"Do you really get this?" Hermione asked Harry as they walked back to the Gryffindor common room together.
Harry pondered the question for a moment. "I think the question we should be asking ourselves is not if we get it but if we believe it," he answered philosophically. "I mean think about it Hermione they are three witches that don't use wands and they say a simple rhyme that supposedly has so much power."
"Well Harry they are the Charmed Ones. Their powers come from their sisterhood. It is called the Power of Three." Hermione countered. They turned the corner and ran into Malfoy. Hermione turned into prefect mode. "What are you doing out of bed at this hour Malfoy?" she asked.
"Hello Granger, Potter. Were you two having R rated fun?" Malfoy sneered.
Harry glanced at Hermione who had gone a bright red, but looked like she was going to smack the smirk off of Malfoy's face. "What are you doing out of bed at this hour Malfoy?" Hermione reiterated through clenched teeth.
"I see, your secret is your secret but that doesn't mean it won't be the talk of the school by morning," Malfoy said slyly. "And if you must know Granger I am doing my rounds. I am a Prefect unlike Potter. So why are you out so late Potter?" Malfoy turned on Harry.
"I was in Dumbledore's office," Harry said trying to keep his voice as even as possible.
"Sure you were. Well I think that a week's worth of detention with Professor Snape should teach you to stay in bed when you are supposed to. I will inform him in the morning." Malfoy smiled.
"And it will be a month of detention with Professor McGonagall, Malfoy for using your Prefect abilities improperly. I got the schedule this morning. Slytherin doesn't do rounds till next week. I will be informing McGonagall in the morning. Good night Malfoy," Hermione spoke harshly.
"I will forget about telling Snape about Potter if you forget about telling McGonagall about me," Malfoy said submissively, a very un-Malfoy like thing to do for sure.
"Well Malfoy you have no reason to be out of your common room. So you aren't supposed to be out tonight therefore you would not have been able to see Harry out and about had you been where you were supposed to be." Hermione smiled. Harry loved it when she out smarted Malfoy. "But I will be nice for tonight only and give you a weeks worth of detention starting tomorrow morning. Good night Malfoy." She grabbed Harry's hand and started walking again.
You know that Quiditch this weekend is Slytherin against Gryffindor?" Harry asked. He blushed because Hermione had yet to let go of his hand.
"Are you sure Harry? Well I guess he will just have to miss it." Hermione smiled at Harry.
"Thanks Hermione," Harry said. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and kept on walking still holding on to her hand.
The next morning at breakfast Hermione went up to the teacher's table to tell McGonagall what had happened the night before. She noticed that the Charmed Ones and their whitelighter Leo were sitting beside the professor. "Good morning all," Hermione smiled brightly.
"Good morning Hermione did you sleep well?" Phoebe the middle sister asked.
"Um yeah I guess. No more fatal premonitions about us I hope? Did you all have a god night?" Hermione asked kindly.
"Nope no more premonitions yet. And yes we did thank you." Phoebe smiled.
"Professor may I have a word with you?" Hermione turned to McGonagall.
"What is the matter Miss Granger?" McGonagall asked.
Hermione hesitated; she looked from the Charmed Ones to McGonagall. "Well Professor Harry and I ran into Malfoy last night. He claimed to be doing his rounds. But I checked this morning it was Ron and my turn to so rounds." Hermione said.
"So did you two find out what he was up to?" Phoebe butted in. At this she received a glare from not only McGonagall but Piper as well. "What?" she shrugged innocently.
Hermione shook her head and turned back to McGonagall. "Professor Malfoy threatened to give Harry a week of detention because he was out and about last night. That was when I informed him that he had no right to be there and I was going to suggest to you that he should get anywhere from a week to a month's worth of detention with you." Hermione finished.
"Starting today I presume?" McGonagall asked. Hermione nodded. "Well I will inform Mr. Malfoy as so as possible." She turned back to her breakfast and began eating when she noticed that Hermione still stood in front of her. "Is there anything else you would like to discus Miss Granger?"
