Chapter 13: Meeting the Savior
The next day the members of the unnamed group entered the Room of Requirement to see a beautiful sight. The walls were covered in blue and silver satin along with four larger round tables gathered around a large platform in the middle of the room. "Please come in, but don't sit down just yet." Harry said as they walked in amazed.
Everyone settled down as they watched Harry, Ron, Skylar and Hermione walk onto the platform wearing blue dress robes. "Good evening everyone." Hermione said as she walked to the edge of the platform. "Now as Skylar told you yesterday, our friend has made four lists concerning the four new specialized groups that will be lead by each of us." Hermione continued as she motioned to the four people on the platform.
"Before Harry starts calling out names I want you to know that we are all very proud of you." Hermione finished before she moved to the side so Harry could stand beside her. "When I call your names please stay where you are until I finish and then follow your leader to your table. The people I call will be going into Skylar's potion and Herebology group. You were chosen for your exceeding skill in either potions or Herebology."
"Neville, Fred, George, Jasper, Alicia and Gregory. Please follow Skylar to your table." Harry said as he read off of Skylar's green tinted parchment. The six named people waited for Skylar to leave the platform before they followed her over to the second table.
During this Harry took a few steps back for Ron to come over and stand next to Hermione. "The next six names were chosen for their exceptional skill in the animagus transformations and knowledge of protection spells. That's why you will be placed into Harry's Animagus group." Ron read from Harry's red tinted parchment.
"Tawny, Cedric, Seamus, Tracey, Lisa, and Malcolm" The six people waited for Harry before they followed him to the very last table. Hermione waited until they were seated before she continued. "The names I call out were picked for their skill in strategic planning and stealth. That's why you will be placed in Ron's Strategic group."
"Pansy, Aimee, Dean, Katie, Parvati, and Graham" They waited for Ron before they followed him to the table behind Skylar's as the nine people still standing looked around confused. Hermione smiled at them. "The remaining nine, Draco, Theodore, Millicent, Lavender, Ginny, Padma, Adrian, Zacharias and Vincent, you were chosen as the best duelers and spell casters. That's why our friend placed you in my Dueling Group." The members of Hermione group looked around confused. Since when was Hermione the best duelist? That was supposed to be Harry. And why was he leading the animagi?
Hermione continued to smile as she looked around. "If you don't believe I'm capable or qualified to be your leader, then please say so." Hermione said before she saw Adrian lean over to Draco and whisper in his ear. Draco gave him a strained smile before he stood up. "I don't think you can be me in a duel, and if you can, then you can stay our leader." Hermione narrowed her eyes so Draco would know he was pushing it before she smiled at him. "Well then by all means Malfoy, come onto the platform." Draco looked surprised but nevertheless he walked up the stairs until he was a few feet away from Hermione.
"Get in the stance Harry taught you." Hermione said to him as she bent forward. After Draco corrected his stance Hermione smiled at him again before she swung up wand in an upward arch before she brought it down with a jab. Draco was knocked into the air where he did a back flip before falling onto the floor. Hermione smiled again as she stepped out of position
and faced the crowd. "Does that prove anything?" Everyone nodded, even Draco as he picked himself up off the floor.
Hermione concluded the meeting by telling everyone that from now on they would be meeting with their group leaders. Harry's group would meet on Monday's and Wednesday's. Skylar's would meet on Tuesday's and Ron's would meet on Thursdays. Hermione's would meet on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Every group would meet after dinner on their selected days.
The meeting ended after those announcements and people left to go to their common rooms. A week passed and it was now Friday March 4th. Hermione and her friends were sitting in their Potions class waiting on instructions when they heard a group of Slytherins talking. "I can't believe Dumbledore allows muggle-lovers into this school…" Daphne Greengrass said as she stroked Blaise's hand. Draco smirked and replied in a louder voice. "I know, their almost worse than the mudbloods."
