A/N: And here we are with the 2nd chapter... I'm glad to see that you all liked the 1st chapter... This chapter may jump a bit but you'll be able to tell where as always... There will be a part in here where it shows what Hermione is going through n that will be in italics... Hold on to your seat folks you're in for a ride!

Disclaimer: I don't own HP!

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Severus froze in mid step and looked at the Baron in shock and hissed "What do you mean by that Baron? Why do you think that Miss Granger is my daughter?"

The Baron shook his head. "All will be clear soon but you need to get the girl to the infirmary now."

Severus shook his head to clear it and started walking again. He saw that the Baron flew down the hall so he knew that Poppy would be alerted about Hermione and Pansy. He heard Minerva and Albus behind him but ignored them. As he made his way down the hall as quickly as he could he heard some of the paintings talking to one another in excitement. He looked down at the girl he was levitating beside him and shook his head in amazement. As he looked at he features carefully he could see the likeness to Ciara and he could also see some of himself in her. His breath caught in his chest as he realized that she was indeed his and Ciara's daughter.

He pushed his thoughts away as he finally reached the hospital wing. Even before he pushed the doors open he heard Poppy moving around and he knew that the Bloody Baron had alerted her. Once he was through the doors he stopped in his tracks as he saw every single ghost at Hogwarts in the infirmary. Once more he shook his head and looked around and sighed in relief when he finally spotted Poppy. "Which bed Poppy?"

Poppy looked up from what she was doing and gasped at the sight of Hermione. "Dear Merlin. Bring her over here Severus. I take it that Albus and Minerva are bringing Miss Parkinson?"

Severus walked over to the bed Poppy was standing next to and lowered Hermione to the bed and then turned to scowl at Poppy as he spat "Yes, they are bringing Miss Parkinson. However you can take a look at Miss Granger first because Parkinson cast an unforgivable on her. From what I saw Granger didn't curse or hex Parkinson so she can wait."

Poppy looked at Severus in shock because she had never heard him talk about one of his charges like that but nodded even as the Bloody Baron said "The only thing wrong with Miss Parkinson is the fact that Mistress is making her feel all the fear and emotional pain that she has caused others to feel just ten times worse. You will not be able to stop it until Mistress is awake because she is the only one who can lift it."

Poppy looked at the Baron in shock and then back down at Hermione and sighed. She pulled her wand out and with a couple flicks of her wrist the diagnostic test was finished. She looked at Severus and then at Albus and Minerva who had just come over to check on Hermione after placing Pansy on a bed in a body bind so she couldn't escape. "Miss Granger is suffering the after effects of the Cruciatus curse. Her blood pressure is high but I think that is because of her change. Other than the fact that all of her energy is drained right now she is alright. I can remember from Ciara's change and from what Baron told me we can't touch her. I'll leave the ghost to watch over her and they'll alert me the second that she starts to wake up or when something changes."

Severus shook his head. "I will not touch her but I'm not leaving."

Poppy opened her mouth to argue but the Baron cut in with "Let him stay Madam Pomfrey. He just found out that he is the girl's father."

Poppy, Minerva, and Albus all gasped and Albus said "How did you know that Baron?"

The Baron chuckled and said "Ciara told me after she was killed. I've known all along who and what Miss Granger is. She received her Mother's powers but they are ten times stronger then Ciara's ever were."

Minerva's hand flew to her mouth. "Sweet Merlin. Why didn't you tell us about Hermione? We could have helped her or done something."

The Baron looked back down at the girl and then at the three Professors' and Poppy. "I promised Ciara that I wouldn't tell until I absolutely had to. I was going to go and see the Headmaster tonight after I made sure that Miss Granger got back to her quarters okay. I, and the other ghosts have been taking turns following Miss Granger around especially while she does her patrols because she's been doing them alone. She was scheduled to patrol with Parkinson three times this week and each time she has patrolled alone. Also you all could not have helped Hermione because she, herself doesn't even know who and what she is. She will find out before she wakes up."

