Chapter 7

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Ginny couldn't believe what Hermione had figured out about the side of 'light' and Snape knew along about Dumbledore. He was working as a double or even maybe a triple spy. So which meant that Malfoy Sr. was a spy in the Ministry. She wondered about her older brother Percy? Did he leave because he didn't believe in Dumbledore? She had so many questions and the answer could only come from those she thought were enemies. If they're new found information was in fact true.

Ginny lowered the wards off of Hermione's desk drawer and stuck the information safely in her pocket. She kept her hand wrapped around her wand. She made her way to the dungeons. She was grateful it was a Saturday and she could speak to the bat of the dungeons. Ginny chuckled at the statement because it turned out he was a vampire. She thought it would frighten her, but it made him more dark, interesting and she found out that turned her on. Ginny shook her head to clear her mind she needed help in understanding the new information.

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Ginny took a deep breath and knocked on the Potions Master's office door. It was the first time she had adventured down into the snakes den. She heard him bark 'enter.' She slowly opened the door and walked into the office. She quietly closed the door with a soft click.

"What can I do for you Miss Weasely?" he said looking up. "I'm rather busy at the moment." he told her returning back to his journal.

Ginny didn't know what to say. She laid the parchment down in front of him. Severus looked up and raised a brow. He picked up the paper and sat back. He told her to sit when he saw it concerned past information. Ginny sat down in front of the wizard.

"Well, this is rather interesting. I assume it's from the damned trio's adventures." Ginny nodded. "Well speak up woman! Do not nodded." Severus stood up and removed his outer teaching robes and gently laid them down on a nearby arm chair. "Their I am no longer your professor. Is that more comfortable for you Ginny?" Severus asked with a slight smirk.

"Yes thank you." she told him and sat back more relaxed. She moved over her chair to were she was sitting on his right side.

He ran his finger down the notes and the ring of the Snape family crest caught her eye. He looked in Ginny's direction. "Of course my family crest is a serpent." she only smiled. He returned to the paper. "Now, the diary is true. Grandfather magically allowed the diary to come to you and not Potter. But there was catch."

"Dumbledore got his hands on the journal."

"The messages did get crossed for you to write on the walls. He planted it to make you write the threatening messages. For example, 'Her skeleton will lay in chamber for ever.' that was his doing along with the trances. Than when you threw out the diary Grandfather had to do something else when Potter found it."

"He used what strong magic that was planted inside the diary to show Harry the past."

"Very good Ginny." Severus took a deep breath and continued. "Now when Riddle wrote his name to spell out "I am Lord Voldemort." that was Dumbledore's doing when he got the diary. He controlled it." Severus told her and sat back with a slump. "He's destroyed so many lives."

"I see where your coming from." Ginny whispered and gave him a shy smile.

Severus turned to the first year and told her that one was mostly self explanatory. He sat the down the papers on the end of his desk. He sat back and crossed his arms. He studied the youngest Weasely with his black eyes. He smirked at the young woman. He noticed how she had changed over the years.

Ginny's red hair was cut to her shoulders. She wore the right amount of makeup that enhanced her beautiful facial features. She wore outfits that showed off her newly developed woman figure. She had a smile that tied his stomach up into a knot.

"Can I ask you a question? It's a small personal question."

"It depends on the personality of the question. Yes you may." He answered only to see her smile.

"How long have you been a vampire?"

Severus smirked. He knew that she had been itching to ask that question since she found out. He told her since he was seven. He was a day walker, which able him to walk in the sun but he still had to stay out of sun much as possible. Severus also informed her that the headmaster didn't know he was a vampire. Ginny told her professor that his secret was safe with her. He nodded his head.

He held out the papers. She took that her queue to leave. Severus let his hand graze over her hand when she took them. He told her to come by any time she needed to that his door was always open to her. Ginny smiled and left the office.

"What in the name of hell did I do that for?" he whispered and turned back to his journal.

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Hermione walked into her mate's chambers after visiting Harry and Ron. She hurt and exhausted. She laid down on the four post bed and pulled the covers over her small thin frame. She slowly fell into a painful sleep.

Remus sighed exhausted even just from grading essays. He walked into the bedroom and found Hermione asleep. He removed his outer robes and shoes. He crawled into the bed. Remus pulled Hermione into his arms. He licked her mark and buried his nose into her soft curls and fell asleep. The full moon was going to extremely painful for his mate. He knew rest was best for her to do.

Hermione shifted in pain. Remus opened his eyes and got out of bed and walked over to window. He sighed heavily he watched the sun slowly set. Remus saw two bottles of Wolfsbane on the beside table. He assumed that Severus had dropped it off while they were asleep.

Remus gently stroked Hermione's cheek and said gently, "Hermione, honey time to wake up."

She hissed at the pain in muscles and bones. He opened the bottle and handed her the of Wolfsbane. She smiled weakly and took it in one go. Hermione crewed up her face in disgust. Remus chuckled slightly and took his own in one go.

Remus and Hermione walked into a room next to bedroom to where did his transformations. So he wouldn't destroy his chambers. The door magically sealed itself. Remus prepared himself for Hermione's first painful transformation.

He laid down on the floor and pulled Hermione into his arms. He rubbed her arms, shoulders and back in hope to relax her painful body. Remus told her she'd feel server cramping.

