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When Ron came in the next day and sat down at the kitchen table besides Harry, everyone knew where he had been. His tearstained face and grass-stained jeans told them everything they needed to know. Lisa of course was out of the loop and was extremely concerned.

"Are you ok?" she asked quietly, taking his hand.

For a moment it seemed as if he was about to answer, but instead he withdrew his hand and continued eating in his own tortured silence. Harry glanced over at Ginny. She met his gaze and for a moment then turned to Lisa.

"Hey, Lisa… would you and Brandy like to come with me downtown today? I have to go get some stuff anyway," she suggested.

Lisa tore her eyes away from Ron and turned to Ginny. "I'm sorry, what?"

Ginny was about to answer when Brandy got all excited. "Oh really! We'd love to. I've always wanted to visit London. This way I'll be able to see the wizard part of London! I'm going to go get dressed," she said eagerly, getting up and hurrying up the stairs.

Lisa was quiet for a moment before nodding and getting up as well. She was about to head up the stairs when two girls came bounding down them, squealing as Fred and George came running after them. Lisa stepped in front of Fred and George before they could grab the two girls.

"What's going on?" she asked, her tone much different that before.

Fred grinned and pointed to Artemis. "Those two snagged our wands," he said.

Lisa frowned and turned to the two girls, who were giggling. "Is that true?"

Athena pointed at George. "Uncle George told us they were fake," she defended.

Lisa froze for a moment and blinked. "Uncle?" she asked her mouth suddenly dry.

Artemis nodded. "He is our uncle isn't he?"

Suddenly the room got quiet as they watched to see how Lisa handled this. Lisa glanced over at Ron, whose eyes were on her then turned to her girls, looking slightly confused.

"Yeah…" she whispered distractedly. She coughed and stood up straighter. "Yes, of course… um… have you two had breakfast?" she asked, desperately trying to change the subject from a topic that she was still rather uncomfortable with. Artemis and Athena shook their heads and Lisa nodded.

"Well, go get some then take a shower and get dressed. We're going downtown," she told them. When the girls nodded, Lisa left the room in a rush. She ascended the stairs and went into the room she was occupying closing the door behind her. She walked over to the bed and sat down, thoroughly confused. It wasn't the fact that Artemis and Athena had accepted the fact that Ron was their biological father, but the fact that they had embraced it so quickly and without many difficult questions. She had gone on several dates but the girls had never liked any of them. Especially Athena. She was always the difficult one. Just like the goddess she was named after, she was ready for a fight and wasn't very welcoming of new men in Lisa's life. Artemis was different. She was more of the bookworm. Reading anything and retaining everything. They were the only things that helped Lisa get through her days alone and now… now that she was going to be facing some difficult decisions. Especially when it came to Ron. He was their father and had every right to them as she did, but that was the problem. She didn't know the man. She didn't remember anything about him though when he was near by she felt things she hadn't felt around other men before. She felt a connection with Ron and it scared her to know that she had once been extremely intimate with him. That she had once been in love with him.

Lisa was shaken out of her thoughts by a knock on the door. She hadn't realized it until she was back in reality that she was crying. Wiping the tears away, she took a deep breath.

"Come in," she called.

The door opened and Molly Weasley stepped in. "Hello dear. Are you ok?" she asked, taking in Lisa's pale face.

Lisa looked up and nodded, offering a weak smile. "Yeah, I'm just tired, that's all…" she said.

Molly, of course, knew better. She remembered countless days when Hermione would come running into the Burrow trying to find her mother or Molly, complaining about Ron and how much of an arse he was. Molly knew better.

"It's about Ron," she stated.

Lisa looked away. "I don't know what to do… I want to stay, I really do. But I don't want to hurt Ron. He's been through so much… If I never remember, things will never be the same. He'll have his girls back, but I…"

"You feel pressured," Molly offered, sitting down beside the woman.

