"What do you think you were doing?" Mrs. Weasley screamed
"I guess we got carried away," Draco chuckled
"Only a little," she shrieked, "If I ever see you doing that again in this house you will be out."
"Technically its Harry's house," Draco stated, "So you can't kick her out."
"I can do what I want. I'm in charge here."
"Harry is of age so he's in charge now."
"Stop being smart with me. Now go find something to occupy you because I have to talk to Hermione. Alone."
"Whatever you say in front of her you can say in front of me."
'Ah the classic line,' Hermione thought
Mrs. Weasley pushed them into the bedroom and slammed the door. She was so mad she forgot to silence the room.
"Hermione I never would have thought…" Mrs. Weasley said, "That you would make me lost for words…"
"She wasn't a minute ago," Draco whispered into Hermione's hear. She giggled and he pulled her down so she was sitting on his lap.
"On a table, my god. What has gotten into you?"
"Does she really have to tell you?"
"It was a rhetorical question Mr. Malfoy," she shot
Hermione tilted her head and whispered to Draco, "I can stand up for myself."
"Well then start," he replied
"Not even considering the harm you may have caused to your baby. Are you insane…"
"Mrs. Weasley as much as I love how you treat me like another daughter lay off it please. I have my own parents to deal with now. And to be frank with you my mother is not acting the least like you. She is supporting me."
"Well your mother didn't just walk in and see her daughter flat out on a desk with her legs wrapped around a guy."
"Thanks for caring but I can fend for myself," Hermione stood up and walked out of the room.
"Wait," Mrs. Weasley said
Draco looked at her, "Don't treat her like that. She's a big girl and can make her own decisions."
"Are you staying here?"
"Yes."
"I don't want to see you anywhere near this room or any room by yourselves."
"Whatever," Draco turned and head after Hermione
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"Okay we need to figure out guard duty," McGonagall said, "we need people to follow her if she leaves this house which she knows she is not aloud to do. But she will be having to go to St. Mungo's. We also need people at school."
"I can try watch around Hogwarts, but I don't think that will be necessary she hardly leaves Mr. Malfoy's side and if she does she's usually with Ginny, Harry or Ron."
"Yes but they can't protect her."
"Are we talking about the same people here Minerva," Lupin argued, "They have done as much fighting as any of us. Personally I'd rather have them as my guards than some of us," he shot a look at Anderton
"Fine but I will still need you to keep a look out. I'll warn the other teachers that we got some information that some Death Eaters had been spotted around so they will be on the lookout also. Anything fishy comes directly to me. Okay now that that's settled about Hermione's Head Duties. I don't want her out patrolling by herself. There will be nobody in the corridors and nobody will know if anything happens."
"I've seen her patrolling with Mr. Malfoy," Lupin said
"Them together is fine in the day when the corridors are crowded but not at night."
"I have an idea."
"Okay what is it?"
"It's not up to me but I think Harry will agree."
"Remus please."
"I'll talk with Harry and then we can talk to you. Privately."
"Fine works for me. Okay we need to have people on watch if she leaves the house."
McGonagall started getting volunteers as Lupin slipped out of the room and upstairs."
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"Mate this is insane."
"Tell me about it," Harry replied
"She's not the same."
"Shhh, I want to hear what your mom's saying."
Ron went quiet and they could hear Mrs. Weasley screaming upstairs.
"Think we should go help Hermione?" Harry asked
"Malfoy's there, he won't let anybody hurt his precious Hermione," he snorted
"I guess your right."
There was a knock on the door.
"Ginny probably about to kill us for apparating out of there," Ron said
Harry stood up and walked and opened the door and saw Lupin standing there.
"What do you need?"
"I need to talk to you."
"Sure come in."
Lupin walked in and closed the door.
"Oh hey Lupin," Ron said
"Call me Remus. James wouldn't have wanted his son and his friends talking to me like we were enemies."
"Except at school."
"Yes, then its Professor Lupin."
"What can I do for you?" Harry asked
"Okay it's about Hermione."
"Yeah, what happened now?"
"We're setting up a guard."
"Like you did with me?"
"Exactly."
"Boy she'll love that now won't she?"
"She doesn't know."
"She will soon."
"Okay so at school she's always with you or Ginny or Draco so that's not a problem, in the day."
