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Chapter two – Death, destruction and a runawayLittle did Hermione no that somebody was watching her. Dumbledore had been watching Hermione through a mirror, which allowed the seer to see whom ever they wanted. Dumbledore was worried, he cared for her like she was his own grand daughter. He had been watching her since New Year when Hogwart's most promising student in 50 year (since Voldermort aka Tom Riddle) had tried to take her life. He knew that there had been changes in the student body when they arrived back in September. He noticed that Hermione's appearance had changes, which caught the attention to the males and caused jealously amongst the female. It wasn't his place to interfere with the student's relationships so he hoped things would work out. He thought less of Harry and Ron for shunting Hermione aside as well. He knew of the argument that they had when she came out of the hospital wing, and that her Gryffindor pride got the best of her and ignored them. He was pleased however when he found out that she went and saved Harry and Ron from Voldermort. He thought that this would bring their friendship back together. He remembers that night clearly.

FLASHBACK

There was a smashing at the Headmasters door and a flustered, out of breath witch came in. Dumbledore turned to the witch and she spoke,

'Harry and Ron, taken by Death Eaters'

'When was this Minerva?' He stood up and turned to tinker with some instruments in his office.

'About 20 minutes ago. Dean and Neville said they heard screams from Harry and Ron's bed and the next thing they knew they had walked out of the common room and towards the main gates. They said they looked out the window and saw that there were 20 black clocked figures at the gate and the second Harry and Ron were there they disappeared.'

Several minutes passed and he was nodding at a sliver instrument on his desk.

'Indeed'

Turning to face her he said

'I think that Voldermort used an ancient magic that takes over the mind of a person and he can control them. Much like the unforgivable imperial curse. We must alert the order.'

Dumbledore made his way to the fireplace and threw some floo powder in to it.

'12 Grimmuald place. Lupin? Lupin are you there?'

'Yes Dumbledore what is it? What's happened?

'Alert the rest of the order and get here immediately, I will explain when you get here. Please hurry.'

Dumbledore took his head out of the fire and turned to McGonagal.

'When they get here explain what has happened. I must go and inform the staff.'

With that he turned out of his office. About 10 minutes later he returned to find 30 other members of the Order crammed into his office.

'Minerva has already explained the situation, and now we must make our way to the Riddle Mansion. My informants have told me that he is keeping them there.'

'How are we getting there?'

Dumbledore turned to Charlie Weasley. And pulled out an old trophy.

'With this Charlie, this is a port key, the same one infact the transported Harry to the graveyard in the 4th year. Harry told me that it took him there and on the hill was Voldermort's old Mansion.

He tapped it three times and said

'Portus.'

Everybody placed a finger to the trophy and within a few seconds they felt a pulling sensation around their navel. In a few moments they all landed gracefully in an old graveyard. Dumbledore looked around and then his eyes fell on the Mansion. He stared for a few seconds when he saw a bright white light come from the mansion, then a thick bolt of violet light came from the sky and into one of the back rooms.

'What was that?' You could hear that Tonks was nervous and frightened by the sound of her voice.

They all made their way up to the house practically running. They could hear screams as they reached the entrance. They burst through the doors and the screams stopped.

'Where now?' Her voice was more confident this time.

'There's a red light ahead, lets try in there.'

They all followed Dumbledore down the corridor to the fading red glow. They reached the door and pushed them open, wands raised for battle. As soon as they were threw the doors, they stopped and looked at the scene in front of them. However instead of looking at the mass of fallen people, Dumbledore saw a shaking figure in the corner and watched it. After a few seconds he heard McGonagal behind him.

'Oh my goodness. Albus –'

Dumbledore cut her short with a wave of his hand, never taking his eyes of the person in the corner.

'Find Harry and Ron.'

Just as some of the order turned to leave they heard a voice came from the corner which made them all jump.

'They are over by the window.' With their hand they pointed towards where the unconscious bodies or Harry and Ron were.

Bill, Charlie, Fred, George and Arthur Weasley went to Harry and Ron. The rest went to the Death Eaters. But Dumbledore stood still watching the quivering figure. Dumbledore saw that the person had pulled themselves up to the wall and hugged their knees and spoke to the wizards by the Death Eaters.

'There's no point. They are all dead,' paused for a second 'including Voldermort.'

They all turned to look at Dumbledore, shocked and confused. Never taking his eyes off of the now violently shaking figure. A few seconds passed then he spoke.

'She's right. Take Harry and Ron back to the school, I need to talk to Miss Granger and find out what happened here.'

At the mention of her name, Minerva McGonagal, Tonks, Lupin and Mad Eye Moody rushed to her side to check if she was ok. He watched as they got within 2 feet of her and they were sent flying back. He noticed that a red glow surrounded Hermione. She was still shaking and crying.

