Chapter 2: Revelations
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A/N: Thanks to Pirate22 for reviewing the story. I hope that you like where I am taking the story in this chapter.
As they were walking down the pavement, something was niggling his mind. He wasn't sure what it was but something about Hermione seemed familiar.
"Do you want to come round to my house for dinner?" Hermione asked. "My parents would probably like to meet you, seeing as you did save me from being physically injured."
"Are you sure?" Harry asked uncertainly.
"Is there something wrong?" Hermione asked worried.
"No, it's just that whenever I've tried to help people before from being attacked by my cousin, I've always been swatted away like a fly on a window" Harry said despondently.
"That's horrible!" Hermione exclaimed. "Why don't your parents do anything about it?"
"My parents died when I was one year old" Harry said sadly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Hermione apologized.
"It's ok, you didn't know." Harry said. "I'm forced to live with my cousin's family and they do nothing but encourage him to act like that." Harry said. "I've tried to protect people from him as I don't see why other people should have to put up with him."
"Well you're coming to my house and then I'm sure my parents will want to contact the police about this." Hermione said in a voice that brokered no argument.
"Alright, I suppose it's the least I could do for someone who has been like the friend that I've never even had." Harry said in a slightly subdued voice.
As Harry followed Hermione down the roads towards her house, Hermione was looking at him with a sad expression. "Why don't you have any friends Harry?" she asked, "You seem like such a likable person".
"My cousin scares away anyone who would want to be my friend" Harry said.
"Well if you want I'll be your friend." Hermione said in a soft voice.
Harry couldn't help but tear up a little at this. After all that had happened to him in his life, he finally had someone he could actually call a friend. Hermione noticed this, and gave him a small hug, before walking up the drive with him towards her house. "What should I call your parents?" Harry asked.
"Dan and Emma will be fine" a calm female voice said from the doorway to the house.
Harry gasped. "W-what did you say?" he stuttered.
"Dan and Emma" Emma said. "And what may I call you?" Emma asked.
Harry couldn't believe it he wasn't the last one in the country anymore. After a decade of the Dursleys, he had almost forgotten his parents telling him about the Grangers. Hermione had reminded him a tiny bit when she said that her last name was Granger, but hearing Dan and Emma's first names had been like a light bulb being switched on. He was in the company of family once again.
A/N: Haha, cliffhanger. Never realized how fun it is to make cliffhangers until now. Hope you enjoyed this. I apologize for there being no chapter yesterday but things are kind of hectic at the moment with getting ready to head off to university in a few days time. As always, please review. Thanks to everyone who has added this to their favorites, followed, and reviewed so far.