Saving Brothers

Chapter 3: Thank God of Weasleys

Hermione and Ginny stepped into the Great hall, everyone's head facing them. They started to whisper. Everyone was wondering who they were.

"And here are our new students, Hermione and Ginny Reeves. They are both in their 6th year and have joined our esteemed Gryffindors." Dumbledore announced, his blue eyes twinkling.

They rushed nervously to the table and the usual mindless chatter resumed. The main topic was the two new Gryffindors. Hermione was use to the stares and chatter because of her friendship with the boy who lived. Ginny was not really that use to it. She felt like she was under a telescope being observed.

"Hey Hermia, Georgina." James said cheerfully as he reached for the toast. A hand swatted him across the head and he fixed it. "Sorry. Hey Hermione, Ginny."

"James you wanker, introduce us." A voice said and they turned to see three people standing behind James.

The first was a pudgy boy with watery eyes and blond hair. He was like a mixture of an Oompa Loompa and Dudley Dursley. The other was a tired looking boy with sandy brown hair and a long cut across his cheek, his amber eyes were the only visible sign of his problem. The last one took Hermione's breath away slightly. He has shoulder length raven hair, deep grey eyes like mist and an arrogant smirk.

"That is fatso, Peter, library whore Remus and normal whore, Sirius." James said carelessly, as his mind went on Lily.

"Correction, Lord Super-mega-foxy-awesome-hot Sirius." Sirius corrected.

Hermione snorted and Sirius looked at her. Hermione could see the joy and happiness in his eyes unlike when they were in her time where his eyes were dark and emotionless. Hermione know that Azkarban took a lot from him over the years. She did not want that to happen again but she knew that she could not change the future.

"My fair lady, I speak nothing but the truth." Sirius exclaimed throwing an arm around her which was promptly removed.

"Blood-traitor Black, the girls new don't molest her on her first day." A sinister voice said.

That voice Hermione knew too well. It was of course Lucius Malfoy, his blond hair shorter and his gruesome snake cane was just the same. Beside him was Severus Snape, sallow and stringy, Barty Crouch JR, strawberry blond hair and Ravenclaw robes, Bellatrix Black, her heavy lidded eyes staring disdainfully at them and Regulus Black, like Sirius but less handsome and more darker in looks.

"Ah, Lucy, Snapey, Blackey, Barty and Reggie." Sirius greeted darkly. "What brings you to the lion's side?"

"We came to greet the new girls." Snape sneered.

"My names Ginny and that's Hermione. Please listen to Dumbledore or at least call us by our names. Actually scratch that it's a wonder you can even think, let alone hear." Ginny said brightly.

Hermione slapped her hand to her face and the Marauders cheered. Lucius simply sneered and walked away. Bellatrix spat at Lily and followed Lucius with Snape, not noticing Lucius was watching Hermione with interest. Barty and Regulus walked off but Ginny noticed his eyes lingered on her before looking at her sister. She wondered if he was a death-eater yet.

Hermione wondered if there was a curse on her saying that her first lesson was always potions. She didn't fancy potions really. Slughorn was a horrible person not to mention there was her old potions professor also a slimy Malfoy and her torturer lurking in the classroom.

She and Ginny followed the Marauders to the Dungeons and were unfortunately greeted with chosen partners. Hermione was with Lucius and Ginny was with Bellatrix. Lucius leered at Hermione un-pleasantly. Ginny on the other hand was cursing under her breath as Bellatrix leaned across to Snape, who was paired with Remus, and they talked in low voices.

The lesson was nearly over and Hermione was now leaning as far away as possible from Lucius and she could smell his putrid breath. Soon she felt a hand on her thigh and Hermione gagged. Silently and un-noticing she pulled out a puking pastille and slipped it in her mouth. Puke flew everywhere, and covered Lucius and Bellatrix and Ginny who were in front of them.

"Oh dear, Mr Malfoy, Miss Reeves and Miss Reeves would you like to go up to the hospital wing?" Slughorn suggested eyeing the puke warily.

"Of course, sir." Hermione choked out and she followed Lucius out of the classroom with Ginny next to her.

Hermione slipped the other end of the pastille in her mouth and continued her way to the Hospital Wing, one thing in her mind. How glad she was that Fred and George had developed Puking Pastilles.