The Cat & The Canary

CHAPTER NINETEEN (PART 3) - WHERE IS HE?

A/N: Yeah. Thought I forgot about this? I don't abandon books! 🐾🐾

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[SABER-LOBOS TRAINING GROUND / NIGHTTIME]

The sun had already set from the sky but a blaze of gold remained in the area - that golden flare came from the Heir of the 2 Noble and Royals Houses of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff: Hermione Jean Granger. After unlocking the Golden Hufflepuff Battle Aura, Hermione and her father, Christopher, battled for hours on end until the man retired for the afternoon to take care of some business regarding the Noble and Ancient House of Dagworth-Granger; Hermione, on the other hand, persisted. Even hours after her father left, Hermione's Aura remained, growing stronger and brighter with every passing minute of usage. 

Neville and Luna sat on the sideline benches, watching as their friend boxed with the wind currents, occasionally disappearing and reappearing in flashes of gold. Hermione's pressure was so strong that even when she was yards away, they could feel her presence.

"Do you think she'll stop anytime soon?" Luna asked as she rested her head on Neville's shoulder, he responded by resting his head on the top of hers.

"I'm not sure. After all, if Hufflepuff's Power can boost your human attributes, would you wanna stop using it?" Neville asked with a small smile.

"I guess not, but it's almost time for dinner and Lady Athena said that Hermione was going to learn how to unlock the Indigo Highlight in the morning, so she's gonna need her rest," Luna said before she stood up and called out to her friend. "Hermione, that's enough for tonight! You need to eat and get some sleep for tomorrow; you're learning how to use the Indigo Highlight, remember?" Luna said, causing the Badger Powered girl to stop and look in her direction.

"The Indigo Highlight?" Hermione questioned as she got out of her battle stance, standing straight up.

"The Highlight or Power of Ravenclaw - Your mother's side of the family. How are you gonna master if you are exhausted from using the Hufflepuff Highlight all night?" Luna asked as she folded her arm. Hermione chuckled and nodded before shutting the power down; but due to the amount of time she used it, her once brown eyes were now shining gold.

The 3 of them returned to the manor and headed to the Dining Hall, where their parents were waiting for them.

"Well, look who finally decided to join us. By the way, I love what you did with your eyes; golden just like a Galleon." Athena smiled as she took a sip from her goblet.

"Yeah, Yeah. Very funny, Mom." Hermione smirked as she took a large steak and began cutting it into pieces.

Sometime during the dinner, the fireplace roared to life and turned green as Christopher came out, during the wrinkles off his dress shirt.

"I'm still not used to that." He said to himself as he walked over to meet his family and friends. "Hey everyone, sorry I'm later for dinner; I had to deal with some affairs about the Alliances of the Dagworth-Granger family, there have been some interesting characters among our midst." Christopher said as he took a seat next to his wife, kissing her on the cheek and ruffling Hermione's hair before he began to eat.

"I've been meaning to ask, Dad, just what kind of Alliances does our family have?" Hermione asked.

"Well, you see, Cub," He began, "The Dagworth-Granger Family has numerous alliances with other families: Like the Longbottoms and the Lovegoods." He said as he gestured in the direction of Alice, Frank, Xeno and who merely nodded because of their mouths full of food. "But there are some old and more...unsettling agreements that we're made in the past; some were discontinued and others were never established but that doesn't stop some people from trying." Christopher explained.