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Chapter 1 – a surprising domino effect
It is three in the morning somewhere in America. Two hunters, brothers, have just finished another hunt. As always Dean, the older one, writes about it in his Dads journal. He registers that are just a few pages left. Soon they would need a new one. After he is finished Dean scrolls through the pages of the Journal. Like always when they are looking for a hunt or simply to work through everything they have been through. After making a Deal for his brothers live, he decided to leave his mark on this world. He may have only a year to live; but he will make it count and take as many sons of the bitches with him to hell as possible. He wants to go down with a Bang, like every hunter should.
Even if he knew the whole damn journal by heart there are sometimes moments when he registers something new, like now. He discovers the date 9/19/1988 with the initials H.H. beside it. He never had noticed this before and it peaks his interest.
"Sam." he calls for his brother's attention. Not an easy task these days.
"Yeah." was the short response from his brother. He was buried in his laptop again, probably looking for a way out of Dean's deal, so he didn't look up. Dean hates that his brother searches for a solution, where isn't one or just one. That would be to let Sam die and he definitely doesn't want that.
Ignoring his thoughts he asks him. "Do we know someone with the initials H.H.?"
"Not that I know of … why?" he answers, but didn't stop what he is doing.
"I found them in Dads Journal with a date."
"And?" now Sam looks up from his laptop and looks in to the eyes of his brother.
"I don't know. It peaks my interest. It has to mean something, if it found a place in Dads Journal or?" Dean points out.
Sam thought a moment about it, before he answers. "Maybe … but do you believe it is important to us?" A good question, Dean thought to himself.
"I don't know man. I just have a gut feeling, that it could be important." Dean's gut never leads him to wrong paths. Instead of responding Sam took out his phone and started to call someone. Who would he call for that and why, Dean questions himself and out loud? "Who are you calling?"
"You said the initials are H.H. or?" was Sam's counter question.
"Yeah" He looks at Dean with his bitch face number 3 to tell him that he should think about it. After some moments he has only one idea. "Do you think, it could mean Harvelle?"
Sam didn't answer, because on the other end of the line someone picked up the phone. "Yeah?" was the angry response from the woman, he considers as a mother figure.
"Hey Ellen, its Sam."
"How can I help you boys? You aren't in trouble or?"
"No, Ellen!" He should have known that Ellen would think that. She worries about them, so he tries to ease her. "I need your help with something."
"So what can I do for you then … in the middle of the night!" she says annoyed.
"Sorry, I forgot how late it was. We just finished a hunt!"
"Yeah, yeah no problem. So what do you want?"
"Do you know someone with the initials H.H.?" he asks. He hears a sigh on the other end of the line. A long silence follows. Sam wasn't sure whether the connection was broken or not. But before he could ask, she said something.
"Where are you guys? … Are your far away from the roadhouse?"
"No, not really, I believe a five hour drive max. Why?"
"Because you should visit and then I answer your question."
"Is it that important?" was Sam's response. Now his curiosity was peaked, because Ellen wouldn't tell them to visit, if it wasn't something huge. Not good. Let's hope it isn't something bad.
"Yes. Are you coming?"
"Yeah we will be there later." he says without thinking, because he knows his brothers wouldn't let it go, so he figures they can make the detour.
"Bye." with that she hang up.
"What's going on?" Dean wants to know. He only heard the half of the conversation. So he questions, why they have to go the roadhouse all of a sudden at three frigging in the morning. He was a little bit pissed.
"Ellen says we should come to the roadhouse?"
"Yeah I figured, but why?"
"Because she wants to tell us who H.H. is and she doesn't wanna do it over the phone" was Sams answer. What does that mean? Who could be so important, that Ellen would only talk face to face with them? What is going to happen? All this questions are on Dean's mind in that moment.
"At three in the morning, Sam we just finished a hunt."
"Yeah I know. So I suggested we sleep for some hours and hit the road then."
"And then what?"
"Then we find out who this person is and why Ellen only can talk about it in person. Okay?"
"Yeah, whatever?" with that Dean lies down on his pillow and tries to fall asleep. But his thoughts keep him awake. The central question on his mind is why is H.H. so important? Who is it and what does this person have to do with them?
One the other side of the pond, Hermione just finished packing. That was the easy part. She knows that. Now comes the hard part. She has practiced for over a month to perfect the spell. Because she knew there was no possibility for mistakes. She has to protect her parents from Voldemort at all costs.
She took her purse with all the possessions, she will need for what is coming next and with a last look at her room she went downstairs. Before she enters the living room, where her parents were sitting in front of the TV, she takes a deep breath and with a tear on her cheek she whispers: "Obliviate". She watches as the spell took place, she got erased from every photo in the house and of course from the memory of her parents. Hopefully she can reverse what she has done, after the war is over. But until then this is the way to keep them save, away from her, so she sends them on their way to Australia.
She left the house after she was finished and went on her way. The Weasleys expect her in two days so she had enough time to visit her old home. Nobody, not even Harry or Ron, know that Hermione was not really a Granger but a Harvelle. Helen Granger is, was the sister of Ellen, her real mother. Ellen sent her to England to her sister to protect her. In her early years she visited as much as she could. She loved both of her mother's very much and now was the time that Hermione protects her parents, all of them.
The way to her mother and sister was long. Not only because they lived in America. No, she has to make sure that nobody could or would follow her, so she apparates to France first, next to Germany and back to North Ireland and from there to America. In America she took also six or seven stops in different States before she ends up on the street of the roadhouse.
