Hermione's Desires

by NarutoGirlxxx

I don't own Harry Potter or the Potter universe Hermione's Desires is a book full of one-shots that see Hermione Granger with other partners Those are: Thorfinn Rowle Severus Snape Lucius Malfoy Draco Malfoy Sirius Black Antonin Dolohov Triads: Seveus/Hermione/Lucius Sirius/Hermione/Remus Thorfinn/Hermione/Antonin

Fact and Lies (new version)

#15,716words Edited 27/07/2021

Pairing: Not really mentioned till the end

"speaking in Parseltongue"

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Riddle POV

I was sitting at Riddle Manor enjoying some quiet time when my familiar returned, I sent her off to spy on the potter boy and the house he lives in with his muggle family "what did you learn, Nagini" I hissed in parseltongue "masster, the boy is in works with the light wizard, he wishes to expose and use the witch girl, he plans on pretending to be hurt so that the girl would take him to her safe house and plant listening devices around the house, so the light wizard would know what she's up to" Nagini replied and I was shocked, I've heard from most of everyone that the granger witch is very protective of the boy but now I'm hearing that he's in league with albus himself, and the witch is being led around without knowing that he's using her, perhaps this could be to my advantage in getting her on our side, I am a dark wizard and I'm not ashamed about that fact, there is so much of the 'war' that isn't true and maybe this witch deserves to know about it all, I thought about it for a few minutes before sending for some of my inner circle, I was only waiting for 5 minutes before they arrived, the first one into the room is one of my favourites Severus Snape, the youngest potions master in decades, next was Lucius Malfoy, the Lord to one of the wealthiest families in the magical world, after him was Bellatrix and her husband Rodolphus Lestrange, his brother Rabaston Lestrange and finally Fenrir Greyback, the Alpha of Britain's biggest pack

"Master, you sent for us" Bellatrix asked calmly, I have often wondered what people would think if they realised how 'sane' she truly was, but I needed everyone to think she was insane, something she has no trouble doing and treats it has a game, if people also knew that she was close friends with Frank and Alice Longbottom that would make everyone stunned, the fact it was albus who cursed them, made bella angry when she heard and that's why she was at the Longbottom house when the aurors turned up and carted her, Rodolphus and Rabaston off to Azkaban, all without a trial, it's the reason why I made sure he knew just who I broke out of the prison when it was time to finally get them out "I sent Nagini to spy on the potter boy, and what she reports to me, is very surprising" I stated and watched how they all took what I had said, they all frowned at me and then a informed them what I had been told, I saw severus frown "severus, do you have anything to say" I asked calmly because I have noticed that over the years he's become more himself and not like the wizard that albus makes him portrait

"My Lord, from what I have witnessed, potter does seem to listen more to the two youngest weasley's than miss granger, though I don't understand why but if he is in league with albus then that would explain it all" he answers slowly, I nod my head and then ordered "I want you all to go and see if you can find out anything, don't touch them but observe and report back to me" if I want to bring her in I need to know what her opinion about everything is and if she is as intelligent as severus says, then maybe she knows more than what she's saying "what do we know about the two youngest weasley children" I questioned because a part from the granger witch and potter I've not heard about either of them two "the weasley boy seems to want fame and money, being the friend of Harry Potter will give him that, his sister is a younger version of molly to be honest, she wants a rich husband and has set her eyes on potter" severus started saying "they both don't care for granger and I can't be sure if she knows but I suspect she does, since she seems to not spend much time with them anymore" he informed us all, again I have heard of this type of behaviour from the youngest weasley children

"How does the weasley boy treat the witch" I wondered, severus sighed and I smirked at him "he treats her poorly, constantly calling her names, making jokes about how long she spends reading, calling her names behind her back" he listed a few things but I could sense he was holding something back "what else does he say" I motioned for him to continue "your going to make me say it" he demanded causing me to smirk more deeply, he is one of a few of my followers who would speak to me like that and get away with it, in private that is "he explains in detail how she doesn't open her legs for him or helps him deal with his 'problem' that she's a prude and not at all suitable for shagging" he looked disgusted saying that and I saw the same looks on the Lestrange brothers {ah manners, where have they gone} I thought at the thought of the younger generation "I know that granger didn't know about them until she heard him spreading rumours about her in the great hall one morning, and she let everyone know how she felt about it since the boy doesn't know when to stop niggling a powerful witch and one who will hex him badly, if only I could've be there to witness it myself" he muttered and then smirked darkly "rumours were that he couldn't have a 'problem' for weeks afterwards" Fenrir smirked wildly showing his sharp teeth and bella laughed out loud, the Lestrange brothers just nod their head in agreement of his punishment

I heard Lucius chuckle and when I looked at him "severus is right, draco has often wrote to narcissa and myself about how often miss granger hexes the boy, especially about the lies he tries to spread around, draco mentioned only a few weeks ago that Frank and Alice's son punched him for what he was saying" he paused for a second before continuing "he also told me that he received a few notes over the last year from miss granger" Lucius commented and I saw bella froze at the mention of Alice's son, the others turned to Lucius "what were the notes about" I asked tilting my head since this was the first time I've heard about it "it was warning for draco to make sure he checked his food and drinks, he checked for the owner of the handwriting and when he discovered it was miss grangers, he told me he cornered her one night and demanded answers, she said if he wanted to be stuck with a gold digger then ignore her warning" Lucius replied furious at the thought and who wouldn't be "he came to me straight away and on the off chance I advised him to check his food and drinks just to be on the safe side he did so, he was home for the holidays in under a week so it couldn't hurt, when he came home he informed me that all his meals and drinks were dosed, he brought them home so I could test them myself and the magical signature was molly's daughter" he concluded and I was shocked that the witch would be that stupid but then again look at her own mother

Since no-one knew what to say about that, it gave me a moment to think that miss granger had saved the Malfoy heir and she didn't want anyone to know about it {from what I've heard about the witch, it doesn't look like she had a motive in warning young draco, so was she just looking after a fellow student} I thought frowning as pieces of her character doesn't match to what I've been told, Bella spoke up after being silent since Lucius mentioned the Longbottom's son and asked "severus, what do you know about miss granger's family" we all looked at him because I've often wondered about them but no-one seems to know anything "from what I've managed to discover, which took longer than I thought they are wealthy, but they didn't start out that way, her father Andrew Granger was placed in an orphanage at a young age and was never adopted, when he became of age he left, but never forgot about the others and is reported even now to return every weekend, he met Julia Madison when he was 19 and they have been together ever since" he took a breath and then continued

"After he managed to save enough money he bought the orphanage and started making it more comfortable, from what I see that could be why they had a child later in life, his wife is a doctor and very intelligent, even now it seems the whole family goes quite often and helps out, Andrew Granger made his money from buying and selling property, he has a master degree in business management, he was in the army for fifteen years before retiring after being hit with a landmine overseas...I checked back when McGonagall went to visit with her acceptance letter and they moved only a month after that but now the address is the same as the original one, so did they move but never changed the address over, it seems all too convenient to me" he finished and stared at me, I nod my head because that is more that what I knew before and the different addresses is suspicious, why move to another house but her address be the same "go and let me know immediately" I waved my hand and then they were gone, I thought about the granger witch

Severus POV

We arrived outside of potters house and immediately something doesn't feel right about the house "Fenrir, can you smell anyone else in the house other than the potter boy" Rodolphus questioned firmly, I watched Fenrir sniff the air and then frown deeply "someone else is inside with the boy but I can't tell who it is, it's not Dumbledore though" he told us, and we disillusioned ourselves before making our way to the front door, I held my hand up when I sense the wards coming up, we all stepped through and looked at each other, mentally I was thinking how stupid albus was if this is the type of wards he would put up to protect someone because it obviously wasn't a good one or was that his plan all along, Lucius used alohomora on the front door to unlock it and then we all slide inside, so no-one could see the door opening on it's own and call the muggle police, we looked around the place and I saw a photo of petunia, her husband and their son, I sneered at the photo "is that Evans sister" Bella asked me quietly I nod my head, it's been years and after learning a few truths that was previously hidden from me, I stopped caring about lily potter

