A/N: So this chapter starts off with Albus meeting with the Prefects and Head Boy… There will be more of Severus and Hermione in this chapter as well as other things…. Hold on to your seat folks you're in for a ride!

Disclaimer: I don't own HP!

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Albus had sent a couple of House Elves to get the Prefects from each house and to get Draco. As he waited he thought about everything he had learnt so far and shook his head. He still couldn't believe that he never knew Hermione's true parentage. He couldn't help but smile slightly because he knew that Severus has always wanted a child but never let himself get involved with anyone after the disappearance of Ciara. When he heard the knock on his office door he sighed and looked up. "Come in."

He watched as the Prefects from all four houses followed by Draco walked in. He knew that what he was going to say to everyone was going to cause some shock but it needed to be said. As he watched the group find places to sit he saw Draco looking around with a frown. He had no doubt that Draco was realizing that Pansy nor Hermione were in the room. He waited until the students had found places to sit or stand before he cleared his throat. "I know that you all are wondering why you're here and you will find out shortly."

Draco looked around the office once more and then looked at the Headmaster. "Excuse me Headmaster but shouldn't Pansy and Granger be here for this?"

Albus sighed and said "They would be if they were able to Mr. Malfoy but unfortunately both are in the Hospital wing right now."

There were several gasps and Ron demanded "Why is 'Mione in the hospital wing?"

Albus sighed but before he could say anything Minerva walked in and said "Albus there are three Slytherin's missing and no I'm not talking about the Prefects."

At that Albus frowned and said "Call for Harry, Minerva and tell him to bring the map. While we wait for him I'll go ahead and say some of what needs to be said."

Minerva nodded and cast her Patronus and sent it after Harry with the message and then looked around and gave a strained smile. "Good evening children."

Draco looked at Minerva and then at Albus and hissed "What is going on? Why are Pansy and Granger in the hospital wing? Which three Slytherin's are missing?"

Minerva looked at Albus who nodded before she looked around at the students gathered in the office and said "Miss Parkinson attacked Miss Granger this evening. The Bloody Baron was with Miss Granger as she finished up her rounds and saw the whole thing. Miss Parkinson cast the Cruciatus curse on Hermione which led to some other things happening. Now before we talk about how Hermione is doing I want to know how many of you are not patrolling with the people you are supposed to patrol with? We found out that Hermione has been patrolling alone because Miss Parkinson hasn't been doing what she is supposed to. Is there anyone else here who is not following the rules or the patrolling schedule?"

Draco's eyes widened in surprise but it was Blaise who said "I've been patrolling with Weasley like I'm supposed too."

Ron nodded his head. "I have even seen those who are patrolling with people from other houses talking to them even when they are not patrolling. Why didn't 'Mione tell us that she was patrolling alone? There are several of us that would have patrolled with her so she wouldn't have had to do it on her own."

Blaise nodded his head. "I would have patrolled with Granger if I knew that Pansy wasn't doing it."

Draco was frowning and he snapped "I constantly asked Granger if Parkinson was patrolling with her like she was supposed to and she just nodded. I had a feeling that she was lying but anytime I asked her she would just say that everything was going fine. Why didn't she tell me? Since we have been living together we get along more and we talk. Is Granger alright?"

Albus sighed and said "From now on each patrol group is to see Professor Snape or Professor McGonagall before shift and after shift so that we can be sure that nobody else is patrolling alone. It's not that I don't trust you all but I do not want a repeat of this again. Miss Parkinson will be expelled from school and will be charged and probably end up in Azkaban for what she has done because as you know using an Unforgiveable is a crime but she also hurt Miss Granger badly. Miss Granger will be okay but there is some more news that we have found out and we will have another meeting about that tomorrow. For now I want everyone on alert and nobody goes anywhere alone. And here comes Mr. Potter so maybe we can find our missing students."

Minerva opened the door and gave Harry a small smile. "Thank you for coming Mr. Potter. Do you have the map with you?"

Harry nodded and pulled it out of his robes and then with his wand he tapped it and said the incantation to get it to show up and then looked at his Head of House. "Who am I searching for Professor?"

