A/N:I'm changing the title because I have dedcided to change the story line a bit. So for now the title is going to be 'Death and Revival of love and War'
Also I do not own anything of HP except my personal characters and spells
Hermione walked down the street with a wide-eyed Aj next to her. "Never been here before?" Aj smiled as he continued to stare openly at the many buildings surrounding him, "Hermione, I have lived in the US my whole life. Of course I have never been here before." "Well excuse me." Hermione laughed as she hooked her arm around Aj's. Aj just rolled his eyes as he continued to wander around with Hermione at his side. Aj and Hermione made their way through the crowd in the dimming sunlight.
Just as Aj was about to enter the lone muggle shop in the area, a hand on his shoulder stopped him in his tracks. Aj turned to see the grinning face of a pale blond haired young man. "Haven't seen you before Draco Malfoy is the name. And yours might be?" "Aj Michaels, why do you ask Draco?" Draco grinned as he started to advance on a glaring Hermione, "Oh, I just wanted your name so I could warn you against a terrible mistake your making." Aj raised an eyebrow as Malfoy leaned over to him and whispered in his ear, "I mean the mistake of hanging around a filthy dirty mudblood." Draco got off a single 'ha' before Aj pushed him to the ground and had his wand at the ready for a duel.
Before either of them could make another move a voice yell out above the growing crowd, "Both of you, stop it this instant!" Aj, Hermione, and Draco all turn their heads to see a very ragged and dirty looking adult pushing through the crowd. "Professor Lupin!" Hermione cried out as Remus Lupin forced his way between the two combatants. "Malfoy, I suggest you leave right now before you make a grave mistake. Much like your father did by joining with Voldemort." Draco's eyes narrowed as he got up and forced his way out of the crowd and down a side alley.
Once Draco was out of earshot Hermione went over to Lupin and whispered in his ear, "Uh, Remus. We don't have any proof for those accusations." Remus just smiled as he turned to the irate Aj, "Andrew Michaels, It's been a long time." Aj tilted his head to the side as anger turned to curiosity, the curiosity turned to a wide grin as Aj took the couple strides that separated them and hugged the older man vigorously. Aj pulled away with a wide grin on his face, "How long has it been Lupin? "It has been definitely too long." Remus replied as he clapped a hand on Aj's shoulder.
Hermione stood there with a bewildered look on her face, "Okay, wait a second, How do you two know each other?" Remus volunteered the information, " Well Hermione it isn't that complicated. Years back myself and a few others from the Order were in Vail, Colorado, USA dealing with a small contingent of Death Eaters in the area. Now Vail is the number one area for magical folk in the US. It is also the area where their magical school is located. Now while I was in the area I heard of an enigma in the form of a child so I went to investigate. When I finally found the 'enigma', I was at an orphanage in Denver where I found Aj. Now Aj wasn't the enigma that I was hearing about but when I was there a certain five year old that caught my eye. Since that day, I have helped him get into a good school and I have been keeping tabs on him till now. I'm a large part of the reason that he came to Europe." Hermione looked satisfied with the answer. Remus noticing this decided it was time to make his exit, "Well you two, I'm going to get going because I have official Order business I have to take care of. And Aj don't forget to get your school supplies and a new wand." Aj looked at his wand and nodded. "Well I'll see you two sooner than you think, but until then good-bye." And with that Lupin appearated out of the area.
Aj looked over at Hermione and shrugged his shoulders as he led the way into the Muggle Shop. Minutes later Aj and Hermione walked out of the shop with a couple bags of various muggle sweets and a couple cartons of cigarettes for the nicotine craving Aj, who not even two feet out of the store whipped out a cigarette and started to puff on it intently. Hermione just laughed as they made their way back to Aj and Harry's room at the leaky Cauldron. Aj looked over at Hermione who was looking around towards a joke shop down the block named Weasley Wizarding Wheezes. Aj thinking it was a good opportunity reached out to grab Hermione's hand. Just as Aj was about grasp it, Hermione started yelling out to someone with shocking red hair walking out of the shop. "Ron! Ron, Over Here!" Ron turned his lanky body toward them and pointed to the inside of the shop. Hermione grabbed Aj's arm and dragged him through the crowd of wizards and witches toward the joke shop that seemed to be bustling with business,
The inside of the store that Ron pointed them to was filled wall to wall with people and assorted items. Aj raised an eyebrow as he stood in the doorway next to Hermione who was currently scanning the packed store for Ron. Just as Aj went to leave Hermione gave an excited outburst, "There he is, come on Aj lets go see him." Aj tried to object but Hermione just grabbed him and dragged him to the back room where Ron was hiding from all the commotion.
