A/N- i sadly do not own anyting but Ashley and her parents and Brittany Lynn and James Peter Muligan. oh, and this story, i own it! lol please R&R! and enjoy!!!

"Mi, come here!"

Ashley and Hermione were shopping for about 3 hours now. They had soo many bags. Ashley picked out a whole new wardrobe for Hermione. They were walking around the mall and Ashley stopped in front of a big place called Bocu.

"Lets go in!" Ashley grabbed Hermione's arm and dragged her in.

"Hi! How can I help you?"

"My cousins here wants a hair cut. Badly!"

"alright, follow me!"

"Ashley!!"

"Don't worry MI, you'll look great! This place is amazing!"

2 hours later, Hermione stood up from the chair and looked in the mirror.

"MI!!! look at your hair! Its so nice!"

Hermione's hair flowed down her back, she had gotten light brown highlights to lighten her brown hair. Straight hair took the place of her bushy hair. She looked amazing!

"Come with me!" Ashley now dragged her to another store. This one was much smaller and didn't look as nice as the hair salon did. It looked a bit scary to Hermione, but the Gryffindor inside her came out and she bravely walked inside. She looked at the man that greeted them and stepped back.

"Come on Hermione! Or I'll hex you and force you to come!"

"Ashley, don't talk about that!" she lowered her voice now. "the muggles!"

"Im not a muggle, thank you very much! Now what do you need?"

Hermione looked from her cousin, to the man , then back to her cousin. She was nervous.

"Hermione." she said pointing to her cousin. "wants her belly button pierced."

"I do?"

"Yes."

"alright, follow me." the man motioned for the 2 girls to follow him. Ashley grabbed Hermione's hand and dragged her. She was so nervous and she didn't know what to do.

"Alright, Hermione. Is that it?"

"Mhmm."

"take a seat and please get comfortable. I'll be right back."

"Ashley! I don't want to do this!!!"

"Of course you do. don't worry, it will be fine!"

"err. I hope you are right!"

The man walked back into the room with something in his hand. From where Hermione was, it looked like a needle. And that is something that Hermione hated with a passion.

"Ok, now layback. This wont her very much."

She started to panic. She definitely did not want to do this! Stupid Ashley!

"now, take a deep breath in. this might hurt a little."

Hermione grabbed the side of the seat while the man pierced her belly. She closed her eyes tightly. There was no way in hell that she was going to watch this!

"Kay Mi, its all over!"

Hermione opened her eyes and got up. She thought, 'well that wasn't that bad.'

"That wasn't so bad. I thought it was going to be worse!"

They left after Hermione examined her new piercing and finished up their shopping. They arrived home and packed all her new and old belongings. Ashley told her to give all her old clothes away. She definitely did not need them anymore! Today was her last day in America. Her and Ashley had so much fun doing magic and shopping! Before they left for the airport, Hermione thought that it would be cool if she changed into one of her new outfits! She was excited to go home and show her parents. She put on a jean skirt, which frayed at the bottom, a pink sweater and a pair of Uggs. She looked like any ordinary teenage muggle. Though she wasn't just any ordinary muggle. Hermione thought that she looked like one of the girls in one or Ashley's magazines or even Ginny, Parvati and Lavenders magazines, with her brand new look.

Hermione boarded the plane after saying her goodbyes. She shrunk all of her belongings with a shrinking spell before they left the house so she didn't have a lot to carry. About 5 hours later, Hermione was finally home! She walked into her house expecting the usual, warm and welcoming home, but she got none of the sort. It felt cold and very unwelcoming.

"Mum, dad? Where are you guys? Im home!"

"we are in the family room."

Hermione made her way to the family room to find her mum and dad sitting on the couch, but there was something different about them. Then it hit her, her parents were wearing robes. But not just any kind of robes, the kind she wore, IN HOGWARTS!

"Hermione, dear, you look great!"

"Um thanks mum."

"Dear, please take a seat over there." her father pointed to the chair across from them. "We need to talk to you."

"Alright." Hermione made her way to the seat and waited for her parent to begin speaking. Her mum and dad gave each other a little nod and began to speak.

I think I'll stop here!

to stop

or to continue

that is the question?

i think i'll stop!

nahh!!! that would be too mean! i am a little mean, but i think you deserve to know what happens now! lol

"Hermione, this is very important. Please let us speak first and then you can say whatever you want to say, is that understood."

"yes dad."

"Ok. Before you were born dear, your father and I were very well known in the wizarding world. We were a very well known Pureblood family. Well actually not a family, a couple. Your father knew Voldemort very well too. One day he was sent with a task, one he didn't want to fulfill. He wanted your father to kill our best friend, muggle born's. but you see, your father was a spy for the light side and only became a Death Eater to spy on Voldemort. When this task was not done, Voldemort was very displeased. He was going to kill your father and I. But our very good friends took us into hiding. We stayed in the Malfoy Manor for about 3 months while the Malfoys and us made a plan. We were to fake our own death so that Voldemort would forget about us. Which worked very well if I do say so my self. Now its been about 16 years and we, that is your father and I, thought it would be good to come out of hiding in the muggle world, and live in the wizarding world, but not be so open about it. oh, and Granger isnot really yourlast name. We thought it would be best to change our names. My name is Brittany Lynn Muligan and your father's name is James Peter Muligan. and Your name is Hermione Ann Muligan.You may keep your old name, but youwill alwaysbe a Muligan.This might be all too much to handle, but we thought it was best to tell you know. Now is there anything you would like to ask?"

Hermione was at a lose of words! Her parents were wizards and she was a PUREBLOOD! This was not happening. And the Malfoy's were hiding them? So that means that Draco's mum and dad were friends with my mum and dad? that's ridiculous!

"oh." was all she could say.

"Now, Hermione. Please go to your room and pack the rest of your belongings. We are moving back to our old manor. Its not far from here. But there is one more thing, please, do not speak of this to anyone."

"May I tell Ronald? And Draco?"

" I suppose so. Is Ronald trustworthy?"

"Mum, Dad, he is my best friend! If I can trust him with my life, I can trust him with this!"

"Please, use Mother and Father. Its more appropriate."

" Yes Mother, Father."

"Now go and pack your things. We will be leaving in about and hour."

Hermione made her way up to her room. This was the last time she was going to be in her room. While she packed her things, she remembered all the good things that happened here. She cried knowing that she would never be here again.

o0o! what will happen next? please R&R!! i will love you forever if you do!!!!!!! i will update more. i promise!!!