A/N: I don't own any character or blade of grass related to Harry Potter (probably becase I don't own it - That's JK Rowling)
This is my first fic so please leave constructive reviews!

Chapter 1

Harry's King was bought to rubble by Ron's Knight for what was the third time in a row as the deep green forests of Scotland slowly turned into the lighter green sheep pastures, sun scorched corn fields and small villages that made up rural England.

'How you two find that barbaric game to be so indulging I'll never know' sighed the voice of the third person in their compartment who was sat with The Standard Book of Spells Vol. 4 perched open on her legs.

'How you find these so interesting I'll never know either' Ron retorted, gesturing towards the 600-page tome, in doing so making Hermione roll her eyes at him and Harry grin.

'Hermione's got a point Ron, I am getting fed up of losing' said Harry, half serious half laughing, as Ron's stomach gave out a loud grumble, 'and you sound like you could use a break too' as Hermione chuckled at Ron's less than subtle appetite.

'Looks like it's a trip to the trolley lady for me, want me to bring you anything?' Ron asked as he got up to leave the compartment, but not before Harry flicked him a sickle from his pocket and asked Ron if he could bring him back a bottle of pumpkin juice.

'A pumpkin Juice would be… oh my purse is in my trunk' sighed Hermione.

'It's alright I'll get it' smiled Harry flicking another sickle Ron's direction and seeing the look on Hermione's face added 'No need to pay me back'

Ron shrugged as he left to find the trolley lady and as soon as he disappeared from sight both Harry and Hermione started to ask one another a question.

Laughing, Hermione smiled 'You first'

'Okay' said Harry a little shyly making Hermione raise an eyebrow, 'Now that Ron's gone I was wondering if you could transfigure the cover on some of my school books to look like muggle ones. My Aunt and Uncle lock everything magical away over summer and….' Harry trailed off looking more embarrassed by the minute.

'And?' Hermione was finding it hard to contain a giggle.

'I can't do my homework' finished Harry.

Hermione couldn't hold her laughter anymore 'No wonder you waited for Ron to be away'

'Please don't tell him' squirmed Harry.

'You know I managed to keep the time turner a secret all year I think I can manage this, think of it as a thanks for the pumpkin juice' the smiled fondly at him before continuing 'and Harry its nothing to be ashamed of'.

'Tell that to Ron' Harry chuckled as he pulled out a few books from his schoolbag and Hermione performed some simple transfiguration charm so that his books would appear like simple fairy tales to muggles. 'So what did you want to ask me?'

Hermione swung herself over to the bench opposite her where Harry was sitting and placed her hand on his knee 'Well', it was her turn to be somewhat nervous 'I've been thinking ever since Sirius asked you to live with him' Hermione paused since Harry looked uncomfortable but didn't interrupt so she took that as a sign to go on 'and well I saw the look on your face when he asked you, and I don't think I've ever seen you so happy, and seeing that all taken from you really shook me up' both their eyes started to well up at what she was saying and Harry tentatively placed his own hand over Hermione's in support 'and well, knowing that you'd have to go back to your horrible relatives I didn't want you to have another terrible summer where you turn your aunt into a hot air balloon or be practically starved and locked up every day' Harry chuckled at the mention of Aunt Marge before thinking about going back to the Dursley's and his face fell 'so I was wondering if you'd like to stay at my house for a week or two over summer, we have a spare room and I sent an owl to my parents after we got out of the hospital wing asking if it would be okay and they'd be delighted to have you over' and Hermione, taking a breath shyly added 'if that's okay with you of course'

It took Harry a moment to take this all in as Hermione has blurted it out quite quickly before a huge smile spread across his face 'Hermione… I… I'd love to' and he found his smile reflected on Hermione's face. He looked her in the eye and continued 'It really means a lot that you'd do this for me'

'Oh Harry it's my pleasure, and I think after the past 13 years you deserve as much time away from them as you can' her smile turned into one of sadness and sympathy 'we can talk with my parents when we get to the platform and have a chat about when you can stay'

'Hermione I don't know how to thank you enough for this, just need to persuade Vernon to make it happen'

'Harry it's the least I can do for you, and as bad as this sounds I'm sure your uncle will be more than willing' as she placed her hand on his shoulder as they smiled sadly 'And now, I really need to finish reading the theory about summoning charms' as she opened the book whilst the pair of them laughed.

A few minutes later Ron returned with an armful of various sweets and pastries and chucked Harry and Hermione their pumpkin juice for which Harry thanked him for. The rest of the train journey was fairly uneventful as several of the trios fellow Gryffindor classmates popped their heads in to say goodbye. As they reached platform 9 ¾'s Harry immediately saw the bright red hair of Molly and Arthur Weasley looking very pleased with themselves as they waited for the train to arrive. When the trio stepped off the train Harry immediately found out why.

'Ron, Harry, Hermione, Excellent news!' Arthur greeted them overenthusiastically which took Harry back for a moment, 'I've got tickets for the Quidditch World Cup which is in England this year and Molly and I would love you all to come, it's about a week before you go back to Hogwarts, so we can owl you the details if you want to come!'

'Harry, if you want to stay at The Burrow for a few days beforehand I'm sure my dad will let you, Ginny might want you to stay too Hermione'. Ron looked ecstatic with the news and immediately started chatting to his dad about who he was supporting and what the score would be.

