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Hermione bounced down the pavement towards the address that the reunion was to be held. She had not been able to go to the reunion with Ron because he had had to go away on business, aswell as the note. She knocked politely on the door and with a jump noticed that the fat lady was on there.
"Pass-word." she slurred out.
"Sorry? What do you mean?" Hermione said startled.
"The number on your invite."
"Oh right. Five Six Seven Nine One Eleven Eight Petrificus Totalus."
The fat lady smiled, and bowed, then unlocked the door and pointed inside the corridor.
Hermione stepped into the room and looked around. She noticed Harry talking to Justin, Seamus talking to Neville whilst Ginny talking to Hannah Abbott. She didn't see Draco anywhere and breathed a sigh of relief at thinking that maybe he hadn't been invited. Draco had been her worst enemy and noticed that quite a lot of the Slytherins' didn't appear to be there. Probably crossed over.
Looking further she saw walls that were in the house colours and many photos adorned them of their child hood at Hogwarts. Aswell as this there were photos including Snape, Dumbledore, McGonagall and even Hagrid. Hermione smiled at the fond memories of her Hogwarts years. She walked through the large glass doors that led into the backyard. She noticed a dense wood at the bottom and a small pond. The area she was standing on was a tessellation pattern of a pale coloured tile that had gaps and black pebbles in between them. There were tables with fruit punch, lemonade, Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans, fizzy drink and even alcohol.
"Better not have too much of that" Hermione thought wistfully. There was a marquee up and a band was playing something slow. Her classmates were swaying with their partners, girlfriends or boyfriends and even husbands and wives.
She got a small paper cup and filled it with fruit punch and sat down on a plastic chair. Hermione thought back to her days at Hogwarts, not being a Head Girl or Prefect, just being comfortable where she was.
Having Ron as a steady boyfriend. Always going about with Harry and Ron. Her first kiss.
She felt a light tap on her shoulder and spun around, the clouds of memories vanishing with a snap.
"HARRY!" Hermione yelled, jumping out of her seat. She flung her arms around him and gave him a huge hug.
"I guess you're happy to see me?" Harry said a bit wheezy, as all the air had been constricted out of him.
Hermione nodded and stared at him, taking in all his new features.
His black, unruly hair had been flattened so that it would stay in place. He had on a blue T-shirt with three-quarter pants dropping around his knees. He was a lot more filled out now, probably because he wasn't living with the Dursleys' and his green eyes shone. She looked at his forehead. The scar wasn't there!
"Harry, your scar! What happened? I didn't notice when we went out! And yes, I'm happy to see you because I have no one else to talk to."
"I had surgery on it and had it removed. Everyone knew who I was so I wanted to destroy that part of me. I couldn't go anywhere without people muttering my name and pointing and staring. It got depressing." Harry said, like he was a complete Muggle Freak.
She looked at his eyes and they simply said, "Let's talk." So they sat down and started chatting about what had happened since their dinner and other things that they didn't really get to discuss.
"So I broke up with Ron and...," Hermione was saying. Although Harry was Ginny's boyfriend, they didn't care for repeating everything again.
"Yeah, and I went on to Muggle Uni." Harry continued after Hermione.
An hour later they rose and said they would keep in touch. Harry told Hermione he could reach him at Ginny's, so they didn't need new numbers.
Hermione felt like an idiot. She was here with no one, and couldn't exactly dance. She stared at her feet.
Someone sat beside her but she didn't bother looking. She sat and stared.
"Well, fancy seeing you, Hermione."
She jumped about a mile in the air.
Glancing up, she noticed Draco was sitting next to her, and was casually looking her up and down.
"I suppose I couldn't get you out of your daydream any other way."
"Go away, Draco. You called me a mudblood, and hated me. Why should I like you now? You were never nice to me." Hermione could have strangled herself. The one time that Draco Malfoy spoke to her nicely and she has to go and speak rudely.
"Look Hermione, I've changed. My father died two years ago and my mother had cancer and died last month. Honestly Hermione, I've changed! Please believe me!" Hermione looked at his eyes, and could tell he was not lying.
"What type of cancer?"
"What?"
"What type of cancer did your mother have?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, it was some brain tumor thing and she had breast cancer aswell." Draco said, his eyes watery.
"Sorry, Draco." Hermione said uncomfortably.
"Huh?"
"It's obviously a hard topic to talk about. Sorry for bringing it up," she said earnestly.
Draco looked at her face and suddenly burst into tears. He still hadn't gotten over his mother's death, and Hermione was being so nice.
"Oh, Draco! I'm so sorry! Oh." Hermione started to try and hug him. She rocked him backwards and forwards, patting his back while he wailed on her shoulder. Hermione didn't know if this was normal Draco behaviour, but she didn't like it!
Draco tried to compose himself and they swapped numbers. She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and a hug and said she really must be off. On her way out she chatted to a few other people and continued on outside.
She nodded to Harry and said to Ginny that she had to go. Walking out the door, she thought that that was one of the best reunions she had had. Maybe a bit too much wine though.
Suddenly, Hermione's eyes rolled in her head and she slumped to the floor. She felt a sharp pain as her head hit the pavement. The world swirled into blackness.
A/N: Was that a big enough cliffhanger for you? I sure know what's happening next, guess if you're smart, you know too!
