A New Beginning (Harry & Hermione from "Harry Potter")

Gringotts

"This tastes even worse than the one I drank in our second year! I still can't believe we are doing this! How do I look?" asked Hermione to Harry. She had the exact curly and dirty hair with dark eyebrows like Bellatrix now, thanks to the Polyjuice Potion. As Harry saw him, he felt a pain in his stomach. Overall, he hated the murderer of Sirius. It's just the Polyjuice Potion, he thought. She is not the real Bellatrix.

"As horrifying as her," answered Harry. "Hope they buy it."

"They would be fools if they didn't. I hate to do this, I even have her wand, the wand that casted awful curses, killed people." She shivered. "Let's get rid of this as soon as possible, please!"

They went to Griphook's room.

"I think we all are ready to go," said Harry to Griphook.

"I think it would be best if you carry me on your back," Griphook suggested. Harry kneeled down for him to climb up his back. Griphook held his neck, and they both got under the Invisibility Cloak. Harry felt discomfort, but there was no other choice.

"Perfect, you are completely invisible. Let's go then," said Hermione. Both three apparated into Leaky Cauldron, the starting point of Diagon Alley. As they were walking through the Diagon Alley, Harry saw someone walking towards them.

"Madam Lestrange," called a stranger. Harry couldn't understand who it was, but it seemed as if Hermione knew who he was.

"Oh, good morning Trevors!" said Hermione. Trevors looked rather surprised than happy. Hermione seemed to realize she was too polite compared to Bellatrix and changed her tone. "I mean, what do you want Trevors?"

Harry then realized that he was one of the Death Eaters who had been summoned to the Lovegood house. He felt disgusted.

"It is interesting to see you here," said Trevors.

"And why is that, may I ask?"

"As far as I've heard, the Inhabitants of Malfoy Manor were confined to the house, after the... escape."

"The Dark Lord forgives those who served him faithfully in the past. Perhaps your credit is not as good with him as mine is, Travers," Hermione snapped. Trevors seemed offended but less suspicious. His eyes turned to the wand she was holding.

"I've also heard that you had lost-"

"Are you blind, Trevors?" asked Hermione, raising her wand. "Do not believe everything you hear! Now if you'll excuse me, I have business to do."

Hermione started walking away. Trevors seemed shocked by Hermione's reaction, but after a couple of seconds of looking, he went his own way.

"How was I?" asked Hermione, whispering.

"Brilliant," answered Harry.

They finally got to Gringotts. As they walked in, Harry remembered his first time coming here. Hagrid was by his side, telling him that Gringotts was the second safest place he could ever be in after Hogwarts. It hurt Harry inside that neither were safe anymore.

Hermione headed towards a goblin. Harry and Griphook followed.

"Oh, Madam Lestrange! How can I help you?" asked the goblin.

"I would like to enter my vault," Hermione said, confidently.

"May I see your identification, madam?"

"How dare you!" said Hermione. Harry could feel. Something was going wrong.

"They know. They should have been warned about an imposter," whispered Griphook into Harry's ear.