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The next day Hermione came down stairs to see her dad already ready and about to go out the door.
"Where are you going?" she asked, walking up to him while rubbing sleep out of her eyes.
"Going to see Jane." He simply replied.
"What? You're going to see mum without me? Can't you wait ten minutes until I get dressed so I can come with you?" Hermione said; looking wide awake now.
John frowned at her, "No you're staying here."
Hermione huffed and glared at him, she hated how ever since she got back from Hogwarts he either mainly ignored her or shouted at her, she thought it was just from all the stress of her mother being ill, but after a constant week of it was starting to really annoy her. "She is my mother you can't stop me from seeing her! Why are you acting like such a jerk to me ever since I got back?" She asked him trying to control her voice but with little success.
"Don't you dare speak to me like that young lady! I can go see my wife if I want without you being there, also the reason your staying here is because you have to be in for when your grandma arrives this afternoon." He shouted at his daughter, he angrily pulled the door open and was about to leave when Hermione spoke again.
"Well I can still go and you can bring me back before she gets here." Hermione argued.
John let out a big sigh, "No" he said before slamming the door shut and leaving.
Hermione stood there for a few seconds looking shocked before she angrily stormed into the kitchen to make herself some breakfast. She slammed the plate of toast down onto the kitchen table and began to take large bite out of it. After a few mouthfuls she got back up and put her plate in the sink.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw Crookshanks walking into the kitchen, he walked up to Hermione and jumped into her arms and started to purr. Hermione smiled and stroked him; no matter how mad she was Crookshanks could always bring a smile to her face. "Lets get you some milk and your breakfast shall we." She told him, Hermione gently put him down and moved to get his cat bowl. She poured milk in one and some cat biscuits in the other and set it back down to him.
She walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa sighing, she brought her knees up and wrapped her arms around them while putting her head down. She hated fighting with her dad, she had only fought with him once before and that was because she went back to Head Quarters early instead of staying on the skiing trip holiday in fifth year claiming that she was actually going back to Hogwarts for extra study lessons. Although her dad was a bit upset he had agreed but they have never been this angry with each other where they were shouting at each other. She knew he was really worried and upset because of mum, but she still didn't think it was right taking it out on his 17 year old daughter.
Hermione was glad that her grandma was coming up, she could talk to her about anything, she hadn't seen her since summer at the end of her fourth year at Hogwarts, she went up to visit her with her parents and she doesn't live in the UK, her grandma had moved to Seattle when she retired but she did write letters often to her telling her what she was up to and about the adventures her, Harry and Ron got up to in Hogwarts. Grandma knew she was a witch, as Hermione caught up in the excitement phoned her the same day she found out and told her, her Grandma had no problem in believing her as she actually met a nice family in Seattle who were a magical family.
A sudden tapping on the window brought Hermione out of her thoughts and made her look up; an owl with a letter attached to its leg was there. Hermione recognised the owl straight away, it was Hedwig; Harry's owl.
She went over and opened the window letting her in. Hedwig hopped in and hooted at Hermione. Hermione smiled and stroked her and then untied the letter. Hermione expected her to fly off straight away but laughed when she didn't knowing that she wouldn't leave until she had a reply for her master.
Hermione put down the letter and went into the kitchen to see Crookshanks asleep on the table, she rolled her eyes at him and got a small bowl and poured water into it. She went back in the room and put the bowl next to Hedwig she hooted a 'thanks' and started to gulp down the water.
Hermione picked up her letter and read it.
"Dear Hermione,
Hiya Hermione, how have you been so far? Hope your having a good summer. You will never guess what; Remus and Sirius have only bought a ten bedroom manor! It is huge! I asked them why they got such a big house and they said it wasn't big and that Sirius wanted to get a thirty room manor but Remus found this place. My room here is enormous the one I had at the Dursley's looks like a cupboard compared to this. But the best bit of the house it that the grounds are huge and it's got its own Quidditch pitch! It's just unbelievable here. Sirius said it is okay for you to come over sometime in the holidays, that's if you want to still, Ron and Ginny have already visited and I went to the Burrow for the day a few days ago. Well I do hope you can come if not I will see you on the train. Send a reply to Hedwig; she will wait at yours until you do, so if your busy don't worry about replying straight away, just tell her she will have to wait a day or two she won't mind.
