Chapter 11

A/N- Chapter 11 finally up! Abandoned this one for quite a while now.

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A week is seven days, and it's finally been that; Ron and Hermione were on their way back to Hogwarts. Part from David the two had really enjoyed themselves, especially Ron, who Hermione was more than happy to have come to her house and spend time with her. Jacqueline couldn't help but get a little emotional because Ron had helped not only Hermione but also her get through everything they feared of with David and now he had to leave.

"Ms Granger, we'll see each other when you come to our graduation at Hogwarts," he said to her while getting all his things in order. Jacqueline wiped her face and slightly chuckled and nodded her head. Hermione had come downstairs levitating her trunk along behind her, she had walked over to her mother bent down and they held each other in a tight embrace. Ron couldn't help but look at the two ladies, they were so alike in different ways and so close, it really hurt him to see Jacqueline's condition. What was he to do with Hermione after graduation? If he asked her to live with him in a place of their own, what would happen to her mother?

"Are you ready, Ron?" Hermione then asked, "The bus should come in about five minutes that goes to King's Cross." Ron nodded, he sighed having one last look around the Old English house. He had stuffed the brochure he had gotten about computers that the librarian had generously given him into his back pocket. And put the two plugs he had bought when he had went out shopping with Hermione and Jacqueline, into his trunk to give to his father. He bid Jacqueline one last goodbye before walking out the door behind Hermione.

Like the beginning of the week, the two walked across the grass field, but this time in the opposite direction, pulling their trunks behind them. Hermione looked over at Ron, who seemed to be in a deep thought about something.

"Ron is something bothering you?" she softly asked.

"No, nothing, it's just that I can't help awkward leaving you mum all alone," he said, "I mean David is under the curse at least until we tell Dumbledore and then he'll be sent to Azkaban, but still, will she be ok?"

Hermione sighed as the two stopped at the sidewalk awaiting the bus.

"I can't help but worry about her too, while I'm at Hogwarts. I try to write her as often as I can." Ron nodded and he took her hand in his.

"Why don't we talk more about this when we get on the train?" Hermione smiled and nodded.

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Ron and Hermione had gotten to King's Cross and hurriedly ran through platform 9 ¾, they gave up their trunks to the men and went into the train in search for a compartment.

"So how do you think Harry and Ginny are?" Hermione asked while they say there selves down. "Harry must have been happy to have your sister all to himself." She giggled when she heard Ron groan.

"Don't even want think about what those have been up to all week," he replied dully. Hermione laughed and put her hand on his lap.

"Honestly, Ron, are you still unhappy with the two of them? Harry is your best mate and your sister is a big girl believe it or not."

"I know, I'm not upset I'm happy for them…I guess," said Ron, "just as long as I don't see it, when they're together." Hermione snorted and said,

"Well how do you think they feel when they see us together?" she teased. Ron chuckled and pulled her closer towards him on the seat. He kissed her on the nose,

"That's different now, isn't it?" Hermione giggled, Ron pressed his lips against hers. The two engaged in a bit of a snog for a while, before pulling apart. They now went back to their conversation about Jacqueline. "Hermione…while David and I were falling out, I said something to him…I said that after I'm through with him, I'm going to get you away from all his torment, so you can--…" but Ron trailed off; his ears became now a tint of scarlet. Hermione looked at him curiously.

"So I could what?" she asked.

"I was thinking that after graduation, now that the war is over…maybe you could-that is if you wanted to…find a place to live with me?" Ron said nervous as ever. Hermione also blushed she had smiled at the thought of her and Ron living together in a flat or house of their own, possibly married and blessed with a child.

"Oh, Ron, I would love to move in with you, but…why is it bothering you?"

Ron sighed looking straight into those dark brown shimmering eyes of hers.

"Mione, it's your mum, she needs you," he said, "would you really want to leave her…especially in her condition." Hermione never thought of that, but she obviously knew that one day eventually she would have to leave her mother to fend for herself. She now looked worried and sad. Ron now wished he had kept his mouth shut.

"I'm a real prick! Why did I have to go and spring this on her now! Blimey…where's Charlie when you need him," he dully thought to himself. Ron placed his hand on top of hers; he tilted her chin up with his finger so she could look at him,

"We'll figure something out, Mione, alright? Don't worry, but your mum defiantly won't be alone," he honestly replied, "even if we ask her to move in with us." Hermione's eyes widened, her eyes now filled with tears, but happy ones, she sighed out and gently let out a short laugh while the tears fell.

"You would really let my mum live with us, Ron?" Ron grinned, he kissed he again, wiping her tears.

"Of course I would, it'll be a great experience. I would never let a Granger down…at least not the Granger ladies," he told her as he winked; Hermione laughed and kissed him on the cheek. "Mione, I've down you for seven years and in those years you've become family and even thought I've only known you're mum for a week she's family too."

Tears had began to fall again as she hugged Ron again. Hermione had been so happy, it scared her sometimes. Her father was finally out of her life, she was successfully graduation from Hogwarts in a few weeks, and she had a terrific boyfriend, a mother that she absolutely loved and also Harry and Ginny, she didn't know what she would do without them. Now that David was gone Hermione didn't have to worry about pressuring herself anymore, she was still quit a bookworm and still loved to read, but she would learn to let go of working so hard and have more time to herself, Ron, Harry and Ginny.

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They had reached Hogwarts at about 2 PM; little did they know both Harry and Ginny were waiting by one of the entrances patiently. Hermione smiled when she caught sight of them coming towards her and Ron.

"Hermione!" Ginny squealed, she ran up and threw her arms around her. "I was so worried something may have happened to you!" Harry laughed and pulled Ginny off of Hermione.

