Title: Hermione's Helping Hand

Severus In The Hospital Wing

Remus and Minerva arrived ten minutes after everyone heard Hermione screaming. They entered and a horrible sight met their eyes. Severus looked like someone had cut him from stone and sobbing in the background wasn't Hermione, but Luna.

" Miss Lovegood!" Minerva whispered, shocked.

" I-I d-didn't m-mean t-t-to," she stammered, tears rolling down her face.

Remus turned to Minerva.

" We've got to get Severus to the hospital wing at once," he ordered. " I'll inform the Ministry that he was attacked." He turned to Luna, who was still sobbing. " Luna, you will have to come with me."

She nodded, but when they attempted to take Severus away, a huge wall appeared. Remus grounded his teeth in frustration.

" Hermione, we need-"

" No problem!" Hermione said. " You may take Severus to the hospital wing."

It worked and they were able to take him away.

It didn't take long for news that Severus had been petrified to reach the entire school, which was fast for Hogwarts standards. The Slytherins were delighted that Severus had been attacked, and Harry and Ron figured that this had something to do with what they considered Severus to be. In their eyes he was guilty of being a half-blood and a traitor to what they thought was right. Hermione didn't take this tone at all.

" I can't believe that Loony Lovegood decided to try and become an Animagi!"

" What gets me," Harry said, going over his notes for Advance Herbology. " Is that she was even able to do it."

Ron snorted.

" You know those Ravenclaws! They're always doing stupid things just because their smart and everything."

" Ya!" Hermione muttered. " And now my husband is in the hospital wing looking like Colin Creevy."

All three of them shook their heads.

They left the library and headed off to lunch. However as they turned the corner, they ran right into Draco Malfoy. He was glaring at them, like he always did when he wasn't in a good mood.

" What do you want, Professor?" Ron asked.

Draco smiled at him.

" I would like to talk to Miss Granger alone," Draco said.

" That's Mrs. Snape, to you," Hermione snapped.

Draco smiled again.

" Sorry, Mrs. Snape," Draco corrected.

" And what do you want to talk to me about?" Hermione asked.

He gave her a strange look, and then it turned threatening when he noticed that Harry and Ron were still there.

" I won't tell you until Potter and Weasley are gone," he told her.

" Well, guess what, were not going," Harry said. " And you can take as many points off from Gryffindors as you want, but where not going."

Draco cursed, and then walked away.

" I wonder what that was all about?" Hermione asked.

" I don't know!" Ron said. " Look, we better get going before we miss Lunch."

" I want them to pay," Pansy roared. " Its all their fault, especially that Mudblood witch, Granger."

" I know it is!" Draco said. " But she's with her friends and I can't get to her."

" Well try something," Pansy hissed. " I want a magical child, and I want one now."

Draco thought this over and then came up with a plan.

" Don't worry dear, you'll get your child."

" I hope so," she hissed again.

Meanwhile, Remus was talking to Luna about what she had done. He knew that Luna didn't mean to attack anyone, but he had to get to the bottom of what had happened. Luna had told him that she was reading a book that she got out of the Restricted section and that she was learning from that.

" Luna, you know the Ministry keeps tabs on people that attempt to do that."

Luna nodded.

" I thought it would be easy, since I'm in Ravenclaw, and are smart," Luna said. " But I didn't think that I would turn into a Basilisk."

Remus sighed.

" And I don't think that Severus expected you to be able to do that either."

Ten minutes later he let her go, which she was glad about. As she left, she thought over what she had done and the person that she almost killed. She knew for certain that Hermione wouldn't want anything to do with her since she had attacked her husband. She didn't blame her; she wouldn't want to be around someone that had done that either.

She went up the stairs that led to the Ravenclaw common room, when she was hit in the back of the head. By the time she came to, she was still in the corridor, but she didn't see anyone. She slowly got up, her head sore from the blow. Who attacked her and where were they? She decided that she would leave those questions for another time.

A/N: Wonder who attacked her, you'll find out much later.