AN: So I had this thought of Harry and Hermione liking each other from the beginning an dhow that would change the series. It would end up being a huge fanfic but the question is: would you read it? Trying to update as much as I can before my niece is born. Once again anything you recognize is JK Rowling's anything you don't is mine.

Sirius POV

"He's perfect Tonks." I said my voice hushed. Teddy Lupin had been born in the early hours of the morning. We had placed a silencing charm on my room so Emily could sleep.

"Yeah he is." He stretched his arms and his little mouth opened in a small 'o' and placed his head against my chest. I swallowed thickly and blinked my eyes.

"It will happen Pads." Remus said his eyes soft. I was really beginning to doubt that. Nott was happily living at Hogwarts while my wife was trying to kill off Voldemort.

"Yeah." I said leaning down to place Teddy in his mother's arms. Tonks smiled down at Teddy and I walked out of the room. It was too much.

I banged my head against the wall and slid to the ground. It hurt. I wanted to have kids with my wife more than anything else. A tear trickled down my cheek but I didn't bother to wipe it away. There would be no point. More tears were already trickling down my cheeks.

Neville POV

"Mudbloods are the reason we have been forced into hiding. They are no better than common dirty animals in the mud. Hence the term Mudblood. The Dark Lord being in power is a very good thing. He will bring back the natural order of things. The way things were meant to be.

"It would be better if the Mudbloods were completely cut from existence. The way it should be."

I raised my hand a defiant look on my face. Alecto looked at me her eyes narrowed in dislike. We had a mutual hate relationship. Which was perfectly fine with me. I couldn't stand her or her brother Amycus.

"Yes Mr Longbottom?" Alecto asked her face blank. We both knew I was about to say something she would hate. But it was the dead look in everyone else's eyes that made me say it.

"How much muggle blood do you and your brother have?"

A collective gasp came from the room. I smirked. It would be worth it. Whatever she gave me would be worth.

I gasped sharply in pain. Blood poured from my cheek and I stared at the knife Alecto held in her hand. She had cut me with her knife.

I wiped at my cheek and gave her a little smile. "I bet Hermione Black's blood is cleaner then yours."

The look on Alecto's face could only be described as fury. She took two steps towards me then yelled, "CRUCIO!"

Severus POV

"I know it was you!" I yelled turning to Hannah and Ginny who were sitting silently in their chairs their eyes completely innocent.

"It wasn't." Ginny said with a little smile. I was so glad she seemed to be back to her normal self. Or at least as normal as one could be when you had to be on guard at all times.

"Who else, besides the leaders of Dumbledore's Army, would write on the walls that you all are still recruiting?" I asked wanting to pull out my hair. They were making everything so much harder for me.

"Someone who believes in... the greater good." Hannah said with a little smirk. I stiffened and drew myself up to my full height.

"Do. Not. Say. That. In. Front. Of. Me." I growled my eyes flashing. Hannah and Ginny exchanged a little smile.

"Of course not... Headmaster." Ginny said with a small smirk.

I paused to look at them. "Since there is only circumstantial evidence you are free to go."

The girls exchanged a look before darting out of the room as fast as they could. I sat back in my chair and sighed. This was quickly becoming too much.

"Albus I don't think I can keep going." I muttered rubbing my eyes.

"Severus, you must." Albus said pulling out a lemon drop from his pocket. I rolled my eyes and poured myself a large glass of Firewhiskey.

"Its becoming impossible. Students are beaten daily, Luna is locked up in the jail of Malfoy Manor –"

"You have been able to stop the worst thing that was happening." Albus said his eyes twinkling. Maybe he had a point. I did get the rapings to stop. That was something.

Michael Corner

I quietly made my way down the steps to the dungeons. The first year screaming made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and I couldn't take it anymore.

The sobbing became louder the closer I got. It was a girl. I could tell that that now. And from the way she was crying she must have been hurt.

I darted around the corner and came to a stop my heart clenching in my chest. She was strung up by chains blood dripping down her arms. Good Merlin. How could they do this to a child?

"Alice?" I whispered running over to her. Her eyes were closed and her face pale. No! "Alice?!"

She gasped and her eyes flashed open. "Mikey?"

"I'm going to get you out of here, okay?" She nodded a small grimace on her face. I pulled out my wand and tapped it against the manacles around her small wrists. One dropped off and then the other. She started to fall but I caught her.

"Do you think you can walk?" I asked trying to balance her.

"Yeah." She said nodding.

"Okay go ahead of me and I'll cover your back. Head to the Room of Requirement Neville should be there." I said heading towards the steps.

"Thank you." She whispered her eyes glistening with tears.

"Of course." I said smiling down with her.

A door crashed open down the hall and we stared at each other in horror. "Go!"

"What the hell do you think your doing?!" Amycus yelled running towards me.

"Saving her from you!" I spat pointing my wand at him. "Expelliarmus!"

He threw back his head and laughed. "I don't even need my wand half the time... CRUCIO!"

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