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The Past

"Lady Riddle, there wasn't a baby. Wait... Rufus had a bundle, when he went back behind. He didn't go back with us."

"Behind?"

"Yes. behind the house, Dumbledore left without us, he was angry. Then Rufus said he needed to check on something. Albus told us that it was best if we were to make it look like a Death Eater's raid. We knew that it wasn't right, but he had put us in a difficult position."

Three of the guards were sent to find Rufus. Tom surprised everyone, he had meant to reward Arthur. That was exactly what he did. Tom gave Arthur a high position within his government and a large reward. He ensured that his children were equally protected.

"Tom, sorry for not disclosing all our fortune or other things. I have a large vault since I was a baby, from my grandfather's fortune, My parents kept the key on a chain around my neck. In the same container there was information about it." Jean whispered as she looked at her husband, he wasn't mad.

"My father was always on the look out, wanting to be ready. I remembered all the names of the ones that day and wanted to give the gold to them. I never touched it."

"Mr. Weasley, I have always wondered if you were the 'Arthur.' You and your wife must come with me to Gringotts." Jean was glad, it was she'd wanted to do ever since.

She made them all wealthy. She had always remembered snippets, seeing her parents dying, Rufus, and some of the others, it was all accurate. Now she understood her nightmares.

Both Jean and Hermione wanted to know why Albus wanted to kill them, why did he hate Gellert to such an extent?.

Tom sent for the ones still at Hogwarts, they had Floo connection for Hermione. They arrived within minutes. They were also afraid.

McGonagal told them, while her eyes stayed away from Tom, "I found this here at this home." She had a couple of scrolls. "My Lady Riddle, the reason was that Gellert was your father's father. That was why he killed your parents. He was jealous that Gellert loved another. He had already killed your grandmother and many of their relations. I also found Albus hidden scrolls."

Fenrir growled, Sebus had been right Albus was behind the killings. Sick monster, so much blood spilled.

Hermione was in shock, but the truth started to come out.

"You see for Albus, it was personal." Maggie told them. "Gellert had rejected him. Dumbledore paid those that conducted the Greyback fortress' attack. He killed the Greybacks because they were against him. Apparently Gellert had fallen for the daughter of a German duke

and the son of one of the elders from Fenrir's pack. I think he was a prince. She had two children, Gellert's wife and a son."

"Rejected him, as in Dumbledore wanted or loved Grindenwald?" Hermione asked, deeply upset that it was over a rejection.

"Yes dear," Maggie answered. "Albus was on a jealous vendetta, it was more than about the magic. He used all of us." She sounded sad, she left the only wizard that she ever loved, Tom Riddle. Why? Because she'd chosen to believe Albus, her fault.

Fenrir excused himself, "I will be back." He left in a hurry.

"I have another revelation; it pertains to Mrs. Malfoy, you should know." Maggie added.

"Wait, let us get Lucius." Lord Tom, nee Vodemort said.

Lucius came and was surprised to see the ones there.

Maggie started. "Some time ago, after the scrimmage at the MoM, Mrs. Malfoy came to see me. She told me a convoluted tale in order to find out who were Miss Riddle's parents, and much more. I didn't want to give her the information she sought. Just a few days later the Gryffindor records were stolen, correction, Miss Riddle's only."

Hagrid was going to say something, but he changed his mind, Lucius noticed with his eagle eye. After thanking Lord and Lady Riddle for the reward, the ones summoned fixed to leave.

Hermione ran after them. She reached the Weasleys and hugged each one of them. "Arthur, Molly thanks for saving Mommy. I will never forget it."

Molly and Arthur held her. Molly patted her, "Don't cry my dear, we were all deceived. All is well now, all is well." The other Weasleys sorrounded her, and they held each other, all cried. It was a horror story. They were confused, their beliefs had been challenged.

Once again, those around paid attention, the Weasleys were family to their lady. The Slytherins stored the information, the way to the top had many routes. They had sisters, and Ginny was single.

Tom took real notice, the Weasleys would die for his daughter. It would seem that he wasn't always right. He decided that before he promoted or trusted anyone, he would consult his witches. For now, he wanted the Weasley wizards at his side. The curse breaker was underpaid, and he could use strong wizards.

He was worried though, what if someone should figure out that he found Grindenwald and killed him when he refused to betray Albus. Gellert did it because he wanted him to kill Albus himself. He needed to think, he had changed nothing, not then, nobody knew that Gellert had been alive.

