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Chapter 1- Keeping in touch with friends.
Hermione Granger just turned 18 a week ago. Her father died 1 month ago and it's been tough for her. She has not been in touch with her friends Harry Potter or Ron Weasley Since their days at Hogwarts school a year ago. The last time she heard from them was when she received sympathy cards from them when her father passed away. And to top it all off, her mother wanted her to marry a man she wasn't in love with anymore whose name is Randy Castro, a former student from Hogwarts School.
"Hermione!" Called her mother, Helen, "Randy's here! Come downstairs please. He's waiting." That figures. He's always here. I wish he would just leave me alone. Next thing you know he's going to propose!, Hermione thought angrily. "Coming mother!" Hermione said. She rummaged through her draws for her black tank top and blue jeans.
Meanwhile........ "Mrs. Granger? Can I ask you something?" Asked Randy. "Well, Randy, I believe you just did. But you may ask me something else," Helen smiled. "Um....Well, I was wondering, may I have permission to....um.....propose to Hermione....perhaps?"
"Oh! Of course Randy! I'm sure she'd love too! I was just going to talk to her about that!" replied Helen. "Thank you so much Mrs. Granger! I love Hermione very much and wanted to pro-"but he was cut off by Hermione coming downstairs from her bedroom. "Hello, Hermione! Are you ready for our date tonight? I was planning on taking you somewhere very special. I'm sure you'll enjoy it," said Randy.
"Yes, Randy. I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I can't wait!" Hermione lied. "Great," started Helen, "Have fun you two". "OK thanks mother", said Hermione. "I'll go get my coat," "Alright," said Randy. As Hermione went upstairs to find her beige coat, Helen said "Randy, I think you should propose as soon as possible. I mean even tonight if you could! Well, actually you'd need a ring. That is- ""Actually, Mrs. Granger, I bought a ring already. I'm going to propose tonight." Said Randy. "Really? That's wonderful! I am so ha-"
She was cut off again, this time by Hermione coming down the stairs with her beige purse and coat. "OK I'm ready. Bye mother," and with that, Hermione hugged her mother and walked to the door. Before Hermione and Randy left, Helen winked at Randy and mouthed the words "Good luck!"
As the couple got into the car, Hermione saw someone very familiar walk by. He had blonde hair, grey eyes, and was wearing a white t- shirt and baggy pants. He stared at Hermione. She stared back. As he turned around, Hermione whispered "Malfoy....." "What was that, sweetheart?" asked Randy, as he backed out of the driveway. "Huh? Oh, nothing," said Hermione, "So, where are we going, Randy?" "Surprise. You'll see when we get there," he smiled.
The rest of the ride was quiet, with the exception of the radio. "OK, here we are! Country Buffet! Your favorite restaurant!" said Randy as he hopped out of the car, opened the car door, helped Hermione out, and escorted her to the door. "I need to go to the restroom. Excuse me for a moment," said Hermione walking off to the lady's room. When Randy got to the counter where a man was standing, he said "Hi, I would like a table for two, please," "Yes, sir," replied the man, "And what are the ages?" "Both 18,"
"OK, great," said the man, "Follow me," The man led Randy to a clean table and walked away. Randy waited for Hermione to return from the bathroom. He waited for about a minute when Hermione came back. "Alright, let's eat!" said Randy. He and Hermione walked over to the food and grabbed a fork, spoon, and knife. Hermione came back to the table with steak, mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob with an orange soda. Randy had macaroni and cheese, chicken, and corn with a Pepsi.
They started to eat. Soon after, they were ready for dessert. But before Hermione got up, she recognized someone else. A few people actually. She saw her old friends, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Ginny Weasley. Ginny was accompanied by a young, handsome man. Hermione gasped at the sight of her friends. "What's wrong, Hermione dear?" asked Randy in a worried voice.
Hermione ignored him and walked over to her old friends. "Harry! Ron! Ginny! N-Neville?" Hermione said surprised and excited. "Hermione!" They said at once. "Wow! Neville, you look so different! How are all of you?" said Hermione. Neville turned slightly pink. "Fine, Hermione! We missed you so much!" exclaimed Harry as he got up to give Hermione a hug. Ginny, Ron, and Neville joined the hug.
They all laughed afterwards. "Are you here by yourself, Hermione? Why don't you join us?" said Ron. "Oh, I'm here with someone else, actually. My fiancé, Randy Castro. He went to Hogwarts with us. Do you remember him?" Hermione asked. "Oh, yeah. I remember him. He was in Hufflepuff," said Harry. "That's right," said Hermione, "I better go back, he'll probably be worried where I went. Listen, do you still have Hedwig, Harry?" "Yeah, he's at me, Ron, Ginny, and Neville's place. We all got an apartment together. Pig and Trevor are still alive as well," said Harry.
