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Authors Note: Sirius did not die in our plot, therefore he is still alive, alright? Just wanted to point that out so you guys won't get confused.
Previously on Stranger Than He Seems:
"Ron, listen to Hermione for once, and keep your food in your mouth, alright?"
Chapter 2:
Now, Hermione Granger has changed a bit from her previous year. After her experience in the Department of Mysteries and Sirius nearly getting killed, she spent a great deal of her summer reading more books on how to defend herself and others. It was a book that for one, actually interested Harry and Ron, so they would always stay up in their room reading it while they stayed at the Burrow. Her hair had lost most of its' bushiness, and was now a golden brown, with waves falling into place with her shoulders. She was indeed worried why Harry had a bad feeling about Leo, but she shrugged it off when she got to the Ravenclaw table, which was overly crowded as everyone went to introduce themselves to him, mostly the girls.
"Ah, Miss Granger, are you ready to show me around?" Leo asked as he tried to take himself off the rather clingy people around him, surrounding him. "I am very anxious to see this school, I read about it so much."
"Oh, you read about Hogwarts before?" Hermione's eyes glistened as she stared wonderingly at him. 'Maybe he's not going to be all that bad…' "Anyways, it's best that I show you around right now, or else we won't have much time for you to see all of the castle." As Leo follwed her out of the Great Hall, both of them noticed that a bunch of girls stared with pure jealously at them.
"Je vous remercie de me sauver de là! I really appreciate it. Are most of these girls so clingy?" Leo wondered aloud as they started for the stairs.
" Oh, um, what was that? I don't really understand French, I'm still learning…" Hermione stammered.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought that someone as charming as you would understand French. I must teach you at our spare time. Unless you object, that is. I said that I was grateful that you came at that precise time to show me around." Leo replied. 'This will be easier than I thought, she's already blushing…a few more tricks and I'll have her be as clingy as those other pathetic girls…'
"Oh, um, well, thank you. I would appreciate it if you would teach me. I went to France for summer vacation before I started my third year, and I forgot what I learned from that trip. It wasn't much, though. Anyways, these are the staircases to the classrooms and houses. I wouldn't expect you to remember most of the castle in this tour, but just try and remember some parts, because it will do you no good to get lost. Trust, me it's horrible!
"Now, this is the pathway to the greenhouses, and also for Care Of Magical Creatures class, if you're taking those two subjects. Do you know any of the professors here?" Hermione stopped to question.
"Well, I only know Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, and I've seen some of the teachers. The classes I have are Transfiguration, Herbology, Potions, Ancient Runes, Care Of Magical Creatures, and Muggle Studies"
"Oh, I have those classes too! I can show you around and introduce you to the teachers and some of my friends if you would like!" an excited Hermione squealed.
'Wow….he IS charming…and he has the same classes as me! I can't wait to tell Harry and Ron…maybe they'll be nice to him and won't treat him like an outsider, which is what they usually do nowadays. And Merlin knows why they're so overprotective with me all of a sudden…' her thoughts were stopped when she accidentally bumped into Leo. "Oh, I'm sorry. I was just thinking about some stuff. Anyways, is there anything else that you would like to see before I show you to your common room?" Hermione said considerately.
"Oh, no. It's fine. I see that you're preoccupied with things, so if you can just show me to the common room, you can go back to your thoughts about your overprotective friends, Harry and Ron, I think their names are?" Leo replied.
"Oh it's fine…wait, how did you know what I was thinking?" Hermione thought suspiciously. 'Was I saying it aloud? Or is this some silly trick or something…?'
"No, it's not a trick, and I'm a mind-reader. Not like that Professor Trelawney or whatever her name is. I can get vibes on what people are wondering about. It's something I got from my aunt." Leo simply responded, as if there was nothing wrong with his "power".
"Well, your aunt must be so proud for you to have her unique quality. Can she teach people? Or can it only come from ancestral roots?"
"My aunt was pretty excited when she discovered that I had the power. She could read peoples minds more excessively than I can. All I get are vibes, not the whole deal of what they're thinking about. And from what I know, you can only get it from your ancestors. I was the last one to get her mind-reading skills, because she got murdered by Death Eaters a few years ago." Leo responded, vaguely thinking about the day when they discovered her dead.
'Flashback: As he walked to the room, he could suddenly feel a vibe of sadness and pure anger.
"Mom? Dad? What's wrong? Where's my aunt? Wasn't she supposed to be here?" Leo asked worriedly.
"I'm so sorry to tell you this, Leo, but she died serving our Dark Lord. She was with Bellatrix and Lucius and Macnair…but Potter got her…and that Mudblood….she-" his mother started to say until she burst into tears again. His father went to comfort her and Leo suddenly felt the feeling of revenge come not only from his father, but from him as well.
"Father, I will serve our Dark Lord, and make Hermione Granger pay. I will not rest until she's dead in my hands!" Leo exclaimed furiously as he got up and went to where Voldemort was residing at in the moment.
"Ah, Mr. Steele, what a pleasant surprise. You probably come to tell me something dealing with your aunt, am I wrong?" Voldemort asked with his snake-like voice.
"I have found out that my aunt has been murdered by Hermione Granger and Harry Potter. I come to take my aunts place as one of your followers. I will not rest until that mudblood dies, and when Potter dies from your hands. I will support you, and I will go to Hogwarts, be friend's with the mudblood, and I'll make up a plan as a go, but she will regret what she did to my aunt, that I promise, my Lord."
"Yes, now come here, boy. I need to give you the Dark Mark. Make sure that Granger trusts you completely and then bring here to me, and also, bring Potter with him. If anyone else comes, let them come. They will witness the death of Harry Potter, and then I will kill them all. We will make an invasion to Hogwarts and get rid of Dumbledore and all the other mudbloods and half-bloods, and it will be a world with people like us, Mr. Steele, purebloods. If you are able to make all of this come true, you will be rewarded greatly." Voldemort said as he made the Dark Mark on Leo's left arm. It burned like hell for a while, but he knew that it was worth it, since he will avenge his aunt and make his parents proud…'
"Oh, Leo, I'm really sorry. I'm sure she was a great witch."" Hermione's words made him snap out of his thoughts and he responded by merely nodded.
"Yes, she was. But it'll all be fine sooner or later." Leo said with a smirk that could make Draco Malfoy proud.
"Oh, ok. Well, this is the Ravenclaw common room. So I hope I showed you around alright. And Professor Dumbledore said that he gave you the password already, so you'll be fine. Well, good night and I'll see you tomorrow."
"Oh yes. Thank you so much, I'll see you tomorrow." Leo said with a smile and muttered the password as he got in. Suddenly, he could hear his Lord's voice talking to him.
"Yes, good job, Leo. You are making such a good imposter. The mudblood suspects nothing. Keep going like this and we will conquer the wizarding world.' He merely said as his voice drifted away as fast as it had come. 'Yeah, just a couple more months and then I will take my rightful place as my Dark Lord's second hand.' Leo thought as he got ready to bed.
A/n: There you go! Chapter 2. Tell us what you want to happen, like events throughout the story and we can put it on the story. Please review!