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Prewett Hollow. The childhood home of one Molly Weasley.
Hermione could not believe it. Molly never mentioned her parents, and rarely mentioned her twin brothers who were killed in the first war. Hermione was surrounded by the woman who had been a second mother to her and the rest of her family.
"Hermione, this is Percival and Alexia Prewett," Dumbledore said as he held his hand out and pointed at the couple standing.
"Hermione, that's a beautiful name. We are so pleased that you will be joining our family," the man named Percival said, "You can call me Percy or pops."
"And I am Alexia. Come on in, dearest, and have a seat," Alexia said as she held out her hand for Hermione to hold.
Hermione held onto her hand as Alexia lead her to a small settee where they both sat down. Once both were settled, Alexia began to speak again.
"Those two trouble makers over there are my eldest children, Gideon and Fabian."
As she spoke, the twins stood and made their way over to greet Hermione.
"Hello, I'm Gideon Ferdinand Prewett."
"And I'm the better-looking twin, Fabian Gustav Prewett."
Hermione could tell they were twins; however, Gideon had a small scar under his left eye that made them easier than Fred and George to identify.
"We've always wanted a little sister," said Gideon.
"Hey! What am I? Chopped Hippogriff?" asked the woman Hermione immediately knew as Molly Weasley.
"Oh, now little Molly Lolly. Don't get all upset. Gid was just saying we always wanted a little sister who would not beat us up," Fabian said with a smile as he faced his sister.
"Yes, yes. Well, I always wanted brothers who were not lunatics. But, you can see how far I've gotten with that," Molly retorted
Hermione could not help but smile at their banter. She could clearly see the love that the Prewett siblings had for one another.
"I'm Molly Weasley, formerly Prewett. This is my husband Arthur, and our little son, Bill. He is only seven months," Molly, said as she held up the small child in her arms.
"So, Hermione, how old are you?" asked Percy.
Hermione quickly thought back to the story that she and Dumbledore had thought up in his office. Seeing a newborn Bill Weasley had unsettled her.
"I'm 10 years old, but I will be turning 11 in July," she said quickly.
Alexia smiled. "Oh goody, now I have another girl to spoil. Daughters are the best to spoil."
"Oy!"
"What about us?"
The twins tried to look upset, but the smiles on their faces gave them away.
"Oh, you know what I mean. I love all my children, but there is something special about daughters to a mother," Alexia answered throwing her head back in a laugh at her son's complaints.
"Well then. If everything is settled here, I should be returning to Hogwarts," Dumbledore said as he stood from the chair he had been sitting on. "Hermione, I will see you September 1. Before I forget, normally you would not get this until your birthday, however, why waste the trip?" He said as he handed Hermione a letter that she instantly recognized as her Hogwarts letter.
"Thank you, Headmaster," Hermione said as she held on tight to her second first letter.
"Not at all, dearest. Well, I will take my leave. Goodbye, all," Dumbledore said as he waved and walked out the door.
"Now, Hermione, the Headmaster has told us about the fire and your parents. I understand that you lost everything in the fire?" Alexia said as she put an arm around Hermione's shoulders.
Hermione and Albus thought the best explanation for her lack of items and family would be best explained by a house fire that happened while she was out.
"Yes, ma'am," Hermione said softly.
"Oh dear, no need to call me Ma'am. You can call me either Alexia or Mum, darling. Now, I am sure we have some of Molly's old clothes for you to wear and then maybe tomorrow we can head over to Diagon Alley and gather some clothes. I am afraid we won't be able to pick up your school supplies until later in the summer, but we can get you some summer clothes. Would you like that?"
"Yes, ma'am… I mean Mum," Hermione said smiling at the family.
"Perfect. Now then, how about a tour of the house?"
"I would like that very much," Hermione said as she stood to join Alexia.
"We should be going, Mum. Bill is going to be waking to eat soon," Molly said as she also stood with her husband and walked over to her mother and father.
