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Summary: Hermione is given the advice to write a memoir. She reflects on her past telling us the story of what her life was like after the downfall of Voldemort. No longer a little girl, the woman of 24 tells us her story. How she hid from the world but at the same time found herself falling in love. Even if she denied it from the start. ~ A glimpse into the life of 24 year old Hermione Granger as she tackles the obstacles of friends, family, work, luck, mistakes, challenges, lessons and love. Prepare yourself, you have no idea what you have just gotten yourself into.

Note: Thank you in advance for taking the time out to read this. It's a work in progress, which basically means I have no idea how often I can post. But hopefully with your support I'll find the strength to get at least one chapter up per week. I hope you enjoy this story and please when your done review. The beginning of the story is told in first person and then it changes when we get to the actual story. Sorry if its confusing but I think you will catch on.

Chapter 4 ~ All Cried Out

I remember exactly what it was like watching Ginny walking through that door with Malfoy. It was as though Voldemort and a dozen death eaters had rode in on gallant horses. It was a shock, an utter surprise, Molly looked as though she was going to give birth to twelve gnomes. The silence in the air was completely eerie and I stood there glancing from face to face wondering how to cure the situation. After all Ginny was my friend and I owed it to her, but it seemed almost impossible especially when George decided to speak out first.

" Ginny! Have you gone mad? Bringing that git into our house! " he strode over and grabbed him by the shirt collar. " What have you done to my sister? What do you want? "

Hermione watched in terror as Fred ran over next giving Malfoy a giant shove in the back. " Were not in school anymore Malfoy, and we already know that your not a death eater…you have nothing to threaten us with…so we have complete control in this situation. "

" Stop this at once! " Ginny broke through her brothers and huffed loudly. " I believe I have a right to date whomever I want! " her face was red and it seemed as though steam was pouring out of her ears.

" Gin you cant be serious…your dating Malfoy? " Fred looked at her questionably. Angelina was speechless and had kept her hand clamped over he mouth for the entire time. However Hermione wasn't so reserved, instead she marched over to the group and stepped in between them.

" I know what you two are thinking, I thought the same exact thing when I found out…"

" You knew? " George asked, raising his eyebrows to her.

" Well yes, but it wasn't my right to tell you. " George tried to cut in but Hemrione cut him off. " Listen, I don't like this any more than you do, but if you truly love your sister then trust her on this decision, Im sure Malfoy knows if he ever tried anything on her he would be dead before he realized what was happening. " Fred and George nodded their head in agreement while Malfoy swallowed hard. " Now why don't we calm down for a minute and talk about this at dinner. Don't you think that would be wise Mrs. Weasley? "

" Yes Hermione dear… I do…" Molly shook her head and grabbed Arthur's arm. Both were still heavily in shock.

The group split up quickly and Ginny and Draco resided to their own corner of the yard. This way no one would bother them. Charlie and Bill had remained quiet during the whole ordeal. Neither one really knew Malfoy, so they really couldn't find the words to express. Fred and George however were still angry and couldn't wait for Ron and Harry to arrive. They figured Ron would blow a fit and hex Malfoy right there, but Hermione knew better. One thing about Ron was that Ginny had him wrapped around her finger, and he would do anything she said, no matter how much he hated it.

" So Fred you were saying before? " Hermione asked trying to break the angered boys concentration.

" Hmm? Oh yes Hermione what I was going to ask was very important. Tomorrow is Sunday so I know you don't have work, and I was wondering if you would meet us at the new shop we bought. We haven't gone through all the paper work yet and since neither George or I are good with numbers we were wondering if you would be willing to help us go through the paper work. " he batted his eyelashes like a girl and smiled. " Please?"

" Well I do have some errands to run tomorrow, but I guess I could come by around noon. Ginny wont be home so I would like some company. "

" Wonderful, we will meet you there at noon. " Fred smiled and began chatting with Angelina about some sort of new invention. There was a loud scream from the house and everyone snapped their heads quickly.

" What is going on here? " Ron had just arrived with Parvati.

So the silence had returned…well sort of. Ron went on ranting for about twenty minutes before we could calm him down. It was rather humorous actually. His face turned beat red and his arms flailed in different directions. I don't think he spoke one coherent word, but we did manage to make out some various curses. I waited for Ginny to go up to him, I knew as soon as she did he would calm down, but she just sat next to Draco and watched him make a fool of himself. Ginny wasn't a stupid girl. I caught onto her plan instantly. She was going to let Ron make a fool of himself, and then once she did calm him down he would feel like a git. It was a pretty good plan if you asked me.

