Disclaimer; Still don't own any of it.
A/N; Revised the chapter, wasn't happy with the way the story was headed. I like Sam and for this story he has to be alive. Maybe one day I can write a Hermione/Edward. Bold Italics are the revised parts.
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Hermione stood in front of Billy Blacks house, before she could knock Jacob opened the door encasing her in a tight hug and lifting her off the ground, "he can feel his legs Hermione. Thank you, thank you." He lowered her to the ground and stepped back letting her walk in.
"You don't have to thank me Jacob just wanted to help." Hermione replied stepping in to their living room. "Hey Billy, Jacob just told me about your legs."
"Yes it's true, I can feel my legs and move my toes. I can't thank you enough for this." Billy said to the witch who had changed his life.
Hermione hadn't been sure if the potion would have worked on Billy, he had been paralysed for 15 years. In the healers book she had it had only been given immediately after an injury to the spinal code. It normally took a week at most to see the effects but it had been close to two months since Billy had started taking the potion. Running a quick diagnostic spell she did see the mend to his spinal code complete. "you are going to have to see a physiotherapists to help you get the strength back in your legs but apart from that it looks healed."
After thanking her again Billy made his way to a tribal meeting, leaving Jacob and Hermione alone. "didn't you have plans with Bella today?" Hermione asked turning her attention to Jacob. "yeah she cancelled, something came up." Jacob sadly said. Hermione shook her head, she knew the reason Bella had cancelled was because Edward had cancelled his hunting trip.
"Don't look at me like that Hermione, that's the way the pack looks at me and I can't stand it!"
Hermione sighed loudly, "Jacob she is leading you on, she only spends time with you when Edward is busy."
"Well Edward isn't here to shower me with affection I might as well go to Jacob and have him follow me around like a lost pup," Hermione mimicked Bella.
Jacob squinted his eyes and growled at her. "Don't you dare growl at me Jacob Black, you know I'm right!" Hermione shouted at him. Jacob placed his head in his hands, he knew she was right Bella only spent time with him when Edward had plans which was only when he was hunting or when Charlie makes her come to the reservation in an attempt to get her away from Edward. Why couldn't she love him like she did Edward.
"Don't you think you deserve someone who will return your affections?" Hermione placed her hand on his shoulder. "I'm going to Sams"
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Hermione thought about the changes her life had taken in the past seven moths. The biggest change was Sam, at first being told that she was his mate Hermione had been surprised but then it made sense and clarified what her magic had been trying to tell her. She knew they weren't soul mates, those were incredibly rare, the last one recorded was a thousand years ago. No they were mates, they were two being who were made for each other. Of course she fought it in the beginning the idea of some unknown thing making Sam love her didn't sit right with her. But Sam had been quick to clarify, he did feel drawn to her and wanted to protect her and to some extent make her happy but he wasn't in love with her. He asked her to just give it a chance and if they found they weren't compatible they could go their separate ways. He just wanted to know what could be. After a month of dating they had become a couple, Hermione was shocked at how well they worked together as cliche as it sounded they complimented each other. He was the ying to her yang.
Hermione was working at Salem Magical Hospital finishing her healer training. After explaining to the head healer about wanting to keep her identity private, he had agreed. Hermione had decided glamour her eyes and hair. Between Luna, the Cullen's and the day care at the reservation she had plenty of people to watch over Teddy and Harry.
Today being Teddy's birthday, Hermione had spent the morning decorating the house, and preparing. Sam was keeping Harry and Teddy occupied, now that she was done she was on her way to pick up her boys.
She found them all sitting on Sam's couch, Sam reading them a story. "Mommy!" Teddy shouted jumping off the couch and hugging her legs. Hermione picked him up and placed a kiss on his head, "ready for your party?" Teddy nodded excitedly. Sam walked over holding Harry and placed a chaste kiss on her lips. "Right party time!"
