"We have worked hard for this," Hermione said as she stood in front of the big group of death eaters. They were about to split up into the groups for the attack. "Plans have been foiled and re-planned, we have connections to their side and we are ready for this. I know we are. Kill as many of them as you can and make me proud!"
The death eaters cheered and made noises as Narcissa stood up.
"The lot of you who are coming to the Ministry," she said addressing half of them, "I have told you everything I know. We'll split into three groups. Chairleng will take two of you to his office. Tangle will take two of you to his office. The rest will come into the visiting booth. Paterson will lead half of us towards Dumbledore's portrait, the rest will fight."
"Mistakes are deadly in this people," Hermione said, "I can't give an estimation of when the Order will be contacted but it most likely won't be too long since Auroras and order member Harry Potter," she spat the name, "will most likely be at the Ministry at the time of the attack."
"McGonagall," Draco stated, "will be subdued by me. By first sight she'll likely go into shock and Kingsley, being in our control, will stun her. I'll tie her up and send you lot in."
"Leave the fools portrait to me," Hermione hissed, "They must be burned at precisely the same time to destroy the soul that lives on in it."
"Remember your defense tactics," Lucius said, "remember the spells taught and blockage."
"And don't surrender whatever you do. We have the upper hand." Derek chimed in.
"I believe that is all," Hermione said, "Aunt Cissy, take your group last. Chairleng, you and your two accomplices go first," Chairleng nodded and grabbed a hold of the two Death Eaters who were to disapparate to his office. "Tangle, quickly follow after," Tangle took hold of his two death eaters and left right after.
"Aunt Cissy," Hermione said hugging her aunt, "be safe," she nodded and her group apparated away to the Ministry.
"Alright you lot, wait for Draco's signal," Draco nodded and apparated away. He had to go to Kingsley's office and floo to the headmistress's office to get into the office. If all went well, McGonagall would think Draco was Kingsley and when she saw Draco she'd be surprised and Kingsley would swoop in and stun her.
Hermione waited for the signal. After about ten minutes her wand vibrated, the signal, and she gestured for everyone to follow her lead. She disapparated to Hogwarts. She had found an old and ancient charm in her father's book that let her access and counter act the charms placed on Hogwarts so she could penetrate it. The safe room she had picked was the Room of Requirement. Every Death Eater would end up there and Lucius would lead them threw the school while Hermione flooed up to the heads office to meet Draco.
She landed in the Room of requirement and a little while later each Death Eater was there as well.
"Alright Uncle Lucius, you're on. Try to be easy on the young kids but don't under estimate any of them. Boyle and Brook, head over to the Slytherin common room and get them to help us." The two Death Eaters flooed away. "The rest of you be safe, don't shoot to kill the kids unless they try to kill you."
"Don't get yourself killed Hermione," Lucius said. Hermione nodded and watched as her Death Eaters exited the building, following Lucius. As the last one disappeared she walked over to the fireplace and flooed away.
Draco, a misty eyed Kingsley and an unconscious McGonagall tied to a chair were in the office when Hermione arrived. So far, so good.
"Any trouble Draco?" Hermione asked looking at her cousin who was staring at the wall behind her. She looked around to see what he was looking at, to see the portrait of Albus Dumbledore smiling at her, but it wasn't the happy, eye twinkling smile he used to give. No this smile was a sad smile.
"Hermione, my dear," he said, "I see you've been better,"
"I'm the best I've been in years," she replied coldly. The portrait sighed and shook his head.
"Is this really how you want to live your life?"
"I'm living it the way I was meant to!" Hermione hissed coldly, eyes glowing with an anger she's never felt before.
"My dear you don't have to be this way," he said while the portraits around him, who were, for once, not feigning sleep and watching the conversation, made noise of agreement.
"I want to be like this," she hissed out, "And if anyone's to blame it's you!"
Dumbledore sighed and shook his head sadly, "Too true. I had hoped it would never come to this. When I took you to the Granger's you were a happy child, even before I placed the charm on you. Maybe you never would have turned out this way if…"
"if you had left me to live my own life and not messed with it?"
"Alas I had hoped you'd chose the right side after everything you went through,"
"Hope is wasteful old man," she smirked, "it only ends in disappointment. Now Draco," she turned to her cousin who seemed to snap out of a trance, "we've got work that needs to be done."
Draco nodded and looked at McGonagall. "When do I wake her up?"
"Shortly," Hermione said adding extra, cursed, bonds to her, yet another spell from her father's trusty book. "These bonds will kill her if she struggles and escapes."
"Do you feel that necessary?" Dumbledore asked but Hermione ignored the old man.
"Alright wake her up," she said and Draco waved his wand and McGonagall slowly opened her eyes.
"Malfoy!" she screamed and started to struggle.
"I wouldn't do that Minerva," Hermione said quietly, "unless, of course, you feel like dying a very painful death. These bonds will do as I say."
"Miss Granger," McGonagall gasped when Hermione came into her line of vision. "What are you doing here? How did you get into my office?" She had gone into teacher mode with the questions, making Hermione angry.
"Stop with the questions," she hissed, "One, it's not Granger it's Riddle! As for the others it must be obvious. You're a smart woman, figure it out,"
"Well obviously you're here for some sort of revenge," McGonagall said angrily. "But this office is highly protected, how were you able to get in?"
Hermione snapped her fingers and Kingsley walked over to her, still glassy eyed.
"Kingsley but… what? He wouldn't betray the Order, he must be…"
"Imperised, yes Minerva," Dumbledore said from the wall, "You've thought this out very well Hermione."
Hermione turned to stare at the portrait, "Shut it old man,"
"Now Miss Grang… Riddle," McGonagall said harshly, "That is not way to speak to…"
"Shut up," she snapped, "Silencio," McGonagall's mouth continued to move but no words came out. "Better, now, Draco I'm waiting for the signal to show we're ready to get this done with,"
Just then a bang and shouts were heard out in the grounds. Hermione strode to the window to see three of her Death Eaters surrounded by five seventh years. As she watched one of her Death Eaters went down.
"Damn it!" Hermione shouted, "Those incompetent little fuckheads!" she rounded on Draco, "get you're bloody ass out there, they need your assistance more then I do," Draco nodded and left the office.
"Hermione, surely even you know you are severally out numbered here. Why chose today to attack?"
"That is none of your business old man," she sneered, "I came for on thing, and one thing only. I will get it," she slowly walked towards his portrait. "Obviously you are under a permanent sticking charm but lucky for me I know a counter curse to get out of it," she raised her wand to strike just as the office door flew open.
"Lower the wand Hermione," said a familiar voice, "or we'll be forced to attack." She turned slowly and looked into the face of Harry Potter.
A/N: Alright so I'm sorry it took me so long to get this up… it took me a while to actually figure out how I wanted to start it and stuff and I wanted to make it good so I need to know if I'm doing a good job so far. I have the next chapter almost done as well so I'm hoping to have it up by next week! So this is it. The battle has started. I really hope you like what I'm doing and rest assured we will get details from the Ministry and the other Death Eaters later on in the story but for now we're just following Hermione. So I hope you liked it and please review cuz I need to know what you thought of it!