Chapter 4

Ron handed Hermione the tea and took a seat next to her. Molly was sitting on the other side trying to heal her face,

"What hit you Hermione?" asked Ron quietly

"I…I tripped and hit the table" she replied

"You mean you fell onto the table? Hermione you should probably go to St Mun…"

"No!" interrupted both Ron and Hermione, they had spent enough time in the wizarding hospital

"I know you don't want to dear, but honestly you could have damaged your neck"

"Please Mrs Weasley, I can't go back there," she pleaded,

"Ok, I'll heal the bruise, but if you get any neck pain you will have to go in"

Hermione nodded and allowed Molly to apply a thick green paste to her face. The three sat there in silence interrupted only by Hermione's continued sobs and the slurping of tea until Harry, Ginny and Arthur entered the kitchen.

"Hermione, Arthur told us what happened are you ok?" Harry asked quickly

"Yes Harry…I'm fine, sorry to bother you" she mumbled not meeting his eyes

"Nonsense Hermione we're your family" said Ginny passionately

Hermione did not respond but could not help feeling very alone, despite the hoard of people surrounding her. She didn't have family. Her thoughts were disturbed by Harry's calming voice

"Hermione, I need to get a team out to you house to check for wand traces and things like that ok?"

"Yes, thanks Harry"

"No problem, I'll go with them, you should probably stop here tonight" he looked round at Arthur who nodded his head

"No, I don't want…"

"Your staying here and that's final!" Hermione had expected that command to come from Molly and was surprised to hear it come from Arthur, she looked up at him and he nodded.

"I'll go and set up Ginny's old room for you," said Ron and he walked out of the room

"I'll come back tomorrow Hermione, let you know what's going on" Harry patted her on the back and also exited the room.

"Hermione, you look like you haven't slept for months, why don't you take a nap before supper" Molly suggested

"No, I'm fine, I think I'll visit my parents graves…I haven't been to see them for a while"

"Do you want me to come with you?" asked Ginny quietly, her voice full of concern

"No thanks Ginny, I think I'd rather be alone" she stood up and walked out of the kitchen.

Molly stood up and began to clear the mugs away, while Arthur sat down at the table. Ginny's eyes were still fixed on the door,

"Harry's always been determined to find out who killed her parents, now I can see why, they killed part of her" she said

"I never realised that Hermione was so close to her parents" added Molly quietly

"I reckon she blames herself," Arthur stated, they others nodded in agreement.

Hermione was standing in a dark room.

She could her people around her whispering words she could not hear, all in harsh tones.

Her mother stood before her,

"Why Hermione, why did you kill us?"

"Mum, I'm sorry, please…"

"You're a murderer Hermione, you killed us!" this time it was her father who spoke, his eyes full of hate.

Then she heard it, the rattling breath, her body had frozen, and she heard their screams, their pleas for help

"HERMIONE, HERMIONE HELP US!"

Her mother appeared beside her whispering in her ear,

"You did this Hermione, its all you fault, we hate you, you killed us"

Hermione watched as both her mother and father were kissed, yet still she could not move, her eyes were frozen wide open, as she watched, again and again,

"Hermione wake up! You're having a nightmare!" Ron shouted at the thrashing witch while his parents looked on in horror

"I'm sorry…please…mum…no…"

"Hermione!"

Her eyes flew open as she sat bolt upright her wand out stretched "EXP…"

"EXPELLIARMUS" shouted Molly quickly disarming the petrified girl,

"Hermione, it's ok…your safe" whispered Ron pulling her into a hug, she allowed it, just as she allowed her body to relax into him as the sobs broke through her exhausted body.

A/N Hi, I hope you like this chapter because the last one didn't have as many reviews! Please read and review! Thank you to Gag Hafrunt for pointing out that in the first chapter I told you that Bill was dead and then her appears at the Weasley's, sorry about that but I have decided to keep him in, I just love the Weasley's too much! Thank you to my reviewers, love you all!

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Laura

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