Title: Unexpected Happening
Rating:T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Remus/Hermione/Sirius
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count For Whole Story: 1,627
Summary: Soulmate!AU. Squib!Sirius. Remus and Hermione discover fate has a new surprise for them. Three-shot.

Notes: Gift Fic for Liza

Year Long Scavenger Hunt: E10. Write a multiple chapter story using another participant's favourite quote as inspiration


"What a strange and mysterious thing it is, Love. To be without it is like... being deprived of oxygen." - Dame Maggie Smith (as 'Mrs. Emily Delahunty' in 'My House in Umbria')


Chapter One

Remus and Hermione looked at each other as they sat across from each other at Fortescue's. She laughed and her heart sped up as he joined in on the laughter

Her eyes became glued to his ice cream cone. He playfully held his chocolate ice cream closer to his chest and snarled, "Mine."

"Come on. Don't you think you should share?" she asked.

"Trying to get Moony to share his chocolate? Good luck with that," James joked when he joined the two them.

She opened her mouth to retort but something caught her attention behind Remus. There was a man with silver eyes and long black hair. He was strikingly handsome, but the thing that made Hermione take notice was the sadness in his gaze. Not only that, but everyone seemed to give him a wide berth. They acted like he wasn't even there.

"Hey, who's that?" she asked.

Remus turned around and looked. She heard his breath catch in his throat and knew he found the man attractive as well. After all, Remus and Hermione did have similar tastes. "I'm not sure. James, do you know him?"

James was already looking. "Yeah, I think that's Sirius Black."

Hermione tilted her head. "Black? He looks to be our age, but I don't remember him from Hogwarts."

"That's because he's a squib," James answered.

"Oh. Why is here then? I thought the Black family got rid of the squibs."

James nodded. "Sirius Black isn't the first squib in Black history, but he is the first Black squib to come back to the wizarding world when he reached the age of maturity despite his family's wishes."

Remus blinked. "Why would he want to come back here? I mean, he's a squib. What possible reason could he have to live in the wizarding world?"

James shrugged. "I don't know. It's not like I ever talked to the guy, but he must have a reason for being back in a world that probably wants nothing to do with him."

That night, as Hermione and Remus laid in bed together, Hermione asked the question that had been plaguing her since she first saw the mysterious Sirius Black. "You felt it, too, didn't you?"

Remus, to his credit, didn't try to play dumb. "Yeah. The only time I felt that kind of connection was the first time I saw you."

"I'm glad it's not just me that felt it," she murmured.

"What does it mean? People should only have one soulmate, so why do I feel for him what I feel for you? It doesn't make sense."

Hermione wrapped her arms around Remus' naked chest. "Fate wouldn't screw us over. Maybe, there are exceptions to the soulmate rule."

Remus tightened his hold on her. "Just tell me that no matter what happens, I won't lose you."

She tilted her head up. "You and I are forever. No matter how Sirius Black is supposed to fit into this, we won't ever lose each other. That's a promise."

Remus pressed his lips to her forehead. "First things first, before we begin planning a new future, we need to talk to Black."

"Let's go back to Fortescue's tomorrow. Maybe he'll be there." She didn't have much hope that he'd actually be there two days in a row, but it was worth a try.