This is a continuation of chapter three, so it is short. I also had no idea I was spelling MCGONAGALL wrong until yesterday so I went back and changed it in the last few chapters. Thank you for all who reads this story and thank you to the people who review.

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In this chapter I have given Abraxas Malfoy black hair. I did this because a long time ago I read a story where the author said she envisioned Christopher Plummer as a perfect Abraxas Malfoy and I agree 100%.

Now I know the Malfoy's all have blonde hair but in mine Abraxas got his mother's hair which is black and Lucius got his mother's hair which was blonde. So it all works out in the end. Plus they never did say that Abraxas was blonde. So if you don't like it fine, envision your own Abraxas. Mine will be the handsome man from the Sound of Music, but in this fic he's younger and maybe as he gets older he ages a whole lot better.( because if you look at him now you'll understand why, he's a great actor just not a looker anymore)

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Chapter Four

After they checked out at Flourish and Blott's Hermione and Minerva apparated to the front gates of Hogwarts. They walked inside still grinning from their day out, and Minerva muttered to the password to let them into the Headmaster's office. Together they went up the stairs and found Professor Dumbledore behind his desk. He greeted them with a smile and offered them both a customary lemon drop, and when they both declined he began talking.

"Hello Ladies I trust the day went well from the smiles on your faces." Dumbledore said with a knowing smile.

"Yes we had a wonderful day Professor Dumbledore. Thank you both so much for being so lovely towards me. I know you don't have to but it's greatly appreciated. Hermione said looking from one adult to the other.

"Hermione think nothing of it. We think of you as family already. Now I trust you got everything while you both were out. So if you'd like me to send it on down to the house after you've both changed for dinner I will." Dumbledore said.

"Changed Albus? For dinner? Why?" Minerva asked puzzled.

"Minerva there is a governors of Hogwarts dinner tonight, and it slipped my mind yesterday. I only just remembered today when one of the staff mentioned it. So you both we'll need to get changed and ready for dinner. Then afterwards I will take Hermione to her new home." Dumbledore said with a small smile at Hermione.

"Oh good mother of Merlin, not a governors meeting Albus. You know I can't stand most of them, with their noses so far in the air. If they even begin to annoy me, I cannot be held accountable for my actions." Minerva said while waving her hands in the air with anger. Hermione and Dumbledore laughed at Minerva's animosity at the situation.

"Hermione you'll meet a lot of people tonight. Like Minerva there are only a few that I can tolerate. So at this dinner I think it would be best if you sat in the middle of Minerva and me. Please refrain from speaking until spoken to; we don't want to offer them any more information than we have to. I don't wish to silence you my dear, I just don't want you to be put in a precarious situation. Also you need to get used to calling me Albus, since these people will be confused as to why you are calling me Professor." Dumbledore said while raising an eyebrow and smiling at her.

"Okay, Albus." The name sounding weird coming from her mouth, she needed to get ready for this evenings dinner.

"Let's go get you ready Hermione then we'll meet Albus back here to walk together to the Great Hall." Minerva said taking her arm and together they went to get ready in Minerva's chambers.

Hermione and Minerva returned to Dumbledore's office after spending forty minutes getting ready. Dumbledore took her purchases from her, put them in her new trunk, and sent it off with a house-elf. The three of them did one final look over of their outfits.

Hermione was in a modest blue dress that had short sleeves, a neckline that showed no cleavage, and ended just before her knees. She paired it with a pearl necklace she kept in her old beaded bag that was now on its way to the house and some brand new blue heels. She straightened her hair and let it fall loosely only having her bangs pinned to the side.

Minerva wore a black long dress with sleeves, topped off with black heels and a black necklace. Her raven colored hair pinned up in a bun. Dumbledore wore orange dress robes and a small orange hat. Hermione thought he looked like a muggle traffic cone, but kept her mouth shut as they descended the stairs and walked towards the Great Hall.

When they reached the Great Hall, the tables and been transfigured to a massive circle one in the middle of the room. All of the witches and wizards were already sitting at the table and it seemed to Hermione that they had been waiting for their arrival. All eyes were on them as Hermione followed Dumbledore to take her seat between him and Minerva. When they were seated, Dumbledore began speaking.

