Chapter Three

The Granger Twins

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Granger of Number Ten, Etonia Drive, were ready to give up hope. They had been trying for years and they still were not able to get pregnant. Finally, on Valentine's Day in 1979, Rebecca (Mrs. Granger) found out she was finally pregnant with their first child.

As soon as Robert came home from work, she surprised him with the home pregnancy test.

"We are finally going to be parents! When is it due?"

"According to Dr. St. Claire, we should be expecting our little one into the world, about mid-September."

"When can we find out if it is a boy or a girl?"

"I think we will be able to find out in about two months."

"Well, I don't care what it is. As long as it is whole and healthy. However, I would love to have a daughter. My family has enough boys to carry on the Granger name."

"What will we name our baby?" asked Rebecca, quietly.

"Why don't we buy one of those baby name books, and go through it. Surely, we can find a name in there."

"Okay, I will go to town and see if I can find one. Do you want to go with me?"

"Sure, let's go."

XOXO

As Robert and Rebecca drove to town, Rebecca could only think of how thankful she was that she was finally going to become a mother. When they got to the bookstore, they went straight to the baby section. A baby name book was not the only one they got. Rebecca nearly cleaned the bookstore out of baby information books. Robert could only chuckle to himself.

XOXO

Around April, Rebecca had an appointment with her doctor about the baby. Of course, Robert went with her. The doctor's name was Wendy St. Claire. Dr. St. Claire had been an o.b. for many years. She had examined Rebecca many times over the years, trying to figure out why Rebecca was not able to get pregnant. She was also the one who gave Rebecca the news that the home pregnancy test was indeed correct, and that she was finally pregnant. She planned to see Rebecca through the entire pregnancy. In a way, she wanted to make sure that nothing happened to the Granger baby.

About thirty minutes after the Grangers had arrived for their appointment with Dr. St. Claire, a nurse called them back. Rebecca was given a gown to put on, so that the doctor could examine her thoroughly. The doctor came in as soon as Rebecca was ready. First, she weighed Rebecca, to make sure that she was not underweight. Then, she took a measurement of Rebecca's waist, to make sure the baby is making her stomach poke out just right. (A.N.: Just a little joke. That is what my o.b. told me, when I was pregnant with my daughter.)

Now, it was time for an ultrasound. This would show the parents, as well as the doctor what the baby looked like so far. When the ultrasound started, Dr. St. Claire's eyes grew wide. She knew if she was not expecting what she saw, then the Grangers definitely were not expecting it.

"Dr. St. Claire, what is wrong? You look like you have seen a ghost."

"No, it is not a ghost. However, I may have good news for you. Instead of just one baby, like we thought you were having, you are having twins!"

"Oh, my goodness! What are they? Boys or girls?"

"Give me just one second." Dr. St. Claire pressed some buttons on the ultrasound machine.

"It seems you are having identical twin girls."

"I guess I got my wish times two," joked Robert.

"Well, now, all we have to do is figure out what we are going to name them."

XOXO

On September 18, around eleven-thirty that night, Rebecca went into labor. She woke Robert up. He rushed her to the hospital. Dr. St. Claire met them there. Around five o'clock the next morning, September 19, the first twin was born. About ten to fifteen minutes later, the second twin was born.

Dr. St. Claire cleaned them up, weighed, and measured them. Each was six pounds and ten ounces. They both were nineteen inches long. When she was finished with them, Dr. St. Claire gave them to their parents.

"Well, Robert, it is the moment of truth. What do we name them?"

"I have always liked the name Isabella."

"Okay. The one you are holding can be Isabella Jane."

"So, what are we going to name the one you are holding?"

"Hermione Jean."

"I love both names."

Robert took out his wand and did a little spell. When he was finished, the twins had a bracelet like string around their wrists, with their initials on them. This way, their parents would not get them confused. Robert knew how twins liked to switch places on people, (especially identical twins) so he fixed the bracelets so they would grow with the girls, but they would not ever be able to take them off. Hermione's bracelet was blue with green swirls. Isabella's bracelet was blue with red swirls. This would also help their parents tell them apart.

XOXO

When the twins were around eighteen months old, Robert and Rebecca had another baby. It was a boy, whom they named Kristofer Robert. Hermione and Isabella (or Mione and Bella, as they were called) both began to show signs of magic, when they were about five and half years old. Kristofer (or Kris, as he was called) did not show signs of magic, until he was around eight or nine years old.

Robert and Rebecca had begun to worry that Kris was going to take after Rebecca's side of the family, who were all Muggles (non-magic folk). They celebrated the day he first began to show signs of magic. This meant that all three of their children were going to be able to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rebecca could not be more proud of her children.

XOXO

The day finally came that Hermione and Isabella could go to Hogwarts. They were extremely nervous. It seemed that unlike their classmates, the Granger twins had practically memorized every word of their textbooks. When they arrived at the castle, they followed Professor McGonagall to the Great Hall, where they would be sorted into their house.

