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Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I was going to have this posted last night, but I ended up babysitting my baby cousin and was unable to do so. I'm sorry. I hope that you all enjoy this chapter. By the way, at the bottom of this chapter is a spot where you can vote on the children's Halloween costumes. When you review can you please tell me costume you like best, or tell me one of your own ideas. I will pick the costume that either has the most votes or an original idea that catches my eye. Thanks and on with this chapter.

Recap of chapter 5:

"Well I guess it's time that I tell my story," Hermione began. "It all started when…"

Chapter 6: Hermione's Tale

"It all started when we entered our seventh and final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As you all know, I became Head Girl which meant that I would no longer be staying in the Gryffindor dorms, but instead I would be staying in a dorm shared by both the Heads. The Head's dorm was not as large as the Gryffindor's, but it was quite comfortable considering that there were only two of us sharing said dorm." At this point Hermione stopped and began to pace.

"That year, because I had my own room so far away from the three of you, we began to spend less time together. I did come to the Gryffindor dorm's quite frequently, but there was still less time spent between the four of than in the six previous years. Around Christmas time, I formed a shaky friendship with the most likely person that anyone could think of. As time past though, that relationship began to grow more stable and eventually he became someone who I could go to whenever I need to talk to someone. I began to trust him just like I trust the three of you. My only problem was that we had to keep the friendship a secret. He didn't know how his friends or family would act and I felt the same way. I feared that you abandon me or try to convince me to abandon him if I told you guys of this friendship. I just really feared your reaction to my befriending someone that none of you ever would."

"Hermione! You know that that is not true! Under no circumstances would we ever abandon you. We love you! We would just give up five or six years of friendship just because you became friends with someone else. You are like a sister to me and I am sure that Harry and Ron feel the same way!" Ginny interrupted as Harry and Ron nodded their heads in agreement. They were all quite shocked that Hermione would say and/or think such a thing.

"Please, Ginny, don't interrupt me! This is story is hard enough for me to tell you guys, but it will be even harder if I am interrupted too many times. I don't think that I can do this as it is! Please, please, just listen and then when I am finished you can ask questions. I can't guarantee that I can answer all of your questions, but it might be easier on me if they are asked after I have finished telling you my tale. Okay?" Hermione answer, but avoided looking at her friends as they nodded their heads.

"As I was saying before, I hid my friendship because I feared the reaction of my three closest friends. However as time past, things began to change. My new found friend and I began to grow closer and I was soon felt as if I wanted more than friendship for him. I guess that it was lucky for me that he felt that same way. We quickly fell in love, which once again left us with a slight dilemma. I had to decide whether or not I was to confide in you about our relationship. When I couldn't make a decision, I turned to him for advice since he was trying to make the same decision. After weeks of thinking and many discussions we came to a verdict. We decided that at the moment we would keep our relationship a secret, but after Hogwarts we would make it clear to the public that we were together, starting with our closest friends and family. I think, even though his ego would never permit him to admit it, he was just as scared as I was. I think that he was just as scared of letting the three of you in on our relationship as I was. One of his friends was aware of our relationship and it think that was the only reason that I was not going crazy trying to keep this secret. We didn't mean to let his friend know, but after it happened I was glad because it felt good to have someone else know your big secret. You see his friend who we will just call B, had gotten our password from my boyfriend/his friend. Well one day, B happened to just walk into our common room and witnessed us together. He said he was cool with it and I actually became friends with him also. Everything seemed to be going great, and then five months later, our relationship ended horribly. It seemed like I never should have worried about telling you because at the time I never thought I would be having this conversation." Hermione stopped and began to wipe away the tears that were forming in her eyes. She turned and fixed her gaze on a clock above the fireplace so that she would not have to look at her friends when she told them the next part.

