The missing link
Chapter six Soccer balls, bets, horrible days.
By Hermione4g
She arrived in the common room. Her friends were looking at her puzzled. She stormed over and sat down in the empty common room.
She took out her wand and took out some of the spell books she had stolen from her mother's library. She started working. She picked up her mothers little owl that was quite old.
"Stupefy" the bird froze and fell on the couch. "Enervate"
"' Mione please tell us what is wrong" said Janna
"Don't call me 'mione anymore." she said she was extremly mad.
"Sam what is wrong? You have been trying to get me to call you any thing but Sam. And now you want to get rid of your Favorite nick name. What happened tonight?"
"The truth?"
"Pauline of course the truth." said Janna
"I met my Grandparents both on my Mother's and Fathers side. I might end up grounded for the next hundred years. And I have just lied so badly to my father."
"Who is he?" both Dillon and Janna asked"Promise me you will not tell me I am crazy. Because I am not."
"We will not and we will not tell a living soul."
"I will tell you then. Professor Ronald Weasley."
"You are joking, me as in the two best friends of Harry Potter, the two people who helped vanquish the dark lord." said Janna
"Yes, I am going to go and kick my soccer ball around, I'll see if teddy or Victoria will. I need to clear my mind."
She went over to her bag and grabbed her soccer ball.
Maybe I can try using the room of requirement. That would work.
She left the common room. She had read in one of her mum's diaries about where it was. When she got there she closed her eyes and paced three times thinking 'show me a room where my mother cannot find Me.' when she opened her eyes there was a door.
She opened it. It was a large room with bookcases and way more room than needed for her to let of anger. She took out her sketch book and looked for something more comfortable. She found it spaghetti strap shirt and some blue jeans. He tapped her wad on the page and she was in the cloths she had wanted. She kicked her soccer ball for awhile and decided to take a break. She went over to the shelf and took out a book that the title was "simple defensive spells' .she opened up the book to read.
Perfectos totalas: used to freeze someone.
Counter spell: Finite Incantem
"Hello?"
"'Perfectos totalas'" she yelled pointing her wand turning around and firing the curse.
Then she noticed that it was Professor Ron. She ran over and said "finite Incantaem, oh I am so sorry."
"Quite all right better than being stunned." he said getting up.
"Where did you learn that? How did you find the room of requirement?"
"Book, I am sorry. I would think you would be mad at the very least."
"How did you know that I was not mad?"
"I am a medium I can read auras. And I noticed that Weasley's when they get mad they turn red apple red."
"You have a point. But you seem very down to earth for a medium."
"I get that a lot. That is what ginny said as well."
"You left your bag at the burrow. Here you go." he said handing it to her.
"Thank you."
"Your welcome, so why are you here? I would think that you would be in the library or with your friends. Why are you here?"
"I came here to relax. So I brought my soccer ball and kicked it for awhile. Then thought I would read. There is someone who died here who is really mad."
"This is probably the most haunted place in the wizarding world. This was where……"
"This is where your brother Fred died. He died fighting in the Final battle. You did not want to leave his side. Hermione and Harry tried. To get you to move. You wanted to kill the death eaters."
"Yes, how do you know this?"
"Fred haunts me. He has for along time Ginny saw him when she came to my house, this summer. Now I better go to my common room. Night." she went over and grabbed the ball and left. She went back to Gryffindor Common room. On while she was walking she ran into a boy with purple hair. She knew at once it was teddy.
"Hay teddy, how has your day been?""It was ok I stunned Ron."
"So you were the one that stunned him.""Yep, your day?"
"o.k., probably if I run into my mother will be grounded, tell I am 18 when I can leave."
"It is seventeen in the wizarding world. And where are the standings with people knowing?""Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley, my Mum's Parents, Fleur, and Victoria."
"Double Wow. So I have heard that you are designing the wedding dress. Any way you can do it all.""If you want me to I can. Life stinks."
"'mione what is wrong. You seem stressed out."
"Teddy that is an under statement. First how do you tell the difference between Dillon and Percy? How do you do it you always seem so calm under any situation. I think the only time you would not be calm is if it was ten minutes before the wedding and Victoria was missing."
