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Decisions and Accidents
"P-professor what happened," stuttered Hermione staring at the small children.
"I don't know Miss Granger but I am assuming that both potions have been mixed and brewed incorrectly." He said while looking at Draco who smiled up at him.
"I'm Pansy Maria Parkinson, what's your name," said the short dark haired girl.
"My name's Hermione," she said forcing a smile on to her shocked face.
"That's a pretty name," Pansy said, lifting her arms up for her to be picked up. Glancing towards Snape he nodded his head and Hermione raised the girl into her arms.
"Blaise up too," said the little dark skinned boy gazing up at Hermione his arms high in the air. Sighing Hermione bent down and scooped him into her other arm. Holding both children in her arms she took a closer look at them both.
Pansy still looked similar to how she looked before the accident, her hair was in a sharp bob but her facial features were softer, more childlike. She was petite in frame, smaller than the average three year old girl. Her school shirt covered her entire body. The thing that struck out the most to Hermione was the large smile on Pansy's face; she had never seen the Slytherin with anything other than a scowl, smirk or an upturn in her lip from disgust.
Blaise on the other hand was adorable it was the only word that she could think to describe him as, gone was his masculine features and manly looks and in its place a chubby face and a cute smile. His olive skin was smooth and clean. He was happy but also rather quiet. When he approached her, he was shy and showed a nervous tendency. Like Pansy his shirt covered his body and appeared to be a very large dress on him.
She then glanced down at the young blonde still pulling on his godfathers robes. Draco Malfoy had swapped his cold look to a happy grin. His hair fell above his eyes and his face scrunched up as he realised he was not going to be picked up and walked over to Harry and stared up at him. He looked back at Blaise and Pansy who waved at him over Hermione's shoulders. He then looked up at Harry and raised his arms. Surprised that his school enemy wanted to be picked up he bent down and raised the little blonde boy who wooed as he rose into the air.
"I see young Mister Malfoy and Zabini and Miss Parkinson have a small predicament on their hands," said a voice from behind them. Dumbledore walked out from the shadows and walked to Harry.
"Mister Potter, Miss Granger and Severus will you assist me to my office please, we have a few things to discus."
"Is that Santa Clause Hermione?" asked Pansy looking at the Headmaster; her head to the side.
"No that's the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore." She told her amused.
"Oh, hiya Mister Dumbledore," she said happily waving a chubby hand. He chuckled and greeted her back.
"Now the rest of you go back to your common room and stay there until it is time for your next level." He then turned to the three children in Harry and Hermione's arms. "And how about we go to my office and I'll give you a lemon drop each," the faces enlightened neither knew what a lemon drop was, but they were getting one.
Harry and Hermione followed Dumbledore and Professor Snape to his office but were both rather nervous to why they were needed.
"Hermione, do you think they'll be able to change them back?"
"I dunno," she looked down at Blaise and smiled, she was growing fond of the three year old Zabini whose fist was clenching her jumper tightly.
"What if they can't be changed back?"
"I'm sure they'll find away the problem might in fact be how long will it take to change them back?"
"What's your name?" a sudden voice asked. Looking down they saw Draco cocking his head to the side staring intently on Harry.
"My name is Harry … and that is Hermione," he said as he saw Draco then turn his head to look at Hermione.
"Where are we?"
"You're at Hogwarts,"
"But daddy said I had to wait for my letter to come when I'm an even bigger boy," his silver eyes looked at Harry and Hermione in puzzlement, but the two Gryffindors weren't sure how to approach the topic. Hermione sighing, spoke…
"You see Draco, your mummy and daddy have sent you here so you can get a feel of what Hogwarts is like,"
He nodded his head contempt with her reply and looked back up at Harry; resting his head in his shoulder he closed his eyes hoping to fall asleep. They continued to walk behind Snape and Dumbledore but their pace was slower; having to carry three children seemed to make your feet purposely go slow.
Finally reaching the passageway to the Headmasters office, Dumbledore announced the password and the four walked up the stairs to the office. Opening the door with a wave of his hand the four stepped into the room. Hermione placed both Blaise and Pansy on the floor; Harry would have done the same but Draco had fallen asleep on the journey up to the Headmasters office.
