A/N: I am sorry for the delay in updating but I haven't been feeling the best and have had some personal problems…. But here is your update…
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After she was released from the infirmary Hermione let out a sigh of relief as soon as they stepped into the hall. "It's nothing against Poppy but I really do hate being in the infirmary."
Narcissa chuckled lightly and said "You take after your Mother and Father on that one. Poppy was always hard pressed to get them to stay in the hospital wing when they needed to be there. There was one time in seventh year when both Severus and Ciara needed to be in the infirmary but they kept sneaking out until finally Albus and Poppy put them into a body bind to keep them in bed and in the infirmary."
Hermione shook her head and laughed. "That sounds like something Harry or I would do. In fact if Dad, Lucius, Harry, and you wouldn't have stayed in the infirmary with me last night I probably would have left even if I had to take all of the ghosts with me. I really hate being in the infirmary or any hospital and more than likely it stems from where I was in the hospital for a month when I was ten years old."
Severus had been talking to Harry and Lucius as they walked through the halls to the Great Hall when he heard what Hermione said and he demanded "Why were you in the hospital for a month when you were ten?"
Hermione sighed and said "I was in a car with a friend of my adopted Mom's and she wrecked the car. It flipped over twice and she walked away without a scratch. Unfortunately I didn't and I ended up in a coma for two weeks and then once I woke up they kept me because I ended up with an infection from where they did surgery on me."
Severus scowled and said "You are never riding in a car again. I will not take the chance of losing you now that I found you."
Hermione rolled her eyes and sighed. "I happen to like cars Dad but I never get in one now unless I am the one driving. However I really don't need a car since I can now apparate to wherever I want to go. Gods I'm hungry. I didn't actually eat supper last night because Ron was being an idiot."
Severus frowned. "You need to eat Hermione. Oh and by the way Happy Birthday daughter."
Hermione blushed slightly and said "Thank you Dad. Are we going to the Great Hall or your rooms to eat?"
Severus sighed. "The Great Hall because with the way Mr. Weasley is being right now we don't need him to spread rumors around about you right now. However if he bothers you today let me know. And tonight we can have supper in the Head's dormitory with Draco, Harry, Lucius, and Narcissa."
Hermione sighed and nodded. "If he bothers me he isn't going to like the consequences he gets from doing it. I was too weak last night to deal with him but I feel better this morning than I have in a very long time. Besides I can feel my magic and I have a feeling it isn't going to take much to set me off right now. Mother told me during my dream that I have a lot of power and different powers than I use to have. If I didn't know how to block things out already I would probably be going nuts by now since I am able to hear what people are thinking. I don't think that I am going to like that power that much because I feel like I am invading people's privacy by being able to hear what they are thinking."
Severus' eyes widened slightly but before he could say anything Lucius said "It sounds like you are using Occulemency but in a different capacity that it is normally used in."
Hermione nodded. "I am. I taught myself in fifth year how to block my mind from people reading it. I am just pushing the boundaries now and blocking myself from hearing other people's thoughts. However it's taking up some energy to do it that way so I am going to have to look into finding a different way to block people's thoughts out of my head. I really don't care to hear people thinking about sex or what they are going to do in order to get someone to sleep with them."
Harry groaned. "I feel for you there 'Mione. At least I don't have to hear their thoughts but Dean and Seamus both love talking about sex. It gets quite annoying listening to them."
Hermione chuckled. "That is when you tell them to shut up Harry and if that doesn't work you use your wand and you silence them."
Severus chuckled and shook his head. "Okay now Hermione I want you to sit with Harry at breakfast and if you need me, Lucius, Narcissa, Albus, or Minerva just look up at the Head Table and we will come to you. If you can't keep people's thoughts out of your head then leave and go to your dormitory and call for a house elf to bring you something to eat. We'll meet you at the Head Dormitory after breakfast. Okay?"
Hermione nodded and then threaded her arm through Harry's. "Okay Dad."
Severus smirked and then waited until Harry and Hermione walked into the Great Hall before he entered with Lucius and Narcissa behind him. He smirked when he saw Draco looking at him with a raised eyebrow and he shook his head and then mouthed later to him. When he saw Draco nod he looked over at the Gryffindor table and saw Harry sitting on one side of Hermione with Neville on her other side and he gave a nod of satisfaction before he walked up the steps to the Head Table. He took his seat on the left side of Albus and then looked at him. "Hermione doesn't want to press charges on Weasley but she said that if he did it again she would. She does however not want him anywhere near her."
Albus nodded. "He has detention every day for two months and Gryffindor was docked one hundred points. He was lucky that I didn't expel him from what he did to Hermione. The other Professors and I will also be keeping a close eye on him. Did she say anything about Miss Parkinson?"
Severus shook his head. "No, she hasn't but I figured that after breakfast you, Minerva, Lucius, Cissy, and me could join Draco, Hermione, and Harry in the Head's dormitory and talk."
