Hermione stood out in the rain with her purse clutched tight in her hand, an umbrella over her head, and a light post beside her, the light slightly going out but still trying its hardest to shine.
"When is that stupid bus coming?" Hermione asked herself, looking left and right down the road. The rain was starting to get harder and her shoes, wetter. She started to move her fingers around the purse strap nervously, hearing footsteps come up behind her. She took a few more steps closer to the edge of the sidewalk, looking once again, left and right.
Suddenly blinding lights flashed in her eyes. The bus.
"Thank you." She whispered quietly to herself.
The bus stopped casually beside the bus stop.
As the doors opened, Hermione took out a 2 pence coin and walked onto the bus, handing it to the bus driver.
"Thank you." He said, closing the door up after the next person got out.
"Good day." The man said before he left, glancing at Hermione before jumping into the pouring rain.
"How are you love? You look drenched in water." The bus driver said to Hermione.
"That's because I am.." She glared at the back of his head before shaking off her umbrella.
"Sorry I was late love..Where you need to go?"
"Anywhere.." She replied as she remembered the horrible fight she had just had with Ron..
"I'm home." Ron called out from the doorway, sounding less happier than usual.
Hermione walked out into the hallway, a dash of flour on her cheek as she quickly mixed a batch of cookie dough, "Hello hun.." She replied as he placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
"Smell's good..What are you cooking?"
"Oh, your favourite."
"Lamb and potato pancakes?" Ron asked unenthusiastically, opening the oven.
"Yes..I thought we could maybe..celebrate something.."
Ron dipped his finger in the batch of cookies before licking his fingers, "And that is?"
"Well.." She put the mix down and placed it on the counter before rubbing her hand's on her apron, "After..last night..I um..took a pregnacny test..and well.."
"No." Ron said, his face instantly becoming serious, his skin becoming white.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"I-I-I-I can't.."
"You can't what?" Hermione said, her forehead starting to sweat a little bit.
"I can't support a family!"
"Well I can get a job! I know i've been quite busy with cleaning up this old house and all but-"
"Even if you get a job, how are we going to pay for it all?" His voice started to get higher and higher..
"Ron..We'll..We'll figure it out.." Hermione placed her hands on his arms, trying her best to calm him down.
"No Hermione!" He said, throwing his arms in the air, "I got fired today! I was trying my best not to make the night about me but obviously you found a way to not make it about us, just about you!"
"How RON?" Hermione exclaimed, now throwing off her apron and clutching it tight in her purse, "BY US HAVING A BABY TOGETHER? IT RUIN'S OUR LIVE'S DOESN'T IT!"
"DON'T YELL AT ME!"
"FINE! How about I just LEAVE YOU THEN. HUH? How does that sound Ron? Now you only need to care for yourself!" She shoved the apron in his chest before grabbing her coat, shoving on her shoes and holding her purse.
"Hermione..don't leave!" He said, sounding half-apologetic.
"Oh yes! Maybe you will still need this!" She took off her engagement ring and threw it to the ground, "I'll just raise a family ON MY OWN!"
"Hermio!-"
"And I'll tell OUR CHILD, that her daddy was a foul, nerveracking, self-absorbed, JERK!" Hermione slammed the door before grabbing an umbrella, leaving Ron standing there, not knowing what to do next.
Tears streamed down her cheeks as she looked around.
'The bus stop.' she thought, 'I'll go somewhere..anywhere..'
"Anywhere specific?" The bus driver asked, making Hermione come back to reality, tears now in her eyes.
"No.." She choked.
"What's wrong love? You look like you've..well..been through something before.."
"Relationship's suck." She replied, know crossing her arm's over her chest.
"Aah..Broke up with your boyfriend..or..he broke up with you?"
"We..well..I guess..The first one?" She looked into the mirror at the bus driver's face, but it was too late. He had looked away.
"Do you need a place to stay? You can stay at my building..A room cost 250$ every two months."
"250 pounds every two months?" Hermione said dumbstruck.
'I haven't got a job...' She thought.
"Or.." He started, stopping the bus at a bus stop and opening the door as people came on, "You can live with me." He turned around to face her.
"But I don't-" She stopped. There sat infront of her, in the driver's seat, Draco Malfoy..but..in a muggle world? As a bus driver? Living in a flat? Not a mansion? "Draco?" She asked him.
"Jeremiah actually.. Jeremiah Fabianny to be exact...So how about it..Split the rent?"