Lisa nodded. "Exactly. I mean, Ron's been searching for seven years for a woman who's supposed to remember him… I don't even know who he really is," she whispered.

Molly pulled the woman into warm hug, smoothing her hair. "It's ok… in time you'll figure out what you need to do. Until then, ask Ginny some questions. You confided in her about every aspect of your relationship with Ron. She'll be able to help you out," she told Lisa. Lisa nodded and got up, going over to her suitcase and pulling some clothes out. Molly sighed and left.

"Here we are! Diagon Ally!" Ginny exclaimed, grinning as Brandy's eyes got huge upon seeing several frogs tap-dancing on a rug. Lisa looked around and frowned, pulling Artemis and Athena close to her, noticing several people starting to crowd around, taking pictures and calling out Hermione. Ginny frowned as well.

"She won't be answering any questions. No go away," she said, trying to shoo away the photographers.

"Mom!"

Ginny turned to see her youngest son, Timothy get pulled on by a photographer. She squared her shoulders and whipped out her wand.

"Expelliarmus!" she screamed. The man when flying, hitting a stand and destroying it. Ginny whirled around, eyes blazing. "Anyone else?" she growled. The photographers actually seemed to consider it for a moment.

"Alright! Break it up!"

They all turned to see Kingsley waving his wand around, glaring at several photographers. Soon, the street was back to normal. Kingsley turned to Ginny.

"You ok?" he asked.

Ginny nodded gratefully, taking hold of Timothy's hand. "I'm ok now. I completely forgot about the press. Of course they'd want to get a shot of Hermione," she said.

Kingsley nodded, glancing over at Lisa. "I'll be around," he said before disappearing into the crowd. Lisa frowned but didn't say anything, following Ginny as they continued down the way. They spent sometime in several clothing stores until the children started complaining about the cold and being hungry. Ginny smiled and led them all to the Leaky Cauldron. They were all seated and looking at the menu when Ginny finally looked up.

"I'm guessing you want to know about your relationship with Ron?"

Lisa's eyes bulged. "Who told you that?"

"Let's just say I overheard your conversation with Mum, but that's beside the point. What do you want to know?"

"I don't know… Did I tell you about our sex life because Harry seems to know a lot about that?" she asked suddenly.

Ginny rolled her eyes. "You told me some things, but seeing as it was my brother you were shagging, I didn't want to know every single detail."

"What did I tell you?" she asked.

"Well, first of all, your wedding night was your first time, so don't worry about that-"

"You want to really know what happened?"

They all looked up to see Alicia and Angelina smiling at them. Ginny grinned and moved over, making more space for the two women. Angelina offered her hand to Lisa.

"I'm Angelina Weasley and this is Alicia Weasley. I'm Fred's wife."

"And I'm George's," Alicia said.

Lisa nodded. "How do you deal with those two?" she asked.

"Plenty of ways. But that's not relevant right now. Now, Ginny may not be able to tell you about your love life with Ron, but we can. All I can say is that, from what I know, every Weasley male is really good at what he does," Alicia said.

Lisa blushed. "How many people did I tell about my love life?" she asked.

"Oh, please, Hermione. Us girls never kept secrets. We told each other everything about everything, including sex. Now what else do you want to know?" Alicia asked.

Brandy glanced over at the kids playing and smiled. "How many kids were they planning to have?" she asked curiously.

Angelina smiled. "From what I heard, Ron wanted nine, but was willing to cut it down to a good seven," she said, watching as Lisa's eyes grew.

"Seven? You're not serious?"

Ginny nodded. "Every Weasley wants a big family… well except me. I'm just lucky to have a family with Harry. Ron wanted so much to have a large family… just like my other brothers."

Lisa looked at Alicia. "How many kids do you have?" she asked.

"Three, like Ginny. Angelina and Fred have four. Charlie, Ginny's older brother, has six. Bill has five. Percy has three… and you and Ron… you would have had five…" she finished quietly, looking down at her hands.