"Ginny, you're going to suffocate her," he said. Hermione also giggled. "Anyways, we missed you both…how did it go?" Hermione smiled and looked at Ron who also had a boast look on his face, he grinned and answered,

"Well tell you all about it in the common room." So all four of them immediately went into the common, it felt good to be back in it again. Ron and Hermione started telling Harry and Ginny all about their so called "adventure," with David from when they first arrived at Hermione's house to when she had cast the freezing spell on him. Harry was really proud that Ron had kept his promise and took good care of Hermione and her mum. Hermione was also really excited to tell them that Ron would let her mum move in with them.

"That was really loyal of you, bro," Ginny admitted to Ron. Ron blushed and nodded. "Just wait till Fred and George hear that you've asked Hermione to move in with you, they'll be so proud." She, Hermione and Harry all laughed, but Ron just rolled his eyes and grunted.

"I want to go and see Madame Pompfrey about something," Hermione said getting up from the settee. Ron rapidly stood up and took her hand in his,

"Are you ok? What's happened?" Hermione shook her head and chuckled, she rubbed his cheek in her hand.

"Don't worry; Ron, I'm fine," she replied to him, "it's just about…my mum." Ron nodded,

"Well let me walk with you, I have to go see Dumbledore about the lines I have to write for him," he said dully. "We'll see you guys later." They nodded as the two walked off hand in hand. The two reached the corridor that lead straight to Dumbledore's office, Hermione stopped to look at Ron,

"Do you want me to go up with you?" she asked. Ron was a bit nervous; he had gotten detentions before but never with the Headmaster.

"Erm…that's alright, Mione, you go on to the hospital wing and I'll see you later," he leaned in and kissed her good bye. Hermione sighed and made her way to the hospital wing, as bright as she was the only one thing she couldn't do with her magic skills was help her mother, she figured if Madame Pompfrey could mend bones in a heart beat, she could help her mum get out of that wheelchair and back on her feet. When she reached the hospital wing, she rapped on the door and slowly opened it.

"Excuse me Madame Pompfrey?" Pompfrey looked over at her and smiled.

"Miss Granger, nice to see you, come in," Hermione smiled and walked in. "I'm going to miss you once you graduate."

"Thank you…I was wondering if maybe you can-or at least try to help me," Hermione nervously said. "You see my mum was in an accident a couple of year ago and it caused her to lose use of her legs because her back was disabled…" it really hurt Hermione to say this, "I was wondering if maybe you can help her get b-better?" Madame Pompfrey looked through her shelves, looking for something to come up. Hermione was standing behind her looking hopeful, but she also had a worried look on her face. She then had pulled out a blue bottle with some sort of liquid inside. She blew all the dust off of it.

"I've never had to use this potion before to be quite honest," she told Hermione.

"What does it do?"

"It will defiantly be able to get your mum back on her feet, but it will only work to that," Pompfrey replied, "if she experiences pain in her back area she would have to see a Muggle doctor." Hermione was more than happy she was ecstatic, with only little winces of pain, her mum would finally be getting out of the wheelchair.

"Thank you sooo much, Madame Pompfrey!" without saying another work, Hermione ran out of the hospital wing and made her way back to the common room. Harry and Ginny quickly broke apart from each other to see what Hermione was so excited about.

"What happened, Mione?"

"Madame Pompfrey found a potion to heal mum's back, she'll be able to get out of the wheel chair!" She gave both Harry and Ginny a hug in excitement; she couldn't wait to tell Ron. Speaking of which, Ron came through the port hole.

"How did it go, Ron?" Harry asked. "Did you write your lines?"

"Yep I wrote lines, but the "lines" I had to write were notes that Dumbledore had to deliver to the Ministry of Magic…they were a whole bunch of them! I have to finish some tomorrow." Ron looked annoyed but he knew it was all on a fair call, he had promised Dumbledore to write lines when he got back. He plopped down on he sofa, Hermione smiled sitting next to him,

"Ron, Madame Pompfrey found a potion to help mum,' she exclaimed, Ron's eyes widened immediately.

"Really, what kind of potion is it?"

"Some kind of healing, she said she never had to use it before," said Hermione. Ron pulled her into a passionate kiss, and then hugged her.

"That's great, Mione! Jacqueline will be relieved," he said.

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So she was. Jacqueline was finally cured from what David had previously put her through. On the night of the trio's graduation, she had gone to Madame Pompfrey along with them to receive the potion. A beam of blue light lighted up along her lower back, it lasted about a minute or two, before she actually had feelings in her legs again. She stood up from her wheel chair; it had been a long time since she walked so her legs were a bit shaky for the first few seconds but then she captured her balance. Hermione put her hand on her mouth she cried in relief; she threw her arms around her mother. Ron and Harry smiled and were also relieved. Jacqueline walked over to the two and hugged them as well.

"Jacqueline if you want, you can still move in with Hermione and I once we find a place?" he said, to her while Harry and Hermione were shaking hands with Dumbledore, McGonagall and the rest of the Hogwarts staff. Jacqueline smiled, and touched his shoulder,

"That's alright, Ronald, I love my home," she replied, "and now that I'm back on my feet, I can do more things that I couldn't do before…and besides I know that you probably want Hermione Jane all to yourself?" Ron blushed, scarlet red, he didn't need to answer, Jacqueline laughed and nodded knowingly.

Things couldn't be going better; David had got sent to Azkaban, the war is over, Jacqueline was cured and the trio was now going on to big and better things in the future. Their 7th and final year was defiantly filled with Love, Hate and Secrets.

THE END

A/N- Finally done! I hoped you liked my story, I can finally move onto something new. In the mean time please keep reading/reviewing my other story, Medieval Magic and Love at Leavesden. Please read/review 'Love at Leavesden.'! I'm begging you! Anyways, there's the conclusion of this story. Thank you to all reviewers- Danielle (dandin)