The last time she was here, was after her second year in Hogwarts. After the attack of the basilisk she really needed to see Mom and Jo. She took a look around. Not much has changed in the last years. The bar still looked the same. She crossed the street and went to the doors of the bar. In the parking lot stood only an old black car, a sign that not many hunters were around. Good. She doesn't need complications with them.
She steps through the door into the bar. Yes, everything was still the same. The pool tables were in the back, but nobody played. The only guests were the two guys beside the bar. They gave her a questionable look. Hermione figured they probably asked themselves what a young girl like her was doing in such a bar. But she doesn't have time for their curiosity.
She walks further into the bar and ignores them. But she could feel their eyes on her. What was their problem? They only could be hunters. Not good, but Hermione's wand was ready in her jeans. She doesn't want to bring to much attention to her and to her family by using magic here. Not now, not ever. But she would do it to protect herself and the people she cares about.
Mom and Jo were not behind the bar. So she went in the direction of the kitchen. But she didn't get that far, because the taller one of the two guys asked her a question. "Do you need help?"
She paused and looks at him. He smiled at her and made a friendly face. But Hermione had learned the hard way, that you couldn't or shouldn't trust anyone. Trust has to be earned, but that isn't a guarantee for anything. So she said in a harsh tone. "I don't think so."
The smile on his face died a little. But she ignored that. She wasn't here to please some hunter. No, she wanted to see her family and protect them. The kitchen door swung open and Jo came out. Hermione started to smile, runs to her sister and hugs her. "Jo."
At first Jo was a little bit shocked, but after some moments she hugged her back. "Hermione what are you doing here?" she asks her little sister after some moments.
The other guy choked on his beer after hearing her name. She released her sister and turned around to look at his face. He grinned back at her. "My name is probably not as hype or cool as yours, but on the other hand I have more class and style than you so I can live with my given name."
The grin on his face died and Jo as well as the other guy started laughing. After some moments Jo introduced them to each other. "Hermione this are Dean and Sam Winchester." Then she turns to the brothers and says. "Dean and Sam this is …"
But she couldn't get any further because Hermione interrupts here. "Winchester … as in John Winchester?" she asks them.
"Yeah? He was our father. What is it to you?" Dean asks Hermione a little bit harsh.
Hermione ignores the question. She only heard the first sentence. He was their father and that means that John Winchester is dead. That hurts. She never had met him, but she knew who he was to her. Tears starting running down her cheeks and she asked Jo. "Where is Mom?" But instead of waiting for a response, she ignores everyone in the room and starts yelling "Mom … Mom … Mom."
After the third time her Mom came out of the kitchen. Ellen was as shocked as Jo to see her. Why are both her mother and her sister so shocked to see her, was it really that long, that she came to visit them. Didn't they miss her? She cried and her mother took her in her arms and held her.
"Hermione why are you here? Did something happen do …?" Ellen asked worried.
She looked up in the eyes of her mother and tried to tell her, that she couldn't speak freely with the two guys in the room.
"Oh." was Ellen's answer.
"Ellen, what Oh? Who is that? And why is she starting to cry after we mentioned our father." Dean wants to know.
After some moments of silence, which Hermione used to get her balance back, she broke free of the hug and turns around to face Dean and Sam. "I am Hermione Granger but I was born as Hermione Harvelle. Ellen is my mother, obviously, but for you I just want to make it clear." After that she made a pause to let her words work and also because she needed a deep breath first. Her father was John Winchester which makes Sam and Dean her brothers. But they didn't know of her, like she didn't know of them, so that would be interesting. "And John Winchester was my father; at least my birth certificate says so." she tells them finally.
Hermione had known all her live that her father was the hunter John Winchester. Because Ellen told her who he was, but she never mentioned that he had sons, so that was new. She actually never met him in person, because he wanted to protect her from the demon. But to hear that he was dead was a shock, because now she never would get to know him. But at least she got two brothers out of the deal. The pros and cons of that have to reveal itself only with time.
Both Sam and Dean looked at her with open mouths and processed what she just said. That gave Hermione a short moment to think. She finally concluded that the trip was not a good idea after all; she could have given Voldemort more things with which he can torture her. She has to protect them at all cost. That also means she had to explain to them, that she was a witch. She really wasn't looking forward to that particular discussion.
Dean was the first one to find his voice again. "So you are saying that you are our sister?" Hermione just nodded. He couldn't believe it. "Is that true Ellen?" he asks.
"Afraid so."
"Did you knew?" he asks Jo and she blushed. Of course she knew.
"Perfect … fucking perfect." Dean swore.
"Language." was Hermione's only response to that. Dean just glared at her for that.
Before Dean could answer to that, Sam ask her in a nice, friendly voice. "How old are you?" She could hear that he was curious and not pissed like Dean.
"I am 17."
"Why have we never met her?" Dean asked Ellen.
"Because ..." Hermione starts but her mother interrupts her.
"Because John and I decided that it was best for her to stay as far away from all of us as possibly. I really don't know why. He never explained it to me. He only left a letter for the three of you, should you eventually meet. I have it here. So we send her to my sister in England. But I let her visit as often as possible."
Dean demands in a harsh tone. "So go get the letter." At the same time Sam asks. "So you are here for a visit?"
Ellen, glared at Dean for his tone, but nevertheless says. "Later … First could you please answer Sam's questions Hermione?"
