Summer Lovin'

By jessebelle

Author's Note: Okay, the first chapter wasn't a lot, so I thought I'd post this so you can get a better feel for the story. Once again, tell me if I should continue it.

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Chapter Two: Meeting Aunt Jessie

            Hermione looked once again at her watch, her aunt was over an hour late, and this was unusual for even her. The platform had been cleared a while ago, and the only people there were the ticket salesman and a few engineers. She was just about to owl Mrs. Weasley to come get her for the night, when a woman ran through the barrier.

            She was dressed up, sort of. Her red, wild, bushy hair was down and semi controlled. The woman had on a short, green miniskirt showing of her long legs. On top she wore an emerald glittering halter top and on her feet, knee length black boots. Her face was made up, but a worried expression marred her features. She was pretty, but not exactly drop dead gorgeous. That was a lot of her aunt's appeal.

            "Aunt Jessie, where have you been?" The woman turned around and you could visibly see her relief as she walked toward Hermione.

            "Baby girl, I'm so sorry. I was on a date with my boyfriend. I complexly forgot I had to pick you up. But I rushed over here as soon as possible." She pouted, "Still love me?" Her voice had a British accent, but a bit of American could be heard.

            Hermione pretended to think a bit before sighing. "I guess." Then she smiled as she grabbed her aunt in a hug that the older woman eagerly returned.

            The two women collected Hermione's things and walked through the barrier. "So, a boyfriend, huh? Is this the same guy you've been owling me about?"

            Her aunt laughed. "Yeah, only, he's not my boyfriend anymore." By now they had reached her aunt's car, a green convertible beetle that had been around a long time. They placed Hermione's stuff in the back.

            "What do you mean? He broke up with you? He sounded like the perfect guy." Hermione sounded really surprised.

            Jessie smiled. "Not exactly."

            Hermione looked up from the other side of the car as she cleared off the front seat. "What do you mean not exactly?"

            Her aunt's smile was blinding as they got in the car. After buckling up, she turned to Hermione. "We're engaged."

            Hermione's mouth dropped as she looked to her aunt's ring finger. She hadn't noticed it before, but it now held a silver ring with a diamond in between two heart shaped emeralds. It was beautiful, if you didn't mind the colors. Then it hit her exactly what this meant. "Oh my God, you're engaged! When did he propose? You didn't propose, did you? What it romantic? What did he say? How did he," Hermione had already thrown her arms around her laughing aunt.

            "Whoa there, slow down. Yes, he proposed. It was beautiful. He had taken me out to dinner at this little Italian place and after dessert he stood up and cam over to me and got down on one knee. He pulled out the ring box and looked me in the eye and said, "Jessica Amelia Chase, you are unlike any other woman I've ever known In the time I've known you, from the first time you bumped into me when we first met, through this very second, I've fallen deeply, truly, madly in love with you. Merlin knows I'm not the easiest person to get along with, but you've taken all my bad moods in stride and you make me happier than I've ever been in my entire life. Would you do me the honor of letting me worship and love you forever by becoming my wife?" Hermione gave a dreamy sigh at this and her aunt looked at her and grinned "I know, I don't think I've ever cried that much or been more shocked in my entire life. It took me a moment before I could say yes. Then he put the ring on my finger and kissed me. Everyone in the restaurant was clapping and I swear to the goddess he was crying too."           

            Hermione stared at her aunt in jealously. "Wow."         

            Her aunt smiled and stared the car. "Yep, than I remembered you and had to take off. I'm supposed to owl him tomorrow before we leave."

            Hermione laughed as her aunt drove. "Well, I think I can forgive you for being late."

            The stopped at a red light and her at looked at her. "Thanks," she said dryly.

            "You're welcome. Wait, did you say owl him?"

            Her aunt grinned. "Did I forget to mention he's a wizard?"

            "Yes!"

            "Opps, my bad." Both of the girls' laughter filled the car as they drove to Hermione's new home and officially started her summer vacation.   

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They soon arrived at her Aunt's London flat. It was, ironically, a block away from the Leaky Cauldron. Her aunt led her upstairs to her flat and opened the door.

"Home, sweet home. Don't worry if it's a little messy. I haven't had a chance to tidy up, and you know how I am about packing."

Hermione laughed as she took in her surrounding. "Yeah, you're notorious for waiting till the last minute to pack and you end up being more prepared than a boy scout."      

The flat was fairly small; two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a tiny kitchen. The biggest area was the living room they'd just walked into. Books were strewn everywhere. Hermione had gotten her love for reading from her aunt. There were notebooks, pens, quills, and parchment on every surface. Her aunt was a big writer. There were a few articles of clothing that she could see, and some food wrappers here and there. Compared to her normal standards, the place wasn't too bad. It wasn't that her aunt couldn't clean or wasn't a clean person, it was just life and laziness came before cleaning on her list of priorities.

Hermione's aunt gave her the general tour, which was quite quick. All of the other rooms, the kitchen, bathroom, and both bedrooms were spotless. Aunt Jessie hated not being organized, but she could care less about the living room

They dragged her stuff in the second bedroom that was also her aunt's study. The walls were blue and the room had a celestial theme. Bookshelves took over one wall and Hermione smiled when she saw that one of the bookshelves had been cleared out for her use. It explained all the books in the living room. There was a bed in the corner. A desk with a computer that also had her aunt's papers on it was under the window. The other wall had a TV, a wardrobe, and a vanity.
            Hermione was tired. She plopped on the bed without changing and dropped her stuff on the floor. Why unpack when she'd be leaving tomorrow? Her aunt seemed to read her thoughts.

"I wouldn't put too much away. We have an early port key that I was able to manage. I hope you're already done packing, or really close to being done like I asked you to be before you left school."

"Yeah, I'm done. How'd you get a port key?"

Her aunt grinned. "My fiancé is a wizard, I have connections."

"So when am I going to meet him, or even find out his name.  I'm assuming that we'll all end up living together after the wedding."

"Well, he's going to be coming to stay with us in America after he gets all his work done. He's a teacher at a wizarding school. He's really excited to meet you. I've talked about you a lot. He understands that it's a package deal, me and you, and that where you go, I go. He's fine with it."

Jessie had been sitting on the bed by Hermione, but she got up and squeezed her niece's feet. "Now toots, I'm exhausted and we need to be up early tomorrow so I suggest you get ready for be. You can read a bit, but I want lights out at ten thirty, okay?"

Hermione nodded.  "Yeah, that's fine, I'm really tired so I'm just going to go to bed. "I'll see you in the morning."

Her aunt smiled at her as she left. "Goodnight baby girl."

"Night. Aunt Jessie, what's early mean tomorrow?"

Her aunt peeked back into the room with a disgusted face on. "Nine, I swear, some people don't understand the need for sleep."

Hermione just laughed as her aunt left to go to bed. She had a good feeling about this summer, a very good feeling.

Author's Note: Okay, this is really short too. I promise that if you all like it the chapters will be longer. I'll also probably post another chapter so you can get the main idea of the story. So, any guesses on who Jessie's fiancé is? I think I left enough clues. If you don't get it, you'll have to wait, but it will definitely be good. So yeah, review, please!