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Luna had dragged Neville off towards Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop to get new quills, apparantly something called Blibbering Humdingers or other had stolen all of hers to make their homes. I just shook my head and nearly laughed when Neville walked off muttering about dragging her to Dogweed and Deathcap to get more Herbology supplies.

I turned to Harry and Ginny with a smile "I'm telling you Neville will be the next Herbology Professor when Professor Sprout retires".

Ginny looked deep in thought "do you think she will ever retire before Neville gets too old, I mean wizards and witches do age slower then Muggles".

"Huh, never thought about that" we all laughed and walked Ginny to the Three Broomsticks.

Harry kissed her on the cheek and I hugged her "enjoy your day with a certain tall dark handsome Slytherin and when we meet again I want the details".

She giggled and whispered "That goes both ways".

I placed my hand over my mouth in mock surprise "you mean I'm going out with a tall dark handsome Slytherin?"

She giggles and I joined in before nearly choking as she says "no, yours is Gryffindor, tall, dark messy hair that I know drives you wild and mesmerising green eyes".

I stared at her as my cheeks started to tint pink "Ginny! Have you been reading my diary" I glared at her and she laughed.

"No, but now I might do because it sounds interesting what you put in there" she laughs and I lightly smack her arm.

"Cheek! Just have fun Gin and I'll make sure I do with your ex" I stuck my tongue out at her as she stares at me in shock.

"You know when you put it like that it sounds bad" we both fall into a fit of giggles leaving Harry and a newly arrived Blaise confused.

"What are they doing Potter?"

Harry shrugs "I'm not sure they've been whispering, blushing and giggling since we got here" he looks confused before he looks at blaise "hi Zabini".

Blaise blinks in shock but puts his hand out to shake Harry's "hi Potter".

Ginny and I stare at them as though they have two heads before looking at each other and saying in unison "boys are weird!"

I grin at her and after another hug I run up to Harry grab his hand and run away from them with a last wave.

It wasn't until after we had slowed down that I realised I was still holding his hand. I flustered and let go looking away from him "so what do you want to do?"

He looks down at me for a second before blinking "oh, erm I'm not sure. Sirius says he was going to come check on you but since you're out anyway we can meet him here".

I nodded slowly "sure don't you think you should send him a Patronus or something?"

He looks shocked before smiling sheepishly "yeah that would be a good idea" I laughed at him and he pouted making me laughed harder.

"Nice try Mr Potter that only works with your fan girls . . . or Sirius".

After Harry had sent his Patronus to his Godfather we walked around Hogsmeade laughing and joking until a very serious looking Sirius found us. He glanced around us then beckoned us to follow him. I glanced at Harry unsure but he just shrugged before grabbing my hand and pulling me towards Sirius.

We entered the Three Broomsticks Inn and followed Sirius who walked straight up to Madam Rosmerta "Can I get two butterbeers and five fire whiskeys for room six".

Madam Rosmerta nodded and smiled "I'll bring them up in two minutes, you may want to go up now though because your other guests are there". Sirius nodded and beckoned for Harry and I to go first.

I wanted to ask what was wrong so badly but I understood that when the usual joking Sirius Black was actually serious then something was seriously wrong. I just followed silently behind Harry still holding onto his arm and in front of Sirius who had his hand hovering over my back .

When we were outside of room six we noticed Madam Rosmerta just down the hall and carrying a tray for us. Sirius took the tray off her with a thanks and she nodded her head before walking off. Not much words spoken so I think even the Inn owner understood the gravity of this meeting. I could feel my heart beat increase as we entered the room to see Professor Dumbledore, Professor Snape, Professor Lupin and Minister Shacklebolt sitting together in the room. All with grave faces.

I glanced around at them all warily not liking the way they all avoided eye contact. Kingsley Shacklebolt stood up with a smile that did not reach his eyes and held out his hand to Harry "it's great to see you again Harry" Harry shook his hand and smiled warily as he glanced around the room.

Kingsley then turned to me with a sad smile which unnerved me "I'm glad to see you're ok Hermione, heard about Ron" I flinched but hugged him anyway.

"It's nice to see you again Minister and please don't say that name around me for the moment" I smiled tightly and he nodded in understanding.

Sirius placed the tray of drinks on the table and gestured us to sit down. I chose to sit in between Remus and Sirius as Harry sat next to the Kingsley who patted the seat next to him whilst looking at Harry expectantly.

I glanced around at everyone in the room, I could feel the tension increasing so I sighed "come on, out with it".

