A/N Two Chapters in one day liked promised :)
Keeping with the charade Blaise didn't loosen his grip on Hermione's upper arm as he led her through the Manor. Hermione made a mental note of the route he had taken her in case she would need it for later. coming to a standstill Blaise knocked on the door and escorted Hermione inside.
"Master" He bowed low upon entering his study.
"Leave us Zabini" straighten up he left the confines of the study to seek solace in his wife, he needed her like he needed air, Pansy kept him strong and going in times like this. She always had.
"Come here my pet" Pucey pushed his black swivel chair away from the desk and beckoned Hermione to him with a finger. Obeying, although unwillingly, Hermione begrudgingly walked around the oak desk to where Pucey sat trying to look all high and mighty. She wasn't stupid, she knew she was somewhere dark and sinister, the aura of the house was evil and it gave her the slight chills.
"I have to leave for a few hours but I trust you will be safe within Zabini's care my love" He reached and placed her hand in his two.
"When I return we will discuss sleeping arrangements, I want you in my bed to put it bluntly Hermione but I respect your wishes enough not to force you" But you don't respect me enough to kidnap me? She thought snidely. At least Severus had taught her fine art of Occlumency and Legilimency strong enough to keep the strongest of people out.
"Come" He pulled her into his lap where his disgusting arms snaked around her waist and his nose nuzzled into her hair.
"I have missed you so much, the strange aroma of muggle strawberry smelling shampoo to your cute little snores when your asleep" Hermione frowned slightly, as far as she was aware she hadn't actually fallen asleep around him during their short relationship.
"Say something … please" She almost felt bad for his pleading tone.
"I apologise, I get you back and now your jetting of somewhere, I am trying to come to terms with everything is all" Being a war Heroine, Hermione was smart enough to play along … for the time being.
"I know my love but it won't be for long" He moved her hair over one shoulder and peppered kisses up and down her neck. Hermione closed her eyes in disgust trying to picture she was somewhere else other than being here. The stubble on his chin scraped down her neck making her longing even more than ever for Draco to come get her, but Hermione wasn't stupid. Over the last few weeks he had been pulling himself away from her, rejecting the curse and the bond altogether she could feel it within her magic, did him rejecting her having anything to do with the magical wisp?.
Hermione had excessively read over curses and bonds when Harry found out of the connection with himself and Voldermort. She didn't need hope of Draco to come for her, Severus was a stronger bond with her magic, he would come she was sure of it.
"You must go … the quicker you leave the quicker I am in your arms again Ady" Hermione used he's old nickname hoping to push him along quicker.
"Of course my love" Setting them both right on the ground Hermione fetched his coat and bag from the coat stand and passed them to him at the doorway.
"Till I meet you again my love" Leaning forward he kissed her forehead and disappeared down the hall.
"We meet again Hermione" Blaise emerged himself from the shadows of the hallway. Having changed into some black slacks and white button down shirt.
"We do" With a nod of her head in greeting she closed the door to the study abruptly behind her, it was giving her the creeps. Hermione constantly felt dark eyes on her but couldn't pin point in the study they were coming from, they could have belonged to Pucey but if there was one thing Mad-eye-Moody had taught them it was to suspect everyone and trust no one.
"Shall we walk again?" Blaise held out his preferred arm and she willingly took it. No matter what Blaise and his Wife Pansy were up to she knew she had a friend in Blaise, she did in the second war and she will in this predicament. Blaise was the one to suggest they go to Forest Dean when they were searching for horcruxes; it was a place his Grandfather would take him camping when he was a boy and it was usually deserted.
"Will they come for you? The Auror's I mean" Blaise asked as they once again walked around the gardens.
"I have faith someone will come for me, I feel it you see" She gently placed a hand over her heart.
"Are all muggles as weird as you?" Hermione smirked as they came to a standstill to sit on a stone bench.
"I'm not entirely sure I am a muggleborn"
"You see my paternal Grandmother is a Pagan Witch" Hermione continued at Blaise's confused face.
"Ah, I see. Well it wouldn't make you a full blooded Witch nor will you be classed as a muggleborn, you see because she is a pagan it is still classed as Wizardry. Did she go to a Magical school?" Hermione shook her head.
"She got an acceptance letter into Beauxbatons but she was taught within her Mother's coven how to do magic and to become one with nature" Blaise took in the information and calculated a few things.
"And were you taught such things?" Hermione nodded with a smile thinking of her Grandmother's coven
"I was yes, although just like this magic, I am still learning all the time"
"Is your Grandmother still alive?" Hermione nodded her head.
"Grandmother Imelda and her coven are travelling around Europe the last time I heard off of her" Blaise nodded, looking around the sky and grounds feeling slightly on edge, something was coming and to secretly admitted he was slightly scared.