Albus nodded again. "That sounds alright to me Severus. I have let the other Professor's know that Hermione is your daughter but I haven't told them anything else just yet. I thought that it would be best to ask Hermione first before I said anything. They only know that Ron attacked Hermione because she said she wasn't going to keep it a secret that you were her Father."
Severus nodded and then narrowed his eyes when he looked up and saw Ron walking into the Great Hall. "That boy better not upset Hermione because if he does I won't be held responsible for what I do to him."
Minerva smiled slightly as she said "Severus you would have to beat Hermione or even Harry to it. I think that if he upsets Hermione she will let him have it and not even think about anything she says to him."
Severus sighed and nodded but still watched Ron closely as he made his way to the Gryffindor table.
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Harry walked Hermione to the Gryffindor Table and sat her down next to Neville before taking the seat on the other side of her. He then looked at Neville, Dean, and Seamus. "I need you three to help me keep Ron away from 'Mione. He tried to strangle her last night."
Neville, Dean, and Seamus all gasped and Neville hissed "Why did he do that?"
Hermione sighed and said "He doesn't like the fact that I just learned who my birth parents are. My Father is Professor Snape and Ron didn't like that I want to acknowledge the fact that Professor Snape is my Father. He came back after he was sent away and tried to strangle me. At least I was already in the infirmary so help was close at hand once he was pulled off of me. I couldn't get him off of me no matter how hard I tried because I was still weak from where Parkinson crucioed me and from what I did to her. It seems that I have powers I didn't even know about. If you three want you can come back to mine and Draco's dorm after breakfast and I'll fill you guys in but you can't tell anybody else."
Neville's, Seamus', and Dean's faces all hardened and they nodded and Dean said "We won't let him near Hermione. He'll be lucky that by this time tomorrow he is able to walk. I don't care if he doesn't like who Hermione's Father is that doesn't give him the right to harm her."
Seamus nodded and said in his Irish brogue "I agree with Dean. The git has anything that is done to him coming. Are you alright Hermione?"
Hermione smiled slightly and said "I'm feeling better than I have in a long while Seamus. I'll explain all of that to you guys later. I really don't want any of you to do anything to Ronald unless he says or does something first. I don't want any of you getting into trouble."
They sighed but nodded as Neville said "Heads up here comes Ron."
Hermione tensed and then made herself relax as she took a bite of the food on the plate that Harry made up for her. "Just ignore him guys."
Harry, Neville, Seamus, and Dean all nodded and then ignored him when they heard him call their names. They concentrated on eating their breakfast and making sure that Hermione was eating hers. Their heads shot up when they heard Hermione gasp but it was Harry who demanded "Hermione what's wrong?"
Hermione felt the hex hit her but she couldn't say anything as pain made her gasp out. Her eyes filled with tears before she could stop them and she shook her head frantically as she tried to talk but couldn't. Her head shot up and towards the Head Table and her eyes met those of her Father, Lucius, Narcissa, Albus, and Minerva. She saw that they were all looking at her in concern but she couldn't say anything no matter how hard she tried. She let out a sob that couldn't even be heard when she saw them all stand up quickly. She finally looked at Harry when she felt his hands on her pulling her up. She allowed him and Neville to help her stand and then guide her down the row with Dean and Seamus walking on the other side of the table. Her eyes connected and she saw that Draco, Blaise, and even Theo were standing up. She knew that they knew something was up also.
She met her Father, Lucius, Narcissa, Albus, Minerva, Draco, Theo, and Blaise at the doors to the Great Hall and looked over at her Father when she heard him ask "What happened Hermione?"
Hermione shook her head and opened her mouth to talk but once again couldn't. She saw her Dad's eyes narrow and then before she knew it she was in his arms as he carried her to the Head dormitory with everyone else following behind them. She heard him say the password to the dormitory and let out a relieved sigh. She looked up at her Dad after he put her on the couch and watched as he whipped his wand out and ran it over as he did the diagnostic charm. She saw his eyes hardened and then let out a sigh of relief when she saw him flick his wand at her twice. She let out another sigh of relief when she felt her muscles relaxing and she swallowed. "Merlin that hurt and I couldn't talk."
Severus nodded and scowled as he said "Someone cast a muscle tightening hex on you and then silenced you so that you couldn't say anything. I'm afraid that you will feel some lingering pain but I will get you a pain potion for it. Do you know who did it?"
Hermione sighed and shook her head. "No, I don't. I would say it was Ron but he was in our line of sight the whole time and I didn't see him with his wand out at all. And I know for a fact he can't do wandless magic."
Draco nodded. "I didn't see who cast it but I did see the two lights hit Granger which is why Blaise, Theo, and me were all standing up just as we saw everyone heading towards the door of the Great Hall. It looks like we will need to come up with a way to keep Granger safe and not just from Weasley."
Albus sighed and said "We will come up with a plan but for now I think Minerva and Narcissa should help Hermione change and shower if she wants too."
Minerva and Narcissa both nodded and then helped Hermione walk up the steps to her bedroom.
A/N 2: *grins* And there is this update... Hope you all enjoyed it! Click the button and let me know what you think!