A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! Thank you to my beta TwilightElena

They both headed to Dumbledore's office. Life had changed so quickly and now they were both worried they'd lose one of their best friends. Hermione and Harry made their way to Dumbledore's office.

"Welcome is everything all right?"

They both just nodded.

"Now I'm and going to teach you both a spell but before I teach it to you I want your word that you will not use it unless you have to."

"We won't." Hermione nodded.

"We promise." Harry agreed.

"Ok then this spell is going to turn you both into a voodoo hologram."

"What?"

"You will both be seen sleeping in your own beds as a hologram, yet the hologram also works as a voodoo doll. If someone for some reason touches the hologram you will feel solid and will also feel it on your own body."

"Wow that is very...interesting." Harry said.

"That's fascinating." Hermione smiled.

Harry and Dumbledore chuckled making her blush.

"Now, I want both of you to go to your dorms and like normal, talk to the others or whatever you do before bed once everyone is sleeping climb out of your bed point your wand at it and say your full name then voodoo hologram sleeping. Then close the curtains and meet me in the common room."

They both nodded and did as they were told. After everyone else had fallen asleep they did the spell and met back in the common room.

"Now the place I am about to show you is top secret and must not be mentioned to anyone. Not even your friends."

"Yes Sir." They both said.

They followed Dumbledore back to the moving steps that led to his office. Only instead of it stopping at his office it continued to turn.

"Professor…" Hermione questioned.

"A few years ago before you became students there was a student who we found was being beaten by their parents and was no longer safe there. So we offered them a permanent residence here. They accepted and I had a bedroom put in above my office for them to live in. They graduated and moved on by now but the room is still empty so I am allowing you both to use it until you are ready to use the dorms again."

"Thank you." Hermione said.

"You're welcome."

They went inside and saw it was a small room with one bed in it and a built in bathroom.

"Now I would advise you to wake up a few minutes earlier than normal so you can get back to your dorms and 'wake up' there."

"Yes Professor, we will thank you." Harry said.

"You're welcome. Good night."

"Good night."

Dumbledore left.

"Is this ok?" Harry asked.

Hermione nodded.

"Are you ok?"

Hermione once again nodded.

"Why are you not speaking?"

"I don't know. I'm sorry."

"Hey, it's ok. You still shaken up from dinner?"

"Yes, between Malfoy and then Ron I just…I don't feel much like a witch. I feel like an out casted mudblood."

Harry sighed and pulled her into his arms.

"I felt so powerless and defenseless against Malfoy today Harry. I haven't felt like that around him since my first year here."

"Hermione you feel like that around everyone."

"No I don't."

"Hermione I watched you today in front of the others. You were even a little shy and quiet in front of them. Baby you were traumatized and you watched your parents get murdered and tortured you have the right to be a little shut down."

"It's not who I am though. I don't feel like myself anymore."

"Once you heal from this you'll start to feel more like yourself."

"What if I never heal?"

"You'll heal I promise. I'll make sure of it."

"Thanks Harry I love you."

"I love you too. Come on let's go to bed."

They both climbed into the bed and cuddled into each other falling into a deep sleep.

The next morning Hermione stirred and opened her eyes. She smiled at Harry sleeping peacefully next to her. She shook him a little. "Harry…Harry wake up!" she said. He just groaned.

"Go away!"

"Hey!" she pouted. "That's not nice."

"Neither is waking me from my sleep."

"Well fine, get in trouble from Dumbledore. I don't care."

Harry jerked awake.

"We've got to get rid of our holograms remember?"

"Yeah, now I do. Thanks for waking me up."

"No problem."

They shared a good morning kiss.

"Hey once you get rid of the hologram and get dressed and everything meet in the common room. I'll bring Ron down and we can talk about yesterday."

"OK."

They both left the room and went into their dorms. They canceled the holograms and went about their morning as normal. Finally everyone else had gone to breakfast it was just Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the common room.

