enjoy my fourth story

tention grows throughout the story between the trio, see what happens.

Tragedy Number One

"Hermione I am so sorry," Harry said hugging her very tightly over her parents' grave. Voldemort had broken into Hermione's house and murdered her parents and her three siblings (her sister Claire, her brother Matthew, and her youngest sister Morgan). Ron, Ron's family, and Harry were standing beside her during the funeral and now for the burial.

"Will you be alright to go back to school?" Harry asked Hermione as they climbed back into the Potter's car.

"I don't know," Hermione said leaning her head on Harry's shoulder, "I hope so because we need to get ready for this year."

"Why?" Lily Potter asked from the driver's seat.

"Because if my visions are right something big will happen this year," Hermione said as Liily and James looked worried.

"Don't worry," Harry reassured his parents with a little chuckle, "We've always been able to stop your visions from coming true. We will stop this one too."

"I hope so," Hermione said as they pulled up to the Potter's house. Harry helped Hermione out of the car and walked up to the house. He opened the door for her and let her into their lovely house. When she walked in, she saw a magnificent fireplace in the wall of the family room that had couches that looked of satin and velvet and the walls were filled with family members recognized Sirius' picture and a picture of Lily and the four Maurauders during their last year at Hogwarts. Across from the family room was the kitchen where Hermione followed Lily to make dinner; the kitchen was small, but had large appliances which made it very tight to fit or sit down.

"Are you alright?" Lily asked as she sprayed a pan with a non-stick spray.

"I don't know," Hermione said as her coat slid off to expose a sparkled strapless dress that reached down to her knees and she wore black stilettos, "I wish I could've stopped him. He was right in my face, but I was too afraid to stop him."

"It's alright dear," Lily said patting her on the back, "I've never really faced him, but I can't imagine that Harry or James would do nothing to stop him. It was just nerves."

"Nerves?" Hermione asked almost yelling, "My nerves weren't there, fear was present. I was so scared that I was going to die. I was so self-centered when I could've saved my parents and sisters and brother, but I saw someone there I didn't expect to see."

"Who was that dear?" Lily asked as she poured peppers into the pan and started to roast them.

"Draco Malfoy," Hermione said as Lily stopped cooking and looked at Hermione in curiosity.

"Why would Malfoy be there?"

"I don't know," Hermione said as the doorbell rang. Hermione got up to see Harry at the door talking to non other than Draco Malfoy.

"What do you want?" Harry asked with a snarl.

"Nothing to do with you," Draco said folding his arms, "I want to speak to Granger."

"How do you know she's even here?" Harry asked as Hermione stepped forward.

"I will handle this," Hermione said shoving Harry aside and letting Draco in, "What is this about?" They went into the basement where it was quiet and they began to talk about the night before.

"You were there!" Hermione said as Draco shook his head, "Why are you acting like you're my friend, not to seem rude?"

"I'm tired of trying to make enemies and I'm tired of being like my father," Draco said as he sat on the steps, "My father and my mother were evil from the start. They always wanted tolong to Voldemort's army and when my father got the permission to become a Death Eater he was so thrilled that he raised me to be evil and to become a Death Eater, but I had other options. I wanted to go to Hogwarts and be a normal kid and use my magic for good."

"So how come you were always mean to me, Harry, and Ron?" Hermione asked sitting next to Draco.

"Because I was jealous," Draco admitted, but Hermione did not seem moved.

"Jealous of what?" Hermione asked calmly.

"Jealous of them being around you," Draco said as Hermione began to blush, "I've always liked you, but every time I've wanted to tell you Potter and Weasley were always around you and I've never had the chance."

"Well you have the chance now," Hermione said as Draco smiled and took her hand.

"Hermione Granger, would you like to go out with me?" Draco asked Hermione. She did not answer at first, but then she nodded her head and replied with a yes.

Meanwhile, Harry and James were listening through the door to their entire conversation and Lily did not like this action, not at all.

"Leave them alone!" Lily said grabbing James and Harry by their ears, but Harry slipped away and opened the door to the basement only to gaze upon the figures of Hermione and Draco making out on the steps. He stared for a moment and slammed the door shut.

Hermione and Draco broke and looked up at the door and noticed that someone had seen them.

"Who do you think it was?" Draco asked as they got up and went upstairs.

"I think I know who," Hermione said leading Draco to the door, "I will call you later alright?"

"Alright," Draco said kissing her goodbye and closing the door.

As Lily and James sat on the couch watching television, Hermione went into Harry's bedroom where she found him practicing his magic, but when she came in he did not want to see her and tried to force her out.

"We need to talk," she told him as she stood by the door.

"No we don't," Harry said sourily, "I saw what you two were doing on the steps."

"I know you did," Hermione said as Harry began to get angry.

"Then you should've stopped," he said.

"Why?" Hermione asked folding her arms.

"BECAUSE IT WAS MALFOY YOU WERE SNOGGING WITH!" Harry yelled. Now he was pissed which made Hermione pissed and they started to yell at each other.

"WE'RE NOT DATING ANYONE! WHY DO YOU CARE WHO I SNOG WITH OR DATE?" Hermione yelled, but when Harry did not answer she knew why. She sat down on his bed and said calmly, "If you still loved me then you should've said something instead of going ahead and cheating on me like you did last year."

"I still do love you," Harry said as he laid a kiss on Hermione's lips, "Please, let's get back together."

"I'm sorry, but..." Hermione stopped just in time for them to hear a crash that came from dowstairs. They ran down the stairs to find Voldemort killing Lily and James.

"Mom! Dad!" Harry yelled as he flipped out his wand only to be blasted back through the basement door and the stairs. Hermione took out her wand and stunned Voldemort as she felt Lily's and James' pulses: they indeed were dead.

Voldemort came after Hermione, but she screamed, "Avada Kedavra!" and he burst into a thousand pieces, but she knew he was not dead. She ran down the stairs and found Harry unconscious. His head eas bleeding and his arm was broken. She could not pick him up, so she ran upstairs and out the door to yell for help, but as soon as she stepped about three yards from the house and it suddenly exploded behind her.

She looked back at the house and saw that the whole house was up in flames and once again flames burst out of the front window in Godric's Hollow. She ran back into the house and ran straight to the basement to save Harry, but surprisingly Harry was not there. Hermione went to seacr hthe rest of the house with him, but on her way up the stairs a flaming beam crashed to the ground and pinned Hermione on the stairs.

She struggled to get free, but she was trapped and she could feel her flesh burning off her body. The smoke became too much for her lungs and she slipped into unconsciousness. A few minutes after Hermione was unconscious, the house collapsed. She was now trapped beneath a beam and thousands of wooden beams and pieces.