Chapter 4

"Hermione! Get a hold of yourself!" Ron yelled at her and tore her away from Harry bawling.

"I'm s-sorry H-Harry. Well, g-get h-h-him okay?" Hermione said stuttering.

"Um, Arabella, Harry? I think I'm going to take Hermione back home until she can control herself we'll meet you two at the Leaky Caldron at 2pm. Okay? Bye." Ron said trying to get a hold of Hermione.

After they left, Arabella, Sirius, and Remus all looked at Harry sympathetically.

"Are you okay, Harry?" Remus said quietly.

Harry looked up from where the tape that was a T.V. screen had went back to a tape and talked for the first time since before the tape started, "How could he kill them?" Harry said, still in tears. "They were so good, and kind. She was so happy! They were in love, nothing looked to be wrong! AND HE KILLED THEM!?! WHY! WHY! I WANT TO KNOW!" he said looking at his godparents and Remus.

"Harry, please calm down." Sirius said walking over to Harry and put his arm around his shoulder. "We all felt your pain. And Arabella and I thought you'd be able to handle watching this. Obviously we were wrong."

"NO! NO, you weren't. Thanks for showing me. Everyone's always said how much she loved me. And now I see how much she did. Everyone's always said how much they were in love, and they were. Everyone said we were such a happy family and we were. Dumbledore said that my mother died for me, because she loved me. Voldemort said she never had to die. She was foolish, all he wanted was me. I'm the reason she died! She could still be here with her friends." Harry said still upset. "But, now I see why Dumbledore told me that I'd know when I was older, and now I do understand. She knew somehow I'd help everyone else, and my dad and her saw something in me. So she sacrificed herself for me." He said in tears. For the first time since he could ever remember he felt like he actually knew his mother and father.

"Sirius. Why did Voldemort want to kill only my dad and me. Why was he after, us?" Harry asked.

"Honestly, Harry I don't know. There was a rumor that your dad was the last heir to Godric Gryffindor, and since your mother and father had you. Now, you and James were now the last two heirs to Gryffindor. But, like I said it was only a rumor. I have no clue. It was always said that Gryffindor's heir was to bring down Slytherin's last heir. As we all know, Tom Marvolo Riddle, or Voldemort is Slytherin's heir. So if James and you were Gryffindor's last remaining heirs, then it would make since as to why Voldemort only wanted to kill you and James and not Lily."

"But, Sirius that was only a rumor. Don't fill that into the boys' head if it's only a rumor." Arabella said sternly. "Remember, Harry we don't know if it's a fact or not. We only know it as a rumor." He nodded his head in response.

To change the subject the turned to Remus, who hadn't said much, "Why is your house called 'The Quiet House'?"

At that moment, the two Marauder's and Arabella started laughing. And Remus started up, "Well Harry, as you know that the Shrieking Shack is called the Shrieking Shack, because I made so much noise when I was transforming. I lived there a while, after I graduated from Hogwarts. Fortunately for me, two months after I graduated they came up with the Wolf Bane formula and I was able to turn into a harmless wolf during my transformations. And I was able to get me a home. So as a joke that your parents, god parents, Peter, and I called this house "The Quiet House" as my other had been called "The Shrieking Shack". Do you get it."

"Well, yes um…I do." Harry said thinking that was the corniest thing he'd ever heard, but didn't say anything.

Meanwhile at The Burrow…

Ron had given up on trying to get Hermione to calm down, and he deposited her in Ginny's room to settle her down. Which had happened to calm her down.

"Ginny, it was sooo sad. You should of seen his face when he saw his parents. How happy his whole family had been. How much Lily and James loved him and how they'd loved each other. How much Harry loved them, and how you can see how much he still does." Hermione said still bawling.

"Obviously it has taken a toil on you. But is this just because you feel bad for Harry or do you….(Ginny gulped) like him?"

Hermione bust out in a fit of laughter and looked at Ginny as she'd gone crazy, "Are you nuts!" she burst out into a fit of giggles. "No, No, No. I know how much you care for Harry. Besides, I'm with Viktor. You know, Viktor Krum."

