First Four Years
Three years have passed as Hector Dagworth-Granger watched as their daughter grew up to be a beautiful, curious, and goodhearted girl. To his and Loreta's delight, Hermione is also growing up to be a bright child has been able to read at age three. Loreta thought that her reading to Hermione when she was still in her tummy contributes to her intelligence or maybe it's just due to inherited talents from her parents, Hector would always say. Either way, Hector and Loreta have been blessed with their daughter and they couldn't ask for more.
When Hermione was two, they noticed her frequent nightmares every time it would rain and how she would shout the word "STOP" and "PLEASE" in her dreams. It horrified them to think that their daughter was having such horrible nightmares at that age and the couple went to every length to stop it.
They have gone to all kinds of healers, especially mind healers and they have found nothing wrong with their daughter. It was only when they met an old traveling seer that they were given an explanation.
"It was because of her past life.." the seer said as she watched Hermione play in the gardens.
"Past life? What do you mean?"Loreta asked a little worried.
"Do you know the concept of reincarnation?" The old seer asked in which the couple shook their heads.
"It is a muggle belief that when a person dies, he or she will be reborn to a different body" the seer explains "sometimes, the person will be reborn as an animal or a plant more usual he or she will be reborn as a new person"
"So you're saying that our daughter is having nightmares because in her past life she had suffered a horrible life?" Hector asked incredulous at what he heard.
"Yes and for a person to be able to remember part of their past life it only means that it was it was so good that their soul couldn't help but take the memories with their new body.." the seer explained "or it is too painful that the memory haunts them even in their new life"
Hector's wife started crying at the last words of the seer.
"That is insane! Even if it's true, I will make sure it won't happen to our daughter again!" Hector said, angry at the thought that the idea might be true.
"I understand, I know it must be hard. I know it is hard for your daughter but.." the seer added but was stop by Hector's words.
"Stop! I don't want to hear anymore! Just give me a way to stop these dreams!" He said as he squeezes his wife's hand.
"I understand. I highly suggest putting sage or burdock plant near her bed to reduce the negativity, anger, and sadness in her dreams" the seer suggested.
"You might want to plant roses in your garden as well" The seer added "it adds loving sense and warmth to dreams"
They did all of the seer's suggestions and to their delight, the nightmares stop.
When Hermione turned four, she started telling stories of her imaginary friends and their adventures. The names Harry and Ron frequent her stories. One of the most unforgettable stories she ever told was about her riding a dragon and having encountered a dog named fluffy. Hector only learned that the fluffy that Hermione was talking about was not a dog, it was a Cerberus. Loreta dismissed it as their daughter's creative mind but Hector is skeptical especially when one day, his daughter told a story of a special stone that is hidden at Hogwarts and a werewolf working at Hogwarts. Hector was surprised as to how his daughter had learned of Hogwarts. As far as he knew, he and his wife never mentioned Hogwarts to their daughter. When he told the story to his wife, she only dismissed it and reasoned out that maybe Hermione had read it in a book or she heard it from one of their family friends.
Hector tried his best not to think of it and look at the stories as their daughter's creative mind but how could he do that when he still remembers the seer's last words to him.
"There is another reason for reincarnation Mr. Dagworth-Granger, unfinished business."