AN: I wrote this part 2 years ago, I swear future chapters will be better, also sorry for how long it took.
*Hermione's POV, Monday, July 18, 2001*
"Oh shit, oh shit!" Hermione muttered as Ginny lay there not moving. She tapped Ginny's shoulder and yelled.
"Oh Godric, she's unconscious! Okay 'Mione, think, how long has it been? 15 seconds? Okay, Floo St. Mungo's, yes, that's right," she said, panicking.
She pointed her hand at her fireplace and did a wandless Incindio, threw some floo powder in and said "St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries."
"Hello! Help!"
When an employee got over to her she asked in a bored voice "Yes ma'am…", but upon seeing her face said in a voice that was much more worried and concerned "Oh, Ms. Granger, what seems to be the issue?"
Hermione rolled her eyes, but continued, "Ginevra Weasley is in my flat. She just passed out."
"Oh gracious," the woman said, turning white. After doing a quick Sonorus, the woman screamed:
"WE HAVE A CODE BROWN! I REPEAT, WE HAVE A CODE BROWN! "
At that, 5 medi-witches seemed to appear out of nowhere, without the sound of apparition. Upon seeing this, the employee scampered off quickly.
The lead medi-witch asked Hermione "Ma'am, who requires assistance and why?"
"Ginevra Weasley. I showed something to her in my flat, and she passed out" Hermione said, worry for her friend evident in her tone.
"Ma'am, what did you show her?"
"A letter... Here let me get it." She stepped back into the fireplace, threw floo powder in, then yelled "Number 23 Tshering Lane."
Hermione bounded out of the fireplace, grabbed her letter by the envelope, and, giving up on Floo travel, apparated back to the hospital.
Seeing the medi-witches, she grabbed the letter out of the envelope, and let the witches hear the contents. Just as Kingsley finished saying his last name, a light flashed and Hermione whirled around to see the delighted face of Rita Skeeter, who was already re-reading what she wrote with a delighted smirk, and before Hermione could Accio it away from her, the Skeeter cow apparated out of St. Mungos.
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*Theo's POV, Tuesday, July 19, 2001*
Theo had not slept well the previous night, as his mind was still swarming with ideas about his letter. He groaned when the familiar tapping noise started at his window, but still went over and opened it. The Daily Prophet was hanging one the owl's leg and looked at Theo expectantly waiting for money. He grabbed two knuts out of the bowl he kept by the window and sent the owl on its way.
The headline read: Hermione Granger, a war heroine, gets a letter addressed to the members of the Sacred 28, Truth or Scandal? Theo couldn't believe his eyes. For one, he knew Granger wouldn't lie about something like that. Secondly, he looked at the author's name, and just as he suspected, it was Rita Skeeter. With the absolute garbage that she wrote, she could make the devil look like an angel.
Well, he thought to himself, maybe I should invite Draco over before I look at it, she is his friend. As if using Legilimency, Draco apparated into Nott mansion.
"Morning, Theo, did you get the Prophet yet?" Draco asked, still in a t-shirt and pajama bottoms, a tad breathless.
"Of course I did, but first I want to talk to you about something else. What did you mean when you said you knew what was going on with our letters?"
"We are of-age purebloods, and we have to give our sister's or daughter's hand away in marriage," Draco said, venom lacing his tone with obvious disgust with the idea.
"I… I thought they had gotten rid of that after the war," Theo said, glad that he didn't have to give away a sister.
"Apparently not," Draco said, having the same thoughts running through his brain.
"Well, on to today's topic, this article. Have you already read it?"
"No, I was waiting for you," Theo said.
"Same here, so let's read it." Draco opened the paper, with a twinge of what appeared to be sadness mixed with guilt on his face.
"Hermione Granger showed up at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries today, saying that Ginevra Weasley had fainted in Ms. Granger's flat after reading the contents of a letter addressed to Ms. Granger. What could this letter be, you may ask. It was Ms. Granger's letter sent out to all members of the Sacred 28, which we all know she is a muggle-born. The letter read as such;
Dear members of the Sacred 28, the Ministry politely invites you to come to the Ministry of Magic on July 25, 2001. We will explain why when everyone arrives. This event requires every member that is not in jail, St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, or house arrest to be present.
Thank you,
Kingsley Shacklebolt
Is this a letter actually sent to Ms. Granger, or stolen from Ms. Weasley, then proceeding to render her unconscious? I am continuing to talk to the Minister for Magic to get his response to the incident."
"Bloody hell" both muttered under their breaths at the same time.
"Well, I'm fucking lost," Draco muttered with a mixture of disbelief, shock, and belief. Although Theo wasn't sure whether he didn't believe Granger, or that Skeeter wrote those obvious lies about her.
"Well I know one thing for sure," Theo said with determination.
"What could that be," Draco asked sarcastically, and with an eye-roll, knowing full and well what Theo was planning on doing. "We have to go talk to Granger and set things straight."
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-Code Brown is not a real thing, I made it up. It means a war hero/heroine is/was in danger.