Love Harry"
Hermione smiled and put the letter down on the coffee table. Hedwig looked at her and hooted, she laughed and stroked her, "Don't worry Hedwig I'll go upstairs now and write him a letter so you don't have to wait around." She told her softly.
She quickly ran upstairs and pulled her trunk out from underneath her bed. She opened it and started to rummage through looking for some parchment, a quill and some ink. Once she got all her items she carried them to her desk and sat down and started to write.
"Dear Harry
Hi Harry, my summer is going okay thank you. Not much has been happening this summer, Mum isn't feeling well so instead of going on holiday to visit my Grandma she is coming here, I'm just waiting for her to arrive actually. Wow a ten bedroom manor that is a lot of rooms. I'm so glad you are happy, now I don't have to worry about you as much over the summer. I don't know if I can come over yet, things are pretty hectic over here but I will let you know if I am allowed, I might be able to come in the last week of the holiday's maybe. Tell Sirius I said thank you though. Tell Ron and Ginny I said hi if you see them again. Well I better go, Hedwig is waiting down stairs for the letter and if Crookshanks see's her, he will probably annoy her.
Love Hermione,
P.S, Don't leave your summer work till the last minute! I know what you're like, but now you're having more fun you might forget hopefully Remus will make you do it."
Hermione smiled and reread her letter; once she was satisfied with it she put it into an envelope and walked back down stairs. She looked into the kitchen and smiled as Crookshanks was still lying on the table sleeping. She walked into the living room and went over to Hedwig, she held out her leg so Hermione could tie it to her. She gave Hermione one last hoot and flew out of the window and out of sight. She closed the window and went back upstairs to get dressed and wash up in the bathroom.
Ten minutes later she came out and sat on her bed, she thought about the letter she just wrote, hopefully Harry wouldn't ask to many questions about her mum, she knew she should tell him as he is her best friend, she smiled as she thought about what he will probably do, he would probably get Sirius or Remus to apperate him to her house so he could comfort her and be with her as her mum slowly passed away. Fresh tears came to her eyes and she shook her head, she hated thinking about it, she hated the thought that by the time she returned to Hogwarts her mother may not be alive anymore, she just couldn't handle that thought, so she pretended that wasn't going to happen, even though she knew it was unavoidable.
Hermione sighed and wiped her tears away. She jumped of her bed and started to rummage inside her trunk again, she pulled out more parchment and a couple of text books, one for Potions and the other was for Transfiguration. She put them onto the desk and sat down on the chair and started to work on her Potions essay. She had completed almost half of her summer work and only had her Potions, Transfiguration and Study of Ancient Runes essay to do.
Two hours later; with the Potions essay completed and half of the Transfiguration essay written up Hermione heard the doorbell ring. She lifted her head up from her essay and set down the quill, she heard the doorbell ring again so she got up and rushed down stairs. She picked up the spare keys on the side and unlocked the door and opened it.
She looked up to see her Grandma (Sylvia) smiling widely at her, "Grandma!" Hermione cried rushing up to her and instantly hugging her. After a few seconds she let go and stepped back.
"How are you my dear?" she asked softly while putting her hand softly on her face.
Hermione smiled, "I'm coping." She replied with a hint of sadness in her voice.
Sylvia frowned, "Oh dear that doesn't sound good, help me get my things inside and we can have a nice chat." She smiled.
Hermione nodded and grabbed one of her suitcases and moved it inside and put it next to the staircase, her Grandma brought her other suitcase in and put it by the other one and guided Hermione into the living room and they both sat down next to each other. Sylvia turned to look at Hermione and pulled her hand into hers.
