a/n: I own nothing. Duh.
?Chapter One?
"Hermione? What are you doing here?" Remus asked.
"Can we talk?"
Remus's defenses instantly went on alert. Five years ago, Hermione's seventh year at Hogwarts, and the last Order meeting, he was in this same situation. Hermione came into his bedroom at one o'clock in the morning. She was upset with Ron. One thing lead to another, and soon he had her in his bed. And, now, here she was again, standing at the front door of Number Twelve Grimmauld Place. Here she was again, a person he hasn't seen in five years.
"I don't think we have anything to talk about." Remus said sternly.
Hermione pushed Remus aside and stepped in. "Yes, we do. And you will listen to every word."
"Well, go on then." Remus said, closing the door. "I'm listening."
"I need your help." She started, wringing her hands. "Lucas has been kidnapped."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"What does- everything, Remus!" Hermione was clearly pissed off. "Hasn't Harry told you?"
"Harry hasn't told me anything."
"Lucas is….Remus, he…he's your son."
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Hermione sat with Ginny at her house is the Burrow. She thought about going to Ron for help. But, he was the last person she wanted to go to. They split up five years ago, and she has vowed to never speak to him again. Hermione decided to go to her best friend, instead.
"He's not going to help you?" Ginny asked. "You told him Lucas is his, right?"
"Yes. I told him. He doesn't want to believe it." Hermione took a sip of her tea. "What am I going to do, Ginny? I haven't a clue as to who could have taken him."
"What about Harry? He will help you, I'm sure of it. Or, maybe Remus will come around. Give it some time. He just has to let the shock settle in."
"Maybe." Hermione knew her friend was just trying to help. But, Harry wouldn't be able to help her. He was too busy with work at the ministry. Also, he had Lavender to look after. After they got married, they found out she was pregnant. They just had twins. "I guess that's better then Draco Malfoy." Hermione laughed.
"He's changed, Hermione. I was a little skeptical at first, but, I guess his father being in Azkaban has really changed him. He is really a sweet guy." She stopped when she heard her bedroom door open. "Ah, speak of the devil." She got up to give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Hello, love. Oh Miss Granger, how are you?" Draco smiled.
"Draco. Nice too see you again." Hermione got up and gave Ginny a hug. "I must be leaving now, I have work to do." Then with one last 'Draco' and a nod in his direction, she left.
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'Maybe he will come around.' Hermione remembered what her friend had told her. 'He just has to let the shock settle in.' The shock, she thought. I can't believe Harry never told him. Now, he refuses to believe he has a son. He knows Ron and I have never been that intimate. I even showed him Lucas's picture. Lucas looks a lot like him, more like him than like me.
Hermione sat in her son's bedroom, thoughtlessly playing with the toys on the floor. One minute he was here, the next he wasn't. The window was left open, and there was a ransom note on the floor. The kidnapper did not ask for any money yet. The note said if she does not get the ministry involved, the child will be safe, and to wait for the request for money. If she does get the ministry involved, the child will be killed.
That means, she couldn't ask Harry for help. He works for the ministry; no doubt the kidnapper knows that. Harry would probably want the ministry involved. The only person that was left to ask was Remus. And he refuses to believe he has a son. Hermione didn't think that Remus would face facts and come to help her. So, the only option left was to go to the ministry, and hope for the best.
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"Hermione's son was kidnapped," Ginny told Draco after Hermione left. "She can't go to the ministry or her child will be killed."
"What is she going to do?" Draco asked.
"She went to the baby's father for help, but he refuses to believe he has a son. He hasn't seen her in five years. What else is he supposed to believe?"
"Does she need money? I can help her."
Ginny laughed. "No, Draco. I think you're the last person she wants help from. No, I take that back. Ron is the last person she wants help from. You're the last person she would borrow money from."
"She doesn't have to pay me back. I'm still trying to get on her good side. I've always liked her, but you know the whole Gryffindor vs. Slytherin thing. And being my father's son didn't help much."
"I don't think money will win her over, love. I've tried talking to her, but you really made a bad impression over the years."
"That's the truth. But, I'll talk to her, anyway. If worse comes to worse, maybe she will accept my offer."
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"Oh, hello Lavender. How are you?" Hermione said through the telephone.
"Hermione, hello! Harry and I have been worried about you. You haven't called for a while." Lavender accused.
"I know, I'm sorry. But, I really need to talk to Harry. Is he around?" Hermione asked, hoping he was.
"Yeah, he's here, I'll get him." Lavender put the phone down and yelled for Harry. After a few seconds he picked up.
"Hello?"
"Harry, its Hermione."
"Hermione! Well, it's nice to finally hear from you. We thought you forgot you had friends."
"I'm sorry I haven't called or anything. But, Harry," Hermione paused to gather her thoughts. "I don't know if it's safe to talk over the phone. Can we meet somewhere?"
"You don't know if it's safe? Hermione, what's going on? Should I come over?"
"Well, Lucas has been kidnapped. I'm not supposed to get the ministry involved, but-"
"I'll be over straight away." Harry cut her off, and then hung up the phone without waiting for her answer.
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"If this kid does not stop crying, I'm going to kill him!" She said aloud. "How does your mother put up with you?"
"Mummy!" Lucas screamed in response.
She threw a box of cookies at him, hoping he will eat them and shut up. Then she walked away. Lucas screamed louder. She turned around and yelled at him to stop crying, but he just cried more and threw the cookies back at her.
"I'm going to kill this kid!" She yelled, stalking towards him.
