-1Chapter One: Cursed

It was three years after her graduation that the fateful day had come. The final battle raged all around her as Hermione fought off countless Death Eaters. She had spent those three years training to become an expert dueler, but all the training in the world could not have stopped what happened to her.

It was just after she finally rid the world of Lucius Malfoy that Harry killed Voldemort. She then watched in shock and horror, as Harry and Ron both died killing the man that had haunted the wizarding world for years. Frozen in terror after watching their bodies hit the ground, she didn't notice or hear the movement of Fenrir Greyback behind her.

Pain, horrible pain seared through Hermione's neck and shoulders as she felt those razor sharp teeth puncture her skin. She fell to the ground. Just before the darkness seeped in, Hermione saw the killing curse shine over her killing Greyback. It was then that everything went dark.

I At St. Mungo's… /I

Hermione woke up with a dizzying pain. Her neck was stiff and throbbing. Her moan of discomfort caught the attention of Remus Lupin, who had been pacing at the end of her bed. He walked over to her and grabbed her hand.

"Hermione, thank Merlin you're awake. The healers weren't sure you would make it there for a while. I guess the Blood-Replenishing potions are finally starting to work. I'm sorry about the pain. They don't have anything strong enough to get rid of it all, but it will go away eventually." He stopped talking for a moment, his heart breaking at the wince of pain that crossed her face from the throbbing bite. "Are you ok? Is there something I can get you?" he said in a rush.

Hermione squeezed his hand lightly before replying. She cleared her throat, and

with a raspy voice she asked, "What happened to me?"

Remus tried desperately to control himself so as not to cry, he replied, "Just after Harry and Ron were…were killed, Greyback attacked you. I'm so sorry Hermione." Remus couldn't stop the tears that leaked from his eyes as realization sunk in and Hermione broke down. He held on tight to her hand wanting to hold her, but afraid to hurt her.

They sat in the room for some time, with only the sounds of her sobs until she exhausted herself to sleep. It was while Hermione was sleeping that Remus slipped out of the room. As he stepped into the hall, he heard arguing and quickly shut the door, so as not to disturb her.

Remus looked down the hall to see Moody and Snape blocking the path of a man who was clearly a Ministry official. He walked over to them asking, "What is going on here? All this yelling is going to disturb Hermione!" Having silenced their argument, he glared at each one of them in turn, to see who would answer him first. It was the Ministry official who spoke up.

"As I was telling these gentlemen here, it is my job to question Ms. Granger, sothat she can be registered as soon as possible. We will have to take her into custody as soon as the paper work is filled out. Until the Ministry can determine if she is a danger to the general public and," Moody interrupted him.

"Ms. Granger is not dangerous. She has been fighting this war on our side since she was at school! It's not her fault she has been cursed by that bastard, Greyback. You can rest assured that she will be taking the Wolfsbane Potion and will not pose a threat you great slimy git!" Moody barked as his magical eye bore through the official.

The man wasn't daunted by the Auror's behavior as he spat back, "And how are we to make sure that she will even get the potion! Everyone knows that it is extremely difficult to make, not to mention that the majority of potion masters won't bother themselves with helping those monsters!"

In his silky smooth voice he attempted to stave off the two men's murderous replies, "I am Professor of Potions at Hogwarts, I Sir /I . I am also closely associated with Ms. Granger and will personally see to it that she gets the potion as needed. Now if you will lead me to your office, I will help you fill out the I registration /I forms you will need to appease your horrid law." He grabbed the man's shoulder and steered him down the hall to the fireplaces.

As they walked away, Moody let out a string of curses at the man anyways. He turned to Remus once the horrid ministry official and Snape were out of sight. "The first thing we do after the funerals is tackling that damn law!" he growled. "How is Hermione anyways?"

Remus looked at him sadly. "How would you be if your best friends just died right before you were bitten by a werewolf? She needs time. With the ministry acting the way they are, we will need to keep a close watch on her. We don't want anything to happen that will cause the ministry to think that she needs to be detained." He shook his head with a look of annoyance and worry flashing across his face. "When she is released, it's probably better if she was to come home with me. I have a spare room she can stay in; small as it may be."

Moody nodded his head in agreement. "Well, I'll leave you to her. I need to make sure that Potter and Weasley's bodies are taken care of for the funeral. Arthur set the funerals for the day after tomorrow, but he is so distraught that he may need a hand with the arrangements." he paused for a moment, a sigh of exhaustion escaping him. "Don't let that girl out of your site. Who knows what those bastards at the Ministry are going to do. They're still pissed that we won the war and they didn't! At least Snape is trying to help the situation." He turned to go, slapping Remus lightly on the shoulder. "I'll see you Remus."

Remus didn't answer. As Moody walked away, all he could think of was the day after tomorrow. I It's the full moon. Hermione won't even be able to go to her friends funerals because she will be experiencing her first full moon. /I