CHAPTER 14 -Home sweet home?

Last Line: Hermione replied, "I will come back," she sealed her promise with a kiss and took the portkey, "To the Burrow" with one last look at Draco she disappeared.

Now:

Hermione crashed onto the floor. She stood up and saw the mess she had made; she found a sweeping brush and cleaned it all up. She went upstairs slowly.

****Oh God, what do I say? I can't tell them I've been a prisoner in Draco's mansion, I started to like him and I didn't even want to leave. How on earth is that gonna sound? Oh by the way guys I forgot all about you until Draco reminded me and then I saw you ill and thought I had better come home. Oh my God! Oh my God! ****

Hermione was outside Harry's bedroom. She gave it three light taps and entered.

"Hello Ron. Hello Harry. I'm back." She said wearily.

Ron looked at Hermione strangely. "Are you a ghost?" Ron asked

"I'm home Ron. How is he? Harry...Harry...Harry." She gently shook Him.

"Mione...is that you?" Harry mumbled

"Yes it's me. I've come home." She reached out for Harry and cuddled closely to him.

Ron walked over to her. Still shocked he asked "Where have you been?"

She got up and took Ron's wand from his pocket. She muttered something and gold light emerged from the wand. It hit Harry. He shook a bit as though he was having a fit. Ron went to grab Harry but Hermione held him. Harry stopped shaking and colour came back to his face. He started to sit up.

"Hermione what did you do to him? And where have you been for the last 13 months?"

Hermione sat down next to Harry on the bed. Ron went to join them and sat on the other side of Hermione.

"Well firstly I did a strengthening spell by saying: Drol Evol, Evol Drol. It will keep him well and strong. I learnt it from Dr..a friend. Second Question: My Grandmother got really ill so I went home. That's why I haven't called I've been so busy helping mum I haven't had time to do anything else. I apologise most humbly. Forgive me please."

****God this is really horrible, lying to my best friends.****

"Forgive you? Harry is so sick he could have died! And you want us to forgive you! Don't expect to be welcomed so warmly. You could have told us. Cant you understand if you had listened to us about letting you go in the first place that this wouldn't have happened!" Ron yelled, "I thought we were friends? But you couldn't care less if Harry had died...could you?"

"Ron, Please I didn't mean for this, I thought you would be happy if I returned. I know I should have listened about leaving but I wanted to...to..." Hermione stuttered

"Still be known as Miss knows it all." Ron finished for her.

"I just wanted to be known to help people. I will leave if you want me too?"

"Leave Again? You can't leave and make Harry ill again!" Ron pulled Hermione into his arms and embraced her softly, "I have missed you so much. I don't want you to go."

***

It was 10:30pm and Harry was back to his normal self again. He was still finding it hard to walk and to eat more than a few mouthfuls but he was talking fine. The three of them were drinking Butterbear and eating Marshmallows in front of a glowing fire.

"So How is the family?" Hermione asked.

"Oh I forgot. Ginny is married to lance. She was disappointed that she couldn't have you as her chief bridesmaid. But she didn't want to wait so she asked Luna Lovegood. Whatever you do don't call her Ginny to her face anymore." Ron smiled

"Why's that?" Hermione wondered

Harry then interrupted "Because Lance doesn't think it's a ladies name. He calls her Virginia. "

"Mum and Dad have gone to stay at Bills. They said they should spend an equal amount of time with each member of the family so no one feels like someone else is the favourite. But that includes you and Harry. So when you get married and move away just remember I warned you." The three of them started to laugh.

Hermione stopped laughing before the others and remembered Draco wanted them to have a relationship together.

"Mione what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Harry asked "Them visiting us doesn't mean it's going to be that bad."

"I'm just a little bit tired and the tears are from laughing. I hope you too don't mind but I'm going to go up to bed it's nearly 11:00 and I'll have to find myself a job." She gave Harry and Ron a light peck on the cheek, "Good night Master Potter and Master Weasley".

"Good night Lady." Harry smirked.

Hermione left the room.

*** Hermione was in her bed. She was wide awake. She had too many thoughts in her head.

**** Why did Draco let me go? Why didn't I just tell the truth to Ron and Harry? Would Harry have died if I hadn't come back? Ginny married, she's only 22. Why didn't I find out where Draco's Mansion was? Maybe then I could have written to him or visited him sometimes. ****

"Maybe I should never have left. Harry would have been alright without me." Hermione mumbled to herself.