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Chapter 2
And still I dreamed he'd come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that can not be
And there are storms we can not weather
I had a dream that life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what is seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
'I dreamed a dream' —Les Misérables
Hermione went with the rest of the students into the great hall and took seat at the Gryffindor table. Next to her were Neville and a sixth year named Tina Burton. Harry, Ron, Ginny and Lavender sat almost on the other end of the table. Hermione noticed that the seat next to Snape was free. She wondered whom they would have as DADA-teacher this year. Professor McGonagall opened the door and the first years walked in. It took some time until all of them were sorted, but finally the last kid, a boy with black spiky hair walked to the Ravenclaw table and Professor Dumbledore arose.
He held the same speech as every year. At the end of the Speech he looked asking at Snape who just shrugged.
'Well, originally I wanted to introduce the new teacher for defence against dark arts. But it seems as if he isn't here yet, so—' Just then the door near the teacher's table opened and a young man in his early twenties walked in.
'Excuse me Professor.' He said while he walked towards the seat next to Snape. Most of the girls were giggling by now and whispered to each other. The new teacher was more than handsome! He had black hair which fell in gentle waves until his ears. His eyes were a dark chocolate brown and seemed so deep that most of the girls wanted to drown in them. In fact All girls besides Hermione were drooling over the handsome teacher already.
'Well, then, Pupils, this is your new teacher. Professor Vipéreblanc.' All the girls sighed dreamingly as they heard his French name.
'I'm sure DADA will be my new favorite class!' Lavender whispered to Ginny who just looked at Professor Vipéreblanc and nodded.
'Well, then. Let's eat?!' Professor Dumbledore clapped in his hands and the tables were filled with food.
'Hey 'Mione, don't you want to eat anything?!' Neville asked her.
'No, I'm not really hungry. I guess I go and take a walk. Need some fresh air.' With this she arose and left unnoticed. Or better, almost unnoticed. Two pairs of eyes, one deep brown and sad, the other ice-gray and curious, were following her out of the great hall.
Hermione walked through the corridors, lost in her thoughts. She didn't even notice that she walked straight through Peeves who was trying to scare her.
Not knowing where to go, she walked out of the castle. She decided to head to Hagrid's hut. She had come here so often when she had felt bad. Although Hagrid was at dinner now, Fang was there, lying in front of the door and looking up at her when she sat beside him. He placed his head in her lap and she began to pet his head.
'This can't be! He's dead! He died! I must be dreaming! But he looks just like Damien. But this name? Vipéreblanc? White Viper? No, she was hallucinating or something. This was just a man in the same age who looked just exactly like him. This was possible. She had read often about people which looked so much alike that you could have thought they were twins! That had to be it!
'Mione, what are you doing out here? Professor McGonagall is searching you. Congratulations for being head girl!' Hermione smiled up.
'Thank you Hagrid. Where is Prof—'
'In the entrance hall with Malfoy.' Hagrid's face made it obvious that he couldn't stand the boy.
'Thank you. Good night Hagrid. 'Night Fang!'
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'Ah, there you are Miss Granger. Now if the two of you will follow me.' Professor McGonagall lead them through several corridors and then, finally stopped in front of a large picture with a lioness and a snake in it.
'Passsssworsssss?' hissed the snake at them while the lioness watched the new head girl.
'Silver and gold!' McGonagall said and the portrait swung open.
The common room was large! It was at least twice as big as the Gryffindor common room. It had a fireplace and in front of it, a couch in silver and red. And two armchairs in gold and green. There were several bookshelves on one wall where also two desk stood against each other. The walls where striped in red and green and on the floor were some rugs in the same colors.
McGonagall lead Hermione to a large door out of dark wood with a golden lion on it. She opened the door and Hermione walked in her new bedroom. In it was a king sized bed held in, what else, red and gold and a trunk in which all her belongings already were. A mirror stood in one corner of the room and there was another door. Hermione opened it and found herself in the bathroom. There was a large bathtub which was made like a lagoon, palms were everywhere around it and there was even a waterfall.
'Wow.' Was all that came out of Hermione's mouth. Then she noticed Malfoy standing at the other side of the bathroom in the door and behind him she could see his bed in green and silver. So this was all what separated him: A bathroom! Okay, it was the biggest bathroom she had ever seen. But still. She had to live so close to Malfoy for the whole year!
