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Brandy handed them a cup of hot chocolate and sat down in front of them again. She looked them over and then down at her mug.
"So you and Lisa were married?" she asked quietly. Ron looked up at her then nodded. Brandy's eyes flashed.
"If you loved her so much why the hell did it take seven years for you to find her? New York isn't that big," she asked, her narrowed eyes on Ron. At first they all looked confused and Ron looked outraged. Then suddenly it dawned on them. Seeing as the girl was a muggle, she obviously thought Lisa was a muggle to and therefore thought that she came from New York. How were they going to explain that? Harry sat back.
"Look, Brandy. This whole thing is a lot more complicated than that. There are things about Hermione that even she doesn't know," he said. Brandy turned to him.
"Was Hermione really her name?" she asked. They all nodded. Brandy looked around. "Hermione," she said testing the name. "It's an unusual name… Hermione Jane Granger… Wait. If you two were married wouldn't it be Weasley?" Brandy asked all of a sudden. Ron stiffened. For a moment he looked ready to answer, but instead he got up and walked over to the window, silent. Colin watched him for a minute.
"Ron's been through a lot," Colin said to Brandy. Brandy also had her eye on him.
"She waited for five years for the person who gave her that ring to show up… Five years," Brandy said softly. Ginny shifted.
"Why'd she stop?" she asked.
"Because I couldn't keep waiting for someone who would never come," Lisa answered. They all turned to see her leaning against the door post. She crossed over to Brandy, avoiding Ron. She couldn't put her hand on it, but there was just something about him that intimidated her. Maybe it was the way he looked at her with those artic blue eyes or maybe it was just the tension that mounted every time she was near him. She didn't know and she was pretty sure she didn't want to find out anytime soon. Sitting down, she laced her fingers in front of her and looked at Harry.
"So I'm guessing I'm from England," she said. Harry nodded. Lisa looked over at Ginny and Colin.
"Then how did I end up here?" she asked. There was a silence in which Ron and Harry shared glances. Ginny took Harry's arm.
"We have to tell her," she whispered.
"Tell me what?" Lisa asked, growing impatient. Harry looked over at Ron, who just shrugged. How did one go around with this? He looked over at Brandy.
"We're going to need some privacy," he said. Lisa shook her head, standing up.
"No. Brandy stays here. She's the one person I trust, so I need her here with me," she said. Harry looked at Ginny for help. Ginny bit her lip and then stood as well.
"Look Hermione-"
"Lisa," the woman interrupted harshly. Ginny sighed.
"Lisa. There's no other way to say this… You're a witch," she said in a rush. Lisa was silent for a moment then for some strange reason started giggling. Ginny looked slightly indignant.
"What's so funny?" she asked. Lisa shook her head, giggling.
"Nothing… it's just… I thought you had something better to say, that's all." She snorted. "A witch? If I'm a witch then Brandy's a banshee," she said laughing. She rolled her eyes. Ginny frowned.
"It's true. I'm a witch also. Ron, Harry and Colin are wizards." Brandy was laughing also.
"What? Like Merlin? Please! Who let you guys out of the loony bin?" she asked, her shoulders shaking. Lisa walked over to Ginny and took her hands, a mock worried look on her face.
"I'm so sorry, but I think you've come to the wrong home for jokes," she said, trying to stop a smile. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go take a ride on my broom," she said. Brandy started laughing harder. Colin whipped out a wand and Lisa stepped back, her eyes wide. She then smiled.
"Let me guess. That's your wand?" she said sarcastically. Colin flicked it to the fireplace and flames burst from the dry logs. Lisa and Brandy stumbled back and pulled away into the corner of the room.
"How did you do that?" Brandy asked in fright.
"Like Ginny said. I'm a wizard," he answered. Lisa shook her head, moving away from the wall and walking over to the fireplace and examining it carefully.
"That's a good trick. What'd you use to start the fire?" she asked curiously. Colin shot Harry a hopeless look. Her responses were totally Hermione. Questioning and looking for cold hard facts. Ginny took out her wand. Brandy smiled.
"Look Lisa. They have more of those wands," she said. Ginny flicked her wand over to the teacup and it started to levitate. Lisa rolled her eyes.
"Not that! I've seen better tricks," she said. She was really trying their nerves. Something caught their eye and they turned to see a beautiful Siamese cat come slinking in, eyes on the outsiders. Harry noticed Ron take out his wand and he groaned.
"Ron, no!" he hissed. Lisa noticed the look in Ron's eyes also and frowned.
"What's going-" she never got to finish. Ron flicked his wand over at the cat and it instantly transformed into plate. Lisa screamed and ran over to the small plate on the floor. She picked it up and rounded on Ron.
