Hermionies mum started to worry, Hermionie hadn't come out of her room for days.
"Hermionie, honey, I was thinking we could go to Diagon Ally today to get your books."
Hermionie was lying on her bed cuddling her knees, she didn't ever want to leave her room, even to go back to Hogwarts, she didn't want to leave her mum home by herself all year, with out her Dad around she would really struggle.
"Hermionie, we need to get down there today, its Tuesday, you go back to school in a couple of days."
Tuesday! Hermionie jumped out of bed, stood up, looked at her watch, 9 am, phewww its ok she doesn't have to meet Cho until 11. Hermionie walked over to her mirror combed her hair with her fingers, wiped the tears from her eyes and proceeded downstairs.
Normaly Hermionie would go to Diagon Ally with her mum and her dad, they made it a day trip, but today was going to be different.
When Hermionie got to the bottom of the stairs, her mum was waiting for her.
"Hermionie followed her out the door around past the now overgrown garden. Ever since her father died Hermionie noticed the garden and the house go to the pack. All her mum did all day was sit in front of the fire and knit.
Hermionie walked across the unmown lawn. How was mum going to manage, she thought.