omething had happened, but Harry wasn't sure what yet. Mr. Weasley had come and got him from the Dursley's and was just explaining to him about getting the tickets to the Quidditch World Cup when they had entered the Weasley house. As soon as they had entered Harry had heard raised voices followed by a slap then seconds later a groan and a thud as someone had fallen to the floor. As he reached the stairs he was met by Hermione, moving fast and obviously crying. She pushed past Harry and continued out of the house and into the surrounding countryside. Harry didn't wait for an explanation as he turned and followed her out the door; he caught up to her about a mile from the house sitting under a big tree with her head between her knees. "Hermione", Harry said softly as he came to within a few feet of her, "What happened"? "GO AWAY" she yelled bitterly without raising her head, "Just go away Harry, I can't take anymore today"! She said in barely a whisper. Harry placed a hand under her chin and brought her head up so that he could look into her eyes and that's when he saw the hand print on her left cheek. "Hermione please tell me what happened, if this is because of something I did, or didn't do then tell me so I can make it right. I never want to see you cry again. I need to tell you some things that may help you trust me again, one of the reasons I came for you during first year was because I didn't want anything bad to happen to such a cute girl, I know I should have defended you sooner from Ron and I'm sorry for that too. Did you know that the whole time you were petrified during second year the only time I left your side was when Pomfrey kicked me out to eat a meal and when I went to deal with the creature; I couldn't stand you not being by my side. Then last year when you were riding behind me on Buckbeak, I never wanted the feeling of your arms around me to end. Now I find you crying and it breaks my heart, Hermione I Love You, please tell me what happened". Hermione had stopped crying almost as soon as she looked into his deep emerald eyes and by the time he had finished his speech she did the only thing she could think of and wrapped her hands around his head and pulled him into a deep kiss only broken when the need for oxygen over rode the bliss of the kiss. "Hermione Jane Granger would you please do me the pleasure of being my girlfriend" Harry asked? Hermione just nodded yes while being helped to her feet by Harry. "Oh Harry", she said with her head on his chest, "It was awful, I had woken up early and was going to see if I could help Mrs. Weasley with breakfast when I saw her mixing a potion into to apple juice, nobody else drinks apple juice so it was going into my drink. I hurried back upstairs and waited for Ron to wake up and when I told him what I had seen all he did was laugh. He said that as a mudblood I didn't have any rights anyway and since he was going to claim me so that he had someone to do his homework for him that the potions would just make it easier on me to adjust to the way magical society worked. The Pure Bloods like him run everything and used the mudbloods as toys. He said that there wasn't even anything you could do about it being a half blood yourself, that and that everything you do is controlled by Prof. Dumbledore". Harry's hands were clenched in fists of rage and the tree they were standing under began to smoke as the magic rolled off Harry in visible waves, a mile away every pane of glass, bowl, cup, saucer and plate crumbled into dust that no magic could ever fix. If it wasn't for Hermione distracting Harry with another kiss she was sure that he would have caused the tree to burst into flames. Harry reached into his pocket and pulled out the box with the portkey and looking at Hermione said, "Gringgotts contacted me a few days ago and wanted to have a meeting, I was going to ask you to come along as my advisor anyway, but I think we should go now. Hermione please touch the feather". As she touched the feather Harry said the activation word "Snorack" and they were pulled away from the Burrow and to Gringgotts Bank.
Arthur Weasley just stood in shock at having Hermione then Harry run out of his house, but didn't have long to wait for an explanation as Ron limped down the stairs asking where the bitch mudblood was. Arthur stunned his youngest son and when he told his wife why she was sure that the uppity little mudblood had overstepped her boundaries and that Ronnie was just helping her see the error of her ways; Arthur stunned his wife at that point and called a family meeting before deciding if he should get the DMLE and Amelia Bones involved. During the meeting he had his five oldest sons and only daughter swear a magical oath that they had no idea as to what their mother and brother had done and were planning; they all survived the oath. It was decided to call in Madame Bones and the Aurors for the questioning of the two and during that it was discovered that they were acting on orders from Dumbledore. Though it could not be proved because every time either one of them had talked to him he had been seen by five or more people (including Madame Bones) at ministry functions. Arthur did the only thing he could and kicked Molly and Ron out of the family and had Bill contact his boss at Gringgotts to tell them of the fraud and have them confiscate all accounts under Molly and Ron's names for repayment back to Harry. Amelia placed the two under arrest and put in ministry holding cells until a trial could be arranged.
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