"What were you doing just now? Took you a while to answer the door" Sylvia asked.
"Oh just doing some of my summer work." Hermione told her.
"That's good, how was your school this year? You weren't very detailed in your letters Mia I was worried something was wrong." She said smiling at her.
Hermione smiled, she loved hearing her Grandma calling her Mia, she used that nickname ever since she was a little girl, "I didn't know how to write it, it seemed that this year went from good to bad, back to good again and then to worse."
"Oh dear, well then sweetie you just sit here and tell Grandma Sylvia about it." Sylvia told her Granddaughter, she didn't like to see her upset, she knew Hermione would tell her everything that happened and hopefully she will be able to help her.
"Well I think the beginning is a good place to start." Hermione sighed; she told her Grandma everything, about the Cullen's moving to Hogwarts how Ron became jealous because one of the Cullen boy's; Edward was talking and getting close to her. How she broke up with Ron after a huge row but quickly told her they made up and are good friends again. She told her about how she and Edward grew closer and eventually started to date; she missed out that they were vampires; it wasn't her secret to tell. She told her Grandma how she got to know his whole family but one of his sisters didn't like her that much. Then she told her how Voldermort and his Death Eaters had gotten into Hogwarts grounds and a huge battle broke out between the Aurors and Death Eaters and that she and her friends got caught up in the battle. She assured her Grandma that she wasn't gravely injured during it. Then she explained how Harry had eventually killed Voldermort. After that she told her things had gone back to normal, then in the middle of exams Edward was ignoring her and eventually ended it.
At this point her Grandma pulled Hermione into a hug and whispered soothing things in her ear. Hermione smiled and told her she was fine before continuing.
She then told her how a fellow Slytherin girl had attack her and was in the Hospital Wing for a while. She then told her what happened between her and Edward on the train.
"Oh dear sounds like one hell of a year." Sylvia said while hugging her, "It seems this Edward doesn't know what he has lost."
Hermione smiled, "its okay Grandma I've learnt to live without him."
Sylvia smiled at her, "That's good to hear Mia."
"And then Dad told me about Mum, and things have just gotten worse, Dad hardly talks to me know, he either ignores me or shouts at me."
"Oh dear, that's not good, it might be because of the stress of things?" she suggested.
"I thought that to, but he has constantly been like it for a whole week, he shouted at me this morning because I wanted to go see mum but he said he didn't want me to go with him to see her. He has got worse since I told him there isn't a magical cure for cancer; I just keep thinking he may blame me in some way because I couldn't find cure for mum." Hermione confessed to her.
"Oh Mia." She whispered softly pulling her into a hug, "Do not blame yourself! And I mean it, I am proud of you for just trying to find a cure to help your mother, and I sure as hell know your mother doesn't blame you, take no notice of him Mia, I'm proud of you for trying, you did your best but failed it isn't your fault the magical world hasn't come up with a cure yet, so don't blame yourself sweetie. I'm going to have a word with your father; no one is going to blame my Grandchild for something that is out of your control."
Hermione smiled at her, "Thank you Grandma." She whispered.
Sylvia smiled at Hermione, "Tell you what why don't I call I taxi and we go visit your mother? I am sure we will love to see you and I want to see my daughter."
Hermione nodded and got up to pass the phone to her. Hermione sat back down and watched her. 'She is so calm about everything' she thought.
Hermione snapped out of her thoughts when Sylvia told her the taxi will be here in five minutes. "Grandma?"
"Yes sweetie?" she said while putting the phone down on the table.
"How can you be so calm about everything? I mean with mum and that. Every time I think about her I just want to cry and pretend this isn't happening." Hermione confessed to her.
"Well sweetie just because I look calm doesn't mean I'm not worried as hell inside. It hurts me so much to think that my daughter will pass away before me. No mother should have to bury their child." She said sadly, "But I have to remain calm as I don't want to worry Jane, she is ill enough without having to worry about us."
"Oh." Hermione whispered, "I wish I could remain calm."
