A/N: This chapter is in Hermione's POV because…she's awake! Happy Birthday Ron! There's your present...your wife AWAKES!

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Dylan still has the sniffles…please forgive any spelling or punctuation errors.

Hermione blinked dazedly up at Harry and Ginny. She had been slipping in and out of consciousness for the past hour but hadn't been awake enough to realize that they had been in the room. Despite being slightly groggy now, her mind was reeling. Where was she? What was happening? Why did she feel so sore? Hermione blinked again as she realized that something was in her throat and mouth! It had a hard like surface and had cool air flowing inside of it. Annoyed with the feeling Hermione tried to move her tongue from under it. Whatever it was, it had her tongue pinned to the bottom of her dry mouth.

"You gave us pretty good scare Hermione!" Harry said as he stood above her smiling. "We're glad you're okay."

What is he talking about? Hermione thought as she looked from Harry to Ginny. Suddenly, the horrifying memory of the event that had occurred only two- more or less three hours ago thrust itself into her mind. Hermione felt dizzy as her thoughts went into overdrive. Her thoughts flew back to the last things she remembered. A flash of light, the sounds of the metal scraping against more metal, screeching tires and the sense of plummeting to absolute demise, then silence.

The scene still fresh in her mind Hermione thought about Rose and Hugo. Where were they? Were they with Ron? Hermione wasn't very worried about Rose, for she remembered clearly the three-year old talking fretfully but clearly and healthily. Hugo on the other hand…what had the paramedic said? Something had been wrong with the baby and he had been sent to the hospital. Was Hugo okay?

Hermione then found herself looking up into a stranger's eyes. He smiled at her, as he seemed to be checking equipment beside her and writing things on a clipboard. Out of the corner of her eye, Hermione saw Harry and Ginny quietly slip out of the room.

"Good Evening! Don't be afraid. You were in a serious car accident and in the hospital. My name is Dr. Hutton. We have to leave your breathing tube in for the moment but you seem awake and stable enough so I'm going to give you this marker board and marker. Now…can you please write on the board your name?"

Hermione took the marker and board that Dr. Hutton had handed her. It was a good thing her bed was elevated or she wouldn't have been able to reach for the marker and board let alone begin writing on the board. Hermione was surprised how shaky her writing was. It wasn't bad; you could still see what she wrote as clear as day but it irritated her that her handwriting was shaky nonetheless.

The doctor looked at the board and nodded. "Very good Mrs. Weasley. Now I'm sure that you have thousands of questions…"

Hermione quickly erased her name and began to write on the board again. She did have a question, a question that had been on her mind since waking up only moments ago. One of the first things she had thought of; Where are my children? She looked up at the doctor.

Dr. Hutton looked at his notes. "We'll get to that in a moment. Procedure states that I have to inform you what happened first. When you passed out in your car, Mrs. Weasley they had to rush you to the hospital. When you got here, I immediately decided to get you into surgery. You have three fractured ribs and a collapsed lung. We had to reinflate your lung, but we don't want you moving around too much—the movement could cause the lung to collapse again. Until we are sure that it won't cause you any serious problems we would like you to remain in this bed."

Hermione nodded, hoping he didn't have anything else to say on the matter. She knew that the doctor was doing his job of informing her, but what Hermione really cared about was knowing that Rose and Hugo were okay. She began to tap on the board pointing at the words; Where are my children?

Dr. Hutton smiled warmly, seeing the pleading want in her eyes. He began to flip through his papers on the clipboard he was holding. "Your sister-in-law will know more than I do. I heard that she has been very supportive of your husband and hasn't left your side since I let her, her husband and your brother-in-law in your room. I would ask her about your daughter." Finally, he stopped at one of the pages. "Now, because I was in surgery with you at the time I can only tell you what I see here on the hospital records. According to this Rose Weasley was released to Ginevra Potter's custody after paramedics could safely verify that your daughter didn't have any injuries. Your husband arrived shortly after."

Hermione felt a wave of relief swell over her. If Rose had been released that meant she was okay. She also knew that Rose would have been fine with Ginny as they waited for Ron. Hermione looked up at the doctor as he continued to read off the Hospital Records.

"Your son went through a series of tests and his doctor determined that he has a brain injury. However it couldn't be confirmed due to the lack of proper instruments needed at this hospital. It says here that Hugo Weasley was relocated to the Children's Hospital across town by helicopter. Accompanied by his father Ronald Weasley in the said helicopter."