"But at night," Ron added
"Exactly."
"I'm a prefect so I can arrange my patrolling for when she's out," Ron said
"And I can go out under my cloak," Harry said
"That would be great, but there is one more thing."
"Yes."
"I can't believe you haven't figured it out yet."
"The map," Harry breathed
"Exactly," Lupin said, "I want you to explain to McGonagall."
"Are you sure you want the Marauder's secret out?"
"No Marauder would want to keep a secret and see somebody they cared about hurt."
"Okay so I'll follow her Hermione under the cloak and watch the map. How do I alert you if I see anything?"
"That would work but I'm thinking if I could have the map so I can watch over it the whole time. You won't be able to in class but I can since I'm a teacher."
Harry grinned, "A Marauder as a teacher. Still breaking the rules."
"With James and Sirius gone somebody has to keep the fun going and you haven't been doing a great job these past few years."
"I guess I let you down," Harry said
"Not at all, you were out saving the world. That's more important. But you did get up to some good mischief why'll saving the world."
"I guess I did."
"Okay let's go talk to McGonagall."
"Sure," Harry stood up and followed Lupin out of the room.
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"Okay Professor, Harry's here to tell you the secret of the Marauder's success and how that will help us."
"Go on."
Harry reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of parchment.
"What is that Harry?"
"First what I tell you doesn't leave this room."
"Just tell me."
"Okay," he pointed his wand and said, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
"What is this Harry?" she picked it up, "Oh my God."
"It's a map of Hogwarts…"
"Shows where every person is…"
"Every minute…"
"Of every day," Lupin finished
"Messer's Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs present the Marauder's Map," she read out and then looked up at Lupin and said quietly, "I would have never guessed."
"This map will show if anybody is entering Hogwarts through a secret passage," Harry said
"So this is how Sirius got in," McGonagall said
"Yes, but he didn't need a map he knew it to well," Lupin said, "I remember telling Harry when I found out that he had this map that it could be how Sirius Black was getting into the school and he should turn it into a teacher."
"But you didn't."
"No I kept it. I realized that map or no map Sirius didn't need help getting into the school. He knew the passages better than anybody except James and he was also an animagus so I watched for him."
"Okay but the Death Eaters don't know the passages," McGonagoll said
"No nobody knows them. No map shows the passages ways out of the school except this one."
"Doesn't Argus know?"
"Some and they have been blocked off except for these," he pointed at them, "And Minerva, Harry would not have told you this except for Hermione's safety so I want you to act as you don't know it exists. You will not go and block off the passages ways just watch them and you will let Harry go about his business like before."
"I can't."
"Yes you can and you will because the school always needs a Marauder."
"Fine," she agreed
"Good. I will have this map with me or Harry will at all times. We will always have an eye on it and will alert you if we see anything."
"Good."
"Mischief managed," Lupin said. He folded up the map and gave it back to Harry.
"Thank you Professor."
"No thank you. I always wondered how you did it. Now I know."
"No you don't know half of it."
"Care to tell."
"No a Marauder never tells his secrets. I may not have been as mischievous as James or Sirius but I still was a Marauder and new all the rules. A Marauder never let's the other down and they proved that."
McGonagall nodded
Lupin led Harry out of the room. Once they were out of earshot Lupin slipped something into Harry's hand.
"What is..? Oh my God, how'd you get this, it broke?"
"Let's just say the House Elves always liked the Marauder's. If you see anything call my name and tell me."
"Okay thanks."
"It wasn't just a two way mirror, it was a four way. Be careful Wormtail might still have his."
Harry nodded
"That one was your father's, this was mine and I don't know where Sirius' ever went. I've looked all over but never found it," he sighed, "And I've come to accept that I never will."
"Thanks Moony."
"No problem."
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a/n Horrible ending I know. A bit of a different angle from the normal story. I want to know what you think so please review and as always ideas and guesses are welcomed. Please keep up the reviews because they are dropping. I'm only getting like 2 or 3 a chapter instead of way more. I've got tons of hits and a lot of people on alert but my reviews don't match. I have 30 people on my story alert list and only 2 or 3 are reviewing. Is it just me or do those numbers not comprehend? So let's change it and make them comprehend. Thanks