"I get it from my father. But do not start giving those idea's to George, Gred, Forge, Percy, Dillon, James, or Sirius. Fleur will go bonkers. Samantha so how are, things with Dillon going and I do not mean just friendship."
"What are you talking about?"
"I was with you a while almost all this summer. I am a medium as well. You know that you are always staring at him. You were put in Gryffindor. Gryffindor are known for courage."
"Would you be if you have never had a father? Your life has gone down the drain in one day. One day. I have always been the bookworm geek girl. When I came here I thought it would be different I guess I was wrong." she stormed
"Herms what is up when I saw you earlier, you were as happy as could be. What happened?"
"Lets try I cursed Ron, I am so close to be sent back to America it is not funny. I cannot tell the one person I trust I like him……"
"Samantha stop it." came Victoria's voice from behind her.
Why does everyone have to put a spell on me?
"Victoria please stop, hexing everyone. Or you might end up getting hexed back. Samantha is top of her class and may I remind you that it is the first day and she knows spells we did not know tell at least second year. She can stupefy something and bring it back. So do not start hexing her, especially if you want her to design your wedding dress."
She slammed her foot down on teddy's breaking his toe.
"Will you please help me up to the hospital window Herms?"
She nodded as Victoria undid the spell.
"I am sorry so sorry."
"don't mention it herm I brook his arm, foot, three of his toes, four fingers, and a leg, all before we even were in Hogwarts."
"Then she brooks my other leg and arm, in Quidditch try outs."
"Let's just sat I am not a good beater."
"Plus I was knocked out for a week."
"Okay I think she gets it."
"I know the spell that heals broken bones. 'Episky', mum used it once when I was three mum used it I had broken my arm that is the only time I remember mum using magic. Wingardium leviosa."
"I know but I happen to be very clumsy. I get it from my mum. It is always better if we go to the infirmary."
"Teddy one problem, I have no idea where the infirmary is."
"Tory please help, Samantha." Or we might end up with detention."
"May I remind you we are allowed out tell ten?"
"Yes, Tory I do remember. But if you want to see at least a ruff draft of your wedding dress in the next month, you will help. Samantha was supposed to be backing forty-five minutes ago."
"Samantha follow me." she did as she was told. She followed
"Miss Weasley, Mr.Lupin. What are you doing here?""Samantha broke his toe."
"Ah Miss granger is it not?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Well may I ask how you brook his toe?"
"Well I was ranting and Victoria put a quieting spell on me and I could mot get anyone to remove it so I stomped on his foot. I know the spell to fix it but I was afraid I would make it worse. Though I did hex professor Weasley. And undid it."
"Your mother always did have a knack for that kind of stuff. Ah and your father he was always good at chess. Always got into a lot of trouble with Miss. Granger and Mr. Potter. There you go. You may go."
"See Hermione is well known. I would be surprised if she is spotted right away."
"You do not how well she can hide herself. She changes her hair black with red tips and gives herself freckles."
"Every Weasley knows that that is her disguise. Ron will find out sooner or latter."
"2 Gallons that it will happen before my birthday." said Victoria
"Three that it happens after the wedding."
"Five gallons that it happens after Halloween but before the wedding. Let's see I'll write it down and we can start asking the people who know. How's that sound?"
"I think it is o.k… how about you Ted?""That sounds good."
She took out her note book and some ink and a quill and sat down. She wrote.
Bets on when Ron will find out about Hermione
Victoria Weasley 2 gallons January 1st
Teddy Lupin 3 gallons June 21st
Samantha Granger 5 gallons after Halloween but before the wedding
"That work?""Yeah"
"Password?"
"Quidditch" replied Samantha "who picked the password?""I did you have a problem with it?""No just it is different. I have to go up to bed." she went up stairs to see all the girls in her dorm up. (Lavra Thomas, Sandra Wood, Laura Finnigan, Riley skitter, Alexandra Weasley, Stella Longbottom, and of course Janna Fischer.)
"So I see you are hitting on Ted." said Riley
"I am not. He is a friend. I read some of the stuff your mother has wrote and you just twist the truth into lies. My mother never thought of Harry Romantically, she loved Ron. She felt nothing more than a sisterly love, Skitter."
"I heard Dillon is trying out for keeper.""Yeah, he is. I am planning to try out for seeker."
