Love Or Letters

Chapter 6: Day of Surprises

Hermione's POV

It's been about two weeks since I moved into my father's house without letting Ron or Ginny or the Twins know of my new found family. They know that I'll be searching for my adopted parents but what they didn't know is that Kingsley requested a search for me in Australia. They say it would be a while until we know any kind of information of their whereabouts and to regain their memory of raising me. Harry agreed to come live with us and it started off a little rocky but otherwise better than I thought it was going to be. The Weasley's were confused as to why his stuff vanished one afternoon until they found the note saying he had found his long lost sister and her father and decided to move-in with them.

I was a tad bit curious about what I should call my father (Snape) but we came to an agreement that I'll just call him professor, father or Snape until we receive news about my parents. Snape had received approval of guardianship from the bank and "Uncle" Sirius Black (Harry's Godfather) until he got out of the hospital for further arrangements for Harry's wellbeing. They wanted to discuss Harry's future together before school in which they will next week, Uncle Sirius was going to be released today alongside my Godfather, Remus Lupin.

I have asked Professor McGonagall to leave my identity out of the letter until I got the chance to tell him myself. Remus wanted to see both his son and myself when he got home but I wrote to him saying he should spend time with his son and Mother-in-Law his first day out. I've also written that we will have our first meeting here at my father's house tomorrow evening. But for now, I've been helping my father and brother fix up the dungeons of the castle while learning little by little about each other.

"Father, how come you never told Harry about me and your history of our mother before now?"

"I was afraid that he would look and/or think of me and your mother differently. I may have hated your father, Harry, and the ways he had tortured me during our school years together. But I was grateful to him for giving Lily a reason to smile everyday!" Father said, gazing happily towards Harry while rearranging the newly repaired furniture in the Slytherin's house.

"Professor, if you were to tell me that you were family and had told me the truth to why that is... I would have asked for space for a few days but I would've understood and accepted you." Harry spoke, pausing his train of thought and his stacking of books he was putting on the shelves. Which I would probably have to help organize later...

"Yes, I know. But how could I or anyone else tell you that 'you had a sister even though we had no clue where she was' at the time, while you two and Mr Weasley went on adventures to defeat Voldemort...? I know my reasonings, as I did tell you at McGonagall's office but it was none of my business to know everyone else's side to it."

"Father, at one point did you even consider telling Harry about me?"

"I wanted to, but Remus came to teach and Harry met his godfather... I just didn't know how to tell him then and after."

"Professor, I believe we're done with the rooms. Do you need us to go help with the towers next?" Draco asked, coming in through the door from the boys dorms with a group of Slytherin boys coming down after him. And shortly after pansy and some group of girls came down the other set of stairs.

Still not noticing Harry and I, my father spoke with gratitude in his voice. "Yes, I need half of you to help with the classrooms near the Astronomy tower while the others help with the hallway grounds surrounding the school. Before we spit into whatever group you'd like, you may take the next hour for a lunch break. You're dismissed."

I was about finished with my set of bookshelves when I heard Parkinson whispering past me to her friends about why a "Gryffindor Mudblood" and the "Famous Scar-head" is in the house of Snakes. I was planning to throw one of the many books in my arms at every one of them until Harry walked over asking if we should gather the Weasley's and have lunch at The Three Broomsticks in the village. We were planning to go to lunch with my Father but he said he planned a lunch with Remus and Sirius about the upcoming visits we'll be having in the next few weeks until school starts.