A/N: Just something that gave me hope in a dark time. This is not a slash story MM/HG Mother/Daughter relationship. :)
Her Breaking Point
-Hermione-
It was around midnight when Hermione reached her breaking point. She had been resisting the high up call of the astronomy tower, but she couldn't resist any more she had to go. Harry and Ron hated her they weren't talking to her and they hadn't in weeks. She didn't have anything left to lose...
-Minerva-
Students out of bed Minerva, headed towards the Astronomy Tower. They left about five minutes ago.
Ugh. I swear if it is the Weasly twins again I am going to write home. I begrudgingly got out of my nice warm bed and out into the dark freezing corridor. Why anyone would even want to leave the common room when it was this cold I had no idea, but they did and it is my job to catch them before somebody else did. I was nearing the Astronomy Tower so I quickly and silently transformed, I went up the stairs as a cat hoping to catch them before they saw me. I was certain it was a prankster or a couple wanting to add to the thrill of the snog by going to a forbidden area, what I found was much worse and it brought tears to my eyes...
-Hermione-
I am scared there is no denying it. I am sure I will be caught, but oddly enough I don't care. Detention can't be worse then the hell I am living in now. I am more worried about what she -my mentor, teacher, head of house, and friend- will say if I do get caught, if she finds out what I was doing. The disappointment in her eyes would kill me. I don't care what my parents say, they are strangers to me now, and I don't care what my so called friends say either because they haven't talked to me in weeks.
I stepped up on the ledge. I was holding my breath, tears running down my face, hoping it would be painless. I've felt enough pain in the last couple weeks to suffice...
-Minerva-
Its worse so much worse than I ever thought. I have to stay calm if I mess up all will be lost. I silently transformed and sent a patronus to Poppy telling her to come to the astronomy tower quickly, silently and to be careful when entering. I couldn't bring myself to give her a better explanation I didn't want to admit that what I thought was happening actually was. I slowly walked over to the ledge and grabbed her wrist. She froze for a moment then tried to jump away and out of the tower I just barely managed to hang on. I would have dropped her if it wasn't for my cat like reflexes. I carefully pulled her up and back into the tower into my lap on the floor. She started sobbing. I held her tears running down my face, I was so confused on why she had tried to do this, on why she hadn't come to me with her problems but I didn't ask questions I was to shocked. We sat for a while before Poppy arrived.
She glanced at me worriedly before she bent down and started rubbing soothing circles on Hermione's back. She quieted after a couple minutes and we sat in silence. Before Poppy decided to be brave and speak first, "Miss Granger, please tell us what has happened to you. Please tell us what is going on."
"I-I snapped, its to much. I cant handle it anymore. The work, Hagrid's case, and my cat killed Scabbers and now Ron won't talk to me. Harry is mad at me about the Firebolt. It is to much, I thought I co-could handle it but I can't I just can't this was the only way." she promptly burst into tears again and whatever else she might have said was lost. I decided it was time to end this and take it back to the infirmary It was cold and my back was starting to hurt from holding a thirteen year-old on my lap.
"Poppy we should take this somewhere else. We can question her tomorrow. She needs rest, plus I need to wake her friends and the headmaster."
"OK Minerva, let me put her on the stretcher." I prepared to lift her off me and into Poppy's waiting arms but Hermione grabbed tighter the more I tried to lift her.
"Hermione, sweetie you need to let go we need to take you to the hospital wing."
"No- I don't want to."
"Please, I promise as soon as I go back to my rooms to grab a few things I will come back and be with you. I promise Hermione."
"No."
"Hermione, have I ever broken a promise?"
"No."
"Do you believe that I will come back."
"Yes."
"Okay. Will you please go with Madame Pomfrey?"
"Okay..." she got up and walked over to Poppy, who tried to make her get on the stretcher but she refused, "I will walk if you please, Madame Pomfrey."
A/N: OK this is chapter one don't expect updates to be frequent because I have writersblockitis (A disease that hits you unexpectedly and more frequently than regular writers block) Please review they are the cure for my writersblockitis. I may repost this later I am currently searching for a beta so if you are interested in betaing this please let me know.