A/N: Okay here is a new story. It follows up till the end of HBP...Then it is AU. All of the Weasleys', and Snape are a live. Hope you enjoy R&R-Cherokee

Chapter 1: Letters

Hermione had been sitting at the kitchen table with her parents when the letter came asking her if she wanted to come back and finish her seventh year. Not long after she had gotten two letters from her friends Harry and Ron. Both had said that they were going to go back. This of course had surprised her. She knew that Ron was more to his mothers wants than to his. At the moment Hermion was sitting on her bed going through all of her clothes and books. Some of the clothes she had had since she began Hoqwarts and other stuff she just didnt wear. As for the books she knew she couldn't take them all there and she didnt want to leave them for her parents to have to deal with.

During the war Hermione had oblivated her parents minds so that they would be safe. They had not liked this at all. When she had found them in America, the had been very mad at her. They had went two weeks before they would talk to her and move back to England.

"Enter," She said as some one knocked on her door. She looked over as some one walked in her room. It was her mother and she was holding a letter in her hand.

"This came for you. I dont know why those darned owls come down in the kitchen and not up here to you." Her mother said with a small laugh.

"In most wizard houses they go to the kitchen. Even at school the owls go to the great hall and not our dorms most times." Hermione explained to her mother. Jean Granger and nodded before handing the letter to her daughter and leaving the room. Hermione looked the letter over before opening it and noticed that it was from her best friend Ron.

Dear Mione,

Your not going to beleive it. Bill is going to be teaching at Hogwarts this year. He has quit his job at Gringotts. Mum was very surprised at this. We all think that it has something to do with Fluer. They were engaged for over a year but when Bill got attacked back at the end of sixth year things started to go down hill for them. Well they lasted through the war but last week Bill moved home and told everyone that is was over between the two and that he was going to be teaching at Hogwarts over the next year.

How is the summer treating you? How are your parents? Are they still mad?

Ron

Hermione laughed. That was probabley the longest letter she had ever gotten from him. She had a better chance getting a long letter from either Harry or Ginny. Ron hated to write if it was a letter or an essay. She sat down and wrote him back and wrote a letter to Ginny as she had been meaning to. Hermione had recently come in to a lot of money from her grandmother passing and thought that she would use some of it to get new clothes as she had out grown most of hers and she wanted Ginny to go with her.

Dear Ron,

The summer is treating me well. I have gotten all my work done and ready for the new year. Have you even started the work? My parents are doing a lot better. Mum is not as mad as dad is. He still does not like the idea of some one messing with his mind. I think he will be better with it come next summer or even Christmas break.

Bill is going to be teaching? Wow. What is he going to be teaching? Tell him that I say congrats. Hopfully the year will go easy on him.

Hermione

Dear Ginny,

How is your summer going? I heard about Bill. How do you feel about one of your brothers teaching you this year? I am writing to see if you wanted to go shopping with me. A lot of my clothes do not fit and I need some new ones. My grammy Granger left me some money and I was going to use that.

Let me know if you want to go.

Hermione

Hermione went down to the kitchen and found the bird sitting on the ledge. Since she didn't have her own bird most of her friends had their birds wait for a reply. Hermione was happy about that.

"So what are you up to today?" Her mother asked as she let the owl out the kitchen window. Hermione sat at the table with her mother and told her of her plans for the day.

"If Ginny wants to, I was planning on going clothes shopping. A lot of the clothes I have dont fit me right any more." She told her mother.

"Well why dont you save the money that your grandmother gave you for a rainy day. I have some money saved up for you." Mrs. Granger told her daughter.

"I dont want to impose and what am I supposed to save the other money for. I have a lot of money from the Wizarding world for helping with the war." Hermione said not wanting to be a burden to her mother and father.

"Oh nonsence dear. This money was saved for you. You never know what you are going to want. As for the money that was given to you for the war effort, you should save that for after school. It can help you get a place of into school." Her mother explained to her. Mrs. Granger, was so excited that Hermione was finally going to buy new clothes for herself. Hermione never really cared about her appearence before this.

Affter a while Hermione conceded to her mother and took the money, the only promise she made was to show her mother the things that she bought with the money. Later that day Ginny wrote her back telling her to meet at the Leaky Cauldron the next day. After sending a letter of agreement Hermione sat down and wrote a letter to Victor. Her and Krum had been writing back and forth since the summer after the Twi-Wizard Tournement.

Dear Victor,

How is your summer going? Is the team keeping you busy? I have my parents back here in England with me now. They were not very happy about me obliviating them at the begining. Though my dad is still a little mad mum has come around. I will be going back to Hogwarts this year to finish my schooling. Most of the people from my year will be.

How is the quiditch going so far this year? Will your team make it to the World Cup? Good luck!

Your Friend,

Hermione

With not having her own owl she would have to wait till the next day and send it out while they were in Diagonally. It was at that point that she decided that she would buy her own owl the next day.

'So I dont have to wait for some one else to send me a letter first.' She thought to herself.