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Love In The Most Unlikely Places

Chapter 1: Getting Ready

It was the end of summer and everyone was getting ready for their final year of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hermione Granger had received with a list of supplies with a letter. It was from Dumbledore that said that she is the Head Girl. After she read it she was so thrilled that she sent two letter to her friends Harry Potter and Ron and Ginny Weasley. All three wrote back saying congratulations all though neither of them let her know if they where head boy or not.

Some time past and it was two weeks before heading off to school. Harry had been with the Weasleys for a week and Hermione was heading up the next day. As much as Hermione wanted to see her friends there was something more she wanted. You see, Hermione's parents aren't like Ron's wonderful ones. Her father and mother are drinkers. The worse part is when her father gets drunk because he also gets abusive towards her. So since they where drinking again she decided to be up in her room and pack. Out of no fear Hermione tries to hide what she's been though. She studies to keep her mind away from things at home. For some reason Hermione has never been able to tell her friends fo the happenings at her house. She was scarred of what might happen to her. Although she was more scared as to what would happen to her friends if she told them.

As Hermione finished packing a snowy owl flew in with a letter around its leg. She recognized it as Hedwig, Harry's owl he got from Hagrid in his first year. He didn't know about being a wizard till he got a letter from Hogwarts that the Dursleys tried to hid from him. Hagrid was the one who had to go and free him from them. Where as Ron knew he was a wizard because both his parents are and his whole family has been excepted to Hogwarts. Where as Hermione is a muggle-born and also known as a mudblood. Her parents are muggles or "Non-Magic Parents". She open the letter. It said,

Hermione,

As you know we are coming to get you, well a change in plans. Hopefully this gets to you in time. We will be coming to get you the day before at about 9 o'clock pm. Sorry if this is short notice but we want to get up and head to Diagon Ally before we were going to. Also just because Ron, Ginny, and I miss you bunches.

Yours Truly

Harry

After Hermione read the letter she looked at the clock. 8:30. They where going to be at her house in a half hour. She went downstairs to check on her parents. They where both sound asleep on the couch. Hopefully they stayed like that when her friends come and get her. She ran up stairs and pulled the last bit of stuff she had together, went back downstairs and wrote a note to her parents. It said,

I got a letter from Harry saying they are on their way to get me tonight. I didn't want to wake either of you. I just found out and have only a half hour to finish getting ready. They came to get me for about 9:00.

Hermione

'I hope that works' she said to herself. Although she wasn't sure if she should wake her parents or not. For now, she left them alone. It was now five of and now all she could do is wait. And as if right on time something was happening to the fire. It went on as a lime green color. Then there was a pop and Harry was there.

"Hi 'Mione" he said.

"Hi Harry." She responded. Then there was another pop and...

"Hi 'Mione" Ron said.

"Hi Ron" She responded as her father woke up with a start.

"What was that?" He asked furiously. Hermione knew by the sound of his voice that she would have to be careful and at the same time not let Harry or Ron know about her parents. It was hard because both their breaths smell of alcohol.

"Dad, I left you and mom a note letting you know I was going a bit early to Ron's and I didn't want to wake you." Hermione responded with a hint of fear in her voice.

"We where just about to leave" Harry but in feeling the tension between them.

"Well then. Goodbye Hermione and we'll see you later then." Her father said and just as he was up he was back down sleeping for another few hours. Hermione left the note knowing her father won't remember he woke up. With that Harry took her things and went back threw the fire with some floo powder.

"The Burrow!" He shouted holding Hermione's trunk.

"Ron I got to run upstairs a minute. I almost forgot something." Hermione said. A few minutes later she came down with a not too happy cat inside a box. "I almost forgot Crookshanks." Croockshanks was Hermione's pet she got in her third year an felt bad because no one wanted him. "Now I am ready". And with that Ron, Crookshanks and Hermione was off for the Weasley's and away from her parents.