Chapter 4: Family Secrets and Meeting Dad

"Mum! Dad!" Hermione said as she ran over to hug her parents.

"Minerva, can you please show Mr. Malfoy to his rooms?" Dumbledore asked. She nodded and turned to face the door.

"Come with me Mr. Malfoy." She said and Draco followed her. Draco knew something was up and by the look on Hermione's face she knew it too. After they where gone everyone sat down including, to Hermione's surprise. Dumbledore gave the Granger's a nod and they turned to face Hermione.

"Hermione dear," Helen Granger started, "You see you are not really our daughter" Helen hadn't even looked at Hermione when she had said that fearing what she might see in her daughter's face.

"I know," Hermione said in a very calm voice and she placed her hand over her mother's hands. Helen quickly looked up at her but it was Alex who spoke first.

"What?!" He said looking at his "daughter" without blinking.

"Do you guys think I am dumb?" Hermione said with a slight giggle, "Come on I don't look like anyone in the family. Really, I knew that since I was 5." Everyone in the room seemed surprise, well not all. Dumbledore just sat there his blue eyes twinkling as always.

"No sweat pea," Alex said, "We should have known that you would have figured it out by now." He took a deep sigh and looked over at his wife. Helen decided to finish the story,

"Hermione you real mother is dead," Helen said with a sob, fell awful after all that had has happened tonight, "Your father is still alive though." Hermione reached out and took her mother's hand and took a quick glance at the man standing in the shadows.

"I know who he his," Hermione said while looking at the floor. The room was deathly silent; all but the light crackling from the fire, "I remember he came to our house when I turned three. He brought me a little stuffed unicorn. I didn't know who his was but he felt special to me. Then I saw him when I can to Hogwarts but his hair was a lot shorter." Hermione finished her memory.

"Mr. And Mrs. Granger would you like a tour of the school?" Asked Dumbledore in a tone which left no room for an argument. They nodded and gave their "daughter" a hug and left her there.

"Did you really know who I was?" A voice said from across the room.

"I remembered you from before," Hermione started, "But I didn't really know until my second year when you came to watch over me in the hospital wing at night."

"And that make you realize it," He said.

"Are you saying it is true?" Hermione asked. He came over and sat down in the chair in next to her. And when she looked up into his eyes she saw tears, yes real tears.

"Yes Hermione I am your father." Professor Snape said.

(A/N: I was going to end the chapter here but I thought that would be mean.)

Hermione felt the tears pricking her eyes. So she was right. Then she started to get mad.

"Why then," She said standing up overshadowing him for once, "Why were you so mean? Why didn't you say something? Why did you treat me like dirt?" By this time tears were pouring down her checks and she went over to stand in front of the fireplace turning her back to him, she of course knew the answers too he was a spy after all, and then she whispered, "Why were you never proud of me?" Serveus being who he was and what he had learned heard the last comment. For the first time in his life Serveus Snape broke. He rushed over and spun her around to face him. Tears were still pouring down her cheeks and now there were tears pouring his.

"My dear Hermione." He said his voice shaking, "I've always been proud of you." Then he pulled his daughter into his arms and brought them down to the floor. Together the cried and for the first time in a long time he felt loved and he was never letting it go. Then he felt a tingling on his left arm and he pulled away from his daughter.

"He is going to call me soon," He knowing that Hermione knew what he was talking about, "About Draco…"

"He wouldn't take the mark!" Hermione said and Snape just gaped at her and she smiled, "He may be a little prat but not a killer,"

"By the Gods Hermione you are just like your mother!" Snape said.

"Really!?" She asked with a smile.

"She was a Ravenclaw," He smiled remembering, "And you look just like her, all but her pale skin. She was also a pain in my arse."

"Oh so you were an overgrown bat back then too." Hermione baited him and smiled as he gave her a dark look. She giggled, "I always wondered where I got my attitude from." That sent him into hardy laughter. Just then he gasped,

"I have to go," He said to her and kissed her forehead, "I love you Hermione. I'll tell the whole story later," Hermione smiled and nodded and realized something,

"I love you too dad" At this fresh tears made their way to Snape's eyes.

"Dobby," He said and Dobby popped into the room, "Dobby please take Miss Granger to her summer rooms." Then he looked back at her, "They are private but you will share a common room with Mr. Malfoy." Hermione nodded she was 3 feet away from her father now, he had moved before he called Dobby. He turned and left the room to find Dumbledore.

"Hermione, sweet friend of the great Harry Potter." Dobby said as he rushed over to hug her, "Are you going make sure Harry Potter lives though this year too?" Hermione smiled at this and smiled. She leaned down and planted a kiss upon Dobby's head.

"It's good to see you too Dobby." She said. Dobby blushed as red as a tomato.

"Follow Dobby, sweet Hermione," He said leading her out of Dumbledore's office, "Dobby will show you to your rooms," Hermione followed Dobby, what felt like hours, until the reached a painting of a unicorn, Professor McGonagall was waiting for them. Dobby bowed to them and disappeared.

"Are you okay Miss Granger?" She asked. Hermione smiled and nodded. "You did very well back there on the beach; well anyway you can see your parents off tomorrow and the password and fairy dust." The painting opened up and McGonagall said good night. 'Well now time to face Malfoy' Hermione thought to herself as she entered the common room.