Title: Hermione's Helping Hand
Dumbledore's First Deathday
In June invitations arrived for the students to attend Dumbledore's first Deathday party. Harry, Ron, and Hermione had been to one, but thanks to Peeves, they really hadn't enjoyed it. Fawks would be there and so would be a hundred ghosts. Most of the students did come, but some didn't. Hermione fought her illness to come so that she could support him.
" Hello, Hermione," said the Headmasters voice.
Hermione smiled at him and said hello as well.
"I heard that you had three wonderful childern."
Hermione nodded.
"Well I believe that Severus will make a fine father," Dumbledore told her. "So any idea on how your going to prove that he's innocent?"
Hermione thought this over, and then decided that the best way was to produce something that had been written between him and Dumbledore.
"Well I was thinking about some written proof," Hermione said. "Maybe there's something that you have that might help."
Dumbledore thought this over.
"I do have a diary that I used to list everything that me and Severus said," Dumbledore said. "I'm sure that you can use that."
"Thanks."
"No problem," Dumbledore said.
Then he drifted away.
Hermione after that moment started to really enjoy herself. She saw Moaning Myrtle dancing with the ghost of Neville Longbottom. For the first time they seem happy. Hermione danced a few numbers with Harry and Ron, and then Ron went off and complained about his future to someone that he thought would care.
"I wish he would stop telling people his woes."
"Me too!" Harry said. "It's really getting on my nerves."
"So when is the wedding?"
"Next week," Harry said. "Luna isn't to happy about it, but she understands why the Weasley's are doing it."
"Do you think they'll get along?"
Harry sighed.
"I hope so."
They left the Deathday party and following Remus, returned to the Headmaster's office. Both of them were looking for anything that might be considered a diary. Finally Remus found something and opening it up he saw a list of entries that Dumbledore had made starting in Harry's sixth year.
"Hay look at this," Harry said, fingering the lines. "Severus talked to Dumbledore about who he thought the Dark Lord wanted Draco to kill. Dumbledore never wrote that he was told that it was him."
"So Severus didn't know."
Harry nodded.
"Well, it seems that even with Severus becoming Voldemort's right hand man, that he still didn't completly trust him."
"I agree, Remus," Hermione said. "And now all we have to do is show this and my husband is free."
Harry shook his head. Severus was like Sirius. A prisoner of Azkaban.