Hermione loved how her schedule had been set up with classes every other day. She smiled at it because the longer classes allowed her to improve in her work. It gave her plenty of time to ask a professor for help on her assignments. She knew that everyone didn't like what Minnie called a block system. She like it and today was finally Wednesday and she had potions after lunch. She was actually going to be brewing something.
Draco chuckled at his over excited friend as she nearly skipped down the stairs to potions class. They entered the dungeons to find the classroom empty. He sat his bag down and took his seat next to Harry while Hermione sat down next to Neville.
Meanwhile outside in the hallway Severus stood in the shadows waiting for his students to enter the classroom. He couldn't help but feel Hermione's nervous and excitement for potions class. He was able to push her feelings aside since they were farther away from each other, but now that she was in the same room it would be much harder to control. The rest of the class entered the classroom and stormed into the room slamming the door behind him making his students sit straight up in their seats. He mentally chuckled at the straight backs of his class and began his class.
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Alexander Malfoy entered Gringott's Wizard Bank he leaned on his cane with each step he took and stopped at the first goblin he saw and greeted the creature with a low respectable and requested to speak to the manger of the bank. The wizard watched the goblin quickly leave his post for the manger once he realized that it was Lord Malfoy. The creature returned with Riphook.
"My Lord Malfoy it's a pleasure to see you again. Please come to my office. I know you only come if something is extreme importance." said the large goblin and showed the wizard to his office.
The office was large with many shelves of books and a large desk. The room of was lit with a large chandelier. The walls were painted in a relaxing brown color. Alex took the chair in front of the desk and Riphook sat down behind his desk.
"Riphook I am here for something of great importance. This must not leave this room. You know that Lord McGonagall and myself are friends of the Goblin Nation and hold your worth of the up most importance. We would like to keep our trust with the nation."
"The Goblin Nation would like to keep our trust with you Lord Malfoy. What is it of so importance that may threaten our trust?" said Riphook.
"Richard and I have been doing research on some very dark magic. Dumbledore is hell bent on the Dark Lord Voldemort's return, and that got us thinking on what would be so powerful to raise someone from the dead."
Riphook sat in thought and said, "Unless the wizard wasn't truly dead. Alex are you suggesting that Riddle created horcuxes?"
"Yes, we believe he has done such a thing, and in order to kill Riddle we must destroy items with his soul. The million gallon is what he used and how many did he make? Riddle would use something tied with Hogwarts. He was proud or should I say gloated about being the heir of Slytherin."
Riphook nodded his head. "Yes he was argent little brat with his wand stuck up his ass." Alex laughed and nodded in agreement. "You would like to use some of my trackers and curse breakers to help on your hunt?"
"If it's not too much to ask Riphook. I will happily pay a fee for their service. I would like to request a curse breaker. He goes by the name of Bill Weasely."
"Yes. We just hired the wizard. He will be a good choice and a hard worker. I'll call the search team and Weasely in shall I?" Alex nodded and Riphook called in three goblins and Bill into his office.
The goblins and Bill entered the office. Bill had flaming red hair, fare skin with freckles and was tall and thin. He wore black dress robes. Bill wondered why he had been called in the mangers office. He sat down after greeting Lord Malfoy. Riphook explained his newest job offer about destroying horcuxes.
"Of course Lord Malfoy I would be happy to help in anyway possible." said Bill and shook the man's hand.
Riphook laid down a list of items that had belonged to the Hogwarts founders. Alex picked up the list and studied it. They all looked liked a great items to store one's soul in.
"The Slytherin Locket, Hufflepuff Cup, Ravenclaw's diatom are all good ones. So let's start with those. Since I know Bella has the cup we can have Narcissa get into the vault. Because it was passed to her when her sister was taken to Azkaban. We will check other possibilities in time." said Alex.
"It's a good place to start search. Please let me know if you need anything else Lord Malfoy." said Riphook. "We will work something out for a price."
