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Chapter 49: Umbridge
An enormous silence took hold of the room. Hermione had not aligned a single word. To tell the truth, she did not even know where she should have started her story. Molly then slowly approached the young witch. It was with one of the best intentions in the world. Still, Hermione pushed her away as gently as possible. She would have loved to sneak into her arms but the Gryffindor was far too afraid of what her magic could have done without all the control she was striving for.
- I changed a little during this summer. Harry and Ron may have talked to you about it. I discovered that I had been adopted and found my biological mother. Hum, she found me to be exact.
- No, they did not say anything! Fred exclaimed, glaring at his brother.
Hermione gave a big smile to her friends. They wanted her to decide to talk about her private life. And then, on Ron's side, he knew that his two brothers would have had a hard time believing a single word in Hermione's story if he had told it.
- Do you get along? Molly asked, more than concerned about the young woman's well-being.
- She is awesome. She is a witch, but not as we understand her. She comes from another dimension and practices only wandless magic.
Nobody interrupted the Gryffindor as she told her story. She took the time to explain everything she had learned since the beginning of her arrival at Storybrooke. Hermione told the story of her mother who inspired fairy tales, a witch than she had managed to rebuild a bit with her current pregnancy. Then came the time to explain the story of Rumple. She took the time to take a break before telling the story of the dagger.
- Are you telling me that you have Dark Magic in you? Arthur asked.
- Yes, I control it; well, I manage for the moment.
- She's doing very well, Sirius added.
The young woman took a deep breath. She explained her arrival at Camelot and her meeting with King Arthur. Remus and Sirius had to approve what she said to support her story. Both being present, they could only admit the effect that being in such a place produced. It was when Hermione said Merlin's name that everyone stared at them.
- She's not lying, Remus explained. I was there, as well as Sirius, when she, another witch and the two of us got him out of his prison.
- Are we talking about our Merlin?
They then nodded in agreement. The Weasleys and Harry were amazed by all that Hermione had experienced during her vacation. Yet none was afraid of Hermione, she was the same in their eyes and it was not ready to change. The night came quickly; the young witch had barely managed to eat during the meal. She had simply listened to Harry's vicissitudes without reacting. During the night, everyone slept peacefully except Hermione. She was then joined by Dumbledore.
- Trouble sleeping, Miss Granger?
- I'm not sleepy, well, not like before, professor.
They talked for a good part of the night. Hermione was thrilled to have company, a company other than the spirit of Rumple of course. He ended by reminding her that his office would always be open, day and night.
The next morning, Hermione was already up when Molly joined her in the kitchen. The young woman took advantage of being raised early to prepare a good portion of the breakfast. Molly could only rejoice, it was very rare that she had only to get up and settle down. It had never happened since she had her first son. It was D-day; they were all going to King's Cross to start, in the case of Harry, Ron and Hermione, their fifth year. They did not really know how it was going to be with Voldemort's return in perspective.
The train seemed particularly long to Hermione who was more than anxious to meet at her school. Although she loved the castle, she was not with the one who was able to calm her: Henry. The meal in the Great Hall was also another test to go through with all the commotion around her. Then arrived the moment of the presentation of the new professor of Defence against the Forces of the Evil.
- It'll be hard to stay calm with a woman like her as a teacher, Hermione explained to her friends.
- We'll be here to help you, Mione. Do not worry, everything will be fine.
Ron's few words reassured Hermione. It made her feel good to feel supported. It was thanks to her friends that she managed to hold in the first month of classes. Umbridge annoyed everyone in the school. It was noticing the state of Harry's hand, one evening in the common room that Hermione nearly cracked and ran into the pink demon's apartments.
- Give me your hand, Harry. She said simply after taking a moment to calm down.
- Why?
With the look she gave him, the young Potter realized that he had better obey her request. It was after a few seconds of concentration that she managed to channel her energy to completely heal her friend's hand. He gave her a hug and a big smile. It was just another way of standing up to the torturer who was their teacher.