A Mermaid\'s Choice
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Snape/Hermione
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
4
Views:
6,873
Reviews:
21
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
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Disclaimer: I do not own now, nor will I ever own, Harry Potter.
Thank you, June, for being my Beta. I truly appreciate it.
CHAPTER TWO
With a very large splash, Hermione landed in the water. She came up sputtering with her hair hanging limply in her face as she grabbed for the dock. It was only a few seconds before she realized several things were not quite as they should be. First of all, although the water should be freezing, it really felt quite warm. Secondly, her legs felt quite strange; and thirdly, there was a very large pair of eyes staring at her from the other side of the dock.
Not one to panic, Hermione slicked back her hair, smiled sweetly at the pair of eyes looking at her, and braced her arms on the dock to shove herself out of the water. Just as she was halfway out of the water, she noticed all her clothing folded neatly on the dock in front of her, with her wand lying on top. With this in mind, Hermione sunk very ungracefully back into the water.
It was then that she realized that the eyes she was seeing belonged to the beautiful Mermaid she had seen in her first year. Hermione thought hard to put the last few hours into place, trying to figure out how she had come to be naked in the water with only her long hair to cover her up.
At the precise moment that Queen Andrea started speaking and introducing herself, Hermione realized why her legs had felt so strange. With a strangled cry, she let her hand travel down to where there should have been two separate legs; instead, there was no only one mass. Of all the bizarre things that had happened to Hermione, this one had to take the cake.
Taking a calming breath, Hermione tried to focus on what Andrea was saying to her.
”I know this must be quite a shock to you,” spoke Andrea gently. “When you are ready to listen, I will tell you everything you need to know. Until that time, know this: you will be compelled to return to the lake every evening at eight o’clock. At that time your legs will become a tail like you currently have, and it will not turn back until two o’clock a.m.”
“If you fail to return to the lake by the designated time, your legs will turn into a fin, and you will not survive unless you get into the water within fifteen minutes after the change has occurred,” finished Andrea.
All that Hermione could do was stare at the Mermaid, with her mouth hanging open like a fish. She knew that Merpeople could give certain powers, but had never expected this.
Andrea spoke one final instruction before disappearing beneath the water’s surface. “For now, I will let you get acquainted with your new body. I will see you tomorrow night.”
**********
For several moments after Andrea left, Hermione did nothing. It seemed to be a bad dream that she hoped to wake up from, but after pinching herself several times she knew it was not so. Again, being a practical and curious girl, Hermione decided to check out her new body out.
To do this properly, she decided that she needed to be up on the dock. Bracing her arms on the dock, she tried to hoist herself out, but found that her bottom half was heavier than she had anticipated. She fell back into the water with an ungraceful splash.
Hermione now deducted that she was going to have to use her legs ... err, tail to aid herself in getting out. This time, as she braced her arms, she gave a mighty flick of her tail. Hermione squealed in surprise as she shot straight out of the water; she went completely up and over the dock, landing in the nearby reeds. If anyone had been around the lake at the time, they would have heard the Head Girl muttering to herself like a crazy person.
“Bloody hell,” Hermione said after she had finished her ranting. “How in the world do the Merpeople get up on rocks and such?” She thought hard, and finally came to the conclusion that they must be able to levitate themselves somehow. With this in mind, she reached out her arms towards the dock and gave a very gentle flick of her new tail. Surprisingly enough, she was able to get back to the dock without mishap.
With very little trouble, she was able to reach her wand and performed a levitating spell on herself. Her landing was not quite what she had hoped for, as she flopped onto the dock with a big plop. As Hermione sat up and looked down at herself, she again realized her nakedness. With a swish and a flick of her wand, Hermione conjured her bra into a suitable bikini top.
Although it was nearly a full moon, she decided to spread more light on the subject. After she cast the Lumos spell, Hermione could see that the lower half of her body was made up of iridescent blue and green scales. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t unpleasant to look at. As she tried to curl up what would have been her toes, she noticed that the end of her tail was very sheer, looking almost translucent.
After almost twenty minutes of being out of the water, Hermione felt the dire need to be back into it. She reasoned that it had been a good test to see if what the Mermaid had said would come true. Leaving her wand on the dock, Hermione rolled herself back into the water. As with her first time, she landed with another big splash.
Judging by the few lights that she saw burning in the castle, Hermione realized that it was probably well towards one in the morning. That meant that she had another hour to discover what her body could do. With that thought in mind, she gave a big movement with her lower body and sailed out towards the middle of the lake.
It was serene being out there. Hardly any sounds could be heard coming from the shore. Hermione thought briefly about the giant squid, but came to the conclusion that he was either at the other end of the lake or asleep someplace. After splashing around for a quite a while, she decided that it must almost be time for the “change” and started heading back towards the dock.
Hermione had just reached the dock when her flipper turned back into her feet. Surprisingly enough, it had not been painful.
Once she had pulled herself out of the water, this time without mishap, she quickly dressed and made her way back into the castle. As fate would have it, she saw no one on her way to the Head Girl’s room, which was located next to the Gryffindor tower.
It was much later, after Hermione had showered, dressed, and crawled into bed that she realized that she had actually understood what the Mermaid had said. That was her last thought as she drifted off to sleep.
**********
Down at the lake, Queen Andrea made her way back to the village at the bottom of the lake. She hadn’t left Hermione, but had watched her from a distance. Andrea had had to place her hand over her mouth to keep from laughing when Hermione had sailed out of the water. With a smile on her face, she thought to herself that it had been a good day.