Everyone glanced at me startled and I shrugged "you all look depressed, Professor Dumbledore has lost the twinkle in his eye, Professor Snape is actaully looking concerned, the Minister is here, the tension in this room is suffocating and none of you will look me in the eye, so out with it. What's happened?"

Snape turned to the Headmaster with a glare "told you she was smart enough to understand the seriousness of the situation".

I glanced from one to the other "situation?"

There was another pause of silence before I turned to Remus "what's going on?" I said nervously whilst tugging on one of my curls. I tended to do that when I was nervous.

"There's been an escape from Azkaban" I turned wide eyed towards Kingsley as he spoke.

"Who?" I managed to croak out as chest tightened in fear.

Everyone glanced warily at one another and I glanced down at the files on the table in middle of us. I stared at it whilst biting my lip before looking up again, I noticed everyone watching me warily this time "show them me".

Kinglsey reached out and handed me the files "first file is full of a list of escapees, the next ones are separate files on the people-"

I cut him of sharply "there are a lot of files here! Are they all Death Eaters?" I stared at him wide eyes as he nodded.

"Death Eaters and Snatchers".

I froze in opening the top file and looked up slowly "Snatchers aswell?" I asked nervously. I wasn't able to hold back the shiver of fear as he nodded. I had never told anyone who it was who raped me but I didn't know what I would do if he was one of the escapees.

I stared at the file in fear and jumped startled when Remus and Sirius both reached out to touch my arms.

"Are you ok?" Remus shared a concerned glance with Sirius.

I nodded not trusting myself to speak. Shaking I reached out and slowly opened the file. I let the cover fall open bouncing on Sirius's knee as I stared at the list of names.

Bellatrix Lestrange. Oh Merlin! Why didn't she get the Dementors kiss! I would rather die then have to go through being tortured by her again.

My right hand immediately moved to my left arm where the words MUDBLOOD would forever be scarred into my arm.

Rodolphus Lestrange. Great the crazy ladies husband's out as well. Joy. Can you not hear my sarcasm.

Rabastan Lestrange. Oh and the Brother-in-law, why not have a party.

Fenrir Greyback. Oh. My. Merlin. This is getting worse.

Peter Pettigrew. What? I thought he was dead!

I glanced up at Kingsley "I thought Voldemort killed Pettigrew?"

He sighed and rubbed his eyes conveying how tired he was "so did we but he was the one who plotted the escape aparantly. Lestrange said it was Voldemort's back up plan if anything went wrong. Obviously it did seeing as he is now dead but we need to figure out the back up plan".

I stared at him in shock and Harry managed to choke out "a back up plan? As in to bring him back? Again!" in a strained voice. I glanced at Harry sympathetically, he never seems to catch a break. I ignored the their conversation to read the rest of the list.

Antonin Dolohov. Great. another one who tried to kill me. Harry's not going to be happy about this.

I shuddered as I remember the curse he hit me with fifth year. My hand went up to rub the collorbone where the scar started then down to my hip. The scar went down the middle of my breasts and across my stomch in a verticle line. Starting from my left collorbone to my right hip. I grimaced as I remembered nearly dying from the curse, the effects had made all of my internal organs start to fail. I took a deep breath and pushed myself on to read the rest.

Thorfinn Rowle. Oh, here's one I actually have no clue who he is.

Walden Macnair. Wasn't he the one who tried to kill Buckeak.

Amycus Carrow. Well he's going to want revenge for his wife. Professor McGonagalls going to have to be careful. Hell, we're all going to have to be careful.

Scabior. …oh . . . crap!

I stared down at the names as my body shook with fear, I didn't glanced up as I tried to blink back traturious tears "well, atleast two of them don't hold a grudge against me personally". I tried to make the joke light so the tension would disappear but it seemed to have the opposite effect.

Sirius leaned closer and pulled me into a half hug "is one of them?" he left the question hangin not wanting to say it in front of everyone.

I nodded and I felt both him and Professor Lupin tense.

"Hermione?" I glanced up at the sound of Harry saying my name, I smiled briefly before turning to Professor Dumbledore and Minister Shacklbolt.

"How and why?" I felt better when I heard my voice sound strong and calm.

I stared at the Minister as he shuffled nervously in his seat "we're not sure how, we just know that Pettigrew was involved on the outside but the why is in Bellatrix Lestrange's file" he nodded towards the files on my lap.

I noticed Harry's eyes go wide "you . . . you mean Bellatrix Lestrange is free?"

I laughed without humour as I looked at him "her and a lot more . . . I think you should see the list" I handed the list to Sirius who passed it along to the Minister who passed it to Harry who paled significantly as he read the list.

