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Chapter 11
Hermione fluttered her eyelids and soon opened them to see Draco's face hovering above hers.
"Draco?" she mumbled, not fully regaining her voice. "Hermione, you're okay. Thank god." Hermione smiled but soon shot up, remembering everything that happened.
"Where his he?"
Draco gave a puzzled but figured out whom she was talking about. "It's alright, you scared him off."
"Scared him off?" she repeated at looked around. This wasn't the dungeon that they were in before. In fact, this place looked very familiar. "Where are we?" she asked.
He was about to answer when someone walked in. It was Dumbledore. He gave a warming smiled to Hermione. "I'm glad you're awake, Miss Granger," he said with his sweet voice.
"She just woke up Professor." Draco informed him. He nodded. "Where are we?" she repeated again. Dumbledore turned to Hermione. "We are at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place." Dumbledore answered.
"I knew this place looked familiar." she thought to herself. "But... wait? How did Draco and I get out?" Hermione looked at Draco who was smirking.
"You got us out of there,"
Hermione gave a puzzled look. "What are you talking about? I was bound to a wall. I was in no condition to get us out, not to mention I don't remember anything that happened."
"It's very hard to explain." Draco took a deep breath, getting ready to tell her everything that happened.
Draco explained everything to her. How on the fourth reading of the spell, Hermione transformed into her 'no name race' body and broke out of the chains. Then her aura blinded the death eaters and Voldemort. Then she grabbed livre de la course de nom da non, freed Draco and they found their way out, not before finding their wands of course.
"Rielly had told me that death eaters came to the manor and I immediately came, but you were already gone, and I figured that the death eaters already took you two." Dumbledore added.
"Luckily, I contacted them and told them where we were and they came to the rescue. You passed out by then though." Draco said.
Dumbledore made his way to the door.
"I will tell everyone that you're finally awake. You've made a lot of us worried." He smiled and walked out the door. Hermione put her attention back on Draco. "Rielly and Tori are here as well?"
Draco nodded. "Yeah. So is Snape, McGonagall," Draco trembled a little, fear growing in his eyes. "Moody is here also." Hermione gave him a questioning look but then rolled her eyes.
"Draco, that incident happened almost three years ago. It wasn't even him who did it." She said, referring to when the fake Moody punished Draco by changing him into a ferret.
"I know but he still freaks me out, and he acts like that fake Moody, always thinking someone is trying to attack us."
Hermione swung her feet over to the edge of the bed so that they were touching the floor. She was about to get up when the door swung opened and Rielly came through. She looked at Hermione and ran to her side, gripping her in a tight hug.
"Hermione, you're okay! Oh, I was so worried."
Hermione was being crushed by her strong grip, but was happy at Rielly cared so much. "You can let go of her now. I'm sure you squeezed the air out of her already." It was Tori who spoke up. He was leaning the frame of the door. Rielly let go of Hermione. She had tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Hermione. It's just that I was so scared that you was going to die."
"Luckily she didn't." another voice said. It came from McGonagall. She walked into the room. "How are you feeling Miss Granger?"
"I feel great, actually."
"I hope so because school will be starting in three days."
"That fast already?" she asked, not in a surprised voice but as if she was saying a simple sentence.
"Time passes when you're having an adventure like you had." Hermione smiled. "I just came up to give this to you." McGonagall continued and held out an envelope with the Hogwarts's crest on it. Hermione took from her. It felt heavier than all her other letters she got for the past seven years.
Hermione opened the envelope. As soon as she did, she saw something glimmer in it. Her heart skipped a beat. Was this really what she thought it was? She decided to read the letter first. She unfolded the letter and started reading the first page with emerald colored words in her mind.
Dear Miss Granger,
Please note that the new school year will start September first. The Hogwarts Express will leave from Kings Cross station, platform nine and three-quarters, at eleven. All 7th years students must have the following items and books, shown on the next page.
Yours sincerely,
Professor M. McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Hermione frowned. She didn't get accepted. But then something caught her eye on the paper. She was so disappointed, she hadn't notice there was something else written at the bottom.
P.S. I am pleased to tell you that your excellent schoolwork and behavior has been acknowledged and you and one of your colleagues have been assigned head boy and girl. I look forward to the wonderful work the two of you will do in the future.
Hermione squealed with excited. She always wanted be a Head girl. She quickly looked into the envelope and took out her badge. She looked at it in complete awe. "I'm a Head girl." She said to herself.
"Congratulations, Miss Granger." McGonagall said and walked out the room.
Rielly smiled. "Can you take anymore good news?" she asked Hermione. Hermione gave her a quizzing look.
"What are you talking about?"
Rielly looked at Tori and then back at Hermione. "Tori and I are going to become teachers at Hogwarts." Hermione eyes lit up with happiness. "Really? Oh that's great you guys."
"We better leave you two alone. See you later." Rielly said and she and Tori left.