"Great. I'll owl you guys then. See ya later!" said Hermione. The four said good-bye to Hermione and she returned to her table. "Sorry about that," Hermione said to Randy when she returned to their table. "No problem. Are you ready to leave?" he asked. Gee, he sounds pissed off. Probably mad that I was hanging out with Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Neville. Oh well, who cares? Hermione thought. She nodded. "Check please!" he yelled at the man he spoke to earlier. He yelled so loud Harry, Ron, Neville, and Ginny stared at him. As well as some other people.
Hermione glared at him with a dirty look. The man came over and Randy paid. Him and Hermione left the restaurant and went home. It started to get dark and it rained. On the way, Hermione saw the man with blonde hair she saw earlier that day. He didn't notice her. 20 minutes later, Hermione and Randy arrived at her house. "Bye, Hermione", said Randy as he kissed her on the cheek. "Bye."
When Hermione walked past the parlor, she saw her mother sleeping on the couch. She walked upstairs and up to her room. Crookshanks was lying on her bed. Hermione carefully picked up Crookshanks and placed her on a comfy blanket that was used as a bed. Hermione got dressed and got in her queen-sized bed. But before she put the covers over her, a white owl came to her window. "Hedwig!" she said. Hermione quickly opened the window and let Hedwig in.
Hedwig had a letter attached to her foot. Hermione untied the letter from her leg and opened it.
It said:
Dear Hermione, I just remembered you didn't have an owl. How's Crookshanks by the way? I was hoping Hedwig would be able to find you. Anyway, what's new? Sirius just came by earlier today. Have you heard from Viktor Krum? I heard Malfoy's parents died. I wonder what the git is up to now. Well, reply back!
Love from,
Harry.
Hermione carefully folded up the letter and put it away. She grabbed parchment from underneath her bed, and began to write.
Dear Harry, Crookshanks is doing well. He's sleeping right now. I haven't done much really. Tell Sirius I said Hi next time you see him. No, I haven't heard from Viktor. But guess what! I saw Malfoy today! That's so weird. I saw in the daily prophet that his parents died. When I was on my way to Country Buffet, he walked right by my house. Anyway, I got to go. Tell the others I said hi too and I love 'em!
Love from,
Hermione
Hermione attached the letter to Hedwig's leg, gave him an owl treat, and sent him back to Harry.
Chapter 1- Keeping in touch with friends.
Hermione Granger just turned 18 a week ago. Her father died 1 month ago and it's been tough for her. She has not been in touch with her friends Harry Potter or Ron Weasley Since their days at Hogwarts school a year ago. The last time she heard from them was when she received sympathy cards from them when her father passed away. And to top it all off, her mother wanted her to marry a man she wasn't in love with anymore whose name is Randy Castro, a former student from Hogwarts School.
"Hermione!" Called her mother, Helen, "Randy's here! Come downstairs please. He's waiting." That figures. He's always here. I wish he would just leave me alone. Next thing you know he's going to propose!, Hermione thought angrily. "Coming mother!" Hermione said. She rummaged through her draws for her black tank top and blue jeans.
Meanwhile........ "Mrs. Granger? Can I ask you something?" Asked Randy. "Well, Randy, I believe you just did. But you may ask me something else," Helen smiled. "Um....Well, I was wondering, may I have permission to....um.....propose to Hermione....perhaps?"
"Oh! Of course Randy! I'm sure she'd love too! I was just going to talk to her about that!" replied Helen. "Thank you so much Mrs. Granger! I love Hermione very much and wanted to pro-"but he was cut off by Hermione coming downstairs from her bedroom. "Hello, Hermione! Are you ready for our date tonight? I was planning on taking you somewhere very special. I'm sure you'll enjoy it," said Randy.
"Yes, Randy. I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I can't wait!" Hermione lied. "Great," started Helen, "Have fun you two". "OK thanks mother", said Hermione. "I'll go get my coat," "Alright," said Randy. As Hermione went upstairs to find her beige coat, Helen said "Randy, I think you should propose as soon as possible. I mean even tonight if you could! Well, actually you'd need a ring. That is- ""Actually, Mrs. Granger, I bought a ring already. I'm going to propose tonight." Said Randy. "Really? That's wonderful! I am so ha-"
She was cut off again, this time by Hermione coming down the stairs with her beige purse and coat. "OK I'm ready. Bye mother," and with that, Hermione hugged her mother and walked to the door. Before Hermione and Randy left, Helen winked at Randy and mouthed the words "Good luck!"