"Jeeze, there's only one on here I don't personally know, wait did we ever meet Scabior?" he glanced at me and I felt the colour drain from my face.

I licked my suddenly dried lips and managed a yes before I had to take a deep breath to calm down "he was the lead snatcher who was with Fenrir Greyback when they snatched us when we apparated from the Lovegoods".

His eyes went wide and I glanced away from him knowing that he understood. His voice was strained with many emotions as he said "The . . . the one who took us to Malfoy mansion?"

I nodded and he carried on he sounded as though he was in dispair "the . . . the one who-"

"Yes!" I snapped at him angrily before I sighed and said quietly "yes Harry, that … that's him" I had to force myself to say the words but I didn't dare look at him.

"Hermione" he said softly but I turned to look at him quickly, I had tears in my eyes but I wiped them away angrily.

"Just drop it Harry" I shook my head "please just drop it".

He looked like he wanted to say something more but after exchanging a glance with his confused Godfather who seemed to be slowly understanding what was going on he shut up.

I turned back to the files and found Bellatrix's on top "she was questioned with veritaserum?" I turned to the Minister who nodded but it was Professor Dumbledore who spoke this time.

He had been unusually quiet as he watched mine and Harry's reaction to the list "yes they all were".

I nodded but frowned after I read through the file "it can't be" I turned to Professor Snape this time "Tom Riddle had a daughter with your sister?"

I watched as he tensed but nodded watching me warily, I turned back to the file, quickly reading each one before passing them to Harry.

"The horrible things they did just to gain the dark mark" I grimaced and shuddered at some of the descriptions the Death Eaters had gone into about what they did. Fenrir Greyback's was the worst.

I turned to stare at Professor Snape suspisciously "what did you do?"

He turned to Professor Dumbledore who gave him a nod that he could tell me before turning back to me with a sigh "he mainly wanted me because I was the best at potions but he also wanted me for my sister" he flinched and said sadly "I didn't know" he shook his head and carried on "she disappeared one night, she was ten years older them me so no one really questioned it at the time, she was always one to come and go. A year later I was visited by Voldemort telling me I had a niece" he stared at the table sadly and I had a strange urge to hug him "I had to take the mark to keep her safe, he wanted me to take her to a muggle orphanage, i'm still not sure why but he said if I wanted my sister back I had to willingly take the mark" he glanced up at me "so I did. I'm not evil, I just wanted to keep my family safe. He told me a week later that my sister was dead. I went to Albus gave up any information I knew and took an unbreakable vow".

There was a quiet pause as everyone went through that information. I stared at Professor Snape sadly "I'm sorry that you had to lose your sister" I said quietly "do you know where your niece is?"

He nodded "I went back to try to get her from the orphanage but she was already adopted and I was told that I couldn't have answers because they were confidential. All I know is that she is at Hogwarts".

I turned my head to the side in thought "You got the dark mark around the christmas before Harry was born so that means she's in our year?"

I turned to Harry who looked deep in thought, another tension was added to the room as I looked at Professor Dumbledore "who is she? She's in danger" I gestured to the files that Harry now had in his knees "Bellatrix said something about using Voldemort's daughter for her blood to bring back her dark lord again, can they really do that? Bring him back? I thought he was dead for good?"

Professor Dumbledore looked at me sadly "I'm afraid I can not tell you who she is as of yet because we are not sure for certain that it is her".

I nodded slowly "ok".

He stood up and moved to the window to look out at the streets below "I'm afraid we made a mistake".

I exchanged a confused glance with Harry before Harry said "mistake?"

The Headmaster nodded gravely "yes, I'm afraid we did not get rid of Tom Riddle's remains correctly".

Harry stared at him confused "he was burnt to a crisp all that was left of him was ashes".

My eyes widened "what happened to the ashes?"

Professor Dumbleodre smiled at me pleased that I was asking the right questions "they have been stolen from the ministry".

I ran a hand through my curls "so with Voldemort's ashes and his daughters blood along with whatever else they need for this spell" I stared at the Headmaster wide eyed "they can bring him back?"

Professor Dumbledore nodded "I am afraid so".

I said something that should not be repeated to any one civelised. Sirius laughed but coughed to hide it realising that now wasn't the right time.

"He could make more Horcruxes! It took Harry, Ronald and I a whole year just to find some of them! We lost so many people in the last war that I don't think the wizarding world will survive another! We need to keep this Tom Riddle's daughter safe and we need to capture these Death Eaters!"

Professor Snape smirked "I believe that was out plan".

I glared at him "you know who your niece is but you are not telling, why?"

