Rest in Pieces

By JennyRice07

Summary: N/A

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Author's note: This story shouldn't be too much longer. Then again I tend to think of new ideas when I'm one sentence from being done with a chapter, only to find myself completely redoing a chapter. Thanks to all of my wonderful reviewer's. Love and Brownies. Special thanks to my Beta FireChildSlytherin5 for fixing my mistakes. You're the greatest!!! Hugs!!!

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Chapter 13

Betrayal

Hermione wrapped the blanket around Olivia a little tighter. The air was much cooler here. She stepped off the train and studied her surroundings. Severus stood behind her with Vivian. She was gurgling, apparently excited about being in a new place.

Hermione spotted her sister waving to her from the far side of the platform. "Hermione darling! Over here!"

Hermione strolled over to her sister. Her sister hugged her gently and stepped into a taxi cab. The cab took them to her sister's townhouse. Soon they were all sitting around the table chatting while they munched on some muggle food that her sister supplied.

"So Hermione I see that you've been busy since we last spoke. A husband and two babies, how did you manage it? Your babies are beautiful by the way!"

"Thank you Nicki! Professor Dumbledore asked us to marry to protect me from danger. Then we fell in love and started a family five years later."

"You mean protect you from the people that killed mom and dad?" Her sister blurted out.

Hermione swallowed her bite of cake and looked at her sister's face. Her sister turned red and looked down at her lap, "I'm sorry sis! I don't blame you. I just miss them and you're moving on with your life and I'm not. I haven't so much as gotten a letter from you in years."

To Hermione's dismay, her sister burst into tears. "Oh Nicki, I'm sorry! I didn't realize that you wanted me to write to you. You were so angry at the funeral and I just thought that you didn't want to hear from me anymore." She stood and wrapped her arms around her sister.

"Oh Hermione I was angry at first, but after I realized that I was just hurt I tried to find you but couldn't. I didn't know how to contact your world." Nicki pulled out a handkerchief and blew her nose.

Hermione thought for a few seconds before she picked up her daughter, "Hey Nicki, would you like to hold you're niece?"

Nicki smiled as she took the baby from Hermione. "This one is…?" She asked Hermione after she had held her for a while.

"That one is Olivia." Hermione responded as her sister nodded.

"Well aren't you just precious Olivia." She handed the baby back to Hermione and walked towards Severus and Vivian.

She reached out to hold Vivian but the little girl clung to Severus's neck. Hermione thought this was odd because Vivian went to everyone. She was beginning to think that something was really wrong when her sister made the mistake that told all.

"What's wrong Vivian? Don't you want to come to your aunt Nicki?" she said with her arms outstretched. She stuck out her bottom lip and pretended to have hurt feelings.

"Hang on a second!" Hermione looked at her in shock for a few seconds. Nicki turned and looked at her. "How did you know her name?"

"The man told me!" She said as she laughed and swung her hair around her shoulder. She looked a lot like Hermione but she had blue eyes and her hair was not nearly as bushy.

"What man Nicki?" Hermione said as she crossed the room to stand beside of Severus.

"The man that told me how to find you!" Nicki said her smile falling as she noticed the scarred look in Hermione and Severus's eyes. "Why what's wrong?"

Hermione looked at Severus before turning back to her sister, "Nicki what did this man look like?"

"He was tall with blond hair and grey eyes. Luke I think was his name. He told me that you were married with two girls and told me their names. He even showed me how to send you the letter!"

Hermione felt her pulse racing. She should have figured something like this when she read the letter. She hadn't spoke to her sister so how else would she have known that she had nieces.

"I'm sorry Nicki! We have to go." Hermione turned and made for the door.

"Go. But why?" Nicki asked as she too stepped towards the door.

"That man that told you about us, he's been trying to kill us for years." Nicki's eyes went wide when Hermione said that last part. She started repeating the word's, "I'm so sorry!" over and over again.

"He told me he was a friend. He said that you were friends with his wife and helped with his daughter." Hermione let out a deep breath when she heard the last part. It hadn't dawned on her that it could have been Draco. But why would he claim to be a man named Luke?

"Did he give you his baby's name?" Severus asked her as Vivian, who had noticed the stress in the room, whimpered in his arms.

"Yes he said her name was Payton. His wife's name was Mary."

