These coming chapters are mine minus of course the characters and the world of HP. I do not own nor make any money off of these offshoots from JK Rowling's works.

WARNING: Child Abuse Mentioned in the next couple of chapters.

Chapter 5

With the contract in hand, the Grangers and Kel walked up the steps. At the top of the steps outside the room's door, stood five exorsists readying themselves to go in. As the Grangers and Kel walked up the last 3 steps the instructions became clear.

"... Remember that the unclean one was doing something earlier today and so she has invited the taint of the devil back. With this we have the permission of the Church to move forward with the quarterly exorsism. Now with this older ritual exorcism, we will need to..." The main priest stops when he see the Grangers and Kel at the top of stairs.

"Mr. and Mrs. Granger, you know that we are about to begin the exorcism. I know you do not like staying, Mr. Granger. If you wish to watch with your wife, that is up to you. If not, you will need to go back downstairs. Also, no one but parental figures allowed in the room while the exorcism is commencing." He sneered at them.

"Actually," Kel began, "I have just adopted Miss Granger and so I will be taking over here. I do not have any need of your services. I will take care of Miss Granger and any issues that arise. Thank you for your services but they are not required any further." Kel extended the adoption papers with both of the signatures. "As you see, the legal papers are signed and notarized."

Looking at the papers, the priests began to mutter to each other. While neither Grangers heard, Kel was able to catch a few words here and there.

"... Can't do the ritual now..."

" ... finally got permission and now this..."

"... I was ready to show that little bitch..."

" ... damn, I was ready to try the branding this time to force the devil out..."

"... We got the church to approve it once, we will get them to reapprove it..."

Curious now, he skimmed their minds to see what they were talking about. After a few seconds, Kel backed out, sickened by their images of holding down Hermione, forcing her to be branded on her face, shoulders and other places on her body to "force" the devil to leave. Composing his mind and face, he pushed past them all to enter Hermione's room, slamming the door closed behind him.

Hermione was still at her desk looking at all her work. I still haven't finished my work. Its due in less than 10 minutes and I still have more to write! Hearing the voices outside the door, she bent even closer to the desk in order to try and finish what she had to write. She tried to continue the writing. To ignore the voices. To ignore the knowledge of pain about to start again. She heard the door open and then close. She shrunk further in the chair to make her as small as possible. Logically she knew that it made no difference but her body could not help it. She kept her eyes on the ground as she pushed away from the desk. She moved to her bed where her prayer mat sat beside of it. It was one of the first lessons she had learned. As soon as the exorcists moved into the room, she made her way to the prayer mat in hopes that the prayer would be suffiicient and they would maybe bypass the exorism that night. It never had worked before but she still hoped for it.

Sitting beside the bed, she flinched even more noticeably when the door slammed but she did not look up. After a few minutes of silence while still staring at the floor, she waited for them to make the first move. To her surprise, someone she had never heard spoke to her in a gentle calm voice.

"Hello, child. My name is Kel. I have received your parents blessing and now you are my ward. If you will gather what you wish to carry, we are leaving this place and you will not be coming back unless you wish past your majority."

Walking from the door, Kel reached down and lifting Hermione's chin looked her in the eyes. "You will never have to fear me, little one. Come now, we must be taking our leave."

Quietly with not a sound, Hermione gathered only a few items in her hands: one change of clothing and a spare pair of tennis shoes. Once she had that in hand, she walked to the door and stood inside the barrier of the room. Kel gestured for her to follow him. Reaching out, she tugged once on his jacket before yanking her hand back.

"I can't leave." She whispered quietly dejected. Sighing sadly she pulled down her collar just enough to see something black wrapped around it. Kel stared at it for a few moments before realizing what it was. A collar. They had placed a collar on Hermione to keep her within a specified area.

"If I went past the door, I will get shocked hard enough to pass out. I can't take it off ever. It's locked on by the priest and no one has the key but the vicar. I'm stuck here until it's gone..."

She trailed off sniffling while looking yearningly at the thought of getting out. Kel reached over, ignoring the slight flinch, and with just a touch of magic, unlocked the collar. Holding the collar in his hands, he told her, "There, no further issues are there?"

Shaking her head, he holds out his hand and they walk out of the door, past the arguing priests and Granger parents, out of the house. Looking back, Hermione swore to herself that she would never go back and to never be helpless again.

After a walking down the block around the corner, Kel knelt down to look Hermione in the eye. "Miss Hermione, we are going to be going to a special place now but to get there we have to..." here he paused searching for the right words. "We are going by a special way. I ask you be calm and not panic. Everything will be explained when we reach safety."

At this, Kel activated his portkey to her new home.