She looked from face to face and could see that they all want an answer to that question. Four pairs of eyes looked at her with curiosity. Hermione looks nervous at the floor. Normally she wasn't shy, but she never figured that she would meet her lost brothers on the day she tries to save her family. This wasn't going as planned. Where should she start? She was afraid, how her two new brothers would react to her revelations, but she was a Gryffindor for heaven's sake, so she sighs and looks back at her mother.
"Mom I think we all should sit down." Hermione walks in the directions of the tables, so they could take a seat, but nobody was following her.
Instead Ellen asks. "Hermione what's going on? Do Helen and Roger know that you are here?" That question made her eyes wet and a single tear escapes. She didn't trust her voice, so she simple shocks her head.
"You run away?" was Jos question. She can't believe it, her little sister wasn't one for breaking the rules without a good reason. So something must have happened and that can't be good.
"Yes and No." Hermione answers in a small voice.
"And that means?" Ellen asks in very angry tone. Hermione know that her mother wants to know the whole truth now, but with her hunter brothers in here that is a little bit hard or better dangerous. So instead of answering right away, she signaled her mother that she couldn't speak freely with them around.
But before Ellen could react to that, Dean interrupts the silent conversation and says. "Normally I would say that we go outside, because it looks like a family matter, but since we are part of the family, we will stay. … So what is it?" He has the slight feeling that he will not like what he will hear.
He challenges her, because he knows something was up. His gut feeling tells him that. But Hermione was not a person, who would back down from a challenge; she wasn't called to be the brightest witch of her age for nothing. In a hard voice she says. "Ok, but you have to be open minded." For a moment it was silence, which her brothers used for a conversation with their eyes before they both nod. "I am a witch." she says and took out her wand. She waited a moment for a reaction of her brothers. Dean cursed, took out his gun and pointed it at her. Sam on the other hand looked at Ellen. As if he would ask for confirmation to trust his little sister. Sam could read in Ellen's face that Hermione wasn't a threat to them. But how could he convince Dean of that.
Hermione could have disarmed Dean easily, but that was probably not a good idea. Instead she said in normal tone "Do you seriously believe that my mother and my sister, who are both hunters, would have let me make a deal with a demon to get my powers." Logic was always a good start. So she let her words sunk in and gives them time to adjust. After so moments Dean lowers the gun, but didn't put it away. That was definitely a start, so she continues with her story. "I am born with my magic. It is part of my DNA. I got my wand with eleven and started my first year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry in the same year. Since then I learned to control my magic to perform spells, charms and other things."
"Wow" was Sam's response, while Dean simple asks. "Did Dad know, about that?"
"Yes. I believe that was the reason he wanted that we keep her away from us." Ellen says, Dean simply nods to that, because what else could he say to that. It was probably a good idea, the demon would have used her powers for his purpose and that couldn't have been a good. But that couldn't be the only reason, he asks himself.
His conclusion is that if his father knew, he probably could trust her. The only thing that didn't sit right with him is that his only sister was send away from them, from him. He couldn't protect her, like he should have, like he does for Sam since he was four years old. The protection of his family was important to his father and he thrilled it into him. So the reasons to send her away better are good. He hopes that the letter would give them some answers. That revelation was new to Hermione. Why would her father send her away because of her magic? She needs to find out, but everything in good time.
Slowly Sam and Dean accept the fact that they have a sister and that she is a witch. It would take Dean time to fully trust her and he fears that he didn't have enough of that for doing it. Both of her brothers look forward to get to know her.
"Could you show us some magic?" Sam wants to know, a positive sign for Hermione. She figures he must be the easy one of the two brothers with trusting a new person.
"If you like, because since my last birthday I am allowed to use magic outside of school. But at the moment that probably isn't a good idea."
"Congratulations." Ellen said sarcastically with ignoring the rest of her statement, because she thinks that she will learn about it with her question answered. "But why are you here?"
Hermione knew her mother was only concerned for her. That's why she uses her angry mother tone. So she took a deep breath, before she responds. "Mom Voldemort is back and he killed Professor Dumbledore in June. So I am one of the primary targets now, since I am Harry's best friend and a muggle-born. … To secure Mum and Dad's safety I erased their memories of me and sent them of to Australia." Ellen's expression went from shocked to panic to angry. "I am here to keep you safe. Since the only the persons in this room know that you are my birth family. So we shouldn't have problems with that." With her finger she pointed at every person in the room. Even if she knew her brothers only a moment, she would protect them with her life. "You should be safe. At least I hope so. But since you all are hunters you could stand a better change against him and his followers, then Mum and Dad."
The reactions to that were different. Ellen went behind the bar to pure herself a drink and downed it, before she took a second one. Jo took her little sister in her arms and hugged her. Sam and Dean were confused, but Hermione also saw a little worry in their faces. It is nice to know that they are as concerned for her, as she is for them.
"Who is Voldemard?" Dean asks.
"Voldemort and he is a dark wizard, who wants to rule our world and the muggle world. A muggle is a non-magical being." Hermione explains.
"And you are a target, because of your friend Harry?" Sam asks.
"Yes and because I am a muggle-born. You have to understand that many parts of the wizardry world believe in purity of magic. Voldemort sees purebloods as superior to half-bloods or muggle-borns, which is a little ironic, because he himself isn't a pureblood but a half-blood." Hermione explains further.
"Rather racist." Dean says.
"That's true."
"What are you going to do?" Jo asks.
Hermione bits her lip, because she can't tell them or at least not all of it. "That's a secret, but we, Harry and me, will go on search for a way to defeat him."
