Veritaserum - Fan Fiction

A Beautiful Tale - Chapter 01


Author:	MaL
Genre:	General
Rating:	G
Score:	3.92063
Story:	It was the end of another wonderful year and Hermione Granger was sad when she left the train station at Hogsmeade. It had been an exciting 6th year, but she was reluctant to let it go. Even though she was sad to leave her two very best friends for the summer, she was excited to see her parents for the first time since Christmas. When Hermione came off the train into Kings Cross, she was welcomed with hugs and kisses from Mr. and Mrs. Granger. The only really surprising news from her neighborhood was that their long time neighbor, Mrs. Goosen, had moved suddenly to spend the rest of her years with her children and grandchildren in northern England. Hermione’s parents also said that the house had been sold rather quickly to some Americans. “I can’t believe Mrs. Goosen left! I loved having tea with her on Monday afternoons!” Hermione wasn’t too pleased with Mrs. Goosen’s leaving, but her parents assured her that their new neighbors were quite nice. “We’ve met them and they are delightful!” Mrs. Granger explained. “Have they moved in yet, mum?” “No, sweetie. They move in at the beginning of July. I also hear they have a son you age, Hermione.” Mrs. Granger always thought her daughter should have a boyfriend, what with her having two best friends who were boys. Hermione thought that it was embarrassing how her mother always pressured her, and annoying. “Well,” Mr. Granger began, “how was second term, honey? Was it rough?” Hermione was happy to get off the subject of boys and went into great detail about second term that took them all the way home and even longer. After a couple weeks of rest and relaxation (that mainly included reading a heap of books), movers were to be seen unloading things from trucks and placing them into the house next door. “Hermione! Come down here, please!” “Yes, mum?” Hermione asked as she ran down the stairs. “I want you to change into something a little nicer. We are going to have dinner with the Crysear’s.” “Who?” Hermione asked flatly. “The Crysear family, darling. They just moved in next door. Now, go and change so when you father gets home we can leave and not be late!” If Mrs. Granger hated anything at all (which was completely rare), she hated tardiness. She thought it was rude and inconsiderate for people to be late for anything at all! Hermione was ready in a matter of 15 minutes at which time her father arrived. Her mother chivvied her husband and daughter out the door for fear of not arriving on time. When the doorbell rang, the door was answered by three people who were introduced as Dale and Jeanne Crysear, who were the proud parents of Day Crysear, a handsome young man with beach blonde hair and blue eyes who appeared to be Hermione’s age. When he looked at Hermione and their eyes met, she got butterflies in her stomach. The ones she only gets when she looks at another boy at school. “Hi,” Day said cooly to Hermione, sticking out his hand to shake hers, “I’m Day.” “And I’m Hermione.” She replied, shaking his very firm but yet gentle hand. “Well, dinner is just about ready.” Mrs. Crysear announced as if she didn’t like the way her son was looking at their neighbor’s daughter. “Shall we go inside, then?” “Yes, Jeanne. That would be wonderful!” Mrs. Granger answered the question for everyone. “Oh, Jeanne, I absolutely love what you have done here! It’s gorgeous!” “Thank you.” Mrs. Crysear answered with a tone of awkwardness. They had an incredible dinner. It was an Italian dish of Cannelloni made with beef. Hermione and Day sat next to each other during dinner and sat outside together afterward when their parents were in the study having drinks. Day was easy to talk to. His tall, lean, and thin body listened and soaked up every word Hermione spoke. He could carry a civilized conversation and not seem dorky. When it was time to say good night, Hermione and Day had made plans to go out tomorrow so she could get him acquainted with the neighborhood. When Hermione returned to her bed room, she was surprised to see Day just across the way. Their rooms were apparently right next to each other. They said good night once again and went to sleep. As Hermione and Day started hanging out more often, they had found out that they had a lot in common. Day knew of one thing they had in common that Hermione didn’t know…yet. “Hermione,” Day began, “I need to tell you something.” “Okay. What is it?” She replied nervously. “Well, uh, it’s not really easy to say.” Day’s normally calm and cool voice started to get nervous and shaky. “Um, well, okay. Well, I’m a, uh, wizard, like you! Only, you’re a witch since you’re a girl and all, but, yeah.” Hermione could tell that when he got nervous, he started to ramble. “Really?” Hermione was happy now that she had someone at home she could talk openly to. “That’s great!” She exclaimed. But hold on, “Wait, how did you know I was a witch?” “Well, it’s a long story, but I’ll give you the basics. You know I’m from America, Kansas to be exact. Well, my dad had to move here for work, but I hadn’t finished school yet. So, I put in for a transfer. Dumbledore set it all up. He knew the house next to you was for sell and knew you’d treat me well. “So, he told me about you and that it would be very smart to move here. So, here we are!” When Day saw Hermione blushing at all of the compliments he just put out there, he realized that he was quite happy. He wasn’t sure if this great girl, young lady actually, would take the news he was a wizard they way he wanted her to take it. “Well,” Hermione said, “I’ll have to catch you up on a few things then, won’t I?” Hermione couldn’t have been happier when Day had told her everything. Well, except the time that that one boy at school had stayed up all night with her just talking about different and bizarre things. Hermione talked for a while about school, Harry, Ron, and the rest of her friends. Since Day was American, he didn’t know as much as she did about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. What he did know didn’t include The Boy Who Lived at all, so naturally, she told him everything. All of a sudden, Hermione noticed a dreamy sort of look fall upon Day’s tanned face. “Day, did you hear anything I just said?” “Oh, yes. I heard every word. Hermione?” “Yes?” “I think I’m falling in like with you.”
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None	Luna Lovegood thank you harry potter freak 4 life my email is Savannahgranger@aol.com and i really think that we should come up with a hermione and ron fic. and BTW (by the way) i am a harry potter freak 2!!!!!!

