A New Beginning
A/N: Thanks to Eilidh (dang message board...taking you away from your stories...LoL), Jackie (yes, he's still their friend and no, she doesn't meet them in this chapter), and Amanda (confusing? How? Hmm...) for reviewing. Please Read and Review! This is the revised copy thanks to Jackie.
---Chapter 6---Talks
"Jane, wake-up darling, it's time for breakfast," Hermione said softly, nudging her daughter's shoulder.
"Mum, it's Saturday, let me sleep,"Jane mumbled into her pillow before flipping over.
"I know sweetie, but you're going to Molly and Arthur today in an hour."
"Then wake me up when we have to go, Nana will feed me."
Hermione shook her head and went to the kitchen where Harry was flipping pancakes while Harley sat in his high-chair watching. She kissed Harry's cheek before taking the flipper from him. "Go wake-up your daughter."
"Really?" asked Harry.
"Yes," replied Hermione.
Harry grinned evilly and went off into Jane's room. He levitated Jane's blankets off and said, "Jane, Jane, Jane, Jane, Jane..."
"What?" shoutedJane sitting up in bed.
"Oh, you're awake my dear Angel-face, well now that you're up, breakfast is ready."
"Ugh,"Jane said, rolling out of bed.
Harry laughed as he left Jane's room,Jane storming out after him. Hermione set the pancakes on the table and smiled at her daughter's angry face.
"Ah, good morning Miss Potter, it's a lovely Wednesday morning this fine day," Dumbledore greeted Hermia when she entered his office.
---Hermia, 1997---
"Good morning Headmaster," Hermia said before adding, "When are you going to introduce me to the school, because if I'm not mistaken, breakfast is over and the students should be in class by now.
"Yes that is correct, so we shall introduce you at supper. And because the students are in class, you can stay in the common room until then, where I will meet you so not to cause confusion. I'm right in assuming that you've already eaten?"
"Yes, I have."
"Alright, well if you'll please follow me," Dumbledore said, exiting his office.
Hermia followed Dumbledore out of his office and into the corridor. Whatever straggling student was making their way to class, they looked at Hermia, though she couldn't figure out why until she looked down at her outfit which consisted of a neon pink spaghetti strap shirt and a black denim flare skirt. She remembered that this wasn't the style in the 1997's, it wasn't even really the style in 2016, but she didn't care, she liked it.
"Get to class," Dumbledore said, looking at the students over his glasses, causing them to scurry away down the hall.
Once they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady, Dumbledore said the password (pink fairies) and went inside. It was void of any students.
"I will leave you now and let you take a better look around - though I'm sure the decor hasn't changed in the last twenty years," Dumbledore said before taking his leave of Hermia.
Hermia stood there awkwardly for a bit before sitting down at one of the armchairs. She soon grew restless of just sitting there and do nothing, so she decided to try and find her father's dorm. Of course she knew where the boys' dorms where, she just didn't know which door led to his, so she poked her head in all of them until she spotted a trunk with the initials of HP in one of the rooms. On instinct, Hermia went to it and opened it.
On top lay a photo album which Hermia opened. Looking up at her were the smiling faces of the happy couple she knew as her grandparents. As Hermia flipped through the pages, she realized her father never showed her this, but as the last few pages showed up, Hermia knew why. On many of the pictures, there were the happy faces of her father, Hermione, and a boy with red hair - Weasley hair. Hermia figured he was Ginny's 'forgotten' brother that nobody ever talked about - ever. Obviously Harry didn't want to be reminded of him.
Hermia closed the book and placed it back before picking up a stack of old letters from Hermione and Ron. She opened one up and began to read.
---Draco and Ginny---
"Draco, I'm going to getJane and Harley before taking them and Summer, Meadow, and Shane to Mum's," Ginny said to Draco, moving Summer from hip to hip, ushering Meadow into the fireplace.
"OK babe, hopefully that stupid little git won't show up while you're gone," Draco replied.
"It's only 9:36 and he said 10:00...whatever, I'm going," she said as she watched Shane be enveloped by the flames of the fireplace before Disapparating. Ginny ended up in Harry's and Hermione's kitchen. "Good morning fine folk of the Potter household."
"Morning Gin, where's the other two?" asked Hermione.
"I've sent them to Mum's already. Now are your two munchkins ready to go?"
"Yes," Hermione said, handing Ginny Harley so one child was on each hip of Ginny's. "Oh, can you tell Molly he has a fever that I haven't been able to cure these last few days?"
"OF course, I'm sure Mum will have something for him."
"I just sentJane off, Ginny," Harry said, coming back into the kitchen because he left withJane to the living room.
