Chapter 4

The car ride to the train was short it felt like a second and they were there. Everyone had really kept to themselves, in silence. Hermione kept to herself as she stared out the window, some how she felt like today was going to be interesting. Well the morning was definitely interesting you could say with seeing Sirius but she felt like something unusual was going to happen. She couldn't believe she had stuck up for herself like that. She was no longer friends with Harry and Ron. She was all alone again.

She wanted one day in her life to be interesting, more interesting than her usual days and it didn't take a lot to make it more interesting that was for sure. As the car stopped she unbuckled herself. She was the first to get out of the car, it felt like she needed to escape, and get away from everyone.

Getting out of the car, Hermione went to grab her trunk to see a nice tanned hand reach forward and grab it lifting it out of the car. She looked up at Sirius who was smiling. All dressed in muggle clothes, Order members were around them looking like helpful relatives. He just smiled as he took it from her grasp. She smiled amazed at his show of courtesy. Never did Harry or Ron care to help her with her trunk in all the years she had known them. She was indeed taken back by what Sirius did, she was a more of an I don't need help I can do it sort of girl.

He smiled at her smile it was so warm. God how did she get so amazing. What happened to the little girl he had known who had saved him from dieing?

"Thank you," she said, as she walked beside him into the train station. Grabbing a trolley, he placed it on it and ran through the barrier like so many times before. She walked through and smiled so see Sirius waiting for her. His smile wide and caring, she hadn't remembered when someone had smiled so truly happy like that like life was going to get better and they knew it.

Other students from school which could be picked out because they pointed and gasped as they saw him, he ignored them, no one could ruin this reunion of the train which he hadn't see in so long. As he looked at the train it reminded him of his farewell to Harry many years ago when he had been in his animagus form as a dog. Such a happy day to see the train again, he thought he would never see it again, but he was wrong.

He helped them all to place their trunks on the train, in their compartments. It smelled the same as he closed his eyes in one compartment and breathed deep everything was the same. Heading to a compartment in the back, he told the others he would only be a minute as he went to the compartment that had been his and James and eventually the rest of the marauders. Carved above the racks was "The Marauders" he felt tears come to his eyes as he touched the carving. Turning from it he headed out, he couldn't let himself dwell on the past, he was stepping off the train when Moody motioned that he wanted to talk to him.

"Hey, Dumbledore wants you to accompany the group on the train," he said winking at him, as he just filtered away. He smiled at the thought of being able to ride on this train one more time an opportunity he wasn't going to give up anytime soon. He just wondered what the reaction would be with people seeing him again.

He sat with them all as the train left the station. Sirius sat across from Hermione who was staring out the window as Ron was making out with Luna and Harry and Ginny were doing the same. The door swung open, and in walked Minerva. The same tight smile and the severly done up bun of hair. Hermione had seen her hair down once and it was beautiful, such a nice dark brown mixed with red. She knew when the old woman had been younger she had been a beauty, and even for her age she was still pretty.

"Hermione, Sirius I need to talk to you to," she said rolling her eyes at the two couples. She marched into the hallway with the two following. IN the corridor they spoke, but in a whisper as students were still walking around.

"Ms. Granger it seems that Dumbledore saw it fit not to appoint a head boy, he could not decided so we are to ask you if you would mind taking over all duties," she asked, they both watched as Hermione groaned. Both were shocked at her reaction. Sirius understood the groan entirely. It was bad enough that Hermione didn't have a life it was cause of teachers expecting so much and she always seemed to believe that she had to reach their expectations and excel past them.

She really didn't want to do this. More responsibility that she had to worry about how she got so lucky today.

"Fine I'll do it," she said, as McGonagall looked at her shocked, she had never heard that voice before of annoyance from her prize student. Usually the girl couldn't wait to help out some more, she was definitely changing.

Hermione was just happy to get out of that compartment any more swapping of spit was going to make her vomit and probably all over Sirius, yes that would make her look more like a idiot to him. For some reason she felt so stupid when he was around, like she couldn't get anything right what was it?

"Well at the end of the corridor is your own compartment, I would like to talk to Sirius for a second alone," she said smiling at the girl. Hermione turned and walked past her friend's compartment and to the end throwing the door open and launching herself on the seat.

She didn't know how long she sat there but finally she looked up as the compartment door swung open to see an excited looking Sirius she got up and stood in front of him.

"You're in a happy mood aren't you?" Hermione said looking at his bright smile, he just looked at her and before she knew it, she was lifted off the ground and was twirling around. He had picked her up and was hugging her and spinning.

He set her down and looked at her. Her face was one of shock like why did he just pick me up and spin me around.

She had been completely taken back when he picked her up, she felt like a feather in his arms as she was pressed hard against him.

"I get to stay at the school," he told her, she nodded," I get to stay in your common room and teach."

She just gaped at him as he practically leapt off the walls in excitement, she would be sharing living space with him oh joy. Then the thought of someone to talk to be a bonus at least she wouldn't feel so lonely. But then her thoughts went to her friend's thoughts of remembering the times they laughed and cried together in the common room, the past. Well it wasn't the past anymore there wasn't any use remembering what had happened because the memories just kept coming back to haunt her.

