When did you become beautiful?

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"What's that?" Asked a voice. A familiar voice. Hermione whirled around. Harry and Ron seemed to have made themselves comfortable on the couches.

"It's a baby. Her name is Anya." Harry came over and looked at the child with soft eyes.

"Who's is she?" He asked. Hermione took a deep breath. She had known this day would come.

"Mine." It took a moment for this to register with the boys.

"What?! But how?! You haven't shown any signs of pregnancy!" Hermione closed her eyes and one tear leaked out.

"I'll tell you the whole story after I put Anya to sleep." Without waiting for anyone she marched up to her room which had been converted into a nursery. She placed a sleeping spell on her daughter and laid her down in a bassinet. She took a deep breath and made her way downstairs. Harry and Ron were standing with folded arms, glaring at her and Draco had a look of deep concern in his eyes. Hermione gestured for them all to sit. They did so reluctantly and Hermione took a seat in Draco's lap. She sighed and summoned her diary for comfort.

"It all started this summer. I lost my mother last year and had only a step father. He was an alcoholic and very violent. He beat me every night. Nothing I said would stop him. Then one day he knocked me out and locked me in my room. He took my virginity from me there. He made me do terrible things and in the process got me pregnant.
The day I escaped he had given me a long cut across my back and it wouldn't heal. I didn't know what else to do so I went to the Burrow. Your mother gave me this diary to keep my thoughts in so I could heal but I never did. I started truely healing when Draco and I got together. He has been so good to me. And then the night of the ball when I ran outside I was attacked by Crabbe and Goyle. They raped me and left me horribly injured. If Draco hadn't found me I would have died. The attack opened my cut again and it bled horribly. One night Draco and I came together and the next morning the gash was gone replaced by a scar in the shape of a dragon. Draco had made a spell for me and switched my stepfather's genetics and replaced them with his. So Anya is for all intents and purposes his child as much is she is mine. She was born just today." Harry and Ron, for the first time ever, were both crying for their best friend and all that she had gone through. She leaned into Draco tiredly.

"I'm so sorry Mya. why didn't you tell us?"

"I did not want to burden you with more than you already had. I assume because you are here that you have the next horcrux." Harry nodded and brought out a thick book emblazoned with an eagle. It was Rowena Ravenclaw's diary. Hermione took it and beckoned to the three boys. They tiptoed through the nursery and into the bathroom where she had been brewing the potion. It was ready. She took the horcruxes and, one by one, dropped them into the pot. They sizzled and the water turned jet black before turning clear again and the items jumped of themselves into Hermione's hands free of evil.

"It is time." She told them. "Time to kill Voldemort."

"Hermione you aren't strong enough!" The boys burst out.

"I'm fine. I have no more gash and I have recovered from childbirth. One moment." She sent a flash of silver out of her wand and moments later there was a banging at the portrait door. Hermione opened it and there was Parvati Patil.

"What was your message spell all about Hermione?" She asked.

"I need you to watch my child. No I won't explain now. Her name is Anya and she is upstairs. I'm sorry we sort of need to hurry." Parvati looked dumbstruck as Harry, Ron, and Draco rushed past and Hermione followed them quickly. Parvati shrugged and went upstairs.

"Harry we need to fight Voldemort at a place more of our choosing. An empty field would be best." Harry nodded and around fifty message spells shot out of his wand. They hurried to the room of requirement. It was equipped with invisibility cloaks, pepperup potions, blood replenishing potions, and all manner of weapons. Within moments the entire staff and the DA were gathered around them asking questions. hermione made a bang with her wand that sent everyone into silence. "Thank you. Now we need your help. We are finally ready to fight Voldemort. This year has been a year of secrets and all will be told in time but now we need to free the wizarding world from its cage of fear." Portkey balls appeared around the room. "Gather weapons and potions and whatever you think you will need. We leave in ten minutes."