IMPORTANT: If you read this series prior to 2/17/01, I have made a change to part four. When Hazel found out that Andy wasn't coming she told Sarah that her real name was Hermione Granger. I took that part out. I needed to have Sarah clueless. So Hazel never told Sarah that her real name was Hermione. Thanx.
ALSO IMPORTANT: Somehow the first chapter was replace by the fourth chapter so the 4th chapter appeared twice! So if you're confused I understand. You can go back and re-read the first chapter. I fixed it. Sorry
A/N: I would like to thank all the people who reviewed the last part. I would list them but the list is so short I would feel stupid, so just please Review. Before I finish the authors note I would just like to say that some reviewers are much smarter than I would have thought. Either that or I am really stupid. Was I really that obvious? Well please enjoy.
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Ring Ring Ring
Sarah picked up the telephone. "Dr. Roosevelt's office. This is Sarah speaking, how can I help you?…yes she's here…hold on…yes…ok. HAZEL! Phone."
Hazel ran into the lobby from a patient's room. When she had gotten to work she had told Sarah the whole story, leaving out the parts about magic. She made it look as though she had just known to go to that small house in Lynn. "Is it him?"
"I don't know. Only one what you'll find out."
Hazel grabbed the phone, "hello?"
"Hi Hazel." It was Andy's voice.
She tried to him the pleasure n her voice as she said, "hi."
"I was um wondering if you'd like to go for a uh walk this afternoon."
"Sure."
"Ok how about three?"
"Could we make it three-thirty?" She didn't want to sound as though she had tons of free time.
"Three-thirty it is."
"See you then."
"Bye Hun."
Hazel hung up the phone feeling a whole lot better then she had in days.
At Three-thirty sharp Andy turned up at the office. Hazel grinned despite herself.
"Hey Honey," he greeted her like nothing had happened.
"Hi Andy!"
"Shall we go for a walk?"
"We shall." Hazel took his arm that he held out for her. She had been planning to be mean to him, but seeing him again made her so happy.
As they walked they chatted about this and that, the weather, the people that they passed. Hazel didn't want to push him. She knew that he would tell her why he hadn't shown up. They passed a small park, which he led her into. They walked over to the shade of a huge willow tree.
"Close your eyes." Hazel obediently closed them. She felt his other hand (that hadn't been holding her hand) take her other hand. "Ok you can open them."
Hazel opened her eyes. She didn't know what she expected, but this was definitely not it. The park that they had been standing in was gone. It had been replaced by a small suburban street. The laughter of children could be heard, and it smelled of burning wood. Hazel took a deep breath then looked up at Andy who had a funny expression on his face. Her shock of suddenly not being where she thought she had been obviously showed on her face because he said, "I supposed you're wondering ho you go here."
"You bet I am. It's just not normal to close your eyes in a park and open them somewhere else."
"Ok. This is where I live. This is England. Now don't freak. This is so hard to say. Ok, I really like you Hazel, hell I love you. And I hope you feel the same about me. But it's not fair to you if I don't tell you something." He took a deep breath and continued, not meeting her eyes. "There is such a thing as Witches and Wizards. I'm a wizard. Now I know that you live in Salem so you probably have some sort of pre-thoughts of what we are like, but its wron—"
He cut off as he saw the color drain out of her face. She started spluttering hysterically. "No, no NO! You can't be. I left to get away, not to end up with one. Who sent you? WHO SENT YOU? Was it Dumbledore? Harry? GOD! Why can't you let me live in peace? It's been six years, I'd think that was long enough to forget. I guess not. Good Bye Andy James." And with that, much to hers and Andy's amazement, she disappeared.
Andy stood for several minutes staring at the place that she had been seconds ago. "Damn." She's a witch? What was she rambling about? Something about six years, whatever. That's when it clicked. Six years ago Ron died, why would she mention Harry? "God dammit, it's Hermione."
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"You broke up with him? What did he do?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing? Then why the hell did you break up?"
"Well, uh, I um felt that it uh wasn't working." Hazel struggled through her lies.
"Whatever Hun. You've got a patient in five minutes. I suggest that you wipe your eyes and blow your nose. For someone who did the breaking up you're a mess."
"I love you Sarah." Hazel went over to hug her best friend.
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"I'm coming," Sarah yelled at the apartment door as she ran to open it. Pulling the door open she revealed a very hassled looking Andy. "Oh I think you had better come back later. Hazel's not exactly in the best mood."
