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Dumbledore was not pleased when Sirius told him what had been happening. He was extremely disappointed I hadn't told anyone sooner. Sirius tried demanding the names of who had been doing everything but the problem was so many students had been hexing me it was hard to tell who all had tried anything.
"What we need to figure out is how to keep you safe." Dumbledore said the twinkle gone from his eyes.
"We should really have Severus here." Dumbledore said going over to the fireplace. The flames turned bright green and he stuck his head in. A moment later Dumbledore pulled out of the fire and Professor Snape stepped through. He looked up ant stopped when he saw my tear-stained face and the dark look on Sirius' face.
"What's going on Albus?" Professor Snape asked crossing his arms. Dumbledore and Sirius both turned to look at me and I shifted uncomfortably. They wanted me to tell him.
I took a deep breath and looked at Professor Snape summoning all of my Gryffindor courage. "The Slytherins have been taunting me whenever they can. Hexes, name calling, little notes saying vulgar things, threats on my virtue." My throat was thick and I looked at the ground trying to control myself. Professor Snape was gripping the back of a chair his eyes closed.
"Are you sure they're Slytherin?" He asked his voice soft.
"They call me mudblood in the notes." Dumbledore passed him the note I received yesterday and he crumpled it in his fist once he was done.
"Miss Granger -" his voice broke and he swallowed and tried again. "I'm very sorry for what's been happening to you. How long has it been going on?"
"I think the first stinging hex was thrown when I left the welcoming feast." My voice was soft and brittle. "On the train the Slytherins kept glaring at me after Sirius proposed." I looked at my ring and twisted it around my finger. "I asked my friend Hannah why they were glaring at me. She said the pure-bloods didn't like that Sirius would marry a muggleborn. Voldemort's pure-blood ideals are spreading and their taking it out on me. I think whoever wrote that note is bluffing but there is still a chance this person will attack me." I was crying too hard to continue. Sirius pulled me into his arms and started to stroke my hair. I cried brokenly into his chest holding him tightly to me.
"Albus what is there to do to keep her safe? I may not always like the girl but I don't want her to be attacked by one of my students." Professor Snape asked sitting down and ran his hands through his hair. I bit my lip to stop my tears and leaned heavily into Sirius.
"That's part of the problem we need to figure out a way to keep Miss Granger safe." Dumbledore said grabbing a lemon drop and popped it into his mouth. He offered me one and I shook my head in the negative.
"What if she and I got married immediately, she got her own rooms and I moved in here with her?" Sirius asked a hopeful look on his face. I bit my lip to keep myself from smiling.
"I don't think her getting pregnant would help anyone." Professor Snape said his face unamused but his lips twitched at the corners.
"What about the ghosts could they do anything?" I asked in a hushed voice.
"No I don't think that would work either." Dumbledore said a slight frown on his face. "Do your friends know?"
"Harry does. He's the one who convinced me to tell Sirius." I said running my fingers through my hair.
"I'm glad you did tell him Miss Granger." Dumbledore said folding his hands together. I gasped sharply when I saw his blackened hand.
"Professor, what happened?" I asked my eyes wide.
"Nothing of consequence." He said softly. Professor Snape twitched but didn't say anything. He was in on it. "Now back to the problem at hand. Is Harry the only one who knows?"
"Yes." I shifted uncomfortably.
"Since you have one class with each of your friends I think it would be best if they started walking with you to your classes. Don't go to the great hall by yourself anymore. It seems that whenever you are alone that that is when you are targeted. Sit closest to the teachers in the great hall and your classes. If you get anymore threatening messages I want you to give them to me immediately. I will let Minerva, Filius and Pamona know what's going on so they can keep an eye out for any problems with their students. There's a possibility your not the only target who is muggleborn."
My mouth was wide with shock. Merlin I wouldn't want anyone else to go through what I've been going through. I never thought of that. What if someone else was having the same problems as me?
"Sirius I want you to start doing guard duty here. You can stay at the Three Broomsticks and do the rounds with Hermione. Severus, pay close attention to your Slytherins I do not want any muggleborns attacked in this school." Sirius and Professor Snape nodded. "Miss Granger if you and Sirius hurry you may be able to catch the end of the Gryffindor try outs."
"Thank you Professor." I said quietly and stood up. Sirius and Professor Snape stood up too and looked at each other for a moment.
"Take care of her Black." Professor Snape said softly.
"I will." Professor Snape turned away to go back through the fireplace but stopped when Sirius called to him. "Severus? Thank you."
Professor Snape turned to look at me a slightly haunted look on his face. He shook his head and threw a handful of floo powder into the fire and stepped through.
"Thank you Albus." Sirius said and grabbed my hand.
"One more thing Miss Granger," Dumbledore said. "If you ever need to get away from someone and your close to my office just use the word help and you'll be able to come up." I nodded and Sirius led me out of Dumbledore's office. He and I walked down to the quidditch pitch holding hands. We went and sat next to Luna, Neville and Hannah.
Luna absently grabbed my hand and squeezed it. "Your aura is different today you seem happier."
Sirius turned to look at Luna his eyebrows drawn together in confusion. "Your rather perceptive aren't you Luna?"
"I like to think so." She said watching Ron make a great save.
I cheered with everyone else and smiled when McCormick missed his. He cursed his face bright red and I shifted nervously. Something was off about him. His anger. If he got mad during a game it wouldn't be pretty. The next time the ball went his way I thought of the idea behind the confoundus charm and whispered the word in my head. He suddenly jerked to the side and completely missed the goal. Some of the people laughed but I smiled. He wouldn't get on the team.
Sirius smirked down at me and I blushed bright red. He threw his head back and laughed.
"So any wedding ideas?" He asked lacing his fingers with mine.
"Nothing besides the fact that I'm seriously considering eloping." I said running my free hand through my hair. He barked another laugh..
"If I can do anything to help just ask," Sirius said then cheered a moment later when Ron made a great save.
Cormac was furious when he didn't make the team. For a moment it looked like he would hit Harry. Sirius quickly stood up and crossed the quidditch pitch faster than I would have thought possible. Cormac deflated at once and walked away muttering obscenities under his breath. Harry slapped Ron on the back and Luna kissed him.
"Way to go Ron." I said smiling.
"Thanks Hermione," he said smiling at me his cheeks flushed. After the congratulations and people started to disperse Ron asked why Sirius was here. He opened his mouth and I quickly shook my head.
"Not here," I said darting a look at Pansy and Theodore who were holding hands. When had they gotten together? Sirius followed my gaze and his eyes darkened.
"I know where." I said grabbing Sirius' hand and walked back towards the castle. We darted through hallways and corridors and stopped on the seventh floor in front of a blank wall.
"What are you doing?" Sirius asked when I started pacing back and forth in front of the wall. A moment later a large door appeared. Sirius' eyes widened and he took a step back. I opened the door and took a step back. "Welcome to the Room of Requirement."
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