Quietly Hermione woke only to scream as she saw multiple creatures in her room. They all stopped shocked at the young girl's reaction until Severus came bursting into her room in only in silk pajama pants. He stared at the girl then dismissed the elves.
"Hermione what has happen?" he was scanning the room for any threat until he realized what had happen. "you have never seen a house elf" he said more to him self then to her as he slowly sat on the corner of her bed.
"what is a house elf?" her fears were leaving her, but her voice still quivers.
"the creatures you just saw are house elves. They tend to witch and wizards."
"like slaves?"
"yea and no. some family's treat them as such. But here in the castle they are not."
She nodded until she saw the dark mark on him forearm. To which he quickly moved to were she could not see. "that my child is a long story. One that I will tell you once you have more of an understanding of the wizarding world."
She nodded in understanding, but he could tell she wanted to ask more. Slowly he places a gentle kiss on the top of her head. "give it time my child. Now you must get ready we will have a long day ahead of us."
Once he shut her door, he had realized what he had just done. This child was making her way into his once dark heart. Smiling he summoned his elf.
"yes master?"
"be more cautious with my daughter she does not know of this world."
"of course, master. The others were over excited of are new mistress. I will hand it all master."
"good. I want only you to tend to her is that clear."
"of course, master. Missy will tend to her."
"good now go but gentle"
The Elf nodded and entered the girl's room.
Missy had been with him since he first attended Hogwarts. She was once his mother house elf but when she was cast out the elf returned to Hogwarts to wait for her mistress son. He had freed her, but she still stayed by his side to which he was now great full. After all he knew his daughter will be in good hands with missy as her personal house elf.
Back in Hemiones room she was shock to see the elf appear.
"hello mistress my name is Missy I am a free elf. But I choose to stay with my master and now you mistress."
"oh well thank you" she was unsure of what to do and Missy could tell.
"why don't we get you ready mistress after all you have a very busy day today"
"oh right, well what do you suggest for today?"
"well, you will need proper cloths as well as a traveling cloak all of to which I have for you in your wardrobe."
Standing up missy showed her the wardrobe which held many diffident typed of clothing in her size. But what caught her eye was the cloak. The outside was black with silver snake emborder on the sleeves as the inside was a deep emerald green. Slowly she picked it up only to hear her door open.
Severus was watching as she looked at the cloak in awe of its beauty. The cloak had been past down in his family for years enchanted to only appear to a witch worthily of its power and would stay with the witch until there death.
It was made by goblins for the wife Salazar Slytherin. The cloak protects the witch who wears it from all forms of magic even from the unforgivable curses. His mother had told him stories of the cloak, but he would have never believed it would present it self to his own child.
"that my dear is the cloak of Elena Slytherin." Dumbledore was standing behind him in awe as well.
"I'm sorry it was just in here. I didn't know it belong to someone"
"no, my drear it now belongs to you. You see the cloak present itself to only a witch who is worthy. It would appear you have a great destiny ahead of you. Now I do believe the two of you have much to do." He stepped forth and pulled out a black knee length dress with long sleeves. A which was perfect dress for an eleven-year-old.
"thank you." He nodded leaving her to change.
"Severus a word"
"yes headmaster"
"we both know what this means. She will be a most powerful witch of her age. We must take great care in her studies." Of course, he knew what he truly meant. He just found himself a new weapon against the dark lord.
"I will not have her in the war just, yet she is only a child!"
"have I done something wrong?" she was standing in the door way with missy trailing behind her trying to tame her wild hair.
"of Couse not, here let me" with a flick of his wrist her hair was half way tied back with a silver snake pin holding it back.
"thank you, I do not believe my hair has ever been that easy to control."
He was amazed at how just a simple spell made her excited. "I will teach it to you latter today if you wish."
"yes, please if it is not much trouble. I do not wish to be a bother."
He nodded and took her hand to walk to Hogsmeade. On their walk he explained all that they would need to do today. The entire time she would very timidly ask a question to which he would answer to the best of his ability.
"now I will need you to hold on to me as we will be apparating to the ministry." Slowly she held on tightly as they disappeared form the village.