Misjudged

Misjudged

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Summary: Everything starts the last week of Hermione’s 7th year. Both she and Snape find out they have both misjudged each other. As the war draws to a close will romance blossom? Or will their pasts interfere? R/R

Chapter 8- Hermione’s Heritage

It was the day after Hermione had returned to Hogwarts. Hermione woke up and found Sirius and Remus passed out in the chairs and Severus sitting at her bedside reading a book.

“You’re awake!” he exclaimed.

“Yeah. Agh. I’m sore and thirsty. Care to help me out with that?” Hermione asked.

Severus gently helped her sit up against the headboard, handed her a painless potion, followed by a glass of water. Hermione sighed as she sat the empty water glass on her bedside table.

“How did you get away? I was scared I would never see you again.” Severus asked.

“It was weird. I somehow managed to get out of what looked like a sitting room, went through this door and made it to the hall. Suddenly there was this light and a woman was there. She lead me to another room. Severus, it was your mother.” Hermione answered.

“My…my…mother?” he asked in shock.

“Yes. She showed me a passage that led to the woods behind the manor.” she answered.

“That was the passage I used to take when my father would come home drunk and start beating my mother.” Severus whispered.

“Your mother told me to tell you something. She said to not be afraid to take a chance and that she loves you ad will always be with you and watching over you.” Hermione said.

Severus sat their just absorbing everything Hermione told him. He was still trying to figure out how his mother’s soul was still here and why she hadn’t moved on. It worried him. He looked up when he felt Hermione’s hand cover his. He knew instantly what chance his mother was referring to.

“You all right?” Hermione asked.

“I’m fine. How about you?” Severus answered.

“A bit stiff but nothing permanent. I’ll live.” she answered with a smile.

“Hermione!”

“You’re okay!”

Hermione smiled as Remus and Sirius each hugged her gently.

“I’m so sorry Hermione. It’s my…” Remus started.

“Remus Lupin, if you finish that sentence I will hex you into the next decade. It wasn’t your fault. It was just bad timing. I forgot there was a full moon the other night. It was in no way your fault. All right.” Hermione said.

Remus merely nodded. Hermione was fixing to tell them what happened when Albus and Minerva walked in followed by Poppy, Harry and Draco. Everyone was thrilled she was awake and seemed to be doing just fine. Hermione quickly explained what happened. How she had awakened and found that Damien had her. How she and Damien fought and how he tortured and beat her.

“I was pretending to have pass out and Damien had rolled me onto my back. I knew what he was planning and was waiting for the right second to strike. Then I heard Ron yelling. Him and Damien began arguing. I heard something about Ron paying Damien and that Damien was only suppose to kidnap and hide me until Ron showed up.” Hermione explained.

“RON!” Harry, Draco, Severus, Remus and Sirius cried.

“Yes. He was doing this because Severus and I fell in love. Apparently he’s loved me since our 4th year. He thinks Severus has done something to me. That’s not true. Plus, Ron never said anything or acted like he was even interested in me. He wants Severus to suffer.” Hermione stated.

“Damien said that Severus would suffer and that just having me taken from right under his nose would torture him.” Hermione added.

“It was. I just knew all I would be getting back would be your corpse.” Severus said.

“Harry, Draco, go to Arthur. Tell him everything that Hermione has said. Remus, Sirius, go and notify the Order. We need to find Damien Snape as well as Ron.” Albus ordered.

“Wait! Sir, can you get me a pensive? Arthur might need to actually see this before he believes it.” Hermione said.

Albus nodded. Poppy entered her office and returned a minute later with an empty pensive. Hermione quickly emptied the memories of the attack into the little stone basin. After she finished she cast a protective spell over it and handed it to Harry. Soon it was only Albus, Poppy, Minerva, Severus and Hermione.

“Hermione, after Poppy healed you and Severus, Sirius, and Remus fell asleep she told me something. She said that your internal injuries and broken bones healed before she even gave you a potion or said a spell. I did research on your family and came to a very interesting conclusion.” Albus said.

“I was beginning to think you would never figure it out. It sure took you long enough.” Hermione said with a chuckle.

“What kind of conclusion Albus?” Severus asked.

“That I’m a Wiccan witch.” Hermione answered.

“What?” Severus, Minerva and Poppy cried.

“I thought they were all but extinct.” Poppy said.

“Not entirely. My mother’s family is once of the last. At least in Great Britain. That’s why my parents accepted me being a witch. My mother knew about Hogwarts. After all, my Aunt Brianna attended here with Harry’s parents, Severus, Remus and Sirius.” Hermione explained.

“Wait a second. Brianna. You mean Brianna Stone?” Severus asked.

“Yes. She often spoke of you. Said you were a pain in the ass. Of course she’s never going to believe that you and I are together.” Hermione said with a smile.

“You knew her aunt?” Minerva asked.

“Of course! Brianna Stone was the only witch to ever beat me in Quidditch. Yeah James Potter beat me, but most times it was just barely. Brianna on the other hand, I never stood a chance. The only one to beat her was James Potter.” Severus cried.

Hermione was clutching her sides from laughing so hard, Poppy had turned her head silently laughing, Albus was trying to keep from laughing while Minerva giggled softly.

