Hermione sat in the corner of the bright cheery house, Everyone was laughing and moving on from the war, She just couldn't...
Her eyes caught sight of blazing pink hair that darkened to a red when ever one of the Weasleys would hold him, Teddy Lupin just one of the many children affected by the war..Left parentless.
She shook her head untucking her legs from under her, She stood up wanting to go back to the quiet flat where she could be in peace without the constant reminders of the war, She didn't bother looking at the clock not wanting to see his smiling face.
After telling Molly some half truth lie to get out of dinner, She stepped outside letting the cold air hit her face as she walked out to the apparation point..
"-They will find us."Argued Hermione was was being yanked by her boyfriend who gave her a brilliant smiled that reached out and made her smile back. "So?"He asked turning around, His blue eyes shined with that familiar glow of love, Hermione paused but for the life of her she couldn't seem to care but she argued back anyways "Ronald or don't you remember your brother?"She asked.
He tapped his chin "Hmm Ronald Ronald Ronald...Nope don't remember"He said pulling her closer to him, Hermione wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned more into him, She frowned "I am going away with them, Harry and Ron."Hermione confessed to him her brown eyes filled with tears, She didn't want to leave but she had too.
He kissed her forehead "I know 'mione, I will be here when you get back, I ain't going no where"He promised...
He had promised, Hermione stood right where he made that promise, She swallowed heavily as she fought back another set of tears, Her hands where numb as she tried to rubb away her tears with the sleeve of her new Weasley jumper. "I thought I would find you out here"Said a voice that only made her want to cry.
"Go away George"Hermione stated not wanting to look into that face, She couldn't, her heart would break all over again. "We..."George shook his head "I got you a christmas present"He corrected himself holding out the parcel knowing that Hermione dodged him for a reason and heck even he could look at himself.
Hermione looked at the arm with the parcel that was wrapped in green and purple, She grabbed the parcel and opened it a jumper was in it not any jumper but His jumper "Oh George I couldn't take this"She stated turning around and then her heart was crushed again, Paling she brought the jumper close to her heart as if a simple piece of fabric could hold her together.
George paled as well and looked down at the ground or at a tree anywhere but Hermione, "He would have left it around your place anyways."George told Hermione with a half hearted shrug, He steadied himself before really letting loose the true reason for him giving her the jumper.
"Fred left you everything... His half of the shop is yours, He told me that I should look after you and thats what I am trying to do.."George ran a hand through his hair, He mind was wracking trying to figure out what else to say. Hermione stared at George, She didn't see Fred anymore of course they did have a lot of the same aspects, but Georges hair was darker his eyes where hazel instead of blue, and dark circles where under his eyes.
"He promised to stay here"She confessed to the only person who knew more about her relationship with Fred than anyone else, How could he not? George nodded "He told me.."George said trying to figure out what to say, Hermione could sense his anxiety "Do you want to get some tea?"She asked him..
"Gred.."Fred said his hands folded as he stared over at his brother who was trying to get a radio to work, Silly thing to do... Fred didn't want to hear who died or who was wounded, He was too torn in half "Yes?"George asked his brother who looked worse than yesterday. "She gets everything if I die, She will know how to help the shop and be able to yank you out of a funk"Fred told George who shook his head "You're not going to die"He stated the radio giving of a hum.
"Protect her too... I love her George"Fred said George looked at his other half sadly, "She loves you as well"George said Fred nodded "She will need to get out sometime once I kick the stump ,Fall in love again"He said sitting up in his bed, George frowned "You're not going to die"He assured him, Fred gave him a wink "Of course not.. just promise me"He said
"I promise..."