A/N: Sorry it has been so long between updates. I hope to get more chapters written soon, and update more frequently. Thanks for sticking with me. - tamara

The characters of the Harry Potter universe belong to Ms. Rowlings, and I'm borrowing them for my own imagination.

Chapter 10 - Sharing

Hermione sat on the end of the Snape's bed next to Anna. Severus was sitting in his reading chair facing them.

"How are you doing, Dear?" Anna asked.

"Okay." Hermione said.

"Really?" Anna asked an arm around Hermione's shoulders.

"Yeah, talking to Fleur helped. She helped me to see that I wasn't helping myself by trying to take care of everyone else's needs, but mine. That I wasn't fooling either of you by my bravado either." Hermione said.

"Not a bit. We just decided to watch you and be ready to catch you when you did break." Severus said.

"I loved her so much." Hermione said tears in her eyes.

"I know, and she loved you too." Anna said. "She loved you long before you became her granddaughter."

"You were her prize pupil. She was so proud of you, just like we are." Severus said and Hermione smiled tears swimming in her eyes.

"I love you guys so much." Hermione said leaning into Anna's side.

"We love you, too." Anna said and she allowed Hermione to cry into her shoulder.

"I also wanted to tell you that I made my decision regarding Kingsley's offer." Hermione said after having calmed down. She wiped the tears away with her hand. They both nodded for her to continue. "Ron and Harry are taking him up on it, but I want to go back to Hogwarts for another year. I want to get my N.E.W.T.s"

"Good, we were hoping that is what you would decided." Severus said sounding very relieved.

"I'm sure it was killing you to stand by your word to not influence my decision." Hermione said.

"It's hard to watch some you care about make a life altering decision and stay out of it." Severus said with a grimace.

"I appreciate it." Hermione responded smiling at him. "I do have another favor to ask. Is there a way for me to have my own room at Hogwarts? I'm not asking to be Head Girl. I think that someone in that year should get it. I was just hoping, since I'm a bit of a non-traditional student, that you could make an arrangement."

"You don't want to room with Ginny?" Anna asked.

"The beds were already full, and I know that there is enough room to add another. I just don't want to feel like an intruder in their space. They have been together for six years. I doubt anyone would say anything, but I would feel weird. Ginny knows I am asking." She explained.

"I think that can be arranged. I'll see what quarters are open once the staff positions are filled. Remember that you will still be at Hogwarts, and we will put certain restrictions on the room." Severus said.

"Thanks." She beamed as she rushed over to hug him.

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"Thanks for fixing my bed." Luna said as she sat down on the edge of it. Blaise sat down next to her his eyes on his sleeping little sister. "She really is adorable."

"Yeah." Blaise said. "She is the most important thing in my life."

They both sat in silence watching the sleeping girls when Luna said, "Don't be too angry at Ginny."

Blaise looked at her surprised, then a soft smile lit his eyes. "Should've known we couldn't get anything past you." Then he paused considering his feeling before he continued, "I'm more angry with myself. I knew that when Harry came back, she would run right back into his arms. I guess I saw you and Draco, and I wanted to believe that we were more than whatever we were."

"And to you it became more." Luna said.

Blaise nodded, "I told her I stayed for her, and that is the reason Delia an orphan. It was only partially true. I also stayed for Draco and you."

"Do you blame us for their deaths?" Luna asked.

"No." Blaise answered with force. "I blame myself. I knew they wouldn't leave without me. I don't regret so much my choice to fight, but the fact that I couldn't convince them to leave without me."

"You chose to stay and fight, that was your right. They chose to stay as well, they knew the risks so respect their choice." Luna said.

"I'll try. At least they sent Delia to safety before hand." Blaise said.

"I think we need to be grateful for all the small blessings with so much hurt and destruction still around us. Those blessing may keep us sane and lead to our salvation." Luna said.

"Merlin bless you for making Draco and I your mission." Blaise said kissing her cheek. He then rose and kissed his sister's forehead. With a quick "Good night." He left to head to his own room planning to think through Luna's wisdom while he had the space to himself.

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Remus looked around as Narcissa, Draco, Tonks and Harry were all crowded around their bedroom. He suggested they have a quick family meeting and they all agreed.

"I know that we are all tired, but I believe it is best to get everything out in the open now." Remus said.

"I am guessing this has to do with our newest family member." Draco said sitting next to Harry on the floor.

"Mostly, yes." Remus said.

"I actually don't feel one way or another about it, honestly. I didn't know any of the parties involved. I would hate if someone had done that to me, but after watching the way Lucius treated Mum and their wedding vows, I would never do that to another woman." Draco said.

"That is good to know." Harry said being very protective of Luna. Draco nodded.

"Personally, I didn't know Emmeline, and Sirius and I didn't get along well after he started at Hogwarts. Yes, we were not happy when he became a Gryffindor, but I was more hurt by the callous way he treated the rest of us who were Slytherin at school. Maybe if he had thought to reach out to some of us, then..." Narcissa began chocking up.

"Then you wouldn't have ended up in an abusive relationship, just to please your family. And Regulus would have had someone to turn to when he betrayed the Dark Lord." Remus said. "I'm not proud of some of the things we did at school. We could be cruel." Remus said.

"My dad, Sirius and Peter could be cruel. You just passively let them." Harry said. Although he loved his father and Sirius, he saw first hand the cruelty they had shown toward Severus. He doubted that Severus was their only target.

"I should have said something." Remus said.

"You valued their friendship like I do with Ron and Hermione. You're loyal." Harry said.

"Thank you, but we should get off me and back on the subject at hand." Remus said.

"I don't think we should blame Audrey for the decisions Mum and Emmeline made. We can tell her about the Sirius we loved." Tonk said.

"I'll give her a chance. You should also give your parents a chance as well." Harry said.

"I will. I'm angry, but I still love them and my anger will pass." Tonks replied.

"Eventually." Remus said and the others laughed as she swatted at him.

TBC