33Hermione had gotten it. It would be finished in about a day, so she didn't need that much
time. It was simple; all she had to do was write down everything she wanted changed
about her body, mix the ingredients in her cauldron, and the drink. The results would be
gradual so it would seem as though everything would occur naturally. After debating for
several minutes, she decided she would do the spell the next day in the girl's bathroom
since she had also made friends with Moaning Myrtle.
Although she was excited about the next day, the day she was still in was
becoming more and more horrible as it when on. As usual no one talked to her in her first
five classes, and then she ended up almost fainted while going to Transfiguration, from
her lack of food, so she ended up being late. ***Not eating, not a good idea. I am going
to start doing poorly if I don't eat. I will just eat healthier*** her day was not going the
way she had planned. Hermione was becoming angrier as the day went on. No one knew
about Hermione's short temper. She was actually much worse than Ron was, when she
was mad it was not a pretty sight. Potions class was what had struck her final nerve.
***Potions with the Slytherins, the worst thing ever*** Although she hated being
in that class because of the people, Hermione had always been very good in Potions, so
the class was never hard, but it was very much like torture. As Hermione thought of the
spell for the next day, Hermione felt someone run into her and all her books fell on the
floor. "Watch it mudblood." Of course it was Malfoy, who else could it have been? "Not
now Malfoy." Hermione mumbled. Draco looked down at her and laughed, and then he
walked away. Hermione picked up her books and ran to her class praying that she would
not be late. Lucky for her she wasn't but she received yet another glare from Professor
Snape, but in the mood she was in, she no longer cared. Most of the class was there, so
she went straight for the back of the class. When class started Draco was of course not
there, but he did show up 10 minutes after class started. ***What a showoff. He is going
to end up just like his father, has been a Death Eater now stuck in Azkaban for life***
She sighed, although she knew everything about what happened to Draco's father, she
did feel sorry for him once, once being the key word.
Professor Snape looked around the classroom in disgust, as usual and said in his
famous short yet mean way, "Today you will all be creating an advanced healing potion.
Longbottom stay as far away from the other students as humanly possible." He glared at
Neville who turned red and moved his things to a table in the far back. Now Neville was
someone Hermione felt sorry for. ***This is no time to be feeling sorry for Neville, I
should really just pay attention and get my potion finished*** Snape continued and said,
"Open your books to page 574 and begin now!" Hermione did not need to be told twice.
Right after Snape had said that she immediately opened her book and had read the entire
potion once and began cutting up the ingredients. ***I don't know why I'm going so fast,
and actually concentrating, Harry and Ron usually cracked jokes at our table and we all
ended up goofing around the entire class, just finishing***
Within a matter of minutes Hermione had completely made the potion and was
waiting for Snape to take a look at it. She looked around and saw Snape heading towards
her. He took a look at the finished potion and said, "Well Miss Granger you finished
quite quickly. Are you in a hurry to leave my class?" Hermione stared him straight in the
eye and said, "No Professor, I just happened to finish before the others." ***Snape hasn't
really been mean to me lately, ever since Harry and Ron stopped talking to me*** He
again looked at the potion, picked up a ladle, dipped it in the potion and said, "Well let's
see if your potion is any good?" He put the ladle to his lips and drank it. ***Oh I hope I
did it right, I hope I did it right, I hope I did it right*** After 10 seconds Snape seemed to
glow a bit more than before so Hermione knew the potion had worked, but what would
he say? Snape looked at her and said, "Miss Granger your potion is a success"
***I can not believe he actually said that, to me of all people!*** She looked
around to see Malfoy in utter awe, Parvati and Lavender were stricken with shock, and
Harry and Ron could not believe what they had heard as they looked at Hermione with
open mouths. The rest of the class seemed to be the same way. ***I don't know why I am
so shocked, I am very smart and I should have expected none the less*** Hermione just
smiled and went back to looking at her book. For the next half hour Hermione just
watched the other students mess up their potions, she still had a while before her
important potion was ready. As Snape walked over to Ron the door opened, "A word
professor?" Tiny Professor Flitwick squeaked. Snape nodded and strode over to the door
and said, "Continue working on your potions, and do not try anything that you wouldn't
do when I am still in the classroom." He slammed the door and everyone started talking.
