Chapter Three

After Kingsley mentioned the town he quickly ushered Harry and Ron out of the room and told me to get some sleep. After six hours, Teddy decided it was time for the both of us to get up and that he was hungry. I drowsily got out of bed and quickly made him a bottle and used a quick charm to keep it in the arm so he could eat while I got ready. I pulled out a pair of blue jeans and a navy blue sweater and walked into the bathroom. After quickly brushing my teeth I decided to gather my courage and look into mirror.

I looked a lot better than I did the last time I looked, and my scar on my chest from Dolohov's curse back in fifth year didn't stand out so badly against my skin anymore.

Last time I looked my skin seemed sunken in from malnourishment and there were large bruises around my eyes from barely getting any sleep at all, not that it has improved much. My face was still pale but it had gained a bit of color back since may, and my honey brown hair seemed to be a little fluffier than it has been in the last year or so. My chocolate brown eyes still looked haunted but the purple bruising framing them had faded a lot, last night's six hours was the most I've gotten the past few weeks.

I looked at my bare arm and winced and the cruel word that glared back at me, unfortunately the word would never fade. Being carved out of a cursed knife meant I was stuck with it for life, just the same as the scar on my neck when Bellatrix tried to slit my throat. I've been tempted to cover it with a glamour charm but then I feel as if I'm saying to Bellatrix that she wins, so it is bared for all to see. I pull on my sweater and jeans and pull my waist length hair into a pony tail as I hear Teddy start getting fussy in the room.

"Why don't we get you changed and then we will talk to Aro." I gave him a kiss on the forehead and changed him into a blue onesie with blue jeans and white sneakers then I pulled on my converse. After strapping my wand harness onto my left forearm, which then turned invisible as it was firmly placed on my skin, and I placed my wand in it we left the room.

After getting lost in the hallways more than I would care to admit we finally made it to the throne room where it seemed like they had just finished cleaning up from their meal. I knocked, even though I'm sure they heard me before I even got close to the door, because it was polite. Aro seemed to agree with this as he smiled and waved me over.

"Good Afternoon Miss Granger, I trust you had a good sleep."

I smiled and stepped to the three kings, "It was actually the best sleep I've had in weeks, thank you."

"I'm so happy you are comfortable in our home, you are family." Aro exclaimed happily.

"Family sir?" I asked curiously.

Marcus cleared his throat and stood, "I see relationship bonds young one, and you seem to have familial bonds with all three of us."

I was shocked for two reasons, first I've heard that Marcus hardly ever talks and never interacts with guests and second, I had a familial bond with the three kings of the Volturi. But in a way it felt right, I had felt the pull to them as soon as I saw them. Aro had the fatherly feel to him and Marcus and Caius felt more like Uncles than anything else.

I may have not put much stock in divination at Hogwarts or the Deathly Hallows because I didn't have physical proof of them at first, but vampires were different. We learned that vampires can bring a gift over from their human life. I smiled at them and surprisingly all three smiled back at me, even though Caius' still seemed to have a bit of a sneer to it.

And they did become family, I went around calling Marcus and Caius 'Uncle' and Aro was 'Papa'. At first all of the Volturi guard seemed wary of me when they learned I was a witch, and not just a witch but the brightest witch of her age. But after a few weeks they all became family as well. And strangely Jane and Alec were the first to warm up to me, and began calling me sister and they became my brother and sister as well.

Teddy's acceptance was slightly different than mine; they could smell the wolf on him even though it wasn't very strong. Caius was extremely wary around the full moon, but when teddy didn't change he was fully accepted by all three kings. Soon everyone came to absolutely adore him as well.

I knew once Kingsley came back it would be time to move on, but I seemed to heal faster with my new extended family around me. I became a lot more laid back, so much so that the Old Hermione seemed like a bore. Don't get me wrong I'm still very studious and my love of books is still there, but I know how to take a joke thanks to Felix. So when December ended into January I knew I was ready for whatever came next.