Soul Bound 34

“Who’s your friend?”Bellatrix asked Hermione as she watched a dark haired girl rushing away at the sight of the sisters coming to join Hermione. Dinner was over and the Great Hall was starting to empty. The first years were forming groups around their head boys and head girls. Bellatrix wasn’t going to leave Hermione to that same fate. She and her sisters were going to give Hermione a proper tour of the Slytherin wing. Bellatrix hoped that Hermione’s new title would open up a few secrets that only the heir had access to. She knew that the Dark Lord didn’t get anything for his claim of being the heir. If he did he would have bragged about it as much as he did when he claimed to be the heir. Which was all the time. He definitely didn’t get a flashy ring like Hermione got. The thing was bigger than any Head of Household ring Bellatrix had ever seen. It would stand out amongst the rings Hermione received when she claimed her titles.

“Her name Pansy Parkinson.”Hermione told her.

“Is she Rafael’s daughter?”Narcissa asked.

“I think so because she asked me who my parents were and when I asked her she changed the subject then avoided taking about her parents for the rest of the conversation.”Hermione was pretty sure Pansy’s parents were the Dark Lord’s followers.

“What else did you talk about?”Bellatrix wanted to know why Pansy had spoke to Hermione.

“She just asked me about my family and talked about how exciting it was that I was the heir. She was really impressed with my ring.”Hermione hadn’t enjoyed the conversation.”I just stuck to giving her barely any information about myself and nodded along as she went into great detail of all the exciting things that the caste held. I think she is under the impression I know nothing about Hogwarts.”

“She likely thinks because your parents are squibs you know nothing about the magical world at all. Even with your link to us.”Narcissa would monitor Pansy’s interaction with Hermione in the future to find out her motives.

“Come on let’s get going.”Andromeda would talk about Pansy with her sisters later. She was excited to show Hermione her old stomping grounds.

Bellatrix held the door for their group and a couple other students before releasing it then rejoining Hermione and her sisters.”Did anyone else at your table talk to you?”

“I got a lot of glares from Draco and the people sitting with him. Everyone else looked at me like I was the most interesting thing they had ever seen. Even if Pansy was annoying it’s better to be talked to then stared at.”Hermione didn’t like people looking at her.

“Hopefully they will get used to you and the staring will stop in a little while.”Narcissa wished she could prevent the students from making Hermione uncomfortable but she couldn’t.

“Let’s see that big ole ring of yours.”Bellatrix wanted to see it up close.

“It’s actually kind heavy on my finger.”Hermione held out her hand for Bellatrix to see.

Bellatrix looked the ring over and whistled.”It’s more impressive than I originally thought. Plus it’s brimming with magic. I wonder what spells were used.”

“Can you take it off?”Andromeda asked.

Hermione shook her head.”I tried but it’s stuck.”

“So it is likely like a Head of Household ring.”Narcissa concluded.

“Which means it probably gives you access to all kinds of cool stuff including a vault.”Bellatrix was very interested in seeing what was in Salazar’s vault.

“Do you think mom would want to go with me to visit it?”Hermione knew her parents would be interested.

“I think Jean would be fine with just a detailed inventory of the vault.”Narcissa didn’t think Jean would even enter the bank building ever again let alone ride in a cart.

“What’s up that staircase?”Hermione pointed to a staircase that was moving with students standing on it.

“That is an annoying staircase that likes to move when people are trying to use it. Especially if you are in a hurry.”Andromeda got stuck on that staircase numerous times when she was running late.

“It takes you to the second and third floors.”Bellatrix told her.

Narcissa pointed to another moving staircase.”That staircase takes you to Gryffindor tower.”

“A place you will never need to go.”And Andromeda couldn’t be happier about it.

“I almost got stuck there.”Hermione had been relieved when Salazar showed up.

“You were always meant to be in Slytherin. Even Salazar himself knew it.”Bellatrix thought that Salazar himself showing up for Hermione was the perfect way for her soulmate to introduce herself to the magical world.

“My dad is going to freak when I tell him we talked to a founder.”Hermione and her father were both fascinated with Hogwarts castle.

