Make Or Break (ON HOLD)

Chapter 12: Surprise, Surprise

(Hermione's POV)

"Please! You have to listen to me. I can't lose you too. I have already lost so much." I begged. They sat on the couch and listened to what I had to say. When I was finished they both just stared at me in wonder.

"How?" she asked.

"I know it's a lot but please just try... I'll give you time and meet you back here a few months from now and then I'll know."

She nodded and I hugged them before apparating to the Burrow. I had nowhere else to stay right now. I was terrified of what was going to happen to all of us but I tried pushing that thought away.

Months later I showed up again and looked for them in the store. I tripped over a purse and stumbled into a couple. "I'm so sorry." I whispered staring down at the child in the cart.

"It's okay dear." a woman said and my head shot up. I stared at the woman in front of her. "My name is Jean... what's yours?" she asked.

"Jane." I replied simply. "I'm sorry. I have to be going." I whispered. I stumbled away with tears in my eyes and my heart breaking. That spell was supposed to keep the thought of a child from crossing their minds. It wasn't supposed to be this way. I heard her cooing to the little girl who's name had also been Hermione.

They didn't remember me. I stumbled into the street and tripped onto the sidewalk on the other side. I sat there on my knees as a truck barreled by coating me in mud and I sat there with tears streaming down my face. I just lost my parents.

I sat up quickly and wiped the tears away. I couldn't stop crying though so I quietly got out of bed and walked downstairs. I saw on the window sill and stared out the window at the grounds below me. Tears still streamed down my face and the sobs wouldn't stop.

It was my fault. It was all my fault. If I hadn't been so stupid I wouldn't have lost everything that I cared about. My life was shattering and there was nothing I could do to stop it. My body shook as I continued crying and thinking so lowly of myself.

I'm Hermione Granger. Everybody expected such great things out of me but I am too scared to fly, too lonely to smile, and too stupid to do a simple spell. 

I rocked back and forth, hugging my knees to my chest when I thought I heard something. I sniffled and tried to hold back the other tears as I looked around. A broken sob escaped my throat and I looked back out the window.

Then I felt something warm wrap around me. I snuggled into it feeling safe in their arms. I didn't even know who it was but in that moment I didn't care. They picked me up and carried me over to the couch. 

I continued to cry into their chest, not daring to look up. I was afraid of what I might see if I did so I never looked. I just sat there and cried until I had no tears left to fall. I sat there sniffling and before I knew it I had fallen asleep.

I awoke the next morning with a blanket draped over me and saw a person lying on the other couch. I gingerly stood up and shook the person awake. They sat up, looking worried and scanned me over with their eyes.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

"I'm fine. Thank you. I'm sorry about all of that." I apologized embarrassed.

"Don't be. Everyone has their moments."

I nodded and sat down next to him, handing him the blanket. We began talking about little things so that it didn't get awkward. A few minutes later Ginny walked downstairs, squealed and ran back up.