Mrs. Granger was crying into Mr. Granger's shoulder. Mr. Granger tried to stay calm, but his eyes were watery too. They were currently having a drink at the Burrow with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley to discuss what was happening in the wizarding world and what would be the best course of action for Hermione.

Mr. Granger sat up, "So what you're saying, ma'am, is that because we are not magical, our brilliant Hermione is looked down upon by society?"

Mrs. Weasley held onto Mrs. Granger's hand, "Only by the worst sort of people out there. Us good guys know that there's no witch more brilliant than Hermione. Of course, now a very evil wizard is out there with evil minions who want to get rid of people like our girl for practically no reason."

Mr. Weasley chimed in, "Now, as parents, what happens next is completely up to you. We're just here to give you our advice."

Mrs. Granger sat up and wiped her eyes, "Whatever you say we'll do. We know you only have the best intentions."

Mr. Weasley began, "Well, you could take her out of school and hide her. This, I would say, is a bad plan unless you plan on uplifting your life and moving to Hawaii. They will find you if you hide anywhere within Europe. The option we suggest is to keep her in school and let her learn more magic and how to defend herself, but let us keep her safe most of the holidays. I know that's a lot to ask, but we feel it would be best for her to be in a magic household to keep her, as well as yourselves, safe."

Mr. and Mrs. Granger shared a mournful look. Mrs. Granger spook in a sad but calculated tone, "We will have to talk about it, but this does seem to make sense..."

Mrs. Weasley smiled, "Of course, dear, take all the time you need. We will be moving this summer to a more discreet location, so if you do choose to let us keep her for the summer let us know and we'll come round. Are you staying for dinner?"

Mr. Granger cleared his throat, "Oh well dinner is hours away. We don't want to impose..."

Mrs. Weasley laughed, "Oh no! Please, we would be delighted for your company. And Ronald and Ginny would love to have Hermione stay longer. Some days I swear Ron is in love with your daughter!" She laughed the last line off but Mr. Granger's face went blank.

Mrs. Granger rolled her eyes at her husband, "Thank you so much for the offer. We would love to stay for the evening."

Mr. Weasley spook up, "One more thing on the matter at hand, though. We do need your decision soon because we are moving to a secret location for the rest of the summer within the month. She could come later, but it would be preferable if she moved in with us, as we will already be moving Harry in later and we don't want to make too many "scenes" during this time."

"Of course," Mr. Granger said.

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley excused themselves from the table, as Mr. Weasley had to go back to work to pick up a few things to work on over the weekend and Mrs. Weasley had to begin to prepare dinner.

"GINNY DARLING! Would you please come help with dinner?"

The red haired girl yelled from the upstairs railing with Hermione and Ronald right behind her, "But Mum! Hermione is here! I don't want to leave her alone with my idiot brother!"

"GINNY!"

"Fine mother!" Ginny turned toward Hermione sympathetically, "Sorry Hermione." Hermione just laughed as Ron's face turned red from both embarrassment and anger towards his little sister.

"You little-"

Hermione put a hand on his arm to stop him with a scowl, "Calm down, Ronald!"

It was obvious that all of Ronald's previous thoughts disappeared as he just stared at the hand on his arm. Mrs. Granger saw his face release all of its anger and turn into pure shock. After a moment Hermione looked down and saw that her hand was still resting on his arm. She started blushing and then looked up at Ron. Their eyes met and for a moment neither pulled away.

Mr. Granger leaned over to Mrs. Granger and whispered in her ear, "If this is what they do in public, I can't imagine what they do behind closed doors!"

Evidently, his voice had crescendoed and he ended up speaking much louder than he had intended. By the end, Mrs. Weasley was looking at him humorously.

"Oh, Mr. Granger, my boy doesn't have the guts to seduce your daughter. It'll be years…"

Mrs. Granger laughed and looked up to see Ron and Hermione finally break apart, still blushing. Ginny sighed dramatically, "Well, I suppose I will have to leave you two alone… I'm sure you'll have a horrible time without me." She winked at them both, and then skipped down the stairs.

They both awkwardly walked down the stairs and sat in the living room across from Mr. and Mrs. Granger. Soon the awkwardness melted away and the two friends sat laughing and playing chess. Mr. Granger watched as this boy seemed to strategically sabotage himself to the point of almost losing each game. Hermione pretended to pout each time she lost but she simply didn't care. This girl was, or at least almost was, completely in love. He knew that soon he would have to make his peace with that. He also knew that he would have to leave Hermione with this family, and, as much as it hurt him to leave her, this boy would die for his daughter.

Mr. Granger took his wife's hand and led her outside. He gestured to the porch and they both sat down watching the sunset.

Mr. Granger broke the silence, "They're in love aren't they?"

Mrs. Granger rested her head on his shoulder, "Yes, darling."

"And we have to let her stay with these people, don't we?"

"Yes, darling."

"She'll be fine though..."

"Of course, darling."

"He'll make sure she… she comes out alive?"

Mrs. Granger turned to him and planted a deep kiss on his lips, "With his last breath."

"DINNER! Weasleys and Grangers its dinner time! Fred, George, set the table please! Ginny, dear, can you make sure Mr. and Mrs. Granger are coming in?"

Before Ginny could come out the couple had already walked inside.

The dinner was filled with laughs and heart, and the Grangers felt as if they had been a part of this family for years. Ron and Hermione sat next to each other, looking secretly at each other throughout the night. Mrs. Granger could see Ginny, Ron's sister and Hermione's only true girlfriend, looking at the pair knowingly throughout the night. Still, despite the romance of it all, the two talked all evening like only the best of friends can. If she had to leave her daughter with anyone, at least its with family.