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Chapter 13: Convocation to the Headmaster

A white owl then appeared in the Great Hall the following noon. To Hermione's surprise, Hedwig had not only an answer with her but a package. Opening it all over the table, she could only notice that all eyes were turned towards her. It had never happened before that the young woman received a package. Everyone knew that she only had muggle family and the use of owls was not in their customs. She discovered a beautiful dress, much more beautiful than those she had seen in Hogsmeade.

She threw a big smile at Ginny who realized that when the time came, she would need a little help to match hairstyle, makeup and outfit. The dress was a purple border pink, with fine lace at the shoulders. Everything seemed totally perfect for the young woman to be pretty the night of her ball. She then put the dress back in the parcel, taking care not to damage it and noticed that all had returned to their little discussions.

"Your mother has good taste Mione", said Harry who could only admit that he was eager to see his best friend dressed like that.

It was no secret to all that Harry had become very protective of Hermione since their third year adventures. There was no ambiguity between the two, so he allowed himself to compliment the young woman without it seems displaced. She was like a sister to him. To be honest, Ron, the Weasley and Hermione were the closest he had to a family.

"I also think it Harry. I'm happy, not necessarily the dress itself, you know. I would rather say that I'm happy that she thinks of me and that she is interested in my life."

"Too bad with all that you're a beautiful dress but no date to go with. If you were not so stubborn I would have offered you but..." Ron added with a higher tone.

Harry nudged his best friend. There are really times when he was unable to notice the harm that a few words could have.

"Even against 1000 galleons I would not go with you because of your behaviour Ronald Weasley. And for your guidance, someone already asked me ... And I said yes!" She replied, trying to hold her nerves before leaving the room.

She paused for a moment in one of the corridors and sat on one of the benches to take the time to read the letter that was attached to the package. Hermione noticed that Regina was more than worried about her daughter being in danger for the Christmas holidays, yet the witch was determined to go and even You-Know-Who himself could not stop her. She squeezed the package against her and prepared to go to her dormitory to drop it before meeting McGonagall, who asked her to meet the Headmaster in his office.

Hermione was more than surprised by this summons. She was not the type to get into trouble asking for this kind of intervention. Seeking in her head what could lead her to find Dumbledore, she found herself quickly in front of the entrance she crossed after giving the password transmitted by her professor: Meringue.

"Hello Miss Granger, I beg you to sit down." Announced the Headmaster's voice once Hermione had crossed the threshold of the entrance.

"Hello Professor Dumbledore, did you want to see me?"

"Indeed, I noticed that you received letters via Hedwig since the beginning of the year and I also noticed the package you just received."

"Sir, May I know what is the purpose of this summons?"

"I noticed the dress in the package and I could feel very clearly a touch of magic in the work of this one. It seemed to me, however, that you did not have a wizard or a witch around you, in your family. Certainly I could think of a gift from the family of your friend Ronald, however the quality of the fabric and lace suggests a more crowded bank account..."

"I ... You're right about what you just said sir. But is there a question in all this? I still do not understand my presence here."

He looked at her with a small smile. Hermione had a doubt about what he wanted to raise but was anxious not to rush into her conclusions and was waiting for the man's response in front of her. He then simply asked her if she could enlighten him as to the provenance of this dress. Hermione took a deep breath. She knew that it was necessary to consider the possibility of revealing this aspect of her life to the director but she had not yet thought about how to do it.

"It's a package ... From my biological mother sir." She said in a small voice.

She noticed the old man's eyebrows getting up, it was obvious that he was waiting for more than one little sentence to sum it all up. Hermione then explained all she had learned recently: her adoption, her meeting with her mother and Emma, the origins of the two women. Albus had not added a word during the story of the young woman and waited to know everything before. Once the story ended, a small thing trotted in his mind: Hermione was not of their dimension and yet could use their magic. It was a point on which he should do some research.

"Do you think it would be possible for me to meet her one day? I admit that I have a lot of questions to ask her."

"I ... I do not know sir. With all due respect, she is very busy because she has to run her city and apparently there are some issues right now. But it would be a real pleasure to invite her to Hogwarts."

"Do not hesitate to come and talk to me if you wish. I suspect you must have questions about your magic, among other things. My door is always open to you."

"Thank you sir. Can I leave now?"

He nodded in agreement and let the young woman out of his office. He asked himself a thousand and one questions about what all this implied and asked Minerva to join him to talk to her about it.