The courtyard was blissfully empty leaving the young Slytherin to flop unladylike on the fountains edge, her bare feet soaking in the warm water. Her arm slung over her eyes to shield from the sun blaring down upon her.
"Wotcha Hermione" came a cheerful voice.
Hermione nervously turned her head, warily glancing at her older cousin. "What can I do for you Nymphadora? I am rather busy right now".
The cheerful auror jumped in to the fountain, the water splashing on to Hermione.
Hermione scrambled up furious at the cackling metamorphmagus who was far to busy bending over and clutching her sides to notice the sudden wave crashing down upon her. "Bloody hell Hermione I was only playing". Tonks shivered under the freezing cold water soaking through her robes, her teeth chattering uncomfortably much to Hermiones entertainment.
"Next time don't annoy me when I say I'm busy". Hermione sighed retaking her seat.
Tonks clumsily clambered out the fountain. Wringing out her robes tightly between her hands. "What is wrong now? I thought you were doing fine with the whole not being muggleborn but actually the daughter of Bellatrix Lestrange thing and from our little incident at beginning of term you are quite protective of your mother". Raising a brow at the sulking Slytherin.
Hermione started a slow pace around the courtyard refusing to meet her cousins eye. "I received a letter last night from aunt Narcissa she has threatened to drag me home by my short and curlies if I don't return immediately. It's not bloody fair I can't even live a normal life anymore".
Tonks snorted "did she actually say short and curlies?".
Hermione growled. "Her exact words were and I quote 'if you do not get your ungrateful self back to the manor I shall come to that ridiculous excuse of a school and pull down your panties and smack your backside raw in front of your fellow peers' and something I would rather not repeat". She blushed under Tonks scrutiny.
"Oh do tell! I need details cousin.. juicy details".
Hermione violently shook her head she couldn't imagine what Nymphadora what say or do if she found out about her inappropriate interactions with her mother and aunt.
"Blushing that brightly tells me you have some deep dark secret that you are hiding from me and I shall find out cousin". Tonks half heartedly glared. "Though on to other matters I already know old tabby told me. I am to escort your sorry ass back to Malfoy manor and to my untimely death".
Hermiones jaw dropped. "You can not be serious".
"I'm not Sirius I'm Tonks. My breasts must have been some indication of that cousin".
"Ha bloody ha I meant you showing up at the manor is beyond stupid surely this tabby should know that". Hermione tutted.
Tonks grinned, her face full of mischief. "Apparently I have been personally asked for by aunt Bellatrix of all people to escort you back".
Hermione stomped her foot childishly. "What about what I want? What about my education? This is unfair".
"Ah here you both are. I have your trunk and this redheaded menace trying to murder me" a rough voice from behind the two cousins spoke up.
Hermione turned to found Sirius struggling to maintain control over crookshanks and her trunk sitting upon the ground. Tonks smirked taking the half kneazle from Sirius who happily snuggled into her arms leaving Hermione to grab her trunk, throwing her silent tantrum as she kicked the wooden trunk immaturely.
Tonks circled her arm around Hermione's waist the moment Sirius saw them off the school grounds and disapparated away. Reappearing outside Malfoy manor gates.
Hermione grimaced leading the way up the stone drive with her trunk bouncing along the gravel and Tonks silently following behind still holding a content crookshanks fast asleep in her arms.
The doors of the manor swung open to Narcissa and Bellatrix standing glaring at the approaching pair. Hermione dumped her burden in the foyer just as her mother grabbed her waist from behind, her chin coming to rest on her shoulder.
"You have been a very naughty wittle girl" Bellatrix mocked kissing her neck before taking Hermione roughly in to her arms.
Narcissa led the group to the library where her father was waiting for them. Hermione was made to sit on her mother's lap, her wand yet again stolen from her person. "I can see where you get your stubbornness from daughter. Bella she will need to be punished accordingly obviously the removal of she wand didn't work. Might I suggest something more extreme". Rodolphus smiled.
Bellatrix cackled, the vibrations echoing through her body and against Hermione. "Already have decided the punishment Roddy". Squeezing Hermione tightly around her collarbone.
"Nymphadora do have a seat your ridiculous need to pace is causing my vision to betray me". Narcissa called out pulling the attention on to the nervous auror.
"Don't call me Nymphadora" Tonks bubble gum pink haired turned a mousey brown in disgust of her name making Hermione giggle.
Tonks slouched awkwardly in the armchair keeping her hand on her hidden wand at all times.
"Don't slouch deary I am sure my wayward sister taught you manners even with that filthy father of yours dragging down your unfortunate upbringing". Bellatrix sneered flicking her wand at her niece.
The sharp shock to her spine, Tonks grunted in pain forcing her back straight. "Don't call him that". She spat.
