The Other Malfoy (Sequel To Clash)

Ch.19 What's Up, Hermione?

Ch.19 What's Up, Hermione?

'Students out of bed! Students out of bed in the Ravenclaw common room!' Peeves the annoying polyergiest yelled at the top of his lungs. I knew better than to try and shut him up. He'd only scream even louder.

'Shush!' I told Hermione, who unlike me, wasn't used to running from Filch. She was quivering and tears were still pouring out of her.

'Come on!' I muttered, grabbing her hand and pulling her into the common room. Cho and Luna saw me-a Slytherin boy-a MALFOY- and nearly fainted. 'Stupid goody-goodies,' I muttered, and dragged Hermione out again and along the corridor. We could hear Filch's wheezing pants getting closer. Hermione started to hyperventilate, from shock and fear and...um....something.'Its okay, Mione,' I whispered to her. 'But please, please shush. He'll hear us.'

I pulled us into an empty classroom and, shaking, we hid under a desk and watched from the window with baited breath. Filch walked right past the classroom, and we breathed a sigh of relief. 'What's up, Hermione?' I enquired as we tiptoed unnoticed back to our common rooms. Her face was still streaked with tears.

'Its Mum,' Hermione replied, trembling. 'She-her and dad have found-found out that actually-I have a twin sister. W-when Mum was pregnant with me, she was told she had twins but one of us wouldn't make it. St.Mungos called them-they realised that the child that they had been looking after in the ward till she was claimed was-actually my twin. And she's coming to Hogwarts.'

Harry nodded, then added, 'Whats her name?'

'Lynx,' Hermione spat with obvious disgust, 'and she looks exactly like me.'

'Oh.' I nodded again. 'And you're scared she'll be the favourite and you'll get left out?'

'Yup,' Hermione confirmed.

And we parted ways to head to our separate common rooms.