Severus swore and hissed "Why didn't she go to Albus or Minerva? With that information alone Parkinson would have lost her Prefect badge. Why did Malfoy let Parkinson shirk her duties?"

The Baron shook his head yet again. "I'm not even sure young Draco knows that Parkinson wasn't doing her patrols. From what I've gathered Miss Granger hasn't told anyone. I did extract a promise from her that she would tell the Headmaster tonight right before Parkinson attacked her. What you all need to realize is that the Dark know about Miss Granger even though they don't know her name. Dolohov, Nott Sr., Avery Sr., and Pettigrew are the ones who killed her and they knew that she had a daughter but no clue where the girl was when they finally cornered her."

Severus' hands formed into fists and he snarled "Why didn't any of us know about Ciara's murder? All of us thought she just left. I thought that she just left! Dear Gods if I had known that she was killed I would have went after the bastards who had done it."

Albus put a hand on Severus' shoulder when he saw the pain that the younger man was feeling. "We will figure this out Severus. For now you stay here to keep an eye on Hermione. I'm going to go round up all of the Prefects and Mr. Malfoy. Make sure you let me know as soon as Hermione wakes up or if you need me."

Severus gave a defeated nod and then looked at Minerva. "Minerva will you make sure that all of my Slytherin's are in their common room or in their beds please? I don't want a repeat of what happened to Miss Granger to someone else."

Minerva nodded. "Yes I will Severus. If you would send word to me as soon as Miss Granger awakens I'd appreciate it. And Severus don't forget that Hermione is strong and that she'll pull out of this just fine."

Severus nodded and then watched as Minerva and Albus both left and as Poppy went over to check on Pansy. He sighed and conjured up a chair and then sat down prepared to wait however long it took for Hermione to wake up. He didn't care if he had to have Albus fill in for his classes tomorrow he wasn't leaving Hermione's side. He still couldn't believe that the young girl he had tormented for the last seven well eight years was his daughter but he promised himself that he'd change and he'd make sure that now that he knew who Hermione was and what she was that he was there for her if she needed him. He also promised himself that he'd make it up to her for how he treated her over the years and that he'd make it up to her friends even if it killed him because he knew that even though she was his daughter that her friends were important to her even if they were people he didn't like.

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Hermione blinked her eyes at the sudden light and looked around her in amazement. She frowned slightly when she saw that not only was she outside but she was somewhere that she didn't even recognize. She sighed and then started walking down the street as she started thinking about what in the hell could have happened since the last thing she remembered was Pansy Parkinson casting the Cruciatus curse on her and then her world went black. As she looked around the frown on her face grew even bigger because she didn't see any houses or buildings on either side of the street. Her eyes widened slightly when she caught sight of a woman about sixty feet in front of her.

She quickened her step and when she was about twenty feet from the woman she called out loudly "Excuse me but could you tell me where I am please?"

When the woman turned to face her, Hermione gasped as she recognized the woman slightly. "You!"

Ciara Spycer smiled at her daughter and nodded. "It's me and it's you. What are you doing here Hermione? You shouldn't be here for another hour and a half."

Hermione frowned as she looked at the woman in shock. "How do you know my name? Where am I? Why was I supposed to be here in an hour and a half? What in the bloody hell is going on?"

Ciara scowled and said "I'll answer your questions but only after you answer mine Hermione Jane Eileen Aliyah Granger Spycer!"

Hermione's eyes widened in shock and her in her shock she blurted out "I don't know why I'm here right now. The last thing I remember is Parkinson casting the Cruciatus curse on me and everything went black. When I opened up my eyes I was here."

