Inspired by: Sandra23: Phoenix from the ashes

Please check out her wonderful story since it inspired Fawkes's Turn

AN: Horatio is 40. (F.Y.I.).

AN: Sex scene


Michaela helped Richard into a comfortable chair in the back garden. She gently placed a blanket in his lap. He inhaled the fresh crisp air. He patted on the chair next to him. Michaela smiled and sat down next to her fiancée. He pulled out the locket from under his shirt and opened it. She leaned closer to look at the mirror. The couple smiled at the scene that played out before them.

Horatio sat on the couch with Hermione in his arms at Grimmauld Place in the library reading a book. He twisted a strain of Hermione's slightly frizzy chestnut hair between his fingers.

"Richard look." said Michaela pointing to Hermione's left hand when she saw the diamond ring.

Richard smiled. His son had someone to love. He watched the couple for awhile and could tell they loved each other. "Well done son." whispered Richard and closed the locket just as Horatio kissed Hermione gently on the lips. He tucked the locket back into his robes.

"Your majesty." said Dean. Richard looked up. "The priest has arrived." he said with a smirk.

"Please show him out here."

Dean bowed slightly and left the garden. He soon returned with the priest in tow. The men bowed respectable.

"Dean you will stay." said Richard. He nodded. "How are you Vince?" he asked the priest.

"I am well. Shall we proceed?"

"Richard what's going on?" asked Michaela puzzled.

He pulled his hand out his pocket and opened it relieving two gold wedding bands. She cover mouth and her ring shined in the sun light. She lowered her hands and smiled. He was always surprising her.

"Yes we shall proceed." answered Michaela and Richard smiled gently.

Vince took the rings from Richard's hand. He held them in each of his hands. "Marriage is a holly union between woman and man. It is in this union that they are to be joined as husband and wife to share happiness, sadness, hardships and peace. These rings are a symbol of marriage and love. They have no beginning and no ending." said the priest and held out the gold band to Michaela. She took it from the priest. "Do you, Richard Zachary Caine take Michaela Shania Ollivander as your wedded wife to have and to hold for richer or poorer in sickness and in health till death do you part?"

"I do." answered Richard and Michaela slowly slid the band onto his left hand.

Richard took the wedding ring from Vince.

"Do you, Michaela Shania Ollivander take Richard Zachary Caine to be your wedded husband for richer or poor in sickness and in heath till death do you apart?"

"I do." said Michaela and Richard slid the band onto her left hand.

Vince pulled out his wand and Richard and Michaela joined left hands. He waved his wand around their joined hands and a wedding cords of red meaning love, yellow meaning understanding, purple meaning guidance and protection and white meaning fertility shot from his wand tying itself around their wrist. A light glowed and quickly vanished reveling the cords where in an extremely tight knot. Not loosely tied like his and Miranda's were tied.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." said Vince.

Richard smiled and captured his newly wedded wife gently on the lips. They pulled back and smiled at each other.

"It was about time you married this girl Richard. Be happy both of you. Look after yourselves." said Vince bowed and left the couple soon followed by Dean.

"I can't believe you just sprang this on me." said Michaela. Richard only smiled at his wife. "But you've never truly went by the books."

"You know me far to well dearest," and he kissed her gently on the lips.

The couple spent most of the day in the garden enjoying the beautiful sunny day. When the sun set Michaela helped Richard back inside the castle.


Michaela walked out of the bathroom dressed in a slick robe. Richard sat in the bed leaning against the headboard. He smiled at the woman that was now his wife. She slowly pulled the tie of the slick robe and opened it slowly relieving her slim womanly figure.

Michaela had a thin muscular frame from her morning workouts. She had small breasts, curved waist, long tight legs. She had a long scar on her left hip that ran over her stomach. She had been on the receiving end of one of Miranda's hexes.

Richard motioned for her to come forward with his index finger. Michaela sat down on the edge of the bed and he gently ran his hands up and down her body. "You're beautiful Mrs. Caine."

