Chapter 10: Grieving

For those of you who are a bit confused or just need a review: Hermione has discovered that she is not only adopted, but her parents are Bellatrix and Rudolfus Lestrange, in which she is also related to the Malfoys. However when the Dark Lord Voldemort discovers her existence, he demands that she marry a death eater and Bella asks Severus Snape to be that Deatheater. As Hermione gives her new family a test run, she gets the terrible news that the Grangers have been killed, Severus has brought her home and this chapter is her grieving period.

Severus apperated Hermione and himself back to Hogwarts and walked her up to the Head Girls' dorm but when they reached the portrait, he turned to talk to her, he didn't know what but he felt it was necessary to say something. However his plan failed because Hermione didn't stop to look at him or anything, instead she whispered the password to the portrait and walked in without one word said. Severus was dumbstruck, as if this situation wasn't awkward enough. Severus stood there for a while, he really didn't know how long but when he gathered himself, he marched down to his dungeons with this robes billowing behind him. He did nothing at first; he sat in front of his fireplace and just stared into the fire. He lost himself again for the second time that day. When he did come back, he realized something that he could do, he went to his desk and wrote down something on little piece of paper and took it to the owlery.

A few days later, Severus was sitting at the round table, which in three weeks, would be back into the five long tables for school, and he looked over at Hermione's space that had been empty since he brought her back. He finally decided that he needed to say something.

"Minerva," He started, "I am sure that you are aware that Hermione hasn't been her for the past couple of days and."

Minerva interrupted, "I just assumed she stayed with her family."

"Well that is why I am saying something. She has locked herself up in the head girl's room for the past two days. I won't go into detail, but I think that you should go talk to her and possible write a letter to Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley, they should probably be present as a support."

"A support? Why don't you talk to her?"

Severus hesitated, "I went to her door and knocked but she doesn't answer and she won't let me in when she does." Lie. "Look she looks up to you, Minerva, I don't know what to do. Please?"

"Well since you asked so nicely."

Minerva got up and began the trail to her office. When she arrived she wrote to Harry and Ron asking them to get to Hogwarts as soon as possible. After she sent them out, she went to Hermione's room and requested entry. After a few minutes, she still hadn't received a word from the occupant so she took it in her power as Deputy Headmistress to enter. When she entered, she saw that Hermione still wasn't unpacked; however Hermione was nowhere to be found. She went toward the bedroom and knocked softly. "Go away." Came softly from the bed.

"Miss Granger?"

"Please I don't want to be bothered at the moment Professor."

Minerva didn't take it as a go away so she came closer. When she reached the bed, she sat on the edge and pulled the covers away from her pupil's face. She had been crying and didn't look like she had slept well in days.

"Hermione, what's going on?"

"Severus should have told you."

"No, actually he felt it would be better if it came from you. Will you please tell me?"

Hermione sat up and gathered herself slightly; she mumbled something under her breath that Minerva couldn't hear, "What dear?" Another mumbled response, "Miss Granger I am getting old and with that age, my hearing isn't what it used to be."

Coming to tears now she yelled, "The Grangers are dead!" and with that, she broke down into a fit of tears.

Minerva was shocked but she managed to calmly ask, "Do you know how?"

"They were killed by a Deatheater, I saw the dark mark over the house, MY HOUSE!" she said between sobs.

Minerva just took her student into her arms and just let her cry. That's all she could do, that's all she felt was necessary.

After a few hours, Hermione calmed and she sat there for moment in a comfort silence but then Minerva left to go get Hermione a decent meal. Soon after her mentor left there was another knock at the door….

A/N: Ok this chapter is short but the next chapter is going to be this scene but from Hermione's point of view.