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susan bones will try to fix you. (susy_b) wrote in wished,
@ 2009-08-06 11:05:00

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!1997: 08, !incomplete, hermione granger, susan bones

Who: Susan Bones & Hermione Granger
When: Thursday, August 6th; 8:30 in the morning.
Where: The Bones' Home, South West England, specifically Bath, Somerset.
What: Hermione is coming over to look through Amelia's old things.
Rating: G - Susan isn't really one to cause trouble.

"Susy, mummy and daddy are leaving!" Mrs Bones voice echoed through the halls of the house. Stepping out of her room, she descended the stairs to the living room, a pleasant smile curled on the girl's lips.

"Have a safe trip, mum." Susan wrapped her arms around her mother in a warm embrace, as she looked over her mothers shoulder towards her father who was readying the floo for their departure. "Don't be silly, Su, we'll be back later tonight. We're not going to be gone forever." Susan's smile faltered for a moment, as she looked sheepishly down at her hands. Susan wasn't really thinking about that, but now that her mother mentioned it; it could be a possibility.

Her father noticed the change in her smile, and patted her shoulder reassuringly. "Don't worry, love, we'll be extra careful." While Susan wasn't as close to her father as she was with her mother, it was moments like those that made her grateful for having such a strong, and stoic father like him. That smile brightened greatly, as she looked up at both of them. "All right, then. Go! Or you'll be late! Look it's all ready five minutes past!"

Mrs Bones looked over at the mantle clock and gasped, stepping into the fireplace along with Mr. Bones, she grabbed some powder and threw it down, shouting their destination as well. In a wave of bright flames, they vanished from the fireplace. Glancing over at the clock again, Susan shook her head, and headed back up to her room. She was expecting Hermione in twenty-five minutes. While the girl didn't really know what Hermione would be looking for, she kept her mind open for anything.

Picking up a duster from a shelf, she headed down the hallway towards the hatch that released the ladder to climb up to the attic. Just enough time to do some busy work, like dusting out some of the books that she inherited. Susan wasn't quite sure how Hermione was going to travel to her house, there were so many options. It was only a matter of time before she would find out, though.

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cerebralwitch
2009-08-07 04:13 am UTC (link)

Hermione blinked at the paper, and then up at Susan. She was slipping - not sleeping enough, spending too much time with Ron and Harry? Was that why she'd slipped up? She knew it was an innocent enough statement, but nerves were so high lately everywhere, she should have been more careful.

"I only meant, that was what he said, when he was our Professor." Oh, brilliant save, Granger. She could almost hear Ron in her head, snickering about her bad attempt to cover up the slip.

"That wasn't very convincing, was it?" She asked Susan after a moment, then sighed.

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susy_b
2009-08-07 04:21 am UTC (link)

Actually, it would have been convincing if she hadn't asked about it afterward. A sympathetic smile curled across Susan's lips, as she shook her head lightly. "Hermione, I understand stress is high in a time like this. I mean, it's so difficult living in these times. It's easy to feel helpless. I know I do."

Glancing down at the papers once more, Susan sighed slightly before composing herself. "It's like falling down a bottomless pit, never knowing when your going to hit rock bottom, praying that you never do, but knowing it has to come soon." Finally looking back up at Hermione, there was a slight flicker in her pale blue eyes as she looked at her friend.

"I guess in times like these you have to find that one thing worth holding on to. That one strand of hope that sews all your hopes and dreams together, and pray that in the next minute, or day, or week or month or year or lifetime, that everything will right itself in the world and you no longer have to pray." Once more that smile resurfaced. "But in the meantime, remember that you have friends who are willing to listen to what you have to say, and can more than likely sympathize with your struggles. You're not alone."

To be completely honest, Susan wasn't only speaking in hopes of helping Hermione, she was also speaking to reassure herself. Sometimes she just needed her own pep talk.

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cerebralwitch
2009-08-07 04:34 am UTC (link)

Hermione wished she could see things that way - stands of hope that tired them together, dreams that they could hold on to. She held on to Ron, to Harry. To knowing that they had to do this, because if they didn't then who would? And to knowing that Harry was caught in this against his will, without his say so, and so if he had to fight, they'd fight with him. Otherwise, Ron was right, and they were just as useless as the people who chose to believe the Daily Prophet and bury their heads in the sand. Those were the things she held on to - hopes and dreams just weren't practical enough when that was what you had.

She pursed her lips, looking back at the pages. She didn't know how to answer Susan - didn't want to tell her that those dreamy wishful thoughts weren't going to help. Instead she said, "It's not only about looking for unforgiveable cases, no." and then, a moment later she added, "Professor Moody. And... And Hagrid, and Professor Burbage. They didn't retire.."

