Disclaimer- I dont own any Harry Potter or Twilight Characters. Any characters you dont recognise are mine.
A/N- Hello This is my new Story called Holding On i hope you like it.
just to warn you chapter updates may be a little slow for a while, college work is getting on top of me :( but i will try my best.
If you have any ideas you want putting in this story let me know by reviewing or PMing me and i shall add them in x
Hermione walked into the kitchen still wearing her pyjamas, her hair bushy as ever and small bags under her eyes indicating she hasn't slept properly for days.
It's been a week since she came home from Hogwarts, a week since she hasn't spoken or written to any of her friends, a week since she and her father had a proper conversation and a week since she found out that her mother had gotten cancer. When the words left her dads mouth her whole world came crashing down before her. She hurriedly put her things in the car and rushed off to the hospital. She didn't think the cancer was that bad until she arrived at the hospital and her mother told her she had been like this for a few months and the doctors told her that there was a slim chance of recovery. She had been so angry with her parents for keeping something as big as this from her but her mother insisted she didn't want her worrying while in the middle of exams.
She sat down at the table and poured herself a cup of coffee and began taking small sips.
"When are we going to the hospital?" Hermione asked her father quietly not making eye contact.
"When you're ready." He mumbled not looking up from his morning paper.
Hermione nodded and looked down at her cup of coffee not really wanting it anymore. She put the cup down and went upstairs for a quick shower.
Half an hour later Hermione came down the stairs while brushing her wet hair. She walked over to the shelf and picked up a bobble and tied her hair back. She walked into the living room to see her dad sitting there waiting for her.
"You got an owl while you were upstairs. It's there." He said pointing to the coffee table.
Hermione nodded and took the letter and opened it. She sat down and read it in her head.
"Dear Miss Hermione Granger.
I was very surprised when I received your letter Miss Granger and I would like to firstly say I am very sorry about your mother's condition. As you said in your letter your mother has breast cancer but has also spread to her lungs. Unfortunately I don't specialise in that type of condition and I have very little knowledge of it, so I contacted a friend at St Mungo's who does. I am afraid there isn't a magical cure for cancer yet, as they are still researching a cure and if any witch or wizard gets this terrible disease they have to go through muggle procedures to help get rid of it I think it called chemotherapy. I sincerely hope your mother recovers and makes a full recovery.
Madam P. Promfrey
Hermione sighed and crunched up the letter, Madam Promfrey was her last hope in finding a cure, she just had to rely on the chemotherapy. Her eyes widened as she remembered that her mother was getting her results back today for whether or not the chemo had worked which she prayed it had.
"Are you ready to go?" her dad asked making her jump; she nodded and quickly stuffed the letter into her jacket pocket.
Her dad grabbed his keys and him and Hermione walked out the house. Hermione waited by the car while her dad locked the house door. He unlocked the car and both of the jumped in.
The car journey was silent with only a few words spoken.
"Who was that letter from?" he asked while he pulled up in the hospital car park.
"The school nurse at Hogwarts, I asked if there is any way to help mum...but there isn't a magical cure yet." She replied.
Her dad nodded and his face paled. They both got out of the car and made their way towards the hospital.
Hermione gently knocked on her mother's room before they both entered, Hermione smiled at her but it quickly dropped when she saw how pale she was looking today.
"Hermione, John it's so good to see you, this morning has gone very slow indeed." She said quietly while she slowly pulled herself up.
John quickly sat down next to his wife and took her hand. "How are you feeling today Jane?" he asked
"I am fine John stop worrying about me." She reassured him, "Hermione dear come and sit down there is a chair over there come and pull it over."
Hermione nodded and did as she was told.
"Your mother phoned me last night she said she is catching her plane tonight dear she should be here by tomorrow." John said and Jane nodded.
Hermione's head snapped up to her fathers, "Grandma's coming?"
"Yes." Her father answered, "Have the doctors been to see you today?"
"Not yet but I expect them to come soon." She told him.
"Hopefully with good news." John wished.
"All we can do is wish." Jane whispered patting his hand, she turned to her daughter who had tears in her eyes, "Hermione don't worry whatever the outcome is I will never leave you both I will still be forevermore in your hearts."
Hermione smiled at her tears glistening her eyes, she grabbed her mother's other hand, "I tried to help, I'm sorry mum, I wrote to the school nurse but she said there isn't any magical cure for cancer...I'm so sorry."
Jane took her hand from Johns grip and wiped Hermione's tears away that had fallen, "Don't be sorry darling, you tried; I'm so proud of you for putting all your effort into helping me. I love you so much sweetie, all we have to do now is wait to see if the chemo has worked and if not...well we shall deal with that later."
"Don't say that! It will work." John said a little too loudly.
"John dear calm down I'm only thinking of all the possibilities." Jane said.
A couple of hours passed and the doctor still hadn't been to see Jane.
"What time is it?" Jane asked
"It is half past one." John answered, "Where is that bloody doctor!"
"Language John! Hermione dear will you go down to the hospital shop and pick us up some sandwiches and a drink each please I'm not too fond of the hospital food, John give her some money." Jane said.
John dug out his wallet in his pocket and gave Hermione a ten pound note.
"What sandwiches do you want?" she asked them getting up from her seat.
"Surprise us I'm not that fussed." Jane said with a smile.
"Okay then." Hermione smiled at her and walked out to find the shop.
It took a little longer to get back from the shop as Hermione got lost and had to ask one of the nurses the way, but half an hour later with three ham sandwiches and two bottles of coke and one bottle of orange juice later Hermione walked back to her mother's room. Before she got there she saw a doctor walk out of the room. Hermione's heart started to beat really fast and she quickly hurried into the room banging the door open.
Hermione gasped and her legs almost gave way as she saw her mother crying in her father's arms who also had tears streaming down his face.
"Mum?" she said weakly. She put the food down on the small table and rushed to her side.
"Mum please?" Hermione said the longer Jane didn't talk to worse Hermione felt as the answer came to her. She slowly sunk into the chair and put her hands up to her face covering her mouth. "It didn't work did it?" She whispered.
Her father looked up and shook his head.
A cry left Hermione's lips and pulled her mum into a hug and cried with her.
"Don't worry there must be something we can do I will figure It out don't worry mum I promise I won't let you down." Hermione sobbed.
"There is no cure Hermione the cancers spread all over just don't worry about me please honey there isn't a cure non-magical or magical just let nature take its course." Jane said trying to calm herself down.
Hermione looked at her mother, "But I don't want to live without you."
Jane weakly smiled at her, "remember what I said darling I will still be with you when I am gone, in here." She said resting her hand over Hermione's heart.
Hermione nodded, "How long?"
Jane sighed, "A few weeks maybe a month."
Hermione gasped not expecting it to be that soon, she buried her head in her mother's shoulder as Jane wrapped her arms around her only and last daughter.
A/N- I know its a bit short but the next chapter will be longer x also the Twilight characters will make an appearence in future chapters so dont worry i wont leave them out.