“Oh hoho. Aunt Brianna is really going to be surprised.” Hermione laughed.

“Let me guess, she’s married and has over a dozen kids.” Severus grumbled.

“No. After she graduated she moved to a Wizarding community near Dublin. She runs an Apocrathy there. She’s very successful. I believe she’s seeing a medi wizard, but nothing serious. Why do you care?” Hermione asked.

“She told me once that she would be happily married, loads of kids, a successful job and I would end up being stuck as a professor at Hogwarts teaching her children.” Severus answered.

“Well, she’s 2 out of 5 isn’t bad.” Hermione said with a smile.

“Albus, how did you find out about Hermione?” Minerva asked.

“Because. Wiccan witches are the only ones who heal extremely fast. I have noticed other things, traits of Wiccans, that Hermione possesses. She’s extremely brilliant, fearless in danger, excelles in everything that is magic. I’m sure there are other gifts, from her family perhaps, that she possess.” Albus answered.

“You’re right. My gifts are telekinesis, I can freeze or blow things up and I’m an empath.” Hermione said.

“Those are rare gifts. Does anyone in your family have the gift of Premonition?” Minerva asked.

“Yes. Brianna, my mother had it, my grandmother, and a few cousins. The gift of premonition is rare in my family. Only a select few have held that power. But, there is always at least one each generation.” Hermione answered.

“So, you’re a Wiccan witch and a wanded witch?” Severus asked.

“That’s right. Why do you think I did so well here as a student?” Hermione answered.

“Hmm. Imagine what kind of powers our children would have?” Severus said before he even realized what he said.

Everyone stared at him as he processed what he said. He then blushed and closed his eyes in embarrassment. Hermione and the others smile. Hermione leaned foreword.

“They will be extremely powerful. Even more so than you or I.” she whispered.

Severus sighed as he heard these words. He feared he would have scared her off, but it seemed that it would take more than that to scare her away. Hermione did a bit more explaining about her family. Her mother’s family originally came from near what was now know as The Czech Republic. With each generation, the witches became stronger and stronger. At the moment Hermione and Brianna were the last of the family. Voldemort had found and killed them all but herself and Brianna.

“How did Brianna hide from him? Very few people are able to do so.” Poppy asked.

“I was her Secret Keeper. Another useful talent I have is to withstand most curses. That includes the Curico and the Imperious curses. But not the killing curse. It’s a mystery Harry did when he was a baby.” Hermione answered.

Remus and Sirius returned shortly after Hermione had explained about her family. Poppy examined Hermione and was surprised to find Hermione fully healed, except the bruises that were rapidly healing. She insisted that Hermione at least remain over night just to be safe.

“Hey you two. How did things go with Arthur?” Hermione asked as Harry and Draco re-entered.

“Not good. I’ve never seen him look so defeated. I can’t even guess how he’s feeling about this.” Harry answered.

“He has sent out the best auror’s the Ministry has to begin looking for Ron and Damien Snape. Harry and I head out at first light to begin looking where you were taken to. Where was it? Do you know?” Draco asked.

“She was taken to Snape Manor. I remember things she described from my childhood. After I was told my father was dead I sold the manor. The family that bought it have long since moved away. The parents stayed there till they died about five or six years ago.” Severus answered.

“We’ll start there then. Maybe Ron or Damien are still there?” Harry said.

“I doubt it. Wizards like Damien wouldn\'t hang around a place too long. Once he and Ron noticed I was gone, they probably took off.” Hermione said.

“Yeah, but maybe they left some kind of clue. Well, Damien probably not, but Ron, there’s a good chance he did.” Draco said.

The day wore on. Hermione enjoyed visiting with her former Professors, Harry and Draco and most importantly, Severus. At dinner everyone headed for the Great Hall. Everyone but Severus.

“So, you’re already thinking of our children?” Hermione asked as he poured her a goblet of pumpkin juice.

“I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately.” Severus answered.

“So have I. Most of my thinking was in the gutter, but we have time for that later.” she said with a smile.

Severus coughed as he began eating dinner. Hermione smirked as she noticed a certain part of his clothing getting a little tight. She decided to have a bit of fun. She leaned over and whispered into his ear.

“Just wait till I get out of here. Then you get to see what I REALLY had planned for you besides dinner. It involved, chocolate, strawberries, whipped cream and nuts.” she whispered.

CLANK! Severus leaned over, painfully so, and picked up his fork. He tried to concentrate on his dinner, which was hard to do when he had vision of Hermione and himself in his bedroom flashing through his mind.

“You are in so much trouble once you get out of her Hermione. So much trouble.” Severus said.

“Is that a threat or a promise Severus?” Hermione asked with a seductive smile.

“Oh, it’s definitely a promise.” he answered.

“I guess I’ll be getting detention? For what though?” she asked.

“Seducing a teacher.” he growled.

Before Severus could reached she leaned over and slammed her lips against his. The kiss was fiery, promising, wet and quick. Just as soon as she began the kiss, she ended it. She faced him and smiled sweetly.

“Just a preview of what you can expect tomorrow night.” she whispered.

Severus couldn’t wait till the next night.

T.B.C