Title:
Magic and Reasoning
Author:
ThePhantomsRedRose
Disclaimer:
I do not own Harry Potter and I am making no money off of
this.
Summary:
Hermione lives a new life of luxury. However she holds a
secret.
Authors
Note: After 7th
book, The last chapter of Deathly Hallows is not taken into account
The pine trees swayed gently in the cool April breeze, their bark gnarled from missing branches and the needles standing straight, wishing for the relieving summer months. On the freshly uncovered lawn laid a black cat who looked somewhat annoyed with its current predicament.
Birds flew back and forth from the bird feeder to the tall bristlecone pines. They trilled their April songs with a hope that is only witnessed in birds. They would then fly to the neatly cut bushes placed around the manor and go to splash in the cool waters of the bird baths.
Whinnies could be heard from a barn situated on the edge of the forest. A dog barked from within the house and soon a woman with curly brown hair let the active collie out the front door and into the lawn.
The dog paid no notice to the cat, and the woman shut the door to the house with a sense of security, knowing that the entire expanse of land was gaited. She went back inside after shutting the hardwood door. She went up the stairway to a library. It had been more than two years since the Battle of Hogwarts, and each hero had invented a different way of coping with the loss.
Hermione's way was to build up an estate that could satisfy her childhood dreams. After the war she realized that her reasons for falling in love with Ron were focused around the fact that they might die. Soon they had both realized that they were really only meant for sibling love.
She had gained money and fame from being part of the golden trio. Although she never thought she would live an elaborate live she did wish to fill a void. She built up her manor with her own work. She hired house elves and paid them hefty wages. They had no binding contracts and were able to come and go as they pleased.
She took care of the barn herself. She had five horses, three Pegasus, a goat named Stu, and a cow. She had a hen house that controlled the bug population of the barn. Hermione was going through a completely organic phase of life, she didn't want magically altered foods. She got her own dairy products and eggs from her farm, but she wouldn't kill her own animals.
Hermione stared out the window of the library and saw that her neighbor was coming over for a visit. She had red hair and a black haired baby on her hip. Hermione rose from her window seat and headed back down the stairs until she heard the door bell. Hermione paused for a moment and then opened the door.
"Hello Ginny, Hello James," She said as she picked up the child of the boy who lived and the girl who lived with him.
"Harry's at a convention for Aurors for the week, so we thought we would come give aunt Hermione a visit," Ginny said in that voice that mothers use, pretending to be their child.
"Well that was very nice of you; would you like to come to the sitting room?" Hermione asked.
"That'd be great!" Ginny said back in a normal adult tone. They went into the sitting room. It was decorated in burgundy and green. There was a small bookshelf but it held photos and plaques. There were wizarding pictures of the trio in school, one of the DA, one of her at the Yule Ball, Her graduation picture, and a newspaper cut out of the Heroes of the Battle of Hogwarts.
There were also some muggle pictures of her childhood and another graduation one with her parents. More recent photos were of her horseback riding. Her Order of Merlin was there, as well as a knick-knack of a Pegasus. The fireplace was aglow, casting light onto its mahogany mantel. The room had a chandelier made of the finest Swarovski crystals.
"So, Hermione, we need to find you a man. This manor is so big for just you, and even though we live next door, it must get lonely," Ginny stated the same way she had the past three months.
"Well I was dating a muggle named Alan a few weeks back, but he was just asking too many questions, and I knew I couldn't picture my life with him."
"Hermione," Ginny sighed, "You always do this to yourself, and you won't get committed because you are afraid of commitment!"
"That wasn't redundant or anything," Hermione said rolling her eyes.
"Hermione Granger don't you mock me!" Ginny said with her best angry mom impression.
"Ginny, I'm only a two years out of school! My heart just isn't in it!" Hermione said, well aware of the fact that Ginny only got out of school last year, and she already had a three month old.
"Well what if I set you up with someone, a nice wizard with a…"
"Ginny, let go of it!" Hermione said trying to laugh it off.
"Just because you have an enthralling career of 'Unspeakable' doesn't mean…"
"Ginny," Hermione protested.
"I was just trying to… Okay Fine, I see that adamant look in your eyes, your not open to the idea, I get it!"
It was the same conversation that they always had. They would start with Hermione's lack of relationships and then move on to more agreeable topics such as the weather and quidditch. Then Ginny would leave back for her home.
Hermione sighed; she didn't need a guy to be happy. Her career was keeping her on her toes and her magic was growing stronger. Plus she had all the happiness she could want in her world, the golden trio was alive, and she was living her childhood dreams.