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This chapter is a bit of a filler, but it needed to happen too. I am grateful for the review that I received. Please keep them coming.
Chapter 9- Trying to Make Admins
Most of the rest of the week went okay for Hermione, just okay. Cho had not fulfilled her threat yet. Due to the fact that Hermione had tried to stay away from Harry. She worked at the bookstore. Mr. Burn was a fantastic person to work with. Hermione was a very independent girl and loved to work. Maybe someday she will be able to own a bookstore like this. Hermione did talk to Gianna and André a couple of days after, on Thursday.
"So how is Harry?" Gi asked her best friend over the cellphone. Gianna wanted of course all the gossip, about everything, even Harry. Hermione had talked about her ex-best friend frequently throughout the first four years being in France, but didn't understand why they had that fight. She had tried to get information about the dark-haired boy who Hermione was so infatuated with. Gi was the only one that Hermione had told that she loved Harry. However, it all changed four years ago. Gi had noticed the change in her best friend.
"Gi, you know I love you, but I don't want to talk about him."
"I just want to know how he is and how he turned out. I mean he was a catch by those snaps you showed me."
"Fine, he is quiet the lady's man now, he confronted me about André. The nerve of him. He doesn't understand. His girlfriend has threatened me to stay away from him. I have kept busy though. So I doubt I will be around him for a while."
"I think what you need to do is... what do you English call it... shag him senseless..."
"GIANNA!"
"What? I know you do..."
"I don't. I don't love him anymore. He broke my heart. I have to move on." Hermione pleaded with her friend.
"Mon ami, Mon ami Je t'aime, mais que vous avez à suivre votre cœur," Gi said. * my friend, I love you, but you have to follow your heart*
"Je le suis. Je suis heureux d'être avec André, Harry avait fait son choix et ainsi J'AI." Hermione answered back. * I am. I am happy with André, Harry had made his choice and so have I *
"Je pense que votre stupide, Vous aimez Harry," Gianna tried to talk sense into her friend. * I think your being silly, you love Harry. *
"Peut-on parler de l'école et de la façon dont tout le monde est là?" Hermione pleaded. * can we talk about school and how everyone is doing there? *
"Très bien, très bien." Gianna gave up, for now. * Fine * They talked for ten more minutes. Then it was Andre's turn to talk to Hermione.
"Bonjour mon doe, comment est l'Angleterre. Tu me manques tellement. J'ai une surprise pour vous, mais je ne peux pas encore vous dire. Je vais vous dire dans un mois environ." Andre's voice was sweet and welcoming change of Harry's voice in her head all the time.* Hello my doe, how is England. I miss you so much. I have a surprise for you, but I can not tell you yet. I will tell you in about a month. *
After talking for a while to André, sometimes it was like talking to a wall talking to André. He was sweet and funny, but not really an intelligent conversation. But Hermione did care about André even though she didn't really love him.
Hermione hung up the phone and worked on her homework.
Her thoughts traveled to Harry and that, that girl. All she fulfilled was glaring at her when Harry was around. Then she would try to get Harry to notice her by kissing and rubbing against him. I really hate those kind of girls. What does Harry see in her anyway. Is he just in it for the sex. I mean he is a guy. Isn't that what all they want.
"Hermione."
"Yeah Dad?"
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"
"I was wanting to talk to you about something." Daniel Granger said sitting next to his oldest daughter.
"What about daddy?" Hermione said putting her book to the side.
"I want to have a better relationship with my daughter. I know we have grown apart because of the moving to Paris thing. I just want you to know that I am sorry about it. However, you need to understand it wasn't meant to hurt you and Nerissa. I just wanted us to grow the practice. I hope you can forgive me and we can get our relationship back on track." her father was so much like his daughter especially with the seriousness.
Hermione did miss talking, really talking to her father the past 8 years. It was a long grudge but Hermione's world was turned upside down. "I miss my little girl." Dan said quietly.
"Aww Daddy, I love you," Hermione said pulling her father into a hug. "I'm sorry I was so hard on you about the moving thing. Maybe it was for the best."
"Well now that is settled. Did your mother tell you about tomorrow night?"
"What about tomorrow night?"
"We're having dinner with the Potters," Daniel said wondering why his wife didn't say anything.
"WHAT?!"
"At 6 tomorrow night." Daniel stated.
"Why? I don't want to see him more than I have to dad." Hermione said getting off the bed and started pacing the floor.
"Hermione, what are you talking about? You know they are our friends. I know you and Harry are having issues with each other."
"Issues with each other?! Of course we have issues, even that is putting it mildly. You know what he did to me dad?"
"What is in the past, is in the past. You need to look past all that Hermione." Dan stated sternly.
"I don't know dad, I will think about it, but it's hard to forgive something like that?"
"What actually happened between you two anyway?"
"Maybe I will tell you soon, but now I just can't" Hermione said kissing her father's cheek.
Ginny Weasley woke up the next morning. She remembered the conversation that Hermione came out of the gym with Cho. Cho was threatening her friend and she wasn't going to stand for it, when she could do something about it. She goes to one of the bedrooms in their home and knocks on the door.
"Yea?" answered the voice behind the door. She saw red hair appear in front of her.
"Um I need to talk to you about something."
