Hurt

A/N: Time for Albus to find out who committed the crime. Wonder how he's going to take it..... hm. Onto the story!

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Albus looks up when Sirius and Remus lead Hermione into his office. Severus looks up from the chair in front of the desk so Hermione latches onto Remus’ arm. Sirius lunges at the dark man so Albus clears his throat.

“What’s the meaning of this?” he demands.

“He raped her! She’s only a child you bastard!” Sirius snarls and tries to throttle the life out of the man.

Remus sighs and guides Hermione to the far side of the room. He grabs Sirius’ wrist and pries the man’s fingers from bruising Severus’ throat. “She told us last night who did this to her. We would have brought it to your attention sooner but she needed rest,” he says.

Albus helps push Sirius down in a chair as Severus straightens his robes. “Severus was just telling me what happened,” Albus replies and nods to the man. Hermione laces her fingers with Remus’ so he pats her hand.

“The Dark Lord told me to rape her. However, Lucius threw a fit. He wanted her for himself. The Dark Lord refused him his pleasure and forced my hand. I am repulsed that it happened and I swear I did not enjoy any moment of the act. I was sent away so I could not protect her from the rest of them,” Severus says.

He looks at Hermione so she backs into Remus’ chest. “I’m sorry it happened. Did Lucius harm you?” She stares at him then looks up at Remus. He strokes her hair so she rests her cheek against his chest.

“Hurt,” she whispers.

“He did hurt you?” Severus asks. She grips Remus’ shirt and nods slowly.

“Did he molest you as well?” Albus asks. Hermione sniffles and nods.

Remus wraps his arms around her protectively. “That’s enough questions for today. We’re scaring her,” he says.

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Remus smiles at Hermione when she pads out of the bathroom. “You’ve visitors,” he says as he pulls her into a hug.

“Who?”

Remus chuckles and presses a gentle kiss to the top of her head. “Go see,” he replies. She grasps his hand and allows him to lead her into the sitting room.

“Hermione!” a woman gasps. Hermione eyes widen at the people before her. She presses into Remus’ side. Remus sighs and wraps an arm around her.

“Hermione, you should know by now that Molly and twins will not hurt you,” he says. Molly stands and smiles at her. Remus gently prods Hermione so she looks at him. She grips his shirt tighter and buries her face in his side.

“What happened to her, Remus?” Molly asks. Remus rubs Hermione’s back as she whimpers.

“She was raped by Death Eaters three weeks ago. They beat her and made her watch her parents die. She doesn’t trust anyone aside from me. She won’t speak to anyone. I’ve tried to get her to trust others but it hasn’t done any good. If Severus hadn’t gone to that attack, she’d still be a normal girl,” he murmurs and moves over to a chair. Hermione settles into his lap so he holds her close.

“What do you mean?” the twins ask.

Remus sighs. “Severus was forced to rape her. Lucius volunteered though.” Molly gasps and the twins yelp. Hermione jumps at the sound and whimpers into his neck.

“I think we should go. Hermione needs a nap,” Molly murmurs and stands followed by the twins. Remus stands with Hermione in his arms.

“Thanks for coming over. I didn’t think she’d react this way though. Sorry,” he says and shifts Hermione’s weight slightly.

Molly smiles at the drowsy girl then nods to Remus. “Keep her safe Remus,” she says and guides the twins out of the room.

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“Um, Remus?” Hermione asks as she enters the sitting room. He looks up from his book.

“What’s wrong?” he asks. He frowns and stands when she hesitates. “What is it?” She wraps her arms around him and buries her face in his chest. He holds her closer and rests his chin on the top of her head.

“I should have started my period by now,” she mumbles. He tenses then pushes her away a bit.

“What was that?” he squeaks. She sniffles and steps back. A wave of panic sweeps over her so she wrings her hands and starts crying.

“I’m late!” she sobs as Sirius, Harry, and Ron enter the room. Her gaze swings to them then she passes out in shock.

“Late?” the three men repeat dumb-founded as Remus catches Hermione quickly.

“Sirius, get Poppy,” Remus murmurs and lays her on the couch. Harry and Ron watch as Poppy steps out of the fire at Sirius’ prompting.

“What’s wrong?” she asks. Remus sighs and strokes Hermione’s hair from her face.

“She told me she should have started her menses but hasn’t yet,” he says. Poppy raises an eyebrow.

“I’ll test her but I must ask you boys to step out. Including you, Remus,” she whispers. The men nod and leave the room so Poppy carefully pats Hermione’s cheek. “Hermione, child, I need you to wake up,” she says.

Hermione stirs then opens her eyes so Poppy smiles. “I need to test you child.” Hermione stares at Poppy with wide eyes then bites her lip. Poppy guides her into Remus’ bedroom where she motions to the bed.

“Remove your shorts and lay down please,” she says. Hermione nods and settles on the king-sized bed. Poppy busies herself with gathering a sheet. Hermione carefully pulls the shorts and her panties down her legs so Poppy takes them from her. “Lie back dear,” she murmurs.

“R-Remus?” Hermione whimpers softly. Poppy nods.

“I’ll get him in a moment,” she says and drapes the sheet over her legs. Hermione watches as she draws her wand.

Hermione looks away from Poppy as the woman casts a spell on her then frowns and scribbles something onto a scrap of parchment.

"Lift your knees dear," she murmurs. Hermione slowly does as told and watches Poppy adjust the sheet slightly. "I'm just checking your cervix then you can get dressed again," she says.

Hermione squeaks when she feels Poppy's fingers touch her. The older woman pats her knee. "It's all right. No problems as far as I can tell."

Hermione sits up when Poppy pulls away from her. "You're in good health as far as I can tell," she says and hands Hermione her clothing.

“Remus, you may come in,” she says. The man enters the bedroom and frowns at the parchment Poppy offers him. “I haven’t set a date yet,” she murmurs.

Remus looks at the parchment and contemplates it for a moment then scowls at it. Poppy gasps when she sees his reaction. He drops the scroll and looks at Hermione. “I’ll kill them! They’re dead men!” he snarls and storms out of the room. Hermione bursts into tears so Poppy moves to her side.

“It’s all right dear. We’ll help you. We all will,” she murmurs and strokes the distraught girl’s hair.

Sirius enters the bedroom looking over his shoulder. He steps on the scroll then bends down and picks it up. “What?” he gasps then drops it. He looks at Poppy and Hermione then moves over to them. “How long until you know the sex of the baby?” he asks.

Poppy sighs. “About four months I should think. I’ll start her checkups once a month in here. Keep her healthy and stress-free. Avoid caffeine,” she says.

Hermione stares at Sirius then reaches for him. He gently pulls her into his arms so she stares at his face. She bites her lip and touches his hair. “See? Not greasy,” he chuckles.

Poppy looks up when Harry and Ron push Remus into the room. “What’s going on?” Ron asks.

“She’s pregnant,” Remus sighs and collapses into a chair. Harry and Ron look at each other in shock.

“Who’s the father?” Harry asks.

Sirius smiles at Hermione as she brushes her fingers over his shoulder. “It’s a toss up between Severus and Lucius,” Remus says.

Poppy and the boys stare at him. “You mean both of them hurt her?” Ron inquires. Sirius and Remus nod then look at Poppy when she sighs.

“I’ll get her exact due date to you soon. Take care of her Remus,” she says and pats Remus’ shoulder.

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A/N 2: Well, the big responsibility has been discovered. Think they can handle it? Which of the two DE's do you think is the father? I'll start taking votes for the sex and name of the baby now. Just drop me a line and I'll begin to tally the votes. YAY!