" Ron sweetie…" Ginny pushed past Charlie whom had pinned Ron up against the side of the house. " Ron you need to calm down. "

" But Ginny? Are you serious….have you gone crazy….this is Malfoy? You go from a crush on the wholesome Harry to that ferret Malfoy? What's wrong with you?" He shot Malfoy a nasty look.

" Ron Im only going to ask you once. I love you, and if you love me at all you will try and accept this. Give it a chance…I swear to you he has changed…" Draco scoffed in his chair and Ginny gave him a stern look. " You might find yourself liking him " this time they both scoffed and Ron rolled his eyes. " If the both of you would just grow up it wouldn't be so difficult" she screamed loudly making everyone jump.

" All right Gin, but Im not being friends with him…its bad enough Im going to have to eat with him now. " Ron mumbled.

There was another scream from the house and everyone groaned. Harry had just arrived with Lavender.

After another fit of screaming and yelling everyone was gathered around the long Weasley picnic table. Harry had taken the news better than Ron but he was till eyeing Malfoy with much suspicion. It was a funny sight as the twenty one people scrunched onto a table meant only for fifteen. Well that was if you counted the three children whom Penelope put in the playpen after ten minutes. Then they were down to nineteen. Hermione sat between Bill's girlfriend Helena and George. The food was passed around the table and everyone grabbed heaping amounts of food. There was various different conversations along the table. Towards the one side Arthur and Bill discussed the current issues of the mornings Daily Profit, and on the other side Ron, Harry and Angelina were arguing over Quidditch rules. Across the table Molly and Penelope were talking about the babies progress and Marlena listened intently. Hermione knew it was only a matter of time before Charlie proposed and they started a family. Hermione continued to eat listening to all the conversations at the same time.

" Nothing worth joining in… " George whispered in between bites.

Hermione giggled " I know, I don't care about quid ditch, the daily profit is not my choice of an exciting dinner topic and babies….well Id rather not talk about babies. " she took a sip of juice.

" I understand completely. Hey Mione? "

" Yes? "

" Do you know why Parvati is here? I thought she broke it off with Ron months ago?"

" Im not sure George…maybe he just invited her as a friend. I havent really talked to him yet. "

There was a tap of glass down at Harry's end of the table and the talking had subsided quickly. Ron and Harry were grinning foolishly and Fred smacked Ron hard in the back of the head.

" Well what go on….you've interrupted us…least you can do is tell us what for. "

" Well, " Harry began, " you all know that Lavender and I have been engaged now for quite some time…well we have set a date. The wedding is going to be next September 23rd. Its about 11 months or so away which we believe is plenty of time to plan. "

There was an outburst of congratulations and kisses. But Harry tapped his glass again. " Hold on a second…I didn't say I was finished." He turned to Ron who now stood from his chair.

" Well as all of you know Parvati and I broke up about two months ago, but we have been seeing each other on and off for those two months….well I wanted you all to know that last week I asked Paravti to be my wife and she accepted…Harry and I will be having a double wedding. "

Molly broke out into a fit of tears and a big shout of congratulations began again. Hermione made her way over to her two best friends and smiled.

" Congratulations you two…" she hugged them both tightly and sighed. A small tear fell lightly down her face.

That night I went home and cried for many hours. It just didn't seem possible that I was going to lose my best friends. I know what your thinking…Hermione you aren't losing them, they are just getting married. But honestly do you think they are going to want to hang around with me…a bookish girl as single as they come? It didn't seem fair, we did everything together…always. And now I was being left out…I was alone. I left the party early that night, it was pointless to stay. Everyone was excited about Harry and Ron's double wedding and if I said anything it was only going to bring everyone down. I waited for Ginny to come home before I cried that night. I didn't want her to be awake when I did. I sat on our warm plush couch and let the tears fall down my face. Pathetic, right? My only source of comfort that night was Rusty. He sat with me for hours and didn't make a sound. He cuddled close to me on the couch and let me stroke his fur. For once I didn't want to strangle the ball of fur…actually I wanted to thank him. It took me hours to finally fall asleep, and when I did the only pictures that I could see were the memories we made together: Sitting on the Hogwarts Express, joking around, dancing at balls, secrets, and growing up together. I couldn't even escape the feelings in my dreams. The night was long and hard, and I cried myself back to sleep more times then I can remember.

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