Book: 1-1: The vanishing parents
It had been 10 years since that fateful Halloween night when Voldemort was defeated. 10 years since witches and wizards had first declaired Lily ans Harry Potter the Mother and Boy who lived. James potter, sadly was all but glossed over briefly by the community and Sirius black, died fighting Peter Petigrew who staged a jailbreak in Askaban with Bellatrix and Redolphus Lestrange.
Harry had grown up with a loving mother and annoying trainer Amon in a small house Lily bought when he was four as Potter manor was too large for the two of them. They lived in a upper middle class neighborhood with kind people. To the left of their house was the Grangers who often bought their daughter Hermione over to play while they were at work and to their right a seclusive family called the Turpins. They had two granddaughters who lived with them and a dog who hated Lily for some reason but liked harry.
It was a usual Saturday for them. DR's Granger had both left for work and Hermione and Harry had pulled out Monopoly in the games room and as usual Hermione was winning. Hermione like harry was magic. She and her parents had found out one day when Hermione turned her dress from pink to brown, Lily then spent the next half hour explaining the truth of Magic to them and then the existence of devils and Devilmen. To say that the grangers were shocked that their neighbors weren't fully human was an understatement but they were willing to accept it for their daughter's sake.
Harry and Hermione were a odd couple of friends, supernatural aside. Harry loved sport, chemistry and art, Hermione loved English, Math and History. While both were shy and picked on, harry was more likely to retaliate, which often lead to detentions for defending himself and Hermione. They both often hung out in the library at recess and lunch, earning them the nickname bookworm duo by the older children.
Their game ended at lunch when harry finally lost, Hermione having every lot of land and utility, Harry's luck eventually ran out as he landed on Madison Square filled with hotels and had to pay his remaining money out.
"Kids! Lunch time!" Lily called from downstairs. They rushed down to find that Lily had made sandwiches, Jam for Hermione and beef for harry as that was what the always had.
"Thanks mum." Harry smiled before eating in such a way that Bakura would gag in disgust. Hermione ate at a leisurely pace however, being used to how her best friend ate anything meat related.
"Now, I happen to have a surprise for you two. Tomorrow we're all going to the Zoo." Lily smiled once they finished their meals.
"Really? That's fantastic!" Hermione squeed in joy. The girl loved animals, especially felines and meerkats as she found them adorable.
"Cool! Can we see the snake exhibit?" Harry asked with a wide grin. Hermione rolled her eyes playfully as lily chuckled. It was no secret that harry loved talking to snakes as much as his mother.
This was interrupted by a knock at the door. Everyone wondered who it would be as they weren't expecting guests. Lily got up to answer it as she told Harry and Hermione to put their plates by the sink so they could be washed later.
Upon opening the door Lily was surprised to see a police officer standing there. "Mrs Potter?"
"Yes. May I ask what's wrong?" Lily asked.
"My name is Officer Murphy, may i speak to Miss Granger please." The officer replied. "Her parents were found in their practice this morning, looked like an animal attack."
"Oh god." Lily gasped in shock. Mentally noting that it sounded like a devil attack. "Hermione, come here please." Said frizzy haired girl walked over. "Hermione Officer Murphy would like to talk to you." By the end of the explanation Hermione was in tears, clinging to Lily as she sobbed herself into a daze.
"She'll be staying with you until we can find any living relatives to take her in, is that okay?" Officer Murphy asked carefully.
"Of course," lily replied as she hugged the distraught girl. "She can stay as long as she likes." The officer nodded and handed over some forms which had to be signed before leaving five minutes later when they were.
"It was a devil." Hermione sobbed softly. It wasn't a question.
"I'm sad to say it likely was. I'm so sorry Hermione." Lily replied softly.
It was later that day that Lily filed for custody of Hermione when it was found that she had no relatives able to take her in. Her grandparents were in a home, her uncle was in prison for multiple accounts of murder and rape and her aunt was barely able to afford the bills, let alone her niece.
That night when everyone was asleep the wards shattered followed by a scream of an adult woman. With a panicked rush they barged into Hermione's room. Everything was upturned and the light smashed.
"Lumos." Lily whispered as a bright light formed at the tip of her wand, lighting the room. In the corner sat a white feathered harpy with wings on her head, remains of a night gown hung over her nude adult form as she sobbed.
"Why me? Why me? Why me?" She sobbed, rocking back and forth.
"Sirene?" No response."Hermione?" The woman's head shot up showing her tear stained face and brown eyes. She lowered her wand, hugged the new sobbing Devilman Lady as harry hugged both of them.
"I don't w-w-wanna b-be a d-d-devil m-man." Hermione sobbed.
"It's okay. I'll help you." Harry promised as he held her tighter.
"Just let it go, you'll return to normal on your own Hermione. Do you know what happened?" Lily asked as she rubbed the girl's back soothingly.
"S-she s-said she kill she killed mum and dad!" She sobbed harder, hiccuping as she spoke.
"Shh,shh, it'll be okay. You're in charge, not her, she can hurt you any more." Lily soothed as hermione began to shrink, having cried herself to sleep. Lily picked her up and placed her in her bed and quickly reset the wards and added a few new layers to be safe. She gazed sadly at the young girl before she and harry left the room. The zoo trip forgotten.