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Author's Note: This chapter is lightly based on 'Trust Me' by The Fray. I love this band and their songs.

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It was probably the best sleep I had. I had somehow felt so calm, like I was floating in the air and a light cool breeze was blowing my hair, creating a nice ambience. But as soon as I woke up, I was thrown back into reality.

I opened my eyes and breathed in the crisp air. I rubbed my eyes and sighed contentedly. Then I turn to my right and saw another body beside me that I almost screamed. But when I looked closely, I realised that it was Charlie. His back was facing me. I looked around and immediately realised where I was. The light pink wardrobe, the vanity mirror set just beside it and the warm cosy bed told me that I was in my room. What happened? I quickly woke Charlie up. He groaned and opened his eyes reluctantly.

"What?" He asked.

"Look around you!"

He quickly got up and I thought that he must have realised that something was amiss. He looked around him and then back at me.

"We didn't…"

I rolled my eyes. "Is that all you can think about?"

"I was just asking." He murmured. "Well, I guess we're back."

"But why? Gosh Charlie, I thought you'd be smarter than this."

Charlie looked at me and shook his head slightly and I felt guilty. "I'm sorry…I'm just in shock. That was totally unnecessary. Aren't you shock about all these? Don't you want to know what's happening?"

"Of course Hermione. Of course I want to know what's happening." He paused. "Let's get dressed and go back to The Burrow. Maybe my parents know what's happening."

"Ok." I said and we looked at each other momentarily.

"Erm…right. I'll go change in the next room." He said as his cheeks turned light pink.

"They changed our clothes too." I commented. We looked at the pyjamas we were wearing. "But you don't have any clothes here…how are you supposed to change?"

"I'll conjure something." Charlie said. I nodded my head and he went into the room beside mine. A few seconds later, he called my name.

"Hermione! You got to see this."

I rushed to the other side and Charlie was standing in front of an opened wardrobe. In it was rows of hanged clothes; guy clothes specifically.

"Did I move in with you?"

"I…don't know and I can't remember. We have to go to The Burrow now!"

In ten minutes, we were out of the house and walked towards the Leaky Cauldron to use their Floo network. I went in first followed by Charlie. When I stepped into The Burrow, the only sound that I heard was the sizzling of something that smell like bacon and the voices of Mr and Mrs Weasley. Charlie was behind me seconds later and we quickly made our way to the kitchen.

"There you are." Mrs Weasley cried out happily when she saw the both of us. "I was so afraid that you would not come and your father and I started to wonder what happened."

"Good. So you know what's happening too? Why we're back here?" Charlie asked.

"Well, both of you are supposed to be back here last night. Your father and I were wondering where both of you went to. We were all supposed to gather here for dinner to celebrate but both of you didn't arrive."

"Wait…wait. Dinner? Celebrate?" I asked confusingly.

Mr and Mrs Weasley chuckled at my words and Charlie and I looked at each other knowing that we were both excluded from something that they both knew about.

"Well it was supposed to be a surprise but George slipped it out when both of you dropped by at their joke shop." Mrs Weasley said. We both looked at her and I was sure that our faces were enough to tell her that we did not know what she was talking about.

"Molly dear, maybe they did really forget about it which is why they weren't here last night." Mr Weasley suggested.

"Oh well." Mrs Weasley said and broke into a big smile. "It was supposed to be your surprise engagement party last night. We were all anticipating your arrival."

Mrs Weasley continued to say something but I was already not listening. Engagement party? I looked over at Charlie who was trying his hard not to look confused.

"Anyway, both of you better come tonight. I'm going to Diagon Alley with your dad. You both just sit around for a while. It's a weekend and we're going to have a small party." Mrs Weasley said without a hint that she might be putting a joke on us. Mr and Mrs Weasley took their scarves and walked out the door. Charlie slumped on to the sofa and buried his face on his hands.

"I certainly don't remember getting engaged to you or if anything…propose to you." He said and sighed exasperatedly.

"I think you might have." I said when I noticed a shiny gem on my ring finger. I brought it up to see it clearly. It was a small diamond ring, twinkling against the sunshine. Charlie looked up at the same time and when our eyes met, we both knew that something must have happened to the rest but not us.

"Let's go see Fred and George." He said.

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"We were all waiting for the both of you but you didn't turn up." Fred confirmed for the second time.

