I'm going to post a lot of chapters in the next few days cause like I said before I'm moving and I want to finish before I do.

Chapter 14 The Aftermath

Hermione sighed as she got up the next morning. The sun was shining in her eyes and for the first time in her life she wished she hadn't woken up. Every thing in her life was going so wrong. First Harry and Ron replace her and then Blaise tries to kiss her and she stuns him. She was sure he would never speak to her again and the worst part was she couldn't even be upset about it. She had brought this all on herself.

Hermione got out of bed quickly not liking were her thoughts were headed. She didn't want to let a boy run her life. She was stronger than that. She went to the bathroom only to find Ginny and Lavender giggling.

"You think he's going to ask you out?" Lavender giggled.

"Well we have been spending a lot of time together. I was like a shoulder he cried on when Hermione died" Ginny stated in matter a fact tone. Ginny looked at Hermione and rolled her eyes. "Does it stink in here all of the sudden." She asked looking at Hermione. Though Lavender didn't make a direct comment she did start giggling louder. She said

"Oh Ginny your so bad1"

Hermione rolled her eyes at both girls going about her business. Ginny wouldn't even have gotten the boys to open up if it wasn't for her. 'She is such a git. And Lavender brought a whole new meaning to the word dense.' Hermione thought as a smile crept on face. She finished her shower and got dressed but before leaving the dormitory She waved her wand and smiled as both girls face faces were covered in boils spelling out her word of the day.

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"Oi!"

Harry looked up from his breakfast wondering what was wrong with Ron. Upon seeing he had to cover his face with his hands to keep from laughing.

"I thought she took it off." He tried not to smile.

"She must have it wasn't there for a week." Ron answered a slow smile creeping across his features." Plus last time it said prat. Now it say's git."

Harry knew he was wrong but he couldn't help himself and neither could Ron. They both began to clutch their side doubled over with laughter. Ginny wasn't much help as she stood this with her hand on her hip and face twisted in rage.

Ginny stayed that way for the rest of the week much to her dismay. He and Ron often tried to comfort her telling her that it would be taken off soon enough for Lavenders had lifted the day before. But there was also a rumor going around that she begged Kacy to take it off and after sucking up for a day or two she was granted her wish. Ginny on the other hand refused to apologize and was waiting for Madame Pomfey to work some thing out.

It was later that Friday and Harry sat neck to Ron in their last class of the day. Potions. He was supposed to be reading Chapter 15-17 but couldn't really concentrate. So he pulled out a piece of parchment from his pocket to amuse himself and tapped it once muttering.

"I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good.'

He watched as all the little dots suddenly appeared and his gaze went instantly to Professor Dumbledore who at the moment was in very closed position to a dot the read Minerva McGonigall. Thoughts of the two professors snogging or worse shagging flooded him and he shook his head in disgust.

Tonight the Gryffindors where having a party in their common room and He, Ron and Ginny were in charge of the food and drinks. They had decided to sneak to Hogsmeade as soon as class was over, hence the reason he had the map in the first place.

He was going to close the map trying to forget the ghastly thoughts that had just ran through his mind. Right as he tapped it with his wand ready to say 'mischief managed' did he see a familiar name on the map. He watch as her name sat there not moving at all. He rubbed his eyes hoping he wasn't seeing things. Harry nudged Ron.

"Bloody hell Harry!" Ron whispered rubbing his side.

"Look at this." Harry said ignoring him and handing him the map.

"What am I looking for?"

"Just look at Neville. On the map Ron." Harry said as Ron turned to look behind them.

"I don't see nothing special about it, other than he's sitting by-" realization draw on Ron's face as he too stare at the map.

Hermione's name had once again appeared on the map and no only did it say that she was near Neville but was exactly where Kacy Malfoy was sitting behind them in the dungeon

"This can't be true Harry." Ron whispered shaking his head. They both looked behind them where Kacy seamed to but explaining something to Neville.

"Ron you now the maps never-" Harry started before being cut off.

"I know that maps never wrong but Dumbledore said she was died, and why would she be parading around as Malfoys sister."

"I don't know maybe the deatheaters erased her memory and made it so she thinks she's one of them. "Harry started then shock his head. "No Dumbledore know everything that's going on around here, maybe we should just ask him." He finished stealing another glance over his shoulder.

He had been keeping an eye on Kacy for weeks now, after the incident with her and Ginny. Unfortunately she didn't seem to be up to anything. She spent most of her free time in the library or hanging around the Slytherins. It seemed like she spent more time in their common room than she did in the Gryffindor. She also went to the room of requirement a lot at night but none of that seemed good enough a reason to suspect her of anything but being a good student who couldn't sleep at night.

"I'm not sure Harry if he wanted us to know he'd would have said something." Ron said bringing him out of his daze. "Do you really think it's her?" He ask voice full of hope.

"Yeah, I do." Harry couldn't blame Ron for hoping that Kacy was indeed Hermione. They had been in a funk for so long it was getting kind of pathetic. When they had first heard the news in the Great Hall with the rest of the school they had, kind of, throw a temper tantrum. It had taking three of the Professors to disarm and stun them before they stopped. The Great Hall had been ruined. After many calming draughts and a very server threat of being sent to St. Murgo's, they had tried to act normal. No body was fouled.

"Maybe we should just ask her." Ron turned to look at Kacy. Harry followed suit only to receive a very angry glare from Zabini who he blow a kiss at in response.

Ron continued smiling at Harry's gesture. " What harm can it do? Either she knows who she is or she doesn't. If the first she has some explaining to do and if the latter we'll get her away from them prats and knock some sense into her." He ended with a growl. Harry chuckled.

"Sounds like a plan. So how we get her away fro the Slytherins?"

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Hermione was having a very bad day. Her encounter with Ginny and Lavender was jus the tip of the iceberg. Blaise was ignoring her completely when he wasn't shooting her dirty looks like she betrayed him. Draco wasn't talking to Blaise and spent his day glaring at the boy when he wasn't asking her what had happened between the two of them. And Pansy was just giving her apologetic looks and trying to get Draco off her back. She was truly surprised that they could all walk to lunch together without killing the other.

"Malfoy!" Hermione and the others all turned around at the same time to see Ron running up to them.

"You forgot your potion book." He got up and thrust a book in Draco's hand.

Draco looked at it before handing it back. "Its not mine."

"Of course it is." Ron said pushing the book into Draco's chest.

Hermione wondered what Ron was up to. Even if he did believe that that book belonged to Draco he wouldn't have gone out of his way to give it to him. Her best friends were up to something, she wondered what. Her answer came soon enough.

Hermione turned when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Harry was staring down at her with the most serious look on his face.

" Meet us in the Room of Requirement after dinner." He whispered. Her face contorted in shock when he finished with. "Don't be late Hermione." After that he looked over her should and nodded at Ron. She turned back around as he said.

"Oh, your right this is my book, silly me." Before walking into the great Hall for dinner.

Hermione ignored Draco's angry mutters about stupid Gryffindors. Her mind was going a mile a minute trying to understand how they had found out. She was worried they'd be angry with her for not telling them and hate her for eternity. She was so into her own thoughts that she didn't notice Blaise who had seen but not heard the whole encounter take place staring daggers at her.