Fleur saw the brunette stand from where she was and walk towards her. Once more her heart fluttered. The girl stood silently in front of her and Bill apparently trying to decide how to say something. She felt Bill's gaze on her as she looked at the younger girl wordless. He turned to the standing woman.

"Hermione!" It seemed to awake her as she turned to him.

"Yes, Bill, I need to ask you something and explain why." She looked in his eyes. Hermione was obviously trying not to look at her, which made her sad. "After fleeing from the Burrow last year, I stopped by my parents' house and whipped myself from their memories attempting to protect them. And magically suggested that they went to Australia." Fleur felt herself widening her eyes. She couldn't imagine herself doing it to her parents, that was a strong woman in front of her. She heard the brunette explain what transpired while she was on the run with the two boys and what Minerva told her. "So, I was wandering if you could help me with it…" This last part, Hermione said looking at her feet.

"Well of course, Hermione! I'm pleased you asked. Now, let me see that spell." Bill smiled at his brother's friend and looked at the spell written and explained in the parchment. "I believe we should practice a little before going after them, but I'm kind of familiar with this spell. Fleur could help you with your part as she knows it too."

"Oh! Thank you, Bill!" The wise girl smiled and turned to her, making her freeze. "Would you, Fleur?" They now had their eyes locked and she could see the brunette's smile in her eyes.

"Of course, 'ermione!" She blinked, breaking eye contact, and leaned towards Bill to read the parchment. "Eet's not an easy spell but from what I 'eard about you, you will get eet in a blink." That observation made the other girl's face turn red.

"Thanks!" With some more talk they decided that they would leave as soon as Hermione got a hold of her part of the spell.

"I'll talk to mom, let her know that we will be leaving soon." Bill got up and went to his mother. Afraid that the girl in front of her would go back to her friends, Fleur decided to begin to explain the spell.

"'ermione, do you know 'ow to perform wordless magic?" She asked. Since Minerva had instructed the girl to ask for one person help, Fleur realized that she might know how to do this kind of magic. Not that it surprised her at all. Hermione nodded. "You probably want to understand 'ow zee spell works…" One more nod. "I believe you already know zee nature of zee obliviate charm. Given you performed zee charm on your parents, you 'ave zee key to zeir mémoires. Which makes zis spell a lot easier. When zee obliviate charm eez performed, zee memories are kept zere but zey are not accessible. With zis spell, you will unlock zem, making everything come back to zee mind's surface." The brunette seemed to be drowning in the new information. "I believe zat eez all zee background information I 'ave to give you…" Hermione thanked her and left, leaving her to her thoughts.

Was that the face the girl made every time she learned something? Fleur asked herself.

"Mom is not happy, but she understands the urgency Hermione feels." Bill was back.

"Oui. Zat must 'ave been 'ard. I mean, erasing yourself completely from your parents' memories? I doubt I would have zee guts to do eet."

"Yes, I agree. Now, stop drooling." Bill said, with a smirk.

"I am not…" Fleur stared him, annoyed and blushing.

"Oh, yes you are! I know you, Fleur. Remember it." He said, taking his previous seat.


Hermione took only that afternoon to master the spell. Fleur explained to her that when casting it on her parents she would have to picture in her mind the moment that she casted the memory charm at them, the wise girl's eyes filled with tears as she remembered it.

She had trouble sleeping just like she had the night before, not because of the horrors of the war but because she couldn't understand something that was happening to her. And boy, that bothered her like hell. She was sleeping at one of the girl's dorm at Gryffindor's Tower, Ginny and she decided that they should share the room because their roommates had left the school earlier. She decided that since she couldn't sleep she should at least try to solve the puzzle that her head was at that moment. She got out of her bed and, silently, took the books she had picked up at the library and went downstairs to the common room.