Lucius reached Hagrid, a few words were exchanged. Lucius looked upset, he shook Hagrid's hand and nothing else was said.

Lucius was livid. He had an idea what happened. He had always wondered how they had obtained Hermione's parents address, now he was nearly certain.

"Lucius I trust you find out why your wife needed information on my wife and child. I know that you are loyal."

He left with Lucius discussing what they knew thus far. Lucius guarded his thoughts, he needed time. He needed to protect his son.

Fenrir had gone back home, straight to see his cousin, "Sebus you have two nieces. Echtwulf married." He saw that Sebus was tense, "Sorry to tell you, the same one who killed our families also murdered him. Remember that day..."

After tears of mourning for yet one more dead, Sebus sobered up.

"What if they are mad at me for not seeking them, for abandoning them? What you are saying is that I didn't protect them; I just let them to fend on their own."

"You didn't know. Hell, I carried young Juanita, the way she called herself back then. She was next to my nose, and I just couldn't tell. Gellert's magic was powerful. Remember, when he took young Echtwulf, he disguised his nature and looks."

He chuckled, "All but your wild locks, which come from your father; they cannot be disguised." Fenrir reached and messed Sebus' wild hair making him snarl. "Come with me, meet them."

Fenrir came back with another dressed as an aristocrat, Hermione looked at him.

"This is Sebus, he is the one running with me that day, he is like me." He introduced the tall stranger.

Sebus was also beautiful, but not built, instead slender but extremely fit. His curly hair was very familiar.

Hermione couldn't take her eyes away from him, he felt like kin.

Looking at Jean, tears ran down his cheeks, then his eyes went to Hermione, and he broke out in sobs, "You are my grand-niece. The two of you look like Helena. I thought you were all gone; thanks to my brother in law it isn't so, thanks."

The small long haired dogs angered, they were snarling like mad, but afraid of the beast inside the two wizards. Brutus was clever he sniffed and offered his neck, for a pet. Zip and Zap rode him like a horse making everyone laugh.

Tom stood at the door watching. An idea was brewing, but what he truly wished, was to kill Albus, slowly. If he could, he would do it.

Sebus went first to Hermione and embraced her, and to Tom's surprise she allowed him. He was the head of his people, he was over the two witches.

Jean ran to him and hugged him. He wrapped his long arms around the petite witches and held on tight. He kissed their heads over and over. The guards knew better and turned away.

"What is going on here?" Tom sounded stressed; he had missed the initial exchange.

"Please, only us," Sebus asked, not before Jean kissed his cheek.

"I can see my father in you. You look exactly like he did."

They went into the room.

"Sebus is your great uncle, your father was his nephew. His mother, who was German royalty, married my Father's second. Sebus is a Count, his sister was also titled. She was a wolf like me. Grindenwald saw her, and they married, he was her mate. Theirs was a love union, no question. He hid her with us. They had the one son, your father and two baby daughters, born just weeks before the attack. We were raided by Muggles armed with silver and iron bullets. Albus came with them, but stayed on the background. He went for Sebus family and for mine, someone betrayed us, one who is now dead.

He assumed the children were it, he was wrong, Sebus had taken your father, his nephew out to hunt. When I came that day, I found the massacre. My father is still not well. He is, well, our king. I went mad, you know the rest.

Grindenwald arrived too late and found his family dead, but with his magic he saved all still alive. He hid his son's nature, as well as his descendants from Albus, he also changed his son's coloring." He smiled.

"He couldn't change the curly hair. He made him look like Sebus so it would stay, and because Dumbledore didn't know Sebus.

We begged him no to take him, but he was like us, mad with grief. You see many of the females were brutalized, pregnant ones or the ones who had babies recently and were unable to change, his wife was one of them.

Gellert took our cub away, and gave him to people he knew. He did it before Albus took him prisoner. He wasn't killed, too bad we never found Gellert, if not for him most of us would have made it."

"Who told him where to find them?" Hermione asked.

"I will tell you later."

Tom looked at his wife, his Jean was one of them, amazing.

Tom was tempted to go back and destroy Albus. But he knew 4the dangers of changing a timeline. An idea started brewing, but what he wished was to kill Albus, slowly and painfully.

Lucius went straight to Narcissa.

"Did you send Draco to steal?"

"Are you mad?"

