Chapter 1(rewritten, because for some reason everyone is assuming that Sarah is going to be the DADA teacher for Hogwarts… which she ISN'T! and Plus, these chapters were redone by my coughgreatcough beta… kinda crappily…)

Hermione lay on her bed, her feet on her pillow, her head at the other end, staring up at the poster hanging on the wall above her bed.

"Hello there, how are you today?" She said to the blonde man in the picture. This wasn't a strange occurrence for Hermione.

As a child she had found it hard to fit in at her school, often friendless and alone. Once coming to Hogwarts, however, she'd discovered a whole new world existed, one she had never dreamed of, and one that accepted her the way she was. But over the holidays, when Ron would go back to the burrow and Harry would return to the Dursley's, Hermione was alone again. When she was younger she found it comforting to speak to the man in the poster, the one who had inspired her to be different, to keep her hopes up and to never give in to their way of thinking (and by their I mean the people at her school… the ones she called 'normies'…)

Hermione sighed. She knew he would never answer her back, but that's what an imagination was for.

She rolled onto her side and caught site of the calendar on her wall. It was the 26th of August. In two days she would meet Harry and the Weasley's in Diagon Alley. Her book list had arrived, and the Hogwarts year would start again.

But Hermione felt empty. Over the holidays she had ended her relationship with Viktor Krum, due to the fact that she lived in England and he lived in Bulgaria. And secretly because she couldn't stand the way he spoke…

"Hermione! Dinner time." Her mother called up the stairs.

"Coming!" She replied, pulled out of her thoughts. Hermione reached for a hair tie off her desk, and pulled her thick brown hair into a ponytail as she said

"Well goblin king. I guess it will soon be time for you and I to say our farewells as well."

Smiling to herself, Hermione turned off the lights, slammed the door shut, and ran downstairs to where her parents waited.

YAY!!!! BREAK TIME!!!!!!!!!!! RUNS TO BATHROOM

Sarah lay on her bed, looking up at the red canopy above her bed, reading a little red book.

Her father opened the door

"Sarah honey, Karen and I are leaving now, but we'll be back in a couple of hours. Toby's been fed and put to bed, so just check up on him every now and then" he said gently.

"Yes dad, I know. I've looked after him plenty of times before" she said, before sitting up to look at her father, wrapping her arms around her knees. "You and Karen have a nice time now, ok? I'll see you when you get back."

Her father hadn't gotten a reply like that for a long time. In fact, for the past week, Sarah had become more considerate of her stepmother, rarely complaining, and often picking Toby up and holding him tight.

"Are you ok honey?" he asked warily

"Yeah dad I'm fine. You'd better hurry though, or you'll be late."

"Alright, alright. Call us if you need us." He replied, coming over to kiss her on the forehead. She smiled up at him absentmindedly. He waved as he walked to her door, letting himself out, shutting it behind him. Sarah flopped back onto her bed as she heard their car pulling out of the driveway.

It had been a week since she had been on her trip through the underground. She'd spoken to Ludo, Hoggle and Sir Didymus a few times since then, but only when she was sure no one would hear. Now she tried to summon them to her mirror

"Hoggle? I need you." Nothing happened. "No" she whispered.

"Hoggle? Sir Didymus? Ludo?" she cried, louder now. "Anyone? Is anyone there? Please, someone talk to me!"

Still nothing happened. The mirror didn't even twinkle a little.

"No." She whispered, laying her head on her desktop. "No!" she screamed, banging her fists. She heard a crash, and felt little pinpricks and slight weight pressing upon her back and hair. She looked up through her tears and saw her mirror was broken. Not a single piece of glass remained in the frame.

Must be stronger than I thought…Sarah mused, wiping the tears off her cheeks. She froze when she realised the true damage that had been caused. Her only link left to he Underground was… her now smashed mirror. Never again would she see her friends.

A new wave of tears enveloped her, and Sarah lay alone in her room as the sun slowly descended over the horizon

What have we here? A break line? Indeed

"Professor Dumbledore, I think you had better see this" Professor Minerva McGonagall said, Headmistress of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and wizardry, rushing into the Headmaster's office.

Although it was still summer holidays, the teachers were all called back into the school in the last week of holidays to ensure they were ready for the next year.

McGonagall handed the headmaster a piece of parchment, which read in purple ink;

To Professor Dumbledore, Headmaster's office, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland, United Kingdom

Professor, it may please you to know that we have found a girl who has come into the possession of a certain power that is rare indeed. Although she is fifteen years of age, her powers have chosen to surface now. It may also interest you that we have just learnt that she is also in possession of powers belonging to those students at your school.

We feel that if left unattended she could cause widespread destruction and death, without actually knowing she was doing so. We have decided to inform you, and let you deal with it as you will.

We have enclosed her details.

The Salem Institute of Wizardry, Massachusetts, the United States of America.

"How kind of them" The headmaster said. "Minerva, please send a letter to Miss Sarah Williams, at this address." He handed her the sheet of paper. "Let her know that we have a place for her in the school, and that she should contact us as soon as possible. Send her a guide as well; we will need to acquaint her with our ways. Also, could you find me my address book for those of the other realms; I feel I may have found us a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher."

Professor McGonagall nodded, before setting off to do as she was bid.

"Strange powers, they say? Mayhap I should pop off and meet her myself…" He said lazily. But he could not do as wished, as he lay back in his chair, his hands crossed over his chest, his eyes closing. He found himself in strange dreams, meeting men who wore tight pants and could manipulate crystals in ways he had never seen…

Greetings! I am a break line, so feel free to ignore me…

HEY HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to my newest fanfic!!!!!!!... which isn't that new anymore… but it is finished!

Let me just clarify for those who have jumped to conclusions… This chapter has been rewritten after a series of bad betaing where I forgot to check it afterwards… so I apologize for those who though that

a) Sarah was going to be the DADA teacher. SHE IS NOT! Didn't you see the thing about OTHER REALMS!

b) My break lines… sorry if you don't like them, you're welcome to just skip them, that's why they're bold. They're kinda irrelevant, but I like to put them in cos it's fun for me.

c) Apparently my Grammar makes people weep… I thought I had good grammar, apparently not… so yeah… I'll try to fix that

d) Dude, I am totally not American. I am Australian… No I do not own a Kangaroo…. I own a leopard and a snow cat… and two dogs who are apparently always starving… didn't you see the many MANY times I complained about the freaking heat? Sheesh… it's winter already Mr Sun! PLEASE LET IT BE COOOOOLD!

I hope you enjoy the story!

Lots of love!

Queen of the Nymphs

PS!

Word Count 1,404 Words!

YAY!