"Good Evening ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back to Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Tonight we will be discussing the upcoming school year and sharing a meal. Now before we start I'm sure you're all wondering who the lovely woman to the left of me is." Dumbledore paused and put a hand on Hermione's shoulder causing her to blush.

"This young lady is a cousin of mine visiting me from America. She was born here but had to move when her maternal grandmother became ill. She is taking a vacation from her studies and is getting to know her cousin Albus a little better." The comment made the crowd laugh, because anyone saying the words cousin Albus just seemed a little strange. " Now I am pleased to introduce you to Hermione Green." Hermione gave a small wave to the crowd as they took notice of her and then Dumbledore began the meeting.

The food was as good as it always been, the company was okay, but the meeting had been positively dull. Hermione had been bored out of her skull. At one point Minerva turned to Hermione and told her that she had just achieved the skill of sleeping with her eyes open. Hermione snorted with laughter and blushed again when people began to stare at the two of them. Thankfully Dumbledore changed the subject and spoke to a man across the circular table. The two men sitting side by side looked familiar to her, but she just couldn't place them in her mind.

"Caelum I see you've brought your son with you tonight. It's a wonder he hasn't died of boredom yet." Dumbledore said to the man with white long hair pulled back into a hair ribbon and dark grey eyes.

"Well Headmaster it seemed to me that one day I will not be here and he will take my place. So he might need to attend a meeting here and there. I do hope it's all right that I've brought him today." The man said with a deadpanned look on his face.

Hermione looked from the older man to his son and her heart missed a beat. He was staring at her quite intensively. She blushed and squirmed a little in her chair, but let her gaze wander to look at him further. He had thick black hair that was combed back like all the rest of the young men in this time period, striking grey eyes that were lighter than his father's, straight nose, straight white teeth, and a firm jaw. He was extremely handsome but also strangely familiar. She swore she knew him, and it was making her mad not knowing who he was. She stopped staring at him to look down at her plate and began to think. She missed the small chuckle and knowing smirk by the man with the black hair.

"Think nothing of it. The Malfoy family will always be welcome at Hogwarts no matter how old they are." Dumbledore said and gave Hermione a smile as he laughed at her reaction.

Her eyes widened and had to forcibly stop herself from gasping and choking on her desert. Malfoy! That means… oh that means that those two are Draco's great grandfather and grandfather. That's how I knew them. They look like Draco and Lucius, no Draco and Lucius look like them. Except for the black hair. He must have gotten his coloring from his mother and Lucius must have too. Hermione felt Minerva's hand on her shoulder and turned to look at her.

"Are you okay? You look as if you've seen a ghost and not one of the ones floating around here."Minerva asked in a whisper of concern.

"Yes I'm fine. No not a ghost, the friend I told you about, remember me mentioning him. "Hermione whispered back.

"The boy you consider a brother, yes I remember you mentioning him. Why?"

"Well his last name is Malfoy and judging from the two men across the table its safe to say that they are related." Hermione whispered back looking anywhere but at the black haired man siting across the table still staring at her.

"Oh well… I have no idea what to say my dear. Just act nonchalant." Minerva whispered back.

The rest of the night was uneventful as Hermione listened to the older people talk about budgets, curriculum, and things of school nature. When it was finally over they all left the Great Hall, while Minerva and Hermione waited for Dumbledore meet them. When he finally appeared he was not alone. Hermione stared at the two men who looked so much like the people she knew back home. Now that they were standing in front of her she could fully look them both over.

Caelum stood next to Dumbledore in his pristine black dress robes. He wore an indifferent expression. He looked every bit of the Lord of the Manor type that Lucius did now. He carried with him the familiar cane with the snake on top that she had seen Lucius carry. It must have been a family heirloom.

Abraxas stood next to his father who was also in black dress robes that matched his raven colored hair and highlighted his bright grey eyes. He had similar bone structure to both Draco and Lucius and had strong broad shoulders. He smirked in amusement as she assessed him, which caused her to divert her eyes and curse herself for getting caught again by this man.

"Hermione this is Caelum and Abraxas Malfoy. Caelum and Abraxas this is my dear cousin Hermione Green." Dumbledore said with a knowing smile on his face. While Minerva narrowed her eyes at him.