As the couple got into the car, Hermione saw someone very familiar walk by. He had blonde hair, grey eyes, and was wearing a white t- shirt and baggy pants. He stared at Hermione. She stared back. As he turned around, Hermione whispered "Malfoy....." "What was that, sweetheart?" asked Randy, as he backed out of the driveway. "Huh? Oh, nothing," said Hermione, "So, where are we going, Randy?" "Surprise. You'll see when we get there," he smiled.
The rest of the ride was quiet, with the exception of the radio. "OK, here we are! Country Buffet! Your favorite restaurant!" said Randy as he hopped out of the car, opened the car door, helped Hermione out, and escorted her to the door. "I need to go to the restroom. Excuse me for a moment," said Hermione walking off to the lady's room. When Randy got to the counter where a man was standing, he said "Hi, I would like a table for two, please," "Yes, sir," replied the man, "And what are the ages?" "Both 18,"
"OK, great," said the man, "Follow me," The man led Randy to a clean table and walked away. Randy waited for Hermione to return from the bathroom. He waited for about a minute when Hermione came back. "Alright, let's eat!" said Randy. He and Hermione walked over to the food and grabbed a fork, spoon, and knife. Hermione came back to the table with steak, mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob with an orange soda. Randy had macaroni and cheese, chicken, and corn with a Pepsi.
They started to eat. Soon after, they were ready for dessert. But before Hermione got up, she recognized someone else. A few people actually. She saw her old friends, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Ginny Weasley. Ginny was accompanied by a young, handsome man. Hermione gasped at the sight of her friends. "What's wrong, Hermione dear?" asked Randy in a worried voice.
Hermione ignored him and walked over to her old friends. "Harry! Ron! Ginny! N-Neville?" Hermione said surprised and excited. "Hermione!" They said at once. "Wow! Neville, you look so different! How are all of you?" said Hermione. Neville turned slightly pink. "Fine, Hermione! We missed you so much!" exclaimed Harry as he got up to give Hermione a hug. Ginny, Ron, and Neville joined the hug.
They all laughed afterwards. "Are you here by yourself, Hermione? Why don't you join us?" said Ron. "Oh, I'm here with someone else, actually. My fiancé, Randy Castro. He went to Hogwarts with us. Do you remember him?" Hermione asked. "Oh, yeah. I remember him. He was in Hufflepuff," said Harry. "That's right," said Hermione, "I better go back, he'll probably be worried where I went. Listen, do you still have Hedwig, Harry?" "Yeah, he's at me, Ron, Ginny, and Neville's place. We all got an apartment together. Pig and Trevor are still alive as well," said Harry.
"Great. I'll owl you guys then. See ya later!" said Hermione. The four said good-bye to Hermione and she returned to her table. "Sorry about that," Hermione said to Randy when she returned to their table. "No problem. Are you ready to leave?" he asked. Gee, he sounds pissed off. Probably mad that I was hanging out with Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Neville. Oh well, who cares? Hermione thought. She nodded. "Check please!" he yelled at the man he spoke to earlier. He yelled so loud Harry, Ron, Neville, and Ginny stared at him. As well as some other people.
Hermione glared at him with a dirty look. The man came over and Randy paid. Him and Hermione left the restaurant and went home. It started to get dark and it rained. On the way, Hermione saw the man with blonde hair she saw earlier that day. He didn't notice her. 20 minutes later, Hermione and Randy arrived at her house. "Bye, Hermione", said Randy as he kissed her on the cheek. "Bye."
When Hermione walked past the parlor, she saw her mother sleeping on the couch. She walked upstairs and up to her room. Crookshanks was lying on her bed. Hermione carefully picked up Crookshanks and placed her on a comfy blanket that was used as a bed. Hermione got dressed and got in her queen-sized bed. But before she put the covers over her, a white owl came to her window. "Hedwig!" she said. Hermione quickly opened the window and let Hedwig in.
Hedwig had a letter attached to her foot. Hermione untied the letter from her leg and opened it.
It said:
Dear Hermione, I just remembered you didn't have an owl. How's Crookshanks by the way? I was hoping Hedwig would be able to find you. Anyway, what's new? Sirius just came by earlier today. Have you heard from Viktor Krum? I heard Malfoy's parents died. I wonder what the git is up to now. Well, reply back!
Love from,
Harry.
Hermione carefully folded up the letter and put it away. She grabbed parchment from underneath her bed, and began to write.
Dear Harry, Crookshanks is doing well. He's sleeping right now. I haven't done much really. Tell Sirius I said Hi next time you see him. No, I haven't heard from Viktor. But guess what! I saw Malfoy today! That's so weird. I saw in the daily prophet that his parents died. When I was on my way to Country Buffet, he walked right by my house. Anyway, I got to go. Tell the others I said hi too and I love 'em!
Love from,
Hermione
Hermione attached the letter to Hedwig's leg, gave him an owl treat, and sent him back to Harry.