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The party had been a resounding success, Luna, the pack and the Cullen's and they boys friends from the reservation had all been there. Everyone having already left, It was only Sam, her and the boys in the house. Hermione was currently in the woods behind her house looking for Teddy's stuffed wolf that he lost during hide and seek. After tripping over another fallen branch Hermione remembered she was a witch and just accioed the stuffed wolf. Before she could get a hold of the wolf something very solid collided with her sending her flying. She landed on her back with a thud on the hard forest floor, breathing in she realised her ribs were broken. Her mouth tasted metallic and her tongue felt swollen. A vampire was standing above her and she could see five more surrounding her. Hearing a wolf howl Hermione grasped her wand, before she could utter a spell she saw Sam in his wolf form tackling the wolf standing over her and ripping his head off, tossing it to the side.
She cast an incedio at the vampire on Sam's back setting the vampire on fire. Her nose was assaulted with the smell of burning flesh. Her body hurt, she could feel her broken ribs move every time she took in a raspy breath. She had to help Sam he was fending off three vampires. Hermione gripped her wand tighter, a long rope of fire sprouting from the tip of her wand. Wielding it like a whip Hermione flicked it at the vampires around them making them take a step back. Wandlessly conjuring blue bell flames in her free hand she begun throwing them on the ground around Sam. With every throw she felt her chest burn, the metallic taste in her mouth increasing. Sam knew that they wouldn't burn him but the vampires didn't, she was hoping to buy them some time till the pack arrived. The vampires around Sam backed away once they noticed the flames. Taking their distraction to his advantage Sam flipped the vampire on his back over pinning it to the ground and biting its head off.
Smelling the blood coming from Hermione a female vampire tried to get to her, stepping to close to Hermione the vampire got caught in the flames coming from Hermione's wand. The vampire burst in to flames, she screeched running around before sinking to her knees and then she was silent. Noticing what was happening the other vampires took a step back. "Sam stay where you are I'm coming to you," Hermione swung her wand over her head and brought it down with a quick flick producing a loud crack. "come near us and burn," she told the remaining vampires, "like your friends."
Stepping close enough to Sam, he brushed his large head on her shoulder. Casting a large circle of fire around her and Sam she dropped the blue bell flames in her hand. Her breathing was coming out in gurgles and she spat out blood. Still holding her wand with the fire sprouting out of the tip she fisted her free hand in Sam's thick coat of fur. The remaining vampires kept circling the flames, trying to find a gap or weakness in her circle. Hermione felt week, her knees were shaking and she was leaning heavily on Sam. She didn't have the energy to apparate them out of there.
Sam nudged her and she looked down at him curiously, he pointed his snout to the trees. Looking up Hermione groaned, there were two vampires quickly scaling the trees around them in an attempt to jump in to the circle from above the trees. She dropped the spell creating fire from her wand, the flames around the circle still held strong. Pointing at the one of the trees she cast a bombarda maxima at the tree hoping that it fell away from them. With a loud boom the tree shook sending splinters everywhere before it toppled over, the vampire on top of it leaping off and landing on another tree.
It was becoming difficult to breath she sank to her knees. Hearing the multiple howls and thundering sound of the wolves paws hitting the ground Hermione smiled. Adjusting her grip on Sam's fur Hermione breathed a sigh of relief spluttering blood everywhere. Upon hearing the wolves the vampires fled, Sam turned back to his human form cradling Hermione in his arms." I need you to drop the flames so we can go home Hermione," Sam whispered wiping the blood running down her chin. Hearing his request Hermione let the fire circling them drop, she placed her palm on Sam's very warm body.
Sam turned to look at his pack before barking out an order, "take care of it, Jacob get Luna!" Running at full pelt naked towards the house, praying that she was okay. Getting in to the house he was thankful that the boys were asleep, bounding up the stairs he walked in to Hermiones room and placed her gently on the bed. Grabbing a spare pair of shorts from the drawers he quickly put them on, making his way back to her. He pushed the curls that had stuck to her sweaty forehead, "please, please don't leave me Hermione." Burying his head in to Hermione's neck he breathed her in. He could smell leather, parchment, ink, orange blossom and the dusty old books he normally found her reading. But he could also smell the vampires who had attacked them, at the smell he growled. Hearing her laboured breaths his tears fell unchecked. There was a crack signalling Luna's arrival he felt his shoulders sag in relief, "you will be okay, please just hold on Hermione. For Teddy, Harry and me, please don't leave us."
