CHAPTER TWO | Fooled

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'The temptation was greater than my better instinct'

"Hermione, have you finished Professor Snape's essay?" Ron queried.

"Yes, why?" Hermione answered without looking up from her book.

"Well..um…you see Har-"

Hermione sighed and closed her book. "You guys need to copy it, because you didn't pay attention in class and you don't know the difference between a Boggart and a Ghast?"

"Exactly! It's like you're reading my mind 'Mione! Ron grinned.

She glared at Ron and handed her essay over. "Thanks!" Ron smiled.

It was midday and everyone was out in the cold playing in the snow, while she's stuck with two dimwits – Ron and Harry – helping them do their homework. "Well, how about you guys do the work together now? I need some fresh air," Hermione said as she watched seeing Fred throw a snowball at a first year in the face.

"We might need more of your help Hermione", Harry injected as he wrote his essay.

"Oh, just do it!" Hermione retorted as she headed out of the Common Room through the Fat Lady's portrait. "Good luck." And with that, Hermione left before Ron or Harry could say anything else.

Outside, the snow stopped and everything was glittering white. Laughter was heard ringing throughout the fields. Far off near Hagrid's cabin was the Beauxbaton's carriage and at the lake sat the Durmstrang's ship. Hermione headed towards Hagrid's cabin hoping to have a little chat with Hagrid. But when she arrived, no one was there. As she turned around to leave, she saw paw prints. They were larger than Fang's paw prints which was a bit further than these. And these were fresh.

Feeling uneasy Hermione scanned where they lead. The paw prints lead all the way into the Forbidden Forest. And not far from there were Hagrid's foot prints. But he was long way off from these fresh prints. Hermione studied it a bit longer and she came to her conclusion, it was a wolf's paw print. But what would a wolf be doing here at Hogwarts? Feeling more concern for Hagrid than her uneasiness, she head in the Forbidden Forest in hope of to warn Hagrid before the wolf has gotten to him first. Hermione didn't trust Hagrid with his umbrella wand..

The Forbidden Forest had an eerie silent in it and it made Hermione wanted to run back, but she had to tell Hagrid. It wasn't long when she reached the middle of the forest that she decided to turn back. Besides, Hagrid might already have turned back and this wolf was long out gone.

She turned around to face a whole pack of wolves instead. You're an idiot, she thought to herself, you should have checked if anyone was following you. "Hello precious." the lead wolf spoke.

Hermione froze, wolves couldn't talk. And there are no wolves that can talk, not even werewolves.

"Too scared, young one? You should be. The White Witch will deal with you soon for trespassing," the wolf snarled.

"I didn't trespass!" Hermione squeaked, "This is the Forbidden Forest! No one owns it."

"Forbidden Forest," the lead wolf sneered. The rest of the pack chuckled. "You're in Narnia's forest, the White Witch's forest." Hermione didn't have time to register anything, when the lead wolf said, "Get her."

The last thing Hermione remembered was screaming her loudest yet when the pack advance and a pink umbrella coming out from somewhere and everything went black.

Author's Note:

This chapter was written by Kelly! Thanks for the reviews guys!