Sylvia hugged her, "Don't worry, it's mine and your father's job to look after you now, this is a hard time for you, you have us to support you and your friends. Have you told any of your friends? This Harry boy you told me about seems to really care about you."
Hermione shook her head, "I haven't told my friends I guess I didn't want to admit it was really happening and I don't really know what to say."
"Well I think you should tell them, you will need them Hermione, and they will always be there to support you. If not all then at least tell Harry, I'm guessing he will want to support you a lot." Sylvia said.
Hermione nodded, "Harry would, when he next writes to me I might tell him, if I can."
Sylvia held onto her hand, she looked out of the window when she heard a car beep, "Looks like our taxi is here."
They both got up and walked out of the house, Sylvia locked up and they made their way to the taxi.
The journey to the hospital only took ten minutes. Sylvia paid the taxi driver and went into the hospital making their way to Jane's room.
Before they walked in John came out of the room looking upset. He looked up and saw his mother-in-law and daughter walking down the corridor.
"I wasn't expecting you this early." John said.
"Well the flight came in early, before I go in and see my daughter I want a word with you, Hermione go and sit with your mother I won't be a minute." Sylvia said.
Hermione nodded and walked passed her dad and into the room.
Jane was sat up in her bed and smiled when her daughter walked in. She held her arms out and Hermione walked over to her and gave her a hug.
"How are you today mum?" Hermione asked.
"As well as I ever could be. What about you?" she asked.
"I've been okay, Grandma is here she is just talking to dad." Hermione told her.
"Ah I thought I heard my mother's voice, so what have you been doing this morning 'Mione?"
"Just finishing up some summer homework nothing special oh and Harry wrote to me, seems he loves living with Sirius and Remus which I'm glad, at least he is happy." Hermione said.
Jane smiled at her, "That's good, but I want you to be happy as well Hermione. But when you came back from school I sensed you weren't. Do you want to talk about it?"
Hermione sighed, "It doesn't matter just boy trouble really, me and Ron broke up, but we are still friends, then I met someone else but I guess he wasn't as all he seems, things didn't work out and he left, but I'm more worried about you then silly boy trouble."
Jane took Hermione's hand into her own. "Don't be worried about me sweetie I will always be with you. I don't want you to waste your last and important year at Hogwarts. I want you to carry on and do well. Do it for me."
Hermione smiled, "Okay mum, I'll do it for you."
"That's my girl." Jane beamed at her.
The doors opened and Sylvia and John walked in, Sylvia looked calm but a little worried when she looked at Jane and John looked a little embarrassed.
Sylvia sat down next to Jane and started to talk to her.
Hermione looked up at her father and caught his eye; he looked at her and nodded towards the door. She got up and followed him out.
John shut the door behind him and turned to look at Hermione, without any warning he pulled her into a hug. After a few seconds Hermione returned the hug and wrapped her arms around him.
"I'm sorry." He whispered to her and kissed her hair. He pulled her back and she had tears falling from her eyes and he realised after a second he too was crying.
"I never meant to be so cruel to you, your Grandma told me you think I blame you for not finding a cure. 'Mione I don't. I don't blame you, and I am so sorry for sounding and acting like I did. Things have been getting on top of me lately and I haven't been coping as well as I seem to be. And I have been shouting at you because I am scared and frustrated that my wife is dying." He told her.
Hermione hugged him again and smiled that her dad was opening up to her, "It's okay dad, I don't blame you, I hate what is happening and wish there was any way to stop this but there isn't."
"I know sweetie, I know. But it's going to happen and we can't stop it. But you will always have me and your grandma. And as your mum always says the ones you love don't always leave us, we can always find them in our hearts." He told his daughter, "I think she should get back in there before your mother sends your Gran looking for us."
Hermione smiled and nodded, John wrapped his arms around Hermione and led her back into the room.
a/n- another chapter done :) hope youu all like it, please leave a review and please be patient with me as the next few chapters wont be here as quick as i hope, college is taking up my time