Disclaimer- see the 1st chapter

A.N. All chapters are unbeta'd so forgive me, all mistakes are mine. Hopefully I will be getting a beta soon then I will take down all chapters and edit them.

Later that evening after dinner, the Grangers are sitting in the living room. Hermione is sitting in the recliner and her parents are sitting on the couch facing the recliner next to the T.V. Annabelle breaks the silence in the living room by initiating the conversation.

"Hermione, I told dad what you had said to me earlier at the café and we both agree on what I told you about Hogwarts."

Taking a deep breath, Hermione looks at her parents and clutches Crookshanks who has cuddled up on her lap in his own feline way of providing support.

"Mum & Dad, before I start I just want to let you on into the magical contract so you know which questions I will answer or not."

"All right sweetie, I understand. Your mother and I will not make any judgement until you are finished."

"Ok, the magical contract I had to sign was that it was about the events that occurred in the Department of Mysteries and what we saw in that place. There is a reason why that place is classified so don't ask me about it."

"Now I will tell you what has been happening in the wizarding world. Almost 16 years ago, there was a prophecy made by Professor Trelawney stating that Lord Voldermort will be defeated by a boy who has powers he knows not. One year after that prophecy was made, Lord Voldermort was defeated. The killing curse that Lord Voldermort had used on the parents of the boy was successful but he couldn't kill the boy. The curse had rebounded upon him and his body was destroyed but his spirit survived. That boy that survived is my friend Harry. After the wizarding world found out that Voldermort had been defeated, everyone was so happy because Voldermort's reign of terror was now over. Little did the wizarding world know that there was a select group that didn't believe that Voldermort was gone for good. For 11 years the wizarding world had been sitting in peace, it all ended when Harry started at Hogwarts. Last year at the end of my 4th year, Voldermort came back. He kidnaped Harry and used harry's blood to create a new body so his spirit could reside in it. Now everything is in chaos because its now clear that Voldermort is back for good and Harry, me, and Ron are all in the middle of it. We are known as the Golden Trio, trouble has always managed to find us no matter where we go. First, Voldermort was after the stone in my first year but we managed to keep him from getting it. In my second year, remember I was petrified by a basilk. The basilk was able to move around the school due to the spirit of Tom Riddle controlling it through his diary-Lord Voldermort is Riddle's alter ego. Harry managed to defeat the snake and destroy Riddle's diary. In my 3rd year, thank god there was no appearance of Voldermort but a escaped convict by the name of Sirius Black had escaped Azkaban and it appeared that he was after Harry. It actually turns out he was framed by Peter Pettigrew for the crime he was accused of committing. You guys already know about what happened in my 4th year so I don't need to repeat myself. All I can say about my 5th year is that Voldermort is now out in the open."

"Hermione, all that has happened and you never even bothered to inform us...well except for that basilk incident because we were visited by your head of house."

"Dad, I know, gods I'm so sorry but I love the wizarding world despite the dangers. I was so afraid that you and mum would fly off the handle about this."

"Hermione, I have to ask you right now, are you and our family in danger right now because I doubt that Lord Voldy-thing will ignore you and only go after Harry."

"Dad...I'm muggle-born and top of my class. Beside that, Draco Malfoy who comes from one of the most prominent pureblooded family hates me with a passion because I'm what he calls a mudblood and I have beaten him in every class. Also the Malfoy family isn't what I exactly call a good pureblood family because they are known death eaters. In fact I bet almost the entire Slytherin house is a death eater breeding ground because practically all the pureblood families belong to that group."

"Hermione I'm not stupid, I know that would set you apart from others but since you are part of the golden trio...there will be repercussion for that. I served in the British army as part of the special forces commando units before going in dentistry practice. You know what I did? I was a weapon specialist and a intelligence officer...in fact I was a spy."

"Dad, relax!"

"Hermione, I'm not criticizing you for being smart or your choice of friends but from what you have given me, I can piece this together that there is going to be a war breaking out in your world. I'm looking at it from a strictly military point. In fact when a war does break out, you and your friends will be in the thick of it."

