Title: The Girl Who Lived (Year 2)

Rating: T

Summary: Hermione Granger-Potter enters her second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With a new Defense Professor, no Harry, things are going not so great. Add the opening of the Chamber of Secrets and Ginny Weasley's unhealthy fascination for Hermione and Hermione really wants this year to just end. Sequel to The Girl Who Lived (Year 1)

Disclaimer: I don't own any of Rowling's characters and I'm making nothing from this.

Chapter 10

Hermione tried to enjoy herself during the Halloween Feast but she was finding that hard. Ever since she found out that Ginny Weasley was out and about, the fear inside of her had only grown. All around her everyone was talking about the food and the fun, but all Hermione wanted to do was run away and never come back. She jumped when Melissa touched her shoulder.

"Sorry," she muttered.

"Don't worry," she said. "I don't blame you for being scared."

Hermione nodded and then Dumbledore stood up and silence fell. "Everyone, I would like to make an announcement before we all head to bed. The guardian of Hermione Granger-Potter is getting married, again, and I would like to have everyone congratulate our own Professor Severus Snape as the lucky man that will be marrying her."

Hermione and Melissa both stared at each other and then cheered. Hermione could tell that Snape was embarrassed.

"The wedding, the wedding, will take place on Christmas," Dumbledore said. "If anyone wishes to stay around for that, you may sign to stay over for the Holiday's."

"Oh I'm so excited," Hermione said. "Nothing can ruin-."

"ATTACK!" said Lupin, running in.

Never mind that.

"Not again," Melissa said.

"It's Miss Brown, Headmaster," they all heard him say.

"What the-?" Hermione said, looking at her friend.

"Everyone head to your dorms," Dumbledore ordered. "Staff, follow me."

Hermione had no idea what was going on? Was this a sign that the attacker was back? Or was someone copying the person?"

Everyone talked about the attack on Lavender Brown, who was in Gryffindor. The Ravens were all worried about what was going on but the ravens had more to worry about than the so-called "Heir of Slytherin." Cho Chang and several girls were suspended due to bullying Luna. Luna didn't look happy but Hermione explained that she had told them in the presence of Remus Lupin.

"I forgot," she said.

"Don't worry about it," Hermione told her. "Well I'm going to be spending some time with Lily. We have a month before the wedding."

"But what about the match later this month?" Luna asked.

"Don't worry about it," Hermione said. "I'll be back way before then."

The truth was that it was soon time to change.

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"I'm glad that you're going to have the wedding here," Dumbledore said after Madam Pomfrey came back and told him that the three wolves were in the Shrieking Shack.

It was two days after the attack on Miss Brown and the next day would be the match between Slytherin and Gryffindor.

"Thanks," she said. "It was Sev's idea."

"I never thought I would be attending you and Severus wedding," he said. "But, I'm glad that you're happy. Severus is the most accepting wizard that I've met."

"It had taken him a long time to reach that point," Lily told him.

"That I know," he said.

"The Ministry is very concerned about what happened in Ravenclaw tower," Lily told him, changing the subject.

"I hope that they don't think that I can't handle this," Dumbledore said, concerned.

"Albus, I know that you can handle this," Lily said. "And I've told them to lay off, but you know how Fudge is. He doesn't like the fact that I'm marrying a former Death Eater, not that it's any of his business to begin with, but with this attack. Well, he's getting more and more nervous."

"And I bet you that Lucius Malfoy is whispering in his ear," Dumbledore said and Lily nodded. "Sometimes I wish the Malfoy's had never been born."

"That's what Severus keeps on saying," Lily said, shaking her head. "I'm going to try everything to keep Fudge from coming. Personally he's not worried about Lavender Brown. She's a Pureblood, but I think that it's strange that, for an heir that's supposed to be connected to Slytherin, that he would have gone after a Pureblood witch."

"I'm going to agree with that," Dumbledore said. "Well let's hope that nothing else happens."

"Me either."

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A/N: Sorry about the short chapter.