AN: Hello and welcome! I am so excited that you have decided to join me on this adventure! This is going to be a playlist themed story and a chose who she ends up with! So disregard the Epilogue! On that note though this won't be a Ron bashing story, he will have his temper, but I could never see him cheating or hurting Hermione.

I own no rights to Harry Potter or any of the songs that I will be mentioning! Harry Potter and the characters are owned by J.K Rowling.

Chapter one: Thunder (This song and lyrics are owned by Imagine Dragons)

~0Thunder0~

Hermione stared at Ron, they had been going out for a few years since the war but it honestly was not working. It was more like dating a sibling as Ron had so eloquently pointed out at the start of this conversation.

"Mione, look I know that this isn't working. We have been together for 3 years and we don't even share a room. I just feel like we are only still together because everyone expects it of us. Mum and dad are going to love you no matter what and you know that. We... we just both deserve to be happy..."

Hermione looked at him awestruck, of course by no means did she disagree with the man sitting before her, but it still shocked her that he was making such a mature and well thought out decision.

"Ronald, you have grown so much. You know I will always love you right? ... just not..."

"Not in the way that we will be happy the way we deserve to be" he finished for her.

Hermione smiled up at the boy who had grown up so much, she guessed war did that to people, he was a striking man but she knew at the end of the day he, no THEY were not right for one another. She looked around the Leaky and sighed.

"You get to tell your mother!" Ron looked at her in horror when he realized that the job of telling Molly would fall upon him. They both made eye contact and broke out laughing at what was to come. Hermione lacked any fear because she knew no matter what the Weasleys would love her and consider her their own. Just like when Harry and Ginny broke up, Ginny was a wild one that Hermione adored but even she could see Harry and Ginny doomed from the start. Harry ended up with Luna, and was pretty sure Ginny was seeing Theo or maybe Blaise? Molly had taken that one pretty badly, but she only wanted everyone happy in the end.

Ron stood up pulling Hermione from her thoughts, she stood to hug him.

There was not a trace of awkwardness in their hug, if anything it felt like a burden was lifted.

"Love you 'Mione" "Love you as well Ronald, now go get back to work. I need to pack for America!" Hermione said hidden in his embrace.

"We both know that you are more than ready and packed for that trip." Hermione snorted at this, but he was right "Anyways be safe, we will see you when you get back."

They broke apart and parted ways. Hermione headed back to Grimmauld place to make sure she had everything for her flight the next morning. She was heading to Florida in the US to visit her parents, something about loving Australia, but being to dangerous so moving to the American version that was apparently safer. She knew that everything was packed but she still wanted to make sure one more time.

After she triple checked everything she headed downstairs for some tea. Luna lived with Harry, Ron and herself but she was visiting her father while Harry was away on a mission. Ron would not return home until after she went to bed. She laughed to herself that she lived in the same house of her now ex-boyfriend, but they never shared a room. Oh well, time to move forward.

That night she fell asleep quickly ready for the next day.

Hermione woke in the morning feeling refreshed, she had the most amazing dream. She was talking to this highly intelligent and passionate man who felt familiar, and then his strong hands were on her. She shivered at the delicious dream wishing she had a face to put to it. Shaking herself out of it she got ready quickly to head to the airport. Once all of her stuff was shrunk and put in a reasonable suitcase and carry one with a notice-me-not she was on her way.

Apparition was always awful, and she dreaded she would never fully get the hang of it. Arriving at the airport she quickly checked her luggage and headed to her flight. Once she was finally seated and on her way she finally allowed her mind to wander on the 9-hour flight.

So much had changed in their life in the three years since the war. Harry had of course joined the Aurors, he still despised attention. Ron had as well, but he quit to work with George. George was slowly coming back thanks to Angelina and his family. Ginny was a spitfire if there ever was one and she kicked ass on the Holyhead Harpies, she was enjoying her life to the fullest. Molly was still Molly, though she was working with the ministry to put programs in place to help young wizards in need. Arthur was promoted under Kingsley who had become M.o.M. Arthur had found a way to manipulate muggle technology and use it in the magical world. It was booming and of course Kingsley came to Sunday dinners at the Burrow. Teddy was being raised by Andromeda, but she was getting on in age and would be moving in with Harry when Hermione moved out. Which brought Hermione full circle, she would start as the new Potions mistress in this upcoming school year. While originally planning to, and still intending to, take the ministry by storm Minerva had requested that Hermione come and teach DADA for two years, Hermione could never say no to her favorite teacher, so in a months time she would be sitting at the head table of Hogwarts as the new DADA professor.

The plane landed and woke Hermione, she didn't remember dozing off. Getting out of the airport was just as she expected, it didn't help of course that there was a quite a large storm raging outside which seemingly came from nowhere!

"Thanks Florida" she mumbled under her breath before heading outside. Atleast she could find a close space outside to apparate since no one else was risking the weather. Stepping out into the onslaught Hermione felt the rain and it felt like a cleansing, something that overwhelmed her. When the thunder started she realized she was spacing out in the rain. The thunder crashed and rocked the world around her as lightning decorated the sky. There was something about this moment that told her change was coming. Hermione turned on her foot and saw her parents house.

After the initial hugs were gotten out of the way Hermione headed upstairs to the guest room and changed into dry clothes.

