Hello lovely readers! This is a brand new story that I was just dying to type up. This is the introduction to the story so please let me know what you think. I do not own Harry Potter.
Introduction
It had been 3 years since the war was over. 3 years since Lord Voldemort, the most terrifying and evil wizard in the world, was killed. 3 years since many lives were ended including Fred Weasley, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, and so many other students and innocent bystanders. So many wizards and witches were struggling to move on from the war. After losing so many lives you can only do so much. It had also been 3 years since she lost everything. Hermione Granger, known as the Gryffindor know-it all, best friend of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, and survivor of the worst wizarding war in existence, now lived alone with a child who would never know who their father was. In a split moment of weakness, she had a one night stand with Severus Snape. She always found him attractive in school. When he found her alone in the castle and he asked her for her virginity, she couldn't say no to him. She thought if today was her last day on Earth, she wanted to know what it was like to feel loved by someone even if it was just a quick moment in a warded classroom. She didn't know at the time that that would be her downfall. Because of their union, she was left with a beautiful young daughter that was the spitting image of him. When she first found out she was pregnant, she was scared and upset. How could she, just an eighteen year old girl, take care of a child alone? As her stomach grew she knew she couldn't keep it a secret anymore. When she told her friends about being pregnant, they turned their back on her. She told them once over breakfast at the house they lived in together and they took it badly. Ron was heartbroken when he found out the woman he loved slept with another man. The whole Weasley clan never talked to her again. Even her best friend Ginny no longer spoke to her. Harry was infuriated when he found it it was with the bat of the dungeons. They both kicked her out of Grimmauld Place and they hadn't talked to her ever since. When she ended up being kicked out, she didn't know where to go. Her first thought was to find her parents. They can help her right? She went to Australia on a mission to find Wendell and Monica Wilkins. She first tried to find them herself and had no success. Everyone she asked said they never heard of them. She even tried showing them a picture, but that didn't help her in her search. The last straw was going to the police to fill out a missing person(s) report. After staying there another week the police told her that they couldn't find them and nobody had any leads to go off on. She left Australia heartbroken that her parents were gone.
She ended up returning to London and got her own apartment. She had her child a few months later on February 7, 1999. After having her child she tried to find a job. Finding a job that fit her needs was strenuous. She tried to apply to many jobs, but each one required her to be in an office where her child couldn't be. She had no one to watch her child during the day. Her dream job was also out of the question. She always dreamed of becoming a school teacher at Hogwarts, but she wasn't able to take an apprenticeship because of her pregnancy. She was slowly running out of money and she had nowhere to turn. She was also struggling with the aftermath of the war. She had insomnia because of her recurring nightmares and PTSD. Her mind cruelly reminded her of the time she was tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange. She couldn't shake the fear she had. The only thing moving her forward was her innocent daughter. She deserved to have a happy life and Hermione was determined to give her child just that.