"Oh come on, Hermione and I know that you both are the biggest pranksters. Did you put mum and dad through this too? Told them to trick Hermione and me?" Charlie asked.

Fred and George looked at us and laughed. "No…nothing like that." Fred said.

"Look, maybe both of you decided to sleep over at your apartment" George said pointing at me. "Eventhough you moved in three days ago." He then pointed at Charlie. "You had too much to drink and then pass out and forgot about everything." He suggested.

A crowd of about five teenage boys strolled into the shop and George looked up and said hi to them. "We'll see you both tonight. We are having a sale today, so we're expecting a lot of people…and Charlie, congratulations. I didn't get to say that yet." George said and went over to his customers.

Fred shook Charlie's hand and mine and congratulated us and he too began to walk to his customers to serve them.

"Well at least one mystery is solved. I did move in with you." Charlie said. "Maybe we should try Bill." Charlie said and we both apparated to Bill's.

An hour later, we both sat down, sipping on ice tea at Bill's bistro. We were both so quiet, deep in thought about what we had just discovered. Bill and Fleur also said the same things to us.

"I think I want to be by myself now…I'll see you tonight?" I asked.

"Yes…I'll see you tonight." Charlie said without looking at me. I was quite hurt by the way he was acting towards me. I didn't expect this from my 'fiancé'. I walked to Leaky Cauldron and turned a corner to walk back to my apartment. I felt like someone had squeezed my guts out and I could feel my heart breaking. Just when I thought that things could turn out the way I wanted it to, I was back on square one. I closed my eyes momentarily and suddenly felt slight warmth around my body. I was reminded of the way it felt having Harry close to me again. It was hard to believe that I had actually felt his heartbeat, his breath on my face and his lips on mine. That was probably days or even hours ago. Charlie and I came to a conclusion that all of our memories have been modified but it certainly did not happen to both of us.

Then it clicked inside of me and I stopped walking and turned back and ran towards the bistro and was glad that Charlie was still there. When I reached him, I was a little breathless and he looked up to me in concern.

"What happened? Who's chasing you?" He asked.

I laughed a little and tried to calm myself down. "No, nothing like that. Remus and Tonks. They might know something. I mean they are our closest friends. Their memories might not be modified." I said, trying to assure myself. But after saying those words out loud, I realise that the Academy wouldn't be that careless. If they modified our memories, they surely might have modified memories of those around us too. Charlie might have sensed my thoughts but I was glad that he smiled at me and got up from his seat.

"We can try. Let's go." He said and offered his hand to me. I willingly took it partly because he was the only one who understood what I am going through at the moment. We were both in the same shoes, trying to figure out the craziness that we were both forced to walk into.

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Tonks screamed in delight at the sight of me and she hugged me so tightly but I was used to her enthusiastic embrace. "I have not seen you in weeks!"

I almost wanted to jump for joy but I quickly realise that I indeed have not seen Tonks for a few weeks. Remus gave a friendly pat on Charlie's back and invited him into the house. We all sat down and before I could say anything, Tonks immediately jumped into the matter that both Charlie and I were trying to avoid.

"Molly told me about the engagement party! I'm so excited for both of you."

"Erm…thanks." Charlie said and I knew he was already admitting defeat by saying that.

"Let me go get you both something to drink. What would you like?" Tonks asked.

"Pumpkin juice is fine." I said.

"You too Remus dear?"

"That would be great."

Tonks made her way to the kitchen and I excused myself and followed her. I suddenly had a plan in mind and I knew it wasn't thought through yet. But I knew that I should give it a try.

"So…how are you feeling?" Tonks asked, smiling widely.

"Confused." I replied honestly.

She chuckled loudly and stroked my head gently. "It's ok my dear. When Remus first proposed to me, I was in a daze."

"Erm, Tonks…you know I sometimes confide in you when I have a problem right?"

"Of course. What is it Hermione?"

"Well, I don't remember getting engaged to Charlie." I said and when I saw how alarmed her face was I quickly jumped into an explanation. "Charlie feels the same way. We both can't remember anything and I can tell you why. I think we both can tell you why."

Tonks remained silent as she looked at Hermione intently. Her hair that day was short and black but it soon turned bright red when she closed her eyes. "This is really something that I shouldn't be surprised about…right?"