	hermione's loyal twin ohhhh that's so cute.......

None	British Gal Very nice. Hermione needs someone new. YOu're a great writer. Write one about Harry and Ginny. they are made!!

	Sood Skywalker Falling in like? thas not lik fallin in love is it? anyways, kool story, whers the 2nd chapter.....?

None	victoria ziegenhagen hmmm, don't forget about hermione and viktor krum, i think u have a little catching up to do. anyways... very nicely written. o and ginny209, the harry and hermione thing would never work out seeing how hermione and viktor are together and harry and ginny are together. for a girl with a name like ginny209 u think u'd be an expert on this sruff. hope to read chapter two of this wonderful tale.

	...Fred's Girl... crap with a capital C ick (pukes)

	April Tiffany This is an excellent story!!! Write another!

	tricky_lil_witch12 very cute...i like that hermione got the chance to fall in like with someone new

	melanie bogard that was great! keep going!

	Savana Granger i like it but i really think that maybe you should make hermione make ron jealous and then make ron and hermione realize that they love each other that would be really romantic im telling you every1 would love it p.s hey im just trying to tell you what i think would make your story better

	Ginny209 Nice plot and everything, but I'm a diehard Harry/Hermione shipper, so I find it devasaiting that Hermione might go out with someone besides Harry. But overall VERY nicly written. Exuse the typos, I hate spelling.

None	ronandhermione4ever srry Ginny209 im an obsessed Ron/Hermione shipper. it was really great, but i agree with Savana Granger

None	MaL hey all. thanks for ur reviews. for harry potter freak 4 life and savana granger, i appreciate ur advice, but my story will go how it will go. this is only the first chpt, so, unless u can read minds, no one besides myself will know how this story goes. but plz continue to read. u might be surprised to see how this turns out. plz, just have a little faith, chpt 2 is awaiting approval.

	Sophie Oh that was good. Great job! Very descriptive. I liked the plot. Im not a big R/Hr or H/Hr so I dont care much if Hermione goes out with Day! It would make it soooo much juicier!

	Calli Black i love ur story, very good. i am all 4 the new Hr/Day thing, but Hr/R would hav been better

	hermy permy Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!..........................

