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Time Changes All Things: Now Complete	By : ssdawn Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Hermione/Voldemort Views: 59682 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Chapter 45: Suspense

Sirius reached his arms above his head to stretch out his muscles. He grinned thinking of the nice workout he had last night with Hermione. He couldn't believe when she had said he wanted him to stay. He had to make the lady happy right? He looked around the bedroom and couldn't find said lady anywhere. He walked over to the crib and smiled down to a babbling Thomas.

"Good morning mate. Have you seen your Mum?" He picked him up and smelled his bum. "Oi mate, you need a nappy change." Sirius had miraculously gotten quite good at changing Thomas's nappy. Soon he finished the dirty deed.

"Let's head downstairs. I bet that's where your Mum is, guzzling her morning coffee." He walked into the kitchen and it was empty. "That's strange, no one is here." He went into the front room, which he also found empty. The Potters were now making their way downstairs into the kitchen. Lily smirked at Sirius when she noticed him in his half undressed state.

James walked by him and clapped him on the back. "I have two words for you mate, Silencing Charm." He walked over to pour himself a cup of coffee. He sat down to grin at his best friend who was standing there, only in jeans, holding Thomas. "You two up before Hermione? Letting her sleep in from all of that action last night?"

Sirius didn't smile or react at all to James's ribbing. He stood in the center of the kitchen looking confused. James and Lily exchanged looks with one another. "No, she's not there. I can't find her."

"What do you mean you can't find her?' Lily asked. She sat down at the table throwing a blanket over Harry so she could feed him.

"I mean exactly that! I can't find her anywhere in the house." Now Sirius sounded worried. He walked over and placed a now fussy and hungry Thomas in James's arms. "I am going to check out back."

Just then they heard Remus calling from the front room, having just flooed there from his house. "Where are the lot of you this morning?" He walked into the kitchen, "Aw, there are some of you, but where are Sirius and Hermione?"

Sirius walked in from the back yard. "She's not there either."

Taking in Sirius's half dressed state, Remus smiled, "So, you stayed here last night. I wondered…"

"She's missing and I'm really worried. This is not like her at all." He slumped down in a kitchen chair.

Remus walked over to the toaster and picked up an envelope. "Maybe you should read this letter with your name on it, in Hermione's handwriting. It might clear up the mystery. Maybe she just went shopping or something."

"She wouldn't have just gone off for some casual shopping after we talked to her about the dangers last night!" Sirius shouted louder than he had meant to. He snatched the letter from Remus.

He started reading it outloud…

"Dear Sirius,

Thank you for last night. That meant the world to me. It was wonderful!

(He looked up, blushed face, while James and Remus catcalled and whistled. With a smack delivered by Lily to both men, they shut up)

I am off on a mission to finally confront Thomas's father. Please don't follow me. I have borrowed Lily's wand and will return it as soon as I can. But, if for some reason I don't return, please watch over Thomas and raise him to be a good man who will follow the light. I hope that Lily and James will also help raise Thomas along with Harry. Don't worry about Peter. There is a reason that he hasn't been around for awhile. I did something that, if I return, I will confess to all of you. But for now, PLEASE don't even think about making him the Secret Keeper. You all are in very grave danger. Stay hidden for now; you don't have to be a hero by being reckless and getting yourself killed. If I return, I want you here.

With Love, Hermione

p.s. Tell James I borrowed his pensieve to leave some of my memories behind to protect Thomas and all of you and where you are hiding. Sorry I couldn't wake him to ask.

The room was silent except for the baby noises. "Damn her! She just went on a suicide mission. If I didn't know better, I would think she was off to confront Voldemort and his Death Eaters!" Sirius threw the letter on the floor.

"What if Thomas's father is a Death Eater?" Lily asked. "That would explain why she has been so afraid of him finding them."

"But why wouldn't she want to stay hidden? Why would she put herself in that kind of danger?" Remus was just as confused as the rest of them

"I'm going to try and see if I can find her." Sirius stood up and headed towards the stairs.

"Stop Sirius. She asked you not to follow her." Lily walked over to him and put her hand on his arm. "There obviously is a lot that she hasn't told us yet. If she says that you are in danger, then we need to listen to her."

James walked over next holding Hermione's letter, "She asked you to take care of Thomas. If you are killed then you can't do that mate."

Sirius stood listening, looking at their faces. After a few minutes he let go of the railing. "Fine. I won't go…at least for now. But if we haven't heard from her in a few days, I'm not promising you anything." He turned and ran up the stairs, slamming the door of Hermione's bedroom. The sound of a crying baby startled James and Lily as Remus came walking in with a distraught baby Thomas.

"This one appears to be hungry." He held him like he was carrying a parcel.

Lily reached over and took him from Remus. "Come on sweetheart. It seems like I am the only one here that can help you out. Thank goodness I have plenty of milk." She left to go sit down in the front room.

"Do you think we ought to let The Order know what is happening?" Remus always deferred to James when it came to hard matters.

"No Remus. This needs to stay a secret just between us, until we know more about what Hermione's up to." James headed for the kitchen. Turning around he asked Remus, "Care for something to drink?"