Lisa opened her mouth to say something but stopped herself. She had seen so many lives torn by her absence that she didn't know if she could stand to see one more teary eye. It amazed her how much everyone loved her. For the past seven years she had gone around thinking that she had been abandoned. Thinking that she had been left behind because she wasn't loved. Her hand snaked up to the chain around her neck. That one chain that held the ring. The ring she had been found with that made her to feel even worse about her previous thoughts.

Lorel was slightly nervous. She hadn't spoken to the woman at all, but she really wanted to. Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door. There was a moments silence then the door opened and Lisa appeared. Upon seeing Lorel standing at the door, she smiled and moved to the side.

"Come in," she said.

Lorel gave a nervous smile and entered, looking around. She had been in the room countless times. Some of those times she had actually slept in here.

Lisa moved over to the bed and sat down, patting the side of the bed. "What can I help you with?" she asked pleasantly. In all actuality, her heart was racing. She remembered the last time she had seen the girl and didn't want to make that mistake again. This was her daughter after all, even if she didn't remember. She wanted to do her best to be a good mother.

Lorel sat beside her and looked up at Lisa. "You don't remember me, do you?" she asked abruptly.

Lisa was taken aback at first then bit her lip. "No… I'm sorry, I don't," she whispered.

Lorel seemed to take that ok. "Ok… do… do you like it here?" she asked.

Lisa nodded. "Very much. Everyone is so close. They all love each other a lot," she said.

At this, Lorel's smile faltered. She looked down at her hands. "Dad never used to be around much. Ever since I could remember, he was only around for Christmas. Last Christmas he didn't come at all…" She looked up at Lisa. "He really loves you," she whispered.

Lisa hesitated for a minute then turned away. "I'm sorry you lost your mother," she murmured.

Lorel looked up at her. "My mum's right here…"

Lisa found herself wandering around the back yard, observing several magical objects while snow slowly drifted down on her. She closed her eyes and leaned her head back, letting the snow fall on her and surround her in a false sense of security. Her mind wandered back to what Lorel had said earlier as she drifted farther into a made up world she didn't want to leave.

"There's a sight I haven't seen in a long time."

Lisa turned and gave a small smile as Ron walked up to her, fist crammed into his pockets. She waited until he was beside her before walking.

"What were you thinking about?" he asked curiously.

"Nothing," she whispered.

Ron stopped and looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Seriously Hermione. I've known you since you were eleven. If you're going to lie, I'm not the best person to do that to," he said before walking again. Lisa just stood there, watching him carefully. Again she felt it. That weird feeling she got when she was around him. The fact that he could read her so well scared her slightly. Then again, the fact that she was a witch scared her even more. Ron stopped and turned to her.

"What is it?" he asked.

Lisa hesitated then straightened, frowning in confusion. "How do you do it?" she asked sharply.

Surprised by her tone, Ron walked back over to her. "How do I do what?" he asked.

Lisa let out a frustrated sigh waving her hands in his direction. "This! How can you be so calm and make me so…"

"Flustered?" Ron offered.

"Confused!" she retorted, walking past him then turning to him quickly. She observed him for a moment then started walking away again.

"I mean… you know everything about me and I know nothing about you, yet you behave as if we were old friends!" she said. She didn't know why she was angry. There was just something about the man that made her feel… spirited for lack of a better word.

"Hermione-"

"No, Ron! It's Lisa. Hermione's the woman you lost seven years ago. I… I'm just an acquaintance who happens to be the mother of your children. Nothing more nothing less..." Lisa finished, folding her arms and turning away.

"You act like her," Ron whispered.

Lisa froze. "What?"

"Hermione… you act like her," he repeated calmly, his mind still reeling from her last outburst.

Lisa turned around and observed him for a moment. There was so much she wanted to say at that point. So much she wanted to tell him but she knew she couldn't. She didn't want to be the reason for the man's destruction. But, she didn't want to be the reason he cried at night anymore. She looked around, hoping for some divine intervention, but it seemed that God wanted her to do this on her own.

