The Doctor Grangers weren't happy. But what could they do? Hermione was their daughter. Their only child. And she'd just been expelled from school for cheating. Something they'd never thought she'd do. But apparently something she'd been doing for at least the past four years.
She was also accused of extortion, which they knew was just as illegal in their world as it appeared to be in the magical world. Then there was the accusations of attempted assassination of her Professor. Which was only 'attempted' because her victim had survived the attempt.
And that wasn't even mentioning the character assassination she'd been engaging in which, while not actually illegal, was certainly wrong of her. Or if it was, was only a misdemeanor charge.
Clearly they'd been asleep at the wheel when it came to the raising of Hermione these last several years. She'd broken quite a few of their rules as well as school rules and societal laws in both societies and they couldn't help but understand she'd earned her punishment. Even if they didn't like it. That mark was ugly.
After talking it over quietly to themselves, they'd finally just decided to count their blessings and take their daughter home. They did ask for a listing of available tutors for her so she could at least take her owls and keep her wand rights. Or other schools where they could enroll her. They didn't want her hurt because the Ministry here decided to bind her core and take away her wand.
Albus had left the interrogators office as soon as he knew his teachers were trying to make the problem of Ms. Hermione Granger go away for their own reasons. He knew his solution to dealing with her was better applied elsewhere. Therefore, he didn't see Severus slipping the Grangers an information packet on schools in other nations or hear him very quietly advising the family to move out of England as soon as they could arrange to do so. And to arrange for Hermione to begin seeing some sort of a mind counselor to get her morals and principles straightened around again.
Speaking in a near whisper he told them, "She needs help to see what she did is wrong. She doesn't believe she's done anything wrong because the Headmaster told her Mr. Potter would thank her for what she was doing when he was older and able to have distance from it. But is anyone ever thankful for another stealing from them? Is anyone ever grateful when someone lies about them and gets them into trouble they did nothing to earn? Is anyone ever thankful for having their very life placed into jeopardy simply because the one doing it was told by someone else they would be?
The doctor Grangers had nodded with a sad thoughtful look at their defiant daughter. Her father replied just as quietly, "She always has had a hard time admitting she did something wrong. Even when she was a tiny child and broke something because she was running in the house. She'd claim she didn't break it because she never touched it. She placed him in danger? I know you said she tried to kill you. But are you saying she was also trying to kill him?"
"Unfortunately yes. She did. Each year the Headmaster has her, and two other children, set up some kind of a challenge he expects them to lead Mr. Potter into. And each year he has come close to dying because of it. She and her companions may lie to themselves and claim they were only following their orders but the reality is all of them went along with the Headmaster because they wished for him to die before he could come into his inheritance and discover their thefts. The other two children are coming around I think. At least one of them has. But your daughter refuses to admit her guilt even though she knows quite well she is guilty. The mark wouldn't be there if she didn't."
With a grim tight look her mother said, "I see. I know a couple of women from the charity center I volunteer at she can go to. It may delay our moving however. So maybe I should wait until we get settled elsewhere. We'll talk it over at home. Thank you for coming to explain all this to us. I know you didn't have to. Thank you for giving us a chance to save our little girl. Tell Mr. Potter I'm sorry. I didn't see what she was doing or I would have stopped her before it came to this point."
"He doesn't blame you. He knows you're outside our world and have no idea what she was doing within it," Severus assured her. "Just remember, that mark may be ugly now but it isn't permanent. And it is a monitor. It will tell you when she's lying about him or things concerning him. Whether it'll tell you when she's lying about other things, I don't know. I do know it acts on her thought processes as well. So if she's even thinking lies about him or doing bad things to his person or reputation, it will react."
"Anything we should know about that? What to do when it reacts? Or not do?" asked her mother.