"Are you crazy?" was Dean's response to that. Even if he didn't know her long, she was nevertheless his little sister and he couldn't let her go on a suicide mission, like this one.
"Why?" asks Hermione and crosses her arms in front of her chest. "Because I am girl or what?"
"No, because you are a kid. That's shouldn't be your responsibility. It is too dangerous." It doesn't sit right with him that his baby sister, would go on such a mission, which apparently is for grown-ups and not for teenagers or young adults.
"Dean. It is nice of you to show concern, but it isn't necessary. I know how to handle such situations!"
"Really?" Dean said with an unbelievable smirk on his face.
"Yes, in my first year we prevented Voldemort to get the philosopher stone with which he could have become immortal. … In my second year I figured out, how to deal with a basilisk and the boys fought against it. In my third year I handled a situation with a werewolf. In my fourth year I helped Harry during the Tri-wizard Tournament. In my fifth year we started our own DADA classes and fought in the Ministry of Magic against death eaters, Voldemorts so called followers and last year I was among the few students, who fought against the death eaters, who entered Hogwarts to kill Dumbledore. … So I think I can handle it."
By now Hermione was in tears. Not because of the dangerous and horrible situations. More because of the death of Dumbledore and the person, who was the reason for it. She would never trust the wrong person again.
Dean doesn't know what to say to comfort her. She had a shittier life than them. She is definitely a Winchester. She was his little sister and had fought against evil as long as Dean and Sam. He is impressed, but he also would have hoped that her live would have been better, but not so much luck.
Sam fought an inner battle with himself. He wanted to embrace her in his arms, but he wasn't sure, how she would react to that. Life as a Winchester is never easy, even if she wasn't with them. Bad luck always finds them. Dean and Sam are both sad, because of her lost youth.
Ellen puts an end to their thoughts. "That's enough for now. Hermione I believe you should rest a bit and then we talk about it again." she declared in her I-am-not-accepting-resistance-tone, so Hermione nods and went to her room. She fell on the bed, closed her eyes, and was asleep in seconds. Apparition over the sea and the two new family members have exhausted her.
Dean watches as his little sister left the room. He had a little sister and he didn't know it. With everything that his father had done, this took the cake. Why didn't he tell us, about her? Why did he send her away? Because she was a witch, Dean doesn't get it. What was the reason behind his father's action? Even if there was a good reason for it, he had a little sister and he missed her growing up.
He had a sister and that makes him smile. Her live was as messed up as theirs. Yes, she definitely was a Winchester and with that family. Witch or no witch that means for him, that she was or better is part of his responsibility. But what should he do. He had only a year or less than that to live. Wow, the situations got really messed up in less than 24 hours.
A look at Sam told him, that he also tries to rap his head around this new situation. The question was, which fact affected him more, that they had a sister or that she was a witch. Dean guessed the first, because Sams world view wasn't as black and white as his. Which means Sam was now confronted with two siblings, who he had to help.
"Who wants a drink?" Ellen asks.
All of them need one. Sam, Dean and Jo went to the bar and wait for the drink. They all downed the first one and ask Ellen for a second one. After Dean downed the second one, a thought hit him. "Why didn't you tell us about her after you found out about Dads death?" Dean asked Ellen.
She sighed. "I was afraid, how you would react to her, after you father had died and never told you about this kind of magic."
Ok, Dean could understand that. He wasn't proud how he handled the death of his father. 'Damn Dad why didn't you tell us, about good magic.' he thought. He probably wouldn't have pointed a gun at his own sister.
"What now?" Sam asks Dean.
"I honestly don't know." he replies.
For the first time, Jo took part in the conversation. "Give her a change. She is a great person, as smart as Sam, as witty as me and as stubborn as Dean. I know that accepting that she is a witch is hard, but that didn't change the fact that she still is our sister."
All of a sudden it clicked in Deans head. Hermione wasn't only the sister of Dean and Sam, but also of Jo. He shared a sister with Jo. Now she was more off limits than before. It would be a freaky situation if he dated the sister of his sister. Stop, since when did he want to date Jo. After a moment of thinking he knew, the answer was since he saw her for the first time. Not good, where his thoughts drifted too. He needed a distraction, now. Sam must have read his thoughts.
"What do you mean with she is smart as me?" Sam asks curiously.
"She is a bookworm and in her world she is called the brightest witch of her age since she was 13." Dean as well as Sam was impressed.
The longer Dean thought about her, the more he wanted to get to know her. He was curious about her character, her live, even her school. She has hard years behind her and hopefully had at least a little fun beside the dangerous tasks. How could she not, she was smart and beautiful. Boys must stay in line to get her attention. His stomach made a little twist. No, he definitely doesn't want that his little sister dates. He doesn't want her to get hurt by guys like him. Those guys probably, would stand first in line to get her attention.
What happens to him, he only knows Hermione for less than an hour and already cares for her. His heart and his head have accepted the fact that she is family and Dean always cares for his family. So he wants to be a part of her life. "Ok, we will." Dean simple says. Not an actual fan of chick flick moments. But the smile on Sam's face tells him, that he hoped for that and that he knew that Dean already cared for her.
But Sam also knew that they have to tell her. "Dean you have to tell her about your Deal."
"No way." was Dean's instant response to that.
"We have to, you don't want that the relationship with her is based on lies or?" Dean thought a moment about that and like always, Sam was right, but he hated it. So he nods. "Maybe she could help." Sam figures that a witch probably could give them some new input to the situation and with that hopefully the solution.