"So what do you think of Hogwarts, Samantha."
"It's wonderful. It has so many books."
"Just like your mum I see." said a blond haired girl "I am Luna Longbottom."
"You knew my mum. You were in the D.A… you used to be Luna Lovegood."
"I see you are like your mum. But there is something different about you."
"Mum why are you here?"
"I am supposed to tell Miss Granger that Professor Fleur Weasley, after class tomorrow."
After Luna left she closed her curtains and went to bed. First she dreamt of Dillon kissing Lavra, and then she dreamt of her cursing him. Than she dreamt of her dancing with Collin. While Dillon just stared. Then she saw her and Janna holding the house cup as Dillon kissed her.
She woke up, it was only six but she got out of bed. Made her bed. She grabbed a set of robes and put them on. She grabbed her old pinkish peach hairbrush and brushed her hair up into a pony tail on top of her head. Unlike her mother who had a very clear complexion she had pimples on her forehead and nose. She would ask ginny latter if she knew a spell to get rid of them.
She grabbed her bag and went downstairs when she got downstairs she found Dillon fast asleep in one of the chairs by the fire. She decided to wake him up.
So she walked over and pulled out her wand and whispered "locomotor Mortis"
"Dillon you need to wake up."
He woke up almost instantly and shot up out of the chair. He fell, face first to the floor. She was giggling.
"Samantha"
"Yes my good Sir"
"Please undo what ever spell you have done on me."
"Whatever. Finite Incantem" he got up
"Thank you, kind maiden." he said bowing
"Your welcome, sir" she said curtsying
This had been something they had started doing a long time ago.
"Would you like to escort me to breakfast, good sir?"
"If you let me change my good lady of coarse I would be happy to."
He left, Collin Crevey (Collin is Denis Crevey's son) came down stairs. He came over to talk.
"Dad bets 5 Gallons that it will happen after Valentines Day."
"How did you know?"
"Well Luna and Ginny were Friends with my Dad. Anyways he thinks you would want these."
He pulled out a notebook. He handed it over.
"It had been my uncle Collin's but dad says you should have It." and with that he left.
She put in her bag.
"Miss Hermione granger." she twirled around.
"Hello Mr. Dillon Bryant."
They walked threw the portrait hole.
"Well would you like to know a secret?"
"I am no gossip queen." she said back
"Not gossip news. There is going to be a Yule ball this year."
"Thank you very much for the info." she said walking off. With Dillon by her side they talked about defense against the dark arts class.
"Sam, you are so good you really could be the smartest witch of her age."
"Dillon, I am not as good as my mother. She was the smartest witch of her age and was best friends with Harry Potter."
"Hermione, Hermione." she looked up to see two sets of twins came up to her.
"Welcome to the family." said perky
"Hay can we be a part of the bet?" asked James
"Sure. If you are willing to pay up." she replied"8 gallons on the night of the Yule ball." said Dillon W.
" 2 gallons on valentines day." said Percy
" 5 gallons on the Christmas fest." said james
" 1 gallon today." said Sirius
"Sirius you are going to lose." she said running into her mother and Ron talking. All of them ending up in a pile.
Dillon was laughing.
"shut up Dillon. I am sorry Ron."
She ignored her mother who had changed her hair jet black.
"quite all right. So how were you." he said "no howlers?""Nope." she said ignoring her mother who had stepped on her foot. "I need to go to the library and look something up." she said Practcally running away.
She ran into hagrid.
"oh 'orry, um you look fermilar 'ut I do not know 'ho you are."
"I am Samantha Granger."
" who 's your father?""Ron… Ron Weasley."
"yer look like a Weasley. I don't have you tell tomorrow. Your dad know you're here?""well he knows me. But does not know I am his daughter. My mother left to America before I was born. After the attach at the burrow. do not tell him or anyone who might tell him, and no letting it slip out. Like you did with the sorcerer's stone." she covered her mouth.
"'ow 'id you know 'bout that."
"read my mums diary."
"guess that's the way to go when you are not told any thing. Bet eight gallons that he will find out Easter."
the bell rang "Hagrid, nice meeting you sorry, I have to get to class."
She said dashing off. She took out her schedule and looking Potions.
