She was going to die. Her whole life had been a lie. She was slowly dying.

Hermione Granger stood on her balcony over looking London. It was a cold foggy day and she could just make the outlines of the buildings in front of her. She shivered lightly and pulled her dressing gown around her for comfort while taking a sip of her steaming mug of coffee.

It had been almost twelve months since the war, and like everyone reads in storybooks, light prevailed.

Flashback

"Ron Where's Harry?" Hermione yelled above the jinxes, curses, hexes being thrown everywhere. They were currently in the forbidden forest with all other order members and fifth year students and up all fighting the death eaters.

"I don't know. He… was just behind me" Hermione and Ron went limp. They told Harry that no matter what they would be by his side, fight with him, be as one.

"Harry" Hermione whispered through everything going on around them. Ron heard her perfectly clearly. He grabbed her hand and pulled her right as a green curse flew past them. They jumped over the top of a death eater and ran. Both throwing the killing curse in every direction. They managed to get out of the woods unharmed. Until Ron got the back of a horrible curse "RON" Hermione squealed as she bent down next to him.

"Just kept running, I'll be fine Mione'" Hermione stood up and started to run again, before stopping and running back to Ron. She smiled and kissed him on the lips. She quickly pulled away before kissing his forehead and bolting upright. "Run for me Hermione"

Hermione ran, she dodged the killing curse merely and flew her own at the death eater. She jumped over a 6th year, which Hermione hopped to god was not Ginny. She flew a few curses at a group of death eaters duelling Neville, Dean, Seamus. They all yelled thank-you to the wind as Hermione kept running.

She skidded to a Holt, as there was one person in her way trying to get back into the school. Lucius Malfoy.

"Ahh, little mudblood. Do let the adults play" He raised his wand in the air and Hermione staggered back, clutching her wand in her hand behind her back.

"Move Malfoy!" Hermione screamed. It was a pathetic attempt and Lucius thought so to, he laughed and raised his wand higher.

"Everyone will remember the day The Dark Lord ruled once again. You will be nothing but a mere mudblood again. Nobody will miss you!" Hermione smiled, and Lucius could see the venom in her eyes.

"You don't get it. Nobody will miss you" Lucius staggered backwards and felt a sharp jab in his neck suddenly. He slowly turned his head around to see Ginny Weasley smirking and pointing her wand at Lucius. "Everyone will remember the day Voldemort crumbled and Harry Potter saved us all"

"Bye" Ginny said as she kicked him in his backside and he wobbled forwards. Hermione took the opportunity and raised her wand.

"Avada Kedavra" Lucius dropped to the ground suddenly and Hermione turned to Ginny and smiled. The next thing they knew a green eye piercing light was being broken through all windows of the castle. Everyone was thrown some fifty feet backwards and a high-pitched screech was formed. "Ginny we have to get-" Hermione was cut short by the great oak wood doors being slammed open.

They couldn't make out the figured due to the green light. All death eaters, students, order members, all stopped fighting to look at the one who came out alive. Ginny ran. She ran into the green piercing light and flung her arms around the one and only Harry Potter.

All death eaters where then put in Azkaban, but claimed to have been under the Imperius curse.

Harry Potter had won, and got the girl. Ginny Weasley.

But when Hermione went to get Ron, she still found him on the ground. A small smile on his lips. Hermione bent down and placed a hand on his cheek; it was cold, and hollow. Hermione felt a hand lightly touch her shoulder. She looked up to see a teary-eyed Ginny and Harry.

Ginny sat down on the other side of Ron, and Harry placed a comforting arm around Hermione.

"You're not alone, you have us. And you'll always have Ron"

End of Flashback

Hermione sipped her hot coffee again and smiled, before the misty cold feeling got to her and she had to step back inside. She placed her mug on the coffee table and went over to the medicine cabinet. She bought out a brown box with little compartments all labelled from Sunday-Saturday. Hermione opened up her Wednesday compartment and looked at the contents. Three red liquids capsules. Two white and blue tablets. Five plain white tablets and a bright orange capsule. What they were all for, Hermione had no idea. All she knew is that these hard to digest tablets and capsules, were keeping her well.

Hermione placed them on the table and started to swallow them one by one with the help of her coffee. She finished them all and took the last sip of coffee before pushing her hair out of her face and standing up. The phone suddenly rang and Hermione walked over to it.

"Hello…" Hermione said as she picked her coffee mug up and headed towards the kitchen.

"Hey Hermione it's Ginny" Hermione smiled and placed the coffee mug in the sink. She turned around and leaned against the sink.

"Hey Gin, I was just thinking about calling you" Hermione grabbed the nail file and began to play with her nails.

"Coincidence… Anyways, Harry is having a meeting at the ministry today, and I will be bored, would you mind if I popped round and we grabbed a coffee or something?" Hermione mumbled an 'offcourse' and Ginny beamed. "Well great, I'll be there in half an hour" Hermione looked at her watch before saying good-bye and hanging up the phone.

She walked into her bedroom and patted the cat that was lying on her already placed out clothes.