"Yes, something preferably stronger than coffee or butter beer. I will go and drag Sirius down to join us. I think he's going to need it." Remus said shaking his head.

It was a beautiful morning in Wiltshire, England. A handsome manor house grew out of the bright sunlight at the end of the straight drive, lights glinting in the diamond-paned downstairs windows. Somewhere in the lush garden beyond the hedge a fountain was playing. It was all so familiar and bringing back so many memories, good and bad, that had taken place at Malfoy Manor. Hermione really had no idea where Tom and his Death eaters were located right now, but this was as good as guess as anything.

Looking around there were no humans in site, only the white peacocks that always wandered the grounds. There was no use using any techniques of stealth she decided. Either she wanted to be found or she didn't. Hermione found she was still able to access the grounds from years ago. They must still be able to recognize her magical signature. She walked along the path leading to the front doors. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that she would be walking up to the door to see if the Dark Lord was available. Before she made it up the steps of the manor a handsome man, with long white hair, stepped out from the front gardens.

"Well, well, what do we have here?" The man looked her up and down like she was the main course at a feast. Hermione wasn't sure what to say to Lucius Malfoy. This man had always treated her with such disdain; it was hard to decide how to handle his new found interest in her. His eyes kept straying to her front, where her black leather top had pushed up her large breasts, now hurting from not nursing. She was spilling out of her top, and really wanted to unzip it and free her breasts.

Lucius sauntered over to her, with a predatory sneer. He stepped close enough to her where their chests were touching. Looking down at her he smiled, "Why are you wandering around my grounds?" Again his eyes focused on her substantial breasts, lingering there as if to intimidate her.

She reached out and lifted his chin up to meet her eyes. Hermione smiled at him, "I am looking for someone." His hand came up to grip hers and kissed it, then released it. "And who would that lucky someone be?"

"I am looking for the Dark Lord." Her words hung in the air, like ones breath does on a cold winter's morning. Lucius took a step back in surprise. The smile left his face. Hermione could see the figurative wheels spinning in his head. She gave him a sneer, like he had displayed for her many times.

"You're her…the one The Dark Lord has been searching for." He seemed nervous, but excited at his find. "I understand now why he was dismayed at his loss when he couldn't find you."

"Is he here, Lucius?" Her heart was beating so fast now. Her emotions were jumbled up inside of her. What would she see when she was brought in front of him. Would he look so different that he wouldn't be her Tom? What would he do when he saw her? Would he give her a round of Crucio in welcome? She already knew that he would ask about their son first. She always knew that their son would be the most important to Tom. Even Flamina, many years ago, had never hid that part of the plan. The Dark Lord and Thomas were destined to rule the wizarding world together. Though if this were the way Tom wanted to rule, with death and torture, her son would never be part of it.

Lucius, abruptly wrapped his arms around her and said, "Hold on." Before Hermione could say one word he apparated them away from Malfoy Manor.

Time was ticking away so slowly for everyone sitting around at the Potters. After so much small talk, no one knew what else to do. James and Lily sat on the sofa holding hands and not saying anything. Remus was in his favorite rocking chair reading a book called, The Dark Arts Outsmarted. Sirius sat on the floor, with Thomas at his feet, watching the baby play with his fists and trying to suck on his feet. Every once in awhile he would do something that made Sirius grin.

"I can't believe that she left here. What a damn stupid thing to do." Sirius wasn't talking to anyone in general, just making his feelings known once again. "I hope it's not that she couldn't trust me."

"I don't think it had anything to do with you or me, or James or Remus." Lily said. "I think this was something that she needed to do for herself. Couldn't any of you tell that this was eating her up inside?" Baby Harry started crying upstairs. Lily got up to go get him. "Quit making everything about you." She flounced off in a huff.

Sirius glared at Lily as she headed up the stairs and then he looked at James. "Don't be angry at her for saying that Sirius. You know its truth," said James.

"Piss off James." Sirius picked up Thomas and headed out to the back yard.

Remus spoke, "You know he's just worried that she won't pick him in the end. That's why he didn't want Hermione going off to Thomas's father."

James nodded in agreement, "He's always hated to lose. But he better be ready, because chances are high he'll end up on the losing end."

If Lucius hadn't been holding Hermione tightly she would have fallen on her bum. She had never really fancied apparating, especially side-along apparation.

"You can let me go now." Hermione reached up trying to loosen Lucius's grip on her. He had a solid lock hold on her body. She could feel that this man was muscular, and not one to mess with. They looked like quite the pair, both standing there decked out in leather from top to bottom.

"What a shame. I was just starting to enjoy myself." Lucius said in his dry manner. He was so like his father Abraxas, but she had liked him better. He dropped his arms down while Hermione straightened her outfit.

They were now in front of another large manor, one that Hermione had never seen before. Lucius offered his arm to her, "Well, shall we?" Hermione nodded, taking his arm as she was escorted into the snake's den.

The description of Malfoy Manor is directly from J.K. Rowlings books.

Sorry for ending here, but this next part will be a chapter unto itself. Is the suspense killing you yet? Please review!
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