The profit
Narrator pov
The day flow by. They hung out and just talked. It was nice. To just talk. Laugh. Yell. And even sing. It was just after dinner. Hermione sent her letters that morning and haven’t gotten a response from anyone.
Pansy and Hermione were in the wine cellar. They had all types of wine from all different times.
“1923, Spain. May want to give this one a try.” Pansy said with a melitions smile.
“Absolutely no way in hell I’m letting you drink while there are the moms up stairs!”
“Live a little! Take a drink. You earned one.”
“Your forgetting that I was on the run for months with a couple of teens who also don’t make good choices.”
“Hermione Granger-Zabini! I never would have thought that you of all people would drink!” They both chuckle. Theo walked in seconds later.
“Hello ladies.” He said with a wink. “What are we drinking?” He said as he grabbed the bottle from Pansy.
“Nothing!” Hermione said as she pointed a finger at Pansy.
She chucked. “Fine, not today. But I do want to see what type of drunk you are.”
Hermione gave a shy smile. “I’m not that bad.”
“Hermione drinks! Thank Merlin! Oh I can't wait to see that!” Theo screamed as they all laughed. “I actually came down to tell ‘Ms. Whatever her name is now’ that she got a letter.”
“My goodness! Finally!” She screamed as she ran up to the living room followed by her two friends.
The letter was on the table. A paper was also added. It was the profit. But it was old. Weeks old. It was the one she asked Harry to send her. She zipped to read his letter.
Dear Hermione,
I’m glad to hear that you are doing well. I was to say the least surprised, angry and scared for you when I heard who else was staying at the Zabini Manor. It sounds like you're okay. But please inform me if I need to come in to break anyone's heads.
Things here are the same. We all miss you. George has gone off for work some where. I don’t know where or why. It’s a little suspicious. Maybe he met a girl? Ron is the same. He is pissed off that you left and I don’t really wish to say what he as said but I think you can guess what. I truly don’t like how he been acting lately. Is something going on with you two? Tell me if anything has happened.
I still can’t believe you had a glamour charm on. I want to see the new and improved you. I think. I will love you no matter what you look like. You know that.
Remember when we were talking about the ministry and that they may have a gala? Well I found out that it is happening on the 21st. I have no idea why that date but whatever. It is a memorial for all the fallen. People are dressing in their house colors. So get ready to see a lot of people in red.
I’m able to hangout tomorrow. Ginny wants to go shopping for dresses. Can you hangout tomorrow at noon? In our usual place in the alley? Owl me.
I got you the profit and I already talked to Ron about how he shouldn't have done this without our permission. He nodded and didn’t say anything.
Your friend
Harry
P.s. Ginny says hi.
Hermione stared at the letter. It wasn’t bad. Even Harry had noticed something wrong with Ron. She didn’t want anyone to find out what he did to her. She signed and grabbed the profit and flipped to the page with Ron's interview.
‘Ron Weasley reveals the ‘Golden Trios’ battles in the war!’
Ron Weasley was interviewed by Rita Skeeter on the events of the war. He told us of the horror and bravery he went to. He told us the whole story started to finish. Here is what he had to say.
R.W.: “It all started at my brother wedding. We were attacked. They were going after my best friend. I quickly got us out of the situation and into the city. Hermione Granger my now girlfriend, had a purse with all the things we needed. I told her to pack it all just in case. Harry and Dumbledore in sixth year start to go after horcruxes. Horcruxes were parts of You-know-who. It was his soul. He made seven of them. Harry destroy the first one in second year with my help in the chamber of secrets.”
R.S.: “Is it true that your sister was forced to do You-know-who’s work then?”
R.W.: “Yes it is. She was forced to do that. He controlled her. With the Horcrux. Another was destroyed later after that thanks to Dumbledore. Either way, we went to a safe house and found out that Umbridge had one of the horcruxes. We all polyjuiced. We got what we needed and left in a duel. I saved us from being captured. We went to go live in the woods trying to know how to kill the horcrux. I left to try and find out how to destroy it for a couple of weeks. We finally reconnected and destroyed that horcrux, thanks to me. Then we had to break into Gringotts. Bellatrix Lestrange had a Horcrux hidden in her bank. We polyjuiced again. My girlfriend has Bellatrix and myself as another death eater. We got to her bank. Guarding it was a dragon. A real one. We got in and got the horcrux. We were attacked. The polyjuice didn’t work where we were. They knew who we were. We didn’t have a way out. We were trapped. There was only one way out now. The dragon. We got on and flow away.
R.S.: “How did you feel ridding the dragon? Were you scared? Brave?”
R.W.: “It was brilliant. I was so brave fighting off all the enemies. We later went to hogwarts where we found the rest of the horcruxs and where we ended the war.
That was all Mr. Wealsey could say. Being a member of the Order of The Phoenix he couldn’t say most of what happened on their adventures.
Hermione stared in shock. What in Merlin was he thinking! She thought angrily. Her new friends and family could tell how mad she was with the look on her face. She turned to pansy and stood up and started yapping.
“Who does he think he is! He lied in more than half of this! First of all I thought of the purse and was prepacked. He didn’t just get us out! He was the one who wanted to stay with his family! Next I did most of the work to help Harry second year! I was literally paralyzed and I still did more! He just cheered Harry on basically. Then he says he saved us in Ministry! Bullshit! It was me and Harry who did most of the work. I was the one who had to play chicken with Umbridge and Harry was the one who had to break in. All Ron did was get injured and I again had to heal him. And Harry was the one who found a way to destroy the horcrux. I was the one who got us out of Gringotts. And why notice that he barely talks about the battle. The weird part is that he did more things in the battle than on the run! What a git!”
She just stared in shock. They all did. Theo started laughing.
“Damn Gorgeous! You're hot when you're mad!”
Blaise hit him in the arm. “Mate, that’s my sister!”
“Well then I could be your brother-in-law.” Theo then winked at Hermione.
Hermione turned back to Pansy. Pansy decided to go back on track. “So what are you going to do?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!” Draco blurted out. “You can’t just do nothing.”
“I agree with Draco. You need to knock some sense into his head.” Pansy said next.
“There is no point. Harry said he already talked to him. If he does it again then I will talk to him. Gosh tomorrow is going to be awkward.”
“What’s tomorrow?” Blaise asked.
“I’m meeting them to get butterbeer then I’m going shopping with Ginny.” They all looked confused. “There is a gala for the ministry I have to go to. It’s a memorial for the fallen. We all are dressing in our house colors.” They all made a face that reassured her that they understood.
“Why don’t we go with you?” Theo blurted out.
“Why? You hate my friends.”
“Yes, but we are willing to be sophisticated with them, for you.” Blaise said. Hermione didn’t believe that. “I just want to make sure you get there safely. Remember someone is still trying to kill you.”
“My goodness, I totally forgot about that!”
“How!” Theo blurted out again.
“Eh, you get used to it. Someone is always trying to kill me and my friends for the past years.”
They all nodded. “How about we go and drop you off. Make sure you're safe. Then we go get some Quidditch gear. Leave. Then Boy-Wonder can go bring you back here. I’m sure he will want to make sure your new living conditions are reasonable.” Draco said.
Hermione nodded. “Fine. That actually sounds fair. But if you do anything piss off my friends, I give them full permission to hex you.” Hermione said as she pointed a finger at them. They all nodded.