The teenager looked at Anna incredulously as she tried to wave her wand over Harry's still body. Light gently streamed from the stick as she felt it become steadied and shook her head, looking panicked.

"I should have warned him I was Apparating." Hermione muttered as a couple of fingers went to Harry's forehead and were immediately taken away with a hiss when they touched the skin. Looking up, she saw Anna looking slightly pained and furrowed her brow, wondering what the woman was doing.

"What're you doing?" Came the teen's question after a minute of silence. Anna looked up slightly before the same blade was being drawn from a sleeve and her hand was grabbed before the blade could move to the free hand. A slightly cold look was met before Anna blinked with a sigh and was putting her hand on Harry's arm and pulling it away after a second as she again blinked to reveal her eyes were glowing softly in an icy blue colour. White light poured from her palm as Hermione watched Anna's hand clench into a fist and she was standing then walking off, grabbing something from her bag and stuffing it into her jacket when Hermione turned to watch the woman confused. Anna stooped down and began drawing on the ground, her hands disappearing once and reappearing with one arm starting to drip with red.

Hermione startled, realising that the woman was starting to bleed and got up to go over, grabbing her bag and summoning a vial from the depths. Wind picked up around Anna, her hand rarely disappearing then reappearing with more blood as she moved in a large circle and Hermione came closer to see what the woman was doing, clutching her bag. Red stained the grass where she'd knelt and she looked engrossed in her task, muttering in an unknown language as she did so until it looked like she was finished and standing up. Hermione didn't dare go over as Anna inspected the wound on her arm and went to stop the bleeding.

"Stop."

Hermione found herself speaking to Anna and going over, vial clasped in her hand and the cork coming off. Anna looked surprised as her arm was grabbed by Hermione but she let it be done as a couple of drops went onto the cut and the woman hissed slightly before she looked away and closed her eyes; the bleeding stopped as Hermione watched and looked into Anna's eyes when she looked back. Harry was right… there was a trust that seemed to be sparking inside Hermione's very being while there was a deep knowledge in Anna's hazel eyes. Taking her hand back, Anna cleared her throat slightly before she shook her sleeve over her arm and walked away, turning once with a soft smile and two words on her lips "Thank you."

Time Break

The Wards and the tent were up and Harry was stirring slightly while Hermione and Anna spoke quietly. Grilling might have been a better word for it as Hermione asked the woman about her actions with the blood-letting. Anna had stayed calm as she tried to explain that it wasn't just Death Eaters out there, but other manner of creatures and beings.

"And you just happen to know what's out there?" Hermione was asking when Harry made a noise and opened his eyes to look around. Anna shrugged as they both stood up and went to check on Harry as he sat up and put a hand to his forehead, as if to stave off a headache.

Hermione gently put a hand on his, pulling it away and pushing him back into the pillows while Anna disappeared into the kitchen and began making a drink for each of them. Looking up at his friend, Harry saw that Hermione was watching him and sighed.

"What happened, Mione? We were in America then London."

"Yeah, we were, but we were recognised and I brought us here." Hermione gained a guilty look then as she sat back and looked into her lap as she continued, "You were Splinched, Harry. On your arm."

Before Harry could look for the wound, Anna was coming through with a tray of drinks and snacks which she handed out and cocking her head with a smile, "Don't worry, Harry. Your arm's healed."

"Essence of Dittany healed it?"

"More… like my own branch of magic." Anna said, before she was taking the last mug and going to a bag and taking it to the entrance as she sat. Hermione watched the woman with a suspicious look before she was looking to Harry who just looked confused again.

"Whatever type of magic she used, it wasn't with a wand." Hermione tried to explain what she'd seen, "Anna's palm glowed white when she put it to your forehead. The same happened with her eyes."

"Wandless Magic?"

"I don't know. If we were at Hog-…" Hermione caught a smirk coming onto Harry's face then as she stopped talking and shook her head, "I am not like that…!"

"You were too." Harry's smirk became a laugh as he shook his head, "Always looking in the library. Even now, we have a damned library in that bag of yours!"

Hermione scowled as Harry continued to laugh, even noticing when Anna looked behind at the sounds and smiling slightly, looking interested before turning back to looking out of the tent. Standing up, she looked down at her friend as his grin remained and shook her head in annoyance, before replying as she turned away, "You never know when we're going to need it."

She started towards the entrance, just as Anna muttered something under her breath. The name 'Sam' was mentioned again as the young witch sat next to her and cocked her head questioningly.

"You and Sam would probably get along, Hermione." Came the explanation when Anna looked to her, "He's quite the nerd and from what I've heard, he's the more gentler of the two brothers."

"Anna," A hum came from the woman when she was addressed, "Don't take this the wrong way… But what magic did you use on Harry? It's nothing like I've ever seen before."

"That's because it's something you have never seen before now." Anna replied, looking away again, "And before you ask, because I may have only known you for one day, those markings I put down with my blood… They're wards."

Anna stood then, picked up her duffel bag and exited the tent as Hermione stared, in silent awed shock.

Erm… I have been sceptical about this chapter. Just please please please, drop a comment and tell me what you think.

England is slowly coming out of lockdown but no sign of work for me just yet so more updates will be forthcoming and I'll see if I can bring ALL of my other stories out of hibernation. I should be able to, I have nothing else to do, except practise my curly blow drys. I know I can do them, I just need the confidence and to build up speed with it all. For those who don't know, I'm a student hairdresser, plus a café worker (Furloughed café worker but hey, that's not for here).

Anyway, would love to hear from you soon, and I'll see about the other stories and even bringing Ron back here. (Spoilers!)

Hermione Jean Burton. (I should really change that name)