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*Never Felt So Alone*
Life was good.
Harry was back. I loved him, he loved me. We were happy. My life had never been better.
It has been about six months since he came back. We got settled, and after I cleaned my Wizarding things out of my spare bedroom, Harry moved into it. I had gotten back into using magic, and Harry was always teaching me new spells he had learned. He thoroughly enjoyed the fact that he knew some things I didn't.
Everything was going well, our lives were wonderful at the moment. But we couldn't stay here forever. We couldn't hide in the apartment complex until the end of our lives.
We had to let everyone know he was back.
I, for one, was not looking forward to this. I was going to have to go with him. And he last time I saw any of them was when Draco came to tell me they thought Harry was alive. That didn't go so well. Especially since Harry did turn out to be alive in the end. I would basically have to go back and eat my words.
I could tell Harry felt the same way. He paced, back and forth through the kitchen, unable to stand still. I could tell why he was worried, two words. Molly Weasley. Harry had become like another son to her, and she wouldn't be too happy that he never let her know he was back.
But we both knew it had to be done. We couldn't live our lives hidden in this apartment. We were bound to run into someone once. That would lead to some questioning. Especially since Harry is the most-known wizard in the world. He wouldn't exactly be hard to notice.
So here we were, shifting uneasily in front of The Burrow. Out of the window's range of vision, we wouldn't be seen unless we wanted to be. And neither of us did.
After fifteen minutes of gazing, pacing, and muttering under breaths, we finally decided we had to do it. I walked up towards the door, with Harry trailing behind me. As I knocked on the door, I head a clamor of voices on the other side. I looked helplessly at Harry. We just had to pick the time when the entire family was over.
Go figure.
The door opened quickly and I was face to face with a red-haired, freckle- faced Weasley.
"Hello?"
I bit my lip. "Ginny. hi?"
Her smile fell and her eyes widened, "Oh my. Hermione? Is that you?"
I nervously smiled, "It's me."
Ginny let out a scream and launched herself onto me pulling me into a hug. After pulling away, she dragged me into the living room where the whole family was sitting.
The whole family. With the exception of my other best friend.
Everyone just stopped talking and started staring at me. Mr. And Mrs. Weasley, Bill and his wife, Charlie and his wife, Percy and Penelope, Fred and Katie, George and Angelina. And next to them, the one person I was really not looking forward to seeing.
Draco Malfoy.
Everyone just calmly stared at me as I smiled nervously. It was only then I realized that Harry wasn't still behind me. He was probably still on the porch, enjoying his time before he came in.
Meanwhile I had the entire Weasley clan staring me down until I said something.
"Err. how have you all been?"
I watched slowly as every single Weasley raised their eyebrows. Then Mrs. Weasley started talking.
"Hermione?! Darling, where have you been? You can't imagine how worried we've all been, you stopping contacting us like that? Are you all right? Has something happened?"
Well, now was the time to tell everything. But I was missing one certain part. Harry.
"As a matter of fact, something did happen, and if you'll excuse me for a moment, I will show you what that something is."
I ran off through the kitchen and pulled open the door, where Harry was standing, muttering things under his breath.
"What are you doing?"
Harry jumped, not noticing I was there. "Practicing what I'm going to say."
I rolled my eyes and grabbed his arm, pulling him into the house despite his protests.
"Hermione! What. I'm not ready! Mione!"
I dragged him into the living room, where everyone's mouth dropped open. With the exception of one.
Draco, being the Malfoy that he was, just looked at me, raised his eyebrows, and smirked. I immediately felt guilty.
Which was exactly what he was trying to do. I gave him a pleading look, trying to tell him I was sorry for how I acted. He looked away like he wasn't paying attention until Ginny smacked him and he smiled at me, letting me know he forgave me.
I had to jump aside quickly as Mrs. Weasley pulled Harry into a hug, her face already wet with tears. The twins came up and patted Harry on the back, while all the girls sat smiling, tears spilling gently down their cheeks.
But after we were welcomed back, there was one more thing to discuss with them. So we launched into the story of what happened with Harry and what we were doing the past months since he came back.
After we finished, everyone was crying again, until I asked what had been going on with them.
It turns out that Draco and Ginny are coming up on their six-month anniversary, and Fred and Katie were expecting their first child in about five months.
We were talking until I looked at my watch and saw that it was really late.
