A/N: This is my first fan fic, so please review!!!

Unfortunately, I don't own harry potter.

Home?

Harry and Ron sat in the drawing room of Grimauld Place. They had just finished a discussion about the new placements in the ministry. Kingsley Shacklebolt had just stepped down after 10 very sucessful years of Minister of Magic, retiring early, much to the disappointment of most of Wizard England. Ernie Macmillan took his place. Hopefully the guy could keep the ministry in line. Harry was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt... Ron couldn't stop saying 'stupid Hufflepuff...'

That discussion over, they both stared off into space. Ron broke the silence. "So where do you think she is now?"

Harry didn't have to ask who he was talking about. He missed their friend as much as her ex did.

"I think I can answer that." Harry and Ron both looked up in shock. Hermione Granger was standing in the door way.

Harry awoke with a start. Shaking his head that it was a dream, he looked down at his sleeping wife of one year. Harry got up and silently padded down to the kitchen of Grimmauld place. He put the kettle on for cocoa, and sighed. He had thought he was over having dreams of Hermione returning, but apparently not.

She had been missing for 5 years now. The last time Harry had seen her was right after she had graduated from her '7th' year at Hogwarts with almost perfect N.E.W.T.S. Then she had announced to he and Ron that she was going to Australia to get her parents, and that she wasn't ready for a relationship with Ron just yet. He had agreed, and she had left. They had arrived home half an hour later to find all her stuff gone along with her.

She hadn't come back.

Ron at least was doing well. He still missed Hermione as much as Harry did, but he was currently dating Noa, one of Cho Chang's old friends. They seemed happy together, and Harry knew Ron was considering marriage.

Harry sighed again as he finished his cocoa. While he was happy with his life, he still missed his best friend.