"Erm Professor what do you want me to do?" he looked directly at Snape who stared at Harry and then looked down at the sleeping blonde. Taking a deep breath he gently placed his hand on his arm and quietly whispered his name. The young Malfoy groggily opened his eyes and looked around the room before rubbing his silver orbs and sitting up.
"It's nice of you to join us Draco," said Dumbledore smiling at the blonde who was still awakening himself.
Carefully Harry placed him on the floor, keeping a light grip on his arms so he didn't fall. When he was happy about how awake Draco was he let go of his arms and sat next to Hermione.
"Now Severus can you tell me what has happened?" he said while handing each child a lemon drop theu took it gratefully and popped it into their mouths.
"Well Headmaster I set the students a task to complete two potions, the first was a potion that allowed you to see childhood memories by staring into your cauldron, the second was a memory potion, this potion brewed correctly would restore anybody's memory but if it was brewed inaccurately then your memory would be wiped. From what I have heard from students in the class and from what I've seen and heard, Miss Parkinson brewed her memory restoring potion incorrectly but the mistake remains a mystery, now Mister Malfoy I believe has also brewed his potion wrong. There was steam coming off his childhood potion, my prediction on this is he stirred his potion in the wrong direction, which has happened before in previous NEWT level potions when stressing about getting it precise or being distracted. The two potions have been being mixed together as Parkinson knocked hers into Malfoy's. Zabini who was seated on the other side of Malfoy had the potion touch him. Both these potions should never be mixed when correct because of dangerous results. The two potions have never been fused together when incorrectly brewed, and this seems to be the result. But until I discover what Miss Parkinson has done wrong I have no idea how long they will stay like this, or how to return them to their previous state." Dumbledore listened intently to what Snape had to say, he stroked the side of his chin in deep thought.
Hermione and Harry had also heard what Snape had said and looked at each other nervously and then to the three Slytherins occupying themselves on the floor. It took a few seconds to realise that only Pansy and Draco were in front of them. Searching around the room from their seats, they desperately tried to find where the young Italian had disappeared to.
"Harry and Hermione," Dumbledore suddenly addressed.
"Yes Professor?" they said simultaneously but still glancing around the room.
"It seems from this morning's display that the three toddlers have taken a liking to you both, because of this, I am putting the two of you in temporary custody for the three untill we speak to their parents and discover what has happened to Miss Parkinson's potion, any questions?"
"Dumbledore surly not. You are placing three Slytherins in the care of two Gryffindors; wouldn't it be better to place them with elder Slytherins?"
"Severus the children it has seemed have chosen who they want to spend their time with, and it may help the three of them. If they have their memories intact when they are back as seventh years their views on certain things may change." Turning to Harry and Hermione. "This is a huge responsibility but I do believe you can do this, this is a chance to put your rivalry aside and see the real Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini and Pansy Parkinson."
"Erm headmaster how are we meant to know the real Malfoy, Zabini and Parkinson when they are three years old?" asked Harry pale in the face.
"They are innocent children who have not suffered in a cruel world but just want to play, they are not the people you know from your class."
"That's all well sir, but I have one question," said Hermione.
"That is?"
"Have you seen Zabini?" Hermione's words caught the professor's attention and looked down to see only two children looking up at Dumbledore. Just then there was a loud crash from the far end of the office. Rushing to where the noise had come from they found Blaise sat on the floor tears streaming down his face as he was surrounded by water, looking around the room they saw a basin on the floor a few feet away from him.
Rushing forward Hermione crouched down to his size, "are you alright sweetie, you hurt anywhere?" he shook his head sniffling, raising his arms in the air as more tears streamed down his face. Lifting him into her arms she held him closely and rocked him, soothing his sobs from the shock of what happened.
"I'm awfully sorry Headmaster," said Harry quickly.
"Accidents do happen my boy, go and collect Draco and Pansy from the office and head to the fourth floor I've had an elf set you up a suitable place for the five of you to live until this is all sorted out. Look for portrait with a picture of a woman surrounded by animals" Said Dumbledore. Blaise still shaking in her arms, Hermione said goodbye and was followed by Harry out of the room. He walked over to Draco and Pansy and scooped them both into his arms and headed for the door.
"Why is it always us?"
"We must be unlucky," Hermione chuckled as they walked down the stairs.
"That's got to be the reason," Harry joked as they walked out of the door, which took them back onto the corridor.
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