Notes:

So, just to clarify, I already have the first 20 chapters written. They've already been posted on AO3, but I'll post them here too, adding notes here and there. If you're impatient, feel free to read the story there, but once I'm caught up here, I'll be posting the chapters on both and AO3 at the same time. So it's up to you what you prefer.

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Chapter 2: The Attack

After spending a week at the Weasley's residence, Hermione decided to make one last visit, before going to the Ministry to apply for a job. She hadn't seen Remus and Teddy in almost a year, although they've sent plenty of letters during that time. She still found it odd to not call him Professor, but he insisted she called him by his first name. After the war, they actually formed a solid friendship, not at all like the teacher-student relationship they had before. Which is probably the reason why he didn't want her calling him professor. He was more of an older brother now.

She arrived in Yorkshire moments later, standing in the middle of a field. She spotted Remus' cottage when looking over her shoulder. It painted a beautiful picture, with the sun high in the sky. Reaching the door, she knocked twice, before taking a step back. Hearing some shuffling inside, she patiently waited for the door to open.

A soft creak was heard as the door opened, revealing a dishevelled, tired looking Remus.

"Hermione?" The surprise was evident in his voice, apparently not expecting any visitors.

"Hey, Remus," she greeted sheepishly. "I know I should've probably sent an owl first, but I hope you don't mind me dropping by unannounced? I wanted to see how you and Teddy were doing. It was kind of a spur of the moment kind of thing, really." She explained.

A smile formed on Remus' lips, "Not at all Hermione! Please, come in, come in! Teddy will be overjoyed to see you!" He said as he opened the door further.

She stepped in, looking around the cottage. As most things in the wizarding world, it appeared to be bigger on the inside, than it would seem from the outside. It looked... Homey. It put a smile on her face. It made her feel like she was coming home, even when she had never been here before.

"So, where's the little rascal?"

Remus chuckled, "Down for a nap at the moment, but he should be up in an hour or so. In the meantime, how about some tea? We haven't spoken in ages."

"Oh, yes, please." Hermione responded as she shrugged off her coat and hung it in the hallway. She followed Remus into the kitchen as he prepared the tea.

"So, Hermione, how've you been?"

"Oh, well, alright, all things considered. I guess."

Remus turned around, "Yeah, I heard about your parents. I'm so sorry, Hermione. You're welcome to stay here as long as you need, you know that, right?"

Hermione smiles gratefully at that. "Thank you, Remus. I'm sorry I didn't let you know myself. I just couldn't write it down. Made it too real and I just didn't want to believe it."

"Don't worry about that, Hermione. I understand." He said. "Now, tell me what else I've missed."

After telling him all about the last months of school and her camping trip, as she called it, a soft cry was heard from across the cottage.

"Ah, that'd be Teddy. Come, you can get comfortable in the living room while I go and get him." Remus stood, pointing to Hermione where she could sit.

She let out a soft sigh as she sat down on the worn-out couch. A few moments later, Remus walked into the room, with a small bundle in his arms.

"Look who it is, Teddy," he cooed as he turned the little boy in his arms so that he's facing Hermione. "Auntie 'Mione is here!"

She laughed softly at that title, it was another thing he insisted on. Harry may be Teddy's Godfather, but Hermione was his Auntie.

"Hi sweetie! Gosh, look at you, you're a handsome little man, aren't you?" She cooed at the small boy. "Oh, Remus, he's adorable," she told him, looking over Teddy's head.

"He is, isn't he?" The pride easily recognisable in his voice. "Want to hold him?" He offered.

"Of course, what kind of question is that?" She laughed, holding her arms out to take the infant from Remus. "How could I not?"

She carefully shifted Teddy in her arms, to make it more comfortable to hold him. She looked down and saw him looking at her with big innocent eyes, taking her in. The moment she smiled down at him, a smile formed on the little boy's lips. Suddenly a squeal erupts from Teddy, followed by a laugh.

"Oh, wow," Hermione gasped, watching Teddy's hair change from a soft blue to a bright purple. "That's amazing!"

Remus let out a chuckle at that, "Yeah, his hair changes quite often, actually, depending on his mood. At least it tells me if he's angry or sad. Gives me an indication what's wrong." He told her. "I just hope I'll be able to teach him how to try and control it, once he's a bit older. Otherwise it'll be a bit more difficult to go out in public."

Hermione is glad she decided to buy a few books on Metamorphmagi, that would definitely help Remus out. She tells him about her trip to Diagon Alley a week before and the books she had bought on Teddy's abilities. Remus agreed that would definitely be a huge help. He only knew so much about the abilities of a Metamorphmagus

While Hermione rocked Teddy in her arms, she and Remus talked some more about what they both have been up to. A little while later it was time for Teddy's last meal of the day before putting him back to bed. After having dinner themselves, Remus showed her the guestroom, stating she can stay as long as she wants, before wishing her goodnight.

Hermione sat down on the bed, letting out a tired sigh. While she hadn't really done a lot this past week, she found that the interaction with all her friends had really drained her energy. She changed into her sleepwear, consisting of a simple t-shirt and pyjama pants, before crawling in bed. Letting out another sigh, she tried to relax her muscles. Within minutes, she was fast asleep.

Hermione sat up in her bed, her heart pounding in her chest. She was disorientated for a few seconds, before realising where she was. As she wondered what woke her up, a loud explosion was heard from outside. She jumped out of the bed, grabbing her wand and bag, before sprinting out of the room.

"Hermione!"

She turned to towards the shout, watching Remus look at her wide-eyed, wand pointed towards her. She breathed a sigh of relief, that he was okay. "Go get Teddy, Remus. GO! I'll hold them off!" She shouted, over the sounds of more explosions.