“He is going to be very impressed when he finds out a founder picked you as their heir.”Narcissa knew that Denis was going to be extremely proud when he found out about Hermione’s new title.

“Speaking of being the heir this is the entrance into the dungeon.”Andromeda led them down a slanted hallway that darkened as they walked further down it.

“My quarters are down here. I’ll show you where they are before you go to bed.”Narcissa was hoping that Hermione would sleep in her bed like she usually did when the sisters were home. Well she slept in all three sisters’ beds but Narcissa hoped with her quarters being so close to Hermione’s that the girl would pick her the most.

“We will show you where ours are as well.”Bellatrix was hoping the same things as Narcissa. She wanted Hermione to sleep in her bed. Their relationship still wasn’t romantic but Bellatrix felt more at ease when Hermione was close. Not that Bellatrix wanted to have romantic feelings for a child. That was definitely not a line she would ever cross.

“These are all your classrooms Cissa?”Hermione peaked her head in one and saw a line of tables.

“Yes they are and that one is my private potions room.”Narcissa pointed to a locked and warded door.

“I think I’m going to get distracted by being able to see what’s in the Black Lake.”Hermione knew it would be hard to keep her attention away from the windows showing underneath the surface of the Black Lake.

“I’ll make sure to block the windows for your class.”Narcissa would do all she could for Hermione to do well.

“Thank you Cissa.”Hermione wanted to give Narcissa a hug but wasn’t comfortable doing so at Hogwarts.

Narcissa frowned when Hermione didn’t hug her.”Are you alright darling?”

“I’m fine why?”Hermione asked.

“You usually hug us after you thank us.”Narcissa told her.

Hermione blushed.”I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable at your job.”

“Aww you cutie.”Andromeda pulled Hermione into her arms.”You could never make us uncomfortable.”

“Are you sure it’s alright to hug you guys?”Hermione didn’t want to get in trouble.

“It’s perfectly fine and if anyone tries to tell you otherwise let me know and I will set them straight.”Bellatrix wasn’t going to miss out on Hermione’s affections just because they were professors at her school.

Hermione pulled out of Andromeda’s arms and gave Narcissa a hug.”Then thank you Cissa.”

“You’re welcome sweetheart.”Narcissa wasn’t a big fan of public affection but allowed it with Hermione. That being because holding Hermione was still Narcissa’s favorite thing to do. Hermione being a cuddler was a huge bonus.

“Here we are at the dormitory entrance.”Bellatrix put her arm around Hermione and stopped them in front of the giant door.

“It’s beautiful.”Hermione whispered.

Narcissa smiled.”That’s exactly how I reacted as well.”

“You think it’s beautiful now just wait until it opens. Cissa what’s the password?”Bellatrix forgot to ask before.

“I set the password to chipmunk.”Narcissa picked it because Hermione loved the animals.

“Chipmunks are the best.”Hermione thought they were adorable.

“Well have a go at it pet.”Bellatrix said.

“Chipmunk.”Hermione’s eyes widened when the snakes on the door started moving. The sisters hadn’t told her that part.”That’s so cool.”

“Yes it is. Now come on let’s find your room.”Andromeda took the lead and walked through the door into the common room. She ignored the looks and whispering she and her sisters’ presence brought.

“It’s very fancy.”Hermione thought the room would fit in perfectly in any one of the estate homes she inherited.

“Slytherins never settle for less than the best.”Narcissa liked the room. It was tidy and the furniture was comfortable and kept clean. There was also no clutter. She had visited the other houses’ dorms and their common rooms made her feel claustrophobic they had so much stuff in them.

“Professor Black.”Roman Flint called out as he rushed to the sisters and Hermione. His eyes went right Hermione.

“Yes, Mr. Flint?”Narcissa didn’t like the way the boy was looking at her soulmate. 

“Uhm.”Roman jumped when Bellatrix growled at him.”I gave everyone their room assignments but Lady Black wasn’t on the list. Also there is a door at the end of the hallway that wasn’t here last year.”

“I’ll take care of it.”Narcissa dismissed him and with one last look at Hermione Roman fled in the other direction.

“I think the door is for Hermione.”Andromeda was sure that the door was for Hermione.