"Yes, I know. But why are you? Everyone knows how much Ron and you care for each other."

"WHAT!?! Are you insane?" Hermione asked her disbelieved. "Ron doesn't care for me. Besides, Harry's like my brother. And I could, so, see you and Harry together. And you having little Harry's with red hair." Both girls broke out it giggles. Ron just passed Ginny's room and looked as if he was going to gag.

"Anyways." Ginny said. "Ron does fancy you, always has, always will." Ron turned purple outside the door. "I'm going to KILL Ginny!" he said to himself.

"No, he doesn't, Ginny. Not the way I like him." Hermione said on the verge of tears again.

Just then Ron burst into Ginny's room like some kind of white knight on a white horse. He got down on one knee, took her hand in his, "Hermione Renee' Granger, I have and will always love you. I've loved you since the first day I meet you on the train to Hogwarts in our first year. Mind you, you were a little…."

She giggled, "Bossy?"

He smiled back, "Precisely. Anyways, the reason I've never said a thing to you was because I didn't know how you felt. I asked you last year to the Yule Ball. I put it off for weeks, because I didn't know to ask you. Ever since then I haven't known how to tell you, since you've been with Krum. And the only reason I'm tell you this, is so that you'll know how I actually feel about you. So when you and Krum break up, you'll know that there is someone waiting for you." he said smiling and looking directly into her eyes.

She took her and from him and put her head into her hands and began to sob loudly. "What did I do, to disserve you?" she looked up and asked him.

"I'm sorry, Hermione. I shouldn't have told you. I just couldn't help myself…"

Before he could say another thing she put her finger on his lip to shut him up and began to kiss him passionately. Ginny felt very out of place and walked out of her own room to give them a moment of their own. If only Harry could ever see me like they see each other, she sighed to herself. After knowing him for five years, yes, she was still in love with him. And doubted that she'd ever get over him. Just then a raven came flying through the window that was no doubly Krum's with his response back to Hermione. She tried to stop it but it flew above her head. Seconds, later you could hear Hermione sobbing again, and Ron trying to control her.

"But, Ron. What am I to do? I don't want to hurt his feelings, but I don't want to be with him anymore. I want you." she said her head on his chest soaking his shirt.

Ron couldn't get that out of his head 'she wants you' he said to himself. " I don't know what to tell you , Hermione do what you have to. But remember, I won't be here forever." With that he kissed her forehead and walked out of Ginny's room.

Hermione made up her mind and began to write Krum back.

Back at Remus's….

"Are you sure you can't come?" Harry said whiningly. He really wanted Remus and Sirius to come to Diagon Alley with Arabella and him.

"Harry, we've gone through this a hundred times now. It's too risky. For me, the dementor's might be trying to sniff me off. And people act to weird around Remus, because of what he is. You and Arabella will have plenty of fun. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny are suppose to meet you at the Leaky Caldron. You wouldn't want a lot of old folkies hanging around you. Besides," he said with an evil grin. "You can get to know little Ginny Weasley."

"Speak for your self." Remus said. "I am not an old folkie." They all began to laugh. Even Harry, as he was as red as a quaffle.

"I do not fancy Ginny, and I wish you would stop implying that!" Harry said irritated.

"They Potter Anger!" all three said laughing like little school girls.

"Can we just go, Arabella?!?" Harry asked agitated.

"Sure, Harry. Let's go. Bye you boys. You be good." she said winking at Sirius.

They left for the Leaky Caldron

Back at the Burrow…

"Are you sure Ginny?" Hermione said. She really wanted her to go with Ron and her to meet Harry and Arabella at the Leaky Caldron.

"Positive. Besides, now that I'm fourteen…mum's going to take me to get my hair done so that it shapes my face. And she's going to take me to Hogsmede so I can see how to put on make-up nicely and in style." Ginny said blushing.

"Oh," Hermione said. "I'd go, but I've already done that. Well, I'll see you later tonight then." With that She and Ron left to meet Arabella and Harry at the Leaky Caldron.