"sam," she turned around
"hi james"
"I think you need this." he said holding a blank piece of paper.
"the Maruder's map"
"yes, how'd you know?"
"mum's diary. Come on I do not want to be late."
"I solomonly swear I am up to no good. Where Is Dillon? He's not here. Where is he the room of requirment."
"no he's on the Quidditch pitch. What is he doing there?""kissing Lavra." he answered looking at the map. "I am sorry Sam."
She stormed off.
She wook up she was on the floor.
"sam you all right?" asked harry
"yeah, fine. That was weird."
"what?"
"first what happened why am I on the floor."
"you ran into me. So what is so weird."
" I just dreamt that I was heading to potions and I did not know where it was and James found me. And we could not find Dillon. But we did find him he…he was kissing lavra Thomas."
"that is weird, come on I will take you to potions. You have twenty minutes tell class."
"but the bell."
"angry, pregnant, Gin."
" not good combo?"
"nope. I see ron and Hermione are talking. I cannot believe she has made it that far. You can see the guilt."
"when I saw her I got kicked. I am mad."
"that would make me mad."
"so miss mud blood, is mad at her mommy. How sweet."
This was the last straw. She went over and punched Caitlin in the face.
"good hit."
"thanks."
She turned and left.
"what is it with you and your mother hitting Malfoy's."
" Mother hit someone."
"yep, so did Ron but he did not hit Malfoy tell the final battle."
"when mother kissed Ron."
"yep, how did you know that?""mum's pensive."
"you were raised muggle though."
"yes I was, but this summer I was not."
"ah."
"at least my wand did mot backfire on something happened like I was burping up slugs."
"that never happened to Hermione. But Ron had broken his wand because Dobby the house elf, tried to save me. Well we took Ron's dad's car. To get here. And we crashed. Your mum was very cross with us. But Malfoy Called her a Mudblood and that sat him off. He tried to get him to eat slugs well the spell backfired on to him. I think that is when he actually started liking your mum. Or maybe it was latter in the year when she was attached by the basilisk."
"a legendary reptile, said to have been hatched by a serpent from a rooster's egg, whose look or breath was supposed to be fatal."
"yep a little by the book but yep. Saved ginny the same night that your mum was revived. Ron was really beat up. He went down there with me as long with Gildroy Lockhart. He Is at St.Mungo's and probably not coming back. Memory charm backfire."
They stopped as the steps started moving.
"I would love to just disapear for a month."
"Hogwarts?"
"not just Hogwarts, Mother, Ron, Dillon, Janna, everything." she sighed as they started walking again.
"what's up, you and your friends are inseparable, you remind me, Hermione, and ron, at your age."
"dreams these dreams. They are so clear. I see Dillon and lavra kissing, then I dream of cursing him. Then I see myself at the Yule ball dancing with Collin Crevey while he stared at me. I then see me holding the Quidditch cup. Then I see me and Janna Holding the House Cup while Dillon Kisses me."
"Herms that could all happen this year or happen over the span of seven. I would usually agree with Hermione and say it was a just a dream but since you are a Medium, it makes me wonder if they are real."
"I hate my life."
"Sam, what is up? There is more than your dreams bothering you."
"you have time?"
"yeah come on we can sit on the steps you have fifteen minutes." he said sitting down
"it's Hogwarts, well I love it here. I have found a place where I belong. The problem is me, harry me. I am a medium. I since everything and Hogwarts has well started to drive me mad. I know so much because I have written about it. You, ginny, mum, Ron, Fred, george everything. Some where in my writings I wrote that ron and mum were like the sun and the moon. Each were different yet they needed each other. When I saw them talking this mourning I remembered all of what I wrote, my anger everything. Why am I cursed. I am half In darkness."
"that is not true Herms, if anyone is it is me. You feel better?"
"tes, thanks harry. You did not have to."
"herms I know how it is. Just don't snap at your friends."
"thanks I better head to class. I'll see you latter."
"bye, Herms"
She headed up the stairs to the entrance hall. When a little owl hit her in the head.
"PIG!"
"pedwidgen?" said ron who was in front if.
"you know this over active owl?"
