After a War ((Old Copy))

Chapter 12 Book 2

The Wanderers

Hermione rushed to the lake when another howl broke the silence of then night. She found Maya next to Fred by the water.

"Maya! What's with all the howling?" Hermione asked quietly.

"That's not me." Maya said, she stared at the forest, she looked like she was in a haze. George looked at her for a moment and walked over to Hermione and Draco.

"Her mum sent her a letter saying that she wanted to meet by the lake. She's not happy, or upset about it, she just wants to get it over with, see what her mum has to say." George explained.

"So she's not howling?" Draco asked.

"Her mum is, somewhere in the woods." George confirmed.

"How much longer until Maya's mum gets here?" Hermione asked. A third howl, much louder than the other two probably answered Hermione's question. They turned around to see Maya standing next to another blonde haired woman.

"Am I the only one that can barley see a thing?" George asked. He was the only one, everyone else there had night vision from being a animal.

"Actually, yes." Hermione responded truthfully. George looked confused for a moment but voices interrupted his thoughts.

"I never meant for him to get caught mum." Maya said.

"I know you didn't mean for him to get caught, its my fault for letting you come to Hogwarts." Maya's mom said.

"Mum, its neither of our faults, we just didn't make good decisions back then." Maya said. Her mom nodded slightly and looked around.

"Who are the people with you?" Her mom asked quietly.

"Mum, this is Hermione, my best friend, Draco, Hermione's boyfriend, and kind of one of my best friends." Maya paused to smirk at the laugh that Hermione made and the scowl that Draco held. "Then, there's George, my boyfriend." Maya put her arms around George and smiled widely. "Best friends and boyfriend, this is my mum, Kate." Kate lit up like a Christmas tree, she even let off a little light to brighten the dark area.

"You have a Boyfriend!?" Kate asked excitedly.

"Mum, not now." Maya said, her entire face turned pink, she thought she could hide it with the darkness of the night but with how much Kate was glowing, she couldn't hide a thing.

"Their both pink." Draco whispered to Hermione, she hadn't even noticed George turn pink.

"Their so cute." Hermione said softly.

"Hey, we're still the cutest couple." Draco mumbled.

"I know." Hermione said softly. He opened his mouth to respond when Kate spoke up again.

"Ok, we wont talk about that, yet." Kate paused and smiled. "Now, about the reason I came."

"I was wondering about that. Why now?" Maya asked.

"I heard that you all think that your father is dead?" Kate asked, in a more serious tone than she used before.

"He is." Hermione said.

"No, he isn't." Kate said.

"Mum, I know its hard but-"

"Maya Black." Kate said firmly. "I know your father is alive."

"How is that?" Maya asked.

"Because," Kate paused. "Come with me. Your friends can come if they can keep up with us."

"Go slow for George." Maya said.

"Hermione and Draco wont be going slow? What are they? Lightning?" George asked.