Northern Star (Hiatus)

Chapter One

**Disclaimer: All of the Harry Potter characters belong to JK Rowling. This is purely a fanfiction story written for fun and not recognition or gain of any sort.
Also I have made a few small changes. In this story Fred survived, Draco and Narcissa worked for the Order of the Phoenix alongside Snape. Nobody was suspicious of them and nobody outside of the Order knew anything about it.**
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It had been a long tiring day as Hermione Granger turned the key in her front door and sighed. Struggling through the door with an armful of documents and bags of groceries.
Why had she not shrunk them down and stored them in a bag with an expendable charm? Because sometimes Hermione still liked to do things the muggle way.

"Ron I'm home" the brunette called out as she passed through the livingroom into the kitchen. Grunting as she lifted the heavy bags up onto the kitchen table and began to unpack them.
As she continued to move things onto the table she sighed getting annoyed that Ron hadn't come down to help her.
"Ronald?" she called out heading to the kitchen door. He should be home why hadn't he come downstairs yet? Sighing she went back into the kitchen to put away the groceries. She had everything in the fridge and freezer when she finally gave up and went up the stairs.

As soon as she reached the top of the stairs Hermione froze hearing a woman's laugh coming from her bedroom. Gulping she slowly moved across the hall terrified of what she was about to discover.
"Oh baby" came a voice that made Hermione's tears slide down her cheeks and her voice catch in her throat. "Yes just like that. Oh god babe."
Hermione's vision blurred more as she felt her heart breaking and clutched the wall to keep herself from falling onto the floor. That was Ronald. She would never get that voice wrong. She had heard it every day since she was eleven years old.
Gathering all of her Gryffindor courage Hermione pushed herself from the wall and reached a shaky hand out to the handle of the bedroom door. Her hand trembling when her skin touched the cold metal. Gulping deeply she took a deep breath and opened the door.
Hermione had thought she was prepared for the horror waiting for her in her own bedroom but she was very wrong. Very very wrong.

Ronald was standing completely naked behind an equally naked Lavender Brown, who was bent over on their bed.
"Ronald?" Hermione choked out as her vision blurred and she held the doorframe to keep from falling.
"H-Hermione? W-what are- what are you doing home already?" Ron stammered his eyes wide and horrified.
"What am I-" She didn't even know what to say as she watched a blurry Lavender Brown move away from Ron and slipping her dress back on totally forgetting about her underwear in her attempt to get out of there as quickly as possible.
Ron gulped and moved to put on his bottoms as he avoided looking at his fiancé.
Hermione was silent as Lavender went to Ron, kissed him way too passionately in front of Hermione, and then hurried out the door past Hermione.
"So..." Ron said quietly as he sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Hermione. "Mione' I-"
Hermione held up a hand to stop him talking and she was glad he really didn't keep talking. She needed a moment to just process what was happening. She was also struggling to keep herself from throwing up or passing out. She wanted to do both right now, and then curl up and die where she lay.
"H-" she started then stopped just shaking her head. Trembling as she sank to the floor and with a shaky voice and trembling lip she choked out the word "Go"
Ron looked at her confused, not sure he had heard her right, "What?"
Hermione pushed more strength into her voice, her anger beginning to take root as she practically growled "GO!"
Ron stood and moved to her "Mione please I-"
She flinched and pressed herself back against the wall "Don't touch me!"
He sighed but pulled his hand back "Mione come on, I'm sorry"
Hermione glared at him "Get away from me."
Ron sighed but moved back away from her, but he still didn't leave.
"Leave Ronald!" Hermione said more forcefully.
"No Hermione I'm not going anywhere we need to talk about this." He said as he sat back on the bed.
Hermione didn't speak, she couldn't.
After a few minutes she pulled herself from the floor and Ron gave her a small smile thinking she was going to give him a chance.
"Fine. If you won't leave, I will." She decided as she held out her wand and accio'd all of her things and put them inside her beaded bag with the expandable charm.
"Hermione stop, you can't be serious" Ron said standing and moving towards her, but he stopped the moment Hermione pointed her wand at him.
"Don't come near me Ronald I swear I will hex you to oblivion!" Hermione growled through her tears as they slid down her cheeks.
Ron stepped back hands up in surrender, and as soon as he had moved back Hermione turned on the spot and apparated out of there leaving Ronald behind her.

