Don't Deal With Love

By: Malfoy-Amazing-Bouncing-Ferret

Chapter 1: Off To a Bad Start

Summer hols had just started. A summer away from Hogwarts. A summer to stay at home and do whatever tickled her fancy. Alternatively, that's what Hermione Granger thought. This summer was going to be a summer that she would never forget. This was going to be a summer of tragedy, loss, heartbreak and love.

Maybe we should start at the very beginning. Where we meet Hermione Granger at the Hogwarts Express. She would be stepping off the train and meeting her parents on the other side of the platform. She would be saying good-bye to her two best friends in the whole world, one of which she had been dating for the past year, Ronald Weasley.

"I'll write everyday. Maybe you can come by sometime. You know, spend the last few weeks of holiday at the Burrow." Ron said, giving Hermione a hug and a passionate kiss.

"That would be great, Ron. Have a great holiday, Harry." Hermione said, hugging Harry. "I'll talk to the two of you soon."

"Yeah, see you later, Hermione." Harry yelled slightly as she walked over to meet up with her parents.

"So, Cupcake how was your school year?" Mr. Granger asked as he turned the corner.

"Oh, it was okay. How was life without me?"

"It was absolutely dreadful. We missed you so much." Mrs. Granger replied.

"We're looking forward to spending some time with you. We have decided that we are going to take you to Germany for the first half of summer. What do you think, Pumpkin?" Mr. Granger asked.

"That's wonderful! Oh I can't wait. When do we leave?"

"We leave in two days. So once we get home, you need to pack up."

Later that evening, after she finished her dinner, Hermione went up to her room to write Harry and Ron. That's when she heard her mother screaming. Quickly, she ran down to the kitchen to see a cloaked figure standing over her mother, pointing a wand at her. She slowly made her way into a dark corner in the dining room, clamping a hand over her mouth to keep herself from making any noise. Then, another cloaked figure walked into the kitchen from the back door.

"Where is the girl?" the second figure asked.

"Let's go look for her. We'll be lucky if she hasn't already snuck out to run away." the first one said.

Those voices were somewhat familiar.

"You check the upstairs and I'll look around down here. The Dark Lord said that it'll be our heads if we don't arrive back with her." the second said. 'Oh Merlin! That's Wormtail! The other one sounds strangely like MacNare. Oh Merlin! Death Eaters! I have to get out of here!'

As soon as they both left the kitchen, (one going upstairs and the other into the family room) Hermione left through the back door. She ran.