Thank you guys for reading and reviewing. I'm so sorry for the LONG wait for this chapter, life got in the way. Moved to a new house, and GOT MARRIED :) I hope you guys like this chapter!

Happy reading! s/n I saw Fantastic Beasts (finally) It was BEYOND amazing! If you haven't seen it already I definitely recommend it!

Having Harry back in my life was something unexpected; however it was something that I needed. I needed someone who knew who I was then, someone I thought had long since disappeared. Back then I was someone whole, someone who wasn't afraid of the dark or being left alone for long periods of time. He may not know everything about me and my life now, but he knew me then. Having him gave me peace, it allowed me to relax and let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. My girls even seemed to like him; Aria had grown particularly attached to the black haired angel. Her words not mine.

For the first month, Harry would come over at least twice a week; we of course exchanged mobile numbers. That meant that we were always in contact, whether it was by a phone call or the hundreds of text messages we sent back and forth. Much to the chagrin of Draco, oddly it didn't affect Blaise as much. In fact Blaise had tagged along on a few lunches with Harry and I, Draco kept his distance. Despite the reaction of Draco, it was a great feeling, and it made me feel like I was young again.

It wasn't until the second month into our renewed friendship that he decided it was time that I met Tracy and his kids. Since I didn't want to be alone I invited Draco. He and Tracy were old schoolmates, so at least he wouldn't be forced to interact with only former Gryffindors. Then I thought better and invited Blaise instead, he has been less hostile than Draco. However, Draco decided to come along as well. So we are all having dinner this Saturday at Draco's some since it was large enough to host all of us. With our girls coming and adding Harry's kids it was bound to be busy, loud and quite possibly a crowded affair.

Just as I had finished making the necessary changes to my work schedule for the next month, I heard a knock on my front door. Not expecting company I have no idea who it would be, especially knocking at my door this late.

"Who is it?" I call through the door.

"Hermione, it's me Devin."

I freeze stunned not sure what to do, it had been months since I last spoke to Devin. Reluctantly I slowly open to door to find him standing on my doorstep trying to look sheepish. I had never noticed before, but it looks like he is here begrudgingly not because he actually wants to be here.

"What is it that you want?" I ask him waspishly

"I just want to talk, can I please come in?"

"No, I don't think that's a good idea. We broke up months ago Devin, just let me go." I say to him nervously. I'm not sure why but I have this feeling in my gut that I never had before with Devin. Something is telling me that I need to be afraid.

"Just let me in Mione. We need to talk, we never even had closure." Devin insists, looking irritated.

"Please just leave Devin." I say, as I proceed to close the door.

Suddenly Devin rushes forward and pushes the door back with such a force that it hits me in my forehead. As I fall to the ground dazed, Devin steps through the threshold and stands over me.

"Why do you have to be so difficult?" He rasps. "All you had to do was open the door. I could have walked in without having to injure you, but per usual Hermione Granger fashion you just had to be difficult."

"Wha-What do you want?" I ask nervously, wandering where I left my wand. Statue of secrecy be damned I was going to hex him.

"I personally don't want anything from you. I honestly don't want anything to do with you. You filthy mudblood." Devin spat.

My blood ran cold. Anything that I was going to say fled from my mind and my heart began to thump hard against my chest.

"Oh that's right. I'm not supposed to know that you are a witch and a mudblood bitch." He sighs deeply, "What a man has to endure for the cause. I'm not going to even bother telling you how I know. Just know that your time is short mudblood."

Before I could react he kicks me hard in my ribs, and then proceeded to choke me. As I reached for him scratching and drawing small amounts of blood, he took one hand off my throat and reached for his pocket and pulled out a wand.

"Servus meus, quae oblitus" Devin chants as a deep purple mist shoots from his wand. I gurgle out a whimper of pain and everything went black.


Hermione was running late for lunch and I normally never go to lunch. There is always too much to do, and with a hour lunch-break half of what I do at work wouldn't get done. She is lucky I love her.

"Blaise! I am so sorry I am late. Since I'll be taking off sometime in September I've been trying to get the necessary work done." Hermione said flushed as she placed her purse on the table.

"It's fine. However, if you were any later you would have come to an empty table" I remark

"Oh please Blaise. You wouldn't leave me to eat alone." She scoffs with a smirk.