"Our Lord mentioned the boy would be in the attic, come on" I ordered them and made our way up to the attic, as we got closer Fenrir held his hand on his nose "the boys been shagging someone in there, please if you could smell it I think you all would do the same thing" he growled at us to contradict him, but I never want to smell that particular practise and went further up, what I noticed first was the locks and bolts on the outside of the door, obviously trying to keep something or someone inside but they looked two new to have been there for years, I used alohomora on the door and it silently opened, potter was sitting on his bed with miss weasley and they never noticed the door opening and with us disillusioned they couldn't see or sense our magic if they had checked for that, which I doubted they could even if they knew how "mmm when can I come over again harry, I miss when your not at the burrow, I hate that I have to come here to shag you" she whined and I wanted to be sick, potter chuckled "only for a little bit, albus wants me to figure out what hermione is hiding and then afterwards I wouldn't be away from you again, are you ready with the twins listening devices, she mentioned that she'll take me with her on this trip, so we'll know her secrets after today" he smirked and it reminded me of his father

Miss weasley huffed "I don't know why albus wants you to know anything about her, I mean she thinks she's so smart because she's at the top of our year but she mustn't be that great, if she still hasn't caught on that we are all using her, and when this 'war' is over, we'll get rid of her" she replied smugly, I exchanged looks with the others and nod my head {so it was true, all the little things I've seen or heard over the years, finally make sense} I thought feeling sorry for the bright witch, she never deserved this at all "you better go, she'll be here soon" potter mentioned hurriedly and then he was alone, we all stood there for a few minutes and watched as he casted a spell on him to injury himself, and then lay back down but he never used a cleaning charm around the room, it was a few minutes later when we all sensed something changing within the room and we moved to the wall further from the bed, it wasn't long before we all saw a shadow on the wall facing the bed, we all had our wands ready, not knowing what was coming or happening...that is until a hand poked out and then disappeared again

I think the most shocking thing was when miss granger walked out of the shadow, we saw her sniff the room and then her eyes narrowed slightly "harry" she hurried over to the bed and placed her hand on his shoulder "mione" we all heard potter say faintly "it's me, let me check you over and then I'm taking you back with me, mum is getting a room ready for you, fuck what Dumbledore says anymore" she explained as she moved her hand over his body, we watched as her hands suddenly turned a light blue, I saw her hesitate for a second and if I hadn't been watching her hand, I might not have seen it "take a deep breath harry, nice and slow" she ordered calmly but her voice sounded distant "your a miracle worker mione" potter commented a bit stronger, granger scoffed softly but when she spoke it lacked the warmth I've often heard from her "please, next minute you'll be saying I was Florence Nightingale" potter chuckled at her before replying with "well I would rather you treat my wounds than someone like ron, could you imagine how that would turn out" granger chuckled softly but then turned seriously "I'm sorry, Dumbledore is trying to keep you here for some reason but not anymore, you'll be staying with me from now on, whether that bastard, old goat likes it" granger swore angrily

Potter looked exhausted "it's not your fault mione, how many times have we mentioned this, or Sirius and remus for that matter, I'm so tired of listening to Dumbledore and his bullshit" potter snarled angrily "I agree harry" we all froze at the new voice and turned to see a easily over 6 foot tall man, with broad shoulders, dark hair but his eyes were familiar to the young witch "hi dad" granger said happily, potter looked embarrassed "sorry uncle drew" potter mumbled blushing slightly, mister granger chuckled deeply "I know you are but lets get you back home, Julia is running around the kitchen like a mad woman, cooking dinner for us all, so be prepared" he said before walking forward and lifting potter up like he weighed nothing "little witch, make sure nothing is left behind" he ordered and there was something in his eyes that was saying something different and then walked through the shadow, granger looked around the room and started searching it "shadow" she growled out, I frowned for a second until I saw shapes moving along the walls, I elbowed Lucius in the side and pointed it out to him

Hermione POV

When harry and my dad left, I called upon my shadows "mistress" the whispered together, I smiled and held my hand out "do you think you can tell me where harry's trunk and wand are" I asked softly, ever since I was able to communicate with the shadows, they have been a great help in affording Dumbledore and ron back at Hogwarts, especially when I learnt about moving within the shadows myself, now I'm able to hide from anyone and I can't be detected, I never told anyone other than my parents and now I'm glad I did "they are under the stairs mistress, but they are heavily guarded with wards to harm, we will get them for you" again they whispered together "thank you" I replied before I sat down on a box that was in the corner of the room, I could smell the scent in the air and knew what harry was up to before I got here, and who he was with, for months he's been telling me that he doesn't want ginny but he's been shagging her for months or even longer I don't know, I don't know why he's been lying to me but I will get to the bottom of it, ron is not nearly as subtle because he can't hide the fact that he doesn't like me but I never once suspected harry was involved with it as well, I sighed sadly at knowing that our friendship will be coming to an end after this because I wont be made a fool off again

My shadows came back with his trunk and I got to work, the invisible cloak is dangerous in his hands and now that I know it doesn't even belong to him or his family, it's about time it went back to it's original owner, the map is also a problem and if my suspicions is right, I will have to make sure he wouldn't be able to use it to find me back at Hogwarts, and the only way for that to happen is for me to take it away from him, so I took it out of the trunk and it went into my pocket along with the cloak, I stood up after taking them out and shrunk the trunk down, but not before making a copy of it, the original trunk will stay here and the copy will come with me "shadow, place the trunk back where you found it and make sure non of our presence can be detected, my friends and then come home" I asked them softly before walking through the shadow, into our own attic which is very different to the one I was just in

Severus POV

I nudged the others and pointed to the shadow that miss granger had originally walked out of and with much faith we all walked through...into a brightly lit attic space, seconds later miss granger was there and the shadow on the wall was gone "did you manage to get what you wanted" mister granger asked calmly, miss granger nodded her head "luckily they were easy to find, I'll deal with them later but first we need to talk about something, Dumbledore had placed a ward around his trunk which gives me the indication that something was planned before I got there, harry wasn't hurt at all when I arrived but I made it look like I healed him, also his room smelt of sex and ginny, they've been lying to me dad and I'm certainly not going to allow myself to be played much longer" she hissed angrily, her father chuckled "your definitely our child, little witch" he scoffed and miss granger curtsied "why thank you, kind sir" they both left the room and before we said anything I placed my wand on my mark and within seconds our Lord was in front of us

"Is this the muggles house" he questioned slightly as he looked around the room, I shook my head "no my lord, this is miss granger's house, she came for potter in an unusual way, and forgive me my lord but we don't have time to explain now but maybe you need to see it for yourself" I quickly said knowing it would be better for him to witness the strangeness on his own, he looked at me and then nod his head before we all made our way out of the attic "there you go harry, at least you look human" we all heard miss granger comment, and we walked towards her voice "are you sure I can stay in this room, it looks newly decorated" we heard potter reply hesitantly "it has been...for you, this was the room you were going to have if Dumbledore had allowed my parents to take you in, so stop complaining and enjoy it" granger answered smartly and the scene we walk into was potter sitting in bed, freshly shower, 'wounds' healed and a tray of food on his lap, granger was sitting in a chair next to the bed with a book in hand "harry you've had a trying few days, I might of healed you but give your body the time to rest first before anything else, we will talk" potter stared at her "promise" he muttered drowsy as his eyes were closing "I promise" granger vowed seriously and stayed in one place for a few minutes before getting up "shadows" she called out softly, and that's when they turned up "mistress" they said, well I think it was more than one because the voice sounds like loads of different voices in one "watch over him" she asked gently and then walked out

