"WHAT!" Ginny yelled once Ron had finished telling her. She jumped out of Harry's arms and threw a robe around herself. Then she went downstairs to her old room. She found Hermione sleeping on her bed and the little girl beside her. Hermione stirred and opened her eyes. She saw Ginny and smiled slightly.

"Hey Gin," she whispered.

Ginny looked at her. Hermione must have washed her face now her bruises and cuts were more noticeable.
"What happened Mione?" she asked looking at her.

"I'll tell you later…don't tell anyone else I am here I plan on being gone before they wake up" she said sitting up and stretching slightly. She bit her tongue trying not to grimace. She looked at Ginny and saw the look of worry on her face.

"Gin I promise I'm okay" she whispered.

Ginny shook her head "Your really here" she whispered disbelievingly. Ginny leaned over and hugged Hermione slightly. "Your not leaving here Hermione Jane Granger" she said grinning.

Hermione stood up and hugged her friend. "Okay then" she whispered.

Ginny left a few minutes later after catching Hermione up on her marriage.

Hermione smiled and grabbed her stuff going to the bathroom. She had to get back in the room before Grace woke up. She got undressed and looked at the scratches seeing most of them were turning yellow and green. She grimaced. She jumped in the shower. Once she got out she got dressed in a purple sweater and jeans. She grinned to her self then started the long process of putting her make-up on. She grabbed her things and then went back into the bedroom to find Grace waking up.

"Oh hey baby. Did you sleep well?" she asked quietly.

Grace nodded and held out her hands to be held. Hermione walked over and picked her up kissing her forehead.

"Lets get you dressed," she said setting her on the bed. She dug through the bag and finally found a small long sleeved dress. She slipped it on and the smiled.

"You look so pretty baby," she said fixing her hair quickly. She smirked and kissed her daughter's head.

Instead of heading downstairs to where people were sure to be gathered for breakfast she went up stairs looking for Ron and Ginny. She found them and Harry in a room on the third floor. She knocked and shifted Grace's weight.

Ginny answered the door.

"Oh" she said opening it so Hermione could come in.

Harry, Ron, and Ginny were smiling and staring at her. She smiled slightly.

"Um Hello" she said.

Harry got up and smiled. He hugged her. "Welcome back Hermione" he said.

Harry had grown as well. Although his hair was still as messy as ever and his eyes still bright green, he was muscular and taller. Hermione smiled.

"Everyone meet my daughter Grace," she said.

Grace buried her head in Hermione's shoulder.

"Come on Gracie don't be shy," she whispered

Grace lifted her head and smiled shyly.

"Grace this is Harry Ron and Ginny" she said although she knew her daughter wouldn't remember.

"Hello 'arry Giney Ron" she said quietly

Hermione smiled. "Yeah…I'm sure you guys want an explanation," she said.

All three nodded their heads in unison.

"Could it wait until after breakfast," she whispered.

Harry nodded.

"Come on mum is probably waiting for us," Ron said.

Hermione could not be prepared for what awaited her.

"OH Hermione dear!" Mrs. Weasley said embracing her and Grace in a motherly hug.

"Hello Mrs. Weasley" Hermione said through the hug.

"Oh and who is this?" she asked pulling back

"Um...This is my daughter Grace" she said.

"MOMMY!!!!" a little girl yelled running towards Ginny.

"What Hailey?" Ginny asked picking up the young girl.

"Bailey… pinched… me," she cried into her shoulder.

Ginny patted the young girls bright red hair.

'Whoa what else have I missed' Hermione thought to herself

"Bailey!" Ginny said.

Soon a little boy the same age came up he had bright red hair as well.

"Yes mama?" he asked looking down.

"Did you pinch your sister?" Ginny asked.

"Yes…but she deserved it she was teasing me" he said looking up.

Hermione bit her tongue to hold in a gasp. He had bright green eyes like Harry. She smiled.

Ginny looked at Hailey. "Were you teasing your brother?" she asked

Hailey nodded her head

"No more teasing Hailey and no more pinching Bailey…now will you two please go sit down" she said setting Hailey on her feet.

"So what else have I missed?" she asked.

