Hello everyone! just a couple of things to say, first up – Voldemort is dead, dying earlier on I haven't thought of when or how, because it doesn't factor into the story. But everyone is back for a normal 7th year. Story is OOC although I have tried to keep it in character.
Also, MS word keeps auto correcting apparation to apparition, I've tried to keep an eye on it, but forgive me if I have missed some.

Short chapter to begin with, but they'll get bigger! I hope you all enjoy

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Hermione could not keep the smile off of her face, today was her 17th birthday, and a Hogsmede weekend too, things could not have worked out better, and today she was going to finally be able to show her parents what they had been paying for all these years. She could finally show her parents magic, and hopefully bring them into her world, the separation from her parents had been horrible to Hermione, she missed them dearly.

Having little friends while in pre-primary and primary school Hermione had developed a very strong bond with her parents, having no one else to play with or confide in, but over the years at Hogwarts they had slowly started drifting apart, and she was desperate to bring them back into her life and fill the void in her heart she felt every day. Even with her new friends, she still longed to go home at the end of each day, and tell her parents the stories of what she had been up to.

Grinning, cheerily at all her well-wishers around her, she couldn't help but notice one boy in particular, sitting right next to her, her best friend of nearly seven years, Harry Potter, looking glum. Giving him a slight bump with her shoulder and giving him a quizzical look, she asked "everything okay Harry?"

Harry instantly molded his face to hide his creased eyebrows and frown "Can we talk later? I don't want to make you late for your parents" He replied trying to give her a smile. Hermione nodded back in response before checking the time, it was quarter past ten, nearly time to make the trek down to the apparation location outside the wards of Hogwarts.

As she stood up she heard a sigh, turning to look at her other best friend Ron Weasley.
"I don't see why you have to go! You should spend your birthday having fun with your friends! Not running off to see your parents" Ron said.

Hermione stared at him for a second before shaking her head. Ron was a great guy, if a little insensitive and he didn't always understand Hermione's situation. Having all your brothers and your sister at school with you while away from your parents wasn't the same. He just didn't understand, and Hermione was not about to let this affect her day, she would try and explain it to him again later, but it was now time to go. With a quick bye and a wave over her shoulder she left the Great Hall.

Having passed her apparation test earlier in the holidays, and with a little practice Hermione was confident in her ability and already knew the precise locations of where to leave from and where to arrive. You wouldn't expect anything else from Hermione.

For September it was a nice day, the sun was out shining, but the weather had cooled down enough so it wasn't too hot, luckily. The excitement had gotten the better of Hermione and she took off in a run once she reached the grounds of Hogwarts, had it been warmer and she would have arrived at her parents a terrible sweaty mess. She could feel the wards protection slipping as she stepped through them, and instantly spun, recognizing the tight feeling as she travelled through space, arriving safely in her back garden, hidden by trees and fences.

Smoothing down her hair, she stepped out and walked into her house, "Mum! Dad! I'm here!" she shouted, quickly moving from room to room till she saw her mother's familiar frizzy brown hair from over the sofa in the lounge room.
She was instantly enveloped in a tight hug from both her parents. Hermione had written them previously explaining now she was of age she could come and visit them, and to show them a piece of her world.

Hermione wasted no time in this, within minutes she was showing her parents how she could summon items to her, levitate them in the air, even transfigure them into other items. Her parent's smiles told her all she needed to know, they were pleased, proud and very happy.
"look at this mum" she said, pointing her wand at her hair, the tip of her wand glowed golden for a few seconds before Hermione's hair instantly grew longer, till it fell to her hips, dead straight from all the wait. Her mother gasped and her father laughed heartily along with Hermione before she turned her hair back to its normal state.

Suddenly they could hear a great whooshing sound, Hermione's parents looked at her expectantly, thinking she was performing more magic for them, only she wasn't. A letter shot through the room, and levitated in front of Hermione's face, she instantly recognized the Ministry of Magic's wax seal.

Confused she reached out and opened the letter;

Dear Miss Hermione Jean,

We have received intelligence that you have performed several spells, including but not limited to Accio, Reparo and Windgardium Leviosa, between the times of 10:30 and 10:40 of this morning in a muggle-inhabited area in the presence of muggles.
Please await the arrival of Ministry Personnel.

Regards,
Mafalda Hopkirk.

Hermione froze, she felt as if her insides had dropped several centimeters, her heart was racing "There's been a mistake" she murmured. She looked up at her parents, they both looked worried.
"The ministry of magic has sent me a letter, saying that I have performed under age magic!" Hermione explained, "They must have forgotten to remove the trace!" She rationalized, but had no time to explain further to her parents, as there was a severe banging sound on the door.