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Changes Two Chap 5
Hermione sucks in a breath staring at the man in front of her. "You remember." She breathes finally pushing away from the kitchen table and standing. "But how? It wasn't you… it didn't happen to you… you're not the same… you're not him, you were trapped in the veil!"
Sirius snorts with a toss of his head watching the girl intently. "You're not the same either." He challenges his eyes raking over Hermione's teenage form, smirking when the girl bristles at his unsaid comment.
"You Sirius Black are nothing more than a rank arrogant insufferable git!" The girl spites out pulling her nightgown tighter with her left hand. "I don't know why I even bothered to save your life!" Hermione retorts angrily, her wand shaking as she levels it at the man in front of her.
Sirius lets out a barking laugh confusing the girl even more; however both of the kitchen residents' freeze when they hear three distinct cracks. "Expecting anyone?" The wizard asks watching as Hermione runs to her kitchen window.
"No, and whoever they are they're unwanted and unwelcome." The time-traveler states stepping away from the window quickly and stepping into the living room.
"Wizards don't just apparate into muggle neighborhoods for no reason, witch."
Hermione spins to glare at Sirius her frazzled hair fanning behind her at the sudden rise of anger. "Don't you think I know that?" She hisses dangerously eyes narrowed as she slips into the foyer. The young witch stiffens as she hears the front door lock click and switch open. "Transform now."
Opening his mouth to retort the wizard stops, growling darkly at his former lover's warning look before transforming into the familiar form of Padfoot. The large dog braces himself beside Hermione readying himself to attack if need be, only to relax slightly as the familiar form of Kingsley Shacklebolt stepped through the door followed closely by an unknown man.
"Who are you?" Hermione demands her wand gripped painfully in her hand ready to be used in a moment's notice.
"Ms. Granger, you are hereby under arrest by the order of the Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, I command you to hand over your wand immediately and come quietly." The unknown man orders fixing his wand on Padfoot as the dog snarls.
"Under arrest for what?" Hermione asks not letting go of her wand as she keeps an eye on both intruders. 'Weren't there three cracks?'
Shacklebolt finally manages to pull his attention away from Padfoot long enough to answer. "Criminal trespass, breaking into the Ministry of Magic, destruction of a magical artifact, shall I continue?" Kingsley asks watching the girl in front of him as she glances down at the dog by her side. A look of understanding crosses the Order member's face before quickly disappearing.
"I was under the impression that those charges had been dropped due to Voldemort's undeniable return." The witch finally comments fighting her smirk as both men flinch at the wizard's name. "If you have any more business here then I suggest you hurry, Shadow can be quite protective."
"We are not talking about last year's incident Ms. Granger; these charges are from last night." The head auror states keeping a close eye on the dog that had become decidedly more vicious looking. "Now hand over your wand and deal with your pet before we are forced to."
Glaring at the man Hermione kneels beside Sirius and wraps her arms around the dog. "I will not give you my wand and you will not harm my dog." She says coolly stiffening when she senses the presence behind her.
"I don't believe that was a question Ms. Granger."
'So that's where the third one went, circle around back while my attention is focused elsewhere.' Letting her body relax completely against Padfoot Hermione allows her head to drop before glancing up at the auror through her eyelashes. "Can I at least change into something decent?" She asks pulling everyone's attention to the nightgown she currently wore.
The head auror's eye rake over of Hermione's form causing the young witch to withdraw even more as Padfoot's growls escalate, bouncing off the very walls.
"No."
Hermione grips Padfoot's fur even tighter as she shivers in anger. 'Right, think, don't curse the stupid ugly auror, you're trying to get out of going to prison.' Hermione cringes as a loud crack echoes through the room. "What the bleeding- Am I having an effing house party or something?" The time traveler exclaims turning her head to see just who had appeared now. 'Shit.'
"And just what is the meaning of this?" The newcomer asks his oily voice slipping around the room's occupants as his eyes sweep over the scene. His gaze freezes momentarily on Padfoot and Hermione fights the urge to cuss once more as his eyes harden. Snapping his attention back to the head auror Severus Snape sneers. "Since when has it become Ministry policy to send three armed auror's after an underage witch?"
"This witch is of age and our presence here is none of your concern." The auror snaps angrily.
"Ms. Granger is my student and I have been sent to retrieve her and return her to Hogwarts now that her mother is healthy once more." Snape explains loathingly.
'Mother?' Hermione mentally questions, 'That's not a bad excuse at all. The only question left is did Dumbledore send him, or did he come on his own?' Either way having Severus there was sure to help her against the auror's but once they were alone she had no doubt everything would hit the fan, especially with Sirius here.
Kingsley clears his throat trying to alleviate the situation. "Ms. Granger is under arrest, a magical signature similar to hers was found at the scene of a crime."
"Similar, meaning it was not a complete match." Snape states darkly. "If all the evidence you have is a similar magical signature then you have nothing to hold her." Stepping toward Hermione and Padfoot Snape ignores the auror's raised wands as he grabs the young witch by her arm and hauls her to her feet.
"You're interfering with an official Ministry investigation Snape." The auror practically growls glaring at the teacher.
"And you're interfering with a student's education, until you come up with sufficient evidence Ms. Granger shall stay under Hogwarts authority."
Kingsley nods turning to the leader. "He's right sir, without proper evidence she is under Hogwarts rule."
"Don't you think I know that!" The auror snaps moodily at Kingsley before once again glaring at Snape. "Fine, we'll get our evidence Snape, then she's ours and there'll be nothing you or Dumbledore can do about it."
Hermione winces as Snape's grip on her arm tightens. 'Why do I really not like the sound of that?' She asks silently as the three auror's apparate away leaving the witch alone with her teacher and animagus ex-lover. "Can I at least change?" Hermione asks finally looking up at the angry wizard.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Please review. So what do you think? Okay, some of you may be a bit confused by Hermione's age. When the auror said she is of age he meant that according to Ministry records she is seventeen do to the time-turner she used in third year. However what they don't know is that Hermione's persona a.k.a. Jane is actually twenty-seven. In the first chapter of Changes and Changes Two Hermione is about to turn seventeen because it is at the end of the fifth year. However due to her extra training as Jane in chapter twenty-four of Changes she tells younger Hermione that she is twenty-five before correcting herself and admitting that she is actually twenty-six. So at the beginning of Changes Two her body is sixteen and her mind is twenty-six, but now sixth year has begun so her body is seventeen and her mind is twenty-seven.
Spoiler! Soon you'll be getting a look at what's happening in the other time that Jane was forced to leave. Well that is if you ask nicely.