She smiled at her husband. She rose from the bed and pulled back the covers. Michaela knew Richard didn't have much strength. She looked down at his body considering he had been poisoned for years he looked quite fit.

Richard had pale body with broad shoulders thin frame and he was very well endowed. He was under weight and could see the ribs and collar bones and yellowish spots here and there but was much better than before.

Michaela moved her body over Richard's lap. He smiled and kissed her passionately their tongues fought each other. He moved his hand working her sex. He placed butterfly kisses over her body. Michaela buried hands in his hair, arched her back in pleasure.

Richard quietly blamed himself not being able to please his new wife. He didn't have strength to do such.

"It's all right love. You'll give me all I need and more." said Michaela and kissed him passionately.

Michaela slowly lowered herself onto his hard member her eyes not leaving Richard. She sat still for a moment until her walls relaxed some around him. She pushed his hair from his eyes and ran her hands up and down his chest.

"I love you." whispered Michaela, kissed and sucked on his neck as she slowly moved her hips.

Richard wrapped his arms around Michaela's waist and placed heated butterfly kisses over body and up to her lips. He whispered sweet nothings into her ear. She smiled knowing the night was going to be a night to remember and full of passion.

The lovers were wrapped up into their passion that time had stopped completely. Michaela laid against his chest breathing heavily covered in sweat. Richard sighed with contentment with the woman in his arms if he was to die he would die a happy man. She lifted her hips and removed herself from her husband.

Michaela laid down next to Richard and rested her head on his chest. He ran his fingers trough her sweaty black locks. She ran her thumb over his gold wedding band. She couldn't believe she had married Richard Caine. It was dream come true. He kissed her forehead and they fell asleep in each other's arms.


Miranda sat in front of her mirror watching Richard and Michaela. She narrowed her eyes. She was replaced in the king's bed, but she still had the crown. She had quit worrying about Richard Caine. Her new target was Horatio. It had been for years. She was bound and determined to find the last heir of the throne.

"Show me Horatio." hissed Miranda.

The mirror's images changed from the bedroom to across waters, pastures and mountains. Until it stopped in a small muggle suburban town in London.

"I can not locate him." said the mirror. "I can feel his magic but where ever he is the place is highly warded."

"Who's protecting him?" she asked her mirror.

The image changed showing a man with long slivery white beard and hair, light skin, blue eyes and had a lean body. He wore a chain holding his long beard in place, light blue robes with a bronze swirl design on the bottom hem and on the hem of his sleeves. He had half moon shaped spectacles that rested on his crooked nose.

"He's name is Albus Dumbledore my queen." The mirror informed the witch.

"Dumbledore? Dumbledore?" she mumbled to herself. "Ah yes the muggle loving fool." Miranda rose from her chair and looked out her bedroom window. "We must get to Dumbledore. He's been protecting Horatio." She turned around and faced her mirror once more and asked, "Who does Horatio love?"

"I'm only a mirror. I can only show you things. I can not read the Prince's mind." said the mirror.

Miranda growled and left her room her black robes blowing in her wake. She stormed down the palace corridors until she stopped at her potions lab. She pushed opened the doors and swept into her lab.

The room was covered in shelves full of ingredients, potions. A large lab table sat in the middle with a large cauldron.

Miranda walked around the room pulling varies of ingredients off the shelves. If the mirror couldn't show her than a potion would. She grabbed a jar that had a extremely small amount of Horatio's heart. She had abstracted from him with a dark spell when he was a child, and dark witch began to brew her potion. Miranda smiled at the deep blood red liquid. She dropped the last ingredient into the potion; which was a piece of Horatio's heart.

"Show me Horatio's love." said Miranda as she waved her hands over the potion.

The red liquid slowly turned from blood red to clear relieving the image of Hermione Granger.

"Well, well you are a pretty little thing. Now I know how to get to you Horatio. I go after your love. What is your name?" Miranda asked the image.

"Hermione Granger." said the image.

Miranda smile evilly as the image vanished from view. She was finally going to get to Horatio. She would get him through Hermione. She left the potions lab and back to her bedroom to dream of destroying Horatio and Hermione.


