*** I am so sorry about this delay... I had some work to do... So please forgive and forget! I hope you like this chapter! At last Draco came in!

Two days later Hermione was ready to leave the house. After she had witness that conversation between her father, Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange and had seen her father that way she had promised to herself to not talk to him about that. She walked out of her room and went downstairs to Severus study. She knocked the door and when she heard enter, she walked inside.

''Hermione are you ready to go?'' Severus asked his daughter when she walked inside the room

''Yes dad I am going.'' She said and smiled sad

''Be careful and don't forget that I am here for everything you may want. I will see you back to school. Don't worry It's only a week.'' Severus said and kissed her head

''I know. I love you and I will miss you a lot.'' Hermione said and wiped a tear

''I love you my little angel. I will miss you'' Severus said and with one last kiss Hermione left. That night Severus returned to Hogwarts to prepare for the next school year.

Hermione, Ron and Harry were sitting at Ron's room at the Burrow the last day of holidays.

''I really think that we have to be very careful for Malfoy.'' Harry said and looked at the newspaper which was in fire in front of them

''I agree Harry. Who knows what he is up to do? With his father in Azkaban he will hate us more for sure. '' Ron said and looked at Harry.

''The only thing I know is that these are dark times. We have to be very careful with every move.'' Hermione said and the boys nodded. ''Let's go to sleep. Tomorrow we are going back to Hogwarts'' she continued and stood up. She gave each boy a hug and left

''Night Hermione'' The boys said and they went to bed as well.

The next morning they went to King's Cross to take the train for Hogwarts. At some point, Harry left Ron and Hermione and went to look for Malfoy and see what he was up to. When the train arrived at Hogsmead, Hermione and Ron walked out of the compartment.

''Where is Harry?'' Hermione asked Ron and looked around with worry

''He is probably already at the platform. Let's go'' Ron said and he walked outside with Hermione.

Meanwhile Harry was at the floor. He was hit by Draco and he was invisible. Suddenly the door of the compartment opened and Luna walked inside. When she helped Harry they went towards Hogwarts. They came across Snape and Draco but they continued their way without a fight.

Inside the Great Hall at the Gryffindor table, Hermione was worried for her best friend. She turned and looked at Ron ''Will you stop eating? Your best friend is missing!''She said while smacking him on his arm with a book

Ron looked at her with wide eyes and said ''Turn around, you lunatic!''

Both Hermione and Ginny turned around and saw Harry walking towards them.

Ginny looked at Hermione and Ron ''He's covered in blood again. Why is it he's always covered in blood?'' she asked and looked again at Harry

Ron, looked at Ginny and said to her ''Well, it looks like it's his own this time.''

That moment Harry went and sat to the table.

Hermione immediately asked ''Where were you? What happened to your nose?'' worry was filling her eyes because she was scared for him.

Harry looked at her and saw the worry. ''Later'' he told her and Hermione looked down. Harry then continued ''What have I missed?''

Ron was the one to answer him ''Not so much. The hat only told us to be careful because these are dark times. But what is it afraid of? It is only a hat.''

Harry nodded and that moment Dumbledore started to talk. ''Very best of evenings to you all! First of, let me introduce the newest member of our stuff, Horace Slughorn.'' Everyone started to clap. When the clapping stopped he continued'' Professor Slughorn, I had to say has agreed to reuse his old post as Potions Master. Meanwhile the post to Defense Against the Dark Arts will be taken by professor Snape'' The Slytherins started to clap loudly but all the other houses remained calm. Hermione looked down and Severus saw that movement. After that Dumbledore continued again ''As you know, each and every one of you was searched upon your arriving here tonight and you had the right to know why. Once it was a young man who like you sat in this very hall, walked this castle corridors, step under its roof. Seemed to all the world, a student like any other. He's name Tom Riddle.'' Everyone gasped but only two people were affected a lot by this name. Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. Althought Ginny had started to tremble. That boy was the one who made her do all these things at her first year at Hogwarts. Hermione looked at her and took her hand under the table. She remembered Ginny telling her what had happened then. She had nightmares since then of what had happened. Ginny looked at her best friend who knew every deep secret of hers. She gave her small smile to thank her. When the hall calmed down Dumbledore once again continued ''Today of course he is know all over the world by another name. Which is why as I stand looking all upon you tonight I'm reminded of a sobering fact. Every day, every hour, this very minute, perhaps, dark forces attempt to penetrate this castle's walls.'' He paused when loud whispers echoed all around the Great Hall but when the attention came back to him, he continued ''But in the end, their greatest weapon... is you. There's something to think about. Now off to bed, pip pip.'' He finished his speech and the children went to their houses.