Molly gave her parents each a hug before turning to Hermione "I've always wanted a little sister. I can tell that we'll be very close."
"I hope so, Molly. I was an only child, so I have always wanted siblings."
Molly gave the young girl a hug before saying goodbye to her brothers and leaving with a promise to be back the next day to go shopping with her mother and new sister.
Alexia and Hermione left the room and started walking back down the hallway.
"This is the main entrance hall. You can get anywhere in the house as long as you can find this hall," Alexia said as she stopped in the middle of the hall and waved her hand around before continuing to walk. "Now, over here to the left is the dining room, which we only use for holidays or when we have guests. Too stuffy for my taste. Also, down here is the kitchen. This is where we usually eat. Come along; let's go back to the main hall."
Hermione loved the kitchen; it was big and open. There was a beautiful dining nook in a side room that was surrounded by windows. Through the windows, Hermione could see the gorgeous gardens. She turned around and saw Alexia had already started to make her way back to the hall. Hermione rushed to her side.
"The living room is where we spend most of our time together as a family, but there are a few other places that we could be. Let's go upstairs."
Hermione followed Alexia up the shiny redwood stairs.
"Now, the first floor has a few different places." Alexia stopped in front of one door. "This is Percy's office. If you ever need to find him, he will more than likely be in there. This door here leads to the library," said Alexia as she opened another door.
Inside, Hermione saw rows and rows of books. She gasped at the sheer number of books they had.
"I take it you like to read?"
"Oh yes, very much so."
"Well, then you are more than welcome to read anything you want from here. If there is something you would like to read but can't find in here, let one of us know. Chances are we have a book on it, but it's just not in the library at the moment."
"You mean there are more books?" Hermione asked amazed. The library already had hundreds of books that spanned from the ceiling to the floor.
"Oh yes," Alexia stated as she watched Hermione's face light up at the prospect of all the new books. "These are just a few of our favorites."
Alexia guided Hermione back out of the room and closed the door behind her.
"There is a bathroom on this floor as well. It's just on the other side of Percy's study. Let's go to the family level now."
Alexia led Hermione back to the stairs and started climbing to the third floor.
"Our suite is down the hall to the right. The kid's rooms are to the left. And, there are a couple guest bedrooms if you go straight ahead," she said as she stood in the center of the hall that split into three directions before turning to her left and walking down the hallway that she indicated was for the children.
"These two doors," she paused as she pointed out two doors that were side by side on the right-hand side of the hall. "Were the twins' suites. Even though they both have moved out, every once in awhile they will come over to spend the night. The room directly across from here was Molly's suite. And next to hers, will be yours."
Hermione and Alexia walked into Hermione's suite. On one side, there was a delicately crafted queen size poster bed with pale blue bedding that matched the walls. Hermione could see a small couch and an armchair placed in front of a fireplace. Off to the side, she could see into a private bathroom. She could see a bathroom with a large tub. Hermione was looking forward to having a nice, hot bubble bath. On the side near her bed, she saw another door that led to her closet.
"Will this be okay, Hermione?" asked Alexia from the doorway. "We can always change the color of the walls if you don't like blue."
Hermione was at a loss for words. She rushed to Alexia and threw her arms around the woman. "It's perfect. Thank you."
Alexia smiled as she returned her new child's embrace. "I'm glad you like it. I'm going to see if I can find some of Molly's old summer dresses that we can alter for you. Then, in a little bit, we will have dinner with Percy and the twins." Hermione released the woman, looking up and smiling at her. After Alexia had left, Hermione sat down on her bed.
She could not explain why she felt so comfortable here. Maybe it was because these were the people who raised Molly, and Molly had helped to raise her. Either way, she was glad to have been placed here.
Even though she would never forget her real parents, Alexia and Percy were giving her the chance to have another set of loving parents. They seemed as loving as Molly and Arthur had been. For the first time since she had arrived, Hermione was happy that she was in 1971.
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