Part 10 - More Reactions
As soon Hermione and Michael came into the Great Hall, all went quiet and began to stare and gap at the two, as Hermione held her head high, and taking Michael's hand in hers, and leading him to a seat at the Gryffindor table. Everyone still gapped or stared, aswell some whispers around the two, that they promptly for now ignored with passion, they didn't know why this tall man was with her, but figured that after she took his hand in hers, he was her boyfriend, and one hell of tall man at that.
After that, Pomona stood up and went to the renovated podium that the elves had made her, as she always had hated the Phoenix for Albus Dumbledore had some strange afflicate with those birds, and hers was of a badger now, and she smiled, before she sonorus charmed her voice, and said
"Everyone, welcome to another year at Hogwarts, in few moments we are going to sort the new 1st year, and you are welcome them into your house families, as they are one of our own in the each houses. I was happily chosen as the New HeadMistress with Professor Severus Snape as my Deputy and also the head of Slytherin House, the new heads of Gryffindor house is Sirius and Remus Lupin-Black, and lastly of my house is Amos Diggory, and to Ravenclaw is Amos' wife, Mariana Diggory. Now lets let the new first year come inside."
And with that she waved her wand, and the back doors opened up, and in came who they believed to be Mariana Diggory, and she had a soft smile, as she lead the visibly nervous looking first year to be, and Amos smiled at his wife, while Pomona gave a soft look at the new ones, to make their nerves abit better and not so nervous, which helped, for soon they all stood in front of her and the other teachers, and Mariana then went and picked up the Sorting Hat, and the names were being called up one by one.
In the end, it was 10 Slytherins, 12 Hufflepuffs, 9 Gryffindor and 8 to Ravenclaws. After that, Mariana took her place next to her husband, ho smiled and took her hand in his, and Pomona smiled and said
"Now tuck in everyone!" And food was infront of everyone, and Hermione took her usual plate, and helped Michael to get his, as he had different food on his plate, as he was American and not used to the English just yet. He also had a diet coke like Hermione had, and Harry gapped like the others again at the two's antics, as it was like a dance between them, and a kiss stolen from each other too.
Harry kept glaring, as he wanted to do something to break those two apart, so Hermione could be finally his instead and not this Michael, but somehow every attempts so far had failed enormously so, and he was getting annoyed if not pissed that he wasn't getting her attention, but if he looked closely, he would see that Sirius had given her a necklace that was charmed to counter-act anything put in and on her to make her fall for another, than her Michael, and Parvati said
"And who is this, Hermione with you?" Hermione swallowed her bite of food, and said
"This is my fiancée, Michael Spears, Parvati."
"FIANCÉE, WHEN WHAT HOW?!" Hermione rolled her eyes and said
"Yes to fiancée, no I am NOT pregnant nor charmed to love him in any ways, and besides this (Pointing to her visable necklace that Harry now too saw and he frowned angrily) Prevents ANY and ALL attempts to get me to fall another person, than Michael, for I am his chosen soul-mate and marked by him aswell."
At that most gapped at what she had said, and Harry angrily growled and glared, as Michael heard and said
"She was never yours to begin with, neither had Ronald No-Name any rights to her either, as she is her OWN person that can choose her partner of life on HER own. No need for potions or charms to make her either, for they will NEVER EVER work either, due to that necklace that your god-father, Sirius gave to her, after she gotten potioned to be 'in-love-with' with the now digraced Ronald No-Name former Weasley. She is all mine, like I am all hers for life out, for that is what our bond is. Do remember that and move on already!"
And with that both himself and Hermione turned away from the said red-faced boy in question, and ignored him for the rest of the evening.
After a while, Pomona stood again at the podium and a quick look at Hermione and Michael whom both smiled and nodded that she could tell the rest of the hall about their news to them, she smiled and said
"Before I let you all go to bed, as you are to have classes tomorrow, there is one last thing that I need to say, and that is after permission of the said persons, and that is that you all noticed that our Prefect of Gryffindor House, Ms Hermione Granger or as she is now known as Ms Hermione Black-Lupin, being adopted by Sirius and Remus Lupin-Black, your head of Gryffindor house and teachers in DADA, is the very tall man by her side tonight, and that man's name is Michael Spears, and he is fiancée of Hermione Lupin-Black, set to marry by next summer when Hermione graduates from Hogwarts a year early. Please do not pester them about anything, they will tell you anything when they are ready to. My warmest and happiest Congratulations on your Engagement and Bonding, you two."
And with that chatters went wild while most clapped politely, and Harry was furious at the speech and what else was being said around him, about the two, Dean and Seamus were first to come up to the two again, and shake Michael's hand and hug Hermione gently, and said their congratulations again. Others joined in and congratulated them, while Harry huffed angrily and stalked out of there. Hermione with Dean, Seamus and Michael of course, then together helped the first new year's of their house, to get to their common room and the rules aswell where who would sleep where in their new rooms at the school, and answered any questions that any of them had for the them.
After that, they all went separately to bed, Hermione took floo powder and she with Michael flooed to their home in America, in Montana, as she had a free day tomorrow, so she would go back for the 1st year, to lead them around to their different classes of the day, and Michael would come too.