CHAPTER ONE

The Past, and the Present

20 year old Hermione Granger was sitting in the family room of the Black House thinking of everything that had happened in the past years since Hogwarts. Right after she and her friends graduated the big war happened. Many people died who were close to her.

Both of her parents were dead, killed by some random Death Eaters nobody was sure who it was. Her boyfriend at the time Ron Weasley was killed along with his parents, and five of his brothers. The only ones left from the family were Ginny, who didn't talk to anyone except her, and Charlie who was actually in Romania at the time. He was training the dragons who were going to fight in the war. Also Neville, Luna, both Patel twins, Lavender, and Dean were killed. Dumbledore, Hagrid, and some of the other teachers were killed.

In the end there were many losses on both light and dark sides. Voldermorte was finally killed but at a great loss, because Harry Potter had died along with him. The war had really messed some people up, and there were still Death Eaters out there who wanted to kill people still even though the war was over.

As she was thinking about the past she heard a commotion coming from the other room, and ran to see what it was. When she got in the kitchen her jaw dropped, there stood Blaise Zabini, and Draco Malfoy. Next to them stood Tonks smiling sheepishly at her.

"Hello Hermione how are you doing?"

"How do you think I am, I mean what the hell are you thinking Tonks bringing two Death Eaters into this house? I mean haven't we all suffered enough by the hands of them?"

"Now Hermione please understand I have talked to everyone else and told them why I needed to do this, Draco and Blaise didn't fight for the dark side in the war, but they also didn't fight for the light side, they fought for themselves, and their safety."

"That is what they want everyone to think I mean how do you know that they wouldn't turn on us?"

"I know that Draco wouldn't do that he is family Hermione he is my cousin, trust me I have known him his entire life. I have also known Blaise for his entire life, and I trust him just as much as I trust Draco."

"Fine I understand that but do you realize how Ginny and Charlie are going to feel about this?"

"Hermione what are you talking about I mean I know their family was killed but that has nothing to do with these two."

"Yes it does Tonks Malfoy and Zabini's dads are the ones who killed the Weasley family, we just found out about it yesterday. Also Zabini's uncle is the one who killed Ron."

"Oh Hermione I am so sorry I had no idea I mean if I knew that I would have asked you guys first, I know it will be hard but can you guys try and accept it there is nowhere else for them to go."

"I will have to talk to Ginny tonight maybe I can convince her it may take awhile but I can at least try."

"Thank you Hermione that is all I ask of you, now if you wouldn't mind do you think you could show them to the room in the back of the house I have to see some of the order and see what to do about the Death Eaters?"

"Okay I will do it, tell everybody I said hello."

With all that out of the way Hermione told the boys to follow her to their room. When she got into the room Blaise started talking to her, he looked kind of nervous talking to her.

"Granger do you know if they have found any survivors, like kids our age or anything?"

"I don't know why do you want to know?"

"Well because when the war first started me and Draco sent our friend Pansy into hiding because we didn't want her to get hurt, and well someone found her because when we went back she wasn't there and someone had really messed up the room she was in."

"I am sorry as far as we know nobody has seen her, but they are still finding people, I mean this whole war happened in less than three days."

"Well if you find anything out do you think you could tell us about it? Also Draco and I are sorry about you're losses and everybody else's I mean please try and trust us we are nothing like our families."

"It may take awhile but if you guys had the guts to come here then obviously you aren't all that bad."

"Thanks by the way I heard you talking down there, I didn't get the full list of people who died, I mean if you don't mind could you tell me the people who died for the light side?"

"Yeah I can tell you; well my parents were killed, along with Dumbledore, Hagrid, and few more teachers. Also Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Lavender Brown, both Patel twins, and Dean Thomas were murdered. I think the hardest for everyone to deal with was the deaths of the whole Weasley family except for Ginny and her older brother Charlie, and Harry, he died killing Voldermorte."

"Oh wow I didn't know all those people died I am so sorry to hear about Ron I knew in back in school you guys liked each other."

"Thanks um. Blaise if I can call you that it means a lot coming from you, oh yea and by the way Malfoy you might want to watch out Ginny has been attacking anyone with blonde hair because of you're dad."

"Thanks for the warning Granger, I know my dad wasn't the best person to know, I am just so glad I am away from him."

"Yeah me too I don't want to know what he would do to you if he thought you would be coming here, well if you guys don't mind I have to go talk to Ginny and tell her what is going on."

Hermione walked out of the room leaving the two boys sitting there thinking about the war and thinking how the hell they were going to get used to being around people they usually didn't like. Hermione walked out of the room and down to her and Ginny's room, when she got inside Ginny was sitting there looking at a picture of her family.

"Ginny I have to talk to you about something and please let me finish before you say anything."

"Okay fine I will listen just tell me already."

"Okay well I just saw Tonks downstairs and I guess she talked to the order and they said it was okay for her to bring her cousin and his friend here to live with us I guess they didn't fight in the war at all so they aren't at fault for what happened please try to remember that. Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini are here living with us now."

"WHAT is she crazy I mean come on now their fathers are murderers. Are you okay with this?"

"Well I will say that it will take some getting used to, but I know they had nothing to do with what happened to our family. They were actually in hiding themselves, and Draco, and Blaise said they put their friend Pansy into hiding and when they got back the room she was in was messed up and nobody was there; she is still missing."

"So you are trying to say they aren't like their families kind of like how nobody in Sirius's family was like him."

"Yes that is what I am trying to say, so for the sake of Tonks I said we would try and get along with them. I mean he is her only family left I think we owe it to her to try and accept him."

"Why do you always have to be so damn smart all the time Hermione?"

"I don't know I am just am, I was just born with it I guess. Anyways come on Ginny let's go downstairs and get some food I am hungry and I know you are as well."

"I don't know if I want to eat, I kind of just want to sit up here and do nothing."

"No Ginerva Weasley you are coming down to eat this instant."

"Fine miss boss lady."

The two girls walked down into the kitchen only to see Draco, and Blaise sitting there eating some lunch.

Author's Note: This is the first chapter of about 5 or 6 if you like it review if you don't then still review. I just want to know what people are thinking about it so far.