Shattered hearts and broken paths

Discalimer: Not mine, Sorry, I just like to use other people's characters. I promise, I wont harm them... Much! All these Characters belong to the Brilliant JKR! I take no credit!

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Hermione stood at the entrance to Dumbledore's office looking at the people who arrived for the meeting. Harry sat in a corner with his hands in his pockets, while Lupin, Tonks, Snape, Shacklebolt, and Dumbledore sat around the cluttered desk.


As Hermione took a seat on the opposite side of the room from everyone else she gave Snape a weary glance and a half smile. It has been a week since she found out that her entire existance has been a lie, and now it was time to let those closest to her know as well.


Dumbledore stood up and paced around the room while starting the meeting. "None of us know why this meeting has been called, but soon enough we will find out. Severus, If you would." He said and smiled towards the nervous Professor.


"Thank you sir." Snape started. "As you may be wondering why I have called this meeting it is in the best interest for myself and Hermione. Why? You may ask. Well theres a few things you all need to know. Upon Graduating from Hogwarts, I was a Death Eater in Voldermorts inner circle, I was also in a relationship with a very smart woman named Evalynn Rose." Snape looked around, Dumbledore nodded and Snape continued. "Evalynn and I found out that we were with a child on the way, and for their safety Evalynn went into hiding. Upon the birth of our child, the child was adopted out to a muggle family who could not have childern of their own. This child of whom I am speaking about is, Hermione Granger."


The whole room gasped at the news. And Harry looked from Snape to Hermione and back again as he let the information sink in, then he spoke. "Why do we care if shes your daughter, it doesnt change her personality."


"Of course Mr. Potter. It does not change her personality, I was not quiet finished yet. If I may. A week ago there was a raid on the house in Salem in which Evalynn was living in, she was taken from the house, and we believe she is being held captive in Voldermort's head quarters." A small pause before he continued again. " Voldermort knows that I have been a spying for the order. He is going to use her to get to me, and if he doesnt know already, he will soon know that we had a child together. He will go after Hermione. So we have come up with a plan. Nymphadora Tonks is a metamorphmagus, coincidently, The rare blood trait runs through the Rose family, Making Hermione one too. They have been having meetings for the past week to help her remain disguised. Also, She has become very skilled at her Wandless Magic. So I propose that, We say Hermione Granger is on an exchange student program with the head girl from Dublin's School of witch craft and wizzardry." Snape looked around the room and waited for an answer.

"Professor Snape, The Plan seems pretty well planned out, but why did you not come to be earlier and tell me of the current situation, We could have dealt with this in a fashionable mannor instead of rushing this all at once." Shacklebolt snarked at the dark wizzard.

"Shacklebolt, Calm down, Hermione would you like to do this? We can put you into hiding if you would like?" Dumbledore asked skeptical of her decision.

"Sir, I am Head Girl, I am top of the year, I refuse to fall behind on my courses, And I refuse to go into hiding because of a maniac like He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!" She shrieked.

"If you insist on staying in school we will put the plan into action. You need a new name, and you have to make sure to act different, You will keep your tittle as head girl, and you must remain ontop of your studies. If there is any problem, You will be in hiding faster then you can say snap crackle pop!" Dumbledore said with a serious tone. "You have till the end of today to get your stuff in order, And Mr. Potter, It would be best if you kept this between yourself and Miss. Rose as we cannot afford to jepordize her life."

"Yes sir" Harry replied as he shook his head and stood up to leave the room.

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Back in the heads common room, Hermione told Draco of the new plan, He was very quickly becoming a caring trustworthy friend, and for once Hermione enjoyed not having to fight over him for a serious conversation to one of quidditch.

"Do you have any idea for a name yet?" Draco asked.

"No not really, I havnt even decided what I should look like yet!" Hermione said noticing the clock. She had 20 minutes to figure out a name and be ready to change her appearance at supper.

"Can I pick it?" Draco asked as a slight blush crept across his face.

Pausing for a second, Hermione looked at Draco's eyes and smiled "Sure, what do you have in mind?"

"Well I was thinking your first name could be Paige, Paige because in the muggle world, If you do not believe in God you are known as a Pagan, and since you are a witch, I think it fits perfectly. And for a last name well it took me along time to think of something to come up with that wouldnt be obvious, So I decided White. Its kinda of ironic, If anyone researches into you, they will find nothing more then a blank white page. There is nothing of your existance except for whatever Dumbledore has up his sleeve. Sooo... What do you say?" Draco asked grinning.

Hermione thought about it, It seems Draco has put alot of effort and time into helping her with a name and a plan. A smirk came across her face as she nodded, Not only liking the sound of the name, but knowing that two good things could be coming out of this whole situation at hand.

"Draco, Its a great name, Thank you! I ws wondering how to come up with a name!" She replied as she grabbed her empty trunk and walked slowly to the great hall, bracing herself to pull off the performance of her life.

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The Great Hall went silent and Dumbledore Spoke. "Students, It is with a great honor that I tell you, we will be having an exchange student!" He stopped and listened to all the murmering. "Every School is sending their Head Girl to a different School, Hermione here, will be going to Dublin, and the Head Girl from Dublin will be coming here. So if you would, Please say good-bye to Miss Granger until graduation!"

One by one, Gryffindor students walked up to Hermione and gave her a huge and said their good byes. After bidding the school her farwell, She left the great hall and walked to Dumbledoor's office, where she would make her transformation into Paige White.

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Back in the great Hall, there was murmering, about no one having any idea of the student exchange program, Ron was furious, he thought maybe he would be able to talk to her, make her understand that it was an accident, that he was selfish, and immature, that he wanted to be her friend, if not anything else.

