hey, this is a story that kinda carries on after the 7th book. there are a few changes though. ron and hermione never kissed. hermione and fred fell inlove in her 5th yr. they may be alittle ooc during the story so sorry for that. i dont really care about reveiws, however if you want to give me feedback or advice or watever you can reveiw. everything will be explained in later chapters. xoxoxoxox chezzy babe
DISCLAIMER: I DONT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTORS AFILATED WITH THE ORIGIONAL HARRY POTTER SERIES! i dont even own any of the stories i write bcoz i dont like the whole'they belong to me' label they do however come from my head
Broken home. That's what they call it. I looked around my room at my mothers for the last time in hopefully 9 months. I picked up my stuff and walked down to the car. I put my Ipod in turned it up.
I blanked the 15 minute journey to the train station out. I got out of the car and took my stuff out. I put my hood on and walked to the platform.
I hurried onto the train and took a seat in an empty compartment. I turned my Ipod up and opened my note book. I felt the train pulling away from the station and I began to write.
After a while I flip my notebook shut and turn and face the window. I watch the scenery go by and think about how much simpler it would be just to be a tree. Always observing but never having to participate in life.
I see the reflection of two boys in the window and I turn my Ipod off. I hear them open the door and close it again. I kept my eyes on the horizon and listened to their convocation.
"I heard that no body has seen her and she isn't coming back. How good is that? Its perfect" one of the boys said in a cruel voice.
I knew they were talking about me. It wasn't half obvious. I felt a weight settle on my chest.
"I heard she dropped out because of the events of last year, but I reckon it was just because she knew she couldn't do any of it anymore and because she was scared" the other voice said sounding a little less cruel. I held my breath until the first guy spoke again.
"Let's go and find the others, I think they are in a different compartment" he said sounding bored. I heard their retreating steps and the door open and close. I let out a shaky breath and closed my eyes.
How could they be so close to the truth and yet so far away? I thought to myself. I turned my Ipod back on and tuned out the rest of the ride.
I felt the train slow and jumped up. I left my compartment as the train was pulling into the station. I jumped from the train before it came to a stop and started to run. I ran along the path concentrating on nothing but the music in my ears and the steady beat of my feet hitting the ground.
I ran through the gates and images and memories began to flash before my eyes. My first kiss and love, the bodies lined up in the great hall, the broken people standing around crying over the loss we had all suffered; the destroyed castle and the shattered looks every one shared at the funerals.
I walked to my tree and stared out at the black lake. "Can I really do this? Can I stay here after all that's happened? Can I really move on?" I asked aloud, knowing that nobody else was around.
I grabbed the locket that hung around my neck and opened it. I looked at the 'wizard picture'; we were sitting down under our tree laughing and hugging. I let a few tears escape as I let the memories that the tree held come flooding back.
I looked at the 'muggle picture' it was taken at one of those quick photo booths. We had done 3 of them and he wanted another one. We kissed for the final photo and printed out 2 copies of them all.
I wiped away the tears that were rolling down my cheek when I thought of him. I closed the locket and looked at the inscription on the back.
Hermione,
I will love you for eternity.
I will always be with you.
Love Fred
I read the inscription over and over again. I let more tears fall. I looked out at the black lake and relised how late it was getting. I stood up and walked to the castle. I walked into the great hall and sat at the end of the Gryffindor table.
I watched everyone else stare intently at the first years being sorted. The great hall went quiet as the final 1st year took their seat.
"Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts. As you older students read we are redoing last year, I know that puts you behind and stuff but last years marks don't count because of how the school was run" the new headmistress professor McGonagall said.
"I know that everyone suffered a loss last year some greater than others, we are going to be doing a lot more house unity work. With all the sadness behind us I would like to introduce the head boy and head girl for this year. This is a complete surprise to them so I would like you to bear with them as they come up the front and get their badges. This year's head boy is… Draco Malfoy. And this year's head girl is….. Hermione Granger" she announced.
