Surprise it's a new chapter. My plot, some are my characters but the cannon isn't mine.
"Mummy, Daddy, it came. My Hogwarts letter is here." Hermione screamed as she ran the skirt of her dress and her waist length dark, wild curls flying behind her, searching the living spaces her family could normally be found in.
Rabastan had to hold back his pained groan at the official notice that his little girl wouldn't be at home for him to see whenever he wanted, or sneak her and out of the private primary tutoring lessons. He still had his little boy, Josef Rabastan Вук Lestrange, who would be leaving the year after Hermione to start his Hogwarts career. He couldn't believe that it had been ten years since their planning had been put into effect and he dearly wished that all would continue to go as smoothly as it has been.
Maybe he could talk his beautiful wife into a third child. He was knocked from his musings when his precious daughter bound into his study and leapt into his lap where he sat in a stuffed leather wing backed chair.
"So I hear there is some important news. There seemed to be a rather loud announcement ringing through the halls. So where is this letter?" He smiled as his daughter giggled while looking up at him. He could only hope that she never had to lose that carefree happiness through war and hate. "Well it's all here. We will have to wait until your mama, Josef and your aunt and uncle and, cousins return from shopping to share with them this marvelous news." He truly was happy for his daughters delight but, knew that it would be hard on his wife, son and himself.
For the next hour he sat with his daughter telling her all about his time at Hogwarts.
"Now don't forget your lessons with Uncle Snape, you need to protect your mind at all times. There will be people who you might find familiar but, you mustn't show any signs of knowing them or thinking you do. You may befriend them naturally but, no seeking them out to see if they remember you."
"Ok daddy. Will you, mama and Josef be able to come visit me during school?" It warmed Rabastan's heart to know that she wasn't so excited for school that she wouldn't miss them.
"Of course Angle, we'll try to get permission to visit you as often as we're allowed. I'm sure your Uncle Lucius won't mind persuading the board to make allowances seeing as Draco will be starting this year too." He reassured her.
"That's good." She sighed before snuggling into his chest. Soon he heard light snores. And he brushed her hair from her face while thinking about how her snores still sounded like baby snores. He rested his cheek against the top of her head and relaxed. Shortly after he too fell asleep and neither occupant of the room stirred when Ursula came in and stopped short at the sight. Quickly summoning a camera then proceeding to take multiple shots she quietly called for an elf to retrieve the camera and have the pictures be developed.
She quickly departed before she was caught. She knew her husband and oldest child would be embarrassed if they knew anyone had caught them as they were; Hermione due to her "being a big girl." and Rabastan at caught out unaware. Wife or not, mother or not, her being there would have had them blushing and Hermione trying to explain away such a little girl act of cuddling with her papa.
Rabastan stirred with the feeling of having been watched but, when he looked around he noted everything was as it was before and that they were alone. He pulled out his pocket watch, a family heirloom that was encrusted in the precious gems of his family colors and forming the Lestrange family crest, a fierce dragon with a sword clenched in one claw and a wand in the other, both held so they cross. Noting the time he figured everyone should be back from Diagon Alley.
"Hermione, wake up Angle. Your mama and everyone else should be back." He coaxed as he stroked her hair and back.
"What? Oh, let's go." He laughed as she slid off his lap and began to tug on his hands in an attempt to urge him to hurry.
"I'm coming, I'm coming Hermione. I'm sure that when we find them the letter will still say the same thing; although I think that to your mother that will mean shopping…for clothes." The tugging stopped and she looked up at Rab with eyes wide in fear.
"Well I suppose we could take our time in finding everyone." She said averting her eyes and slowing down almost to the point of not moving.
Rabastan chuckled before swooping her up into his arms, careful not to tangle his own robes up with her dress and, tossed her onto his shoulder before jogging downstairs. He chuckled at her peals of laughter and pleas to be set down but, like any good father he ignored her as he listen for sounds of the rest of their family. Finally hearing laughter and chatter in the sun room towards the back of the house he made his way there and set down his giggling and red faced eleven year old.