"I shouldn't have thought with my dick, I should have just waited, I should have.."

His mumbling was interupted by the young woman who had entered the room.

She had small frame, Her skin was a honey tan colored, eyes as blue as sapphires, Gorgeous long blonde locks streamed seamlessly down her back in ringlets. Her lucious rose petal pink lips shimmered in the soft candel light radiating off the enchanted ceiling. The whole room was at awe at this beautiful woman who had just entered with a shiney greem trunk in tow.

Dumbledore broke the silence, "In tradition, Any new student is sorted into a house." Professor McGonagal came out with a small three legged stool, and a tattered, torn old hat. A smirk came across Harry's face as he looked at the new Hermione, knowing EXACTLY what house she was going to be sorted into.

"SLYTHERIN" The hat shouted.

Dumbledore stood and said. "Everyone please welcome, Miss Paige White, From Dublin's school of Witch Craft and Wizardry. The new Head Girl, Please be patient as she is new, and if you see her lots, please assist her, You will treat her with the same respect you would treat your old Head Girl."

Hermione smiled and walked slowly to the Slytherin tabel. 'This is definitally going to take some getting used to' she thought to herself as she sat down next to Draco, who scooted over to make room for her in between herself and Blaise Zabani.

"Hello Paige." A wretched cackling voice said from across the tabel. "My name is Pansy Parkinson! I am sure we will be the best of friend!"

Hermione refrained herself from rolling her eyes at the comment and simply replied with "Indded"

During the entire course of dinner, Every Slytherin approached and introduced themselves to Hermione who was dying to burt out in laughter at the witty comments some of them made.

"Miss White, If I may, I will show you to our Head Common Room?" Draco asked as he winked slyly at her.

"Oh no you dont DRACO MALFOY! You will not be going anywhere with her, WITHOUT me. I do not trust you, Your my snuggy-bunch, and I am not going to be pushed aside like last years Halloween Present!" Pansy snapped and glared at the petite girl in a complete fury.

"Pans, Fuck off, I've been avoiding you since the beginning of summer, Can't you take a hint?" Draco said as he stood up and grabbed Paige's trunk. "Shall we?" He said as he lead the way out of the great hall and into the quiet corriders.

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"Brilliant!" Draco said once they where in the heavily warded common room.

Hermione used her wand to put her trunk back into her room, and sat down on the couch.

"Hermione you looked stunning! Your hair, your skin, your eyes, everything about you had the whole Great Hall in awe! And the way Pansy is re-acting to me having to share a common room with you is great! I've been trying to ignore her since we got back to school!" He said

Hermione changed back to her normal appearance while Draco was ranting on.

"So Snuggy-bunch, was it?" Hermione said breaking the conversation that was going no where.

Draco turned a deep red in his cheeks as he blushed at the stupid pet name the obsessed lunatic Pansy had given him."Do not ever call me that again, Shes so discusting!" He said in childish voice.

***

Tossing and turning, Severus Snape tried to sleep, Visions of the pain and misery he himself had put other blood traitors and muggles through to prove his loyalties to The Dark Lord, flowed endlessly through his head. Then a vision of Evalynn laying face down on the cold concrete, blood pooling around her limp body, small movement indicating her shallow breathing, an evil cackle rang through his head as he sat up.

A burning feeling was coursing up his left forearm, the burning feeling turned to an unbearable pain, as if someone was cutting into his flesh with a scalple. Looking at his arm where the mark he had taken so willingly out of stupiditiy shone in the dim candel light from his night side table, he seen letters appreaing and re arranging themselves on his arm, forming a small sentance.

'Traitor, Come to me, or she dies'

So short, so to the point, so like Voldermort.

Standing up he pulled on his normal black robes, there was no need to dress as a death eater, his secret was already out. Severus put a small box on his bed that had tons of individually wrapped boxes, a few rolls of parchment, and some photo's in it. The very top roll of parchment read, Hermione, in a small print, beside it, was one for Evalynn.

The last thing he did before he left, was put a few memories into the penisieve, Ones that would be sure to risk the life of his beautiful young daughter. Ones like the night Hermione showed up and gave him the letter, the meeting with Dumbledore, her wandless magic practices, and his last vision of her, at the great hall, along with the one after her transformation. There was no way he would let Voldermort use his daughter to get to him.

Once out the gates, and down the path towards Hogsmead Severus apparated, tapping his wand onto the mark he still regreted taking.

***

The stale dungeon air, was over powering when Severus first arrived, a shallow breathing was heard from somewhere in the dungeon chamber with him, He was not alone, and he had a suspicion that his dream was far more then just a dream.

As his eyes adjusted to the darkness he seen the battered body of the love of his life, lying face down in the floor, covered in her own blood, at first glance she looked still, motionless, but with small concentration on the body you could indeed tell that she was breathing.

Walking over and crouching next to the body, he whispered "I am so sorry, my Love." Gathering the unconcious body into his arms, a tear slid silently down his cheek, and landed on Evalynn's lips.

"Sev" came, gaspy and sputtered every so silently as she tried with all her might to muster enough strength to look at the man she held dear to her heart for so many years.

"Shhh, I'm here." He said as he stroked the top of her head.

After 5 long minutes, which ticked by like the count down to the end of the world the dungeon door flew open, and in walked a small group of death eaters. Severus slowly un clasped the gold bracelet that was on Evalynn's wrist refraining her from doing wandless magic, and kissed her on the cheek.

Seconds later he was being led up to the meeting room, where he had been so many times before. But this time it was different, this time, it was for punishment, for torture, possibly for death.

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