A/N: I'm sorry for the wait but some things happened that came before writing or editing… Now here I am with the next chapter finally….

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After his third class of the day Severus finally made it into his private quarters and walked over to his fireplace. He threw in some powder and called out for Malfoy Manor. Once he saw the family sitting room in Malfoy Manor he called out "Narcissa? Lucius? Are either of you there?"

Lucius and Narcissa were talking to one another when they heard Severus call to them and they both walked over to the fireplace and knelt down as Lucius said "We're here Severus. What can we do for you?"

Severus sighed. "Can you two come through to my rooms please? I'll explain once you get here."

Lucius nodded and said "Step back and we'll come on through now."

Severus nodded and then stepped back. Not even thirty seconds later both Lucius and Narcissa were stepping out of the fireplace and into his living room. "Thank you both for coming right away and not asking questions. I have a favor that I need to ask of you both. Well your son and I have a favor that we need to ask of you."

Lucius raised an eyebrow and drawled "What is it Severus? I can tell from the tone of your voice and the look on your face that whatever it is that it's very serious."

Severus sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "We need your help keeping an eye on Miss Granger. She just found out that she is pregnant and every test that has been done on her has confirmed that she is still a virgin. Legilimency and Veritaserum has also been used on her and she doesn't know how she came to be pregnant. This morning someone poisoned her and she is in the infirmary right now. Until we can figure out who poisoned her and how she became to be in the condition that she is she needs to be watched to make sure nothing happens to her. The other thing is, is that she is pregnant with twins and doesn't know it. Healer Adams kept it from her and so are we for now because her blood pressure is high enough as it is and she doesn't need any more stress right now."

Narcissa's hand flew to her mouth as she gasped. "Dear Merlin. That poor girl. What do you need us to do Severus?"

Severus smirked slightly and said "If you would Narcissa it would be a great help if you would go to the infirmary and sit with Miss Granger. Molly Weasley is there as is Draco, Blaise, Miss Lovegood, Miss Weasley, and Potter. I think right now it would be a good idea to surround Miss Granger with women as well as her friends. Healer Adams is worried because she is slightly underweight and she barely eats. And speaking of Healer Adams he will be here later on to check on Miss Granger and her babies."

Narcissa nodded. "I will go and help Molly keep an eye on Hermione. I wonder why she didn't write and tell me about what she was going through. I would have been here sooner had I known."

Severus nodded. "Yes, Draco told us earlier that you and Miss Granger were writing back and forth. She just found out yesterday that she is pregnant Cissy. More than likely she would have told you once she got used to the idea some."

Narcissa nodded and gave Lucius a kiss on the cheek and swept out of Severus' quarters just as she heard her husband ask "What do you need me to do Severus?"

Severus sighed. "I am going to need your help in keeping Miss Granger safe. We can't keep her locked in her room or in Hogwarts because in the end it wouldn't do her or her babies any good. We have a Hogsmede weekend coming up and Albus wants to make sure that she stays protected. If she was any healthier I would say that we could keep her from Hogsmede but she is stick thin and very pale. I had to give her a second dose of an anti nausea potion just so she could eat even a few bites. If she keeps going on like she is then she's going to lose even more weight and put herself and her babies in danger."

Lucius nodded and said "I'll do whatever I can to help protect Hermione. Between Draco and Cissa talking about her I feel as if she is a part of our family. I do know that if anything were to happen to her that Draco would kill whoever dared to harm her. That boy has become extremely close to her and I think that it is a good thing. I know that I put both Draco and Cissa through hell before I changed over to the Light Side and for that I will spend the rest of my life trying to make it up to them. Draco had Hermione over for a week before school started and I have to tell you that girl is brilliant. She was able to keep up with me in conversations and she even taught me some things I didn't know. She also created a spell that allowed a cell phone to work in Malfoy Manor and here at Hogwarts. Her and Draco both call and talk to Cissa and me at least once a week to let us know how they are doing. I'm going to take her to get her spell patented as soon as she's better."

Severus' eyes widened and he said "She did? I always knew she was intelligent but I didn't know that she was interested in creating spells."

Lucius nodded. "While she stayed with us she showed us three spells she had created. She is also interested in Potions. At first when Draco told Cissa and me that he was close to Hermione I wasn't sure I liked it. But now I am sure I do and I have come to think of her as part of our family. If she needs help and I can do anything I'll do it. How did Potter and Weasley take the news that she is pregnant?"

Severus scoffed and said "Potter is okay with it and he's working with Draco and Blaise to help take care of Granger. Weasley however is a totally different story. He got points taken away and detentions. He also got into trouble with his parents and is now on restriction on what he can do here. He also has a tracker on him so that we know where he is at all times. He is not allowed around Granger after yesterday."

Lucius scowled and hissed "What did that idiot boy do to Hermione now?"

Severus shook his head. "I'll tell you about it later. Let's go and check on Granger before I have to teach a class full of dunderheads."

Lucius nodded and then followed Severus out of the room. The whole time he walked beside Severus as they made their way to the infirmary he couldn't help but wonder who he was going to have to kill for hurting a girl that was like a daughter to him now.

A/N 2: *grins* And there is the chapter... Hope you all liked it... Click the button and let me know what you think!