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"Hermione?" she heard someone calling her.
She turned and stared in a mixture of shock and anger. "Ginny? Dean?"
Chapter 5
Hermione stared at both her former housemates. She noted that Dean had grown a little and his arms were now a bit more muscular, visible as she his shirt sleeves were rolled up to the elbow and he now had a fringe. Ginny had filled out in the chest and hip area, she must have had at least one child by thought Hermione and her hair was now shorter falling just past her shoulders.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked the other two.
"Well….we were just hoping to meet with you, we were sorry for just turning up like this…."
"And?"
"We missed you Mione" Ginny said taking a step closer towards her best friend.
"I missed you guys two" said Hermione running up and hugging Ginny and Dean.
The lift arrived at the floor and opened up, Hermione stepped in "Well, are you guys coming or not?"
"Right, we weren't sure if you wanted us to follow you or not" Dean told her.
"So how come you two are here together, wait are you both married? Hermione asked.
"Ah still as clever as ever Mione" Ginny said hugging her again.
"So when did you married?" the brunette asked the lift's bell went off signalling they were at her floor.
"We got married in January 2001, five and half years later, he's still around" Ginny answered as she wrapped her arm around Dean's waist.
"We wished you would have been there" Ginny added.
"Me too guys, but I'll have to get you a very late wedding present" Hermione told them as they walked down towards her hotel suite.
"That's not necessary Hermione" Dean told her.
Hermione, used the key card to open the door "Guys, before we go in, you are going to be surprised by what you see in here"
Ginny and Dean shared a look that said 'What is she talking about?' before following her inside.
The couple walked into what looked like a little living room in the hotel suite, the saw two doors, which they assumed were the bedrooms or a bedroom and bathroom. In the living room, they also found a TV, mini-bar and coat cupboard.
"You guys might want to sit down" Hermione told them as she placed her handbag down.
Ginny and Dean both sat on the sofa with their back to the other doors while Hermione sat on an armchair opposite them.
"Mione, before I forget, can I just say you look freakin hot!" Ginny told her.
Hermione laughed, "Thanks, Ginny, you look pretty good yourself"
"So, when did you arrive back in England?" Dean asked her.
"Oh, two nights ago, hang on how did you guys find me?" she asked looking between the couple.
"I remembered you telling that your parents bought you to this hotel for your sweet 16" Ginny told her.
"I see, your great memory is still intact" Hermione smiled at her.
One of the other doors opened behind the couple and they heard "Mummy! You're back!" Dean saw the little girl he had seen earlier in the lobby run and launch herself at Hermione.
"Hi baby girl, were you a good girl for Mrs West?" Hermione asked looking at the older lady standing in the doorway.
Her daughter nodded "Yep, we went to the park and I played on the slide"
"Wow that is fun" Hermione looked at dean and Ginny and noted their shocked facial expressions.
"Ally honey, there is some people I want you to meet" Hermione said turning her daughter around so she faced the couple.
"Gin, Dean, this is my daughter Allison Marie Granger, darling, these are my friends Ginny and Dean"
"You have a child?" Ginny asked once she recovered from her shock.
"Yeah I do, I'm sure you can tell who here father is"
They both studied the little girl for a minute, Dean worked it out first.
"Blaise?" he asked tentatively.
Hermione nodded.
"Wow, she looks just like him, except she has your eyes" Ginny told her.
"Did you want to say hello?" Hermione asked Ally.
"Hello" she told them both timidly.
"Hermione dear, I best be going" her baby sitter told her.
"Oh right, sorry Mrs West, thank you for today" said Hermione as closed the door behind the older lady.
"How old are you darling?" Ginny asked the little girl.
Ally held up five fingers for them to see.
"Wow, you are a big girl" Dean told her.
"I am, who are you?"
"Ally that was rude!, These are friends of mine from school baby" Hermione told her daughter.
"Wow, you went to Hogwarts?" Ally grinned at both Dean and Ginny.
"Yes sweetheart we did" Ginny smiled back at her.
"So you know my daddy then?" she asked them with her eyes full of hope.
"Allison Marie Granger!" Hermione scolded her.
Ginny looked at Hermione, not sure how to answer the little girl. Hermione nodded, giving her permission to continue.
"We did go to school with your daddy too" Ginny told her.
"Mummy, I wonder what daddy is like" Ally said turning to look at her mother.
"Why do you say that?"
"Well everyone has a daddy, my friends at school all have one, I guess I have one too, I wonder what he is like" her daughter answered her.
Hermione was a bit shocked at what her daughter had just said.