This seemed to shake Remus out of his stupor. "Be careful!" He yelled, before leaving to get his son.

Hermione ran outside, and looked around in shock. It looked like a warzone. There was fire everywhere she looked, the smoke creating a thick mist. She could barely see anything. A whooshing sound caused her to quickly duck out the way. Her eyes narrow as she realised who's attacking. Death Eaters? What the-

"Hermione, you okay?!" She heard Remus come up behind her, cradling a crying Teddy. He quickly put him under a Silencing Charm.

"Yes, I'm fine. Remus, it's Death Eaters! We have to find a place to hide, there's too many of them. I didn't even know there were still this many around!"

Before Remus could respond, another explosion was heard, this one much closer. The group of Death Eaters then appeared in a circle around them. Hermione counted six of them. Shit. She looked at Remus, watching him look back at her. With a nod, they both raise their wands. If it's a fight they wanted, they would get one.

Hermione set her sight on the Death Eater closest to her and successfully stunned him with the Stupefying Charm. That's one down. The moment she does, Remus fired his own spell to knock another Death Eater back. Good, four left, she thought.

However, before either Hermione or Remus are able to fire another spell, the remaining Death Eaters point their wands at them and start chanting simultaneously. The effect is immediate. In a blink of an eye, a blinding white light had encased them. She barely had a chance to react, when a curse is fired at her. She blocked it with a Protego, while looking around for Remus. She spotted him a few feet away, with his own shielding barrier up. He looked at her and then took a quick second to ensure Teddy is still secured in the blanket he wrapped around himself.

In moments like this, she was happy she got to know Remus better. One look was enough to know what he was planning. He moved towards her as she moved to him, reaching her arm out. The moment his hand grabs her arm, they disapparate…
Only to appear several yards from where they were standing. They both stumble as they were forcefully stopped from leaving. However, luck seemed to be on their side for once, as the Death Eaters hadn't noticed them yet. She heard one of them ordering the rest to look for them. What on earth was happening, though, Hermione thought. Where were they? She took this chance to look at her surroundings.

They had landed behind some bushes, hiding them from the Death Eaters sight. She saw Remus look around as well in the corner of her eye. And it seemed they both come to the same conclusion; they are no longer in Yorkshire. Hermione is fairly certain of that. Grabbing Remus' arm, she tried apparating again, but doesn't even manage to disappear now. It felt like there's a barrier of sorts. Like something is physically stopping them from leaving.

"You okay?" She whispered to Remus.

He gave her a quick nod in response, "you?" He whispered back.

"I'm fine. We have to get away from them though." She said, still making sure not to make too much sound while looking at the Death Eaters through the bushes. She's glad that they're getting a chance to catch their breaths. A rustling of leaves was heard from above her, gaining her attention. She's not the only one who heard it though, it seemed. A loud cry startled both Hermione and Remus, looking at the bundle that was Teddy. She doesn't know how, but apparently the previous cast charm stopped working. How could that possibly have happened?

It spurred both wizards into action, as they turn and started running in the opposite direction of the Death Eaters. Remus again cast a quick silencing charm at his son, giving them a better chance of escaping without the Death Eaters noticing them. That chance vanished into thin air, as she heard an "Kill them!" from one of the dark wizards.

They kept on running, both firing spells behind them, to stop or at least slow their pursuers down. It was like Hermione was back in the Forest of Dean, running from the Snatchers. She grimaces at the thought, while throwing a well-placed "Reducto!" behind her. She then ducks down, to avoid a low branch, while using the base of the tree to change directions, running to the left. She looked behind her and Remus, who caught up to her, before grabbing her arm and pulling her out of the way of a Jinx.

"Thanks," she breathed, as they both start running again. Suddenly there no longer were any trees around them. Hermione stopped running, as panic floods her body. There was no cover anymore. Nowhere to run. They would be easy targets if they kept running. She looked behind her, to the forest they had just left. Hermione bit back a curse as she realised they couldn't go back in there either.

She took another couple steps back, raising her wand. Readying herself to attack anything that came through the line of trees. The attack that came, isn't directed at her though. She turned to run to Remus, as she sees two beams of light make their way to him. The first beam, bright red, he reflects with a Protego. He's not fast enough to stop the second one. Hermione screamed as she watched the deadly green light reach Remus. "NO!" She reached out, as he turned his head to look at her. She knew he had realised he wouldn't be able to stop the curse from hitting him.

She blinked and when she opened her eyes, he's on the ground, on his back. At first it looked like he's still alive, his body moving. But he's not. He's gone. She choked back a sob. Then, in a burst of rage, she turned to the attackers and fires of a string of curses, as she ran towards her friend's body. A piercing wail is heard, as the Silencing Charm Remus put on Teddy wears off once more. With a Diffindo she gets Teddy out of the blanket Remus had wrapped him in, picking him up. She quickly shifts him to her left arms, holding up her right to be able to fire off more spells, breathing hard. She had to keep fighting. She has to live. Not only for herself, but also for young Teddy.

The remaining four Death Eaters all have their wands pointing at her. She looked from one to the next, readying herself once more for an attack, until…

Suddenly there's a shout as one of the Death Eaters dropped to the floor. Hermione doesn't take any chances and fires a Petrificus Totalus at another, watching him freeze up and fall backwards. Then there's movement from behind one of the remaining two Death Eaters. Hermione focussed her attention to the last Death Eater and silently cast Locomotor Mortis, locking his legs together, which caused him to fall over. She then lifted her wand towards the two masked and cloaked men that took out the Death Eaters. Two more figures appear in front of her. She swallowed nervously. This is bad. This is really bad. How is she going to get herself out of this one?