"Perhaps not, besides this lunch is important we've got things to discuss."

"Is it always business with you? How about first saying, oh Hi Hermione! You look beautiful today? Is that a new dress? In which I would respond yes." She responds with a beautiful smile.

"Well since you've gotten that conversation out of the way-" I stop and look at her neck "Hermione what is that on your neck?"

She blushes profusely and tries to cover it with her hand.

"It's too late I've already seen it. How on earth did you get that?"

"It's just a hickey Blaise." Hermione huffed.

"I know what it is. I asked how, since last time I checked you were single." I scrutinize her neck a bit closer, the hickey reached from the side of her neck almost wrapping around to the back. Before I could see anymore she waved her hand over it glamouring the love bite.

"I'm not single anymore Blaise." She says with her dazzling smile again bouncing in her seat.

"Why am I now just hearing about this?" And why hasn't Draco told me I think to myself.

"I don't know, just wanted it to be between me and Devin for a while. We got back together and just wanted to spend time with each other and the girls of course."

I sit in silence as I digest what she just said. To say I am surprised is an understatement, since the last time I checked Hermione was beyond devastated about how Devin treated her. She had absolutely no intentions of getting back with him, and reminded me constantly whenever I would ask her. This sudden turnaround is alarming, not to mention she seems TOO cheerful.

"Well aren't you going to say something? Congratulate me or something?" she asks almost crestfallen.

"Why would I congratulate you?" I ask confused.

"Well, we've been dating for almost two years. When we got back together, we did a lot of talking and decided that its time." She says.

"Time for what?" I ask, afraid of her answer.

Just as I predicted she flashes me her left hand and on her ring finger sat a gorgeous diamond ring.

"I'm getting married Blaise!" She yells excitingly.

As she continues to ramble on about how he proposed and the wedding, I can't help but let my mind wander. I begin to panic; this isn't like Hermione at all. Not only is she not the type to be so enthralled with the idea of HUGE wedding. She wouldn't just accept a marriage proposal with a guy she just got back together with. Something isn't right; he just didn't know how to get to the bottom of it.

"Your attentiveness is astounding Blaise." Hermione says as she rolls her eyes.

"I'm sorry, was just on another planet. I really must get back I'm sorry I have to cut this short. We will get a chance to speak at Potter's this Saturday." I say hurriedly as I push out my chair to leave.

"Oh okay. Well I'll see you then." She says sullenly, and then she perks back up "Maybe I'll bring Devin. We will soon be a joint package, so I will have to see how to bring up the fact I'm magical. This weekend would be perfect. Don't you think Blaise?"

"I'm not sure, ask Potter."

"I will I'm sure he will be fine with it. Oh, maybe he will give me away." Hermione continues dreamily. Something was definitely wrong with her. As she was distracted by her day dreams I quietly cast the same diagnostic spell on her that I use on the field.

"Sure Mione. Let me know what he says, oh and congratulations." I murmur

"Thanks Blaise!" She beams excitedly as she starts to dig through her purse.

I look back at her but she is immersed in a book, and doesn't even realize that I cast a charm on her. One that will alert me if she is ever in harm's way, because that didn't look like a simple love bite.


I quickly exit the restaurant and turn into the empty alley. I send out two emergency patronuses and apparate back to my office. As I am going through the diagnostic my door swings open.

"Will you ever learn to knock on my fucking door?" I sigh, not bothering to look up.

"You said it was an emergency so here I am. What's going on?" Draco asks as he shuts the door behind him.

"Just a minute you impatient wanker, we are still waiting for out third guest."

"Is it Hermione? Didn't you just have lunch with her, why didn't she just come back with you?" Draco asks while fiddling with something on my bookshelf.

"I did just have lunch with her. However, the reason I asked you here is because of he-" I don't finish as the is rapt knocking on my door. "Look at that some people know how to knock. Come in!" I finish

"Blaise, I was surprised to get a patronus from you. What is the emergency?"

"What the fuck is he doing here?" Draco fumed.

"Calm down and I'll explain. If you both would take a seat." I answer diplomatically

Both Potter and Draco looked at each other with skepticism and malice as they sat down in the two chairs I have in front of my desk. Neither one of them paying me any attention, only glaring at each other as if they were still in Hogwarts.

"If you are both finished gazing lovingly into each other eyes, I would like to discuss why I called you both here."

