Disclaimer: What I've been saying for the past eighteen chapters. J.K.ROWLING.
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Chapter 19 : The Prophecy
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"You're pregnant, aren't you?" He grinned...
Hermione eyes widen as he said that.
"What??"
"Pregnant..." Lucius chuckled.
"But... How... What... How did you know? I haven't even told anyone yet!" Hermione stood up from her chair, glaring down at him.
Lucius took his goblet in one hand and gestured her to sit down with the other. He took a sip as Hermione slowly sat down. Once he set his cup down, he looked at her levelly.
"That is the reason why all these happened anyways..."
"What? Me being pregnant?" Hermione gaped.
Lucius nodded.
"You know, there is a prophecy about you and Severus? And it ends with your baby?"
Hermione shook her head.
"No! I didn't... What did it say?"
Lucius stood up from his chair.
"Come... follow me. I'll show you."
He was halfway out when he realized that Hermione had not stood up yet.
"Come on then... I promise nothing bad will happen to you." He smiled again.
Hermione felt uncertain but she stood up anyways and followed him out of the kitchen and into his library. Hermione saw the walls filled with mahogany bookshelves and gaped. There was sooo many books! The curtains were dark emerald and there was a fireplace below a big portrait of the Malfoy family. Lucius was sitting down with Narcissa standing behind him and a young looking Draco stood beside him. Draco seemed to be what he looked like during his first year.
Hermione turned to see Lucius standing beside a Pensieve. He was pulling out a memory from his temple and it fell into the Pensieve. Lucius indicated for her to follow him in. Lucius stuck his finger in and after a few seconds later, so did Hermione.
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Back at Grimmauld Place
Everyone was at the kitchen when Tonks and Kingsley came running in with Harry and Albus. Tonks was the first to speak after catching her breath.
"Okay, we asked whether they have seen Hermione and when was the last time they saw her with all the portraits and armors and all those living dead things that roam about at night, scaring the living hell out of me when I was in Hogwarts trying to find some adventure... Honestly, I can't believe you still have all those things at school Professor..." Tonks went off topic by looking at Albus in disbelief.
"Tonks!!" Everyone shouted for her attention and she flinched in surprise.
"What?" Severus rolled his eyes and gave a sigh in frustration.
"You were saying about the portraits? If you don't mind not going off topic, we are in the middle of a rush and a very bad situation here." Remus shook his head.
"If that is how you are going to talk to your wife, in that tone and with that look then you are earning yourself a one way ticket to sleep on the couch, Mister!" Tonks pointed her finger at Remus and glared. An echo of gasp went about the kitchen as Remus blushed and look down while Severus had a very strong urge to go to the nearest wall and bang his head on it.
"You're married??" Molly glared at Remus.
"Er... Yes..." Remus peeped a glance at Molly before looking down again.
"When?" Arthur was the next to ask.
"Er... Last week... Albus held the wedding while both Ginny and Sirius became our witnesses. We wanted to tell you all but then everyone was upset with the news about the Death Eater ambush on Harry, Hermione and Ron that we decided to put it on hold..." Remus grinned sheepishly.
A round of congratulations and jubilations went round. Some were shaking hands and hugging Tonks and Remus and some even smacked Remus on the back.
"Oh wow, Congratulations Remus!"
"Oh my god, you're married!!"
"I can't believe this!"
"You didn't have a Honeymoon??"
"Ginevra Weasley, How dare you keep such a big secret from us!!?"
"They need a proper Honeymoon!"
"I really can't believe you didn't tell me about it, Albus..."
"How about Miami for a Honeymoon?"
"Shut up... Shut... Up... SHUT UP!!!!!!"
Severus roared and in an instance the kitchen fell silent, people going wide eyed and stopping in their tracks, looking at him. Severus had avoided all the crowd and cheering and was at the corner of the kitchen. He just had to avoid the commotion since his headache made him saw little Death eaters doing the sacrificial rain dance with Hermione being tied up on a stick in the middle on the table in front of him when Remus started explaining why he didn't announce his wedding to them.
And now he just had to stop all the noise that was starting to give him a full blown major headache. He gripped his fist into a ball and glared at the rest of them.
"I am happy for you Remus, I really am but I would like to remind everyone that a certain woman by the name of Hermione Granger is in grave danger right now? We have no clue of where she is now... Where she went... When she left..."
"Actually..." Tonks interrupted, "I know when she left and what happened." She grinned.
"And you are telling us this now?!?" Severus groaned and slapped both hands on his face. Tonks smiled apologetically.
"Well, go on then..." Sirius said.
"One of the portrait said she left after dinner and nothing seemed different but get this..." Tonks nodded, "Hagrid said he saw her walk out of the gates and a blink later he saw a shadow covered her and dissapeared." Tonks looked confident after telling everyone.
"Hagrid saw her dissapeared? Why didn't he inform us of anything!!?" Severus barked. Tonks suddenly looked sad and her hair changed to mousy blue.
"He thought the shadowed person was you since he said you used to do such things to her before... You know, approached her from behind, wearing all black, kidnap her and apparate back home and end up having the most wonderful..."
"Okay that's enough!" Severus interrupted and shook his head.
