Harry potter belongs to jk Rowling
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Chapter two- lighthearted
Hermione wakes up in a familiar setting, she's on her bed at the burrow she looks to her right and sees ginnys bed is empty and she's the only one in the room. She slowly sits up and rubs her eyes. She suddenly remembers what happened or at least the gist of it. Her eyes sting from crying too much the night before she sits there devastated. She starts getting changed into a burgundy long top and black skinny jeans, she realises that it's very quiet for the burrow, she walks downstairs and sees pretty much everyone writing on some parchment which is unusual for them. Then hermione remembers that this is probably the test from the ministry. Mrs weasley and Mr weasley are talking to Bill and fleur probably about babies.
"Mrs weasley? Can I please talk to you outside?" hermione asks in a hoarse voice making everyone look up in surprise
"of course dear"
They walk out the garden when hermione takes a deep breath and turns to Mrs weasley.
"I know you want to know what happened yesterday and I'm going to tell you it's just... Going to be hard"
"that's alright, take your time"
"alright... Basically after the war as you know I went to Australia in search of my parents. I told everyone that I couldnt find them... That's a lie. I found them and brought them back to England and explained what happened. We got in a massive row that ended with them saying that they never wanted to see me again. I hadn't seen them in 2 months until yesterday when I went there after the news to see if they would forgive me after I told them. My father said that he had no daughter and that I vanished when they did. They want me to change my last name and never go back" hermione is crying once again at the end of this. And Mrs weasley envelopes her in a hug.
"it'll be okay, we'll work this out"
"can I take the weasley name please?"
"we'd be more than happy for you to take it, we should probably tell everyone before you change it, it'll be great for you to be weasley even if it is till your married, I know you only think of my children as siblings so at least this way you can be weasley through and through but ya know without the ginger hair"
Hermione laughs as they walk into the living room. Everyone is there except for tonks who was talking to someone from the ministry at hers and percy who had to work. Hermione explains everything to everyone except the weasley bit waiting for them to comprehend whawhat she just said. Everyone starts saying a apologies and asking if she's okay.
Mrs weasley stops them all by saying "she'll be more than okay she'll be weasley" both Mrs weasley and hermione beaming. Everyone starts hugging and shouting out happy things.
"by the way mione your ministry test is here, we are doing ours too once we've all finished we can all go do something" Harry says smiling happily.
Mrs weasley interrupts them to say that she's just going to floo to the ministry with hermione to talk to shaklebolt about ththe process so she can put weasley on the test.
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Time jump
Hermione and molly come through the fireplace exclaiming that hermione's now a weasley! Everyone welcomes her ot the family and she sits down with her test.
Name: hermione Jean weasley
Occupation: transfiguration professor at hogwarts
Birthday: 19th September 1979
Ideal amount of children: two or four
Preferred gender: female
Undesirable qualities in a partner (list five): blood purist, unfaithful, mean, dumb and evil
Desirable qualities (list five): smart, beautiful, energetic, fun and loving.
After she finished it, she handed it to Arthur who put it with the others in one envelope and sent it to the ministry. "It'll take 1 week for all the matches to be decided, now go have fun."
Over the next week Harry had revealed he accepted the DADA position. Ron had accepted into umcs (University of magical creatures studies) in Wales and was starting in 3 weeks on the 1st of September. Bill and fleur had been relocated to France for their curse breaking jobs. Nothing else had changed other than that. On the day that they are receiving their letters with their matches everyone is sat in the dining room in support of those who are getting their matches. A massive owl comes to the window and Bill rushes over to it deattaching the letter and it flies off, he gets the letters and hands them out.
"let's do this in order from oldest to youngest, Charlie?"
Charlie opens his he got someone called Alexandra Clark. Percy got Audrey Lisbun. Fred got luna, George got Oliver Wood. Hermione would be next however she wanted to go last. Ron got lavender, Harry got cho, ginny got malfoy which shocked everyone. People started to shout but molly stopped them by saying hermione hasn't opened hers yet. She slowly started to open the letter scared of what name could possibly be underneath she finally got it out and started reading out loud
Miss hermione weasley,
In this envelope there's another letter explaining the deadlines and what is expected.
We are pleased to inform you that we have got you a match using our best abilities we believe your best match is a miss Katie bell.
There was more to the letter however after the name she stopped reading in obvious shock. Everyone stopped whatever they were doing in surprise, shock and confusion to look at her.
"I need a minute" she says and walks out to the lake.
She looks around at all of the animals around the lake, thinking about how they didn't have these sort of problems. While completely in thought she didn't hear shouting from inside the house or someone walking towards her.
"hi hermione" the voice said shyly.
Hermione jumped not expecting someone turned her head and smiled shyly.
"hi Katie"
"so this is a surprise, I didn't even know you were gay" Katie said laughing lightly trying to break the tension
"same could be said for you"
"touché"
They both start laughing. Hermione finally looks at Katie properly, her black hair past her shoulders flowing freely she brown eyes that look like hazelnut chocolates and a breathtaking smile.
