Incidents of a Peculiar Nature

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. I just like to toy around with them in my imagination before putting it to paper.

A/N: Two in one night. I do this on a reward system to motivate myself. For instance, my motivation for doing a second chapter tonight is watching an episode of BBC's Pride & Prejudice. Whoo Colin Firth in a period piece. Oh, he is so fine. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this!

By the time that Silas finished his shower and entered the kitchen, there was no sign of Samuel around. He frowned and went to the fridge to get a glass of milk out to fix himself some breakfast. There was a note on the fridge in Sam's writing explaining that he forgot he had arranged an early morning meeting and might no return until this evening. Silas found this a bit odd, but just shrugged to himself slightly.

He was still feeling a bit off this morning due to last night's dream. Just as he lifted the carton of milk, it slipped from his grasp, and he shut his eyes tightly as he waited for the impending smash and spill. It never came. He peeked an eye open and found the milk hovering in the air. "Bloody hell…" He muttered, cautiously grasping the carton carefully. Silas didn't know how to explain that and just figured his mind was playing tricks on him again. "Well… Hell… Let's see…" He said to himself, throwing the carton into the air and shutting his eyes while focusing on the carton. Again, there was no crash or anything. Silas couldn't figure out what was up, but he was having a blast with this. He started tossing all sorts of items into the air and concentrating on them to prevent them from falling. Soon, with his mind alone he was able to move them across the room and actually utilize them.

"I'm like… I'm like… An X-men mutant! Holy shit, I'm a mutant." He laughed to himself in disbelief, not realizing that the explanation was in fact that he was one of the most skilled and powerful wizards in the world.

Silas got so caught up in his "newly" found abilities that he lost track of the time. "Oh crap, I'm late for work." He stuffed a piece of toast in his mouth and made to quickly leave. Just as he was about to leave the house, a sharp pain struck him in both his chest and his abdomen. It knocked the wind out of him and caused him to drop to his knees. Silas panted from breath as he tried to get control of himself, but the pain was excruciating. His eyes fluttered before closing and his weight shifted so that he fully collapsed.

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Samuel did the only thing he could think of in this situation. In less than an hour, he had arrived at Hogwarts and had requested a meeting with Headmistress McGonagall. Switching on his charm, Sam straightened his posture as best as he could and cast a dazzling smile at the witch.

"Minerva… As beautiful as I remember." He said, taking her hand and pressing a soft kiss to the back of it.

"Samuel Thorn. A thorn in my side as ever… What could be so urgent that you come to Hogwarts after disappearing for more than a decade?" She asked him in a no nonsense tone.

"I think I know what happened to Severus Snape." Samuel said, dropping the charm and becoming serious in an instant.

"Severus?!" Minerva gasped. To all that was in the Order, everybody knew that Minerva was practically a mother to Severus or, better yet, a favorite aunt. She wasn't quite as bad as Madam Pomfrey in clucking over him constantly, but she loved him fiercely and ever since not only he, but also her golden student had gone missing she'd been a mess. Once Minerva remembered herself, she guided Samuel from the Entrance Hall to her office.

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Relief like he never felt before washed over Daniel when the obstetrician that heavy bleeding wasn't unusual for some pregnant women and that Jane and the baby were both all right. They still wanted to keep her for observation just in case, but would release her tomorrow morning if she showed no more signs of bleeding.

Jane had stopped listening after she heard that her baby was okay. She knew she should care more and really focus, but she was just so happy. Jane couldn't ever recall knowing a fear such as the one that took over her when she thought she was losing her baby. She didn't recall her life as Hermione Granger and facing the madman named Voldemort or losing her parents, friends, and pseudo-family members. She didn't recall being subjected to torture or living in squalor while hunting for Horcruxes. She only knew her life now and that her baby meant everything to her. Her baby was the only connection to her past life.

Just as she thought about her past life, her hand resting over her stomach, she remembered last nights dream. The beautiful man returned to the forefront of her mind and she knew an instant that the person she had been aching for was him. He was the one. He was the father of her child and she needed to find him. Jane didn't notice that the doctor had since left the room and that Daniel was staring at her.

"You okay, darling?" He asked, pulling a seat up beside her hospital bed. They had an iv running into her to supply her with greatly needed nutrients and another to keep her hydrated.

"Yes, but I had a dream and I think it might have been a memory. The most strangely handsome man I'd ever seen was there and I called him Severus in it… He called me Hermione. He was so familiar and those names sound familiar as well… I think I might be Hermione, Daniel. What an odd name." She laughed in disbelief that she had actually had a memory.

"Do you recall anything else?" Daniel inquired as he took her hand in his. He was absolutely enthralled by the fact that Jane or Hermione or whoever she was, was finally beginning to remember something of her former life.

"No… We were in a dimly lit room with a fireplace and there was the most extensive and interesting collection of books… Subjects such as Potions and Numerology… Weird… Everything was so very familiar." Jane explained, trying to recall her dream more clearly, but was finding it rather difficult.

"Well, we have some hints and some leads… You are Hermione and he is Severus… We can work with that, but for now you and the little one must rest. I'm going to go hunt for some food." He leaned in and pressed his lips to her forehead, giving her a quick kiss before leaving to go find something for them to eat.

As distracted by the memory as she was, Jane couldn't deny that she wasn't tired and eager for sleep. Closing her eyes, she desperately hoped that maybe she'd experience another memory in the form of a dream.

A/N: Whoo! Update done! I'll try to post again tomorrow, but my brain might need a break. The next chapter will focus around the meeting Silas has with Minerva and will also incorporate the team that Harry put together. We're going on a hunt!