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Severus looked around as soon as Hermione was up in her bedroom with Minerva and Narcissa and said "I don't want Hermione going anywhere alone. I don't care what has to be done or what arrangements have to be made she is not to take one step without someone with her. I will not have the daughter I just found out I had be hurt by anyone or anything."

Albus nodded. "If I'm not mistaken every class that Hermione has, Severus has one of the boys in this room in it. They will walk her to class and they will sit by her. I will let the other Professor's know what is going on so that they too can be on the lookout for anything suspicious. Now, Harry, Draco, Blaise, Theo, Neville, Seamus, and Dean what I am about to say you need to listen very closely too. You all know that a wand should not be drawn on a fellow classmate for any reason however I am giving you seven permission to use your wands if you need to protect Hermione from anyone or anything. However I will not tolerate you drawing your wands on people unless it is for that sole reason. Am I understood?"

The seven boys nodded and said at the same time "Yes, Sir."

Albus nodded and then looked at Lucius. "Remus will be unable to teach for the next month as I am sending him on an assignment, Lucius. He will be leaving two days from now since he wanted to teach one last class. Would you like to take over Potions for Severus so that he can teach Defense Against the Dark Arts? If you agree to it I will have a room ready for you and Narcissa which will be right across the hall from this one so that if need be you can be here in short order if something were to happen. Also if you agree to it you can sit in on his classes today to see how he runs all of his classes."

Lucius nodded. "I will take over Potions and sit in his classes today as long as Severus is alright with it. That way not only can I be here to help protect Hermione but I can get to know my Goddaughter."

Severus nodded. "That is fine with me. At least I know that Hermione will be safe in those two classes. She shouldn't even be going to classes today but I don't think I will be able to keep her from them. I'm worried that her magic will get out of control if something happens."

Albus sighed and nodded again. "I'll have the Bloody Baron and Sir Nicholas go to her classes with her. By dinner time I have a feeling everyone will know who Hermione is thanks to the evening edition of the Prophet. I have no doubt that the Ministry knows who she is already because it would be revealed today. When I get back to my office I will contact Kingsley and see what can be done about making sure that nobody harasses Hermione. She is the last of her Mother's line and besides that anyone who knows about the Spycer family knows about their abilities so she will be getting a lot of mail from people she has never even heard of."

Harry, Seamus, Dean, and Neville all groaned at that but it was Harry who said after seeing Severus, Albus, Lucius, Draco, Blaise, and Theo looking at them "'Mione doesn't like attention. If she starts getting mail from people she doesn't know or a lot of people coming up to her she will lock herself away. That is why I let everyone think that I killed Voldemort on my own when in fact I wouldn't have been able to do it without Hermione's help."

At that statement Severus demanded "What do you mean you didn't do it on your own? The prophecy specifically stated that you had to kill him on your own."

Harry nodded and then sighed before he finally explained. "I was the one who pointed my wand at him and said the words to end his miserable life but it wasn't enough when I did it. I'm not even sure if Hermione realized what she was doing when she did it but she put a hand on my shoulder and entered my mind and fed me some of her own power. I repeated the words in my head at her insistence and the next thing I know he was dead. I asked Hermione later on how she did that and she shook her head and said that she didn't know how she did it but she was following directions from someone else. I could tell that it was her magic that basically killed Voldemort because it was different than what I feel when I use my magic."

Albus' eyes widened in shock at that as did everyone else's but it was him who said "Are you telling us, Harry that it was truly Hermione who killed Tom?"

Harry nodded again. "Yes I am, Headmaster. It may have been my wand, my hand, and my voice but I wouldn't have been able to do it without Hermione's power. I'm surprised you all didn't even notice when she walked over to Riddle and waved her hand over him four times in different directions each time. Once she finished doing that she turned to me and nodded and then walked away as everyone else crowded around to make sure that he truly was dead."

Blaise whistled and said "Bloody hell I knew Hermione was powerful but I never knew she was that powerful. If that is the case we really are going to have to keep an eye on her. There are a lot of people out there who will want her just for her power. How are we going to be able to tell who is true in their feelings toward Hermione?"

Severus scowled. "If I have my way about it nobody will be near my daughter in that way. I remember that when Ciara and I finally got together that I ended up with some of her power. I will not have my daughter used by someone."

Lucius put his hand on Severus' shoulder and said "Calm down old friend. I promise you that we will not let someone use Hermione like that. You know as well as I do that a Spycer can sense their soul mate with their magic. I may not know Hermione very well just yet but from what you, Draco, and the others have said she is logical and sensible. I'm pretty sure that she will be able to tell the difference between someone who wants to just be with her for her power and someone who wants to be with her because they actually like her for her and not who she has turned out to be."

Albus nodded. "I agree with Lucius, Severus. You know that Hermione is not one to let someone get close to her just so they can use her. After all while she had no problem helping Harry when he needed it she always made the youngest Mr. Weasley do his own work after she finally realized that is what he was wanting from her."

Severus sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "I know Albus but damn it I never thought I would have children and now I have a grown child and I already care for her. I won't let her be hurt by someone because she's too good for that."

