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She looked at the sea, her parents had decided to take her and her brother to the beach for the first time in her life. Hermione love the water for as long as she could remember maybe because whenever she is in pain the water just seems to heal in it. Her parents and brother didn't get her love for the water.
She walked towards the sea not hearing her mother shouts not to go near it, she could feel the sea calling to her telling her this is where she belongs. Hermione shouted when she felt her older brother pulling her away from the sea. She screamed and kicked her brother in the shins as he dragged her away from the sea. Why won't they let me go near the sea thought Hermione.
Her love for the water could rival her love for books even through she is five that doesn't mean she needs help to read. Her parents are proud of her but they don't know how to raise a genius, they had read all the books that they think will help but it wasn't enough for them. Her older brother used to joke that she was adopted seeing as she was the only one in the family with curly brown hair and caramel brown eyes when the rest of the family have blond hair and black hair except their grandmother who keeps saying that she looked like a replica their Aunt Ann who had died when Hermione was born and Robin was two.
"Hermione Jean Granger don't you dare go near the sea without my permission! You can't swim and I don't want to think what would have happen if Bobby hadn't drag you away from there," shouted Roxanne. Hermione couldn't stop fidgeting, the teacher had informed her parents that she had something called ADHD. Her parents were worried when they found out about it, they had forced her to go to several play-dates which didn't go as well as they had hoped.
"You are so much like Ann that it's hurts," mumbled Ian under his breath but Hermione still heard it. Ann was also her father's twin sister, her grandmother told her that Ann and her father were so close that you couldn't see one without the other and she was the only one who could loosen him up which in Hermione mind is a huge accomplishment.
"Bobby did you have to drag me away from the sea?" asked Hermione. Her brother nodded at her, he was older then her by two years but at times he acted like he was younger.
"Well you weren't listening to Mom and you are my little sister which makes it my job to protect me," said Bobby. She sighed at that answer, her brother was protective of her at times it was endearing but most of the time it was annoying.
"Come on let's play," said Bobby cheerfully. He took the beach ball and threw it at Hermione, who caught the ball on the nick of time. She threw the ball back at him and they continued the process until Bobby threw the ball further then he had intended. The ball landed on a man's hand.
"I will go get it," volunteered Hermione. She ran towards the man, who had black hair, a neatly trimmed beard, sea-green eyes, and a nice tan, as well as "smile crinkles" around his eyes and cheeks. She looked up on the man who was staring at the ball as if he was remembering something sad.
"Excuse me sir, can you give me back our ball," said Hermione politely. The man looked down at her as if he was shocked. Hermione stood there patiently waiting for him to give her ball but it seemed like he wasn't going to give her anytime soon.
"Here is your ball," said the man after what seemed like a long time. Hermione thanked the man and went back to her big brother.
"What took you so long?" asked Bobby.
"The man didn't give it to me when I asked duh," answered Hermione.
"Why?" asked Bobby.
"I don't know Bobby, I am not the man however I want to play so are we playing or not?" asked Hermione. Bobby threw the ball back to her as an answer to her question. Their father watched them in happiness and sadness as they play with the beach ball.
"You're thinking about Ann again aren't you?" asked Roxanne.
"Yes I miss her a lot Roxie, you know at times it should be her raising Hermione not me and you," answered Ian.
"I know Ian but what is done is done, all we can do now is raise her the way Ann wanted her to be raise," said Roxanne.
"I know but it is still hard to be raising her daughter when she acts like her," said Ian sadly. Roxanne nodded at him, she knew how much her husband loved his sister and the same could be said for Ann. She remembered how Ann warned her if she broke Ian's heart that she will make her life like hell.
"Who is that man staring at Hermione?" asked Roxanne staring at the man, who was staring at Hermione in sadness. Ian turned, following her gaze. He knew who the man was and he didn't like him here.
"Roxie if you excuse me, I need to see him," said Ian trying to keep his voice in control. Roxanne looked at him in confusion but didn't try to stop her husband knowing that it will be futile. He stomped towards the man.
"What are you doing here Dylan," whispered Ian harshly. He is Hermione's father and he was the one who broke his sister's heart.
"What I can't stare at my daughter?" asked 'Dylan'. Ian clenched his fist but didn't hit him, he didn't want his son and niece to follow his example.
"Yes, you can't seeing as you told my sister that you were breaking up with her and that you didn't want anything to do with Hermione," said Ian angrily.
"Why is she with you anyway and not with Ann," asked 'Dylan' innocently. Ian looked at him angrily, he had always hated that man for taking away his sister from him. His crystal blue eyes staring at 'Dylan' sea-green eyes.
"She died at childbirth Dylan and since you didn't want anything to do with your daughter, I was left in charge with her not because I am her uncle but because I didn't want to loose the only reminder of someone I cared about," said Ian.
"I'm sorry about Ann's death but it was for the best that I don't be in Hermione's life," informed 'Dylan'.
"Yeah I am sure but let me tell you Dylan if you ever go near Hermione again, I will personally press charges against you," said Ian. Dylan laughed at him which made Ian more angry.
"Does she know that you aren't her real parents?" asked Dylan.
"No and she won't know until she is old enough to handle it," answered Ian and he walked away from him.
"Ian before you go back to your wife, I must tell you that I did love Ann," shouted Dylan. Ian turned around and laughed bitterly at his words, if he had loved his sister as he claimed then he would had stuck around for their daughter and married his sister.
"No you didn't Dylan if you did then you would had stuck around but you didn't instead you left my sister who had broken heart and was trying to be strong for her unborn baby," said Ian bitterly. He couldn't remember how many times he had caught her crying over the pictures of her and Dylan.
"Oh by the way Hermione will never be like you," said Ian and he went back to Roxanne.
"Hermione, Bobby it is time to go!" Shouted Ian. Hermione and Bobby groaned at that, they were having so much fun and they had to go back to their hotel. I didn't even get a chance to go swim in the sea thought Hermione sadly.
"Dad, what got you so angry?" asked Hermione.
"It's nothing sweetheart," lied Ian. Hermione didn't deserve to know that her mother is dead nor did she need to know that her father is a jerk. He smiled when he heard Hermione laughing at one of Bobby's jokes. His life was nearly perfect the only thing that will make it perfect if his sister was alive and well but for now he will have fun raising her daughter with his son.
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