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Chapter 1
Harry had just finished changing into his muggle clothing on the Hogwarts Express back to London. He was still going over what Ron had just told him about his feelings toward Hermione. Harry was torn between his friends because he had the same feelings for Hermione. He theorized that the feelings go back a long way, even as far back as their first year. He was just to scared to tell her with the fear of being rejected (typical male).
Ron had said he was going to talk to Hermione and would be right back. After about 15 minutes, Hermione and Ron came back in. Hermione looked mad and Ron was not any better. After no one talked to him for a while, Harry decided to break the silence.
"Alright what happened? I know that Ron was going to talk to you, so why are you two now angry?" asked Harry.
Ron decided to run out of the compartment instead of asking what was going on and Hermione started crying. Harry decided that the only way to find out what happened was to ask Ron. So after laying Hermione down and putting his cloak over her he went after Ron.
After catching up with Ron in his brothers compartment, he asked him again what was wrong.
Ron answered, "You should know what is wrong. I tell you that I have a crush on Hermione and you tell me that I should wait till the last minute to ask her and sent me to her to talk to her. I asked her if she would be my girlfriend and she told me that she didn't really look at me that way. She only saw me as a friend more then anything else. I asked her if it was because of Krum and she said no because she felt the same way as she did with me about Krum. Now the only other person she has strong feelings for that are close to us is you. I hope you are happy now."
Harry was in shock now. He had no idea what to say. Finally he said the first thing that came to mind, "Ron I didn't know. Honestly, I told you to ask her so that at least you would tell her before anyone else sent her an Owl telling her also. To be honest I also have feelings for Hermione but I would have set them aside if it meant that you would be happy."
Just as Harry was saying this Hermione had walked into the compartment. When she heard Harry say what he said she jumped him not caring that Ron was there. This surprised Harry at first but then he just hugged her back and sat down.
"Oh Harry you are such a good friend. I love you too. I am sorry Ron but I have had strong feelings for Harry since we were kids. Harry you remember spending time in the states with my grandparents and all."
Harry memory of the old times came back to him in floods. He remembered how much he cared for Hermione and who her true parents were. Harry hugged Hermione more now then ever. He looked at Ron with a look of apology.
"Ron, I promise you that I didn't know that Hermione loved me. As I said, I wanted you to be happy if you both had the same feelings for each other. I hope our relationship now would not prevent us from being friends."
Harry turned and kissed Hermione on the top of her head and waited for Ron to finally say something. He finally did, "Harry I believe you. In the time I have known you, you put everyone else's happiness over your own."
Just as Ron had finished his comments and everyone was smiling, Fawkes, Albus Dumbledor's Phoenix appeared in front of them and landed on Harry's knee.
"Hello Fawkes, did Albus send a letter with you?" asked Harry.
Fawkes nodded and dropped a letter in Harry's hand. Afterwards he flew up to his shoulder while Harry read the letter.
Dear Harry,
I am sorry to have to inform you that your Aunt and her family were attacked last night. Unfortunately they did not survive. I know that this is a big shock for you and all but I need you to be strong.
Harry started crying after reading that part. Even though he really didn't like the Dursleys, he still didn't want them dead. They were family to him. Hermione saw him crying and hugged him and started reading over his shoulder.
Now I know you are wondering what is going to happen to you now. A decision has been made between me and Hermione's parents and Sirius in regards to what is going to happen to you. I know you want to go and stay at the Burrow or come back to school, but we think it is best for a little while at least for you to go home with Hermione. I will meet you at Hermione's parents house and we will discuss what will happen from there.
See you then.
Albus Dumbledor
Order of Merlin, First Class
Headmaster, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Harry put the letter down and just cried. Hermione was crying now too. Ron having seen this was curious as to what was going on.
"Harry what is wrong. What did the letter say to up set you so much?" asked Ron.
Harry just handed the letter to Ron because he couldn't say anything. He didn't have the energy to do so. When Ron finished reading the letter he was somewhat shocked and I little more jealous that Harry gets to spend time with Hermione this summer.
Ron finally opened his mouth but what came out sort of made things worse, "Well Harry, I am not sure how to see this. I mean yes I am sad for the loss of those muggles and all but hell why doesn't Professor Dumbledor send you to us. At least you would be safe at our place."
Harry wasn't really expecting Ron to say that. Harry realized that Ron was trying to keep him and Hermione from being close to each other. Harry looked at Hermione to ask if he should tell Ron the truth. She nodded and he then continued.
"Ron, the reason why Albus wants me to stay with Hermione's parents is one because her mother is my godmother and two they are fully trained magik folk. I am not sure just how much I can tell you as to who they are since they have been in hiding from the death eaters because of their heritage like me and Hermione. I think we will be meeting them at Kings crossing in about 5 minutes. Hermione lets go get our stuff and Crookshanks and Hedwig."
