Two weeks later, Hermione's parents sent the permission slip back signed. She was excited. She went up to Severus at breakfast.

"Here's my homework, professor. Sorry, it's late."

He looked at it and saw that it was the permission slip.

"Ms. Granger, follow me to my office. I wish to speak with you."

"Yes professor."

They went down to his office.

"I will send you a schedule by owl as to when we are going to start this. I don't think I need to tell you not to tell anyone about this."

"No professor."

"We'll start on Saturday."

She was excited. They then went to class. I heard a whinny and looked out the window.

"Oh my god!"

I ran out the door.

'Midnight, Isamarie is in there!' Annamarie cried.

I ran inside.

'Isa, can you hear me?'

'Aunt Midnight!'

I got her out of the woods. Carlisle was checking the other horses.

'Trixie! Are you all right?'

''I'm fine. Where will they live?'

'The forest is healing itself. Severus is putting a barrier around it so it doesn't happen again.'

'Are they all right?'

He nodded. Severus was checking the forest to find the cause of the fire.

"Bane, did you find anything?"

"There was a red haired boy in here five minutes before it started. He was saying something about if he can't go near the stallions, no one would."

"That is it! I am expelling him!"

He walked out of the woods and aw Hermione crying.

"It's going to be all right, Ms. Granger. We'll think of something." Uncle Caius said.

"What happened?"

"Her parents don't want her at the house anymore. They say she's too dangerous."

"I could go and have a chat with them. Or better yet, Caius could put the fear of god into them."

"That I could do."

She giggled.

"Believe me, when my uncle gets mad, it's scary."

"Where would I go?"

"Volterra of course."

She was confused.

"You mean Italy?"

I nodded. She was excited. Severus went inside.

"Minerva, call Ron down."

She did.

"Mr. Weasley, what have you done now?"

"He set the forest on fire trying to kill the stallions."

"Mr. Weasley, pack your bags. You are hereby expelled from Hogwarts."

He grumbled.

"He's lucky no one was hurt."

"Where's their leader?"

"Trixie and Carlisle are the leaders of the herd."

She was shocked. Severus explained to her why we were made the leaders. He then told her of Hermione's situation. She gasped. I didn't know it yet, but Professor McGonagall was dad's mate.

"What's going to happen?"

"Caius will be talking to her parents. He's going to force them to sign a paper handing over every right of Hermione to him so he can adopt her."

She smiled.