(So i will be telling hermione the truth. but she wont reappear until the next chapter.)
After Ella's conversation with Jean and John the three of them went back to the kitchen where they found only Robert Sr. and Jr. and Carrie. "Where are the girls?" Ella asked as she searched the room with her eyes for her granddaughters. "They went out to get something for Hermione. They felt bad for the way they'd treated her before and decided she deserved something nice." Carrie said with a smile proud of her daughters. Jean smiled. "That's very kind of them." As soon as she said this the door bell rang. Carrie quickly excused herself and went to the front door. She opened it to reveal a very elderly man, a couple no older than 37 a piece, and two identical young men. Carrie grinned at the sight of her family. "Gramps! Eliza! Matt! Ryan! Brian! How good to see you!" She exclaimed excitedly. The elderly man referred to as Gramps was Robert Sr.'s father Roger Reed. You could see his age through his many wrinkles and yellowish almost transparent skin. His blue eyes glared at the enthusiastic greeting his granddaughter had given him. He had no hair on his head and he wore a black suit. His mouth was set in a thin line. He grunted in annoyance as he limped with his black cane in hand to the living room where he sat down on a straight backed chair. The woman addressed as Eliza smiled apologetically at Carrie. Her name was Eliza Reed. She had short blonde hair that had a slight curl to it. She was wearing a light pink blouse and a white lace shirt that went to her knees. She had dark blue eyes and a kind smile. She was holding Matt's hand. Matt was the youngest of Ella and Robert Sr.'s children. He had his mother's brown eyes and he had blonde hair. He was wearing a green t-shirt and a pair of dark wash jeans. He had a mischievous smile and his eyes shone with happiness. Behind them were their two children. Ryan and Brian. They were twins and the eldest of the cousins at 21 years old. They both had their mother's dark blue eyes and had curly blonde hair. They were wearing matching blue t-shirts and light wash jeans. They both had the same expression on as their father although they had a mean streak in them especially when it came to Hermione. Eliza and Matt both walked into the kitchen following Carrie. "Howdy everyone!" Matt greeted in his usual way. Ella laughed as she hugged her youngest son. Robert Sr. patted his son on the back. Robert Jr. playfully punched his younger brother in the arm. As soon as Eliza saw the Granger's she smiled brightly. "Jean! John! You're here! We haven't seen you in ages!" She exclaimed as she hugged her sister-in-law. Matt hugged his sister and shook John's hand when he noticed someone was missing. "Where's Hermione? Didn't she come with you?" He asked. He was never a big fan of Hermione's bossy attitude and was slightly glad that the girl wasn't there but her absence disturbed him greatly having not seen the child since she was 11 years old. The family members that knew the truth, or at least a part of the truth, all stiffened as sad looks passed their faces. Matt and Eliza grew concerned as the twins came into the kitchen. "What's going on?" Ryan asked being the most sensitive of the pair. "Hermione is at a friends house right now." John said eyeing the twins warily knowing how they treated their youngest cousin years ago. The twins shared a look of disbelief. "Buck tooth has friends?" Brian asked in disbelief. John stiffened at the comment. "Yes Brian she does." He answered sharply. The twins paled at the glares they were receiving from their family. Robert Sr. decided to save them by turning to Eliza. "Is my dad here?" "Yes he is. He's in the living room." Eliza answered not very happy with her children. "Where are the other girls?" Matt asked. "They went shopping." Carrie answered.
Luckily for everyone there the phone rang at that moment. Carrie went and answered the phone thinking it was one of the girls. To say she was surprised when a loud female voice not belonging to either one of her children answered would be an understatement. "Hello? Who is this?" She asked the women. Everyone in the room heard the booming voice answer. "Hello my name is Molly Weasley. Hermione said her parents would be there." Jean quickly grabbed the phone from her sister-in-law. Everyone missed Ella's look of surprise at the name Weasley. "Hello Molly? Yes it's me Jean. How is she? Oh that's good. Of course. Could they bring her back at around 5? Yes that'd be great. Good bye now." She finished hanging up the phone. She turned to everyone in the room. "Hermione will be here around 5 o'clock." She said. The twins gave each other exasperated looks. They were not looking forward to seeing their cousin again. Matt and Eliza shot the boys warning glares in which the boys kept quiet at the sight of their parents' faces.
About an hour later Amber and Jenny returned with bags in hand. They had gone all over town looking for the perfect gifts to give to their little cousin. They were greeted enthusiastically by the twins. Eliza and Matt hugged their nieces happy to see then again after nearly 6 months.
After they had put everything away they sat with the rest of their family in the kitchen waiting for their war torn cousin to make an appearance. At exactly 5 o'clock a timid knock was heard at the front door. Jean quickly went and opened the door to reveal her daughter. She hugged her almost as tight as Mrs. Weasley would. She then led her into the kitchen where everyone but Gramps, who was fast asleep in the living room, was. Matt, Eliza, and the twins gasped at the once short, slightly chubby, bushy haired, buck toothed little girl. In her place stood a tall, sickly skinny, ashen, tear streaked young women.