Chapter 2

"Albus, where is Miss Granger, she needs to be questioned and we have found a home for her, my wife has agreed to allow me to take her in" Cornelius Fudge said.

"Cornelius, Miss Granger is now Miss Black, isn't it wonderful Lord Black and his Husband Remus Lupin Black blood adopted her" Dumbledore said, the Ministers eyes widened,

"Black, Black" he exclaimed, Sirius stood at the end of the bed, he stared at the soon to be disgraced Minister for Magic.

"Yes, Hermione had built a wonderful relationship with Remus while he worked here, she knew she needed a magical guardian and asked for him and his husband, since she knew Lord Black was innocent and both men were only happy to oblige" Dumbledore told him.

"Hermione is asleep right now and after what she had been through, I don't want to wake her, once my name is cleared we will arrive at the ministry to discuss it" Sirius said, the minister was turning a puce colour in anger and frustration, this was not going the way he wanted it to go.

"Madam Bones is working on it and you will be fully pardoned by morning, we only need to speak with your daughter about a few things, it shouldn't take too long, when you arrive at the Ministry you will need to head to the DMLE" he told him, Sirius rose a brow and nodded, with that the minister left with his tail between his legs.

"Make sure you are with her while they ask her the questions, both of you, I am sure they will call her in front of the full court" Dumbledore told them, Sirius nodded as he picked up his daughter, Remus smiled,

"We will protect her and love her" he said, Dumbledore nodded,

"I don't doubt that Remus, not one bit" he said as he watched the new family leave through the office.

When Hermione woke next, she was lying in a much larger bed than she had fallen asleep in, sitting up in the bed, she looked around the large room, it was bare, there was nothing personal about it, but the large window made the room perfect because there was a rather comfortable looking window seat, plus the large open fire with a large and soft chair in front of it.

"Hermione" she looked towards the door, she had to shake her head to clear it before she told them to come in.

Remus smiled at her gently as he walked into the room,

"This is the Heir room, Sirius had it cleared of everything before we placed you in here, we will get the things from your room, the headmaster has some of the house elves packing it up along with all the photographs and jewellery in the house, they will be brought here while we are at the Ministry, everything else in the house, Sirius has declared they be put in a Black vault at Gringotts, why don't you come down, Kreature has made some breakfast" he told her, she nodded as she pulled the blankets off.

Hermione followed Remus down the stairs of the house, she stopped and stared wide eyed at the house elves heads that were mounted on the wall.

"Sirius is looking into getting them moved, but Kreature doesn't want to disrespect his ancestors, they believe it an honour to have their heads placed there after they die" he told her softly, she nodded.

"I don't know much about house elves, do you think Kreature would answer my questions" she asked in a whisper, he smiled and nodded.

"I'm sure he will Hermione, but you need to eat first because we need to get to the ministry so then we can plan the funerals" he told her as softly as he could, her now Amber eyes filled with tears, Remus pulled her into his arms as they reached the last step.

"I know it's not ok now and it won't be for a long time, but your parents are still here with you, they will be with you every step of the way" he told her, she sniffed and nodded.

"I know, I just, they wouldn't be dead if it weren't for me, I caused this, had I not been born, they would be alive right now, getting ready for work, not on a cold slab in a mortuary" she whispered, Remus shook his head as he pulled back.

"No Hermione, this isn't on you, this is on the three men sitting in the cells at the Ministry, you are not to blame for this" he implored, she swallowed a retort, she wanted to believe him, she wanted to put it all on the men who tortured and killed them but she just couldn't, at least not yet.

"Hermione, Kitten, come down and eat, Kreature made you a chicken broth, and Minnie brought over some robes for you to wear for the ministry" Sirius called from the kitchen, Hermione bit her lip and followed Remus down.

She ate quietly, she could feel their gazes on her but that didn't matter to her right now, she wanted to finish her food and deal with the ministry, they all looked up as the floo flashed, Albus Dumbledore walked through holding a newspaper.

"I'm glad I caught you before you headed to the ministry, the daily prophet has published a story on the attack last night, Hermione it speaks graphically about your parents deaths, with comments from the healers that collected them and the Aurors that arrived" he said, Hermione frowned,

"Should they have been able to do that, I thought that there was Laws against that from happening" she asked, Sirius nodded,

"We will deal with that when we get to the Ministry, you have been wronged again and I won't stand for it" he told her, she nodded,

"I also have a letter from Mrs Weasley, she wants you to come over to their house" Albus said warily, Hermione stood quickly, pushing the chair from the table and grabbed the robes from beside her before heading out of the kitchen, Remus and Sirius looked at the headmaster confused, he sighed and took a seat at the table.

