The Other Path, Hermione Granger, PG-13

Title: The Other Path
Author: laleia
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, No warnings, I think
Characters/Pairings: Hermione Granger, canon pairings
Prompt: I am, was, and always will be a catalyst for change. -- Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005), African-American politician, author, teacher at Mount Holyoke College and public speaker. First African-American woman elected to Congress (1968). First African-American Presidential candidate from a major party and first woman to run for the Democratic Presidential nomination (1972).
Summary: When they gossip about her in the streets, she holds her tongue and promises to herself that they will see.
Author's Notes: Written for the femgenficathon Thanks a bunch to my betas, theladyrose, darklightluna, shadows_rising

( It's because she's weak, they whisper as she walks past. )