Chapter 7 -

Hermione had finished her last class of the day. Estelle sat in the room though her classes all day. Estelle always liked to watch her mom teach the classes.

"Hey." Ginny walked into the classroom holding Emerald in her arms.

"Hi." Hermione said as she put up the 4th years essays that she had graded over the weekend.

"Hi Emmy." Estelle said as Ginny sat Emerald down.

"Enjoying your days alone?" Hermione asked as Ginny sat down at one of the desks.

"Not at all. I can't wait until Severus comes back from that conference." Ginny said. Severus had gone to a potion conference that lasted a week and Ginny couldn't stand being alone.

"Are you enjoying teaching his classes?"

"No those little Slytherin brats are getting on my last nerve."

"Well as least you only have the classes for this week. I have the little Slytherin kids all the time."

"Mommy can we play in the snow?" Estelle asked.

"I don't know." Hermione said, "If it's ok with Emerald's mommy I'll see if the Head Girl or Boy will have time to take you."

"Fine with me." Ginny said.

"I'll send an owl to the Head Girl now." Hermione said as she walked over to her desk and took out some parchment. Then she took her quill and wrote a short letter to the head girl. After she walked over to the barn own that was sitting on a perch near her desk.

"Send this to Madeline Spring." Hermione told the owl as she tied the letter to the owls leg and let him out the window.

"She should get it any minute now." Hermione said as she walked over to a closet and pulled out a small cloak. Then she went and put the cloak on Estelle.

"I don't want it." Estelle complained.

"You have to stay warm if you want to play in the snow."

"Ok." Groaned Estelle.

"You are such a baby." Hermione said as she went to put a pair of gloves on Estelle. Estelle tried to whine, but Hermione didn't pay attention.

"Professor Lupin." Said a girl with long blonde hair. She was a Ravenclaw girl.

"Yes Miss. Spring I was wondering if you'd like to take out Estelle and Emerald out to play?" Hermione asked.

"I'd love too Professor." Madeline said.

"Maddy." Estelle said as she ran to give Madeline a hug.

"Hi Estelle." Madeline said.

Emerald followed Estelle to Madeline. "What time do you want them back Professor?" Madeline asked.

"Before dinner sometime. If you can't find me just take them to the Headmaster or the Potions classroom." Hermione said.

"Yes ma'am. Come on let's go." Madeline said as she lead the girls out the classroom.

"Well I'm glad I got that one off my hands." Ginny said.

"Estelle did really good today. She stayed while I taught my classes." Hermione said.

"Emerald actually to my amazement was a perfect little angel in class." Ginny laughed.

"Did I tell you? Remus taught Brianna how to read."

"That's wonderful. Severus was supposed to be teaching Sapphire, but he keeps teaching her stuff she doesn't need to learn just of now."

"Like what?"

"What more than making potions." Ginny said with a great bit of sarcasm.

"I didn't have enough time to read my Daily Prophet this morning."

"I didn't either."

Hermione walked over to her desk and took out a daily prophet for that day. As she read the front cover she gasped.

"What?" Ginny hurried over to her.

"Clarissa Umbridge the niece of Dolores Umbridge is trying to fulfill the last thing her aunt really wanted, for Hogwarts to be closed down. In this special edition of the daily prophet we examine the flaws in the school as reported by Ms. C. Umbridge. 'In my research of events that have taken place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry I've noticed some scandals. Such as the relationships of the Headmaster R.J Lupin and his wife Professor H.Granger-Lupin. It came to my attention while going though Ministry marriage records that they were married by the late Albus Dumbledore when Mrs. Lupin what only 17 and a student at Hogwarts while Mr. Lupin was her Professor." Hermione read.

"How can we let these relationships go on. It is against the law for a teacher to have a relationship with a student and since they have already they may let it continue. Also there is records that the Minister knew of this, but did nothing. We also come on the record that the Minister's daughter also was a student who had a relationship with a teacher. Professor S.Snape impregnated Mrs. Weasley-Snape when she was a student. This is a scandal that must be stopped and in order to do that we must close Hogwarts.' Should Hogwarts close? That's a question everyone will be asking."

