Title: The Girl Who Lived (Year 2)

Rating: T

Summary: Hermione Granger-Potter enters her second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With a new Defense Professor, no Harry, things are going not so great. Add the opening of the Chamber of Secrets and Ginny Weasley's unhealthy fascination for Hermione and Hermione really wants this year to just end. Sequel to The Girl Who Lived (Year 1)

Disclaimer: I don't own any of Rowling's characters and I'm making nothing from this.

Chapter 7

"I know that this isn't the job that you wanted, but at least it's better than not having any money," Dumbledore told Lupin.

"I'm not going to complain," Lupin told him.

Dumbledore smiled at him and said, "I'm glad to hear that."

"So I heard that Ginny Weasley is causing problems," Remus said.

Dumbledore sighed and said, "She has to learn that you can't force someone to want to be with you. I think that Miss Weasley is a stalker and I won't have that at Hogwarts."

"Do you want me to do something?" Remus asked.

"Watch Miss Weasley and find out what she's doing," Dumbledore ordered. "Lily would have kittens if she knew what was going on."

"Yeah, and we don't want that."

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"Can you believe that lesson," Hermione said to Melissa. "I mean, he's a complete moron."

They had just gotten out of Defense class, complaining about Lockhart. All the other girls thought that he was so great because he supposedly did all these great things, but Hermione's werewolf senses told her that he was nothing but a fake.

"So how is Harry doing at Durmstrang?" she asked Hermione.

"I don't know and I don't personally care," Hermione snarled. "He's the reason that my life has been ruined."

"Well, at least, you have Quidditch practice to get your mind off of him," Melissa pointed out.

"The small things in life I can enjoy," Hermione said and they headed for dinner.

The week went by very quickly. Melissa spent time with her brother, as he had apparently written home and hadn't got a return. Hermione felt bad for him and wrote home, telling Lily about it. She hoped that Lily could give her some advice. Though Hermione could say that the only good thing about this term was that Remus was finally working.

"It's not much, but I won't have to buy second hand robes and stuff," Maria told them.

"You know that Lily will be more than happy to get you your things," Hermione said.

"Not from what dad told me," Maria said, sighing, "Her new husband doesn't want Remus around. He hates werewolves!"

Hermione gasped and then asked, "Does he know that I'm-."

"Yeah and I'm afraid that he's going to kick you out of the house," she said. "I mean, can he do that?"

"No, but if he does then I'm staying with you guys," Hermione said and Melissa nodded in agreement.

"But he can't kick out The-Girl-Who-Lived," Melissa reasoned. "I mean, you're a national hero and stuff."

"Yeah, but I'm also a werewolf," Hermione pointed out. "I think that I've lost the national hero title months ago."

"Well that's not fair," Melissa said.

"What, in life, is fair?"

On Sunday Hermione went down to Snape's office and knocked on the door. She heard arguing coming from inside and then silence. Hermione had a bad feeling that she didn't want to know what was on the other side of the door.

"Enter," she heard and she opened the door.

Standing there was Lily and the new husband. He glared at her and then Severus said, "How dare you say that Hermione and Melissa can't stay in the house. She's the damn Girl-Who-Lived."

"I want her to-."

"No, woman, you will do what I tell you," he snarled and then he said to Hermione, "You're not allowed back during the summer. I'm not having some filthy animal around our new child."

"Child!" I said. "When did a child come into this?"

"GET OUT, YOU DAMN FREAK!" he screamed.

"NO, YOU GET OUT," Severus screamed back, "Get him out of here, or so help me, Lily, I will hex him."

"Please, just go," Lily begged.

"No, I'm not leaving you with this monster."

"I'm not a monster," Hermione hissed. "I saved this school last year and I saved the whole Wizarding World from Tom Riddle."

"Likely story," he snarled.

"Just, leave," Lily begged and then something happened that not even Hermione could have come to understand.

Her stepfather raised a hand and Hermione came on him. He screamed, trying to kick her out of the way. Severus got involved but when Hermione touched the man's hand he screamed in pain. He turned on her and advanced, but Hermione didn't back down. No one was going to raise a hand to the woman that had given her a home for so long. He grabbed her by the neck, which wasn't a good idea either.

He screamed again and then his whole body exploded. Lily and she were thrown against the door and she passed out.

When Hermione came around she was in the hospital wing. How she got here, she didn't remember. She groaned and that must have done something because Madam Pomfrey came to her side.

"Honestly Miss Potter, you are more trouble than your worth," she said. "I'm thinking about having a bed made just for you."

"Thanks for caring," Hermione said. "What happened?"

"Don't know," she answered. "But, now, I need to check you over."

Hermione knew better than to argue.

Hermione was visited by Professor Dumbledore, and told that what had happened in Severus office had caused her to almost drain her core. Hermione wasn't sure how that was even possible but she accepted what the Headmaster and Matron told her.

"I couldn't allow anything to happen to Lily," Hermione told him.

"It's not your fault," Dumbledore said. "I should have known that he was a violent man."

"Am I going to be in trouble?" Hermione asked him.

"Of course not," Dumbledore said. "Don't worry about it and get some sleep."

Hermione nodded and fell into dreamland.

The next day she was visited by Lily, who told her that she had nothing to be ashamed about. At once she asked about the baby. Lily said, "The baby will be fine. At least he, or she, won't be raised to believe that werewolves are evil."

"What's going to happen now?" Hermione asked her.

Lily smiled at her and said, "I will get his money and property. But, the Ministry will demand that I marry again."

"Again, no," Hermione said.

"Don't worry, Hermione, I think that you'll like the husband," she said and then she left, leaving Hermione to wonder who she was going to have as a new stepfather."

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A/N: Ooh, who is it going to be? Grinning and doing an evil laugh.