Harry smiled slightly and said "Professor Snape, I think you are going to do Hermione a world of good. As much as I know she loves well loved her adopted parents they were always distant from her. Her adopted Dad didn't care what she did or who she did it with. Don't get me wrong from what Hermione said they were good parents but I also know from reading her diary once when I saw how down she was that they were sometimes harsh with her and when her adopted Father would drink he would hit her. I can already tell that Hermione cares for you a great deal and that is a feat in itself because lately she has been standoffish and for the last year or two she hasn't cared for anyone outright like she does with you. I know Hermione loves me and she loves all of her friends but she hasn't been her usual outgoing self if that makes any sense at all."

Albus' face hardened at that. "Why didn't you tell someone Harry? When I saw Hermione come back this year she looked different and when Minerva or I tried to talk to her about it she just ignored us."

Harry sighed. "Hermione doesn't like talking about her home life. I think it has something to do with her adopted Father but I'm not sure."

Severus was scowling as he hissed "If I ever find out he put his hands on my daughter I will make him wish that he was never born."

Lucius smirked slightly. "You already sound like a Father, Severus. We will make sure that Hermione knows that we are all here for her should she want to talk. We need to figure out what to do about whoever hexed her this morning. We also need to figure out who hexed her."

Albus nodded and looked at Blaise, Theo, and Draco. "Did either of you three happen to see which way the hex came from?"

Theo frowned as he thought about what he saw this morning and then said "It looked like it came from the Gryffindor table but I'm not sure exactly where from at the table."

Blaise nodded. "I agree with Theo but I can't tell you who the curse came from."

Draco also nodded. "Blaise and Theo are both correct but like Granger said it wasn't Weasley. I was keeping my eye on him after he came in to eat breakfast."

Albus nodded. "Okay then I will look into seeing who did it. For now I want you seven boys to make sure that Hermione is surrounded today. She isn't to go anywhere alone. I will also need to talk to Hermione about Miss Parkinson and see what she wants done. I will need to contact the Ministry this morning at some point."

Severus nodded and said silkily "I will talk to her and see what she wants done Albus and let you know. As far as I'm concerned Parkinson can go and join her Father in Azkaban where she belongs. She could have hurt Hermione more than she already did. I'm honestly surprised that Hermione is not having any side effects from the Cruciatus."

Hermione who was just exiting her bedroom as her Father was talking snorted and said "I am having tremors Father but I am trying not to let them affect me. As for what I want done with Parkinson I am going to press charges. Last night wasn't the first time she has turned her wand on me even if it was the first time she has used an unforgivable on me. As much as I hate the fact to be the reason someone is going to lose their education it isn't safe for her to be here at Hogwarts where she could hurt someone at any time."

Severus narrowed his eyes as he looked at his daughter. "What do you mean last night wasn't the first time she's turned her wand on you? Why didn't you tell someone?"

Hermione sighed even as she gave Narcissa and Minerva a smile when they helped her over to the couch to sit down. "I didn't tell anyone because I knew that if I did she would get expelled. I was trying to give her another chance to see that what she was doing was wrong. However I now know that there is no way she is going to see the error of her ways without a short stay in Azkaban. If and I do mean if she would even show that she was remorseful for what she has done to me and to others then I wouldn't press charges but I don't see that happening. Although I would like to see her before she is taken away. I want to see if me putting that hex on her has changed her in any way."

Albus nodded. "I will alert Kingsley to what happened last night and this morning and have him come through. I know that he will bring an auror or two with him but I will make sure that he knows that he isn't to arrest Miss Parkinson just yet. If you are feeling up to it Hermione why don't you go to Potions and then meet me in the infirmary after your class?"

Hermione nodded. "That will be fine, Headmaster."

Albus nodded again and said "Narcissa you are more than welcome to sit in and watch how Severus teaches his seventh year class if you wish. I know that you probably want to keep an eye on Hermione to make sure that she is alright. That way you can also help Severus keep an eye on his class while he also keeps an eye on Hermione to make sure that she is alright throughout the class."

Narcissa smiled and nodded. "I would like that Albus. Severus is that alright with you?"

Severus nodded. "That is fine with me Cissa. We should get going though because it is getting time for my first class which like Albus said is Gryffindor/Slytherin."

Narcissa nodded and then looked at Lucius. "What will you be doing while I am doing this Lucius?"

Lucius chuckled. "I will also be sitting in on Severus' class to see how well behaved everyone is because I will be taking over Potions and Severus will be taking over Defense Against the Dark Arts on Monday because Remus is going on an assignment."

Narcissa grinned. "Good now I have a reason not to leave Hogwarts. I want to get to know Hermione."

Lucius nodded. "I agree but for now we should get down to the Dungeon's. If I'm not mistaken Severus' first class starts in fifteen minutes."

Severus nodded and then looked at Hermione. "Are you sure that you are alright to go to classes?"

Hermione nodded. "I'm fine Dad and the second I don't feel fine I will let you or someone else know I promise."

Severus sighed but nodded and after another quick word with Albus he led the way out of the Head dormitory and down to his classroom in the Dungeon's. All the while he was wondering if whoever cursed his daughter was in the class he was getting ready to teach. He looked over his shoulder and smirked when he saw that Hermione was walking behind him with Draco, Blaise, Theo, Harry, Seamus, Neville, Dean, Lucius, and Narcissa surrounding her as they made the trek to the classroom to make sure nobody could even try to hex her or curse her without getting caught. He knew that this class was going to be interesting especially since Ron Weasley was in the class. He smirked as he thought about who he could pair the boy with to make him miserable. His smirk grew as he thought about exactly who he was going to pair him with.