Inspried by: Phoenix from the ashes
Michaela gently ran her fingers through Richard's gray hair his body laid limp in her arms. He smiled against her chest at her gentle touches. Minerva knelt down next to the couple while Dean and Kingsley stood guard at the door.
"I can't loose him Professor McGonagall." whispered Michaela holding her husband close.
"It'll be all right dear." she whispered and pulled the potions bag down from the bedside table. "Let's see what Severus has in here," and she began to dig through the bag.
"Hold on love." whispered Michaela.
"Don't you worry about me. It's Horatio's turn." whispered Richard.
Michaela blinked and the tears fell down her face. She couldn't loose her husband. Not now. She only had him for a short while. She took a Pepper Up Potion from Minerva. Michaela slowly gave it to Richard.
"I don't know what else to do Michaela. I'm sorry dear." said Minerva.
Michaela buried her face into Richard's neck. He sat in his wife's lap unable to comfort her. He couldn't move. It reminded him of the first time Miranda had dosed him with a strong poison.
Miranda disarmed Horatio while the other Order members where busy with her new crew of guards. She looked at her stepson with an evil gleam in her eyes. Horatio stared at the Queen with anger in his blue eyes. The Order tied up their final guard and they turned to Miranda and Horatio.
"Now, you will bow to me Horatio Caine." said Miranda.
"Don't do it Horatio." said Albus. He knew it would finally claim her as the true queen of Wizarding Britain.
She raised her wand and said, "Impero."
Severus ran over to the prince and pushed him out of the way before the curse hit him. He didn't want to serve another mad master or queen.
"You foolish man." hissed Miranda. "Curcio," and Severus's body being pocked with thousands of knives and his body being bent in an inhumanly fashion.
Severus didn't scream out in pain. He had been under the curse thousand of times during his years of being a spy. Miranda intensified the curse when she didn't hear him scream. Severus had never felt the curse so intense in his entire life.
Horatio crawled over to the sword that laid on the stone floor. He was unable to stand due to the fact Miranda had sliced both his ankles with a cutting hex. He grabbed the sword and turned to his ankles and ran his hand over the wound and held them the best he could. He limped to his feet in bit his lip to stop from screaming.
Miranda!" yelled Horatio. She turned and saw the prince next to her. "Your reign has come to an end!" He ran the sword across her throat ending her life swiftly. He raised the sword slicing her wand in half.
Horatio fell to the floor his ankles unable to support any longer. Severus got up from the floor and walked over to the prince and healed his ankles with a wave of his wand. He helped Horatio up the a shaky hand. They looked around and saw the Order. They had several injuries but nothing major that couldn't be healed with a few potions and healing spells.
"We must get to my Father and Hermione." said Horatio.
The Order followed Horatio and Severus up to stairs and down the many corridors. They all stopped when they heard yells. They looked at the guards that had helped Miranda burst into flames and lay on the floor in nothing but ashes.
"It seems that their lives and magic was tied to Miranda my dear friend." said Albus, who was helping men walk with Harry at Severus's side.
Kingsley and Dean had their wands at Horatio and Severus when the door opened. They sighed in relief and lowered their wands. The entire Order entered the room stunned at what they saw. King Richard weak in the arms of his wife. Horatio was painfully at his father's side.
"What has happened?" asked Horatio. "Father can you hear me?"
"It's your turn Horatio. Lead them well son. Bring them out of the darkness that Miranda has caused. Bring peace back to our kingdom." whispered Richard.
"Don't you dare die me." said the prince.
Hermione watched sadly from the bed. She had woke up when Miranda had been killed. "Horatio." he looked up at Hermione. "Fawkes. Use Fawkes. It's the only way, love."
Horatio rose to feet and quickly transformed into a phoenix. He flew onto his father's chest and Michaela opened Richard's mouth. Fawkes dropped four tears into his mouth. He flew from off the king's chest and transformed back into human form. He sat down next to Hermione, who was laying on the bed.
The Order of the Phoenix watched quietly praying for a miracle. Praying the king would return safe and healthy. Richard gasped for air his strength and health returned to normal. The years of poison left his body completely. He smiled at his wife.