"Look about yesterday I'm really sorry. I didn't mean a word of it. I was just jealous and it came out. I didn't mean it and I'm really sorry." Ron said.

"I forgive you. Can we still be friends?" Hermione asked.

"No."

Hermione looked down.

"I want to be more than that."

"Ron, Harry and I…."

"Wait, I don't mean like that. Hermione I was thinking about it all last night I realized something. I don't love you romantically. I love you like I love Ginny. I love you like a kid sister that's what I want to be. I want to be your older brother not just a friend."

Hermione smiled.

"I'd love you be your kid sister. Does this mean you'll support Harry and I?"

"As long as you don't kiss in front of me."

Harry and Hermione laughed. "Deal."

"Good can we go eat now?"

They laughed again. Everything was fine between them.

"Yes let's go eat."

They made their way to main room and sat down enjoying their breakfast. Harry and Hermione told everyone else about them dating and they were cool with it. Everything was going good. Until Malfoy decided to join them.

"What's up Potter, Weasley…" he looked at Hermione. "Mudblood."

Hermione flinched when she felt a sting in her arm. Harry stood up. "Leave this table right now and we will have no problem. Stay at this table and we have a very, very, BIG problem."

"I'm staying. What are you going to do about?"

"Don't test me."

Malfoy looked to Hermione. "I can't believe they let you back into this school. You're not even magical. You know what they should do? They started labeling all the mudbloods so everyone knows."

"That is so stupid Malfoy technically there is already a label." Ron said.

"No, I mean really label them. Take a knife or something and mark it in their skin. That way only magical people can be here. None magical people…well then can just go die. Just like your filthy mudblood parents."

That was all Hermione could take. She covered her face with her hands and burst into tears. Harry grabbed his wand about to yell a curse when a voice stopped him.

"Mr. Malfoy please return to your table. If you are finished with you meal then you may head to your first class. Do not bother other students while they are still trying eat." Dumbledore said.

Malfoy smirked at Hermione and walked away. Hermione got up and ran. Harry and Ron ran after her. Once she was in the common room she broke out hysterical. Harry ran over to her and rubbed her back.

"Its ok baby, it's ok. Shhh It's ok. I'm here."

"He didn't have to bring them into this. Why did he have to bring them into it? Why Harry why?"

"Because he's…" Harry stopped trying to find the right word. "He's a fowl lonesome evil little cockroach!"

A small giggle escaped Hermione's lips.

"He knew that would set you off so he said it to get to you."

"If they were still alive I'd have cursed right then and there."

"I know. There is no doubt in my mind."

Ron walked over. "Will you two please tell me what's going on? Hermione has been acting different since we got here."

"It's her secret Ron."

"No, Harry. It's ok tell him."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, he can know, as long as he doesn't tell anyone and as long as I don't have to say it again."

"I won't tell anyone I swear."

Harry told him everything.

"Blimey, Hermione are you ok?"

"Better now that I've got my friends around me."

"Can I…can I see the scar?"

"I don't know Ron…"

"Go on baby, he's you big brother right? He won't judge you."

Hermione nodded. She slowly lifted her arm and removed the band-aid.

"Wow…some witch can't even spell. She spelled mudblood wrong. She forgot the L. Now it just reads mudbood."

Hermione burst into giggles. Harry laughed. Leave it to Ron to make a joke over something so serious.

"Thanks Ron." Hermione smiled as she covered her scar and pulled her arm down.

"Anytime baby sister."

They shared a small hug.

"Will you be ok in class today?" Ron asked.

"Ron this is me you're talking to, when and I not ok in class?"

The guys laughed.

"Ok, ok good point." Ron laughed.

Hermione headed to leave. Harry whispered in Ron's ear "Just keep an eye on her. She can bottle her real feelings sometimes."

Ron nodded.

They all left and headed to their class.

A/N next chapter they go visit Hagrid and he learns about Hermione's parents. Can he cheer her up? Then just some fluff between Harry and Hermione. Thank you to my beta TwilightElena!