She was walking down a long, dark, deserted corridor; she saw the room she needed to get to it was at the end of the hall. She needed to get into the room and save her friends. They needed her help, she could here them screaming Hermione started to run towards the room but no matter how fast she ran she was not getting any closer. She had to find some one to help her get in there.
A door opened and a Healer walked out of it. The Healers face was covered and the Healer had a tray in its hands, its back to her. Hermione walked over to the person and touched it. "Excuse me but I need to get into that room up there my friends are in it and they need my help. Could you please help me?" She said in a panic.
The Healer did not turn around but spoke in a cold eerie voice. "Hermione you can't help you friends they are all dead. You killed them, just like you killed Mr. Weasley, my dad. Now it is time for me to kill you. You do not deserve to live."
Hermione let out a dry sob. "NO! I did not mean to kill him I'm so sorry. I did not mean to."
"You now will die Hermione!" The Healer turned around, she saw his face it was Ron. He raised his wand and said "Avada Kedavra." Hermione started to scream.
"Miss get up, you is alright, wake up, you at home." Hermione was being poked by Dobby. She got up; she was in her room at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place. It was early; the sun was not shinning through the windows of her room. She was covered in sweat. The dream was horrible, but it always was. Every day for the past three years since the Final Battle she had them. The dreams were always at different places, the hospital, The Burrow, Hogwarts castle, even in Grimmauld Place, but they were always the same. She was alone walking following the screams of her friends, the person she always found said the same thing and it was always Ron and he always killed her.
"Thank you Dobby." She said.
"I was coming to wake you up miss, you have to get ready. You is leaving today for Hogwarts."
"Oh, thank you Dobby. Could you please tell them I will be ready shortly?" Hermione asked.
"Yes miss." He said then bowed out of the room.
Hermione walked over to the place where her clothing was laid out neatly she picked them up and left for the bathroom thinking about the past three years. She was in Saint Mungo's for two day after the battle was over. They just wanted to keep her to make sure she did not have any long term damage from the fight. She was let out with Lupin and Tonks. Harry, Fred, George, Professor Snape, and Professor McGonagall were all in there for five days. Draco Malfoy was in there for a month and Ron was still in there. His nervous system suffered extreme amounts of damage for the Cruciatus Curse, Lucius used on him. Over the past year he made some progress due to a new potion.
Hermione turned on the shower and walked into it. The warm water felt good washing over her body. She continued to think about the past three years. After Harry got out he opened up his home to everyone. He said the place was so big that there was enough room for everyone. Hermione automatically took him up on his offer. Her parents were killing by Voldemort early on in the battle (she remembered she received the news while she was still at Hogwarts in her seventh year). After that she could not go home. Tonks and Lupin were married right after Harry got out of the hospital, Harry was the best man at the wedding, and they now had the room Sirius stayed in. Fred also lived her with Angelina Johnson; they are soon to be married.
The thought of that brought a smile to Hermione's face along with a lot of sadness. Ron and she were going to be married after the Final Battle. He proposed to her at graduation. She was overjoyed she said yes as soon as he got down on bended knee. The thought brought tears to her eyes. She has not seen Ron since she left the hospital. On the day she was released she went to tell him good bye, as soon as she walked into his room he told her to get out. Harry gives her updates though. He visits Ron every Sunday along with Fred and George. George decided he did not want to live in the flat over their joke shop alone so he moved in with his wife Verity, so did Draco Malfoy. Harry and Draco shared a room at the hospital, they talked through a lot of their issues and he did no have a place to go. Harry offered him a room to stay in and he agreed.
Hermione got out of the shower and dried off. She pulled on her clothing and put some spells on her hair to control the mess. She looked at her reflection and smiled, she knew today was going to be a good day. She walked out of the bathroom and down the hall to her room. Hermione saw that the clock said it was eight, right on schedule. She went over to the night stand and grabbed her wand, over her outfit she put on her new robe she bought special for the occasion, she opened up her trunk and made sure everything was packed.