"We talked about this, so stop it Sam. We don't find a way out of this deal." Dean says in a stern tone. He can't live with losing Sam.
Ellen tries to change the subject and reminds them with a smile. "Don't forget, that she will be leaving soon. They need her back in England."
"Yeah but we have to help her. The question is how?" Sam asks.
Without really thinking about it, Dean answers. "We could accompany her to England and help her there."
Sam looks shocked at Dean. He never would have guessed that, because a trip to England would mean flying and leaving Deans Baby behind. Both things Deans isn't so fond of. Dean is as surprised as Sam by his own suggestion, but it would be a possibility to make his last year unforgettable and he would do something good. As an extra he could have as much time as possible with his little sister, a possibility to catch up as siblings for all three of them.
"So we are going to England?" Sam asks again.
"Yeah I think so." Dean says with a smile.
"I don't want to ruin your fun, but I don't believe you can convince her to let her come with you." Ellen commanded. As a true Winchester she is as stubborn as them. Something her mother always hated, because winning an argument against her wasn't easy, even when she still was a toddler. She inherited that trait from John Winchester that is for sure.
Instead of the brothers, Jo answers. "Mum it is a good idea I believe if we work together to convince her, we would succeed; she would give in and let us come with her." Jo was the only one, who could change Hermione's mind at least a little bit. Throw in the stubbornness of the Winchester brothers and you have a good chance of winning, Ellen has to give her that.
But there is another part that didn't sit right with her. "Us?" Ellen asks.
"Yeah us, because if you believe that I let my little sister go alone against this nutsjub, then you got another think coming."
Ellen looked at Sam and Dean for help, but both of them decided to stay out of it. Also it wasn't a bad idea in Deans opinion. In some way they are all siblings and they have to stick together. That is what family is for, to help and be there for each other. The silence went on and seconds became minutes, after a while Ellen sighed in defeat.
"Ok, but we need a good plan to convince her of that. We should call Bobby for help on the wizards and you three work out some ways to help her."
"Bobby knows about wizards too?" Sam wants to know.
"Yeah."
"But why didn't he tell us?" Dean retorts.
"I don't know. You should ask him that."
"Ok." Sam and Dean said unison.
"While you make planes I search for the letter of your father." With that Ellen walks to her room and starts her search. In the meantime Jo calls Bobby and the three of them started to think of ways to help her sister. Even if they didn't know much about their world, they are hunters so they would find ways to save people. It is what they do.
A loud 'pop' wakes Hermione from her dreamless sleep. Within seconds she was wide awake and alert. She knew that the noise only could mean that other wizards are near. So not good, she takes her wand and runs down into the bar. As she enters she could see that her family was alert and pointed guns at two figures with red hair. She only knew two people who could that be.
Her suspicion was confirmed as one of them started to speak. "Are you sure, we are in the right place?"
"Do I look like an amateur to you?" was the counter question of the other one.
Even if they sounded like the Weasley twins, she wasn't convinced yet. Like they could sense her presence, they both turn around and ignore the guns they were pointed at their heads. "How could you question me?" Fred says as he looks as his brother, before he looks back at her and says with a big smile. "Love."
Normally she loves it, when he calls her that, but she had to make sure that is really Fred. Her family already lowered their weapons, but she wouldn't let her guard down, not yet. "What did I say after you let the fireworks go off before you left Hogwarts?" All non-magical persons asked themselves the same questions, who are those guys and why would Hermione ask such a thing.
"I believe you said …" George starts.
"Impressive magic for a marauder." Fred continues. "Isn't that right brother?"
"Affirmative." That was true. Only the three of them know that.
"And what did I do after you said that, Love?" Fred asks with a big smile.
She loves that smile it makes her heart race and gives her butterflies. As she answers her own smile starts on her face. "You kissed me." with that she lowers her wand.
A mischievous glance starts in his eyes with this answer. He walks towards her and answers before he kissed her eagerly. "That I did, Love." She responded in kind.
As the two of them started to kiss both her brothers went into overprotectively brother mood, which was new for both of them. But to see their little sister kiss a guy like that in front of them, doesn't sit right with them. So they interrupt it, both in their own ways. While Sam simply clears his throat, Dean starts to yell. "What the hell?" That broke Fred and Hermione apart. Sam and Dean look at them with a murderous glare, which was more direct at Fred then at Hermione. Hermione blushes, George laughs and Fred smirks. "Who are you and what are you doing with my sister?" Dean yells in an angered voice.
"Sister?!" Fred and George yell surprised unison.
Fred looked at her with a pained look in his eyes. He ignored Deans question and instead yells pissed at her. "We date for over a year and you didn't tell me that you have a brother."
"Two actually!" Sam drops in.
But Fred ignores it in his rent. "And here I thought we don't have secrets from each other."
Hermione's anger starts to rise. Yes, she knows that he is pissed and he probably has every right to be, but she didn't do it for the fun of it, but to save her family. That doesn't mean that she didn't love him. "Yes, I didn't tell you, but I have my reasons." she screams right at him.
George knows where this is going and slowly steps away from them both. They both are hot heads and that would only lead to a fight. He sees that one of Hermione's brothers, the shorter one, wants to interfere so he stops him and whispers. "Mate I don't know you, but I know them, so if you don't want to be in the cross fire step away. " Naturally he didn't listen, but his own brother stops him.
"Care to share it with the class or to I need veritaserum for that." Fred's yells.
