Chapter Three

The next morning Hermione walked Althea to Professor Snape's office. They knocked on the door and waited.

'Good Morning Althea, Ms. Granger.' Lucius Malfoy stated as he open Professor's Snape office door.

'Daddy.' Althea replied with a bright smile on her face.

'Mr. Malfoy.' Hermione replied walking past him leaving Althea beside Lucius.

'Granger.' Draco said as he turned in his seat. 'Lovely to see you step-mother.'

Hermione blushed not knowing how to reply but before she could say anything Lucius scolded his son.

'So any news on how to get me home?' Althea asked as she bound towards them all.

'Ms. Malfoy, you arrived yesterday, we may need more than an evening to sort this mess.' Severus replied from being his desk. 'Now, take a seat next to your…brother and tell me what happened just before you arrived here.'

Althea sat beside Draco and smiled at him as he smiled at her. 'Brother.' She said as she smirked.

'Sister.' He replied matching her smirk.

Hermione took a seat on the arm of the armchair and looked over at the two blondes Malfoy's. There was no denying they were related.

Lucius shut the office door and walked towards them all. He took a seat in the armchair, which Hermione was sat on the arm of. Hermione blushed slightly as his arm brushed her behind.

Althea stared at her parents. They seemed so awkward around each other, she was so used to them being touchy feely. Her father always had his hand or arm around her mother and she often caught them cuddling or snogging somewhere in the Manor.

'Ms. Malfoy.' Severus prompted making Althea tear her eyes away from her parents. 'What happened before you arrived here?'

'I was walking down the corridors in the dungeons, it was around 9pm.' She began. 'I thought I was being followed so I started to run and then the next thing I knew I was in the hospital wing in 1997.'

'Why were you on your own at 9pm at night?' Hermione asked.

'I was walking back from seeing my Godfather.' Althea advised looking at Severus.

'And he didn't walk you back?' Lucius asked wondering why his best friend and daughter's godfather did not walk his daughter back to the common room.

'He had to put his children to bed.' Althea advised as she looked towards Severus who now looked deathly white.

'Children?' He mumbled.

'Two.' She replied with a smile. 'Boys.'

'Merlin.' Severus groaned as he rubbed his eyes.

'Do you know who was following you?' Hermione asked as she shuffled on the armchair, which was now bruising her behind.

'No.' Althea replied shaking her head.

Hermione nodded and sat thinking. 'Time turner.' She said as she spoke up.

'Ms. Granger?' Severus said inquisitively.

'Did you have a time turner on you?' Hermione asked.

Althea looked down and nodded.

'Why did you have a time turner?' Lucius asked slightly agitated.

'So I can do more classes.' She replied.

'I did the same at Althea's age.' Hermione replied turning towards Lucius. 'I think I know what happened.'

'Explain' Severus said as he stood up.

'Althea was hit by a curse, the kind I'm unsure of however it reacted with her time turner sending her to the future. ' Hermione replied with a smile.

'You may be correct Ms. Granger.' Severus Snape advised as he walked over to his bookcase and thumbed his books.

'I think I know what book we need.' Hermione said eagerly as she stood up and grabbed a pen and paper writing down the title.

'Draco, Althea, go to the Library and find the book.' He said she he stood taking the piece of paper from Hermione and handing it to Draco.

'Yes Father.' Draco replied obediently.

Draco and Althea walked out the office together.

'Lucius, I am going up to my private labs. I need to start on some potions.' Severus stated leaving quickly so Lucius and Hermione were alone.

'I'll go and help Althea with the book.' Hermione said as she turned to leave.

'Ms. Granger.' Lucius called making Hermione turn around to look at him. 'Don't you think we should talk.'

'Mr. Malfoy, you are a married man, it would be improper for us to talk alone.' Hermione said as she crossed her arms.

'Ms. Granger, I am separated from my wife. We have been separated for a few months now.'

'I am sorry to hear that Mr. Malfoy.' Hermione replied.

'Lucius, call me Lucius.' He replied as he smirked at the girl. 'After all you will be my wife at some point and you can' call me Mr. Malfoy forever.'

'With all due respect Mr. Malfoy, I don't see how we…how we will ever be married.' She replied taking a step backwards. 'You despise me.'

'Despise you?' Lucius asked as he walked slowly towards her. 'On the contrary Hermione I can't get you out of my mind since I saw you in the Headmasters office in your grey robe which hid those little white shorts and your long legs.'

Hermione gasped as she hit the back on the wall. She couldn't tear her eyes away from the tall blonde.

'You, Ms. Granger intrigue me and that fact you have given me or will give me a beautiful daughter makes me want you.' He said as he leaned his face close to hers.