With that they left a very befuddled and angry Ron. He made his way to his original compartment and got his stuff together. While he was doing this he was fuming. Ginny noticed this when she came by to check on him. She asked him what was wrong.
"Ron why are you mad. Did you talk to Hermione?" asked Ginny.
Ron just nodded and then told her what happened, "Yea, I told Harry that I had a crush on Hermione and he repeated what you told me to do so I thought maybe I should. Well I approached Hermione and told her how I felt about her. She told me that she was sorry but she didn't feel the same way about me. She considered me more like her brother then anything else. I asked her if she was more interested in Krum. She said no and that she has had strong feelings for someone we know for a long time. I put two and two together and realized that she was in love with Harry. I yelled at her about she probably making a mistake and having a crush on a loser like Harry who some people still don't believe that he didn't kill Cedric. I am starting to believe that too. He is always wanting the fame and recognition each year."
Ron didn't get to finish what he wanted to say before someone slapped him across his face making him fall back into the seat in the compartment. It was Hermione that was standing at the door with the twins and Ginny behind her. Ron could just make out the form of Harry slumped on the floor next to the door.
Hermione spoke in a quite but acid voice, "How dare you Ronald Weasley accuse your own best friend of murdering Cedric when you know he didn't. How dare you. What are you going to do next, say that Harry is making up the notion that Tom Riddle is back and that he is doing that just to get attention? I can now honestly say that I have no idea why I ever considered you to be a friend. Good by Mr. Weasley."
Hermione, with the help of the twins, got Harry off the floor and took him to their compartment, which happened to be the one next to Ron's. As soon as the four of them (including Ginny) sat down in the compartment with Harry, Hermione started crying.
Ginny immediately went and hugged Hermione. "Hermione I want to apologize for my idiot of a brother. I have no idea what got into him. He knows how much Harry hates his fame. What an idiot."
"I know Ginny but I never thought Ron would be so jealous of what we are. Harry just lost his only living family. Harry was willing to give up his happiness to let me and Ron pursue our relationship if we had one. I told Ron when he asked me to be his girlfriend that I didn't feel that way about him and that I had my mind on Harry, which I didn't actually say but still I told him no. So we came back into the compartment and I saw that Harry was anxious to know what had happened. See it seems that Harry told Ron that if he had feelings for me he should make it known to me instead of waiting too long. After further conversation I finally tell Harry how I feel about him and he said that he had the same feelings. That is basically it. We tell Ron about our heritage and me not being a muggle born witch."
Ginny realized just how much of a prat Ron is. Ginny walked back to her compartment to get her stuff together while Hermione and Harry, who had finally calmed down, got their stuff together and shrunk their trunks and put them in their pockets.
Once the train came to a complete stop at the King's Crossing Platform 9 ¾, everyone got off. Harry and Hermione walked through the barrier back on to the muggle platforms 9 and 10. Once they were outside, Hermione spotted the Grangers and two other people standing next to them. It had been a while since she had seen her biological parents and it showed.
On the other hand, Harry still remembered the Durrani's from his young age when he and Hermione grew up together. He had a awkward smile on his face while they approached them.
Hermione first went up to the Grangers and hugged them. Harry went up to Sikandar and Sarah and hugged them both. Harry then went and shook the hands of the Grangers, while Hermione hugged Sikandar and Sarah.
When everyone was done hugging and so forth, Sikandar spoke up, "Wow Hermione, the last time we saw you was just before your first year and you have certainly grown to a beautiful young woman, don't you agree Harry. And Harry, my god you look just like your dad with the politeness and eyes of your mother."
When Sikandar was done with this description, the Weasleys walked up to the group. Hermione and Harry got close together and tensed up when they saw Ron coming towards them. Sarah saw this reaction and made a note to ask the two later about that.
Molly came up to Sikandar and Sarah and hugged them both, "Sikandar, Sarah it is so nice to see you again. What brings you around London? The last time I heard that you had moved back to the states."
Sikandar answered the question, "Great to see you again to Molly. We have moved back to London because of Harry and Hermione. They are turning 15 this summer and will be receiving their heirlooms from their ancestors. Since I am the only Pent-a-Heir other then these two I thought it would be best we moved here. Also since Harry's family was murdered last night by Voldermort, me and Sarah are going to be taking Harry in permanently."
Hermione and Harry were looking at each other and wondering when her parents were going to say something regarding her relationship to them. Their inquiry was answered when Mr. Weasley asked, "Sikandar I was just wondering, when you said that Harry and Hermione are both Pent-a-Heirs and you are too, that means that Hermione isn't muggle-born like everyone believes right?"