"Crookshanks, you're on my clothes…" Hermione picked the orange cat up and placed him down on the ground. He began to pur whilst weaving in and out of Hermione's legs. Hermione ignored him and got her things before walking over to the bathroom. She laid them on the bathroom sink and began taking her clothes off. Once completely free of clothes she looked at her body in the mirror. She was far to skinny and far to boney for her own liking, but apparently when guys, men and boys whistle at her, being to skinny can be a good thing.

Hermione looked away from her body before pulling her clothes on. She then stood in front of the mirror with a pink pleaded skirt, a white blouse and a denim jacket. Hermione tried with all her might to pull her hair into a ponytail, but the thickness of it restricted her so she put it half up half down, with chunky side fringe. Hermione then put a little bit of blush, mascara, and eyeliner on and placed some mousse in her hair. She looked at the finishing product before sniggering at herself and walking out of the room.

She walked into the bedroom and saw Crookshanks once again huddled up on her bed and placed him on the floor. She opened the door and the cat proudly walked out. Hermione walked over to her wardrobe and slid the door across to reveal her shoes. She got her pair of light pink thongs and put them on. She glanced at the time and saw she had 10 minutes to meet Ginny. Hermione then strutted out of her bedroom and into the kitchen where she gave it a quick tidy up, let Crookshanks outside, straightened the already neatened pillows on the couch and got her bag set up for an easy escape when Ginny came. Hermione sat down on the bench chair and stared into nothingness.

She heard the clock chime ten thirty and she heard the front door pop open.

"Hermione, it's me" Hermione stood up and walked over to greet her guest. She eloped Ginny in a hug and kissed her on the cheek "Do you need to hang round here or can we just go? I saw this cute coffee shop a few days ago"

"Yeah that's fine with me, I'll just grab my bag" Hermione walked into the kitchen and got her easy access bag before meeting Ginny outside the apartment and walking down to the street below. Hermione and Ginny talked about Ginny's new job as a wizard hairdresser until they got to the street below, Ginny lead Hermione to the Leaky Cauldron, which just so happened to be across from Hermione's apartment. They were greeted with warm smiles from Tom as they entered the Leaky Cauldron and headed for the room to get to Diagon Alley.

Hermione and Ginny stepped through the barrier, deep in conversation until Ginny suddenly flung her arm out causing Hermione to be knocked out of breathe.

"What's wrong?" Hermione choked out. Ginny squinted her eyes until they became wide and she burst out laughing.

"Look" Ginny said as she pointed ahead of them. Hermione looked up to see none other than Pansy Parkinson eating at the café Ginny had in mind. "The nerve of her" Ginny started in an angry tone. "You'd think she would never want to show her face in public again!" During the war, Ginny had threatened Pansy to the extent that she ran away crying, saying she was never going to return to the wizarding world again. That was until Ginny saw her at the final battle, with her death eater mask covering her face. Ginny new at once it was her and threatened her again; she told Pansy that if she ever saw her face again she would kill her in an instant.

"Let it go Gin, it doesn't look like she's hurting anybody…" Ginny stood her ground and headed towards the café, Hermione followed at a brisk pace. Pansy obviously saw Ginny coming and bolted upright. Ginny came and stood so close to Pansy, that she could feel Pansy's breath on her neck.

"Can I help you with something Weaselette?" Pansy said in her usual smug voice. The voice of Millicent Bulstrode sniggered behind her. Hermione peeped out from behind Ginny to see Millicent towering over Pansy and Ginny. If you thought she was scary at school, you should have seen her now.

"Yes actually you can, I distinctly remember telling you're pug face that if I ever saw it again I would kill you, and since where in public I can't but, I will give them a show they'll never forget if you don't leave now" Ginny said in a terrifyingly deadly tone. Hermione could only stare wide eyes at her. Hermione then heard the clicking of knuckles together and saw Millicent getting ready to pounce.

"Leave it Millie, This blood traitor doesn't know who she's talking to. Bur I'll forgive her this time" And then with two distinct cracks, Hermione and Ginny where looking at thin air.

"We showed them" Ginny said with a cheery voice. Hermione sighed before entering the café.

"They could have ripped us apart before we even blinked…" Ginny smiled and sat down at a table.

"And that's why we won the battle… Because we blinked and realised they were all a big bunch of fluffy teddy bears" Hermione laughed lightly because a waiter came over to take there orders. Ginny ordered a choc-chip cake and a coffee, whereas Hermione ordered a latte and a cheesecake. "So, hows treatment?" Hermione nodded.

"It's good actually. I'm slowly progressing according to doctors" Hermione smiled as the waiter bought there things over and placed them in front of Hermione and Ginny before going over to another table. Hermione took the spoon off the edge of the plate and skimmed it down the side of her cheesecake before placing it in her mouth.

"Why don't you just do it our way, Hermione? The Medi-witches would fix it in a heartbeat. And it's safer…" Ginny said as she ended with a sip of her coffee.

