Hate That I Love You

*Chapter One*

Letters

Beep…Beep…Beep...The alarm clock rang consistently, until a small hand reached out and slammed on the clock causing its endless beeps to fade away. Her eyes shot open but soon closed as she was blinded by the unexpected sunlight that broke through her blinds, she protected her eyes from the bright light by placing the crook of her arm on her face. Before she would persuade herself that it was fine to sleep for a few minutes, and that it wouldn't do any harm, then awake up and realising that it has actually been an hour or two and that meant she would have to rush a few things. She fought with herself for a few minutes, she sighed and slowly and lazily rose from the warm soft mattress, which she would always fall asleep on, and as she got up she couldn't help but shiver from the breeze that hovered in the air from her opened door. Her hand seized her thin maroon dressing gown, she poked her slim arms through the sleeves of her dressing gown, and she fastened the straps securely around her petite waist and slipped into her slippers that were also matching.

She made her way downstairs after she washed herself and tided her bedroom, she found her mother and father on the breakfast table, her father like always would have a newspaper in his hand and a cup of freshly brew coffee beside his porridge. As for her mother she would be going through the mail and sorting it and then open hers and rant on to her husband about how the banks are cheating people out on their money. Mrs. Granger stopped with her rant because as usual no one would give a damn about it. Hermione entered the kitchen, she made herself a cup of hot chocolate and grabbed a bagel from the cupboard, she sat opposite her father and beside her mother.

"Here Hermione your mail." She said, as she placed the mail in front of her daughter's plate, she only had one. But it was sent from the Ministry of Magic. What could they possible want? She thought to herself, she ripped open the letter and read the fine print in her head, she got up to the second paragraph and gasped in shock in result of that her mug went straight to the floor and shatter to bits and as for the drink it went everywhere.

"What the matter Hermione?" Her father voice rang in alarm; Hermione didn't answer his question but instead forwarded the letter in her shaky hands to her father. He took the letter and his eyes scanned the words, until he saw what she had saw that made her have an outburst.

"No, this can't be." He yelled this made Hermione jump a little at her dad's powering voice. "I mean you are far too young to marry, and you can't be tied down as you have a job and having a husband in the way will only make it harder for you to reach your goal in life." He rambled on, until Hermione couldn't take it any longer and shouted.

"But look who it is!" Her mother came by her side and assured that everything would be fine, not believing a word she had said, Hermione got up and paced around the room.

"But Mom it is him. The guy that called me names and made me angry during our years at Hogwarts." She told her Mom about the time he cussed her and how she punched him, her Mom and Dad laughed at some of it. Hermione sighed.

"I can't get out of this. I have to do this; I have to marry Draco Malfoy." She stuttered his name. Hermione left her parents downstairs as she owled her best friend Ginny Weasley. She ripped out a piece of paper from the notepad and started to write. After few minutes of trying to write and crossing a bunch of sentences out she came out with this.

Dear Ginny,
I have terrible news, I got this letter.

Dear Ginny,
I have the worst problem ever, I don't even know how to say or write this!

She finally came up with a good letter that wouldn't alarm Ginny,

Dear Ginny,

Hi! I know I haven't wrote for awhile, and I have no excuse what so ever, wow that's a first for me. Anyway I hope you are good and your family. Please say hi to your mom and dad, Ron and the twins and also that I miss them and will come by soon. I just wanted to ask you if I could stay over down your place as I have a few things to tell you. Please write back.
From Hermione. Xx

She reviewed her letter, she tried to cross out the sentences as best as she could but it was still slightly readable, but she didn't mind. She gave it to her owl and placed the letter in the beak and let the caged owl free in to the light blue sky, she watched it fly away and hoped that Ginny would reply back as quick as possible; she knew she could talk it through with her and the Weasleys they were like another family and she knew they would make her feel better and make her understand the problem better.

The owl flew back to Hermione's window and let go off the parcel that was gripped in his beak, Hermione waited there for at least half an hour and couldn't hold back her smile when she saw the parcel, she teared opened the envelope and got hold of the paper, it read.

Dear Hermione,
Hey, I am absolutely perfect and so is the family, Mother said she is a bit angry with you that you didn't come by for Thanksgiving and she also said that it is alright for you to come and stay. I hope you are okay and I can't wait to see you and I hope I help you with your problem. Just drop by soon. Probably today!

Love from Ginny. Xxx

P.s. Harry is also here, so you got everyone.

Hermione smiled, she ran downstairs and let her parents know that she was staying over at the Burrow, her father was a little disappointed that she wouldn't stay and discuss it with them, but he also knew that they were simply muggles and wouldn't fully understand the situation and as they knew nothing about the wizard world.

Hermione packed her suitcase and grabbed her wand, she walked downstairs and kissed both her mom and dad and let them know that she off, and she assured them that it was better for her to be there as Mr Weasley could help her out. They both understood and with the flick of her wand she apparated and in no time she reached her destination.

The Burrow.