Title: Working Title looks sheepish

Author: serendu

Disclaimers: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling and Stephen Sommers, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, Universal Studios and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Rating: PG13

Pairing: Hermione/AB

Prologue

Hermione Granger could have screamed.

Indeed, her life had just turned upside down thanks to the man she called fiancé.

Formerly called fiancé as soon as she got rid of the damn ring, she told herself.

She'd had a bit of a bad day she thought bitterly. Again she'd been passed over for promotion and again her boss had told her, "Never mind dear – better luck next time?"

It had taken all her willpower not to hex the bastard where he sat, she thought grimly. On her lunch, she had decided to walk to calm her temper. Walking had always calmed her down as a child, and Hermione had reasoned that if it had worked then, well, it would work now wouldn't it?

Well, perhaps it would have if she hadn't been caught in the rather sudden downpour that had soaked her to the skin.

Even her boss had felt sorry for her, after he leered at her damn near see-through blouse. He had, after a few minutes of drooling, told her to go home and change.

So she had.

Only to find her fiancé in bed with another woman.

A woman she had loved like a sister.

Incredibly enough she hadn't confronted the two. Nor had she ranted and raved. After the day Hermione Granger had had one would of thought she would cast hexes against any and everyone who crossed her path.

Instead Hermione Granger had a better idea.

Reaching into a very safe place that not even her fiancé had known about Hermione Granger removed one of the few items that she had hidden from the world. Left to her by her favourite teacher in her will, Hermione Granger transfigured the object that had looked like a simple piece of paper back into its true form.

Hermione Granger had decided the best way to live this day would be to start over again.

Starting from the moment she caught the bus in London, just after she had left her house.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, was Hermione Granger's first mistake.

Inspired by a few fics I read recently – note – inspired – not plagiarised! Please review.