Training Days
The rest of the summer went incredible well. There wasn't much Death Eater terror so the Order had a chance to prepare the younger ones for the final battle that was destined to be. When the members weren't patrolling for Death Eaters, special classes were taught. Charms, ancient spells, herbs and roots uses, and methods of tracking were included as classes but the most popular was flying lessons given by Madam Hooch.
Sometimes to encourage studying, the older members of the Order would play a game of Quidditch against the students. Madam Hooch would referee and pick the team. Everyone was surprised when she picked Minerva to play keeper but quickly realized why. Minerva didn't allow any quaffles through and she showed her Gryffindors a few new moves that had shocked even Madam Hooch. When they asked where she learned them she laughed and said, "I was bound to pick up a few Quidditch moves having Neil the Scot as a father."
"Neil the Scot, the best professional Quidditch player ever," Ron asked excitedly. She just laughed, nodded and went inside.
With all of the time Hermione and Minerva spent together they formed an unbreakable mother/daughter bond. Minerva encouraged Hermione to tap into her full powers. Being a studious person, Hermione listened to her mother and by the summers end she had changed the animus training records. She had learned two animus forms in a little over one month which was unheard of. She now had the ability to transform into a small orange cat and a gray tabby cat which she registered at the Ministry of Magic. She also had a red phoenix form complete with healing powers but at the persistence of her mother had chose not to tell anyone except Ron, Harry and her father who secretly visited her and Minerva.