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Here is Chapter 2, thank you to everyone who reviewed, you guys are totally awesome. Also a thank you to those who read or have added me to their favourites, thanks so much ;-)

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Sirius xox

Chapter 2

"Mr Harry Potter, I believe"

The lady stood directly in front of him with her right hand outstretched. She did not have any expression on her face so Harry felt even worse.

"I am sorry, I have no idea what came over me, yes I am Harry Potter, and I don't believe I got your name though?" Harry looked at Sirius and was annoyed to see the smirk on his face.

"Hermione Granger, MISS Hermione Granger" Sirius emphasised the miss which did not go unnoticed by Harry and he threw him a look that Sirius knew he would take up with him later.

He had a giggle and left the two of them to continue the interview.

"Please Miss Granger, take a seat, while I look over your resume" Harry closed the door after Sirius and then went to his desk telling himself to get his act together.

Hermione sat down but still sat up straight and tall in the chair. She didn't look uncomfortable, she just looked....proper.

Harry began to read her papers and he was clearly impressed.

"Well Miss Granger it looks to me that your paperwork is excellent, so I only have a few questions. Could you tell me why you came to London to work?"

Harry leant back in his chair and made sure his thoughts didn't wander off.

He listened carefully and watched her body language to see if she was nervous. She certainly didn't come across as nervous.

"Mr Potter, I used to live in London and was booked in to attend Hogwarts but my father passed away and my mother was very lonely had longed for her family, so before September 1st that year we moved to France and I enrolled in Beauxbaton. I have always wanted to return to London as it was where I grew up. We have actually met before Mr Potter"

"We have? I have never been to France, Miss Granger" I am sure I wouldn't forget someone like you, Harry thought.

"No I was actually one of the students who came to Hogwarts to attend the Triwizard Tournament. I believe you would remember my colleague, Fleur Delacour. Being here for the tournament awoke old feelings in me and to be honest they never left. I have always wanted to return to London and I finally convinced Mum to return" Hermione sat still and hoped she hadn't waffled on too much.

She was really nervous, imagine sitting in the same room as 'The Harry Potter' but she had to keep her emotions in check. She did not want to blow this opportunity.

"OK Miss Granger, Thank you, so do you have any questions for me." Harry was sitting there with a complete mind blank, he knew there were a million more questions he should ask but at that moment he drew a blank.

"Actually Mr Black informed me of the pay terms and the holidays etc, so what are your personal conditions and requirements and when do you need the successful applicant to start?"

"I have many cases that I have to look over at all times. I expect my files to be in order and updated. All paperwork will be handled by you as well as my business and personal schedules. I have to attend many functions and also meetings which I need to be sure don't clash. Most of the time you will be required to attend business meetings with me and sometimes that will involve travel so if that will be a problem please let me know." Harry saw her shake her head no and continued on

"I can see from your previous employers that I don't need to emphasise discretion and the utmost of secrecy, it goes without saying in this profession. In my office, I deal with the most urgent of cases involving some of the most evil and vile people out there. Therefore the delicate nature of this job will suit someone who has had previous experience in privacy. Also I am sure you are aware of my friend Ron Weasley," again Hermione nodded, it was common knowledge that Ron and Harry were best friends

"He is to be granted access to me at any time, him and Sirius Black, whom you met earlier." Hermione was mentally taking notes and it itched her to death to ask why his long-time girlfriend Ginny Weasley would not be included in that list, but she thought it would be too rude to ask. She didn't know if she had the job yet although she was getting that good feeling.

Harry told her she would be advised by owl if she was successful in her job interview. She took this as the end of the interview and stood up. She shook hands with Harry and was pleased to see his hands weren't as sweaty as before.

They said goodbye and Harry watched her walk out.

Well this should be interesting.

Hermione walked outside and saw Sirius sitting in the hallway. Sirius stood when she walked out of the office.

"Miss Granger, care to walk with me?"

"Yes of course Mr Black." Hermione smiled and placed her hand in the crook of his outstretched arm and walked out.

"Ok Hermione not so formal now thank you, you are making me feel old." Hermione giggled.

They entered the lift and were pleased it was empty as it gave them a chance to talk.

"So Hermione how is she?" Hermione looked at Sirius and tried with all her might not to laugh at him.

While she was working in France, Sirius came over to do some ministry work and he met Hermione there when she was the assistant to the Minister. They had a lot of dealings and Hermione took to him like he was a father figure. She invited him over for dinner at her home one night to meet her mother, Ellen Granger. They chatted all night and then Sirius became a regular guest.

