Hermione Riddle

Transformations: Harry

As Harry floated there Severus watched as his hair changed, it was not as unruly as it once was, but had a slight wave to it, it grew longer, down to about the middle of his back. His nose became a little more arched and his features shifted. His jaw was sharper, his face a little longer, he grew a few inches in height and his hair turned a dark black, far darker that it was before. He was still slim, but his frame looked more like a toned swimmer, lithe muscles and broad shoulders. Severus stood and went to the glass, placing his hand against it. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, this person was supposed to be dead. He would grab samples of his blood later and hole up in his potions lab, attempting to figure out what was going on and how the boy was still alive. He was supposed to have died 16 years ago, when the boy was only 5 years old. But Harry Potter had been 11 when he entered Hogwarts for his first year, but if this was who Severus thought it was, the boy should be at least 20 years of age. Hermione also looked older now, she looked to be in her twenties as well.

"Ragnok, do you have a copy of Hermione's report that I could look over? I need to check something." Ragnok went over to the desk in the room they were all in and picked up the stack of papers that had been filling themselves out as Hermione had begun her purge. Severus picked it up and thanked the goblin. He looked over it and noticed the birth date was odd. September 19th, well that part was correct, but the year was not, or the year he had previously thought true was incorrect. This said she was 23 years old, but that she was born in 1975. He looked at the asterisk and scanned down the page for the information.

"Aged three years from extensive use of a time turner in 1993." He read aloud and shook his head, that was how she was able to take so many classes and get away with still sleeping. Severus had always wondered how she had seemed to be in several places at once. Gods, her sleep schedule must have been hell. Severus huffed a laugh and Hermione chuckled at him as if sensing his thoughts.

"Professor McGonagall told me not to tell anyone about that, not even the other Professors were supposed to know. Only Professor Flitwick knew, he helped me with a charm that recorded notes for me that would automatically write down anything of importance that I had missed to copy." She shook her head and leaned back into the couch. "Is it alright if I just go back to sleep? She looked over to Ragnok at this and he nodded.

"Of course, Miss Granger, sleep for now, I am sure Lord Slytherin or Professor Snape will wake you when you are needed." Ragnok turned back to Harry and led Tom and Severus into the room. "Parts of his memory were wiped, but we restored them as well." Severus quickly handed Harry the other potion and Harry took it smiling gratefully at the man.

"You aren't trying to poison me, are you Professor?" Harry gave Severus a cheeky tired grin and Severus chuckled at him. Harry stood and wobbled momentarily, trying to get his bearings before sitting back on the dais. "I don't know if I will be able to make it to the apparation point, sir." He looked up to Severus and Severus nodded at the boy.

"I will use a spell to put you into your Animagus form then carry you back. Is this agreeable Potter?" Severus knew he needed to get those papers before Tom did, he did not want Tom finding out anything before he did. He would need both Harry and Hermione to take an inheritance test soon to see what all of this meant. Harry nodded and waited for Severus to cast the spell, Severus cast the transfiguration spell and scooped Harry's small fox form up. Severus occluded his mind quickly, pushing back the new information he had just learned until he could be alone to make sense of it all.

"Ragnok, is there any way we could buy inheritance test paper off of you, just for these two. I would like all the information I could get." Severus asked quietly as to not wake Hermione and Ragnok nodded. "I shall take Potter back to the manor and set a room up next to Hermione's for him to sleep. I will also take the paperwork and try to make sense of all of this." Severus nodded to Tom who left with Ragnok. The goblin lead Tom to his office and gave him two sheets of paper and two potions.

"You will need to place five drops of blood into the phial and shake for one full minute, then pour on the page. If it needs more paper it will automatically generate it. I will charge your account for the necessary amount." Ragnok shook Tom's hand and Tom went back to help Hermione back to the Manor, since Severus had already gathered the rest of the paper work and taken Harry home. He gently woke her and held out his hand.

"Come, daughter let us go home." She took his hand and together they left back to the Manor.