(I know this is short but I am working on the third chapter. It should be on in is few days. Thanks for the reviews! and of course I own nothing!)
John took his wife downstairs and made for them both a cup of tea. The rest of the family followed them down. Robert went to John. "What do you mean she was tortured?!" He demanded. Jean sighed sadly. "Sit down." She instructed. Each member of the family sat down at the kitchen table watching Jean intently waiting for some sort of explanation. "Do you all remember in the news about two years ago there was that news report about a large group of terrorists in the country?" She asked. Her family nodded their heads. "I remember that because they had a follow up report about a month ago that the threat was over." Robert said being the one to watch news the most out of the family. "Well there was a group of people that were fighting them and Hermione and those two boys you saw were what you could call the leaders of this group. They are the ones that took down the terrorists leader once and for all. This past year they have had to secretly run around all of England and Scotland in order to defeat them. They didn't have much to eat. They were caught at one point by the terrorists. There was this women whom enjoyed inflicting pain on others. So she took the boys and had them placed in the dungeons of a manor and kept Hermione with her. We don't know the details of what she did to her but we do know that she caused a great deal of pain and nearly killed her. That's why she had that nightmare." Jean finished with a sniffle. Around the table everyone's face was as white as snow and their eyes were as wide as cup saucers.
Amber and Jenny looked at each other guiltily. They felt bad that they had been so rude to their younger cousin. Carrie was terrified for her niece and yet she felt a sense of pride knowing how brave Hermione was. "How are they now?" Carrie asked unsure of the answer. Jean gave a small weak smile. "They're getting through it together. All three of them have nightmares and they lost many friends and family members. But they're strong. They can get through this." She sighed thinking of her daughter's sacrifices. Carrie nodded her head at Jean's answer. The room was silent as two cups of tea went cold. No one dared move not sure what to say or do. Not until the door bell ring did anyone move. Robert looked to his wife not sure if she'll get the door or not. Realizing that his wife was not about to get up he stood from the table and went to the door slowly. He opened the door to reveal an elderly couple. The women had pure white hair and was wearing a yellow frock. She had a kind smile on her wrinkled face her dark brown eyes shining with love. The man had absolutely no hair on his head. He had on a blue button up shirt and dark blue jeans. He had an amused expression on his face his blue eyes shining with mirth. "Are you going to let us in?" The man asked. Robert started not quite over the shock of what his niece went through. "Oh right of course! Come in everyone is in the kitchen." He said forcing a smile on his face. The women whose name was Ella Reed laughed as she walked to the living room. Her husband Robert Reed Sr. rolled his eyes at his son's expression as he followed behind her. The elderly couple walked into the kitchen and stopped abruptly. They shared a worried look before spotting the elder Grangers. "Oh Jean! John! You made it!" Ella exclaimed as she went and hugged her daughter and son-in-law. "Yes mum we are here." Jean said trying to hide her sadness and fear for her only child. Robert Sr. looked around and frowned. "Where's my little bookworm?" He asked. He hadn't seen Hermione since she was about 11 years old. Carrie looked down as a tear rolled down her face. Amber and Jenny sniffled. Robert Jr. looked away from his family. Jean sighed as John went and held her by the shoulders. "She went to a friends house." Jean said not wanting to frighten her parents. Robert Sr. snorted. "Don't lie to me Jean. Where is Hermione?" He said sternly. "Sit down. Both of you." John ordered softly. The elderly couple shared a look before sitting down on either side of the Grangers. John took a deep breath before telling them the same thing his wife had told the others. After he was finished speaking Ella was sobbing into her daughter's arms as Jean sniffled having already cried many times over her daughter. Robert Sr. was silent. His normally bright blue eyes were now a dull almost grey color. After Ella was finished sobbing she looked at her daughter in the eyes. "I need to speak with you and John dear. It's important." She said as her voice shook with emotion. Jean looked confused before nodding and walking with her mother and husband to the Reed's sunroom.