Fleur heritage was something that always intrigued her but she never really had time to look at it deeply. After spending the hole previous afternoon with the veela she decided that it wouldn't hurt to know more about those creatures. The fact that she felt her heart fluttering and butterflies in her stomach the whole time she was with her and Bill at the vanishing room didn't influence the decision, at least that was what she was telling herself. She wasn't good with feelings, at least not with what she was feeling. Hermione sat on her favorite armchair and begun to go through the three books she had with her. Madam Pince knew she would be leaving the next morning and made her promise that she would return at least two before leaving. Three hours into it, she heard a noise coming from the boys' tower, minutes later Bill arrived at the common room.

"Oh! Hermione. You should be in bed…" He said. Seeing the titles of the books she was reading, he smiled. "Veelas are fascinating creatures, aren't they?"

"Yes." The girl agreed absently only to realize what he had just said a second later and blush profusely.

"You know, you could just ask Fleur about what you want to know…" He continued. Hermione put down the book she was currently reading and looked at the older Weasley.

"I never treated her well and I don't like the prospect of asking her about her veela heritage without a previous research." The girl managed to hide her blush but her ears were clearly red.

"Oh, yeah. I remember her saying she thought you and Ginny hated her." He was leaning against the window by her side.

"Uh. I never hated her. I just hated the fact that her thrall affected your brother so strongly. I happen to have had a crush on him during our fourth year." That was it she should go to bed. Talking about her crush on Ron with his oldest brother indicated she was sleepy. She blushed again. "I should go to sleep."

"I was going to the kitchen get a cup of tea. Would you like one, before we go to sleep?" he smiled at her.

"I shouldn't. We are not supposed to wander around the castle after hours."

"Oh, there is that." He smiled at her trying to hide his own blush for not remembering the school's rules.

They heard a crack and Dobby appeared.

"Hermione, would you want something? Dobby was making his last round around the castle and heard you talking." He bowed. "Good evening, Mr. Weasley. Is there something Dobby can do for you?"

"Oh, Dobby! You are a life saver! Could you please get us a cup of tea?" Hermione answered him. When he disappeared, the room felt again in silence and the girl retrieved the book she was reading before Bill arrived. Bill sat in front of her on the other side of the table and began to read one of the books. As soon as he finished his tea, which Dobby brought quickly, he went back to his room. Hermione stayed there a little longer but went upstairs as soon as she begun yawning.

The next morning, she went to the Great Hall ready to go. As Bill was. On her way down she left the three books at the library. She was nervous, what would her parents say when they find out what she had done? She would give anything just to have Harry with her, but she knew better. Her friend was tired of traveling and Ginny wanted him to stay. The wise girl knew better then to contradict the girl.

"Hey, good morning!" Said Bill, as he sat down in front of her at the table. Followed closely by his brothers, who grunted something that could be called a greeting.

"Morning…" She answered them.

"'Mione had almost no sleep tonight. She is quite grumpy." Ginny sat by her side, smiling at her.

"I'm not…"

"I believe you never saw Hermione truly grumpy, Gin." Harry sat by his girlfriend side.

"That's quite true!" Ron intervened. The redheads laughed at the younger boy's face as he mimicked his friend in a bad humor. Hermione was about to snap at the boy when Fleur sat by her side, followed closely by Luna.

"What's so funny?" The veela asked, smiling at Hermione.

"We were just talking about how 'Mione is grumpy today." Ron explained, making the said girl want to vanish from the world.

"Oh, she looks fine to me." Luna said, smiling.

"Bonjour, Weasleys. 'arry. 'ermione!" Fleur smiled widely at them.

"Bonjour" Hermione answered, not noticing the fact that she had spoken in the other girl's native language. As the others only nodded at the older woman. When she realized that she had spoken in French, she bushed. Making Fleur's grin grow wider, as Bill noticed.

A couple of hours later, she found herself saying goodbye to her friends and flooing to the Ministry of Magic, from where she and Bill would floo to Australia.


A/N: Please note that, as I said in my profile, English is NOT my first language. Therefore, there will be some grammar errors. No need to be aggressive, seriously. If you don't like it, just don't read it! Anyway, hope you did like this chapter. Please, review! Thanks!