'Take the boys back, now. I must speak with Miss Granger immediately.'

They all turned to leave, levitating Ron and Harry infront of them. Minerva McGonagal gave a backward glance to Hermione and Albus, confused and continued with the rest of the order. He continued to watch her, he could hear sobbing. He went over and sat down beside her. The red glow had gone and now all that was left was a vulnerable yet very powerful young witch, to scared and confused to speak.

'What happened Hermione?'

Dumbledore was no fool, he knew that ancient magic now flowed through her blood and it had something to do with this house and the fact that she was muggle-born. He knew that she didn't understand what happened and that she was crying too much to bring herself to tell him what happened. She continued to cry with her knees in her chest.

'I I I did it, I I I killed t t them. The Death Eaters, V v v Voldermort. I k k killed them.'

She put her hand to her face and cried. He rubbed her back and tried to comfort her. It was no use, she continued to cry.

'I'm a murderer.'

He knew that this was not good, he had to get her to accept that the power she had now acquired was a gift and not a curse. She was a good witch and not a murderer. She had just saved the whole wizarding race and well and the muggle world. Everybody owed her so much. She had also saved her two best friends from death, when they weren't even talking to her. That showed true courage and bravery. She was a hero and should be remembered as one, but now she thought of herself as a murderer she wasn't going to snap out of that thought easily. He had to convince her if it was one of the last things he did. There was no way that he could let one of the most powerful witches of all time, shut her self away from the rest of the world. It would be so much worse for her if she did.

END FLASHBACK

Sighing he turned away from the mirror and was startled to find a women in his office. He chuckled and turned towards her.

'You've been watching her again haven't you Albus?'

'Yes Minerva I have. I'm worried about her and afraid for her.'

'I no, as do i. She shouldn't have to deal with this on her own. If only her parents weren't killed a week after that night, then maybe she would be ok now.'

'Give her time. She'll deal with it in her own time. Perhaps if her parent's weren't killed so soon after then yes, she might have accepted her power as a gift and not a curse. But all we can do is watch over her.'

'O, Albus shes been through so much and all on her own, what makes you think she can accept it and return to us?'

'I have faith in her.'

'It's been so hard on her, especially her parent's death. I was there Albus, at the funeral. She had no one. Nobody that really loved her.'

Her eyes began to fill with tears.

'I watched her Albus, in my cat form. She stood around their graves, her relatives where all muttering 'poor girl' but none of them cared for her, none of them loved her. It started to rain and she was there alone. Again.'

Tears came down her cheeks

'I I I saw as she began to cry, sh sh she had two white roses in her hand a a and stood between the two open graves. She d d dropped one in each and fell to her knees. On the floor she began to sob. I I I cried with her, Albus I could feel her pain.'

She put her face in her hands and continued.

'It was raining and I could still see her crying.'

She paused to gather herself and Dumbledore sat down beside her.

'She blames her self for the deaths you know Albus. When she was crying by the graves, she kept saying 'I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. This is all my fault, if I never went to that school then this would have never happened. You never wanted me to go but I wouldn't listen and I'm sorry. If I had listen to you and done what you wanted then you would still be here with me. I wouldn't be alone. It's not fair. It's my fault and I'm sorry. Mum, I love you so much and you never deserved to have me as a daughter. You should have someone who would have made you proud instead you got someone that has brought shame on the family. I'm sorry. I'll try and make things better I promise. I love you so much, believe me I do. I swear I'm never going to hurt another person as long as I live. I can't loose them to. Mum, I'm sorry, you were there for me through everything and I never thanked you. Dad, daddy, I'm so sorry. I should have listen to you and gone to a regular school and made you proud but I've failed you, I never meant for any of this to happen. I was just trying to save two people I love but instead I loose the two people I love the most in the entire world. I promise I'll always be your little girl. I'll always be Maya daddy I promise. It's my fault, I should be the one that is lying there. I'm sorry. You don't have to worry about me bringing any more shame on the family I promise. God, why did you take them from me? What did they do to deserve death? Why did you have to leave me on my own? I love you both so much, please forgive me.' Albus this was just too much for me.'

They both sat in silence with tears coming down their cheeks. Something caught the headmaster's eye in the mirror. He slowly made his way over to the mirror and was surprised at what he saw

'Shit.'

Dumbledore never swore. Ever.

McGonagal looked up at the headmasters cursing.

'Albus what is it? Is it Hermione? What's happened?

She made her way of to the mirror, gasping, she covered her mouth at what she saw.

'Death Eaters, DEATH EATERS! Albus we have to help her. We must go to her'

'No,'

McGonagal looked at him confused.