When the time came for Hermione to be sorted, she swallowed hard, and then she sat down on the stool, so that McGonagall could place the Sorting Hat on her head. She slightly jumped, when a voice began to talk inside of her mind.

'You are wanting in the house that will help you to prove yourself. Therefore, I will place you in…GRYFFINDOR!' The last word was shouted out loud for the entire Hall to hear. Hermione was happy. As soon as McGonagall removed the hat from Hermione's head, she walked over to the Gryffindor table.

When she was seated, she watched as Isabella was sorted. She was able to hear every word the Hat said to her sister in her mind. Isabella was also sorted into Gryffindor house. It was the Patil twins turn, a few minutes later, to be sorted. Parvati was sorted into Gryffindor, while Padma was sorted into Ravenclaw.

XOXO

No one noticed the look that passed between Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore. They had, it seemed, the information they had been looking for. They had just solved a part of the mystery of the Prophecy of the Extremely Powerful Twins (A.N.: See chapter one to view the entire prophecy). They knew that the Weasley twins were one set, and now they knew the other set was the Granger twins.

XOXO

"I am so glad that we are here, Mione."

"I am, too, Bella."

"The sad thing is…"

"…We have to share…"

"…Hogwarts with Kris…"

"…Next year."

Suddenly, Hermione felt eyes on her. She looked around until she found who was watching her. She was looking into the eyes of one of the Weasley twins. The other twin was watching Isabella.

XOXO

Once everyone was settled down, Professor Dumbledore rose to give the start of term announcements.

"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. First years, please note that the forest is forbidden to all students. Some of our older students will do well to remember this as well," he said, while looking at the Weasley twins. "Mr. Filch would like for me to remind everyone that magic is prohibited in the corridors. I see that you are all hungry as well as tired, so tuck in!"

After everyone was finished eating, the house prefects led the first years to their Common Rooms. As soon as everyone was settled in the Gryffindor Common Room, Hermione and Isabella chose a seat in front of the fire. It was not long, before their new friends, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley came over to join them. (They had met Harry and Ron on the train. They had also met the Weasley twins, who were Ron's older brothers.) Harry and Ron were happy to find friends that were as smart as the Granger twins were. This meant they could possibly get help, when they needed it. What they did not know, was that Fred and George would lay claims to both girls. Harry and Ron would still hang out with them, but everywhere someone looked, they would see the Weasley twins with the Granger twins.

"Is there a way we can tell the two of you apart?" Ron asked Hermione.

"The only thing our parents could think of was these bracelets. Mine is blue with green swirls, while Bella's is blue with red swirls."

"So," said Harry. "You are saying we will have to look at your bracelets to know to who we are talking?"

"Well, yeah. That is, until you can figure out a different way to tell us apart."

Fred and George waited quietly, until Harry and Ron went to their dormitory. Then, they sat down beside of the girls.

"Are you sure you want to hang out with them, instead of us?" asked Fred.

"Actually," said Isabella. "We would rather hang out with the two of you, but we do not mind being friends with them, too."

After saying this, Isabella scooted over, so that Fred could sit between her and Hermione. George sat on Isabella's other side.

"I can already tell a way to tell the two of you apart," said George.

"Oh, yeah? What would that be?"

"Well, Hermione's hair is slightly a shade darker than Isabella's hair. However, Isabella's hair is just a tad curlier than Hermione's."

Hermione and Isabella looked at each other, and broke out into peals of laughter. When they had finally stopped laughing, they looked at Fred and George, and tried to figure out a way to tell them apart.

"Well, don't take this the wrong way, but George's face is a tad bit longer than Fred's face. It is a bit oval shaped. While Fred's face is more circler or heart-shaped. Also, George has one freckle that is smack between his eyes, and Fred does not. Are you sure the two of you are identical twins?" asked Hermione.

George stuck his tongue out at her.

"Well, everyone else gets us confused!" he retorted.

"Oh, is that why you go by Gred and Forge?" asked Isabella. She had heard them call each other these names on the train.

"Well, yeah. You see, George does not really have a nickname, so we came up with these names, so he could have a nickname, too."

"Ah, that is cool."

"Do the two of you have nicknames?"

"Yeah, her's is Mione, and mine is Bella."

The Weasley twins and the Granger twins sat and talked until it was times for them to go to bed. As she was walking up the stairs, Hermione looked back and saw Fred's eyes following her. She smiled and waved at him. Once the girls had disappeared into their dormitory, Fred flopped back down onto the couch.

"I think I am in love, George."

"With which one?"

"Mione."

"Oh, good. Because I am laying claims on Bella."

With this, the boys made their way to their dormitory, where they went to sleep with huge smiles on their face.

A.N.: If I had my way, Hermione would have ended up with either Fred Weasley or Severus Snape. Neither of those characters should have died. I wish J.K. had let them live.

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