"Don't be so melodramatic that doesn't suits you." Hermione say with sarcasm.
"You wound me." he answers and melodramatic puts his hand over his heart.
"You get over it." she counters. Form the outside it was like a tennis match.
"And here I thought you are in danger and I follow my girlfriend around the globe to help her. Merlin woman you drive me crazy."
"Welcome to my world." she responses without registering his statement. It took her only moments to recognize what he had sad and her anger level sparked a bit. She raised her wand againb and pointed it at him. "You followed me … You followed me … Why did you do that Fred? Why?"
"I thought you were in danger. I went to your house to surprise you, because I hoped we could have some time alone before we go to my brothers wedding, especially since I can't take my girlfriend as my plus one. I was surprised that every trace of you was gone. So I started to search for you and took Georgie with Me." he says in an angry tone, but with concern. In his eyes she could see that he really was concerned for her and was touched by it.
But she didn't know how he managed to follow her. She was sure that had lost all her tails. But if he is here she could have made a mistake. Before she jumps to conclusion she needs to know for sure, she reminds herself. "How did you find me?" she asks him. Fred Weasley is not often silent, but if he does, he hides something in the most cases. His glace was still directed at her but he didn't answer her question. So she channels her inner Molly, puts her arms at her hips and with a hard voice she says. "Fredrick Weasley, how did you find me?" George, Dean, Sam and Jo can't stop their laughter, because the scene was simply ridicules to watch.
Fred and Hermione ignore it; they have other things on their minds. He hates it when she does that and she knows it. Why must his girlfriend be so good with his mother? She showed her every trick in the book to get her what she wants and that without knowing that the two of them were even dating. His guilt is growing and he knows Hermione will be pissed no matter what, so he answers. "Do you remember your gift at our first anniversary?" Of course she did. He gave her a necklace with a teardrop, simple and elegant, just like her or so he said. She put it on and never took it off. Out of instinct her right hand goes to the teardrop and nods. "What you didn't know is I put a find me charm on it." She wants to scream at him, but he didn't let her get that far. "Before you yell at me, it is one of my own creations and I am the only one who can activate it. Hermione I love you and I know that you will go with Harry after the wedding to do what Dumbledore told you to do, but I wanted a way to find you every time, so that I can at least protect you in some way."
This declaration leaded to different reactions from the bystanders. While Jo is more than sold on Fred as Hermione's boyfriend, George hopes that he someday find someone like Hermione to tell her what his brother told his girlfriend in that moment. Even if Dean and Sam are not really sold on the whole my 17 year old sister has a boyfriend, so do both of them believe that it should be at least a good one, like Fred apparently is. He tries to protect her. He got many points in Dean's book with that.
Without a word Hermione walks to him and kisses him. He embraces her in his arms and kisses her back. Even if they had a fight, he didn't forget that her brothers were standing around them. As a big brother to a sister himself, he knows how they feel. So he breaks the kiss after a short time and looks at the other persons in the bar, while he still holds Hermione close to him.
"Let the interrogation begin." he says with a smile, while Hermione whispers into his ears. "I love you to." his smile grew wider.
"Really Freddie you could have made every possible joke you know, but came up with that." his brother says with a smile
"I know pathetic."
That woke her siblings up and all spoke at once. "So that's the guy you told me about in your letters." Jo says with a smile. While Dean yells "You are too young to date." and Sams tries to make peace. "I believe we should start with introductions." Would have been her mother here, she would have also said something on that matter. But this scene told her a whole lot about her siblings, while Jo was her cool sister, who would help her get ready for a date, Dean would stop that with his overprotective behavior. Poor Sam will be in the middle of all that and has to keep the peace. She likes it; it feels like living with the Weasleys.
But she ignores Jo and Dean as she said. "Fred and George Weasley this is my sister Jo and my brothers Dean and Sam. Dean, Sam and Jo this is my boyfriend Fred and his twin brother George."
"The prettier one." Georges tries to joke.
"Keep telling yourself that." Fred answers.
Hermione looks at her siblings and warns them. "Don't eat anything they gave you."
"Killjoy, Love." the twins yell in unison.
Dean ignores that and steps to his baby sisters boyfriend, crosses his arms in front of his chest as he tells him. "What do you do with my sister?" Even if Fred got points for protecting her, she is still his baby sister and as such he has to protect her.
"Dean." Sam and Jo yell unison, but Hermione never needed anyone to fight her battles and she definitely wouldn't start now.
"Dean Winchester you may be my big brother, but you don't have the right to tell me what to do or not. I am 17 years old and in my world that means I am of age. Would I be a pureblood like the twins, I would be already be betrothed to another pureblood. So don't get your knickers in a twist. It is nice that you care, but I can handle myself, if you don't believe me, than ask the twins what I did to my nemesis in third year." she says in a hard voice.
With that George started to laugh and Fred answers like being asked. "She punched Malfoy and broke his nose. My Love is a wildfire, even I am scared of her and I am not afraid to declare that."
"Nice." Jo says impressed, while Sam simply smiles. With every minute he learns more about her. The main message is that he shouldn't underestimate his little sister.
Dean's mouth also forms a small smile, because of that. But she is his little sister and it is his responsibility to watch out for his younger siblings. It was always like that and it always will be like that. But he can respect that she would a force to be reckon with. He nods at her, but he wasn't done yet. He looks at Fred with a hard expression and says. "You and I have a talk later, without the audience."
