A/N: Now that I'm on Christmas vacation I'll be able to concentrate on getting this story finished, even though I've been doing the chapters day by day.

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Chapter 9: Meet the kids

Once and again Ron found himself at an unfamiliar place. The only thing was the fact that he was staring at a very large house… a mansion. It was a beautifully decorated house. With stair that wound all the way to the thirteenth floor. There was a huge slide that went from top to bottom.

Yet these people had everything and more. Hermione came from the second floor al the way down to the main floor where unkowingly, present Ron was standing. She seemed older and way more sophisticated with her hair pulled back into an tight bun. Her clothes were made out of pure cotton.

Apparantly her and Krum had done a factastic job at making a good living. Especially is they could afford a place like this. She seemed happy. But little did he know that looks can be quite deceiving.

"Mummy! Mummy!" Cried a little bushy haired girl with a unibrow. Which obviously she had gotten for her father's side. "Menalause is teasing me again!"

Hermione took a deep breath and bellowed. "Menalause! Get down here this instant!"

The boy Ron assumed was Menalause slid sown the huge slide and landed into a huge cage of plastic balls. He got out and scrambled to get up and faced his mother like a man.

Menalause! What did you do to Helen this time?" Asked Hermione folding her arms and giving her son a look.

"All I did was rip off her dolls heads. It's no big deal!"

"NO BIG DEAL? THOSE DOLLS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE!" Rang out Hermione's shrill voive in the empty house and echoing her words still.

"So what? You can buy her more dolls! Replied Menalaus not even close to being frightened. Quite the contrary! He reminded Ron of Fred and George. Ron's older twin brothers'

"You know what Menalaus? I can't buy you two everything you want. That would spil you completely. I try to take care of you as best as I possibly can. But I can't always do that. I have to take care of the baby." Said an irritated Hermione.

"You could have the servants take care of the baby. You're always taking care of Troy. What about us? Are we important to you too?"

Hermione relaxed a bit and took his hands in hers. "Look! I do care about you and Helen, very much. But it's hard with your father gone all the time. He should be here any minute now. Infact, he should have been here by now. I wonder what's keeping him. Now… I want you to apologize to your sister."

Menalause nodded and turning to his sister said, "I'm sorry Helen, for ruining your dolls."

"Apollogy accepeted!" Replied little Helen.

"It's time for bed! I want you and your sister to go up and say good night to Troy and then I'll tuck you in myselves. After I call your father." Explained Hermione picking up the phone and dialing Viktor's number. (A/N: I know techniacally wizards don't know how to use phones but Hermione is muggle born so just go along with it.)

Just as her kids retreated up the stairs Viktor answered his phone. "Hello Viktor? This is your wife wondering when you are going to get home!" There was a short pause? "You mean you're not going to come home for Christmas?" Another short pause. "Where are they keeping you?" Hermione looked more and more disappointed as she kept asking the questions. "You're in Chile? Well, when are you going to be coming home… after New Years? Viktor you can't wait that long. You're children need a father around… Okay, yes I understand… I'll see you then…"

Hermione hung up the phone looking as if a friend had just passed away. And then without warning she burst out crying. What was she going to tell her kids? That their father was going to skip Christmas with them? Well if that was the case, she would have to tell them that. She sighed and went upstairs to tell her children the awful news.

Ron turned to James, "Hey James?" Ron asked. "Why is Hermione unhappy?"

James didn't reply right away. He just picked a spot on his chin and responded, "the thing is that even though she was very wealthy, she is also very unhappy. She's been unhappy for a very long time. Nine years infact. All she really wanted was a huband to help out with the chirdren but instead she got a workalholic for a husband. And although she married Krum, she still loved you. But you blew her off and now look at her. The last time she saw you or Harry was on her wedding day. You've all lost touch."

"I don't understand she has everything. If she ended up with me then we'd be living in the streets."

James just shrugged. "At least she'd be happy! I think you know a lot about Hermione now. C'mon I'll take you home."

A/N: I hope you've liked this chapter and I know you're going to love the next one. Considering it will be my last chapter. Yea I'm actually going to get it finished. But that means I won't have your reviews to look forward to. Maybe I should add more chapters. What do y'all think?