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A Promise Never Forgotten: Revised
Chapter 3: March 2000
Hermione walked slowly down the stairs, when she made it to the last step she peered into the kitchen to see if there was anyone up and in the kitchen.
'Of course there wouldn't be!' Hermione mentally reminded herself, 'It's 3 in the bloody morning.' Since she had found out that George had gone missing she hadn't really felt like talking to anyone. So she only came out of her room when she knew nobody would be around.
Truth was she didn't want their pity and while she knew that they were hurting as much as she was, she just couldn't stand to see them.
Hermione tip-toed her way into the kitchen afraid that one possible noise could wake the entire house. As she opened cupboard she heard someone clear their throat behind her, she jumped clearly startled and turned around. There in the doorway of the kitchen stood George's identical twin brother Fred.
"I'm going back to bed." Hermione mumbled quickly as she started towards the stairs but stopped when Fred grabbed her wrist.
"I wanted to talk to you." He said before she could run off back to her room.
"What about?" She questioned almost suspiciously sitting down at the kitchen table, although she already had an idea of what he wanted to talk about.
"George." he said and sighed deeply, "You haven't been the same since… well… you know."
Hermione didn't even give herself a chance to think be before replying.
"What am I suppose to do Fred? Be happy? How am I suppose to be happy when the love of my life is missing or possibly dead and I may never see him again?" She yelled but attempted to keep her voice down. "What is Angelina went missing? What would you do, move on to someone else? Replace her?
Fred remained silent after Hermione's outburst which make her feel suddenly guilty.
"I'm sorry." Hermione whispered. "I didn't mean to yell like that."
"I wasn't trying to make you forget him you know, I was just trying to help." Fred replied.
"I know, it has just been so hard without him, When I see everyone with their girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands, and wives." Hermione took a deep breath. "I don't know I guess I just get jealous, you know? I'm happy that they are here, I really am, I just wish George could be here too, I just don't understand why it had to be him, he did nothing wrong." Hermione brought her hand up to wipe away the tears that had just started to fall.
"We all love him and miss him Hermione, it breaks mum's heart when you don't come out of your room for meals." Hermione looked up, almost not believing what Fred was telling her.
They didn't blame her?
Hermione looked him in the eye for the first time in weeks suddenly feeling much more comfortable and said, "Did you know that he promised me the morning that he left, in the letter, that we would get married and start a family when he got back." Hermione broke out into a small smile, "He always wanted a big family, nothing less than five kids he would always say, he had several names picked out too." She looked down at her lap when she felt the tears coming, "I just wish that could be reality instead of just a dream."
"yeah that has been what he wanted." Fred let out a laugh, "The first year you two were dating he talked constantly about how when you guys had children that his dream was to have twins, preferably twin boys so that they could be Hogwarts next pranksters. That's what he wanted more than anything, aside from wanting to marry you, that was first."
"I wish that could still happen." Hermione said with her eyes still on her lap.
"You know, you're not the only one who wants him back, the whole family does, the whole family wants you back too. These past few weeks it has felt as though we had lost not only George, but you too."
Hermione thought about what he said for a moment, "I'm scared." She whispered.
"You have nothing to worry about, we all love you and want you back." Fred whispered reaching over to grab Hermione's hands, "You're like another sister to me."
"I'm going to go back to bed." She started towards the stairs, but before walking up the steps she turned back towards Fred and smiled softly, "Thanks for the talk Fred, I really needed it."
And with that she disappeared up the stairs leaving Fred sitting at the kitchen table.
