-Sigh- I've been EXTREMELY busy, I whipped this up quickly, hope you enjoy, but it's nothing spectacular. Please review :D
Sophia
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Sirius' POV
Sirius and James had an uneventful day, but Sirius' mind couldn't help but drift back up to the Hospital Wing, where this odd girl lay, still unconscious. Finally, at the end of the day, Sirius was able to visit the Hospital Wing, to check if the girl was up.
He saw Madam Pomfrey on the way in and she told him the girl was awake and fine.
Sirius slid the curtains open and sat down in one of the chairs next to her bed.
She looks frightened…
"Um, look, I'm really sorry for hitting you with that snowball, but it was an accident. Anyway, it was James' fault really, if he had kindly moved in the snowball's path, none of this really would have happened and I wouldn't be here explaining myself. Oh, and I'm Sirius by the way, Sirius Black." He told her, as though introducing himself wasn't necessary, "But I'm sure you know me. I mean to say- who wouldn't?" he asked her jokingly.
Hermione continued to sit there, staring at him. Sirius wished she wouldn't, as it was unnerving. Never had he felt so overpowered by a girl or anyone for that matter. And she hadn't even spoken a word!
Staring competition, eh?
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Hermione's POV
Hermione had recovered from this morning's introduction with James Potter, her best friends father, and had come to the realization she had traveled back in time. Here she was, staring at Sirius, her tongue feeling as though it had swollen up and she couldn't move her mouth.
"I-I've heard about you, yes" she replied cautiously, not wanting to give away that she knew him to a great extent.
"Ahh, you're talking? I wasn't sure you had teeth for a while!" he smiled at her. A charming smile that made her heart beat a little faster and made her face flush pink. Of course, she couldn't see this, but she felt it.
Get a grip! This is your best friend's dead godfather we're talking about!
She smiled back at him, wondering what to say next.
"What's your name?" he asked her.
"Hermione Granger" she told him, but immediately clapped her hand to her mouth.
You idiot!
Sirius' eyebrows furrowed and he stared at her with pure perplexity.
"Oh, okay, I don't think I've heard of you before" he said "can I ask you something else?"
She nodded.
"When James and I brought you up here, you were wearing Gryffindor robes, and you had a prefect badge, but the only Gryffindor prefects are Remus, Lily, Angie and Jacob. I don't understand…have the prefects been swapped or something?"
Oh crap…why couldn't you have asked me something easier?
"Oh, it's a long story" Hermione replied quickly "Anyway, um, I have to see Professor Dumbledore about something urgent. Yes, um, I'll see you later" and with that Hermione smiled swiftly at him, got out of her hospital bed and began walking away, when Sirius shouted with a slight smirk on his face "Perhaps getting changed into your robes might be an idea before you go wandering around Hogwarts in your Hospital clothes?"
Hermione turned around and blushed furiously, thanked him and said goodbye as she shut the curtains behind her and got changed into her uniform.
When Hermione had finished changing, she opened the curtains to find Sirius waiting.
"Um, can I help you?" she asked him.
"Oh, I just thought I'd accompany you to Dumbledore's office. But I guess it isn't necessary, you must know the password and how to get there if you're a PREFECT, wouldn't you?" he replied, with one eyebrow slightly raised and a grin on his face.
Hermione sighed "Okay, I guess you can…" she said, already striding out of the Hospital Wing.
But I'd prefer if you didn't.
The trip to Dumbledore's office was a silent one. Once they had reached the stone Gargoyle, Sirius muttered the password – "Tenpin bowling"(A/N: I was reading through the Philosopher's Stone and apparently tenpin bowling is one of Dumbledore's hobbies :D), said goodbye to Hermione and walked away. Hermione shook her head at Dumbledore's password and stepped onto the revolving spiral stairs.
Trust Dumbledore to think of something that strange.
The stairs finally stopped moving and she walked off them into Dumbledore's office. "May I help you?" asked a man with a long, white beard who was sitting behind a large desk, which was barely seen due to rolls of parchment spread across it.
Let's just hope you can, sir.
"Professor, thi-" Hermione began but was cut off by Dumbledore saying "Before you begin, why don't you have a seat" he said gesturing towards the seat, opposite to where he was seated.
"Thank you" Hermione sat down on the chair and looked at him. He looked much younger, obviously, his beard still had some colour in it and his face appeared less tired. "As I was saying Professor, this is going to sound extremely strange, but I can assure you that it is 100% fact. What year is it sir?"
A dawning look spread across Dumbledore's face "1977-how far ahead were you?"
"1997" she told him.
"Oh dear. 20 years? My, that's a while. Why don't you begin with how you ended up traveling through time in the first place?" he asked suggestively. Hermione bit her lip "I went for a walk to clear my head and relax. I climbed a tree and sat there for a while, but when I jumped off the branch to head back to the castle I fell forward onto the snow and I think I broke my time turner, but I was knocked unconscious courtesy of a snowball from Sirius Black"
Hermione remained calm whilst explaining this to Professor Dumbledore, but as soon as she made mention of Sirius, her eyes became blurry and a single tear slid smoothly and silently down her cheek. She bowed her head.
Why did you have to leave us Sirius? Harry needs you so much…
"I will do my best to help you my dear, but you will need to cooperate with me. For now, you will continue with your studies as we cannot have you falling behind in your work, and I will set up a private dormitory for you, Ms …?"
"Hermione Granger"
"Ah, well perhaps you should think of a new name to use for now? Do you know any of the current students here in the future?"
"Um, that's where I made a big mistake, professor…I told Sirius Black my name, and well-I know him very well in the future…"
"Well, you shall stick to your real name then, I'll get everything sorted out. I'll alert the teachers about you're background. You're a Gryffindor in the future? Well, you shall spend time in the Gryffindor Common Room and the dormitory will be up the girl's staircases on the highest level. Also, as a cover story, you shall tell any curious students about you're reasons for being here, that you were expelled from Durmstrang for hexing a teacher. No other imformation is necessary"
She nodded and stood up.
"Thank you professor"
"Not a problem, my child – and if you have any problems or anything you wish to tell me, do come and see me. Oh, and perhaps you should take that prefect badge off?"
Hermione wiped her eyes clear of tears, chuckled and took the badge off her robes, tucking it into her pocket.
"Thank you again sir" she said and walked out of his office, down the spiral staircase.
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Sirius' POV
"Well, what happened?" James asked Sirius at dinner.
Sirius prodded his mashed potato "Nothing, mate, I just apologized, and left…" he lied not wanting to tell him just yet about her curious actions and the prefect badge pinned to her robes.
"Fine, but I can tell something's up" James said and continued eating his dinner, frequently gazing down the table at a pretty, red-haired girl.
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I quite liked that chapter…short, again, I know. Thanks for the reviews guys ;]
