Intense screaming could be heard from beyond the door. A male voice was giving orders and people could be heard shuffling. Soon the screaming woman's voice died and was replaced with the sound of a crying infant. The pale figure waiting outside the door entered without knocking; instantly a young male doctor, who had just finished cleaning his blood covered hands, hurried to the pale man and gave a low bow. When he rose he met the pale face with clouded, unfocused eyes.

"Baby's a girl. Very weak, may not live long." The doctor's voice was dreamy, but no one commented. Or better yet, no one could comment, all the nurses too had the same sleep like state as the doctor and the only other two occupants of the room were busy crying or refused to speak out of turn.

The pale figure waved a hand in dismissal and walk to the woman lying in her bed. He lifted her face with the tips of his fingers under her chin. Staring straight into her eyes he told his message though his lips never moved, and she nodded in turn.

'The child will be sent for adoption where it will die. No one must know.'

Harry has just boarded the Hogwarts express and sat in the compartment with Ginny, Luna, Neville, Ron, and Draco. Despite their past, Draco has become a dear friend to the group. His fear to kill Dumbledore was covered by Yaxley who took pity on the new Death Eater, decided to kill the old fool himself. Since then, the Dark lord has been especially quick to punish the Malfoy family. The only reason Lucius was still able to walk was due to Bellatrix's intervention, the Dark Lord held a soft spot for his dear crazed Death Eater. Desperate for an escape from this madness, Lucius turned to his old friend Severus Snape whom discussed with the Order of the Phoenix to allow the Malfoy's to become spies for the Order. They were all taken with open arms and since then Harry and Ron got to learn how much they could relate to the young Slytherin and took him in as a friend. He was still able to attend Hogwarts since no one saw him during the Death Eater raid, well as far as Voldemort knew.

Harry sat down next to Ginny and Draco; Ginny turned her head to give Harry a light kiss on his cheek.

"Hi Harry" Harry looked to Ron who sat across from him "heard from Hermione yet?"

"No, but that's not much of a surprise. She told me in her last letter she became head girl, knowing her she's probably in Hogwarts already."

"Granger just had to stay ahead of the game didn't she?" Draco looked bored as he opened a case of Bertti Botts Every Flavor Beans. "Can't stay outta' her books."

"Least she can take charge as head girl, can't say much for the head boy." Ginny smirked at the blond "Weren't you just begging a couple third years to stop throwing Fred and George's fireworks?"

"Oy! Last time I saw one of those it almost burnt my face! Those third years don't know how bad those things could be!"

"Looky here, Draco's scared o' a couple a third years."

"Watch it Longbottom, I know a couple hexes that'll make acromantulas look like fluffy bunnies!"

"You know with all the hair on their bodies, they could be! Just a good trainer is all they need."

"Sure Luna, Hagrid taught us that so well! Then they can learn to cuddle up with us in bed too!"

"O' course Ron! And the first one we'll teach can bunk with you." Ron shudder at the thought and curled into himself. "Ya' know, you're a real git Harry Potter!"

Everyone in the compartment laughed and continued their trip with stories of their summer or jokes between Draco and Ron.

By the time they all reached Hogwarts, night has fallen. Hagrid waved to Harry who waved back before he took off with the first years on the boats. Already in their school robes, the group got onto a carriage and watched the threastal's pull away towards Hogwarts.

"Oh dear…" McGonagall bent low over what seemed to be a human, but the body was all wrong. All the limbs were facing the wrong way and were bent in more angles then should be physically possible. In an arm and leg, the white of the bone could be seen through the skin that was slowly staining red with blood and continued to pour onto the road.

McGonagall was unsuccessful in trying to hold back her tears. She turned to face Kingsley who was waving his wand on two more bodies that laid together on the road side.

"No good McGonagall. They have been hexed too. We need to take her out of here before I send word to my aurors, they can't find her here."

McGonagall could only offer a nod as she grasped Kingsley's hand and touched the sleeve of the sweater underneath the other. And with a pop they disapperated.

Harry sat with the other Gryffindors between Ron and Ginny. Still there has been no sign of Hermione, looking around for their friend Ginny tapped on Harry's shoulder and pointed to the head table. She spoke in a low whisper to her brother and boyfriend.

"Look you two, doesn't Hagrid and McGonagall look…I don't know, odd?"

