Hermione rubbed her temples. There were so many papers that she had to fill in that it was practically giving her a migraine. Hermione sighed. She then opened a cabinet in her desk and grabbed an Advil. Hermione Granger had become the Deputy Head of Magical Law Enforcement Department and her job was a tedious one.

Hermione closed her eyes and then opened them again. She looked at the picture frame on her desk. It was a photo of her with a five year-old Rose at Disney Land in Florida. It was taken just two months ago. Rose looked so happy and excited. Hermione smiled. It was amazing how far she had gotten in the last five years. At just the ripe age of 22 she already held a senior position of a department in the Ministry of Magic. That was definitely rare. The only people that were able to attain such a status at a young age were Dumbledore and McGonagall themselves. Furthermore, she was able to afford to live in a nice penthouse in London core, moving out of Harry's Grimmauld Place. Her life was definitely getting better.

Hermione sighed. She was finished with her last set of papers for the day. Hermione got up, grabbed her mug, and left her office. She locked the door behind her and walked through the hallway to get to the elevator. The elevator door dinged and she stepped inside. When it reached the main floor, she was walking through the crowds of people to get to the apparition point.

Men were looking at her as she strode through the building. They lusted after her. Who wouldn't? Hermione Granger was seen as an accomplished women with amazing body assets and face. Hermione rolled her eyes. She would never see herself with these pigs who call themselves men.

In the past, she did date a couple of guys in hopes of finding true love. She thought each one of them had a chance but they kept disappointing her. They only wanted her for her image and hopefully have sex with her. Not that she would easily give up herself on a first date or ever. What was a big turn off was their faces of horror when they found out she had a daughter. They would always leave the second they found out. Eventually, Hermione decided the topic of her daughter was the breaking point. If they had a real chance, they'd actually love her daughter. Except, it hasn't ever happened so she gave up on finding true love at this moment.

Hermione apparated in front of a wizard day care center ran by Hannah nee Abott Longbottom. She was picking up Rosie. She stepped in front of the door and knocked on it. Hannah opened the door, and Rose ran towards her mother. She clinged onto her leg and her mother smiled. She then clamped her mother's hand and nodded, waiting to apparate home.

POP!

Hermione and her daughter apparated inside their penthouse. Rose ran straight to the living room and sat down in front of the telly. Her eyes were glued on the screen, watching intensely as the newest episode of Spongebob ran. Hermione, on the other hand, went straight to her room. She was wearing a black pencil skirt with a buttoned white shirt. She grabbed a pair of jammies and headed to her private bathroom. She stripped her office clothes off of her and took the ponytail out of hair that previously held it in a tight bun. She went inside the shower cubicle, turned on the hot water, and washed her body. The hot water felt so nice raining on her body, relaxing it of the tiring day it went through.

After she was done, she got out and lathered her whole body with nicely scented lotion. She then put on her pajamas, tied her hair in a towel turban and headed out to the living room. Rose was still sitting down on the floor and was still glued on the screen.

"Rosie! It's 18:00, and you're still not in your jammies! Go take a shower and dress down, please. I'll go order pizza and drinks while you shower, okay? Hop to it!"

Rosie's eyes twinkled with anticipation. She immediately ran into the restroom to shower.

Hermione chuckled. Of course her daughter would happily comply. She loved eating food in general. It was as if she were Ron's daughter.

Hermione frowned.

'Dear Melin! Never!'

Ronald Weasely had been such an arse to her. The last time she saw him was at the after party held 5 years ago, and it definitely ended sour. After that, she heard he left for Australia, and he wouldn't return back for a while. Ginny told her this of course. Apparently, the other guests in the party sided with her and looked down at Ron according to what they heard. Their only judgment was the shouting they heard from Hermione herself, and although it seemed quite limited, they can deduce Ron was in the wrong.

Hermione shook her head from these thoughts when Rose returned all dressed in cozy pajamas.

"Mama! You said there'd be pizza when I come out!" Rose pouted. Hermione laughed. It was so cute seeing Rosie's face turn into her begging puppy face, her grey eyes twinkling and all.

Hermione smiled.

"Of course dear. I did promise we'd have pizza."

~Break~

Hermione ate the second last pizza slice. It was Hawaiian, and she knew Rose would pounce the moment when there'd only be one slice left. So she waited until she felt hungry again to take the second last slice. As expected, Rose greedily grabbed the final slice and ate it as she watched the movie.

The two were sitting on the nice long, reclined, black leather couch in front of the TV with blankets on. Hermione had ordered a large box of Hawaiian pizza for the two of them to enjoy while they watched a movie. It was a Friday night, so Hermione didn't have to worry about waking up early to go to work. She would normally do something special between her and Rose during Friday nights. Today they were watching Spider-Man 2, and Rose was definetly enjoying it. Every time Spider-Man would fight the bad guys, she would always say "pow!". It was cute to be honest.

Hermione was also enjoying the movie, but most of the time it was spent on studying her daughter. Every passing day it amazes her how far her daughter had grown. She was no longer the small infant Hermione desperately tried to care for during the War, but a bright, hyper 5 year-old. Rose had grown up quite a bit. She had straight brown hair reaching half-way down her back. She also had a pointed chin, fair skin, and a cute buttoned nose. She was perfect.

Rosayln cuddled against her mother while hugging her teddy bear. The movie was over. Hermione smiled. Tomorrow they were going to have a big weekend together and she needed to conserve as much energy as she could. With a flick of her wand, she turned off the electrical lights in the room.

