I don't own Harry Potter, or anything from that universe, the AMAZING Joanne Rowling does. I cannot claim ownership of any of it :'(

By the way, to understand this, you need to go read Nightmares and Secrets first, so click on my name and read it now. If you already have, hello again, dear reader :) Thank you for coming back :)

I couldn't believe it! It was finally the Summer Holidays! After the whole Chamber of Secrets incident, I kind of struggled to think that it could be normal. But, it was.

Hermione was quite disappointed at the tests being cancelled, but then, of course, I reminded her that we both needed to catch up, and we'd probably have to do some extra tests next year, and we could use each other's help catching up. She was back to the Hermione I knew and loved in no time.

Originally, Hogwarts was supposed to break up on my birthday, Friday 16th July, but after the incident, Dumbledore decided that we needed more treats than just no exams, so there was also a train leaving on the Monday, for students who could arrange for pick up for then. If they couldn't then they would get the Friday train, as originally planned. Harry was one of the few students who had to stay.

Most people had given me my birthday presents before we got on the train. I put them into my trunk, which had to be modified with spells to keep it light, but be able to fill more into it. It took some work to do, but I did it with one of my best friends, so it was fun. If I hadn't have put them in there, I knew that I would open them all before my birthday, which would kind of spoil the fun in everything. Well, in the surprise, I mean. I may have wanted to open and or look at them, but I didn't. That took a lot of self control on my part.

We had agreed that he would keep Kitty during my stay with the Grangers, and I provided him with all of the things he would need, but Harry, stubborn as he was, tried to refuse taking them. That time, I got my way. I won't quite say how, but it is slightly possible that I threatened him a little bit.

I was keeping Quinn, mine and Chris's owl for the whole trip. I named little Quinn after I became somewhat a Glee fan, plus it seemed to fit, otherwise I'd have ended up naming her either Owlie or Aphrodite, but in the end, out of the names Quinn and Mercedes, and Quinn won. I was going to send her ahead to France when we went, and she would be waiting for us at the holiday home, which we would only really be sleeping in, because we were taking the Grangers' car, and it would be a sightseeing holiday. Hermione and I had even found a few magical locations for us to visit. Hermione's parents would only be able to come because they were her parents. Any other Muggles wouldn't be allowed. We were also spending a couple of days at Disneyland. I was happy that Mr and Mrs Granger had agreed to my staying an extra few days. I suppose they were mainly glad that their daughter finally had a girl for a friend, a girl who connected with her in ways other girls never had before. Like through magic and intelligence.

I was not friends with Christabelle. She never even bothered to talk to me anymore, and she was now Draco Malfoy's best friend! I was surprised that she hadn't received an invitation to spend some time at Malfoy Manor, but maybe that was a good thing. I didn't want her to get to cosy with the enemy. Well, Harry's enemy.

Another interesting development with my sister was that we were not identical. When I had Luna drink some of my Polyjuice Potion, she turned out identical to me, ginger hair and green eyes, rather than the way Hermione had turned out as a blonde haired blue eyed girl, the image I was so used to believing I looked like, but I no longer did. I didn't mind though. It was interesting to be original, especially when she was the alternative. I did wonder though, why did my mother, Laura Ollivander, insist on us being identical before giving us away?

When I stepped off the train, I gave Luna, Ginny, Jen, Neville, and a protesting Ron one final goodbye hug.

"Bye! See you soon! Promise you'll write or email me, and I do mean all of you, Ron. Have a good holiday! Ginny, Ron, I hope you have a nice time in Egypt! I expect pictures, news, the works, okay?"

"Bye Aura!" Neville said, waving away.

"Bye Rory!" Ginny and Luna said, in canon.

"Bye!" Ron and Jen said.

"Come on, Hermione; let's go find your parents."

I took one final look at my friends before taking my cart of luggage, plus Quinn, and walking through the barrier with Hermione. She said that her parents would probably be waiting for her in the car park, like they usually did. Muggles couldn't get through the barrier, and it'd look rather suspicious if there were loads of people gathered around a wall waiting for people to emerge from it, right?

So, we took the trolleys out to the car park, and sure enough, a loving looking couple were stood there waiting for us. They even held a sign that said 'Hermione and Aurora' so that I would know who to look for, rather than waiting for Hermione to find them, then me following. I appreciated it. A lot.

Hermione ran up to her parents, and they hugged her immediately. Obviously they had found out about her being petrified, so it must have been hard for them seeing as they weren't able to visit her at all, and obviously she couldn't write them either.

"Hi mum, hi dad, this is Rory. She's the friend I've been telling you about." Hermione said, gesturing to me, not that there was any need, I was stood right next to her.

"Hello, Mr and Mrs Granger. It's nice to meet you. I can't wait for the holiday! But Hermione and I are going to be taking some of our work with us, we need to catch up. Plus, we'll need to revise. Oh, and with the help of my laptop, as Hermione may have mentioned earlier, we've completely planned the entire trip."

My laptop was also permanently modified to not need Wi-Fi, or electricity for that matter, ever again. It was easier to use an irreversible spell than one I would need to use every time I turned my laptop on in Hogwarts. It now ran on magic. And, because I had done the magic at Hogwarts, I wasn't breaking any rules, the same applied to my trunk. And, obviously, I couldn't be punished for my Metamorphmagi abilities because, well, I couldn't help it. The Accidental Magic Reversal Squad would be sent if anyone saw.

"Wow, honey, you were right, it's like we've got 2 Hermiones here for most of the summer!" Mr Granger said.

"You're sure it's okay me staying this long, Mr and Mrs Granger? I mean, I can always stay with Ginny and Ron again for a while, and then go to Harry's."

"Its fine, honey. Now come on, the car's over here." Mrs Granger said.

Hermione and I sat on the backseat with Quinn's cage beside me. We talked the whole way back to her house. It was a very long journey, but it was worth it. Hermione had a huge collection of books. And her room was perfect! I seriously would have loved to have lived there.

I had just enough time to unpack and give Mrs Granger my presents to hide before dinner. Thankfully, Hermione had notified her parents of my vegetarianism, and they made a vegetarian lasagne, which they ate too. Well, there wasn't much point in making 2 different dinners now, was there?

After dinner, I wrote to Luna, Neville, and Harry. I planned on writing to Lexi, Bella and Buffy too, but I didn't have enough time. I was exhausted after my long day of travelling, and Hermione was too, so we had an early night.

Unfortunately, I still needed my father's sleeping draught. Otherwise, I either couldn't get to sleep, or I had many nightmares. That was why he had sent me more than enough to last the whole summer. Well, it was better than risking running out, at least.

I soon settled into a peaceful, dreamless, rejuvenating sleep.

I said my update would be quick, right :)

Can't guaruntee much updating over the next few weeks, school's back :(

Who's getting Alice in Wonderland tomorrow? 'Tis amazing! :D I definately am!

Kaisha :) - A SHORT A/N