Luna opened the door to Hermione's room and saw her on her bed unmoving, looking pale, Sam was kneeling on the floor his head buried in her neck. He looked up when she stepped in to the room, his face was etched with grief and sorrow. "Please you have to save her," he said imploringly. Carlisle walked in as well but Sam didn't care it was one more person who could help Hermione and Hermione trusted him and so he would do but if she died he and the pack would kill every single one of Cullen's.
Grabbing he wand Luna begun waving her wand in complicated patterns over Hermiones body. Her areas of injury lighting up and showing the damage, she quickly begun to work on repairing the major problems. "Sam I need to check you over," Carlisle stated. Turning away from what Luna was doing he growled at Carlisle. "Let him look you over while I take care of Hermione, you are in the way. " Luna replied tersely while grabbing vials of potions out of Hermiones beaded bag,
Reluctantly getting off the floor he felt a sharp pain going through his leg, gripping the railing on the bed for support he made his way towards the chair by the window. Carlisle begun looking over his leg asking him questions that he only gave monosyllabic answers to never taking his eyes of off Hermione. Feeling Carlisle's cold fingers on his face he fought the urge to snap and growl at him. The cold fingers touching his sides made him flinch in pain. "I think you might have bruised ribs, a broken leg and a few cuts and scrapes. I'm sure Luna will do a better job at healing the more troublesome injuries." Closing his medical bag Carlisle turned to look at Luna working.
Empty potion bottle lay on the bedside table and she was waving her wand over Hermiones body again. "I've repaired her lungs placed her broken bones back to where they should be, but we will have to wait for the skelegrow to mend them," Luna spoke while looking at her friend. Kneeling down next to her bed she conjured a bowl filled with water and a sponge and begun to wipe the blood, dirt and sweat off he face while she silently cried. Looking at Hermiones clean face she placed a kiss on top of her head and got off the floor and headed over to fix Sam's bones.
"I gave her a dreamless sleep potion so she can get some sleep, she won't be up till late tomorrow morning," Luna said as she waved her wand over Sam's body. His cuts and bruised ribs were already healed and his leg was halfway to mending itself. Handing him a small dose of skelegrow to help the healing along. "Jasper and I will stay the night." she stated as he handed her the empty vial. Carlisle bid them goodnight, telling them to contact him if they needed anything.
Waving her wand one more time over his body she cast a quick scourgify and offered to help him move to the bed. Sam declined and hobbled his way to Hermiones bed. Luna did the same for Hermione and also transfigured her clothes in to something more comfortable and suitable for sleep. She let herself out quietly leaving the couple alone.
Sam pulled the blanket to the bottom of the bed leaving only the white bed sheet to cover both of them like Hermione did most night when he slept over. She always teased him about being her personal heated blaket. He didn't want to hurt her so unlike most night he didnt cuddle her, he just held her hand and buried his nose in her neck again, the curls tickling his nose everytime he breathed. He didn't go to see the pack, Paul was his Beta he would take care of everything. He just needed to be with her and make sure she was okay, his mate. He had failed her, she almost died. He cried thinking about how he could have lost her. "I love you Hermione Granger." he placed a kiss on her neck and closed his eyes. Cherishing that he hadn't lost her and that she was his and he was hers.
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Closing the door Luna made her way to Harry and Teddy's room checking to make sure they were okay. The wards on their rooms were still intact and they were sound asleep. Placing a kiss on both their heads she made her downstairs to Jasper, she needed him. Sensing Luna's anguish and sorrow Jasper raced to her pulling her to his chest, feeling the warm tears hitting his cold skin Jasper released calming waves in the hopes of soothing her. Leading her to the couch he sat down placing Luna on his lap, her face hurried against his chest and legs pulled to her shoulders. "She was one of the few people to show me what true friendship was." Luna whispered against his chest. "I always used to envy the friendship she had with Harry then after the war we got closer and I got to experience that friendship. I have no one left but her and the boys." Luna let out a sob, "I don't know what I would do if I lost her too."
Jasper rubbed soothing circles in her back, "you have me now to add to the list, I will never leave you Luna." Luna pulled back and looked in to Japsers amber eyes, "I have you." she whispered back placing a kiss on his jaw line and returning her head to his cool chest. "Don't forget my family and the pack, you will never be alone again," Jasper whispered kissing the top of her blonde hair.
A/N; New chapter tomorrow.