~Break~

Hermione woke up to the sound of the TV on. She sat up, remembering she had rested on the couch last night. She then saw Rose in front of her. She was sitting on the ground eating a bowl of cereal in front of the telly on.

Rose turned around and realized her mother was awake.

"Morning, Mama!" she beamed.

"Morning, dear. Can you put the blankets away, and get ready? I'll prepare breakfast in the mean time."

Rose nodded. She got up and walked to the kitchen to put her bowl of cereal in the sink. She then came back to the living room and picked up the wads of blankets and sent them to their rightful room. Afterwards, she headed for the showers.

Hermione smiled. Rose was such an easy child. She truly was a blessing.

~Break~

"Slow down, dear!" Hermione yelled at her daughter as she got further away. Hermione decided to take the two of them to the London Zoo today. Rose was beyond ecstatic when she found out. She loved it when her mother took time aside from her busy schedule to be with her.

Luckily, it was a sunny day. The two of them got to the zoo through the subway. Hermione was wearing a black maxi dress with a brown belt buckled in the middle, whereas Rose was wearing a floral dress. Hermione was also wearing a straw sun hat and carrying a brown leather purse. Hermione let her hair fall down to its beautiful curls, while Rose had her hair in pigtails tied with ribbons. They were beautiful. No one would have ever thought they were mother and daughter at the initial moment.

Hermione caught up to her daughter. They were standing in font of the lion's exhibit. Rose was fascinated by the giant cat sitting inside. The lion was resting, having its head rest upon its arms crossed.

"Mama, the school mascot for Gryffyndor is a lion, right?" Rose asked. Hermione nodded.

"You were a Gryffindor too like Uncle Harry, right mama?" Rose asked. Hermione nodded again.

"I like lions! I want to be a Gryffindor like you too!" Rose exclaimed.

Hermione smiled. The look in Rose's eyes shined with passion. It wouldn't be surprising seeing Rose as a Gryffindor. Not that she would ever dislike the idea of her becoming a Slytherin though, not at all. Although Rose held some Slytherin traits, such as being a natural leader and being determined, she wore her emotions on her sleeves. It was a big no-no for Slytherins. Rose was cheerful, expressive, and definetly wasn't afraid to express herself. She was obviously Gryffindor material.

"Why of course. You'll make an excellent Gryffindor," Hermione replied.

Rose smiled brightly. Her mouth formed in an open smile, exposing her missing front tooth. Her eyes formed into cute crescent-shape slits. Hermione smiled too. Rose was beyond adorable.

~Break~

Hermione and Rose sat beside each other in the train back to London Downtown. Rose was happily eating her strawberry ice-cream cone that they got from the fast food place in the zoo before they left. They had been through every exhibit and they both enjoyed it. Most notably, Rose.

Rose yawned. She had finished her cone and she was quite tired. She lied her head on Hermione's lap. Rose was planning to take a nap on her mother's lap. Hermione smiled as she stroke her daughter's head.

"I love you mama," she said. Her eyes felt heavy, so she closed them. She quickly fell asleep.

She heard a snort from somewhere around the train. Hermione looked up and saw it was an old elderly lady. The lady gave a glare at her and looked at Rose with disgust. Hermione rolled her eyes. When she was younger, she would've made a comment about it, but she couldn've cared less at this point. It irked her how people around her automatically judge her when Rose is around just because of their age appearance. Who were they to judge? For all they know Rose can be her little sister. These judgemental people seemed so... Extra. They were irrelevant to her now.

The train finally got to their station. Hermione got up, and carried Rose in her arms making sure her head was lying on Hermione's shoulder. She quietly excused herself through the people as she got off the train. She went up the stairs and left the subway. She then walked towards her condo. It was luckily 15 minutes away from the station. She greeted the man at the front desk and went inside the elevator. When the elevator reached her floor, she got out and walked to her door. She was scavenging through her purse with one hand to look for her keys without disturbing Rose in the process. She opened the door, went inside, kicked the door behind her, and locked it with her free hand. She set Rose on the couch in the living room and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. They were going to have spaghetti.

When she finished making the dinner and set it up on the table, she noticed Rose already sitting on her spot dressed in her pajamas. Her daughter had a natural knack of time when it came to food. It was actually quite weird, but then again, Hermione wasn't normal anyways.

They sat across each other and quietly ate their plates. When Hermione finished her plate, Rose got up and snatched it to place it in the sink along with hers.

"Thank you," said Hermione.

Rose smiled, exposing her missing tooth.

Hermione then got up and headed to the shower.

By the time she was finished, she noticed Rose was already lying on her bed, with her teddy in her arms. Hermione quietly slid into bed, sleeping right beside her daughter.

Hermione looked up at the ceiling. She didn't want to think about the past or the future. She just wished everything could be serene like right now. Hermione then finally closed her eyes and knocked out.

Alright. This was just a quick update, even though I have OTHER priorities ahahaha. Everything has been going downhill for me lately, but I get happy whenever I write a chapter. So here :D

I felt as though the story was too dark most of the time so I made this one more light-hearted. Just a cutesy chapter between mother and daughter. It's also meant to develop Rose's character. She's actually my first OC in a fanfic so I am concerned if she seems too "Mary Sue". If so, please tell me. I need her to be relatable and not so superficial. Le cringes at overly perfect characters.

It maybe a while until the next chapter but we'll see what happens in the future. Do comment and all that fun stuff doe.

~InsanelyFangirlism