Hermione, by now, was trembling with rage. "Malfoy!" She yelled out as she stood up, her hair getting dangerously light. Draco turned his head to her in shock… and fear. "You better not have been talking about me!" She said, causing all the members of the unnamed organization to look at Draco in shock and excitement. None could believe he would disrespect his group leader like that.
"Were you?" She asked as she stepped away from her table. Draco shook his head slightly, knowing he had just made a horrible mistake, and yet he said, "I don't know what you're talking about." "Remember you said that tonight." Hermione said, her harsher side coming out. "Professor Snape I'm excusing myself from your class so I don't end up getting expelled for killing someone." Hermione said before she walked out of the classroom.
After Hermione left she went to the Room of Requirement, where she was surrounded by Pureblood treasures and her family tapestry. She stayed there until the meeting started after dinner. When the nine duel members entered the room they were surprised to see among their dueling platform various pureblood items and lining the walls a large family tapestry.
"Sit down somewhere." Hermione said as she walked onto the platform. Everyone took a seat on the ground. "Before I start today's practice session, I want Draco Malfoy to come up here with me." Draco, who was still regretting what he had said earlier slowly walked to the platform. Once there Hermione turned to face him.
"You made a severe mistake Draco." Draco raised his eyes to meet hers and once again acted like he didn't know what she was talking about. Hermione closed her eyes; she was getting sick of his arrogant attitude. "That's it…" She said before locking and sound-proofing the door. "Whatever you see or hear from now on is not to be discussed with anyone outside this room." Hermione said as she looked back at the people seated below her. "Understand?" Everyone nodded.
When Hermione turned back to Draco he took a step back. "Locomotor Mortis!" Hermione yelled out just to make sure Draco wasn't going anywhere. "Now Draco, tell everyone why I'm upset." Draco shook his head. He didn't want to admit to his friends that the one person that made better than him in all their classes was his older cousin.
Hermione growled low in her throat. "I'm warning you Malfoy!" Draco shook his head again. He didn't care what she did, despite what he had said at the beginning of the year, he was not about to admit she was related to him. "I told you that this would happen one day." Hermione said as she walked around his stiff body. "Leave me alone." Draco said staring straight ahead.
"You're not here to be left alone Malfoy! You're here to listen to me!" Hermione said turning to face him. "I'm only here to serve our friend in her destiny!" Draco said with an arrogant look on his face.
"Trust me, if this is how you treat you're superiors, then our friend doesn't want you to help her out!" Hermione said as her blue eyes started turning amber. Draco saw this but he didn't think she would let her transformations go any further, so he continued. "Like you know what our friend wants, she doesn't answer to you! You're not superior to us; you're just another lowly member." Draco said before he felt stinging cross his face. Hermione had shot a stinging hex at him, which only made him smile. "She's probably just waiting on you to mess up so she can get rid of you." He continued, not noticing Hermione's light brown hair.
"If you say another word Draconis, you will regret it." Hermione said as her vision grew sharper. "Or what, you'll shot another pathetic stinging hex at me? You don't have the guts to do anything else, you stupid Mudblood!" Draco said now on a roll. Draco's smiled vanished as a pure white wolf appeared and jumped on top of him with her teeth mere inches from his face. Hera growled at him, silently telling him to stop acting like a mean little brat. "Ok.. ok, I'll tell them the truth… just get off me…please Hera…." Draco pleaded as Hera applied pressure to his chest.
Slowly Hera walked off him and waited on him to begin speaking. "Hermione's not a mudblood, she's my cousin." With what looked like a smile on her wolfish face Hera changed back into Hermione. "That wasn't so hard, now was it Draconis?" Hermione asked him as he tried to control his breathing. He looked up at her before looking away, "… when I'm being threatened, no…"
Hermione smiled before she turned to the other occupants of the room, who weren't screaming at seeing at wolf suddenly appear simply because they thought it was Hermione's animagus form. And that was fine thinking for Hermione. "Everyone pair up, today we will be learning how to persuade our enemies into telling us valuable information, by any means necessary." Hermione said as she glanced back at Draco while she spoke.
