Doppelganger

AN Things explained partially. The witch Hermione Granger returns.

Chpt 9 Souls Merge

"Headmaster it is good to see you again." Harry Potter greeted as Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Luna Longbottom and Ginny Weasley surrounded the old wizard.

"I have not been your Headmaster in many years Harry. Please call me Albus."

"It must be important sir. I have not seen my fellow classmates at all since Ron and I departed the castle."

"I assure you it is Harry. I must ask you to keep an open mind as you are going to meet some very important people tonight. Catch up on old times and I will see you at 7 PM."

&.&.&.&

Major Granger closed the book on doppelgangers that the headmaster had given her to read when she heard the knock on the door. "Who is it?" She called out as she grabbed her wand. It continued to work for her despite her guest being unavailable.

"Albus."

She opened the door and revealed the headmaster. "Everything is set Major Granger. We need to get your friends as time is running out." Speaking as he walked in. "Now picture exactly where your friends are and I will take us to them."

Albus grabbed her hand and waited until he had a firm vision of the location and they disappeared from the room.

There was a loud crack as they appeared in the room in Inverie. General Potter, Ginny Potter, Sergeant Weasley, Sergeant Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood jumped back at the loud sound. The shouts of surprise stopped when they saw Major Granger standing next to a strangely dressed old man.

"You could have used the door Major." Ginny shouted as she peeked out from behind her husband.

"Please do not blame the major. These are dangerous times and I must ensure your safety. Do not say a word until I am finished." The old man said as he pointed his wand out and muttering an incantation to shield the room from unwanted visitors. He placed his wand into his robes and nodded to Major Granger.

"This is Headmaster Dumbledore from the magical school I went to visit. There is a Hermione Granger that does exist. Also there are doppelgangers of all of you in their world. It seems that we are drawn together for some purpose that will save their world as well as ours. Headmaster?"

"What Major Granger says is true though I do not understand the relationship yet. I have arranged a meeting with your doppelgangers so that we can discuss this. I know that this is a shock to some of you." Noticing the red-headed mans look of confusion. "Time is pressing and I would prefer to discuss things at a safer location."

Albus pulled out a wrapped object and revealed a long piece of rope. "This is a port key. Grab the rope and hold on tight and it will take us to where others are waiting."

Everyone except Sergeant Weasley grabbed on immediately. After a moment of thought he grabbed the rope as well. A second later they were ripped away from the room.

They were dumped inside a strange room and noticed five sticks pointed at them as they stood up grumbling.

"Damn! I think I broke my ass. Major can you check it out?"

"Mrs. Potter I have not heard such language from you since your army days."

"Neville thanks for breaking my fall."

"Luna slowly remove your knee from.…"

"Why the hell am I in my blues? I'm on leave."

Albus boomed out. "Hold your wands. These are the guest that I was telling you about. They are your muggle doppelgangers.

The group separated as magical and non-magical stood across from their counterparts eying one another warily.

Suddenly glasses containing an amber liquid floated in front of them. "Drink up as this will relax you so that we can talk. Time is of essence for one of us."

The muggles cautiously grabbed the glasses and sniffed. It smelled of whiskey so they drank it down in one go as they sputtered and felt relaxed.

Albus indicated that all should sit as Major Granger walked up to the young Harry Potter and held out her sketch of Major General Riddle. "Do you recognize this man?"

Harry took the sketch from her and looked to it for a moment. "Lord Voldemort!" He exclaimed as he passed the sketch to Ginny who confirmed it. They were the only ones to have seen a younger version of Tom Riddle because of the Chamber of Secrets. "This is an older version of him though. He no longer looks human." Looking to Albus.

Major Granger looked to General Potter. "Sir you need to tell them everything."

"I am General Harry Potter and it seems we have the same nemisis young Harry." He told him the story of his action against General Riddle and his failed mission and cover up. He finished and everyone looked to Major Granger who was fingering the Medal of Honor wrapped around her neck uncomfortably. She cursed the fact that she had decided to dress the military members in uniform to impress the magical doppelgangers.

She told everyone about the battle, her recovery, and the strange voice in her head and the efforts to convince everyone to go to Scotland and her shock that a magical world did exist just like the voice in her head said.

Harry jumped up and grabbed the major's hand with joy. "She's alive?!"

Major Granger looked to the young man as she pulled away. "It's complicated but her soul does reside within me."

Suddenly Professor Snape entered the room. "Headmaster the Dark Lord has commanded me to brew the potion. I brewed enough for everyone to take it. They have one hour to decide before the brew becomes useless."