Looking around he noticed that the Malfoy's had joined them for a light lunch. He cleared his throat to be heard over the noise his son and Draco were making.
"Everyone I believe that Hermione has some news she would like to share." He announced once everyone was looking at him. He looked to his left then right before he turned around and found Hermione looking at her feet scuffing them.
Rabastan knew she was contemplating how to avoid shopping with her mama and aunts. Not much scared her, he knew but, the girl hated shopping for what she thought was useless and in her opinion 'girly girl things' qualified as useless. She'd much rather read or play with her brother and cousins outside.
He turned back around then stepped aside before reaching back to tug Hermione to his side then nudge her in front of him. He squeezed her shoulders as silent encouragement, causing her to raise her face up to look at him to which he raise his eyebrows and nodded his head to the group. She sighed and squared her shoulders before looking at their family.
"I received my Hogwarts letter today." All the women rushed her and began to coo about how much she would love it and all the preparing they had to do. They even spoke about how much she's grown and how she isn't little Hermione anymore, prompting Rabastan to clear his throat and steer her over to Rodolphus and Bellatrix's two sons. Ace Rodolphus Black Lestrange, fitting as he is a noble and the first born of the twins, and Adalard Loup Black Lestrange, once again fitting as he is noble, and will protect those he cares for viciously.
They were talking with Draco who had pointed out Rabastan and Hermione making their way over to them.
"I received my letter too. Our mothers were speaking of plans for us all to make a trip to Diagon Alley next week some time to purchase what we need for school." Draco announce once Hermione had settled down at the table they occupied. Lucius and Rodolphus moved to the table nearest the children and gestured for Rabastan to join them.
The last he heard of the children's conversation that he actively listened for was Hermione sighing in relief and saying how she hoped it would hinder the amount of shopping her mother and aunts would want to do. He laughed and at the other men's curious looks filled them in on what was so amusing to him and they all laughed freely.
That night he thought over their actions ten years ago. The researched near constantly to find the spells, potions, charms and even some dark magic for what they would need for their initial plan to be successful. With the people they had in the ministry they were able to fake the torture of the Longbottom's and imprisonment of Rodolphus and Bellatrix, it had been decided that Rabastan wouldn't be part of that so he could be 'care taker' of the twins. They were able to create duplicates of Frank and Alice 'post torture' so they would be able to have 'bodies' in St. Mungos.
Getting the Potters into hiding was a little more complicated. Sirius had been put in charge of kidnapping Hermione and then bringing her to the 'unsuspecting' Potter's; going through with that they had a team ready to evacuate the Potter's out just in case the Dark Lord hadn't calmed enough after spotting Hermione. Luckily everything worked out as it should. They were able to leave the 'dead' bodies of Lily and James before Dumbledore should up. The difficult part was the charms needed to create the illusion that Voldemort had shot the killing curse at Harry in order to make it believable for Dumbledore. As soon as he should up Voldemort vanished Hermione back to her home and into her bed, where the little girl fell back to sleep with little fuss as her nurse tended to her.
The one hiccup was a tie being made between Voldemort and Harry through the charms once Dumbledore shot his own killing curse at Voldemort. With the help of Hagrid they discovered that Dumbledore had made the decision to place Harry with Lily's sister Petunia, even though it was against hers and James express wishes. After the chaos created by Sirius going after Peter and faking Sirius' imprisonment the group made their way to number 4 Privet Drive to retrieve Harry and obliviate Petunia and her family of ever having Harry or seeing him. From there they hid the Potter's in one of James' ancestral homes like they had done with the Longbottom's. All of the children who were involved and see those who shouldn't been around were given lesson's in Occulemency as they grew.
While it was complicated at the beginning now that all of the major movements of the group are done it's now about living life as normal magical families and that includes school.