Disclaimer: You all should know the drill by now. I don't own Harry Potter
or any of the other yummy characters in that strange and yet intriguing
universe. *Sigh * Wish I did though.
A/N: You are all going to think that you are going crazy, having chapters
popping up so soon. All I gotta say is that it really does wonders to
writers block when you sit and write down everything that you want to
happen chapter by chapter. I did that last night. And you want to know
something crazy? There are only three more chapters and then the epilogue.
Oh Happy day. Anyway on with the story. Oh one more thing for those of you
who are confused about Remus's comment about the four years of foreplay
with Peter. Remus didn't kill him Harry's third year but do you honestly
think that if he really wanted him dead he would have hunted him down? So
think of it this way. Remus let the little rat worry about Remus killing
him since the Shrieking Shack incident. And then he killed him during the
middle of Harry's seventh year, hence the four-year foreplay comment.
Chapter Eleven: Thoughts up till now
Severus sat at his desk with his head in his hands. He had just come back from a meeting with Dumbledore and his head still hurt from all of the arguments that had gone round the room. It had been a little over a month since he had taken Hermione to Malfoy Manor and she was still there. Narcissa refused to let her come back and he knew that Hermione was relieved. All hell had broken loose when it had become apparent that Ms. Granger had gone missing. That was until the esteemed Headmaster felt that it was his place to inform the school that she was not missing but had been summoned home because her mother had fallen ill. Most had of the students had bought the lie, but none of the teachers was inclined to believe the excuse. He told the teachers and the Order that she had been abducted by Deatheaters and was likely dead. So much for instilling hope in their hearts. Severus and Remus had kept straight faces and remained acting ignorant to any information.
It had been almost two days after the attack when Hermione finally regained consciousness. She had been a hysterical mess. It was only when Remus and himself came into her room did she finally calm down. Severus had told her that Harry had been the one to stop Ron and had carried her back to his personal quarters. He told her that he was the one that took her to Malfoy Manor to be kept safe from Dumbledore. He had asked Harry previously if he wanted Hermione to know about the letter from James Potter and the truth of Albus Dumbledore's manipulations. Harry told him that Hermione needed to know and that he trusted her with the information. After Hermione had read the letter she had sat in shock for some time before she finally whispered something. Severus hadn't heard what she said so she repeated it.
"He knew what Ron was doing to me, didn't he." She had whispered again only a little louder so that Severus could hear her.
A Severus had shaken his head grimly, "Yes. I am afraid that he did."
Hermione had sat there trembling slightly. "I have to go back to school and finish. I need to take my NEWTS and graduate, but I am too afraid to." She had said quietly.
It was then that Lucius had made his presence known and told Hermione that she was more than welcome to stay at the Manor and if she wanted to continue her studies then he could arrange for a private instructor from Durmstrang so that Dumbledore would never know. Hermione had wanted to but was extremely reluctant to stay; Narcissa had stepped into the room and reassured her that she would be thrilled if she did stay. Hermione had finally decided to stay and take Lucius's offer for a private instructor.
Narcissa had started talking to Hermione and had started helping her realize that she had done nothing to deserve what Ron had done to her. She was finally starting to recuperate and as long as she stayed at the Manor she would continue healing. Harry had started writing to her telling her the things that had been going on in the school and she had started writing back and telling him of her new instructor and of her nightly talks with Narcissa. From what Severus could tell from the way that he saw Harry acting and the way that Lucius had told him about Hermione's behavior it had seemed like the two of them where harboring feelings for one another. Both seemed scared to admit that they would ever see each other as more than friends. These thoughts had brought him up to the recent meetings of the Order.
This evenings meeting was more of a personal meeting and he had gotten a massive migraine from it. Harry had flat out told Dumbledore that he was going with Draco to Malfoy Manor to spend the Christmas break with him. That was when the shouting had started. Dumbledore had told him that he was going to stay at the school and if he wanted to leave for the holidays then could either go to the Weasley's or back to his Aunt and Uncles.
Severus chuckled dryly when he remembered the look on the old fools face when Harry had said that he was going with Draco and he told him that Remus was going with him. He had told him that if he didn't let him go he was going to find a way regardless and that he had better be content with the fact that Remus was going. Severus had felt that he needed to make it a little easier for him and told Dumbledore that he would be sure to stop at least once a day to check on Harry and Remus to make sure that they where still alive and kicking. It had taken another forty-five minutes for the Headmaster to get it through his head that Harry was going whether he liked it or not, and had finally consented to letting him go. The boys would catch the train to London and he and Remus would meet with Lucius to collect Harry and Draco from Kings Cross Station.
That next morning Severus was packed and ready to leave by portkey to the Manor. He then went to make sure that Harry and Draco were packed and ready to leave. Harry had been bouncing off the walls all night in his excitement that he was finally going to see Hermione. Draco had taken to forcibly making Harry sit in a chair until he had calmed down. They had both been packed and ready to leave for the train station when Severus had come into the common room and told them that Remus, Lucius and himself would see them at Kings Cross Station and for them to be on their best behavior on the train. They had promised and Severus left to find Remus so that they could leave.
He finally found the wolf in his quarters waiting for him. "Are you ready?" Severus said as soon as he saw Remus.
Remus looked up at the man and shook his head. "Yeah, are the boys ready to go?"
"Yeah, I just came from checking on them. Although I think that Draco is about ready to kill Harry. I guess he has been overly enthusiastic in his excitement at seeing Hermione." Severus chuckled lightly.
