Title: Hermione's Helping Hand

Pansy's Anger

Another week passed with Severus revenge finally coming to pass. The seventh year Gryffindors took the solution that they had made and placed it all around Malfoy's doorposts. They ran as the effects of the solution made the Professor run for it. When Malfoy told Minerva what had happened, Harry and the others used his words to record their results. The paper was late, but he graded it like it had been on time.

However during their next Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson they found that Malfoy and his wife weren't there, but Remus was. He greeted them and took the usual role. Once the last person had told him that they were there, he put the role away, and Hermione raised her hand.

" Yes, Hermione," Remus said.

" I was wondering where the Professor and his wife are at?"

Remus smiled at her.

" The Malfoy's were called to St. Mungo," he told her. " Pansy has gone into labor and Minerva will be informing us as soon as it's born if it will be attending Hogwarts."

" I hope not!" Ron stated.

Hermione smiled.

" Now all of you have had a through look at the Unforgiveables and tried to actual cast them, which I got a report from Malfoy that you all weren't fans of doing this. Now today we are going to practice non-verbal spells, something that Severus taught you back in your sixth year."

There was a muttering of agreement, and then Remus put them in pairs. Hermione wasn't allowed to do this due to her condition, but she watched as Harry attempted to do it again.

" Focus!" Hermione whispered.

Suddenly Harry blasted Ron off his feet and he landed hard against the wall. Everyone rushed to his aid, but Ron was able to get back on his feet.

" Are you okay?" Remus asked.

" F-Fine," Ron stammered.

" Let Ron take a break and we'll let him give it a go," Remus told Harry.

Harry nodded and Ron joined Hermione in watching the rest of the students working.

When the bell rang Hermione went to her next class and Harry and Ron went back to Gryffindor tower. When they arrived they talked about the position that Severus was in now.

" I wonder what's going to happen once Malfoy finds out that Severus is teaching?"

" I have no idea, but I hope it's not to bad."

Ron eyes flashed darkly at those words. What Malfoy could do to Severus could make whatever Severus had done in the past, look like small fries. The next morning Malfoy returned to Hogwarts not in a happy mood. Pansy was screaming at him, telling him that someone at the school caused it.

" I want them in detention," she roared. " I want them in Azkaban."

" What happened?" asked Professor Brown to Minerva.

Minerva smiled at her.

" It appears that Pansy gave birth to a Squib," she said.

Hermione and Harry grinned at each other. There would be no Malfoy coming to Hogwarts, and that was fine with them.