"Oh, my gosh this is terrible." Ginny said.

"I need to go to Remus." Hermione said as she ran out the classroom holding the paper and up to Remus' office. "Grr. Remus changed is password yesterday. What is it?" Hermione stood in front of his office and she remembered. "Angelic Daughters." Hermione said and the gargoyle opened. She ran up the stairs and straight though his door without knocking.

Remus was having a meeting with some parents.

"Hello Professor is something wrong?" Remus said looking at a gasping Hermione.

"Yes Headmaster, but I can wait." Hermione said.

"No need to we just ended the meeting." Said the woman. The woman and the man left to office and Remus looked at Hermione.

"Hermione darling what's wrong?"

"This!" Hermione threw him the daily prophet.

"I read it this morning."

"It's terrible and now the whole wizarding world knows."

"Everything will be fine."

"Remus she is trying to close down the school."

"We will just have to get though it."

"Well we will just have to watch out for her."

"Where's Elle?"

"Madeline took her and Emerald out to play."

"Well do you think that Ginny can watch Bri and Elle later and we can go out for dinner." Remus said as he stood and walked over to his wife.

"I suppose." Hermione said.

"You need a rest. So maybe for the rest of this week I can get someone to sub your class." Remus wrapped his arms around Hermione's waist and put his face in her hair.

"Mmm that would be great." Hermione said. "So let's get ready to go. I want to spend the whole day in London." She grabbed his hand and ran out the office.

"Hermione I can't leave now."

"Please, we can have Harry act was Headmaster for the rest of the day."

"Hermione we. . ."

"Yes we can now come on. I'm the pregnant one here."

"Ok Ok."

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Remus and Hermione were soon walking hand in hand though wizarding London. She smiled as they came to a baby shop. They went inside and Hermione bought about 3 bags of little robes for the baby.

"Hermione you didn't have to get this much." Remus groaned as Hermione made him carry the bags.

"Yes I did." Hermione said as they walked down the small street. "Let's stay over night."

"What?"

"We can stay at the Leaky Cauldren. Let's get a room when we are done shopping and we can put the bags there and then we can go out for dinner."

"Hermione we have to get back to the school."

"No we don't."

"Grr."

"Don't complain that's my job."

"I bet it is."

"Remus!"

"Sorry let's finish the shopping."

"Now that's the attitude I want."

"You being a teacher has really got to your head hasn't it?"

"A little, but being a mom has also has."

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"I want my daddy!" screamed Brianna as she sat in the potions classroom while Ginny cleaned up.

"Bri-Bri your dad will be back soon ok."

"But daddy was going to take me to HoggyMede to get me a new book." Whined Brianna.

"Bri-Bri is a big baby." Laughed Estelle.

"Shut-up Elle."

"Girls stop. I'm sure your parents will be here soon." Ginny said as she plopped down on the chair exausted. "Why did Hermione leave me like this? I have too many kids of my own to keep." Ginny thought aloud.

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Hermione and Remus left the restaurant to their room at the Leaky Cauldron. Hermione had been really content and Remus loved the way she smiled when she was happy.

"Hermione did you tell Ginny that we'd be gone all night?" Remus asked.

"I forgot." Hermione lied.

"Well let's see if you did." Remus said as he walked over to the fireplace in the room.

"Well I'm going to take a shower." Hermione said as she walked over to the bathroom Hermione walked into the bathroom and turned on the water when she heard Remus yell.

"Hermione Jessi-Anne Granger-Lupin!" she just knew he was upset because he never called her by her whole name unless he was very upset.

"Yes Remus honey." Hermione said as she walked into the living room to find Remus looking angry and Ginny's head in the fireplace.

"You told Ginny that we would be home directly after dinner." Remus glared at Hermione.

"Oh I did." Hermione lied.

"Hermione we have been married long enough for me to tell you are lying."

"Ok yes, but I wanted to spend the night out. We haven't in so long."

"We can after the baby and my parents can keep the kids, but today we have to get home. I'm going down to pay for the room. You apperate to the school with the stuff."

"Ok honey." Hermione said as she apperated to outside the gates of Hogwarts.