Hermione stood outside Harry's office door. This was the third and final time she would try and do it, she told herself. Her hand lingered over the door, she willed it to knock yet couldn't find the emotional strength to do it. She wanted so bad to talk to him, to reconcile with him, but she couldn't knock on the damn door. She sucked in a breath between her lips quickly, closing her eyes she rapped three times. There was no turning back now.

Harry looked up from the papers he was reading through when he heard the knocks. He grinned to himself and stood up. He ran his tongue over his teeth to clear any food leftovers and ran a hand through his hair making it extra messy before he walked over and opened the door. Hermione stood there in all her elegance waiting to be let in.

"Hey 'Mione." He smiled; he stopped himself from leaning forwards to kiss her. He wasn't allowed to do that, plus he didn't want to scare her away. It was already going to be hard to talk to her. He moved out of the centre of the doorway to allow her to walk in. Harry watched her walk by him and take a seat, she still hadn't said anything to him. He hoped she wasn't as mad at him as she appeared. 'It's now or never' Harry thought to himself as he made his way back to his seat across from her. Harry took a deep breath,

"Hermione. I'm sorry." He said quietly. "It's as simple as that. My actions that night were irrational. I wasn't in the right frame of mind, too much happened too fast and I'm sorry." He said quietly, "Having a family was something I've always wanted and when I found out you had been keeping mine from me I overreacted." He hoped it would suffice it had been the best reasons he could think of to help her forgive him.

Hermione stared calmly at him as he spoke. He hadn't been the only one to overreact, she had as well and she regretted it but she had good reasons to keep Emme from him, she didn't want him to be hurt again if something happened to either of them, Merlin forbid. Hermione inhaled slowly gaining her thoughts.

"I'm sorry as well Harry." She said quietly, "I just didn't want to see you hurt, I loved you to much to see you hurt again." She looked down to her lap and stared at her fingers.

It took everything Harry had to not grab her and snog her finally. But he was thrown off guard when Hermione spoke again, and what she said:

"Harry what happened three years ago was a mistake, a wonderful one, but a mistake none the less. We weren't meant to be together, you love Ginny. And…and I thought I loved Ron." She sighed and closed her eyes, but the tears fell through,

"Hermione!" Harry exclaimed, "I never loved Ginny!" He said tiredly, "And you…thought you loved Ron?" He said sounding confused. Hermione couldn't help but laugh,

"Yeah, there was a time I thought I did. He was wonderful, funny, charming, and despite his insensitivity he seemed to notice me." She said sadly, "But you…wow, you caught me off guard Professor Potter." She looked up grinning, yet tears still shone on her cheeks,

"I finally noticed you, noticed the man that was trying hard to prove himself to everyone. Not the boy who lived but the man that was trying to be." She smiled. "But you had Ginny. But that night…I wish I could remember it so I could treasure it." She sighed, "But now. We're just friends. What we weren't and what we may have been, is gone. I'm sorry Harry." Hermione stood up. It had been brief. Very brief. She just needed to let him know where she stood. But as she said it she had felt something she hadn't felt since sixth year when she saw Ron snogging Lavender. Her heart shattering. She wanted so much for him to hold her, tell her he loved her. But it wouldn't happen, she found herself rising from the chair across from Harry and leaving the room.

"Bye Harry." She heard herself mumble. But she had no control of what she was doing.

Hermione walked slowly down the hallway towards the Child Care room set up for students with children already. She had to pick up Emme before heading up to the corridor. Back in his office Harry was stunned with what she said, gathering his bearings he raced down the hall after her.

The child room was in utter chaos, children who had yet to be petrified were screaming, the caretaker was dead on the floor due to the use of an unforgivable. One child was trying to beat away a Death Eater with a worn bunny rabbit, trying to get him to stay away from his friends.