At first Harry didn't see anything different from his two Professor's, but after a while he noticed the stressed look on McGonagall's face and the hunched shoulders of the half giant.

"Ya think they know somethin' 'bout Hermione mate?"

"Don't know Ron, but I'm sure gonna find out."

"Oy' whatcha' two whisperin' about?" Seamus surprised the three who turned to face him, Harry ended up getting a whiplash of Ginny's hair.

"Erm, nothing."
"So how's your summer been?" They talked throughout the entire feast but, Harry couldn't seem to really focus on what the conversation was about and neither did Ron. Only until they heard McGonagall's voice for the students to head back to their dorms, did they decide to think again. As everyone stood to leave the great hall a large tawny owl swooped in and landed a letter in front of their dower potions master, Professor Snape. He opened the letter and read it in a few short moments then turned to whisper in McGonagall's ear before rushing out of the great hall from the teacher's entrance.

"Oy, whatcha' suppose that was all about?" Harry shrugged at Ron's question. Still determined to find answers, Harry continued to walk towards the head table, but was surprised to see McGonagall had the same idea and meet them halfway.

"Mister Potter, Mister and Misses Weasly. I need all of you to come with me."

"Is there something wrong Professor?"

"Why did Snape leave?"

"Where's Hermione!"

McGonagall raised her hand to silence their questions and lowered her head to give a small whisper. "Not here, I'll tell you on the way."

They followed McGonagall out the great hall and down several corridors. They hurried down in the direction of the hospital wing. Ginny gave a questiong 'uhum' before McGonagall tried to speak. "Miss…Miss Granger did not come on the train with everyone else. She was away with her family during the summer when I received a message that she was attacked."

Ron gasped and Ginny had tears forming in her eyes.
"W-was it Death Eaters, Professor?"

"Yes Miss Weasly, apparently McNaire found her traveling just out of London when he hexed her."

"Was he caught?"
"What about the aurors? The order?"

"We found her before the aurors did, can't have her placed in St. Mungos where she could be attacked again or let the ministry question her, can't have them know about the order or they'll interfere. McNaire escaped after Kingsley and I found her, we just happened to be nearby on our way to Diagon alley after visiting another order member. The aurors are on a wild goose chase for him for using magic on muggles. Miss Granger's parents were unfortunately obliviated by McNaire, they recognized neither me or Miss Granger."

"Oh, poor Hermione!"
"How is she?"

"Currently asleep in the infirmary after receiving multiple skelogrow potions. I don't know what hex she was hit with, but it broke several bones in her body and she needs to sleep it off."

"Professor, how long has she been here?"
"…three days."
"Why weren't we told!" Harry stopped walking after his professor and so did everyone else, he tightened his fist till the knuckles turned white and began to shake with anger.
McGonagall sighed "I haven't told any of you earlier because you would have left the safety of the Weasly's after finding out."
"Of course we would! Hermione's like our sister, how could we not leave?"
"Mr. Potter, if you left there would be a good chance that Death Eaters would be waiting to ambush you the minute you apparated into Hogsmead."
"Not if I went with a few of the order! I would have been fine!"
"All the order members were already spread thin with each of their own duties! We were lucky that Kingsley and myself were able to even reach Miss Granger in time before McNaire did any permanent damage to her!"

Harry was silent looking down at his feet. Ginny was staring at him with sympathy, it was Ron who woke him out of his silence.
"Think about it mate, if we all got caught it would've made things worse. You-know-who's got Death Eaters everywhere. Just be glad she's okay now."

Harry gave Ron an understanding nod. Surprisingly Ron grew up and became quite dependable. After Dumbledor's death he became more level headed and was usually there to stop Harry from making some bad decisions since Hermione wasn't around to stop him. Ron actually thought his actions through, not like Hermione, but enough to calm Harry down.
"If we may" all turn to face McGonagall, "I believe we have a patient to visit." McGonagall turned swiftly on her heel towards the infirmary and the trio followed in suit.
"Please try to stay calm, she needs her rest."
McGonagall opened the infirmary door and walked into an opened doorway next to Madam Pomfry's office, a small room meant for annual checkups was turned into a small room like the ones in Saint Mungos. Snape was talking to Madam Pomfry, next to them in the infirmary bed laid a slim, bushy haired, female body, a body that could only be Hermione.

Several voices could be heard over her head, but they sounded muffled like they were several feet away. She couldn't focus long enough to tell the difference between them, she could pick out a low grumble among the others.

