Chapter 1

War changes everyone, or at least that's what everyone said. For the survivors of the Battle of Hogwarts that was more than just a saying. These witches and wizards had witnessed and caused death, and the majority of them were still children. The scars and wounds would take years to heal, if they healed at all. Memories plagued their minds constantly. But, through it all, they had each other.

The Weasley (and honorary Weasley) family had been severely damaged during the war, however they were not broken. Amazingly, all of the members survived, if barely.

Fred had nearly been crushed by a wall, but at the last second had been pulled out of the way by none other than Gabrielle DeLacour, Fleur's younger sister. George had been nearly beside himself with gratitude for the girl, but not nearly as much as Fred. Fred was glued to the girl for the remainder of the Battle, not letting any spell or person near her.

George also almost lost his life, trying to protect someone else. Fenrir Greyback had been going after Hermione the whole day, but she hadn't noticed. During the final push Ron and Hermione got split up when trying to get the snake, and Hermione ended up back in the Great Hall, alone. While she was fighting a Death Eater, Greyback sprung. George, who had just finished taking out a death eater from his broom, dove at Greyback, knocking him away from Hermione. Hermione shot one last spell that ended her fight with the Death Eater and spun around. What she saw made her heart race and her feet move automatically.

Greyback, being so angry about not getting the girl, had landed and flipped George over, trapping him against the floor. He bit deep into the boy's throat.

"NO!" Hermione screamed and shot a curse she had sworn never to use towards the werewolf. The power of the spell threw the werewolf halfway across the Great Hall where he would no longer harm anyone.

Hermione didn't stop though, she kept running to George's side. She clamped her hand around the bite and frantically started using healing spells, trying to close the gash. While she worked George lifted his blood covered hand to rest it on her cheek. Tears were streaming from her eyes, but she managed to stop the bleeding.

"HE'S DEAD," Harry's voice filled the room and everything stopped. The Death Eaters, not believing it, ran out of the Great Hall and found their Lord's body. The sound of disapparating could be heard as Death Eaters tried to escape.

Hermione refused to leave George's side until someone came to help him. When Mrs. Weasley approached, Hermione hugged her, still crying, before walking out to find her best friends. She didn't have to go far. She found Harry outside clinging to the wand that had once been Dumbledore's, Ron standing behind him. She ran over and hugged her boys, tears of relief running down her face.

The three went walking, where Harry told them his story and how he was able to kill the man who had tried to live forever. Ron told them how he and Neville had finally gotten the snake, and Hermione talked about what she had done in the Great Hall.

"Bloody Hell, that monster bit my brother?" Ron asked furiously.

Hermione nodded, "Don't worry Ron, he won't be biting anyone else." Ron and Harry took a step back, they had never heard so much venom in Hermione's voice before.

Ron and Harry looked at each other before giving Hermione a hug. Hermione clung to her two boys as they all cried. After a few long minutes they let go of each other and kept walking. They talked about the elder wand, and Harry broke it, saying he did not want anyone to have it after all the bloodshed it had caused. They then headed back to Hogwarts, hand in hand.

When they got to the Great Hall they went to see who was hurt, who was gone, and who was fine. They passed Remus and Tonks, Lavender, and Collin Creevey who had all died. At the end of the row they found the Weasleys huddled around two beds. Fear and dread filled the trio as they ran over.

When they approached they heard voices from the middle of the circle, which caused all three to sigh in relief. They squeezed into the Weasley huddle and found George and Ginny on the two beds. Ginny was in the middle of her daring tale of how she had nearly lost her whole arm from a spell. George was silent but he looked up at Hermione and mouthed two words "thank you." Fred noticed and looked at Hermione who was smiling sweetly at his twin. He was curious as to what had happened between the two, and was determined to find out.

Mrs. Weasley embraced Ron and Harry, happy tears streaming down her face. The war was over, and her family was still whole. She looked around, her boys and her girls all looked bloody and torn, but they were all here. She saw Fleur holding Gabrielle, and Fred looking over at the two. Fleur explained that their parents had been killed by Death Eaters not long after the Trio left Shell Cottage and Gabrielle was all she had left. Mrs. Weasley told her they were both a part of this family, and now she was certain that it would be official someday as she watched her son looking at the younger DeLacour.

When she looked over at the girl she had thought of as a daughter for the past 7 years she ran over and embraced her. She had kept the trio safe, and she had saved George's life. This girl was nothing short of amazing. She looked over Hermione's shoulder and saw two boys watching her. One with adoration, the other with pride.

Hmmmm this could get interesting, Mrs. Weasley thought, she's in for a few challenges ahead I think.

A/N: I love the canon pairings that JK Rowling created, but it is always fun to try some new things. I have seen a lot of Fremione stories, but found that George has missed out on a relationship with Hermione for a while.

Warnings, there will be a bit of Ron and Angelina bashing in this story, but I still love those two so no hating, it's just a part of the story.

Please R&R if you like this idea.

Until next time,

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