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"Harry said that it was horcrux but I..." Hermione said as she reached for another book. Draco was buried under books and selena was busy leafing through ancient pages.
"Professor, what do you know about horcruxes?" selena asked closing another book.
"its dark magic that deals with trapping part of the soul in an object." he replied from the door way.
"Anything else?" Draco asked standing up trying to recover circulation in his legs.
"No," he replied.
"thanks!" selena replied laying down on the carpet.
"what are we going to do now? We've searched though each book we brought!"

"What we need now is food!" Draco announced as he looked though the cupboards.
"Everyone here is a wanted criminal" Hermione stated, "we can't just go to the supermarket now can we?"
"Yes, Granger." Severus replied walking into the hut. "There are many methods of concealment like Transfiguration and Metamorphism!"

It was easy enough to decide what to do from there. Hermione was chosen to accompany selena but since the polyjuice potion wasn't ready Severus did the honor of transfiguring her appearance. Hermione now sported long black hair still in its unbelievably curly form with a few freckles and a drastic drop in height. Selena on the other hand decided to have fun and made her features masculine and very young.
"Be a girl!" Hermione hissed as she continuously changed hair lengths. Unlike Tonks she didn't screw up her face. In the end Selena appeared to be a tom girl who rolled in dirt too often. Draco got a laugh from that but kept his comments to himself. Sticking her tongue at him, she changed into a female version of him with long platinum blond hair and gray-green eyes.

Severus glared at her, "Change, we can't have too many similarities."

"Right away, boss!" Selena chimed as her hair shriveled and became bluish-black. That's how it stayed.

Hermione gasped selena's hand and apparated. Together they appeared in an unfamiliar yet very grimy alleyway. The bustle of muggle life outside caused both to reminisce of simpler times before reality caught up to them. They headed towards the nearby grocery store.

"What do we need?" Selena asked looking swamped by the number of muggles populating the small area. It was understandable as it was the end of the month. The clash and dings of the cash registers and the loud clatter had their heads spinning. Instinctively Selena's right arm twitched against her left sleeve where her wand lay hidden and ready.

"Come on!" was Hermione's only warning as she yanked Selena forward and dived into the mad rush. They had about fifty pounds with them and that barely covered the necessities. Hermione and Selena perused the aisles carefully as they fought to find the lowest prices. It was a stalemate between the two witches who were used to the muggle world. "Can you believe it was only yesterday that we were fighting in Hogwarts?" she asked. The grocery store was cramped but no one was taking a second look at the two misfit women.

"Hard to say," she replied. "You okay?" Selena looked carefully at the girl. Even with the long curly black hair and a head or two shorter, the brainy self confident girl shone through. Selena knew that what they were going to face would change them but the journey once started couldn't be stopped.

"You looked pretty good with the…" Hermione started but Selena had just spotted coffee for two fifty and rushed forth.

"I know, It's a habitat!" she replied as she returned with an armful. Hermione wasn't sure what Selena was referring too. "These are almost to their expiry date!" Selena complained as she dropped them into the trolley cart. "Most groceries use specials like that to get rid of almost expired goods." She continued with a sigh.

"I thought you were a pure blood!" Hermione stated obviously curious.

"I am, I came back four years before you guys started Hogwarts!" she replied. "I didn't know much about post- war Britain so I had to gather my bearings. I lived with a muggle couple until I learned enough to stand on my own then started again on my own."

"Sorry," Hermione replied quickly seeing that Selena found it painful to speak about these things. "I didn't know!"

"And that's why I can't hold it against you!" Selena stated smiling kindly.

Selena and Hermione returned to the campsite where they found Severus and Draco relaxing by the tent opening. It was clear that the two men were previously engaged in a close conversation.

Selena had an idea what they were talking about but didn't ask instead she helped Hermione carry the small yet necessary items into the tent. Severus took stock but Draco was shocked at how little it all was. They only had money for bread, cheese, butter, tea, coffee, and sugar. The milk was too expensive and neither of them could cover it. If the grocery was less crowded they may have confounded the cashier and brought more; serious times call for serious measures.
"What we're going to live off this?" Draco asked confused. Selena didn't blame him but what could he do with only wizard money.

Selena frowned as she remembered that she did have muggle money in a muggle bank. After all she was a witch and took advantage of that heritage when she first came to the past. "I could get more money," she confessed finally.
"How?" Severus's thick baritone voice replied oozing sarcasm.
"A bank?" selena stated purely.
"How? Robbing one?" Draco piped in.
"you've a muggle bank account?" Hermione guessed.

"Yup, but I can't just walk in there!" she replied thinking quickly. Her bank card was with the rest of her stuff back at Hogwarts. Mentally smacking her head she chided herself for not being better prepared.

"Wait, we could use mine but my bank card is back in my parents' house." Hermione replied remembering when she first got it. It was the day after she turned eleven and before she knew she was a witch. Hermione always suspected something was different about her but attributed it to her thirst for knowledge. Of course when Professor McGonagall came and explained what she really was she was ecstatic but if then she had known she would be here with an ex-death eater, the son of a death eater and a time traveler then she would have been in tears back then.

"Are you parents even safe, Miss Granger?" Severus asked bring her out of her interlude. Her eyes became wide.

"What do you mean?" she stammered evidently confused.

"You are the brains behind Potter and so the dark lord would have targeted your parents after you slipped through his fingers." He replied quite plainly. Hermione glared at him unsure what to do.

"Why are you now bringing this up, Uncle Severus?" Draco asked looking intently at the potions master.

"Because it has now become relevant" Selena replied looking at no one in particular. Hermione's angry gaze fell on her but Draco wrapped an arm around her and steered her to the bunk beds. Severus turned and left the tent. Selena didn't know why but hurried after him. Together they stood in silence yet it didn't affect them.

well it seems the relationship is working well so far.

remember that they can't be rushed.