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Chapter 3 A little situation

Dear Headmaster,

I have encountered a little situation here, and I am afraid that I am in urgent need of your advice and assistance. If I can have your permission, I need to bring a friend along with me back to Hogwarts after Easter holidays. I don't trust the Ministry, and there is no way I would hand her over to them. I am not confident that this letter would not be read by someone else before it reaches you. The only thing I could say is she read something which could be useful to us.

Please send me back a message as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,

Hermione Granger

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Miss Granger,

From your letter, I can see that the situation has to be really serious or else you would not ask for a favour like this. You can bring her along, but not on Hogwarts Express. Instead, I would send Professor McGonagall to get the two of you. She will be travelling on the broom with Professor McGonagall, and you can come through floo.

She will arrive on the night the letter arrives. I hope you will have enough time for packing.

See you soon.

Albus Dumbledore

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"Dear, you need to eat." Hermione's mother, Liz, said to Allison, who wasn't quite herself for the past few days.

"Oh... Mrs. Granger, I am not hungry." Allison replied, and continued reading the bible. It was a habit of hers when she encountered things she couldn't explain how it happened. Even Hermione didn't know where she got this habit. She had seen her like that only once before, eight years ago. She didn't know what had happened at that time, but it could possibly be something really serious.

"Just make yourself at home, Allison. You don't have to..."

"Mr. Granger, I am okay. Thanks for taking me in anyway. I'll be okay in a few days."

"Well, anyway, you have been reading the Bible far too long today. Come have a chess match with me. 'Mione is too much of an expert for me."

"Dad!"

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"'Mione, what time is Professor McGonagall going to get you two?" Liz asked Hermione, while she was helping to dry the dishes after dinner.

"She should be here tonight anytime." Hermione took the plate from Liz to dry it.

"So soon? Have you packed all your stuff yet?"

"Yes, and Allison's too. I have even taken Snowball in. Crooksank is with her in my room now." Snowball was Allison's baby cat, only five weeks old.

"How?" Liz was puzzled.

"She had been reading the bloody Bible..."

"'Mione!!!"

"Sorry. She had been reading it all day long, and she didn't even notice I was missing for three whole hours."

"Seriously, what's going on? You want to take her to see Dumbledore even when you still haven't explained to her about *those things*?"

Before Hermione could reply, her Dad, Phil, had come into the kitchen, "What are you two talking about?"

"Hermione still hasn't told Allison that they are leaving tonight, and also about *those things*." Liz replied

"Oops. You better hope that she has a strong stomach for supernatural then." Phil chuckled.

"Dad, I have it all planned. She won't need to face it until we are in Hogwarts." Hermione smirked. "Dad, is Allison asleep?"

Phil was a bit taken by what Hermione asked, "Yes, on the sofa. What have you done?"

"I have added a bit of sleeping potion in her food, so she fell asleep after dinner." Hermione explained. "Because Allison can't travel by floo, she has to travel with Professor McGonagall on the broom. I think it would be easier if Allison is asleep. She is totally freaked off after she realized that she could read words out of an empty ancient book. I couldn't expect how she would react if she is going to confront all these with only me and Professor alone with her."

TBC

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