"I really need to talk to her. I never got to tell her why I didn't show up for dinner."
"I am afraid of what she might d o if she sees you. She has locked herself up in her room. Considering that she did the breaking up I would think she would handle it better. You should be the devastated one.
"Oh trust me I'm devastated, but I think I know how to get her back. Did she tell you why she broke up?"
"Yeah, she said that she didn't think it would work. Now I really think that you should come back later."
"No, I need to talk to her now. Tell her," he took a big breath, "that I want to talk to Hermione Granger. She'll understand. Trust me."
Feeling extremely confused and slightly left out, she let Andy into the apartment, and went to Hazel's room.
"Hun, there's a young man who wants to talk to a Hermione Granger. He said you'd understand." Sarah heard a gasp from the room and a rustle of footsteps. The door swung open. Hazel stood there, her eyes were red and the underside of her nose was red from blowing it. But she had a look on her face of half fear half surprise.
"Who?"
"I don't know," Sarah lied. She didn't think that Hazel would go if she knew it was Andy. Hazel ran off down the hallway and into the kitchen.
Upon seeing who the visitor was she gave a frustrated yell. "YOU! How did you know?"
"Hermione? Is that really you?"
"No it's not. My name is Hazel, and I am not the same person I once was. Now how did you know?"
Andy was grinning from ear to ear. "I always thought you were cleverer then that."
"Do I know you?"
"You did."
"Did I do the right thing?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean leave. Did I do the right thing in leaving." Andy didn't answer just looked at his toes. "I didn't have a choice. I basically killed Ron, but I feel so guilty about leaving Harry, and my parents. Oh Harry! I wish I knew how he is."
"He's a mess. A real mess.
Any anger that was left faded from Hazel's face. "Its Hazel." She said again, but this time all of the energy had left her voice. "Have you seen him recently?"
"Ya…he really misses you."
"Do you know him well?"
He finally looked up and met his eyes. She could get lost in those eyes. "You are so stupid Hermione. You're supposed to be the clever one."
"Your eyes, they are just like…"
"Hold that thought. May I use your bathroom?" Without waiting for an answer he sprinted toward the bathroom. Hazel was very confused. She had just figured out who Andy might be. But he couldn't be him. I'm not that stupid. And why does he need the bathroom?
But when the door opened it was not Andy who stepped out. It was a young man who Hazel hadn't seen in six years with messy black hair and bright green eyes.
"Oh god Harry!" She ran to him and into his arms. "I missed you so much Harry."
"Me too Herm. Me too. Now let me get a good look at you." He took her out of his arms and pulled his glasses out of his pocket. He no longer wore the thick black ones that he used to wear. Now they were a pair with a frame so thin it was almost invisible. "Blonde is definitely not for you. I'd say stay brown. You've gotten so much older. Six years. Gosh. And you're living like a muggle. Who would have guessed? Hermione Granger the top student at the best college in the wizarding world, never got a wizard job, never used magic after her graduation."
"Oh but Harry, you're wrong. I used magic to find you and then I dissaperated from England."
"I was wondering how you found me and gosh I was surprised when you disappeared. I thought I was supposed to be giving you the shock."
"How did you make yourself look like Andy?"
"I used magic to die my hair and cut it. Then I wore muggle color contacts for my eyes. Great things for disguises. Especially when you have bright green eyes that everyone knows about. I could have done a spell, but I never use magic on my eyes. In case something goes wrong. You know. I only have one set of 'em."
"Wait something's wrong. Your scar! Where is it? You didn't have it removed did you?"
"Nope. Make-up. See." He pulled the bottom of his shirt up to his forehead and started rubbing. Immediately a scar became visible. "I didn't know what other way to cover it up."
"Shhhhhh." Hazel suddenly held a finger to her lips and pulled Harry close. His lips touched hers and it was just like the first time they kissed. Hazel had never kissed Harry before, only Andy. And Harry had never kissed Hermione before, only Hazel. But they both felt the jolt of electricity that went through their bodies when their lips connected. They both knew at that moment that this was right.
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A/N2: Some people thought that Andy was Ron, but Ron's dead. Congratulations to those who figured out it was Harry. This is the last part of this series. I will write a sequel, maybe and epilogue. So look for more!
Disclaimer: Harry, Hermione, etc. belong to J.K. Rowling.