"OK, I should go explain why they're there to Mum, see you two soon," Ginny said before Disapparating again.
Where she Apparated to was the Burrow's small family area; here the children had already arrived and Molly was hugging them.
"Hello Mum, I hope you don't mind watching them," Ginny said, handing Molly Summer then Harley.
"I don't mind at all, I just want to know why," Molly said.
"Ron wants to talk to us - us meaning myself, Draco, Harry, and Hermione."
---Kasandra---
Kasandra just finished eating breakfast and was rushing after Kaitlin and Chantal in the Entrance Hall. "Kaitlin, Chantal, wait up please!"
Kaitlin stopped and turned around, and so did Chantal. Chantal looked at Kasandra while Kaitlin talked.
"What's up Kasandra?" asked Kaitlin.
"Have you seen Hermia, either of you?" replied Kasandra.
"Not since last night, we figured she was off somewhere with Eric, but he hasn't seen her either, and she didn't come back to the dorm after. Kaitlin here's been worried," Chantal said.
"So neither of you has seen her since last night?"
"Nope," Kaitlin said. "That kid's scaring me."
"Has anyone seen her?" asked Kasandra.
"Not to my knowledge," Kaitlin said while Chantal shrugged.
"OK, thanks, I've got to go talk to the Headmistress," Kasandra said before heading to Professor McGonagall's office.
When she reached the stone gargoyle, she realized she didn't have the password; the professors just didn't go around telling first years the Headmistress' password to her office. They didn't even tell them where the office was, Kasandra just headed there on instinct. No sooner had Kasandra reached the gargoyle, did McGonagall come out.
"Miss Potter, what are you doing out here outside my office?" asked McGonagall.
"My sister, Hermia, is some what missing, Professor," Kasandra responded.
"What do you mean 'some what missing'?"
"Well nobody has seen her since last night, and she didn't go to her dorm either."
"Oh my, you're positive?"
"Yes," Kasandra said.
"Well I must notify your parents at once. We'll conduct a search through the school as well," McGonagall said, going to the Owlery - presumably - with Kasandra behind her.
---Harry and Hermione---
"Come on Harry, let's go over to Draco and Ginny's," Hermione said to Harry.
"OK, I'll meet you there," Harry said, Disapparating.
Hermione Apparated next to Harry in the Malfoy's kitchen. Neither of the Malfoys were occupied in the kitchen, so Hermione grabbed Harry's hand and led him to the living room. Draco was sitted in there, reading the Daily Prophet. He stood when his two friends entered though.
"Hey, the dick-face hasn't shown up yet and it's ten," Draco said, sitting back down, indicating that Hermione and Harry do the same.
"Where's Ginny?" asked Hermione.
"Dropping off the kids still, I think she was going to talk to Molly as well."
"Oh," was Hermione's blunt response.
"I can't believe Ron's back, even after I told him not to," Harry said. "I guess he hasn't seen what happens when you get on my bad side."
"Would he want to?" Ginny asked, entering the living room.
"Most likely not," Harry said. "But hey, that guy is so screwed up, who knows? I can't believe you're related to him, Ginny?"
"Being related to Ginny? You wouldn't be talking about me, now, would you?" asked Ron from the doorframe.
---Hermia, 1997---
After Hermia finished reading all the letters she could bare, she decided that she wanted to check her step-mother's things out. Hermia looked at the clock which said 10:30, and figured she could snoop in Hermione's things and see Dumbledore for her own curiosity all before lunch for the students, which she would then visit the kitchens. Upon exiting the boys' dormitory, Hermia headed to the girls' dorms. She looked in the dorm which would soon be the one where she'd spend seven years of her life. Amazingly, Hermione stayed in the same room, and Hermia figured the bed where Hermione's trunk was at the foot of, was the same one Hermia had hers at in the future.
"Freaky," Hermia muttered before opening the trunk and finding a diary (A/N: not the one from Diary Entries for those of you who have read it!) on top. She picked it up, picked the lock, and flipped to a page in the middle that was written on and read aloud. "Dear Diary, I still can't believe that Ron and I had sex just a couple of weeks ago (not even)! I always thought I'd loose my virginity with Harry because, well, I love him, I really do. There'll never be anything between us though, he doesn't love me, he never will. So Ron will do, he loves me so much, I know he does, and I guess I love him a little too. I guess I should if I've had sex with him, unless I know I can't have Harry and Ron is the next best thing, but I honestly don't know. But I don't know how Harry would react to his two best friends dating each others so Ron and I decided not to him...yet. Speak of the devil, Ron's calling for me so I best leave it at though. Hermione. August 27th, 1997.
