Watching her second family walk down beyond the edge of the school grounds

Hermione in the form of Crookshanks waited until they port keyed away to turn and walk

back into the school and down to the dungeons. Entering the potions classroom as she

moved towards the desk transfigured back into her human form. Writing three brief notes

she called out "Dobby".

Hearing his name called Dobby appeared in a blink, seeing who had called him Dobby

began to cry and jump up and down.

Reaching out to stop him Hermione said, "Dobby be quiet, no one is to know I'm alive, I

need you to deliver these three letters. One to my parents, one to my grandmother and my

grandfather."

Taking the letters from Hermione still teary eyed Dobby said "Oh any thing for Miss

Hermione, I is glad you is alive, Dobby so glad."

Watching Dobby disappear to deliver her messages Hermione changed back in to her cat

form and headed to the Room of Requirement to wait the arrival of her family.

Walking past the wall that would become the entrance of the Room of Requirement,

Crookshanks entered looking around seeing things just the way she would require it to be

to bring this confrontation to pass. Transforming back into her human form Hermione

pulled the black robes of the chair and slide it on and pulled the hood up to cover her face

and moved into the shadows of the room and waited.

Reaching the hall were the entrance of the room of requirement was Minerva walked

passed the door three times and entered. Upon entering Minerva took in the room and

could see it resembled the gryffindor tower common room except the colors of the other

house mingled also thru the room. Not seeing anyone Minerva turned to leave when the

door open and Albus walked in the room. Seeing Albus, Minerva push passed him and

tried to leave but the door will not open. Turning angrily towards her husband Minerva

said "I demand you open this door right now Albus."

Looking sadly at his wife he shock his head and replied "I am not the one who locked it

my dear." Moving closer to fireplace Albus was entranced by the pictures sitting on the

mantel. Pictures he had never seen before, some of he and Minerva, some of Severus and

Elizabeth, and others of Hermione and the boys. Turning to see Minerva had moved away

from the door and was also staring at the pictures that adorned the walls as well. So in

groused in the pictures neither heard the door open and the others enter until the door

clicked shut.

Turning when she heard the door close Minerva said "don't let it close " but she was to

late the door was closed.

Hearing Minerva to late Severus turned and grabbed at the door and tried to open the

door but it wouldn't budge.

Turning to the Headmaster Severus said "Albus if you please"

Before he answered Minerva said "its not him".

As the four adults stood apart from each other not talking but looking over the pictures.

Turning to look over at the fireplace in the center of the room a piece of parchment was

floating in the center of the room turning to Severus, Elizabeth said " Severus look."

Turning to look at were Elizabeth was pointing Severus walked over to the parchment

and grab a hold of it. Looking at the parchment Severus eyes fly to Albus with a

questioning look as the room around changed around them.

The room was now Hermione's bedroom, in her home were she grew up. All four adults

looked around the room all there eyes coming to rest on the young bushy hair girl who

stood in front of her bedroom window looking down. Walking over to her daughter

Elizabeth went to pull her into her arms, when Severus reached out and stopped her.

"Its only a memory Beth you won't be able to touch her". Severus said pulling her to

him. Turning back to the memory they watched in silence.

Hermione walked over to her bed picked up the package and put it in her trunk. Looking

at her cat that was laying on her bed Hermione said "I'm sure my grandparents will find

that and give it to Harry. I wish that we could stop what is to happen to save them all the

pain, but I must fulfill the prophecy if Harry is to survive to fulfill his. Crooks I am sorry

for what will happen to you in all this my sweet Crooks. He's coming Crook, we don't

have much time left." Kneeling on the floor beside her bed Hermione cast a complex

glamour charm over Crookshanks turning him into an image of herself. Watching

Crookshanks stretch and lay on the bed in his new form, Hermione transfigured herself in

to the form of Crookshanks and ran and hides in the closet. No sooner had they watched

the cat run into the closet there were three death eaters rushing in the room and pulling

the sleeping form of Hermione off the bed and outside to face their Lord Voldemort.