Ginny smirked "Um… lets see. Those are Harry and our twins. They are both 4. Fleur and Bill had a little boy…Gabriel…and that's about it," she said smiling.

Hermione nodded and sat down. Ron sat next to her and Harry and Ginny on the other side. Grace sat down at the other end talking with Hailey and Bailey. Hermione smiled. The other's of the Weasley clan filed in and said happy greetings to Hermione giving her hugs before sitting down. Finally they began to eat breakfast. Everyone was talking and chatting. When the meal was over Hermione got up to help with the dishes, which had become routine to her.

'No No No dear go and chat with the others I'll do the dishes" Molly had said.

"Thanks Mrs. Weasley" she said
"Just call me Molly dear" she said smiling.

Hermione nodded "thank you...could you possibly keep an eye on Grace. I'm sure she wont be any trouble," she said

Molly nodded "Of course Hailey and Bailey are playing with her now I'll just keep an eye on them all" she said starting the dishes.

Hermione smiled and then the four of them headed upstairs. Once they got into Harry and Ginny's bedroom and got settled no one spoke.

Ron was the first to speak.

"Hermione why are you always wearing turtlenecks in spring?" he asked looking at his feet.

Hermione bit her lip. "Just because I am always cold" she lied.

Ron went up to her and hugged her hard. She couldn't help it she let out a rough sigh.

"Hermione what's wrong?" he asked seeing tears in her eyes.

Hermione shook her head and wiped the tears out of her eyes. "Nothing" she lied again still wincing at the throbbing pain in her shoulders.

"HERMIONE" Ron said raising his voice.

Hermione visibly cringed as tears started running down her face. Ron looked at her and led her over to Harry and Ginny's bed.

"Hermione?" Ron said quietly.

"I cant stand it when someone yells it reminds me of when he was in foul moods and he would always hit me" she whispered lifting her turtleneck to wipe her eyes.

Ron stared at her piece of stomach that was showing when she lifted her shirt. He slowly laid her back on the pillow and lifted her shirt even more to see the assortment of bruises. His mouth dropped open.

"Hermione…" he whispered while the other two stared blankly.

She sniffed and looked at him "Yeah Ron" she whispered.

"How long did your husband abuse you?" he whispered.

"Since after Grace was born" she whispered.

Ron turned and looked at Ginny. "Gin I need you to floo Healer Shell" he said. Ginny nodded but didn't say anything.

Hermione looked at him. "No Ron really I'm okay," she whispered tiredly.

"No Hermione your not" he said picking her up gently.

Hermione nestled her head against him. "I'm sorry Ron," she whispered.

"You're going to be okay Hermione," he said.

He carried her into her room and then turned to her bag for a nightgown but the second he bent over he heard a thump hit the ground. He turned to see Hermione had fainted. He picked her up and set her on the bed. He grabbed the nightgown and slowly put it on her seeing all the bruises and deep cuts she had hidden.

"Oh my love" he whispered "How could someone ever do this to you" he whispered.

Soon Ginny and Healer Shell walked into the room. Healer Shell had her hair pulled up into a no nonsense bun.

"What happened here?" she asked looking at Hermione.

"Healer Shell…Hermione has been abused for the past two years and never got checked out. She just fainted." Ron spoke up.

Healer Shell nodded and leaned forward feeling her head. "She will need to be moved to St. Mungo's," she said

Ron nodded and picked her up. "Tell everyone where we went Gin," he said before apparating to the counter at St. Mungo's "Um…abused fainting and fever," he said.

The nurse looked down the list. "Alright first floor. Room 153 Healer Jones" she said. Ron nodded and headed up the stairs until he found room 153. It was unoccupied so he laid Hermione on the first bed. Then sat next to her.

Healer Jones came into the room and smiled.

"Hello My name is Healer Kristen Jones," she said shaking his hand.

"Hello Healer Jones" Ron said, "I need you to help me. She has been physically abused for the past two years and then she fainted in her room and Healer Shell said she had a fever." He said

"Healer Shell doesn't know anything," she said smirking She set a hand on Hermione's forehead. "Although she does have a high fever." She nodded "can you please remove her nightgown so I may take a look" She said writing down notes on her clipboard.