"OK...I'm just going to stop reading this thing right now," Hermia murmured, throwing the diary back in the drunk and closing the trunk itself.
Hermia decided to go talk to Dumbledore out of sheer boredom once she left the dorm and entered the common room.
---Kasandra---
After McGonagall sent a letter to her parents, Kasandra went back to the Ravenclaw common room to see what Nick, Kyle and Emma were doing. She only wanted to see Hermia to ask her if she had received a letter from her parents or not, but she ended up having to have the school searched for Hermia!
"Hey Kassie, did you talk to Hermia?" asked Nick.
"No, she's missing. Her friends haven't seen her since last night," Kasandra said. "McGonagall owled my parents, but she thinks it's too soon to think she ran off or was kidnapped or something. She believed Hermia just got herself lost somewhere, but I doubt it."
"Why do you doubt that theory?" asked Emma.
Kasandra looked at Nick who shrugged. She thought a moment before pulling Nick aside while Kyle and Emma looked at them strangely.
"Do you think you'll be friends with Emma for a long time?" asked Kasandra.
"Of course. Just like I know we'll be friends for a long time," Nick replied. "Why, are you going to tell her about the Marauder's Map? And why aren't you concerned about Kyle?"
"First off, regarding Emma, yes, but if you guys aren't friends for a long time, I don't want her telling on us, especially since I get that and the cloak this year. And I'll be friends with her as long as you are. Second off, regarding Kyle, we're friends, and even if we aren't friends for a long time, he's still part of your family, so he's part of mine as well," Kasandra answered. "Now, I'm going to tell them."
Nick followed Kasandra back to their confused friend and stood with them.
"Oh sorry for that. I know Hermia couldn't be lost in the school because she has the Marauder's Map," Kasandra said.
"The what?" asked Kyle.
"The Marauder's Map, my grandfather and his friends created this map that shows the corridors, exits, and people. People...we're going to need Hannah to get the map if Hermia left it in her trunk for us...Oh yeah, anyways, I get the map this year, then when my sisterJane comes here, she'll get it in her first year from me, and then my brother Harley will get it fromJane in his first year, then he'll keep it, just like he'll keep my dad's invisibility cloak."
"Sounds cool," Kyle replied.
"It is, Uncle Harry's showed it to me a dozen times. Do you think Hannah would get it for us?" asked Nick.
"If I know her – and I do because we're best friends – then she will," Kasandra said.
---The Adults---
"God dammit Ron, haven't you ever heard of using the front door and knocking?" asked Ginny angrily.
"Nope," Ron paused as knocking came from the front door, "but Lavender has."
Draco went to answer the door and came back with a woman that undoubtedly Lavender – she still looked like she did when Harry and she had been lovers, though there were small signs of age in her face. Lavender took a stand beside her husband.
"So why exactly did you go against my wishes and contact Ginny, or come back to England for that matter?" asked Harry.
"It's because you can't control us or threaten us to staying somewhere we don't want to be," Ron answered. "And I'm not afraid of you or Malfoy."
Harry was going to say something but Hermione placed a hand on Harry's arm to silence him.
"What do you two really want?" asked Hermione.
"I want us all to be on good terms again, like it was in the old days," Ron said, Lavender nodding in agreement.
Draco, Harry, Hermione, and Ginny all looked at the two.
"You two honestly believe that just like that you'll be in our good graces again?" asked Draco.
"No, I know we'll have to work it out, but we don't want you guys to hate us so much," replied Ron.
"And plus our children are growing up and we want them to know their family, their whole family, and that would include Harry and Hermione," Lavender added. "We just came to you guys first because we know that you all probably dragged our names through the mud over the years and we want it cleaned up a bit before we go and see Molly and Arthur."
Harry stared at Lavender, and couldn't think of a reply, but Ginny took care of that.
"Well I can't forget how Ron put down Draco," she said.
"And I can't forget how I felt when I found out you two had been sneaking around behind my back," Hermione said.
"I've never liked you," Draco stated.
Harry still didn't answer. Everyone in the cozy living room looked at him.
"You know I can't think of a reason to really dislike you except for what Ginny and Hermione said. Because if I were mad at you for dating Hermione without tell me, then I should be mad at Hermione, but I'm not, I'm madly in love with her on the contrary. And Lavender, well you've always been sweet, especially when we dating, except for being Ron's mistress, which isn't sweet at all," Harry finally said.
Hermione looked at Harry like he was some different person before snapping out of her trance like stare. The others stared at Harry curiously before shifting their gazes.
A/N: Well there you go. Tell me what you think!
