CHAPTER 5: THE SOUND OF WHITE

Entering Harry's room Hermione laid her shopping down.

"Think you got enough?" Sirius teased.

Hermione smiled as she picked up a pillow that had fallen off the bed from the previous night and threw it at him.

"Sorry..." Sirius mumbled, catching the pillow and throwing it on the bed where it should have already been.

"You know Sirius, one of these days your little comments are going to come back and bite you" Hermione said, starting to pack her newly purchased items into her trunk.

"I think not, you see, people learn from there mistakes" Sirius said.

"You learn? I would never have guessed!" Harry said as he walked into the room and put his own shopping down.

"I learn, but I don't have too unlike you my weak minded friend" Sirius joked.

The pillow that Sirius had caught and thrown back on the bed suddenly came hurling at him again.

"You two could make a man hate pillows you know" Sirius grumbled.

Harry merely shrugged as he too started to pack his newly purchased items in his trunk.

"So anyway Hermione" Harry said, "You never did show us what you brought at Madam Malkin's..."

"I brought a dress" Hermione said.

"He would have never have guessed that, even with dresses and robes being the only thing in the damn shop" Sirius said, rolling his eyes.

"Smart-ass" Hermione mumbled.

"Thank-you" Sirius said, as if she had just complimented his looks.

Rolling her eyes Hermione comtinued, "It's a formal dress to wear to the christmas ball" Hermione said.

"Christmas ball? Never had one of those before" Harry murmured.

"No, actually there's a Christmas ball every year" Hermione said.

"No there's no-"

"Harry, yes there is, but it's only for 7th years! You know, to celebrate their last year at Hogwarts!" Sirius said, desperatly wanting Hermione to shove her much cherished 'Hogwarts a History' into the boys head.

"Oh" Harry said, "Didn't know that"

"Really?" Sirius said sarcastically.

"Oh sarcasism, tell me Sirius, how many things have I had to tell you because you didn't have a clue?"

Hermione smiled at the boy's bickering.

"Well I gather that you two aren't interested in seeing my dress then" Hermione said.

"I'm interested" Harry said, ending the argument.

"Good, because I was going to show you anyway" Hermione said.

Looking through the remaining shopping bags she finally came across the one she was looking for.

"Ok, promise to say nice things about it?" Hermione laughed.

"Only if they're true" Sirius said.

Hermione picked up the dress and held it against her.

The dress was made so that the top half looked like a corset. Ithad red with black ribbons criss-crossing at the front and back. Finally the dress smoothed out into a flowing skirt which was also red with a black trimming down the bottom. The entire dress was made of satin.

"Woah" Harry said.

"I remember..." Sirius said.

"What?" the two teens asked, looking at Sirius.

"Oh...uh...sorry, I just remember seeing that dress in Madam Malkin's, that's all" Sirius said.

"Oh ok" Harry said, eager to continue looking at the dress...and Hermione.

Hermione on the other hand looked at Sirius a moment longer before turning back to her trunk.

"I'm still deciding on which shoes to wear" Hermione said, "So maybe you two can help"

She pulled out two shoes.

The first pairwere black with red and black bands criss-crossing over her foot.

The otherpair was also black with two straps that were dotted with rubies.

"Are they real?" Harry asked.

"I wish! No, it's just a spell to make them look real, they're fake" Hermione said.

"Right well I think you should wear..." Harry started.

"Those" Sirius finsihed, pointing almost desperatly at the ruby shoes.

"Alright..." Hermione said, laughing a little at the look of desperation on Sirius's face.

"I'm bored" Sirius said, lying on the floor throwing a ball into the air then catching it.

"So we've heard" said Harry who staring out of the window, nearly as bored as Sirius.

"Well do something interesting then" Hermione said, deeply interested in they're new potion's books.

"There is nothing to do!" Sirius whined.

"You could always chase your tail" Hermione suggested.

"Ha...ha...ha" Sirius said, throwing the ball at her.

"OW! It was just a suggestion" Hermione said as the ball hit her.

Sirius mumbled something.

After a few more minutes of silence Hermione put her book down.

"I have an idea" she said happily.

"If it's anything to do with my tai-"

"It's not" Hermione said smiling.

