Author: Louise Mills
Email: dimblou@hotmail.com
Summary: Hermione is told she is really a pureblood witch. One of her best friends stops talking to her, and the other vowed he would stand and always support even it means isolating his first ever friend.
Chapter Rating: PG
Working Things Out, Part A
"Hermione?" Harry uttered, which made Hermione brake down crying from happiness.
"Hermione come on let's get you inside, then you can tell me what's happen?" When the girl started to cry Harry knew it was Hermione, he could tell she was happy, as she had been recognised. He wouldn't of known it was her if it wasn't for her eyes.
"Harry had started to feel something more then friendship for Hermione during the Triwizard Tournament, but dismissed it at the time. When they said their goodbye at the platform for the holidays, and Hermione had kissed him he realised his heart, beat faster. Since then out of Ron and Hermione he missed her the most. Given the choice of staying at Hermione's or at the Burrow with the Weasley's for the summer, he would chose Hermione's without a second thought. It confused, and terrified him. He realised a few days before, when he got his birthday present from Hermione he was falling in love with her, his best friend.
Hermione stumbled over the front door step and slowly took a few steps down the hallway. Harry closed the door, and Hermione propelled herself into his arms crying even more then before. Which shocked Harry. After the initial shock ceased Harry placed his arms around her, he held her until her tears became no more then a weep.
Harry lead Hermione though into the living room, he sat her down and he went into the kitchen to get her a glass of water to calm her down. He gave her the glass of water that she thanked by nod of her head. Harry sat down in the chair opposite her; he leaned on his arms that were resting on his knees. He stared at Hermione and waited for her to speck, he didn't want to rush her.
"Thanks for inviting me in Harry, for a moment I didn't think you recognised me!" Hermione declared in a small voice, you could hear the desperation in her voice.
"For a minute I didn't, I thought you were probably a neighbour or a friend of the family."
Hermione just stared at Harry, 'he had just admitted he didn't recognise me, then how did he know it was me?' Hermione question herself.
"It was your eyes!" Harry said, like he heard what she just thought. Hermione gave him a small smile and Harry cherished it. He didn't think she looked complete without a smile.
"No one has eyes like you Hermione, you can see your war and compassionate soul though them." Hermione smile got bigger and wilder and her heart quicken, wondering why it beating like it was? All summer she had denied her mind to make sense of why, and she knew she didn't want to confront it now! For a moment she forgot what her parents had said to her, believing everything was the way it was before the morning conversion. Harry hadn't treated her any different then to all the years before they had known each other.
Hermione remember the reason that brought her to visit Harry, her smile died quickly and Harry could see the tears well up again. Harry took her hands into his and stared straight into her soulful eyes. He hated to see her like this.
"Hermione, tell me what happen? Tell me everything!" Hermione started to tell me what happen when she woke up, as she retold Harry what had happen her angry towards her parents erupted again. Harry didn't mind as she letting out her emotions and it was helping her deal with shocking revelation. After Hermione told Harry about her morning Harry started to laugh, Hermione was hurt by his reaction.
"Oh god no Hermione I'm not laughing at you or what has happen to you. I'm actually into the future then we go back to Hogwarts, and it, and when Malfoy finds out your really pureblood. Can you image his reaction?" Hermione started to smile and soon was laughing along with Harry.
"God, I'm scared of going back to school Harry! What will people think?" Harry took a long hard look at Hermione and told her what he thought what she should do.
"You know you shouldn't really care what people will think, you're still the same loveable Hermione inside, and no spell, charm, or blood can change that. You will still have Ron and me, with us two on your side you won't need or care about anyone else." Harry said wholeheartedly, he was a little worried about Ron response to Hermione really being pureblood. Ron could unpredictable sometimes. Harry feared this could be one of those times, Harry decided whatever Ron's response was going to be, and he wasn't going to turn away from Hermione. She needed him more now then she had ever done in the past.
"You know you're absolutely right!" Hermione spoke perking up. She sat straighter and looked round the room, noticing it was quite a nice room there was only one problem.