"I told you not to worry about me." said Richard with slight chuckle and sat up and stroked Michaela's hair soothingly.
"Thank gods. Don't you do that to me again Richard Caine!" she told her husband.
The entire room sighed in relief. Horatio held Hermione close. He felt her muscle twitch every so often. He looked at his father and smiled. Horatio kissed Hermione on the brow.
"Let us return to Order Headquarters children." said Albus and the Order members took their port keys back to headquarters leaving Albus with Horatio, Hermione, Severus, Michaela and Richard.
Richard stood up and helped his wife from the floor. He kissed his son on the forehead and pulled him into hug.
"You must be Albus Dumbledore." said Richard turning to the Headmaster.
Albus's eyes twinkled behind his half moon glasses and bowed slightly. "I am. I found a injured phoenix many years ago and took him in and named him Fawkes not knowing it was the Prince."
Richard chuckled slightly. "I owe you for saving my son's life Albus."
"You me nothing Your Highness."
"Please call me Richard. You have earned that for many years of service to the crown." said Richard.
"Come on Pixy. We must get you to Headquarters." Severus told Hermione.
Horatio gently lifted Hermione into his arms. She cried out of pain and tears fell down her cheeks. "I'm sorry love."
Richard walked over to Hermione. "Are you all right child?" he asked in concern. "I know how the potion feels. I've been under it many times. It will take you several months to recover."
She crested her future father-in-law's cheek with a shaky hand. "Thank you. Come with us." she lowered her hand.
"All right child. I'll go with you. Dean mind the palace while I am gone. I want you to check over my guards."
"Yes your Highness." said Dean with a bow and left the room.
Albus held out a portkey and they all grabbed onto it and vanished from the room.
The group appeared in Number 12 Grimmauld Place. Anna ran over to her sister and went to hug her but Severus stopped her. He told her it would cause her too much pain. He leaned slightly on the wall to support his shaking body. Anna's eyes widen in shock. She knew Hermione had been placed under the tortured curse.
"Will she be ok?" asked Anna.
"She'll be just fine, Anna." said Horatio.
Mandy and Randy ran over to their daughter and went to hug her but Albus stopped the parents. Randy narrowed his eyes at the elderly man and hugged his daughter anyway. Hermione screamed out in pain and her entire body twitched.
"We told you not to touch her." hissed Severus.
"Dad," said Kimbret as he walked into the room, "it's wise to listen to these men. You know noting of-"
"the wizarding world." Dan said finishing his twin brother's sentence.
"Dan, Kimbret you're safe." whispered Hermione.
"Of course we are Rascal." the twins said together.
"Oh lord another group of Weasely twins." groaned Severus.
Albus chuckled at his Potions Master. "Children up you go for Molly to look you over."
"We'll help." said Kimbret.
"We're doctors." said Dan.
Hermione painfully grabbed her brother's hand and said, "Severus it's best you let them or they won't stop."
"Only for you Pixy. Let's get her upstairs." said Severus.
Kimbret went to help Severus up the stairs, but he pushed the Granger twin away. Albus shook his head and Severus was gone from the room in faint pop.
"Hermione there you are." squealed Ginny from the second floor. "Prince Horatio bring Mione up here Mom's having kittens since she isn't here."
"She's worse than Mom." whispered Hermione to Horatio.
"I heard that young lady." said Mandy with slight smile.
Horatio carefully climb the stairs, and every move was painful on Hermione. He whispered comforting words to the woman in his arms.
"Where have you been?!" yelled Mrs. Weasely. "Get in the room across the hall."
"At least she's not angry." said Hermione with a painful laugh.
Horatio walked across the hall to the nearest bedroom; which was hers and Ginny's room. He laid her down on the bed and she let out scream of pain. Horatio quickly transformed in to phoenix and flew onto her pillow.
'I can't stand to see you in pain, dearest.' thought Fawkes. 'Open your mouth for me. It will help.'
Dan and Kimbret walked into the room and saw Hermione laying on the bed with a beautiful bird on her pillow. They recognized at as a phoenix.
"You want me to opened up my mouth?" said Hermione and Fawkes nodded.
