Chapter 4: Hermione's Woes
After talking to Kingley, Ron and Hermione had secured a portkey to Australia to get Hermione's parents, and plans were set for them to leave the next day. They were up in Ron's room finishing up the packing and talking to Harry. Ginny was helping her mother dinner.
She busied herself with packing Ron's things into her beaded bag, which they had decided to take since it would be easier to carry. The truth was she was really nervous about going to get her parents. It wasn't so much the finding them and changing their memories back that had her nervous, but her parents reactions. She was scared that her parents would be mad at her and wouldn't understand why she had done what she did, and that they wouldn't forgive her.
Ron must have noticed that something was bugging her because he was looking at her with concern and asked, " Are you ok Mione?"
" Yeah I'm fine Ron. Its just…I'm scared," she admitted.
Ron and Harry looked at each with quizzical faces, " Hermione we have been through a lot worse than going to Australia to get your parents and bring them home. What is there to be nervous about?" Harry asked confused.
"You just don't get it do you, My parents are muggles. They don't totally understand what was going on with Voldermort ( Ron suddered ). When I tell them I altered their memories they are going to have a hard time understanding. I'm just scared that they are going to be mad and hate me for it," She explained bursting into tears . Harry and Ron looked at each other finally understanding what was wrong with Hermione.
Ron got up from were he had been standing getting shirts from his drawers for the trip and walked over to Hermione, " It's ok sweetheart," he assured her and wrapped his arms around her, "I'm sure once we explain to them they will understand. They may not like it, but I'm sure they will understand that you did it for their safety and forgive you."
"Ron's right Hermione. Your parents love you. They may be upset at first, but they will understand," Harry agreed trying to reassure her that it would be fine.
Hermione wiped the tears from her face and smiled at her boyfriend and best mate. "I'm sure your right," she replied turing to look at Ron, "Now Ronald I still need your shirts for the trip."
Ron looked at Harry and they burst out laughing. He then got up and went back to selecting shirts to take with him.
The whole Weasley household was up early the next morning to see Ron and Hermione off. They were to portkey from the burrow to a safe point just outside of Sydney.