We decided to all follow her "everything alright, sweetheart" I moved my head and saw an older woman who is the spitting image of the young witch "I think so, I'm just worried about what this would unearth, only in the last year has harry been keeping things from me and something tells me that I wont like it one bit, he says something to me but then acts completely different to others, like he's trying to live two life's at once, he's more familiar with Dumbledore than what he makes out to be, what I need to do is find out what he knows before I can plan further, would me returning to Hogwarts give Dumbledore the means to get rid of me or am I a pawn for him and harry" this is the intelligence that I've only seen glimpses off over the years "but not returning to school would give them more reasons to doubt me and that is something I don't need, the headmaster would want to know what happened and he's not afraid to force the information from me to get it" granger said worriedly and I can understand that worry because that is actually what albus would do "we'll think of something by then, first lets find out what the truth is or what he lied about, the rest would come later" her mother commented firmly causing granger to nod her head "your father and I are going to bed, no-matter what you decide sweetheart, you'll have our support" and then she was gone, and granger was on her own

She pulled out a magical mirror from her pocket "hey Sirius, he's here, bring remus and if I were you, take back your home, ok bye" granger said slowly before she ended the call, she sat on the stool in the kitchen and just waited, we all must of been waiting for an hour before there was a pop sound, we all noticed how she placed a smile on her face and the hardness that was in her eyes had all disappeared, a voice called out one were all familiar with "kitten" she took a deep breath "in the kitchen" she called softly as she rolled her eyes, seconds later Black and Lupin walked in "how is he, what condition was he in" Black kept on firing questions and it took Lupin hitting the back of his head to make him stop "sorry about him hermione, are you both alright" he questioned granger calmly, as he moved closer "I'm fine, harry was hurt but I healed him, when he got here dad helped him get cleaned up, mum fed him soup and bread, before I ordered him to take a slightly less powerful version of professor snape sleeping draught, so he'll be asleep for another hour or two" she answered calmly and quickly "did anything happen at your end" she asked when the others became silent

Riddle POV (short)

"Did anything happen at your end" the witch asked the Black heir and the werewolf, Black smirked darkly "I reset the wards around the house, taking back control as the head of the Black family" he winced when he saw the witch smirking "remus and I decided to check the house and we found dozens of listening devices, hidden rooms in the house that wasn't apart of the wards" he stated harshly, the witch tilted her head "so that would give Dumbledore a way into your home, without even you knowing, you obviously changed that" she sounded shocked but I've known for decades how manipulative albus can be "you bet I did" he muttered as his eyes flashed, I noticed how the shadows around the room moved in strange ways, was this what severus was hinting at, when I looked over to him he nod his head in the same direction as I was staring at {mmm I wonder what other secrets this witch has been keeping} I thought smirking, but at least she knows something isn't right with potter, if the conversation the witch had with her mother was anything to do by, now I wonder if these two are involved as well or is it just potter, if they are would she be able to defend herself against all three if she admits to what she knows

Another thought went through my mind at the same time is why, why had Albus done all of this, I could understand even a little about his need to be the top wizard, as I felt that was my only way to obtain immortally but as I got older and saw that though muggleborns don't know about this world, that is only because no-one makes it a priority for them to learn, after I thought about it more deeply I had asked my inner circle of their own thoughts regarding this and found that they had the same reaction as me, of course it was only severus who would tell me his honest answer, given that the others only wanted to tell me what they assumed I wanted to know and not the truth, the problem wasn't with muggleborns and half-bloods it was everyone else who decided that our traditions and knowledge was not worth the trouble to learn, Albus was the one who had the power to stop those classes from being taught and he allowed the distrust between children of old families and muggleborns to continue, in his bid to what...

Hermione POV

While sirius and remus were talking, I was waiting for harry to wake up so I can start telling him what I'd found out, this will either prove the feelings I'm having or be wrong, it's just that I'm rarely ever wrong with this and since I took years finding this stuff, I think I already have my doubts, I made myself a cup of tea "hermione, are you sure your alright" I heard remus ask from behind, I turned my head from watching the kettle boil and tried to smile but by the looks on their faces, I don't think it worked where you both part of this too I thought desperately, hoping that they weren't "lets wait for harry" was the only thing I said and went back to making my tea, it was only 30 minutes later when harry walked downstairs "sirius, remus" harry called out and moved to hug them tightly, so once everyone was sitting down with something to drink "right kitten, tell us what you've been keeping a secret from us" sirius demanded, I raised an eyebrow at him for the tone in which he said that, I saw harry from the corner of my eye sit up straighter and smirk at something in his pocket, luckily listening devices don't work in this house and with what Sirius has just told me, Dumbledore is very fond of them, plus with my shadows around what ever harry is planning, it's not going to work

"Harry do you remember a couple of years ago, that I mentioned to you I was doing a side project, different from school work" I asked him, I watched him thinking it over "yeah I do, wasn't that fourth year" he questioned frowning slightly, I nod my head "it was, something didn't feel right, nothing about this war made sense" I spoke softly, I held my hand up to stop sirius from yelling "no, sirius just listen to what I found out, then you can ask questions, alright" I offered gently, when not only sirius but remus and harry nod I knew I had the floor -as they say- I took a deep breath "when I started researching all of this, I honestly thought that it was black and white, but as I got into it things just didn't add up, I think it's why it took me so long" I whispered softly, as I waved my hand and different files appeared on the kitchen island "each colour folder is about something different, some of them are miner compared to others, I went as far back as I could, Dumbledore has always mentioned that Riddle was a disturbed boy, that he was thirsty for blood, to eradicate every muggleborn from Britain but what I found out was different, I found accounts from a Mary Williams who worked at the orphanage at the time that Riddle was there and she wrote in a report that Riddle was a child with trust issues, was constantly worried about what was going on around him but she never once mentioned 'how he tortured the other children' 'how he was a nightmare' I found other reports similar to that one by four different workers" I took a sip of my tea and then continued

"So I was intrigued why we had heard a different story, and then I found this" I pulled an old newspaper from the green folder "the second world war was raging and before Riddle went to hogwarts, he placed a ward around the orphanage to protect it" I showed them the paper, on the front page was the orphanage in rumbles "7 of the children were killed along with Mary Williams, she went back inside to see if more children was still inside the building" I watched harry's face and saw the exact moment that he already knew all of this, my heart broke seeing our friendship falling apart, Sirius and remus both looked genuinely shocked, which made me hopeful that I wasn't losing everyone I cared about because no-matter how much of an idiot Sirius is, he and remus are important to me "mione but how if he put a ward around it" he looked confused and I was as well until I went a little deeper

"Dumbledore had ordered the ward to be taken down" I admitted still a bit angry about that "What but why" harry shouted not nearly as convincing since remus looked at him strangely "because he didn't like that a child could do that at such a young age, he was jealous maybe but I'm not sure really, it does make you think why he constantly made the same mistake, each folder is about the war and the different aspects of it, including those involved like professor Snape, lucius malfoy, bellatrix and rodolphous lestrange" I mentioned casually as watched there faces "kitten, we don't need to know about anything about them, they tortured Frank and Alice" I could see sirius getting more angry by the second, I took a deep breath because this next bit was going to shock them "what if they didn't" I calmly said "what if someone else cursed them" I spoke softly but firmly "have you ever tried to get in to see them at St Mungos, I went with Neville in our third year and when dumbledore found out he forbidden me going, I thought that was strange because I was only giving neville support but he made it out like a crime" I told them all annoyed

"Neville, was glad I was going with him, he wanted someone else with him, so he could talk about his parents without the looks of pity being sent his way, after Dumbledore forbidden me, I often sat with Neville and asked questions about them, because it was something that made him happy" I spoke softly because I knew Sirius and remus were friends with them back then "Dumbledore had no right to say that to you, only Augusta can as the head of family" remus replied frowning, I nod my head "that is what I thought, and Neville informed me that his grandmother had given him permission to invite me...but I have an idea that something else is wrong, I read up on the Cruico Curse and they don't seem to be suffering from that particular curse, I asked Neville if professor snape has mentioned anything when he delivers their potions, and he replied saying that as far as he knew professor snape has nothing to do with his parents care" I explained why I think something else is going on

