What I've become

Here’s the new chapter, thank you for your patience, chapter 16 is going to be a long one to say thank you :D hope you enjoy and please R&R

Chapter 15

1

Axel appeared in Hermione’s room a short time later with another tray of streaming food, Hermione was still sat on the edge of her bed staring blankly at the wall.
“Miss…Axel is bringing you food,” Axel said softly moving forward and placing the tray at Hermione’s side, Hermione looked sideways at Axel; her eyes still a shining green.
“Thank you,” she said her voice barely a whisper, Axel started to bow but Hermione’s hand shot out to stop him.
“I is sorry miss,” Axel said his head shaking violently on his shoulders from the effort of not bowing, Hermione withdrew her hand and picked up her tray, her dinner consisted of lamb and vegetables with a drizzle of thick gravy.
Hermione picked up her knife and fork and cut a square of lamb and popped it in her mouth, her eyes scanning the room with a lost expression on her face, her eyes soon fell on the elf that was still stood in front of her and she noticed the bruise that shone on his paper thin skin.
“I am sorry for hurting you,” Hermione whispered when she swallowed a mouth full of lamb and peas, the elf tilted his head to one side then looked down at his chest.
“T’is nothing miss. Axel has had far worse” Axel said then suddenly slammed his hand against his nose, Hermione reached out and grabbed the elf’s wrist tightly, remembering what Harry told her about Dobby punishing himself for speaking ill of the family he served.
“Don’t do that in front of me either,” Hermione warned, her eyes flashing fire.
“I is sorry again miss,” Axel said his hands flopping limply in Hermione’s hands, knowing he would not harm himself any more Hermione released his wrist and returned to her plate.
She ate in silence. Axel merely stood to the side waiting until she finished, “Do you know what Lucius is up to?” Hermione asked suddenly hoping to catch the elf off guard; Axel shook his head, his large ear making a slapping sound as they hit his cheeks.
“Then what use are you!” Hermione snapped harshly, then shook her head as if to clear it, taking a deep breath she let out a sob. “What’s happening to me?” Hermione asked with a sob pushing her half finished dinner off her legs and onto the bed. “I don’t even feel like myself any more…I just feel angry, so angry all the time.” Hermione sobbed her breath catching in her throat.
Axel looked upon her with pity in his eyes, Hermione flopped backwards on the bed, the tray at her side sliding onto the floor with a crash, covering both her eyes with her hands and screamed out a sob that led to full blown tears, Axel moved towards the tray and began to clean it up.
As he finished and straightened up Hermione’s sobs suddenly ceased and she sat up, her face was red and puffy, but her eyes still shined green made more intense by the wetness in them.
“I think you should leave…now!” Hermione said he voice still a whisper but with menacing warning behind it, Axel studied her for a brief moment. Her eyes seemed to be glowing and her hand clenched into fists on the bed spread, sensing pending danger Axel popped from the room.
Hermione stood and walked to the bathroom door, pushing it open roughly, the bathroom itself was rather large with a long bath that stretched wide as well as long.
The sink was opal in colour that matched the toilet and bath tub, the walls were a creamy beige colour with a gold band that ran around the room.
Going to the sink Hermione stood in front of the large mirror that hung over it, Hermione studied her blotchy face, her eyes winded as the mirror showed the colour that resided within them, clenching her eyes shut Hermione willed the colour to go away and return back to brown.
But opening them the green shone back as brightly as ever, an angry sigh escaped her lips as she continued to study herself in the mirror, narrowing her eyes she realized something else had changed something she could not put her finger on right away, something subtle and not as prominent as the eye’s.
Gasping she realized that it was not just her eyes that had changed but her hair, her normal light mousy brown colour was darker and shinier.
Hermione fingered her face tenderly, unbelieving what she was seeing in the mirror, “I’ve never looked so beautiful.” Hermione thought and a smile unwillingly appeared on her face but could not get rid of it as easily, for over twenty minutes Hermione studied her face turning her head left, right and up and down.