"You see, he had been disappearing at random times over the past few weeks, but I never thought much of it. Then one night, I happened to walk in his room right after his return. He was changing his shirt and as I looked at him a noticed a small tattoo against the skin of his left arm. There on my lover's arm was the Dark Mark!" She stopped her once again and wiped the tears from her eyes. Her friends were shocked and then tried to comfort her, but she pulled away knowing that she would be better when she finished the last part of her story.

"When he turned around, he caught me staring at his arm. I ran, but I could hear the sound of his footsteps behind me. After I was in my room and had placed various spells on the door, I heard him trying to explain, but I drowned him out. From that day after I avoided him completely. I took different routes, anything and everything I could do to avoid him, I did. I still loved him so I tried to think of excuses for him, but in the back of my mind I knew that I was in denial. It hurt too much for me think that he would betray me, but I knew that that was exactly what he had done. There was one time that he did corner me and tried to explain, but I blocked him out and eventually started crying so he let me go, but he never gave up on me. He acted the same as he had when we were together. He told me he loved me and did small favors for me, but to me, none of it was real. He was the enemy and I could not associate with the enemy." She paused, but began back up once more before anyone could say anything. "Things only became worse two months later when I found the news that changed my life. I was pregnant with the triplets. At the time I didn't know that I would be raising three children, but I vowed to raise this child without the help of his or her father. I have never even told their father that he has children." There was a pause and then she continued.

"The only one that I was able to tell was my mother. She was surprised and a little disappointed at first, but she helped me anyway. She arranged a place for me to live after Hogwarts. It was in America since she felt that I would need a change of scenery. It was a small town where a friend of hers lived. She also arranged a job for me so that I would already have a source of income when I got there. Things were rough at first, but my mum's friend helped me out. When I was two weeks for my due date, my mum flew out and stayed with me until the triplets were two months old. During that time I had made friends with a man named Fredrick. Soon after words, we married. Normally I would have waited longer, but I liked him and felt that he would make a good father for the kids. It seemed that things were good until recently he started going out drinking and changed completely. I took the children and left him with divorce papers. We stayed at a hotel last night and then flooed over to England this morning. You guys are the first witches and wizards that I have seen in years. It feels great to finally be back home again."

"Wow! Things happened in your life that I would never imagine." Ron stated.

"Hermione, who is the father of the triplets?" Harry asked.

"I can't tell you that. They don't even know and I only think it fair that they know before anyone else. I don't even know when I am going to tell them. I'm sorry!" She answered.

"That's alright, Hermione. It's in the past, now all we need to worry about is the future.

"So, is it alright if I stay here with you guys for a while?" Hermione asked.

Harry looked around at first Ron then Ginny before turning back towards Hermione. Looking straight into her eyes, he said quite clearly: No!

A/n: Thanks for reading. I hope that you liked this chapter. Please leave me a review and let me know what you thought. Also include in the vote which costume you want each kid to have. You can also include a costume of your own in your review if you do not like any of the choices.

Becca (4 ½ years old): Eeyore, Cow girl, Pixie, or Unicorn

Lily (2 years old): Lady bug, Pumpkin, Bumblebee, or Duck

James (2 years old): Tigger, Elmo, Pumpkin, Bumblebee

Sirius (3 ½ years old): Pirate, Skeleton, Ninja, or Soccer Star (Sirius is going to play soccer in this story.)

Aaliyah (4 years old): Unicorn, Cinderella, Tinker belle, or Snowhite

Phinny (4 years old): Cow boy, Hulk, Jester, or Frankenstein

Mars (4 years old): Vampire, Pirate, Spiderman, or Devil

Shyanne (2 years old and the child of Ron that will be introduced next chapter): Fairy, M&M, Lion, or Angel

Please review and let me know what you think is best. I tried to pick costumes that kind of relate to the characters. Also to make it clear for last chapter: Becca's biological parents are Bellatrix and Rodulphus (sp?) Lestrange, but her adopted dad was the one they were talking about last chapter. I know that was kind of confusing. Anyway, thanks for reading and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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