Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the Harry Potter series. I'm just borrowing the characters for awhile.

Rating: Mature

Pairings: James/Lily Potter, Harry Potter/Hermione Granger, Some Remus/Sirius (very mild romantic interaction.)

Era: Post Hogwarts

Category: Drama/Family/Romance

Author's Note: Harry moved into Grimmauld Place after graduation with Remus and Sirius. Some fun bashings!

Summary: They've all been lied to for years. Remus and Sirius find out what really happened to James and Lily on the night they were killed. Harry learns that a friend is closer than he thought.

Story is being Betaed by Ms. Marauder-Cullen

The Lies We Were Told

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Chapter One

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Hermione came home after graduation to visit her parents, John and Jane Granger before she moved away from the Muggle world for good. John and Jane didn't seem too happy about seeing their daughter, and she didn't know why. They always were thrilled to see her when she came to stay for a few weeks, but this time it was different for some reason. She was going to find out why that was.

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Hermione was awakened from a peaceful sleep when she heard her parents arguing down stairs in the kitchen. She slipped out of bed and crept down stairs. She placed a invisibility charm over herself and stepped into the kitchen.

"He's not paying us enough for her to visit." Jane hissed. "I thought she would just get her things and leave!"

"Hush Jane, she'll hear us." John told his wife in hope that it would quiet her down.

"I don't care. Hermione's not even ours. Dumbledore just shows up with a new born and said he'd pay for her up keep."

Hermione stood there in shock. She wasn't Granger. She had been lied to. Who was she? Who was her family? Why was she stolen as a new born? Hermione had so many questions, and no one there to answer them. She shook her head and quietly left the room. She didn't want to stay with a false family. She knew she was always welcome at Grimmauld Place though.

Hermione went upstairs to her bedroom, changed into some clothes, and quickly packed her belongings. She shrank her truck and stuck it inside her pocket. Hermione was gone with a faint pop.

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Sirius, Remus, and Harry sat at the dinning room table. Harry was telling them about his choice to join the Aurors. The two Marauders smiled, pleased that he had chosen such a wonderful career choice. They jumped up from the table with their wands drawn when they heard a noise and walked into the living room, surprised to see Hermione on the floor, shaking with sobs.

Harry put his wand back into the waist band of his pajamas pants. He ran over to his best friend's side and took her into his arms. He rocked her back and forth gently. Remus wrapped a blanket around her shaking frame. Sirius helped Harry and Hermione to the couch.

"What what happened?" Harry whispered, rubbing her back.

"I'm not a Granger. Someone stole me from the hospital!" Hermione answered in a soft, yet broken voice.

Remus looked at Sirius with a shocked expression. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. It was just so cruel for someone to steal a child and then have another raise her as their own.

"How did you learn about this?" Sirius asked with worry in his voice.

"They were fighting in the kitchen," she said and then continued to tell the trio her story.

"You'll live here with us Hermione. You're family and we love you." Harry whispered in her ear.

Sirius and Remus nodded in agreement. Remus summoned some tea and it landed neatly next to him on the floor. He handed Hermione the cup of hot tea. She gave him a small thank you in return.

Sirius pulled Remus to the other side of the room. "Moony, do you think it's her?"

"I don't know Padfoot. She died an hour after she was born." he thought for a moment. "Hermione did say she was a stolen new born. So it could be possible."

Sirius looked over at the couple in thought. "Every time we tried to tell Harry the truth, Dumbledore would show up." He whispered and looked around the room. "The house is bugged Moony. The Order used this place for years. He placed the bugs to keep an eye on everyone."

"Then let's spilt up." Remus whispered. Sirius nodded and they went their separate ways.

Two hours later…..

Remus and Sirius walked into the dinning room and dumped the items they had found onto the table. They looked at over two hundred items. Dumbledore defiantly didn't want Harry knowing the truth or the Order to change sides. They wonder what else he did to insure that Harry wouldn't find out about her.

"On three. One." Remus counted. "Two." They pulled out their wands. "Three." The items on the table were now nothing more than ashes. Remus waved his wand and the table was clean. "Now, I will look for glamour charms."

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They found Harry and Hermione on the couch looking at an old photo album that the Marauders had given Harry a few days ago. The men stood behind the couch and smiled at the photos.