Ciara swore and shook her head. "Your change wasn't to happen until after midnight but it got triggered by this Parkinson chick cursing you. When you finally wake back up at Hogwarts you'll need to find out what happened. Now I will answer your questions. I know your name because you are my biological daughter. I gave you to the Granger's the night before I was murdered. I knew that I would be killed and I wanted to make sure that you were well away from the Wizarding world until you reached age eleven. You are supposed to be here because I made sure that you would come to me when the change happened so I could explain some things to you. As for where you are that is the easiest answer. We are where I gave birth to you."

Hermione shook her head and said "I don't know why but I believe you. It could be because you have visited my dreams before or it could be the fact that you look like me. You said that I was supposed to change. What do you mean by that? And if you're my birth mother who is my birth father? Who killed you?"

Ciara smiled softly as she said "Lets walk as we talk. What I meant by your change is exactly that. On your seventeenth birthday you come into the powers that have been passed down from generation to generation of the Spycer family. The women in our family and the men all get certain abilities on their seventeenth birthday. However since you are the last of our line for now your abilities are ten times stronger than mine ever were. Actually they are ten times stronger than any of our families has been before you. You have the ability to talk to animals, see the future, hear what people are thinking, you can talk to the dead and you are able to stop any of the unforgiveables. You may have more than that but until you test them you won't know for sure. Your father helped me through my change and he will be there to help you through yours. Your father is one of the bravest men I knew. He spied on Voldermort for Dumbledore and he would have given his life for me had he known that I was being hunted. Instead of telling him that someone was after me I left and I never even told him that I was pregnant. Don't make a mistake and think that I didn't love your father Hermione because I always have loved him. I loved him when I was alive and I died loving him. Your father loved me too. I can tell you now that you're not going to like this but your father is none other than Severus Snape."

Hermione's mouth dropped open in shock and she paled slightly. "My Potions Professor is my father? The man who tormented me the last seven going on eight years now? The man who let Malfoy treat me like shit is my father? I can't fucking believe this!"

Ciara glared at Hermione and pulled her to a stop and then stood nose to nose with her. "Now you listen to me Hermione and you listen closely. Severus had no choice but to do what he did because of Voldermort. Do you honestly think he liked treating anyone outside of Slytherin like trash? I may not still be alive but I do know what has been going on. I'm a ghost that lives in the Forbidden Forest and I do go into the castle every once in a while just to check on your father. He hated how he had to treat you and everyone else but with the sons of the Inner Circle at Hogwarts he had no choice. He's sitting at your bedside right now in the infirmary keeping an eye on you because he already loves you! Now when you wake up you will treat him with respect and you will be the good daughter that I know you can be. Just give him a chance Hermione. He has already lost so much because of Voldermort don't let him lose you before he even gets to know you. Please?"

Hermione sighed but nodded and looked down at the ground in shame. "I'm sorry but it was a shock. I will give him a chance but if he hurts me like he has in the past with words then I'm done. Now what do I need to know before I wake up? I have a feeling I'm not going to be here for much longer. I can feel myself strengthning."