"You know, Harry and I really should be getting home now-"
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Weasley cut me off, "You're like family, stay here for a few days!"
"No," I sighed, "We couldn't. You have so many people here already and-"
Mrs. Weasley cut me off again and sent us home to get some clothes to stay for a few days.
Returning, Harry and I got spare beds in Fred and George's old room, despite all our protesting.
It seems like we'll never be alone again.
A/N: Chapter Twelve!! I'm so sorry if I kept you waiting!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!! Please review, I'd love to hear from you!! The next one should be up soon!!
Thank You to all the reviewers from Chapter Eleven!!
::Tonks85:: I'm glad you liked the chapter!! I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter too!! =) The next one should be up soon!!
::Hermione512:: I'm so glad you liked the chapter too!! Thank you so much for the compliment!! I hope you enjoyed this as well!! I'd love to hear from you again!!
::Dietpepsigurl:: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!! I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long. I would love to hear from you again!! Thanks so much!!
::dan *sniff* fan:: o0o0oh, we altered our pen name for the moment did we?? Look at that. Yes, I know you thought it was mean. but it happened for a reason. And I'm sorry this took a long time. but. you can't kill me or you'll never know what happens.. (my turn for the *evil laugh*)
::Hermione2567:: Thanks for reviewing!! Yes, the polyjuice potion. I'm so glad you liked it though, even though you thought it was sad. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well!!
::CrAzY Pigwidgeon:: Thank you so much for the compliment!! I'm so glad you liked it!! I hope you enjoyed this as well!! I'd love for you to review again!!
::American Mione:: Thanks for reviewing!! Yes, H/Hr does rule, doesn't it? Thank you so much for your compliment!! I'm so glad you'll keep on reading!! I hope to hear from you again!!
::HarryHermione13524:: Thanks for reviewing!! I'm glad you liked it!! I would love to hear from you again!!
::Allysoner:: Thank you for your *ahem* interesting review. F.Y.I. Harry is not mean, so leave him alone!! Saying English sucks will not offend me. you should know I hate it as much as I do. Yet I want to write a book. strange. Well, thanks for reading and I look forward to your next review!!
Thanks again to all the reviewers!!
*Never Felt So Alone*
Life was good.
Harry was back. I loved him, he loved me. We were happy. My life had never been better.
It has been about six months since he came back. We got settled, and after I cleaned my Wizarding things out of my spare bedroom, Harry moved into it. I had gotten back into using magic, and Harry was always teaching me new spells he had learned. He thoroughly enjoyed the fact that he knew some things I didn't.
Everything was going well, our lives were wonderful at the moment. But we couldn't stay here forever. We couldn't hide in the apartment complex until the end of our lives.
We had to let everyone know he was back.
I, for one, was not looking forward to this. I was going to have to go with him. And he last time I saw any of them was when Draco came to tell me they thought Harry was alive. That didn't go so well. Especially since Harry did turn out to be alive in the end. I would basically have to go back and eat my words.
I could tell Harry felt the same way. He paced, back and forth through the kitchen, unable to stand still. I could tell why he was worried, two words. Molly Weasley. Harry had become like another son to her, and she wouldn't be too happy that he never let her know he was back.
But we both knew it had to be done. We couldn't live our lives hidden in this apartment. We were bound to run into someone once. That would lead to some questioning. Especially since Harry is the most-known wizard in the world. He wouldn't exactly be hard to notice.
So here we were, shifting uneasily in front of The Burrow. Out of the window's range of vision, we wouldn't be seen unless we wanted to be. And neither of us did.
After fifteen minutes of gazing, pacing, and muttering under breaths, we finally decided we had to do it. I walked up towards the door, with Harry trailing behind me. As I knocked on the door, I head a clamor of voices on the other side. I looked helplessly at Harry. We just had to pick the time when the entire family was over.
Go figure.
The door opened quickly and I was face to face with a red-haired, freckle- faced Weasley.
"Hello?"
I bit my lip. "Ginny. hi?"
Her smile fell and her eyes widened, "Oh my. Hermione? Is that you?"
I nervously smiled, "It's me."
Ginny let out a scream and launched herself onto me pulling me into a hug. After pulling away, she dragged me into the living room where the whole family was sitting.
The whole family. With the exception of my other best friend.