'No we cannot help her, but yes we will go to her.'

With that Albus lowered the wards on the school and the two apperated outside Hermione's house.

They could hear screaming. They knew the screams didn't belong to Hermione. McGonagal made her way to the house but Dumbledore stopped her and pulled her behind a wall.

'No, she must do this alone.'

'But Albus there are 10 Death Eaters'

No sooner had these words been said 3 of the Death Eaters came running out of the house and apperated. Just before they apperated Dumbledore heard one of them mutter

'I'm gunna get that mudblood bitch if it the last thing I do.'

Everything went quiet and the two got up from their hiding place.

'The ministry will know that Hermione has used her powers and the Death Eater's attack, they will be here any second.'

Just then 3 ministry officials apperated next to them. They nodded towards Albus as their welcome and the five of them made there way into the house. Turning into the front room they were shocked at what they saw.

SMASH!

'What the fuck was that?'

Slowly getting out of bed, from being woken up by a loud smash, Hermione crept to her bedroom door. She couldn't hear anything but could see figures moving from downstairs. She glanced at her bedroom clock and it read 07:00am. She had only got an hour and a half of peaceful sleep. She made her way down the stairs quietly, she got to the bottom stairs and couldn't see anything. Someone grabbed her from behind. Trying to scream but no sound came out, they covered her mouth and held her arms down.

'Well well well if it isn't potter's mudblood friend.'

Beatrix Lengstange came out from the shadows with a murderous glint in her eye.

'You killed my lord and now we are going to kill you.'

Lengstange walked up to Hermione, stood before he and tilted her head.

'Pity. For a mudblood your quiet a pretty girl.'

Lengstange pulled her hand back and slapped her hard across her face. A thought struck Hermione that they didn't know about her power so she could use that against them, but for now she had to keep her temper down. Lengstange spat in her face calling her a waste of space and a nothing more that a dirty mudblood. She was thrown into her front room and hit her head on the coffee table making her slightly dazed. The Death Eaters came following in. Hermione laughed

'What are you laughing at bitch?'

'You really have no idea what I'm capable of do you? I didn't kill your lord on a lucky curse! Didn't it even cross your mind that I'm remotely powerful?'

'You? Powerful? You haven't even finished school! How can you even think that you can survive against 10 of the dark lord's followers?

'What dark lord? I killed him!'

The Death Eaters didn't no what to do. They were confused. They just stared at her.

'You killed the dark lord in a freak accident!'

Laughing, Hermione raised her hand and sent Lenstange flying back against a wall knocking over 3 of the death eaters. She screamed but was knocked out unconscious. 3 of them ran for it. Hermione turned to the remaining Death Eaters.

She heard footsteps outside the door and somebody pushed the door open. She took no notice. She could hardly hear somebody shout

'Hermione no!'

But the red glow that surrounded her blocked out that sound. She moved her hand from above her head she brought it down across her chest. Four of the death eaters took in a breath and collapsed on the floor. Now Hermione flicked her hand and sent a curse flying to the death eaters in a red blur. The same curse that Voldermort had sent to her the night at the Mansion. This sent the remaining death eaters against her stone wall, she could see some blood came from their head. She didn't kill them she knew that she had just knocked them out. She looked down at them and had a little smirk on her face.

'Not powerful, huh?'

She was breathing heavily and the red glow left. She looked at the people on her floor and tears came down her face. She had attacked 7 Death Eaters. She turned to the doorway when she heard somebody say her name. She saw her Headmaster, her head of house and three official people. They stared at each other. Then it hit her, se had just attacked 7 people and nearly killed them. This realisation must have shown on her face because the second she thought it Dumbledore said

'O god,'

'No. Hermione this wasn't your fault, you were protecting your self.'

He and McGonagal made their way over to her. Tears were coming down Hermione's face.

'O god, I nearly killed seven people, I'm going to Azkaban for this for sure'

She sat on her sofa and buried her face in her hands. McGonagal sat down beside her and tried to comfort her while Dumbledore put a charm around the unconscious Death Eaters so they couldn't escape.

'Hermione? You're not going to Azkaban, what makes you think that? You did nothing wrong, you stopped yourself from being killed, right Albus?'

He didn't say anything. He couldn't look at her, he turned to the ministry officials who had grave looks on their faces. They had just watched Hermione Granger attack 7 Death Eaters and they knew the consequences. Their saviour had been warned not to use her wandless magic against anybody, if she did then she would be arrested. That's why they were there. They looked at Albus who turned away.

'Albus, surly not?'

'I'm sorry Hermione, I will fight for you at the trial but there is nothing I can do.'