"Katie would you like to sit down?"
"sure"
"shall we get to know eachother better?
"alright, how should we do that?"
"we take turns asking each other questions, I'll go first to demonstrate what job do you have?"
"I used to be a professional quidditch player but it went downhill, I've just accepted a job offer from minerva at hogwarts for quidditch teacher since hooch retired, favourite place?"
"really? I'm actually the new transfiguration professor and probably the astronomy tower nobody knows this but I used to sneak up there a lot I used a disillusionment charm. Favourite season?"
"the astronomy tower is a beautiful place and I'd say winter. Favourite food?"
This went on for about an hour before they decided to go back inside hermione helped Katie up although she didn't need it. Once inside they only saw molly, Arthur, Bill and fleur in the kitchen.
"hey where is everyone?" hermione asked
"they've all gone to visit their partners except Ron because lavender came here instead they're up in his room. You girls are welcome to go up to your room hermione."
"don't you mean mine and ginny molly?"
"no dear I've moved all your stuff to another room now your a weasley besides Percy moved out ages ago"
"thanks molly" hermione said while hugging her, then grabbing Katie hand without thinking about it and going upstairs to her new room.
She realised when she walked into the room that she was holding Katie's hand and let go instantly muttering an apology. Katie looked flustered saying "it's alright"
"I'd love to stay and talk more but I need to go talk to my parents about all of this and tell them I'm gay I expect that the weasleys didn't know you were gay so they'll have a lot of questions probably, this is my address I'll owl you but if you need to speak to me sooner then floo to me or owl me, I'll speak to you later, bye" Katie said while giving hermione a note and hugging her goodbye before apparating.
Hermione sat down on her bed looking at the address before hiding it in a little mahogany box. She sighed and took out a notebook writing the new syllabus and exams for her classes, she only had a few weeks left and she forgot to start it with the marriage law news, she suddenly realised that since her and Katie would be colleagues she should contact minerva to inform her of this. Writing on a new piece of parchment she writes:
Dear minerva,
The ministry has told me that I have to marry Katie bell. She told me that she recently took the quidditch job at hogwarts and I thought it would be best to inform you of this change in case it creates an issue. Please write back ASAP.
Sincerely,
Hermione
Hermione sends off the letter with herold (her owl) and puts away her notebook to go speak with the weasleys. She gets to the living room where Arthur and molly are sitting in a love seat and fleur is sitting in an armchair.
"where did bill go?" hermione asks looking around for him.
"he went up to Ronald's room, Ronald and lavender were having a loud argument, Where's Katie's?" fleur says (I can't write the French accent down sorry)
"she had to go speak with her parents, by the way you lot aren't mad that I'm gay are you?"
"of course not! We've known George was gay for a long time. Why would it be any different for you? You're family." Arthur says with determination in his voice.
"are you pleased that you got matched with Katie?" fleur asks curiously.
"she's very nice and we get along great but the only problem is we would be married and working together and I don't know if that'll be okay."
"where are you working?" molly asks surprised by the news
"oh right! I'm sorry I got so distracted by this I forgot to tell you. I'm the new transfiguration professor for the first to fourth yearsyears and Katie is the quidditch professor. I dont know if there's a rule about professors dating so I sent a letter to minerva letting her know"
"I'm sure it'll be fine. Even if there is a rule about it she'll try and find a loophole for you two dear"
Just then a redhead flew out of the fireplace onto his arse. Everyone turned to him before walking to him to make sure he was alright.
"Fred?" hermione asks
"yes?"
"you okay?"
"yeah I'm alright, luna has just moved into her own house after her father died and the floo network is a tad faulty" he said whilst brushing himself off.
It's silent for a moment before he remembers who hermione got and he smiles brightly.
"we will be right back, come on mione!"
"oh no..."
They go out to the broom shed and take out two broom before getting on them and flying off to behind the wooded area where they usually fly.
"so Katie huh?"
"don't make it a big deal Fred"
"but it is a big deal hermione! You two will be amazing together I can feel it"
"maybe so but it could also cost one of us a job"
"I know you wanted to become a teacher but if minerva has a problem with it then you can finally do your dream job!"
"this is ridiculous Fred, they'd never hire me. I have to have so many qualifications that I don't have"
"they won't care you're a war heroine, how about this if you can't teach go for the hit-witch job, it's worth trying" (a hit-witch is basically an auror but tracks down more dangerous criminals, the people who arrested sirius were hit-witches/wizards)
"alright then, shall we do the usual routine"
"obviously... I don't know why you don't tell the others you know how to fly"
"because they'd ask me to play all the time and I only like flying to clear my head now come on let's race."
They both set off at a blistering pace into the woods with hermione in front.
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Time jump- 1 hour
Fred and hermione are at the broom shed putting the brooms away and then proceed to walk towards the burrow.