Ron nodded and slipped it off Hermione groaning slightly. Ron stared at the bruises again.

"Well I can see why she passed out," she said taking her wand and gently touching a few of the cuts on her legs.

Hermione groaned.

"These cuts here...here…and here are all infected." She said, "the bruises will have to go away on there own but we will give her a healing potion" Healer Jones muttered. "Also she will need a few separate charms to heal a few of the deeper cut. Then hopefully her fever and the bacteria will be gone and she will be back to normal," she said conjuring a bottle of dark green liquid. Then she muttered a spell and Hermione opened her eyes drowsily.

"Ohhh…." She moaned

"Hermione I need you to swallow this potion it'll help" healer Jones whispered as she uncorked the vial and set it close to her lip and tipped. Hermione swallowed the liquid and then nodded to Ron. "She will be awake for another few minutes or so" she said walking out.

"Ron…" Hermione whispered.

"Yes Hermione I'm here." He said grabbing her hand.

"I always loved you. I'm sorry I left," she croaked

Ron smiled slightly and kissed her lips slightly. "It's okay Mione. I still love you," he whispered.

Hermione smiled "Will you take care of Gracie for me please?" she asked her eyes fluttering closed.

"Of course Mione" he whispered kissing her fingers. "I love you Hermione" he whispered, "I wish you never left. We would be married by now," he whispered.

Hermione was already fast asleep and Ron vowed not to leave her side.

Everyday Healer Jones would come back and have Hermione take a potion. Then she would mutter a few spells under her breath to heal the bigger of the cuts. Finally three days after being brought to the hospital Hermione woke up with a fever.

She blinked and rolled her head to the side trying to ignore the pain. She saw Ron asleep in one of the chairs his head lying on the bed. Hermione lifted her hand and brushed a lock of him hair making his eyes flutter open. He looked at her.

"Hey Mione" he whispered

Hermione smiled and looked at him. "Hey Ron" she said.

Ron lifted his head and grinned at her. "You look better," he said

"I feel better thanks," she said.

Just then Healer Jones came in and looked at Hermione. "Welcome back dear" she said grinning. "Your fever is gone and most of the cuts that were infected are healing nicely. " she said checking something off on the clipboard behind her. "So if everything goes well you can be out of here tonight" she said smiling.

Hermione nodded. "Thank you" she said. She didn't remember much of what had happened but she did remember telling Ron about Stefan. She turned and looked at Ron feeling he needed to know the whole story.

"Want to know the whole story?" she whispered.

Ron looked at her. "Only if you want to tell it," he said.

"Yeah" she said before taking a deep breath. "Stefan and I met my first year in America" she started "I wanted to see the world before I settled down" she said, "I always knew I would come back here to my friends and what I consider my family. Well I met Stefan about three months after I had arrived. I had decided to start in New York and then travel to California but I never seemed to make it out of New York. We met while I was grabbing a cup of coffee and he offered me a seat and I graciously declined" she chuckled at the look on Ron's face "Yeah well after I finished my coffee I decided to go to the library…"

"Hello Miss" a voice said behind her "I don't know if you remember me but I was just wondering if you would…maybe…. like to go on a date sometime" his voice was gentle and slightly nervous.

Hermione turned around and stared at his sandy brown hair and grinned. It was the same guy she didn't take a seat with at the coffee house. "Oh I remember you…sorry for turning you down I was just hoping to read" she said smiling.

"Oh it is quite alright," he said twisting his hands around in front of him.

"Sure I'll go on a date with you" she said smiling.

"That's when is all started. Four months later we were married and then nine months later I gave birth to Grace" she said "I should have never said yes," she said smacking herself in the head

Ron grabbed her hand and looked at her. "Hermione just think if you hadn't said yes you wouldn't have the perfect little girl," he whispered.

Hermione nodded "I know but I would have come back to you… and Harry." her voice wavered 'and not have been abused' she thought

Ron stood up and gently wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "Well your back now that's all that matters and I will not let him hurt you again. I promise," he whispered in her hair. Oh how he had missed her these years.

"I missed you Mione," he whispered

"I know, I missed you too Ron" she said laying her head on his shoulder.