The great hall broke out in mummers. I sat there stunned. Did she really just call my name? I asked myself. I watched as she nodded to me and Draco. I stood up and walked to the front of the room. I watched as the students openly gawked at me. "I didn't look that different did I?" I questioned myself.
I ignored the looks of confusion on their faces and walked up to the headmistress and offered a fake smile. She smiled back at me and handed me a shinny badge that had the Hogwarts crest and head girl on it. I pinned it onto my jumper and turned to face the school.
I swallowed hard as I watched Malfoy get up, saunter to the headmistress grab his badge. He pinned it on him self and faced the school.
"These two will be respected like teachers, can deduct house points, give you detention, and a new obligation they get this year, if remove you from clubs if they both agree with it" the headmistress informed the school. I saw an evil look flash over Draco's face.
"Now let the feast begin" she said with two claps. I turned to face her and watched as Draco walked off.
"Professor, do I really have to be head girl, with all that happened I just don't think I'm suited for it" I explained the best I could. I heard her laugh quietly. I looked at her confused, why was she laughing? I asked myself.
"Miss granger, you are head girl because, Dumbledore wanted you to be head girl and with everything that happened last year and your maturity I believe you are the best person for it" she said sweetly. I nodded and walked back to my place.
I sat down for a minute and put my head in my hands. I flicked my hood back on and put my Ipod back in. I turned the music on and zoned out. I sat there until almost every body else had left. I felt depressed. This was not going to work at all. I picked up my locket and started playing with it subconsciously.
I felt a sharp tap on my shoulder and looked down at my hand. I quickly put my locket down my top and turned. I switched off my Ipod and flicked my hood down. I saw Draco and the new headmistress standing in front of me. I gave them an apologetic look and stood up.
Professor McGonagall motioned for us to follow her. I walked behind them both as we walked through Hogwarts. We walked into a deserted passageway and came across a large picture.
The picture was of all the people who we lost in the wars with Voldemort. I stood watching the picture move and the people come in to focus. I felt the tears roll down my cheeks as Fred came in to focus and then left again. I quickly wiped them away and looked towards the other two, who were also looking at the picture. I cleared my throat and they looked over at me.
"Oh right, the password is gorfelgguns, it is snugglefrog backwards, inside in a common room a common kitchen and a common study. As well as you own rooms and bathrooms and a spare room and bathroom. You will be able to design your own rooms with the colours you pick; it's the same with your bathrooms. The common rooms have already been done for you but you need to compromise on the spare rooms. Now I'm going to leave you to settle in, but before I go there is a manual on your desks, they contain the rules and everything you need to know" she said to us.
We both nodded and watched her walk away. She was about 10 meters way when she turned back. "One more thing, with the door if you ask for a certain person they will come and talk to you, this is a portal type thing to the other side" she said smiling.
"Gorfelgguns" I said sweetly looking at Fred's face ine the line up of everyone. The painting swung open and I walked in. I looked at the large and spacious common room.
It was as big if not bigger than Gryffindor's; it was decorated in black silver good and mahogany wood. There was a large fireplace, two large sofas', a few chairs, a couple coffee and end tables, a few decorative rugs, photos all over the walls, there were two doors that lead off the common room and two white marble staircases. It was beautiful.
I walked over to one of the doors. It opened to a large kitchen and dinning room combo. With black and white colour scheme and a table that could easily fit 8 it was a simple open plan. It looked so nice and comfortable. I left the kitchen door open and walked to the other door.
It was to a giant room lined with bookcases full of books. There were two large mahogany desks in the center of the room.
I sighed as I left the room. I picked a staircase and walked up it. At the top of the stair case there was a door with head girl written on it and a balcony that connected both stair cases. I walked along the balcony and discovered 3 more doors. One was to the head boy's room. I left that alone and walked to the second door.