Turning and glaring at his friend and mentor Severus yelled, "explain now Albus".

Moving from the shadows Hermione still hidden within the depths of the dark robes said

"I think it better I explain Professor, or maybe the proper term would be father." Pulling

the hood down exposing her face Hermione walked closer to the four adults coming to a

stop when her mother grabbed her and pulled her into her arms sobbing " your alive, oh

thank god."

Hugging her mother in return Hermione slipped from her arms to her grandmothers.

Watching his granddaughter, daughter and wife hug and cry in joy at being together after

thinking Hermione had died Albus could feel the loneliness well up inside of him and moved to leave them.

Reaching the door Albus could not open it without turning he called " Hermione the door

please." Trying his best to keep the pain from his voice.

Pulling away from her mother and grandmother she said "No this is not over, the lies and

secrets they have to end now if we are to win this war. I will not let Voldemort win, I will

not loss Harry to him, I will fulfill my destiny to protect the ones I love, but I cannot do

it unless my family is united as a whole. Grandfather do not carry this burden alone, we

are stronger together then apart and at war with each other."

Moving over to his granddaughter he reached out to touch her face and said "I thought if

I sent your mother way and bound her magic my grandchild would never have to know

the pain you have had to endure, but I was wrong and I am sorry."

Turning to look at her mother, father and grandmother she said "Tonight I will tell you all

the truth and I hope you can find it with in yourselves to look beyond the pain and forgive

us."

Severus moved to stand in front of Hermione and reach out to touch her face his hand

shaking. Seeing fear in his face Hermione moved closer and wrapped her arms around

him. Feeling his daughter wrap her hands around his waist Severus wrapped his own

around her and for the first time since the night he came to Albus seeking forgiveness he

cried.

Pulling away from her father Hermione said "please sit down, there is a lot that needs

said and it would be better if everyone was seated."

Watching them all sit down on the two couches in the room around the fireplace

Hermione began to tell them the truth. As she began to tell them the memories from

Albus pensive were all around them.

"Many years ago there was a great seer named Cassandra Trelawney, she made many

great predictions for the wizarding world, but one such prediction was made the day a

child was born. This prediction was heard by only two and was never recorded by the

Ministry. The two witches who heard it thought nothing of it because the birth of this

child could not be linked to her prediction. The child was a boy and there was no evil

wizard trying to destroy their world. Cassandra could not forget this prediction, so after

bidding her friends goodbye and wishing her friends husband a congratulations on their

son she left. She went home and wrote down the prediction and hid it away until the child

was older, then she would give him the prophecy. She knew without a doubt that this

young child would bring about this prophecy, this young Albus Percival Wulfric Brian

Dumbledore. Cassandra waited and waited and then when she could feel that her own life

was coming closer to an end she went in search of the great Albus Dumbledore, the man

who saved them from the evil dark wizard Grindelwald. She went to Hogwarts in search

for him, her very own great grand daughter had started that year, but she had come to see

Dumbledore. Walking thru the halls coming to the transfiguration classroom to see him

speaking to a student, a beautiful young woman, watching the two Cassandra realized

that she was the woman from the prophecy. Waiting for the young girl to leave Cassandra

called out to him. As she approached him she pulled out a small scroll of parchment and

said "do not open this until the day you welcome the birth of your daughter."

Hermione had paused seeing the look on her grandfather's face as he looked at his wife

then continued "Of course Albus thought she was mad, he was not expecting to have

any children of his own . Only after the year ended and Minerva McGonagall returned at

the end of the summer to be his apprentice did he begin to think maybe she was not so

mad after all.

