The Time Has Come for the Truth

Chapter Two

Lonely

Disclaimer: I do not own the property of HP.

Summary: Hermione Granger has been keeping a dark secret for years. This fic is mostly filled with poems . . . Which I will be writing. If you don't like stories with poems and stories that don't spend much time on the detail of it all, I recommend you to just read the poems or to not read at all.

Being lonely creeps up at you

it makes you think

more of what you have or don't have

All those hours by yourself

can seem depressing

when it happens more than once

And when it all comes together

the word lonely and what it means

it haunts you

You don't want to be lonely

and you don't want to be alone

it just happens

-Me

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Hermione finished cooking sausages and eggs for her parents quicker than she'd expected. Then she got the food and gave her father and mother as much as she knew they wanted on different plates.

"Here, I'm done," she said lazily handing her parents the food.

Her mother nodded without looking up and her father just grunted in response. After that Hermione went to get more food for herself. She needed breakfast as much as her parent's did anyways.

When Hermione finished eating, long after her parents left for work as dentists, she went up to her room. She laid on her bed for hours, just laying and day-dreaming and thinking. She did that a lot when her parents weren't home or she either went to the public library they had in her town and borrowed books.

Hermione remembered just at that moment she had a pet. Crookshanks her beloved pet jumped onto her bed and nuzzled softly at her hand.

"Hi Crookshanks. How you've been," she asked as she petted the cat's head.

Hermione loved Crookshanks as much as she did Harry or Ron. He (I forget, is Crookshanks a boy or girl?) was always there to greet Hermione when she was at her worst and help her feel better. The cat seemed to sense the pain Hermione was in and looked at her with puppy dog-eyes while wagging his tail. He took one of his paws and rested it on the girl's shoulder as if to say," Now, now . . . everything will get better in time . . ."

Hermione rested her tired eyes and napped, the feeling of loneliness overcoming her.

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"You're such a worthless piece of shit," her father yelled at her, pulling Hermione by the hair. "You're no use. You're always fucking complaining. And you're gone almost all year long to that bloody school! You think your mother and I are happy about this?!"

Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! "Shut up," Hermione screamed. "Let go of me you bastard!"

She slapped at her dad with her hands and thrashing wildly, earned a slap to her face.

"Don't think you can get away with this. This is not the way we've brought you up." Hermione's father threw her onto her bed and left her locked up in her room.

After he left, Hermione cried herself to sleep.

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A few days later Hermione boarded the Hogwarts Express with Harry and Ron at her side. She smiled as she listened to what happened over the summer. She learned Harry and Ginny had started going out just a week ago and that Ron had a secret admirer. Inside Hermione was trying hard not to cry. She really wanted to tell them about her parents, for they had never met them. All those times she had forged people to be her parents, paying them cold hard cash.

"Hey Hermione," asked Harry as they sat in an empty compartment. "You never told us what you did? What did you do?"

Hermione faced Harry and smiled, her eyes bright. "Oh I did a lot of things, but you guys would probably find them boring."

"How so?"

"Um, well . . . ." she looked out past the window trying to think of something good she had done. "I baked cookies-"

"You cook?" scoffed Ron who sat on the opposite side of her.

"Yeah," she said offended. "Anyways, I swam in the bluest water, I climbed up the highest mountain."

"Right Hermione. And where did you go on vacation?" Ron asked in disbelief.

"Oh Ron, I'm just kidding. I stayed home and that's all. My life isn't exactly thrilling. It's boring with a capital B."

"Lay off Ron. You know it's not her fault," Harry butted in.

"Yeah, whatever. How come you couldn't come over this summer anyways? Ginny missed you. She doesn't have any other friends who are girls to talk to."

"Family Business Ron. You know that. And they hardly see me too! Practically we grow up at Hogwarts nowadays." She slumped against the window and watched the blurs of clouds up in the sky.

"Hey guys," said a feminine voice.

"Ginny!" cried Harry blushing. "We were wondering where you went."

"Up the front. Figures you guys would be here," she added. "Hey Hermione!"

"Hi Ginny. " The pretty witch replied giving her friend a hug. "How are you?"

"I'm fine thanks," she said shyly. "You look great. Your hair's much straighter I see."

"Uh-yeah. My mom insisted it," she lied twisting a lock of her brown hair.

"Good to hear. Good to hear . . . She does know we're a couple, right Harry?" she added leaning close to her boyfriend's ear. But Hermione who had good ears heard and said.

"Yes Ginny, I know. I know all about you two."

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I'm reluctant to say

All these lies in my head

Keep pushing me atop a hill

It feels like I'm dead

The air's sucked right out

I fear the end is near

Save me from this place I'm in

There's no doubt someone may hear

You may be able to attack me

And leave me weak and cold

But you've got another thing coming

If you really believe what you're told

I don't care what others tell me

What they discuss behind my back

For me I'll just keep going

And live my life way off track

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A:N: Hope you enjoyed this! Just know I will try my best to update. And it'll probably be once every week. Since I'm trying to finish my other story. So you know, please don't get mad at me. I just wish days were longer, so then I could update faster. But in the meantime read and review!

There's also not much poetry in this one, just leave a response if you want more!

Also tell me if I'm going too fast. I think I do. :)