"If it was a Dark Curse, then severus would be the best person to check it, so why hasn't he been there" remus spoke looking around the room, harry was frowning at us "so does that mean either he doesn't know or he believes what everyone else has been told" I tried to smile at him but it was so hard because he's lied to me "I honestly don't think he knows because the things I've found out was that he was actually close with Alice, since they were often partnered together, Dumbledore seems to have so many secrets around that it was causing me a headache just to sort through them all" I huffed out thinking how a man could keep everyone in the dark, without tripping himself up "so what happens now" Sirius asked quietly, I looked at him and watched as he stared at the island top, I slowly pulled out another folder that I didn't place down earlier on "I was scared to bring this out but I don't like knowing about it and not you three, he set you all up, everything that has happened to each of you for the last 17ish years was a lie" I closed my eyes because I could feel the emotions coming off them

"Did it not seem convenient Sirius, how you were suddenly locked away minutes after his parents were killed" I stared at the wizard who took life so hard after that night, I then turned to remus "remus, you becoming a werewolf was also planned by Dumbledore, I honestly think that Greyback didn't know that he was doing Dumbledore's dirty work for him, but he now had a werewolf -who was against the very essence of who he was- indebt to him for 'saving' him" I told him truthfully and I could see his eyes changing from his normal colour to the golden one we all know belongs to moony, I steeled myself to face harry because the next few bits of information will be the end of this conversation and our friendship "this is the reason why it took so long, I thought I was wrong and checked so many times that I would've had a meltdown if my mum hadn't stopped me, the things I found were...disturbing to say the least, the prophecy about you and riddle doesn't exist, I had to find an oracle to find that out..." harry cut me off

"What's the difference between a seer and a oracle" he asked remus, who had calmed down "oracle's are extremely rare, seer's sometimes can only predict a prophecy maybe once or twice in their lifetime, an oracle can have them from an early age up until their death, oracle's are never wrong, I know Dumbledore has been looking for one for decades but never found one" he looked to me in awe "how did you find one hermione" he asked me softly, I shook my head "I didn't, she found me, an oracle has a book that only they can read, and inside is every prophecy that has been spoken, there was non spoken in that year, no true prophecy has been spoken in England for about 100 years, I asked if she could check again and had to apologise but I remember what she said to me...'it's hard to find out the truth, especially when you have been lied too for so long, take my advice home with you young witch, even if the truth hurts it will make you stronger and the one who lied will get his means' I woke up in my hotel room, no idea how I got there but the information was still in my hand" I replied honestly and even now I still don't know how I got back, but it's strange how her advice sounds like my issue with harry at this moment

"Then I got to thinking, why make a scene about a prophecy in the Leaky Cauldron of all places, were anyone could hear, where he knew that a young severus snape was going to be there, he knew because James Potter was hiding underneath his invisible cloak, severus snape was set up as well but this time by Dumbledore, james and lily potter" I didn't look at Sirius and remus, it was harry that I continued to stare at and he didn't disappoint and unfortunately the truth finally all came out, he had his wand out and was pointing it at all three of us frozen in our seats, my shadows had moved closer at the first smell of danger and was just waiting for my word "you just had to find it all out, you could never mind your own fucking business especially when it doesn't concern you, you where always a nosy bitch but this is something else" he moved around the island and came to stand in front of me "but I have to say 'thank you' for doing all the work for us, albus will be pleased to be rid of you and I'll make sure all of this is burnt, so no-one can ever discover it again" he laughed at us all

"I knew about the whole thing, the prophecy, my parents, the longbottoms, snape. It was all so easy to make people think I was this small kid who didn't know anything, don't look at me like that Sirius, I mean after today I'll be Lord Potter and Lord Black thanks to you, no-one will be able to say no to me with all that wealth, albus even had a plan for your death and after I'd mourned you for a few months, I'd be given your vaults and then me and ginny could live the life that we deserve..." he carried on speaking and I focused on my shadows and told them to get ready to subdued him before he left the house because Dumbledore would never know any of this or my secrets "for years I've waited to know your secrets, ron and I have always laughed how you always thought you were smarter than us, but you never knew what was happening around you, so it was easy to plan ahead, ron and I even planned to shag you before throwing you away..." he paused and touched my cheek, I felt dirty with him touching me at all

"Molly has been pleading with me to get rid of you, since your not good enough for ron and I have to agree with her, molly can't stand you, you should hear what she says about you to ron, ginny and I, I mean you will never be a Lady like my ginny is, now just wait here while I get albus, oh don't worry hermione your parents will be looked after, I was going to allow ginny to take whatever you had for herself but looking around this house, I don't think she would want anything, I mean just look around this place, ginny will have a lot more finery than you've ever had" he said looking around in disgust at the house, I saw Sirius and remus faces and I felt sorry for them, harry had not only played most people but also these to wizard who treated him like a son, they've worried about him, Sirius opened his home to harry and Dumbledore and for them to have played, I truly could feel there pain

He was about to leave to call Dumbledore when my shadows attacked, bound him, silenced him and taken his wand, the minute he was bound I released myself from his ropes and walked over to his body, if my shadows touch another person they would go into a sleep, I turned my head to the older wizards and walked slowly towards them and released them saying "I'm sorry, I knew something was off with him lately but hearing it come from his mouth..." I shook my head at it all, even knowing something was coming didn't give me an comfort "is this all true" remus asked as he pointed towards the folders, I nod my head "everything I said was the truth, the only thing I didn't know was his part in it or how much he knew, as I was speaking I could see it in his eyes that he knew it all and the only reason for him to know that, is if Dumbledore had told him himself" I explained slowly and I grabbed my dads bottle of firewhiskey that I brought home with me and poured three glasses and then handed it over to them, I took slow sips of my own and waited for them to speak again "what happens now" Sirius asked emotionless, remus and I stared at him "you take back your vaults Sirius, you ARE Lord Black, not him and certainly not Dumbledore, they have no right to take anything from you" I swore with venom in my voice

It was the truth Sirius is a grown man, a powerful wizard since most Black family members were powerful and Sirius is no exception "I trusted Dumbledore, lily, james and harry, and nothing is..." Sirius stuttered as he looked from the folders still on the island and the sleeping harry "Sirius none of this is your fault, Dumbledore has been planning this for decades, he knew exactly what he was doing and so did harry, ron, ginny and molly, go home both of you and talk it over between you, come back for breakfast, you both need to get drunk and scream at the world but make sure no-one hears about this, you need to think it over and understand what that means to you both" I told them and then they were gone, I leaned heavily on the back of the sofa "you alright sweetheart" I heard my mum ask me, I turned my head and saw her standing there in her dressing gown "we didn't wake you up, do we mum" I asked her quietly

She shook her head "I couldn't sleep, knowing what you were going to be telling them, what happened" she questioned slowly, I sighed and motioned to the still form of my former best friend before I sat down in the living room "I feel so stupid mum, harry's been lying to me for nearly a year, and who knows how long before that, I know I've kept things hidden myself but that is only because I didn't know how people would react" I leaned my head back and closed my eyes "I'm sorry you had to find that out sweetheart, I know you trusted him" she explained but at that moment I was just exhausted and to be honest heartbroken at the end of what I thought was a great friendship, obviously I was mistaken about harry, ron and ginny I already had an idea about because they were not careful on how they look or treat me "you go back to bed mum, I'll figure this out and then I'll go to bed" I kissed her cheek as she walked upstairs and then my eyes fell on harry's sleeping form "you've made me a fool harry potter, which was your first mistake, your second was thinking that I would allow it to continue, my shadows I've got a job for you" I called for them softly