"Apologies Blaise, please go on." Potter said stoically.

"Right, so I just had lunch with Hermione and she isn't herself at all. Did she tell either of you that she got back with Devin?" Their reactions told me that she didn't. "Right, I didn't think so. She told me that they got back together last week, and that he proposed to her. They're getting married."

"Over my dead body!" Harry yelled leaping to his feet.

"I happen to agree with Potter on this one. I will knock her over the head unconscious before I allow her to marry the scumbag." Draco added.

"My sentiments exactly, however that's not the only strange part. She wasn't herself, it seems like all she could think about was Devin and getting married. She didn't even ask about the case we've built or bore me to death about this Saturday. Which by the way Potter, she is going to ask to bring Devin. Say no."

"This doesn't make any sense. She's been telling me all about him, and about what happened when they broke up. She was adamant that she and him weren't going to get back together." Harry said confused.

"What exactly happened when they broke up?" Draco asked suspiciously towards Harry.

"That's neither here nor there Draco, focus. I was suspicious so I cast 'Ostende dolos' on her, I was just going over her results when you walked in. It doesn't pinpoint what was used on her, which is strange on its own. Her levels are completely wrong," I finish

"I'm sorry; we don't use that in Belgium. What is that spell?"

"It's a spell that is supposed to give a diagnostic of the spells and enchantments on a person or object. When we use it on a person, it not only gives the list of spells but the normal biometric levels and abnormal levels in the body. It gives off blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure all of that, but it also gives off the wavelengths of the brain."

"Meaning that for Granger her brain wavelengths are normally off the scale. I think it's because she has more –"

"Don't finish that Draco." I say effectively cutting him off.

"Ok so, it didn't work on Hermione then?"

"It only half-way worked. It is supposed to report the spell that was used, as well as any abnormalities in the body. It only reported the abnormalities, which her brain function is decimals lower than average for her. However, no spells or enchantments were recorded."

"Which means what?" Harry asked.

"It means Potter, that she was cursed. The curse that was used had to of been of dark nature or ancient. Which sometimes go hand in hand." Draco said rolling his eyes.

"Ok so who could have cursed her?"

"I would say that pile of shit Devin, except he's a bloody muggle." Draco answered.

"That is true, however just to be safe we'll need to run background checks into him. There has to be some type of link to him, her getting back with him like this it's not a coincidence." I say. "Detective Malfoy I need you to do this"

"How very formal of you Zabini." Draco replies with a smirk

"Right, Potter I need you to monitor Hermione. I will teach you the 'Ostende dolos' it will monitor her and show when her levels fluctuate. This way we can track when it seems to be worse and what seems to be the trigger."

"No problem Blaise. What will you do?" Potter asks.

"Well, I need to run further diagnostic tests on these results. I'll need to contact Allaire for help, next to Granger she is a forensics pro. She might have other tests that we could run."

"Right, I'm sure that's all you want her to do." Draco says.

"Fuck off." I say laughingly

"I will see if Hermione wants to meet for a late lunch, early dinner. I'll tell her that Devin coming this Saturday isn't a good idea because my youngest daughters accidental magic. Which is more or less true, if she doesn't get her way my hair 'accidently' turns bright pink." Potter says

I laugh, because this is exactly what would happen when I told Jamie no.

"Perfect. Also, try to placate her and say you'll meet him at lunch next week or something. We just need time to get answers and figure out what the hell is wrong." I say frustrated.

"Ok that is fine. Shouldn't we focus more on the case? The girls will all be going to Hogwarts in a month and we need to get the ball rolling." Potter says while fixing his glasses.

"Yes, and we will. Sometime this week, I didn't get a chance to talk to Hermione about it. Potter feel her out and see where she stands."

"No problem."

"Are we all clear on what we need to do? Ok good; keep me updated on whatever you find or if something comes up. I need to fire-call Allaire to catch her up to speed. I'll see you both this Saturday."

As they both leave my office I can't help but feeling dread in the pit of my stomach. Something told me that this had something to do with the twins' father. No matter what happened he wasn't going to let anything happen to the girls, or their mother. No one outside of him and Draco knew this, Hermione Granger was an angel to them and irreplaceable. If anything happened to her, there was no way that him or Draco would survive.

She was their everything, and they both loved her.