I opened it to reveal a large bathroom. It was white and shiny. It had a giant spa bath and a shower that could easily fit 9 or 10 people in it; there was a large mirror and vanity. "If this is the spare bathroom I can't wait to see mine" I said aloud.
I retreated from the bath room and opened the next door. It was a large empty room. I was very confused by this. I left the empty room and walked back over to the stairs I had come up. I opened the door.
The room I was looking at was large. It had 3 door coming off it, a large four poster canopy king sized bed, a desk, a mirror, 2 sets of empty bookshelf. I walked over to one of the doors and opened it. It opened to a large dressing room.
The dressing roomwalk in wardrobe had a wall with shelves and draws, a large railing that stretched almost the rest of there was around for hanging clothing and a large wrap around shelf. There was a door in the side of the dressing room as well. I opened the door and walked into my personal bathroom.
It was as big the guest bathroom. It had a huge bathtub with a lot of different taps. I had a shower that also seemed to have a bout a million different taps, I had a large vanity and a giant mirror, and there was a clothes basket tucked away and a set of new towels and robes hanging up. I closed the door I came in and left through the other one.
"Two doors down, one to go" I said aloud. I walked to the final door. It opened onto a large balcony. I smiled at the view. "You can see out over the black lake and the forbidden forest from here" I thought to myself.
I walked back into my room and then I walked down to the common room. I picked up Crookshanks and left Malfoy gaping at whatever he was gaping at.
I walked up to my room and thought about the colour scheme. Red or pink, defiantly with black accents and silver, maybe, or gold, black, silver and dark deep blue. I pondered it for a while. I knew I wanted a laptop and maybe a TV, I wanted a CD player that I could put my Ipod onto, and possibly a few really thick books to read.
I sighed and put my pajamas on, "this isn't going to be solved tonight" I said quietly and went over to my bed and fell into a deep sleep.
I awoke at 5:30am sharp like every other morning and walked into my bathroom. I got undressed and stepped into the shower. I fiddled with some taps and was amazed to find scented water was dispersed from it. I found a hazelnut/chocolate one and s wild flower one and turned them on.
After 15minutes in the shower I turned the taps on and hung two small tags on them so I would remember them for next time. I got out and dressed in some shorts and a tank top.
I walked out of my room and down to my kitchen. I opened the fridge and took out some fruit. I cut the fruit into small squares ad toss them into a bowl. I mixed it together and took a seat on a stool to eat it.
I heard the door open and close. I took a deep breath and continued eating. I picked up my bowl and fork and took them to the sink. I was about to run the water when a small house elf appeared.
"Young mistress is to leave all the washing up to the house elves and we will do it for you" the little elf said.
"It's alright little elf I don't mind washing them up, and did you know dobby?" I asked her sweetly. The little elf nodded.
"I would rather wash these dishes for you miss and yes I did know dobby he often spoke highly of you and your friends" she said obediently. I smiled at her.
"What is your name little elf?" I asked interested.
"I am the house elf, Cindy" she told me nicely.
"Alright Cindy but if I let you take the dishes from this sweet will you make sure that this fridge has fresh fruit in it every morning?" I asked hoping she would agree to the deal.
She nodded eagerly and took my dishes away from me with a smile. In a second she vanished with a pop. I turned to see Malfoy looking at me. I raised my eyebrows at his staring.
"I was just a little confused about how you learnt to strike up deals with house elves" he said. I shook my head at him and walked past him to the door.
"And by the way you look great in that little outfit your wearing" he said sincerely. I shook my head and left the room. I walked up to my room and put my robes on over "my little outfit". I hit my hair with a few spells to make it lie down. I picked up my book bag and left for the library.
It was around quarter to seven when I stepped through the library doors. Another wave of memories hit me so I turned and left for my tree.
I finally reached it and sat down in a huff. "This is going to be so much harder than I thought" I said aloud. I pulled my knees to my chest and dropped my head to them. I thought about the first time I was here with Fred.
