"Hello dear. How was your meeting?" the handsome young man inquired as he held his wife.

"Oh, quite interesting. I think the Ministry is finally beginning to see eye to eye with me. It's only taken them 3 years, but I can feel the Minister giving up." she whispered back, "Where's Lilah?"

Just then, a small blur of matter came rushing towards the young couple.

"Mummy!" it cried, hurtling into the young woman's arms, "I missed you sooo much! Don't ever leave again!"

"I missed you too, Lilah. So, how was your day with Daddy? Did you have fun?" the young mother replied, patting her daughter's curls.

"Oh! It was sooo much fun! I made you a present"

"Really? May I see it?"

The child's eyes grew wide as she shook her head rapidly. "No! No! No! Daddy says you can't see it until after dinner."

"Don't shake your head like that, Lilah. It might fall off" her father chuckled.

"Do not tell her things like that! She'll wind up getting nightmares" the beautiful wife reprimanded.

"Mummy, is it time for dinner? I'm really hungry. Daddy tried to make grilled cheese and tomato soup, but it tasted bad. So I didn't eat it."

The young man's face was covered in confusion. "Your food was all gone when I came out of my office. I thought you ate all of it." he stated inquisitively.

"I told Kono to throw it out. And then I told her not to tell you." the child smirked at her own cleverness.

The wife gave her husband a disparaging look. "If we had let the house elves go, like I asked, we wouldn't have this problem, dear" she said in a sing-song voice.

"Is it dinnertime, NOW?"

"In a little bit, Lil. Run off to your room and have Kono get you ready for dinner."

As soon as she was out of sight, the young man gently grabbed his wife by the hand and pulled her close. His arms held her in a hug and he placed a firm kiss on her forehead. His lips moved down her face until they reached her mouth, where he placed another firm kiss.

"But if we didn't have house elves," he murmured into her ear, "we would have to go help our daughter. And moments like these would be restricted until after Lilah was asleep."

He lightly kissed the skin behind her ear. Slowly, he softly trailed kisses down her jaw and neck. He felt his wife move closer, melting into his touch. And then she moved away. The young man looked down at his wife to see her glaring at him.

"Just because she is pre-occupied, doesn't mean you can pull out your charming kisses to distract me. It still has to wait."

Her husband pouted.

"Besides," she continued, "I have something important to tell you."

"Oh?" the man said, genuinely surprised.

"Well, I went to the doctor today," she began, "And she told me that I'm-"

At that moment, the child ran out of her room and rushed towards her parents once more. All of a sudden, the young woman was ripped from her husband's arms and flung into the air. Her husband and daughter screamed; they reached out trying to grab her. But she was too far. Her daughter was crying, her husband looking for his wand.

She could feel herself begin to fall. She fell faster and faster, she could see the ground coming towards her. Then, she hit the ground with a deafening thud. The world around her started to go black.

"Hermione!"

And then, there was nothing.

A/N- I haven't written any fanfiction in almost a year. Geez. I guess I haven't had anything to write about. However, a couple days a go as I was washing the dishes, I had this idea. At which point, I sat down and wrote a prologue and a first chapter. Anyways, as I said, I haven't written much, so this might be a little rough during the first couple chapters, but bear with me til I get in the swing of things. And if you have any suggestions, you could always leave a review. They are mighty nice :)
Sincerely, thecolorsoftwilight