	Sydney Nothum That was great!!! I really like it, usually i'm a Hr/R person but that was really good!!

None	Dobbywe NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!please don't make hermione fall in love with 'Day'! i mean it was a really good story and all but i love ron and hermione and hermione would never act that way.

	Rhuben Arulsothy Really great keep goin can't wait for the next one

	Amber Boone i really liked it i wanna see how ron and harry react to day and hermione great job

	Diana Smith It's okay, but I think you could have done it in a better way. It's a good idea, but you should have paid more attention to the main events instead of what they were eating. You also should make them longer because you won't have to wait so long to get them accepted. When you do update (which you absolutely have to), please tell me. I have stories too. Fantastic job and please keep writing. I like your idea and you could do so much with it!!! Good luck!!!!!

	Harry Potter's Ultimate Fan I Liked It. I am a R/Hr fan but it was good.

	Jillian "i'm falling in like with you.." LOL That was an....interesting story....but put more Dan Radcliffe in it!!!lol

	sybiline sorry.but i kinda agree with some of the people up there.[for the plot and story and all] but other than that..everything was perfect!!not to much flaws and i could understand your flow of writing

	Lizandra Morales I like it but I wish it were Ron who moved in next door.

	silvia salinas good one! i desperate to read more about it

	Morgan Singer i really liked it, write more soon!

	~crookshanks~ I agree with Savana Granger.

	Nou Nou Its cute well written and i am a sucker for romance so ja(south african world for yes)

	Bewitched Awww! That was cute!

None	Mrs Harry James Potter that was crap with a capital C

	xkidrogue "falling in like"? That doesn't make sense. Great story, though. Keep writing. :P

None	MaL "Falling in like" is kinda like falling in love. except he's not in love, he just really likes hermione. so thats what that means if that makes sense. :D not sure why chpt 2 is takin so long, sry

	frangipenny very nice, i cant wait for chapter 2. i dont mind about the hermione/day thing but put some draco in! or some tom felton. i dont mind which really. but great story anyway and keep writing!

	Moaning Myrtle's sister It was good - I'll look out for the next chapter

	Luna Means Moon I'm actually a Hr/R fan but that was pretty good!The only part I didn't understand was the quote,"I'm falling in like with you",I think it's supposed to be "love",right?Anyway,I liked your story.Two more words for ya;WWWRRRIIITTTTEEEE MMMMMMMOOOORRRRREEEE!!!!!

	Mouser Mousey This is really cool MaL. I like it. Keep going with it. At the end of the story when Day said that he was starting to fall in like with hermione, did you mean love? I was confused on that lol. Plz check out my fic too. Thanks =)

None	MaL hey all, again. lol. well, now i see that the "falling in like" probably wasn't the best line to use. lol but he wasn't in love. and you know that point when u really like someone but u dont "love" them yet? well thats what it means. it sounds cute to me. so, yea. but he's not "in love" with her. man, chpt 2 is taking forever! sorry about the wait!

	Railey Miller ok british girl do you have allters? because at first u say u love it then u say u hate it so yeh Anyways i thought was a really good story! right more!

	LoonyGurl93 Really good! But who says "I'm falling in LIKE with you" I thought people said "I'm falling in LOVE with you" Well other than that really good!

	Twinny90 ahh this is very sweet but seems quite random, yes yes yes ron and hermione need to get it together! its just right!

None	Twinny90 and yeah, who falls in like with anyone?!

	harrylover OMG! this is only the first of your stories that ive read, and already i think u r amazing!!! EXCELLENT JOB!! bravo for infinity! :-) (i do smilies alot)

None	harrylover british girl, WAT IZ UP WITH YOU!! :-O how could you call this crap!? Anyone who thinks this story made them puke is screwed up! Author, dont you listen to them, U ROCK OUT LOUD!! Bravo, as i said before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

	Saphira4411 its great but im a hermione/ron person. cool that theres an american though

	.harrys.girl. Allright but wot happened 2 ron and hermione they were meant 4 each other?! good story tho

	bonitachica it was interesting. i like Day. i actually wouldn't mind if Hermione went out with him. I'm usually a r/hr fan though.

