Alright just let me explain something. This story starts during the summer of the fifth year. Everything that happens at Hogwarts and stuff does not happen in this story! Remember that! This is fan fiction so we are allowed to change the storylines…right?

Anyways I know it maybe slow and confusing at the start but that's for the suspense (me: ha! yeah, I'm sooo good at suspense cough cough total sarcasm!). Anyways please hang in there with this story!!! Here is the first chapter! Enjoy!

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"Where is she? She said she'd be here by now."

Ginny rolled her eyes at her brother, "Ron she's just a bit late. Stop worrying."

"Stop worrying! This is Hermione were talking about and she's four hours late! Since when is Hermione, Hermione, ever that late?! Something could have happened to her," snapped Ron, "You off your head Ginny!"

"Oh shut-up," snapped Ginny, huffily, "Harry tell him to go stick his head in the upstairs toilet and get it stuck in there. He'd most likely listen to you."

Harry opened his mouth to reply but Ron cut him off, "Harry doesn't need to tell me anything! I'm standing right here! I-"

"Fighting again are we little siblings?" interrupted Fred, bouncing into the room, followed by his twin.

"In front of our guest too?" added George, "Tu, Tu. What will our dear mother say?"

"Oh just what I need," moaned Ron, "I'm going up to my room. You coming Harry?"

Again Harry opened his mouth to speak but was once again interrupted by a Weasley, this time Fred.

"You know Ron I think Ginny is right," Fred turned to Harry, "While you're heading up the stairs take to detour to the toilet and get Ron to stick his head in it. Ha! He might even get it stuck, like Ginny says, it's bloody big enough for!"

Harry resisted a smile as he went to follow Ron up the stairs when the kitchen door burst opened and Mrs. Weasley stood there with Hermione.

"Hermione!" said Ginny, jumping to her feet and rushed over to hug her friend, "We've been waiting for you! Ron was about to wet himself from worry!"

Hermione gave a laugh as Ron sent a glare at his younger sister.

"I just had some trouble with my parents that's all," said Hermione, "but things are alright now."

"Ginny dear could you show Hermione where she is sleeping," said Mrs. Weasley, "Hermione Arthur will bring your trunk up later, is that alright?"

Hermione smiled at the older women, "Yes that will okay, thank-you."

She followed Ginny out of the kitchen and up the stairs.

"I have so much to tell you," Ginny gushed, "You'll never believe…"

And on she went as always; Ginny filled Hermione in on what she and her brothers and Harry had been doing since the summer started. Hermione remained quiet, giving her opinion when wanted and replying when needing to.

They reached Ginny's room and entered and Ginny closed the door behind Hermione. Ginny went and sprung down on her bed and indicated to the next to her, "That's your bed. As always."

She added the last bit with a grin and Hermione smiled back at her.

"So," said Ginny, "What's your summer been like. You arrived latter this year. We leave in about a week but you usually come here early in the summer. Did you have a good time at home or are we really that boring to be around?"

Hermione smiled at Ginny's joke and said, "Yeah it was fun. I went to Sweden with my parents and it was nice, you know, to see them again after so long."

Lie number one.

Ginny's eyes were suddenly bright with excitement, "You went to Sweden!? Oh you're so lucky! The only holiday I have ever been on was to Egypt! It was great though! But you go away with your parents almost every single year, I bet your parents are millionaires, you just never go on about it!"

Hermione gave a laugh, "No their just dentists!"

Lie number two.

Suddenly the door burst open and Ron entered with Harry in his walk. Hermione smiled at her the boys and they grin in reply.

"Good you see you again Hermione," Harry said, grinning at the girl and Hermione laugh and bounced across the room to hug Harry tightly.

"It's good to see you too Harry!" Hermione released him and turned and hugged Ron, who turned a bright shade of red, "Gee Ron! I think your grown; again!"

"Yeah, always growing eh?" Ron mumbled as Hermione let him go and smiled at him. She went and sat on the bed next to Ginny as Harry followed her.

"So Hermione," said Harry sitting down next to her, "Why were you so late? We thought maybe you got into some sort of trouble or something. Well Ron did anyway."

"Yeah I did!" said Ron, "You were four hours late! What kept you!?"

"Parental Problems," she said simply.

Lie number three.

Harry nodded in understand but Ron scrunched up his face in confusion, "Parental Problems? Like what?"

"They were trying to stop me from coming to Hogwarts this year," said Hermione, scowling slightly.

Lie number four.

Instantly there was an outcry at her answer. Ginny's jaw dropped open and Harry and Ron both exclaimed a "What?" at the same time.

"Why would they stop you," asked Harry in confusion, "Your the best in our year! It's not as if you are going badly at school."

"No," agreed Ginny, "Did something happen?"

Hermione shook her head, the curls bouncing slightly, "No, they just want me to spend time with them more. They have hardly seen me since I was eleven, except for on summer holidays, so they were trying to get me to not attend Hogwarts this year."

Lie number five.

"But I still don't get it," said Ron, "They'll see you after you finish school. What's the problem with that?"

"But I think it's that they haven't really seen me grow up Ron," said Hermione slowly, "That's their problem. They also can't grasp the fact that there isn't really an equivalent of a muggle dentist to a witch or wizard one. They think I'm not getting a right education."

Lie number six. Wow! Elden had really trained her well!

"You know I still don't understand this whole dentist thing," said Ron, "I don't see the point in why your parents want to rip peoples' teeth out and they get paid for it too. Weird isn't it? Why would they want you to do the same?"

Hermione sighed. She and Harry had been through this whole thing possible a hundred times in the last four years with Ron and he still didn't understand. She and Harry looked at each other and Harry smirked.

"Ron I will buy you a book on muggle dentistry and you can read all about it," reply Hermione.

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It was dark again. Only this time here was no rough hands or anyone that she didn't know the name of whose hands they belonged to.

She lay in the bed next to Ginny listening to younger girl's steady breathing from the bed next to her. It felt strange not to have the presence of her friends asleep next to her. Just as she had gotten used to their presence they were gone. Just like that.

She didn't know why Elden let her stay during the summers. She guessed because she made good money for him. The old man would do anything as long as there was a profit in it for him. She closed her eyes and a memory flashed before her eyes.

"Cody will you move!"

"Why?" Cody smirked at her, "Not annoying you am I?"

"You'd annoy me even if you were six feet under, now move!" snapped Hermione

Cody laughed as Hermione pushed him out the way and stormed off down the stairs leading to the front door.

"Have fun working tonight!" Cody called after her, "Elden wants you to make lots and lots of money!"

Hermione rolled her eyes as she heard Cody and Edward's laugher behind her.

She snapped her eyes opened. No, she had to be strong and she would not cry. No matter how much she really missed them.

"You will write won't you?" Edward asked her.

Hermione smiled, "Every chance I get."

Edward smiled, "Good."

He leaned forward and hugged her and she hugged him back. She pulled away and it took all her self control not to burst into tears. She turned to Cody, who was standing there grinning at her.

"I bet you're happy I'm going," said Hermione, giving him a half smile

Cody's grin dropped slightly, "Not really. It's much funnier to annoy you. God you must think I'm crazy but I'll miss your little outbursts and that hot-headed temper of yours."

Hermione laughed and moved forward and hugged him and he hugged her back. She pulled away and turned to the old man that was standing next to the two boys.

"I'll be back during the next holidays Elden, promise," she said

"I have no doubt my dear," said Elden giving her an almost toothless leering grin.

She felt sick in the stomach. This always happened before she went back to school. Maybe she shouldn't have gone back to live with Elden and the boys after the school year finished. It just got harder and harder every year.

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