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"Mom!!!"
Hermione shot up in her bed as she remembered what happened; the living nightmare that tore her apart each day.
Her parents had been separated for a while. Her father, one day on his way home from work decided to take a detour and stop by the house to see Hermione. Her parents had been working things out and it seemed as though soon, they'd be a whole family once again.
But alas, on his way to visit his daughter, Mr. Granger was hit by a speeding 18 wheeler being driven by a drunk who was speeding by on his way to see his daughter in a court allowed family visit. Ironic.
The truck driver got away with a sprained ankle and broken wrist, her father lost his life.
All because she had yelled at him the day before about how the marriage problems affected her. She had complained about him never coming to visit her, and when he did, look what happened. She had caused it all.
But there was more.
Two months later, Hermione saw an ad for a job. Witches years 5 and up were being called to teach young children basic spells and defenses as a teacher's assistant over the summer. Hermione had always loved children and couldn't see why she wouldn't get the job. She frantically called her mother to pick her up from her friend's Blaire's house because the auditions were in less than an hour and she hadn't known about them.
Her mother, rushing from home, sped out to get her daughter. She knew how hard Hermione had been looking for a job and knew this was the perfect one for her. But oops; she had forgotten something. The oven was left on. As she sped to go collect her daughter and take her to her audition, she had forgotten about the pot-roast she had cooked as a surprise for her daughter to try and cheer her up.
Hermione got the job, and returned home with her mother only to see a massive swarm of firefighters and ambulances in front of her home. They both rushed out. Apparently, the neighbor's children had been playing in the back yard and decided to take a nap in their tree house. The mother not thinking anything of it, allowed them to as she usually did. But on this day, these two children, Brian age 6 and Lisa age 4 were engulfed in flames and denounced dead on the spot.
Hermione's mother was arrested for criminal negligence and sentenced to 40 years in jail. After two weeks, she hung herself.
Now, Hermione was left alone. With all the family's bills to pay, and neither of them having left a written will, all their possessions, or those that survived were given to the state, leaving Hermione destitute and alone.
The police notified her family, who reluctantly took her in but after a while….decided that another child was too much to bear, them being the ones forced to pay for the family bills. She contacted Professor Dumbledore who in turn alerted the ministry. They decided to place her with a prominent magic family they knew could support another child.
"Well Dumbledore. It seems we are in quite a pickle. I learned that from Channel muggle last night. She is to be placed in a magical family. She is a bright witch. She cannot be placed in another muggle family…"
"You are too right. The only decision is to what family do we place her? Do we ask the families if any were to take her in or assign her?"
"Her friend, the magical one, with the hair, why not him?"
"Ah. Yes. Mr. Ronald Weasley. As I recall there are about 6 Weasley children with another one on the way. I doubt they could afford another with their salary."
"Your right. I forgot. George Weasley's son. Well…I say let the family decide. I shall set up a day when all families can come and see the child. Let's say……a fortnight. They shall decide if they shall like to take her in."
"And if there are more than one?"
"Maybe, an auction. She could be sold…not as an object…but as a way to help her and her family to pay for their debt. What do muggles call it... indentured servitude? Once the debt is paid, her family will no longer have a burden to care for and would be ready to taker her in. It seems quite logical to me."
"Indeed it does seem logical. I shall take the idea to the girl…"
It had been a week since Dumbledore had told her, and she had pondered over it. Did she really want to do this? Yes she was a good cleaner and listener and yes she could cook and clean a house but did she want to hand her life over and put it in the hands of some random family she didn't know. But on the other hand, it would lessen the burden for her family; it would be in the Magical World which would help her acceptance into magical society. Also, an association with a high ranking Magical Family could help her out after Hogwarts……
Finally….she decided to do it. Nothing……nothing in this world could make life worse at this moment. She had hit rock bottom and the only way to go was up.
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