~Disclaimer- Please note that only original characters and the plot and any other new things are mine everything else is not and the other characters are J.K. Rowling but then again you most likely already knew that so on with the show~

Hermione stepped out of the airport in London and took her first breath of England since she had graduated over 6 years ago. She had been in Canada since graduation, it was the day after that she jumped onto the first plane headed for Canada where her only family was. Her parents had been killed in an attack in Diagon alley the summer before the 7th year and all Hermione needed was to get out of there, to get away for a while.

She had gone and lived with her Aunt, she was the only family she had, but now Hermione just felt that she needed to go home, home to London and her friends or at least she hoped her friends. She hadn't told them that she was leaving and was a little afraid of how they were going to react to her just kind of showing up. She had also come home because she had received a very important letter from Dumbledore saying that he needed to speak with her. She had only told Dumbledore where she had gone and told him not to tell Ron or Harry where she had gone. She had found a small apartment down town just a little bit before and had to head there before she went to find any of her friends.

Hermione picked up her only suit case, Crookshank's cage and hailed a taxi and told the driver where to take her, she sat in the back seat and watched the stores and houses and other apartment buildings go by. It had been over six years since she had seen these streets. It was so weird being back in London, alone. Hermione looked around the cab and at the woman who was driving; she looked as if she was in her mid forties, rather dumpy with wild brown hair, very similar to what hers use to be like. She was so happy when she finally got her hair straightened; now her brown hair was completely straight, it hung down to the middle of her back. Her hair had honey blonde streaks in it. Hermione started to get nevus about moving in to her new apartment and going to see Dumbledore.

She began to play with white skirt with black flowers, skirt and her black tank top; she had her hair up in a ponytail and a necklace of black and white beads.  As she began to finger her necklace the cab driver turned to her.

"Are you alright honey?" she asked in a very mothering voice

"No… yes… no, no I'm not"

"What's the matter honey? Boyfriend got you down? Parents still babying you too much? What is it?"

"It's not a boyfriend I just moved back from Canada, my parents are dead they have been for about 7 years now"

"Oh no I'm sorry honey, I had no idea"

"No, how could you?"

"Well honey, if that's not what's bothering you?"

"I haven't been back from Canada in over 6 years and when I left, I never told my friends where I was going, why I was leaving, or that I was leaving at all."  Hermione answered very solemnly.

"You didn't tell your friends you were leaving why?"

"I don't know, I just needed to go away from everything, I never spoke to them, so I don't know what they've done lately and I'm a little scared about how they're going to react when the see me, I don't know if they'll be mad that I never got in touch, I guess I'm just afraid that they'll not want to be my friend anymore and other then them, I don't have anyone here, my only family is Canada, and I recently got a letter from the only friend or my mentor I guess one might call him saying that I had to get here right away so I'm really worried that one of my friends are in trouble and I really don't know what to do and… and… I'm just losing my head with worry, and my aunt back in Canada is also worried about what could've caused my mentor to call to come back so sudden… you see she has… oh I don't know she just always knows when something is wrong and whenever she's ever worried about something, something bad is always about to happen and… and… hey I'm sorry for going like this, you don't deserve to be the brunt of my little rant… sorry" said Hermione

"Awww… don't worry about dear, I've two young girls in their 20's myself and most of the time I'm the brunt of their problems… don't worry honey if those friends of yours are your real friend then it wont matter… and if they do get mad they'll forgive you… and hon. if they don't then they are not really their friends at all."

"Thank you." Said Hermione; for the rest of the ride to Hermione's new apartment neither of them spoke. Hermione looked out the window once again watching the scenery go by and began thinking about what would happen next. The taxi cab pulled up to a run down, very rusty apartment building, the stairs were falling apart and the apartment just looked run down.

"Here you go dear."

"Thank You Madame and I do apologize for going on like that."  Hermione got out of the car and paid the driver the money that she owed before grabbing her bag and Crookshank's cage from the curb where she had just placed them. She had she her furniture and large items from her apartment in Canada ahead earlier and her Aunt had told her just before she got a plane that she wouldn't have to worry about painting or setting anything up because she had spoken to the own of the building and had hired some painters and designers to fix up her apartment. All Hermione had to do was move in and then in four days from now she would be heading to Hogwarts by Floo powder. She didn't have a fire place but the Leaky Cauldron did and she would take that to Hogwarts.

Hermione took a big deep breath and headed up the stairs to the front door, it was a large old French door that squeaked when she opened it. The building was quite and when she entered all she could hear were her own shoes padding along the floor. She made her way to the main office and stood outside for a minute, she straightened her hair and clothes. She knocked on the door softly and a Lady in her mid 60's, wearing a pair of brown slacks, white tee-shirt, brown vest and a pair of brown sandals.

"Can help you my dear?"

"What… oh umm… yes…. Umm my name is Hermione Granger, I have an apartment here and was wondering where I was to go to get my key, and if there was anything I should know" said Hermione a little nervous because of the way the woman was looking at her.