Hermione sighed and chuckled to herself as she walked back over to her sister and hugged her.

"I'm sorry Nicki. It's Dra…Luke's father that's after us."

Nicki wiped her eyes and giggled.

They spent the rest of the evening laughing and joking. It was about 9 when they heard a crash from upstairs.

"What was that?" Nicki asked as she stood. Hermione stood beside of Severus.

"Avada Kadavra!" They heard a voice cry before Hermione's sister hit the floor.

"No! Nicki!" Hermione screamed. Severus grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her out of the house. Once they were on the street, she held Olivia to her and Severus held Vivian as they ran. Once they were in a safe spot, Severus apparated them to the Hogwarts gates.

Hermione felt numb. She had been given her sister back only to lose her the same way as she had lost her parents. She sat their unable to feel anything as Severus gave Dumbledore the report before they left and apparated back home.

Once they were home Hermione tucked her sleeping babies in and collapsed on her bed. She couldn't feel or think. She just stared at the ceiling, wishing that the end was near. She finally fell into a deep sleep.

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The next morning Hermione fixed breakfast for her family before Marietta came running in with her baby in hysterics.

"Mary what happened?" Hermione took Payton and handed her to Severus. She took Mary by the shoulders and held her.

"D-Draco! He came home this morning and didn't say a word. He just walked and put his hands around my throat. When I looked into his eyes it wasn't him. I saw Lucius. I saw Draco too. I'm afraid that once Lucius releases him from the spell that Draco will hurt himself. I don't know what to do Hermione. I don't know what to do!" Mary burst into tears again as Severus set Payton in the floor beside of Vivian.

"Is he still their Mary?" Mary nodded and Severus walked out the door and headed towards Draco's house.

Hermione set Mary down and set a cup of tea in front of her. "Don't worry. Severus will help him."

Mary nodded and watched her baby.

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"Draco!" Severus bellowed as he entered the house. It was clear that Draco was fighting his father. The house was trashed.

He found Draco in the floor of the bathroom. Draco looked up when he entered and he could see the eyes flashing. One second he was looking at Lucius and the next Draco.

"Severus…run…I don't want…to hurt you…can't control…he won't…stop!" he heard Draco gasp as his eyes flashed.

Severus got to his knees in front of Draco.

"Draco listen to me carefully. You can fight him. Think of your family and when you are happiest. Now think of the beatings that you're father gave you. Now concentrate hard. Push him out of your mind so that your family doesn't suffer from his beatings. You don't want Payton to go through what you went through."

Draco screamed and squirmed in pain as he fought to push Lucius out of his mind. Finally after what seemed like hours of struggle Draco slumped against the wall, breathing hard.

Severus wasn't sure if Lucius had taken over him completely or if Draco had finally pushed him out of his mind, "Draco?"

"He found out Severus. He cursed me and forced me to choke Marietta. He told me that once she was dead he was going to kill Payton." Draco took a deep breath but couldn't stop the tears that fell down his cheeks. He wiped his face but couldn't stop the flood. He continued on, "I finally gained control enough to let her go and tell her to run. I…I didn't w…want t…to hurt h…her!" Draco finally collapsed on the floor.

"Their both okay Draco. She and Payton are with Hermione." Draco took a deep breath but continued to lie there. "I'm sorry about Nicole. He invaded my mind and found her. I tried to warn you but he got their first. That's how he found out about Mary. He found out that I was helping you and he…" Draco stopped and curled up on the floor.

"It's ok Draco. We need to go to Dumbledore." Severus helped Draco off the floor and went to tell Dumbledore everything that had happened.

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Dumbledore had promised to protect them all but they weren't allowed to stay in their own homes anymore. For now they were to move into the Hogwarts rooms. Draco became Severus's assistant and Mary agreed to help Ginny and Poppy in the infirmary. Since Poppy was the only healer left on their side she was not only treating the Hogwarts injuries but also the injuries of the Order Members.

They were happy and safe. And for the next 6 years that would be how they remained.

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Author's note: Sorry I know this chapter sucks but I had to put them back at Hogwarts for the next chapter. Besides I think poor Poppy need's all the help she can get right now. The next chapter will be a lot longer but it will start really boring so bare with me! It will start getting more exciting soon.