Hermione woke the next morning thinking about the discussion she had with her father the night before. She should at least be civil to him during the dinner. She dressed in a burgundy button-down shirt and a pair of jeans. She gathered her book-bag and made her way downstairs to find her mother and father in the kitchen eating their breakfast.
"Good Morning Hermione dear." Emma said looking up at her oldest daughter.
"Morning baby girl." Dan said.
"Good Morning." she said sitting down next to her father. She really was going to try to repair her relationship with her father. They had an amazing relationship before they had to move away. She couldn't blame him for her failed friendship with Harry.
"I thought about what you said dad and I am going to try better with Harry." Hermione said peeling an orange.
Dan and Emma smiled at each other. "That's great." Dan and Emma said.
Hermione sat in her car with her sister, Susan had gotten her car back. "Sissy are you going to actually talk to Harry tonight or are you going to ignore him?"
"I am going to call a truce for our parents." Hermione answered diplomatically.
"I still think you are being silly." Nerissa said looking out of the window.
"Why do you say that Issa." Hermione knew of what was coming, but wanted to be oblivious to it.
"Because you Sissy have always been in love with him. And you are so darn stubborn that you ignore it."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Look Issa, I'm not. We were friends, we grew apart."
Harry walked into his literature class to see Hermione at her desk alone. She looked up at him and he could feel his pulse race. There was no one else around in the room. He had to keep in mind that her and her family were going to be at his house tonight. He was tired of fighting with her.
"Hello Hermione." said Harry politely. Hermione was shocked at the sudden change in Harry's attitude around her. Her mouth was slightly open "Um hi."
"Can we talk about something?" Harry said to her.
"What about Harry?" Hermione said still trying to focus on her book.
"Did you know that your family is coming over tonight?"
"Um yeah... I was going to talk to you about that too." Hermione said putting her book away.
Harry looked at her with a grin. "What about?"
"Calling a truce, especially in front of our families." Hermione stated trying to ignore his charming smile.
"I agree. I really, truly am sorry about how I have treated you Hermione. I really am, I don't like fighting with you, I really don't. I hope you can believe me and accept my apology." Harry had a concerned and sensor look on his face, one that he lacked at the bookstore.
"I will consider your apology Harry, I don't want to do that anymore either. Um... won't your girlfriend be upset that you are talking to me?"
"What are you talking about Hermione?" He said taking the seat near her.
"Never mind." Hermione said not wanting to get into a fight when they just had a truce for that night.
"No really what did Cho say? She said she was going to get to know you better," Harry said with concern in his voice.
"It's really none of my business what your girlfriend does."
Before Harry could talk more to her, Ron and Draco came through the door. "Hey Mate!" Draco shouted slapping Harry on the back. "Hey beautiful." Draco said turning to Hermione. Hermione slightly blushed at his comment.
Hermione was approached by Draco, Ron and Neville throughout that first week of the school year. Asking her how she was and that they missed being around her when she was around. They became friendly to her again. Hermione had asked how Harry had felt about them being friends. They told her that it was up to them and that their fighting shouldn't affect their relationship with his ex-best friend. Draco of course being Draco, being the other school flirt, other than Harry, would flirt with Hermione. She did tell him that she was not available for anything like that. He just liked to flirt and make her blush which was sometimes very easy to do.
"You have not changed have you Drak?" Hermione said rolling her eyes at Draco.
"Would you want me to change?" Draco said wiggling his eyebrows. Hermione rolled her eyes at the blonde and took her school supplies out of her book-bag.
"Drak would you leave her alone, Hey Hermione." Ron said to the brunette sitting down next to Harry.
"Hello Ron, how is your family?"
"Great all really busy. Bill works at a bank and is married, Charlie owns a zoo, Fred and George own a joke shop," Ron said running down his list of his huge family.
Susan came in to see Hermione sitting near Harry and the boys, she smiled lightly at her friend. "Hey guys, this is a nice change of pace." Susan said.
This is a mistake, I shouldn't be around Harry, but then I shouldn't let an air-head like Cho control whom I talk to. Hermione thought at she watched Susan talk to the boys. Susan is right this is nice. I miss this. I'm going to keep my guard up with him though. It still is a little painful to think about it.
Then snapping herself out of her thoughts rest of the class came into the room along with Cho and Lavender.
Cho came over and sat on Harry's lap. Hermione rolled her eyes at this.
"Hey Baby,"
"Um Cho can you please get off?" Harry said. Pushing her off of his lap. "Class is going to start."
"Yeah I might lose my breakfast," Ron said to the black-haired girl. Cho's mouth opened. Hermione and Susan snickered.
"Think it's funny huh Frencie?" Cho said to Hermione. When Hermione was going to say something the bell rang and Professor McGonagall entered the room.
After class Harry stopped Hermione in the hall.
"Hermione, thanks for giving me a chance. I really am sorry for how I acted when you came back, I was a real prick and I am truly sorry for it."
"It's okay Harry, it might take some time though. It has been a long time since we saw or talked to each other." Hermione said diplomatically.
She started to walk down the hall with Susan, when he said "Thanks for giving me a chance Mione."
Hermione stopped in her tracks. Hearing that nickname he always called her sent shivers up her spine. I haven't heard that name forever. Maybe we can be friends again.
I know this is not the most exiting chapter, but I needed Hermione and her father mended, and the amends to happen. I would like to hear what you guys think, so please review
Also I will be starting an internship next week, but I will do my best in updating. :)
