AN: Good news I have started to fix the mistakes I've made in this story. But I don't think I'll be putting the fixes up until I'm done with the story but I might change my mind. I will have to re-upload all the chapters and it might end up being confusing because I'll probably end up fixing every chapter just a little bit. When I am up at my cabin I end up editing the stuff I've already written to make it smoother and flow better. Anyway once again I am not JK Rowling.

It took Sirius a while to calm me down and explain everything that had happened. Feeling the emotions and actually finding out what happened are two very different things. Bellatrix had gone after Sebastian. My sweet baby brother who had done nothing but been related to me a muggleborn witch who had an uncanny knack of getting into the spotlight for dark wizards.

Sirius held me as I cried stroking my arm to try and calm me down. Unfortunately it wasn't working very well. It was going on six and I wasn't the least bit tired. I had been up almost twenty four hours. It had taken a lot of quick thinking and Severus' help to get me out of the school. Dumbledore hadn't been too keen on the idea of me leaving but Severus had talked him into it. I had gone to the Three Broomsticks, the Hog's Head and Grimmauld Place. By the time I had come here I had been crying so heavily it was hard to move.

Dad fell asleep sometime after I got here and Remus was just starting to nod off. I turned to look at Sirius but he was watching Sebastian sleep.

"Sirius?" I whispered watching him carefully.

"Yeah?" He turned to look at me and smiled softly.

"What should we do about my parents and Sebastian?" I asked my voice hushed.

"Keep them as safe as possible." He muttered looking at my brother. "I mean if we could find a safe hiding place for them we could keep an eye on them. Or well I could since you'll be searching for the Horcruxes." He paled and shook his head.

"What have you found out so far?" I asked my voice hushed.

"Nothing good that's for sure." He sighed and tightened his arms around me. "The more I learn about them the more I want you to stay away from them."

"What have you learned?" I asked my voice shaking.

"Not that much really." He shook his head frowning. "It almost seems like Albus is giving me busy work to keep me distracted from something. I mean I can barely find anything in the library on the subject of Horcruxes."

"Why would he be giving you busy work?" I asked confused.

"That's just it I have no idea. Maybe there's something else he's not telling us but I have no idea what it could be." Sirius said shaking his head. I had no idea what to say to that. Dumbledore was very careful about what he told others. He didn't put all of his eggs in one basket that was for sure. If Sirius said he thought Dumbledore was keeping something from him that he probably was. All for the greater good. I was really beginning to hate that phrase. The greater good. How did Dumbledore know what was best?

I fell asleep sometime after that using Sirius as my pillow. My dreams were full of blood and screams like usual. When I finally did get up I was more tired than before. I didn't even know how I was still able to function. Severus came to get me around midday and I went back to school with him.

The next week passed quickly with only one saying written on the walls by the Serpents. Join or be considered a blood traitor! Looks like they were going for scare tactics now. Maybe they were even a little bit desperate.

Cormac McLaggen was officially playing keeper for the next quidditch game and was strutting around like he owned the place. It was annoying the way he kept dogging Harry telling him what plays he should make. Harry tried to get rid of him but Cormac always came back with more ideas than before.

The morning of the game was patchy with clouds and the wind was blowing. I sat with Hannah and Neville during the game. Hannah didn't care much about quidditch and sat with us to the chagrin of the other Hufflepuffs. Luna was commentating on the game. It was one of the funniest thing I had ever heard.

"And that's Smith of Hufflepuff with the Quaffle," Luna said dreamily her voice echoing over the grounds. "He did the commentary last time, of course, and Ginny Weasley flew into him, I think probably on purpose, it looked like it. Smith was being quite rude about Gryffindor, I expect he regrets that now he's playing them — oh, look, he's lost the Quaffle, Ginny took it from him, I do like her, she's very nice…"

Neville, Hannah and I had to stuff our hands against our mouths to keep from laughing too loud. It was bloody brilliant having Luna doing the commentary. McGonagall had to keep reminding Luna to report the score and of the different player's names.

"And Harry Potter's now having an argument with his Keeper," Luna said serenely. I turned frowning sure enough Harry was yelling angrily at Cormac. "I don't think that'll help him find the Snitch, but maybe it's a clever ruse…"

Hannah and I giggled again. "I think she should comment for every game."

"I agree." I said smiling brightly.

"This is great!"Neville said watching the players.

"Zacharias Smith seems to have some Loser's Lurgy -"

"Seventy-forty to Hufflepuff!" McGonagall suddenly barked into Luna's megaphone.

"Is it, already?" Luna said vaguely. Hannah and I had another fit of giggles. "Oh, look! The Gryffindor Keeper's got hold of one of the Beater's bats." I looked up sharply frowning. Sure enough Cormac had taken Peaks' beater bat and was showing him how to 'properly' swing the bat. Harry turned and dived for Cormac waving his arms angrily. Cormac ignored him and swung the bat through the air and hit Harry in the back of his head. The resounding crack from the impact made me sway on my feet.

"HARRY!" He swayed dangerously and fell backwards off his broom. Coote and Peaks dove together faster than I had ever seen them go. Somehow they had caught Harry together and lowered him carefully to the ground. No one seemed to notice that the Hufflepuff seeker had caught the snitch.

I ran down with Neville and Hannah to see Harry. Neville darted in front of me when I had issues parting the crowd.

"It's not my fault that I just so happened to hit him in the head. All I was trying to do was show Peaks how to hit the bludger correctly. It would have been better if I had been made keeper." I turned towards Cormac my hair almost sparking with my anger. Students darted out of the way at the feral look on my face. Cormac turned to me and had the gal to wink at me. I growled and punched him as hard as I could before I could stop myself.

"Hermione no!" Neville yelled behind me. Cormac cursed and spat out some blood on the ground. My hand throbbed but his next words stopped me short.

"You know you want me." He hissed softly his eyes dark. "You know Sirius is nothing compared to me." I shrieked and went to hit him again but someone held me back. My mouth dropped open in shock as I watched Hannah, Luna and Ginny rush up and hit Cormac as hard as they could screeching in rage. I turned to my captor and froze at the look in Severus' eyes. He truly looked terrifying in that moment but it took me a moment to realize that his anger wasn't aimed at me. It was his barely restrained fury from what Cormac had said.

"Lets get you inside before you get yourself expelled." Severus muttered softly leading me away his hand on my shoulder.

"You might want to stop the girls before they do too much damage Longbottom." Severus muttered to Neville. Neville didn't need to be told twice. He darted forward and pulled the girls off of Cormac as if it was nothing.

Severus led me into the building and down the steps towards his office. He opened the door and motioned me to sit down. I sat down nervously looking around the room. The room was rather intimidating to look at.

"Are you going to tell Sirius?" I asked softly being careful not to look Severus in the eyes.

"I wouldn't be surprised if he already knew and was on his way right now." Severus said softly watching me.

"The connection." I muttered covering my face with my hand.

"Precisely." Severus said nodding. The adrenalin was slowly leeching out of my body and I shrieked in pain. "Hermione?"

"Bloody hell I think I broke my hand!" I screeched looking at my hand for the first time. Blood covered it and I swallowed bile. You think I would have notice that before now. I vanished the blood and frowned at the bruising that was starting to form on my skin. Perfect just bloody perfect.

Pain coursed through my hand and a tear slid down my cheek before I could stop it. Could this day get any worse? A moment later the door burst open and Sirius rushed in a look of rage on his face. I paled and slumped in my seat. Merlin this would be bad.

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