"I will find out, but I will not let Draco hang for you. I think there is more. Did you tell Bella what I told you in confidence that day when we were young? Of course you did, you are poison. Because of you a young couple was murdered. A couple on our Lord's favor. How easy was to manipulate me. All that blood spilled is on your hands. Because of you and your sister, our Ladies have suffered much."

"I would never do that to my son, you are crazy, probably drooling after that rubbish, they are no ladies."

"Your words are dangerous, not only a lie but could get you killed. Besides, they are descendants from powerful lines. Did you know the Hagrid saw Draco scurrying around the Gryffindor house the day Miss Riddle's files were stolen. Unfortunately Miss Umbridge's goons stopped Hagrid."

Narcissa smiled triumphantly. "You have nothing on me."

In a swift leap, Lucius was by Narcissa's side. He was a powerful Legilemancer, so he laid his hand on her forehead, and saw her conspiring with Bella. Bella had recognized Hermione since the scrimmage at the MoM. She ran and told Narcissa.

Narcissa already knew about the Dark Lord's lover, so they hid all the news including photos of Hermione.

She said that she had begged Bella to behave. She threatened to kill Draco if she told the Dark Lord. Lucius also found out that half of her memories were gone, very convenient.

He tried to talk to talk to Draco, "Father, you are imagining. Besides, I don't see anything so special about Granger. She still is the same, not pretty, ugly hair, and a know-it-all."

"Draco, this is real, a warning, stop this way of thinking, I don't want my son hurt."

"Like you ever cared, maybe Mother is right, you are after..."

Lucius lifted his hand and with a wandless stopped Draco's words. He had seen several wizards coming towards them.

"Next time we might not be lucky. I won't die for you, not over foolishness. Maybe you need to go away."

Troubled Lucius told the Dark Lord a modified version of his findings, and only about the photos. Lucius excused her actions explaining Narcissa feared Bella's threats to kill Draco.

"Tom, I want a divorce, and perhaps Draco needs to go away for a spell. I just don't trust her."

"Neither do I. Make it happen, I don't want her around my witches. For respect to you, she lives, for now. I want her gone. About your son, make sure he fixes his ways. I suspect he has worked with your wife, if so, tell him that he either changes, or he will answer to me. Maybe send him to Australia."

Meanwhile Rufus was found, but he was in bad shape. "Lucius assign the best of healers, he cannot die, we need to talk to him."

Greg observed as Francois recommended. It would seem that Draco had serious competition, good.

He liked Hermione, but thought she was unattainable unless he could make himself visible. He had heard that the Dark Lord would welcome two husbands, if his daughter wished.

He thought of the hopeful: Cormac, Viktor, Smith, Draco, Potter, plus the heavyweights Lestrange, and the fantastic Greyback. He looked like a king of old. His bet was on Greyback.

Best to show his best side to the future consort. He planned to be one of her top advisors. He had a knack for security and his further studies had done much for him. Francois was right, getting from under Draco was the best for him.

Vince asked him,"Greg, why is Draco acting so stupid? Miss Riddle is smart and nice, besides beautiful. She wants me to train to become an animal healer, she says I am a natural. I would be in charge of all the animals at the manor, my pa is really glad."

"It is a great idea. About Draco, I think he is envious of her, he is no longer number one."

"That is foolish, my pa and my brothers told me to ask you first if Draco wants something."

"They are right, ask me or Francois."

Greg shook his head; he had recently heard Draco bragging that when he was Hermione's husband, he would put that swot in her place. Everyone standing with him excused themselves, Theo told him, "Your words might get you killed. Be careful, but mostly, don't say them around us."

He knew it, he would ask Mr. Malfoy to help, he didn't want something bad to happen to Draco, and the way that he was going, it was a strong possibility.

—-next time

A Princely Wolf

Fenrir had come to take Hermione to the Greyback Fortress. This day, he wore a tunic and leggins with soft suede boots. Again a bow and a sword, his hair was braided, and thin circlet around his forhead. He was unreal. Wolves and humans all admired him. He didn't notice. His eyes were fixed on his target Hermione.

"Miss Riddle."

"No, please call me Hermione." She took his arm to Apparate to the fortress.

"I would like to unlock your wolf." He asked her.

a/n. I would say people are still dying and getting killed, but it was less open. Has the Dark Lord changed? Some, but mostly because of self-interest. By the way, Draco is poorly advised by his mother, we will see.