MAKING THINGS RIGHT

I don't owe anything that is Harry Potter related.

This is a story that has been bugging me for a while so I decide to start it. One thing for sure is that I don't know when I will be able to update since I have a very busy schedule, not to mention other stories, but for the people that want to read more and review I'll try my best.

One more thing this prologue type of chapter so it will go through different years of the main characters lives, at least the parts that intersect with each other. It will stop shortly before the beginning of the main story.

Hermione is like super smart here. Harry's parents, Sirius etc are alive here, and mister and Mrs. Granger are muggles that know about magic and work for the Potter's. No Voldemort, death eaters, or Pettigrew.

Chapter 1(prologue)-

A little girl with bushy, brown hair and big, brown eyes walks in the mansion right behind her parents. As she peeks from behind her mother's legs she sees another family, only this one of four.

The other family standing near the elegant staircase consists of an elegant and beautiful red head woman with vivid green eyes. Next to her stands a tall, lean man with messy, black hair and black, round wire glasses. Two boys, about her age, stands between them, the older one was looking confident until he takes a glance of the girl standing shyly behind her mother, while the other stands with a friendly smile in his face.

"Lord and Lady Potter," her father begins, "it is good to see you again. I would like to introduce to you my wife, Jane Granger, and my daughter Hermione."

With her introduction Hermione step forward, just like her mother have done, and bow to the Lords and Lady of the home.

"It is a pleasure to meet you," she says shyly, before hiding behind her father's leg.

"The pleasure is ours," Lady Potter answers. "Jane, Hermione, Jake, I would like to introduce my two sons Harry and Ethan. Our baby girl, Rosie, is upstairs sleeping at the moment, so you'll meet her tomorrow. We would also smooth out your jobs once you are settled down."

"But first we should give you a tour of the grounds and our home," Lord Potter exclaims clapping his hands together.

James, Lily, Harry and Ethan Potter all went around talking to the Grangers while giving them a tour of their cozy, yet elaborate, home. After about an hour the two families stop at a hall near the kitchens.

There are a few doors on say hall and they stop at one on their right side.

"Jane, Jake this would be your room," James says opening the dark oak door.

What the Grangers see in front of them leaves them speechless. Inside is a huge room. The walls are color a light blue with a white chair railing going around the whole room. A huge four poster bed is place against the wall facing the door with two matching nightstand on either side. On either side of the room is a door each. One goes to the big bathroom, the other to its walk-in closet.

A big oak desk is place in front of a window; as floors are made of dark wood.

"Wow," Hermione states, "I can't wait to see my room now."

"Hermione!" Jane reprimands.

"Its okay, Jane," Lily says smiling at the little girl. "Why don't we go and take this little girl to her new bedroom? Would you like that Hermione?"

The young girl nods excitedly making the adults laugh at her excitement, while the boys smile at her.

…….

"Harry, stop, and give me back my book," seven year-old Hermione screams to her young friend.

"No, I want to play," Harry says, giving her a put before running away from her.

The bushy hair girl stands up, placing her hands on her hips.

"Harry James Potter, you get your bony little behind over here!" she demands, and before any of the children knows it the boy was standing right in front of her. "Now that is better."

Hermione just shrugs and grabs her book from the hands of the speechless boy.

"How did you do that?" Harry asks his friend.

"Did what?" She asks looking at him confuse.

"Harry and Ethan is time to go." Lady Potter's voice is heard from somewhere within the home.

"Never mind gotta go," Harry says running off.

…………

"Ethan, your home," nine year-old Hermione says hugging her younger friend. "I've miss you so much."

"I've miss you too, Mia," the middle Potter says hugging her back. "How's it going?"

"The same," she answers looking down. "Where's Harry?"

"He decided to spend the summer over at the Burrow."

Hermione furrow her eyebrows.

"Alright, I guess he'll miss out in all of the fun we'll have."

………..

"Hey, Lils," Jane Granger says to her boss and now best friend. "What will you like?"

"Nothing really, I just came here to get some ice cream and talk to you, Jane," Lily Potter takes a seat on a stool and faces her friend who is bringing over two bowls, spoons and a carton of cookies n' cream ice cream. "So how exited is Hermione?"

Lily asks Jane about her adopted, not for real, daughter.

"She still can't believe it. Jake and I still can't believe it," Jane says plopping into another stool in front of her friend. "Who would? How many eleven year olds do you know that has the chance to start high school?"

"She is a very smart girl, Jane. You and Jake have done a wonderful job with her."

"We can't take all the credit, Lils."

"Speaking of which, how is Jake doing?"

"He won't even talk about it now. I am so worry about him," Jane says looking away sadly. "I just wish I knew what was going on."

"Mom," a wide eye Hermione says interrupting the elder women's conversation. In her hands is an old looking envelope with a red seal. "An owl just dropped this of for me."

