Everyone wants so much to be loved
Sometimes they are and sometimes they aren't
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Hermione Granger stepped off Hogwarts Express. She was home, her only home now. Harry and Ron walked up next to her, and then they went to find any empty carriage. As they got in Harry something different about Hermione. Something he couldn't quite figure out, and he felt like he needed to know. But he wouldn't ask right now. It wasn't the time or the place.
Soon they arrived at Hogwarts and went to wait for the first years to get sorted. Soon after all the first years were sorted the feats begun. Harry and Ron talked with the other Gryffindors through out the meal, but Hermione was unusually quiet, and Harry had noticed this.
After the feast Harry Ron and Hermione went up to the common room and sat down on the couch. Hermione laid on the in front of the burning flames and she stared deep into them. Like she expected some one to pop out.
Suddenly Professor McGonagall walked in and said "Mr. Potter I have a request to ask of you"
"What is it?"
"To please try stay out of trouble this year, there are important things going on this year Professor Dumbledore doesn't not want to get involved in"
"I'll try" said Harry
"Good" and with that she left
Harry then looked at Ron and Hermione, they shrugged and Ron said "She knows were gonna get in some kind of trouble this year. So she warned us ahead of time"
Hermione then got up and said "I have to go see Professor Dumbledore. I'll be back soon." And then she left.
"What do you think she needs to see Dumbledore for Harry" asked Ron
"I don't know but I hope she's ok" said Harry
Hermione walked toward Dumbledore's office. She needed to know something and only Dumbledore could answer it. She got to the gargoyle, said the password and went to Dumbledore's office. He wasn't there so she sat down and waited.
Hermione looked up at the sorting hat and to her surprise he spoke
"Ms. Granger why are you here"
"I want to ask Dumbledore something" she said
"You are wondering why your parents left you in the middle of the night am I correct"
"Yes you are, but how did you know you're not even on my head" Hermione said
"I have my ways Ms. Granger. This will be hard for you to hear Ms. Granger, but your parents left you because they didn't want to have a child that was magic and they didn't love you any more. They were tried of there life. So they ran away from you.
He was silent and Hermione knew he was no longer going to talk.
"May I help you Miss Granger" asked Dumbledore from behind her
No thank you Professor. I have had my question answered, sorry to have bothered you"
"No problem at all Ms. Granger, stop by any time you like" said Dumbledore
"Thank you sir" said Hermione and she left
Dumbledore looked at the sorting hat and said "You have helped both of them out now let's just hope they can help each other"
The sorting hat said nothing in response
Hermione cried in a dark corner, sitting thinking about what the sorting hat had said It was all true that her parents did leave her on purpose.
They don't care about me anymore, they started a new life and they left me, all these thoughts rushing through Hermione's head. She couldn't stop herself from crying. Why, why did they do it, did she do anything wrong. Well it was to late now, they were gone, gone forever. She just couldn't believe it. They seemed happy to have me home this summer. Cover up, that s what it was a cover up.
And now she had no were to go. All she had was Hogwarts now, her one and only home now.
Harry was worried, ever since she had gone to Dumbledore's office she hasn't said a word to him or Ron, she didn't even raise her hand in class. He finally worked up the courage to ask her what was wrong.
Harry walked over to her and asked "Hermione what's wrong?"
"Nothing wrong" She tried to make it sound true
Harry sat down next to her on the floor and looked at her. She was looking at the fire, and daring not to meet his gaze.
He finally said "Something is wrong. I can see it when I look at you and plus you haven't talked to me or Ron in awhile."
"Ok there is something wrong" said Hermione
"What is it" asked Harry
Hermione sat up and leaned against the couch, closed her eyes and then opened them again said quietly "My parents left me"
"Hermione I'm so sorry. You don't deserve that" said Harry
He saw tears fall from her eyes. He hugged her and Hermione hugged him so tight, like she wouldn't let go and started to cry. Harry couldn't believe that they actually did that. How could any one do that. Hermione stopped crying but didn't let go of Harry.
"Why" He asked
"They didn't love me any more. They wanted to start new life. I feel so messed up right now" She answered
"I'll help you through this"
"Thank you Harry. I'm glad I have you as a friend" said Hermione
"Any time Hermione and I'm glad I have you as a friend too" said Harry
They sat there just thinking and looking into the fire. Right before Hermione fell asleep, she thought to herself. Thank you so much Harry for everything. You're the greatest friend. I just wish you were more then a friend to me, and then she fell asleep against Harry. And little did she know that Harry was thinking the exact same thing.
The next day Harry woke up n the floor with someone laying next to him. Thoughts of last night went rushing through his head. He felt Hermione move and she sat up.
Harry looked at her and said "I think we fell asleep in front of the fire"
"Yes I think we did" said Hermione
"We should head back to our dorms before any one comes down"
"Yeah that's a good idea"