(Author's Note - All right, over 110 views. Now, first off, sorry about the delay. I wanted to post this weekend, but I had family over and I hade to go to a game on Sunday. Second, this will be a prequel to a series of stories that I will be working on. I've already started on a first but that won't come up yet cause first I want to make sure it's good and I want to finish this one first. The dream sequence will be a little preview. As always, I don't own Harry Potter, just the OCs that appears in the story. Enjoy!)
Hermione started running through the dark forest, seeing nothing but her own two feet. Something or someone was following close by, waiting to strike. Hermione was running out of breathe and was starting to slow down. She then went bang into a brick wall that suddenly out of nowhere. She quickly got back up and saw a dark figure standing 20ft away her, getting ready to kill her. "WHAT ARE YOU?!" Hermione screamed while trembling. "You know what I am." A deep, dark and deadly voice said. Hermione was quietly sobbed as the figure walk up to her and place a gentle kiss on her neck before biting down.
"NOOOOO" Hermione screamed. She was breathing quite heavily after that disastrous dream. She saw her fear, yes, her biggest fear was vampires, well beside being told that you fail every class. She knew that vampires didn't exist but that doesn't mean she was scared of them. She sobbed quietly, wishing her mum and dad were here to come and comfort her, like they did every time she would wake us from a bad dream. Looking at the clock, it read out, 2 AM. She cleans her tear stained face and went back to sleep, praying that she would not have another nightmare about vampires.
(Friday 21st November, 1993)
Friday was considered, in everyone's view, the best day of the week cause that was the day before Saturday. Finally, some relief for the students who have been working very hard these past two weeks, Especially Hermione, who will love Saturday to come around quicker so she can start work on her assignments. Right now, she just had to survive Friday. She pulls herself out of bed, the dream still affecting her but not as much. Entering the bathroom and looking herself in the mirror, she looked like a bum living out on the street. She grabs the toothbrush and cleans her teeth then she goes to have a shower and puts on her school uniform, which consists of a button up shirt with the Gryffindor emblem, a red & gold tie, a long, black skirt and black shoes. She heads down to the Gryffindor common room and sees Harry and Ron.
"Hey guys." Hermione speaks up.
"Hello, Hermione." Ron responds. Harry however did not really say anything, looking at her with concern.
"Hey Hermione, are you okay? You don't look so good." Harry asked. Concern in his voice.
"Just a bad dream, I'm fine." Hermione answers.
"I don't know. It looks like a very bad dream." Ron speaks up.
"Don't worry guys. It was just a dream. Now, can we go down to the great hall? I'm feeling a little bit peckish." Hermione demands and both boys agreed. As the three friends left the room, Harry spoke to Ron.
"I don't think Hermione's alright. Whatever she dreamt about, it made her looked very frightened." Harry said.
"I agree mate, let's keep a eye on her. I'm really worried about her." Ron responds.
"What are you two boys talking about?" Hermione turns around and asked.
"Oh you know, boys stuff." Ron answers. Hermione just rolls her eyes and continues walking to the great hall.
(#Break)
Transfiguration was the final class before lunch, and Hermione love this class. Today, they learned to transform a pencil into a stick statute. As usual, Hermione always got it right. She laughed a little when she Ron stuffed up and set his on fire, and Seamus, well, his one blew up. Hermione just shook her head as her professor and head of house, Professor McGonagall went over and fixed up their mistakes. Over ten minutes later, the school bell went and it was time for lunch. Everyone raced out and went for the great hall. However, Hermione stuck around so she asked her professor about the book when her sister, Ducky Smith, a young female. A witch just like her, walk into the room.
"Hey Hermione, Thomas said that you were looking for me?" She asked.
"I was but first I want to speak to professor McGonagall first." She said
" Ah, Sgt Smith, welcome. I take that your meeting didn't go very well?: McGonagall asked.
"Oh it was hell. First, they said the funding for the units at Hogwarts was going to be cut. Then, those son of bitches said that we should double the guards we have here with Sirius Black on the loose. How we suppose to get the guards from if we can't get any funding? I mean, that's just bullshit." Ducky ranted out.
"Well, I'm happy that Ms Granger did not pick up your attitude." McGonagall responds.
"Oh, very funny." Ducky said, pocking her tongue out.
"I was being Serious." McGonagall said in a stern voice, which makes Ducky shut up. She then turns to Hermione. "Now Ms Granger, is there something you wished to asked me?"
"Yes there is." Hermione says and then pulls the book out and hands it to the Professor. "I borrowed this book out yesterday, for a bit of reading but when I turns over the page, there is a list of people that has borrowed this book but has not returned it. May I asked why?" Hermione asked McGonagall.
What Hermione didn't expect was to see wide eyes from McGonagall and Ducky. They both looked at each other and then to the book. Hermione was concerned about what they were thinking about when they saw the book. Finally, after a lengthy five minutes, Professor McGonagall spoke.
"There is nothing wrong with this book. Now, off to class." She orders. Hermione then took the book and head off but when she left the classroom, her sister caught up to her.
"Can we talk, in private? It's about the book." Ducky asked. Hermione nods her head and follows her sister out to the walkway that takes them to Hogsmeade. They stopped about halfway and Ducky turns around to Hermione and spoke.