The months flew by after that meeting. Hermione had accepted Draco's delayed apology after the meeting in March and they had moved on to becoming great friends. Soon it was the end of June and Headmaster Dumbledore was away from the castle everyday attending hearings at the Ministry of Magic.
On July 1st the newly named Lycan Army had a group meeting before lunch. Harry told them that after dinner all the students would be called into the Great Hall where they would find out who their friend is. He also told them to wear black robes and sit and the very front of the Great Hall. That night after dinner, an hour after Dumbledore had left for another meeting, Remus called a mandatory student meeting in the Great Hall. Once all the houses were present and seated in the Hall, Remus sealed the doors shut and placed a silencing spell over the room.
"Hello everyone" Remus said as he walked up to the Head Table and turned to face the entire student body. "Only some of you know why you're in here, so I shall enlighten the rest of you." "Today is the day that you learn about the new hope that has arisen here. Now tell me, how many of you are tired of the war that is going on between Dumbledore and Voldemort?" Remus asked, ignoring the gasps that ensured from the use of the Dark Lord's name.
Slowly all the hands in the hall rose. "Now, who in here is siding or is related to someone that is siding with Dumbledore?" Remus asked this time counting a little over half of the student's hands. "And who here is siding or is related to someone that is siding with Voldemort?" Again Remus counted less than half of the student's hands.
"Alright, well at least you were honest. Now tell me who here wishes they could do something about the war? Who wants to make a difference here?" Remus said and smiled as all the members of the Lycan Army raised their hands quickly, and they were slowly followed by the rest of the school.
"That's good to hear." Remus said as Severus walked over to him. "Well now's the time and place to stand up for what you believe in and help end this war." Remus said as Severus placed a piece of parchment in his hands. The hall cheered as Remus smiled at them. "There is someone that wants to meet you. But before I introduce her you must first hear something very important."
Here Remus wrote the prophecy in the air in front of him. "She is the nicest woman I've ever met, well besides my wife. She has plans for this war and the people that help her. She's the cleverest witch of her age. I proudly introduce to you, HERA!" Remus said as he yelled the last word out. The hall cheered as a white werewolf walked out from behind the Head table. "Everyone meet your savior!" Remus said as the wolf jumped up onto the table. The wolf smiled at the crowd in front of her before she turned her back to them. Severus walked over to her and held a cloak up to her before he draped it up to her head.
The hall watched as the cloak was slowly filled out and there was no longer a wolf on the head table, but a girl with black curly hair. Everyone waited with a baited breath until she finally turned around. The gasp that went around the Great Hall was almost comical. All eyes were on the girl standing on the table, all eyes were on Hermione.
"You look surprised." Hermione said as she walked along the table as the crowd just watched her. "I am the savior! I am against both Voldemort and Dumbledore! If you choose to side with me, I will protect your whole family, I won't curse you or your family if you disappoint me, or place heavy memory charms on you. I promise you freedom, so please, who sides with me?" All of the Lycan Army raised their hands, and slowly the rest of the school followed. Hermione smiled, the revolution had begun.
The meetings continued after that day with the each year getting different days with Hermione in the Great Hall. 1st and 2nd year meetings were on Mondays, 3rd and 4th years were on Tuesdays, 5th and 6th years were on Wednesday, and 7th years were on Thursdays. The normal Lycan army continued their advanced lessons on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The school year ended with everyone anticipating the upcoming war and it was soon time to board the Hogwarts Express. Hermione and the Golden Trio got a compartment in the front of the train and discussed their plans for the summer. "So everyone's clear as to what we're doing?" Hermione asked. Everyone in the compartment nodded. "Good, then I'll see you in three weeks at the Ministry."
Once the train pulled into King's Cross station, Hermione kissed Ron goodbye as Skylar did the same with Harry before they left the gateway together and headed home.