The Start of it All

Hermione sat there in her room thinking, that's all she ever did now was think, think about what she had to do, what she needed to do. She had finally figured out a way to keep her parents safe while she went off with Harry and Ron. At they end of their sixth year they had all agreed to skip their seventh year and go find and destroy horcruxes. Usually Hermione wasn't one for skipping out on school but if she went back it wouldn't be the same. She could probably learn more just studying on her own than she would if she went back, besides she probably wouldn't even be there for very long. Once she would set foot on the grounds they would start questioning her as to where Harry was. But she wouldn't leave Ron and Harry to find them alone, to be perfectly honest she wasn't sure if they could do it with just the two of them, it felt cocky and proud to say but it they beak of her mind Hermione knew it was try.

Hermione turned towards her window as she heard an owl screech, she quickly got up and opened the window before Pig ran into it. She pulled it back and watched the bird circle her room before landing on her bed post like it always did.

"What have you got for me?" Hermione smiled at the bird. She walked over and took the letter from the bird's mouth; she smiled when she saw she had a letter from Ginny and from Ron. They used to send their letter's seperatly but after a while they just started to send them together, made it much easier on Pig. She found she had enjoyed writing to Ginny, since being friends with Ron and Harry, Hermione never had a chance to have any girl friends, but since Ginny had started hanging out with them more Hermione was happy to just have a friends to talk to about something other than school or Voldemort. Hermione opened up Ginny's letter first.

Hermione

Ron just told me you guys aren't coming back to school, which I understand, I just wish you had told me sooner. I've been thinking of writing to Harry but I just can't, I don't know what to say, and part of me is worried he won't even respond to me, I hate saying that I miss him, but I do. I'm a little nervous about when he gets here, but I'm sure I'll push through as always.

Also, you should get here soon, Ron is going mad without you and Harry (Mostly you) not being here. And when you do come, be careful, mum knows you all are up to something, sadly Ron isn't good at keeps a strait face around our mother, so just watch out.

Ginny

Hermione smiled as she read through the letter one more time before walking over to her desk and pulling our her quill and parchment. She sat there for a few moments thinking about how to begin. Not much had been going on, most of their letters had been Hermione giving Ginny advise about Harry and Ginny giving Hermione a hard time about Ron. Hermione slowly dipped her quill in her inkbottle and began writing.

Ginny

I'll be coming by soon, probably tomorrow, I hope you guys get this before I arrive, Pig isn't exactly the quickest owl there is. Anyway, its probably best that you haven't been writing to Harry, I know he's been having to put up with his family and he hasn't even been writing to me and Ron, but I'm sure he will be happy to see you. I know he was upset after ending it, I know he misses you. I can't wait to get to the Burrow, I am so sick of just sitting, my parents know somethings up as well, lucky for me they aren't as informed as your parents. And don't worry, I'll watch out for your mum.

See You Soon

Hermione

As Hermione folded the letter there was a light knock at her door.

"Yes?" Hermione said over her shoulder, slowly Hermione's mother opened the door and smiled over at her.

"Lunch will be ready soon darling."

"Alright, I just need to write a letter."

"Okay, I'll call you down when it's ready."

"Thanks mum." Her mother smiled at her as slowly shut the door behind her. Hermione sat up and stretched her arms over her head and picked up Ron's letter, every time she received a letter from him she always got butterflies in her stomach before she would even read it. Just seeing her name written in his messy handwriting made her smile.

Hermione

When are you getting here? I don't know how much more I can take of my mum alone. She has me already getting things ready for Bill and Fluer's wedding, I don't know which is worse, mum and Fluer hating each other, or mum and Fluer getting along. I swear, I don't know how much longer I can go on here without going completely loony. I hope everything with your parents goes all right, I wish there was someway I could help. Just get here soon all right.

Ron

"Hermione dear, lunch is ready." She heard her mother call out.

"Just a second mum." She yelled, Hermione went back over to her desk where she had been finishing writing a letter to Ron, he had been bugging her since she had gotten home about when she would be arriving at the Burrow and checking to make sure he was safe. It made Hermione smile when she thought about how worried Ron seemed about her, but then again, it made sense, she was Muggle-born and a close friend of Harry's, she wasn't sure she was in such a safe place at the moment. Hermione sat down and pulled out her parchment and quill.