'Harry, Hermione, how does that sound?' asked Arthur through the crowd that had appeared between them.

'Thanks Mr Weasley sounds wonderful' replied Hermione quickly.

'I'm already looking forward to it' Harry added happily.

'I'll owl you with all the details sometime, have a great summer guys' Ron across the platform waving madly and accidently knocking a second year Hufflepuff on the head, and Harry and Hermione waved back chuckling as Ron went red at the cheeks whilst apologising to the girls' parents.

The platform was now starting to empty so the pair left the platform as neither Hermione's nor Harry's guardians could pass through the barrier. Hermione immediately let out a squeal as she spotted her parents near the entrance, she yelled excitedly 'Come on, my parents are over there' as she ran off towards them, grabbing onto Harry's hand and dragging him along with her. As she reached her parents she launched herself into her mum, hugging her tightly before doing the same with her dad. Harry stayed back, not wanting to interfere with the family reunion and played absentmindedly with his wand in his pocket. 'Mum, Dad, this is Harry' Hermione announced when she was finished hugging her parents, turning around towards Harry and giving him a quick smile.

Mr Granger was first to respond, walking forwards and shaking Harry's hand firmly. 'I'm Alex, pleasure to meet you'

'Pleasure to meet you too Mr Granger'

'It's Doctor Granger to you laddy, I didn't spend 7 years in medical school for nothing', Harry quickly started to apologise and Hermione giggled.

'Honestly Alex no wonder Hermione was nervous about him meeting you, you were never good at first impressions' Mrs Granger quickly cut in and then turned to Harry 'My name's Zoe dear, and don't worry about him he tries that joke on everyone and they all react the same way as you, and it's wonderful to meet you finally, we do hear an awful lot about you in Hermione's letters' Hermione shrugged in an embarrassed fashion making Harry grin at her.

'It's great to meet you both, and thank you so much for letting me stay over it really means a lot' Harry replied sincerely.

'You can thank Hermione for that dear, she argued her case for you staying like her life depended on it' she laughed and Hermione blushed a little 'We'd feel awful if we didn't do our bit to save you from who Hermione described as "bigoted, immoral and downright horrible relatives" of yours' Harry laughed at the thought of Hermione using such strong language for her and found comfort in the fact that the older Granger's did actually seem to care about his wellbeing and happiness.

He was bought back to his senses when the shadow of a large, burly man loom over him.

'Just where have you been?' came the gruff voice of Vernon Dursley, 'You know I hate mingling with these freaks'

'Sorry Sir, just who are you?' asked Alex in an intimidating fashion, attempting to square up to the podgy man opposite him.

'I'm this freaks uncle, and unlike you I have no interest in knowing who you are, come on boy we're leaving, you've wasted enough of my time as it is' grabbing Harry over the shoulder. Hermione immediately ran over to him crushing him in a hug with tears starting to well up in her eyes making Vernon leap backwards out of surprise with the thought that anyone would want to be anywhere near his nephew.

'Oh Harry it's just so unfair Dumbledore insists on you staying there for' she sobbed into his shoulder.

'I know Hermione, but at least I have something to look forwards to this time thanks to you' Harry responded, and he could feel Hermione sobs start to subdue as he stroked the back of her shoulder. The two parted and Harry saw Zoe looking fondly at them, whereas Alex was in the midst of a verbal spar with Vernon.

'You have NO right WHATSOEVER to treat him like that' Alex tried to assert

'Leave your uninvited nose out of my business. Boy, we're leaving this instant' Vernon spat back.

'Actually Uncle Vernon, I think Dr Granger has an offer that you might be grateful for' Harry interjected calmly, surprising both the older males and making Vernon wince at the word 'doctor' as he knew this man was in a well-respected profession.

'And just might what this offer of yours consist of?' Vernon sneered, taken aback by Harr's confidence.

'Well we were hoping with your permission of course that Harry could spend some time at our home during the summer' Zoe replied quickly and sweetly, seemingly not want to let her husband ruin the opportunity by saying something that would push Vernon over the edge.

'Yes Yes anything to get him away' Vernon replied in the most uninterested voice he could muster and had already turned away to leave. Harry could not be happier given the circumstances that had just played out in front of him, he would hopefully be spending time at both the Granger's and the Weasley's, and his happiness was matched by Hermione, who was wearing an ear to ear smile.

'Well I guess I must be off' said Harry sadly at the thought of returning to Privet Drive 'Thank you for everything Dr and Dr Granger, I can't express how much what you're doing means to me'

'It's our pleasure' replied Alex which surprised Harry slightly 'and for the record, just call me Alex' and held out his hand for Harry to shake. 'Write down your phone number here so we can ring you so when you can sort out when you can stay' he said handing Harry a notepad and pen.

'We're looking forward to having you over' added Zoe, before Hermione hugged him once more

'You will write to me before you come over won't you?' Hermione asked in his ear

'Well, now I can actually read my school books I might not have time' laughed Harry and Hermione chuckled, pinching his shoulder playfully. 'Of course I will, and thank you again for this'

'I'll miss you'

'I'll miss you too Hermione'

As they parted and waved goodbye, Harry had a feeling this could be his first summer that he was actually looking forward to.