"What did you do?!" she shrieked. Ron stood his ground.
"You won't believe those things, so I gave you something you've never seen before!" he retorted. She glared at him.
"You bastard, turn him back!" she screamed angrily.
"Why? So you can just laugh it up again!" he yelled back. She looked him up and down with disgust.
"What are you? A freak? Turn him back!" she demanded. He glared at her. The others looked between the two in fright. Seven years later, one memory lost and still they could find something to argue over!
"If I'm a freak then you are too," he hissed. Lisa's eyes grew wide with shock then narrowed. She turned to the others.
"Turn him back," she gritted. Harry backed up.
"Ron, just turn the cat back," he suggested.
"No," was Ron's curt answer. Lisa rounded on him, her short hair frizzing out, her eyes sparking.
"Look you moron. I don't know who taught you to do that, but if you don't turn him back I'll-" Suddenly there was no sound. Her mouth was still moving but no sound came out. She seemed to have noticed for she stopped talking and her hands flew up to her throat. She looked up at Ron and noticed his wand and her eyes grew wide with fright. She stumbled back. Her mouth formed the words 'Oh my God.' Brandy ran over to her then looked at Ron.
"What did you do?" she demanded. Ron shrugged, glaring at Lisa.
"She was getting on my damn nerves," he snapped.
"What's going on?" Everyone turned to see two girls standing at the door, eyes on Lisa. Ron flicked his wand and Lisa gasped. Her frightened eyes were still on Ron.
"Mom," said the small one. Lisa didn't seem to be listening. She was in shock. The small one walked over to her mother and shook her arm.
"Mom!" she said again. Lisa blinked and then looked down at the girl.
"What is it Artemis?" she asked hoarsely.
"We heard screaming," said the taller one. Lisa glanced back at Ron, whose eyes were now on the two girls. She looked at Artemis and tried to smile.
"No… it's fine. Now go back upstairs," she said softly. Artemis smiled and left. The tall one however, Athena, seemed interested in Ron as well, her eyes questioning. She then looked down at her mother then left.
"Where's the other one?" Ron asked. Lisa frowned.
"What other one?" she asked. Ron pointed to the spot where the girls had just been.
"The other one! There were triplets!" he said frantically. Lisa turned to Ron, her hands on her hips.
"Triplets! I never had triplets! I had twins!" she retorted. She ran her hand through her hair. "This can't be happening…"
"Hermione," Ginny whispered, walking over to her. Lisa moved away, shaking her head.
"Witches and wizards don't exist. This is all just a dream," she muttered to herself. Harry looked at her as if she was crazy.
"A dream! We just proved to you what we are and you think it's a dream?" he asked incredulously. Lisa moved over to a seat and sat down, her eyes glazed over in thought. She then looked down at the plate in her hand.
"Turn him back, please," she said softly. Ron flicked his wand and the plate transformed back into a very angry cat. The thing yowled and scampered out at full speed. Lisa put her hand to her mouth. She looked up at Ginny.
"This isn't a dream is it?" she asked hesitantly. Ginny shook her head. Lisa took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
"I want to know more," she whispered.
It seemed like hours of explaining before Lisa and Brandy were completely satisfied. Though they didn't exactly get the reason of Lisa's disappearance seeing as Ron had not been willing to give it, Lisa seemed to accept the fact that certain things weren't meant to be said until later. Until she was emotionally ready for that type of load. Harry had done most of the talking, explaining Hogwarts, the last war and the family Lisa didn't know about. As to Lisa's intimate connection with them all, Ron had left the room. After the explanation, Lisa felt horrible. She had said things to the redheaded man that should probably not have been said. She looked up at Harry and Ginny and smiled.
"So you two are married?" she asked. Ginny smiled and nodded.
"Do you have kids?" Lisa asked. Ginny grinned.
"Yeah. Three boys," she answered.
"Did I have kids?" she asked. Ginny opened her mouth to answer then stopped herself when she noticed Ron standing at the door. Lisa looked over at him. "Did we have kids?" she asked softly. Ron nodded.
"Two girls," he answered. Lisa looked down at her hands.
"I can't believe I don't remember…" she whispered. Brandy took her arm.
"But think! Now you can go back to England and go back to your family. You've found what you've looking for, Lisa," she said excitedly. She then grinned.
"Besides. I heard that London's known to have their fair share of good looking guys," she said. Lisa rolled her eyes and smiled.
"You're always thinking about guys," she said. Ginny smiled also.
