Disclaimer- J.K Rowling is the smartest woman alive. She would probably be appalled if she read this melodramatic crap. I hope that this doesn't put ideas in any of your heads about what might happen in future HP books because I KNOW NOTHING!!! I don't own any of the characters either... This whole thing is therapy (because I was upset over the character she killed off) I'm just posting it because people told me to...

Just as Harry was about to go back up to bed, Lupin was coming down the stairs

"Hello you two" he said cheerfully.

"Hi" they both said back

"Hermione" he said looking at her, "Would you like to see your parents today in the hospital?"

Hermione suddenly froze, bit her lip and looked at Harry.

"Harry," Lupin said turning to him. "Why don't you go upstairs. I would like to talk to Hermione alone for a while"

Harry looked at Lupin and nodded wondering why he couldn't listen in on the conversation. Was it that bad? Was Hermione, his best friend, hiding her feelings that she knew would be perfectly ok if he knew about it. That she knew that he wouldn't judge her because he has dealt with things just like she was experiencing.

Harry however, respecting Lupin's wishes went upstairs out of the range of hearing downstairs. He needed a nap anyway.

An hour later, Harry woke up from a dream about a dancing rat. Hermione quietly opened the door and looked obviously upset but tried to hide it. The feelings like the ones he had when Sirius kept isolating himself started to come to Harry's mind. She plopped herself down on her bed and sighed.

Nodding in understanding, Harry simply gave her a sympathetic pat on the back and got out of the room to give her alone time. However, he sat outside the door of the bedroom. He instantly heard soft sobbing and his heart sank. He heard a creak from the stairs and quickly stood as about to walk away. However Lupin didn't stop him or give him a disapproving look. He simply just smiled at Harry and walked to Sirius's old room.

Then, all of a sudden the door opened and he felt Hermione fling her arms around Harry from behind. Harry then turned around and hugged her back, following her into the room.

"You ok?" he asked her with concern.

Hermione didn't answer and stared into his eyes for a moment

Then she finally said "Harry, will you please come to St. Mungo's with me and Professor Lupin?"

Harry nodded. "All right" he said without question.

Just then, Lupin came out of the bedroom white faced. "Let's go you two. Off to St. Mungo's "

"Shhhh.... not so loud" Lupin said to Harry as he tripped and fell out of the fireplace into the streets.

"Yeah Harry, there are people around" Hermione said helping him up.

"Well, it's not exactly a graceful process Hermione" Harry retorted back.

"No arguing, people could be watching... whisper" Lupin said hastily

Harry and Hermione nodded.

The three of them quietly and closely walked together to St. Mungo's.

All of a sudden Harry saw a very old, crabby lady with a vulture hat on yelling at a boy.

"Boy, you are the stupidest, worthless little brat I have EVER met!" she said cruely pushing him down. As he got up, Harry saw that it was Neville Longbottom.

"But Gram, this is a great opportunity for me and Professor Sprout said that I..."

"I don't care!" his grandmother said giving him another push. "All you want to do is play with your little plants every day"

"But this could help..."

"You are not going back to Hogwarts and that is final!" she said raising her voice

Harry and Hermione looked at each other in disgust. Harry wanted nothing more than to jinx her for treating Neville this way, but Hermione and Lupin both grabbed his arm and pulled him back. The three of them waited until they went in before they followed them into St.Mungo's. Harry was glad that Neville didn't know they saw the whole thing. Harry knew it was bad enough other people knew that his parents were tortured by death eaters.

The receptionist saw Hermione and scowled.

"Oh it's you again here to see the muggles." She said meanly.

"Oh and by the way" she said eyeing Lupin. "No werewolves allowed. Not safe for the patients. Wouldn't want them to catch your nasty disease"

Harry got really mad "You have a bad case of BITCH-itis and they let you be a receptionist!"

Neville, who was sitting in the corner with his grandmother reading a copy of Herbology Today" got up and shook Harry's hand. (and then his grandmother gave both him and Harry a disapproving look and pulled Neville back to his seat.)

"So instead of making us wait to see our loved ones as if to torture us, I believe that you should allow us and the Longbottoms to just go." Lupin said with the same look that he had when he was interrogating Pettigrew.

"Ok" she said quickly "Go, all of you, just go and get out of my sight"

"What is that lady's problem?" Hermione asked Lupin as they walked through the corridors.

