Author's Note: This story just came to me out of nowhere and i wanted to share it. I hope you all enjoy it! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters. They belong to J.K Rowling

Chapter 1

The sound of my feet hitting the pavement was drowned out again as the next song on my iPhone changed. The soothing voice of John Mayer filled my headphones and I breathed out heavily as my house started to come into view. The light on the front porch was still on which meant my mother had waited up for me again. When I got to the front door my mother pulled it open.

"Mom…" I said and looked at her nightgown. I took my headphones out of my ears.

"Hermione, I told you I don't want you out so late." She said sternly.

"I like to run at night, is that so wrong?" I asked and wiped the sweat from my brow.

"Look, I know that you think that I don't know what is going on. But I do, I know that a lot of crazy things are going on in the Wizarding World and you are witch." She said following me into the kitchen.

"I am?" I said and grabbed bottled water from the fridge. "Well, that's news to me, really." I pulled a chair away from the table and sat.

"Don't get smart with me! I'm worried about you!" She basically shouted and then bit her lip.

"Well, you don't need to be worried about me. I'm fine, I promise. Plus, there isn't anything going on in the Wizarding World that you should be concerned about." I rolled my eyes and took large swig on water. "You shouldn't be up so late, mom." I looked up at the wall clock.

"Neither should you! It's 1 AM! Do you know what kind of people are around on the streets this late at night?" She demanded.

"Mom…I'm a witch, I do magic! I hardly think that I can be bested by some creep on the streets!" I yelled.

"Keep your voice down, your father is asleep." She said and sat down next to me. She tangled her fingers together as she rested her hands in her lap.

"How is he?" I asked quietly.

"He was coughing a lot tonight. I called the doctor again, but he said to just keep him on his medication…" She looked down.

"Mom…" I started.

"Please, please be careful." She looked up and me as her hands met mine. "I'm about to loose your father…I can't loose you too." Her eyes filled with tears.

"Oh, mom," I said and swallowed hard and fought back tears of my own.

"There isn't anything I can do about your father. But I can do everything in my power to keep you safe." She said looking into my eyes.

"I don't have to go back to school if you need me here." I whispered.

"No, I don't want you missing your last year at Hogwarts." She flashed me a shaky smiled.

I pushed myself forward and pulled my mother into a tight hug. "I love you, mom." I said feeling my tears spill.

"I love you too, sweetheart."