From Lioness to Serpent princess

Chapter 1

Hermione was packing up her family home, she knew that she could restore her parent's memories but after the final battle not all of Voldemort's followers were captured or had died so she knew that for now they were much safer without her in their lives. She hoped that one day she would be able to restore their memories and be their daughter again.

She was in the up in the attic clearing out the space, collecting old family possessions. She comes across an old dusty box that she doesn't remember ever opening. She sits cross legged and opens the dusty box, inside the box was some legal looking documents, old black and white photographs and some books.

Hermione let curiosity get the best of her; she opens the legal documents to find them to be adoption papers for someone called Marilyn. Hermione couldn't make out the last name because of the age of the papers but she guessed they used to belong to her Grandmother.

She waves her wand over the papers to try and restore the last name but when the ink started to become clearer, Hermione drops the papers in fear and screams.

She waves her wand once again everything starts to pack itself and Hermione apparates back to Grimmuald place, she had to talk to someone about pureblood family trees. She finds Sirius and Remus playing a game of chess next to Ron and Harry who were also playing a game of chess in the library.

Harry looks up and smiles "Hey Mione, you alright?"

Hermione puts the box down as if the contents was burning her "Actually Harry no, I've come across something at my parents' house."

Everyone stops their games of chess and looks at the frighten witch, Harry was on his feet first "What did you find?"

Hermione looks at them all "I need to talk to Sirius first just in case it turns out to be nothing. She turns to the older wizard "I need to know about pureblood family trees."

Ron looks over at her "Are you on a pureblood tree Hermione?"

Hermione looks at him "I don't know but I just hope that for once I'm wrong."

Remus ushers the boys out of the library so that Hermione and Sirius could talk in peace.

Sirius looks over at his godsons friend "talk to me Hermione."

Hermione hands him the documents "My grandmother was adopted we all knew that but those papers claim that she is a member of the Gaunt family. I think my grandmother was related to Voldemort."

Sirius looks over at the papers, and then pulls Hermione into his arms for a hug as she was on the verge of crying "Ssshhh its okay."

Hermione wipes her eyes then looks at him; he nods "Squibs who are disowned don't appear on family trees, looking at this and having a basic knowledge of the Gaunt family tree, it would seem that your grandmother was Voldemort's aunt which makes you not only his distant cousin Hermione but also a descendant of Salazar Slytherin."

Hermione nods "but he's dead Sirius so this information doesn't matter."

Sirius faintly smiles at her "yes however Hermione he is gone which means you are the new and for now only heir of Slytherin. I think the best thing to do would call an Order meeting; they have to know about this Hermione, for your own safety."

Sirius has an idea and nudges Hermione "just imagine what my dear cousin Bella would have done if she was here."

Hermione and Sirius both start laughing at the idea of Bellatrix being told that a Muggleborn was the heir to her precious house and cousin to her precious dark lord.

Hermione then puts her hand on Sirius's arm "however, I wonder what the Malfoy's will do when they find out, because I bet this information doesn't stay inside this place."

Hermione sits in the kitchen with the others, Harry places his hand on her arm "whatever it is Hermione, I'm always here for you."

Hermione faintly smiles at him "thank you Harry."

The members of the Order arrive at Grimmuald place, the only Order member who was missing was Nymphadora but she was upstairs dealing with a naughty Teddy. It was still weird to see Severus and Sirius in a room without throwing insults at each other but now that Severus was no longer a spy, Sirius had no reason to insult him or challenge his loyalty.

Hermione looks around the room at the ones she considered to be her family and friends, for once she decides that what Sirius is about to tell them about her she shouldn't be around for because she doesn't want to see the disgust on their faces especially Harry's.

Sirius was thanking everyone was coming on such short notice, he notices that Hermione has slipped out of the room, he understood why she would feel scared about how they would all take the news "I have been given permission by the person to tell you all that a distant family relative of Voldemort's has been discovered, they however do not know how to take the news themselves as they have only just found out."

Dumbledore looks at the marauder "It is safe to say that Tom did not know about this family member either."

Sirius nods "The person's grandmother was adopted but when the papers were found by her granddaughter, it had on it Gaunt as the last name which myself and the person assume that their grandmother was born a squib and then disowned because of it and due to them being a squib and disowned they never appeared on the Gaunt family tree which means that Voldemort never knew either."

Minerva stands up and looks at Sirius "I'm going to take a wild guess here and say that seeing as we are only missing two female members of the Order and I know that one is upstairs trying to get her son to sleep that it would be that Miss. Granger was the one to make this discovery about her grandmother."

Sirius faintly smiles at his old head of house "It was Hermione who made the discovery; she is very confused right now and scared."

Molly looks at Sirius "why would Hermione be scared? So she is a descendant of Salazar Slytherin, that doesn't change how we feel about her. She is still a part of this family."

Ginny and her brothers nod in agreement with their mother, Molly smiles "see she has nothing to fear from us Sirius, the Wizarding world maybe but not from us."

Harry slips out of the room and finds Hermione sitting on the stairs; he sits beside her and hugs her "Soo do I have to call you Lady now or does Hermione work just as well."

She hits his shoulder "Not funny Harry, I really thought you would all hate me, especially you."

Harry pulls her in for another hug "You are family Hermione, so Voldemort is a distant cousin of yours; I'm pretty sure if you look at all the pureblood family trees they cross over somewhere with each other and other family lines."

Hermione lays her head on his shoulder "what about the rest of the wizarding world Harry? You guys might see me as same old boring Hermione but what about the others?"

Harry and Hermione had no idea that the Order members had now gathered around them on the stairs, Harry looks down at her "what are you thinking Hermione?"

Hermione sighs "maybe I should stay in the Muggle world just until school starts."

Dumbledore clears his throat to get their attention "I'm afraid Miss. Granger that as head of Hogwarts I cannot allow you to live in the Muggle world on your own, yes my dear you are of adult age however when the Wizarding world finds out about your heritage you could become at risk, due to this as headmaster of Hogwarts school you and myself shall go back to the castle and seek out the advice of your ancestor and see what he thinks you as his heir should do."

Hermione, Harry and Ron stood outside of Dumbledore's office while he was inside with the four heads of houses and the four founders to see what they should do about Hermione...

What will happen to Hermione?

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