Disclaimer: I own nothing, besides the idea, I wish I did, but these are the ideas of the ever wonderful JK Rowling.
Dedication: To Jada, who wouldn't get off my ass to keep writing! Good times we've had Jada!
Hermione woke early the next morning well rested. She bathed and got dressed, and made her way down to the Great Hall for breakfast. She passed many Professors she did not recognize, but even in her days here, there were always people she didn't know. New portraits had been hung, and suits of armour had been replaced. Hermione's heart ached as she remember her days here and how much she missed everyone. She had lost contact with Harry and Ron. The Dark Lord had been defeated, but there were still many Death Eaters on the run. Harry had become an Auror, and was all over the world searching out every last one of them to avenge the many killings that had been committed. Ron, well, she had no idea where Ron was. He literally disappeared after graduation. Hermione hated not knowing where he was. She never did decided if she had feelings for him or not.
Hermione quickly snapped out of her daze and realized she hadn't been going to the Great Hall at all, but her old common room. The Fat Lady was still there.
"Well, hello there my dear. It has been a long time since I've seen your face," the Fat Lady commented with a smile.
"Far too long I must say! But, I will being seeing you much more often now," not only was Hermione taking Professor McGonagall's teaching position, but also her head of household position.
"You best be on your way dear, breakfast is about to be served!"
"Thank you!" with a quick wave, Hermione was back on her way to the Great Hall.
She passed many people as she went. A short chubby woman. A tall, dark haired man. A tall thin dark haired woman. All smiled at her as she passed. Another cubby woman. A tall man with red hair and freckles. A tall woman. Hermione stopped. A tall man with red hair and freckles? She stopped in her path and turned. She saw that the man had done the same. Looking straight at her was her childhood best friend, Ronald Weasley. His eyes became very wide as he made the same realization.
"Ron!"
"Hermione!"
He held his arms out to her, she ran towards him and hugged him.
"Ronald Weasley! Where have you been?!" Hermione pulled away and looked up to him. He had grown since graduation, and now stood at nearly 6 foot 5.
"Here," he spun around and gestured to the hallway. "I've been teaching."
"But, after graduation, you just - disappeared," Hermione said looking very confused.
"Oh, that. I went and travelled for a bit, trying to "find myself" but just ended up on Dumbledore's doorstep. He gave me Madam Hooch's position when she left to go and officiate in the World Quidditch League. So, now I get to fly all the time," Ron was smiling very widely at Hermione. "What about you, I hear you were working for muggles?"
"Yeah, in a muggle library," Ron snorted with laughter when he heard this, "What?"
"I'm just not surprised, you and books."
"Yeah, I guess you would find that funny," Hermione smiled at him, "but, we should be on our way, or breakfast will be over by the time we get to the Great Hall." With that, the two of them made their way to the Great Hall reminiscing about their lives at Hogwarts.
More to come, but later...
Dedication: To Jada, who wouldn't get off my ass to keep writing! Good times we've had Jada!
Hermione woke early the next morning well rested. She bathed and got dressed, and made her way down to the Great Hall for breakfast. She passed many Professors she did not recognize, but even in her days here, there were always people she didn't know. New portraits had been hung, and suits of armour had been replaced. Hermione's heart ached as she remember her days here and how much she missed everyone. She had lost contact with Harry and Ron. The Dark Lord had been defeated, but there were still many Death Eaters on the run. Harry had become an Auror, and was all over the world searching out every last one of them to avenge the many killings that had been committed. Ron, well, she had no idea where Ron was. He literally disappeared after graduation. Hermione hated not knowing where he was. She never did decided if she had feelings for him or not.
Hermione quickly snapped out of her daze and realized she hadn't been going to the Great Hall at all, but her old common room. The Fat Lady was still there.
"Well, hello there my dear. It has been a long time since I've seen your face," the Fat Lady commented with a smile.
"Far too long I must say! But, I will being seeing you much more often now," not only was Hermione taking Professor McGonagall's teaching position, but also her head of household position.
"You best be on your way dear, breakfast is about to be served!"
"Thank you!" with a quick wave, Hermione was back on her way to the Great Hall.
She passed many people as she went. A short chubby woman. A tall, dark haired man. A tall thin dark haired woman. All smiled at her as she passed. Another cubby woman. A tall man with red hair and freckles. A tall woman. Hermione stopped. A tall man with red hair and freckles? She stopped in her path and turned. She saw that the man had done the same. Looking straight at her was her childhood best friend, Ronald Weasley. His eyes became very wide as he made the same realization.
"Ron!"
"Hermione!"
He held his arms out to her, she ran towards him and hugged him.
"Ronald Weasley! Where have you been?!" Hermione pulled away and looked up to him. He had grown since graduation, and now stood at nearly 6 foot 5.
"Here," he spun around and gestured to the hallway. "I've been teaching."
"But, after graduation, you just - disappeared," Hermione said looking very confused.
"Oh, that. I went and travelled for a bit, trying to "find myself" but just ended up on Dumbledore's doorstep. He gave me Madam Hooch's position when she left to go and officiate in the World Quidditch League. So, now I get to fly all the time," Ron was smiling very widely at Hermione. "What about you, I hear you were working for muggles?"
"Yeah, in a muggle library," Ron snorted with laughter when he heard this, "What?"
"I'm just not surprised, you and books."
"Yeah, I guess you would find that funny," Hermione smiled at him, "but, we should be on our way, or breakfast will be over by the time we get to the Great Hall." With that, the two of them made their way to the Great Hall reminiscing about their lives at Hogwarts.
More to come, but later...