"Hello Mister's Malfoy it is a pleasure to meet you both." She said with a smile and held out her hand to Caelum first. He gave her hand a small but firm shake then dropped his hand. She raised her hand to Abraxas, who took her hand and gripped it tightly completely enveloping her small hand into his large one. She blushed as he gave her a smirk and let her hand go.

"The pleasure is all ours Miss Green." Abraxas said. I knew sitting through that awful meeting would be worth it. Look at that blush. Beautiful.

"Minerva, Caelum needs to speak with us, so I'm sure Abraxas would love to show her around the grounds. Just come back to the office when you're finished Hermione and I will take you to the house." Dumbledore said, and with that Minerva and Caelum walked away leaving Hermione and Abraxas alone.

"Well Miss Green shall we?" Abraxas said smiling down at her while offering her his arm.

Hermione was shocked, he was clearly eager to get her alone. But why? Does he see the same thing I do when I look in the mirror? This is not a time to question everything! Take the handsome man's arm you fool! She smiled and took his arm. She gripped his strong forearm while he steered them outside and began to walk on the paved path that went around the school.

"So Miss Green you came from America. I've never been what part of America are you from?" Abraxas asked. Keep it light. You don't want to scare her off.

Crap. He would ask the one question Dumbledore and I didn't think to think of. Quick what was that stupid murder movie Harry made you watch over and over again with the state in the title? Think Hermione think. Te… Te… Tex… TEXAS! That's it your from Texas!

"I'm from Texas ."Hermione finally said after she struggled to find an answer, hoping that he bought it.

"I'm not familiar with Texas and please Miss Green call me Abraxas." He said. Good get on a first name basis that's a start. You don't have much time. He thought silently.

"Not many people from Europe are and only if you'll call me Hermione, Abraxas." Hermione said as they started to walk by the black lake.

"Alright Hermione. So how long will you be here for?" Abraxas asked. He wasn't about to pursue a woman who was only in town for a week.

"I'm here until I am called back home. So that could mean a couple of months or staying here indefinitely." Hermione said, that much was true. Off to a good start. Just don't say anything stupid.

"Well I hope you enjoy your stay here for however long that may be. So tell me, have things changed since the last time you've been here? Have you been down to Hogsmead yet?" Abraxas asked feigning innocence. Good she's going to be here for a while. Now how do I get her to spend more time with me without asking…hm?

"Thank you and no things haven't changed that much. Yes I unfortunately had the pleasure of going shopping today down in Hogsmead." Hermione said with disdain. She loved getting new clothes and had a good sense of style, but she hated having to shop for them. Taking hours upon hours to find things in the stores, all the while having someone who worked there hounded her to death.

Abraxas laughed at Hermione's expression after she told him that she had to go shopping. " I take it by your tone that you don't like to shop?" He asked with an amused look on his face.

"I loathe to shop but love to get new clothes if that makes any sense at all. If it were book shopping then there would be no problem. I don't ever think there's ever been a week where I haven't gone inside the nearest bookstore at least once. I am what they call a book worm." Hermione said. They were nearing the entrance to Hogwarts again, and Hermione was thankful. The man holding her arm was extremely attractive, and he seemed to be genuinely interested in her. She knew that she couldn't start anything with Abraxas because he was Draco's grandfather. The man was dead in the future and if they began something, Hermione would be sad to leave him knowing she would never see him again. So this needed to be the last time she was this close to him. It was for the best.

"Hermione you must be the first woman I've met who hates shopping. Being a bookworm is nothing but a good thing. I enjoy a good book myself, maybe I'll see you at Flourish and Blott's sometime and we can discuss some literature over coffee." Abraxas asked. You didn't come on too strong and didn't ask her out. One day you'll just 'accidentally' run into her there and you'll get to know her more. He thought silently as they reached the door.

"Maybe you will, maybe you won't. Who knows?" Hermione said turning to look at the man in front of her. You know you bint. You can't see him again. You'll have to avoid the bookstore for a few days.

Abraxas grabbed her hand and gave it a kiss that caused Hermione to flush. " Well this seems to be our stop. I've enjoyed my time with you Hermione and I hope to see you again soon." Yes very soon. You're a mystery to me and I'm going to figure you out. Hermione gave him a smile and thanked him as he opened the door for her and they walked on inside.

So there's that one. I live in Texas so that is why I chose the state. The movie is called The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It is not a favorite of mine, but hey it worked for the story.

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