They had a few dates but then he had to return to London. Ellen was very upset and promised to write to him, but it wasn't the same and the distance eventually made a relationship too difficult. They had not seen each other for six months and Sirius was nervous that they wouldn't be able to pick up where they left off or even if she even wanted to resume their relationship with him.

"I am fine, thanks for asking" Hermione looked offended but then had a giggle,

"Come on Hermione, you know I didn't mean it, I was just wondering how your mum is?"

"She is OK Sirius, she is busy at the moment looking for a flat for us to stay in but after she is done with that I am sure she will try and contact you." Sirius looked at her and Hermione could tell he was worried.

"Sirius, honestly she will try, I am sure of it"

"I hope so Mione it's just we ended on such a bad note. The letters weren't working anymore and my work was so busy and we just ended up fighting and I walked out. I shouldn't have walked out. Should never have left her, I loved her" Sirius heard Hermione's gasp and wondered if he has said too much.

"Sirius, you love her?" the elevator opened and they walked out in silence. Once out on the street, Sirius turned to Hermione, and looked her in the eye.

"Does that bother you, you know I would never want to take your dad's place and I would never want you to feel left out." Sirius felt like it was an eternity before Hermione reacted but then she leant forward and hugged him so tightly.

Sirius had no idea how many nights she had to sit with her Mum consoling her when they first broke up. She had a good idea that her mother was in love with Sirius too but she was too nervous to say anything as she thought that he wouldn't feel the same since she was a muggle. Hopefully it wouldn't take too long for those two to get back together and maybe Hermione would have some time to find her own love interest.

Her thoughts drifted back to Harry, he was really handsome in person and he had just an endearing smile. He seemed to be a perfect gentlemen and it was cute when he was lost for words. But she quashed those thoughts quickly, firstly she never became involved with work mates let alone her boss. It made things too complicated. She knew the only person to get hurt was her plus he had a girlfriend anyway.

Harry walked downstairs and saw Sirius walking back inside, he motioned for them to go to lunch together.

"So Harry, what did you think?"

"About what?"

"Don't play stupid with me, it doesn't suit you" Sirius knew he was avoiding the subject and started to get his suspicions why.

"Ok, Ok, Sirius she looks fine"

"Looks?"

"No, that's not what I meant, I mean she is definitely qualified for the position and she does look lovely but I am just concerned as to how Ginny will react" Harry knew this was opening up a hornets nest, but it was the truth.

Sirius took his time to answer as he knew the dilemma Harry had with the Weasley's but it also annoyed him no end that Harry would take the rubbish that girl dished out.

"Harry, son, you know how I feel on this subject so I won't go into it again but I will say to you, you will not find another assistant as qualified as Hermione and you would be a fool to let her work somewhere else because believe me, there's a queue of people waiting to employ her in two seconds flat. I know Malfoy was interested." Sirius threw in the last comment to bait Harry a little.

Even though Draco Malfoy had gone to school with Harry, there had always been a competition happening between the two. One would get a higher mark in one subject and the other would get a higher mark in the next subject. They both played Quidditch and were seekers so the battle was always on. They had no reason to dislike each other except for the constant competitiveness but it might have helped the fact that Draco had shown considerable interest in Ginny earlier in their relationship and Harry never got over it.

It annoyed him that Ginny seemed to love the attention as well and that was probably one of the reasons Harry never broke it off because he knew she would run to Draco in two seconds. Even though they probably deserved each other it just meant Draco won something else over Harry and Harry would be alone, again.

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Hermione was sitting with her mum having some afternoon tea when her letter from Harry arrived,

"Well Mum it looks like I have a job" Hermione passed the letter over to her mum and while she read it and Hermione went to order some dinner to celebrate.

"Well looks like we have a reason to stay now too" Ellen was happy but there was an underlying nervousness that Hermione picked up on.

"Mum we always had a reason to stay, you just need to bite the bullet and contact him" Ellen looked at her daughter with a shocked look on her face.

"Don't look at me like that, you know what I am saying is right and anyway I saw him today"

"What do you mean, you saw him today?" This came out more rushed than Ellen would have liked.

"Exactly that, I went for my interview and Sirius was there" Hermione was trying to sound uninterested, but she was wanting to see her mums reaction and she wasn't disappointed.

"What, what do you mean you saw him, you didn't say anything" Ellen was bordering on frantic.

"Well mum you need to make contact and I am sure you remember how" Hermione was being cheeky and she knew it but she also wanted her mother to get a move on. She knew how Sirius felt, now she needed to get each of them to admit it to each other. That would be the challenge.

Ok that's it for Chapter 2, a little love interest for our friend Sirius.

Hermione starts work next Chapter.

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Sirius xox