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More confusing than the hug was the last word Bellatrix spoke.

Daughter.

There was no way, Hermione could just see the life she had built for herself come crashing down. There was no way her whole life had been a lie, no. She wished Bellatrix had made a move to hurt her instead of lying and confusing her. Hermione just had to sit there unable to ask questions. Trying to figure everything out as the world seemed to keep spinning around her.

Bellatrix grabbed her arm pulling up the sleeve showing Hermione's injuries to the man first and then turned one of the most deadly glares Hermione had ever seen on Umbridge, "and what is this." Bellatrix hissed out.

Hermione was in her own mind trying to work out this new equation but she briefly noticed what was going on around her. Umbridge looked so scared, as if she was staring death in the face.

"Bellatrix, I sw sw swear," she stammered, "I didn't know, I didn't know she was your daughter."

"Does Not change the marks on her arms and probably everywhere else that were given by you."

"Crucio," Bellatrix said simply pointing her wand with so much precision directly at Umbridge.

The women fell to the floor riving in pain. She was screaming uncontrollably making Hermione come out of her thinking trance. Hermione flinched away, it was a horrible site that just proved that the lady standing over Umbridge was out of her mind and needed to be locked away again.

Hermione couldn't take it, watching Umbridge squirm on the floor. Even she did not deserve the cruciatus curse placed on her.

Bellatrix seemed so focus on her victim that she didn't even see Hermione trying to struggling behind her. Hermione tried to call out trying to tell her to stop but no one was paying any attention to her. The man finally noticed her and realized she still couldn't speak or move. He silently lifted the spell places opion her so that Hermione could once again speak.

She cried out, "Stop, stop this."

Bellatrix looked up at her, "Why should I, look at the marks littering your body, she did that to you darling and I will not allow that to happen. I know I haven't been there to protect you but I promise I will from now on. She deserves this and so much more and after she will crawl back to the slime pit she came from and inform everyone you are never to be challenged again."

Hermione just looked at this women in disbelief, she was still trying to act as if Hermione was her daughter. She was trying to gain Hermione's trust, yes that was what she was doing and she was to smart to fall for it. Right now Hermione had more important things to do then ponder why Bellatrix wanted her.

"Please stop, I don't need or want you to protect me, you have nothing to do with me or my life and no one deserves the pain that curse causes."

Bellatrix stopped the curse and finally Hermione was able to think again without the screaming. She tried to move but found that the spell was still not lifted and she was trapped in her chair. Bellatrix looked at Hermione now seemingly angry, "I know this might be a shock to you but I will not take your attitude, you are my daughter and you will show your father and I the respect we deserve and if I think this lady needs to pay the price you will sit there and let me deal with it, I will not be bossed around by you. To add to that I will be protecting you from now on whether you think you need it or want it."

"Father," Hermione squeaked out. First, it was bad enough that Bellatrix was trying to tell her that she was her parent but also tell her that she had another father.

Bellatrix gestured over to the man who stepped forward, "Rodolphus dear, I think it's time you introduce yourself to your daughter."

The man now looked shy not knowing what to do. Suddenly he came at her engulfing her in his arms, "I've been waiting 16 years to hug you again." The man almost seemed like he was going to shed some tiers. Voldemort sure did have some great actors as followers. Hermione was not buying it one bit.

"Of course I wanted to come right away to get this all sorted out and meet my daughter but I knew I should have waited until vacation so I could have just taken her with us, but then it seemed that I just couldn't help myself. Rodolphus tried to stop me but I came as soon as I could." She gave Hermione a soft smile, "You do understand don't you."

She didn't even wait for a response she just kept talking now turning to face Umbridge who had just gotten up and slumped into her chair. It was obvious she was still feeling the effects of the curse and she was probably terrified Bellatrix was going to use another one on her.

"Now Umbridge, I came here to talk to you about certain arrangements. Hermione will of course be spending the holidays with Rodolphus and I. As you have guessed she will need to stop being targetted by you, she deserves the utmost respect she is a pure blood after all from one of the best families, Oh and one more thing she will need to be changed into the Slytherin house. No daughter of mine will be a Gryffindor." Bellatrix finished with a little laugh and a distasteful look at Hermione's uniform.

Hermione was still quite scared and in shock. Who was this lady to come in her and demand things of her and the headmistress, she was not Hermione's mother whether she tried to pretend or not. Hermione was scared to tell the crazy women this but before she could stop herself she began to speak.

"No." Hermione started simply.

Thank you for reading. Again this is unedited