"ya know one day I'll beat you mione"
"in your dreams Fred"
They laugh while walking into the dining room. Ron is next to molly looking sad, Harry is next to cho holding her hand looking happy but somehow also sad. Ginny and George are next to each other talking in hushed voices. While Bill and Arthur are sat together.
"is everything okay?"
"lavender decided to appeal with the ministry and they both went in with molly. The wizengamot decided that there was an error with this pairing so Ron and lavender are getting new pairings. Lavenders was given her pairing to a random guy during the appeal at the end they said to Ron that for him it may take a while. Ron has taken that to mean that he's unmarriable which isnt true." Bill said, hermione walked to Ron and hugged him
"oh ron don't be silly! I'm sure it's nothing"
"why does everyone else look sad then?" Fred asked
"me and draco had an argument. He and his mother have changed since the war but its still hard for him. I was trying to be supportive and I pushed him too far. He can't get a job anywhere so how are we meant to support our children or have a good wedding." ginny said before crying in George's arms.
Fred comes up to them and gives her a hug whispering something in her ear. Suddenly minerva appears out of nowhere.
" hermione can we speak in private" minerva said in a serious voice
"of course let's go up to my room"
They walk in silence up to hermione's room, she opens the door and lest minerva in first once the door is closed she casts a muffialo.
"so?"
"hermione I've looked through the rules professors can't date there's no loophole. I haven't told Katie yet because this is something you should discuss with your partner."
"minerva I can't be a professor I'm sorry. Let Katie have the job I'll let her know of what's transpired but I have an idea of a job I want to do, that I've always wanted to do and now I have the chance. I appreciate you coming to me to talk about this, thank you for the opportunity minerva."
"ive got to go back to hogwarts hermione but before I go congratulations on your match."
Before hermione had the chance to say thank you she was gone. Hermione looked at her clock it read 16:15 pm. Which means it isn't too late to get to the ministry. She apparates to the lobby of the ministry and walks to the elevator. There's three other people in the elevator two of which were blatantly staring at her. She was brought out of her train of thought by a voice "level 2- department of magical law enforcement" she stepped out and walked to the receptionist.
"I request to speak to the Head of this department."
"do you have an appointment?" she receptionist asks without looking up from her computer.
"no but I'm sure he or she will once they know who I am"
The receptionist looked up in annoyance at this but her expression changed once she sees its hermione. She gets her patronus out and says "sir miss hermione weasley is here to see you..." and sends it towards the large doors to hermione's right. Hermione's name change had made the front page of most papers however none of them knew why. Suddenly a man in a black suit and a red shirt walked though the doors the partonus went through smiling.
"miss weasley! I'm Martin Aldershot head of this department shall we go into my office" he boomed out.
"sure"
They walk in and he closes the doors and they both sit down on opposite sides of the desk.
"how can I help you miss weasley?"
"I was hoping to get a job in your department"
"you'll have to be more specific I've got a lot" he says smiling
"I want to be a hit-witch"
He looks shocked but quickly coughs and sits up before casting a patronus. And saying "could you please come to my office"
"the chief of that area will be here shortly. I have to say I wasn't expecting this from you miss weasley."
"please call me hermione and yes I suppose anyone would be surprised"
"as long as you call me martin"
The doors open and hermione turns and sees tonks. The both stare at each other in shock.
"I'm guessing I'm missing something tonks, hermione?"
"yes I am friends with tonks"
"is there a problem hermione? Is someone from the burrow injured"
"I'm guessing you didn't tell anyone about this hermione. And calm down tonks nobody is injured, take a seat next to hermione"
She sits down looking between the two waiting for an explanation.
"hermione here is wanting to become a hit-witch"
"what!? I thought you were working at hogwarts!"
"minerva came to see me today because me and Katie got matched and she also works at hogwarts it's against the rules to date another member of staff so I quit. I've always wanted to do this. Fred told me to do this if I couldn't be a professor."
There's a moment of silence.
"besides why didn't you tell us you were a hit-witch?"
"it started just after the war moody recommended me to be transfered to this division in his will. Martin accepted his wish. Moody thought I had so much potential. After we captured lucius malfoy I was promoted and then kept rising in the ranks to where I am now. I was going to tell you lot but after the war I wanted to get settled and then the marriage law came through"
Another moment of silence before Martin clears his throat.
"so tonks do you professionally think that hermione has what it takes to be a hit-witch?"
"by far. I saw first hand in war what she's capable of, she saved fred weasley during the war as long as a lot more."
"welcome to the ministry hermione! You start in one week, you'll have a partner, we are currently interviewing people so whoever gets the job will work side by side with you. You'll be training for a minimum of 3 months"
"thank you both so much, I'd love to stay and chat but I need to speak to Katie. I'll see you one week on Monday"
She said smiling before turning and walking to the elevator and getting to the lobby and walking to the floo network and saying Katie's address.
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