"Well then?" Harry erged.

"Do you guys still have those skiving snackboxes and everything?" Hermione asked.

"Duh" Harry said.

"Good" Hermione grinned.

How do you expect us to get them to eat them?" Harry whispered.

"I don't" Hermione answered, "I plan on giving them to them."

Harry was about to reply but Hermione took the sweets from him and kissed his cheek.

"Be right back" she murmured, rolling her eyes.

Harry watched as she knocked on Dudley's door.

"I don't like this" he mumbled to Sirius.

"Hey, she's not stupid, she has her wand" Sirius mumbled back.

They continued to watch as Dudley's door opened and Hermione walked inside his room.

It must gave been 4...5...6 minutes before Hermione returned, but it felt like much longer for Sirius and Harry.

"What happened?" Harry asked almost instantly.

Hermione smiled.

"They took the sweets and ate them, now they have blood noses and two of them have fainted" Hermione said happily.

"Did you leave the other half of the sweets in there?" Sirius asked.

"Of course!" Hermione said.

"Good, now Aunt P and Uncle V" Sirius said.

The three went downstairs slowly.

"Ok, Hermione you go into the kitchen and break a glass" Harry said.

"Can do" Hermione smiled, walking off into the kitchen.

Sure enough the sound of something smashing was heard soon after.

"What the-" they heard Vernon say before both Petunia and Vernon got up and walked into the kitchen.

Harry and Sirius pretty much ran into the living room and crushing up a lolly each they dropped the now crushed up bits into the two coffees that were placed on the table.

Running back to the stairs they watched as Petunia and Vernon came back, both looking livid.

Hermione soon joined them.

"I had to clean up the glass" she explained.

"They made you?" Harry asked sourly.

"No, I offered" Hermione said.

Before Harry could reply to this they heard screaming and immediatly looked at Petunia and Vernon.

"BOY!" Vernon was shouting.

Both Petunia and Vernon were running around widely trying to lose the rain cloud above each of their heads which were pouring rain onto them.

Over the next week and a bit the rain clouds that followed Vernon and Petunia went away and it was finally time for Hermione and Harry to return to Hogwarts.

"No Sirius, we can't risk you taking us!" Harry argued.

"I went to Diagon Alley with you!" Sirius argued back.

"But-"

"Harry give up" Hermione said, locking her trunk.

"But-"

"But what" Hermione said, planting a small kiss on his lips, "It'll be ok"

Harry sighed in frustration, "Fine" he mumbled.

Sirius turned around to hide the massive grin on his face at being allowed to go.

"Ok, well lets go" Hermione said cheerfully, levitating both trunks.

As they walked down the stairs they heard the sound of a car.

"Oh no" Harry said, running towards the garage.

Several seconds later they heard him yell out in frustration.

"They left! They knew we needed to get to king's cross!" Harry was yelling.

"Harry" Hermione said as they reached him, "We'll catch the bus, seriously, it's cool"

"STOP!" Hermione and Harry called as they raced after the departing bus.

"Well that's just great" Harry said, giving up on the chase.

"Maybe a taxi?" Hermione suggested.

"Not with Sirius, and besides, I have no muggle money" Harry said.

"Well maybe we could send a letter to Dumbledore explaining thst we couldn't get to Kings cross in time" Hermione said hopelessly.

"Or we could Apparate" Harry said.

"But-"

"It's either we Apparate or miss the train" Harry said.

Hermione sighed in defeat.

"Good" Harry said, taking her hand and leading her behind a tree where they wouldn't be seen as they apparated.

"Ok..1...2...go!"

Hermione felt the strange and almost sickening sensation of apparation.

Soon she felt her feet hit solid ground.

"Whoa..." She said.

"Ok, I'll go first through the platform, then 'Mione, then Sirius" Harry said, looking around the ticket stand they had apparated behind.

"Got it" Hermione answered, also looking around the stand.

"Well, see you on the other side" Harry grinned, running off and through the barrier.

"Ok well, that'll be my cue, see you in a second" Hermione said to Sirius.

Now the part Hermione hated...running towards what appeared to be a solid wall.

Closing her eyes she ran through, feeling the small gust of wind that told her she had successfully passed through and was now on the other side of the wall.