Mrs. Weasely walked into the library and found Horatio and Hermione asleep in each others arms on the couch. She grabbed a nearby blanket and covered up the couple. Horatio opened his eyes and saw the redheaded woman.

"Sleep dear. Albus's wards are strong. You're safe." said Mrs. Weasely.

"That's very true but I'm still worry. Not for me but for Hermione." whispered Horatio not to wake Hermione, who was asleep in his arms.

"I understand. Now get some rest." said Mrs. Weasely and kissed each of them on the forehead and left the room. Horatio pulled Hermione closer to him and slowly fell back to sleep.


The Christmas break went by quickly for the Weasely family, Harry, Sirius, Hermione and Horatio, who was able to stay in human form since Grimmauld Place was so heavily warded. Fred and George had charmed the mistletoe to only follow Hermione and Horatio. Until Hermione got angry and blasted it with her wand after telling Horatio that he could kiss her all he wanted without the mistletoe.

They all exchanged gifts on Christmas eve since Hermione was going to visit her parents on Christmas day until after New Years. Horatio didn't like the idea of Hermione going anywhere knowing that Miranda was most likely already has her targeted. But he couldn't or wouldn't stop her from visiting her family. He wasn't going to be that cruel.

Hermione said goodbye to the Weasely family, Harry and Sirius and Horatio. Horatio only smirked and told her he'd be staying with her in his animgus form of a phoenix.

"It's too dangerous Horatio." hissed Hermione, after he had told her his plan.

"I visited you all summer love. What's the difference?" said Horatio calmly.

She opened her mouth but couldn't find a rebuttal but couldn't think of one. She huffed and crossed her arms.

"That shut her up." said Ron. "It rarely happens. Good work mate."

"How-"

Hermione was cut off by Mrs. Weasely. "You best be going dear."

Hermione smiled and walked out of Grimmauld Place. Horatio transformed into Fawkes and vanished with a puff of smoke.

"He's going to have his hands full once he marries Hermione." said Ron.

"Just because you can't stop fighting Mione doesn't mean they do mate." Harry told Ron.

"True. Let's go play a game of chess." Ron suggested and they went up stairs.


Anna was in the back yard playing in the snow when Hermione appeared out of nowhere. She squealed in excitement at the sight of her big sister. She threw her arms around Hermione's neck. Hermione laughed and returned the hug. She pulled back from her little sister.

"You've grown!" said Hermione.

Anna had long wavy blonde hair, tone skin, hazel eyes, button nose and thin figure and tall for an age of twelve.

"Come on Mom and Dad have been waiting for you." said Anna, grabbed Hermione's hand and they ran inside the house.

Hermione closed the back door and they removed their shoes and jackets. They went into the living room and saw their parents.

Randy had short sandy blonde hair, tone skin green eyes, slim muscular fame. He worked for the Granger Law with his wife, Mandy. Mandy had chin length curly blonde hair, fair skin, brown eyes, slim womanly figure.

Randy looked up away from the evening news and smiled at his oldest daughter. Hermione gave him a big hug. Soon followed by her mother.

"I'll help you get settled." said Anna and drug Hermione up the stairs to her bedroom.


"Ok spill it." said Anna once she had closed her sister's bedroom door.

Hermione had wrote Anna and told her she was seeing someone and the relationship was serious. Hermione flicked her wand and her clothes were in their proper places.

Anna sat down on the four poster bed when Fawkes appear in the room on the pillow causing Anna to jump. Fawkes cocked his head to the side and hopped closer to the blonde.

"Ok tell me about this guy. What's his name?" asked Anna as she stroked the phoenix knowing it was a magical creature she had read about in one of Hermione's books.

Hermione joined her sister on the bed. She smiled and said, "His name's Horatio Caine. He's older than me but a very good man."

"I knew you'd never see someone your own age. You're to mature for guys like that." said Anna with a smile.

Hermione went on to tell Anna more about Horatio, and more Anna heard the more she like him. She thought Horatio was good for her big sister.