Hermione looked up at the doctor with wide eyes. She could hear her heart begin to pound and hear the beeping increase on the heart monitor. She watched as the doctor went over to look at it. Tears were beginning to form in Hermione's eyes. She couldn't help but feel that it was her fault that Hugo had gotten hurt; she could have easily put up a Supersensory Charm. If she had this wouldn't have happened. Hugo wouldn't have gotten hurt. Hermione could feel one of the tears roll slowly down her cheek as she thought of her little Hugo. He was so tiny and frail, not yet a year old.

She and Ron had been planning his first birthday party for January. They had been planning to ask Ron's parents if they could have it at The Burrow like they had with Rose's first birthday. Ron had been planning to bring it up with his mother when they came for the Christmas Eve party that they always had. With Christmas only few days away, Hermione knew that the family gathering might not be as merry as previous years. Deep in thought Hermione didn't notice that Dr. Hutton was watching. Surprised at the seemly compassionate look on his face, she wiped the single tear from her face.

"The doctors at the Children's Hospital will take good care of him." Dr. Hutton said. "I told your sister-in-law to call your husband to tell him that you're awake. I'm sure that he'll have a update on how your son is doing."

She watched as he signed a piece of paper on the clipboard, and then attached it to the foot of her hospital bed. "I want to do some more tests now that you're awake, just to be certain that you don't have any more injuries. I'm going to go get them ready. If you need anything Mrs. Weasley just press that red button to your left." He then walked out the door.

Hermione leaned back against the pillows. She was in deep thought about the accident. Tears began to form in her eyes again and because no one was in the room with her she let them flow freely. She couldn't help but feel guilty for not putting up a Supersensory Charm on the car. How could she have been so stupid?!

If she had put up that Supersensory Charm she would have known that car was heading straight for them before it was too late. Hugo wouldn't have gotten hurt, and she and her family would be safe in their flat, waiting for Ron to come home from work. She and Ron would have put Rose and Hugo to bed, tucked them in and kissed them goodnight. Then they would have sat at the kitchen table while Ron would devour his dinner, as they would talk about how work went for each of them. Ron would have talked about some dark wizard he had tracked down, while Hermione would have talked about her day in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Then they would have both retired to the bedroom where they would have talked in bed for a while longer where Hermione would have eventually fallen asleep in Ron's arms. The next morning she would have gotten up early to leave for the Ministry of Magic for her last day before the department would close for the Christmas holiday.

Hermione was thrust from her thoughts of what would-be as her hospital door opened and Ginny entered the room. Sitting in the chair beside Hermione's bed she smiled and asked: "How are you feeling?"

Hermione wrote on the marker board. Okay. Just sore is all.

Ginny smiled as she read what Hermione wrote. "That's expected. You were in a head-on collision! According to Harry most Muggles die from head-on collisions. Harry is sending his Patronus to everyone to tell them your awake."

There was silence between them for a moment. Hermione erased the marker board and began to jot something on it once more. Any news from Ron? She handed it to Ginny and watched her face for any signs that the answer was 'yes'.

Ginny looked up after reading and nodded. "They got to the Children's Hospital okay. Bill is with him."

Taking the marker board yet again Hermione wrote: How's Hugo?

"Ron says that the doctor told him that Hugo has a Traumatic Brain Injury. Normally they wouldn't be able to do much for him. Luckily for us it turns out that the doctor is a Squib, and he's talked to some friends he has in St. Mungos. Tomorrow they are going to try to get permission from the Minister to move him from the Children's Hospital to St. Mungos."

Hermione relaxed. When Ginny had said 'Traumatic Brain Injury' she had felt her stomach turn inside out. However, knowing that Hugo might be able to be sent to St. Mungos made her feel so much better. Writing on the board again she asked. Where is Rosie?

"Mum and Dad took her, my kids and Teddy to the Burrow for the night."

Hermione was at ease knowing that Rose was with her grandparents, cousins and Teddy. She hoped that Rose wasn't too disturbed by this evening's events. They would take good care of her.

"Mrs. Weasley?" A nurse was poking her head into the room. "We're going to take you for some tests." She came into the room and unhooked the bed so that it's wheels rolled freely. Hermione looked over at Ginny who smiled, reached out and quickly squeezed her hand as she rolled by.

"I'll go and find Harry and see if he has any more news. I'll be here when you get back." Hermione heard her call as the nurse wheeled her out of the room.

A/N:

Well there you have it! Chapter 8 is done…I think this might be one of my longer ones…cool! Anyway I did some more research to find out what Hermione did for a job after Hogwarts. She previously had worked in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures but later ended up in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Next Chapter will be in Teddy's POV.

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Jenny