"Tonks, I feel that only Remus and you would listen. Mr and Mrs Weasley don't remember anything that Charlie and I remembers and neither Fred nor George..and..and Fleur and Bill."

"Alright..alright." Tonks said. "Let's talk."

Tonks brought the pumpkin juice into the living room and place it on the glass table. Charlie and Remus were talking and they abruptly stopped when we came in. "So, Hermione told me everything…well not everything."

"Told you what?" Charlie asked

"Charlie it's ok. Tonks is willing to listen to what we have to say. We can't keep it to ourselves; I want to share what we know with Remus and Tonks…if it's ok with you." I asked. I looked over at my ex-professor and he looked a little confuse. But he leaned towards Charlie and me and gave us an encouraging smile.

"What is it? I want to hear about this thing you want to share." He said.

I looked over at Charlie and he shrugged his shoulders. "I guess we can tell them."

I thanked him and immediately started to tell Remus and Tonks about the events that had happened for the past two weeks. I was so glad they didn't interrupt and once in a while, Charlie would contribute and I knew that he also wants to know the mystery behind all these. When we finished, Remus and Tonks kept quiet for a while. They both looked a little baffled by all the information that we have feed them with.

"So what you're trying to say is that Ron, Ginny and Harry are alive." Remus asked.

"Yes!" Charlie and I said at the same time.

"And that the past two weeks have been some sort of a reunion or something." Tonks added.

"Exactly!" Charlie exclaimed. "But more importantly is whether you believe what we have just said."

Remus sighed and looked at his wife who has now turned her hair bright yellow and curly. "I don't know Charlie. But I am not saying that that was all impossible, what I am trying to say though is that it is just hard for me to believe this because there is just no proof."

"But what kind of proof do you need? Doesn't the fact that both Hermione and I are telling you the same thing word for word a reason enough for both of you to believe us?" Charlie asked impatiently.

"We have no one else to turn to. Just so you know, I'm determined to find out the truth and I am going to find out in any way I can on their whereabouts." I said with a force in my voice.

I looked at Remus and Tonks who were still doubtful. But they were not going to stop me from finding out the truth. I was prepared to go through any lengths as long as I get my hands on the truth.

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Harry had the day off. He was playing Wizard's chess with his best friend Ron but none of them were really concentrating. No one could understand the life they were leading. They were lonely and just when they thought that things might turned out the way that they had hoped for, it all came back crashing down. After two games, they sat side by side and started to talk about the things that had happened two weeks ago.

"How are you feeling?" Ron asked.

"Angry and frustrated." Harry replied.

"Do you…well do you think we are ever going to get back our lives again?"

"I don't know Ron. You know, I realised that I need Hermione now more than ever. I was just getting used to having her around us and now she is taken away from us again."

"I'm sure she feels the same way but I figured that it was more that we were taken away from her again. We always knew that she was there Harry. She never knew that we were alive since the past four years. It will be harder for her than it is for us…but having said that, her memories were modified and she won't remember anything."

"Things shouldn't have ended that way. We could all work things out but Supernus just wouldn't budge! Hermione can be one of us. She's the smartest witch of our age and surely Supernus knows that. If I could just…"

"If you could what mate?"

"I will do anything to be with Hermione again you know. The past two weeks have been one of my happiest here and I want to relive it again."

There was a knock on the door and both Harry and Ron looked up. Harry pointed his wand to the door and it opened. Ginny, Draco and Pansy stood in front and they had smiles on their faces as they walked into Harry's room. Ginny was still as radiant as she was when she got married to Draco two days ago. Draco and Ginny were inseparable and Harry wished that the same thing could be said about Hermione and him. His love for her had grown so much since that night he was surprised by her with a kiss.

Upon seeing Pansy, Ron's heart was pumping quite fast but he knew he couldn't afford to make a mistake again. He acted like a jerk when Pansy told him of her sufferings when he should have been more supportive. He walked up to her and touched her arm.

"Hi…erm…I haven't seen you in a while." Ron said

"I had to go through some treatments whole day yesterday."

"Oh."

Pansy gave him a small smile and Ron smiled back. "Erm, do you…want to talk? Outside?"

Pansy nodded her head. "That would be nice."

Ron took her hand and squeezed it gently and a rush of warmth filled her body. She squeezed his hand in return and somehow knew that she could expect his support. She could trust him to make her happy in this world while she still could.

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