"Locomotor Trunk." She said pointing her wand at it, her trunk rose several inches off the floor. She grabbed Crookshanks cage and started down the stairs, using her wand to guide her trunk. Once she reached the landing she put her trunk with the other three, she saw Crookshanks and called him over to his cage. Then she continued down to the kitchen. As she walked in she saw that everyone was up.
Draco was the first one to notice her and he walked over and gave her a sweet kiss on the cheek, he then led her over to the large table. Harry was in deep conversation with Lupin talking about lesson plans; Fred and George were sitting together talking about their new joke shop merchandise. Since the war they have done very well with their joke shop. They not only had a business in Diagon Alley, they also had one in Hogsmeade and a mail order service. They had a very considerable amount of gold at Gringotts because of this. Verity, Tonks, and Angelina were all discussing Angelina and Fred's wedding that was this upcoming Christmas. Verity and Tonks were both expecting babies. Verity and George's first baby was due in February, and Tonks and Lupin were expecting their second child in November. They had a baby boy a year after the Final Battle; they named it Sirius James, after Lupin's two best friends. Harry was the baby's godfather and Hermione who has become great friends with Tonks was named godmother.
"Good morning Hermione." Lupin said, "Are you ready for today? Not nervous are you?" He asked.
"No not really, I am really excited about going back to Hogwarts. I have missed it a lot." She said.
"I still don't know what McGonagall was thinking when she made you three all teachers." George said pointing at Harry, Hermione and Draco.
"I don't know either, but I am not going to pass up the job as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. I mean could you think of a better teacher then the 'Boy who Lived and Lived again'?" Harry said with a laugh.
"I could think of one. ME!" Said Draco, everyone laughed at this. Draco got the job of Transfiguration teacher.
At the end of the last term all three of them told the Headmistress that they would like to be considered for teaching posts. After the war it was hard to find good teachers, they would get a teacher only for a year then they would leave. In July Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape arrived at Grimmauld Place and said they had a few job openings: Defense Against the Dark Arts, Care for Magical Creatures, Transfigurations, Divinations, Charms and Herbology. Harry got the first choice and of course he picked DADA, Hermione got to choose next and she sought out Charms, then Draco picked Transfigurations. Professor McGonagall also asked to see if anyone else would like a job. Lupin who was working as an Auror was not getting that many jobs since the war decided on taking over Care for Magical Creatures. All four of them were supposed to leave at ten to apparate to Hogsmeade, so they could get settled in before the start of the new term feast.
"You should eat, you need energy today." Dobby said pushing plates full of eggs, sausage and toast. Dobby had been working for Harry since he opened up his house to his friends. Kretcher died around the time of the war so there was no house elf to look after the place. Once Dobby heard of this he came to call on Harry. Harry accepted Dobby and also Winky to come work in his house and he paid them 10 Galleons a month, Sundays off and they had their own room where they had their own little family; a set of twins that were a year and a half old. They were named Lily and Albus. The twins loved to play around with little Sirius.
Tonks was giving Lupin a lecture she gave him yesterday at lunch and last night at dinner "Now Remus you promised to send daily owls, and to come home every weekend. Minerva already said we can come visit you on Wednesdays, so we will see you then."
"Remus it is time for us to get going, it's five to ten." Draco said looking down at his watch. Harry led them to the hall. Fred and George were going to apparate with them so they could get to work.
"By everyone, see you at Christmas. Keep in touch." Draco said coolly with a small wave.
"I will be checking in on Sundays as soon as I get done seeing Ron. Dobby keep the house running good, if you need anything pop into Hogwarts. I will see you all soon. Like Draco said keep in touch and Tonks if Sirius does anything cute be sure to tell me." Harry said giving little Sirius a kiss on the forehead.
"I will be here on the weekends. Love you Tonks and you too little fellow." Lupin said kissing his son and wife.
"I will be here when I can. Keep me posted on the wedding Angelina, Tonks take it easy, and Verity if you need to talk you know how to reach me. Make sure you send me daily owls. Oh I will miss all of you." Hermione said hugging all three of the girls.
Lupin did something with his wand and all four of their trunks, Crookshanks, Hedwig and Draco's Owl disappeared. Then in one swift motion they were all on their way to Hogwarts.