"What?" Jane says getting up from her stool with Lily right behind her; they both walk towards the young girl.

Lily grabs the envelope, turning it around only to see the Hogwarts seal.

"You're a witch?" she asks.

"I am not a witch," Hermione says, but Lily wasn't listening.

Lily was looking back at all the incidents that made her think that the young muggle was a witch.

"Is this the Hogwarts you and James went to?" Jane asks.

"Yes," Lily says handing over the letter.

"I am a witch," Hermione says quietly, staring wide eye at the envelope.

……..

"You were right, Harry," the red hair boy, Ronald Weasley, was saying to his raven hair best friend. "She is a know it all book worm."

Hermione holds back a sob as she listens in on the conversation her two cabin mates are having after she has left to go change.

"Shh, Ron," Harry says trying to quiet his best friend down.

"It is not like she could hear us. Why did you invite her into our compartment anyway?"

"You know why, Ron. Mom asked us to take care of her."

"Okay, I'll help, but just so you know, I don't like her."

Hermione hears Harry sigh as an answer. Then squaring up her shoulders she walks into the now quiet compartment barely glancing at the boys. She takes a seat by the window and starts to read out of her advance potions book.

……….

"Thanks for not getting us in trouble," Harry says looking over at the now twelve year old Hermione.

She nods before starting to walk out of the trashed bathroom.

"Consider it a payment to you and Ronald," she gives the red head boy a distasteful look "for saving my life from the troll."

"But we were at fault…" Harry tries to say, but is cut off by Hermione once more.

"Don't overanalyze things, Harry," and with that she disappears.

……….

"Hermione, wait."

Harry turns to see fourteen year old Hermione Granger running down the path of the castle towards the lake. He notices his younger brother trying to catch up with her.

"Ethan," Harry stops the younger boy, "what happened?"

"I just got a letter from home," he starts taking deep breaths.

"What happened? Is mom and dad alright? Rosie? Why didn't I get an owl?" Harry says in a flurry of words.

"Our family is alright," Ethan answers, "it is the Granger's."

He stops and glances over to the lake.

"What…" Harry tries to stutter out.

"Mister Granger just died this morning."

Without looking back at his friend or brother, Harry walks over to the girl sitting by the lake on wobbly legs.

"We should give them some space," the red head says when he notices his best friend's brother walk by the lake. "You can talk to her later. Once she has calmed down."

"Hermione," Harry begins as he reaches the shaking form of his childhood friend. "Hermione," he sits next to her and places an arm over her shoulder pulling her body closer to his. "How you holding up?"

At his words the young woman begins to sob. She turns to her side and buries her face on the crook of Harry's neck.

After a while of sobbing, the tears stop coming in its usual buckets. Hermione pulls a bit away from her former friend and looks out onto the lake.

Harry for his part keeps his arm around her shoulder.

"I am sorry," he finally says after a while of comfortable silence "I know that he meant the world to you Hermione, and I would be lying if I say I wouldn't miss him, but he was after all like a second dad to me, Ethan and Rosie."

"Yeah he always loved being around you guys. I swear I sometimes thought he love you guys more."

"Don't say that Hermione."

"But it is true, Harry. I was rarely around with him. I always had my nose buried on a book. I should have appreciated him more," she lets a sob out. "I should have told him I loved him before I left, but no, instead we had that huge fight."

"Hermione…"

"I have to go, Harry," she says standing up. "Thank you."

……..

Harry sits between his best friend Ronald Weasley, and the red head's sister Ginny Weasley. He has been worried about Hermione since he hasn't seen her all summer, and now he couldn't see her on her usual spot in the Ravenclaws' table.

"She doesn't come here anymore," Ethan says noticing his brother's lost gaze.

"What do you mean she doesn't come here anymore?" Harry asks his younger brother.

"If she hasn't told you, it is not my place to tell you," Ethan says ignoring his older brother for the rest of the night.

That night as the students start to go to their common room, Harry stops his little sister, who is now starting her first year at Hogwarts.

"Rosie?"

"Yeah, Harry."

"Do you know what happen to Hermione?" The boy says getting to the point.

"The last I heard was that she was going to go to that muggle high school near our home," she says thinking "I didn't get why, but Mrs. Granger was looking really happy for some reason."

……….

"May I speak with you, Mister Potter?" seventeen year old Hermione Granger asks her mother's boss.

"Hermione, how many times have I told you to call me James when we are within family," he says looking over at the young woman he has grown to love like his own.

"Sorry, James," she says taking a seat in front of the man's desk.

"So what may I help you with?" he says crossing his arms across his chest.

"This is for you, sir," she says handing over an envelope.

James Potter silently opens the envelope and after seeing its content tries to return it.

"There is no need for this, Hermione," he starts.