“It would make sense.”Bellatrix made a mental note to hex Roman the next time he was in her class for the way he was looking at Hermione.

“One way to find out.”Narcissa took the lead this time weaving through students through the dorms until she came to the end of a long hallway. There was an elaborately carved wooden door with a stain glass window that depicted various magical creatures.

“I didn’t know that Slytherins had a link to magical creatures.”Hermione hadn’t read that anywhere.

“They don’t.”Andromeda had never heard of magical creatures associating with Slytherin house at all.

“Well don’t keep us waiting. Open the door pet.”Bellatrix didn’t care about the door she cared about what was on the other side of it.

“I’ll try first.”Narcissa wanted to know if she could open it. Reaching out she tried to turn the handle but the door wouldn’t budge.”You try Hermione.”

Reaching for the door handle Hermione had no problem opening the door. Pulling it open she stepped into the room.”Goddess.”

“What is it?”Bellatrix rushed into the room stopping right next to Hermione.

“Merlin’s balls.”Andromeda mumbled.

“How long has this been hiding here?”Narcissa wondered. Looking around Narcissa saw that it wasn’t a room at all. It was a small apartment complete with a full library, space to entertain guests, a work area complete with desk, arm chairs and couches throughout the space to relax on, a small kitchenette and two doors. Making her way over to the first one Narcissa saw it was elaborate bathroom.”This bathroom is better than the one I have.”

“The bedroom is nicer than mine.”Andromeda’s bedroom was half the size of Hermione’s.

“Who care’s about that stuff. There is a library.”Bellatrix made her way to the first shelf of books finding many she had never heard of before. She couldn’t imagine what type of knowledge existed on the many shelves in the room.

“It doesn’t feel right for me to get such a great space when I’m just a first year.”Hermione didn’t think she deserved it.

“Salazar Slytherin himself wanted you to have this space. He told you to enjoy the accommodations. He was talking about these rooms.”Narcissa thought Hermione deserved the space. She was actually planning on spending a lot of time with Hermione in it.

Andromeda was planning the same thing as Narcissa. She was going to be a regular visitor to Hermione’s rooms.”Narcissa’s right. Salazar wanted you to benefit from these rooms. You should enjoy them instead of feeling guilty about getting them.”

“Salazar picked you for a reason. It could be to help you fulfill your prophesy. Maybe that help is in this library or it’s to reduce your stress by having a private place to go when you need to get away from everyone. Either way you have the rooms now and can’t give them back. Might as well make use of them.”Bellatrix just like her sisters was going to be a regular visitor to Hermione’s personal space. She was already envisioning her and Hermione lounging around, drinking tea, discussing the different books they found in the library.

“I guess you’re right. I’m not really able to let my guard down when I’m around other people so it would have taken it’s toll if I had to share a room with others.”Hermione had been dreading sharing a room with other people.

“There you go.”Narcissa felt a lot better knowing that Hermione wasn’t sleeping in the same room as other people. Narcissa didn’t trust someone not to attack Hermione while she was vulnerable.”Bella let me have her things so I can help her unpack.”

“Don’t you mean so you can unpack for her.”Bellatrix corrected. Putting a book back that she was looking at she pulled all of Hermione’s things out of her bag and handed them to Narcissa.

“She likes the way I organize things.”Narcissa always packed and unpacked for Hermione when they went on trips. Putting the shrunken items on the floor Narcissa pulled out her wand and cast spells to enlarge them back to normal size.

“I do like the way Cissa organizes things. I find everything a lot easier when she takes care of all the packing and putting things away.”Hermione never did as well as Narcissa when organizing things.

“Suck up.”Andromeda teased.

“I’m not a suck up. I’m being truthful. Cissa is great at organizing things.”Hermione told her.

“Thank you darling.”Narcissa finished enlarging everything and levitated Hermione’s trunks into her bedroom. 

“So when do you want to do some magic?”Bellatrix had forgotten in all the excitement that Hermione hadn’t cast her first spell.

“Whenever you three are ready.”Hermione too had forgotten about using her wand due to all the excitement.

