Well this is certainly earlier then what I had posted in chapter 7, but I was bored and did this. Being a very bad girl and not doing my homework might I add. Although don't raise your hope of a chapter 9 coming out just as quickly too. And hey its another 1,000 word chapter! I certainly am getting better at this. Next Chapter will be more of a character profile since you are going to be so confused later. The actual chapter 9 will be out next week, but the Character profile will be out before that just to let you know. I am doing a so called character profile because I am getting confused myself a little about who is paired up with who since well I have many lists so it'll be easier for me and you as the reader.
Hermione hated showing weaknesses. No matter the reason, but Hermione could not help show apprehension today. After all she will be seeing the figures that still plagued her nightmares today.
She knew however that justice would never be given to people like her because the Wizarding World no matter how reformed would rather believe a pureblood Weasley than a muggle-born witch like her. It did not even matter that she was not even muggle-born. The Wizengamot or any Wizarding Court would rather convict Hermione Granger than Ronald Weasley after all.
What Hermione hated the most though was lying to her students. Her students looked up to her. She taught them secrets are never good and that they should always be brave. It did not matter what house you were in. After all the houses only helped the teachers and the guardians be able to enhance a student's potential and turn it into something that will be a lesson the student will never forget.
The guardians, Hermione sighed inwardly at the thought. They had come so far in their training. Hermione always had an amusing thought whenever she thought of the Guardians thanks to her muggle background she remembered a multi-colored justice team called the power rangers. The guardians when taught about it found it very amusing and even chose their own colors and suits to wear so they could be just like what Hermione thought.
During Hermione's musings something else came up within her thoughts. It was a new found secret that Hermione held. Well more of a surprise really that Harry did not know about yet. She found out yesterday that she was pregnant with their first child. And if she did do the pregnancy spell correctly twins in eight months.
Hermione groaned inwardly and prayed Merlin that she would not show any symptoms during the Hogwarts' ambassadors were here. That would bring more then enough unwanted trouble. Now being exclusive from Harry was a whole other problem all together, but as Hermione figured what harm could come by not letting Harry know til' Christmas it would be after all a very wondrous Christmas then. It would be even easier if the books Hermione read were right and that witches showed very few symptoms and most do not show until the last couple of months.
Hermione was pulled back from her thoughts when a loud bang filled the dining room. Indiscreetly she looked over to the Weasleys' as they were the two most havoc couples this school has saw. She was right. There she saw Padma Weasley née Patil pull out her wand and point it dangerously to her husband. Looking away Hermione softly hid the amused smile cracking at her lips. This was not an unusual thing to happen as Fred Weasley somehow always happened to do something or say something wrong to his wife. She looked around the room as the Everard's who were attending breakfast today snickered at the fact that their Professor in Weapons always backed down from a fight when his wife their Professor in Etiquette was the opponent. In fact Hermione almost lost her cool and calm facade as George jumped from the table and started running alongside Fred. Parvati then joined her sister in the pursuit of their two troubling husbands. Harry, sitting next to her did not even bother holding in his laughter as his ambitious laughter came Hermione finally gave in and asked her husband what did the two pesky Weasley twins do this time.
Harry being his responsive self stated. "It turns out that they decided that they were bored and started to make war weapons even though the war has long been gone for awhile and they hid their experiments under their beds. And this morning just happened to be the Patil's assigned cleaning day of fall and both Padma and Parvati exploded when they both found it under their beds."
Hermione could not help, but start laughing as the picture of Parvati and Padma's shocked faces as they found the experiments under their beds came to mind.
Sadly the laughter ended as quickly as it came for Juliet Pestano, the Guardian's Ace chair, and one of Elina's proud representatives came into the dining hall walking briskly to the teachers table and informed them that the Hogwarts' ambassadors were here early and were waiting for them in courtyard two.
On cue Harry pulled out a device and pushed a button that told all of the Guardians and professors what just occurred and hurriedly made his way to his and Hermione's office. Hermione then got up too on the intent of following him. She would not let anyone hurt Harry this time.
Already their in the office waiting for them was Colin Creevey. After all who better to help Hermione and Harry spy on the ambassadors then their own Computer and Photography professor.
As the humming of the screen from the monitors showing a scene of Courtyard two. Hermione dazed off a little thinking about the coincidence of how Colin had gotten there and became a professor with them.
Flashback
It was right after the Final battle had finished. Blood and gore stained the grounds of Hogwarts. The group was on the retreat. They were getting out of there and fast before someone could spot them. It was not likely though that anyone would have really noticed them as most were in the Great Hall searching for their loved ones or mourning the dead. On the way to the Forbidden Forest where they had hidden a way of transportation to the Potter Mansion their group came across a sickly pale Colin Creevey. They knew what had happened. Like Colin many people were slightly injured and as their were few people to care some were put to die like the too injured ones. Hermione and Katie being the passionate ones they were when they saw Colin couldn't help, but plead Harry to let Colin go with them. The war had been so hard on Colin after all. A Death Eater had attacked the Creeveys' home that summer when Colin was out and killed Dennis and his parents. Harry relented as you couln't help, but feel sorry for him, after all Colin was one of the few people who did not ever give up hope on Harry. So Colin went with the group and was nursed back to health and Colin never left instead opting to teach about photography and computers.
End Flashback
The impatient snippy voice of a certain Ginny Weasley shook Hermione out of her slight daze and Hermione then turned to view the screen.
"I wonder who we will get the pleasure of seeing now." Ginny drawled looking around.
"Who knows. Maybe we will even see Her-my-own-ninny, after all these years." Victor responded.
"Oh, I hope not. Granger always was after my Harry after all, plus is she not supposed to be dead?" Cho spoke softly.
"Wait a minute, your Harry! Harry was and always will be mine!" Ginny yelled out possessively.
Before any more fights could break out in this close knit group a knock on the door was heard.
The Hogwarts Ambassadors straightened up and told whoever it was to come in.
Marcus, Terrence, Adrian, Susan, Hannah, Lisa, Anthony, Justin, Terry, Angelina, Alicia, Katie, Blaise and Theodore walked in. Draco being the lucky bastard he usually is was able to get Theodore to go in his place because of the dread of meeting Pansy again was to much for Draco to overcome.
Shocked at their arrival the ambassadors jumbled through their words, but the Healing Hearts professors understood what they said. "Your supposed to be dead!"
Harry, Hermione, and Colin watched in anticipation of what was going to happen next as the professors tried to cope with the situation as best as they could.
