Chapter 3 – Meeting the family.

Hermione had been passed out for over 15 minutes when she started to come around. At first she wondered what had happened and then the conversation from that morning suddenly came rushing back to her. She half expected to be fussed over as soon as she started to stir but it never came. So she laid there listening for some sort of sound and when nothing came she opened her eyes to see that she was now laid on the sofa in the living room she looked around half expecting to see her auntie sat in the arm chair in the corner of the room but was surprised to see that she was not there and when she looked around the room she saw that there was no one in the room with her at all.

Hermione sat up and was about to call her auntie and uncle when there was a sudden out burst from the kitchen. Hermione stood up and walked to the kitchen door and stood and listened to the conversation.

"You've already told her! How could you be so stupid Alyssa?" Shouted a strange women's voice.

"Athena calm down she took it quite well actually." Came the voice of her auntie 'Jane'.

"Took it well that's why she's laid on the sofa because she passed out from shock. Oh yes I'd say she took it very well." Said the other voice sarcastically.

Hermione then opened the door and walked through to see her aunt and uncle sat at the kitchen table. Blaise Zabini sat on the kitchen side with a younger girl stood next to him and then her eyes finally saw the people that she assumed were her parents stood facing Jane and Harold.

"Hermione, you're awake. Are you feeling okay?"

Hermione just nodded and walked over to the fridge to get herself a drink.

"Mia?" Came a voice that Hermione vaguely recognized. Hermione turned round to see Blaise standing right in front of her, and before she could answer he pulled her into a hug.

"I told you I'd bring you home" He whispered.

"I know." Was all she could manage to say.

"My baby, I can't believe that I finally get to see you again." Came the voice that Hermione had heard earlier.

Hermione let go of Blaise and walked over to the beautiful women that had long black hair down to her waist that lay in soft curls that framed her face. She had dark blue eye's that looked near enough black, and her skin was slightly tanned.

"Mum."

"You have no idea how long I have waited to hear you say that." She then pulled her into a hug and held on to me for dear life. "I'm never letting you go again." She whispered over and over to her.

"Mum I think she gets it you can stop suffocating her now."

"Isobel." Came a stern voice which Hermione could only guess belonged to her father, and that was confirmed when Isobel answered him.

"Sorry daddy."

Hermione pulled back from her mother to see she had tears streaming down her cheeks. Hermione looked over her shoulder to see her father stood behind them looking at Hermione with so much care in his eye's she was surprised that he was the same man that had scolded her sister just seconds before.

"Daddy."

"Princess, I've missed you so much."

"Yeah,Yeah,Yeah can't a sister get some look in I mean I've never meet her you lot have can't I at least give her a hug."

"Isobel what have we told you, stop being so rude."

"Sorry daddy but seriously can I hug my big sister."

Hermione couldn't help but laugh at her sister and walks over to her and pull her into a hug.

"We're going to have so much fun we've got to go shopping for the ball you need a new dress. I'm so glad you're coming home Blaise was starting to get boring and plus I can't really talk to him about all the girly thing's and I can't exactly tell mum something's."

"Hey I heard that." Blaise scolded.

"Oh Blaise calm down you hated all the shopping anyways."

"Yeah but Mia's my twin she should spend more time with me."

Hermione just stood by watching her brother and sister argue.

'So this is what it's like to have siblings. I think I could get use to this' She thought to herself.

"Mum, dad are they always like this."

"Pretty much princess. But you'll get used to it, your mother and I seem to switch off now we've gotten that use to it."

"Hey you to zip it."

Both brother and sister stop there argument and turn and look at Hermione. "You know I think I could get use to this."

"Right I think it's about time Hermione got to see the Manor don't you, and I'm guessing that you have a few guests at the minute am I right Athena, Paolo."

"Oh my yes I forgot about that yes Mia, Blaise, Isobel time to go we are going straight over to the manor." Putting a bit more emphasis on the word the.

They all walk through to the living room and Hermione's father took out his wand and lit a fire in the fireplace and pulled out a small sack full of flu powder.

"Blaise take some powder and take your sister to the place where were meant to be going."

"Which sister?"

"Isobel, me and your mother will bring Mia."

"Yes father. Come on sis let's get going."

