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The Moonlight Glares
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Epilogue
Inside the hall that night, chaos reigned. Not announcing the coming out of one Miss Granger made for quite some patching up to do on the parts of Elizabeth and Narcissia. It wasn't completely horrid, however, as they had merely informed the guests of a "special announcement" and not specifically Hermione's coming out, thus were able to supplement it with a special dance written by the one and only Serverus Snape.
Chels herself blossomed in society, leaving her mark everywhere she went, and attended her private school in southern Europe throughout the year. She and Hermione wrote each other often, as good cousins do. Ron continued that season to be part of society after that night, aiding Chels through her awkward and hilarious adventures. Often Ron would spend time with Neville, who was forced to stay in society by his grandmother. Harry and Ginny, however, ducked quietly out of society before Miss Weasley's Coming Out and started dating in the more relaxed, muggle sense.
Anna and Phe joined Hogwarts that year, brimming with enthusiasm, and although Hermione was no longer living with her half-sister, she saw her occasionally in the halls, and Anna used Hermione's good reputation with the teachers to get a jump start. Phe, of course, was ever the lovely sidekick, and the two of them ended up in Ravenclaw together, a happy middle between the Malfoy Slytherin and Granger Gryffindor.
Blaise and Giselle suffered through the year together, indeed after the first month of school Blaise was obviously done with the girl, but they stuck it out and looked pretty at every social event throughout the season to keep up their family appearances. Jean was brought to court, and convicted. Due to his age and family influence, his time in Azkaban was lessened, but he was sent to Azkaban for quite awhile anyways.
Melvisa quit her job as maid in the Lane household and moved to work at Mena's new shop in Diagon Alley. The two of them together could give any witch or wizard a run for their money, as the one dripped with sarcasm and the other with disdain. Mr. Lane continued on doing whatever it was he did, and Mrs. Lane ran her busy household, now devoid of daughters, strictly into the social season, making it the highlight place to visit at any time.
Serena and M Copalia continued to work on their daughters in society, ensuring the engagement of Chels' older sister, and preparing the wedding of her brother. Lady Danforth continued to be the matriarch of the family, manipulating everyone to make the family look good even after Hermione's depature.
The Grangers were a bit shocked when their daughter came home dripping in a ball gown half full of mud, but were ecstatic to see her nonetheless. After cleaning her up, they moved her back into her old room, exactly as it had been. For Hermione, it was almost as if she had never left. Her brother was brimming with energy, and her parents were entirely overbearing. She enjoyed the end of the summer with them before heading off to Hogwarts as if nothing had changed.
It wasn't until school began that she saw him again. She brushed by him in the hallway, but managed to keep talking to Ginny instead of looking at him. He stopped, however, and glanced at her. She had a feeling he would be doing that a lot throughout the year, just staring at her. Whether it was out of fear, admiration, love, or hate she would never know, but she knew he'd keep looking. Oddly it didn't bother her. He had no effect on her anymore, nor his glamorous society. She had moved on.
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