The room was deadly silent after Hermione left.
Remus was shaking with rage. He couldn't believe what he had just herd. Did she truly believe that? Did she truly believe she wouldn't be missed if anything happened to her. He couldn't believe that.
The silence was broken by the sound of a chair moving.
Every ones gaze swung round to Chrimson as she pushed away from the table. As she looked around at all those present she was shaking with suppressed rage. When her gaze landed on her Godfather her heart went out to him. She walked towards him and wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered "don't worry, I won't let her die. I promise!" and with that she left the kitchen to follow her friend.
"Well, that was interesting" Dumbledore said.
"Is that all you can say?" Harry said quietly.
"What would you like me to say Harry? I will not stop them if that is what you are thinking. I believe the two of them together can make this work without any casualties." And with that said Dumbledore stood up and left to return to Hogwarts.
"Remus you have to talk to her. Stop her from doing this. She is trying to get herself killed" Harry begged.
Remus looked at the two boys opposite him and saw the silent tears running down both their faces. He wanted to reassure them that it would all be ok but when he remembered just what Hermione had said about the way they had treated her he couldn't bring himself to do it. His anger got in the way.
He pushed away from the table and said in a quiet voice "this is your mess Harry. You clean it. I support them and I will help them. But I will say one thing, hurt either of them again and I will tear you apart despite you being my best friend's son" and with that he left the room with Salina following him not long after.
Harry and Ron looked at one another and both gave in to the feeling of loss and fear.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After three days of continuous researching Hermione and Chrimson were nowhere nearer finding a solution to their problem. Chrimson was doing her best to help but just couldn't seem to concentrate. Everywhere she looked she caught sight of sad and disgruntled faces. Add to this the fact that Harry and Ron where constantly trying to get Hermione to talk to them, without results besides a few angry curses and harsh words, then Crimson felt like she was going out of her mind.
Hermione could tell being cooped up all day every day was really starting to get to Chrimson and she had to admit it was starting to get to her to.
"Hey Chrimson, fancy going out for a while?" Hermione asked out of the blue. "I'm beginning to feel like I've got cabin fever. I need to get out of here for a while. What do you say?"
"Thank God!!!! I thought it was just me" Chrimson declared. "So where are we going?"
"Well we have a choice. We can either go to Hogsmead or Diagon Alley. Where do you want to go?"
"How about nowhere!" came a voice from the door way.
Both girls swing around to see who was talking to them and found Remus looking very stern.
"Oh come on Remus! We're going crazy here. It's not like we can get in anymore danger then we're in now is it?! I mean we both know I'm in the top three of Voldamorts hit list" Hermione said in a hope that Remus would agree. She was wrong.
Remus just stood there looking very stern and unmoving to the young women's plight. He seemed to be more and more protective and domineering since the plan to bring back Sirius came to light.
"If you think you have a winning argument there Hermione you are very much mistaken."
Hermione pouted. She really needed to get out of the house. Chrimson decided to try and get round her godfather, hoping that she would have more luck then her friend had.
"Pleeeeease uncle Remus. It would only be for an hour at the most. We just need to get some air and clear our heads. We promise not to be gone for too long." Begged Chrimson, big puppy dog eyes in full swing.
Remus only smiled at his goddaughters antics. He remembered these eyes so well 'I wonder if her animagis form would be a dog as well. She certainly works those eyes better then Sirius ever did' he thought to himself. Just as he was about to respond there was a tapping at the library window where a large golden brown owl was waiting to be granted entry.
Chrimson opened the window to allow the owl in, expecting it to fly over to Hermione or her uncle. She was surprised when it landed in front of her and stuck its leg out. She removed the letter and immediately noticed the head council of vampires insignia and froze.
Hermione noticed this and gave the owl a treat then released it out the window. She walked over to Chrimson to see if she was alright as she hadn't moved since the letter arrived. Not even blinked and she seemed to have stopped breathing as well.
"What's the matter Chrimson? She asked. It was very unnerving to see her young friend, who was usually so full of life, like this.
Chrimson didn't respond she just turned and bolted from the room.
"MUUUUUUUUM!!!!!! MUM WERE ARE YOU? MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM!!!!!!!"
"For crying out loud Chrimson what is it?" Said an annoyed looking Salina. "Do you have to scream at the top of your lungs? You know how sensitive our ears are!" Salina stated, getting ready to go in to full rant mode.
"Mum this just came from the council!" Chrimson said quickly.
Salina's face grew even paler then it naturally was, which was an amazing feat if you think about it. She snatched the letter out of her daughters hands and tore it open. Upon reading the first line Salina gasped and looked directly at her daughter before starting to growl. 'How dare they agree to this against my wishes? If they so much as think ...'
"Mum what does it say?" Chrimson asked, interrupting her mother's thoughts.
"Where's your uncle?"
"He was in the Library with Hermione."
"Does he know about this letter?"
"He was there when it arrived but he never saw who it was from . Why?"
"Never mind. Do not mention this to him ok. It is nothing to worry about" and with that said Salina stalked off.
'That was weird, my mum has never acted like that before,' Crimson thought to herself before turning and heading back to the library.
