Title: Hermione's Helping Hand

Remus Leaves

The summer passed quickly for Hermione, with work and raising her children. She once again showed her condition and the Professor, who were returning with the new term starting, wondered what she was going to name them.

" Well I was thinking about Will for the boy and Irma for the girl," Hermione told them. " What do you think, Severus?"

" Fine names!" he said.

" Well I'm glad about that," Hermione told him. " I couldn't think of any others at such short notice."

Severus gave her a hard look.

" Or is it due to the fact that you don't want me to have any memories of those that I taught."

Hermione nodded and gave him one of her sweet smiles.

A week later Remus left Hogwarts and Hermione got a letter from Luna. It was very short and all it told her was that she needed to see her. When she arrived, she saw Luna being hugged by Mrs. Weasley, tears rolling down Luna's face. Harry and Ginny were there as well, and it only took one look for Hermione to know that something had happened.

" What happened?"

" The baby, look at the baby," Luna cried.

Mr. Weasley led Hermione to a room that Fred and George once had. When it was open Minerva was busy holding what by all means looked like a healthy baby. Hermione walked over and at once gasped. Luna's baby, which should have had red hair, had blond. She looked at Minerva, who shook her head.

" When did she give birth?" Hermione asked.

" Two days ago!" Minerva answered. " Ron took one look at it and bolted."

" And who's the father?"

" Malfoy, Draco Malfoy," Minerva answered. " It appears that Draco might of rapped Luna and left no trace of it. Madam Pomfrey confirmed that it's Draco's."

Hermione felt boiling hate irrupting, flooding her body, and making her see red. However part of her brain told her that Draco was dead and there was nothing that could be done to him. Yet, Hermione felt that the person that had gotten the worst end of the deal was the baby.

" What gender is it?"

" It's a girl!" Minerva said. " Luna won't even look at her, so Madam Pomfrey says that the baby and mother have no connection."

Hermione felt tears welling up. Luna didn't even want anything to do with the baby; Hermione thought that was so unfair.

" What's going to happen to her?" Hermione asked.

" She's going to be sent to an orphange for magical children, where someone is going to adopt her."

Hermione doubted that seriously. The name of Malfoy was connected to death and despair. No one would want a child whose father happened to be a Malfoy. She figured that the place would inform any wizarding families that the child's father was Draco Malfoy.

" Minerva!" Hermione said, a sudden idea popping up. " Why don't I take her and me and Severus raise her as our own."

Suddenly Hermione heard Luna yelling from downstairs. It seemed that someone had been using the extendable ears because Luna yelled, " take her, and take that little freak of nature." Hermione felt herself getting mad. Luna's daughter wasn't a freak of nature. Minerva nodded and put the little girl in Hermione's arms.

She took one look at her, and fell in love.

" Hello, Michaeli," Hermione muttered, smiling at the baby. " You're going home with me."

Minerva smiled as well.

" It looks like she won't be absent of love," she told her. " And I think Michaeli is a great name."

" Thanks!"

Hermione slowly went downstairs and passed the Weasley family. Mrs. Weasley was looking at her and shaking her head, Luna had her back towards her. Hermione stopped and stared at her, hoping that Luna would say something.

" Don't you want to see her?" Hermione asked.

" No!" Luna answered. " Take that filthy Slytherin away. I never want to even see her again, for as long as I live."

" Fine!" Hermione muttered. " Come on!"

And she turned and left.

When Hermione returned Severus was busy reading his newspaper. He looked up when he saw that Hermione and stared when he saw that she was holding a baby. She gave him a sad look and then disappeared into the next room. When she returned ten minutes later she sat down, looking very upset.

" And can I ask why you have a baby?"

" Luna gave birth and she didn't want her."

Severus gave her a strange look, like she knew more then what she was telling him.

" All right, it's Draco Malfoy's daughter!" Hermione said. " Luna found out and doesn't want anything to do with her. Minerva said that she was going to be placed in an orphange and I know that they'll tell anyone that wants to adopt her that she's a Malfoy. I agreed to raise her as my own and I even named her."

" And what did you name her?"

" Michaeli," Hermione answered. " Don't you like it?"

" I love it, but don't you think that the baby should have been sent to another member of the Malfoy family."

Hermione shot him a look.

" I think I get why you did it."

Hermione leaned back in her chair.

" I thought you would."

A/N: Well it seems the Snape family will never be the same again.