Hermione collapsed as she landed in the livingroom of her bestfriends home.
"Hermione?" Came the concerned voice of her bestfriend, Ginny Weasley.
Hermione sobbed uncontrollably as the redhead's arms suddenly enveloped her in a hug as she called for her husband "Harry! Come here NOW!"
Harry came hurrying down the stairs, he had not expected what he found in the livingroom "Hermione?" He hurried over "What happened?"
Hermione sobbed clinging to her best friend as Ginny looked at her husband and shook her head "No idea. Maybe you should call Ro-"
"NO!" Hermione screamed making them both jump and look at her in shock.
Harry looked at the woman he considered his sister "I get the feeling you found the source of the problem." he moved over helping Ginny get Hermione off the floor and onto the sofa.
Ginny nodded hugging her best friend and saying softly "Shh it's alright sweetheart. We're right here and whatever my idiot brother did I am sure we can work it out."
Hermione sobbed shaking her head over and over again.
Ginny sighed and looked at Harry "Go put the kettle on. I think we're gonna need it. I've got her."
Harry nodded and went into the kitchen.

He had just set the kettle on when there was a knock on the door. Frowning Harry went to the door and sighed seeing it was Ron at the door.
"Is Hermione here?" Ron asked immediately.
Harry frowned and nodded but didn't let Ron in just yet. "What happened?"
"Nothing, just let me talk to my fiancé" Ron said trying to move past Harry. He was shocked when the raven haired man moved further into the doorway continuing to block Ron from entering.
"I don't think that's a good idea mate. If you don't want to tell me that's fine but she is in a really bad state right now Ron and she flipped the second Gin said to call you, so clearly you did something."
Harry was clearly unhappy but that didn't stop Ron from pushing past and heading into the livingroom.
"Hermione come home" Ron said as he marched into the room "Don't bother Harry and Ginny with this."
Hermione had calmed down enough that she was able to glare at Ron. Her voice venomous as she turned on her fiancé "Do you seriously think I am going back to that house? You shagged Brown in OUR BED!" her voice got more vicious with every word and by the end of it she was boiling over with rage.
However, she wasn't the only one.
Ginny was gripping Hermione so tight that Hermione knew if her friend let go she was going to kill her brother.
Harry was fuming behind Ron, his voice frighteningly calm "You did what?"
"I... well... ya see I..." Ron stammered looking between his sister and his best friend not sure which of them would strike at him first. And then for the second time that night a woman glared at him and spat out one word "Leave"
Ron gulped and looked to Harry for help but his best friend was looking at him with so much fury that the redheaded man just apparated out of there with a loud pop.

Hermione shook as she squeezed Ginny's hand leaning into the strong hold of her best friend.
"I can't stay here." She whispered knowing Ron would just try again later or tomorrow.
Harry shook his head "Of course you can Mione. I'll deal with Ron."
Hermione shook her head "No I shouldn't have come here I just put you both in a horrible situation. He's your best friend" she said looking at Harry "And your brother" she added looking to Ginny.
Ginny frowned "At least stay tonight. I don't care if he's my brother Mi, you are my best friend and I am here for you for ANYTHING."
Hermione smiled sadly and hugged Ginny tight as she said "Thank you. Both of you." She looked to Harry with a small smile and her best friend just returned it before going to make the tea he had begun when Ron arrived.

The three of them stayed up talking until midnight. Hermione regularly apologizing for barging in or trying to figure out what to do next, while Harry and Ginny reassured her that she was more than welcome, they were here for her and they would help her in any way that they can. They even helped her looking for an apartment though there was nothing available at the moment.
In the end it was agreed, however reluctantly by Hermione, that she would stay with them until she found somewhere to go, neither Ginny or Harry would accept her sleeping in her office or staying in a hotel.
When they all finally went to bed Hermione lay awake unable to rid herself of the scene she had walked in on, the pain piercing her heart as tears slid down her cheeks in silence and one word played on her mind; why?