Slytherin Attack (and Revenge)

## Slytherin Attack

On Thursday January 16th, 1992, several Pureblood Slytherins laid a trap and attacked Hermione Granger due to their hatred and prejudices against her. The seven caused various injuries (severed Achilles tendon, lacerated spleen, internal bleeding, two broken ribs, various cuts and bruises across the body, and enough blood loss to need two Blood-Replenishing potions ).

The seven attackers:

* Alexia Rosier
* Damon Rowle
* Lilian Travers
* Pansy Parkinson
* Peter Winickus
* Rhamnaceae Rookwood
* Saunder Snyde

As these students all come from notable families, Hermione was advised that she cannot successfully press charges against them, nor can Snape punish them without retribution from their parents. That said, he advised that they will not make similar moves against her should she retaliate on her own. Thus began her plans for revenge.

## The Revenge

### Pansy Parkinson

The revenge against Pansy was inspired by the idea to make her blood look "like mud" as an ironic twist to the mudblood slur. On a Tuesday morning, Hermione cast a spell on a sleeping Pansy that deoxygenates blood. At breakfast, Hermione discussed the topic of varying species' blood colours with several Ravenclaws. When the Ravenclaws and Slytherins went to their first class, Herbology, Hermione cast a bad luck spell, *Malus Fortuna*, on Pansy. This caused Pansy to cut herself on a pair of shears. The spelled blood was unable to receive oxygen, causing it to look incredibly dark. As this topic of creature blood was fresh in their minds, the students spread a rumor that Pansy is part-troll. At present, Pansy and many others continue to believe this rumor.

### Damon Rowle

In an effort to curry Hermione's favour (to buy make-up from her) Pansy tricked Damon Rowle into trying out for the quidditch team. During the tryouts, Hermione used a combination of *Ventus* and her air elemental to force Rowle into a tail-spin. The wind caused him to crash into the Whomping Willow, and the tree retaliated by destroying his broom and thrashing his body several times. When others tried to rescue him, Hermione twisted the wind to make a branch hit him hard enough to break break his ribs.

### Lilian Travers

In an effort to both locate the Heir of Slytherin and continue her revenge, Hermione spread three rumours to each House questioning the blood status of Travers, Rosier, and Winickus. She told the Gryffindors that Travers was a muggleborn stolen as a baby so that the Travers family would have an heir. This rumour reached Ginny Weasley, who wrote to Tom about it. Later, in the Slytherin common room, Hermione made a bet with the three attackers over who the Heir will attack. Should Hermione win, they will have to treat her with appropriate respect and deference as New Blood.  The night before Winter Break, Travers went out alone to get sweets from the kitchens. On seeing the basilisk's reflection in a suit of armor, Travers was left petrified.

### Rhamnaceae Rookwood

As the mastermind behind the attack, Rookwood has received the worst punishment for her involvement. The day after slaying the basilisk, Hermione and her friends staged a fake confrontation to frame Rookwood as the Heir of Slytherin. Blaise, polyjuiced as Rookwood, openly spoke parseltongue as if to summon Slytherin's Monster. Hermione and Harry "confronted" Rookwood, and the three exchanged spellfire while running towards the dungeons. While this took place, Tracey captured the real Rookwood and obliviated her memories of each time the basilisk attacked. She then left Rookwood, dazed and confused, in a room with several dark ritualistic components. Once in the dungeons, Blaise hid under an invisibility cloak, and Tracey directed the others to the real Rookwood. There, Hermione knocked over a vial of basilisk venom to partially destroy the fake horcrux. The scuffle ended with the aurors arrival and subsequent arrest of Rookwood.  When Rookwood went on trial, she was ultimately found Not Guilty on the grounds of mental possession by a dark artifact. However, as her attack on Hermione was revealed during the trial, along with the desire to use the basilisk to kill the girl- if she had the ability to-, Rookwood's expulsion from Hogwarts was upheld.

At this time, the revenge is incomplete against Alexia Rosier, Saunder Snyde, and Peter Winickus.

1. ↑ Chapter 40: Bullying https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/40/New-Blood
2. ↑ Chapter 46: Pansy https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/46/New-Blood
3. ↑ Chapter 47: The Aftermath https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/47/New-Blood
4. ↑ Chapter 92: An Unexpected Gift. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/92/New-Blood
5. ↑ Chapter 94: Damon Rowle https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/94/New-Blood
6. ↑ Chapter 127: The Feint, Part 1https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/127/New-Blood
7. ↑ Chapter 129: The Feint, Part 4 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/129/New-Blood
8. ↑ Chapter 179: Framing Rhamnaceae https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/179/New-Blood
9. ↑ Chapter 209: The Trial, Part III https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13051824/209/New-Blood