Here we go the first chapter
A special thanks to Grania1992 for agreeing to beta this story ( if you got the time...check out her new story 'A race for love') And to my sister for giving her opinion and reading this chapter over and over again
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All characters belong to JK Rowling.
˜ Chapter One˜
One year ago, she couldn't have imagined standing here again.
When someone had told her that she would be walking platform again, she would have shaken her head in disbelieve and let her tears run freely.
Because one year ago, she was fighting alongside her friends against the most dangerous and darkest wizard, who ever walked the grounds of the magical world.
And she had lost almost all hope when she saw people, she knew and loved, die around her.
But it also had given them a newfound strength, they had fought for the ones, who lost their lives during the battle while protecting others, they had fought for all the innocent that was lost.
They had fought for the good.
And they had succeeded.
Harry had defeated the Dark Lord, putting an end to his reign of terror.
That day had been marked as the darkest for all magical creatures. Many lives had been lost, many families had been ripped apart.
But it had also been a day of hope.
And know she was standing on platform , ready for a new beginning.
Hermione closed her eyes as she felt the cool September breeze caress her cheeks.
A smile spread across her features as she remembered that this year would be different.
Everything was about to change and she would welcome all the changes with open arms.
Hermione took one last deep breath before she opened her eyes again.
She saw students walking passed her; smiling, talking. In the corners, a few students were trooped together. Hermione assumed they were first years because some of them were holding their mothers hand firmly, their eyes flickering through the scenery before them, they looked a little bit scared...curious. Others were crying softly while their fathers were trying to comfort them.
Hermione remembered the first time she was standing on the platform. Although she had wanted nothing more than to go to Hogwarts when the day had finally arrived; she had hugged her mother so tightly that her father had to pull her off.
Hermione chuckled softly at the memory when a loud voice brought her back to reality.
" Hermione !"
She looked up, trying to find the person who was calling her.
In the distant, she saw a familiar red-haired boy waving at her, grinning wildly.
" Mione, over here !" he yelled.
Hermione waved back enthusiastically, matching his grin.
And without wasting any more time she rushed over until she was standing right in front of him.
She smiled as she threw her arms around his neck, pulling him into a tight embrace.
The mere touch of his skin, brought back the memory of last summer.
Hermione was sitting on her bed. The room was dark and it was a little bit cold for a summer day, but she didn't care. Outside Fred, George, Ginny and Harry were playing a game of quidditch. They were quite enjoying themselves, but she didn't hear their laughs. The burrow had never felt so different before. Hermione only had eyes for the letter she was holding in her hands. A part of her wished she had never found it. " Hermione ?" She looked up, seeing Ron standing a few feet away from her. His gaze was focused on something on the ground. She didn't reply, she just waited for him to continue. " We need to talk." He finally managed to say. He didn't look at her. Hermione took a deep breath, she knew she had to say something. " Yes, I think we do." She whispered, showing the letter. This time Ron finally looked at her hand, his face turning bright pink as he saw what she was holding in her hand. She only nodded. " I'm so sorry Mione, it was never my intention to hurt you. At first it was just a harmless conversation between friends, Lavender wrote me a few weeks ago because she kept thinking about what happened to her, to everyone. She said she was having nightmares, she couldn't sleep anymore. I didn't want to write back actually but mother told me I was being insensitive. Hermione stared at him for a while before she spoke. " I'm not angry Ron." That seemed to catch him by surprise " You're not ?" " No," she answered, shaking her head. Her eyes followed him as he went to sit next to her " this was bound to happen." " What ? Me and Lavender ? Well I have to say I'm a little surprised it happened." Hermione shook her head again. " I mean us. I think I always knew this wasn't meant to be. I love you but it's more like a sister loves her brother, don't get me wrong I wanted this to work. But you can't force something that isn't there." Ron sighed, letting his shoulders hang a little " For the first time, I'm not going to argue with you...So what are we going to do now ?" " Well, first we are going to tell everyone that we decided that it's best for us to be friends. And then I'm going to visit my parents for a while." " You don't have to leave, Hermione." " I know that but I think it's better that way. Besides I think my parents are still a little bit angry that I took their memories of me away." She smiled. Ron nodded, he knew he couldn't convince her to stay. " Hermione ?" " Yes ?" " I really am sorry." " I know you are."
" You found it."
And then ...I don't know... something changed." He stuttered, running his hands through his hair nervously.
They sat in silence for a while.
" Glad to see you too." Harry chuckled as he watched the scenery before him.
In a quick moment, Hermione released Ron and wrapped her arms around the black haired boy.
" Sorry Harry, I didn't see you." She smiled, hugging him closely before she let go.
Hermione looked around, expecting to see the whole Weasley family but she frowned when she didn't see them.
" Ginny is talking to Luna and Neville." Harry explained when he saw her confused look.
" And Molly and Arthur, aren't they here ?"
" No, they decided to skip the going-back-to-school goodbyes. They are visiting Charlie for a few weeks." Ron answered, not really bothered that his parents weren't there.
" Well they deserve a little vacation." Hermione nodded in agreement.
" Speaking of vacation. How was the rest of your summer?" Harry asked curiously.
" Oh Harry, it was incredible. I almost saw the whole world. My parents took me to Australia, America and China. I had a wonderful time and learned so much.
But I have to say I'm glad to be home again. I can't wait to step on that train and go back to Hogwarts. I missed it." Her whole face lightened up when she spoke.
" Blimey, you missed school ? Always the crazy one." Ron commented, rolling his eyes a little.
" Funny Ron-" she smiled sweetly before she continued " so what did you do then ?"
" I spent some brotherly time with Fred and George. I offered to help them in their shop."
" And how was it ?"
" They bribed me with this...so I had to promise that I would never help again." Ron laughed as he was holding up a little telescope.
Harry and Hermione stared at his hand " They gave you a punching telescope ?"
Hermione flinched a little at the word, remembering all too well what happened when she first saw the black telescope.
" I hope you aren't going to use that on school grounds."
The proud look on Ron's disappeared immediately when he turned his attention to Hermione.
" I don't see why it's your business if or when I use it."
" Since this year, it is my business." She huffed while pointing at her chest, where a new badge was pinned on.
" Head Girl ? I can't say I'm surprised about that." Ron mumbled as he read the description on the golden badge.
"Congratulations Mione." Harry smiled, nudging his friend to act a little more interested.
" So who is Head Boy ?"
" I don't know yet. I thought it would be Harry but apparently not." She shrugged as response.
" And I am really happy about that." Harry joked.
" I will find out this evening who it is." She grinned.
The conversation was being interrupted by a whistling sound coming from the Hogwarts Express.
" The train is ready to leave."
" And so are we."
The boys made their way to the doors, lifting their luggage inside but Hermione stayed behind. She looked at her surrounding one last time, taking everything in.
" Goodbye…until next summer." She whispered softly.
And with the last whistling sound, she disappeared through the train doors.