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2017-10-30
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2019-08-18
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The Brightest Witch

Summary:

Hermione Jane Granger has always known she was special. But now that she is going to Hogwarts, she is going to make sure the world knows just how special she actually is.

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Disclaimer

The world of Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling, and has for twenty years.

The story, new situations and plot belong to me.

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Notes

This is a new story, obviously, told from the perspective of Hermione. It covers the first four years of Hogwarts, because after that the story will be done. It is also kind of a darker story than I usually write, and the "MCD" tag is not for show. Be prepared :)

I am going to (try to) update this as often as I can, even if it is only two or three chapters at a time, but given it is coming up to Christmas, no promises.

Apology

This will sound odd, but I started listening to the audio book of Matthew Stover's adaptation of "Revenge of The Sith" again today for the first time in about three years. And it seems I have borrowed/nicked a few of my quotes about the dark from it. Not word for word, but enough that it is clear in my mind where they came from.

This was not deliberate, and now that I've realised it I have no hesitation in crediting him as the inspiration/source of the work.

So - apologies for not doing it earlier. Also - read his adaptation, because it is truly excellent. (And not an influence on this story, before you start to wonder).

"Revenge of The Sith", Matthew Stover.

Chapter 1: PART 1 - Hermione Granger and The Boy Who Lived

Chapter Text

It was as if the entire magical world had been waiting for his return. Ten years before, he had defeated The Dark Lord, then vanished into obscurity and nothingness.

When he did return, quite a large number of people were, frankly, underwhelmed. Was this their hero? The bestriding collusus who had rid the world of the most feared Dark Lord in a century?

He was short, scrawny and puny - he looked like a soft wind would blow him over, and a strong wind would blow him away.

But I was one of the few who bothered to look past the outer shell, and got to know the real Harry James Potter. Beyond the legend of The Boy Who Lived, and into the life of the boy.

And let me tell you, what I found really surprised me.

"Harry Potter, The Authorised Biography" (Hermione Jane Granger).