Chapter 3
A/N Forgive me for not updating for so long but I'm having a slight case of writers block. I would like to thank everyone who reviewed the story it helps me out a lot! Thanks
brit
Present time (in other words three years later than the last chapter)
"Hermione, darling!"
"Hello, Mrs. Weasley."
"Oh, sweetheart, how many years have I known you? You were at my home for months at a time! You're practically a daughter. And you would've been, you know, if . . . if Ron had come home . . . "
Hermione was actually smiley when she first arrived at the Burrow, but now with this mention of Ron . . . she wasn't doing so well. It also didn't help that Edward was bringing up the rear with Erin.
Erin. She was a Weasley and everyone knew it. No one asked questions when Hermione broke the news to the Weasley clan that she was pregnant. Mrs. Weasley simply tucked her under her wing and made her stay in bed for nine months. Ron was a very delicate subject around Hermione; most people had accepted his death after awhile but Hermione was still grieving for the loss of her baby's father. Erin was just like her father, at two years and three months old she had already developed a mouth like a drunken sailor. She craved speed and had begun showing signs that she had been around Fred and George too much.
And then there was Edward. Hermione knew that he wouldn't ever measure up to Ron and she never thought that she would be the kind of woman to just settle with whatever mediocre guy happened to cross her path. But the love of her life was gone. The ministry took him off of the missing list and he was declared dead. Hermione only had Ron in her dreams. Edward was just a guy that Hermione needed to be a father to Ron's child. She didn't want Erin to grow up without a father. It just wasn't fair for her to not experience a normal father daughter relationship. Hermione knew that mothers had to make sacrifices for their children and that's what she was doing. She was giving up on the love of her life for the daughter of the love of her life. She wasn't sure if that would make sense to anyone else, but it made sense to her. And then there was the one thing that haunted Hermione's dreams more than anything else. She and Edward were scheduled to be married in about a year. Edward was a nice man. He really was. Draco and Ginny had set Hermione up with him a year ago.
Unfortunately, the downfall of Voldemort also meant the down fall of Harry. Ginny had accepted it and knew that she and Harry were never really in love. They were just a back-up, if you will, for when neither of them had a significant other. After Harry's death Ginny met up with one of the trio's oldest enemies, Draco Malfoy. Somehow, her fiery personality had settled the beast. He was now a wonderful husband and father. Molly and Arthur had accepted him extremely well after Ginny had set her entire family down and told them that he was a changed man. The brothers, Unfortunately, had not done anything of the sort, but Mrs. Weasley had at least talked them into acting decent around Ginny and Draco. Ginny was now a mother of three to a beautiful little girl and two twin baby boys that had come as a shock to all.
That's all for now. I have a pretty good idea of where I'm going, but if you have suggestions please feel free to let me know.
brit
A/N Forgive me for not updating for so long but I'm having a slight case of writers block. I would like to thank everyone who reviewed the story it helps me out a lot! Thanks
brit
Present time (in other words three years later than the last chapter)
"Hermione, darling!"
"Hello, Mrs. Weasley."
"Oh, sweetheart, how many years have I known you? You were at my home for months at a time! You're practically a daughter. And you would've been, you know, if . . . if Ron had come home . . . "
Hermione was actually smiley when she first arrived at the Burrow, but now with this mention of Ron . . . she wasn't doing so well. It also didn't help that Edward was bringing up the rear with Erin.
Erin. She was a Weasley and everyone knew it. No one asked questions when Hermione broke the news to the Weasley clan that she was pregnant. Mrs. Weasley simply tucked her under her wing and made her stay in bed for nine months. Ron was a very delicate subject around Hermione; most people had accepted his death after awhile but Hermione was still grieving for the loss of her baby's father. Erin was just like her father, at two years and three months old she had already developed a mouth like a drunken sailor. She craved speed and had begun showing signs that she had been around Fred and George too much.
And then there was Edward. Hermione knew that he wouldn't ever measure up to Ron and she never thought that she would be the kind of woman to just settle with whatever mediocre guy happened to cross her path. But the love of her life was gone. The ministry took him off of the missing list and he was declared dead. Hermione only had Ron in her dreams. Edward was just a guy that Hermione needed to be a father to Ron's child. She didn't want Erin to grow up without a father. It just wasn't fair for her to not experience a normal father daughter relationship. Hermione knew that mothers had to make sacrifices for their children and that's what she was doing. She was giving up on the love of her life for the daughter of the love of her life. She wasn't sure if that would make sense to anyone else, but it made sense to her. And then there was the one thing that haunted Hermione's dreams more than anything else. She and Edward were scheduled to be married in about a year. Edward was a nice man. He really was. Draco and Ginny had set Hermione up with him a year ago.
Unfortunately, the downfall of Voldemort also meant the down fall of Harry. Ginny had accepted it and knew that she and Harry were never really in love. They were just a back-up, if you will, for when neither of them had a significant other. After Harry's death Ginny met up with one of the trio's oldest enemies, Draco Malfoy. Somehow, her fiery personality had settled the beast. He was now a wonderful husband and father. Molly and Arthur had accepted him extremely well after Ginny had set her entire family down and told them that he was a changed man. The brothers, Unfortunately, had not done anything of the sort, but Mrs. Weasley had at least talked them into acting decent around Ginny and Draco. Ginny was now a mother of three to a beautiful little girl and two twin baby boys that had come as a shock to all.
That's all for now. I have a pretty good idea of where I'm going, but if you have suggestions please feel free to let me know.
brit