Great going so far. I can definitely understand Hermione bearing mental scars of the war. I wonder who it is that rescued her parents from Australia?

Hermione's pain and distress are palpable, as she sits and stares into her tea cup, it's no wonder she is so depressed, after fighting a war for all those years. It was a relief to see her mum and dad show up when they did, was it Harry or did they just get their memorys back? Just have to wait for the next chapter.  

Lovely start, I am looking forward to more. I hope Snape is calling her via dreams ....

Lovely, simply lovely. ^_^

Oh great, I am going to have to read this again.  *jumps up and down with excitement, effectively ruining sarcastic melodrama*I'm glad to see you here.  I feel like I had to read it so fast the first time in an effort to not fall behind in the exchange, so I am glad to be able to enjoy it here at my leisure.It is painfully clear how desolate Hermione is, and there is no clear cut answer of how to fix that.  Fortunately, at the end of the chapter, it appears to fix itself.  But there are still those dreaded dreams ...I really liked this explanation of how her parents regard her magic:As Hermione grew older, she often thought her parents treated her magic as if it were a boyfriend of whom they disapproved: showing it a distant, slightly wary respect while clearly not understanding how it held her so enthralled.Looking forward to more!

The poor girl! PTSD is no joke. Spending all day staring at a cup of tea is evidence (I think) of a bad illness. I hope Hermione's parents can bring her some peace.

I like how you deal with Hermione's reaction to the war and her post traumatic stress / depression. It is very realistic. I'm looking forward to how Snape fits into the story. I think it very likely that his death would have upset Hermione much. Nasty git persona aside, he'd been a figure in her life (even of some trust) since her first year at Hogwarts.I'm looking forward to the rest. Oh, and lucky HBAR :)

How horrible for her to have the same helpless, hopeless dream night after night.  I can't even imagine it.  Poor girl.

That's quite the dream she's having. And who's this wizard, Tilinus? Is he part of the reason her parents seem different? Is he going to be elsewhere in the story? Don't mind me; I'm just a curious kneazle. ^_^