"Hermione, Dad is right, I'm worried about you...I don't want you to die in this damn war that we can't even see or help in!"

"Mum, I'm pretty sure that security precautions have been taken to ensure the safety of our family. No doubt, Professor Dumbledore would even allow me to come home unless there were security precautions in place. In fact when I came home I sensed that there were wards placed on the house to ensure our protection. We have our own version of the army and if something does happen, they would be here in a instant to defend us."

"In fact, what you are trying to tell me and your father that security measures have been taken place and right now there is a system set in place to protect us?"

"Yes Mum, I can feel the wards, they are very complex and powerful...I can sense that they were set up by Professor Dumbledore himself. Even Voldermort would have a very hard time breaking through and it would be almost virtually impossible for his followers to break it."

"Ok Hermione, we are going to trust you right now but the first thing I am going to do is to have you owl the Headmaster in the morning because I personally want to talk to him. I would rather trust my own methods and have you removed from Hogwarts for your safety then relocate the family to America to ensure our safety."

"Dad! Don't do what you just said...about the removal!"

"Hermione, your dad is right...our decision isn't final until we talk to the headmaster in person. That just might be what will happen if your father isn't satisfied with the precautions the headmaster has taken."

"I think this discussion is over now, I think you should go to bed now...its almost midnight and we may have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."

" Dad...please don't send me away..."

"Hermione, you are pushing it right now, go upstairs." Peter stated as he stood ramrod straight facing away from Hermione, glaring outside the window of the living room into the darkened street of Hammersmith.

"All right, fine if you and mum are going to be like this...why did I even tell you!"Hermione gets up from the recliner dumping a now angry & hissing Crookshanks to the floor. Crookshanks gives a angry yowl in protest due to his rude awakening.

Peter takes a deep breath after watching a angry Hermione storm upstairs. SLAM!

"Now we know how Hermione feels, by her reaction and the slamming of her door...she rarely does that."

"Anne...don't...I'm not happy right now...I had my doubts about sending Hermione to Hogwarts..now look at where we are."

"Pete, just please consider her feelings...don't do anything too drastic, I want her to be safe but if removing her from Hogwarts puts her and us in even more danger than we already are?"

"Anne...I don't want the same thing to happen to Hermione as it happened to me, remember how I became when I was working undercover...Hermione is smart and she's cunning. She is a weapon in her own right...don't you think Albus Dumbledore would use that to his advantage?"

"She's the backbone of the golden trio, even a blind man can see it..."

"Peter, enough...we will talk about it more later..but not right now because we all are upset right now."

Meanwhile back in Hermione's room. 'Stupid, Stupid, STUPID! How I could be so freaking stupid to tell my parents all that Great...here goes bye bye Hogwarts...Hello America! I have just let everyone down! Sobbing Hermione collapses on her bed and Crookshanks jumps onto the bed and head butts his face against his master's arms mewling trying to give comfort to her. Eventually all the crying exhausts Hermione and she falls asleep.

Perched atop the windowsill outside her room, a black cat watches with a uncatlike worried expression as he watched Hermione pace the room then pass out crying on her bed. After hearing a apparition, he jumped down from the windowsill onto the tree then the fence to look for the intruder who had interrupted the silence. With a look of absolute disdain on his face, the cat jumped down from his perch on the fence and transforms into the dour-looking Potions master.

Sneering, Snape comments

"Lupin...you flea-bitten mongrel, what brings you here tonight? I thought Shacklebolt was taking the night shift tonight?"

"Stuff it Snape! Why can't you once in your lifetime be civil? Kingsley got tied up in a case in Liverpool, suspected death eater activity...so he couldn't be here tonight so here I am."

"Look Lupin, I'm NOT a civil person."Stated Snape while he gave one last pointed glare at Lupin and wrapped his cloak around himself and apparited away.

Crack! In the blink of a eye, Snape disappeared from Lupin's view. "Good riddance, Snape..." said Lupin as he settled down for the night shift at the Granger residence.

T.B.C

Look for the meeting with Dumbledore and what was bothering Snape in the next chapter.