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Chapter Ten-The Krugan Abode

"Come now, in you go," Lonst told Hermione. "Just say 'The Krugan Home', and the Network will do the rest." Hermione nodded and took a pinch of Floo Powder, stepping into the fireplace.

"The Krugan Home," she said, holding tightly to her luggage. Soon she was swirling in the fireplace and then, with a sudden jolt, she stopped. Hermione stepped out of the fireplace, dragging her trunk at her side, into her new home. Harry and Ron soon followed, and then came her parents. Like her, Harry and Ron were looking around at their new surroundings. Her new home had a cozy feel to it, with warm brown wooden flooring and a large couch in the middle of the room they had been Flooed into.

"Feel free to look around, dears," Juni told them. "Hermione, dear,do take a look around upstairs." Hermione found itodd how hermother wasacting, but shrugged and dragged her trunk upstairs. She could hearLonst whispering to Harry and Ron as she left theroom.Dragging her trunk up to the landing, shewas faced with a short hallway with five doors on the walls.

Which door? Hermione thought, looking around the hallway. She turned to the first door on her left.This one's good as any... She turned the doorknob and stepped into a small room painted white and yellow.As Hermione looked around, she couldn't help but feel as if she'd been here before...

"Oh my gosh..Hermione? Is..is that you?" Hermione turned, and standing in the doorway was a tall, light auburn haired girl with silvery-green eyes.A girl that looked almost exactly like Hermione's new appearence..and she looked very familiar...

"Wha--?" Hermione began, backing against the wall.The girl's face began to look a bit hurt.

"You don't remember, do you?" she said with a slightly sad note in her voice. Hermione shook her head. The girl took something from around her neck and pressed it intoHermione'shand. "This might help you remember," she told her.Hermione looked down intoher hand, and it lay a silver chain. On the chain, was ahand-crafted silver dolphin with the word 'Best' engraved on it.

How can she have this?she thought. I gave this to Talia before...beforeHogwarts... Hereyes widened in sudden realization asHermione looked up at the girl.

"T-talia?!"Hermione stuttered. "But...how...?"

"She's their daughter, Hermione," Harry's voice said from the doorway. Hermione whirled around.

"What...how...?" Hermione continued to splutter.

"Calm down," Lonst said, who was standing next to Harry. "Talia is our daugther, yes. Don't you remember from before Hogwarts? Talia Krugan."

"But..why wasn't she at Hogwarts then?" Hermione asked.

"I was in America, with relatives," Talia said. "For protection from...well you know."

"Voldemort?" Hermione asked, her new family wincing at the sound of the name. "Yeah, I know." the room was silent. "So," she siad more gently. "you knew we were sisters, Talia?"

"Well, no," Talia admitted. "Mum and Dad hadn't told me 'til after your parents' letter."

"I see..." Hermione said. "Where is Mum, anyways?"

"Downstairs, making dinner," Lonst told her. A bell rang from above the door. "And there she is now, dinner's ready." he beamed as everyone marched downstairs.

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Okay...I know it's short and kind of stupid--Sorry..