Hermione's P.O.V
it had been a day since i had gotten out of the Hospital wing. Ginny and Draco were all over me. well Ginny wasn't. she was stuck between me and Blaise, basically serenading one, leaving the other as if they don't exist and jumping between us as if we would never notice. Draco had told me about the weird moment they had after leaving the wing.
"It was like they were different people!" he mumbles as they playfully flirt in the library. I couldn't tell whether it was cute, or gag worthy.
The halls were abandoned. No one was in sight or at least where I was. where was everyone? class was starting in 20 minutes, i thought at least some people would be getting ready to go to class. maybe that's just my '2nd year Hermione' talking. since being friends with harry and breaking every school rule imaginable and then dating Draco, i have kind of let my guard down a little. I was having Divination next but left early to talk to professor Trelawney about a task that was due in a few days time. the steep staircase tired me out but even through my huffing and puffing i heard a chatter in the distance. the halls were so silent, i could hear people talking in the Divination room from a few flights down. as i made my way up higher and higher, i noticed that the trapdoor was not closed as it usually is, but was opened just a crack, i could see just about what was happening inside the classroom. I quietly placed all my books on the floor and stepped a few rails up the ladder, peeking in through the crack, staying still and silent.
"You must listen Menerva! this isn't some joke!"
"I'm sorry Sybill but i refuse to believe it!" believe what?
"but you haven't even heard the whole story. I mean after all my last prophecy was correct!"
"Oh... alright!"
"she has come of age. much like her father she is evil and powerful! Delphini will continue the dark lords work and wishes to fulfill her destiny." i needed to cover my own mouth to stop my self from gasping to loud. what? "She wants to rejoin the death eaters together. gathering her close friends and family who will supports her! Mam'm, the dark lord is here."
this cant be! it just cant. what did Voldemort even have a child? i needed more answers but i also was just so overwhelmed with what i just heard. i didn't know what i wanted to do with the new information i had received. this is what i get for breaking the rules and eavesdropping.
"this is just shocking! and the mother is Bellatrix i presume?" and like a knife to the heart, fell. my feet hit the ground kicking over all of my heavy books and surplies. shit! in a rush to not be seen, i swipe my stuff from off the ground. where do i go from here? as i hear the trapdoor creak open more and more, i duck behind the only place i know will hide me enough. unfortunate that it just so happened to be standing on the edge of the window, leading to a massive drop to other staircases down below me. this was Ron pushing me all over again.
"H...hello?" Professor Trelawney stutters. i could tell by her voice she was shaking like a leaf. i waited until i heard the trapdoor shut again before i jumped out from behind the windowsill. fuck the questions, i needed to go find Draco!
Draco's P.O.V
"Come one Blaise! we have like 10 minutes we should start getting ready to go to class."
"Whats wrong with you man? its ya new girlfriend isn't it? making you all responsible. remember when you rocked up to class 10 minutes late and didn't give a shit?"
"That was the old me."
"Yeah well I still have a reputation to keep a hold of so," i roll my eyes. what a douche. suddenly, a stressed and disgruntled Hermione storms into the dorm. Blaise throws up his hands. "i could have been naked you know!" but she wasn't paying attention to him. she was muttering and mumbling to herself. then she turns to me.
"we need to talk after class." she said in a stern, demanding voice.
"Oh no. your dead!" Blaise jokes.
"Should i be worried?" i ask.
"It depends." Oh no indeed. i was starting to panic a little but before i could ask any more questions, she has walked out of the room again.
the rest of class i was stressed. Blaise tried to distract me with anything and everything, but as much as i appreciated his attempts and effort, it wasn't working. what if she finally realized shes to good for me and I'm just a piece of shit? What if shes breaking up with me for Weasel? Draco don't do this to yourself or all that going to happen is a hole in the wall. we were all dismissed from class. i stood up slowly and uneasily. i was feeling uneasy myself, like i could vomit on command. Blaise pats me on the shoulder,
"You'll be fine!" he reassures me but as he walks off, i see him shake his head. I'm fucking doomed. i knew exactly where i would find her so after i left the crowded halls, leaving classrooms, i made my way outside and into the yard. there kids were running around all over the place. i walked straight passed them all and watched their shocked faces as i walked into the forest. there, sitting on the rock where i expected her to be, was Hermione. she looked like a queen on a throne. she turns and looks at me with a smile.
"Oh its just you." she jokes.
"don't need to sound so disappointed." i add. she giggles. her giggle was so cute. why was her giggle so cute guh!
"I was stressing about this talk all class." she says as i take a seat next to her. she was stressing it to?
"Same. i would have helped if i knew what this talk was about. what i did wrong, you know?" she gives me a puzzled expression.
"I'm not breaking up with you if that's what you think!" she says. i sigh and watch her laugh at my instant relief.
"so what is this about then?"
"i wanted to ask you about you cousin." oh. that's not what i expected. she seemed so calm now.
"Oh... my cousin as in,"
"Delphini." she finishes. i nod my head.
"ok um, what do you want to know?"
"Like have you met her? what was she like? when was she born?" this conversation went in the complete opposite then what i expected. to be honest i never imagined having this talk with Hermione at all!
"well. I met her during the holidays. We are the only family she had so the orphanage gave her to us for a weekend. i mean, they say its because we are her only family ut i think they were also worried about mother, needed an excuse to keep an eye on her. She was around 4 months when she came but you would have thought she was like 6. she was walking, talking and knew everything an older kid would do. she just seemed to age really fast."
"and what was she like?"
"she was a weird kid. she liked to lay in the middle of the floor and stare up at the ceiling. she talked to herself all the time and was weirdly polite. but in less of a cutesy way and more of a creepy way."
"Like her father?"
"Yeah i guess." i say. she nods her head. i thought she was going to start speaking again. say why she asked or something but nope. she just sat there in silence. "why did you want to know?" i say starting up the convo again.
"OH right! sorry. its only because, and promise you wont freak out. i heard Trelawney talking to McGonagal about Delphini 'coming of age'. and i didn't know what that meant so i thought if you could tell me a little about her, i could find out but it still seems strange."
"It is strange. do you think she means of age to come to Hogwarts?"
"Maybe. but they said something about continuing her dads work so i don't know. what does it mean 'coming of age' in that way?"
"sorry i wouldn't know. but i say don't read into it much ok? You know Trelawney. she is a nutcase! i say just focus on school work and spending time with your friends and me." i kiss her on the head and listen to her giggle. god i love her giggle.
"thanks babe." she says, snuggling her head into my shoulder. i wish we could stay like this till we die.
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