Everyone just stopped talking and started staring at me. Mr. And Mrs. Weasley, Bill and his wife, Charlie and his wife, Percy and Penelope, Fred and Katie, George and Angelina. And next to them, the one person I was really not looking forward to seeing.
Draco Malfoy.
Everyone just calmly stared at me as I smiled nervously. It was only then I realized that Harry wasn't still behind me. He was probably still on the porch, enjoying his time before he came in.
Meanwhile I had the entire Weasley clan staring me down until I said something.
"Err. how have you all been?"
I watched slowly as every single Weasley raised their eyebrows. Then Mrs. Weasley started talking.
"Hermione?! Darling, where have you been? You can't imagine how worried we've all been, you stopping contacting us like that? Are you all right? Has something happened?"
Well, now was the time to tell everything. But I was missing one certain part. Harry.
"As a matter of fact, something did happen, and if you'll excuse me for a moment, I will show you what that something is."
I ran off through the kitchen and pulled open the door, where Harry was standing, muttering things under his breath.
"What are you doing?"
Harry jumped, not noticing I was there. "Practicing what I'm going to say."
I rolled my eyes and grabbed his arm, pulling him into the house despite his protests.
"Hermione! What. I'm not ready! Mione!"
I dragged him into the living room, where everyone's mouth dropped open. With the exception of one.
Draco, being the Malfoy that he was, just looked at me, raised his eyebrows, and smirked. I immediately felt guilty.
Which was exactly what he was trying to do. I gave him a pleading look, trying to tell him I was sorry for how I acted. He looked away like he wasn't paying attention until Ginny smacked him and he smiled at me, letting me know he forgave me.
I had to jump aside quickly as Mrs. Weasley pulled Harry into a hug, her face already wet with tears. The twins came up and patted Harry on the back, while all the girls sat smiling, tears spilling gently down their cheeks.
But after we were welcomed back, there was one more thing to discuss with them. So we launched into the story of what happened with Harry and what we were doing the past months since he came back.
After we finished, everyone was crying again, until I asked what had been going on with them.
It turns out that Draco and Ginny are coming up on their six-month anniversary, and Fred and Katie were expecting their first child in about five months.
We were talking until I looked at my watch and saw that it was really late.
"You know, Harry and I really should be getting home now-"
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Weasley cut me off, "You're like family, stay here for a few days!"
"No," I sighed, "We couldn't. You have so many people here already and-"
Mrs. Weasley cut me off again and sent us home to get some clothes to stay for a few days.
Returning, Harry and I got spare beds in Fred and George's old room, despite all our protesting.
It seems like we'll never be alone again.
A/N: Chapter Twelve!! I'm so sorry if I kept you waiting!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!! Please review, I'd love to hear from you!! The next one should be up soon!!
Thank You to all the reviewers from Chapter Eleven!!
::Tonks85:: I'm glad you liked the chapter!! I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter too!! =) The next one should be up soon!!
::Hermione512:: I'm so glad you liked the chapter too!! Thank you so much for the compliment!! I hope you enjoyed this as well!! I'd love to hear from you again!!
::Dietpepsigurl:: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!! I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long. I would love to hear from you again!! Thanks so much!!
::dan *sniff* fan:: o0o0oh, we altered our pen name for the moment did we?? Look at that. Yes, I know you thought it was mean. but it happened for a reason. And I'm sorry this took a long time. but. you can't kill me or you'll never know what happens.. (my turn for the *evil laugh*)
::Hermione2567:: Thanks for reviewing!! Yes, the polyjuice potion. I'm so glad you liked it though, even though you thought it was sad. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well!!
::CrAzY Pigwidgeon:: Thank you so much for the compliment!! I'm so glad you liked it!! I hope you enjoyed this as well!! I'd love for you to review again!!
::American Mione:: Thanks for reviewing!! Yes, H/Hr does rule, doesn't it? Thank you so much for your compliment!! I'm so glad you'll keep on reading!! I hope to hear from you again!!
::HarryHermione13524:: Thanks for reviewing!! I'm glad you liked it!! I would love to hear from you again!!
::Allysoner:: Thank you for your *ahem* interesting review. F.Y.I. Harry is not mean, so leave him alone!! Saying English sucks will not offend me. you should know I hate it as much as I do. Yet I want to write a book. strange. Well, thanks for reading and I look forward to your next review!!
Thanks again to all the reviewers!!