Chapter 1

Hermione looked out of the plane window as she was flying over the Atlantic Ocean. She was on her way to America! To Florida nonetheless! You would think that she would be excited, but all she could think of is why she was going there.

FLASHBACK:

It was the week before school ended and exams were over as of today! Even Hermione herself was relieved. She was sitting between Ron and Harry, or as she thinks of them 'her big brothers' eating at Hogwarts end of examinations feast. As usual the food was absolutely delicious with; steak, pork, mashed potatoes, salad, and an assortment of other food. Having eaten enough to be comfortable full (unlike Ron and Harry who were still eating!) she leaned back to talk to Ginny.

Suddenly there was a loud explosion and smoke everywhere. It took a mater of seconds for the smoke to clear and when it did Hermione couldn't help but gasp in horror at the sight before her!

Hundreds of men in black cloaks and hoods preventing anyone from identifying them were poring in through a huge hole in the wall at the Slytherin part of the hall.

Dumbledore only took a moment to recover from the shock and ordered anyone from forth year and down to leave the hall to the evacuation fireplace that had been set up just in case something like this were to happen. The older students had already taken out there wands and were prepared to defend the younger ones and themselves. A loud scream was herd as a shockingly bright green light went soaring towards Hannah Abbot. Time slowed as Ron yelled out a lookout to Hannah right as the curse hit. Hannah crumpled to the floor. Dead.

Hermione looked over to Ron to see tears starting to build up in his eyes. Ron and Hannah had been going out since the beginning of the sixth year and it was plain to everyone that they were very seriously in love.

Ron looked ready to break down and cry but he knew that he had to fight.

After that a gruesome battle had begun. Cruses were flying every direction. The screams of those being tortured with the Craticus Curse or any other curse was almost overpowering to Hermione. Fortunately all the extra training with Harry Ron and Dumbledore helped her to focus solely on the fight. While Hermione was dueling with ManChair, someone yelled Crucio behind her. Instant pain filled her. It felt like she was being stabbed with white-hot knives…. Over and over again.

Ron heard her blood curdling screams looked over to where she was and started to run to her. Lucius wasn't one to miss opportunities. With excellent aim he shouted Avanda Kedivara! Ron fell right at Hermione's side. If anything her screams got even louder. Then the pain stopped.

Severus Snape came up behind her after killing Pettigrue while he was cursing Hermione. He bent down next to her and tried to help her up. She wouldn't move, she just kept looking at Ron. Ron one of her best friends, though they sometimes they fought there is or was a deep bond between them, was dead! This cant be happening she kept thinking before she started to cry. She heard some of what Snape was saying: "need…. Hospital wing…. Nothing… Ron" was all she heard but t it was also all she needed to hear.

" Ron my dear friend, I hope that you will be able to be reunited with Hannah. I'm going to miss you so much. Goodbye Ron I'll miss you so much!" With that she kissed him one last time on the forehead and closed his once bright eyes, and got up. Wiping the tears from her eyes she looked at Snape and said, " Thank you for helping me, but now I have to go."

She was starting to walk away when her incredulous looking professor stopped her "Mrs. Granger you can't be serious you need to get to the Hospital now! You were under the Craticus curse for and extended period of time there could be…" He was cut off by Hermione saying "I understand what you are saying, but I am not going to leave now. Besides I feel fine just a little sore" truthfully she was in horrible pain. And was struggling to not let it show in her voice. "I'm not leaving and once again I thank you for your help.

Now you might have thought that she was being a ungrateful to someone who had just probably saved her life but they were in the middle of a fierce battle and even Hermione couldn't figure out how all that happened without them being cursed at!

Sometime during all of the commotion all the fighting had stopped to watch two people in the middle of the hall. One jet-black haired 16 year-old with very focused emerald eyes that could make you melt by looking at them stood across from a tall pale man with dark brown hair and haunting scarlet eyes.

This was it the final show down.

"Give up Potter, even your precious Dumbledore couldn't beat me! And you think that you a mere child can do what he couldn't! Give up know and I will make it quick and possibly painless." Sneered Voldemort.

" Your problem Riddle is that you always underestimate me! Well that is going to be your downfall!" Shouted Harry.

Voldemort shot a quick Avanda at Harry but with his Qudidditch skills Harry dodged it just in time and shot one right back at Voldemort. Voldemort not expecting him to dodge the curse wasn't prepared and got hit squarely in the chest. A look of surprise passed over his face and them he collapsed. Harry had done it! He had won!

Hermione was running over to Harry when a bright light surrounded him. Harry was lifted off of the ground and soft hissing noises surrounded him as he went ten feet in the air. The light that was surrounding Harry turned a shocking green and shot through Harry. Harry looked to be at peace during this whole process. When he suddenly went limp Hermione screamed. Slowly he was lowered to the ground and laid down.

Hermione rushed over to him and tried to wake him up. He wouldn't. She was starting to get frantic and shook him and started to yell for him to stop playing with her and wake up! Why wouldn't he wake up?!

Someone from her left started to laugh and said "Well, well if our master had to go then at least your precious Potter went with him!" jeered Lucius. Anger and hatred filled Hermione. Power radiated from around her. Ignoring the pain from the Craticus Curse she shot up to face him. "You bastard!" she screamed at the now in charge Death Eater, right before running and tackling him to the ground and knocking his wand out of his hand. She stood over him with her wand aiming at his heart and whispered 'rot in hell' before saying the two deadly words.

Five of the remaining Death Eaters who were close to Lucius shot the Crucius curse at Hermione at the same time. The pain was so unbearable that Hermione couldn't help but hope for herself to go unconscious, but for some reason she stayed aware until the curses stopped and she fell into the blackness feeling someone picking her up and carrying her away.

END OF FLASH BACK:

Hermione had woken up 6 weeks later to find out that over half of the students (even counting the younger ones) had been killed during that attack, and that she was seen as some sort of a hero. But what shocked her the most was that most of Hogwarts had crumbled after the attack was over. Seems that it was one last gift from the Death Eaters. Hermione wanted to leave her past behind now that she had nothing left -the Weasleys', her parents, Dumbledore, most of her friends, and Harry and Ron had all been killed.

So here she was on her way to North Americas finest Wizarding School Vollart School of Sorcery to try and start anew. Unaware that her past will be a lot harder to forget then she thought.