Thank you, June, for being my Beta. I truly appreciate it.
CHAPTER TWO
With a very large splash, Hermione landed in the water. She came up sputtering with her hair hanging limply in her face as she grabbed for the dock. It was only a few seconds before she realized several things were not quite as they should be. First of all, although the water should be freezing, it really felt quite warm. Secondly, her legs felt quite strange; and thirdly, there was a very large pair of eyes staring at her from the other side of the dock.
Not one to panic, Hermione slicked back her hair, smiled sweetly at the pair of eyes looking at her, and braced her arms on the dock to shove herself out of the water. Just as she was halfway out of the water, she noticed all her clothing folded neatly on the dock in front of her, with her wand lying on top. With this in mind, Hermione sunk very ungracefully back into the water.
It was then that she realized that the eyes she was seeing belonged to the beautiful Mermaid she had seen in her first year. Hermione thought hard to put the last few hours into place, trying to figure out how she had come to be naked in the water with only her long hair to cover her up.
At the precise moment that Queen Andrea started speaking and introducing herself, Hermione realized why her legs had felt so strange. With a strangled cry, she let her hand travel down to where there should have been two separate legs; instead, there was no only one mass. Of all the bizarre things that had happened to Hermione, this one had to take the cake.
Taking a calming breath, Hermione tried to focus on what Andrea was saying to her.
”I know this must be quite a shock to you,” spoke Andrea gently. “When you are ready to listen, I will tell you everything you need to know. Until that time, know this: you will be compelled to return to the lake every evening at eight o’clock. At that time your legs will become a tail like you currently have, and it will not turn back until two o’clock a.m.”
“If you fail to return to the lake by the designated time, your legs will turn into a fin, and you will not survive unless you get into the water within fifteen minutes after the change has occurred,” finished Andrea.
All that Hermione could do was stare at the Mermaid, with her mouth hanging open like a fish. She knew that Merpeople could give certain powers, but had never expected this.
Andrea spoke one final instruction before disappearing beneath the water’s surface. “For now, I will let you get acquainted with your new body. I will see you tomorrow night.”
**********
For several moments after Andrea left, Hermione did nothing. It seemed to be a bad dream that she hoped to wake up from, but after pinching herself several times she knew it was not so. Again, being a practical and curious girl, Hermione decided to check out her new body out.
To do this properly, she decided that she needed to be up on the dock. Bracing her arms on the dock, she tried to hoist herself out, but found that her bottom half was heavier than she had anticipated. She fell back into the water with an ungraceful splash.
Hermione now deducted that she was going to have to use her legs ... err, tail to aid herself in getting out. This time, as she braced her arms, she gave a mighty flick of her tail. Hermione squealed in surprise as she shot straight out of the water; she went completely up and over the dock, landing in the nearby reeds. If anyone had been around the lake at the time, they would have heard the Head Girl muttering to herself like a crazy person.
“Bloody hell,” Hermione said after she had finished her ranting. “How in the world do the Merpeople get up on rocks and such?” She thought hard, and finally came to the conclusion that they must be able to levitate themselves somehow. With this in mind, she reached out her arms towards the dock and gave a very gentle flick of her new tail. Surprisingly enough, she was able to get back to the dock without mishap.
With very little trouble, she was able to reach her wand and performed a levitating spell on herself. Her landing was not quite what she had hoped for, as she flopped onto the dock with a big plop. As Hermione sat up and looked down at herself, she again realized her nakedness. With a swish and a flick of her wand, Hermione conjured her bra into a suitable bikini top.
Although it was nearly a full moon, she decided to spread more light on the subject. After she cast the Lumos spell, Hermione could see that the lower half of her body was made up of iridescent blue and green scales. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t unpleasant to look at. As she tried to curl up what would have been her toes, she noticed that the end of her tail was very sheer, looking almost translucent.
After almost twenty minutes of being out of the water, Hermione felt the dire need to be back into it. She reasoned that it had been a good test to see if what the Mermaid had said would come true. Leaving her wand on the dock, Hermione rolled herself back into the water. As with her first time, she landed with another big splash.
Judging by the few lights that she saw burning in the castle, Hermione realized that it was probably well towards one in the morning. That meant that she had another hour to discover what her body could do. With that thought in mind, she gave a big movement with her lower body and sailed out towards the middle of the lake.
It was serene being out there. Hardly any sounds could be heard coming from the shore. Hermione thought briefly about the giant squid, but came to the conclusion that he was either at the other end of the lake or asleep someplace. After splashing around for a quite a while, she decided that it must almost be time for the “change” and started heading back towards the dock.
Hermione had just reached the dock when her flipper turned back into her feet. Surprisingly enough, it had not been painful.
Once she had pulled herself out of the water, this time without mishap, she quickly dressed and made her way back into the castle. As fate would have it, she saw no one on her way to the Head Girl’s room, which was located next to the Gryffindor tower.
It was much later, after Hermione had showered, dressed, and crawled into bed that she realized that she had actually understood what the Mermaid had said. That was her last thought as she drifted off to sleep.
**********
Down at the lake, Queen Andrea made her way back to the village at the bottom of the lake. She hadn’t left Hermione, but had watched her from a distance. Andrea had had to place her hand over her mouth to keep from laughing when Hermione had sailed out of the water. With a smile on her face, she thought to herself that it had been a good day.