"Ms. Granger, I'm Mrs. Pepsicle, the owner, but feel free to call me Pepsi everyone does"

"Then call Hermione, or any nickname you want, I just like to get my key and get settled in… I'm sorry it's just 7 hour flights and me don't agree."

"Don't worry about it… but I must say you're a bit classier than I most people who come here. But I guess when I saw what your Aunt did for you I should have known."

"What do you mean?" Hermione asked rather confused.

"If you saw the apartment before and saw it now you'd know… one minute and I'll get your key and I'll show you to your apartment." Said Pepsi as she turned around back into the small office. Hermione could see why Mrs. Pepsicle's nickname was Pepsi, besides the obvious, her office was full of old Pepsi merchandise, old 50's bottles and other stuff like that.

"Well here we go, follow me you're up on the 4th floor, come on; this is the way to the elevator." Pepsi lead Hermione towards the front door and up two small stairs, to right in to a small but wide hall way that contained two elevators, one on each side. She pressed the up button and within two minutes the doors opened and a young girl who looked about Hermione stepped off.

"Hello Pepsi" she said

"Hello Emma, this is Hermione Granger, she's moving into 405"

"Welcome" said Emma as extended a hand to Hermione "well I'm sorry I have to go but it's really nice to meet you."

"You too." Said Hermione as she and Pepsi stepped on to the elevator and Pepsi pressed the button for the 4th floor.

"You have a pet?" asked Pepsi

"Yes a cat but don't worry, he wont be any trouble, he's rather old and he is very independent."

"Oh don't worry about it dear, I just love cats, some people here, one in particular has an owl as a pet, rather odd."

An owl, an owl that means there is a wizard or witch is here as well, Hermione thought to herself as the elevator continued up wards. The elevator stooped and the two ladies got off and turned right

"Here's your room 405." Pepsi opened the door to revel a room that was very different from the hall, where the hall was a mess and falling apart the apartment looked amazing. The wall were painted a sky blue, with  two yellow couches and one yellow chair all of which had pillows, blue, blue and whit stripped or checked.   The couches were in a box shape with a wood coffee table in the middle and end table s with lamps on them and lots of boxes the chair was on an angle back to the door and there was a TV stand in the far corner. Behind the couch parallel with the door was a small kitchen table for four in front of the stove, fridge, counter and sink. On the left side of the door there was a long book shelf painted yellow and boxes upon boxes of books. On the right of door there was a hallway that lead down to the bathroom and the two bedrooms. (The apartment is like the one that Corey and Topanga have on Boy meets world, I love it but with my own little changes) Hermione put her bags down and turned around to Pepsi.

"Well here's your key and I hope that you like it here, Emma, the girl you met before lives next door in 403 and on the other side in 407 is a young man I think your age, Harry Potter… well I have to go, again here's your key and I hope you like it here." Said Pepsi as she turned to leave

"Ummm… I'm sorry what did you say his name was?" asked Hermione rather shaken

"Harry, Harry Potter, he's the one with the owl." She said as she left and shut the door leaving a very confused Hermione to do some thinking.

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Harry came out the elevator; he had just been down to Diagon Ally and was picking up some supplies, when he saw Pepsi coming out of 405, the apartment next to his. 

"Hi Pepsi, what's new?" he asked as the two met in front of 409

"Not much Harry, not much other than you have a new neighbour, she just moved, she's very nice, pretty and single"

"And you now this how? And why would I want to know this?" asked Harry

"I notice things and I also know that you aren't seeing anyone so I thought I'd help out, but I got paper work, the older you get the less paper work you want to do." She said passing him and heading for the elevator and disappearing around the corner. 

"Hey if you want to set me up with her you could tell me her name… Pepsi"

"Right sorry the mind, the older you get the faster it goes her name is Hermione, Hermione Granger… well see ya Potter"

"What… no how Hermione's back but… could it… I mean… I hope… or well I guess the only way to know is to go see, but should I?"

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Hermione bent down to let Crookshanks out of his cage, well muttering to her self under her breath.

"Oh no, oh shit of fuck… I mean I knew I would have to run into him and the others sooner or later but I never thought… I mean who would have thought that I would be living next to him…I mean I don't think I'll mind living next to him but what if he's made at me?...  what will I do?"

Hermione walked over to a pile of boxes and began to open them, they were packed high with books and she still had a whole bunch that her aunt was sending over to her. From the top she pulled piece of a wooden book stand out of the box. She put it together and sat it in the corner by the book shelf, from the book she then pulled out a very large very old book, every page was hand written with very intricate detailed picture, and the book was called the Book of Shadows. (Yeah ok I know its from charmed but what can I say, its going to be a key element in the story… wait I've said too much just you all know that I don't own the charmed characters, if I did why would I be writing this? Honestly people ok now on with the show, uh-no story that's it :D)

Hermione continued to remove books from her books and began putting them on the selves of her yellow book shelf.  She had about the first quarter of the book shelf when her door bell rang.

"COMING, come on Crookshanks we have a visitor, isn't that nice" she said as Crookshanks jumped off the table and into her arms. She went over and opened the door and who did she see…

"Hermione?"

"Harry' she gasped shutting the door on his face and nearly dropping poor old Crookshanks.

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