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Chapter 8 Soulmate potion

Harry's point of view

Hermione fainted in Transfiguration class and was on bed rest in the infirmary. She was not happy about missing the brewing of the Soulmate potion but she needed to rest.

"I can brew the base and she can add the ingredients in the infirmary. She doesn't need to leave her bed for that."

"That's a great idea"

Hermione was in a foul mood when we went to see her.

"If it's going to count towards my final grade, I will participate, if not, forget it". She growled.

"Miss Granger that is ENOUGH"
"My name isn't Miss Granger, not any more."

"Young lady, you will lose the attitude, now"
"Expel me, I dare you"

"You wouldn't throw away your education"
"WHAT EDUCATION? AM I RECEIVING AN EDUCATION? I AM TOO STUPID TO KNOW IF I AM. I AM TRAPPED IN THIS STUPID BED, BECAUSE I AM CARRYING A PARASITE THAT I NEVER ASKED FOR AND NEVER WANTED, I AM LEARNING NOTHING AT ALL.

EITHER TEACH ME SOMETHING OR REMOVE ME FROM THIS STUPID PLACE. I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ANY MORE. EVERYONE WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF I DID NOT EXIST! I AM NOTHING MORE THAN A FUCKING BURDEN AND A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT PARASITE WHO CANNOT DO ANYTHING RIGHT."

She got out of bed and ran at the window, the repelling charm threw her backwards. Furious she tried to use the AK spell on herself and her unborn child. Dr Turner came in and sedated her.

"I think Hermione might be better off being off-campus"

"Where can she go though? Remus and Sirius are in New York, Lucius and Arthur are in France and we don't know where Clint and Nat are."

"We should just send her to New York. Tony and Pepper will take care of her if we ask them to."

Pepper and Tony were not available to care for Hermione but Bruce and Maria were.

Hermione's point of view

I was shipped off to New York against my will. I was extremely frustrated with the whole situation.

Bruce and Maria tried to take care of me but I was frustrated and being rather obtuse.

"Why aren't my lousy godparents dealing with me?" I snapped

"Pepper's moderately disabled cousin is at risk of being institutionalised, so they're taking care of that. Also, Pepper's godparents and their children are in major legal trouble and they're dealing with that and running the company"

"I'm going for a walk. I'll be back later"

I walked down to the pier and got the boat to Staten Island. I wanted to explore that area since we visited in the summer. I got to a makeup shop where a beautiful skinny red haired woman (who looked about as tough as she did pretty) was working.

"Hi, My name is Drita, welcome to my store…"

"Hi Drita, I'm Hermione."

"You look troubled…"

"I am…"

"It's nearly lunchtime, why don't you come with me to Big Ang's cafe? They do a wonderful soup and grilled cheese deal"

"OK"

We went to Big Ang's cafe.

"This was the Drunken Monkey originally." Drita explained. "It was a bar run by a very dear friend of mine, Angela "Big Ang" Raiola until the feds shut her down because you can't be a convicted felon and run an establishment that sells alcohol in the city or state of New York. She passed a couple of years ago from cancer"
"Oh I'm sorry"

"Her kids run this cafe in her memory."
"That's nice"

"I know. The money that's raised from the cafe — minus expenses — goes to a cancer charity. None of us expected her to die… especially as quickly as she did"

Drita and I became fast friends. I told her everything.

She insisted on taking me back to the tower.

She went a bit mad at Bruce. She promised to visit.

Severus's point of view

We finished brewing the potion

Harry put the 5 drops of his potion on a square of parchment and I did the same with mine.

We waited the 30 seconds necessary and flipped our pieces of parchment.

"Harrison Edwin Stark's soulmate is… Severus Tobias Snape."
"Oh thank goodness for that!"

Bruce's point of view

At Drita's behest I wrote to Nat and Clint.

Nat wrote back with a bombshell of her own which she instructed me NOT to tell Tony about.

"I'll tell him myself when I see him next"

"Well?" Hermione demanded "Are our parents coming?"
"It's complicated Hermione, they're on a mission for SHIELD…"
"Fine. You can turn me over to Child Protective Services then"

"No, I don't need to."

Hermione's point of view

I was sitting in bed in the infirmary, studying.

"Hermione, you have a visitor"
"Hello Hermione"
"Remus, why aren't you in London with Sirius?"
"It's over between us"
"Then why are you still walking around? Shouldn't your soulmate bond have ended your life by now?"
"Hermione's right Remus, you should go back to London"

"Fine"

Sirius's point of view

The fireplace in the transportation room of Malfoy manor erupted into life. Remus stepped out.

"Where the hell have you been?"

"New York. Bruce and I have been trying to cure my lycanthropy, to no avail."

"We have to talk about things"
"Do we?"
"Of course we do Remus"
"You told me that we were over"
"And I thought you knew what I meant by that."
"Well I'm not a mind reader Sirius, what did you mean by it?"
"I meant we were taking a break"
"Why do you never say what you mean?"

"I just don't"

"When you're ready to apologise, I'll be waiting"
"You'll have a mighty long wait then, won't you?"
"Enough you two" said Lucius, coming into the transportation room. He clamped handcuffs on Remus and I

"These will disappear when you figure it out. And before you go yelling at me, this was Harry's idea, so don't shoot the messenger!" Was all he said

Hermione's point of view

I was taken against my will, back to Hogwarts.