“Cissa come out here Hermione is going to do some magic.”Andromeda called out.

“Wait for me.”Narcissa called back as she rushed back into the room. She didn’t want to miss out on Hermione’s first spell.

“Which spell are you going to do first?”Bellatrix asked.

“I’m going to call my patronus.”Hermione wanted to see what it was.

“Are you sure you don’t want to try something else?”Andromeda didn’t want Hermione to get upset if she couldn’t cast one.

“I’ve been practicing the wand movement and the words. I’m sure I can do it.”Hermione practiced a lot of spells with a fake wand to memorize the movements and wording needed to cast the spells once she had a real wand.

“Don’t get discouraged if it doesn’t work.”Narcissa prayed to any god listening that Hermione would be successful.

“I won’t.”Hermione knew she could do it. She pulled her wand out of her forearm holder then moving her wand just like she practiced and with thoughts of her happiest memory Hermione spoke the words of the spell.”Expecto Patronum.”

Bellatrix held her breath as a stream of smoke came out of Hermione’s wand. Once smoke started to take shape she released the breath and began laughing.”Of course that would be your patronus.”

“I’ve never heard of anyone having a chimaera as a patronus before.”Andromeda felt very relieved that it worked. Relieved and impressed that Hermione actually cast the spell successfully.

“Well done sweetheart.”Narcissa could understand Hermione’s patronus being a magical creature that was made up of three different creatures. The girl had three soulmates of course her patronus would be special.

Hermione cut off the spell.”My mom is going to be excited when I tell her I cast it as my first spell. That and what it was.”

“I will get back to unpacking so you can do that.”Narcissa said.

“I think there is writing material in this desk.”Opening a desk drawer Bellatrix found stationary, a wax seal and green wax that had flakes of silver in it.”It says from the desk of Salazar Slytherin’s heir across the top and the seal is the Slytherin crest.”

“I’m definitely using that to write my parents.”Hermione thought they would enjoy receiving a letter on that stationary.

“I’m kind of excited to find out what other things the castle has been hiding.”Andromeda was looking forward to taking Hermione on a tour.”We will have to go tomorrow and have a good look around after you finish your classes.”

“What classes do you have tomorrow pet?”Bellatrix just knew that Hermione didn’t have her class not which ones she did have.

“I have potions with Cissa for the first half of the day, then I have transfiguration with Prof. McGonagall the second half.”Hermione was looking forward to both classes.

“I’m not looking forward to dealing with all the accidents the first years are going to have due to both those classes.”Andromeda dealt with mostly students who were too cocky and didn’t follow instructions because they thought they knew better than the professor. It took a few months and lot of visits to the infirmary for them to learn they didn’t know everything.

“Cissa does a decent job of intimidating her students so it shouldn’t be too bad. Then again this year is packed with children whose parents hate us. Why it was this year of all years and not the ones before we started teaching I don’t know.”Bellatrix only had a couple students who hated her the previous year. Most of the children were awed by her and eager to learn.

“Those same students likely hate me as well.”Hermione knew she had a lot of enemies within Hogwarts.

“Who cares if they hate us. We have each other just like we always have and always will. So it doesn’t matter if people like us or not. All that matters is that we love each other.”Andromeda didn’t care if she wasn’t liked. 

“I do love each of you.”Hermione told her.

“We love you to pet.”Bellatrix gave Hermione a kiss on the cheek smiling when Hermione blushed.

“Why is Hermione bright red?”Narcissa asked when she entered the room after finishing putting all Hermione’s things away in her bedroom. There was still a trunk of other stuff.

“Bella kissed her cheek.”Andromeda was enjoying Hermione at this stage where she was just experiencing physical attraction for the first time. Not that Andromeda thought of Hermione in any way sexual it was just fun to fluster her soulmate.

“Of course.”Narcissa enjoyed flustering Hermione just as much.”You have a small kitchen but I don’t feel comfortable with you using it without us here.”

“What would I use the kitchen for anyway?”Hermione was a horrible cook. Even after all the lessons Narcissa, Andromeda and her mother gave her Hermione just couldn’t master the skill.

