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A/N: thanks for all the reviews from the first chapter. I am only going to answer a few reviews this time. Thanks to all that reviewed and please review this chapter to let me know what you thought of it.
Peggz: Sorry, but Ron is not the father. I not that big a supporter of Ron/Hermione stories. Sorry.
Eliot Z. Wheatherbee: No offense taken. I don't think that the first was that good. When I started to rewrite this I couldn't decide if I wanted Hermione's child to be a boy or girl, so I decided that she would have both. Then I couldn't decide if he was to be named Phineas or Marshal and I finally decided that I would just make her have triplets. I like the idea of multiple children also; it makes it more interesting.
Sarah: Before I start complaining I would like to thank you for the compliment. Now, first of I do not find that Aaliyah is a stripper name. I don't think that any name is really a stripper name. Any boy or girl could become a stripper regardless of name. Any Amanda, Danielle, or Emily has the same chance of becoming a stripper as an Aaliyah. Now you called my choice of names American white trash. It may be true that they are American because of the fact that I am American and do not know that much about British names. Phineas, however, I found is in the Harry Potter books as a relative of Sirius Black's so I don't think that fits your description. Next, I personally know a Marshal and he is far from white trash. He is a very rich and highly respected adult that would be appalled if he learned that someone described his name as white trash. Now Hermione did not stand for the abuse much. She was hit only once or twice before she left. I just needed it for the beginning of the story and will most likely not be mentioned again. As far as the Explorer she did in fact move countries, but I also don't know much about British cars.
Thanks to all the other reviewers and I would like to say that two of you have correctly guessed who the triplets' father is.
Chapter two: Returning
Hermione woke up early the next morning and decided to take a shower in the hotel bathroom before she woke her children. As she was fastening her belt, she saw that Marshal was starting to stir. Pulling out the suitcase, Hermione enlarged it to its normal size and began to pull out some clothes for her children to wear today. Walking over to the bed, Hermione sat down and handed a pair of blue jeans and a green shirt with a silver snake embroidered on the front to Marshal. He gladly accepted them and made his way into the bathroom to take a quick bath. After about ten minutes, Hermione entered the bathroom to wash her son's hair.
"Mummy, why did we have to leave daddy?" Marshal questioned when she had finished with his hair and was looking for a towel to dry him off with. All three of her children knew that Freddie was not their biological father, but they had always called him dad anyway.
"Daddy wasn't being very nice to mummy, Mars. It's better off this way. Now get dressed, I have to get your siblings bathed so that I can tell you a secret that I have kept since before you were born' Hermione said, and then left the bathroom to get Aaliyah.
"Morning Mummy!" cried the gray eyed four-year old after Hermione had successfully woken her up.
"Morning Ali" replied Hermione. She picked up her daughter and brought her to the bathroom that Mars had left just minutes before. Placing her daughter in the bath tub, Hermione left as her daughter began to wash herself. Walking back into the bedroom to get an outfit for Ali, she saw that Mars had begun to watch T.V.
"Mars, honey, can you get Finny up for me? You two can watch T.V. until I'm finished with Ali" Hermione asked and after a nod from Marshal she made her way back into the bathroom. After five minutes, Ali was cleaned and dressed in a white turtleneck and green overalls that had Ariel on the front pocket. When she opened the bathroom door she saw that Finny was waiting for his turn in the bath. She placed Ali on the bed and pulled out a pair of blue jeans, a green T-shirt, and a black hoodie with silver sleeves and headed to the bathroom to bathe her last child.
Once everyone was clean and dressed, Hermione sat the three children on the bed and turned off the T.V.
"There is something that the three of you need to know about me and yourselves." Hermione began "I'm a witch and your father was a wizard. This means that you three are magical as well." Hermione watched as one child's face turned to shock, another to disbelief, and another to excitement. Hermione chuckled to herself, she should have known that Mars would be excited at the news that magic existed and that he would one day be able to perform it.
"Would you like me to show you some?" She asked. Ali and Finny quietly nodded their heads, but Mars gave an excited yes and began to jump on the bed. Chuckling, Hermione whispered an incantation and watched as her son began to float in the air. Mars squealed excitedly as he began to flip in the air causing the other three occupants in the room to roar with laughter.
Once he was safely back on the ground, Hermione told her children that they would be leaving the hotel soon and that they would stop somewhere for breakfast if they could agree on somewhere. She began to shrink her suitcases all the while watching her children. She saw that Mars was trying to show that his choice of Burger King was a much better choice than that of McDonalds. In the end, Mars was able to persuade the other two to eat at McDonalds that morning. Sometimes, Hermione wondered how her youngest child was always able to get what he wanted, but then she would think of his father and know exactly where that trait came from.
With her children bundled in their coats they made their way down to the main lobby of the hotel. She quickly checked them out and drove to the nearest Burger King.
As she watched her children eat, all where the cardboard crowns, she contemplated whether or not she really should return to England. She wanted badly to see her friends again after so long, but she feared what they would say to her. Would they accept her after being gone for so long? And what about her children? If they found out who the father was would they hate her? She thought it over throughout breakfast and finally came to a decision by the time her kids had finished their food.
"Would you three like to meet some of mummy's old friends?" Hermione asked her children.
"Sure" Finny and Ali exclaimed as Mars just nodded his head as a response not really caring either way.
Leaving the restaurant, Hermione headed for a magical community that she knew was only about half an hour away. Once arriving in front of the magical pub that strongly resembled the Leaky Cauldron, she placed a lightweight charm on the car, shrunk it, and placed it in her pocket. Taking the hands of Finny and Ali, she instructed Mars to grab his sister's hand. Together they walked into the pub and Hermione steered them towards the fireplace in the corner. After explaining to her children how to use floo powder and instructing them to watch a couple of people try it, she had Finny and Mars step into the fireplace and floo to the Leaky Cauldron. She quickly followed them; holding Aaliyah's hand as they spun around and eventually reached their destination. She saw when she arrived that Finny and Mars were engrossed in a game of wizard's chest, a spare that the Leaky Cauldron set out for the public's use. She was amused to see her children's reactions as the pieces moved themselves.
Once they had finished their game, Mars winning as always, she enlarged her car and the four of them piled in. She made the two hour drive to the Burrow with her children singing along to the radio the whole way. Pulling into the driveway, Hermione hoped that someone would be home. She turned her car off and sat in it for a minute, hoping against hope that she and her children would be accepted by her childhood friends.
As the children climbed out of the car, Hermione picked up Mars as Aaliyah grabbed Finny's hand and began to walk up the drive and head towards the front door. Reaching it, Hermione sighed and pushed the doorbell, waiting for someone from her past to answer the door.
Hearing the doorbell, Ginny placed her young daughter into her crib and went to answer the door. Opening the door she say a familiar looking young woman standing in the doorway hold a small child in her arms, one hiding behind her legs and a little girl smiling up at her. She guessed that none of the children could be any older than five.
"Can I help you" Ginny asked politely.
"Hey, Gin" answered the woman a little shyly.
"Hermione?" asked a shocked and dumbstruck Ginny.
A/N: Well that's that. I hoped that you liked it. Not all updates will be this quick. I just have some of the story written out and saved on a floppy disc. Please review and let me know what you think. I tried to show some of the kid's personalities in this chapter. I hoped it turned out ok. I will be using the kid's nicknames occasionally throughout the story. I hope that didn't confuse anyone. Please, please let me know how you felt.
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