Leopards Can Change Spots
Chapter 1: No Second Chances
Hermione Granger looked at the sign reading New York, Usa Flight 240. She sighed thinking about her horrible life.
Flashback
Hermione waltzed down the aisle wearing a Griselda Clearwater dress looking positively radiant. She saw her future husband smiling back at her with a nervous grim on his face.His rocker hairstyle was messy and unruly and she noticed his body twitching ever so slightly. Hermione smiled at his actions and blew a curl out of her beautiful face. She was getting marrieed! After two years of dating Ron they realized that they were the one for each other. Now she was getting married at 18. She was committing herself to this guy. It seemed like only yesterday she was at Hogwarts. Wait, it was yesterday she thought. When she reached the altar she grabbed Ron's sweaty hand. The wizard priest talked for a while and they were pronounced man and wife. Hermione experienced her first kiss as a married woman amidst cheers and loud clapping.
End Flashback
It had all been too simple then. It was the perfect life, with the perfect marriage and the perfect husband. How could this all go wrong. Hermione looked down at her 18 month old Allie. Her eyes welled up with tears. She most of all didn't deserve this, but she was running away to give her daughter a better life.Why would Ron act like this she wondered as her mind started to wander again.
Flashback
Hermione put Allie to bed and rushed to the kitchen to cook dinner. Ron would be home any minute, so wanted to hurry so they could hgave a "romantic night" together. She heard the door in the front room close, so she forced a smile and walked into the room.
"Hi Honey! How was your day?' Hermione asked gleefully. He didn't answer. His typical bodacious hair was linp and and flat and his tie was dangling precariously on his chest.
" Honey! Ron baby what's wrong? Something bad didn't happen did it? She asked the color quickly rushing from her face.
"I lost my job." he grunted.
"oh, honey! Hermione started,"it's okay, we can wing it for now. Umm, we can start looking a job tomorrow. What happened.-"
She was cut off as Ron pushed her off of him and shouted, "Shut up! You really really anger me.Would you even listen to me for once. It's always yap yap yap! That really pisses me off sometimes!"
" Baby I understant your angry, but can't we-"
Smack! A large hand came in contact with her face. Immiediately she started crying. Ron had never acted like this before.
"Honey I'm sorry!" Ron said rushing to her aid. " I really am. I just got caught up in my anger " Hermione nodded as her helped her off the floor, wondering what the hell was happening to her husband.
Over the next two months Ron kept on hitting her then apologizing to Hermione. She was sick of it. She tried talking to Harry about it, but Ron beat her worse for telling him about their situation. One day, she knew it ws time for her to leave. . One morning after Ron left to go "job hunting" she packed her and Allie bags and put them in her Lexus, wondering if what she was doing was best.
End Flashback
She touched her eye to feel the black eye ( the black eye was covered in concealer) that Ron gave her the previous night. Yes this was best. She was goiing to forget about him, forget that she ever married him. She picked up Allie and gave her ticket to the attendent and went through the portal to board the airplane.
Authors Note: Okay this was my first chapter. Did u like it? I know it was kind of dull but I wanted to explain things that was happeinhg. Ok so anyway please read and Review. Also Please don't send ANY FlAMES. They kinda scare me.