Ron spoke up. "Please tell me this greasy git does not have a doppelganger."

Professor Snape whirled on his ex-student pointing his wand at him. "Be wary Mr. Weasley as I do not need to hold back as I am no longer your professor."

"Hold your wand Severus. What has happened?" Albus asked as he pulled down his arm.

"The Dark Lord is going to take General Riddle's blood and take the potion to make him stronger. The muggle world should be safe as he will not allow the general the same courtesy so that he can control him."

Albus looked to the group. "Voldemort forces my hand and I am sorry to have to force a decision upon you." He began.

Suddenly Luna Lovegood and Luna Longbottom stood up and held hands and entoned together.

"If magical and non-magical do not merge look to the future of the world."

Suddenly the room was changed to a camp as people were forced into death chambers by masked men. Destruction was apparent everywhere.

"The muggle world is slowly destroyed as the magical world is taken over by the Dark."

Everyone felt the pain and suffering of the people entering the chambers. Bodies were stacked up and rotting as the laughter of the masked sounded out.

"Even if magical and muggle combine it will be for naught if the two stars do not become one. Magical must emerge the victor and peace will reign."

The room changed back to normal as the two women looked to one another before pulling their hands apart in confusion as Luna asked in her dreamy voice. "Did I miss anything?"

"A decision needs to be made now. If you take the potion infused with one another's blood you will become magical like us and we will join together to fight. You see what will happen to the world if it does not happen."

No one noticed that Major Granger had left the room.

General Potter approached. "I'll do it."

Everyone else agreed as Professor Snape added their blood to separate phials and bade them to drink.

"Non magical becomes magical and the magical powers are now two fold." He stated as he watched muggle and magic drink the potion and lost consciousness.

Albus looked to the dark wizard. "Find her."

Professor Snape nodded as he left the room and exited out of the opened door of the cottage and walked out into the night as he pulled out his wand. "Point Me Major Granger." He intoned.

He followed his wand until he found Major Granger sitting in a field looking to the two stars dancing around one another in the midnight sky.

"I must die." Major Granger sadly stated.

Professor Snape sat down beside her. "So it seems Major Granger. But you have a choice."

"Two foundering ships at sea Professor Snape?" She asked.

"Together again for a moment in time." He replied as he wrapped his cloak around her.

"Thank you for the potion Professor Snape. I would have chosen incorrectly as I was addled in the mind before. The vision forces my decision."

"And what is your decision Major Granger?" He asked as he remembered the same discussion with a younger Hermione Granger.

"It's just Hermione Professor. I remember the sacrifice of the guest within me."

"You are just like her Hermione. She faced her death with dignity as well."

Major Granger pulled her Medal of Honor from around her neck and pressed it into his hands. "I should have died there anyway. It's a bitch to realize that you are living on borrowed time. Will you remember me?"

"I will." He promised her as he placed the medal in his robes as he pulled her up to return to the cottage.

They entered the cottage as Major Granger looked to the prone forms as she sat and wrote her farewell letter. She finished and placed the letter on the table. "Take me back to Hogwarts Headmaster. Professor Snape will you accompany me?"

"It's Severus and yes I will accompany you." He replied.

Albus looked to them for a moment with sadness in his eyes as he wrapped his robes around them and Aparrated them away.

They arrived in Professor Snape's hidden chamber and found the Mother of Magic waiting.

"Major Hermione Granger you have made your decision?"

"Yes M'aam." She replied as she laid down in the empty bed. "Please make it quick before I change my mind."

"Of course brave soul." Placing the muggle woman's hand into the magical hand of her doppelganger as she focused her magic.

Major Granger suddenly closed her eyes and spoke out. "Reese what are you doing here?"

The vision of Reese responded out. "I waited for you Captain Danger. You told me I had beautiful eyes."

She felt more of the pull of her essence toward the young witch as Albus and Severus heard her call out. "Don't call me Danger. The name is Hermione Reese. I love you."

The vision of Reese replied. "Of course you do Hermione. My name is Timothy and I loved you from the moment I met you." Reaching out to her as he kissed her. "It's time to go. We will be together forever."

Albus and Severus watched Major Granger as her body arched up for a moment and settled down as she spoke out her last breath. "I love you Timothy Reese."

Suddenly the witch Hermione Granger gasped out and settled in a rested sleep breaking the stasis spell.

The Mother of Magic looked to them both. "The prophecy begins." As she faded away.

AN The muggle Hermione Granger makes her sacrifice and plans begin in the next chapter.