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susy_b
2009-08-07 04:43 am UTC (link)

Susan stopped shifting through the papers and just watched Hermione closely, and when she finally began to open up, she had forgotten about the papers completely.

"You mean...?"

Was Hermione implying that Professor Moody, Hagrid, and Professor Burbage were... "they're dead?" Hands instantly went to cover over a gasp, as Susan just waited for Hermione to confirm or deny her question. It didn't seem possible. Professor Moody is... was?... is one of the greatest Aurors known to the Wizarding World, to lose him, that's a heavy blow.

"What about Professor Dumbledore? Him, too?!"

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cerebralwitch
2009-08-07 11:02 pm UTC (link)

Hermione pursed her lips, but nodded. "Dead," she echoed, and she hadn't been close when Hagrid had fallen, but she imagined she could see the surprise on his face and the blood still. They'd brought his broom back to the Burrow when they'd went to gather the bodies later that night after the Battle...

At the question, her eyes went wide and she looked at Susan quickly, shaking her head. "No, no. Not Professor Dumbledore. That... I mean, they couldn't very well cover that one up, could they? He's really retiring." And likely dying, and definitely sick, but she didn't add that bit.

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OOC: Sorry about my epic fail with tagging!

susy_b
2009-08-09 03:12 am UTC (link)

Susan sighed heavily, shaking her head. She didn't know if she should cry, or hug Hermione, or what. While she was never close to Hagrid, Moody, or Burbage, she could sympathize in a way with losing someone dear. Glancing down at the papers in her lap, she swallowed a bit and fell silent for a tiny bit.

"I'm sorry, 'Mione. I really wish there was something I could do to make this all better." Turning over papers absentmindedly, Susan just nodded again. "I really do, I wish I could just wave my wand, and make it all go away."

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cerebralwitch
2009-08-10 02:13 am UTC (link)

"I think we all do," Hermione admitted, and for a moment she felt closer to Susan than she ever really had to a girl other than Ginny. She didn't have girlfriends per se, just girls that she was on better terms with. But friends was a word reserved for a certain spectacled, wild haired boy and his red haired best mate. It felt good, though, letting Susan know what had happened. At least a small part of what had happened.

"But helping with this, even just letting me see these..." She gestured to the files she was holding. "This does help, so you shouldn't feel like you haven't..."

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susy_b
2009-08-10 03:19 pm UTC (link)

A smile that could speak on so many more levels, than any words that Susan could find curled across her lips. Hearing from Hermione that what she was doing helped even a little bit made Susan feel a little better. It was a horrible feeling -- being helpless -- that a lot of the times Susan would do anything within her power to help whoever with whatever she could.

While Susan wasn't as close to Hermione as she was with Hannah, there was that mutual friendship. She always got along with her, and while other girls would get annoyed with her "know-it-all" personality, Susan admired Hermione for knowing so much.

"Well, I am just glad that I can help, Hermione. If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask, I would be more than willing to help." Once again that smile brightened her features.

"How is Harry handling Professor Hagrid's death? I know they were very close."

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cerebralwitch
2009-08-10 11:23 pm UTC (link)

"Harry?" Hermione looked back down at her lap, turning over the file that Susan had given her with the list of names and looking at them absently because she knew at least at that question that she couldn't afford to give anything away.

"He's ... Well, he's got other things to focus on." Hermione was worried about that, really, because she wasn't really sure that it had really hit Harry yet, or that he'd let it hit him.

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susy_b
2009-08-12 03:40 am UTC (link)

Other things to focus on? Susan just smiled sympathetically and nodded returning her attention back to the papers in her lap. "Sometimes that's best, staying busy, and what not." Coming to the end of the pile, she reached into the box and pulled out another pile of papers.

"How have you been?" Susan glanced briefly at Hermione, that smile lingering for a little bit longer on her lips. "I imagine it must be hard just diving into all this work after such a significant loss." Susan looked down at her Aunt's notes, knowing all too well that feeling. However, she knew how to hide her emotion, swallowing it down deep inside, and focusing on her friends instead. It wasn't a healthy solution, that was for sure, but it made her feel better to know she was helping her friends.

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cerebralwitch
2009-08-22 03:55 am UTC (link)

"It's what we have to do," Hermione gave the answer before she'd thought about it, and then sighed again - but only for a moment. Then her lips drew into a tight determined line, the look she had when she was writing a particularly hard essay and wanted to finish it in one sitting. It had to be done, and it had to be done quickly, and it had to be perfect. So, it would be.

She looked back up after a moment, though, holding up the file for Susan to see. "You don't mind if I take a few of these with me?"

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