“The main reason you would use a kitchen for would be to burn things.”Bellatrix was a better cook than Hermione and the eldest Black sister barely spent any time in the kitchen.

Andromeda laughed when Hermione’s cheeks got redder.”Don’t be embarrassed little one. You can’t be good at everything.”

“It would be nice to be able to cook you all a meal once in a while.”Hermione thought it would be a good way to show the sisters she appreciated them.

“You do lots of other nice things for us. We don’t need you to provide us with a home cooked meal.”Narcissa wasn’t just placating Hermione either. The girl was incredibly thoughtful and constantly went out of her way to show the sisters she cared.

“I guess.”Hermione grumbled.

“Don’t get down on yourself.”Andromeda wrapped her arm around Hermione’s shoulders.”As for the kitchen I think Cissa was more saying that she prefers you not use it because it’s completely magical and you aren’t used to it yet.”

“Exactly. I don’t want you to have an accident and ruin the library or the rest of the rooms.”Narcissa said.

“Listen to them pet. The last thing either of us wants is this library to be ruined.”Bellatrix was thinking about warding the kitchen area so there would be no way Hermione could use it.

“I won’t touch the kitchen.”Hermione promised.

“Good. I’ll put your sweets on the table for you.”Narcissa told her.

“Thank you for helping me Cissa.”Hermione moved away from Andromeda and gave Narcissa a hug.

“You’re welcome darling.”Narcissa happily retuned the hug. It made her feel good to do things for Hermione.

“Was there anything fun in the bedroom or bathroom?”Andromeda asked.

“Just an incredibly large bed with the finest linens on it and a bathtub big enough to fit six people. Plus a walk in closet. Other than that everything else was perfectly normal.”Narcissa was planning on using Hermione’s bathtub instead of the small one in her quarters.

“It would be nice to soak in a bigger bathtub this year. I felt like I could barely move in the one in my quarters.”Andromeda hated the size of her bathroom. 

“You can all use my bathtub if you want.”Hermione didn’t mind sharing.

“We were going to even if you said no.”Bellatrix wasn’t going to settle for the bucket sized bathtub in her bathroom when Hermione had such a luxurious one.

“I wonder if there is a way to give you access to this room when I’m not here?”Hermione figured there had to be a way.

“It would be nice to be able to come and go as we please.”Narcissa didn’t want to be locked out of Hermione’s spaces. It would make it impossible to get to her if she needed help.

“After we give you a tour tomorrow we will come back here and search the room to see if we can find a way.”Bellatrix wanted access to Hermione’s space as well to not only be able to protect her but she didn’t want to be locked out of her soulmate’s personal rooms. Bellatrix found comfort being in Hermione’s room when she wasn’t able to see her. She knew Hermione didn’t care if Bellatrix spent time in her room without Hermione being there.

“It is getting late.”Andromeda would prefer looking right then because she felt just like her sisters. She wanted to protect Hermione and like Bellatrix she liked to spend time in Hermione’s room when she wasn’t there. Narcissa did to but would never admit it.

“I don’t know how I’m going to sleep in such a big space all by myself.”Hermione usually never slept alone. Even when the sisters where at Hogwarts the previous year Hermione would sometimes sleep in her parent’s bed with them when she got lonely.

“Do you want one of us to stay with you?”Narcissa asked.

Hermione shook her head.”That’s ok.”

“You can stay in one of our rooms instead.”Andromeda offered.

“I want to try at least one night alone.”Hermione wanted to prove to herself that she could be independent.

“The disk is on the kitchen table and I have the box so just call out if you need me.”Bellatrix had won the right to have the first night with their spy equipment. She had cheated of course but her sisters couldn’t prove it. That was because Bellatrix always covered her tracks.

“I will.”Hermione wouldn’t hesitate either.

Narcissa made her way over to the desk and put away Hermione’s writing supplies while reorganizing what was already in there.”Why don’t you write your letter to your parents now for us to take it with us when we leave and we will have an owl deliver it for you tonight?”

“Alright.”Hermione took a seat at the desk and pulled everything she needed to write her letter.

“Have you found anything interesting in the library?”Andromeda asked Bellatrix.