Hermione squirmed annoyed at her mother's attitude. "Just because he is a muggleborn wizard doesn't make him filthy" she added in his defence. A sharp pinch to her cheek made her squeal.
"Keep squirming girlie and you won't like the results I assure you" Bellatrix leered at her daughter. "All mudbloods need to learn their place amongst us". A grunt of agreement came from Rodolphus.
Hermione and Tonks had a matching stony expression settled on their faces, both keeping silent at the wand dangling carelessly between the dark witches long fingers.
Narcissa shifted her cold gaze to her older niece. "Your mother shall be joining us shortly Nymphadora. I have already aired out the guest chambers for you both".
"You can not be serious my mother would never set foot in this.." waving her hands about the room, glaring hatefully at Narcissa ".. this bloody manor. Not with death eaters crawling out the wood work". Shrinking in to the cushions crossing her arms in a sulk.
"Andromeda will show herself once she realises you aren't going anywhere and then the real fun will begin" Rodolphus guffawed. "Your mother was quite the spit fire definitely knew how to have fun in the bedroom if you get my drift".
Tonks grimaced hiding her face in her hands. Her hair taking on a shade of purple.
"Especially when Bella and Meda would purposely confuse me on which was which sister so I would turn the tables on them and just take both to bed" he laughed throwing back his whiskey "to the good ole days".
She blanched at the thought of her father having a threesome with both her mother and aunt and casually dropping it in to the conversation. Hermione could feel her mother's breathing change at the mention of her disowned sister, her heart beating erratically. The slight shift in her weight on her mother's thighs caught the woman's undivided attention, her sharp nails raking across her scalp to keep her still.
"Why do you want my mother here anyway? I will not allow you to hurt her" Tonks mumbled.
Bellatrix tightly smiled at her niece, her nails scraping her daughter's flesh. "If she atones for her betrayal I may allow her to live".
"Ignore Bellatrix. Your mother will not come to harm nor will you Nymphadora as long as you both are here under our protection". Narcissa interrupted giving her sister a pointed look. "Now while we are on this subject Hermione you will continue your education under Andromeda..".
"Like I'm going to believe anything you have to say". Tonks interrupted.
Bellatrix madly cackled, yanking Hermione's curls painfully. "I am sure my sister would enjoy having you underneath her while she taught you many things girlie". Turning her heavily lidded gaze upon her half blooded niece "doesn't matter what you believe my wittle auror you are stuck here with us so you better try adjusting your attitude or you will find yourself beneath me". She slowly dragged her tongue across her bottom lip.
"Does everything have to revolve around sex with you Bella?".
"Not everything. I am quite capable of eating without it revolving around sex little sister and following the dark lords orders of course".
Narcissa raised her brow in disbelief. "Really every time I catch you torturing some unfortunate fool that crossed you, they end up withering in pain much to your depraved sexual pleasure".
Bellatrix carelessly shrugged her shoulder a feral grin splitting her beautiful features startling Hermione as she fell off her mother's lap landing heavily on her backside.
"As long as your sister keeps her pretty mouth shut about mudbloods and the order of the bleeding chickens I will not tolerate her impure beliefs further brain washing my girl". Rodolphus thoughtfully tapped his finger on his stubble covered chin.
Hermione bit her tongue hard the taste of copper and iron coating her throat. She was truly trapped with bigoted big headed fools believing themselves far better than their muggleborn counterparts. She knew when the best time to pick a fight and now wasn't the time even if she had her cousin backing her up she was wandless and she had no delusions that she could beat any one of the three adults even with a wand. So here she sat rubbing her bruised backside and silently cursing her father's backward thinking.
Tonks certainly didn't have the same problem though as she jumped angrily in front of Rodolphus her wand expertly trained on the smirking death eater. "My mother is more pure than any of you could possibly hope to be. The only filth I see is you and your pathetic brethren sprouting bullshit about unworthy muggleborns and dirty muggles".
Hermione watched fearfully as Tonks usual pink hair turned a dark red indicating her uncontrolled anger about to be released upon the room.
"Enough of that deary or you'll find your lovely ass bruised" Bellatrix purred dangerously in to the aurors ear, her lips brushing the earlobe. A hand wrapped securely around her wand hand's wrist the pressure increasing her bones grinding in protest, she bit her lip to stop the groan of pain escaping. "Drop the wand like a good little girl Nymphie" Bellatrix cooed applying more pressure to the thin wrist as the younger woman's hand unwillingly opened dropping her wand in to Rodolphus lap. "Good girl now be a dear and retake your seat".
Hermione felt sympathetic for the miserable auror she too was stuck in a manor full of death eaters just waiting to chew her up and spit her back out.
"When Andromeda finally graces us with her presence we shall deal with her punishment and Hermione's before anything else happens". Narcissa smoothly stood regarding the room with a cold stare.