Hermione's Desires

The Secret Within Slytherin House

#16,950+words #ronwealsey-bashing Edited 27/12/2023

Pairing: Draco/Hermione (eventually)

A/N: No Voldemort in this story, he was defeated the first time and never came back, there will be a few chapters to this story, don't expect much of this chapter since it's just an 11 year old girl trying to see where she stood in this new world she has entered - Jayne
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First Year

Hermione POV

I've always known that I was different from the other children at my primary school, I was more mature than them, more intelligent than them, but that didn't make me feel different most of the time, it was when things always happened around me that no-one could explain, so it didn't take me long to understand that I wouldn't fit in with them, my teachers always assumed it was my fault because I never gave my classmates a chance, but I didn't have to give someone a chance, since I could tell when someone wasn't being honest to me, of course I never knew that until I tested it out to see if I was right and I was so when they disappoint me, spread fake rumours about me that I had mentioned casually in passing, I knew deep down that I should've listened to that feeling I had, when I was younger I use to call it my 'inner voice' since I didn't know what it really was and even with my smarts how was I suppose to know what it was at such a young age, I was about 5 -I think- when I would get this icky feeling when someone was telling me a lie

Ever since I was younger I've been able to do some unexplainable things, like in the library if I couldn't reach a book it would suddenly float down from the shelf, or if I was hiding from bullies they never seemed to find me even if they were standing right in front of me, I never told anyone about them because people weren't happy with me at the best of times, I wasn't a naughty child, I never broke the law or anything quite so 'naughty' I was just not a social person and that, partnered with the unexplained happenings, made people think I was weird, I never liked being in the spotlight or gain special attention from others even if I was top of my year and the two above that, I liked being in the shadows where no-one can see me or pay that much attention to me....and I thought that was how my life was going to be until we had a surprise visitor one night, that would change my life, my thoughts and beliefs for the rest of my future

Flashback Start

I was home after another day of kids being stupid and the teachers ignoring the bullying, so I sat cross legged on my bed to meditate for a few minute before picking up my notebook, I ended up staying in my bedroom drawing in my little notebook for the rest of the day, leaving only for meals, toilet and small breaks of drink and snacks, my aunt allows me this time especially when she knows I've had a bad day at school, no-matter what she says to them, the teachers or head-teacher wont do anything about it {I assume it's because they want me out of the school but then again they only won a reward because of my academics, so what would happen to that if I do leave} I thought scoffing at the lot of them, I sighed heavily "don't go there hermione" I whispered out loud to myself, why should I allow them to make me bitter in life when they are the ones I feel pity for, my aunt has always told me to always think positive because if I become bitter or angry at the world at large simply because of them, then they have won and I wont allow them to win anything

I was brought out of my thoughts by the sound of the door bell ringing, I frowned as I checked the time and saw it was nearly 9 o'clock at night "who would be knocking this time of night" I wondered, feeling so-what concerned about this but I stayed in my room until I heard my aunt call for me "hermione, could you down a minute" I frowned before I slowly got off my bed and moved towards the landing, I could feel an aura coming from the living room and it was making me wish I could stay up here {but aunt Amelia is down there} I took a deep breath and slowly made my way down the stairs and into the living room, where my aunt and an elderly man with long, white hair and a long beard, wearing long purple robes, he had all the known variable for a dotty, old grandfather "ah hermione, come in dear" my aunt asked me calmly, I walked towards her slowly before sitting down on the sofa beside my aunt "hermione this is....I'm sorry I've forgotten your name" Amelia said in a soothing voice, though I knew she hadn't forgotten, she just want him to repeat it for my sake "my name is Albus Dumbledore, I'm the headmaster of Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I'm here to invite your daughter to attend our school" I looked at him strangely because while he looked kind and has a twinkle in his eyes like a grandfather, his aura is saying something different but I didn't say anything