"You know your Aunt and Uncle have pretty nice room, and probably a nice house as well. But can these people say, 'stuck in the eighties' and god obsessive much with their son, look at all the pictures. It looks like a shine. If anybody didn't know any better they wouldn't even think anyone else lived here except them three." Harry smiled weakly.
"Yeah I think that is the point, now you believe me how much they hate me?"
"Harry I never ever said I didn't believe you, I just didn't know how bad it was for you here!"
" I so wish I could leave here forever, but the only way that will happen is then Sirius is proven innocent that doesn't seen to be anytime soon."
"Are you going to Ron's this year? If so at least you can leave the Dursley's for a few weeks before start of term." Harry shook his head, and replied to Hermione.
"I'm not allowed to leave the Dursley's to go and visit the Weasley's this year! Dumbledore said there isn't enough protection at the Weasley's. How can a wizard's house not be safe enough, especially with five of age wizards living there?"
"I'm sure Dumbledore has his reasons, maybe because people know you always go there over the summer and would be better not to go this one time. Hey, do you think Dumbledore will let you stay round mine?" Hermione question getting excited she really didn't want to be alone with her parents, and plus Harry would get away from his dreadful relatives.
"I don't know if I'm not allowed round Ron's I don't see why it should be different for staying round yours."
"Well think of it this way, my parents went into hiding round about the time you were brought to live her-…"
"Hermione what is it?" Harry asked concerned as to why she stopped talking suddenly. Harry noticed the look she was giving him, and realised it was the look she uses when trying to figure something out.
"Oh my god, I just got it!"
"Got what?" Harry asked more confused then before.
"The hidden message my parents were giving me, of course I didn't realise there was one at the time, because I was angry at them. But now I'm calmer and thinking straighter I can see it!"
"So what's the message?"
"That I personally know their friends son, my parents friends had to go into hiding to protect their son, just like my parents did for me. I only figured it out then I started to think about the wards up around this place, that protects you because Voldemort is always after you, then it hit me. I may have the same wards round my house because my parents went into hiding for me, for my protection. My parents informed me that her friends died shortly after they went into hiding, but didn't find out until I came back from Hogwarts in my first year. I thought they meant they found out the entire family died, but they weren't they were informing me, their friends child, their son was still alive and in my year."
"It's me you're talking about isn't it." Harry said quietly.
"I think so!"
"That means your parent were hiding from Voldemort as well, but why did have to hide from him?"
"I only can guess for the same reason, your parents went into hiding."
"Dumbledore told me once the only reason my mother died was because she was protecting me, Voldemort only wanted me and my father dead. He said he couldn't tell me the reason, but then the time was right I would know!"
Harry and Hermione were silent wondering what Dumbledore and Hermione's parents were protecting them from, and why they had to work it out themselves.
'If Hermione has the same wards round her house as mine, Dumbledore may actually let me stay with her.' Harry thought hoping it was possible. Harry got up from where he was sitting and went and got some paper from the kitchen table, all the time Hermione watched his movements. She understood what he was doing without asking, and was also hoping Dumbledore's answer would be, Harry was allowed to stay around her house for the rest of the summer.
Harry and Hermione had finished the letter they had written to Dumbledore and was now in Harry's room, preparing to give the letter to Hedwig to delivery.
"Hello Hedwig!" Hermione greeted the owl by stroking her soft white feathers, and Hedwig nipped her finger affectionately.
"She be grad to get of the cage and out of this house for a few days, I just hope I have the same luck." Harry declared to Hermione while attaching the letter to Hedwig's leg.
"Oh I can think of three people, who happen not to be here right now!"
"Of course the Dursley's would want to stay here, it's their home. I meant every other person in the world." Hermione said sarcastically and Harry laughed.
Harry brought Hedwig to the window, and let her take flight from his hand. Harry and Hermione watched Hedwig's journey towards Hogwarts in silence, hoping for the best in the response of the letter.
End of Chapter, but the next part of the story will be up soon!!! Next chapter will have Dumbledore's response and Ron's reaction to Hermione's news.
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