Chapter One

A Life Changing Moment

If you had told Hermione she was going to marry a Weasly she would have laughed at you. If you told her that Weasly would be George she would have thought you were insane. She and George would never fall in love, let alone get married. There was just no way.

Sitting in the hospital room, holding Arianna in her arms, Hermione thought back on those magical years when she and George did in fact fall in love.

-FLASHBACK-

The summer before sixth year had been the year from Hell. In one moment Hermione lost her parents when they were killed by the Dark Lord. Bill Weasly, the oldest of the Weasly children, was murdered while on a mission for the Order and of course everyone was still mourning the death of Sirius. Everyone was living in constant fear. The war had begun.

It was a cool morning in August and Hermione sat outside in the Weasly's backyard, lost in thought.

"Pretty crummy day," a voice brought Hermione back to the real world.

"Fred….George….um," Hermione sighed, not sure which twin she was talking to.

"George," he smiled, taking a seat beside her. Hermione noted that George's green eyes were flecked with amber and that his hair seemed a bit longer, falling into his eyes, unlike Fred's. "What are you doing out here?"

"Just thinking. I needed to be alone. I needed a break from having to make sure everyone was alright," Hermione murmured.

"What do you mean?" George asked puzzled.

"I mean, whenever I'm with Harry, Sirius just died and I know he's really hurting, and Bill…" Hermione cast a nervous glance at George. "Uh….Ron and Ginny aren't doing too well either and I have to make sure they're all o.k."

"Hermione, what are you talking about? It's not your job to make sure everyone's o.k. I mean what about you? This summer's been no picnic for you either," George looked at Hermione with concern in his eyes. Hermione had never really had a conversation with a twin. She didn't think they could carry serious conversations. Yet here she was, talking to George, and the funny thing was he actually sounded sincere.

"Forget this nonsense about taking care of everyone. Are you o.k. Hermione?" George asked his voice full of care.

Hermione went to say something, something about her parents and Harry and Ron and how she was scared but nothing came out. She began to cry. She tried to stop. Hadn't she cried enough this summer? But she couldn't. The tears kept coming and then George did something that took Hermione by surprise. He gently wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a hug.

At that moment Hermione knew George was special. She didn't think of it as anything serious. He was just comforting her, being a friend. Little did Hermione know that this moment was the start of something that was going to change her life?