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A/N-You know what, I think I'll try to make this chapter...erm...somewhat longif I can manage....

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Chapter Nine-The End of the Term

The rest of the year passed as a blur to Hermione.As she boarded the trainto go home,all she could think about was the end of the term...her parents...who were they? She looked out the window at the green terrain passing by in a great blur, stroking Crookshanks softly on the back.

"Hermione!"alight slap on the backsnapped Hermioneback into reality.

"Huh, what?" Hermione said, turning from the window and to her friends. Harry and Ron were looking at her with a puzzled look on their faces.

"Did you hear what Ron said, Hermione?" Harry asked.

"Erm...no," Hermione replied. "This airhead thing is getting quite annoying...."

"I asked you if you were excited about meeting your parents today," Ron said quietly.

"Well...yes, I suppose. Nervous, mostly," Hermione told them. Then the compartment door opened. It was the food cart lady.

"Anything off the trolley, dears?" she asked sweetly. Harry, Ron, and Hermione got up from their seats and walked over to the cart. As the compartment door slid closed, the trio made their way back to their seats, money bags considerably lighter, and their arms bulging with sweets.

Throughout the last couple of hours, Hermione, Ron, and Harry played games of Exploding Snap until they were nearly at Platform 9 3/4. As the closeness of the meeting dawned on Hermione, anervous knot formed in her stomach.Sheuncast theIllusion CharmThe train slowly pulled into the station asthe bustle of students collecting their trunks and pets filled the air. Cries of happiness and welcoming rang as the trio once again left the train together and stepped onto the platform. Hermione stayed with Ron and Harrry as they searched the crowd for her parents.

"Hermione?" a voice asked from behind them. They turned around to a young (about 23 or 24), but tired looking couple. The man was tall and had light blue-grey eyes.His hair was short, and was a dark hazel color with a small ponytail at the end. The woman was slightly shorter than the man,with silvery-green eyes and long strawberry blonde hair that fell loose at her waist.Hermione noticed that Harry had a strange look on his face before turning back to her parents.

"Mum? Dad?" she said, looking to each of them at the word of their duty. (Ex: Mum-look to woman, Dad-look to man) The couple nodded. Hermione looked at them with a mixed expression of confusion and love. "But...who are you?" she asked politely. The man smiled.

"We are your parents, Hermione," he began. "We are the Krugans. I'm Lonst, and this is my wife-your mother-" he said, looking at Hermione. "Juni." the woman beamed at Hermione.

"Come, let us go," Lonst said briskly, pulling out his wand. They were to Apparate. Hermione pulled out her own wand and looked back at her friends.

"Don't worry,they're comingtoo," Juni told her.

"But what about--" Ron began.

"Already taken care of. We told your parents everything, Ron," Juni said, turning to the two boys."and Harry,we told your aunt and uncle that you were being taken away to Wizard's Prison, so you shan't be going back." she winked.

"Father," Hermione said. "we really can't Apparate home...can we? I mean...neither Ron, Harry, or myself have been there before..."

"Oh, right...hmm...I believe you've been to the Ministry of Magic, yes?" Lonst asked with a mischievious twinkle in his eyes. Does he know about last year..? Hermione thought.

"Well...yeah," Hermione told him uncertainly.

"Then we'll Apparate to there...and we'll use the Floo Network to get home," Lonst told them simply. Harry and Ron murmered in agreement. Five loud cracks filled the air as the group and their luggage disappeared.

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There you go-Chapter Nine. A bit short, I'm sorry, but at least it's done, yeah? Heh heh....