Remus sat there quietly and then let his head drop into his hands. "Do you think we will ever find her?" he asked somberly. They had hit dead end after dead end in their search for Remus's wife and daughter. They weren't even sure if they were alive anymore. It had killed Remus a little each day when their searches had come back empty handed.
Severus sat there and watched Remus draw into himself. "Don't lose hope. We will find them both."
Chapter Eleven: Thoughts up till now
Severus sat at his desk with his head in his hands. He had just come back from a meeting with Dumbledore and his head still hurt from all of the arguments that had gone round the room. It had been a little over a month since he had taken Hermione to Malfoy Manor and she was still there. Narcissa refused to let her come back and he knew that Hermione was relieved. All hell had broken loose when it had become apparent that Ms. Granger had gone missing. That was until the esteemed Headmaster felt that it was his place to inform the school that she was not missing but had been summoned home because her mother had fallen ill. Most had of the students had bought the lie, but none of the teachers was inclined to believe the excuse. He told the teachers and the Order that she had been abducted by Deatheaters and was likely dead. So much for instilling hope in their hearts. Severus and Remus had kept straight faces and remained acting ignorant to any information.
It had been almost two days after the attack when Hermione finally regained consciousness. She had been a hysterical mess. It was only when Remus and himself came into her room did she finally calm down. Severus had told her that Harry had been the one to stop Ron and had carried her back to his personal quarters. He told her that he was the one that took her to Malfoy Manor to be kept safe from Dumbledore. He had asked Harry previously if he wanted Hermione to know about the letter from James Potter and the truth of Albus Dumbledore's manipulations. Harry told him that Hermione needed to know and that he trusted her with the information. After Hermione had read the letter she had sat in shock for some time before she finally whispered something. Severus hadn't heard what she said so she repeated it.
"He knew what Ron was doing to me, didn't he." She had whispered again only a little louder so that Severus could hear her.
A Severus had shaken his head grimly, "Yes. I am afraid that he did."
Hermione had sat there trembling slightly. "I have to go back to school and finish. I need to take my NEWTS and graduate, but I am too afraid to." She had said quietly.
It was then that Lucius had made his presence known and told Hermione that she was more than welcome to stay at the Manor and if she wanted to continue her studies then he could arrange for a private instructor from Durmstrang so that Dumbledore would never know. Hermione had wanted to but was extremely reluctant to stay; Narcissa had stepped into the room and reassured her that she would be thrilled if she did stay. Hermione had finally decided to stay and take Lucius's offer for a private instructor.
Narcissa had started talking to Hermione and had started helping her realize that she had done nothing to deserve what Ron had done to her. She was finally starting to recuperate and as long as she stayed at the Manor she would continue healing. Harry had started writing to her telling her the things that had been going on in the school and she had started writing back and telling him of her new instructor and of her nightly talks with Narcissa. From what Severus could tell from the way that he saw Harry acting and the way that Lucius had told him about Hermione's behavior it had seemed like the two of them where harboring feelings for one another. Both seemed scared to admit that they would ever see each other as more than friends. These thoughts had brought him up to the recent meetings of the Order.
This evenings meeting was more of a personal meeting and he had gotten a massive migraine from it. Harry had flat out told Dumbledore that he was going with Draco to Malfoy Manor to spend the Christmas break with him. That was when the shouting had started. Dumbledore had told him that he was going to stay at the school and if he wanted to leave for the holidays then could either go to the Weasley's or back to his Aunt and Uncles.
Severus chuckled dryly when he remembered the look on the old fools face when Harry had said that he was going with Draco and he told him that Remus was going with him. He had told him that if he didn't let him go he was going to find a way regardless and that he had better be content with the fact that Remus was going. Severus had felt that he needed to make it a little easier for him and told Dumbledore that he would be sure to stop at least once a day to check on Harry and Remus to make sure that they where still alive and kicking. It had taken another forty-five minutes for the Headmaster to get it through his head that Harry was going whether he liked it or not, and had finally consented to letting him go. The boys would catch the train to London and he and Remus would meet with Lucius to collect Harry and Draco from Kings Cross Station.
That next morning Severus was packed and ready to leave by portkey to the Manor. He then went to make sure that Harry and Draco were packed and ready to leave. Harry had been bouncing off the walls all night in his excitement that he was finally going to see Hermione. Draco had taken to forcibly making Harry sit in a chair until he had calmed down. They had both been packed and ready to leave for the train station when Severus had come into the common room and told them that Remus, Lucius and himself would see them at Kings Cross Station and for them to be on their best behavior on the train. They had promised and Severus left to find Remus so that they could leave.
He finally found the wolf in his quarters waiting for him. "Are you ready?" Severus said as soon as he saw Remus.
Remus looked up at the man and shook his head. "Yeah, are the boys ready to go?"
"Yeah, I just came from checking on them. Although I think that Draco is about ready to kill Harry. I guess he has been overly enthusiastic in his excitement at seeing Hermione." Severus chuckled lightly.
Remus sat there quietly and then let his head drop into his hands. "Do you think we will ever find her?" he asked somberly. They had hit dead end after dead end in their search for Remus's wife and daughter. They weren't even sure if they were alive anymore. It had killed Remus a little each day when their searches had come back empty handed.
Severus sat there and watched Remus draw into himself. "Don't lose hope. We will find them both."