Isobel stepped into the fireplace next to her brother and put her arms around his waist so she wouldn't fall out at the wrong grate and waited for Blaise to throw the power.

"Malfoy manor." Blaise shouted and they were gone in a swirl of green flames.

"Did he just say Malfoy manor? I'm not going to see the ferret boy and his family he hate's me and I haven't packed any of my thing's there still up in my bedroom. Mum didn't you just say that we were going straight to the manor you said nothing about going to the Malfoy's? I refuse to go I'm not going they hate me."

"Mia they don't hate you. And you're Aunt Alyssa and Uncle Lucian are bringing you're things over later on this evening. Now come on we don't have all day Blaise and Isobel will be wondering what's taking us so long."

"But mum I know they hate me Ferret boy has made fun of me for the past 6 years and it doesn't help that I'm a Gryffindor and he's a Slytherin. And who are Aunt Alyssa and Uncle Lucian?"

"Mia you not telling me that you are going to let what house you are in a Hogwarts affect your friendship with Draco. And your Aunt Alyssa and Uncle Lucian are Jane and Harold real names."

"Oh right… but dad there is no friendship between me and ferret boy there never has been and there never will be. Anyways it's not my fault he's jealous of me because I always get better grades than him at school."

"That's enough Mia Alysa Zabini get in that fireplace now and get over to your godparent's house. No arguing." Hermione could tell that her dad was getting angry now so she decided to just bite her tongue and go to the Malfoy's it couldn't be that bad could it?

So she took a handful of flu powder and stepped into the fireplace and reluctantly shouted. "Malfoy manor." And was gone in a swirl of green flames.

"What took you so long it took you nearly 10 minutes to get here you didn't get lost did you." Blaise teased Hermione.

Before Hermione could answer her mother came out of the fire closely followed by her father. Hermione gave Blaise an 'I'll tell you later so just drop it look.'

"Come on kid's Cissia and Lucius should be waiting for us. Blaise you can go fetch Draco if you want I know he was dying to meet Mia."

Hermione just thought 'Yeah right.' But decided after earlier she should keep quiet.

"Isobel why don't you go off and fetch Sofia and both of you come meet us all down in the sun room."

They both answered there mother and went off to find their friends.

"Come on princess I know Lucius and Cissia can't wait to see you again."

"Yes daddy." Hermione followed her parent's until they came to a set of large white doors.

"Athena you go in Mia and I will be in in a minute." Paolo waited until Athena passed through the doors and closed then until he spoke again.

"Mia princess what's wrong? You don't think I'm mad at you do you?"

When Hermione didn't answer Paolo took that as a yes.

"Mia I could never be mad at you I've only just got you back. I'm just a little upset that you're not giving the Malfoy's a chance, surely your aunt and uncle explained to you that they were spies and they don't want to hurt you? I wouldn't have brought you here if they were going to hurt you."

"I know daddy."

"So are you ready to meet your godparent's?"

"Yes. I just have one question well two but there near enough the same."

"Ask away."

"Well I thought that the Malfoy's only had one child I never knew they had two well I'm assuming they have two. And how come I've never seen Isobel at Hogwarts I mean she must be nearly 14 that would mean that she would be going into her 4th year but I've never seen her."

"You won't have seen your sister at Hogwarts because your mother and I sent her to Beauxbatons Academy of Magic because as you've already noticed she has a tendency to speak without thinking and we didn't want her to give away your identity. The same goes for Sophia yes she is a Malfoy she also goes to Beauxbatons. They are both going to start Hogwarts this year and they will both be in there 4th year."

"Oh right, well that explains a lot. I do have some other questions but they can wait until we get home."

"Okay princess. Well let's get in we better not keep them waiting any longer."

Paolo opens the door for Hermione as she walks through she stood there staring at the amazing room that stood before her. Her eyes finally reach the table where she sees her mother talking the Narcissia and Lucius, then she see Isobel sat with who can only be Sofia she has to many Malfoy features to be anyone else. Then her eyes settle on Blaise and Draco Malfoy sat at the end of the table talking in hushed voices. She was brought out of her thought when her Father nudged her further into the room. She walked uneasily towards the table and sat in the empty seat next to her mother.