However, there had to be something illegal about a teacher sharing a common room with a student. Was there something in Hogwarts a History fourth edition that she had read ooohhh she couldn't' remember.

"Minerva explained to me that it isn't illegal for a teacher to share a common room with a student just as long as the student is off legal age, and the teacher has no were else to stay," he explained to her but that didn't help her, her uneasiness was still there.

He sat down across from her and the smile pasted on his face slowly faded at her face. A face of worriedness of loneliness, a face that should never cross hers. He had always thought she was surrounded by love the boys use to never leave her alone. They were always seen together but it was odd how everything can change so quickly.

"Hey Mrs. Weasleys taking us to get new clothes this weekend," he said, she nodded, she didn't care about clothes," I always thought that women were excited about clothes."

"Well I'm like most women okay," she burst out looking at him, her eyes were watery. He was sitting beside her in an instant as she looked into her lap. She couldn't let herself cry in front of him she had to be strong. He put a hand on her shoulder and she shoved it away, if he started being nice to her she would for sure start crying and she didn't know when she would stop.

"What is it," he asked, she just nodded her head trying to fight back the tears that had so many times threatened to break through but this time seemed to be the breaking of the dam.

"I miss them so much," she said, looking up at him, his face was composed but his eyes were riveted on her," I miss hanging out, and laughing, I miss the love."

"Why don't you hang out with them," he said.

"They don't want to hang out with me, they leave me behind because I'm so much of a nerd, I study and do homework all the time and besides who wants your single friend with you when your out with your girlfriend," she said chuckling," I just want…"

"Want what?" he asked tilting her chin up to look at him. Those watery caramel eyes were so powerful he felt his heart skip. Did she know what she could do to a man if she let herself do it?

"Everyone to be happy," she breathed as she looked into his endless eyes.

He saw the look in her eyes of passion and let her chin go, he couldn't let them be carried away he had to think straight. But right now she looked so beautiful and perfect he just wanted to turn her on her back and take as much advantage of her as possible.

"I want someone to talk to about important stuff like politics that doesn't roll their eyes and ignore me as best as possible that takes me seriously and doesn't nag at me for what I wear or how I do my hair like Ginny does," Hermione sighed, the tears wouldn't break through at least not right now.

She stared straight ahead at the other seat looking at a crease in the seat.

She felt so much like that crease, just another mistake to be ignored or to be repaired by covering it. Why did she even try to explain it to someone who spent his childhood picking on people like her?

The train ride was silent for the better part of an hour, until he finally spoke up," why don't you do something about it?"

"What?" she asked looking at him, she had thought for hours what to do about it but always hit a dead end in her plan. The one thing she wasn't the best at was getting back at people it was a thing she failed at she wasn't good at being mean not to anyone no matter how much they deserved it.

"Show them that you don't need them have fun make new friends ignore them like they ignored you, besides I'm your friend don't worry you can gab at me as much as you want I'll be there to listen," he said as he looked into her eyes, he watches a flicker of hope fill them. She sat staring ahead of her and some how the crease looked not so ugly and imperfect as she had thought earlier.

"Your first day of school is on a Friday tomorrow, so this weekend Molly is taking us clothes shopping don't worry," he said winking at her, he watched the blush creep up on her cheeks as she looked away. If she understood what her blush did to him. Then he remembered her being a virgin. That was dangerous territory, one where he had never been.

Sucking in her breath she faced him his plan was perfect," all right, Saturday then."

He smiled at the fact that he would be hanging with her on Saturday but going shopping was going to be another story usually he didn't do anything for a woman unless he was getting something and with this chick there was no getting something. She was Hermione and she was a girl that had principles. And he would never date her would he?

However, before he could think more on the subject Hogwarts came into view and it came time to change. Soon a feast that put all other feasts out of style would come so much food that it could feed the world. The ghosts of the halls Peeves the poltergeist that kept everyone on their toes when he was around. Such a lovely home that most didn't want to leave.

And also living with her, he would share the same bathroom and living area. Her bedroom would be right beside his own and he couldn't wait.

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I must say thank you to everyone that has reviewed and to the ones that will review you guys are the ones that keep me going, a pat on the back to you. (My old teacher math teacher Mrs. Hoppins said that a couple times oh god I hated that class but anyway)

Gary Oldman was a bad choice even though he is a good actor; I think that Sirius should have been a little sexier come on he's the bad boy. A reviewer told me of another guy who when I saw looked exactly almost how I imagined him to look like he's Jason Carter Google it.

Sorry for the short chapter I was having a bit of writers block. Revamped chapter, i'm finally done high school so i'm going through all my stories and redoing them cause i have nothing better to do than work and this of course.

Chapters are coming out of my ears so the next chapter should be up soon will try to update as soon as possible but I have to work on Friday and Saturday so I will try my best.

Steph