"The Weasley's were our first choice to adopt her, but Hermione informed us of a letter that she had received from Mrs Weasley about the plans for Hermione to go over to their house during the summer, Mrs Weasley believed Hermione to be a loose woman and didn't want her around, she thought that because Hermione had two male friends that she had to have loose morals, and didn't want Hermione there to influence Ginny" he told them, neither could believe that the woman would think let alone voice it to Hermione herself.

"And now why is she telling Hermione she can go over" Remus asked, Albus handed over the prophet,

"Because of how Hermione is portrayed in the article" he said, Remus looked at the paper.

14 year old captures 3 death eaters.

Last night the house of one Hermione Granger was attacked, the young witch was awoken to 3 death eaters attacking and torturing her parents, Drs Mary and Thomas Granger, from Auror reports Peter Pettigrew whom was believed to have been killed by the hand of the now Pardoned Sirius Black had wanted to sexually abuse the young witch, but he and his fellow attackers did not expect the young witch would fight back, a fight that ended in the capture of Peter Pettigrew, now confirmed death eater and betrayer of the potters that faithful night, Evan Rosier, confirmed Death Eater and Bartimus Crouch Jr, confirmed death eater and recently believed dead prisoner of Azkaban, an investigation is now being carried out on how his death was faked.

Miss Granger is now believed to be in the custody of Lord Sirius Black and his husband Remus Lupin Black. A ministry official has been recorded in saying that the magical power that was recorded from the witch is on level with Albus Dumbledore and this is before her magical maturity.

It is also recorded that her intelligence is as high if not higher than Rowena Ravenclaw herself.

Our hearts are with Miss Granger as are our many thanks, this young woman has been traumatised by did everything she could to make sure these horrid men could not do this to anyone else again, an Auror at the scene repeated the words Miss Granger said when help finally arrived.

I know I shouldn't have used magic, but after what they did to my parents, I couldn't let them go, I don't care what you decide, I know what I did was right.

More to follow as Miss Granger is expected at the Ministry later today.

Remus looked up at Dumbledore.

"I can't understand how that would change Mrs Weasley's mind" he said, Dumbledore nodded and sighed.

"Mrs Wesley is looking for potential matches for her youngest two, she want Ginevra to marry Harry and Ronald, well at first it was Lavender Brown as her father had opened that new store in Diagon Ally with plans for one in Hogsmead, now that Hermione has been deemed the best possible choice of witch, she wishes for them to marry" he said, Sirius scowled,

"I thought she was a decent woman, I'm not hiding this from Hermione, I don't think she wants anything to do with the family again anyway" he said,

"Now I understand where Ron gets if from" they all jumped as Hermione's voice came from behind them.

"Hermione" Remus said, she stood there looking everything a Black witch, Beauty, poised but also something dangerous within her, you could see it in her eyes too.

"I don't want to hold the whole family accountable for her, but I won't forgive it and I will try to be civil but I will not have any respect for tha woman" she said, Sirius shook his head,

"I wouldn't expect you to Kitten, I am even thinking of telling Harry not to go to the Quidditch World Cup" he said, she furrowed her brows,

"They're going to the world cup" she asked, Remus looked at his husband.

"We will be too Hermione" he said quickly, she blinked and shook her head.

"It's just Harry didn't tell me that in any of his letters, it doesn't matter now anyway, I want to get this over with and lay my parents to rest, I can worry about petty things later" she said, Dumbledore nodded,

"Quite right Miss Black" he said as he stood, the other two followed suit.

"We will be with you through it all" Remus told her as he handed her floo powder, she smiled slightly and followed Sirius and Dumbledore through the floo to the ministry.

She had never been to the Ministry before, as she stepped through the floo, she could tell it would be intimidating for those who hadn't faced much adversaries before in their lives.

"Take a deep breath, take a second to take it all in and when you are ready we will go" Remus told her, she nodded and reached for his hand.

"I'll be fine with you and Sirius with me" she told him, he tightened his grip on her hand just a little.

"Sirius is known for being a joker, but he will protect those he loves" he told her as she guided her towards Sirius and Dumbledore.

"Apparently they were waiting for us, courtroom 3" Sirius said, Hermione swallowed and nodded, a courtroom, she hadn't done anything wrong, why was she being treated like a criminal.

"You are not in trouble Hermione and don't let them make you feel like you are, if you want to be angry be angry, show them that you are angry, don't hide it from them, if you don't like their question let them know, if you are angry at their question let them know" he told her as they stood outside of the courtroom.