Flashback
"Hermione stop running from me" Fred called out behind me. I ignored him and kept going. I ran and ran until I couldn't run anymore. I tripped and went head first for a tree. Luckily for my Fred was not only fast but good with his spells. He muttered small spell under his breath and saved me from the tree. He let me out of the spell and I sat by the tree. I pulled my knees to my chest and lowered my head to them. I felt him sit down next to me.
"Hermione we can just pretend this never happened, we can act like I never went into your diary and the fight never happened and you never told me anything. We can go back to normal and act like nothings changed" Fred offered. I felt like I was about to burst.
"How can we go back to normal? What was normal, me hiding away every waking hour that I could in the library so I wouldn't have to confront the feelings that I have for you, me avoiding talking to you every chance I got, me going off at you for breaking the rules so I could look at you? Please enlighten me on how we are spose to back to that. I'm sorry Fred but I can't. I can't keep acting like I don't like you, because I do, I like you a lot and you don't seem to care at all" I told him whilst staring at him.
He had to know the truth. In a second he grabbed the sides of my face and pulled me in for a soft sweet kiss. We separated and stared into each others eyes.
"I really like you too Hermione, but I don't want to hurt you. I've always liked you, I was just scared. We can work out the rest later. Will you go out with me?" he said in a whispered. I was shocked. I nodded and threw my arms around his neck.
He pulled me into his embrace and held on tight. "I've wanted this for so long Hermione" he commented to my hair. "Me too" I breathed.
End of flashback
I tried to blink away the tears but felt more rolling down my cheeks. I grabbed the necklace, and stood up. I walked back to my dorm. "I need to talk to him, just see him again, I need to tell him that I love him" I kept telling myself over and over in my head.
I reached the painting and saw Sirius, Lupin and Tonks talking with two people I hadn't seen before. "They look so familiar" I thought to myself as I approached the painting.
"Oh Hermione, nice to see you again it has been too long we must catch up later" Sirius said. I smiled weakly up at him and nodded.
"Hello Sirius, professor Lupin, Tonks and I don't believe I have met you two before" I said smiling at them.
"Oh she is the one you talk so much about pad foot. Let me introduce us. I'm James and this is Lily we are Harry's parents" James said smiling.
"Of course Harry looks so much like James and he defiantly has Lily's eyes" I thought to myself.
"It was lovely meeting you, I believe you should be very proud of your son, I hate to ruin this wonderful moment but I was wondering if I could possibly talk to Fred, its rather important" I said as nicely as I could.
"Why of course Hermione, but when you bring Harry here we expect that we will al be able to catch up then" Sirius said nicely. I nodded and waved as the disappeared from the painting. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
"Hermione, omg how are you, I thought I'd never see you again" I heard Fred say. I opened my eyes and gave him a genuine smile, the fist one I'd given since I had seen him last on the day he died.
"Fred, I'm good, I miss you so much, I love you so much, and I thought I wouldn't ever see you again. I'll bring Ron and Ginny by later so you can talk to them" I said with tears rolling down my cheeks.
"Hey whats wrong why are you crying?" he asked his voice full of concern. I laughed at him.
"I'm just really happy to be able to talk to you. Guess what? I got head girl this year, the only down side is that Malfoy is head boy and I have to share dorm with him" I said while smiling.
"I no, I love you 2 Hermione, I need to go now but I'll be back later alright. Be good and don't hex the prat Draco Malfoy too much. I'll see you soon" he said letting the sadness seep into his voice.
"Bye Fred. I'll talk to you later. I promise ill be good" I said while tears of sadness fell down my face. I watched him leave and saw Dumbledore appear.
"What is wrong miss granger?" he asked.
"It's nothing professor, thank you for making me head girl. Is it alright if I go inside now? The password is gorfelgguns" I said trying to make my voice sound happy.
"It was a pleasure making you head girl I'm sorry that Malfoy is head boy, I do hope he treats you better. Off you go I hope to speak with you again soon" professor Dumbledore said as the painting swung open.