Fred smile didn't die. He knew that would be coming; he would do the same thing. "Of course mate, I have a sister of my own and would do the same. But I have to tell you, her adoptive brother already gave me the speech and told me that he would hex of my balls if I break her heart."
"Good." Dean answers satisfied.
"Harry did what? Since when does he know? Merlin … does Ron know, please tell me he doesn't." Hermione starts an angered pace. She was angered because of Harry's actions; she didn't need a knight in shining armor. It also angers her that Ron maybe could know.
"Love don't panic. Harry knows since Christmas last year, he saw us kiss and after that he gave me the talk. He also promised he wouldn't tell Ron and he didn't." Fred stops her panic and takes her in arms. Together they walk to the bar and take a seat.
"Who is Ron?" Sam asks.
"Our little brother and the reason nobody in our family except for Ginny my sister and Harry know about the relationship between Fred and Hermione." George answers
Surprisingly Dean wants to know. "Why is that?" while he purrs them all a drink.
"Ron has quite a temper, he is in love with Hermione since their first year, but too embarrassed to act on it …"
"… and last year he had the brilliant idea to use another girl to make Hermione jealous, but of course she wasn't. She only was pissed at him, because of his actions." Fred continues.
"But I thought they were best friends?" Jo says.
"Harry is my best friend. But Ron and I it's complicated, especially because he is a"
"Coward." Fred finishes for her.
"And Mom is always on Ron's side, because he is her youngest son and the best friend of Harry Potter." George says in a mock tone and Hermione has to laugh.
"And you are the oldest?" Dean wants to know.
"Oh no, we have three older brothers."
"You're parents have seven children." Sam concludes.
"Yeah, Mom and Dad were very productive." Fred says with a smile. Dean, Sam and Jo start to like the twins. They are funny and they could see the really have a place for their little sister in their heart.
"How is that?" Jo asks curiously.
George, Fred and Hermione say together. "Loud." All have to laugh about that.
After they calmed down, Fred asks Hermione. "Love would you tell me, why you never told me about your siblings."
"I never knew about my brothers till today and I wanted to protect Jo and Mum. But there is more … I am not really Hermione Granger, I am Hermione Harvelle, Helen was Ellen's sister, she raised me as her daughter."
"But why have you never told us?" Fred wants to know.
"Because I wanted to protect my family, especially because they are hunters."
"What?" George and Fred scream unison and out of instinct went into defensive mode.
"Fred, George they know about us, what we are and they will not harm us. Am I right Dean?" she asks her brother, because she assumes that Sam would do what Dean does. Even if Jo would be on their side, she wanted her brother also on her side.
"Of course, Mia."
Hermione dumbfounded looks at him. "Mia?"
"Yeah, Hermione is a mouthful and Mia I don't know it suits you." Dean says with a smile. He calls Sam Sammy and he concludes that his little sister also needs a nickname from him, equality and all that.
Normally she hated nicknames, but if her brother wants to call her that, then he could. A nickname means for her, that he had accepted her. "Ok, but only you are allowed to call me that." she points at her siblings, because she figures Sam and Jo also should get the change to form a deeper connection with her. They all smile and nod to that. Then she looks at the twins and asks. "Are we clear?"
"Yes, Love." they say together.
"Good."
"So Mia why shouldn't we eat anything they gave us?" Sam asks curiously.
The twins try to look innocent, but Hermione knows they aren't, really far from it. But her family doesn't know that. "At our school they are somehow the kings of pranksters. Only four a ranked higher than them and they also have a prankster business."
"Weasleys Wizarding Wheezess at your service." the twins say business like.
"Are they always talking like that?" Dean wants to know. On the one hand it is slightly annoying and off-putting, but on the other hand it is also funny, at least to him.
"You get used to it." Hermione says and they all laugh. After that Dean, Sam and the twins talk about their pranks. While Jo and Hermione catch up on each others live. The twins liked the Winchester prank wars and the Winchester brothers like some of the items they invented and sell in their shop. Like good business men they always have samples with them to show it to potential business partners, clients or to impress friends. Their samples are the hit on every party and it is a good way to get to know new people.
After almost two hours Ellen came back into the bar with John Winchesters letter in her hand. As she enters she realizes that there are two more people in the bar. From the looks of it wizards, so they are here for Hermione. After what Hermione has told her before, Ellen panics for a short moment, but after she sees that they are friendly, she is calmer.
"Guys I found the letter." she says as she steps behind the bar. All eyes were on her as he holds out the letter to Dean. She figured as the oldest, he should receive the envelope. Dean took it, while Sam and Hermione went to each side of their brother to look over his shoulder to have also a look at the letter. The letter was addressed at Dean and Sam Winchester as well as Hermione Harvelle-Winchester. Dean turns the letter around and on the back was a seal, one that look oddly familiar to Hermione. Without thinking she snatched the letter out of Deans grasp.
"Hey." he protests, but Hermione ignores it.
She took a closer look at the seal and gasps as she says. "That can't be right."
"What is it?" Dean, Sam and the twins ask. She showed the seal to the twins. One glance at the seal and they know what Hermione is talking about.
"From who is this letter?" Fred asks curious.
"From our father." Hermione answers.
"Wow." the twin say unison.
"Care to share it with the class." Dean says pissed.
"Yeah, what is it?" Sams ask. Even if his brain has an idea where this is leading, he still wants to hear it. It only can mean one thing, if the twins know something about this letter.
Hermione sighed before she answers. She took the letter and showed her brothers the seal. "It is the family seal for the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black."
