-1A/NSUMMERY: This is my first fict on DISCLAMER: of course I don't own Harry potter or any other character that j.k. Rowling so rightfully owns. I just like playing with the characters. SUMMERY: Hermione's finally in her seventh year at Hogwarts and wish as to stay behind instead of helping Harry find the Horacuxs. What are her reasons?

Note that this is a Pansy Parkinson/ Draco Malfoy/ Crabb 'n' Goyle bashing story.

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Zegas Angel.

Prolog: Hermione's Final Word, And Then Some.

"I'm sorry Harry, Ron; I just can't go with you"

Those few words both shocked and angered Harry and Ron. Harry was supposed to leave with both friends by his side, although, deep down, he'd rather they both stayed behind. He didn't want another one dead. Ron, on the other hand, was being less than agreeable with

Hermione's decision.

It had been exactly three months since the beloved headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, was killed by non other than Severus Snape, who had been accompanied by the dasterous Death eaters.

Almost everyone was stricken by the news, The new head mistress, Minivera McGonagall, refused to let the school close down, saying that the students who wish to come back had every right to finish their education and would not be turned down. It Wasn't long after the death that both Ron and Hermione promised Harry that they would go with him.

But now Hermione, whose logic would have been so helpful during the search, decided she couldn't go, and to make matters worse, she refused to give them the reason for her sudden change of heart.

"But Hermione!" wined Ron, looking at her in disbelief, "We need you! Without you're…um...intelligence, how are we supposed to survive out there?"

Hermione gave Ron an encouraging pat on the back and stated quite simply "You are a Wizard, Ron." Ron didn't look too happy about the obvious statement and still gave her a worried look. Harry finally found the words to speak "But the Will...Hermione, you know Dumbledore gave you that Fairytale book to help us sort this out. What if we can't figure it out in time?"

"Write to me by owl when you need something" She said, and when both Harry and Ron gave all the signs of protesting and were about to tell her the dangers of owl mailing, she added " Use the 'sneak quills' they have a secrete charm that only allows the writer and the recover with the twin quill to see what is written" She pulled out four quills, all black with two pink spots on one and two green spots on the other, She gave Ron the pink spotted one and Harry the green spotted one. "The spots will emmett a certain scent when the other person receives the message successfully, if the letter is captured by an unknown source, then the ink used by the quills will burn the note before the counter curse is preformed"

"Hermione, where did you get this?" asked Harry, looking very impressed.

"Yeh, really. I'm a wizard and I've never even heard of these" stated Ron in awe.

Hermione's pale face flushed a bright pink, she softly muttered "well, it's because it's my own creation"

Both Harry and Ron hugged Hermione tightly; she gave a soft "oh!" Patting both of them on the back, she pulled away. "I'll miss you lot so much. Good luck to both of you"

"And you too, Hermione. God knows what might happen after Dumbledore..." Harry stopped. Nether neither Hermione nor Ron said anything for a bit, and then Harry finished "Anyways, Good luck"

Harry began to walk towards the burrow, leaving Hermione and Ron quite alone. On a whim, Hermione grabbed Ron's hand and pulled him close to her. "Promise me you'll look after Harry and yourself. I honestly don't have the slightest clue what I'm going to do with myself if anything were to happen to you"

"Hermione..." said Ron, puffing out his chest in a manly manner "Nothing bads gonna happen, we're tough, we're brave, and I would die of a Pigmy puff attack before I'd let anything bad happen to Harry"

Hermione responded by smiling broadly and giving Ron a kiss on the cheek, leaving Ron to turn a great shade of burgundy. He gave a goofy smile.

"Hey you lot!" Ginny's voice made both Ron and Hermione jump, Hermione quickly let go of Ron's hand and turned towards the interrupter. She was looking at the two suspiciously for a moment before "Come on now, dinners ready and afterwards" she poked a finger at her older brother's chest "I'm challenging you to wizards chess."

Ron groaned "come on, Ginny! School starts tomorrow! Both Harry and I need our rest before we go tomorrow" two loud pops made Ron trip over himself; he landed face down in the dirt just a couple of feet where the twins, Fred and George, appeared.

"Oh do you two have to do magic for every little thing?" Demanded Ginny, her face fixed in a Mollyish way, the two slightly flinched.

"What's the point with being of age" Started Fred

"And not using Magic." Continued George "That's just"

"RIDIKULUS"

Molly Wesley's voice could be heard over the clearing, just inside the burrow. There was a loud shotgun bang, and out came Molly, wand in hand, looking furious in the face as she came up to the twins. With her hand on her hips, she looked at the guilty faces of Fred and George "So…"

"Erm...hello mum..." said Fred, whose expression seemed to fight laughter and bring out seriousness. The laughter side was winning.

"What lovely weather was having?" Said George, in vain hopes of getting his mother off of the problem at hand.

"Oh yes George, lovely! The perfect whether to send a Bogart at you mother in!" Molly said sarcastically "I hope it doesn't rain. Who knows, you might send a dementor headed my way then"

"Oh come mum, it was just a joke. No harm in it" said Fred, but apparently he said the wrong thing, for Molly looked as if her head was going to explode with anger "a joke? A JOKE! I HAD ENOUGH JOKES FOR A LIFETIME" she waved her wand and the twins were flying into the air by, what looks of it, their right ears and were pulled inside of the house. "Now" Molly huffed, "If you all would kindly join us for dinner?"

The other three nodded and followed Molly into the house.

END CHAPTER.

I know, I know. Not that long. But to be honest with you, this is more of a prolog of the story. I know it might look like a Hermione/Ron story, but the pairings have not been decided quite yet. Anyways, I hope you liked it. Please review and remember that you can flame if you won't to, but only if its necessary. Sorry about the Sp/gr. I'll try to get that checked and updated as soon as possible. Have nice last days of summer!

Zegas Angel.