Thanks for all the great reviews. Sorry if the chapter are short. You'll be getting Hermione and Draco action soon I promise. I'm also working on making the chapters longer.
The next morning Hermione woke up around eleven. John was already awake. She knew she only had an hour to get ready so she asked where the bathroom was so she could take a shower.
Hermione walked into the bathroom with a towel in one hand and her clothes in the other. She took off her mother's necklace that had her father's ring on it and put in on the counter. She turned on the water a stepped in.
When Hermione came out she only had forty-five minutes to get ready to leave. She got all of her things together and walked into the kitchen. John and Mr. Banks where sitting in the kitchen waiting for Hermione.
"Morning," Hermione said.
"Morning," John and Mr. Banks said at the same time.
It was about time to go so Hermione didn't eat breakfast. She just sat down at the table next to John. They didn't talk the entire time. Finally Mr. Banks stood up and Hermione took it that it was time to go.
She gave John a hug good-bye and followed Mr. Banks out to his police car. They put her bags in the trunk once again. Hermione got back into the car with a last look at John. They drove off once again.
The ride over to the orphanage was a lot like the ride to the police department, quite. Mr. Banks had left the radio off so that he could hear the walkie-talkie thing that's in police cars. Hermione had brought along her portable cd player, so it didn't really bother her.
About thirty minutes later they arrived at the orphanage. The sign read Home for the gifted without homes. The outside actually didn't look that bad. It was a solid brick castle like building that had a homey feeling to it.
This doesn't seem so bad, at least from the outside it doesn't. Hermione and Mr. Banks walked into the building. The inside was just like the out side, made of all bricks, but it was a welcoming place.
There was a woman about half way down the hall that they where walking in.
"You must be Mr. Charlie Banks, and you must be Hermione Granger," the woman said. She was a little taller than Hermione with long curly brown hair and yellow looking eyes. Wow her eyes are weird looking.
"Yes, that's us," Mr. Banks said.
"Would you two please follow me," she said. Hermione and Mr. Bank followed the woman into a room that was dimly lit with candles.
"My name is Regina McCartney; you will address me as Mrs. Regina." The woman said as she sat behind a desk. "Welcome to the orphanage, as you know your school start on September first, so you don't have much time left to stay in here, seeing as it is August," Mr. Regina said. "Also your letter from school has already arrived and my staff has already bought all of your supplies for you," she said this time she pointed to a pile of books and new robes on a chair with a letter sitting on top of it all.
"If you will follow me I will show you where your room is," Mrs. Regina said. Again they followed her down more hallways to a door. Mrs. Regina opened the door; it revealed two other girls around Hermione's age.
"Destiny, Jessica, this is your new room mate, Hermione," Mr. Regina said.
The two girls looked like they where sisters. They had the same shape of face, and their eyes where the same color from Hermione could see. The girls had been sitting on beds that where covered in what looked like very expensive bed covers.
"Hi Hermione," said one of the girls. This one was the smallest on the two. She must be the youngest, Hermione thought.
"Hi, which one are you Destiny or Jessica," Hermione asked.
"I'm Jessica this ones Destiny," she said.
"Well girls, I'll leave Hermione here with you while Mr. Banks and I go talk," Mr. Regina said. They both turned around and left the three girls alone.
"Finally I thought she was never going to leave," said Destiny. This was the first time Hermione had heard her speak.
"Don't get me wrong she's a sweet woman, it's just I don't like her, she's around too much," said Destiny when she saw the look on Hermione's face.
"How long have you two been here," Hermione asked.
"About two years for me, Jessica's been here her entire life," said Destiny