"And you know that how?" Dean answers.
"Because the Blacks are wizard royalty."
"What?" Dean yells.
"Does that mean that we are also wizards like you?" Sam asks his sister.
"I don't know. Maybe the letter can answer this for us!" with that Hermione breaks the seal, opens the envelope, takes out a large parchment and starts reading out loud, so that all could hear her.
Dean, Sam and Hermione
If you read this then I am dead. I can't tell you what you need to know and for that I am sorry. Before I start I want to tell you that you all are my children and that I love you very much, that includes you Hermione. Even if couldn't show it to all of you.
Let's start at the beginning. Hermione probably has figured out by now, my name isn't John Winchester. No, I am Regulus Arcturus Black, second son to Orion and Walburga Black, brother of Sirius Black. I was a death eater, Hermione will explain to you what that means, but not because I believed in the purity shit. No, I learned fast that a person is defined by his choices, but the choices a man has are limited to his environment. My brother Sirius could run away from home, but I couldn't because I didn't have anywhere to go at least at first. During my last year peer pressure and the violence against those, who wanted to resist was too much and I choose the Slytherin way out and became one of Voldemort's followers.
I contacted Sirius, because even if we didn't show it on the outside that we cared for each other, we were indeed still brothers. Together we planned my escape or better my death and created a new life for me. With a spell or ritual we hid my magic. Dean, before you say I am a coward I have to tell you, that I stole something from the Dark Lord. I believe he needs this thing for his survival and I couldn't have that, he has to go. I tried for years to destroy it, but I failed. Maybe you find a way. (You find the location in my journal on page 45)
After I faked my death I went to America as John Winchester and started my new life in Kansas, Lawrence. I met your mother Mary after only a month there and it was love at first sight. We married fast, but I never told her, who I am. My mother Walburga would have died of a heart attack, if she had known that I married a muggle and that would have been a merciful death for her.
Anyway to ensure that the Dark Lord couldn't follow me I had to hide myself, but also my children. I found a way to hide your magical cores. Yes, Dean and Sam you're indeed wizards, but I blocked your magic so it couldn't develop. For that I put a spell on you on the day of your birth. I was successful with Dean and Sam, but I failed with Hermione. I arrived two days after her birth, so the spell couldn't take. That's the reason that I send her away.
But because of our lineage there are certain features that would identify her as a black, like black hear, grey eyes or pail skin. So I had to glamour her. I am the only one, who could have lifted the glamour, but in case of my death I charmed this letter. So as soon as the seal was broken, the glamour should be gone. The spell does something similar for you Dean and Sam after you release your magic cores.
I know Dean that you would have want to protect her, but I also had to protect you and Sam. Because the Dark Lord wanted us Blacks, there was prophecy, about the next generation of Blacks while I was in service for him. For the record I hated every second of it, but we all do things to survive and I did this, please forgive me someday. According to the prophecy you three are either the downfall or the rise of the Dark Lord. I had to make sure that it didn't come to his rise. I had to change the equation or in your case your upbringing away from the pureblood purity.
Sons you have a choice to make, but from where I am standing I think I already know the answer. I raised you as good soldiers not only to fight the evil sons of bitches like demons, werewolf's, vampires or skin walkers of this world. No, I knew that someday you would have to go back and help finish the Dark Lord. The Chosen One could need all the help he can get. The spell can be reversed if you wish. You need a little blood for it and someone has to cast "aperi magus nuc".
It would be best if Hermione would do it. She is not for nothing the brightest witch of her age. Yeah, Hermione only because you didn't saw me, doesn't mean that I didn't saw you. I kept taps on you, on all of you. Dean, Sam should you choose to do this and get back into the wizarding world you need training, lots of training, 7 years of education as fast as possible. But with the help of your sister I know you can do it.
But I have to warn you, there are some obstacles on the way. You three have to understand that you're part of a pureblood family, even if you are only half-bloods, it includes certain laws and responsibilities. Should Sirius still be alive, then he is the head of the house of Black and could explain everything to you. But should he be death then Dean you would be the next in line and that's means you have to become the Lord of Black. Yeah I know overwhelming. As such you represent the house of Black, control the vaults, the property and the family. Nothing changes for Sam or at least not much for example you have to approve of his marriage choice.
But in Hermione's case it is complicated. I am very sorry for what I have to tell you next, but during my time as a death eater I had to betrothed my future daughter, should I have one, to a son of the other followers. I always hoped that it wouldn't come to that, but as soon as you were born and entered our world it was unavoidable. Even if you didn't knew, who you were, the blood magic would have recognized you as soon as you stepped foot in our world. I am so sorry for that. I love you, please believe me. But you were betrothed to the possible son of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy.
But I believe that there is not all hope lost. You three together could find a loophole out of this contract. I also know that your uncle Sirius would have done anything to get you out of it. He knew of you, all of you, because even if I was death to the world. Sirius and I found a way to communicate with a two way journal. He couldn't write only during his time in Azkaban. But he told me about you Hermione, his little kitten, and of course of your two best friends Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley. But from what I hear from Sirius I don't like Ronald.
I know I gave you a lot to think of and I turned all of your worlds upside down and for that I am sorry. But it had to happen. I am sure that Hermione would explain everything as good as she can. I love you all.
John Winchester (R.A.B.)
P.S. Should you choose to become wizards you need wands. There is a shopping street like Diagon Alley in New Orleans called Circle Lane with an Ollivanders.
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