They both turned their tear soaked faces towards him, he had a tear in his eye. Dumbledore has always had an influence over the ministry, he would do everything he could to convince them she was not dangerous, but with the downfall of Voldermort the ministry weren't taking any chances with unexplainable powers. Hermione shook her head.

'No,'

The officials made their way over to her with their wands raised. She turned to face them.

'We're sorry Miss Granger, we wish we didn't have to do this to you.'

'You think you can use your wands on her? Did you not just see what she did? Idiots!'

Anger spread across her face and her red glow appeared. They back off slightly, frightened.

'No, I won't go with you. I can't no.'

She moved her hand, she made a swiping motion across their chests which made the officials become unconscious. Dumbledore and McGonagal made no attempt to stop her.

'But Hermione, where will you go?'

'I'm not sure, I'll no when I get there. Use that mirror of yours Dumbledore to watch me if you wish, but I doubt that you'll be able to. Please do not come after me. Do not tell anyone where I am, even if you figure it out. Please?'

There was an urgent plea in her voice, she had to get away before they woke up. It wasn't a powerful curse but it gave her enough time to get away. She looked between McGonagal and Dumbledore waiting her reply.

'Be safe Hermione.'

'Thank you.'

With a sigh of relief, she ran from the room and up to hers, she threw all of her clothes in her trunk, she left all of her school supplies behind apart from her potions ingredients. She didn't know whether she would need them. She packed her wand and her Gringgots key. She took basic toiletries and turned to her bedside table. She hesitated about packing the picture of Harry and Ron. Turning away she threw it in her trunk with the one of her mum and dad. She made her trunk feather light and shrank it so it fit in her pocket. He skill in Transfiguration made her able to change her clothes from blue shorts and white tank top to tight black jeans, Pink tank top and Pink hoody. She knew any minute that they would awake and she would have to get out of there fast. She could hear voices as she came down the stairs but they belonged to McGonagal and Dumbledore

'I will not let her go Albus, no, she can't be on her own. You saw how she was this morning. Somebody will recognise her. Then what? The Death Eaters will find her again, shes in a lot of danger.'

'Not if she leaves the country Minerva, shes a smart witch, she can take care of herself, just look at what she did at the Riddle Mansion, and here! If she needs help she can find us. I've already thought of a place she can go.'

Hermione came into the room. It upset her to hear them talk about her, even if it was that they were worried. They mentioned the Riddle Mansion, which pained her to think about.

'And where's that Dumbledore? I don't want to be found so I can't go anywhere you suggest. I have a place in mind don't worry. I can't tell you whether it is in the country or not but please don't worry. I beg of you also not to tell Harry and Ron that I've left. They will no, I no they will but please say you don't know.

'Hermione, please don't go! Come back to Hogwart's, we can protect you there.'

'Professor McGonagal –'

'It's Minerva, Hermione please reconsider.

'Minerva, I can't I have to get away. I can't go to Hogwarts, not now not ever.'

People began to stir in the corner. She glanced over to them, then faced her headmaster.

'I have to go,'

She pulled out a tiny silver key from her pocket and handed it to Dumbledore.

'This is my key to my vault, please take everything out and sent it with Fawks, change it to muggle money. He can find me I no he can. I can transfer my muggle account another time. Thank you for this Dumbledore.

'Call me Albus Hermione.'

She gave him a small smile and turned to give him a brief hug and a kiss on the cheek.

'Thankyou Albus.'

She turned to McGonagal, who had tears down her face.

'Minerva, please don't worry I will be fine.'

She gave her a brief hug and a kiss as well and ran from the room just as officials woke up. They heard a faint pop and knew she had gone.

'Where is she Albus?'

Dumbledore turned to the men standing up. With a chuckle in his voice he answered them.

'Shes gone, I don't know where and if she doesn't want to be found then trust me she won't. you'll be wasting your time looking.'

Scowling the left the house and apperated back to the Ministry with the Death Eaters.

'I'm going to tell the order that she has gone.'

'No, Minerva she doesn't want people looking for her.'

'She can't be on her own, at least tell the Weasley's and Harry.'

'Yes I am going to do that, but they can not go after her, it will only make things worse.'

After a few minutes of silence Dumbledore heard McGonagal sobbing.

'S sh shes really gone, hasn't she.'

'Yes, she has, come now Minerva, did you really think I won't know where she will be? I will find her don't worry and we will keep and close eye on her without her knowing or the ministry and I won't tell Harry or Ron. Come now we better tell Harry and Ron.'

'Will she come back to Hogwarts?'

'I hope so Minerva, I hope so.'

With that they apperated outside the Weasley house.

A.N i hope you liked it. please RnR!