"yes, he was a gift to me from Harry's godfather Sirius. Where did you find him? The last person who had him was Hermione." said ron
"some times the ansers to the questions, you have already found, but have not looked at." she said as she started of toward the dungensl depressed again. She knew he had not understood what she said.
"Samantha!" without noticing it she had got to the class room.
"Hello Proffessor." she said saddly.
"call me Fleur. How are you?"
"confussed." she replied
"about the dress?"
"no, snap I have not even started."
"Samantha" she said in a calming voice "the wedding is not tell June calm down."
She did so.
"Samantha you take after your mum so much. You study and try to do every thing but it will not happen perfectly. Samantha tale anything up. But find something to do or we might end up with another Yule ball catastrophe."
"what happened?"
"as ou 'ave found out. Is Ron liked 'ermione and 'ermione liked Ron. Well it was the tri-wizard tournament, so was here. It was Yule ball I turned Ron down hopping to get them together. Which did not work. They ended up rowing. 'ermione went with Victor Krum."
"you meen the guy who she writes to."
"yes, well as I was saying they 'owed. She went with Victor. Since me, Victor, Cedric, and 'arry started the ball. He stared at her all through the ball. Well when the Ball ended the had a fight again. And any one who went to the ball knows what happened. If I remember right sometime during the ball he said that 'she was fraternizing with the enemy'. then she said sometime that the soulution was 'nexttime there's a ball, ask me before someone else does and not as a last resort.' She never did get that dance with Ron."
The bell rang and the students came in she took a seat in the front with Dillon and Janna.
"boshure class. I am Fleur Weasley. I was the Beauxbatons champion. Okay any questions?"
She looked around.
"none okay. Today we will go over the basics. How many of you know what gilly weed is used for?"
Her hand was first up.
"Miss Granger."
"gilly weed is used to breath under water. The most famus time it was used on record was when Harry Potter used it in the second task."
"yes good job. wolfs bane what is it what?"
Her hand was up before Dillon's.
He is a pure blood wizard yet I beet him at classes. Poor, poor, Dillon. He is so cute when I beat him. Shut up, Samantha.
"Miss Granger."
"It is used in wolfs bane potion it is used to keep werewolfs in there right minds when they transform. But the wrong amount can make them extremely sick or kill them."
"correct Miss Granger. What is a bezoar and what is the time it is most famously used?"
She raised her hand first again.
"Miss Granger"
"a bezoar is a stone taken from a goats stomach that will cure most poisons. The most famous time was when Ron Weasley drank poison mead on his birthday and Harry potter saved him by shoving a bezoar down his throat."
"good. Seventy points to Gryffindor. Today does any one know what potion is not allowed at Hogwarts?"
Her hand was first up. This one she was a little sad to answer.
"Miss Granger."
"Love potions. They make he or she feel false love. It is banned here at Hogwarts and at most Wizarding schools."
"Bravo. Okay I am a strong believer in having everyone introduce them selves so I think that is what we will do. I know about half of you. And so of you have met but I would like each of you to introduce you. Starting with 'amantha."
She got up.
"Hello I am Samantha Granger, my friends call me herms, mione, Hermione, or some call me Sam. I love to read. I have always shared the title of smartest in the class with my friend Dillon. I was born and raised in America. My mother went to school here at Hogwarts. I know a good chunk of everyone who is in the class."
"Mudblood." Hissed Caitlin under her breath as she still had a black eye.
Dillon was next
"Hello, I am Dillon Bryant. I have always been known as Dillon. I am a pureblood wizard. As Samantha said we have always tied for the smartest in are class. I was born and raised in America. Both my parents went to Hogwarts. I have a older sister who graduated Salem institute for Witches at top of her class. That's it."
Janna was next. as soon as Janna finished.
The door came flying open.
"VICTORIA, WHAT IS THE MATTER THAT YOU MUST BE BARGE INTO MY CLASS."
She was half in tears.
"I need Samantha. Her mother has been seriously injured with Teddy Lupin."
An/ sorry I am sick of the chapter. I have to stop or it might keep going to at least forty pages. I hope you like. No flames Please. Please review. I promise Hermione and Teddy do not die. I promise. Please Review.
Disclaimer/ I do not own Harry potter. Or any other charicter J.K. Rowling created.