“Every book I’ve touched is interesting.”Bellatrix thought the whole room was interesting.

Narcissa took a seat on one of the arm chairs. She was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable it was.”What are we going to do about the Parkinson girl?”

“I think it’s very telling that she wouldn’t say who her parents are.”Andromeda figured that was on purpose.

“It was very telling that she almost ran away from us.”Bellatrix thought if the girl’s intentions were pure she would have stayed.

“The Parkinson family is almost desperate for gold. How Lady Parkinson got away with only house arrest I don’t understand. I mean I do understand. She didn’t do anything as horrible as anyone else and she had children it just annoys me she is breathing free air. Especially after trying to force us to give them the gold in the Malfoy and Lestrange family vaults.”Narcissa had gotten many threatening letters over the years a few she was positive came from Lady Parkinson. They all demanded she pay a large sum of gold or else she would be harmed. Narcissa laughed every time she read one.

“Having children is how most of the women stayed out of Azkaban. Not Alecto though.”Bellatrix would have taken matters into her own hands if Alecto walked free.

“She and her brother are both rotting away together.”Andromeda thought they deserved no less.

“Back to the Parkinson girl. What should we do?”Narcissa didn’t want them to get off topic.

Bellatrix shrugged.”There is not much we can do yet because she has only talked to Hermione once. She hasn’t made her intentions known. So we just monitor the situation and Hermione will tell us what they talked about.”

“Remind me again why we thought it was a good idea for Hermione to come to school here?”Andromeda didn’t think that Hermione needed to actually attend Hogwarts.

“Because not only will she need to build a reputation with the public she will likely make valuable allies while she is here.”Narcissa reminded her.

“We should have just stayed on the farm and let the world burn itself down around us.”The farm was a muggle property in the middle of nowhere Bellatrix found for the sisters and the Grangers to have a place to hide from the world. Bellatrix loved it there. So did everyone else and nobody liked leaving.

“After events like today it’s very temping.”Andromeda wouldn’t mind staying at the farm. Nymphadora wouldn’t mind it either. She loved the place as much as everyone else.

“Dumbledore took a big hit today and it wasn’t even us throwing the punch like I thought would happen when we brought him down.”Bellatrix expected she and her sisters would have to be directly involved in Dumbledore’s downfall.

“It was indirectly Hermione who threw the punch. Without her Dumbledore wouldn’t have been exposed.”Narcissa was proud of Hermione for being behind the event.

“I can’t believe he actually tried to claim Hermione would become the next Dark Lord if she were put in Slytherin.”Andromeda had never heard anything so stupid.

“I like that he said it because now Hermione has no reason to even have a discussion with him. That and once the public knows they will support her in blowing him off. Meaning he can’t claim that we are brainwashing Hermione when she refuses to join up with the Order without the public thinking he is being petty. It will also give Hermione a reason to tell him no anytime he tries to ask her for anything.”Bellatrix couldn’t have planned it better herself.

“Now we have a reason to shun him too.”Andromeda said.

“It will be nice not being asked to pay for things anymore.”Narcissa and Bellatrix regularly got asked by Dumbledore to give him gold for various reasons. None of the reasons were believable. The man obviously just wanted their gold for personal gain. Narcissa and Bellatrix told him no every time but it didn’t stop him from coming back and asking again.

“And if he does ask I have a reasonable excuse to yell at him.”Bellatrix was going to use it if she got the chance.

“I don’t think that this will keep him out of Hogwarts.”Andromeda thought it would take much more than messing with the sorting hat to get rid of Dumbledore.

“It will depend on what they find in the investigation.”Narcissa figured they would find something.

“I’m going to talk to Minerva tomorrow about helping with the investigation.”Bellatrix wanted a chance to go through Dumbledore’s office.

“That would be fun.”Andromeda would have to talk to Minerva as well.

“I’m done with my letter.”Hermione told them as she stood from her chair and held up an envelope.

“Did you use your new seal?”Narcissa asked.

Hermione shook her head.”I didn’t have anything to melt the wax with.”

“Here pet.”Bellatrix grabbed one of the many candles in the room and lit it. She held it next to the green and silver wax stick. After a few drops fell on the envelope she pulled them away and blew out the candle.”There, now use your seal.”

