Hermione Granger looked out onto the open grass fields and dropped her binoculars. It had been eight years since she last visited the Wizard World. Since she graduated from Hogwarts. Since she saw Harry.
With a nervous pound of her heart, she picked up the binoculars and continued searching for birds with her boyfriend, Kenneth Lighter. He was an ornithologist, and just twenty-six. With only a six month difference between the two, Hermione thought she couldn't be happier. Everything was going so great.
And then Hermione's mind floated back to seven years ago, when she got the biggest shock of her life from her former friend Ronald Weasley.
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The eighteen year old brown haired beauty stood on firm ground as she excitedly opened a letter from one of her closest friends, Ron Weasley. It had been nearly a year since she had seen Harry and Ron, and wanted to get together with them so badly! She would have gone straight to the Wizard World after coming home for a short visit with her parents and then taking up that Transfiguration teacher post at Hogwarts, but then her parents insisted she stay a whole year. Hermione was almost at her wit's end with boredom. She knew she wasn't supposed to use magic in front of the Muggles and she was horribly out of practice.
Finally, she unrolled the parchment and put her eyes upon Ron's messy scrawl.
Dear Herm,
How have things been going in the ol' Muggle world? I've been keeping pretty busy. We've been helping Fred and George set up their new location. Would you believe they've got five shops now, and opening one more in December? It blows Mum out of her mind. She never thought practical jokes could earn them a living, but you never know with Fred and George. Besides, I reckon Mum's kinda glad they didn't join the Ministry after all, seeing as how Cornelius Fudge and the rest of them all fell apart with the battle with Voldemort and all. Which brings me to another thing. I have to tell you something. It can't be said in a letter, but it needs to be said. Would you like to come visit us sometime? Ginny's been dying to see you and so have I. It'll be just like the good ol' days. Think about it Herm and owl me back.
Your friend,
Ron
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A/N: Okay, this was kind of a Prologue, first chapterish kind of thing. I hope you enjoyed it. Please r/r. The first real chapter will be coming up soon. It will be soooo much longer. Stay tuned, thanks!