"I would like to meet him."

Hermione smirked at her. Fawkes flew off the bed and transformed in midair into human form. Anna's mouth fell open forgetting about witches and wizards were able to transform into animals.

Horatio bowed slightly and smile. "Hello Anna I'm Horatio Caine. It's a pleasure to finally meet you. I've heard many wonderful things about you." he told her. He took her hand and kissed it.

"Anna when I meant I was in a serious relationship." said Hermione and she removed the concealment charm from her engagement ring.

Anna's eyes widen in shock. "Dad won't like this at all."

"I know that's why I need your support in all of this." she told her sister.

"Anna I'm not just a wizard, but the heir to the throne of Wizarding World of Britain." said Horatio. "Hermione will be the next queen and rule beside me."

"Bloody hell." whispered Anna and smiled. She stood up and hugged the couple. She could tell that the man made her sister happy.

"I'll support you. Your happy. I can tell."

"Thank you." said Hermione.

Horatio quickly transformed into a phoenix when he heard foot steps approach the closed bedroom door. He landed on Hermione shoulder and nuzzled her cheek. She gently stroked his head.

The door opened and Randy walked into Hermione's room. He told the girls he heard a man's voice. Hermione informed him that their was no man in her room. She knew that was against the rules of the house.

"You're mother has supper ready." Randy told his daughters and left the room.

Hermione concealed her ring and stuck her wand into her jeans pocket. They followed their father with Fawkes, who was still on Hermione's shoulder walked down the stairs to the kitchen.


Fawkes flew off Hermione's shoulder and land onto the back of kitchen table chair. Hermione and Anna set the table for supper. Mandy saw the phoenix and tried to shoo him away. Fawkes cocked his head to side and studied the woman but didn't move when Mandy tried to shoo him away again.

She saw Hermione's wand in her pocket. "Go put that thing away." said Mandy, who didn't like magic.

"I needed it on me at all times Mom." said Hermione with her head held high. "It's for my protection." she whispered for only Anna to hear.

"Why?" whispered Anna in a hushed toned so that their parents couldn't hear them as they sat down at the table.

"Because of Horatio's stepmother Miranda." Anna nodded and they at in silence.

Mandy and Randy never truly wanted to hear about Hogwarts. Anna was very supportive of her. Hermione sometimes wondered if she was adopted. It would make since to her. But she never went to look for any forms of adoption. Because she sometimes worried if she was and found papers of who her father could be and never wanted her in his life.

After dinner Hermione and Anna cleared the table when their parents left the room. Hermione placed her finger of her lips and flicked her wand and the dishes were finished and put away. Anna smirked at her sister and they slipped back up stairs. Fawkes followed the women to the second floor.


The time with her family went by quickly for Hermione. She did many things with Anna. They had even slipped out to the pool at midnight. Hermione had heated up the water and the area around the pool so they wouldn't get cold. They had a blast. Mandy and Randy would have been furious if they had found their children in the pool in the dead of winter. They didn't approve of magic even though it was apart of Hermione.

Hermione sat in bedroom at her desk surrounded by books and parchment. She wanted to find out if she was adopted or not. She wanted to know the truth. It took all her Gryffindor courage to do it. She flipped through the charts of stars. Horatio told her it was the best way to find out her parentage.

Horatio sat down next to Hermione after he had transformed to comfort her as she worked. He thought it was good idea for her to find out the truth. She sat down her quill once she was done and stared at the paper in shock.

Father: Tobias Severus Snape

Mother: Ellen Vine Prince

Brother: Severus Tobias Snape

Date of Birth: September 19, 1979

Hermione's world went black. Horatio quickly caught her limp form before she hit the floor. He knew that it was a huge shock to her system. He wondered how she became a Granger. He remember Severus telling Dumbledore about his abusive father. Severus must have had taken her away from that life. He couldn't blame him for protecting his only sister. He gently laid Hermione down on the bed. Horatio wrote a note telling her he'd be back soon and that he loved her. He grabbed the information transformed into Fawkes and was gone with a puff of smoke.


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