Severus POV

We all watched as granger stare at potters still form as the shadows moved closer "we are here mistress, what would you like us to do" they replied, our Lord watched intensively at the way the shadows responded to her "I want you to take him back to his muggle house, but first I need his memory to be changed, let him believe that I didn't show up, everything that happened when I arrived at his house is to be erased" she ordered coldly, the shadows surrounded potters body and then he was gone, I couldn't believe how much information the girl found, it was even more than I could find in all these years, I saw the others watching me when they mentioned lily and I friendship, and I suppose back then it was more innocent but hogwarts changed that for both of us, she found popularity, beauty charms and more wealthy boys, while I found knowledge and a passion for potions, but now that I think on it certain behaviour of hers finally make sense, granger then went upstairs to bed I suppose

"The witch is thorough" Rodolphus mentioned slowly, when we heard a door closing "I didn't realise that any of that was around, I wonder what she meant about them not suffering from the cruico curse, what else would he use against them" Bellatrix questioned us but I didn't know, and I wouldn't be able to unless I could get in to see them "I haven't seen either Frank or Alice since they were omitted into St Mungos, I don't know if that is albus doing but I wouldn't put it past him" I spoke in shock "the witch is a lot more informed than I thought, I didn't know that she knew I didn't kill the potters or about the Longbottom attack" our Lord mentioned casually, we all nodded our heads because even I knew he didn't do I but with the fucking vow that albus made me swear I couldn't contradict him

"What shall we do now my lord" rabaston asked for the first time, and with what we just heard potter has been playing everyone for who knows how long, we waited while he thought it over I looked over at the photos all over the walls "they obviously love the girl" Greyback muttered as he too looked around the room sullen, I think knowing that he was used to bite Lupin was hitting him harder "we shall stay here and see what happens tomorrow, she might be willing to speak to me then" our Lord ordered, we all found a seat in the living room and set an alarm so that if anyone from upstairs woke up so will we "now that granger isn't friends with potter and the fact that she knows most of the truth, I think she would be more inclined to listen to us" I suggested slowly, the others fell asleep first and then I did, when we heard the alarm from ours wands we all jumped up and disillusioned ourselves again and waited, the girls father was the first down and walked into the kitchen, probably to start breakfast

"I thought it was my turn to make breakfast dear" his wife laughed softly, he chuckled "you can do it tomorrow, do you know what happened, I noticed you were gone for a few minutes last night" he questioned as he made eggs, bacon, sausages...something I haven't had for a few years "she told them everything she has found out and harry tried to attack her, he knew everything and was going to tell the headmaster, not only about what he knew about us but also the house and her secret" she said as she made coffee and poured orange juice in glasses, her husband turned his head and raised an eyebrow "while we knew about the red haired boy, harry was someone she cared about and I bet this has hurt her more than she's admitting" she concluded slowly making her husband sigh heavily "she's a strong girl Julia, soon she wont be hurt, she'd be annoyed and angry, we taught her to always find the truth in every situation, this isn't any different, she knew something wasn't right about the war and decided to go with her instincts and she was right" he said as he finally placed the food on the island

"The world isn't black and white, my dear" he whispered as he took hold of her "morning mum, dad" I heard granger say from the stairs, when we all turned our heads we saw her walking into the room "morning sweetheart, come your dads made breakfast" her mother replied before walking over to her and kissing her cheek, granger did the same thing to her father and then sat down, they ate mostly in silence and only talked when it was necessary "hermione, how do you feel this morning, your mum told me what happened last night, I never would've thought that of harry before and now I'm sorry we opened our home to him" her father commented as they were finishing up, granger sighed and placed her fork on her plate "to be honest dad, I didn't sleep well last night, I kept going over that last couple of years and tried to see how I've missed it, and whenever I do I feel stupid for ignoring what I'd seen or heard" she answered anger at herself for not noticing but I've known albus for longer and know how 'unhappy' he can become when someone messes his plans

"You know what I was like before Hogwarts, I didn't have friends because I was just too different, too smart for the kids my age to really get to know, and with me being jumped up a few years, the older kids thought I was just trying to show them up in class..." she whispered and I could understand that, even as a first year her knowledge about things were already more than her peers, and it's only grown as she too learned more about the magically world "maybe you wanted to keep hold of harry and ron because of the loneliness you felt growing up, if only I could've given you a sibling" her mother said gently, but the pain on her face gave me the indication that something went wrong when she gave birth to granger, the young witch jumped up and walked around the island and knelt down "mum you need to stop blaming yourself, it was my fault...if I was born without magic you would still be able to have more children like you wanted, but maybe I was born with magic for a reason, all those children in the orphanage love you, they are your other children, it doesn't matter if you never gave birth to them, considering their own mothers gave them up, I can't think of a better woman than you taking that title for them" she replied firmly, I saw her father look on in pride at his family

Her mother had tears running down her face, after a few minutes she wiped them away and shooed the girl back to her seat "what's going to happen now" her mother asked her "I was thinking we should more back to the other house, we all love that house more and I could place wards around it so it's safe for us, it's on 5 acres so no-one would disturb us, mum you've always wanted to work on the garden but with work you've never had time, why not take a sabbatical from work for a year, you haven't had any real time off in years so your owed this, and it would be a safe haven for Frank and Alice when I bring them there" she commented slowly as she ate the rest of her food, I was shocked that she was bringing them to wherever she was talking about, I saw bellatrix freeze at that comment and was paying extra attention "how will you get them there, hermione, you said that they are in a secured unit at St Mongus" her mother asked concerned "I'm going to be speaking to Neville's grandmother, Augusta Longbottom from what I've heard from Neville is a witch you shouldn't cross, she would do anything to get her Frank and Alice back, if she knew that dumbledore was the one who cursed them..." granger answered calmly, and it's really a shock at how logic her argument is

"Would she allow you to explain, without going to Dumbledore that is" her father questioned firmly, I saw granger tilt her and nod "yes, it's about her family and finally getting them the justice they deserve" she replied almost instantly "then I think I'll better go shopping, the house hasn't been used for nearly a year, so the bedding will have to be replaced, rooms need to be cleaned, kitchen stocked up, would you need a brewing station as well hermione" her mother commented as she stood up and left the room, father and daughter shared a amused look "if your mother is going to brag me to ever shop in London, I will brag you along with me, to share in my pain" her father muttered to miss granger, who snorted and ran out the room "your on your own with that dad" we heard her call back laughing

Hermione POV

It's been a few days since the whole disaster with harry, I received a letter from him later that morning asking what happened, all I responded with was that my parents had surprised me with a trip, it wasn't that much of a lie because we were going on a trip, we just wasn't leaving the country, our other house is more like something from the Jane Austen era, as it was built around the 1800s, the house sits on a 5 acre property, it is three stories high, the front of the house has a driveway filled with flowers on either side, the back is the part of the house that's in need of some TLC, on the first floor there is a kitchen/dinning room looking out into the back garden, a separate living room looking out to the side of the house, a laundry room and my parents offices/library, the second floor has the master bedroom and bathroom, three other spare rooms and another bathroom, the third floor is my favourite because it belongs all to me, when you go up the stairs there is only one door on the landing

When you open it up you walk into my bedroom, on the left side there are two doors, one leading to my bathroom and the other to my walk-in wardrobe, which is where I put a lot of my clothes instead of in the other house, on the right side of the room is another door and this leads to my own library, this holds my magically and non magically books and everything I love, while we're here I'm going to be adding a desk area so I could still study, all the walls facing the back garden in my bedroom and library are all windows with french doors, which leads to my balcony that spans the whole floor from my library to my bathroom, though you can't see inside my bathroom, it's my own little piece of paradise and I love it, and it's why we've never told anyone about it, whenever anyone has asked me about my home I just describe the other house and that my parents were dentists because it saves all the explanations that I would need to do, so I kept this house on the quiet, I was sitting in my library sorting out more books I had bought when a beautiful, elegant owl flies through the window

