Chapter 14
About a week had passed before Hermione returned to normal and was released from the hospital wing. Filch came and ate dinner with her every night and stayed with her until she went to sleep. Hermione learned an interesting thing about squibs, while they may not be able to preform magic they still have the magical gene, which means they age the same way as normal witches and wizards. "If you don't mind me asking. How old are you Argus?" Hermione asked him one night while they were eating dinner in the hospital wing.
"Well, you know that witches and wizards age at half the rate the muggles do once they turn 17 right?" Hermione nodded "In muggle terms I'm 70, so in magical terms I'm only about 27." Hermione looked at him in amazement, he chuckled "I know I look my muggle age, but if I were really 70 I could never do the job I do, although there are days I feel my muggle age. "Your so young!" Filch shook his head, "no I'm still old even though I age at half the rate I've lived for 70 years, that's why we have longer life spans compared to muggles."
"Well, I don't think your old" replied Hermione giving him a kiss on the cheek.
After Hermione got released she went right back to doing research. She had to do something, things were getting more dangerous, now a student has been petrified and they were talking about closing the school. After about a month of researching Hermione made a breakthrough.
Harry and Ron were looking for Hermione, but couldn't find her anywhere. "Think we should ask Filch if he seen her?" asked Harry "I'm not asking that old git anything." Replied Ron "What was that Mr. Weasley?" Filch barked walking towards them. Harry elbowed Ron in the side before he could say anything else. "It's nothing sir, we were just wondering have you seen Hermione Granger anywhere?" Do I look like I can keep track of every brat that wanders through this castle? After all I'm just an old git right?" "Sir can you just please tell us if you've seen her?" "For your information Potter I have not." Before anything else could be said Minerva came running towards them. Potter, Weasley back to your common room immediately! There's been another attack!
"Where was the attack professor?" "In the library Mr. Weasley." "Professor…Hermione… she said she was going to the library, but when we checked there along with everywhere else we couldn't find her." "I know potter, even if you had she wouldn't have been able to answer you." "What do you mean Minerva?" Filch cut in, she looked at him then back over to the boys. "Potter, Weasley go back to Gryffindor Tower I will explain everything to you along with the other students shortly." Ron and Harry obeyed without question. Minerva then turned back to Filch "Argus we found some students in the library they were petrified, one of them was Hermione."
Author's Note
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I'm debating on whether to turn this into a series or not that would take place throughout the rest of Hermione's time at Hogwarts and possibly beyond. If I do make the series I'm also debating on keeping Hermione and Filch as friends or to make them a couple down the road at some point. Please let me know your thoughts on this chapter and my ideas. Thank you for your support.
