The next day Ron and Hermione dropped Ella off at the Burrow with Mrs. Weasley and headed to work early to go meet with a specialist who could help them locate Hermione's sister.
"Good morning, I'm Susan, please take a seat" the social worker said
"So how can I help you Mr and Mrs. Weasley"
"We need to find someone"
"I'm listening" Susan said
"Well I found out that I had a sister, who ran away ()yrs ago, is there anyway to find her?" Hermione asked
"Well I could try looking through files, but it could take a long time there could be a possibility she will show up in our files if she is supposedly related to you"
"That's amazing, I guess its worth a try right?" Hermione asked
"Sure" Ron replied
"Well alright, I will just need a signature and a DNA sample to make sure you are who you say you are, though you look good enough for me" Susan said
Hermione and Ron signed the papers and gave their DNA samples.
"So what is your family name, Mrs. Weasley? Susan asked
"Granger" Hermione replied
"So, I could try searching the Grangers and see what comes up, there might be records of her missing?"
"Sure, anything that will help me find my sister" Hermione replied
Susan's fingers tapped away on the keyboard as she typed in the Grangers name.
"I'm sorry Hermione nothing seems to have come up, maybe she changed her name? There are reports of a daughter missing and searches were conducted but sadly she wasn't found" Susan said
Hermione felt a lump rise in her throat but swallowed it down
"Is there anything else you can do?" Hermione asked
"Well there are a few options, obviously more searching, I could try talking to muggle services to, although what could definitely give us some results was a DNA sample"
"I don't know if my parents kept anything of hers even so it would probably be covered in dust form sitting up in the attic and would be very difficult to get a DNA sample" Hermione replied
"Any photos? We could try running them through a muggle process called face reconstruction, maybe there will be a match?" Susan asked
"Would childhood photos work?" Hermione asked
"Worth a try" Susan replied
"Sure" Hermione said
" We could try putting advertisements out in the daily profit, you guys being the golden trio and all would surely get a front page" Susan said
"If that's possible that would be great"
"Shall I leave a number to call you incase we find someone?" Susan asked
"Ahh would it be ok to keep it more private maybe could you get them to ring here please?' Ron asked
"Sure, done"
Ron walked back into his office to find Harry sitting at his desk.
"Hey mate" Harry said
"Hey, ah can I help you or are you just finding another excuse to not work?" Ron asked
"No of course not, I would never do that" Harry said with a chuckle
"So how's Ginny how are the kids?" Ron asked taking a seat next to Harry.
"Ginny's good, though James has been getting in a bit of trouble, believed he set off a stink boom one or two times" Harry said
"Takes after his dad" Ron said
"I never did anything like that I just fought giant snakes and spiders" Harry said with a smile
"Well you were always quite the attention seeker" Ron said smiling
"So, how's Hermione?" Harry asked
"Ah, not so well, turns out she has a sister she never knew about and she's trying to find her" Ron said the smile vanishing from his face
"Wow, that must be tough, if there's anything Ginny and I can do you let me know ok?" Harry said
"Yea, thanks mate"
"Potter get back in here" Kinslsey's voice yelled through the door
"Whoops, sorry got to go, how 'bout you guys come over for dinner tonight?" Harry asked
"Thanks, that would be great!" Ron said
"Cool, I'll get Ginny to call Hermione to let you know what time" Harry said
"Thanks"
"See you then"
"See you"
Ron and Hermione booked another appointment in with Susan in three days time and tried to see what they could come up with to help find Laura. Hermione knew that she would have to call her mother to find out what she had to help find Laura.
Hermione picked up the phone and dialed her mother and fathers home number. She heard it ring three times then a soft sweet voice came from the other end of the line.
"Hello, how may I help you?"
"Hi mum its me, look I need a favor, I'm trying to find Laura and I was wondering if you have any items or photos of hers that they can use to locate her?"
"Well yea I guess I could have a look I mean-"
"Thanks, can you please call me if you find anything?"
"Sure sweetheart" Mrs. Granger replied
"Thanks, talk to you later, bye" Hermione said
"Bye" Mrs. Granger replied as she heard the beep ending their call
"Who was that?" Ron asked
"Mum" Hermione replied
"Did she have anything?" Ron asked
"She's going to have a look and give us a call if she finds anything"
"We're gonna find her Mione" Ron said
"I hope so" Hermione replied
"We will"
'Well we have to go, Harry and Ginny are expecting us in 10" Hermione said
Hermione was helping Ginny put away the dishes while Ron and Harry had gone to watch the quittitch game.
"So how are you?" Ginny asked
"I'm fine" Hermione replied
"Hermione, you know what I mean"
"I'm fine Ginny honestly," Hermione said
"Really, cause you don't seem it?" Ginny said
"Gee Ginny I wonder why?" Hermione said
"Hermione I'm sor-"
"No I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap, I'm just god I don't know Ginny, I don't know anymore" Hermione said bursting into tears
"Shhhh its ok Hermione" Ginny said taking Hermione into her arms
"What if we never find her?" Hermione asked
"We will" Ginny replied
"Have you talked to your mum yet?" Ginny asked as Hermione grabbed a tissue
"Only to ask for Laura's things," Hermione replied
"I just cant believed she would lie to me, for all these years, but then she tried to bring up how I obliviated their memories to protect them" Hermione said
"Maybe she was trying to protect you" Ginny said
"Even so after everything I went through she didn't think I could take something like that"
"Maybe that's why she didn't tell you, maybe she thought after everything you'd been through you needed a break"
"Then why didn't she tell me after that break huh? Why did she keep it from for another 21 years?" Hermione asked
"Maybe she was afraid to lose you again, Hermione" Ginny said "For some reason she lost one child, you can understand why she wouldn't want to lose another"
Hermione was silent as Ginny watched her.
"I just want to find her" Hermione said leaning against the counter
"I know Hermione and we will" Ginny said
There was a cry from the living room
"I got it" Hermione said going over to Ella