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Hermione bounced down the pavement towards the address that the reunion was to be held. She had not been able to go to the reunion with Ron because he had had to go away on business, aswell as the note. She knocked politely on the door and with a jump noticed that the fat lady was on there.
"Pass-word." she slurred out.
"Sorry? What do you mean?" Hermione said startled.
"The number on your invite."
"Oh right. Five Six Seven Nine One Eleven Eight Petrificus Totalus."
The fat lady smiled, and bowed, then unlocked the door and pointed inside the corridor.
Hermione stepped into the room and looked around. She noticed Harry talking to Justin, Seamus talking to Neville whilst Ginny talking to Hannah Abbott. She didn't see Draco anywhere and breathed a sigh of relief at thinking that maybe he hadn't been invited. Draco had been her worst enemy and noticed that quite a lot of the Slytherins' didn't appear to be there. Probably crossed over.
Looking further she saw walls that were in the house colours and many photos adorned them of their child hood at Hogwarts. Aswell as this there were photos including Snape, Dumbledore, McGonagall and even Hagrid. Hermione smiled at the fond memories of her Hogwarts years. She walked through the large glass doors that led into the backyard. She noticed a dense wood at the bottom and a small pond. The area she was standing on was a tessellation pattern of a pale coloured tile that had gaps and black pebbles in between them. There were tables with fruit punch, lemonade, Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans, fizzy drink and even alcohol.
"Better not have too much of that" Hermione thought wistfully. There was a marquee up and a band was playing something slow. Her classmates were swaying with their partners, girlfriends or boyfriends and even husbands and wives.
She got a small paper cup and filled it with fruit punch and sat down on a plastic chair. Hermione thought back to her days at Hogwarts, not being a Head Girl or Prefect, just being comfortable where she was.
Having Ron as a steady boyfriend. Always going about with Harry and Ron. Her first kiss.
She felt a light tap on her shoulder and spun around, the clouds of memories vanishing with a snap.
"HARRY!" Hermione yelled, jumping out of her seat. She flung her arms around him and gave him a huge hug.
"I guess you're happy to see me?" Harry said a bit wheezy, as all the air had been constricted out of him.
Hermione nodded and stared at him, taking in all his new features.
His black, unruly hair had been flattened so that it would stay in place. He had on a blue T-shirt with three-quarter pants dropping around his knees. He was a lot more filled out now, probably because he wasn't living with the Dursleys' and his green eyes shone. She looked at his forehead. The scar wasn't there!
"Harry, your scar! What happened? I didn't notice when we went out! And yes, I'm happy to see you because I have no one else to talk to."
"I had surgery on it and had it removed. Everyone knew who I was so I wanted to destroy that part of me. I couldn't go anywhere without people muttering my name and pointing and staring. It got depressing." Harry said, like he was a complete Muggle Freak.
She looked at his eyes and they simply said, "Let's talk." So they sat down and started chatting about what had happened since their dinner and other things that they didn't really get to discuss.
"So I broke up with Ron and...," Hermione was saying. Although Harry was Ginny's boyfriend, they didn't care for repeating everything again.
"Yeah, and I went on to Muggle Uni." Harry continued after Hermione.
An hour later they rose and said they would keep in touch. Harry told Hermione he could reach him at Ginny's, so they didn't need new numbers.
Hermione felt like an idiot. She was here with no one, and couldn't exactly dance. She stared at her feet.
Someone sat beside her but she didn't bother looking. She sat and stared.
"Well, fancy seeing you, Hermione."
She jumped about a mile in the air.
Glancing up, she noticed Draco was sitting next to her, and was casually looking her up and down.
"I suppose I couldn't get you out of your daydream any other way."
"Go away, Draco. You called me a mudblood, and hated me. Why should I like you now? You were never nice to me." Hermione could have strangled herself. The one time that Draco Malfoy spoke to her nicely and she has to go and speak rudely.
"Look Hermione, I've changed. My father died two years ago and my mother had cancer and died last month. Honestly Hermione, I've changed! Please believe me!" Hermione looked at his eyes, and could tell he was not lying.
"What type of cancer?"
"What?"
"What type of cancer did your mother have?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, it was some brain tumor thing and she had breast cancer aswell." Draco said, his eyes watery.
"Sorry, Draco." Hermione said uncomfortably.
"Huh?"
"It's obviously a hard topic to talk about. Sorry for bringing it up," she said earnestly.
Draco looked at her face and suddenly burst into tears. He still hadn't gotten over his mother's death, and Hermione was being so nice.
"Oh, Draco! I'm so sorry! Oh." Hermione started to try and hug him. She rocked him backwards and forwards, patting his back while he wailed on her shoulder. Hermione didn't know if this was normal Draco behaviour, but she didn't like it!
Draco tried to compose himself and they swapped numbers. She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and a hug and said she really must be off. On her way out she chatted to a few other people and continued on outside.
She nodded to Harry and said to Ginny that she had to go. Walking out the door, she thought that that was one of the best reunions she had had. Maybe a bit too much wine though.
Suddenly, Hermione's eyes rolled in her head and she slumped to the floor. She felt a sharp pain as her head hit the pavement. The world swirled into blackness.
A/N: Was that a big enough cliffhanger for you? I sure know what's happening next, guess if you're smart, you know too!
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