Hermione took the Slytherin crest seal and stamped it on the wax leaving the Slytherin crest on the envelope.”I think they are going to figure out I was put in Slytherin before they read the letter.”

“They will be very excited for you.”Andromeda bet that the Grangers would write a letter that night so that Hermione could get it the next day.

Narcissa looked at her large diamond and jewel encrusted watch face. It had a 24 karat gold band adorned with more diamonds and jewels on each link with an engraving on the underside of the watch face that had the words I love you that Hermione engraved herself. The watch had been a gift from Hermione for her last birthday and Narcissa never took it off.”You should go to bed it’s getting late.”

“Alright.”Hermione wasn’t looking forward to it.

“Are you sure you don’t want one of us to stay or you don’t want to stay with one of us?”Andromeda could see Hermione was uneasy with the idea of being left alone.

“I’ll be fine and if I want company I’ll tell Bella.”Hermione assured her.

“I’ll be here in seconds if you need me.”Bellatrix was going to pack an overnight bag just in case Hermione needed her so that she didn’t have to waste time gathering everything she needed to spend the night.

“I know.”Hermione had no doubt that Bellatrix would rush to her room if Hermione needed her.

“Give us hugs.”Narcissa opened her arms and wrapped them around Hermione.”I’ll see you in the morning.”

“I’m excited for my class with you.”Hermione couldn’t wait to see Narcissa in her professor role.

“I’ll make sure to cover the windows for you.”Narcissa didn’t want Hermione distracted.

“Thank you Cissa.”Hermione gave Narcissa one last squeeze before pulling away then hugging Andromeda.

“If you want to visit me during the day I’ll be in the infirmary. I already got permission from Poppy for you to stop by.”Andromeda had asked her boss as soon as she saw her when she entered the Great Hall for dinner.

“Come here you.”Bellatrix took Hermione from Andromeda and gave her a tight hug.”Remember no matter what the reason is I will come here. Even if you are just feeling lonely.”

“I promise I will let you know.”Hermione told her.

“You better.”Bellatrix hated that she couldn’t just stop in and check on Hermione during the night.

“We will see you in the morning.”Andromeda kissed Hermione’s cheek before making her way to the door.

“Make sure you eat a good breakfast.”Narcissa also gave Hermione a kiss on the cheek.

“The box will be right next to my bed so I will hear you.”Bellatrix gave Hermione her own kiss on the cheek.

“Good night.”Hermione called after them.

“Good night.”Andromeda replied as she walked out of the room followed by her sisters. She noticed that there were still a few students awake lounging around the common room.

“I checked the door and it’s locked.”Narcissa was both happy and sad she couldn’t get into the room.

“I put some wards on it anyway.”Bellatrix said when she caught up with the pair.

“That makes me feel better.”Andromeda would prefer one of them staying with Hermione or if Hermione would stay with one of them.

“Let’s just hope that her sleeping alone is a one night thing.”Narcissa would hate it if wasn’t. Hearing her sisters murmurs of agreement Narcissa thought over everything that had happened that day. Never would have Narcissa thought on Hermione’s first day they would interact with the ghost of her own house’s founder, Dumbledore would be put on suspension, Hermione would get a hidden room all to herself and be able to cast a patronus as her first spell. Then have her patronus be a very rare magical creature. Narcissa held back a sigh. She knew that their lives were going to get more exciting when Hermione started Hogwarts but she wasn’t sure if she could handle it if everyday was as exciting as the one they just experienced. The odds were high they would be because chaos followed Hermione around like a shadow. Which was rather ironic as Hermione was the most mellow down to earth person Narcissa had ever met. Her soulmate craved peace and quiet. Hermione wasn’t a fan of drama and went out of her way to be polite to people. The girl did all she could to live a calm life and yet the future Fate picked out for her was anything but calm. Narcissa would of course be right by Hermione’s side when she was faced with each new episode of chaos that came her way. Narcissa would be by her side standing tall, wand at the ready to defeat any foe that stepped to her soulmate. It was after all what she had spent her whole life training for.