While Hermione and Lavender were meeting with the group; Severus and Draco were sitting in Severus's office talking. Severus was working with the final planning on what Draco, Lavender and a few other students would be doing while the meeting was happening.
Voldermort was hoping that they would be able to take over the school within an hour of the battle. Draco was to help Lavender's fiancée into the school along with several other death eaters in the gate when Severus left. Severus had made it possible for them to use his secret tunnel to bring them in. They were to wait in his lab until they received notice to attack.
Severus was wondering how Lavender was doing with Hermione. Severus noticed that she leaned back into him just a little this afternoon in class. She had felt the lessoning of the pain when she was close to him. Lavender was to make her think it was from the fact that he was her soul mate; not because he had given her a potion.
Draco noticed that Severus had lost his train of thought. "Uncle Severus where have you went?"
"Miss Lavender is working on my soul mate as we speak, I'm wondering how she is making out with it."
Draco laughed, "I can't believe that your soul mate is a mudblood."
"Actually Draco she is not a mudblood, our master found something interesting after she came up as my soul mate. Would you like to see it?"
Draco nodded, "Of course but I don't know why you would say she's not a mudblood, her parents are magical."
Severus got up and pulled out some papers out of the safe in his wall. "Miss Granger is actually a descendent of Rowena Ravenclaw; her great grandmother was Raven's sister. She married a muggle and each generation since have married muggles. But, the genes were not lost, when they showed back up it produced the strong witch you see today."
Draco shook his head, "You think this is right?"
"I know it is I didn't just take what was given to me I went back and traced myself, her great-grandmothers maiden name was Ravenclaw. I checked with the magical records and Correne Ravenclaw was listed as marrying a muggle, her children were all magical but trained at home and raised in the muggle world. They married muggles and did the same. Each year the blood became more diluted and less and less of the children showed magical ability; until Miss Granger."
Draco was amazed, "so a direct descendent of Rowena Ravenclaw is to be your wife. Do you think you will be able to make her accept the rule of our Master?"
"She will have no choice; if I have to I'll obliviate the portion of her mind that was in support of Harry bloody Potter."
Draco nodded, just as a knock came on the door. Severus opened his door and found Lavender standing under an invisibility cloak. "Miss Lavender please come in."
Lavender pulled her invisibility cloak off after stepping into the Professor's office.
"How did the plan go Miss Lavender?"
Lavender smiled at the Professor, "Very well, I did the spell and of course your name came up. She was shocked and a little afraid I believe, but she wasn't totally against it either. I think that after Sunday you should have the wife you wish for."
Severus nodded, "Did the fact that I stood next to her this afternoon come up?"
"Yes and that is what made it play out so wonderful, she made me promise not to tell a soul that you had stopped the pain in her stomach when you stood close. I told her that maybe her body and heart already recognized you as her soul mate."
Severus nodded, "You did excellent Miss Lavender, I thank you. Now I've been talking with Draco in regards to your requirements on Sunday. As you know your fiancée will be in the castle but I would like you to stay in Gryffindor tower and keep a watch on them. We have other students keeping watch in the other two common rooms. Unfortunately, you are pretty much on your own in Gryffindor until the last minute. I will have your betrothed and at least two others waiting for you to let them in once we are ready to secure the castle."
Lavender nodded, "the only people I worry about at all are the DA group but I know there moves so they shouldn't be a problem. And I know that at least three of the Hufflepuff's and two of the Ravenclaws that are in DA are actually our own."
The three talked for a few more minutes and then left. Severus felt pretty good about the plans. He still needed to make sure that he was near Hermione at the meeting. He was going to put a potion on her that would put her instantly to sleep. That way he wouldn't have to take a chance with her being hurt in the fight. He planned on her being pushed behind him. If by any chance something goes wrong and the Order wins he will say that he saw her hit with a spell and moved her into safely.
Severus poured himself a shot of fire whiskey and stared into the fire. I hope that the girl realizes what is best for her. I'm still amazed that no one knew of her relationship to Rowena Ravenclaw. I bet that old goat of Dumbledore knew and kept it to himself; thank God he's gone. Severus continued to think of Hermione he was shocked at how his feelings changed for the girl once it was found that she was his soul mate. He had come to respect her for her knowledge he just wished that she could see that she was on the wrong side.
He was looking forward to showing her that she was actually born of strong wizarding stock. That she really wasn't a mudblood. Yes her line was diluted but between the two of them and the Dark Lord they would rebuild the lines. The Prince and Ravenclaw names would come to mean much in the wizarding world once again.
Severus finished his drink and went to his room to try to get some sleep he had a busy day tomorrow. He was supposed to meet the Dark Lord for breakfast and then he needed to return to the school so that he could help get the younger order members to the meeting.