SO Sorry I haven't update, I blame the beautiful weather and the SAT which I think I did good on.. I know last chapter wasn't my best so I hope this one will be good. And if some of the facts are wrong I'm sorry I can't find my copy of the chamber of secrets so . . . I'll try.

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January quickly faded into February and before Hermione knew it, it was Valentines Day. Hermione was disgusted as soon as she walked into the great hall. Pink ribbons were everywhere, hearts popped up randomly and little gnome angels flew around with valentines. She looked up at the head table and saw with amusement that her mother was wearing a bright pink hat and not looking happy about it. A gnome flew towards Minerva and started to sing but quick as a flash she shoot it out of the sky, it landed with a bang on the Hufflepuff table. Hermione grinned and sat down next to Neville at the Gryffindor table. She hurried to eat her breakfast and headed down to Transfiguration. She arrived before anyone else like customary, and dropped her books off at her desk in the front row. Her mother came in right after sitting at her desk and sighing. Hermione noticed her hat was black again. Minerva smiled at Hermione and held her arms open for a hug. Hermione went into them happily. Minerva sighed and held Hermione.

"It's going to be a long day baby." Minerva told Hermione.

"Why?"

"You've seen the decorations; it will be a long day." Minerva explained. She pulled back from the hug.

"You don't like valentine's day Mom?" Hermione asked.

"It's alright, Albus and I always have a nice dinner, and we get each other presents. I even got you a little present." Minerva sighed. "It's just today many of my older female students get very . . . what's the word?"

"Silly? Ridiculous? Crazy?" Hermione suggested. Minerva laughed.

"I was thinking juvenile, but all those work." Minerva said. She reached into her desk and pulled out a small package and handed it to Hermione.

"Why did you get me something?" Hermione asked.

"Because I love you, valentines day is about the people you love isn't it?" Minerva told her knowingly.

"Isn't valentines day about a priest who was put in jail and killed?"

"Yes, but it's said he made the first valentines letter before his death." Minerva explained and mentioned for Hermione to open the present. She opened it and smiled. She pulled out a new Gryffindor scarf, hat and gloves. The scarf had Hermione stitched on it, and she saw that colors were darker (Think scarfs in 3rd movie).

"I love it Mom." She said giving Minerva a hug.

"Those will be the new scarf's given out next year, the hat and gloves are just extra." Minerva told her.

"Thank you Mom." Hermione said grinning. The bell rang to come to class.

"Sit down and put them back into the box that way no one will know." Minerva told her as Hermione went and sat back at her seat as the class filed in. Minerva quickly put on her stern face. When everyone was seated Minerva started class.

"Welcome class, today we will be changing mice into pumpkins. You will receive extra points if you can make it perfectly round and a bright orange. You will lose points if your pumpkin has fur or a tail. If it becomes a carriage I will be very impressed." Minerva told them seriously with out a hint of humor. Hermione smiled at her mother's joke even if other kids didn't realize the joke. "Open your books to page 58 and copy the page into your notes, when you are done come up and get your mouse and start working. You may have until the end of the period." There was a shuffle of movement as the students pulled out notebooks from their bags and started working. Minerva sat behind her desk and pulled out the photo album Albus had given her. All the Christmas pictures were in, as well as a couple more. She flipped though it and smiled fondly. She smiled at the picture of all of them covered in floor. She didn't notice that her smile was causing her students to look at her in alarm. Harry turned to Hermione.

"Is Professor McGonagall okay, I've never seen her smile like that before." Harry whispered.

"Is she sick?" Ron asked from Hermione's other side. Hermione stared at them in shock.

"No she's not sick just happy." Hermione told them. They both looked at Hermione and then back at McGonagall.

"It's creepy." Ron said. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Boy's" She mumbled and copied the notes.

The day pasted quickly for Hermione uneventfully. The only comic relief was when Harry got sent a valentine gnome in charms. He had gotten all red and mumbled. Ron was still laughing about it at dinner that night. Hermione got up and left dinner before them and went upstairs to the common room. She got comfortable in the best armchairs and threw her bag into the other one so that when the boys came they could sit there. She pulled out her charms homework and started working diligently. About 10 minutes later people started filing in from dinner. Hermione looked around and wondered where Harry and Ron were. Maybe Harry couldn't get Ron away from the double chocolate cake she thought gleefully. When they did come back in about 15 minutes later, their feet were sopping wet.

"What happened to you two?" She asked as they sat next to her by the fire.

"Well we were coming from dinner and we noticed the floor was flooded. It was coming from moaning myrtles bathroom." Ron explained.

"So we went in and asked her what was wrong and we found out someone had thrown this at her." Harry said holding up a diary.

"A diary?" Hermione asked confused.

"Not just a diary, look at the date on the front." Harry showed it to her. "1942-1943"

"That's 50 years ago they may know who opened the chamber of secrets. This Tom Riddle must have gone to school here then." She said eagerly. Finally they had the answers that they had been looking for. Harry noticed the look on her face.

"Hate to break it to you Hermione but look." He flipped the book upside down and showed her the blank pages.

"Well that can't be right." She said reaching for the book and pulling out her wand. "Finite incantartum." She said pointing her wand at the book. Nothing happened. She tried again. Still nothing. Frustrated but not deterred she reached into her bag and pulled her revealer out. She pressed it against the page and rubbed but still nothing showed up. She sat back dejected.

"That makes no since, why would some one throw away a diary with nothing in it." She said leaning back in her chair and handing the diary back to Harry.

"That's what we thought." Harry said before he pulled out his own homework. Hermione went on with hers as well. However part of her mind was wondering what secrets that diary held and how to find them. She looked at Harry and saw he was looking at the dairy at lot too. He must have been thinking the same thing she was. She bent down and pulled her mother's valentines day present out, nodded and put it back away. First thing tomorrow she would go see her mother and ask her if she knew any other way to make writing appear. She had history of magic first thing tomorrow and she knew her mother had a free period, so maybe Minerva could get her out of class. She would have gone tonight but it was too late. The clock chimed 10 and she headed up to bed.

Sorry it's so short like I said I've been busy. Hope you like this chapter again not one of my best but stick with me please.