Beauty and the Beast

Train back home.

The train was packed. All new witches and wizards coming on and all of our fans crowding our carriage. "Alright! That's enough, please get a move on now." I said. They all moved along. I closed the door and sighed. "Its good to come back home" Harry said. I nodded. Ginny, Harry, Ron and I all occupied the compartment. Ginny and Harry snuggled together on the other side while I kept a foot away from Ron. Yes we were together and yes i was angry and confused at why he lost his temper this morning, so i kept my distance.

Ginny and Harry were talking in quiet voices together. I looked at them in awe. They were adorable together. And after the war, they sure did need each other. We had lost so many in the war, Tonks, Lupin, Snape, and many more, and nearly Fred too. You see, Fred wasn't killed in the war, he was petrified and the deatheater didn't finish him off. Percy had said that the deatheater had ran away. He never told us who the deatheater was though, which I thought was odd.

I took a deep breath. Although they weren't killed my parents were lost. They didn't remember me and had moved to Australia to enjoy their life's. Even have another child. Which they did. Mum and Dad adopted a 5 year old child. Last time I went to check on them anyway. Her name was Annie. She had long dark brown hair and green eyes with freckles sprinkled across her button nose. I only met her once, that was when I bumped into her. My parents were behind her and their faces softened as I said sorry.

Tears were brought to my eyes. I wiped at them with the sleeve of my cardigan. I stood up. "I, uh need to get some air." I was out the door before they could see my face. The didn't know about Annie. Only about my mum and Dad. I walked down the walkway. To the girls bathroom. I pushed the door open and met the face of Pansy Parkinson and Astoria Greengrass. The too had puffy eyes. "Well isn't it the day of crying. Excuse me." I said moving past them. I thought they would throw a spell at me or at least say a rude remark. But they didn't. The 2 girls bowed their heads and walked on.

I scrunched my eyebrows together in thought. "That was weird" i mumbled. I guess the war had an impact on everyone. I washed my face and took deep breaths at the sink. I looked into the mirror at the face that wouldn't have been the same 8 years ago. My pale face was clear of makeup with long eyelashes and chocolate brown eyes. I spotted a few freckles on my nose. My brown hair had grown down to my waist in curls but i had pulled it up in a messy bum with a clip. My arms were pale because England hasn't had much sun these last few months. I walked with pride now and comparing me to the girl I once was, big changes can be seen.

I walked out of the bathroom and back down the corridor. "Hermione!" I heard. I turned. "Luna!" I responded. I hugged my wise blond friend. "Long time no see, huh?" I said with a smile. "Yes, well, according to time we haven't seen each other in approximately 2 months at the funerals of many. I can see from your red eyes that you have been crying. Is it about your parents? Or maybe about you sister, Annie, is it?" Luna asked. I was gobsmacked. I Opened and closed my mouth. As wise as luna was i didn't understand how she knew about Annie.

"How?...." I trailed off. "The black underlines of your eyes tell me that you have been having nightmares lately. Presumedly over your parents not knowing you and rejecting you because they have someone else now." Tears spring up in my eyes. "I should probably stop talking now. Why don't we go to your compartment? I haven't seen Harry or Ginny in a while." Luna asked trying to change the topic. I nodded wiping my eyes and fallen tears. "Yeah, yeah. Down here." I said showing her the compartment.

I opened the compartment door and everyone jumped up and greeted Luna. I plasted a fake smile on my face. Ginny gave me a weird look. My mouth twiched. Busted. I was done for, Ginny knew something was wrong. She patted the seat next her, on the other side of Harry. An invitation, she was giving me a choice to tell her. Do I do it? Could i tell her? It would help me feel better because I'm not keeping secrets from her. I sat down besides Ginny. Luna settled next to Ron, while Harry's arm looped around Ginny's back.

"So, Luna, how was your trip over to Greece?" Ron asked, speaking up for the first time.Luna smiled and nodded her head. "Good. I met a very adorable couple, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. They were giving tours around the ruins. Everything about how the Greek Gods created peace, the titans caused destruction and about the demigods, the gods children. I knew they were demigods, always looking over their shoulder and speaking in ancient greek. It was very interesting." She explained.

"How very interesting." I said. I looked out the window, the lake and Dumbledoors grave came to view. Next the Castle. Reconstruction began right after the war, so you could tell what parts had been reconstructed. The lights were on in the great hall lighting up the castle magically. The decorative kind, not literally. the train started to pull into the station. "We're Home." I whispered.