Hermione's pov.
Today,i woke up with a head ache.

"Hey 'mione!!Good morning!!You do not look good..."she said,concerned.

"Yeah..a small headache.."i said,wincing.

"Oh my!!Shall i call the doctor?Shall we go to St Mungo's?Did you eat something not tested by us?"she asked,panicing.

"No Gin.Just a normal headache.I am feeling like i am in prison.I think i can't do anything but stay here and sulk...don't know how are harru and draco.."i sighed.I missed him so much.How i wished we would be out of all this crap and lead a normal life...

We went down to breakfast after my daily chores.

"Mom..can we go to Diagon Alley today?Hermione feels like she is in prison."said Ginny,chewing her toast.

Molly glared at her."You do understand what type of a life and death situation we are in?"she screamed.

"Death and death situation"mumbled Ron.

Molly went out to the garden and returned after a ling time with flowers in her hands,smile on her face.

"Sweet aren't they?My darlings"she placed them on the vase and smiled at all of us.

"So...why not the two go to diagon alley and shop for a few hours?"she asked sweetly.

Ginny stood up and uttered the spell that would show the real person if that person had taken polyjuice potion.

No change.

"Thought i was an imposter?Hahaha!!Just go dears!!"she said.

We were sure this was the real Molly and used tye floo network to reach diagon alley.

There were very few people.After tye news spread of the rise of baldy,everyone feared to step out of their houses.

We went into the leaky cauldron that was almost empty,save a few old men.

We ordered butter beer and chatted for a while.It was nice to be in a different atmosphere and forget all the worries and chat,even if it was temporary.We went out and the old men rushed past us,sandwichinh us in the middle.

One of them held my hand and then everything became a blur.

Harry's pov.
We still had not met Dumbledore.He refused to see us.I never knew why.And Draco seemed to be nice to me.Not friendly..but he never passed sneer comments and tried to hex me.

We were civil.

We went to the dining hall and sat in the corner,with the usual whisperings about us.It was remarkable as to how Hogwarts had bounced back to normalcy after the war.Thus was the first time he had come to Hogwarts after the war which was just a few years ago.

I saw a short,stout man in glasses sitting at the teachers table looking at me.Intensely.For a long time.

"Do you know who that is?"i asked a Hufflepuff biy.He gazed at me and was all shocked.

"The potions master."he said and ran,shouting.

"Harry Potter!!The Harry Potter talked with ME!!!!"

Draco laughed.I smiled.Suddenly,i had a grumbling feeling.I sprinted to the bathroom and puked all that i ate.I was feeling very sick.

I stumbled out of the bathroom.I heard a voice.

"The boy who luved needs help?"

I turned to see the potions master.

"Hello professor.I am just having a stomach bug or something..there is..."

"Follow me."

I followed him.His voice was eerily calm,like he was hiding a terrible voice behind it.

We went to his office.

He looked at loads of vials that had different coloured potions and took purple one.The sight if it made.me want to puke.

"This will end all your troubles."

For a second,i saw his eyes glitter and his words were scary.I felt he did not mean my stomach.

"Have i seen.you somewhere,professor?"i asked,trying to change the topic.

"You don't recognize me?"he chuckled.

"I am Malcane Hindrof."he said.

"Oh....WHAT??You are the greatest potion master Hogwarts has ever seen in its history...but you taught sixty years ago....and you are still here?"

"I am Hundered and eleven my boy"

I saw the purple potion and had it un one gulp.Then everything became a blur...

Ginny's pov.
After the old men rushed past us,i saw Hermione was no where to be seen.I searched fanatically but in vain.I was paniced.I went to George who was in his shop.

"Hermione is missing"

Draco's pov.
I was searching for Harry for the past half an hour but he was no where.So was the new potions master.I went to his office to find a vile of purple potion spilled on the floor.I smelled it and rushed in panic to McGonagall.

"Professor!!Harry has been fed the potion that makes a person faint and numb...he is missing"

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