For those of you who read my first story, you know that Hermione was a pureblood. This story she is as well but a completely different plot. Also, this story I am working with my cousin on, she makes it up and I write. She is the reason I got into fan fiction so it was only right to write a story with her.
Another thing, this takes place after the war. School is resuming once again. For the sake of the story, Hermione did not put a memory charm on her parents.
JKR owns the characters.
Chapter 1 Prologue
"Thank you for coming today Narcissa, I want to keep this a surprise for Anthony."
"Oh Jean! It is my pleasure to be here. I am just as curious as you to find out if you are pregnant or not. You're a healer Jean, why couldn't you do the spells?"
"Cissa, you just want a baby to dote on and for some reason the spells don't work when you try it on yourself." The two young women shared a laugh while waiting for the healer.
"Jean, we're ready for you now." The Healer said. They followed the healer into the room and patiently waited. "My name is Healer Murray and I will be performing your tests today. You wanted to have a pregnancy check and figure out the sex correct?"
"Yes, that is correct."
"I will just have you lie on the bed please and relax. A few simple spells and this will all be over."
Narcissa was bouncing in her chair with excitement. "Cissa are you more nervous than me?" Jean asked.
"I am not nervous and I am just excited is all. This is just so wonderful!"
"Ok, first we have to make sure you are pregnant." Healer Murray said the spell and both Jean and Narcissa held their breath. The tip on her wand turned green and she smiled. "I am happy to say you are pregnant!"
They both let out the breath they were holding and smiled at each other. "Now, let's find out the sex of the baby." After another quick spell and holding of breath, the wand tip turned pink. "It's a girl!"
Jean hopped off the bed and hugged her best friend. "Oh this is wonderful! Anthony will be so happy! He had always talked about having a little Daddy's girl."
"Is there anything else you need Healer Murray? I need to take Jean shopping now for baby clothes." Narcissa asked.
"There is nothing else right now, I want you to check back in a week and we will get you set up on prenatal potions."
"Thank you!" Jean said to the healer as she and Narcissa walked out with arms linked. "Let's get something to eat before we go shopping Cissa."
As the two women waited for their food Jean finally brought up what was bothering her. "Cissa, what is going on with all this Dark Lord stuff? I don't like what he preaches. He is making our world live in fear."
"From what Lucius has told me, he is trying to gather followers. He wants a Pureblood nation. I told Lucius I won't raise a child who believes in that. That is one reason why I haven't gotten pregnant yet Jean. I am trying to convince him to see reason with me."
"Anthony doesn't want anything to do with that man. He believes we are all equals. I would rather go in hiding than have anything to do with him."
"Jean! That is nothing to joke about. It won't be that bad."
"I will do whatever it takes to protect my family, when you become pregnant you will understand as well."
They ate in silence thinking about everything that has happened the past few months and how much will change in the future.
"Let's shop. I want to do something exciting rather than talk about depressing matters." Cissa said.
For the next few hours the two of them shopped for everything that had to do with a baby. There was so many things that they wanted to get and did get. "When I get pregnant, I better have a boy. Then we can pair them up!"
"Oh that would be adorable. Our children being wed! Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves though, Cissa you still need to get pregnant. I really should be going home, Anthony will be home from work soon and I want to tell him the news."
"Write me a letter all about it!"
That evening Jean sat in the library waiting for Anthony. She was reading Shakespeare, one her favorite muggle authors. Anthony kissed her on the cheek breaking her out of the reading trance she was in. "Hello dear, did you have fun with Narcissa today?"
"I did, I have some wonderful news for you as well but first tell me all about your day."
Anthony visibly paled at her suggestion. He came around and sat by her on the couch and sighed. "Lucius came and saw me today again. He wants me to join them. We are an influential Pureblood family. He said if we follow many others will to. I don't know what to do Jean. He made is seem like if I don't then it won't be good for us." By the time he was done talking his head was in his hands. "I just want to keep you safe. I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe. If that means I have to follow this mad man to ensure your safety I will."
"Oh Anthony, it isn't just me anymore." Jean said with tears in her eyes.
"What do you mean?" Picking his head up and looking at her with questioning eyes.
"I found out I am pregnant with a little girl today. That was my wonderful news I wanted to tell you." She was full on crying at this point. "What are we going to do? We can't raise a child like that."
Anthony sat there with a faraway look in his eyes. She could tell he was thinking about something and waited until he came to a conclusion. "We won't raise our child like that. We are leaving tomorrow. We are going to the muggle world. We will stay there as long as necessary, change our names, hair, whatever we need to do to hide."
"What about our friends? Cissa?"
"We could use a secret keeper. Tomorrow I will tell work I can't come in because I am taking you to St. Mungo's and then we will go get Narcissa. By then Lucius will be at work and she will be the only one home. After that we need to go to Gringott's and get as much money we think we will need to survive in the muggle world."
"Laney!" Jean called.
"Yes Miss?" The house elf said when she appeared.
"We need your help Laney, can you please go pack all of our clothes but leave any robes. We won't need them where we are going. Also, grab all of the photographs in our bedroom and in the library. And please hurry."
"Yes Miss." With a small pop the house elf was gone. That night they double checked they had everything they wanted from their home. "Laney." When the house elf arrived Jean bent down to her level. "Laney, we are leaving tomorrow. We won't be coming back here. Tomorrow morning when we leave for Narcissa's house I want you to hide there as well. Stay hidden there because they will search our house. When we found a place to live we will call for you. Do you understand Laney?"
"I understands Miss."
"Sweetie, do you think it wise to take our house elf?"
"Anthony, we can't set her free. It would devastate her plus free elves can talk about their old masters. We can't have Laney running around saying we are alive although I know she wouldn't but we still can't take that chance."
"You're right as usual. Come love, let's try to get some sleep before tomorrow comes."
The next morning Anthony made a floo call to work. They wished his wife well and told him to be their tomorrow bright and early. At nine o clock on the dot they went to see Narcissa. "Cissa!" Jean almost yelled.
"Jean what's wrong? Are you hurt, is the baby hurt?" Narcissa came running from the dining room.
"Narcissa we have something important to discuss with you, are you home alone?"
"Yes Lucius left for work already."
"We are leaving Cissa and we want you to be our secret keeper." Jean told her.
"You can't leave me! What am I supposed to do without you?"
"Cissa, you have to do this for us, please! We trust you with our lives right now."
After she calmed down some she agreed. "I don't like this but I will do it. I will see you again someday."
"Make it look like we died somehow Narcissa. When it is safe to contact you we will."
Narcissa became their secret keeper but her heart broke as well. Who knew when she would see them again? She knew they weren't going to die but it isn't the same as knowing what is really going to happen.
The next day, the Daily Prophet's cover was filled with a picture of the Clayworth's.
Anthony and Jean Clayworth found dead!
Could this be the work of You-Know-Who?
What really happened to this powerful family?
Please turn to page 3 for more.
Eight months later Hermione Jean Clayworth was born into the world. She would be known as a Granger until her final year at Hogwarts.