Hermione sighs staring at her egg no doubt already cold along with her appetite.
"You okay, Hermione?" Harry asks.
"If I say yes would that stop you from asking?" she ask and he smiles as he shakes his head. He glances toward the head table.
"I'm assuming it has to do with the lack of Charlie and Tiamat,"
Hermione nods when owls with the morning post only it didn't just bring the post, but a newspaper.
Hermione grabs it, color draining from her face as she reads the article. Its not hard to miss since it screamed at you with its bold letters.
A DRAGON! AT HOGWARTS WITH THE HEADMASTER PLANNING TO REINSTATE IT TO SOCIETY?
Hermione pushes away the newspaper not wanting to read anything else that all might be all lies that Rita has made it up. Harry takes it from her and scans the rest of the article.
"Rehabilitate? I don't think she needs that so why are they doing that?"
"I don't care, but they don't have any good intentions and are mostly using her to look good,"
Harry sighs, "I doubt there is much we can do anything about it,"
Hermione shakes her head, "I-"
"Did that woman finally leave?" Ron asks Neville.
Neville didn't get a chance to even answer when Charlie hits Ron on the head, "Don't talk about women like that or else I'll tell mom which would be more painful than this," Ron grumbles rubbing his head.
Harry chuckles.
"I doubt he will change," Hermione mumbles.
"Hermione, can you come with me?" asks Charlie.
"Sure," and stands up.
"Want me to go with you?" Harry asks.
Hermione smiles, shaking her head.
"This is something I have to do,"
Harry's shoulders slump as he nods, "I understand, but if anything happens I'm here for you,"
"Thank you, Harry,"
He grins waving goodbye to Hermione who follows Charlie out.
"Have you heard from Tia?"
Charlie shakes his head, "That's what I wanted to ask,"
"Do you think she left?"
"Impossible with the cuffs and since the forest is still in one piece,"
Hermione sighs, maybe she fainted and is laying somewhere lost in that forest.
"She's not lost if that's what you are wondering,"
"How?" she asks.
"It is written all over your face and dragons have a sense of direction that they know the area consider their territory," Charlie says.
"Then what do we do?"
They stop at the entrance of the forest, "I hate to admit it, but we wait,"
"But we waited for almost a whole day,"
"True, but"
"What are you two talking about?" Tiamat asks walking out of the forest.
"Tia!" Hermione runs toward her and wraps her arms around Tiamat's waist.
"Well I doubt is important anymore," he chuckles.
Tiamat lifts her wrist, free of the cuffs tying her down.
Charlie widen his eyes staring at her bare wrist for a while before laughing, nervously.
Hermione pulls away to glance at him, "What's wrong with you?"
"That I seem to have wasted my friends time in searching for some ingredients when we only needed an angry dragon to break loose,"
Hermione narrow her eyes before returning to Tiamat noticing the lack of cuffs. She should be happy, right? that Tiamat is free, but she doesn't feel it.
"Funny, but it was either focus my anger on them or let it loose. Causing a damage to a forest that hold no blame," she glances at her wrist, "they really failed in the maintenance of this because it should have simply absorbed the magic."
"That's true," says Charlie, "but now what do I do with those ingredients?"
Tiamat shrugs, "You can sell them or give them to someone who will put them to good use,"
"Right and wouldn't the headmaster notice the lack of chains?" he asks, but Tiamat doesn't answer and instead glances at Hermione who has not said anything.
"Are you okay, Hermione?"
"When are you leaving?" Hermione asks and quickly covers her mouth the moment those words escaped her.
Tiamat frowns and glances at Charlie who raises his hands.
"Got it. I have to leave,"
Tiamat nods and throws him the open cuffs she had in her other hand.
"The alarm on them will start in an hour so put them on something before the headmaster find out."
Charlie eyes widen and runs away cursing Tiamat for not saying that first.
She turns to Hermione who seems to find the floor fascinating.
"So, you dislike me that much that you want me gone?"
Hermione shakes her head. Tiamat eye twitches in annoyance as she moves closer to Hermione grabbing her chin to lift her head.
"Its polite to look someone in the eyes when they speak using words not gestures. So, I'll ask again do you want me to leave?"
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Chain Beast (HP FanFiction)
FanfictionTo bring peace to her kind Tiamat agreed to be chained to prove they mean no harm. However, the wizards had other plans in mind and peace was not one of them. Tiamat patience is at is limit and escape she would do, but not before she makes them suff...