"Well hello, aren't you a beautiful animal" I cooed to the bird, it was black with the most stunning blue eyes, he hooted at me and nudged my hand before holding his leg out "thank you" I said but when he didn't fly away I knew he was waiting for a reply, I sat down on the floor since I didn't have any chairs in here yet, I checked first that it wasn't holding anything sinister and when it wasn't I slowly opened it, when I read who it was from I grew pale...why

Dear Miss Granger,

I think it's time we had a conversation, I know you have figured certain information out about the past, some from my own and some from my followers, it's so hard these days to remember the truth when some people are making sure that it's never discovered, for years now I have wondered about it but I never thought that albus would bring the potter boy into it, perhaps if I told you something then you might agree to a meeting, I haven't been anywhere miss granger, I haven't died or been vanquished as albus likes to spread around and I certainly wasn't 'reborn' from a cauldron in a graveyard, I have lived at my home for many years and only going to the homes of my followers, some of those followers you might have realised are not who they pretend to be but we could talk about that face-to-face

No harm will come to you or your parents from either myself or my followers and I'm hopeful that if your need for the truth will extend to others as well

Sincerely

Tom Riddle

I leaned against the bookcase and tried to think logically about this because otherwise I'd have a panic attack, how did he know what I was doing and how did it find out about harry or when, when harry came back form final task of the Triwizard tournament two years ago, nothing has made sense, everything I've ever heard of about tom riddle said he was an intelligent, powerful young wizard and I don't think he would've become a mass murderer over night because he didn't get the teaching position he wanted, I decided to write back and see what else I can find out about this and then think about if I should meet with him or not

Dear Mister Riddle,

You couldn't imagine my surprise at receiving your letter considering what I've heard about you, the information I found out was shocking at first but thinking it over, it seemed to make more sense than the rubbish I had been told about you, I am not naïve to think that you are not a dark wizard or is capable of anything but the 'throwing a tantrum at not getting the D.A.D.A position' seemed a bit much to me or maybe that is the type of person you are, I don't honestly know, but what I do know is that you are not the mass murderer Dumbledore claims you are, and on the subject of harry, your right after that night it never felt right which is why I started researching what I could about the past, something that Dumbledore has never truly told us about

About meeting up, I do not feel comfortable having you in my home or in the same room as my parents, as they are my only family I need to protect them so if we do meet up then it will only be me, I hope you understand my view and that we could come up with another solution, I wish to know the truth and I know you are the only one who can do that

Sincerely

Hermione Granger

Time Skip*

It's been a few days since I wrote back to riddle and I haven't received a reply yet, I'm hoping that he is thinking over my worries and comes up with a solution, in that time I haven't been sitting down waiting, no I actually met with Neville's grandmother and took my research with me to prove what I was saying was right, she was furious at the lies she had been given by Dumbledore and asked me what I wanted to do, I told her my plans about her son and daughter-in-law, and that I may be able to heal them, she also told me that Alice did have a friend called Bella but she never knew it was Bellatrix Black, Neville who was sitting there quiet at the time stood up and screamed that it wasn't true but his grandmother told him it was and to sit down immediately, which he did quickly, his anger couldn't withstand the disapproving stare of his grandmother

Yesterday Augusta brought herself and Neville to my home and met my parents, they explained that they were moving back here and with some warding it would be safe to have them here, I think she needed my parents word on the matter because she agreed and early this morning she returned with frank and alice bodies, who were in a deep sleep so that they wouldn't become distressed, Neville was behind them and I took him up to the room he would be using "this is it, your parents will be there" pointing to the room across from him "and your grandmother is in the room down the corridor" and pointed to the last room on this side of the house, since the other side was the master suit "thank you, I know I didn't behave well when you first came over but thank you for at least trying this" he commented just as I was turning around to leave him alone for a bit, I looked over my shoulder at him and saw the lost hope in his eyes for his parents "I'm sorry about the oath nev but my gift is something I protect harshly" feeling sorry that I had to ask that of him and his grandmother, he shook his head "I understand hermione, and from the way my gran looked earlier, I think that's for the best" he then walked into the room and slowly closed the door

When I told his grandmother exactly what I could do she was shocked, and then her face turned into awe, so I wasn't surprised when she offered me an oath to keep my secret...well a secret, I moved to the Longbottom's new room and watched as my mother got them comfy "when is the best time to start" my mother asked and I told her "now, I need to see how much damage he did and what else they would need to heal" I moved closer to the beds, until they are well and healed, I asked my parents to get two single beds and move them into the centre of the room, so it would be easy for me to reach both heads comfortably, I sat on the stool that was placed in the middle of them both and touched their heads, closing my eyes I sunk deeper into my magic, into the earth healing magic that I possess and brought it forward to my hands {help them, heal them, show me how to help them, help them, heal them, show me how to help them} my magic sang with my mental words and I could feel the walls surrounding their minds start to crumble, I took some down and placed them in a deep sleep to not hurt them and slowly pulled myself back from their minds

As I opened my eyes I saw my parents, Augusta and Neville watching me in awe "what happened sweetheart, you were like on fire, but instead of red flames they were blue" my mum asked slowly, I opened my mouth to reply but couldn't and it was only then that I realised how tired I was "she needs to rest first, and then she will tell us" I heard my dad say before I was suddenly picked up and carried to what I assume is my room, I don't remember anything else and woke up a couple of hours later, I slowly stood up and walked towards the living room, where I could hear my parents voices "hermione your awake" Neville called out bringing everyone's attention to me, I nod my head "yeah sorry about that, I didn't realise how hard it was going to be, but since you waited for me to wake up I'll tell you what happened...they both have walls surrounding their minds, that is what's keeping them from communicate with anyone, I managed to break through a few but it will take longer for them to be healed, it's a start though" I explained slowly what happened and was happy to see the look in Neville's eyes

I was glad that I could heal them because before I actually tried, I wasn't sure if I could, it's been two weeks since they all arrived and I've managed to take more of the walls down, where I'm able to communicate with them both and explain to them what is going on, they were worried about their son firstly which I understood and then frank was worried about his mother, I told them both that they are in my home as well, waiting for them both to be well again, when I wasn't healing them I was talking to Sirius and remus, they both decided to read over my notes more intensely and when they had finished they asked what I was going to do, when I told them about the letter they were angry that I never said anything but after explaining that I hadn't met with him yet, they had calmed down, as a back up I copied everything I found out and sent it to every magically city around the world, every magically ministry had received one, I even sent a copy over to Riddle with a note attached -this is your copy of the truth I found- I didn't sign it in case someone intercepted it

Riddle POV

It was early in the morning when I received a familiar owl, I held my hand up to stop Lucius and those present watched as the owl came towards me "it's miss grangers owl" I informed them "this is your copy of the truth I found" I read the note out loud, I've heard from a few spies that the exact same copies have been turning up all over the world "she has been busy" I muttered as I undid the shrinking charm, files and files covered the desk "my Lord, a rumour is going round that Frank and Alice Longbottom have been taken out of St Mungos" Rodolphus reported to me "do you think she is healing them" Bella asked me, I thought about that and from what we had heard that day, yes I think she has or she is doing "I sent her a letter about her speaking to me, I have not been able to come up with a solution, to suit both parties" I told them slowly "my lord, what if Lucius and narcissa invited her to lunch, with myself, draco and you present as well, once she understands that nothing will happen to her, you could question her on 'behalf' of Bellatrix about the Longbottom's" Severus offered and after a thought, I agreed and sent a note back with her owl

Now we just had to wait for a reply, and while we were we all took a file and started reading what she found out, it took us all a full 6 hours to read over everything she sent me "some of this stuff I wasn't able to find out, albus certainly wouldn't allow this information to be allowed to stay out there" severus commented as he put the file he was reading down, I nod my head "albus would've tried to stop her from discovering this" I replied slowly, we all spoke about what this could mean for the 'war' that albus is so set on having, I truly don't wish to kill off every muggleborn witch or wizard, I would just like to have them study our more traditional ways, since albus has been the headmaster he's taken away all of them, using the muggleborns as an excuse for doing it "my Lord" I heard bella call out, when I looked over to her she pointed towards the window "miss granger's owl" severus said slowly, I nod my head and waited for the owl to land on the desk and held her leg out, when she didn't fly away, I suppose she wanted a reply