"She seems to have problems with muggles" he answered as they got on the elevator. "A lot of people are like that in the wizarding world Hermione. It's not right, but that's just the way it is."

Harry, Lupin, Hermione, Neville and his grandmother got off the elevator and went into the room where Hermione's and Neville's parents were. Harry noticed that Hermione and Neville were both truly depressed.

They all entered the back cubicle. Harry saw Frank and Alice Longbottom. Neville walked up to his mother who was absentmindedly chewing bubble gum. She blew a bubble and Frank reached over and popped it.

"NO!" she screamed at him. She became very angry and burst into tears. Both of them totally ignored Neville, who buried his face in the corner of the cubicle. His grandmother attempted to make conversation and break up the fight, but it seemed like the Longbottoms didn't know there was anyone else in the room. Hermione's parents were simply sitting up in bed. They were like statues.

Suddenly Mrs. Granger looked at Hermione and said "Sweetheart, open your mouth and let me see your teeth"

Hermione looked very confused. "Mom, I'm your daughter, you're in a hospital right now. Snap out of it"

Mr. Granger stepped in "Now, if you are good, then we will give you a nice, sugar free candy"

A tear rolled down Hermione's face and Harry gave her a comforting hug.

"You STUPID boy" Neville's grandmother shouted as soon as he noticed Neville. You hardly ever see your parents. Get out of that corner boy and be brave."

Hermione's tears suddenly turned to anger. She swiftly walked over to Neville, giving his grandmother a dirty look in passing and gave him a comforting hug. Neville, who looked like he really needed it, began to sob. His grandmother clenched her fists.

"Let's go Neville" she said as she broke them apart. "Say goodbye to your parents"

"Goodbye Nicky" Alice Longbottom said giving Neville a hug. She handed him her gum wrapper which he put in his pocket.

As Neville and his grandmother walked out of the cubicle Mrs. Longbottom walked over to Hermione and patted her on the back.

"That was a nice thing you did for that little Nathan." She said smiling "You know, he always seems to visit us with that vulture lady that calls me sweetheart and honey all the time. Every time, he's always very sad"

"His name is Neville" she replied "He's your son and he's upset that you're in the hospital"

Then she pointed to her parents "These are my parents. They were tortured by the cruciatus curse too."

"And this is Harry Potter" she said taking his hand and dragging him to the Longbottoms. "Harry's parents were killed by Voldemort"

To everyone's surprise, Mr and Mrs. Longbottom gasped out loud when she heard Voldemort's name.

"You have heard of Voldemort" Harry asked her.

Mr Longbottom then cut in "Strange.... Bella... Strange" he said suddenly.

A nurse who was currently tending to Hermione's parents suddenly looked up.
"Time for your medicine Alice and Frank" She handed them pills and water which they obediently took and fell asleep right away.

"Oh come on lady" Harry said with anger. "We were making a breakthrough"

"Kid, you don't know what you're doing. We're professionals. So we'll make the decisions as to what's right for our patients" the nurse said back sweetly. "Besides, visiting hours are over. You all have to go"

Hermione nodded. She looked like she wanted to argue, but it seemed that she didn't have the strength to. "Ok"

She walked over to her sleeping parents and gave them both a hug and kiss on the cheek.

Harry and Lupin followed her out of the cubicle.

The rest of the journey home was in complete silence. Lupin dropped both of them off at the fireplace when his watch began to beep.

He looked at Harry and Hermione with concern "Ok, you two, go directly to the house and STAY THERE" Both of them nodded and went through the fireplace safely back to 12 Grimmauld Place.

"I need to hit the books Harry, something has come up." Hermione said suddenly. Then she gave him a big hug "Thank you for being there for me. You're a wonderful friend and I love you"

She kissed him on the cheek and then ran upstairs.

Suddenly, Harry heard a big crash from the fireplace. Ron, Cara, Professor Insper and a very shocked looking woman were carrying a small bag that was brightly glowing.

Ginny and Hermione ran down the stairs.

"What's going on guys" Ginny asked. "How was your little date?"

"Well" Ron said smiling. "What could have been death for all of us will end up being one of the best things that could have EVER happen!"

Harry was very confused. "What happened Ron?"

"Sirius's name is going to be clear Harry" Ron said with a smile "Merry Christmas!"