She painfully opened her mouth and Fawkes dropped four tears into her mouth. Hermione closed her mouth and eyes with a heavy sigh. Fawkes flew off the pillow and transformed into human form in midair. Horatio turned around and sat down in the empty chair next to his fiancée bed.
"You're an magical animagus!" said Kimbret and Dan in awe.
Horatio placed his finger over his lips to signal for the twins to be quiet. Hermione was a sleep in a healing rest. A result of his healing tears and the strain of the Endless Pain Draught.
"Yes I am." said Horatio drawing up two chairs with a wave of his hand. "Please have a seat." He motioned to the chairs that had appeared.
Dan and Kimbret sat down in the chairs across from the prince. The men looked down at their sleeping sister. They saw the engagement ring on Hermione's left hand.
"So, the news that Anna told us is true. You're Prince Horatio Caine." said Dan.
Horatio nodded strongly and brushed a curl from Hermione's face. He pulled the blankets over her sleeping form. He knew that she didn't like anyone seeing her scarred chest.
"What happened to Hermione's chest?" asked the twins together.
"It's none of your concern Mr. Granger." hissed Severus. "My sister's life does have her privacy."
The Granger twins looked at the man in the doorway. So, the story of how Hermione came into their lives were true. They had heard their parents discussing it the day that Hermione had received her Hogwarts letter.
"How's Hermione?" asked Severus as he walked into the room.
"She's in a healing sleep." Horatio told him.
Severus sighed in relief. He knew the only way for Hermione to be under that type of sleep was from a phoenix tears. It would healer much faster. He knew it would still take three weeks for the trimmers to stop.
He leaned over and kissed Hermione on the brow. Severus crested her cheek. "Thank heavens your safe. I couldn't loose you. You've all I got left of my family. You have our mother's courage and strong will power to press on."
The trio watched Hermione and Severus with weak smiles. They knew in that moment that how much he loved her.
Molly came into the room and checked over Hermione. Horatio told the redhead what he had done. She still insisted she look her over. The men didn't protest. Molly gave Hermione a reassemble health that only rest could cure. She left the room and went down stairs to the dinning room.
Richard and Michaela sat at the long dinning room table. Minerva sat a cup of tea in front of Richard and Michaela. They gave her a thank you in return. They were all snapped out of their conversations when there was a knock on the door. Kingsley left the to answer the door. He quickly returned with Albus and Mr. Ollvander entered the dinning room followed Kingsley.
"Grandpa what are you doing here?" asked Michaela.
"Albus came and got me. He said something about the palace being under attack by Miranda. Are you all right?"
She got up from the table and Mr. Ollivander pulled his only granddaughter into a tight hug. He cradled the back of her head.
"My dear girl you can never make the worry easy on me." he said gently.
Michaela chuckled and pulled back and kissed him on the forehead. "I'm just fine. Hermione was the only one that really had the injuries. But she'll be just fine."
"You're Highness." said Mr. Ollivander, bowed slightly. "Thank you for keeping my girl safe."
"On the contrary Michaela was the one taking care of me for years." said Richard and went on to explain about Miranda poisoning him and him marrying Michaela.
Mr. Ollivander cradled Michaela's face with his hands and smiled. "My bright girl. Your mother and father would have been extremely proud of you. I know I am. Just don't stay gone so long. This old man has missed you." Michaela smiled and nodded her head. He looked to Richard. "Now it's you're turn to take care of her."
Richard gave the wand maker a strong nod. "I shall do my best."
Michaela returned to her seat next to Richard and Mr. Ollivander joined the Order members. Richard took his wife's hand and kissed the back of it. The war against Miranda was over, and it was time to take control of the Ministry. He knew it would soon be time for Horatio to take over the throne.
"My I suggested after Hermione's graduates before you do anything concerning Wizarding Britain." said Anna.
Richard looked at the young girl in surprise. He was expecting that from a mere twelve year old. He sat back in thought.
"It would give you time to see what shape the Minster has caused."
"I believe young one, you have a brilliant mind for a twelve year old." said Richard. "Yes I believe that would be the best course of action. Thank you Anna."
She beamed at the king and took a sip of her hot butterbeer. Mandy smiled proudly at her daughter.
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