Prologue
August 1998
Fred cursed as he heard his mother planning his future. He would get a regular job, let her set him up with a young witch who lived two hills away and get married to give her grandchildren. That way he would never be close to dying again.
While he had a successful business with his twin brother. Was not intrested in dating at the moment nor getting married. That he had survived the war. Molly Weasley still treated his childrens as if they were toddlers. Right now she was planning on having him move back home.
Fred had just been discharged from the hospital that morning. After being at St. Mungos for almost three months. All he wanted to do was get in his broom and fly away to where his mother couldn't wipe his face. But he would need a distraction if he had a chance of getting away.
Thankfully two weeks later Fred got the chance to grab his stuff and run. Bill announced that Fleur was pregnant, that Ginny and Hermione announced they were going back to Hogwarts, then the big bomb was when Ron and the wizarding savior announced they were not going to return to Hogwarts but head to Auror training.
With that Fred stayed in London to help George reopen their shop and left right after the new year. What had started off as a short six month vacation. Turned into Fred Weasley leaving London for five years and opening two more joke shops around Europe.
Now four months away from Ginny's wedding to Potter. Fred made the decision to stop running and come back home. Because, home is where your love once lay.
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June 1999
Hermione felt like she had been petrified again. While on the run Hermione had made a vision board.
The first thing on her wishing board was the light winning the war, which they did. Then she had her and Ron start dating after the war, which they had. The third thing on her vision board was her finishing Hogwarts and taking her N.E.W.T. exam. After she had become Head Girl or staying as Prefect, she had been made Head Girl. The following wishes were getting an internship the summer after she graduated Hogwarts, going to Australia managing to get her parents back, landing a job at the Ministry, giving her virginity to Ron who she would still be dating, getting her laws accepted, getting engaged to Ron finally becoming an official Weasley and then live happily ever after with Ron.
Right now, almost arriving at King Cross Station in London. She was crying on Blaise Zabinis's shoulder as Astoria Greengrass convinced Pansy not to kill Ronald Weasley. Ronald Weasley who was right now surely waiting for Lavender Brown to arrive. Lavender Brown the witch Hermione had saved and how did the blonde witch pay her back? By fucking Ronald Weasley the night after new year. Of course Ron had blamed their break up all on Hermione and of course Molly believed him.
Hermione hadn't gotten the internship at the Ministry after graduating Hogwarts. Since Lavender's mother was the secretary to the head of Magical Creatures. Which would make her getting a job that much harder. Her vision board was almost all ruined except for the part of getting her parents back.
“I can't do this. I can’t walk out there.” Hermione sniffled as the train conductor announced their soon arrival at the station. Theo smiled over to her and handed her a very old style mirror. Hermione looked at the silver mirror on her lap. “What is that?” she asked.
Theo smiled at her and explained it was an illegal portkey to an unknown location. That it was like apporating. That the portkey would take her to whatever location she wanted to. Hermione had looked at him and then at the rest of the Slytherins she now called friends.
“What? What are you telling me?” Hermione asked.
“Run, run Granger run away and don't look back. Not till you are ready to come back. We will be right here waiting for you.” Draco said, hugging her tight and placing a heavy coin bag in her hand. Hermione sniffed and nodded. “If you ever tell anyone what I am about to say I will deny it. But thank you. You are one of my best friends.” Hermione whispered over to Draco.
She took five steps back and waved goodbye to her Slytherin friends. Pansy hugged herself to Theo’s side as she tried to hide the tears that had started to roll down her face. Blaise winked at her and Theo waved goodbye to her. Astoria mouth thank you right before she took the very illegal portkey Theo had given her and vanished.
The following day The Daily Profit announced her desaparece. Everyone except for Molly and Ron Weasley wondered where the Golden Girl had vanished to. But that had been the point of Hermione running away. No one would know where she had run off to. Now one except for the five Slytherins she trusted and the one other person she trusted Harry Potter.