Come that next summer there was a wedding held in the headmaster's office between

Albus and Minerva on that very day Cassandra Trelawney passed away. Albus and

Minerva were very happy and not long after they married Albus were made headmaster

and Minerva deputy headmistress. Everything seem to be going wonderful no evil

wizards no prophecy to think about and they had just found out they were to have a

daughter. The months seemed to pass and soon Minerva gave birth, not an easy birth at

all even for a witch. As she sleep in the bed Albus stood over his daughters cradle and he

remembered what the old woman said to him "do not open this until the day you

welcome the birth of your daughter." Turning from his daughter he went to his office and

pulled out the parchment and began to read it. It was a prophecy; he could feel the fear

surge thru him as the words on the page seared into his soul. Returning to his chambers to

their bedroom Albus walked over to the bed and with tears falling down his cheeks and

he said "I am sorry for what I must do my love." Then moved back to the cradle and cast

a spell over his daughter binding her magic and picked her up and left the chamber.

Walking out side of the castle Albus cast one more spell to change everyone memory but

his own, no one would remember his daughter lived. At the edge of the forbidden forest

Albus apparated to muggle London. Walking to a park Albus walked around until he

noticed his friend had arrived. Nicolas Flamel was a great friend of Albus Dumbledore

and when he received the letter to meet him in London Nicolas did not think twice about

going. Albus explained to Nicolas that his daughter was not safe in the wizarding world

and that he remembered Nicolas wife telling Minerva of a muggle couple who were

unable to have a child. Albus explained that he could tell no one were the child came

from only that she needed a home. Nicolas question if the child would be a wizard and

Albus shock his head sadly. Watching his friend walk away with his child Albus

Dumbledore fell to his knees and cried as if his very heart had been ripped from his body

. Only standing and apparating back to Hogwarts as the sun had begun to rise. Sighing

Albus looked up at the school, his home and pushed his pain down and locket it away he

knew he must be strong for his wife. Years passed and another dark lord arose, everyday

Albus read the prophecy hopein beyond hope it would not come true. Placing it back into

the hidden drawer in his desk Albus left his office he had an interview to get to at the

Hog's Head. Sitting in the Hog's Head interviewing Sibyll Trelawney Albus was not very

impressed with her then to his surprise, she apparently fell into a trance and spoke these

words:

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...born to
those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...and
the
Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark
Lord knows not...and either must die at the hand of the other for
neither
can live while the other survives...the one with the power to vanquish
the
Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies... Once Sibyll came out of her trance Albus hired her and welcomed her to the staff of

Hogwarts and left. Rushing thru the school Albus entered his office and to the hidden

drawer pulled out the prophecy and read it out loud:

As the Dark Lord rises the one with the power to vanquish him born as
the

seventh month dies...will call on the magic of ancient thru the child
born of the

snake and lion born from the man who defeated Grindelwald. The child
born of

snake and lion heir to Merlin will united with the child born as the
seventh month

dies... the magic of ancient will flow thru the child born of the line
of Merlin...

Letting the memories surge thru the room for so long were draining on Hermione magic,

sliding to the floor she let the memories fade away leaving the room as it was. Moving

from the couch to be Hermione had landed on the floor Albus said, "No more child your

magic is not strong enough yet for this." Lifting her Albus moved back to the couch and

sat her down next to Minerva.

Looking at her husband sadly Minerva stood and walked to his side and said, "I can

forgive you and I can understand but I don't think I can ever forget Albus. Let us start

again no more secrets and no more trying to carry all the burden on your own shoulders."

Looking into his wife's eyes Albus said "No more secrets my love."

Standing and walking over to her father Elizabeth said "I am sorry father for what I

said."

Reaching out and pulling his daughter to him Albus said, "you have nothing to be sorry

for my Beth".

Watching them talking and getting to know each other Severus noticed his daughter

leaving the room. Following after her he called out to her "Hermione where are you

going?"

Turning Hermione walked back to where he stood just out side of the room of

requirement and said, "I must go and begin my journey to fulfill my destiny. I've

unbound her magic she will need to learn how to use it. Keep her safe father."

Reaching out he pulled the hood up and over her head and said "Be safe my child ." and

watched her walk away .