Title: Hermione's Deep Secret
Rating: K
Summary: Voldemort has been defeated but during a drunken night of celebration Harry mistakes Hermione for Ginny and soon Hermione finds herself hiding a secret for the sake of her friendship to Harry and to insure that Ginny is happy. But all secrets do come out in the end. Of course Hermione finds that she's not the only one that's hiding secrets as well.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters but I do own Hermione's children's names.
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Chapter 2
When Professor Slughorn was asked if Hermione could have certain potion ingredients he didn't ask any questions, he just let her have them. Setting up in the Gryffindor common room she started brewing the potion as listed on the piece of parchment that she used to copy it down. As she worked she thought about her own future. She knew that she would need to get someone to watch her children as she had no intention of doing anything to get rid of them.
Part of the reason was that she was scared that she might not be able to have any more if she messed with her body. After several hours the potion was finished. She poured a small amount into a goblet and then drunk it. The effects were a lot different then the Polyjuice Potion had been but it still tasted horrible. A small line appeared and Hermione watched as it wrote on a piece of parchment appeared in mid-air.
When it was finished the parchment flew towards her and she caught it. The name on it almost made Hermione faint right then and there.
"Harry," Hermione whispered. "Oh no, not him, oh God what will Ginny think of us?"
But the empty common room held no answers for her.
Five Years Later….
"Remus, Amelia, get down here," Hermione called out.
At her call two sets of feet came rushing down and joined her at the kitchen table. Breakfast appeared with a small pop and all three of them started to eat. As they ate Hermione looked at the two little children that she had been blessed with. Remus had jet black hair, green eyes, and was thin for his age. He wore glasses, though not round like his father and Amelia had very bushy black hair, chocolate brown eyes, and was a little more filled out. She also wore glasses as well.
They were twins and named after Remus Lupin and Amelia Bones. However Remus was the one that would gain everything from his father if something should happen to him. God, he hoped not. Hermione saw Harry almost every day and rumor was that he was soon going to marry Ginny, who was pregnant with her first child.
"Mummy, can we visit Aunt Luna?" Amelia asked.
"I don't see why not," Hermione answered. "But you're taking Remus with you."
After breakfast Hermione dropped Remus and Amelia off to Luna's house. Luna's twin sons were there and even though they hadn't learned to walk or talk yet Hermione had a feeling that they were going to be trouble.
"Hi, Hermione," Luna said when she let them in.
"Hi, Luna, how are things going?" Hermione asked her.
"Great," Luna said. "So how long are you going to be gone?"
"Only until the end of the day, I've got some reports to do and they wanted to get away from Winky for awhile."
"I'm surprised that you even employed her since you were so against house elves working for humans," Luna said, laughing.
"I know but she looked lost without someone and at least I'm better then Crouch was," Hermione pointed out.
"True," Luna said. "So how are things going with the Ministry?"
"Better then I thought," Hermione replied. "I'm glad I'm being able to help with making the Ministry a better place." She then checked her watch. "I better get going I'll pick them up after work."
"They'll be here," Luna promised and Hermione Appearated.
When Hermione appeared at the Ministry she headed for the Department for the Control and Regulation of Magical Creatures and took her cloak off when she arrived. Several people that she had gone to school with were busy working on reports about people that had creatures that were going to come before the board.
"Hermione," Lavender Brown said, with sternness in her voice.
"What is it, Lavender?" Hermione asked.
"Hagrid is at it again," Lavender told her. "And this is the last time that I'm addressing this."
"What did he do?" Hermione asked her.
"Werewolf cubs," Lavender replied. "And this is the third time this month."
Hermione wondered if it was even possible to get three warnings in a month but since it was Hagrid it might seem possible.
"I'll have a talk with him," Hermione said.
"Well it better be more then 'I'll have a talk with him,'" Lavender warned and headed back to her desk.
During lunch Hermione sent a quick letter to Hagrid and then went down to have lunch in the employee lounge. The lounge was a large room that served almost everyone that worked at the Ministry. Hermione saw Harry and Ron talking about something and she wondered if Harry knew that he had a son and daughter would he even come and visit? She kind of hoped that he would.
"Miss Granger," said a cold voice that Hermione had no problem recognizing.
"Hello, Severus," Hermione said. "I'm surprised to see you here?"
"Well I'm the Head of Potions Research, Miss Granger, I do believe that I have the right to be here," Severus said and then sat down.
"Now I wasn't saying that you didn't," Hermione said, smiling at him.
"So when are you going to tell him?" Severus asked causing Hermione to frown.
Severus, along with Luna, was the only people that knew about Remus and Amelia. "I don't know. I mean, he's happy with Ginny and she's going to give him a child."
"A son and one that won't have a claim to Harry's fortune should he die out there," Severus pointed out.
"I know but I'm scared," Hermione said. "I don't want to ruin things for them."
Severus sighed. "I've ruined things for the Potter family, so you're not the only one in the boat."
Hermione looked at him. "What do you mean?"
"I have a daughter," Severus admitted. "She is Harry's sister and I've kept her hidden from not only her brother but the former Dark Lord. I vowed that I would never tell anyone about Selina's existence and she had done well without a mother around. But you don't have that option. You used that potion, which is recorded with the Ministry of Magic, and when Harry goes to declare is son his heir it will come out that he has someone that has taken that position. He'll then come after you and it will blow up in your face."
Hermione felt her blood run cold but she knew that she would have to take what Harry gave her when the time came. She just hoped for some back up when that happened.