Ron gathered Hermione up in a tight hug, "Hey Hermione, it's been absolutely horrid here today. So many people want Fred and George's new combustible coffee cups that I've been running all over the store restocking. Anyway is this the new American student?" Ron gestured toward Aj who had by that time lit another cigarette and was leaning on a few carts of fireworks. "Yep, this is Aj Michaels, Aj this is Ron Weasley." Aj held out his hand allowing Ron to shake it excitedly. "Well Aj, how are you liking it here so far and how long are you going to be at Hogwarts?" Aj took another deep drag off his cigarette before speaking, "Well I'm going to be staying at Hogwarts for the rest of the year so I can graduate, and I'm thoroughly enjoying myself, especially since I got here to Diagon Alley." Aj gave Hermione a sideways glance that made her turn a light shade of pink that Ron didn't seem to catch.
The next hour, Ron, Hermione, and Aj helped out around the Weasley joke shop. Hermione stopped counting the register and looked up at a clock mounted on the wall, "Oh no, look at the time. Aj we have to go quick. Remember that we were going to go-" Hermione stopped herself before she spilled the beans to Ron on the fact that she, Aj, Harry, and Ginny were going on a double 'date'. Hermione was stuck for words when Aj came to the rescue, "We were going to practice the sedative spell Dumbledore told you to practice." Ron arched an eyebrow before replying, "Well why don't I go as well, I think Fred and George have things fairly well handled for the night." Hermione's eyes widened slightly as she tried to think of a tactful way out of the situation. Aj again stepped in to rescue Hermione, "Well Ron, I hate to do this, but we got strict instructions to do this alone." Ron's eyes narrowed, "Yea" He glared over to Hermione who refused to meet his gaze. Aj stood there unbothered by the situation; Ron turned his glare to the blank face of Aj. Ron opened his mouth as if to say something but turned and stormed off.
Most of the way back to The Leaky Cauldron Hermione and Aj walked in silence. Hermione felt terrible about leaving one of her close friends behind, but she didn't want Ron going to the dinner because he would just get jealous and rude because of the fact that Hermione was flirting with another guy. Aj looked over at her and saw her in deep thought, "Worried about something?" Hermione sighed loudly, "Not worried, just frustrated. Ron is just a pain in my ass sometimes you know. I care about him and all but, I'm sick of him getting all offended when I'm doing things with guys beside him." Aj pulled another cigarette out of his pack, paused, and offered one to Hermione. She quickly declined, "Sorry, I don't smoke. Oh and just so you know Ron's going to get very jealous of you and probably make your life hell." Aj snorted, "And I care about him why?" Hermione started to speak but Aj put up a hand to silence her, "Listen Hermione, I don't care what people think of me or do to me. The only thing that I am worried about right now is if you're going to enjoy having with Harry Ginny and I." Hermione again turned a light shade of pink.
Once Aj arrived at his room he found Harry with a goofy smile on his face. "What's going on dude? You have a good time with Ginny or something?" Harry sat up and just shrugged his shoulders, still having the stupid grin plastered on his face. "Well anyway Harry, Hermione has ordered us to get so nice cloths on so we look nice tonight." Harry nodded still not losing his smile. Minutes later, both young wizards were casually dressed hoping that it was good enough for Hermione and Ginny.
Aj lead the way out of their room and to the girl's room down the hall. Aj raised his hand to knock on the door but stopped, "What's wrong Aj?" Aj thought for a second then pulled his wand from his pocket, "Emergus Roses" the taller boy mutter under his breath as a couple roses appeared in his hand. Harry reached over and snagged a rose from Aj's hand. "Sure you can have one." Aj said as he knocked on the door. The door opened and both Harry and Aj's jaw dropped to the floor as their dates were standing before them. Ginny and Hermione both were wearing cute skirts and tops that accented their features. Aj grinned and handed Hermione the rose that he held and kissed her on the cheek. Harry followed in suit but kissed Ginny full on the lips. Hermione sent Ginny a wink when she had recover enough from Harry breathtaking kiss. "Well Ladies shall we go?" Aj asked offering his arm to Hermione.
A/N: Please read and review this is my first fanfic. Personally I am used to making my own creations but I decided to give it a shot. If anyone has any advice or comments just review or send a email.
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