"Okay, what I'm about to tell you is very classified and we could both get into so much trouble if they find out I tell you about this. So can you promise me that whatever I tell you, you will not tell anyone else, Okay?" Ducky orders.
Hermione thinks about this and says "Okay."
"Alright, this book has been a part of those student's disappearance." Ducky says in a low voice.
"What?" Hermione asked, feeling very confused.
"Let me start at the beginning. In 1987, a student, Amy Wineglass, borrowed this book to learn about the various types of fears. Unfortunately, a couple of days later, that very student wasn't in her bed. No one saw her leave the room or she did not appear in any of her classes. A school was conducted by soldiers, students and teachers. Unfortunately, after a while, we couldn't find her. All we had to connect us to the disappearance was that book but when it was check, the ministry clear it of any dark magic. The book was returned to the Library and that student could never been found. The same thing happened with those other four students." Ducky said with sadness in her voice.
"You're saying that this book could be the reason that these students disappeared?" Hermione asked.
"Yes. Unfortunately we can't prove it." Ducky said. "Hermione, just be careful. Last thing we need, is you disappearing on us." She added.
"Yes, Ducky." Hermione responded.
"That's my sister. Now you're better go to the great hall and get some food in you before your next class." Ducky said. Hermione nodded and gave her sister a hug before heading off towards the school.
(#Break)
Harry, Ron and Hermione were happy that the last class of the day was Defence against the dark arts, even it was with the Slytherins. They enter the classroom and saw Professor Lupin up in his office.
"Hello everybody, oh please put your books at the back and keeps your wands? Today's lesson will be practical." He said. Everyone turned and smiled. They were happy with that, especially on Friday. Just then the cabinet shook and everyone jolted back.
"Intriguing, is it?" Lupin said. "Can anyone tell me what is inside?" He added. Dean raised his hand. "Yes, Mr Thomas?" He points to him.
"That's a boggart, Professor." Dean answered.
"Very good, Mr Thomas. Now, can anyone tell me what a boggart looks like?" He added. Hermione's hand was raised. "Yes, Ms Granger?" He points to her.
"No one knows, boggarts are shape shifters. They take the shape that the person fears the most. That what's them so terrifying." Hermione answers.
"Very good, Ms Granger. There is a very simple charm that can dispels a boggart. Let's do a demonstration, without wands please. Now, repeat after me, Riddikulus." He said.
"Riddikulus" The class responded.
"Very good but you see the incarnation isn't enough. What really finishes a boggart is laughter. To show you, we will need a volunteer, Neville, how about you?" He says. Neville walked up very slowly, looking terrified. "Ah, Neville, tell me, what does frighten you the most?" Lupin asked.
"Professor Snape" Neville said, making everyone giggle behind him.
"Ah yes Professor Snape. Yes frightens all, and I believe you live with your grandmother?" He said.
"Yes but I don't want that to turn into her either." Neville added.
"No" Lupin said.
"I want you to your grandmother in her clothes and only her clothes in her mind. Now wand at the ready." Lupin said then pointed his wand at the door and a clicking sound was heard. The door opened and out came Boggart Snape. Neville looked very scared. He pointed his wand at the boggart.
"Riddikulus" He shouted. Then professor Snape turned out to look like a guy with Neville's grandmother's clothes. Everyone started laughing out loud.
"You see? That's easy. Right, everyone form a line." Lupin ordered. Everyone formed one very long line, Gryffindor at the front, Slytherin at the back. Ron went first and his boggart was, obviously a spider. Ron was at first and eventually:
"Riddikulus" He shouted. The spider then grew shoes and it started to tap dance, even though it was slipping on the floor more than dancing. Hermione started to laugh which makes Ron grinned like a idiot. Hermione was next. She step up and got ready to face it.
The spider stood and started to changed and what it changed into to made Her blood run cold. There it stood, an vampire, what made it worse was that it was the same one from her dream. It just smile at her. It started to move forward to her, never taking its eyes of her. Hermione was crying, although she doesn't know why. The vampire shows its teeth and lean forward into her neck. Hermione was frozen with fear as its lips touch her neck. Just as the vampire was about to bite her neck, she was pulled away by Harry and Ron while her sister stepped out in front into her and said this to the boggart, "How about you pick on someone your own size."
The boggart changed into Bellatrix Lestrange but Ducky was not afraid "Riddikulus" and the boggart turned into a out of tune trumpet. Lupin then threw the boggart back into the closet. Lupin then turned to Hermione who looked white as a ghost.
"Mr Potter & Mr Wealsey, can you please take Ms Granger outside bit a bit of fresh air? Oh, Ducky, give this to Ms Granger." Lupin said and handed her a block of chocolate. When they wake past Malfoy, which he said this.
"Oh look, the mudblood is scared of a little bitty vampire" He sneered making his mates laugh.
"Oh shut up Malfoy, before I send you back to your father in a body bag." Nitro shot up.
"Is that a threat? My father will hear about this." Malfoy said.
"It's not a threat, it's a promise." Nitro said. They now leave the classroom so Hermione can recover from her ordeal.
(Author's Note – Vampires, yes I know but it is my story and I can do whatever I want. Now as before, like and review and hopefully I will have the next chapter up sometime later this week. Until next time, Kizzard245 out!)