"Dear, it is so good to have you here! We have so much planned for your visit, there is some cool 'history'" her mom snickered at her "joke" " and the beaches are fun. Just don't order their tea! They serve it cold. Now are you excited for your new job? How is Ron taking you not being home most the year? How is Harry? There haven't been any signs of that awful egg looking man have there?" "Jean slow down" her father Richard winked at Hermione.

Hermione collected her thoughts " I am so excited, I know America has a shorter history than ours but I am still excited. The beach will be lovely. Got it, no tea for me. I am very excited to be working at Hogwarts, Fred Weasley is the Ghost of Gryffindor(k) now which is nice, well as nice as it can be. I will get to work with Luna, she teaches divination, my old friend Neville who teaches herbology. I think Draco is also starting this year as potions master. Ron and I split up yesterday, before you react it was mutual and it is fine and it really was for the better." Her mom looked ready to burst but Hermione pushed on " Harry is wonderful, he is still very happy with Luna and he sends his love. That evil mans name was Voldemort and he will never return. There are a few die-hards left but they are weeding themselves out. Have I answered all your questions?"

"OH THANK THE POWERS ABOVE YOU TWO SPLIT UP!" Hermione looked at her mom bewildered "Sweetie, please understand I adore Ron and love his whole family, and I know that they will always love you, but you and Ron would NEVER work. Do not misunderstand me, you two would have an OK marriage, and he would never hurt you and you would never have to worry about anything, but there would be no passion. You two are also very different... Neither of you would get what you truly wanted out of life. You both are outstanding people who have saved the world, which actually goes for the three of you, but thats the thing is your trio has an unconditional love that is familial and that isn't what you need in a relationship." Her dad nodded his head in agreement.

"Ha! Well I am glad that everyone is on the same page, I am still waiting to hear from Molly as I left Ron to tell her." The three of them laughed at the thought and the rest of the day passed with catching up and a light dinner. Hermione made her way upstairs around 10 exhausted. She passed out shortly after hitting the sheets only waking up when the sun blasted her. The next two weeks blew by quickly, they had visited a beautiful old city called St. Augustine and traveled to Georgia for some real fried chicken. She even braved sweet tea, which was pretty good. Her last day in America started when her mother woke her up.

"Come on dear, we have got a fun day ahead of us!" A huge grin was splitting her mothers face and Hermione felt a sense of foreboding.

Hermiones fears were realized when her mother dragged her to this huge outdoor shopping mall that had two sides that you had to drive across to get to. Her mother dragged her from store to store making her try on new clothes and "updating" her wardrobe. Any time Hermione tried to reign her mom in her mom simply shot back that Hermione was now single and in her early 20s and there was no turning back! The pinnacle of her embarrassment was when her mother took her into a lingerie store! After a good 4 hours of shopping and more bags than she could count her mother declared it was time to head to their next destination.

The next destination happened to be a luxurious spa, after an hour of soaking someone came and told them the hairstylist was ready. Hermione shot her mother a look.

"What! I love you, but your hair needs to change! It is so unmanageable darling." Hermione huffed and followed the lady. Her mother was right, her hair was still atrocious. When the stylist looked at her she thought she saw fear pass over his face.

"Oh hun, it is wonderful to meet you, I'm David and I want you to trust me to work my magic!"

Hermione studied the man and then looked at her mother who was giving her a look that said 'trust the man!'

"Hermione, and I guess it couldn't get much worse"

"Thank you hun! You won't regret this" he gushed as he turned her away from the mirror and led her to the sink to wash her hair. After a nice shampoo she was led back to the chair where she closed her eyes and let David work his muggle magic on her birds nest. A few minutes later she opened her eyes when her head started to feel a few pounds lighter. Her hair was cut to her chin and fell in soft waves, she looked like she had walked out of the 1920s. Hermione gasped at her appearance

"David! This is phenomenal" David just smirked at his masterpiece that Hermione decided looked like a Malfoy smirk of smugness at his accomplishment, before walking away.

"Hermione you look gorgeous, not that you didn't before, but I can see your face!" Jean started waxing poetic about how Hermione was going to find the man of her dreams and so on.

The two left the spa shortly after to meet her father for dinner and then head home to pack for her return flight the following morning. Dinner went on without a hitch with her mom going on about the holidays and keeping in touch. Her father occasionally offering insight and keeping his mom calm. Her mother and father were perfect together and she adored them. She knew that she was going to miss them, but was glad she would soon see them again for the holidays when they came to Grimmauld place where they all started having Christmas. After finish packing and shrinking her brand new collection of clothes Hermione fell asleep. When morning came Hermione was woken again from a lovely dream of a passionate man with calloused hands. After a quick breakfast with her parents and lots of hugs from her mother Hermione headed out the door and apparated to the airport. Seconds after her arrival the rain came down hard and fast. The thunder crashed as Hermione ran for the cover of the airport.

AN: So here is the end of chapter one, please ignore any mistakes, it is three a.m where I am. I will be continuing this shortly, as this idea is in my head and I need to get it out. It was either this or Fremione, which still might happen, I just love this ship and wanna make a good story. Don't worry there are going to be lemons, and comedy, and plot twists! Please review, I promise to post soon!