The next morning Harry, Ron and Hermione went to breakfast and then to their classes. They were very lucky at least for Harry and Ron because it was Friday and the weekend was in the way. Harry and Ron had agreed to get ready for Quidditch. They had asked Hermione to go with them but she had other plans. She told them that she would go to the library as always. When they left she went towards the dungeons. She wanted to see her father a lot. When she arrived at his rooms where Minerva had told her that it was located, she knocked the door and waited few minutes before Severus opened the door. Hermione walked inside and when Severus closed the room she wrapped her arms around him. He immediately did the same and kissed her head.

When they pulled apart Severus said ''I missed you so much my little angel'' and smiled at her again

Hermione returned the smile ''I missed you too daddy. Congratulations for your place as a DADA professor. But, I think that the title as Potions Master suits you more.'' She said and the two laughed

''Let's sit and we can talk. Tell me how was your last week? Did anything happen?'' He asked her when they sat at the couch.

Hermione shook her head ''Not at all. Same old'' she said and looked at him ''How about you? Did anything happened?'' She asked him

Severus looked at her and answered ''No other than few meetings nothing more.'' Hermione took a deep breath and looked at the clock ''Dad, please be careful okay? I have to go now, Harry and Ron will return from the pitch and I will not be at the Tower.'' She said and stood up.

''I will be careful Hermione. I love you my little girl'' Severus said and with one last hug she left quickly.

When Hermione arrived at the common room she didn't see Harry or Ron. She decided to sit and wait for them. The boys arrived fifteen minutes later and the three of them started to talk for a lot of things.

That night Hermione was sitting at her bed. The other girls from the dorm had already fallen asleep. Hermione was thinking about the last two weeks. She hadn't told her father that she knew about the vow he had taken to protect Draco Malfoy. She didn't know how he would take it. She didn't want him to be angry with her. She was just feeling hurt. She may know why her father didn't stopped doing what he was doing but she couldn't understand why he wouldn't stop. He knew that every time he was meeting Voldemort he could die. She was afraid for his safety. She didn't want to lose him. She loved him and she wanted the world to hear it. She was proud of her father. However if she say it to the world, Harry and Ron would learn it as well. She was very scared. She didn't know how they would react to this. Would they accept her? She didn't want to lose them. They were family to her after all those years. But those were not the only thoughts inside her head. She was thinking about Draco Malfoy as well. She didn't know why but she was concerned about him. She knew that he was a death eater and the younger one probably. If she was to understand Draco's feelings from his mother's look when she had come to her house to talk with her father she knew damned well that Draco was tortured mentally. She didn't know what to do although. Only the time would show the consequences of some decisions.

Meanwhile in another part of the castle, someone was sitting at one of the rocks near the back lake. He had put his elbows to his knees and was looking down. He was thinking all about this summer. He didn't remember one calm and beautiful summer from his childhood. He didn't remember being happy when he was with his parents. He could smile only with his friends. But this summer was very different. This summer he couldn't contact his friends. He had to stay at his house. He had to pretend to be happy there. Then the imprisoned of his father did not come as a shock. He should be happy about it. But he wasn't, he couldn't be. Because of his father fault, he had to be one of them. He had to be a death eater. He had to kill innocent people who didn't hurt anyone. He had to torture people and in the end of this school year, he had to kill the greatest wizard of this time. He had to kill Albus Dumbledore. If he didn't do it, he would kill him and his mother. He didn't show it, but he loved his mother and he knew that his mother loved him as well. He took a deep breath. He knew what he had to do but he didn't know if he could do it. He left his tears which were formed in his eyes to fall. His father had said that Malfoys don't cry but to hell with his father. He didn't care anymore what he was saying. He didn't care anymore for him. He had to do everything he could to kill Dumbledore as much as it pained him. He had to do it to save what he loved.

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