She looked down at her badge, and then shot her head up. "I forgot to ask McGonagall who the head boy is." she told them.
Draco started smirking.
"What's so funny?" She asked.
Draco shook his head. "Nothing, but I know who the head boy is."
"Really who?"
"I can't say any names but I heard he was very handsome. He has silver blonde hair and grayish blue eyes you could drown in. He's also in Slytherin."
Hermione smiled. Then mocked him by putting her finger to her chin as if thinking. "I wonder who it could be," she said in a mocking curious voice.
Draco laughed and soon, Hermione joined along. "So you're head boy, huh?" she asked after they stopped laughing.
"Yeah. I'm guessing they made me head boy is to watch over you, since we'll be living together."
Hermione smiled. "Well I'm really glad they picked you."
Draco leaned over and a soft kiss on her lips. "Me too. I just couldn't stand the thought of another guy living with you." he told her and gave a little smirk and went in for another kiss, this time, harder and more passionate.
The day came when they would return back to school. Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Rielly and Tori all left the day before and Draco was afraid Moody was going to take them to King's Cross. Luckily, Lupin and Tonks came.
"Are you guys ready to go?" Lupin asked. Draco and Hermione nodded. Moody grabbed Hermione's school chest by the handle, but never even helped Draco with his. While Moody was packing Hermione's chest in the car, Draco whispered something to Hermione.
"I don't think he trusts me very much."
"Who?"
Draco nodded towards Moody.
"Don't take it personally. It's hard for him to trust the son of Voldemort's servant. Anyways, I doubt he trust anyone too much expect perhaps Dumbledore."
Draco sighed. "I guess you're right." Hermione reached out, grabbed Draco's hand, and held it, which cause Draco to look at her.
"Don't stress yourself over it. Give him some time." she told him and gave an encouraging smile. He couldn't help but to smile back.
Draco suddenly spun around because someone touched his shoulder. It was Lupin. "We have to go or you two will miss the train." He grabbed the handle of Draco's school chest.
"You both go in the car, I'll pack this up." The two teenagers nodded and went to the car. Once Lupin put the chest in the trunk, they were off to the Train Station.
They soon reached King's Cross and the two teenagers said their farewells to the members of the order. "I think we should go in at separate time's just in case someone we know might be in there." Draco suggested and Hermione nodded.
They decided that Hermione would go in first and Draco would follow in after. Hermione walked into the busy train station, where people were boarding their trains or getting off them. She made her way towards the wall that was the portal to nine and three quarters.
She started speeding up ready to run into the portal Draco right behind her. When they reached the other side, Hermione immediately saw Harry and Ron waiting by the train. It was obvious they were in a deep conversation. It was Ron who spotted her first. He gave a surprised look and then tapped Harry and nodded towards Hermione. He too gave that look of surprise. Soon both boys were waving at her with big grins on their face but soon it turned to a frown and then a stern, almost angry face. They started walking over to her.
"Uh oh, I think they saw me." Draco said in an amused voice. Hermione ignored what he said and smiled at the two teenage boys coming up to her.
"Hey you guys," she said in a very happy voice.
"Hey Hermione, what are you doing with Malfoy?" Harry said in a slightly deadly voice. Draco glared at him.
Hermione didn't know what to say to them. She had no excuse. She was trying to make up one but nothing came, luckily Draco said something.
"Why would I be with a Mudblood, know it all, like her? We just came in at the same time, though I wish we didn't. Anyway, I have better things to do than to clear my name for you low lives. That's goes double for you, Weasly."
Ron was about to attack Draco then and there, if Harry and Hermione hadn't pulled him back. Finally playing along, Hermione said something. "No Ron. He's not worth it. Just let the ferret go on with his life."
Ron finally stopped struggling. As Draco went past them, he exchanged deadly glares with Harry. He finally dropped his chest in the pile of chests that belonged to students and went on the train.
Hermione stood in complete awe. She was a little sad that he said all those things about her and her friends, but he actually pulled it off.
"I swear one day I'll get him back." Ron said, gritting his teeth and putting his hand into a tight fist. Harry was still looking at the train where Draco went with an angry stare. He finally turned back around to look at Hermione. "Wow Hermione, you look so... different."
Hermione couldn't figure out what he was talking about, but then remembered that she had that gel in her hair. She gave a huge smile. "Thanks."
"Hey Hermione, how come you haven't written to us this entire summer. Harry tried writing to you."
"But Hedwig came back with the letter. Are you mad at us for something?" Harry added.
Hermione shook her head. "No, of course not."
"Then why haven't you?" Harry asked.
Hermione didn't know what to say. She couldn't tell them what happen that summer, but they were her best friends, she couldn't just keep this secret from them. Before Hermione could say something, the train conductor yelled for everyone to get on the train.