"Won't I get into trouble" she asked him timidly, he took her face gently in his hands,

"Trouble, you won't get into any, you are here for one reason only and that is to tell them your side of what happened last night, you have every right to be angry, you have every right to show it" he told her, she sniffed and nodded.

"Lord Sirius Black, Remus Lupin Black and their daughter Hermione Black" the court announcer called, Hermione had only noticed that Dumbledore was gone.

"Miss Black, I understand you have been through a traumatic event, but we need to get your side of things" Minister Fudge said from his seat, Hermione turned to look at him.

"I can understand that you need to know what happened and what I saw, but I don't understand why I need to feel like a criminal sir, I know that this is usually done in Madam Bones office, I can't comprehend why I am standing in front of a whole courtroom" she said, Sirius grinned from his seat, the Minister began to stutter.

"Hehem, excuse me, but who are you to talk to our minister like that" Hermione looked towards the woman overly dressed in pink.

"Dolores Umbridge, Under Secretary" Sirius told her softly, she nodded and furrowed her brows at the woman, who seemed to just want to push herself into the conversation.

"I didn't speak to him like anything Madam Umbridge, I just asked why I am not being questioned by the head of the DMLE alone and am standing here like I am one of the criminals of war, I have don't nothing wrong" she said.

"You did use underage magic" Umbridge said with a sickly smile on her face, there was a low murmur through the courtroom.

"Yes, yes I did, I did so to save my life, I did so to capture the barbarians who tortured and murdered my parents, what was I supposed to do, was I supposed to let them rape and then kill me" she asked slowly and calmly, the woman she was speaking with turned her head with her nose thrown up in the air,

"You have to answer for your actions Miss Black, you broke the law when you used your magic underage" she said, Hermione couldn't believe the audacity of the woman, she was under secretary, turning to the paling Minister she furrowed her brows,

"You placed this woman in charge of your civil services, she seems a little to blood thirsty to have any care for the public, I know you have questions, but I have my own, like how did Barty Crouch Jr fake his death and end up at my house last night, how did an innocent man not receive a trial and spend twelve years in Azkaban for something he didn't do, how come I am not being questioned through the proper procedure, I want to know why Evan Rosier was not even on your radar, I want to know why a junior member of this government is allowed to even have anything to do with what happened and why she is looking at me like I am the dirt that stained her favourite shoes, my actions were those of self-defence, my actions may have come too late for my parents but I do not regret the actions I chose to follow, I want to know why Healers and Aurors commented on my families case when they are required by law to keep silent, these are the questions I have" she said, Umbridge was about to retort.

"Will you be quite Dolores, Miss Black we are not here to interrogate you, and I apologise that you feel that is what is happening, I have questioned your three attackers and we have a great understanding of what happened last night, I just wished to ask where you learned your feat of magic, as I understand that type of magic isn't taught at Hogwarts until fifth year" a woman asked,

"Madam Amelia Bones" Sirius told her, she nodded to the older witch,

"That is true Madam Bones, but it is no secret that I have a love of learning, I am years ahead of my class mates in the school curriculum, and once I find something interesting I read more about it, learn as much as I possibly can, we came face to face with Pettigrew at the end of the school year last year, I didn't like the feeling of being helpless and did everything to learn the theory of the spells and the workings of the magic" she told the older woman.

"Miss Black, do you believe that you can pass your owls if you were to take them now" Mr Preen, a man that Hermione knew from the paper asked,

"I feel very confident that I would get O's in all of my subjects if I were to take them Mr Preen, I don't mean to sound cocky, but it is what I do" she told him, he nodded,

"What are you thinking Arnold" Madam Bones asked,

"Well if Miss Back took her owls this summer, she could do her 6th and 7th years this year and take over as DADA professor next year, from what I can see is that she is the most adequate choice", he said, Hermione was shocked as many of the others began to nod in agreeance,

"With all due respect sir, I would still only be 16, I would still be underage and still be unable to use my magic outside of school" she said, he nodded and looked towards the minister.

"It's been done before, we just have to remove her name from the trace register before she leaves today, we can all see that she is a responsible young witch, she only used her magic when it was needed and even apologised for using when she really needed t, she has an amazing talent and our youth need to be taught right" he said, Umbridge felt that it was only right that she opened her mouth and pipe in.

"You can't be serious, Minister this young witch shouldn't be rewarded for breaking the rules, she used underage magic, she should be expelled" she almost shrieked, Hermione looked at the toad like woman, the minister shook his head,

"Dolores will you please be quite" he said as he pinched the bridge of his nose, Hermione had to bite her lip to stop herself from smirking.

