"Hermione is back"
All of them just stared at Harry in shock. The silence didn't last long, as soon everyone was shouting questions at Harry.
"Are you sure she's back"
"How do you know she's back"
"Did you speak to her"
Angelina, who had been quiet since the revelation, shouted at the Weasley's to stop talking. With everyone staring at her, she started.
"Look, why don't we all let Harry sit down. He can tell us everything he knows and then, we ask him questions. Ok?", she said hesitantly, not trusting them to scream at Harry.
They were all still in shock, but took Angelina's advice and made some room for Harry to sit. The room was filled with tension and nervous Weasley's who were waiting for Harry to talk.
"I overheard Kingsley talking about increasing security at some cottage because someone important is coming. I thought it was some death eater family who might need protection. So after the lunch break, I went to Kingsley and offered my services. H-"
"You offered to protect death eaters. Harry, have you lost it, mate?" Ron interrupted angrily.
"Maybe you could start bickering after he's done explaining how he saw Hermione", George replied irritability.
"So all of you here are okay that Harry was about to protect death eaters. People who killed so many for our people", Ron continued, his anger increasing rapidly.
"Ronald Bilius Weasley. Now is not the time to argue about such things. Harry, please continue", Molly replied.
"Anyways", replied Harry, tiredly. "Kingsley appreciated my enthusiasm, but said the person may not be comfortable with me. I was trying to reason with him, but he just that the person was coming any second and I should leave" Harry laughed. "Of course, I didn't leave. I wanted to see the person who wasn't 'comfortable' with me. I expected the Malfoy's or Zabini's or someone along those families. What I didn't expect was for Hermione to step out from the floo and-" Harry paused and took a deep breath. "She just stared at me, said hi to Kingsley and apparated. I didn't even get to say hello or anything", he said.
"She could have at least said hello", Ginny huffed.
"Well, can you blame her?", Percy asked. "After what you all did"
"Don't include me. I didn't do anything", George said.
"We were all grieving and she couldn't understand it', Ron replied bitterly. "All she wanted was to go to Australia. It was always about her. I don't get it, Harry. Why would you want to greet her? She's a selfish prick", Ron continued.
"I agree", Ginny replied, voicing her opinion.
"Everyone grieves in different ways. You can't blame her for going to Australia. Ron, you locked yourself in a room and didn't let anyone in. She waited for almost three months. Wasn't that enough?" George said, his anger rising. "She obliviated her parents due to this war. You can't blame her if she wanted to go back and reunite with them. I don't understand how that is selfish", He said.
"Not selfish", Ron laughed. "We provided her everything. Home, clothes, food. Heck, we were her only friends and she couldn't wait for couple more days. When we tried to be reasonable with her, she called us narrow minded people who only care about themselves and fame", Ron said.
"This is useless. Fame and money did wonders on you. I am leaving. Thanks for the beer", George said sarcastically and left. Angelina followed him, but paused and said, "Don't blame other people for your wrong doings".
The Weasleys were shocked to see one of their own turn their back own them. Bill shook his head and said, "I actually thought that if Hermione returned, you would apologize to her. Not turn your back on her again".
Fleur picked up her handbag and left with Bill. Soon, Percy stretched and said, "Well I have work to do". He, too, left without another word.
Ron, who had been staring, snapped and shouted, "Who do they think they are? Supporting Hermione? After she what she did to us?"
"Well, now you know who the traitors in the family are", Ginny replied while flipping her hair.
"Ginny, for the last time, I am not disowning any of my children. I can't lose another child of mine", Molly said, her voice full of sorrow.
Arthur, who hadn't said a word until now, offered to take Molly upstairs to relax. The trio downstairs were still mulling about what the others had said.
"Maybe they are just jealous of us, you know. We are basically celebrities and the wizarding world adores us", Ginny said.
"Money", Ron said, following his sister in the train of thought. "Jealous of our money. We are rich. Probably richer than the Malfoys". Ron laughed.
"Don't be daft. What they said was right. We should apologize to Hermione", Harry said while standing up. "I will talk to Kingsley and see if he would give me the address or set up a meeting. We can meet up with her and apologize. Maybe she'll accept ", Harry rambled on.
"Bloody hell, you too. It wasn't our fault", Ron said.
"Wasn't it? We were supposed to be her best friends and yet we turned our backs on her. Called her nasty words and just forgot about her", Harry replied, desperately trying to convince his best friend and girlfriend to agree on his plan.
"You can do whatever the hell you want, but don't expect us to warm up to that bitch again", Ginny said and left, leaving a wide eyed Harry and a satisfied looking Ron behind.
"Well, I hope you have fun, mate", Ron said and followed his sister.
Harry was left alone with a million thoughts in his mind. The only thing he was sure of was apologizing to Hermione and hopefully make up for lost time. With one final look at the burrow, Harry apparated to the ministry with a hopeful expression.
