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"I don't believe it!" Severus cried, looking at Hermione. She grinned. Sirius and Remus looked at him, worry creasing their brows.
"What's happened, Severus?" Remus asked.
"Yea, what happen?" Hermione asked, along with Ron and Harry.
"Listen to this: 'Dear Miss Hermione Granger, we are disappointed to inform you that Mrs. and Mr. Henry Granger have been in an tragic accident involving Voldemort, and died on June 5. We are undergoing the paperwork to find you a new home. Albus Dumbledore has agreed to pick the person for whom you will be staying...'" Severus read off the parchment, his face extremely pale.
"Oh no..." Sirius whispered, "Not Hermione..."
"It says Dumbledore chooses," Remus commented, "Sev, why don't you ask if you can have her?"
"Me?" he choked. Sirius and Remus nodded. Remus smiled
"Severus, being with Hermione has done so much for you!" he said, "It's healing the old wounds..."
Severus glanced at the little girl, who looked back at him with big brown eyes. "Sad?" she asked.
"Sad..." he muttered, "Hermione, if you picked someone to take care of you for until you were an adult, who would it be?"
"Severus!" she squealed. They looked at each other.
"Well, the does it. We go to Dumbledore today!" Sirius said. After finishing breakfast, and dressing Hermione, Ron, and Harry, they flew to Hogwarts.
"Albus, we have an issue to discuss," Remus said, as they entered the office. Dumbledore looked up at them, and smiled.
"Please, sit down..." he suggested, waving at the chairs. Sirius, Remus, and Severus sat, holding the babies.
"Albus, we came to talk about Hermione," Sirius said. Dumbledore nodded solemnly.
"The letter said you would be picking who she would stay with," Remus started. Severus shook his head.
"I want to be Hermione's guardian!" Severus yelled. They jumped in surprise.
"You, Severus?" Dumbledore asked, "Why?"
"Albus, you know what happened to me! Right after I got out of school!" he sighed, "I lost my wife and child. Hermione just lost her parents."
"Severus, it has been years since you have taken care of children, er, as a father figure. Do you think you can manage a soon to be 16 year old girl?" he asked.
Nodding, Severus looked at Hermione. She frowned at him. "I have taught them since I left the Death Eaters. I think I know plenty about them."
"I can talk to the ministry about it, but they will be skeptical..." Dumbledore said, "You are sure you want the responsibility?"
"Yes, Albus."
"Very well. I will owl them about the situation," Dumbledore replied. He smiled at the children.
"We can't sit around here all day!" Sirius laughed, "Let's go to Hogsmeade for the day!"
"Not until we go back to the manor, and I can get cleaned up!" Severus said, running a hand through his untidy hair. Sirius laughed.
"Sure, Sevvie, ya old dog!" he said, laughing. Severus glared at him.
"See you some other time, Albus," Remus said, as him, Sirius, and Severus walked out, with the three kids.
"I don't believe it!" Severus cried, looking at Hermione. She grinned. Sirius and Remus looked at him, worry creasing their brows.
"What's happened, Severus?" Remus asked.
"Yea, what happen?" Hermione asked, along with Ron and Harry.
"Listen to this: 'Dear Miss Hermione Granger, we are disappointed to inform you that Mrs. and Mr. Henry Granger have been in an tragic accident involving Voldemort, and died on June 5. We are undergoing the paperwork to find you a new home. Albus Dumbledore has agreed to pick the person for whom you will be staying...'" Severus read off the parchment, his face extremely pale.
"Oh no..." Sirius whispered, "Not Hermione..."
"It says Dumbledore chooses," Remus commented, "Sev, why don't you ask if you can have her?"
"Me?" he choked. Sirius and Remus nodded. Remus smiled
"Severus, being with Hermione has done so much for you!" he said, "It's healing the old wounds..."
Severus glanced at the little girl, who looked back at him with big brown eyes. "Sad?" she asked.
"Sad..." he muttered, "Hermione, if you picked someone to take care of you for until you were an adult, who would it be?"
"Severus!" she squealed. They looked at each other.
"Well, the does it. We go to Dumbledore today!" Sirius said. After finishing breakfast, and dressing Hermione, Ron, and Harry, they flew to Hogwarts.
"Albus, we have an issue to discuss," Remus said, as they entered the office. Dumbledore looked up at them, and smiled.
"Please, sit down..." he suggested, waving at the chairs. Sirius, Remus, and Severus sat, holding the babies.
"Albus, we came to talk about Hermione," Sirius said. Dumbledore nodded solemnly.
"The letter said you would be picking who she would stay with," Remus started. Severus shook his head.
"I want to be Hermione's guardian!" Severus yelled. They jumped in surprise.
"You, Severus?" Dumbledore asked, "Why?"
"Albus, you know what happened to me! Right after I got out of school!" he sighed, "I lost my wife and child. Hermione just lost her parents."
"Severus, it has been years since you have taken care of children, er, as a father figure. Do you think you can manage a soon to be 16 year old girl?" he asked.
Nodding, Severus looked at Hermione. She frowned at him. "I have taught them since I left the Death Eaters. I think I know plenty about them."
"I can talk to the ministry about it, but they will be skeptical..." Dumbledore said, "You are sure you want the responsibility?"
"Yes, Albus."
"Very well. I will owl them about the situation," Dumbledore replied. He smiled at the children.
"We can't sit around here all day!" Sirius laughed, "Let's go to Hogsmeade for the day!"
"Not until we go back to the manor, and I can get cleaned up!" Severus said, running a hand through his untidy hair. Sirius laughed.
"Sure, Sevvie, ya old dog!" he said, laughing. Severus glared at him.
"See you some other time, Albus," Remus said, as him, Sirius, and Severus walked out, with the three kids.