A/N: sorry it's taken so long for an update but I've been swamped. Cheers for reading.

Chapter 4

She allowed herself thirty minutes of down-time before deciding she had to act. Sal was mad at her, yes, but this was war and there was no half time break.

Hermione pulled herself of the floor and conjured a tight t-shirt and loose combat pants. Salazar might not want to be around her but she could still do something useful. With more power than she had ever felt, Hermione summoned a binding potion from her stores and apparated to Godric's Hollow. She knocked on the Potter's front door.

When Harry opened it, she invited herself in. "Where's Ginny?" She tried for a casual tone but it came out harsh and demanding.

Harry's shoulders slumped. "I don't know. I've just gotten home from work and Molly has the kids. She hasn't heard from Ginny since this morning when she dropped them off. What's wrong Hermione?"

"Ginny is… working with Godric. She's betrayed me and I need to find her." Hermione couldn't tell Harry how involved with Godric Ginny was but she could make him aware of some of her betrayal.

"She wouldn't-" Hermione's steely glare cut him off. She knew he'd accept it eventually, he had to. But for now Hermione was convinced Ginny wasn't home.

She apparated upstairs to Harry and Ginny's bedroom and threw open the wardrobe doors. She heard Harry burst through the door behind her but she had already discovered what she needed to know: all of Ginny's clothes were gone from the wardrobe.

Harry gasped out behind her but Hermione had already apparated from the room. Diagon Alley, the place she had seen Ginny in the vision. That had been hours ago yes, but it was the only lead she had. She burst into the Leaky Cauldron and stormed upstairs. Room four; she threw the door open and stormed inside.

Ginny lay naked on top of the ornate four poster bed. She turned as the door bounced off the wall and met Hermione's furious gaze. Hermione registered the terrified look on Ginny's face before she threw the potion at her.

A blue mist wrapped itself around Ginny who shrieked in response. When the mist cleared Ginny's wrists were cuffed together with an electric blue thread. Hermione conjured a robe to cover her naked form before hauling her to her feet by her hair.

"Where is Godric, you bitch? And don't deny it, I know you were together." Hermione's voice was so cold she barely recognised it but Ginny responded.

"He left, alright? He left about an hour ago." Ginny's voice was trembling and scared, Hermione almost softened towards her. Almost.

"Where did he go? Oh, screw this." Hermione dived into Ginny's mind, much the way Snape used to do to Harry. She sifted through the memories of their time together until she found the moments leading up to Godric's departure. Ginny had no idea, no bloody clue where he had gone.

"If I were you, I wouldn't even think about going home tonight. If you do I'll make sure you never cast a spell again." With that, Hermione apparated out of the room and back to the Chamber of Secrets.

Salazar was back and Hermione almost apparated on top of him. As it was, she ended up sprawled on the rug. She pulled herself slowly to her feet.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry for saying 'God' and I'm sorry that I couldn't let go of his hatred when I was with you." Hermione spoke softly but her pride would not allow her to beg him to accept the apology.

Salazar nodded. "I shouldn't have stormed out. I just needed some time to calm down and think."

Hermione moved to the potion cabinet. "I went to see Ginny. She's Godric's fatali- I could smell it on her. And they've consummated so he has access to her powers now." Hermione took out another blue potion and stored it in her robes. "I used a binding potion on her. If Godric tries to use her powers it will neutralise them both for six hours."

"Good. That's good." Salazar seemed distracted, Hermione thought as she watched him pace restlessly around the room.

"Sal, what's wrong?" Hermione reached out and placed her hand on his arm. She took it as a good sign that he didn't flinch from her touch.

He turned to face her. "Hermione, I've been thinking about how we can solve this permanently. And I think the only way I can ensure Godric never comes back here is to go back home with him. If I am back there in the past with him, he'll have no reason to return here."

He was serious, Hermione realised with a jolt. He was going to leave her and travel back to the past. After everything they'd been through… And she knew that look on his face; it was a look that said he couldn't be convinced otherwise. As long as Godric was a threat, Salazar would escort him home and make sure he never attempted anything of the sort again. Hermione stood in the Chamber of Secrets silently, her heart breaking.