Hermione almost checked out for the rest of the conversation, she was thinking about her parents, she knew they wanted to be cremated and she also knew that they wouldn't want a large funeral, her aunts hadn't had anything to do with the family since before she was born, and she had no grandparents, it would be just her, she closed her eyes thinking about her parents practice, their patients would need to be alerted,

"Miss Black, Miss Black" blinking she shook her head,

"Are you alright Hermione" Sirius asked as he bent down to look her in the eyes, she swallowed and nodded,

"Yes, Yes, I am fine, I am sorry, I was thinking about my parents and everything that needed to be settled in the muggle world" she said softly.

"Not acceptable, you are in the presence of the minister for magic, you should have your full attention on what he has to say" Dolores Umbridge stated, Hermione stood fast, her hair blowing out behind her as she lost control of her emotions.

"My attention, My attention, let me tell you something you stupid bigoted woman, I am a 14 year old who spent most of last night staring at the bloodied and battered bodies of the people who loved and raised me, and now, now I am standing in front of people I feel are looking down at me for surviving, I am not going to apologise for surviving, I will not apologise for making sure to catch my parents killers, you Dolores Umbridge have shown me something today, as long as people like you work in our ministry it's going to fail in looking after its people, bigoted people who find themselves to be far more important than they actually are" she said, Umbridge stood and slammed her hand on the table in front of her.

"Excuse me, excuse me you are nothing, nothing but a want to be pureblood, your making such a big deal over the deaths of two muggles, at least it wasn't purebloods that were killed then it would really be a tragedy" she exclaimed, Hermione couldn't believe this woman had actually said that.

"Dolores" Fudge shouted as shocked as the court room fell into silence, Hermione was furious as she looked at the woman, it was obvious the woman disliked her because she had been born a muggle born, and hated her more now that as a pure born muggle born was now legally the heir to one of the main magical families.

"Minister Fudge I will not be in the same room as this heartless troll and that might I say is insulting trolls, Madam Umbridge, my parents may have been mere muggles to you, but they were wonderful, loving and supporting parents, when I found out I was a witch, they could have turned me out in fear of the unknown, but they showed me that it didn't matter that I was different than them, they were proud of me, proud that I was given such a gift, they let me know that they loved me as much as they did before they had found out, possibly more as their love for me grew daily, Minister I will not continue with this interview until that woman is removed" she said as she stared the pink toad down, Umbridge seemed absolutely furious at the suggestion.

"Don't worry Miss Black, had I known her prejudice views I would not have appointed her to such a position, Aurors please remove Madam Umbridge from the courtroom, bring her to my office and be sure to make sure she does not move from the seat she is placed in" the Minister said through clenched teeth.

"Minister can we get to the fact that the Healers and Aurors spoke to the press about that night in great detail, I have been told that there are laws that prohibit that, what are you going to do about it" she asked, the Minister sighed,

"I will have an investigation started and those who spoke out of turn, will be dealt with, I am sorry that it has prolonged your agony and I will make it as quick as possible to lessen the pain" she told her.

It was only then that Hermione realised that there were reporters in the court room, she couldn't imagine what was going to be reported in the evening paper, and Umbridge was escorted from the room.

"Miss Black I apologise for this, we only asked you here to find out if you were alright and if there was anything else that you wished to tell us, we also want to promise that we will keep you up to date on our investigations" Minister Fudge said, Hermione nodded and bowed her head,

"I have one request sir, Peter Pettigrew fears Dementors to the extreme, I would hope that he would be placed in an animagus rat cage nearer the Dementors" she said, he nodded with a raised brow,

"We can do that Miss Black, is there anything else you wish to add to his rap sheet" he asked, she twisted her lips and shrugged,

"It's nothing big, Pettigrew killed my familiar, and apparently Crookshanks took an immediate dislike to him and had tried to eat him a few times" she said, everyone had to hold in the chuckles that wanted to escape.

"You have been through a terrible time Miss Black, we can't tell you how sorry we are, and the fact that ne f those who was at your house was actually a prisoner, we will be sending some money as compensation and will pay the funeral expenses, whomever helped him escape will be dealt with, that I promise" Madam Bones promised.

Hermione walked with her two new fathers by her side, cameras were flashing, reporters were calling out questions, all she could do was walk forward, her head was buzzing, nothing sounded familiar, everything was just coming together and she couldn't make anything out.

"Miss Black I will send out a schedule for your exams, you now are able to use magic as you wish, I wish you all the luck and prosperity in the world" Mr Preen told her, she bowed her head in thanks,

"Thank you sir, I hope I don't let you down" she said as she walked away with her fathers.