Harry turned the page and saw a picture of James holding a baby in a pink blanket. Lily sat near him holding a little Harry in her arms.

Harry looked up at Sirius and asked, "Who's that in Dad's arms?"

Remus and Sirius pulled up some chair that were near the couch and sat down in front of Harry and Hermione. Remus smiled gently at the photo and ran his fingers across his goddaughter.

"You weren't an only child, Harry." Sirius stated. "You were a twin. You had a twin sister named-"

"Hermione Jean." Remus said snapping out of his past thoughts. "She was my goddaughter. She looked just like Lily except she had James's eyes."

Harry looked at the Marauders in shocked. He had a sister. He looked at Hermione in thought. "What happened to her?"

"Hermione died an hour after she was born." Sirius told his godson. "I remember Lily saying, 'This isn't my daughter. This isn't Hermione.' when the nurse brought both of you back into the room."

Harry looked even harder at his best friend. Hermione had told them she was a stolen new born. It had been an hour before the nurse brought them back to their mother. That was plenty of time to steal a new born. Anyone could have dressed up as a nurse and grabbed his sister. Harry asked Hermione if it was alright for Remus to check her for glamour charms. She nodded her consent. Remus and Harry switched seats.

"I need you to stay perfectly still." Remus said gently and she nodded. "That's my girl."

He turned her head slowly from side to side in hopes of finding a chipped piece. Remus looked even closer and found nothing. He pulled out his wand and began to slowly remove what he hoped was a glamour charm.

Sirius and Harry sat quietly watching, waiting and hoping that their theory was correct. Sirius sat back in thought. If Hermione had been lied to, who knew what else they had been lied to about.

"It's been layered on over the years." Remus said quietly after an hour of working to remove each layer. "Dumbledore defiantly wanted this to remain a secret." he smiled when he saw Hermione's eyes change to a darker brown, just like James's eyes.

Harry walked over and stood behind the couch so that he could see better. Because if she was his sister he wanted to see the change closely.

They all watched as Hermione change little by little. First her eyes changed from bright brown to a darker brown. The small amount of freckles she had vanished. Then her skin took on a light tan color. Her hair slowly straightened out and the color slowly changed from brown to red.

Remus put his wand into the waistband of his pants. He smiled and said, "Harry, meet your twin sister, Hermione Jean Potter."

Harry carefully turned her head and looked at Hermione. He was looking at his mother, but with his father's eyes. Harry touched the ends of her long red hair. He helped Hermione to her feet and led her to a nearby mirror that rested over the mantle.

"Look at yourself Mione." Harry whispered. Remus and Sirius walked up behind the couple.

Hermione looked up into the mirror. She touched her hair to make sure she wasn't seeing things. She wasn't. She looked down at her body. She noticed that she had grown in height. Hermione had been 5'4 and now she was 5'7. She also now stopped at Harry's shoulders. Hermione's body had filled out into a womanly shape causing her clothes to fit in all the right places.

Hermione turned around and threw her arms around Harry's neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He smiled at Sirius and Remus. Harry rested his cheek on top of her head, running his fingers through her long hair.

"Come on kids, let's get some rest. We'll talk more later on." Sirius said gently. He hugged Hermione before they went up the stairs.

Remus took his long lost goddaughter into his arms. He kissed her forehead. They watched Harry and Hermione climb the stairs to the upper floor.

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Hermione slipped into a t-shirt and pair of shorts. She had just crawled in between the sheets when she heard a slight knock on the door. She called 'come in,' and the door opened. Harry walked into the bedroom and found Hermione in the bed. She quietly lifted up the sheets. She didn't want to sleep alone. Too much had happened in such a short period of time. He crawled into the bed and pulled his sister into his arms and they fell asleep into the land of dreams.

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Remus laid down on the bed, magically drained from removing the glamour charms. He turned his head and looked at Sirius. "Do you think since Hermione's alive that we've been lied to about James and Lily?"

Sirius laid down in the bed and propped his elbow on the pillow and rested his head in his hand. "I don't know Remi. It was known that Lily died for Harry."

"Padfoot, it was rumored. James's body was never found." Remus whispered.

"Just get some sleep. You're exhausted. We'll talk some more later." Remus nodded and Sirius kissed him on the forehead. "Good night, Moony."

"Good night Padfoot."

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