Minerva sighed and said "We need for you to look for Graham Pritchard, Malcolm Baddock, and Harper."

Harry nodded and looked around the room and when his eyes landed on Draco he said "Malfoy you want to help me check the map over? You know them better than I do so you may know where I need to search instead of trying to look the whole map over."

Draco nodded and walked over to Harry and stood next to him. He looked at the spots that he knew where the three boys usually went to if they weren't in their common room and frowned. "They are not in their usual spots."

Harry nodded and then searched the map once more. He frowned when he didn't see any of the names that he was looking for. "None of their names are on the map so they are not on the grounds."

Minerva frowned and then said "We'll have to see where they went when they come back. Until they come back we can't do anything."

Albus nodded and just as he opened his mouth to say something when Nearly Headless Nick flew through the office door and said "Hermione is awake now."

At that Albus stood up and looked around at the group. "I want you all to return to your Common Rooms. Mr. Potter, Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Weasley if you will come with me and we will go and check on Hermione."

At that Ginny and Ron both stood up just as Blaise said "Will you let us know how Granger is doing please Headmaster?"

Albus looked at Blaise and gave him a small smile and nodded. "I will let you all know how she is doing tomorrow morning but for now head back to your Common Rooms. Also Mr. Zabini if you would let either Professor McGonagall or myself know when the missing three boys from your House come back I would appreciate it."

Blaise nodded and then led the way out of the office. He was quiet as he watched the two Professors, Harry, Draco, Ron, and Ginny walk towards the infirmary. He waited until they were out of sight and then he swore loudly. He couldn't believe that Pansy had attacked Hermione and thinking about it pissed him off to no end. He had always liked Hermione and they had gotten even closer this year and he hated to know that three of his own housemates could be planning something else against Hermione or someone else in the school. He sighed and then made his way towards the dungeons even as he thought about what he could do to make sure another attack didn't happen. As he said the password to the Slytherin Common Room he knew what he needed to do.

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Once Poppy was finished checking Hermione over, Severus asked "How is my daughter doing Poppy?"

Poppy looked at Severus and gave a slight smile. "She is doing well considering everything Severus. Her magic levels are coming back up. Her blood pressure is a little low still but it is not low enough to really cause a worry. Her body as you can see has tremors but there isn't much we can do about that other than wait on the effects of Cruciatus to wear off. Now that she is awake we can give her a pain potion but I'm not really sure how much good that will do since her change has taken place. Other than all that what she needs is rest and then she'll be back to normal quickly."

Severus nodded and then shot a look at his newfound daughter. "You heard her Hermione and I won't have you making your recovery worse than it already is. So you will lay in that bed and rest."

Hermione looked at Severus with a raised eyebrow and then chuckled. "You're already sounding like a Dad."

Severus smirked. "Good because I am one even if I just now found out. Once you are rested up we can have that talk until then we'll just talk about anything and everything you want too."

Hermione smiled and nodded her head and then sighed. "I have a feeling Harry, Ron and Ginny will be here to check on me soon. I don't mind it so much but I really don't feel up to answering their questions right now."

Severus smirked and then hissed "You don't have to answer any of their questions that you don't want to Hermione. In fact if you prefer I'll make sure they don't get in here to see you."

Hermione shook her head and said with another sigh "No, I'll see them but if they get asking too many questions you have my permission to throw them out. What is being done about Pansy?"

Severus shook his head. "Albus should be alerting the Ministry but he will probably wait until after he talks to you."

Hermione nodded. "I'm going to rest my eyes for a few minutes before everyone gets here."

Severus nodded and watched as Hermione closed her eyes. He couldn't help but smile slightly as he saw how relaxed she became when the Bloody Baron and Gray Lady floated over to her side. He knew then that the ghosts were indeed helping to bring her levels back up to where they should be. He knew that Albus and the others would be here soon so he was going to enjoy the time he could with his daughter by himself.

A/N 2: *smirks* Yay I finally got it edited! LMAO! Click the button and let me know what you think!