Sounds like Professor Snape. I must be at Hogwarts then. Guess someone found me. Wait! What about my parents?! What happened to them?!

Hermione willed her body to move but, felt a heavy force upon her chest and legs.

Damn! Why can't I move! Come on legs! Budge!"

She still laid motionless and none of the voices seemed to notice the internal struggle of the one in bed.

Giving up on her body Hermione focused her will on her eyelids they were as heavy as lead, but she was eventually able to peer through the lids into the brightly lit room and groaned as soon as the light hit her eyes.

"Oy, looks like she finally awake." Ginny rushed to Hermione's bedside, Ron followed and sat at the edge of her bed Harry stood awkwardly next to McGonagall, but smiled in relief.

Ron placed a gentle hand on her leg, "Welcome back to the living, how do ya feel?"

"Like I've been strapped to the bed!"

"I'm sorry my dear, that was me." Madam Pomfry waved her wand over Hermione freeing her from her bonds, Hermione lifted her hands a few inches, they were too heavey to lift any higher. "Couldn't have you roll out of bed in your sleep while you were healing."

"My parents, what about them? Did they get hurt too?"

Everyone couldn't look her in the eye, she felt a tension fall on the room and felt her heart beat heavily in her chest. What happened to them?

Surprisingly it was Professor Snape who spoke up, but not in his usually harsh and critical voice like usual, instead it was almost…gentle?

"Your parents are unharmed and back home. However I must apologize Miss Granger, apparently my fellow Death Eater obliviated them before his escape. They don't remember who you are."

Hermione could feel tears prickle her eyes. "It can be fixed right? It's not permanent…right?"

McGonagall spoke "We are researching for a cure right now Miss Granger. We don't know how powerful the curse was, if McNaire is anywhere as skilled as Lockheart was with memory charms…we- it may be irreversible."

At this Hermione could feel tears slid down her face. Ginny gave her hand a light grip. "Lockheart was an idiot, but no one could compare to his memory charms. They'll be alright Hermione, just don't give up on them." Hermione gave the younger Griffindor a teary smile, Ginny was the closest female friend she had, almost like a sister. She always had an open ear for Hermione's troubles, even if was mostly school work instead of a possible interest in a boy like she hoped.

"Since when has she ever given up on anything? Remember S.P.E.W.? Took us forever to get her to stop threatning the house elves with clothes!"

"Oh shut it Harry. I was offering them a choice with the hats I made."

"Is that what it was? I thought Dobby was pilling misshapen diapers on his head!"

Ginny gave a playful smack on her boyfriend's shoulder, but couldn't hold in the giggle.

"Well if all, I'll need all of out so Miss Granger can rest." Madam Pomfry began to shoo everyone towards the door. "Please be sure to tell her teachers that Miss Granger has caught a cold as is quarantined here will you Mister Weasley."

They immediately stopped when they heard loud thumping headed towards the small room.

"Profess'r, Profess'r McGonagall!" Hagrid appeared in the doorway. Snape stepped to the side so the Half giant wouldn't trample him on his way in. Ron, Ginny, and Harry did the same on the other side.

"Hagrid? What's the rush?"

"Profess'r, I saw 'em jus' outside the gate an' they said they jus' needed tah see 'ermione. I- I told 'dem no but then the girl satred cryin' an' speakin' bout 'dem – and I- I ju' couldn't turn 'dem away Profess'r.!"

"That's enough Hagrid. Thank you for being understanding." A voice as smooth as a stone washed up on the shore was heard behind Hagrid. A hand gripped Hagrid's shoulder and he stepped to stand next to Professor Snape revealing a young gentleman with gentle grey eyes and lightly tanned complexion, dark auburn waist long hair was tied back by a leather band. He wore dark red and brown robes, underneath he wore a moss-green turtleneck and tan slacks and brown loafers.

In front of him was a three year old girl wearing a simple white gown with black leggings and brown fur trimmed boots. Her skin was almost as pale as her dress, she had black-brown hair fall down her back ending in smooth waves, her eyes were almost a complete black with a hint of hazel around the iris.

She ran to Hermione with tears streaking down her face. "MA!"

My first Harry Potter Fanfiction! This fic will explore the humanity of both sides of the war and will have several pairings both cannon and not :)

Hope whoever reads this will also leave behind reviews! Need all the criticism I can get, both good and bad.