Where the New Future Begins

Chapter 4

"What are these questions?" McGonagall asked.

"I want to know if the Order is activated." I asked.

She did not say anything. McGonagall stayed quiet for a while. But she looked at me and said,

"How do you know about the Order?"

"I know of it by a few friends of mine family. They were going to join the Order and I overheard them talking to my muggle parents about it before," I paused.

"Before what?" McGonagall asked. She knew the answer but wanted it to be conform.

"Before they got killed." I said in a whisper.

McGonagall sighed and we sat there in silence. Neither of us knowing what to say or saying anything at all. I already know that the Order is active but I wanted to make sure that it is a serious thing right now. Dumbledore told me that if I wanted to join that I would have to ask a member to bring me to the next meeting. The only person I trust is McGonagall.

"Well, Hermione the Order is active. Do you think you would want to join?" She asked me.

I nodded and said,

"Ever since I knew that two of my friends of my parents and since," I did not want to finish my last sentence.

McGonagall covered her mouth and looked at me with sorrow. I gave her a small smile. It still hurt to remember what happened but I am trying to get over it. McGonagall smiled to me and patted my hands and walked away. I watched her leave my office. I looked down to see a note in between my hands. I opened up and smiled to myself.

Meet me at the entrance of my office at 10 tonight.

I looked at the clock and saw that it was only eight and that I had time to get ready for the meeting. This was going to be my first meeting with the Order and I was ready for it. This was something that I had to get into to change the future. This was my only chance. As the time went by I wandered down the corridor to Minerva's office. It was going onto ten when I got there. I knocked on her door and she opened it up. Grabbed my arm and pulled me into the room.

"Are you ready?" She asked.

I nodded and followed her through the fireplace. We stepped out and I stood in a room that was filled with people. The room got quiet as I entered it. Everyone was looking at me. I followed McGonagall to the front of the room. There stood Dumbledore. Everyone took their seats. I stood next to Minerva the whole time.

"Alright, we got a lot to discuss about tonight. Firstly, I would like to introduce you to someone that is going to be a big part of this organization and that has knowledge on the other side that is going to be a gain for us." Dumbledore started to gesture me to stand next to him.

I looked around the room and recognized a lot of faces from my old time and some that I heard stories about. I saw Molly and Arthur. Sitting next to them was Gideon and Fabian Weasley twins, Molly's twin brothers. She recognized them from stories she heard from Molly and the twins.

"This is Miss Hermione Granger." Dumbledore introduced.

Everyone started to whisper to each other. You could hear a few words but could not hear the whole sentences until someone screamed,

"Can we trust her?"

Everyone looked around and saw Alastor Moody standing up looking at Dumbledore and myself. I looked to Dumbledore and he said,

"Yes we can trust her. She will be a great aspect for the cause."

Alastor glared at me and said,

"I trust you Albus but none of us know her and she just appears out of nowhere. I have never heard of a Hermione Granger before."

"That is because I was raised by my muggle parents and I was homeschooled by a local witch in the neighborhood. There is no one in this room that hates the Voldemort more than me." I started to say. You could hear people gasp when I said his name. I glared at them.

"Oh yeah sweaty. But you could just be saying that to fool us." Alastor challenged me.

I walked away from Dumbledore and walked up to Alastor Moody. He was younger now and still had his eye. It was strange to see him looking like normal. I looked at him straight in the eyes and pulled my sleeve up and said,

"That monster destroyed everything I loved and gave me this. I have been fighting my whole life. I don't care if you trust me or not but," I heard people gasping at the words 'Mudblood' carved into my arm. I leaned in and whispered to him so that no one else could hear me. "There will be a day when you will come to me and ask for my help and I will be telling you I told you so, Mad-Eye."

I walked away from a stunned Moody and sat down next to Molly and the twins. The rest of the meeting went by fast. Dumbledore talked about the attacks that been happening and things that are going to be going to happening. Most of those things I told him already. Dumbledore ended the meeting and Molly turned to me and said,

"Molly Weasley, this is my husband Arthur."

"Nice to meet you. Hermione Granger." I introduced myself.

"It's nice to meet you Hermione. I can't believe that you have been through so much and you don't look that old. How old are you?" Molly asked.

"I'm 19 years old." I shared to her.

You could hear people whispering about my age. The twins turned around and said,

"Do you really work at Hogwarts as a teacher?"

"Yeah, I am the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." I told them.

"Don't be rude boys. These are my brothers Fabian and Gideon Prewitt." Molly told me.

I nodded and smiled to both boys. We continued talking about my job at Hogwarts and I got to know Molly and Arthur. I learned that they have a young boy named Charlie and was expecting another one on the way. It crushed me knowing that I was going to see Charlie grow up and that they are just starting their large family. I looked at the clock and saw what time it was. I excused myself and went back to Hogwarts. I went to bed and fell asleep thinking about everything that has happened today. This was the start of my plan.