Mister Riddle,

Reading your last letter gave me pause, while I knew they were friends I wasn't sure if they were still counted as such, I'm friends with they're son and he was frightened about this fact, but he has learned over the years to listen to me and with Augusta paying attention, I knew he would listen, from everything I have read about or heard off Madam Lestrange, I was convinced something wasn't right, so I'm writing to you now to accept the dinner invitation from Lord and Lady Malfoy, if you could reply with the day and time, I would be grateful

Miss Granger

I read her letter out loud and while it wasn't very long, it said a lot about her personality "what would the best time to invite her for, narcissa wouldn't need too long to organise anything" Lucius commented and we all agreed that narcissa is a very capable host "it's Monday today, why don't we say for Friday, that way we will have everything ready to discuss with her and hopefully get some answers as well" I told them with Lucius nods his head before sending a note to his wife, after I set her another letter with what we came up with, we all came up with questions that we wanted to ask, it would be better if we had an idea about what we wanted to know because I don't know what will happen after this meeting "we definitely want to know about the Longbottom's, then maybe about potter and what will happen afterwards, it would be better if we don't mention that we were at her home" I told them all firmly, having a feeling that she wouldn't like having us in her house with her parents close by

Time Skip*

Friday night came quickly and we all had questions we wanted to ask her, narcissa and Lucius allowed us to floo over to the manor early so we could discuss more about everything "I saw molly and her brood in Diagon alley this morning" narcissa commented slowly, I looked over to her and nod my head for her to continue "she was making a nuisances of herself, saying rather loudly that her daughter will be married soon" she sneered at the thought has did bella "mother, father" we heard young draco call out "I thought your son was not going to be here" I questioned them, Lucius nod his head "at first he wasn't going to be but we thought it was time for him to know more about what is going on, when he heard that miss granger was coming for dinner, he asked to join us, we didn't see any reason why he shouldn't, and it might also make miss granger feel more comfortable with someone here own age here as well" Lucius explained and I could see the worth of what he was saying

I nod my head at him as young draco came into the room "my Lord" he bowed his head at me before kissing his mother on the cheek and bowing to his father "cissy, you were talking about the weasley family" bella asked narcissa who carried on speaking "molly was constantly making a fool of herself as usual, potter was with her this time and all he did was smirk at the people watching him" she informed us all "potter behaviour has changed recently, on the last few days of last year he was often seen speaking to other witches, something I'm sure she-weasel wouldn't like at all, but I have noticed that he quickly hides when he sees her" draco commented quietly, I thought about that and maybe potter is also using the youngest miss weasley "what is your opinion draco about miss granger" I questioned him, he stayed quiet for a few minutes before finally saying "she's the best one of the lot, to be honest, even though we have never got on I did noticed that she took the time to understand the world she was brought into, I saw her parents once shopping with her in Diagon alley, a couple of years ago"

He paused and took a sip of tea that was brought in for us all "they were wearing robes, which were very high quality so I'm assuming they have money, they never shouted or used ill manners like I have seen from weasel and his family, but they also bought high quality material for granger, I never knew her parents had money and even listening to the rumours around the castle no-one else knows either" he explained his thoughts and we all nod our heads, so she kept her wealth quiet "miss granger does seem the type of witch to not brag about things she has, though she obviously does have nice tastes" severus commented and then he pointed at Lucius "you saw what she wore around her neck in her second year, didn't you" he asked Lucius and I frowned at them "what was she wearing" bella asked leaning forward "she wore a necklace, given the type of jewels I do see, I saw how expensive it was, it was a very high end piece of jewellery, something I never thought to see on a muggleborn witch" Lucius explained to us

"Master, mistress, miss granger is here" one of the malfoy's house elf announced, narcissa and Lucius both stood up and went to receive her at the door, bella and Rodolphus both apparated to a different room in the manor, so she wouldn't be too uncomfortable with them here, when she walked into the room I saw her standing tall and not showing any nerves that she must be feeling "miss granger, it is an honour to finally met you" I said as I stood up and held my hand out for hers, she nod her head at me and placed her hand in mine "mister riddle" she replied softly, we all moved towards the dining room and each took our seats, miss granger was sitting in between draco and severus "miss granger, perhaps we could use this time to go over some things, I'm sure you have questions for me as I do for you, but firstly the rumours surrounding Frank and Alice Longbottom being taken out of St Mungos, do you know anything about that" I asked her knowing that bella would want to know

Hermione POV

I nod my head to his question "I do know about it, they are at my home with my parents, Augusta and Neville" I answered politely, as we all started eating, he nod his head in reply to my answer "how are they" Mrs Malfoy asked gently "they are doing better, though it will take a bit longer for them to wake up and speak for themselves, I can know speak to them and explain what has been going on since they were cursed, they confirmed my suspicions that it was Dumbledore who was to blame and are angry that their friends was blamed for something they didn't do" I explained without giving how I was able to speak to them, they all seem to be relieved by what I had said "those files you sent me was very detailed, how did you find all of that out, without anyone discovering it" Tom Riddle asked me impressed, I shrugged my shoulders "I'm very good at making people see only a bit of my personality, what else they can see, they think it's only the spare of the moment, so they don't bother to look for it afterwards, I knew that if I wanted to find out anything, I needed to make myself seem unimportant, which isn't that hard to do actually" I replied to him

I was telling the truth as well, when people only see you as a bookworm and a know-it-all, they don't think there is anything else to you but that, and while at the beginning I was friends with harry and ron, I just knew I had to keep certain things to myself, it wasn't a secret of mine but if no-one mentioned it or said anything towards it, I never bothered correcting them, thinking there was no point in the matter "people are very quick to judge someone and even if something isn't true about that person, they find it hard to change their views" I said as everyone was quiet, we each asked the other questions about what was in the files I found, it was a few minutes later when I was asked another question but this time from professor snape "what do you plan on doing now, miss granger" professor snape asked me seriously, I could feel the others staring at me, I shrugged a little "I'm not sure, I would like to finish my education because that is important to me but I wouldn't know what to do about harry, ron and ginny, though I do have some ideas about that, Dumbledore is going to be a problem" I trailed off because I don't know what to say about him

"What if you could graduate early" Lucius Malfoy asked me, I tilted my head to the side "I would need a magical guardian to do that and even then Dumbledore would make it harder for me to do so...I could ask Sirius about it" I replied to him before muttering the last bit, Sirius had taken the whole thing rather hard and I don't blame him, so if I wanted to do something to stick Dumbledore's nose in the air than surely he would help "if you go back to Hogwarts in September, what have you got planned" Mrs Malfoy questioned me, I was silent for a few minutes wondering if I should speak to them about my plans, maybe some of them I could "ron is easy to deal with, he has been sleeping with lavender brown for quite awhile now, so he would be easy to ignore, the same could be said for harry and ginny, she wants to be Lady Potter and have fame and wealth, luckily she wont be getting the Black vaults, which is what molly has been counting on" I explained slowly without telling them how I was going to deal with them and considering it isn't exactly legal, it's best not too

"Mrs Malfoy, I don't know if this would be wise to say this but Dumbledore had planned to kill Sirius Black and that he was planning for Madam LeStrange to take the blame" I informed her softly, not sure what her feeling were about Sirius, she looked shocked "does he know about that" she whispered sadly, I watched her husband hold her hand, I smiled and nod my head at her because seeing the way she was reacting means that his remaining family had not completely abandoned him "he was very angry as you could imagine, luckily changing wills and that doesn't need anyone else, other than the head of house" I replied smirking, we all carried on eating in silence and when we were all done, we were all walking through a door into a beautiful sitting room "your home is very beautiful Mrs Malfoy, may I ask how old it is" I questioned while everyone was settling on a chair or sofa, she smiled proudly "thank you miss granger, each new Malfoy wife puts there stamp on it and it's around 400 years old" she explained slowly, I nod my head impressive "my mother was going to do the same thing, but studying for a doctorate is a long, hard and extremely expensive road to undertake, so it's only been a few years that she's been able to decorate it, much to mine and my father amusement" I commented slowly