"Yes. Well you see Professor, quiditch is this afternoon and if you wouldn't mind I would be honored to give our guests a tour of the castle and then escort them to the quiditch pitch," Hermione said calmly.
Phoebe's face lit up. "You… You mean there is a quiditch game to…today?" she squealed with delight.
McGonagall's look was priceless. She looked at Phoebe as if she were a three-headed rabbit with pink ears, blue heads, an orange body, and luminescent green eyes. Hermione couldn't help but laugh, which she covered to sound like she was coughing. "Yes Miss Granger you can show our guests around the grounds. But for the quiditch game make sure they make their way up to the teacher's box. Is that understood?" McGonagall asked as if nothing had happened.
"Yes Professor. See you guys after breakfast." Hermione said. She turned on her heals and walked back tot eh Gryffindor table to sit with Ron and Harry.
"So did you tell McGonagall about what happened? Harry asked as she sat down across from him.
"Yeah I did. And I also volunteered to show our esteemed guests around the castle before the match." Hermione said proudly/
"What guests?" Ginny asked as she sat down beside Harry. She looked up to the Head table to see the Charmed Ones and Leo sitting beside McGonagall. "You mean those four? Who are they?"
"Who are they?" Hermione asked astonished. "They are the Charmed Ones and Leo their whitelighter," Hermione answered.
"Oh my goodness the Charmed Ones?" Ginny said in a feign excitement. Her face changed from ecstatic to her normal morning décor. "Who in the bloody hell are the Charmed Ones?"
"Who are the Charmed Ones?" Are you serious you don't know?" Hermione questioned in disbelief. "I am sure you are going to tell me," Ginny muttered under her breath. "They are the greatest force of good the world has ever seen." Hermione pretended that she hadn't heard what Ginny had said.
"That is fascinating." Ginny said pretending to be enthusiastic about it.
"I am glad you think so," an unfamiliar voice said from behind Ginny. Ginny turned to face the speaker who just happened to be Phoebe. "Phoebe Halliwell." Phoebe held out her hand to Ginny, who inspected it as if it were a snake ready to bite. "You must be Ginny." She eyed the red headed girl in front of her, the girl looked just like the book had described.
"Phoebe Halliwell is the middle sister of the three Charmed Ones," Hermione butted in. "She also writes a column in the Bay Brook Manor is that right?" Hermione looked at Phoebe who nodded. "It is called Ask Phoebe, she is the advice colonist." Hermione said.
"How do you know all of that about me?" Phoebe asked astonished.
Ginny laughed, "She knows this stuff cause she is a book worm who spends most of her time with her head in a book." Ginny said taking a bite of her toast. "So Harry we're playing Slytherin right?" Ginny turned to Harry.
"If I am not mistaken but Hermione's book-wormish attitude has saved Harry and Ron countless times. If not for Hermione you would not even be here right now. I think you would be a corps rotting away in the Chamber of Secrets," Phoebe pointed out smartly.
"Yeah what ever." Ginny rolled her eyes. "Wait a minute how did you know that?" Ginny looked at Phoebe intently.
"I am psychic and empathic so yeah fun combination right?" Phoebe laughed. "So Hermione you promised a tour of the castle. Are you done with your breakfast yet?" she asked eagerly.
"Now Phebes don't rush the girl. It is okay Hermione you finish eating we can wait." Piper walked up behind her younger sister followed by Paige and Leo.
Leo looked up and then looked at Piper, "That tour will have to be without me. They are calling," Leo smiled as if he were in trouble.
"You have to be kidding me now?" Piper said exasperated. "Well go, go maybe you can be back for the match." She shooed her husband who disappeared in a ball of pearly bluish-white lights.
"Okay well I am done let us get this tour started." Hermione said as her shoved the last bit of toast into her mouth.
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