Part Two
In Hermione's world, everything went completely dark then went white.
The only thing that wasn't was a red headed form walking toward her.
She wore a white wizard robes and she said nothing to her as Hermione
walked closer. Hermione felt like she knew her, or at least her almond
shaped green eyes. It was at that moment, Hermione realized who this
woman actually was. "Lily Potter?"
Lily smiled at the girl and continued to say nothing to the young woman
as she tucked a few strands of her long fire red hair behind her ear. At
this, Hermione began to grow irritated at the lack of response.
"Am I dead?" Hermione asked, hoping for some verbal communication
with her best friend's mother.
The older woman only shook her head. Hermione was beginning to wonder
if the spirit could talk at all. When the spirit finally did, Hermione was greeted
by an almost musical tone. "You're mind is between states and its not
Allowing your spirit to leave until it gets the answers you still seek. I was sent
To guide you to those answers your mind is trying to figure out."
"You were sent. So there is a God." Hermione asked and Lily only nodded her
response. "How did I get here?"
"What's the last thing you remember?"
"Harry, Ron and I finding the last of the horcruxes. The rest of it is kind of
jumbled up or blank." Hermione nervously picked at the skin around her
nails.
Lily nodded and waved her hand to show her of what happened. The mists
on the ground parted and the previous occurrences played before their
eyes. "By all means you should be dead, but with the combination of your
unfinished business and the protection I placed over my son allowed you to
choose if you want to go back or not."
Hermione looked at Lily as if she were crazy and had grown a second head.
"Of course I want to go back. Has being dead made you insane as well?"
"If you do go back you are in for a really rough life." Lily informed her. "After
your body awakes from your coma you physically won't be able to be the
same as you were before let alone emotionally. Although I really can say
from personal testimony of you'd be crazy and not to come with me to the
afterlife."
"What kind of problems are we talking about?"
"You'll find out if you return, but for now, let me show you this." Lily waved
her hand again and the mist closed and parted once more to be able to
see the scene below.
"What's going on?" Hermione asked as she took interest in the scene below.
"When did this happen?"
"Actually this is what is going on now." Lily admitted pointing to the scene
below. Hermione was horror stricken at the sight of her best male friend.
It had looked the boy had not slept, eaten, or groomed in several days.
"Harry." Hermione breathed as she noted the dark circles under his eyes.
"How long have I been out?"
"About a couple of months." Lily responded sadly. "Your body is in Saint
Mungo's currently. Madame Pomfrey knew she didn't have the facilities
to try to revive you at Hogwarts. If it hadn't been for Molly and the rest of
the Weasleys, he probably wouldn't have done anything other than sit
there and waste away."
Hermione sighed. "He would do that to himself wouldn't he?"
"Not just for anyone, though." Lily offered. "You are really special to him."
"Of course I am special to him. I'm one of his best friends."
Lily almost wanted to laugh at the young woman's ignorance. "I don't
think he sees you just as a friend my dear. If he's got anything of me
inside of him he wouldn't, anyway."
"You mean he…"
The older woman smiled and nodded. "Perhaps."
Hermione blushed. "Since when?"
"Sometime around third year is when the signs started showing
themselves. Sirius mentioned something about it when he came
and James made a bet on it. Its nice to know that everything is
the same old, same old with them."
Hermione giggled. "That sounds like something Sirius would do."
The young woman then turned silent for a moment as if she was
trying to decide something.
Lily watched the girl and knew what she was thinking. "You want
to go back?"
Hermione only nodded. "Even if it means I won't be the same."
Lily smiled. "That is what I thought you would say."
"So how do I get back?"
"Leave all that to me." Lily answered as she stuck out
her hand. Gradually, the room grew darker and Hermione
closed her eyes knowing the next thing she would see
when she opened them would be Harry's eyes.
