This will be the only update unless we get iced in again tomorrow. I have just went through a week of testing and had barley time to eat. It is also the end of cheer season for my girls so lets say it has been busy. I promise next weekend I will post two. Thanks for liking it.
I own nothing from Harry Potter. All the rights of the character are held by J.K. Rowling.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.-Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Hey Mione." Ron was waving her over as she put a finger up and made her way to another table. Neville and Hannah were sitting close to each other that morning. They didn't even notice the fact she was in front of them till she cleared her throat.
"Hermione." Hannah jumped up and gave her a hug. "What are you doing here?"
"Meeting Ron, Jade, Harry and Ginny for lunch. I was wondering what happened to Neville last night." Hermione turned to him and winked. Neville stood up and put his arm around Hannah's waist with a huge grin on his face. "I see the flower books worked then?" Hannah started giggling as Neville smacked Hermione's arm.
"Yeah they worked." Neville glared at her. "Hannah thought I just knew that stuff, thanks mate."
Hermione and Hannah started laughing. "Oh Neville, I knew you didn't know that stuff. I was flattered you would look it up for me and now I know you made Hermione help you. That is so sweet." She kissed his cheek.
"You're forgiven Hermione." Neville smiled at her as he brought Hannah closer. "Don't you have friends you should be bothering around now?"
"Neville!" Hannah glared at him. "That's rude."
"No its ok, I have only had to hear about you since sixth year so I can give him a break." Hermione smirked at her as Neville gave her death glares. "Later." She turned around and headed over to Ron and Harry.
Hermione sat down as Harry turned and looked over at Neville and Hannah. "So Abbott and Longbottom huh?"
"Oh Harry you knew they have meant to be together." Ginny was sipping her butterbear.
"How is everybody?" Hermione looked around the table at her friends. She loved them but she felt in that moment she was breaking into a private conversation. It was hard being the odd man out in a lot of their conversations.
"Good." Jade smiled at her. "Hermione are you feeling ok? You look pale."
Hermione tried to hide the concern with a smile. "I have been feeling run-down lately."
"All that teaching." Ron shook his head. "You're in that castle all day teaching, I'm surprise you don't start looking like Snape. If you would have taken the ministry job you could be outside some."
"Ron." Hermione glared at him.
"You know Hermione, Ron is right. You spend too much time inside, now I know of a job opening that would be prefect for you." Harry was looking at her over her drink.
"I like teaching and being around the kids."
"Harry." Ginny looked over at him. "You should go ahead and put Hermione in for that job. Think about it Hermione, you would be back in London."
"I enjoy being in Scotland and anyway I can't leave my teaching position in the middle of the year."
"Oh yes." Jade smiled. "Ron and I bought the cutest flat and you could stay with us till you find your own place."
"Is anybody listening to me?"
"Were listening." Harry patted her hand. "We agree you need a job change but if don't want to live with Ron and Jade you can come stay with me and Ginny."
Hermione stood up, the whole table looked at her. "I need some hair potions, I'll be back."
"You haven't touched your butterbear?" Ron looked up at her.
Hermione sighed and grabbed her bag as she started for the door.
"Wait, Jade and I will come with you." Ginny called out, Hermione turned away and rolled her eyes.
"What's wrong Hermione?" Jade grabbed her arm. "Are you feeling ok?"
"I'm just tired of it all." Hermione spoke through her teeth.
"That's why you need this job change, it's a good thing you thought about it." Ginny was walking next to them.
The entered in Madam Parkinsons, Candy the girl from the other day came up to them. "Hello welcome to Madam Parkinsons can I help you?"
"Is Pansy here?" Hermione asked, out the corner of her eyes she saw the shocked look on Ginny's face.
"I'm sorry Miss Pansy won't be running the place from here anymore. She will be running it through her legal team." Candy smiled wider. "Can I help you with anything?"
"My name is Hermione Granger and Pansy sent me special hair potions every month."
"Oh yes and yours will be shipped out by owl next week. Let me know if I can help you with anything else." The witch turned around and went to help a few ladies that came in.
"I guess working got too much for pug girl." Ginny was sneering.
Hermione turned around and glared at her. "Ginny that was rude. Pansy worked hard to build this business and calling her pug girl makes it worse when they were calling me names in school. We are grown women, I think it's time to grow up."
"You spend one night with this Pansy person and now your best friends. From what Ron said you shouldn't trust any of them." Jade was looking at a pink bottle.
Hermione sighed. "I'm sorry you don't understand. I need to go." She started out of the shop.
Ginny grabbed her arm. "What's wrong?"
"I am sorry I really am but I can't." She stopped, Ginny's face was nothing but concern. "I was going to tell Harry and Ron I won't be spending Christmas with you all. I'm going away for the holiday to unwind."
"I think that's for the best and when you get back we can start on getting you moved back here." Ginny squeezed her hand and went back in the shop.
Hermione apparated to Pansy's flat, she knocked on the door. She didn't know if she would be here or if she would be at the Manor. She heard the sound of movement.
"Hold on." Pansy called as the door opened. "Hermione, come on in." Hermione walked in and the whole room was packed into boxes. "Don't mind the mess sorry. Come on in and sit down."
Hermione sat on the couch near the fireplace. "I stopped by the shop."
"Want some tea." Pansy called from the kitchen.
"That sounds great, do you need help?" Hermione called out.
"No I got it." Pansy appeared in the door. "I figured it was better to have someone else run it. I will be owling them how I want it ran and they will be running it. I won't have to worry about it once I turn." Hermione noticed the ring on her finger, Pansy looked down and moved closer. "Blaise's engagement ring he gave me before the war. We are going to get married on Saturday night and he is turning me right after."
"Draco didn't say anything." Hermione looked up from it.
"He doesn't know, I was going to tell you tomorrow and Blaise was going to tell him tonight." Pansy had the biggest grin Hermione had ever seen. "Hermione will you be my maid of honor? I want you there when I turn but Blaise doesn't think it's a good idea. He said I might kill you."
"Pansy I would be honored to be your maid of honor." Hermione hugged her. "Are you moving away after you turn?"
Pansy shook her head. "Blaise said Snape wants to keep all of us together for a while. Lucius and I will stay here till you're ready."
"You're all staying here because of me?"
"Yes because we love you and Draco. We would never leave you both on your own." Pansy patted her hand as she headed back to the kitchen. "How is Draco, I have hardly seen him all week." Pansy came in with a cup of tea.
"He is fine." Hermione blushed some.
"I bet he is." Pansy giggled. "You know what the best part of turning is going to be?"
"What?" Hermione placed her cup down.
"No more blood replenishing potions, those things are so nasty." Hermione started laughing.
"Oh Merlin yes, Draco is also giving me pepper up potion. He is up all night and I have to teach all day."
"I have no idea how you do that."
"It hasn't been easy but soon it will be Christmas break and I will be spending it at the Manor."
Pansy squealed. "We will be together for Christmas." She put her cup down. "Have you been shopping yet?"
"Not for Draco, Blaise or Snape." Hermione watch the witch jump up, she didn't want to tell her she hadn't gotten anything for her either.
"Come on, let's go shopping. You can get my gift while we're at it. I need new clothes remember my color is changing soon. I am thinking of going with darker colors, like reds, blues and greys." Hermione groaned as she was pulled out of Pansy's flat. "Do you think I should change my eye color? Maybe having blue eyes will go with the skin color better."
"Pansy, only you." Hermione shook her head as Pansy pulled her down the street. She might have to rethink the whole turning thing if she was going to have to live with her for any length of time.