"James, sir, I am very grateful for what you and Lily have done to help my family so I could get through school," she hesitates. "I mean if it weren't for your help I would still be at Hogwarts not knowing what to do with myself. I been working hard so that I could repay your generosity," she gives him a nice smile. "So please, take it. This is part of my earnings from the book that is about to be publish. You guys have earned it."

"But this is even more than we help you with."

"It is called interest, James."

He nods and places the envelope on his top drawer, knowing that there is no use to arguing with the very smart, mature young woman.

"So what are you going to do now that you have graduated from the magical university?"

She smiles at him.

"I am looking for jobs, and I have a few interviews for next week," she then lets out a sigh. "I am just afraid that there might not be much out there for me. I sometime wonder if it was a good idea going through school this fast."

"Be proud Hermione, we all are proud of you. You'll find something, and if not, give me a call and I'll see what I can do. But you must know that the only openings we have now is for low secretary and mail people."

……

Dear Miss Hermione Granger,

I would like to inform you that this coming year we have an opening at Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches that might be suited well for you. If you will like to know more about it, or even take it, please owl me as soon as possible and a meeting will be set.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Headmaster Albus Dumbledore

…….

"This years Head Boy is Mister Harry Potter, and the Head Girl is Miss Lavender Brown. Before I forget I would also like to introduce a new staff member for this year. Some of you might even remember her from a few years back, but for those that don't, please welcome Miss Hermione Granger."

After a long pause the thunder of clapping soon follow.

………….

"What do you want, Harry?" Hermione says trying to get away from the raven haired boy.

"I just want to talk to you, Hermione, I haven't seen you in a long time." He says trying to catch up with her.

"Why?"

"I don't know why. Why don't you tell me?"

"Not that, why do you want to talk to me?" she says stopping turning to him with a stern look.

"I don't really know," he answers honestly.

"Then call me once you know."

……..

"You are beautiful, Hermione, just beautiful, my love," Harry says before leaning down to capture the lips of one Hermione Granger.

They are in the Room of Requirements having a very romantic, and very private fourth date.

"I love you, Harry. Please make love to me," the eighteen year old tells her first serious boyfriend.

"With pleasure, my love," seventeen year old Harry says kissing her with even more love and care than before.

…………….

Hermione skips around on the halls of her former school, which is now the place of her first serious job.

She is in cloud nine. She is deeply in love with her boyfriend, Harry James Potter, and loves her job, though it is about to end by the end of the year. The year, that under normal circumstances, would have been her seventh year and last year, but she was able to graduate by the end of her fourth instead.

And now, she just got a letter from her mother's boss telling her of a position opening at his company. He thought she would be perfect for it, and if she was interested to meet him after the end of the school year.

Her happy musings soon turns into curiosity as she hears the voices of Draco Malfoy and Ron Weasley talking to her boyfriend, she suddenly stops to listen under the cover of the shadows.

"Harry, you dog. Why haven't you told us about sleeping with her?" the blond states.

'Sleeping with whom?' Hermione thinks while her eyes go wide in comprehension.

"It is none of your business, Malfoy," Harry voice comes out a hiss.

"But it is our business, Harry," Ron says. "We are seriously surprise. I mean the bet was only date her till the end of the year, but to bed her as well," he finishes with a shake of his head. "You are good my friend, very good."

"I know," Malfoy continues, "to think that I thought of her as an ice queen. Can I have her after you are finish?"

That comment makes Harry see red. He jumps at his platinum, former best friend.

"Enough!" Hermione screams finally coming out of hiding. "You better stop fighting before I give you all detention."

"Sorry," Ron and Draco say walking away from the lovebirds.

"Hermione," Harry starts walking towards her, but before he can grab her arms she steps away and slaps him across the face.

"It is over, Harry," she says hiking up her chin. "I never want to see you again, you bastard."

Harry's heart begins to break at he sees her tears.

"Hermione," he starts.

"Don't be a hypocrite, Harry. I heard the conversation the three of you just had. I can't believe how stupid I was. I should have known you would have broken my heart again."

She then turns around and walks away. Hoping to never see him again.

……….

"Lord Potter, if it is alright with you I would like to start as soon as possible," the young broken witch says.

"Alright, how about next week?" James Potter says not wanting to push the young woman for her sudden appearance.

He knows she'll talk once she is ready.

…………

"You are such an asshole?" Ethan says punching his older brother. "You just had to hurt her."

"Ethan, please under…"

"No, you understand Harry. Hermione is a wonderful girl, and you just broke her heart."

"I know, and I am sorry for it. Believe me I am hurting too."

"Whatever," Ethan says walking away from his brother, promising to right this wrong.

Wow, finally finish. This chapter was more of the story set up. The next chapter will have the actual story and it will be like five years from the end of this chapter.

Please review and say what you think so far. BTW, my chapters will probably not be this long ever again.