Ron

I should be getting there tomorrow; I just hope Pig gets there before I do (God sometimes I feel like I'm rewriting my letters that I send to you and Gunny).. My parents are starting to suspect something too, I hate saying this but it will be so much easier once I'm out of this house. I'll see you tomorrow, and do you have any idea when Harry will be getting there I haven't heard from him, but I'm sure Ginny is giving you plenty of grief about that.

With Love

Hermione

The letter was a lot messier than her other letters but she didn't really have the time, Pig took long enough as it is to get letter too and from the Burrow and she didn't want to just show up at Ron's with out being expected. Hermione quickly folded up the letter and walked over to Ron's owl that was perched on her bedpost. When she reached Pig she handed him the letter and he quickly took the letter in his beak.

"You know were to go." She whispered. The bird gave a quickly hoot and then quickly flew out of her window. Hermione wished she had her own owl sometimes. She knew Pig wasn't the brightest bird so a lot of the time it would take a lot longer for her to receive Ron's letters. As she watched Pig disappeared into the distance, she closed the window to her bedroom.

She slowly turned and walked towards her door and then quickly made her way down the stairs. She glanced into the dining room and looked at both of her parents, they were both just sitting their eat like they didn't have a care in the world really. Hermione didn't want to leave her parents but she knew she had too. She had been doing nothing for the past few weeks but researching memory spells, she needed to get it right, she needed to keep her parents safe for the year, hopefully not any longer. Hermione took a deep breath and then walked calmly into the dinning room and took her usually stop between her mum and dad. Hermione quickly smiled at both of her parents before she started eating, she tried not to look at her parents but she could feel their eyes on her.

"Everything alright dear, you've been very quiet lately." Her mother said.

"Its nothing, I've just been tired, working on ummm things for school." She said still staring at her food.

"Oh." Her mother said simply. Hermione had now become used to the awkward meal time she had been having with her parents, she tried to say as little as possible, her parents could read her so easily so if she tried to lie to them they would know right away.

"Have you heard from Harry or Ron this summer?" Her father said.

"Umm Harry not, but I think he's just been busy with…with things and I've been writing to Ron pretty regularly." She said looking back and forth between her parents.

"Oh that's nice, what do you and Ron talk about?"

"Just stiff, nothing important." Hermione said quickly.

"Really?" Her mother said skeptically. "I thought you two were you know…"

"What?" Hermione said, she could feel her face turning bright read.

"Well, I thought you had a little crush on Ron." She said with a smile.

"Mum." Hermione groaned at her, sure she loved her parents but love advice what not thing she went to them for.

"Sorry, won't bring it up." Her mother said still smile.

"You always say that." She said in an irritated voice.

"Alright Hermione." Her father said in a raised voice. "What is going on? You have been acting strange since we picked you up? What is going on?"

"What? Nothing dad."

"Hermione, please dear you can tell us anything." Her mother said desperately. "Please talk to us, Ron's parents told us a little bit about whats happening, about…a war…about Harry, is that why you've been acting different?" Her mother looked at her with he classic 'concerned mother' look and with that Hermione just let it all out, she had already told her parents a lot but then she went and told them what their plan was, everything. What they had to do, everything Hermione had done research on, as she said everything she watched her parents faces turn from confused to shocked to completely terrified, Hermione was sure her mother was about to burst into tears, Hermione was about to herself. This wasn't how she wanted to do it, she wanted to do it while they were sleeping, it would have been easier than this.

After she had finished speaking she tried to keep the tears from rolling down her cheeks. Her parents looked at he, to shocked and confused to even speak.

"I'm sorry." Hermione said as she stood up and pulled out her wand. "I didn't want to do this…this way." She said as she raised her wand.

"What are you doing?" Her mother said desperately.

"I need to keep you safe." She said as the tears starting to fall. "I'm sorry."

"Hermione, no. What ever you're planning on doing, don't." Her mother said as she stood up and took a step closer towards her.

"No." Hermione said as she stepped away from her parents. "I have to."

"We'll stop you." Her father said standing up. Hermione let out a weak smile and stepped away.

"I'm sorry dad, but you know you couldn't." She said. Hermione closed her eyes tight so she didn't have to watch as her parents lives were whipped away right before her eyes.

So as many of you know I ditched my other story that went on during their sixth year so I'm just picking it up now because, well I just can. I might come back to it later, who knows. Remember to review