"Books! And cleverness! There are more important things — friendship and bravery."
—Hermione Granger to Harry Potter in 1992

Hermione Jean Weasley (née Granger), born September 19, 1979, was the daughter of Muggles Mr. and Mrs. Granger. She learned, at the age of eleven, that she was a witch and had been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She began attending the school on September 1st 1991, when she was eleven, almost twelve, and was sorted into Gryffindor House.

An academically brilliant student, Hermione became best friends with fellow students Harry Potter and...

THE BEGINNING

July 1989
A young boy of eleven opened his eyes as the sunlight cut through his bedroom window. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and ran his hand through his messy light brown locks. Bedhead was something he was perpetually cursed with. He pushed himself into a sitting position and looked around his room. It was littered with memorabilia of his favorite teams: Puddlemere United and the Chudley Canons. There was no doubt about it, when he grew up he wanted to play Quidditch professionally. Suddenly, he remembered what day it was, and it seemed that the boy had a much better reason...

Don't Be Afraid

Chapter One: I Trust You

Hermione lay still and silent, staring wide eyed at the case of pills in front of her. It had been two weeks since it happened, but she remembered it like it had happened only moments ago. The night sky outside her window was beautiful, the sky filled with stars, and a moon so bright it was like a midnight sun. All she saw was darkness. She slowly rose from her bed, and wiped her eyes and took in a deep sigh. She then strode over to her desk and took out her quill and bottle of ink, along with a piece of parchment paper, and began to write a letter to...