In a room across the country somewhere, Lord Voldamort was sitting in his chair surrounded by his death eaters. His meeting with the oldest vampire clan had not gone as planned. His thoughts were disrupted by his snivelling servant Wormtail.

"My lord, how are we going to insure her cooperation??"

Voldamort knew who he was referring to. The key to her unquestionable support would be her family.

"She will cooperate if it is to save them"

"But my lord ... she has defied you more than once. Even now she is aiding the Potter boy by deifying you. Plus we need the child ..."

Voldamort got to his feet so suddenly that Wormtail stumbled back and away from him in fear. His eyes where glowing in his anger.

"Do you not think I know this?!?! Why do you feel the need to point out the obvious???"

"I'm sorry my lord please forgive ... AHHHHHH"

Wormtail never got to finish his plea, as the blade of Voldamorts sword came whining around in an arch neatly decapitating him.

"Know this all of you," he said to his remaining death eaters, who were cowering in tight huddles "if you dare to question my motives you will die"

After a quick chorus of 'Yes my lord' Voldamort sat back in his chair to think.

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Harry stirred to find Ron and Dumbledore leaning over him. But no Hermione. He groaned when he realised this and tried to get up. He was still weak and could only, just about, sit up on his own.

"Professor" Harry said weakly, "Where is Hermione?"

"Miss Granger has just left..." Dumbledore didn't get to finish his sentence as Harry interrupted him.

"Shit!!!"

Dumbledore looked at Harry sternly then said "Now I would like you to tell me what is going on"

Harry and Ron exchanged a look and with a sigh Ron said "We don't trust Hermione. We think she is the spy."

At those words left his mouth, the sound of breaking glass was herd. They all looked around to see Hermione standing there with tears falling down her cheeks unchecked.

"Why?" was all she said.

Ron looked uncomfortable and Harry looked guilty. Dumbledore had lost the twinkle in his eyes as he looked at the two boys. He felt great sympathy for the young witch, knowing full well she hadn't told the boys about her parents as she hadn't wanted them to be concerned with her.

When no answer came Hermione started to feel anger towards the last two people who meant the world to her.

"WHY?" she demanded.

At her raised voice Harry came out of his stupor and retaliated in anger. He truly believed his friend was a spy for voldamort and was selling them out.

"Come on Hermione, you have been distant towards everyone for the last year. I know we lost Sirius but he didn't mean anything to you so you have no reason to be acting this way. Your hiding something and now we find out there's a spy in the order. It doesn't take a genius to put the pieces together." Harry stated crossing his arms across his chest.

Hermione was shocked. Sirius meant nothing to her??? Sirius was the only one, besides Dumbledore that knew her parents were killed. Losing Sirius was like losing her big brother. It had hurt just as much as losing her parents, if not more.

Hermione was at a loss for words. She stood there just staring at Harry, then Ron. Her gaze finally landed on Dumbledore and once she saw his slight nod she said in a deadly calm voice, "Fuck you Harry Potter and fuck you Ronald Weasley. After everything I've gone through for you two, helped you through everything, that's what you think of me. You can both just go to hell." The boys looked at her in shock. Hermione had never spoken to them like that before. Come to think of it they had never heard her utter a foul word in all the years they had known her. She took a shuddering breath, looked at Dumbledore and in a more respectful tone said "I will be leaving now Professor. I do not know when I will be back but I doubt I'll be missed. I'll let you know the results of my task" and with that she turned on her heel and left.

After she had left Dumbledore rounded on the two boys left in the room. They knew they were in trouble now.

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