?Chapter One?
"Hermione? What are you doing here?" Remus asked.
"Can we talk?"
Remus's defenses instantly went on alert. Five years ago, Hermione's seventh year at Hogwarts, and the last Order meeting, he was in this same situation. Hermione came into his bedroom at one o'clock in the morning. She was upset with Ron. One thing lead to another, and soon he had her in his bed. And, now, here she was again, standing at the front door of Number Twelve Grimmauld Place. Here she was again, a person he hasn't seen in five years.
"I don't think we have anything to talk about." Remus said sternly.
Hermione pushed Remus aside and stepped in. "Yes, we do. And you will listen to every word."
"Well, go on then." Remus said, closing the door. "I'm listening."
"I need your help." She started, wringing her hands. "Lucas has been kidnapped."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"What does- everything, Remus!" Hermione was clearly pissed off. "Hasn't Harry told you?"
"Harry hasn't told me anything."
"Lucas is….Remus, he…he's your son."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione sat with Ginny at her house is the Burrow. She thought about going to Ron for help. But, he was the last person she wanted to go to. They split up five years ago, and she has vowed to never speak to him again. Hermione decided to go to her best friend, instead.
"He's not going to help you?" Ginny asked. "You told him Lucas is his, right?"
"Yes. I told him. He doesn't want to believe it." Hermione took a sip of her tea. "What am I going to do, Ginny? I haven't a clue as to who could have taken him."
"What about Harry? He will help you, I'm sure of it. Or, maybe Remus will come around. Give it some time. He just has to let the shock settle in."
"Maybe." Hermione knew her friend was just trying to help. But, Harry wouldn't be able to help her. He was too busy with work at the ministry. Also, he had Lavender to look after. After they got married, they found out she was pregnant. They just had twins. "I guess that's better then Draco Malfoy." Hermione laughed.
"He's changed, Hermione. I was a little skeptical at first, but, I guess his father being in Azkaban has really changed him. He is really a sweet guy." She stopped when she heard her bedroom door open. "Ah, speak of the devil." She got up to give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Hello, love. Oh Miss Granger, how are you?" Draco smiled.
"Draco. Nice too see you again." Hermione got up and gave Ginny a hug. "I must be leaving now, I have work to do." Then with one last 'Draco' and a nod in his direction, she left.
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'Maybe he will come around.' Hermione remembered what her friend had told her. 'He just has to let the shock settle in.' The shock, she thought. I can't believe Harry never told him. Now, he refuses to believe he has a son. He knows Ron and I have never been that intimate. I even showed him Lucas's picture. Lucas looks a lot like him, more like him than like me.
Hermione sat in her son's bedroom, thoughtlessly playing with the toys on the floor. One minute he was here, the next he wasn't. The window was left open, and there was a ransom note on the floor. The kidnapper did not ask for any money yet. The note said if she does not get the ministry involved, the child will be safe, and to wait for the request for money. If she does get the ministry involved, the child will be killed.
That means, she couldn't ask Harry for help. He works for the ministry; no doubt the kidnapper knows that. Harry would probably want the ministry involved. The only person that was left to ask was Remus. And he refuses to believe he has a son. Hermione didn't think that Remus would face facts and come to help her. So, the only option left was to go to the ministry, and hope for the best.
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"Hermione's son was kidnapped," Ginny told Draco after Hermione left. "She can't go to the ministry or her child will be killed."
"What is she going to do?" Draco asked.
"She went to the baby's father for help, but he refuses to believe he has a son. He hasn't seen her in five years. What else is he supposed to believe?"
"Does she need money? I can help her."
Ginny laughed. "No, Draco. I think you're the last person she wants help from. No, I take that back. Ron is the last person she wants help from. You're the last person she would borrow money from."
"She doesn't have to pay me back. I'm still trying to get on her good side. I've always liked her, but you know the whole Gryffindor vs. Slytherin thing. And being my father's son didn't help much."
"I don't think money will win her over, love. I've tried talking to her, but you really made a bad impression over the years."
"That's the truth. But, I'll talk to her, anyway. If worse comes to worse, maybe she will accept my offer."
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"Oh, hello Lavender. How are you?" Hermione said through the telephone.
"Hermione, hello! Harry and I have been worried about you. You haven't called for a while." Lavender accused.
"I know, I'm sorry. But, I really need to talk to Harry. Is he around?" Hermione asked, hoping he was.
"Yeah, he's here, I'll get him." Lavender put the phone down and yelled for Harry. After a few seconds he picked up.
"Hello?"
"Harry, its Hermione."
"Hermione! Well, it's nice to finally hear from you. We thought you forgot you had friends."
"I'm sorry I haven't called or anything. But, Harry," Hermione paused to gather her thoughts. "I don't know if it's safe to talk over the phone. Can we meet somewhere?"
"You don't know if it's safe? Hermione, what's going on? Should I come over?"
"Well, Lucas has been kidnapped. I'm not supposed to get the ministry involved, but-"
"I'll be over straight away." Harry cut her off, and then hung up the phone without waiting for her answer.
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"If this kid does not stop crying, I'm going to kill him!" She said aloud. "How does your mother put up with you?"
"Mummy!" Lucas screamed in response.
She threw a box of cookies at him, hoping he will eat them and shut up. Then she walked away. Lucas screamed louder. She turned around and yelled at him to stop crying, but he just cried more and threw the cookies back at her.
"I'm going to kill this kid!" She yelled, stalking towards him.