He suddenly looked nervous "I can not tell, now is not the right time. It would be . . . dangerous to tell and like Albus said we are not a hundred percent sure who it is".

"But you have an idea of who it is" I stated rather then asked and watched him nod warily.

I nodded once before turning to Harry "If I wasn't so busy revising for my N.E.W.T.S. this year I would suggest reactivating the D.A. but for now I'm going to suggest that all of it's members keep their coins on them. Im going to reactivate the coins so we can contact each other in case of emergencies".

Harry opened his mouth to say something and I cut him off "I know we can contact by Patronus but some people didn't fully understand the spell to send messages or even produce a corporal patronus to send one, the coins would be better for the first to fifth years until they learn the spell".

"Coins?" I turned to Kingsley as he asked the question and smiled.

"Since we came up with the idea to teach defence against the dark arts-"

"You came up with the idea Hermione" Harry interupted me, I blushed as everyone but Harry looked at me curiously.

"Fine, I came up with the idea because the pink toad wasn't teaching us correctly, we created Dumbledore's Army. I wanted a way so that I could contact the other members to get times around or in case of emergencies. You would tap it with your wand and it would write down what you were thinking and send it".

Everyone was staring at me impressed and I turned to Remus "didn't I tell you this before?"

He raised an eyebrow and said "no, you didn't".

Sirius tapped my head making me scrunch my face up in disgust at him "what else have you got hidden in that head of yours".

I shrugged whilst whacking his hand out of the way "oh, this and that. Oh! That reminds me on a much brighter note I wanted to ask, if I brought my parents memories back is there anyway I can do this for the people in the crusciatus ward at St Mungos?"

Everyone stared at me in shock for a moment before Professor Dumbledore had to sit himself down. I glanced from everyone's faces "Well?"

"I . . . I think it would be worth a try, I mean the crusciatus curse had muddled up their minds so it may be harder. Can I ask what you did?"

I shook my head "sorry, I can't explain it . . . not yet at least".

I turned to Professor Dumbledore "will it be ok if next weekend I take Neville to see his parents?"

Professor Dumbledore's eyes twinkled and he smiled gently "I believe that may be possible but I wish to ask you not to tell him about your plan in case it does not work".

I nodded and smiled "I understand, I just need him there for a connection".

This time it was Harry who asked "connection?"

I nodded and leaned forward as I explained "I need a connection to their minds, with my parents it was me because I was the only one who knew the real them and with Neville's parents it will be him and his Grandmother but they will have a greater connection with Neville as he is their son".

"But they've known Lady Longbottom longer" Sirius said confused.

I shook my head "just because you have known some one longer doesn't mean that there will be a connection, Neville's their blood, he was created from their love so their connection is greater with him".

Everyone nodded slowly but I just shook my head "I'm not going to explain further, I'll visit St Mungos next weekend and see if I can do anything" I paused for a moment "there's no way Death Eaters can get into St Mungos can they?"

Professor Dumbledore furrowed his brow in thought as Kinglsey chuckled "I don't believe they can why?"

I shook my head with a small smile "just want to make sure I don't get attacked whilst I'm there. Wouldn't want to see any crazy people with grudges against me now would I?" I spoke lightly but I think everyone could see that I was a little more then shook up about this.

Professor Dumbledore stood up "well you best be off children it's time you should be getting back to the castle". I glanced at the window and blinked in shock at the sudden darkness. Since when did it get so late.

Harry stood up and shook Kingsley's hand again as Sirius and Remus pulled me up with them.

Harry paused at the door "do the Weasleys know?"

I looked at him in confusion but he was looking at Kingsley as he carried on "do they know about the escaped Death Eaters?"

My eyes widened in understanding and I bit my lip as I thought about my parents. They were in Austrailia and only I new where they lived well and Harry now because he had stayed over summer but no one else should know.

I turned to Harry "have you told anyone where my parents live?"

He turned to me "erm, just Sirius".

I turned to Sirius "I told Remus".

"And I haven't told anyone Hermione, I didn't think you wanted everyone to know" I nodded slowly and smiled.

"Ok, so there's no way they're smart enough to find them then".

Professor Snape stared at me "why wouldn't they find them?"

I smiled innocently "they don't call the greatest witch of my age for nothing you know".

I noticed a corner of his mouth twitch as though he wanted to smile "indeed they don't".

"Arthur has been told and he wasn't looking forward to telling his wife. It seems she is not in the best of moods as of late".

Harry and I exchanged smiles and I innocently murmured "oh, I wonder why?"

I noticed everyone trying not to smile or laugh so I walked out of the room first "good day Gentlemen". I waved and was down the hall dragging Harry along before any of them realised.

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