*Hey y'all! Long time no see! ;)
Seriously though, sorry about how long it's taken me to update. I had my computer taken away because I got in trouble and this is the first time I've had it in a pretty long time. I still won't be able to update it very often because my time on here is limited, but I'll try to update as much as possible!
Anyways, here's the next chapter! Sorry that it's shorter than usual, I didn't have much time to work on it. Hope y'all enjoy!*
"Hermione.." Sirius sat down next to her and put his hand on her shoulder. "Are you alright?" She felt her heart in her stomach. She wanted to cry, but she was frozen.
"It's broken," was all she could say. She fell down into the couch and screamed into the cushions. Remus left, still muttering apologies, leaving Sirius alone with Hermione. He sat her up and she laid her head on his shoulder, still trying to comprehend what was happening. It can't be broken. This can't be happening.
"Hermione-"
"I just need to be alone for a little while." She got up and left without looking back.
She didn't know where she was going. At first, she started walking down to Hagrid's hut, until she realized he didn't work there yet. So instead, she just walked around the grounds for a while until she eventually stopped in front of the lake. She sat down and dipped her toes in the water, wishing she could've just fallen asleep and stayed that way until she was home.
It wasn't long before she felt someone walking up and sitting down beside her. Neither of them spoke at first, until Sirius finally broke the silence.
"Hermione.."
"Sirius, I... I don't know what to do. I don't belong here. I can't stay here." She sat up and looked at Sirius. He had a sad look on his face.
"I don't know what else we can do. You could try to repair it?"
"It's magic is too advanced, no spell I know could fix this."
"Well, unless you go to one of the professors.. You're stuck here."
"Sirius. You don't understand. I can't stay here. I can't." She sighed. "I just want to go home." Sirius looked away, his face slightly red. He chewed his lip for a moment before saying, "I was kinda hoping you'd stay." Her eyes grew wide as she thought about it. She hadn't even considered staying, and even though she knew it would cause problems, she had to admit that staying there with Sirius sounded pretty good. She remained silent for a minute, thinking about everything she was risking, everything she would be leaving behind by staying. Her mind automatically went to her parents, Ron, and Harry. She couldn't bare the thought of never seeing them again. And not to mention that her staying could cause a rip in time, something she wasn't sure she was ok with risking. But you'll be with Sirius, she thought. But I'll never see Harry or Ron or my parents again. Not until I'm much older, and it just wouldn't be the same. Then again, it's not like I really have a way to get home. Unless I go to a teacher...
"Hermione?" Sirius's concerned voice snapped her out of her thoughts."I know I shouldn't have suggested it." He muttered, his face turning slightly red again. "Just forget I mentioned it." Without thinking, she reached her hand out to take his and smiled.
"Sirius, no don't say that. I wish I could stay, I really do." His eyes lit up for a second before he looked away and sighed.
"But you have to go home, don't you? You wouldn't be able to just leave your family and friends like that." She squeezed his hand and nodded, making him sigh again.
"Well, I guess we have to go talk to a teacher then don't we?" He said as she stood up.
"I think that's our only option left." She replied, giving him a hand to help pull him to his feet. He took her hand as they walked back to the castle, neither looking forward to what was in store.
*Authors note: Ughhhh, I'm not all that happy with this chapter but I didn't want to keep y'all waiting any longer so there it is. :/ Anyways, I really hope y'all are enjoying the story and I'm going to try to update more often with longer chapters. Until next time my lovelies, tata!*
