13th August 2006, Forks, Washington
The reception was spectacular. Hermione enjoyed it immensely. There were a lot of interesting people there, like the Denalis, Bella's family and friends. But the russet coloured family that she still wanted to talk to, was probably the most interesting.
"Congratulation, to you both. I believe everyone here, can see how much you love each other and how happy you are. I wish you all the best for your future. I will give you your present when you come back from your honeymoon. It's something… special", Hermione said while smiling at them and winked at the end.
Before she could say anything else a deep voice could be heard from behind her: "Congratulations Bella, I hope you will be happy."
Hermione turned around to see who had spoken. It was the man in the wheelchair whit the tall boy and the woman. She stepped to the side to make some space for them but stayed hoping she would get the chance to learn their names.
"Congrats, guys", said the boy with a wide grin and then hugged Bella.
"It's good to see things work out for you, man. I'm happy for you", he said while hugging Edward.
"Thank you, Seth. That means a lot to me", Edward said and then looked at the adults.
"Thank you for coming and supporting Bella today, Billy, Sue", he said to them with a nod.
They nodded as well, and Billy said: "You are welcome. Who might this be? I heard she is a cousin of yours Edward?"
"Yes, this is Hermione Granger from Britain. Hemione, this is Seth and Sue Clearwater and Billy Black. They live at the reservation in La Push", Edward introduced them.
Black? Clearwater? Could they be related to Penelope Clearwater or even to Sirius? But they were obviously from a native American tribe if they lived on a reservation. She would have to ask them, but not now.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. Would it be possible for me to visit the reservation some time? Or is it closed to public", she asked.
She wanted to have a chance to talk to them more, find out if they knew Penelope or Sirius or maybe even… him. Billy and Seth exchanged short eye contact.
"Hermione, I think that isn't…", Edward started but was interrupted by Billy.
"No, it is fine. Come and visit. We will be happy to show you around. Maybe Seth here will do the job? With my wheelchair it's a bit difficult to go to the beach, and that is something you should not miss."
Seth nodded and said: "Yeah, I can show you around. Just let me now when you want to come by. I can give you my number. It should be easier that way."
"Thank you very much. I am looking forward to it", she said to them and pulled out her phone from her bag.
She had gotten one while staying with Andromeda. It had been easier to contact her. After a few exploded phones and some testing, she had discovered a rune, that made the phones work with magic around them. That had worked for other electric things as well and so Andy and she had started to watched movies together some evenings.
Hermione exchanged her number with Seth and then excused herself, she had taken enough time with the bride and groom.
"Hermione Granger!", she heard her name being called.
She looked around and saw Angela Weber waving at her. Hermione smiled and made her way to her.
"Hello, how are you? Thank you again for helping me out last time", she greeted the girl.
"You're welcome. I am happy I could help", she answered.
"You don't seem like a Cullen to me", a girl standing next to Angela said.
"Don't be rude!", Angela reprimanded her friend quietly.
Hemione blinked a few times, surprised by her rudeness.
"That's because I am not a Cullen, even if I am related to them. My name is Hemione Granger, pleasure to meet you", she told her politely, even if she didn't want to.
Before the rude girl could say something, her… boyfriend introduced himself: "Hi, I'm Mike, it's a pleasure to meet you to."
He was stretching his hand out to her and she took it after a moment's hesitation. The rude girl didn't seem happy about it.
"I am Jessica Stanley", the girl said.
"Hermione, may I call you that? This is my boyfriend Ben Cheney. Somewhere around here, there are more of mine and Bella's friends. I am sure you will meet them", Angela told her smiling.
She liked the girl, but her friend and the other boy made her uncomfortable so she said: "It was nice seeing you again, maybe I will see you around sometime? Or later? I have to go talk to Jasper. Please excuse me."
Relieved to get out from that unpleasant situation, she made her way to find something to drink.
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The evening went by and Hemione didn't remember everyone she talked to, there were just too many. Ron would have loved the food here. Even if the potions wouldn't have agreed with him.
The dancing was a mixture of enjoyment end frustration. She had enjoyed dancing with the Cullen men. They were very good dancers. And they hadn't any interest in her as a woman. Seth had also danced with her and had been very polite. Other high school boys however hadn't been. They had starred at her, tried to find out if she was single and while dancing, they had tried touching her butt.
She had enough for a while, so she sat down in a quiet corner. After some time, she got the feeling of eyes watching her from the woods. She tried seeing into the darkness, but it was quit difficult. She thought she could see Bella dancing whit another guy, she hadn't met, but he seemed to be one of the local tribe. She tried seeing into the woods but wasn't able to.
Her eyes began to wander, but then she saw that Bella and the guy seemed to get into an argument. Before she could react, Jasper was at her side and took her away. She thought to glimpse some fur around the area where Bella was standing, but when she had the chance to look again, there was only Bella and Edward there. Who could that young man have been? And who had been hiding in the woods?
"Jasper? Who was that with Bella? And who was in the forest?", she decided to ask her great-uncle.
"That was Jacob Black, Billy Black's son and Bella's best friend. And how did you know that someone was in the woods?", he answered half of her questions and posed one himself.
"I sensed eyes on me from that direction, but I couldn't see in the darkness", she answered evasively. She did not want to tell him anymore and he seemed not to want to tell her, who was in the forest. She would have to find out another way.
She danced a bit with Jasper, Emmet and Carlisle while avoiding Mike and the other boys. Soon after it was time for the bride and groom to start off on their honeymoon. She wished them the best and let the others have their moment with the pair.
After they had sent them of, she bade them goodbye for the night and promised to come by the next day.
Since she was a bit tired, she decided to apparate to her hotel room. She would get her car tomorrow. She went into the house and with a 'pop' she disappeared.
AN: I hope you still enjoy the story! Please let me know.
I will try to post again soon.
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