I stepped through the whole and collapsed on the closest chair. I sat there think about everything that had happened in the last few days.
"What are you doing granger?" Malfoy asked. I whipped my eyes and lied through my teeth.
"Nothing at all Malfoy" I say trying to fake another smile. He shakes his head. He knows I'm lying but says nothing. I stood and walked to my room.
I sat on the floor and envisioned my perfect room. I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote my colours down. I also wrote a set of things that I wanted in my room down I rolled the note up and sent it to the headmistress.
I walked out onto my balcony and sat sticking my legs through the gaps I the railing. I stared out over the black lake. I strained my brain trying to recall useless facts. After a while I had thought of a few.
"The top 3 songs of the nineties:
1. Smells like teen sprit --- nirvana
2. One --- u2
3. I want it that way --- back street boys" I heard someone say behind me.
I turned and saw Malfoy staring out at the black lake. I laughed at his randomness. "What the hell was that all about Malfoy?" I asked trying to surpass the laughter that had built up inside.
"The top 3 songs of the nineties, I thought that was obvious. I don't know why they call you the smartest witch of our age, they are wrong" he said coldly. I waited a while trying to process what he had just try to say.
"What I meant was why did you just tell me the top 3 songs of the nineties?" I asked confused.
"I could hear you muttering utterly random things to yourself for the last 2 hours and I thought I might tell you a fact about the muggle world that you didn't know or that you might have not known" he said with an air of 'I'm way better than you at everything'.
"Thank you I think that was interesting to know. How do you know it though its part of the muggle world and you are a pureblood?" I asked bluntly. He let out a deep sigh.
"I might be a pure blood and at times I was a complete and utter jerk because you were a 'mud blood' but I have always been intrigued by the muggle world and the way it works. I really like some of their idea's like TV and computers and phones, I mean we are wizards and if we are really that much better than them why haven't we come up with phones, televisions or computers?" he explained. I nodded.
I knew how he felt. I thought back to when I first learnt about the wizarding world. How I couldn't believe they didn't have these simple things.
"To say that you were only sometimes a jerk is the biggest understatement I have heard for a while, Malfoy, but your right, I'm so thankful that we can use muggle technology here because I would die without my phone or computer. I'm even more thankful that I get signal and broadband out here" I said quickly.
As if on cue my phone rang. I glanced at the caller I.D and answered.
"Hey Alex, how are you doing?" I muttered into the phone.
I put it on loud speaker and walked into my wardrobe. So I could hear him better.
"Hey Hemmy, I'm great, just missing my favourite little dancer. How are you doing all the way away from me in that boarding school of yours?" Alex asked.
"I thought I asked you to stop calling me Hemmy! I'm fine I miss everyone like crazy though. Can you tell them hi and I'll write soon?"
"I know you hate it, but I love teasing you. I'll tell them for you. Are you going to send me the letters or do you want me to send Bolt over to get them so you won't have to use a school owl?"
"Bolt please. You know I love that owl and spoil it rotten every chance I get"
"Alright I'll send him right over. So how are you handling everything?"
"I'm doing better, it's hard but I can still talk to him via a painting so I think I will be able to deal. How are you handling everything?"
"I'm a strong boy I can do it all. You should know that by now"
We shared a laugh. I heard a knock on my door and panicked.
"I have to go Alex. I will call you tomorrow. Give my love to Lexi. Bye."
"Alright I will talk to you tomorrow and send Bolt right away. Love you. Bye"
"Love you too. Tell Lexi I love her and that mummy will see her soon. Bye" I said before hanging up.
I took a deep breath and opened my cupboard door to see Malfoy standing there dumbfounded. I raised an eyebrow and walked out past him.
thats chapter 1 done. lexi is hermiones daughter and alex is a key person in this story. more will be written in the comming chapters and more will be explained about draco and hermione then too luv u guys. xoxoxoxoxox chezzybabe