Alex chuckled and bowed his head in respect to the goblin. "Mr. Weasely please come with me. You will be working with me and Richard as well as Gringotts. Let us work some matters out in a course of payment for your work with us."
"Of course sir." said Bill and the two wizards left the office.
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Severus walked around the classroom to get an idea of his first year's progress. He stopped and leaned over Draco and Harry's shoulders and he rather pleased at their potion. He walked over to Hermione and Neville potion. He couldn't help but notice how frizzy her hair had become from the fumes of the potion. He mentally chuckled.
"Pull back that wild mane of hair Miss Granger. You'd think it would had a life of its own." snapped Professor Snape causing the Slytherin house to laugh at her bushy hair.
Hermione looked at her potions master and nodded her head. She blinked back the tears that threaten to fall from her bright brown eyes. Severus felt a pang of regret run through him when he felt the hurt. She shook her head and stepped back from her potion and pulled back her wild hair into a tight bun. He nodded in approval and walked away from Hermione.
"You should be finished with your potions. Bottle them and put them on my desk." said Professor Snape turning on his heels.
The students bottled their potions and sat them on their professor's desk, and he assigned them their homework and dismissed the class. Severus sat down at his desk and began to study each vial.
"Professor Snape." said Hermione quietly as she walked up to him. "May I speak with you for a moment sir?"
Severus looked up and saw that everyone had left the room quickly like normal. He nodded his head. "What is it Miss Granger I have much that needs to be done."
"Severus, the only thing you had to tell me was to pull back my hair. You did not have to add the last remark. I'm sorry I'm not perfect." said Hermione with her voice cracking with each word and several tears finally fall down her cheeks.
Severus quickly moved from behind his desk and pulled Hermione into a hug. "I'm sorry and you're right. I should not have remarked about the wild hair." He pulled her back, "I do like your wild hair but for my class pull it into a tight bun." Hermione nodded and smiled at the man in front of her. "Off you go. I know your friends are waiting."
"Ok." said Hermione and she left the classroom and closed the door behind her with soft click.
Severus sat down at his desk and found Hermione's potion and studied it with a careful eye. He smirked at the perfect first potion, and he sat it down to the right so that it could be placed in his stores. He turned to the other students potions for a grade.
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After dinner Hermione made her way to Minnie's private chamber to spend some time with her guardians. She gave the painting the password and stepped through the portrait hole and entered Minerva's large sitting room. She smiled when she saw the couple sitting together on the couch. She ran over to them and sat down between them on the couch.
Richard kissed Hermione on top of the forehead. He looked to his wife and saw her smile and nod her head. He turned to the girl that sat between them.
"Hermione, Minnie and I have been talking about you lately. I had drawn up awhile back. Now this is the muggle way, but it's a start." said Richard. "I have a question for you sweetie. How do you like living with me, Minnie and Granny?"
"I love it. You make me feel safe and love, unlike John and Jane. I love spending time with you. You're like the parents I've always wanted." said Hermione blushing slightly towards the end of small speech.
Richard smiled widen at her confession. He grabbed a folder from the side table and opened it revealing paperwork. "These are adoption papers Hermione. We would be honored if you would be our daughter."
"Really!" said Hermione in excitement.
"Really." said Minerva. "We would love for you to be apart of our family. You just need to sign your name and everything will be finalized, and since John and Jane are in prison they loose their right to you."
Hermione pulled out a pen from her purple beaded bag and carefully signed her name to the documents making her legally Richard and Minerva's daughter in everything but blood.
"I'll take these to Grant in the morning." said Richard with a bright smile closing the folder.
"May I call you Momma and Papa?" asked Hermione.
Minerva's eyes filled up with tears at this question. "Of course Kitten. You call us Momma and Papa. I've been wanting to be called that for years! My sweet daughter," and she pulled her child into her arms and cried happy tears. "Thank you." She whispered to her husband.
Richard nodded and pulled his girls into his arms and smiled. He had a wonderful wife and now a beautiful daughter. Maybe within time they could adopt her magically. But this was good for now.
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