"Look Ron… I… I will never be Hermione… I will never be the same woman you woke up beside seven years ago. I may look like her and act like her, but that doesn't make me her. You've spent seven years searching for a lost cause… You have a daughter," she said, pointing at the barely visible Burrow. "You have every reminder of what once was back there… if you continue to let that go just because of me then…" She couldn't think of anything else to say.

She had run dry of excuses for this man not to love her that she had looked over every reason why he should. And that's what scared her the most about him. That look in his eyes. The smile he gave her that she had learned was saved exclusively for her. All of that was for a woman Lisa didn't deserve to be. All of the love he showed her was for a woman who had earned it.

Ron took a step towards her. "Hermione," he whispered. When he saw her close her eyes at the word he frowned. "Lisa," he tried the word foreign to him. She looked up. "Look… I-"

"LOOK OUT!" Lisa shrieked suddenly, pointing behind him.

Ron turned around in time to see a large grey wolf leap. Ron fell to the ground and then looked up in time to see the thing take off after a screaming Lisa.

"Hermione!" he screamed, scrambling to his feet and sprinting after the two. He could hear Lisa call out to him for help then she came into view again. She had stopped and was backing up. It seemed the animal had jumped in front of her to keep her from entering the woods and was now menacing her. Ron drew out his wand, squatting down and inching over.

"Please…" Lisa whimpered.

"Vetra Mortin!" Ron screamed. The animal howled in pain, a long burn on its flank. The thing growled at Ron but backed off when he raised his wand again. It took off into the woods disappearing into the snowy fog. Ron ran over to Lisa, who was shaking like a leaf. He pulled her into his chest where she started sobbing uncontrollably. Ron leaned down and picked her up, watching his back as he carried her back to the Burrow.

"Is she ok?" Harry asked once Molly and Holly, Charlie's wife, came down the stairs. Holly, like Charlie, was interested in dragons, though Holly was more of a healer.

Holly nodded. "She'll be ok. She's just shaken up. The thing didn't actually wound her," she explained.

Ron looked over at the staircase, frowning.

Where did the animal come from anyway? And what did it want with Hermione?

Lisa woke up in her room at the Burrow. At first she was confused then she remembered. The wolf. The attack. Ron…

Sitting up, she looked around and rubbed her head, yawning. Ron must have brought her in.

A tapping at her window brought her out of her thoughts. She got up and pealed back the drapes. At first, because of the dark, she didn't see anything, but then she noticed the fluttering wings. Frowning, she opened the window and let the cold creature in. It flew over to the small desk and landed on the back of the little wooden chair. Lisa walked over and noticed the red letter it was holding in its beak. Oblivious to what it meant, Lisa took the letter and looked for a name. She found one.

"To Lisa Blakes…" she whispered. Lisa frowned, not knowing why a letter from an owl would be addressed to her. It was an unusual red letter she'd never seen before. She knew she should probably show it to Ron or Harry, but at that moment, she didn't exactly feel like talking to them. Especially Ron. Sighing at her own stubbornness, Lisa opened the seal.

CONCAVON SEREFU LESONO RIVIVO!

Lisa was blasted back into the ground, yelping as she hit it. For a moment she blacked out.

Opening her eyes, she looked around the room, frowning. Sitting up, she got a better look at the room and her eyes grew.

"Oh my God…"

A/N: Here you are. This one is especially long so you won't get bored!

sballLuvr5: I hope that happens too!

Scofield'sMyMan: We'll just have to wait and see.

charma10: Sorry, I got so caught up in this chapter that I wasn't able to put in the chapter tease. You'll have to wait.

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Nothing else to report except to say that I'm sorry about Let Me Go, but some things are going on with me right now, so I'm just not able to go on with that story. Sorry.