Opening her eyes she saw what she hadn't expected and really hadn't wanted to expect...deatheaters.

Death-eaters, students and parents locked in an intense battle.

Suddenly Sirius appeared beside her.

Tranforming back into his human form he asked the one thing she was thinking, "Where's Harry?"

"I-I don't know..." Hermione said desperatly.

Sirius squinted, trying to look behind the people closest them until finally he saw who he was looking for and ran to help him.

Hermione didn't, instead he looked around on the ground full of the unconcious and some even dead for any sign of the red-headed family she had come to love.

"Well well well, a stray mudblood"

Hermione looked up expecting to see Draco but instead seeing Lucious, she'd never realised how alike they were in their voice...and thoughts.

"Piss off Malfoy"

Well done Hermione, you've just told a deatheater to piss off, now I'm sure he'll go away!

Malfoy laughed.

Duh. (a/n: those were 'Mione's thought so you all know)

"I think that some punishment is in order now" Malfoy said, pointing his wand at her.

"Crucio!"

Hermione fell to the ground in pure agony, trying to stop the pain by moving around and trying to protect herself with her arms hoplessly.

Suddenly the curse was lifted.

"Hermione are you ok?"

It was Sirius's voice.

"I'm fine" Hermione said, holding on to Sirius so she could sit up.

"Someone has to contact Dumbledore" Hermione said.

"We don't have enough time..." Sirius answered, looking at the battle that surronded them.

"In my trunk...I have some parchment and ink, we'll write to Dumbledore, Hedwig is a fast owl, it'll be wasting no time" Hermione said.

Sirius hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"You can't just write it here though!" Sirius said, watching as she began to unlock her trunk.

Hermione stopped and looked around, "The train, I'll write it on the train, that way we'll be out of harms way, get Harry!" Hermione said, getting up and starting to drag her trunk over to the train.

Sirius did as she asked and went to get Harry.

Hermione ran to the back compartment on the train before leaning beside her trunk and opening it.

Sirius and Harry entered just as she pulled out some ink.

Scribbling something down quickly she called for Hedwig who had been flying above the battle with the other owls trying to keep safe.

"There" Hermione said as Hedwig flew off un-noticed by the crowd below her.

"Begging Dumbledore to come to your rescue? Where is that Gryffindor courage that you pride yourself on so much?"

The three spun around to see...Lucious...again.

"Didn't think you'd get away that easy did you Granger?" Malfoy sneered, walking towards the girl.

"Back off Malfoy" Sirius snarled.

Malfoy smirked before grabbing Hermione by the arm and pulling her into a kiss.

With all the strength Hermione could muster she pulled away, tumbling backwards into Harry's arms.

Malfoy sneered again, kicking her trunk so it hit the wall by the window.

"So stubborn" Malfoy hissed, walking towards her again.

Sirius stepped in his way.

"Keep the hell away from her" he hissed.

Malfoy sneered, as they began to circle eachother.

"Still protective I see, tell me, have you told her yet?" Malfoy asked.

"There's nothing to tell..." Sirius said.

Malfoy smirked.

Confused by these words Hermione looked at the two men.

Sirius was staring straight into Lucious's eyes, daring him to make the first move. Lucious did the same...except he wasn't blinking...

Hermione looked at the tip of his wand, it was starting to glow green, he was conjuring non-verbal magic!

Without thinking Hermione leapt out of Harry's arms and into the way of the spell just as it struck.

She felt a sickening jolt of pain...as if she was dying...all she could see was green...then another blast from the other side, perhaps Sirius had been too late to stop the spell he had appartently been conjuring himself.

Hermione felt a rush of wind as she was blasted backwards hitting her trunk with a sickening crack.

Now all anyone could see was white...and then...

...she was gone.

A/N: I did it! I finally wrote this chapter! I loved writing the part about Hermione jumping in the way of the spells. Now as you may notice Hermione was blasted into her trunk, there is a reason for this...I AM NOT ALLOWING HER TO WEAR 80'S CLOTHS! lol. Seriously, you gotta love the wardrobe, so shes keeping it:P

luv you all, please review...ladidadadi, lol. (Seriously, REVIEW:P)

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