"Does this mean you're going to come back with us?" she asked. Lisa looked up at Ron. Their eyes connected and Lisa was amazed at what she saw. She saw hopefulness. She saw something else and it made her blush. She looked back at Ginny and nodded.
"I guess so… I'd like to meet my parents," she said. Ron however, still had a few questions.
"What happened to you?" he asked. Lisa looked back at him.
"I… The last thing I remember is waking up in a hospital with no clue as to who I was. They told me I was found with my girls, though I was unconscious. The girls had ID on them as did I." Ginny frowned.
"Wait… The girls were found after they were born… and you don't remember them being born?" she asked. Lisa nodded.
"It was weird. I was told that my name was Lisa Blakes and that I had two girls. Obviously I took them… but the thing is… They told me that there was nothing physically wrong and they couldn't understand why I couldn't remember anything," she explained. Colin suddenly shifted.
"The letter. That blank page you were found with. Give it here," he said, holding out his hands. Lisa frowned.
"It's not blank! There are words on there," she insisted, handing him the parchment. Colin took out his wand and tapped the page, murmuring something. Nothing happened. Harry took it and tapped it with his wand. Still nothing happened. Ginny looked up at Ron.
"We need to get to England."
Lisa walked close to Brandy when they arrived at the hotel. It was a wizard owned hotel, therefore there was flooing capabilities. Lisa had ordered her daughters to pack quickly and soon she, Brandy and the girls were standing in front of a large fireplace with the others. Lisa looked at Ginny as if she was crazy.
"You're saying that I have to step into the fireplace?" she asked again. Ginny nodded, stepping in the hearth and holding up her hand that contained the floo powder. Lisa watched cautiously.
"The Burrow, London!" Ginny shouted clearly. Brandy and Lisa yelped as Ginny disappeared in bright green flames.
"What happened?!" Brandy screeched. Harry touched Lisa's arm.
"It's ok. She's fine," he said reassuringly. Lisa didn't look to sure. Ron bit his lip and stepped into the fireplace, holding out his hand.
"You can come with me," he said softly. She looked at the fireplace and then at everyone else.
"I don't know," she said. Brandy gave her a nudge.
"Go on. I'll go after with the girls," she whispered. Lisa looked down at Athena and Artemis, who were gazing at the fireplace with sheer excitement. Sighing, she hesitantly took Ron's hand stepping in the fireplace with him. She glanced up at him and he offered her a smile. Blushing, she looked over to her daughters.
"I'll be on the other side, ok," she said. Ron took a pinch of powder and threw it in the grate.
"The Burrow, London!" he shouted clearly. There was a swift updraft of bright green flames that surrounded them and she scrunched her eyes tight, clinging to Ron's arm.
"Woah!" he said, grabbing her and holding her to his chest before she fell. She held on to him as the dizzy feeling left and her legs stopped wobbling. She tried to steady her breathing. Lisa pulled away from him slightly and looked up at him. He smiled down at him with that damned lopsided grin that made her insides melt.
"You ok?" he asked. She nodded, licking her dry lips. His eyes followed the movement and it made her stomach flutter. Shaking his head, he looked around the empty family room.
"We'd better get out of here before someone hits us," he whispered. He gently led her out of the fireplace and then turned back to the fireplace which had turned green again. Harry appeared with Brandy and the two girls. Artemis ran over to her mother and clung to her tightly, her eyes closed in fright. Harry smiled.
"Don't worry. I had a bad experience when I first rode floo," he said good-naturedly. Lisa glanced over at Ron then looked around the room herself.
"Where are we?" she asked. Ron grinned.
"The Burrow," he said. Brandy frowned, stepping out of the fireplace shakily.
"The Burrow?" she asked. Ron nodded.
"Yep! It's the name of my family's home," he explained.
"RONNIE!" someone squealed. Everyone turned to see Molly Weasley run in and grab hold of her son. Lisa watched as the small plump woman suffocated Ron before pulling away and grinning.
"Oh, I didn't know you were coming back so soon…" she trailed off, catching sight of the girl of to the side. She opened her mouth to say something then shut it. She turned to look up at Ron, who smiled and looked over at Lisa. Molly then looked back at Lisa and her eyes started to water. She then walked up to the scared woman and embraced her in a tight hug. For some reason Lisa couldn't understand, her eyes began to water as well. Maybe it was because of the love the older woman exhibited or perhaps it was because that some where, deep inside of her, she felt like she was finally home…
A/N: I promise, the next chapter will be either a private chat between Hermione and Ron, Hermione and Ginny or Hermione and Harry. Most likely it will be Harry or Ginny.
hpotter.is.hotter: I'm glad you like the story!
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-47SydneyVaughn74-: I never said anything about there being triplets.
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