Hermione kept her head in her book until she heard her name. "So Granger what's
the deal? Did you get Snape to feel so bad for your mudblood self that he had to say
someone that's not for once degrading?" Malfoy said loudly causing people to laugh.
***Make a comeback Hermione ***
Hermione stood up and said, "No Malfoy, it just turns out that for once I have
been recognized as the smart individual that I actually am. You know just me, not anyone
else and by the way the word mudblood is very outdated you might need to think of a
new one in your extremely short vocabulary." She stared at him straight in the eye and
waited for his reply. Malfoy thought for a moment and then said, "So Granger has grown
a backbone, well I think if I try hard enough I could break the backbone right in half.
How's this for size then? Oh how funny size, considering yours, you are rather
humungous. Your mudblood parents don't even deserve to have you as a daughter, but
then again your parents and your entire family probably all look that way" Hermione just
looked at him, then Pansy piped up, "How about this, you are just a waste of space fatty.
Too much space for that matter! You should just wish yourself away!"
Hermione just looked forward, she was so angry. She had never been this angry b
before. They had insulted her, and they had insulted her parents, she was not going to
take this. The nerve had broken. She looked at Harry and Ron; neither of them were
laughing or smiling. Pansy however had something else to say, "What's a matter
Granger? Did we insult your family of hippogriffs? Oh wait you insulted your family,
your too fat and ugly to even be considered one of them, they would be ashamed!" What
Hermione did next was so unpredicted everyone gasped, and some even screamed.
Hermione went straight over to Pansy and punched her right in the face, sending her
directly into the wall that was about 5 yards behind her. Hermione wasn't done yet, she
walked over to Malfoy very slowly and then kicked him right in the, uh, lower area, and
finally she slapped him right in the face just as she had done in third year, and sent him
doubling over in pain. Everyone looked at her in utter shock; they all edged away from
her. Hermione wasn't convinced that had all gotten the picture so she said in an
alarmingly calm voice, "Now after what you have all just seen you can tell that I have
quite a short temper when aggravated. So I will say this, I don't like getting that way but
if anyone ever insults me or my family again I may just have to act that way again."
After she said that she just stood there, watching everyone stare at her. A few
moments later Snape came back in and looked around the class room, Pansy had been
thrown threw a wall and was unconscious, and Draco's nose was bleeding and he was on
the floor curl in a ball. Snape saw that everyone was looking at Hermione who looked
directly at him. He then said, "Miss Granger go to the headmaster's office right now,
before I punish you myself."
Hermione did as she was told and walked right to Dumbledore's office. The
gargoyle in front of it said in a low voice, "Password?" ***Oh great I don't know the
password, it think it's a kind of candy*** "Err, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans?"
Hermione guessed. The gargoyle looked at her and then opened up to reveal a moving
staircase. Hermione jumped on and waited to reach Dumbledore's office. ***Would he
expel me? There's a chance he will, but then again maybe he won't. Dumbledore has
always been such a kind person, but then again.. ***
She reached Dumbledore's office and walked in. "Hello Professor?" She called
out. The portrait next to her was of a tall man. Somewhat old, but not very, he had a
sword in his hand and was on a thrown. ***A king maybe? He looks like one, but almost
doesn't seem to be the type, oh wait he has a crown too*** the king looked at her and
said, "My dear lady, the headmaster is on his ladder, reading. You may call him as he is
not doing anything really." She smiled and said a polite thank you and walked further
into the office. Hundreds and hundreds of books lined the shelves and other magical
things were scattered around. She was taken back by all the books, so she did not realize
that Dumbledore had been sitting on a ladder reading right above her. He saw her and
climbed down. "Hello Miss Granger, do have a seat." He said.
She sat down and waited to hear her punishment. ***Wait, Dumbledore doesn't
know what happened, or does he? Am I going to have to explain it to him? Am I going to
have to say that kicked Malfoy hard in the groin? Or that I threatened the Slytherins. Oh
no** "Well Miss Granger I see that you are aware of why you are hear?" Dumbledore
asked, his usually blue eyes twinkling. "Yes sir, I caused trouble in Professor Snape's
class." She said trying to sound as mature and all knowing as possible. "That is some of
what I was written of. Professor Snape wrote me a rather intriguing letter stating that you
punched Mrs. Parkinson through a wall, and you kicked and slapped Mr. Malfoy until he
was on the floor in pain. He also wrote that you then threatened the Slytherins."
