Title: Romance In France
Rating: R
Summary: I got this challenge from Adultfanfiction but I decided to post it here. Hermione had just graduated from Hogwarts and she quickly discovers that her life is still in grave danger. HG/VK, HG/RL
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
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Chapter 4: Remus Appears
"Can you believe what that man is doing behind my back," Nymph said, shaking the letter that Bellatrix had sent her. "He's dating that Granger bitch."
Kingsley looked at his former student.
"Nymph, you have no right to talk about Hermione like that," he said. "Where under orders to protect her and you better follow them."
Remus shifted behind the door, listening to what the two Aurors were saying about Hermione. He glared at the door and then turned and left just as an owl for him arrived. He took it and read:
Remus,
Someone has tipped off my parents that someone is trying to hurt me. Please come and let me know why this is happening.
Sincerely,
Hermione Granger
Remus folded the letter and then left.
When he arrived at the Granger house he was surprised to find the door open. He poked his head in and saw nothing. Fear flooded him and horrible thoughts entered his mind, all looking a lot like the Longbottoms. He rushed from one room to the next, calling out names, but nothing. He rushed downstairs just as a black cloak whipped out-of-sight.
"No," he whispered.
He followed where the cloak had been and found himself in the back of the house. He looked one way and then the other and then he saw the cloak again. He ran down the lane but again he saw nothing. Remus was starting to get angry and that wasn't a good thing. He pulled out his wand and then the cloak appeared again, just appearing around the corner.
He bolted for where the cloak had been and to his surprise he found all three of the Grangers setting by the side of the lane. They all looked confused and scared.
"Remus," Hermione yelled.
She got up and ran over to him.
"Hermione, are you alright?" Remus asked.
"Ya," Hermione said, looking still a little confused. "Um, you won't believe who saved us."
She pointed to the woods and that's when Severus appeared.
"Why you little-."
"Bellatrix paid them a visit," Severus interrupted.
He stared at him, shocked.
"Of course you knew that Bellatrix wanted to kill Miss Granger," he added.
Hermione looked at both wizards and then turned her attention to Remus.
"Is that true?" she asked.
Remus crossed his arms and glared at Severus.
"Is that true?" Hermione repeated her voice like cold steel.
"Yes, it's true," he said.
Hermione gasped, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Well I'll let you lovebirds go," Severus said. "But be warned, Bellatrix is mad because she didn't kill the Grangers. She will be back."
And he was gone.
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"I can't believe the Order lied to me," Hermione snapped, when they were back in their home and cooking dinner.
Bellatrix and Draco had really ruined almost all the food.
"Naturally, I didn't think that you would lie to me as well," she went on.
Remus shifted from one foot to the next.
"Hermione, I don't think that we should judge him," her mother said. "If it hadn't been for your other friend then we all would have been killed."
Hermione gave her a hard stare and then turned back to Remus.
"So when did you start following us?" she asked.
"Hermione," her mother scolded.
Remus held his hand up.
"That's a fair question," Remus said. "And I'll answer it. Minerva believed that Bellatrix was coming after you after the defeat of Voldemort. She and Draco are trying to attack Harry by attacking you."
"And why?"
"Because you used the information that someone gave you to find the parts of Voldemort's soul. She hasn't forgiven you for that."
Hermione stared at him.
"But why doesn't she focus on the person that gave me that information."
"Because she doesn't know who did that," Remus said.
Hermione let out a small sigh.
"Look, I understand that you're angry with me, but I'm doing this to protect you and your parents. Please understand that I don't like to keep secrets, I've kept them too long."
Hermione turned away and went back to what she was doing.