Sarah and Sikandar nodded. Sikandar answered Mr. Weasley's question, "That is right. Hermione is actually mine and Sarah's daughter. She had been living with Sarah's aunt and uncle for the past 9 years since Harry's parents death for her own protection. We had planned on being back before their 15th birthday to help them prepare for their future."
Mr. And Mrs. Granger just nodded and spoke up, "We are not muggles. We decided to hide out in the muggle world for Hermione's safety. We have enjoyed our stay here and do not regret it."
Hermione went and hugged and thanked the Grangers for taking care of her. Meanwhile, Ron made his way to where Harry was standing and decided to talk.
"Well you have gotten yourself a family now. Just what you wanted someone to be like a mom and dad to you. What did you do wish the death of the Dursleys just to so?"
Everyone heard this comment. Molly ran up to Ron and slapped him for the comments. A few people saw Harry turn ghostly white and ready to faint. Sarah and Hermione saw this and ran to him.
Hermione turned to Ron and yelled at him, "You bastard, what the hell do you think your doing. It didn't make much difference whether or not the Dursleys were alive or not, Harry would have come over to my parents place later on because of our being Pent-a-heirs. Did it even phase you that Harry was crying when he got the letter from Professor Dumbledor about the death of the Dursleys, or are you blind. You call yourself his best friend but all you have done this year is ridicule him or outright turn against him. First it was when his name came out of the goblet, then it was on the train when he and I told you that we had feelings for each other and he had asked me if I would be his girlfriend after he had actually given you the chance to ask me because he didn't know my feelings for him. He was willing to sacrifice his chance to ask me out so that you could. You just threw it back at him in his face. Now you are accusing him of wanting or plotting the Dursleys death. How low can you be? Probably as low as you can get."
With this Hermione helped her mom walk Harry over to a waiting limo that had been hired by Sikandar to transport the 6 of them comfortably. Sikandar meanwhile just stared at Ron in complete disbelief. Albus and Minerva had told him how close the trio was and now he was not so sure.
Molly drug Ron by his ears to a couple of ministry cars to go home. Arthur and Ginny stayed behind to talk to Sikandar for a minute or two.
Arthur spoke first, "Sikandar, I am sorry about the bad manners of my son. I wish things would have been different."
Sikandar just raised his hand and spoke, "Arthur, I am as surprised as you as to Ron's actions. I just wish his friendship with Harry was not shallow."
Ginny finally spoke up, "Mr. Durrani, Dad I am in serious conclusion that the friendship that Ron had with Harry was basically for fame. I also think that Ron was using Harry to try and get close to Hermione. Some people think that I have a crush on Harry and honestly I used to. But this last year I have been thinking him more like a brother then a boyfriend. Most of us thought that Harry and Hermione would get together. Especially since they stuck together and know what each are feeling. I am tending to think that this friendship re-ignited on Halloween in their first year where Harry and Ron saved Hermione from a Troll. Of course the idiot of a brother I have was the reason why Hermione was in danger. He insulted Hermione because she got the levitation charm correctly. The second year, Ron and the twins kept making Harry out to be evil since he was showing his heritage as Heir to Slytherine. If it wasn't for Harry I would be dead right now. Then this past term, that fake Moody put Harry's name into the goblet…"
Sikandar was shocked at what Ginny just said and interrupted her, "Ginny how did you know that the professor moody was a fake one. No one was told this. Especially that he had put Harry's name in the goblet."
Ginny blushed and answered, "Harry told me last night since he was up late, not being able to sleep. He told me all that happened that night."
Sikandar nodded, "Thanks for being there for him Ginny. Arthur I would ask that you keep your son on a tight leash for now. Harry from the looks of it is suffering from a severe depression and this accusations from Ron isn't helping either."
Arthur said good bye after again apologizing to Sikandar and started heading for their car. Sikandar stopped Ginny before she followed her dad and said to her, "Ginny if you want to come by anytime you are welcome to. I think right now Hermione is going to need all the help she can get to get Harry out of his depression."
Ginny nodded and said, "Mr. Durrani, I would love to. Have Hermione owl me when they get home with the formal invitation so I can get my parents to let me. I don't think they would have a problem but I don't want them to think I am barging into this."
Sikandar agreed with her on that point and told her he would get an owl to her once they were settled.
With that they all separated to their respective cars and left. Sikandar came to the realization that this was going to be a long summer and he would have been happy if it was not during a dark time.
(A/N)
I hope you all liked this chapter this is another version of my Heirs of 5 story. Please let me know about what you think about the start.