After breakfast the next day the four of them sat down in Tom's sitting room once more to discuss Hermione and Harry's findings. "We looked over the final paper last night, but we were not very awake. Would you both explain it to us." Severus sipped his coffee and Hermione took the paper and began to explain.

"We realized that it does not matter, you can use an emerald or a sapphire. But there were only a few charms and spells that will work for what we need. Now the chain or the jewel will need to touch the skin continuously for it to work properly, so we thought a ring would work the best. With a low sitting gem, so that it touches the skin properly. We can infuse magic into a glamour potion from each of us, as well as protection enchantments. If we also put a few drops of our blood into our own potions, it will cause it to be more linked and more likely to hold without having to be renewed every day or week or month. We could use an obsidian moon stone and to regenerate the enchantments it would only have to be sat under moon light on each full moon. Ah, I am rambling again, aren't I?" Hermione ducked her head, allowing her hair to fall in front of her face. Tom smirked and sent a spell at Hermione causing her hair to do itself up in a messy, but stylish sort of braided up do. Hermione glares at him and huffs.

"Harry." She looks over at him and smirks. Harry grins slyly at Hermione before waving his wand in Tom's direction. Hermione smirks as Tom suddenly has Lucius Malfoy blond, curly hair. Severus lets out a loud laugh and Tom conjures a mirror before glaring at Harry as he attempts to dispel it, which did not work.

"Daughter..." Tom growled and Hermione giggled before leaping up from where she was sitting and taking off down the hall in her Animagus form, Harry taking off after her. Severus crossed his arms and looked over at Tom, smirking.

"Need some help there, Tom." Severus chuckled and Tom glared at him before switching into his Animagus form while Severus laughed more; even though he was a black panther, he still had a mop of curly blonde fur on top of his head. The large cat took off after the younger two and Severus sat back and relaxed on the couch. They could have their fun; he was catching up on some much-needed reading. Severus accioed a potions magazine to himself and began to catch up on this month's new potions advancements.

After about an hour a huge lioness came in carrying a panther in like an errant cub, a fox perched in between her ears. Severus shook his head as Hermione dropped Tom on the floor and curled up next to him on the couch. Severus chuckled and pet the lioness as Tom glared at him. Harry transformed and sat in a wing backed chair finally canceling the charm on Tom's hair. Tom changed back and sat across from Harry.

"I am going to enjoy Bella whipping the floor with you after lunch. You are both getting some much-needed training while Severus and I go out and collect some supplies. We will have lunch, then Cissy and Bella will be taking Hermione shopping and Harry, Severus, and myself will work on our potion. If we have time when we are done Bella is going to teach you some defense lessons. Hand to hand, wandless spells, and curses and jinxes. Over tea, we will be discussing what we are doing about your Hogwarts years and what we will be doing as far as spying on the inside." Tom stood and offered his hand to Hermione, who transformed herself back into her human form and took it, gracefully gliding from the couch to and out the door on her father's arm. Severus held out his hand and harry gave him a wicked grin, turning into his fox form and jumping onto his father's shoulder.

They walked into the formal dining room and Hermione worried if she was under dressed, but it seemed that Narcissa was not overly decked out in formal wear and neither was Lucius. She took a moment to realize that Tom and Severus had both altered their outfits to be a little more appropriate for lunch. Suddenly a witch came in and Hermione marveled at her beauty, gone was the crazy look about her. It was replaced with managed and elegant black curls, high cheek bones, and she was not slender like her sister, Narcissa, but a graceful curviness to her that accented all of her features.

"Bellatrix, I would like to introduce you to my daughter, Hermione." Hermione gave a small smile to the intimidating witch and curtsied low.

"A pleasure, Lady Lestrange." Hermione was quiet, yet firm in her speech and Bellatrix marveled at how one so supposedly young could act with such decorum and grace. Hermione looked over to her father for social cues and he merely stood there with her on his arm, allowing the two to meet.

"The pleasure is all mine, Lady Hermione, but please, call me Bella." Bella bowed her head in acknowledgement and took her seat next to her sister. Tom sat Hermione down to the right of the head of the table and Severus pulled out her chair for her. She flushed and sat as Harry plopped into the sat on the other side of Severus.

"Oh, well then please call me Hermione." She twitched a smile to Bella and looked over to Narcissa and Lucius, she was still slightly cautious about him, but she had not yet met Narcissa.

"You can call me Cissy, dear." Narcissa smiled and she nodded thankful of not having to jump through the aristocratic pleasantries and formalities. Hermione noticed Lucius wince slightly before speaking and realized Cissy must have kicked him or something under the table. "You may call me Lucius, Lady Hermione." Lucius seemed to give her a forced smile and Hermione wondered if he was still in the proverbial dog house over how he treated her. The house elves served a wonderful meal, putting even Hogwarts' famed meals to shame. Harry and Hermione looked over at each other in amazement causing the older group to chuckle as they passed looks back and forth.

"Well, I think we shall let our food settle, and let Hermione, Cissy, and Bella chat before they go shopping." Tom announced after dessert and Hermione and Harry gave a collective groan at the idea of having to move. The men left talking about potions and the women moved to the parlor room to relax away from the men. Hermione plopped back onto a sofa and Cissy chuckled at her.

"Would like to change into something a bit more comfortable dear? We are going to add glamour's over all of us, so you can dress less formally." Cissy explained and Hermione nodded, leading them to her set of rooms and leaving them in her sitting room. She threw on a loose-fitting blouse, some slacks and a simple set of black robes over top. She came out and Narcissa and Bella had similar outfits.