"Oh wonderful a bad case of PMS." Hermione said sarcastically.

He chuckled slightly and she curled up into tight ball. She squeezed her eyes shut and the tears rolled down her face. Remus remaindered her to breathe. Hermione growled at her mate at the idiotic statement.

"Hold on love. It'll be over in a moment." he whispered when he felt his bones snapped.

Hermione bit down on her lip to stop from screaming. She screamed out in pain. Moony howled out of pain. He saw his mate still in the middle of her transformation. He laid down in front of her and rested a pawl on her already transformed pawl.

'Don't fight it mate. Relax and breathe.' he thought.

'I can't. it's too painful.' Hermione thought when she heard him inside her head.

Moony blinked in shock. He could communicate telephonically. He smirked to himself. It might come in handy down the road.

Hermione howled out of pain when her transformation was finally complete. She fell to the floor whimpering in pain. Moony laid down next his mate and took her into his arms. He nuzzled against her neck.

'Sleep. You're exhausted.' he told her and licked her cheek.

She closed her glassy/sliver eyes and snuggled deeper into her mate's arms. Moony breathed in her scent and he too fell into an exhausting sleep. He kept his ears out for any dangers in the castle.

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Ginny sat in the common room unable to sleep. She was worried about her best friend. She knew it was going be extremely painful. She was grateful that Remus was there to help her through it.

Ginny jumped when she saw green flames appear in the fireplace. A man in a black hooded robe that was held in place by a sliver serpent stepped out of the fire. He waved his hand and the portraits were quiet, still and blinded. He waved his hand again and the area was locked down tightly that Dumbledore himself would have trouble lowering.

"It's not safe for me to be here. If I'm discovered it would cause much harm." Tom told Ginny gently. She only could nodded. He smirked, "I can enter the castle no matter how tightly the headmaster's wards are." he told her and sat down in a chair next to the fireplace. "How you?" she nodded again. "I'm one of the founder's heirs. I will not tell you which founder, not now. I will once the time is right."

"What brings you here sir?" Ginny asked and placed a pillow in her lap glad she had someone to talk to you.

"I'm concerned for Hermione and Remus. The first transformation is the most painful. It nearly killed Remus during his first transformation." he informed her. Ginny's eyes widened. "Don't worry my dear. Hermione's transformation will be much easier since she has her mate at her side."

Ginny sighed heavily. She sank lower into the couch. Tom smiled gently at the red head. He propped his elbow on the arm of the chair and rested his chin in his hand. He studied her carefully and could tell something weighted heavily on her shoulder.

"You miss your older brother Percy."

"How do you know about Percy?" Ginny asked in awe. She had never mentioned anything about him.

Tom smirked at the young woman. This was best time to tell her. "Percy is one of my spies at the Ministry. He works close to the damn fool of a Minister. Lucius is a spy for me as well." He leaned forward, "Kingsley Shacklebolt as well." he winked at the red head. "But that's all that works at the Ministry. I have spies all over Hogwarts mainly the Slytherin students."

"Why are you telling me this?" she asked and wondering why he wasn't waiting to tell her and Hermione together.

Tom sat back and told her it would be easier to tell Hermione if it was coming from a friend. He looked around and rose from his seat. He squeezed her shoulder. Tom stepped into the fireplace waved his hand and the wards fell and he vanished in a swirl of green flames. He had given her enough information to help them think about changing sides.

Harry walked down the stairs and joined Ginny on the couch. She smiled weakly. He pulled her into his arms. They watched the flames waiting for the sun to raise.

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Remus body shifted into human form he held one of her pawls and watched her transformed into human form. He noticed that her transform from werewolf to human was a little more easier, but it was still extremely painful. Hermione fell to the floor gasping in pain. Remus gently wrapped her up in a blanket. He grabbed a bathrobe he kept hidden in the room. He tied it around his waist. Remus ignored his own pain and carried her to the bedroom.

Remus gently laid Hermione down onto the mattress. She groaned out of pain. He gently covered her up with the soft blankets. He looked in the doorway when he heard a knock. Remus motioned for Severus to entered the room. Remus sat down on the other side of the bed. He took Hermione's hand into his.

The Potions Master sat a black bag down on the bedside table. Severus could tell Hermione was in a lot of pain. Her face was pale, dark circles under her eyes and her muscles twitched. He pulled out several bottles of potions and several needles and laid them out in a line. Severus filled each of them up with a different a potion. He told Remus that Hermione wouldn't be able to keep it down in her system long enough for it to take effect.

"Do what you must. Just help her with the pain." he whispered and kissed her forehead.

Severus nodded and wrapped an elastic band around her arm. He tapped her arm to find a vein. He carefully injected each potion. Than he lastly gave her a sleeping draught. Severus healed the couples injures. He told his cousin to get some rest. He left the could alone.

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Severus found Ginny in the Great Hall fixing her a plate of food. He also noted that she was the only one in the hall. He could tell she didn't get an ounce of sleep. Severus sat down across from the young woman and told her that Hermione was sleeping peacefully. He took the cup of black coffee in his hands. The couple sat in a comfortable silence speaking their thoughts every so often. The red head left out the information that his grandfather visited her last night.

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