right after the Basilisk was killed…

Once the potion ingredients were stored, Harry sold the remains of the Basilisk and the shed skins to various apothecaries. The money he made was donated to Hogwarts. Harry claimed that since the Basilisk had been in Hogwarts for so long and had quite possibly hatched there, that no other place deserved to profit from the remains. The funds went to buy new brooms for the flying classes, new uniforms for all four House Quidditch Teams, new furniture in the common rooms and, at Hermione's insistence, new uniforms for the House Elves. It did take ages for her to convince the Elves that they weren't real clothes, but once she did, they happily put on their new uniforms.

Along with these improvements, Harry convinced Albus to start a new class. The class was a special weekends only class for Muggleborn students that had yet to enter the Wizarding World. Hermione was tickled pink by this, watching as the ten year olds arrived on the weekends for prep classes. Though they were not yet allowed to have wands, these weekend classes were a great way to introduce Muggleborn children into the Wizarding World without suddenly shocking their systems by sending them headfirst into a whole new world for a whole semester or year…

The first weekend that brought the little ten year olds was one for the history books. Unlike the regular students that were brought by the train, the weekend only students arrived via portkey. One unfortunate little boy got sick, but otherwise the kids loved the experience. Since Harry had initiated the class, he was on hand to greet the students, introducing them to their first weekend at the school. A special dormitory had been built just for them and had been unofficially dubbed Potter House. More than one of Harry's friends knew that no matter how much he protested the name, it was bound to stick.

The teachers not on Hogsmeade Weekend duty eagerly took turns introducing the students to the various aspects of the Wizarding World. If things went as Harry planned, the new special class would catch the Muggleborns up to where normal Wizarding children were in magical knowledge. For the first term, it was set up for Muggleborn students only, while the second half included pre-Hogwarts aged students from magical families. It became the task for first and second years to take these Zero-year students in hand and teach them the layout of Hogwarts while learning the layout better themselves. All in all, Harry's new class idea became a hit for the younger students.

Finally, the time came for Hermione's third mission.

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Once more Hermione found herself making her way up to Albus Dumbledore's office. This time she was walking with Fred. Fred had caught her as she was leaving her room and told her that he was supposed to go on this mission with her. She had been delighted and the two walked hand in hand up to the office. Once inside, they got a warm welcome.

"Oh for crying out loud! Do I get stuck with two Alphas on every mission I get to help her with?" Draco Malfoy instantly reached pout mode when he saw Hermione and Fred walk through the door.

"Only the first two you assist with, Mr. Malfoy." Albus gave a wink. "I'm sure you will excuse me if I adjust your clothing…" He waved his wand and transfigured their robes into foreign attire. "I've also taken the liberty of preparing your travel cases." Another flick and three strangely designed travel packs appeared in front of each. "This mission will be one of the more interesting. I'm not sure exactly what you will face, as this portal changes every time it is used. I can tell you that, no matter what, remember that you are representing your entire race on this mission."

He smiled and herded the trio into the portal corridor as soon as they picked up their packs. "Now, it's the third portal on the right, I hear a group of zero-years being lead up the stairs. On your way." With one last wave, Albus wished them good luck. "See you in a few weeks. Good luck!" Albus closed the portrait door behind them and, as soon as it closed, they could hear some of the ten year olds from the zero year class arriving.

Fred turned to look at the other two and grinned. "Well, you two are the veterans of this kind of thing, lead on!"

Giving a shake of her head, Hermione shouldered her pack and headed for the mentioned portal. This one had a stone arch and seemed to swirl with greens and blues. "Just walk through." And she led the way into the portal followed closely by Draco.

Pondering the disappearance of his fiancée and their friend, Fred finally walked through the portal as well. On the other side, he found himself in a stone corridor with Draco and Hermione. The corridor seemed normal enough, stone all around. There was a dim light coming from a half open basket that made him wonder though. "So, is this like either of the other missions?"

Draco shook his head. "No, last time we were at Hogwarts, only we were ghosts."

"And the time before that Harry and I were at Hogwarts as well." Hermione peered up and down the corridor as well. "Unless this is like the Chamber of Secrets, we are definitely not at Hogwarts."

"No, you're not…"

Startled by the voice, all three of the travelers turned to see a woman they had not noticed before. She had a stately bearing, seemed to be a bit more than middle aged and reminded the trio of Professor McGonagall. In other words, she gave the impression that she had a lot of power and that she could be trusted.

"Pardon me, madam… But how did you know we would be here?" Fred was surprisingly courteous when he wished to be.

The woman inclined her head; "I had a dream last night. It was very insistent that some friendly visitors would be walking out of the wall in this corridor today. So I took a day off and came to wait." She arched a brow. "I was very surprised when I saw those same people from the dream walk out of the wall."

Hermione smiled and held out her hand in greeting. "It would seem that you are our guide then, milady. My name is Hermione Granger. This is my betrothed Fred Weasley and our friend Draco Malfoy." She inclined her head in the direction of males as she introduced them.

The strange woman took her hand in greeting and then reached into a pouch hanging from her belt. "My dream instructed me to give one of these to each of you. You should wear them strapped across your chests, under your clothes and over your heart." She handed each of them a small pouch that was lined in fur and warm to the touch. "I will explain more of these to you later. For now, I suppose I should show you to your quarters for your stay."

Turning, the woman started to walk down one of the corridors. "My name is Manora, by the way. I am the Head Woman here at this community. The dream I had told me that you would know nothing of the way life is here and that I am to make certain you learn all that your heads can hold in the next few weeks before you walk through the wall once more."

Following the woman, the corridor soon grew brighter until it opened out to a stone ledge on the high up on the wall of what appeared to be a crater. Hermione, Fred and Draco's jaws dropped at the scene before them. There were dragons! Everywhere! Some dragons were sunning themselves on ledges. Other dragons were perched on the rim of the crater. Still others were taking off and landing while some young ones walked around next to teenagers. Dragons circled overhead and every direction they looked the sun glistened off of green, brown, bronze and blue hides. A loud roar sounded from a stone marking on the rim and drew their attention to a massive golden dragon. Every other dragon raised its head and warbled in response to the roar from the beautiful golden creature.

Manora smiled brightly at the responses of the visitors. Clearing her throat slightly so that she knew she had their attention, though their eyes remained fixed on the sight of daily life in the Bowl; Manora spoke.

"Allow me to welcome you to Benden Weyr, the leading Weyr of the planet Pern."

A/N: Not quite as long as I had wanted, but I thought that was a good place to leave off. My muse likes this segment and by the time this is posted I'll already be started on the next chapter.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter and associated characters, places and concepts belong to J.K. Rowling. Pern and all associated characters, places and concepts belong to the wondrous Anne McCaffrey. Any other characters, places, concepts and plot ideas belong to me!