Chapter 3

But they were too late, the young boy jumped in the water. Hagrid ordered one of the students to get to the headmaster and the nurse right away. Meanwhile, Hagrid was playing the flute again waiting for another mermaid to come and tell them where Hermione was. But nothing, not even a fish came. Sirius pulled Remus away from the crowd.

"We have to do something." Sirius whispered.

"Yes but what? Swim in and get ourselves killed." Remus snapped.

"We're supposed to protect Harry and Hermione from any kind of danger!" Sirius snapped, "Ablus would come any minute now and think we're doing nothing to save them."

"Nonsense, Sammy. Let me think of a plan." Remus said.

Meanwhile inside the lake, young Harry Potter was swimming around looking for the mermaid and Hermione. He couldn't breathe inside so he put a spell on himself to make him breathe underwater. Harry looked everywhere and couldn't find Hermione until he noticed the blonde mermaid from before swimming towards a cave. Harry followed and was shocked what he found. There were mermaids everywhere, only women, talking or brushing their hair.

"This is like a bloody beauty shop." Harry thought.

Harry swam fast so none of the mermaids noticed him. He stopped when he saw the same mermaid putting the crystal on the ground. And all of a sudden, the same bright light came and found Hermione lying on the ground unconscious.

"Uhh…my head." Hermione groaned. Hermione opened her eyes and found mermaids surrounding her. "AHHH!" Hermione yelled as she fell off.

The mermaids moved away from the conscious Hermione. Hermione looked around her and felt odd. Then noticed something very strange.

"I can breathe underwater." Hermione said, "Why did you bring me here?" Hermione questioned the mermaid.

"Because we're bored and need someone to be our precious doll." She answered her.

"Um…thanks but no thanks. But I'm no body's doll." Hermione said.

The mermaids kept staring at her and then giggled at each other. Hermione and Harry didn't like that kind of giggle. Then they all surrounded the scared Hermione.

"What are you doing? Get off of me! That's my hair! OW!" Hermione yelled.

Harry had a questioned face while the mermaids were doing something horrible to Hermione. "What the bloody hell are they doing to her?" he thought. When they departed from Hermione, Harry's jaw dropped.

Hermione's bushy hair turned into small little curls near her shoulders. Makeup: She was wearing pink eye shadow, eye linear, and pink lip-gloss. And her uniform changed; before she was wearing a white t-shirt with her red strip tie, now the white t-shirt turned to a white tube-top, and her tie stayed the same. Hermione looked so different, that Harry couldn't shut his mouth. One of the mermaids gave Hermione a mirror, Hermione gasped.

"Thank you. But I can't stay here and be you're doll forever." Hermione apologized

Then their beauty faces turned dark, cold.

"You will stay here with us." One of them said coldly.

"Expelliarmus!" yelled Harry at the mermaids with his wand.

The light scatters the mermaids away from the new beauty. Hermione was about scream Harry's name happily but he pulled Hermione away from the cave. They were swimming fast but not fast enough. One of the mermaids grabbed Hermione's foot and pulled her down.

"Harry!" Hermione yelled as she felt that his grasp was slipping.

"Hermione!" Harry turned around and swam down. He grabbed her hand and tried to pull her back. As he was pulling her back, more and more mermaids were pulling Hermione's body down. Then Harry's hand slipped away from Hermione's hand.

"No!" he yelled.

Hermione grunted as the mermaids were pulling her down. Then Hermione noticed the necklace around her neck shining. She remembered that her mom gave this to her over the summer. Hermione closed her eyes to remember the conservation with her mother.

"Hermione dear, stop reading that book and come over here. I have a present for you." Her mom said.

Hermione had the same curls and hazel eyes just like her mother. Hermione got the brains mostly from her dad, since he studied more than his mother when they were college together. Hermione walked towards her beautiful mother and sat next to her on the coach. Her mother handed her a small red box.

"Open it, dear." She said.

Hermione opened the small box and found the most beautiful jewelry inside it. Hermione pulled it out; it was a blue heart-shaped necklace with glitter around it.

"Thank you so much, mom! But why give it to me?" Hermione asked.

"This has been in my family for generations. But it looked all old and smelly, so I asked Mrs. Wesley to fix it for me over Christmas break. I used to wear it around when I was in high school for good luck or any occasions. I believe it was meant for you, Hermione Jane Granger." Her mom said as she put it around her daughter's neck.

"But mom…why give it to me now?" asked Hermione.

"Ronald's parents filled me in about Voldemort and even though, you are the brains in the group I also believe you can bring good luck in the group too. Whenever you're in trouble, the necklace responds. But I never was in much trouble in high school since I was the popular one." Miss. Granger smiled.

Hermione smiled back, her mother was voted the most beautiful and most popular at her muggle high school. Hermione wished she could look like her mother when she grows up and be popular (sometimes she wishes that).

"Thank you! I love it so much." Hermione yelled happily as she hugged her mom.

"I'm happy that you're happy, my little angel." Miss. Granger responded.

Hermione opened her eyes again as the heart-shaped necklace was glowing in a bright blue aura around her. The mermaids didn't notice it until they saw Hermione's eyes changed from hazel to bright blue. Meanwhile, on land, Remus and Sirius were trying to figure out a plan to get the two teens out but couldn't since Hagrid wouldn't let them near the lake. Finally, Professor Dumbledore and the Nurse came holding emergency kits in their hands.

"I didn't know that the mermaid was going to do such a thing on Hermione, Ablus. I thought she was giving that necklace as a gift." Hagrid said sadly.

"My dear friend, it wasn't your fault. You tried to save Miss. Granger. Now I understand that Mr. Potter jumped in to save Miss. Granger?" Ablus asked.

"Yes, sir." Hagrid answered.

"Look! What's that?" yelled one of the students.

"It's a light!" said #2

"Is it Potter? Or Granger?" said #3

They three adults and 2 "teenagers" watched the bright light in the lake going up. Then it started disappearing slowly. Remus wondered what was happening down there. And what was that light? Finally, Harry pulled himself out of the water gasping for breathe heavily, around his shoulder was Hermione coughing for air. Harry pulled him and Hermione to land so they can rest and catch their breath.

"Hermione are okay?" asked Hagrid.

Hermione coughing, "I am now. Thanks to Harry."

Harry blushed at Hermione's comment and closed his eyes before Ablus approached him.

"After Madame Pomfrey gives you and Miss. Granger some medicine I want to see both of you in my office immediately." Ablus said kindly.

Madame Pomfrey gave both of the teenager's warm blankets. After Ablus left, all the boys were staring at Hermione's new uniform. Hermione gave Harry a "help me" look. Harry pulled Hermione away from the perverts and they were behind a tree so no one can see them or so they thought.

"Harry, thank you so much for saving my life back there." Said a trembling Hermione.

"No problem…Here." Harry pulled Hermione closed to him for warmth, "Apparently it's not a great time for a swim, huh Hermione."

Hermione laughed. She felt more warm when Harry pulled her close to his body. Harry was about to ask Hermione about that light in her eyes but thought that it would be best if they talk about it later.

"You know, Harry I think of you as my super-hero." Hermione said.

"Me? Hermione, you're the super-hero you find things that no else can, you save others, and help other people out even if they are evil. Helping people. That's your true ability. But….thank you for saying that I'm your super-hero." Harry said as he kissed her head gently.

Hermione looked up at Harry and blushes a little as she noticed how close her face was close to his lips. She never noticed how blue his eyes were. Hermione leaned up and kissed Harry on the cheek.

"Thank you for everything, Harry James Potter." Hermione whispered before she departed from their grasp.