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CH 3: Reflections of Childhood
Hermione
A young girl age two levitates one of her favourite toys from the shelf in her bedroom to her cot, her mother when she goes into get her wonders how it got there but thinks nothing of it. As the years continue the young girl has other inexplicable things happen around her. Her mother dares to hope that the families curse has been broken but still remains cautious. The girl continues to be raised in the muggle way since both her parents are without magic.
As she gets older and attends school she is considered a freak by some because of the abnormal things that tend to occur around her and her strange abilities. Those who didn't treat her differently become her life long friends; these are Raine a girl and Phoenix a boy, their parents are considered alternative. She doesn't tell her parents what is happening to her for fear that they will send her away.
In August 1991 she receives a strange letter to somewhere called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At first she is scared of what her parents will think, but she decides to show them anyway. Her father is extremely proud; to be invited to one of the most prestigious magical schools in the world is an honour. Her mother is shocked; her family curse had finally been broken and she can't stop sobbing. Hermione is confused by this thinking her mother thinks of her as abnormal and runs to her room crying saying "I'm sorry I'm different". After her mother regains her composure; she and her husband discussed whether or not they should tell Hermione about the family history and secret. Taking into account the pros and cons they decided that they wouldn't worry about telling her, they didn't think it was necessary and that it wouldn't make a difference. They are safe and it is best to stay that way. Richard had not been exposed to the magical community for some thirteen years and although they would be connected to it again through Hermione, he and his wife were happy living the life they were and so refrained from telling Hermione anything. Maybe they could tell her when she was older, she was only 12 at the moment and they didn't think she'd really understand the whole story of both families, they could tell her when she had left school, where she could research more about it herself.
Hermione excelled in the magical world and her parents couldn't be more proud, they did reconsider telling her about the family but on learning that she was friends with Harry Potter and having heard the rumours that Voldemort would one day resurface, Richard decided against it. He had to protect his family the best way possible and if anyone found out that Hermione was related to one of the strongest pureblood families in all of Europe then, if Voldemort did come back she would be in even more danger, she was already at risk being the friend of Harry Potter and he knew that, not that he ever told his daughter what he knew, she never spoke that much of the magical world to them not knowing how much they really knew. When Hermione was in her second year at Hogwarts her mother gave birth to twins; a boy and a girl. They were shocked as thought they would never have any more children.
When Voldemort did resurrect himself in 1994, Richard sought his families protection upon his home, his mother begged him to move his family to the family castle in France but he declined saying he felt it best that they remained for now as unknowns, but wanted wards upon the home to protect them and the twins and Hermione when she was home; although they had no doubts that she could look after herself. She had certainly exceeded their expectations magically speaking.
Hermione's abilities only seemed to enhance as she got older and in the summer before her seven year she was able to practice and perfect both wandless and wordless magic, due to the fact that she had become of age the previous school year. Her father had given her some rather rare books to aid her and she never bothered to question him on where he obtained them from which he was extremely grateful for. He had of course written home to his mother and got them from the family library, originally written in French and the families own personal dialect (this was formed by the ancestors in order to protect certain writings of the family) his mother charmed them so only Hermione could read them in English although her parents did have her learn Latin and French when she was young, but never said why; she enjoyed it so never questioned it. She kept her new abilities to herself, figuring it would be more beneficial were she ever captured by death-eaters, she also kept it from her friends since she didn't want to have to explain herself as she would undoubtedly have to do where Ron was concerned, and Ginny just sometimes couldn't keep her trap shut.
So Hermione was ready to enter her final year, she knew she would undeniably have a few problems with Ron wanting to get back together since he couldn't get it through his thick skull that, it was never going to happen again. He didn't seem to comprehend she wasn't a possession, well she was ready for that and whatever else the year would throw her way, or was she?