"No time to explain now, we have to get on the train." Hermione told them. She quickly ran past them and put her belongings in the pile. She looked at Harry and Ron, each with a skeptical look on their face. "Come on, we have to get on now." She yelled over the loud racket of the train tooting. Harry and Ron gave one last look at each other and finally followed Hermione on the train.
Soon later, the train was leaving the train station and was on its way towards Hogwarts. They searched for a while for an empty compartment. They finally found one almost all the way to the back of the train.
"So Hermione," Ron began. Hermione turned to him. "Yeah?"
"Why haven't you contacted us all summer?"
There was that dreadful question again. How was she going to pull herself out of this one? "I guess I should them. They deserved the right to know." She thought to herself.
The two boys sat there waiting tolerantly, waiting for her answer. She let out a sigh. "Alright. I'll tell you what happened."
For almost twenty minutes, she explained what had happen to her over the summer, leaving out her abduction by Voldemort and Draco of course. They never interrupted her except when she told them that she stayed with Snape.
The boys sat silently, taking in everything they heard. "Wow, so your ancestor was from a different race of wizards and the powers were handed down to you?" Harry said in a surprised and amazed voice.
Hermione nodded. "But please don't tell anyone about this, I'm not even suppose to tell you guys."
Harry smiled. "Don't worry about it. Who else do I tell secrets to beside you guys?" Hermione smiled back.
Hermione turned to Ron. He had been silent for a pretty long time, something he rarely does. He looked like as if he was thinking of something. "Hey, what's up?"
Ron snapped out of his trance. "Oh nothing, it's just that, I think I heard of this no name race before,"
"Really?" Hermione and Harry said in unison.
"Yeah. It's just an old story that my mum told me when I was younger and it really didn't make any sense if you think about it. She said that her mother told it to her and her mother before that and so on until the times of the four founders of Hogwarts."
"How does it go?" Harry asked.
"I'm not too positive if I remember but I try,"
Ron sat there silent, thinking of how the story went. "Okay, I remember some of it."
"Ages past, time goes by, the four souls that slumbered now awakened. Yet five stills lays, psychically, until dawn rises and darkness falls, yet comes back again. Darkness rages against dawn, fearing its rays deceasing it's love, but only leaves dawn with nature's dreadful light at the pit of its appearance. Soul five, fairest of the four holds alliance with dawn, for they hold elemental bounds together. Without one, dawn's aura couldn't effect, without one, Soul five's wind of the soaring skies of the west and of mind, earth of trembling lands in the north and of strength, water of the deep ocean of the east and of heal and fire from the pits of hell in South and of Destruction and chaos will be taken..."Ron took a long pause. "I don't remember the rest." Ron finally said. Hermione didn't know she was holding her breath until she breathed out heavily. She turned to Harry who had a hypnotized look on his face.
"That definitely sounds like what my powers are, what does that other stuff mean?" She asked, thinking about it intensely. Ron shrugged. "I dunno, but don't stress yourself over it, like I said, it's just some old story. I probably got some of the things wrong anyway." Hermione sighed. "I guess you're right."
She laid her back against the back of the seat. She jumped slightly when she did. She had forgotten about the bag she put behind her. She also forgot to tell Harry and Ron about becoming Head girl.
"I got so work up about this I forgot to tell you, I was made Head Girl!" said with much pride.
"That's great, Mione." Ron said. "It really is." Harry agreed.
"Thanks you guys. I just hope I my grades won'tfall because of theresponsibilities that I have now."
Harry rolled his eyes.
"What did you do that for?" Hermione asked.
"You were made Head Girl and all you could think about was your grades?"
The three of them laughed together. They finally stopped laughing and sat silently. Hermione broke the silence. "I'm really glad that I could see you guys again. I miss you so much." The two boys smiled at her. Then they heard the trolley coming down the hall. Harry got up.
"Hey anyone want something from trolley?" Hermione took out some sickles for her bag. "Get me whatever you can." And gave it to Harry but he gave it back and shook his head. "No. It's my treat. I'll be back." He said and left out the compartment. When he came back, his hands were full of wizard candy. He set them down on the seat next to him and everyone took some. Almost the whole ride they sat there talking, laughing and eating candy. Hermione realized that it was getting darker and they must be getting close.
"We better put on our robes, we're almost there." Ron and Harry nodded in agreement. They decided that Hermione would change first then Harry and Ron would.
When all three of them where done dressing, the train's whistle blew, letting them know, they were about to reach the station.
Harry sighed. "Our last year here. I can't believe it."
"Yeah I know. We have to make the best of it." Ron said.
"You mean all our other adventures weren't exciting to you?" Harry joked. Ron laughed. "I guess you're right."
The train started slowing down. When it was to a complete stop, the doors opened up letting the students out.
"Well time to start our last year here." Harry said. He looked at Hermione and Ron. "You ready to go?" They nodded and one by one, went out the door.
