Heartchains

Prologue

A/N: This takes place during eighth year post-war. I may change the deaths because fuck that. No deaths for me. Warning may slightly be out of character but that's only because I'm not very good at writing for Hermione. However, I've had this idea in my head for ages and it had to be put to words. Enjoy!!

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It was a rough week for Hermione Granger. She and Ron had had one of their biggest rows yet- he's still not talking to her. It had been almost a week and no ends have seen to be met. She fears that this may be the end of their relationship. Not their friendship - just the romanticish part.

She sighed and finished packing her suitcase. Today was the day she would return to Hogwarts for her eighth (seventh really) year. She needed to finish her education for her to feel fit to run a job.

"It'll be just like all the other years." She thought but she knew that that wasn't true. It was not going to be like the other years for this year, she would not be sharing a room with her old friends. She might not even see her three best friends there at all. Ron won't talk to her and Harry hasn't answered back yet.

Of course it must be difficult for them to return. She thought. With all of the shit that went down last year...Oh, am I pushing them to hard? I should apologize to them...

She shook her head. Nonsense. She looked at her watch.

"Oh, no!" She moaned. "I'm going to be late."

She hurriedly shoved the rest of her things into her purse and grabbed her wand. She apparated to the platform which was surprisingly full compared to the fact that there had been a war one year prior.

She breathed deeply as she sunk into the seats of the Hogwarts express.

"It's good to be back." She said as the train pulled out of the station.