2

Lucius went back to his private chamber after leaving Hermione and went straight to the large cabinet in the corner. Sifting though potion bottles he pulled out a black vial containing colourless liquid then went to his desk, pulling his hand from his robes he gazed down at the three long strands of hair that he had expertly pulled from Hermione’s head as he brushed her hair behind her ear.
Pulling the stopper from the vial Lucius dropped the hairs into it; the potion bubbled and frothed until it changed into a very strange golden colour that seemed to have specks of green in it.
Taking a deep breath and closing his eye’s Lucius tilted his head back and swallowed the potion in three gulps, the taste was neither pleasant nor unpleasant but as soon as the liquid reached his gut Lucius doubled over and moaned as his skin bubbled and shifted, he felt his hair becoming bushier and his legs becoming shorter but in no time at all the feeling subsided and Lucius straightened up as an exact replica of Hermione Granger.
Lucius removed his now ill fitting clothes and adorned some of Hermione’s that he had removed from her place the night before, looking down at himself he made sure he looked presentable before apparating to Hermione’s apartment.
Reappearing in Hermione’s apartment, Lucius walked straight to Hermione’s bedroom, his eyes fell on her wardrobe striding over to it he threw open the doors and began to pull clothes out of it then laying them on the bed neatly.
Once the wardrobe was clear Lucius went to the pile of clothes on the bed and removing his wand from his cloak. Lucius waved it over the clothes and in an instant they disappeared, now that he had sent the clothes to his Manor, Lucius made his way back into the living room and began to study his surroundings not knowing how long he would be here until a member of the order showed up looking for Hermione, which he knew eventually one would.
Going to a set of draws that lined the room Lucius began to sift though them looking for anything that Hermione would appreciate but found nothing of interest. As he looked though the final draw, Lucius pulled out a letter he recognized, it was the letter he had wrote to Hermione explaining about her promotion, taking it he went and sat on the sofa.
He could tell by the smudged ink that she had traced her fingers on it often, most prominent on his signature at the bottom of the page, Lucius sighed deeply, could it be that she felt the same way or at least had.
No time at all seemed to pass but when there was a knock at the door Lucius jumped up at glanced at the clock, an hour had passed while he was lost in his thought’s, dropping the letter back into the draw Lucius got to his feet.
Glancing in the mirror he realized that his blond hair was beginning to return to Normal, there came a second knock at the door, panicking Lucius plucked the veil that he had brought with him out of his cloak and took a long swig, his/her hair returning back to Hermione’s colour.
“Just a minute,” Lucius called in Hermione’s voice as he rushed towards the door, opening it he was greeted by Remus, he was obviously relieved to see her, well who he thought was her.
“Hermione…” Remus said clearly he was not expecting her to be home, shaking his head he sighed.
“Yes” Lucius said amused.
“I was just worried about you,” Remus said shortly.
“Why…what’s wrong?” Lucius asked motioning Remus into Hermione’s home, Remus looked shocked and motioned towards the window.
“Muggle police are swarming the apartment next to yours, apparently they found a murdered man in one of the room’s he has been dead for awhile.” Remus informed, Lucius shrugged but then remembered who he was supposed to be he rearranged his features into one of worry.
“Oh my that’s awful!” Lucius said in a fake gasp going to the window he pulled back the curtain and looked out, the street below was packed with police cars and an ambulance which was now being loaded with a dead body wrapped in white.
“Do you think you knew him?” Remus asked, Lucius turned from the window and shook his head.
“I don’t know I only knew a few people from that building” Lucius said making his way to Hermione’s sofa and sitting down, silence fell.
“Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?” Remus said finally.
“Yes it was…a lot of fun,” Lucius said keeping his eyes averted from Remus.
“Where was it being held?” Remus said.
“Pardon?” Lucius asked, his face falling slightly.
“Yesterday you told me that you didn’t know where the party was being held and was going to be told at the ministry.” Remus said pointedly, Lucius searched his mind for a location, and fell upon the perfect one.
“It was at Malfoy Manor,” Lucius said casually, Remus’s mouth dropped open slightly and walked round the sofa and sat on the chair across from Hermione.
“And you went…after everything you know about Lucius Malfoy!” Remus said in an almost angry voice, Lucius fought the urge to smirk.
“Yes I went…and here I sit now perfectly safe,” Lucius said smiling sweetly with Hermione’s face hiding the real reason for the smile.
“So it was really just a party?” Remus asked looking sheepish.
“Yes…just a party…a party, I might add that is held every year at various houses from the governing board.” Lucius Informed Remus.
Remus sighed and shook his head, “I’m sorry I bothered you,” he mumbled getting to his feet.
“So were you just coming over to check on me or for a real reason,” Lucius mocked, rising to his feet also.
“Oh yes…actually there was another reason actually,” Remus said turning round and drawing out a lilac coloured envelope, Lucius took it with a smile.
“Thank you for hand delivering it for me,” Lucius said as he went to the door and opened it for Remus. Remus went to the door and bowed his head in his usual farewell before leaving.
Lucius closed the door smiling, this had worked out better than he thought, not only did the ministry think that Hermione had taken a leave of absence due to a death in the family but now the order believed her to be safe at home after a party at Malfoy Manor, returning unscratched as it were.
Smirking again Lucius went back to draw and snatched up the letter, tucking it into his cloak he disapparated.