'I leave you alone now. I hope you learn to be civil towards each other and not kill you!' The two nodded and followed McGonagall back into the common room. Hermione sat down on the couch and leaned her head back sighing.
'So, where were you at dinner?' She opened her eyes and saw him just inches away from her.
'Outside.' She said and closed her eyes again, hoping that he would go away.
'Not drooling over Damon like every other girl then?' He grinned. Her eyes shot open and she sat up turning around and facing him.
'Damon?'
'Yeah, Damon Vipéreblanc. Our new teacher.' Hermione paled and collapsed at the couch. Okay, so he also has the same first name. But that still can't be MY Damon! This isn't possible!
'Hey, are you alright?'
'Don't tell me you care about how I am!'
'I just don't want you to die when no one besides me is here who could have done it!' He winked at her. Now that is it. I'm crazy. I'm seeing people who have already died, I see Malfoy winking at me, what's next?!
Just at this moment the portrait opened again and Damon Vipéreblanc walked in. His eyes were at Hermione who didn't look at him after she had seen him walking in.
'Could you leave us alone, Draco?' Draco nodded and walked in his room. He didn't know what it was, but Damon was the only person he really respected, besides Snape. His father wasn't a man to him. He just did what Voldemort wanted him to do. Without an own will!
Draco closed his door and leaned against it to listen what they were talking. What could Damon want from Granger????
'Mya—I—'
'Don't! You aren't real. You can't be! YOU DIED!' Hermione stood there screaming at him.
'Mya, please, you have to listen to me, you have to understand—'
'WHAT? THAT YOU LEFT ME? THAT YOU BROKE YOUR PROMISE? YOU SAID YOU WOULD NEVER LEAVE ME! THAT WE WOULD ALWAYS BE TOGETHER! But you lied. Do you even have the slightest idea of how I felt? I cried for weeks, months. Until I told myself that it wouldn't bring you back! Guess I was wrong, hu?'
'Mya, you know that they would have never understood.' He grabbed her shoulders and forced her to look at him.
'Understand what?' She whispered irritated. Here he stood in front of him. The only person who had ever truly cared about her. The person who had always been there for her.
'Understand that we both aren't 'Normal'. I had to find out about the past. I had to know what had happened to Mum and Dad. Why they were never named anywhere again after they graduated from this school.'
'What are you talking about? This has to be a dream. You can't be here. As a professor. You aren't even a—'
'—wizard? I'm one just as much as you are a witch. And I learned everything by myself.'
'You left me alone.'
'I'm sorry. But I first had to have everything ready before I could have come and take you with me.'
'Where too?'
'Our home. Our parent's castle. The home that we've been betrayed for more then fifteen years. Don't you remember anything Mya. Don't you remember Mum and Dad. And I mean our REAL mum and dad! Don't you remember Snow white, the unicorn which you found wounded one day and took care for him. Don't you remember????' Hermione was crying now and Damon hold his sister close to him.
'Please Mya, remember. Don't push it away. It's your past. Please.'
'Promise me you will never leave again. Promise me that I don't have to go back to them. Promise me!'
'I promise!' Damon whispered in her hair and looked up as he heard Draco's door opening. He had somehow known he would listen. Draco stood there confused looking asking at Damon. The first time when he had come to the wizard world he had stayed in their Manson. Draco's mother had been the best friend of Damon's mother and had told him as much as she had known. Damon had often spoken about his sister. That he wanted her to come and live with him. But he had never ever thought that it could be Granger! He looked at the now sleeping girl in Damon's arms. Damon walked over to her bedroom and placed her in her bed. When he walked back into the common room he looked at Draco and he noticed that Damon had lost something that had always been in his eyes. He didn't have the sad look anymore.
'Can you take care of her for me?' Draco could only nod, still confused.
'What?' He wasn't sure what he wanted to ask. But any question was better than to know nothing.
'Tomorrow.' Damon said and left Draco standing there alone. Draco looked at Hermione's door and walked towards it. After a few moments of hesitation he walked in and sat down next to her bed and stayed there for the whole night.
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