"How long have you lived there for" Mister Malfoy asked intrigued, I tilted my head thinking about the answer to that question "the house we live in belonged to my mothers family, and was passed onto my mother when my nana died was I was about 4 years old, though we often stayed there during the summer before or after we went on holiday, I don't think the house is as old as this but it's lovely" I commented motioning my hand around the room "how big is the house, if you don't mind me asking" Riddle asked and I wasn't offended by it "the house sits on 5 acres of land, which we all enjoy immensely, it's three stories high with a master suit, four spare bedrooms, the top floor belongs solely to me and my books" I told them all since they all seemed interested "you needed a whole floor for your books" Malfoy asked me smirking, I nod my head "of course, seeing me with a book in hand isn't something new, I've been doing it since I've been able to read, I wonder if that is why my father gave me the top floor" I answered slowly before shrugging my shoulders "it isn't the one that you were living in when you received your letter" Professor snape questioned and I shook my head "no it isn't, I don't know if you have ever noticed how green with envy ginny or ron get when you speak about your family wealth" I stared at Malfoy, letting him know that I was talking to him

He nod his head "it's why I often do it, they can't hide they're faces or how they feel about it" Malfoy replied though he looked at his mother quickly before answering, I took a sip of my tea before saying "it's why I've never mentioned my parents wealth, growing up I saw how much work they put in to achieve what they have, and over the years I saw how much ron and ginny asked off harry, which made me hide it even more from them, if they knew about it then they wouldn't leave me alone, they want wealth but are not prepared to work for it, as an orphan my father had worked hard for what he has and I wont allow those two to think they had any right to it" some of what I said is what my father has said in the past, with him growing up in an orphanage he had to be careful what he spent and how he spent what little money he had, he once told me that when he was awarded a scholarship to a good college, he cried because no-one else had given him a hand to get that "what does your parents do, for work" Mrs Malfoy asked me as she pour me another cup of tea, I thanked her and replied to her question

"My mother is a doctor -a healer, Malfoy- one of the best in the country, she is a very forward thinker though in the sense that she knew she wouldn't always be working, so she started a charity for the orphanage that my father grew up in, it's to help any of the children go to college, the charity pays for the scholarship, since it's been running 20 of the children are either in college or have left, she also thinking of starting another one soon" I saw Mrs Malfoy nod her head "I'm part of a few charities myself, they are hard work to manage to start with, what about your father" she said slowly, I nod my head agreeing with her on that point "my father was in the royal marine corps years before I was born till a few years after my birth, it's why they had me so late in life, now he mostly buys and sells property or is at the orphanage, he likes to know who's visiting and who's working there" I watched as they took in that information about my parents "Albus said your parents were dentists" professor snape asked me surprised, I shrugged my shoulders "I did hear that was what he was saying to others and considering what I didn't want known, I never denied it" I told him that I knew about it

Time Skip*

That dinner was the turning point for something I didn't know, I listened to what they had to say about certain 'history' that I had been told about and they gave me the truth, I left the dinner pleased that I had gone because a lot of my questions were answered, I received another invitation but this time inviting my parents along and while I was apprehensive about them all meeting, I asked my parents for their opinion on the matter, I explained to them everything that I was told before I researched it all myself and then I told them about the dinner I was invited to, at first they were not happy that I didn't tell them about that but understood after a while why I didn't, we did eventually go to Malfoy Manor for further dinners and in that time I found I was getting on really well with draco -we stopped calling each other by our last name- we still loved to argue with each other and I don't think that will ever change

Sirius and remus were also invited a few times and at the beginning Sirius wasn't sure what to think about it all, when Frank and Alice Longbottom made a surprise visit to dinner, Sirius jumped up and hugged them both tightly, then Bellatrix wouldn't let them go after it was her turn, they were told more truths about the 'war' and what Dumbledore was spreading around, but with me sending all my research off to different countries, it's made it harder for Dumbledore to do anything serious, Sirius, remus and I have managed to turn Minerva, poppy and most of the professors at Hogwarts away from Dumbledore simply by telling them the truth, though seeing the Longbottom's alive and well again helped a lot, when it was time for draco and I to return to Hogwarts for another year we didn't know what was going to happen when we got there, a copy of my notes and facts were found in each house, which led to students not wanting to be near the headmaster, it got so bad that the Board of Governors had to be brought in and do their own investigation, in which case they found exactly what I had found

Harry, ron and ginny were not helping matters either, they kept on going on about how Dumbledore was innocent or he was framed, they even pointed the finger at me, and I was surprised when the rest of Gryffindor house came to my defence, lavender wouldn't even talk to ron after it came out that he knew about it all, I think she was more worried about what it would do to her socially than anything else, ginny had a lot more to deal with because she was discovered to be pregnant with harry's baby, her social standing became next to nothing because unwed mothers were not socially accepted and add the fact that she is only 15 and it was like she couldn't go anywhere without people turning there heads away from her, the life she expected to be living turned out to be wrong, Sirius told me that instead of harry being his heir I was, I tried many times for him to change it but he was convinced I would be able to manage it better, after he had a talk with my parents it was decided that he would be my magically guardian, so that no-one could try and use me with my parents being muggles

When people realised that 'the war' they were so focused on fighting wasn't real and was only an old wizards way of regaining his fame and importance, well it just sort of ended with no bloodshed or horrific battle, Riddle even did an interview explaining that while he was a dark wizard, he doesn't want to annihilate muggleborns just have them taught wizardry traditions, after the interview went out everyone I assume was thinking why Dumbledore wanted a war in the first place because when you think about it, he was the one who stopped wizardry traditions being taught at Hogwarts years previously, things were very peaceful after that and life moved on, my parents sold the other house and the money went to the orphanage, Narcissa and Lucius -they asked me to call them that- was very kind in donating towards it as well, after they payed it a visit and saw how clean, friendly and cosy it was, draco and I continued to have a friendship for many years after until finally we became a lot closer

We never planned to be together but apparently our parents were hoping that we found companionship with each other, since he would always invite me to balls and galas, and I was always inviting him to other parties, surprisingly lavender and I got on well when ron and ginny was no longer in the picture and with a little help from narcissa, she opened up a ladies magazine for beauty, tips, gossip -the real kind- and home décor, it became a huge hit with witches in Britain that other countries wanted to be able to get a copy, ron did manage to get himself out of the mess he helped make and is now working a decent job working with the twins at the joke shop, he married a nice witch -who insisted on a fidelity vow- when they got married, which I think was a wise decision to make, ginny on the other hand never did learn from her mistakes, she never finished her education and opted to leave school and raise her daughter saying she only needed spells for the common housewife, I think her mum tried to change her mind but she wouldn't hear of it and that was it, now she's has three children all under 5 years old

I would shake my head when I would see her out in Diagon alley because that isn't a life I would've chose for myself, some women -witches and muggle- love to be a stay-at-home mum and they enjoy it but often times I see the look on ginny's face and see that she doesn't, not one bit but that is the life she chose for herself, harry unfortunately wasn't cut out for being a family man apparently because he was caught cheating on his wife -they married quickly after the news spread of her pregnancy- a few times, it had me wondering was happened to him, when we first became friends he wasn't like that or gave the impression he was but somehow he turned out like that, he would often come up to me and draco saying ridiculous stuff about him using me especially when news on our wedding came out, it was 8 years after graduation that we welcomed our first son into the world, he was the apple of our eyes until his twins sisters were born and we felt blessed with our children, over the next 10 years we had 6 children, son, twin girls, son, twin boys, life for us was amazing, yes we had our ups and downs but at the end of the day, we were content

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Not sure on the ending... - Jayne