WOW! I didn't expect such a respons =D

A big THANK YOU to all of you 3

There are already the first few changes to the following points: 4) and 7), so check them out~

1) English is my SECOND language, furthermore: my dad is Canadian, in school we used British English, and a good part of the books I've read are in American English.

2) I don't have a Beta currently, however if you'd like to take the job on or want to recommend someone, I'll be all eyes.

3) I don't mind criticism, I'd probably enjoy constructive criticism. However, if you don't like the story, don't read it. Nobody forces you to keep on reading. If I notice that someone is bashing my story or me repeatedly, I'll announce them as a tsundere – what else is somebody supposed to be if they keep on complaining but don't stop reading the story?

4) Pairings are as of right now still open – if you have an idea, I'd love to hear them – especially with an explanation. I'm also open to multiple partners. Hermione's final pairing will not be fem!slash. NOT because I've got something against it, but because I can't personally identify with it and wouldn't know how to write it. Maybe she'll date another girl for a while but nothing that will last. That doesn't mean that I won't try my best to include same gender relationships.

5) If you'd like something to happen or have an idea for a situation, just post it or write to me and I'll take a look. I can't promise that it'll show up, but if it does I'll give credit where it's due.

6) The Vortex will include the khr plot, even if I don't know how far along it will be when Hermione shows up.

7) I will try my best to update regularly, but I won't make any promises. What I can promise, is that I'll do my best to update the chapters of their Arcs within a few days. The Arcs being: Before Hogwarts, Year 1, Year 2, etc.

8) Finally, neither ´Harry Potter´ or ´Katekyō Hitman Reborn!´ are owned by me. They belong respectively to J. K. Rowling and Akira Amano. I claim only possible Oc's, anything that does not happen in the stories, and the idea of The Vortex.

Hitsugaya Ren: I personally prefer them longer as well, but until I reach Hogwarts I can't really make any promises. Right now I've got mostly two people whose view I'm including, maybe at some point Hermione's parents or a short look into one of the Arcobaleno. Once I reach Hogwarts there will be more people I can include. For the pairing, you're right, they'd make a great (and scary) couple – and Fon would approve. For the last point I'm still thinking about it, I doubt I'll make a decision anytime soon but I'll keep you in mind.

pompei: merci beaucoup

Kain Vixenheim: Thank you very much, I'll try not to disappoint ;)

.13: I know what you mean, I have the same problem with several other stories as well. That's part of the reason why I decided to just go forwards with it and post it.


2. Just another day in the life of Hermione Granger

Hermione did her best to try and keep her face blank. An action which became increasingly difficult as Janette and her cronies kept on calling her all the mean names that they've used before. Really, you'd think they would get bored from saying the same deger… dereg… from trying to put me down with the same names they use every other day. Her left eye twitched in annoyance. She loathed it when she couldn't remember a word.

A slight push to her right shoulder reminded Hermione to the situation she was in. Tch, you shouldn't have tuned them out so much she scolded herself mentally.

"What, are you too dumb to follow orders as well, freak? I said, give me your backpack. Now!" Janette moved in on Hermione, holding out her hand in a grabbing manner.

Nope, not going to happen. The librarian just gave me an old copy of 'The Hobbit' since they got a newer one. There's no way I'll let Janette the Troll and Idiots One to Five anywhere near that book.

Another shove against her shoulder. Hermione stole a glance behind her. She could still make it. When she saw the six annoyances plow their way towards her, Hermione knew she couldn't get away without a confrontation. Looking around she noticed that the next side street was the dead-end alley next to an old office. Which wouldn't be good if there wasn't a container there that she could use to get onto the wall (not quite two meters high and wide enough for her to walk on), a rather uncommon way to escape, but better than nothing.

She was too close to run and jump, but thankfully there was a box in front of said container that she could use. Hermione narrowed her eyes at Janette. "I'm sure this was a pleasure, but I think I'll go now", she sneered and proceeded to push the bully back with both hands, before she spun around and ran towards her escape.

It took a few seconds, but then Janette screamed in anger and gave her chase, the others following shortly.

Hermione didn't dare look back and focused on her goal. Hastily she stepped onto the box and then started to pull herself onto the container. It wasn't going as fast she'd like. When I'm home, I'll look into doing… something to build up some muscles, she promised herself.

And then Janette was there and Hermione, still struggling, prepared herself for being pulled down and then… Janette screamed in pain but Hermione didn't pay attention, finally able to pull herself up and made her way to the small wall and climbed that one as well. Only then, sitting on said wall, did she dare look down I really don't like heights… and saw a handful of pinecones lying on the ground. One obviously had hit Janette's right arm as she was holding it, crocodile tears running down her face and a hateful glare directed at Hermione.

"That's all your fault, you beaver-toothed freak! I will get you for this!" the girl yelled, before she ran away, her cronies following behind her, arms thrown over their heads as though they were waiting for the next barrage.

Hermione waited for a few seconds, waiting for the bullies to disappear and let out a relieved breath. That was far too close…

A few moments more passed before she decided to take a look around to see if she could spot her helper, but she didn't see anybody. For some reason though her eyes kept on moving to the roof of the building to her left (facing towards the street she had been on). But that couldn't be, right? It wasn't like being invisible was possible (or was it?) and at least somebody would take not of a person on the roof – unless they were really small? She shook her head. Something told her that her helper was there, so she decided to send a cheeky wave towards that direction and called out "Thank you!" before she made herself on the way. Her feelings hasn't ever been wrong before, so why doubt them now?

She still had quite a bit of a walk before her and wanted to get home before it was dark (she had to walk about 15 minutes on the wall before she could use someone's backyard to climb down, and then she was about another ten minutes away from home – five to the neighbourhood and another five to the house). Luckily her parents would work late today, so she could keep the whole situation a secret. With that thought in mind she happily started to hum 'Hey Jude'.


Fon stared at the spot the spot that the girl occupied just moments before, his mind blank. Did she just…? He shook his head and narrowed his eyes. How very peculiar. His mind made up Fon decided to follow the girl on her way home to try and find out some additional information (No, Reborn, he'd later claim, I didn't follow her because I was already taken with her and was worried about her going home alone. I just wanted to know some more about that girl.)


Hermione is only seven at this point, so there will be words she won't be able to quite say or remember and will get her tongue twisted by more complex words . But she also seems like the kind of kid that would get annoyed at herself for not being able to say it.

On another note, I'm not quite sure if I should give her a bit of a foresight ability, or if it's just her magic noticing a curse. What do you guys think? I won't make a real decision until third year starts, if she does have foresight, I might play Hermione's disdain towards Trelawney as an act out – meaning the two of them want to hide Hermione's abilities to give her some protection.