"Because, my mother had it, my mothers mother had it, my mothers, mothers, mother had it and so forth. They all didn't do it, so I guess I'm going to push through. I'm a strong person Ginny Weasley, for you're information. I guess it's just a weird tradition, which I'm trying to brake…" Hermione smiled half-heartedly before taking another scoop of cheesecake.

"Ok then, but can you just go see a Medi-witch to make sure everything's fine? Please" Ginny reached across the table and put her hand on top of Hermione's hand. "Please" she said softly.

"Alright…" Hermione said in a sigh. There was no way she would have won that fight. She watched as Ginny sipped the last of the coffee, took a last hurried bite of choc-chip cake and stood up. "Where are you going?" Hermione asked as Ginny had already started to heave Hermione up by the arm. Ginny then exited the café and Hermione placed a few Knuts and Sickles on the table. She quickly followed after Ginny who was heading back to the Leaky Cauldron. "Gin, what's going on?" Hermione said out of breathe once she reached Ginny.

"Where going to be late for the appointment" Hermione gave her a confused look before being pulled through the barrier by the hand and led out of the Leaky Cauldron. Ginny lead Hermione down a long street and to another street that was inhabited by muggles everywhere. Ginny looked around before whispering to the window and stepping in. Hermione was completely shocked until she remembered back to fifth year that this was where the hospital was.

She quickly jumped through and followed Ginny down a crowded corridor. The hospital was very dull, it had plain white walls and a few moving paintings here and there. Hermione saw a lady on a hospital bed screaming her lungs out but no voice was heard, she then saw a Medi-witch hand the lady a baby. She passed the room and then saw a little boy sitting on a bed. Hermione slowed down to look at the boy.

He was just staring at Her. Hermione completely stopped and looked at the boy. He had dark brown hair and was between ages 5-8; Hermione looked closely and saw he had pitch black eyes. He smiled before sticking his tongue out. It stretched to the size of a rather large banana before he pulled it back in. He then out stretched his hand and it came all the way over to Hermione. Hermione stared at it with wide eyes and shook the little boys hand.

"Hermione" Ginny called from the end of the hallway. Hermione let go of the boy's hand and waved to him before walking over to Ginny, who was standing at the end of the corridor next to the receptionist. Hermione made her way over and waited for the lady to acknowledge Ginny and herself. Hermione who was getting quite impatient coughed loudly and the lady looked up.

"Can I help you two with something?" A snobbish voice from the lady came. Ginny looked the lady up and down, before sniggering. Hermione knew the lady was an absolute tart so it would take a lot of will power from Ginny not to say anything. She had long Black hair and was tall and slender. She looked somehow familiar though.

"Appointment for Miss Hermione Granger" Hermione was suddenly thrown back. But then it clicked.

"You knew I would have given in!" Hermione said suddenly to Ginny.

"Why offcourse" Ginny said with a smile. She turned back to the lady who was looking at the computer.

"Has Miss Hermione Granger, ever had an appointment here before?" the lady asked in a snobby tone. Hermione shook her head. "Hold on one moment please" she began typing on her computer before looking over to Hermione and sneering lightly. "Alright since you haven't had an appointment before, you will have to have the only available doctor at the moment, he will from now on be you're doctor. So just wait in examination room 5 he wont be long" Hermione nodded before following Ginny down another corridor. The saw a plain white door with the number 5 in fake gold letters.

Hermione and Ginny entered the room. It was plain with a chair or two, an examination table, a desk in the corner with a computer on it a few cupboards and a curtain that covered a tiny corner of the room.

"Mione, why won't you just get it done with magic?" Ginny said as she flopped into one of the chairs. Hermione placed herself neatly on the examination table and ran her hands over the ripples in her skirt.

"I already told you. I will beat this with no magic" Hermione fiddled with her skirt for a few minutes until a side door which she never noticed before opened. In walked a doctor who was quite tall. Hermione couldn't see his face because she was looking upwards at him; the clipboard he was holding was in the way. Hermione glanced over at Ginny who could obviously see him and had a wide mouth, staring at him. "Mione, I'm just going to wait outside" Ginny said in barely above a whisper as she headed to the door and walked out.

"Hi how are you today?" the doctor walked around the other side of the table and placed the clipboard and his jacket down. He momentarily began to wash his hands before spinning around with a big grin on his face. He picked clipboard back up before walking to face Hermione. "I'm you're doctor, and how can I help you Ms…" the man shifted a piece of paper before looking over the top of the clipboard. "Granger" He half choked out. Hermione who had taken up playing with the rim of her skirt, swiftly looked up at her doctor with the pronunciation of her last name. The doctor quickly coughed and headed to get his jacket.

Hermione on the other hand tried to figure out where she had heard that voice. Until it dawned on her. She looked at the man quickly leaving the room and she stood up. He had pure blonde hair and there was only one person in the entire world Hermione knew who had that kind of hair. "Malfoy?"

The man paused momentarily at the door handle before turning to look at a very shocked Hermione Granger.

Hi, I hoped you liked my first chapter, it kind of came to me so I began to write whatever my fingers typed. And viola here you are.

Kisses for those who review, hugs for those who don't

Alex.