Albus sat down on a chair and gestured for everyone to follow. Once settled, he let his gaze fall upon each one of them. After a long pause, he spoke.
"I know where she is..."
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The place was dark with a few candles being lit up around the cove. Hermione saw a few dark figures in a circle and her curiosity got the better of her. She felt Lucius beside her and frowned at him. He gestured for her to be silent and pointed to her other side. Hermione turn to look at what he was pointing at and gasped when she found herself staring face to face with a fully costumed Death eater. It was when Hermione saw his long, platinum colored hair and piercing ice blue eyes did Hermione realized she was looking at Memory Lucius.
Hermione shifted away when Memory Lucius started to walk pass her and breaking into the circle. Lucius and Hermione followed Memory Lucius towards the centre of the circle and saw Peter kneeling down in front of them. And in front of him was a bald headed, dark robed figure. Both their backs were facing Hermione and Lucius. Hermione could hear Peter begging for his life while Memory Lucius sneer at the scene before him. When she turned to see what Lucius's reaction was, it was the same as his memory one. If Hermione hadn't known better, she could have sworn she was seeing double. The only difference was that Lucius was wearing an emerald turtleneck with faded gray trousers.
"Master, please... I did not know. Oh forgive me, Master!" Peter whimpered as he worries his hands against each other.
The figure in black didn't answer. He had his hands crossed behind him merely slowly tilt his head left to right before looking straight again. Peter look up to his Master and gave an uncertain smile.
"You will spare me... right Master? I have always been your loyal servant! I am still your loyal servant! Oh master please... please spare me!" Peter bowed down low until his nose was touching the ground, shivering in fright.
Memory Lucius popped his cane up in his hand, set his chin up straight and slowly walked to the middle of the circle, a few feet behind Peter.
"You called for me, My Lord?" He drawled.
When the bald figure turned, Memory Lucius quickly knelt down and averted his eyes to the floor below as Hermione winced at the sudden memory about him.
His skin was pale with a tint of pale green color. His eyes were colorless with pupils as dark as night, one which you could be lost in. He was in robes which moved elegantly when the winds blew into the cove. His face contorted when, which what could be called a malicious smirk was formed when he saw Lucius standing in front of him, his forked tongue slithered in and out.
"Ah!... Lucius... My Loyal one... Stand up, stand up! Do not lower yourself to be one of those Mudbloods... Stand up, Lucius..." Voldermort hissed and raised a bony hand towards him and gestured for him to stand.
Lucius stood and bowed down.
"You are most kind, My Lord..." Lucius set himself straight.
Voldermort went up to Peter and tilted his head.
"Stand up, Peter... I won't kill you... yet." Voldermort smirk.
Peter quickly scramble up to his feet and kept on bowing down as he retreat back to the circle, telling Voldermort how kind he is. Voldermort walked a few steps, waved his wand and a throne appeared in front of him, sat down on it and gestured at the Death eaters.
"Come close, my fellow Death eaters."
Black figures started to gather round the throne. Lucius nudged Hermione to get closer and she did. They stood by Memory Lucius and listen to what Voldermort has to say.
"I have called all of you here today to inform you of a prophecy that Mulciber had heard of. I had sent Peter here to get it for me but unfortunately this vermin here..." Peter blanched when Voldermorts gaze landed on him, "... dropped it on the way here. I should have killed him when I wanted to but no..." Voldermort stood up and walked slowly towards Peter, "... No, no... no. You see, our dear Peter here heard the prophecy before it shattered. Now all I want is Peters' memory. You will give it to me, won't you Peter?" Voldermort smirk.
Peter knew that it was no question, it was an order. He walked slowly towards Voldermort, almost tripped when one of the Death eaters nudged him forward. He quickly walks up towards Voldermort and knelt down in front of him.
"Master..."
"I want the memory of that prophecy, Peter..." Voldermort hissed.
Peter nodded and took out his wand. He placed the tip to his temple and he whimpered. Voldermort gave out a hearty laugh.
"What is this, Peter? Afraid of your own wand?" A few Death eaters started to laugh while Memory Lucius smirk. Peter winced. He closed his eyes and thought of the memory before pulling the strand out.
With a wand of his wand, an emerald Pensieve, with serpents slithering around it, appeared in front of Voldermort. With permission, Peter drops his strand of memory inside the Pensieve. Voldermort gestured for Peter to go away and waved his wand once more over the Pensieve. A sheen of white film appeared above the Pensieve. Voldermort raised his wand again and the film was filled with pictures.
Hermione saw that the whole picture was shaking and heavy breathing was heard. 'He must have been running. He couldn't be doing something else right?' Hermione thought and winced at the thought.
Soon they heard a yell and glass shattering. Once the picture stopped shaking, they saw what seemed to be a silver mist appearing a top the shattered glass and a face appeared, a whispery voice so harsh and
"When one dark soul collides with light,
A cunning snake and a brave lioness,
Both entwined as one to bring Another life to the world.
One that will change the fates Of the world and the people,
For the greater good and evil.
One that will define the difference Between light and dark,
For the world to regard.
One that has powers beyond reach For time in coming.
Beware Dark ones.
Beware of The One."
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