	Natalie 01 T'was quite good. Yet to give a suggestion , try Ron to know abt D/Hr shipping and put in agreat ans jealous reaction of Ron's.

	Ruth Emma Renoldy It was really good! I'm a Ron/Hermione fan all the way so for me to enjoy this story and anticipate reading others is quite a compliment!! I really like the story line! 5 STARS!

	xx-Emmie-xx I liked the story but.... I agree with the others about the Hermione/Ron thingie, they are obviously meant to be. soo.... thats my only problem with it apart from that it is perfeek :D ... (i do smilies a lot too).. erm, oh yes, i thought that "falling in like with you" sounded quite sweet but.. IS a bit immature for the age they are meant to be (sorry! but, i must speak my mind) okay, well... it was a good story! and you have a talent soo.... smile! lol ... rite, i'll go now. bye! xxx

	oOoRaven_RacheloOo hehehe oooo wat'll ron think bout this???? lol na good story its realli kool day seemz kool 2

	Girlie. GREAT!! What happened next?? :D

	potter fanatic ur chapters r exllent can u hurry up and write the next one the suspense is killin me!

	potter fanatic by the way i thk 'fallin in like' is a great sentence cayse at least its somethin different!

None	MaL thank you everyone for ur reviews! i posted the next chapters a couple weeks ago so i'm hoping they will be up soon! stay tooned...:D

	ronandhermione4ever i didn't realize i actually didn't "rate" the story!! good job!! i thought it was great, but still same thing i put in my other reveiw (which i made i huge mistake in lol) btw im harrypotter freak 4 life i changed my name

	Ruby Sky soo. what happened to RON?

	raquel williams very cool i like the insight into hermione's home life

	lord of the rings it was ok... what about ron and hermione? and dont forget it Day is from a different culture an what not so he probobly wouldnt kno english terms and such for future reference of course.

	lord of the rings english terms as in British people terms

	Ms.Draco Malfoy It was alright but not the best.

	Ms.Draco Malfoy It was alright but not the best.

	mizz.3li WERR IS RON? =\|

	Dobbywe ron and hermione sittin in a tree...

	sydney t. uhhm. good overall. but im falling in like with you?? that doesn't make anysense at all... i like the plotline though. its certainly different.

	xoMrsFredWeaslyox luved it!!! i agree with everyone else though, "in like" doesn't make sense, but i luv the fact that Hermione gets some attention, even if it's not Ron and Hermione.

	Klee sorry, but i agree with British Girl

	Lyn Ziegenhagen VICTORIA ZIEGENHAGEN IS MY SISTER!!!! I MISS YOU BRIT!!!!!! LOVE BRI anyways, good story.

	Jessica Rohr Very exciting!

	Jessica Rohr Very exciting!

	Elisabeth I liked the overall idea of the story. However, I wasn't sold on the story itself. I think it needs some work. Sorry, it's just my opinion.

None	...Fred's Girl... I't not rating cause I think it was dry......sorry. ok bye

	WOW!!! But what about "that boy" (which i'm guessing is Ron)??

	*LUNA* It's a good start but "I'm falling in like with you" is kinda weird. Otherwise it's great keep up the good work!

	amyrox4life IM NOT REALLY THAT IMPRESSED WITH THE STORY BUT IT WAS OK THATS ALL THAT MATTERS IN STORY WRITING YOUVE GOT TO GIVE IT YOUR ALL THAT MEANS TAKING YOUR TIME AND NOT RUSHING IT I THINK YOUVE GOT A GOOD THING GOING KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MAL YOUR DOING GREAT YOUR ON YOUR WAY TO THE TOP. LOVE AMY

	Skylar B. I hardly ever rate stories 1, but sorry, this story is a little too cliche for me and i feel like i read storys and see movies like this all the time, just with slightly different dialogue and settings and different names. but i am going to read the next chapter. maybe it'll strike my fancy a little more.