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Chapter 4: The Vow That Had to be Broken
Since she had returned to Hogwarts from the date with Draco, Hermione had been thinking. How could she so easily toss away her vow to not let anyone close to heart again? Well considering on how long she had liked Draco she understood why. She knew that who she was, was not truly who she was suppose to be. She knew she needed Draco to help her through it and that somehow they were meant to be together. Still, in the back of her head she kept saying how she should have waited to start dating someone else. Then a picture of Ron and Lavender floated into her head and she thought well if Ron could move on so quickly why can't she. It was time for her to move on and get over Ron and she was now finally feeling as if she belonged when she was around Draco. She sighed and decided to not worry or fuss about it and just went to bed. She was happy and she need not worry about Ron anymore. What she did from now on was her decision and everyone could stuff it if they did like it.
At that very same moment Draco was sitting in his room thinking of Hermione and how lucky he was to finally have her. There was something about her that puzzled him. Every time she smiled he recognized that smile but couldn't figure out who smiled like that. He was here for her now and was ready to unearth the real Hermione who had been hiding for so long. He new that there was more to her then what he had seen and he just loved every bit of her new self as much as the old self. Then as Draco decided to do some homework he heard a pop in the fireplace and knew instantly that Voldemort had come to talk to him again.
"Malfoy, so you have won Hermione's heart even if she had vowed never to let another person close to it. This sits well with my plans. Now since you have her trust your time to bring her before me is shortened up to two days from today. This is all working out. By this Friday Hermione will be who she is meant to be. Good luck." Voldemort said and with a pop he was gone as quickly as he came.
Draco shivered as he always did after talking to him. His voice was so cold it went straight to the bone. So, Hermione had been trying to protect her heart. Well this was a job Draco was more than willing to take up. And to himself he made his own vow, "As long as I live no person shall ever hurt Hermione again for it will be their life to pay." With the tip of his wand he placed against his heart and instantly a bright light filled the room and a sharp pierce went through his body and he fell onto his bed unconscious as he made his own private unbreakable vow.
The next morning Hermione woke up to a warm and sunny day that made her feel like today held promise compared to all the rest. As she got up to take a shower before going down to breakfast she looked in the mirror and did a double take. Her eyes had turned a different color. Her eyes had turned black. Her eyes had always been a nice hazel color but now they were as black as night. She also noticed that her hair was straight and not frizzy like it usually was in the morning and to top it off her skin look paler too.
"Ok this is about half weird." She said as she touched her hair to make sure it was really what it looked like, "Maybe Ron is just playing with my head or something." She thought to herself as she continued to the shower. Why would her hair, skin, and eyes all of a sudden just change, she thought as she stepped into the shower and started to wash. She got out of the shower and decided that it would be best if she were to find Draco as soon as she could to talk to him.
Questions filled her head as she headed down toward the Slytherin common room. Then she stopped in the hallway as she realized she knew exactly where she was going even though she had never been there before in her life. This day was turning weirder and weirder by the moment. First her eyes and hair and then knowing exactly where to go to get to the Slytherin common room. She still stood stunned at what was happening when a wall slid open and Draco walked out and jumped as he saw her.
"Oh! Hermione? How, what, hmm. Did you do something with your hair?" He asked confused at finding her down here.
"I woke up and my hair, skin, and eyes had changed. Then I came looking for you and realized I knew exactly where to go to get to your common room even though I've ever been down here." She told him in a hurried breath.
"Well whatever's going on I'm sure everything will fine. Besides you got me and I got you." He told her with his Draco Malfoy smirk. She giggled and he said, "Think I'm funny do you? Well I'll let you get away with it this time. Come on lets go to my room." He said her taking her hand.
"Oh but Draco I don't know if that's such a good idea if I do that just yet. I mean everyone might decide to curse me. Not that that worries me because I would make everyone of those little pathetic worms die slowly for trying..." She stopped as she realized she was sounding murderous now. She slammed her hands to her mouth and shook her head, "I can't believe I just said that. I just don't know if this is something I should be going through. It just doesn't seem normal to be changing into a different person like this." She said to Draco as he pulled her into his arms.
"I know that what you are going through is anything but normal but listen if it will make you feel better we can go talk to Dumbledore and see what he has to say about it. Mind you that git will most likely think it has to do with Saint Potter." Draco told her as he kissed her forehead.
"Yeah he always seems to worry about Potter like that and everyone else can just shove it when it comes to it. I mean if there is a problem it is oh Harry Potter this and oh that has to connect to Potter that way I swear someone should hit him a few times..." She said mumbling off.
"I think that the way you are acting if fine. You are acting like the Slytherin you are suppose to be. If things keep going like this you might even want to consider trying on the sorting hat again." He said to her trying to make her feel better, "I also find this new side of you highly attractive. It makes me feel like you are more like me and my friends, like a Slytherin."
She smiled at him and they walked up toward Dumbledore's office hand in hand. Some people looked at her and she could hear them whisper to there friends asking who she was and some knew who she was and would just point and talk behind there hands. Hermione marked each face in her mind of those who were talking about her badly for a later date when they would pay for what they had been saying. They finally reached the stone Gargoyle and started naming off different cadies to it knowing that it would open eventually. Finally it open as Hermione mutter Mars bar. Draco looked at her with a confused look and she told him it was a muggle sweet she used to eat behind her parents back. He chuckled at her as they went up the stairs to where the door stood leading to Dumbledore's office. Hermione knocked on the door as they waited to go in. Slowly the door opened and Dumbledore peaked out from behind it.
"Alas Miss. Granger and Mr. Malfoy. What can I do for you two? Please come in." Dumbledore said walking in and sitting himself in the high chair behind his desk. The two of them sat don in the two seats sitting in front of his desk as he spoke again, "It seems as if something is troubling you Miss. Granger, do you mind me asking what it is."
"No, you see I woke up this morning and my eyes, hair and skin color had changed. My question for you I guess is that is it possible for a person to transform into someone else or better put, transform into a person they are suppose to be?" She asked in baited breath.
"In all my years only one other person had ever had this happen to them. He was a great wizard making top marks as you do yourself. May I ask a personal question Miss. Granger?" Dumbledore asked giving her a very penetrating stare.
"If it will help me at all yes you may." She told him as Draco took her hand in his making Dumbledore grow a bit tense. Hermione noticed the change in Dumbledore and just sat and looked at him. Then out of nowhere Hermione heard Dumbledore speak but he didn't open his mouth, 'This cannot be happening. She must be his daughter. All signs point that way and she even has his looks. I must ask her.'
"Ask me what professor?" Hermione asked.
"Oh right, sorry, who are your birth parents Miss. Granger?" Dumbledore asked now staring at Hermione very hard.
"Well I was told that Emma and Tom Granger were my birth parents." She said simply.
"Well to be sure we need to perform a charm to find out for sure. Dumbledore said but this made Draco's face contort in an evil possessive look, "Mr.Malfoy there is no need to worry for this charm will not harm her in the slightest bit. The only thing that could happen is she fall straight asleep after."
Malfoy nodded and looked toward Hermione who looked not at all worried and even a little happy about the whole thing, which made Draco feel better. Dumbledore stood up and took out his wand. He moved Hermione to the middle of the room and pointed it at her heart. He said, "Padre explortar."
AN: Hoped you liked the chapter! What will happen next? Will Hermione really have the same parents she thought she had or will some new unexpected parents appear with the charm? Stay tuned for more yummy-ness!