Title: A Defense Problem

Rating: T

Summary: Takes place during Harry's third year. There's an accident during Defense Against the Dark Arts that causes Hermione to become pregnant with Remus child. How in the name of Merlin did this happen and why is Snape laughing.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of Rowling's characters and I'm making no money.

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A/N: Once again, would like to thank you for your reviews. They have been such a joy in reading.

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Chapter 9: Thief Uncovered

News that Peter had been found alive and had confessed to betraying the Potters sent a shockwave through the Wizarding world. If his mother wasn't already dead what the paper said would have killed her. Hermione read it, while eating some of the gumbo that was now in abundance at the school.

"I can't believe that you actually eat that stuff," Ron said.

"It's great!" Hermione said, smiling at him.

"Well I think it's disgusting," Ron told her.

Hermione stuck her tongue out and went back eating.

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"I think I've figured out how to find out who did this," Snape said to Dumbledore.

He showed the Headmaster a book that he had managed to finally get his hands on. He flipped to the page that he wanted to show his boss and Dumbledore read it over. He nodded and then said, "It's a little bit dark but Madam Bones will understand."

"I'm sure she will," Snape said and then he pulled out his wand and said, "Fur Ostendit."

He focused on the desire to find the thief and suddenly there was a flash of scarlet light and Lavender Brown sat there.

"Miss Brown," Dumbledore said, shocked.

"Looks like we found our thief," Snape said.

"I didn't do anything," she said.

"Oh I think that you have," Dumbledore told her, in a tone that told Snape that he was very angry but managing not to low things up. "Severus, bring her to my office and you better not get away, Miss Brown."

She glared at them and Snape hauled up and had her follow him.

During the next hour Dumbledore asked her questions under one of Snape's most powerful truth potions.

"How did you find out that Professor Snape was going to talk about that Potion?"

"I heard him talking to Professor McGonagall about it," Brown answered.

"How did you keep Professor Snape's ward from going off?"

"I was the last one out and so I used a spell that I found in the Library and made myself invisible."

Snape felt his blood boiling.

"When did you put the potion in Miss Granger's bag and what was the reason?"

"During Care of Magical Creatures," Brown answered, "I wanted to do it so that the school would think that Granger was a slut, sleeping with a teacher to get a better grade. Everyone says that she's sleeping with all the Professors because no damn Mudblood can get that good of a grade without doing something on the side."

Snape's blood boiled even more.

"Get Madam Bones before you blow something up," Dumbledore said.

"I want to kill her," Snape snarled.

"Now," Dumbledore ordered and Snape left.

Later that day Dumbledore called in Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Professor Lupin to tell them that they had found out who had done it.

"What, that little pea brain tart is the reason that I'm eating more food then a moose," Hermione snarled when Dumbledore told her.

"I'm sorry about what's happening and the Brown family will pay big for what happened."

"How would Brown know what a slut is?" Hermione asked, "Unless she's one herself."

"Will there be a trial?" Harry asked.

"Yes, this is very serious," Dumbledore answered, "Once again, I'm sorry about what Lavender Brown did."

"I'm going to kill her," Hermione spat, "I'm going to burn her eyes and hair out. I'm going to rip her spleen out and make her eat it. I'm going to stick her in a tank full of human urine and defecate on her. That little bitch isn't going to get away with trying to make people think that I'm a slut."

"Hermione!" Harry said.

Then Hermione burst into tears.

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A/N: Sorry about this being a short chapter but I will include a trial in this story.

Translations

Fur: either gender for thief

Ostendit: To reveal what's hidden

Votes for Boys and Girl

William: 10

Romulus: 10

Lily: 3

Tala: 2

Celina: 1

Tasha: 2

Tate: 5

Raoul: 2

Conan: 1

Connor: 9

Accalia: 1

Selene: 11

Alexander: 7

John: 1

Brian: 1

Michael: 1

Rose: 3

Jessica: 1

Lila: 2

Elizabeth: 3