After a War ((Old Copy))

Chapter 8 Book 1

After A War

Hermione sat in the great hall for lunch. Harry and Ron weren't at the Gryffindor table. They probably ended up at Hagrids. Bella and Maya sat on one side of her, Theo on the other and Draco sat in front of her.

"Your redder than a tomato." Maya whispered in her ear. "And your boyfriend isn't at the Gryffindor table." Hermione leaned over to whisper in Maya's ear.

"Me and Ron broke up." She whispered.

"Why are you red and why are you happy? I thought most girls got upset when they broke up with someone?"

"Ummm." She glanced at Draco then back to the food in front of her.

"Are you two dating now?" Maya whispered excitedly.

"I don't think so, I don't honestly know." She admitted. The great hall doors opened. McGonagall walked in with a few students by her side. She could Recognize a few of them, Ginny, George, Neville, Luna, and the rest didn't look familiar.

"Why did the twin Weasley come back? I thought he finished his last year? I thought after his twin died we'd never see either of them again." Theo asked. If she wasn't a Slytherin trying to stay out of trouble, she would've punched his face right then.

"No, he didn't finish his last year, now never say anything about Fred again." Hermione snapped at him. She closed her eyes and there he was, surrounded by his family. Fred, laying on the cold, dusty floor of Hogwarts where he had taken his last breath and left George heart-broken.

"Wow, Granger actually can snap." A kid down the table said. Hermione ignored him and watched as Ghosts floated into the room, all of them familiar. The same ones she had seen through-out her entire time at Hogwarts. They started talking to the students. Hermione stood up as the food disappeared from the table. She waited for almost everyone to leave. Ginny, George, Neville, and Luna were still eating. She walked over to their table, all of them stood up.

"Hermione!" They all said at once.

"We didn't know you were back at Hogwarts!" Ginny said as she hugged Hermione tightly.

"Iv been back since the first day. I'm just a Slytherin now." Hermione said. All jaws dropped.

"How did you get Slytherin?" Luna asked.

"I don't know, the sorting hat just put me there."

"Are you ok?" George asked, he looked to his left, nothing, he looked back at Hermione. "They aren't hurting you there, right?"

"No, I pranked the Gryffindors so they would leave me alone."

"Wicked." George said, he frowned when he was the only one saying it. Hermione wrapped her arms around him.

"Are you ok George?" Hermione asked.

"No." George said.

"I'm sorry." Hermione whispered.

"I should've been there. I should've stopped that Death Eater." George mumbled.

Time jump...

Hermione sat in the grass by the lake and waited. She was supposed to meet Bella and Maya here. Hermione thought it would be fun to have everyone come instead, so she invited, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Luna, Neville, George, Theo and Draco. Harry was the first to arrive.

"Hey 'Mione." He said as he sat next to her.

"Harry." She greeted him happily.

"What's got you so happy?" Harry asked, smiling himself.

"You'll see." Hermione said.

"Harry?" Somebody asked. Harry and Hermione stood and turned to see Ginny.

"Ginny!" Harry yelled. Ginny basically leaped into his arms and kissed his cheek.

"I missed you." Ginny said as he spun in a circle until they fell in the grass. Hermione sat back down and watched the squid swim on the other side of the lake. Luna and Neville arrived together, hand in hand. Hermione smiled.

"Why are Harry and Ginny fighting?" Luna asked. Hermione looked at Harry and Ginny roll down the hill to the lake and splash each other.

"They love each other too much." Hermione answered.

"Speaking of loving someone too much, your new boyfriends here." Neville said. Hermione looked at the castle to see Draco walking towards them.

"He's not my boyfriend." Hermione said as she blushed.

"Yet." Theo said. He had appeared by Luna and Neville. Harry and Ginny returned, soaked. Draco walked into hearing range and sat a feet away from Hermione after smirking at her.

"I don't think Ron or George are coming." Hermione said quietly.

"Oh, they told us to tell you that they aren't." Luna said.

"Luna! Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Hermione asked.

"You didn't ask before, and I have a feeling that you were busy."

"Doing what?" Hermione asked.

"Thinking." Luna said, smiling.

"No I wasn't, I was looking around." Hermione defended herself, knowing what Luna was talking about.

"Legilimens." Luna said, pointing her wand at Hermione, who buried her head in her arms on her bent knees. "I knew it." said Luna, quite happily.

"Don't look at my memories Luna. Please." Hermione said.

"Legilimens." Somebody whispered. Hermione looked up to see who but no wands were visibly pointing at her.

"Hermione?" Ginny asked.

"Yeah?" Hermione responded.

"Can you somehow get us dry?" Ginny asked.

"Why? We're probably going to get wet again." Harry said. Ginny laughed.

"Well if we do, then we can be wet then, not now. I cant hug anyone if I'm soaked."

"You can hug people who are already soaked." Harry smirked at her. She smiled and he put one arm around her shoulder.

"Why are we here anyway?" Draco asked. Hermione looked at him. He was putting his wand away.

"I don't know, my Slytherin friends invited me here." Hermione said.

"So you invited us here? And you don't even know why your here?" Harry asked.

"That's the problem. We invited Hermione here, so we could get to know all of her dearest friends. We knew she would invite all of you, we just didn't think she'd bring her boyfriend too." Bella said. Draco tensed and met Hermione's eyes.

"And who are you?" Neville asked.

"Bella and Maya, nice to meet ya." Maya said, holding out a hand to Neville as Bella extended a hand to Luna.

"We already know our fellow Slytherins." Bella said as she looked at Theo, Draco, and Hermione. Draco and Hermione were still staring at each other.

"So why do you need to get to know us?" Harry asked skeptically.

"Well, we are Hermione's friends, and your Hermione's friends." Bella said.