"He's very tall" said Dean suddenly, earning a glare from his wife.
"Sorry, I had to tell her something" he said quietly.
"Do I call you uncle Dean and aunt Ginny?"
"Yes, I guess you can, that's what the other kids call us" Ginny said.
"Mummy, look I got one more aunt and uncle"
"Indeed you do baby, do you want to go play with your dolls?"
"Sure, I want to show my dolls to them" she said pointing at Ginny and Dean.
"And we would love to see them, our daughter likes dolls too" Dean told the little girl.
Ally ran back inside the bedroom and came back holding two dolls. She then showed them off to the couple and sat down on the carpeted floor and started to play with them.
"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't ask, you guys have a daughter?" Hermione asked the couple.
"Yep she's four and our son is two" replied the Ginny.
"Tell me about them"
"Well Mia is four…."
"Mia? As in my parents nickname for me?" Hermione asked the red head.
" Yes, I always wanted you to be my child's godmother someday, the spot is still open, harry is her godfather"
"I would be honoured" Hermione smiled brightly at the couple.
"Well, Mia is four, she was born in January the year after we got married and Xavier will be two in September." Ginny finished telling Hermione about their kids
"That is so fantastic, I'm so happy for you guys" Hermione told them.
"We would love for you and Ally to meet them" Dean told her.
"I'm not so sure guys, sorry"
"Why?"
"I'm just scared, of people's reactions I guess, so much for being a brave Gryffindor, right?"'
"Still, it doesn't have to be anything big, we'll invite Ron and Daph and Harry and Astoria over too, that way you can meet their kids too" Ginny told the brunett.
"I'll think about it, okay?"
"Sounds good to me" replied Ginny smiling
"So are you working while here?" Dean asked her.
"Not really, I hadn't planned to, Daphne mentioned some new launch a while back, but I'm not sure"
"Why Mione?"
"I've been little busy with modelling for the past few months, I just wanted to spend this time with Ally and introduce her to England and more importantly my parents"
"Oh, they didn't know about her either?" questioned Ginny sounding surprised.
Hermione shook her head. "They just met her yesterday, before I went on Evening Wrap."
"How did they react?"
"They were shocked, but once I explained the full story, they understood, but I still they are upset with me"
"And are you going to see you-know-who?" Ginny asked with her eyes flickering to where Ally was playing on the floor.
"Part of me really wants to see him, but I know he'll hate me for it and I'm scared if he'll accept her" Hermione replied.
"You are joking right? As if he wouldn't accept his own daughter, you should see how he is with Harry's sons and other kids" Ginny told her.
"He really loves them as if they were his own, so there is no doubt that he wouldn't love his own daughter" Dean added.
Hermione thought for a moment "I was thinking just to meet up with Ron and Harry and their families first, I have missed them both so much and they are my best friends. Maybe another time I could see you-know-who" Hermione told them both
Ginny thought of something for a moment then grinned evilly.
Dean saw the look on her face "uh-oh, she's come up with some evil plan'"
"No I haven't love" she hit his arm "Hermione, what about you two come to dinner at ours one night, I'll invite Harry and Ron along too"
"Just a minute ago, I said I would think about it" the brunette stated.
"I know Mione, but I'm trying to convince you here, work with me" Ginny said pleadingly.
"Okay fine, but it's just dinner with the boys and you guys"
"Great, I look forward to it" grinned the red head.
"Well, we best be going, I'm sure our kids are driving Daph and Ron up the wall" said Dean as he started to stand up to leave.
"Ally honey, come say bye to Uncle Dean and Aunt Ginny" Hermione told her daughter.
Ally got up of the floor and came and stood next to her mother and waved bye to the other two.
"We'll see you soon darling" Ginny told the little girl as she kissed her cheek.
They both said bye to Hermione and left.
"You did it love" Dean told his wife as they walked into the lift.
"Yeah did" she grinned back at him.
"God I love your convincing power" he said before kissing her.
They drove back to Ron and Daphne's.
"Hey guys, Daph filled me in, how did it go?" Ron asked them.
"Hey, Mia and Xavier are asleep in the spare room" said Daphne walking into the room.
"Thanks for that, so we made progress"
"Oh wow, what happened with Hermione then?"
"We met her daughter, such a little darling, a perfect blend of both her parents" Ginny told them.
"And there's something else too" Dean said looking at them.
"Yes?" Daphne questioned them.
"She's agreed to come to dinner at our house, we're inviting you guys and the kids and we'll ask Harry and Astoria too"
Daphne and Ron both smiled at each other.
"Brilliant" exclaimed the red haired wizard.