Ciara nodded and chuckled and wrapped her arm around Hermione and started to walk again. "Well you are richer than the Malfoy's, Parkinson's, Zabini's, Nott's, and well just about everyone in the Wizarding world. Tomorrow everyone will know who you really are and there isn't a way to stop that. You will need to train hard because while Voldermort is gone there are still several of his followers that have not been put in Azkaban yet because they haven't been caught. Besides the abilities I told you earlier you will also be able to perform wandless magic and block your mind from anyone trying to read it. Your Godmother perversely is Narcissa Malfoy. Now before you go on a rant about the Malfoy's you should know that Narcissa was never like Lucius but she went along with everything because if she didn't then she knew that she would be killed by her sister Bellatrix. Now I know that this will come as a shock to you but Lucius is your Godfather but he never told Severus about you because of a unbreakable vow. I know that Lucius has done some harsh things but it will come out that he was also a spy for the Order of the Phoenix. I can't tell you that you have to like them or even see them but I want you to give them both a message for me. Tell them that Nott Senior has left evidence behind that he was one of the ones involved in killing me. First and foremost Hermione you must make sure that you are protected at all times. If something happens to you then the Dark could take over again and there will be another Wizarding war. Secondly I want you to tell your Father that I loved him with my dying breath and that even in death I still love him and that he's not to blame for my murder. He had no clue that it happened because Nott Sr, Dolohov, Avery Sr, and Pettigrew are the ones who did it. Third Hermione I want you to trust your gut instincts and follow your own path. Love is what love is and if you have it in your life then it will help strengthen all of your abilities. So love freely and love with all of your heart Hermione because in the coming months you are going to need it. You also need to remember that the ghosts at Hogwarts are yours and yours alone. They may haunt the school but they are there to help protect you and guide you when you need it. You will find that they become like a second family to you even though they are dead. You need to respect the dead that talk to you and do what you can to help them if they need it. A lot of them have died at the hands of people who have not been caught yet. The other main thing you need to remember is that you are the daughter of light and dark and you have not only all of my abilities but you have some passed on from your father. If you ask he will help you to train so that you will be ready for anything. Also if you feel yourself get angry walk away because if you don't your eyes will not only glow gold but your whole body will and anyone in the vicinity of you could be harmed if your magic pulses around you. Make sure that you remember even if I didn't raise you that I loved you and I still love you. You can walk into the Forbidden Forest at any time and the magical creatures in there will not harm you."

Hermione nodded and felt her bod shake slightly and then said "Will I see you again?"

Ciara nodded. "You can come visit me in the forest but if you do bring your Father with you. Remember Hermione I love you and so does Severus."

Hermione smiled slightly and said "I'll see you soon then Mother. Thank you."

Ciara shook her head and watched as he daughter started to fade away. She wiped the tears from her eyes and called out "Tell Severus I miss him dearly."

Hermione chuckled. "I will Mom."

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Severus wasn't sure how long he had been sitting in the chair staring at Hermione when he heard her groan. He jumped up out of the chair and took the two steps to her bedside and looked down at her. "Hermione? Can you hear me?"

Hermione groaned again and blinked her eyes open. "Mother said to tell you that she loves you and has never stopped."

Severus' eyes widened in shock and his mouth dropped open. "Say what?"

Hermione chuckled and then groaned as pain racked her whole body. "Mother told me to tell you that she has always loved you and that she has never stopped. She also told me to tell you that she misses you and wants me to take you to see her sometime."

Severus' eyebrow raised and then he shook his head. "We'll talk about all of this later. Right now how do you feel?"

Hermione frowned. "I'm in a lot of pain and I feel like my whole body is shaking."

Severus nodded. "That is from the Cruciatus curse. Other than that is anything else wrong?"

Hermione shook her head and sighed. "I feel drained."

The Bloody Baron who just floated back in from alerting Poppy said "That is why all of us ghosts are here. I'm sure that your Mother told you about us but not everything that we can do. We are here to help get your levels back up. But first I think that Poppy should check on you first. I just sent Nicholas off to alert Minerva and the Headmaster that you are awake."

Hermione nodded and then looked at Severus. "Once I'm feeling more normal we need to talk."

Severus pinched the bridge of his nose. "Yes we do and I have a lot to make up for."

Hermione smiled slightly and surprised Severus when she put her hand over the one of his that was resting on her bed. "You have nothing to make up for Father. You did what you had to do and I forgive you for it."

Severus' mouth dropped open in shock but he didn't get the chance to say anything because Poppy came bustling in to check Hermione over. He watched in silence as Poppy cast several diagnostic tests and he even smiled slightly as he read the results that appeared. He couldn't stop looking at the girl he had already come to love since he first found out that she was his daughter less than two hours ago.

A/N 2: *smirks* And there is chapter 2! YAY! I hope that you all could tell the dream sequence from the other parts... LOL... Click the button and let me know what you think! Also in the next chapter you will see the conversation that Albus had with the Prefects and Malfoy...