"They will fight for me" Hermione's hands absentmindedly reached for her necklace, stopping she pretended to scratch behind her ear. Nobody needed to know just what protection the young witch had.
"Pansy says you have someone powerful watching over you, that's why you glowed silvery grey at the apartment but she cannot tell me who … can you?" Hermione shook her head; she was just surprised as they were.
"I couldn't even fathom what magic surrounded me but Pansy is right, it was powerful it pushed its way inside of my magical core and they entwined as one"
"Really?" Blaise asked sceptically as he finally looked around them both one last time.
"It looks like we have an overcast, come, let's get you back inside before the heavens open" Hermione nodded and allowed him to pull her up but her hands.
Hermione knew it wasn't the weather, they we coming for her, all of them. A small smile spread across he facial features as they walked up the driveway.
"Don't go wondering, this isn't the type of house you would want to get lost in. If you ever thought Malfoy Manor was bad, multiply it and you have this place" Fear etched within her body slightly, where in Merlin's name were they?.
Having the wards changed around the Manor was a disadvantage to the group, not a major one. It wasn't like Severus and Lucius couldn't have them disabled within the hour.
Leaving the gentleman to the wards, Ginny and Cissy sat on the ground, crossed legs and joined their hands together in a silent pray.
"May we join you?" Cissy opened one eye slightly to see three women peering over them in interest.
The leader wore a long black velvet dress, a purple pashmina to keep her shoulders warm and covered with a pentagram brooch to keep it in place. She was tall and thin with a very strong bone structure that made her look like she could be a stern headmistress. The woman to her left was a larger and a much smaller woman with a friendly smile fixed on her face, Her grey hair in loose curls down her back and yet she wore the same pentagram brooch to keep her green pashmina in place. Now the third woman made Ginny instantly think of Luna Lovegood, she looked as if she was away with the fairy's and didn't look any older than Ginny. Her blonde hair was in two plaits over each of her shoulders and she also wore the same pentagram brooch that kept her blue pashmina in place.
"You are Pagan Witch's?" Narcissa stated rather than asked.
"We are" The leader nodded sternly and lowered herself onto the floor as the two other woman followed suit.
"Do you know what we are doing here?" Ginny asked rather confused at their presence.
Imelda looked over Ginny's facial features and nodded.
"I do Mrs Potter" Ginny raised an eyebrow at the stranger but refrained from saying anything.
"Do you know who they have captured?" Cissy asked.
"Sure she does, Granny Granger has come to take her Granddaughter back" The younger pagan said proudly with a nod of her head.
"Your Hermione's Grandmother?" Ginny asked rather surprised at the Granger Genealogy.
"I am, I helped Hermione with her magic as soon as she was able to talk and walk, which mind you was when she just turned one years of age. Hermione has my blood running through her so I know when she is in danger …" Imelda didn't get to finish before Severus stormed over with a face full of thunder at the newcomers.
"Imelda" Severus greeted icily.
"Ah yes, Hello Severus I should of guessed you would be here, Cannot keep her from harm's way can you? I warned you last time boy I would come and get her and get her I have" Imelda rose up gracefully and held her stare with Severus's.
"Ms Granger with all due respect now is not the right time to be discussing this" Ginny tried to intervene.
"Oh be quiet girl, do keep your nose out of business you have no idea about" Ginny sat back down next to Narcissa feeling slightly vulnerable, only her Mother could give her a fright like that and it unnerved her greatly.
"I take it he has returned" Severus nodded without his gaze wavering.
"And he has her locked up?" Again Severus nodded
"When was you going to tell me about this silly curse, I could have had her out before you got too involved You know full well if you had mentioned my name to Hermione she would chose me over you and come home wouldn't she Severus?" Severus's eyes slanted his eyes at the woman but nodded yet again.
"Good, just so that is covered she will be coming home and be joining her own coven" Narcissa, getting rather annoyed with Ms Granger stood up and went to Severus's side.
"Hermione loves my son and Grandson very much I am sure she will want to stay with them" Cissy declared with every ounce of defiance about her.
"You mean the Son that has been rejecting the bond? You only have to look at his aura to know he is rejecting her and I bet a pound to a penny she knows of the rejection making her one very upset Witch…. Would you like to keep your last statement Narcissa Black?" Narcissa slanted her eyes very much as Severus had but kept quiet, she would speak with Draco later.
"It's done" Lucius lowered his head down to regain some of his energy and placed his wand back in his snake cane.
"Take this Lucius, it will work better than those silly potions you buy" Imelda thrust a vial into his hand before walking into the Manors grounds with her coven behind her, it wasn't until Lucius looked down did he see a full black kneazle hanging around the witches ankles.