First of all I want to say I am sorry for taking so long to update. Second thank you to all the reviewers. Hopefully I will be able to update in a more timely fashion from now on. Christmas-Snowflake

Chapter 41

"What is the meaning of this" Madam Pomfrey (sp?) said in a high pitched voice as she glanced at the two men who stumbled through the fireplace of the infirmary.

"Hermione is hurt." Draco said motioning to the girl that he held in his arms.

"Well why didn't you say so in the first place hurry Draco put her on the bed" Madam Pomfrey said motioning Draco to a bed in the corner. "What are you doing here Severus" She ask looking at the Dark haired man.

"Hermione is my daughter." Severus said as he stalked to where the battered girl lay. "I would appreciate if you didn't dilly dally around either and get on with her treatment."

Madam Pomfrey huffed and looked at Draco, "I am sure she wouldn't want you here so if you don't mind leaving so I can have a look at her." She said looking down her nose at Draco.

"I am her boyfriend, and I am not leaving" Draco said crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"If it is ok with Snape then fine" She said as she waved her wand and Hermione was in a white hospital gown, making her look paler than even Draco himself, and her bruises stand out ten times as worse. Madam Pomfrey muttered a few charms and spells making the worst of the bruises fade but then clicked her tongue and shook her head. "Some healing she is just going to have to do the muggle way."

"Why is that" Severus ask.
"It is not wise to give a bone healing potion to someone who is unconscious Severus you and I both know that, and at least four of her ribs are cracked if not broke it is lucky she didn't puncture a lung."
"Well can't you bring her to?" Draco ask looking at Madam Pomfrey. "If we wanted to risk brain damage then by all means we could just bring her to, but seeing as she has been through a traumatic experience by the looks of things then we must wait it out, let her wake up on her own." Madam Pomfrey said as she turned to go back into her office.
"Do you think she will wake anytime soon?" Professor Snape said in a whisper.
"She will wake when she is ready, when she is healed, for now all we can do is make her comfortable and hope she feels safe enough to wake. I would suggest that you both go to bed, and come see her after a good breakfast" Madam Pomfrey said looking at the both of them.
"She has been alone enough through all of this I will not leave her" Draco said as he walked to her side and gently took her delicate pale hand in his.
"I thought I lost her once, I won't lose her again." Snape said in a deadly quite whisper.
"Suit yourselves gentlemen, but I expect you to be on your best behavior this is a infirmary." Madam Pomfrey said as she went into her office. ~~

"Please." Hermione's adoptive mother pleaded with Dumbledore clutching the front of his robes, "Let me see my little girl, she needs her mother with her."

"You will be able to see Hermione if she awakens and wants to see you not a second more." Dumbledore said his eyes holding no amusement in them.

"Hermione is my daughter I raised her, I gave her a place to live, Not that wizard who claims to be her father." Hermione's mother argued.

"But you failed to protect her, from someone you married; you sent a letter begging her to come home, luring her into a trap. Is that love? Yes I agree that Hermione needed a mother, unfortunately her real mother couldn't be there for her, but you, you have no excuse, You could have done something, called the police, owled me a letter for goodness sakes you owled Hermione one, but did you. It would serve you right if Hermione never talked to you again." Dumbledore said his eyes a dark blue, "But fortunately for you my grand-daughter seems to have a forgiving heart." Dumbledore said as he walked to the fireplace and quickly flooed to the hospital wing to see about his long lost grand-daughter.