"AVADA KADAVRA" A flash of light and the boy was dead on the ground. The death eater pushed past the rest of the children and grabbed a raven-haired three year old, who kicked and screamed bloody murder. Hermione pulled open the door just in time to see the five Death Eaters disappear through means of a portkey, Emmelia in hand. Hermione let out a blood curdling scream and fell to the floor in a dead faint. Harry ran harder when he heard her scream.

The next few hours were the longest hours Harry had ever spent in his entire live, they tried modifying the children's memories so they wouldn't remember the events, bodies to claim and to find out who did it. When Hermione woke she immediately told Harry they had her and he was frantic, what he did to Dumbledore's office in fifth year was nothing compared to what he did to his own office when he found out. Ron sat holding a distraught Hermione; she was rocking back and forth mumbling to herself, crying. All she wanted was to hold her baby. Harry just wanted to find whoever kidnapped his daughter and kill them with his bare hands.

"Hermione. Please calm down, you're the rational one in the group, we need your brains now. Please Hermione, calm down, I need you to help me with Harry." Hermione sucked in a shaky breath and turned her swollen brown eyes to Ron,

"I can't think. I can't feel. I just want her to be safe in my arms." She sniffled again. Ron swallowed hard and turned to look Luna briefly in the eyes, he didn't have a child of his own yet, so he couldn't even imagine what his two best mates were feeling right now. Looking back from Luna he turned to Hermione again. Setting his index finger under her chin he pulled her face up so she was looking him in the eyes.

"Hermione, whatever happens we well be here for you forever. Together we will find Emmelia. This isn't her battle this is Harry's. It's horrible that they've taken a young child to get to Harry, and we're going to find her safe and sound and teach them what it's like to take something they love." Hermione sniffled again and then stared at Ron wide-eyed. That was something terribly dark for him to say. She swallowed and took in a shaky breath.

"Thanks Ron." She said rather awkwardly, sitting up straighter she wiped her eyes and then stood.

Walking over to Harry she set her small hand on his arm, he stopped his pacing and destroying turning to look at her. His breath caught in his throat when he took in how pathetic she looked, but amazed all the same how beautiful she could still be. Removing her hand from his arm she reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck in a tight squeeze, his own arms encircling her small waist.

"Hermione I'm sorry…" He whispered quietly into her ear.

They appeared in the midst of the Malfoy manor. Reaching up with his free hand he dropped the hood and mask of his robes and the blonde shook out his hair. He looked around at his cronies,

"Good Job, Crabbe, Goyle. You too Pansy and Blaise." The other four removed their hoods as well.

"Draco dear, what was the point in stealing this filthy halfblood?" Pansy asked bending her knees to look the terrified three year old in the years. Reaching a pale hand up she poked the kids cheek. "I see nothing special." She said standing again. Ignoring Pansy's question Draco barked out commands,

"Crabbe take this child to the guest room and lock her in." Nodding Crabbe scooped up the small kid and excused himself for the group.

"TIPPY!" Draco yelled furiously. A small grungy looking house elf ran stumbling over her feet falling on her face several times before sliding in front of Draco, she looked up wide-eyed and tearfully at her master,

"Yes sir?" She asked in a high squeaky voice, "What can Tippy get her master?" She asked him.

"Go make us 5 poison apple drinks, we'll take them in the Den." Draco said with a wave of his hand dismissing the small elf. Standing up she ran back towards the kitchens as fast as she could.

Retiring to the Den Draco took a seat, sinking low into the chair. He leaned back and watched each person take his or her respectful seat. Locking his fingers together setting them on his chest he took a moment to prepare his speech.

"Earlier today that child made a prophecy that our lord would be back. I believe it to be true, over the summer I had been going through my father's things and I think I may have found one horcrux that no one knew about. I think we can bring the Dark Lord back, and be his next inner circle, the most respected Death Eaters around." Draco said with a sadistic smirk, his eyes shining.

((Yeah sorry everyone. It's been crazy. I started High School and kinda forget about the story. Not cool I know. But I'm sorry thanks for being patient. I thank my reader who actually emailed me and reminded me to update XD anyways hope you like ))