i just like to say a very BIG sorry to all my faithful readers. i'm so sorry bout not writing this chapter any sooner. i've had a cold and it's been horrible :( but the good thing is that i've finally gotten it up and hopefully i will have the next chapter up by tonight :D yay. so with that said on with the story
CHAPTER 9: DUMBLEDORE KNOWS… HERMIONE'S POV
Once Hermione was inside the castle she headed straight for Dumbledore's office, though on the way she caught a glimpse of herself in a mirror and realised that if anyone saw her looking like this they would most defiantly be startled so she rushed to the nearest bathroom to clean herself quickly.
As Hermione was splashing water on her face she looked up into the mirror and saw her hair and clothes and the mess they were in all wet and muddy so she grabbed her wand and muttered a spell to clean it all up. Once she was looking cleaner she happened to look at her want as it felt a little odd to her, as she did so she discovered it wasn't her wand but Draco's. She quickly checked her pocket to make sure hers there, before she realised that she must have forgotten to give it back to Malfoy in the forest.
Though as Hermione rushed out of the bathroom and off to Dumbledore's office she began to wonder why Draco's wand had worked for her? Thought before she had the chance to think about it much she arrived at the statue. Quickly muttering the password she then climbed the steps two at a time reaching the door to Dumbledore's office in a matter of seconds. As she went to knock on the door she heard a voice from within say "come in."
Doing as she was told Hermione opened the door and walked inside. Once she had shut the door behind her she walked briskly over to Dumbledore who was sitting at his desk. She went to speak but Dumbledore silenced her and motioned for her to take a seat. At first Hermione went to refuse the seat but when she saw a glimmer in Dumbledore's eyes she decided against it and accepted the seat.
Once she had taken a seat Dumbledore spoke "ahh… I can see there is something that is troubling you Miss Granger." He said as Hermione saw a twinkle in his eyes.
"Ahh… yes there is something that I need your help with but I'll need you to come out the front of the castle to understand." Hermione said as she began to fidget with her hands, like she did whenever she was nervous.
"Well this seems to be urgent to you Miss Granger so we had better hurry" Dumbledore said as he walked over to the door and motioned for Hermione to show him the way.
As the walked through the quiet castle's corridors Hermione couldn't help but think of Harry and Ron who were somewhere in the castle enjoying themselves while Hermione felt all alone with no one to turn about today's events except Malfoy and even after his sudden change in attitude, Hermione just couldn't bring herself to feel comfortable with her archenemy from the past six years. 'Why is this happening to me?' Hermione thought as a single tear slowly slid down her cheek before she wiped it away and walked out the main doors and stopped in front of Draco.
As Dumbledore peered past Hermione and saw what Draco was holding he knew there would be a lot of explaining to do over this. "Well…" he said to the two of them "this is going to cause some difficulties in our original plans Mr. Malfoy but I think the two of you have had enough for today if I am not mistaken Miss Granger" he implied before he took his wand out and removed Neville from Draco's arms before he spun around and began to walk off.
Hermione and Draco looked at each other. They both knew that there were many things still to be discussed but before either could say anything Dumbledore called out to them as he continued to walk down the corridor.
"You two had better follow me to your dorm unless you want to sleep outside, which I wouldn't recommend" with a twinkle in his eye. He saw the two bemused heads follow his silently to their dorm.
'The ministry can't help with what their doing but this prophecy is going to send these two through a lot of turmoil' Dumbledore thought with a small sigh before he stopped at a portrait of two small children, a boy and a girl running around a tree in early spring with everything in bloom and not a care in the world and the biggest grins all across their faces.
When Hermione saw the portrait she couldn't help but adore it. It was a work of art. She smiled at its simple beauty. Draco though had given the portrait a quick glance and as well as Hermione had thought it was magnificent but his gaze was more interested on focusing on the Gryffindor girl. After a minute or so Dumbledore called the two children over and introduced them to the heads.
"Miss Granger and Mr Malfoy this is Elizabeth and Christopher" Dumbledore said "Lissy and Chris this is Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy this years heads." Dumbledore finished. The two children in the portrait turned to meet the two heads and in unison replied "tis a pleasure to meet the two of you".
"Nice to meet you both" Hermione replied.
"Charmed." Draco replied with a hint of sarcasm.
"Well" said Dumbledore "you both know what the password is so if you don't mind I'll be going as you have something urgent to deal with" and with a twinkle of his eyes he left.
Hermione turned back to the two children in the portrait. "Um…" said Lissy "are you going to give us the password or can we go back to playing?" she asked quietly. "No that's ok" Hermione said "peacemaker, right?" she asked.
"Yes that's right" Chris and Lissy replied as the portrait swung open and Hermione and Draco stepped into the common room that they would be sharing and spun around in awe… the place was brilliant to say the least.
hehe don't worry you'll find out what the rooms look like soon. hopefully yolu think they are good cos i had a bit of a mental blank with them.
