Once Hermione calmed down Severus looked at the clock and it read 3 am. "Hey we have to go. Your godfather wanted to see you the moment you woke up."

"What about my parents? Viktor? Uncle Rabastan when do I get to see them?" Hermione asked with excitement, longing and sadness in her voice.

"I can't say when but I'm sure the Dark Lord won't make you wait too long. Your family, myself included have missed you very much" Severus said.

Hermione nodded and pulled away. She looked at what she was wearing. She had a pink silk camisole with match pink shorts on. "Ummm Uncle Sev what should I wear?" she asked as she blushed.

"Tink" Severus said calling his elf.

"What can Tink do for you sir?" the little elf asked.

"Tink will you please go to the Gryffindor tower and get a change of clothes, something nice, for Hermione here?" He asked.

Tink nodded and popped away. While she was gone Hermione got up and started pacing her way around Severus' rooms. "Talk to me Hermione whats wrong?" Severus asked.

"A lot. I don't know where to start" Hermione said shaking her head. "How do I know any of this, my memories or dreams are real? And if they are I'm way beyond pissed. What gave Dumbledore the right to take me away and place all those charms on me? My so called parents lied to me most of my life. How could they do that and say they love me? What about my real parents did they know who I was the whole time and never come get me after they got out? What about Viktor did he know when he was dating me? Did you know? What about Voldemort is what Dumbledore told us about him true? Or were those all lies?" Hermione flopped down on the bed placing her hands in her face "I'm so fucking confused."

"Hermione listen to me" Severus said pulling her hands from her face. "I didn't know the whole time but when you came your first year I figured it out quickly. I couldn't help because I didn't know what charms that old man used. Your parents and Viktor still don't know you are you yet" Severus explained. "Dumbledore took you because he is a crazy old man. I cannot answer past that, your godfather will answer more about that later. If you want answers from the squibs that took care of you then we can do that but after we speak with your uncle. Now get ready."

After Hermione was dressed Severus took them by floo to Spinners End. After some well placed wards that read he was in the lab they apperated to Malfoy Manor. When they arrived Hermione was shaking like a leaf. She was nervous about meeting the Dark Lord. How did she know this wasn't a trick? Everything her supposed Uncle Sev was telling her was pointing towards the truth. The memories felt real but she still was worried it was a trick. Severus placed a hand on her shoulder and asked her if she was alright. She nodded her head and but her bravery forward.

They were escorted into the drawing room by Peter Pettigrew. Hermione wanted to curse him. Not only because he got her best friends parents kill but also because of the creepy way he would look at her over his shoulder, like he was a very hungry man and he just found a meal.

"Mia" Voldemort said standing up from his throne opening his arms.

Hermione had an instinct to run into those arms but didn't. She wanted to make sure everything that she had seen was the truth. So straitening out her back she said "Tom" nodding her head in his direction.

He dropped his arms in disappointment and sighed "I see you are having a hard time with the truth."

"Its not that" Hermione said rubbing her hand over her face. "Its the fact I don't know if my memories are real or not. So I would like a few things to insure I believe you." Her uncle nodded. "I would like you to take some veritaserum and I want a heritage test done. If the test comes out to show the truth and you answer all my questions then I will believe you."

"I will do that for you" Tom said. He was getting ready to call his servant Peter when Hermione cut him off.

"I don't want that rat here either" she shivered as she said that. "I don't trust a man that can turn on his best friends."

"Very well my child" Tom said before calling someone else.

Less than 5 minutes later a Heritage Paper, a knife and a vial appeared. The Dark Lord handed the vial to Hermione to smell and determine it was real. Once she approved he drank down the potion. He then handed her the knife "How about the test first."

Hermione nodded and poked her finger. After a few drops of blood landed on the paper her godfather took her hand and healed her finger as the test was appearing.

Hermione Athena Lestrange

Born September 19th 1979

Mother Bellatrix Nyx Lestrange Nee Black

Father Rodolphus Erebos Lestrange

Godfather Tom Marvolo Riddle

Godmother Narcissa Rhea Malfoy Nee Black

"Oh Merlin, its true" she gasped while swaying on her feet.

Her godfather saw this and lead her to his throne. "Its all true" he cooed.

After a few minutes of processing she was ready to question the man that had been defined as her godfather. "Can I ask you some questions?" she asked him.

"Of course Mia" he said showing her a rare smile.

"Why do you hate muggles and muggle-born witches and wizards?" she asked.

Hermione jumped when she heard a deep and loud laugh come from Tom. Once he calmed down and took a breath he said "I don't hate muggles or muggle-borns. I simply think that our world is too close to the muggle world. I think that all muggle-borns should be placed with a wizarding family, as soon as they show signs of magic and raised in our traditions. The parents would be obliviate not remembering they had a child."

Hermiones face twisted up while she was hearing this. When he finished speaking she commented "But what about the children. They would remember their parents and miss them."

"In some cases yes but most families are not accepting. Most muggle-born children are considered freaks in the muggle world. In some cases, like Severus, mine and a few others I know, the parents try to beat it out of them. I think it would be healthier for a magical child to grow up with magical parents. I think our two worlds should be kept as separate as possible" Tom explained.

"What about squibs?" Hermione asked.

"They would be given a choice when they come of age. They can stay in our world or go in the muggle world. They would always be welcome our world but they would also be watched to make sure they didn't say anything out wizdards to muggles."

"I can understand your theory. Why have you been going after Harry?"

"I have been trying to tell him I didn't kill his parents. That night I was with Severus when Lily sent him her patronus saying she was attacked" Tom sighed. "Lily was a muggle born as you know. While her parents treated her well her sister didn't. She also saw how Severus had grown up and believed in the same beliefs I have. Dumbledore used polyjuice and a hair he got from Peter, and disguised himself as me. I need to speak with Mr. Potter because I have information that Dumbledore kept his parents alive. They were obliviated and sent in the muggle world but I don't know where. If I had a drop of his blood I would be able to find them." He said. "I went with Severus that night and Dumbledore killed me. Thankfully I had created horcruxes and came back. When I came back I found out that you had been taken. Thats what started this war against Dumbledore" he stated before adding "and the fact that he keeps impersonating me."

"Let me guess 4th year wasn't you either" Hermione guessed.

"No it wasn't" he verified. "I don't know what Dumbledore was after that night but after Harry left my followers figured it out and went to attack but the old fool left before they could get him."

"Why do you study and use the dark arts?" Hermione asked with curiosity.

"To understand something you must study it and use it. To fight a imperio curse you must know what it feels like to be under the curse and how it feels to cast it. I also use them because I look at life, not black and white but its gray. A balance of the two is not a bad thing. You cannot have all good, just like you cannot have all evil. Now we are almost out of time and we still need to find a way to get you married later today and trained on the magic they do not teach you in school" Tom said. "Any ideas?"

"Before I start planning ideas I have to say a few things" Hermione said. "First I believe everything you said and I want to pay back everyone that took me from my real life. Second when will I get to see my parents?"

"Before the wedding. I promise" Tom said.

Hermione and Tom were pacing circles around the room thinking of ideas on how to get Hermione out of school tomorrow for a few months. They couldn't just have them thinking she was taken from the school. He wanted Dumbledore to think Hogwarts was safe, for now.

"Oh I got it!" Hermione exclaimed. "We're gonna need my mom for this one" she added with a evil smirk.

A/N I hope you like. Read, Review.