Chapter 9
Hermione was not about five months pregnant. She and Severus were getting ready to tell people about the baby, he really was too excited. They still had not found out who was behind that letter.
"Ok Class, thank you for your attention today," Hermione said staring out at her class, "Remember that foot and a half of parchment on wolves bane due next class." She smiled as they all packed up and started to head out.
Hermione waved her wand to make sure the air was clear and removed her bubble when young Ms. Blake came in the room.
"Ms. Granger." She said looking down
Hermione turned around and smiled, "yes Ms. Blake?"
"Can we talk?" She looked like she was going to break down right there.
"Would you like to talk in my office?" Hermione said.
"Yes please"
They went into the office, "Would you like some hot chocolate, cant have coffee right now." Hermione realized her slip and hope Ms. Blake didn't ask about it, but she did.
"Why can't you have coffee?"
Hermione smiled at the young girl who reminded her so much of herself, "can you keep a secret? Hermione asked.
"Yes" She smiled
"I am five months pregnant." Hermione smoothed her over sized robes over her expanding belly.
The girl smiled, "congratulations, I promise to keep the secret."
"Thank you." Hermione sat down and handed the mug of coffee over, "now what did you need to talk about."
Hermione could see the tears welling up in the young girls eyes, "Well," she sniffed, "last night, after I finished my homework in the library I was walking back to my common room when a Slytherin boy grabbed me and pulled me into an empty classroom." at this point the young girl started crying.
Hermione walked around the desk and knelled next to the girl and hugged her to her shoulder while at her shoulder the girl leaned up to her ear and whispered to her.
"He raped me." She started to bawl.
Hermione closed her eyes, she couldn't believe this. "did you see who it was?"
"No he had his face covered."
Hermione hugged the girl and offered to walk to the Headmistresses office and tell the story for her. The girl agreed and so they did.
Severus was waiting for Hermione to return, thinking to himself she was taking an awfully long time when an owl came to the window, left a letter and flew off. Severus opened the letter addressed to him and sat on the couch to read it.
Severus,
You want to know what I think of this mockery of a marriage? It's sad you have corrupted this beautiful young girl, ripped her away from me. Hope you can watch her at all times, it would be just horrible if something happened to that baby of yours. Life can't always be good for you.
Have a nice day.
Severus balled the letter up and threw it into the fire and punched the nearest wall, he wouldn't let anyone hurt Hermione.
"Severus." Hermione said, she sounded and looked like she had been crying, and she had.
"Hermione? Whats wrong?" he ran to her side, sat her on the couch and conjured a glass of water. She explained what had happened leaving out the girls name.
He hugged her, "I am so sorry babe." he held her
"She reminds me so much of me." She stiffened after that, she didn't want to tell him.
"Hermione?" he had felt her stiffen. He looked into her eyes, there was so much pain there. "What are you not telling me?"
She started crying.
"Hermione!"
"I know who is doing this, writing the letters, hates you, wants me, I know."
"Why didn't you tell me!"
"I didn't think they tied together till she started talking to me today."
"Who is it?"
"I can't."
"Please Hermione"
She started crying and slowly started to tell him about her own experience with a Slytherin and rape, torture and sadness.
A/N: Is this longer! I wanted to end on a bit of a cliffie! Hold out for the next chapter! Where you find out a little more Hermione background and such, what happened between when she and Severus parted ways and when they came back together. And will the mystery letter writer punish them?
