Barcelonian Summer- Chapter 3- Over Coffee and Cheesecake

By Hermione Starise

Disclaimer- J.K. Rowling own Harry Potter and all of the characters but I made up Rose, Lise, Carra and Maria, oh yes and Adele!

AN- Thanks to my reviewers. Here is the more you wanted DB. I don't really like this chapter but I need this meeting to take place. As for PINK princess, the name suits you perfectly; this is dedicated to you again for advising me on waterproofs! (I have a bright red one to match my bright red cheeks!)

The next day after work Hermione made her way to the Senate to meet Rose and the others. All five of them would meet in the little coffee shop that was part of the Senate building every day after they'd finished their day's work.

Hermione felt a little apprehensive for she knew it was very likely that she'd meet Mr Weasley. She hadn't seen any of the Weasley's for at least four years. She'd distanced herself from them. Seeing them together as a family was painful, after Hermione's own had been destroyed.

It had been two months after Harry's death. With Voldemort gone the death eaters had run amok, killing thousands, muggles and wizards alike. Hermione's parents and many of her other relatives had been caught in one of these bloodthirsty massacres.

The coffee shop buzzed with its usual cheerfull chatter and clink of china. One thing however, caught Hermione's attention immediately. This was a red haired, plump jolly looking woman having trouble ordering a coffee and cheesecake.

Mrs Weasley. Of course she'd be here with her husband, who would pass the chance of visiting such a beautiful city? Not Mrs Weasley obviously.

Hearing Mrs Weasley attempt to speak Spanish was almost as painful as the look of utter confusion on the waitresses' face. Hermione decided that she really ought to go and help her, even if she risked lectures on not visiting the Burrow or looking too skinny.

She walked over to Mrs Weasley's table. The waitress, a girl called Adele whom Hermione knew fairly well was near tearing her hair out unable to comprehend Mrs Weasley. Hermione repeated the order, in the perfect Spanish that she had gained from living in a Spanish city for four years.

Adele shot her a look of extreme gratification and hurried off. Mrs Weasley just looked extremely puzzled.

"Mrs Weasley?" Hermione said timidly.

Molly Weasley studied, the skinny, curly haired, brown-eyed woman that stood in front of her, gradually recognizing her rescuer.

"Hermione Granger! Of all the places to meet!" She said enveloping her in a hug.

"Oh but you look so skinny, and so brown! Why what a suntan you've got! Oh I haven't seen you for so long! Wait till Arthur sees you, he'll hardly believe his eyes! Ginny always tells us of your letters, I'd forgotten that you lived here! And how well you speak Spanish!" Mrs Weasley exclaimed, hardly drawing breath.

She was stopped by Adele's arrival with the coffee and cheesecake.

"You'll be having your usual Hermione?" Adele asked (in Spanish).

"Yes thanks Adele." Was Hermione's reply.

When Adele had left to get the coffee Mrs Weasley sighed.

"Oh it is good to see you again after all these years. You know you were always like a second daughter to me," She said.

"I'm sorry, I…" Hermione began, at a loss as to how she could explain herself.

"You don't need to explain yourself Hermione dear," Mrs Weasley cut in. "We all understand, you needed to get away. You lost one of your bets friend then most of your family in the space of three months. You needed to move on and not look back."

Hermione stared at her dumbfounded. Mrs Weasley had just put into words what Hermione had felt when she made the decision to move away.

"I'm meeting Arthur in here, that translator of his will make sure he isn't late. Nice girl, now what was her name?" Mrs Weasley said changing the subject abruptly. Hermione smiled.

"Rose?" She suggested.

"How did you know her name? "

AN- Sorry I ended that chapter the same way I did the last but you know! Now I've got to think of a name for it. I set my story in a Spanish town but sadly I don't speak Spanish so I'm sorry when I (and there'll be more of this in future chapters) keep having to say Hermione said in Spanish or Rose said in Spanish etc. I know it can get annoying- sorry! Right now I really must do some S.A.T.s revision ( !