Dumbledore said still smiling. ***Why is he smiling? *** "Yes sir it is all true."
Hermione said a bit sadly to make it sound as if she regretted doing it.
"I see." Dumbledore said. He smiled, as if he was formatting a plan inside his
head. He looked at Hermione and finally said, "Alright then Miss Granger you are free to
go." Hermione was a bit confused so she blurred out, "What about my punishment?"
Dumbledore had directed his attention to the Sorting hat, which was sitting up and on a
shelf. He said, "There is no need for a punishment Miss Granger, but certain 'actions'
will be taken. I think you may be happy with them, ah yes; I shouldn't go giving away
now should I? You are free to take a lemon drop on your way out." Dumbledore looked
back at Hermione once more and winked at her. She smiled and took a lemon drop and
left the office. On her way down the stairs she couldn't help but think ***certain actions?
What does that mean? By the way he said it, it's supposed to be good, and I think that the
news may even be just for me! Oh now I'm excited to see what the news is! *** Once
Hermione left Dumbledore walked over to the Sorting Hat and said, "We need to talk."
***Oh dear it's already time for dinner. The news!*** She hurried down the
steps, ignored the stares she got from other students, and made her way to the Great Hall,
where she took a seat and the very end of the table. She looked up at the Staff table.
***Hmmm that's odd, Dumbledore isn't there, and, um, some of the teachers are looking
at me a smiling. Why is everyone smiling? Is this an epidemic of smiling?*** She
laughed to herself and looked over at the Slytherin table; she spotted Malfoy, who had a
bandage on his nose. She laughed harder this time because that was extremely funny.
Some people looked at her, including her friend Padma Patil, who pointed at Malfoy and
gave Hermione the thumbs up. Hermione gave thumbs up back, and saw Dumbledore
finally coming. He had the Sorting hat with him. ***The Sorting hat?
UMMMMMMM, I hope the news isn't actually bad news, Dumbledore gets the two
mixed up*** Hermione began biting on her fingernails in nervousness as Dumbledore
began to speak. "Well before we begin dinner I have news for all of you. Indeed for the
first time ever, the Sorting hat has made a mistake."
Many people gasped, wondering what the mistake was and who it involved.
Dumbledore ignored them and continued, "One person in this school is indeed in the
wrong house. The Sorting hat was able to see the problem a lot sooner before I did and I
seemed to ignore it. As time went on I realized that the Sorting Hat was none the less
right. So this person will be re-sorted and we will all see if the place they are in is really
right for them. This person is very smart, and until just recently had the sorting hat
noticed that she was put into the wrong house for the wrong reason. Next time I will
listen to the Sorting Hat sooner. Will Miss Hermione Granger please come up to the
stool?" Now everyone gasped, everyone looked right at Hermione as she got up and
walked the long walk to the stool. ***I'M IN THE WRONG HOUSE? What if I
belong in Slytherin? Oh no, what if it turns out I really don't belong here at all? What if I
am sent back to Gryffindor? Oh dear that would be embarrassing, going up to the Sorting
hat and then sitting back down. ***
After what seemed like hours, she made it up to the stool and sat on it, where, for
the second time, the Sorting hat was placed on her head. "Hello Miss Granger!" the
Sorting hat said kindly. "I can tell you are a bit nervous, but don't worry you are not
going into Slytherin rest assured. When I saw you in Dumbledore's office today, he
finally realized that I have been right after all this time. When I heard of what you had
done, it made very clear sense. You are not happy like you used to be. I should have
known when I first sorted you. You have several amazing abilities and it seems I
neglected to see some them all the way through. After this your happiness will be
restored to greater heights. Now, after what I have seen and what I now know, there is no
doubt about my answer, RAVENCLAW!" Hermione gasped, and she was the only
one, everyone else was silent. She looked at the Ravenclaw students and after about three
seconds they erupted in cheers and so did the Hufflepuffs and most of the teachers for
that matter. It was enough for Hermione; she smiled more widely than she had ever
smiled. This had to be the happiest moment of her life, knowing where she belongs.
*** All done! Anyway, third chapter, I know took long enough. I had a bruised self confidence, what can I say? ***