The usual boring disclaimer. Sorry I haven't posted in ages. It's a combination of Writers Block, Exams (now have only 15 exams left including the exam in the morning :S) and new story ideas. Anyway, hope you like it ;)

Chapter Ten

Talks with Harry

Hermione ran out the door into the arms of a handsome green eyed boy. "Harry!" Hermione squealed. "Hey, Mione. Everyone's here." Harry grinned, giving the girl a squeeze. Hermione let go, arm still around his waist, and looked at everyone gathered.

Edward watched as his girlfriend flung her arms around a handsome young man. Jealousy seethed under the surface and he narrowed his eyes and she interacted with him. Jasper rolled his eyes. "Edward, Hermione loves you. That's obviously Harry, her best friend who has a fiancé!" He remarked. Edward ducked his head in shame and sighed. "I know, I just feel protective about her. I feel that one day she'll realise what a monster I am and will leave." He told the group. Bella took his hand in hers. "Mione's not like that. She's loyal." She replied, smiling at the vampire.

Hermione hugged all the Weasleys and finally came face to face with Dumbledore. "Headmaster!" She exclaimed, hugging the elderly man. After her parents' deaths, the elderly man had taken care of Hermione and stepped into the role of guardian and father like figure. He and Hermione were almost as close as Hermione was to her own father.

"Hermione, my dear." Dumbledore greeted, holding the girl close to him, a serene smile on his face at the thought that the girl he loved like a daughter was happy again. "Come, let us get everyone settled." He chuckled, smiling at her.

Hermione walked up to the house, her arm in Ginny's. Tonks and a couple of other Order members were enlarging the Vampire's rooms to fit the extra guests, at Esme's request of course. "You're new boyfriend's hot." Ginny giggled, glancing over her shoulder to where Edward was chatting to Remus, the Werewolf's scent not that bad to him. "Eyes off, missy. Plus, you know he's a Vampire. All vampires are good looking. Doesn't mean I love him any less though." Hermione replied, elbowing her friend. "Like you loved Ron?" Ginny asked. Hermione sighed. "Yeah, or maybe a bit more. I'll always love Ron, but I've moved on now. I'm finally happy." She replied quietly. Regardless, all the Vampires caught her words.

The two girls were upstairs, helping the Order resize two of the rooms and put the sleeping bags in there. One room was for the men and another for the women. Harry was the only boy not doing anything. He wanted to talk to the Vampires, Bella and the wolves instead. He was sat with them on sofa.

"So, you're Hermione's boyfriend? I'm glad she's happy again. After everything." Harry told Edward. The group frowned. "The war sounds awful." Carlisle agreed. Harry then realized Hermione hadn't told them everything. "What did Hermione tell you of the time she was captured?" He asked,

Jasper was the one that answered. "Nothing. She just said she and her parents were captured and that Ron was taken too. Then she said it was too painful for her to talk about." He replied. Harry sighed heavily. "I guess I'm going to have to tell you."

"When Hermione and Ron were taken by Voldemort, none of the Order knew where his hideout was, so we couldn't save them. We were all so worried. Then our worry got worse when Hermione's parents were taken too. It gave us a tiny bit of hope that they were alive. We never knew what truly happened until Hermione was returned to us and she showed us."

"During the times they were captured…." Harry was interrupted by Hermione. "Harry? Please, why are you telling them this?" She pleaded, her voice sounding tired and small. Harry sighed. "They need to know. It's the only way you can fully heal." He told her. Hermione bit her lip and went to sit on Edward's lap. "Fine, but I'm telling the story." She relented.

"At night, we were questioned and tortured with Cruciatus. One day, they took my parents out to get me to talk. My mum and dad told me not to talk, so kept quiet. They tortured them for hours, before locking me in a room with Bellatrix and my parents."

"She killed them. Then tortured me for a bit, before returning me to the cell. Another week later, they brought Ron and I out for questioning. They tortured me and Ron snapped, he tried to get to me and I told him no, that he'd make it worse." Hermione shuddered violently and wiped the tears that were falling away.

"I…I…can't tell you. I'll show you." She gasped. Hermione did the same thing for images and projected the memory.

Hermione hung her head after the agony of Cruciatus left her tired body. "Mione!" Ron yelled, running towards her. Hermione looked weakly up as her lover freed himself from his captors. "Ron. Please, you'll make this worse." She whispered.

A cruel laugh made the two spin round. Cold red eyes glinted at them; malice on the man's no lipped mouth. "Oh, but it already is bad. The boy's fate is sealed. After all, I only need one of you alive to deliver the message to Potter and my men have enjoyed having our dear Miss Granger here. No pun intended." He hissed. The couple shuddered and Hermione weakly gripped Ron's arm as he glared at the Monster before them.

Hermione whimpered as Ron twisted in different shapes on the floor, yelling out in agony. "RON! STOP! Please, please stop it." Hermione's pleas fell on deaf ears. "Now for the grand finale. Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort yelled. Hermione screamed as Ron's body slumped to the floor, his blank eyes staring into hers.

Voldemort then turned to her and advanced slowly. Hermione gulped, she knew what he was planning to do to her.

The room was quiet in the aftermath of the memory. "Every night that scene replays in my head. Time after time. I could do nothing to save him, I failed." Hermione said quietly. Edward wrapped his arms around her and she sobbed into his chest.

Bella looked stricken as she watched her cousin sob. She would never understand how Hermione was so strong. Silently, well for a human anyway, she walked over to Edward and knelt before him and Hermione. She gently took her cousin's hand and cried with her.

Ginny walked over to Harry and hugged him from behind. She had come down just in time to see the memory. "Maybe now she can heal." She whispered, kissing the top of her boyfriend's head. Harry nodded and sighed. "I hate seeing her in pain, but it needs to be done. She needs to get over this. Now more than ever." He told Ginny. Ginny nodded and took his hand. "Let's leave them. She needs to be left with them for a bit." She agreed. The two left the room, leaving Hermione to be comforted by her new friends.

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