Me again. Lol. Anyway, here is the chapter I promised was coming. Hope you enjoy this one and I'm sorry if it's not clear or rubbish or anything. :)

Chapter Four

Recognising

Remus sat in the library. It was a Friday evening and he was in his usual seat, reading some of his favourite books. Sirius sat beside him in his Animagus form. Sirius had returned from the veil the year before, while Harry was out finding the Horcruxes. He now lived in Hogwarts for his safety, masquerading as Remus' pet dog, Padfoot. Sirius' ears perked up as the soft sound of footsteps came closer to the table they were at. He softly barked and Remus put down his book, wondering who was out this close to curfew.

Hermione walked down the many rows of books, running her hands over some of them. She had spent many a time in here with her mother, helping her arrange books or reading them. It had been their safe haven from Godric, Helga or Salazar. A tear fell down her cheek and she briskly brushed it away. It was almost curfew, but Hermione didn't care. She had avoided many a caretaker throughout her years and her Uncle Salazar had shown her all of the shortcuts used by teachers, and given her tips on how to avoid those patrolling. A soft bark made her stop and she looked up to see Remus and Sirius in his Animagus form sat at a table. She smiled at them. "Mind if I sit here?" She asked.

Remus sighed silently in relief as Hermione came into view. "Mind if I sit here?" Remus shot the girl a grin. "Of course not. What are you doing here? It's late." He asked. Hermione giggled. "Reading. And don't worry; I know a few shortcuts and tricks." She grinned back. Sirius transformed back into a man and took a seat. "How come?" He inquired. Hermione shot a sly smile at him. "That's for me to know, and for you to find out." She replied, eyes glinting.

An hour later, the three were still in the library. Remus and Sirius were telling her stories of their days as the Marauders. Hermione listened, silently reminiscing with them. "And then Snivilus ran from the hall trying to hide his glowing nose. That grease ball didn't know what hit him." Sirius recounted, laughing his head off at the memory. A scowl formed on Hermione's face. "Don't call Professor Snape that, you wouldn't like it. Would you, Mr Black?" She snarled softly. "Ease up, Hermione. I was just kidding." Sirius protested. Hermione's eyes narrowed. "It wasn't funny, you have no idea what some of your comments could have made him feel like. It could have made him the awful man he is today; it could have made him a Deatheater." She hissed. Remus' eyes widened and he was reminded of something that had happened when he was at school. During the very incident Sirius was talking about.

Sirius and James high fived as Snape ran out of the Great Hall, his hands barely concealing his glowing nose. The boys had thought it funny to make Snape's nose glow as it was Christmas and they had thought Snape was like Rudolph, a loner. They had decided to see if Rudolph's luck with having a glowing nose would pass onto him. Of course, it hadn't and Snape was laughed out of the hall. Remus chuckled a little, his arm draped around Hermione Lowdown's shoulders. "Your lucky Lily is helping Peter with his essay." He told the two. Sirius scoffed. "So? The greasy git deserved it." He said, his eyes narrowed. "Don't call Severus that! I'm sure you wouldn't like it if you were bullied like that. Would you, Black?" Hermione growled. Sirius put his hands up in surrender. "I'm sorry Mione." He apologised. "Never mind me. What about him? You never know what your teasing could do to him. He could grow up and be a bitter old man, maybe even become a Deatheater and kill you." Hermione snapped. "He's heading that way anyway." Sirius retorted. Hermione's glare went up a notch. "Don't talk to me unless you have either apologised to Severus or you are ready to take that back. Severus is my friend as well as Lily's." She snapped, standing from her seat and storming off. The boys watched her go. "Whoa, what's up with her?" James muttered.

The fight had lasted a week before Sirius took back what he had said. Remus was brought out of his thoughts and glanced across at Hermione. 'Come to think of it, Hermione looks a lot like my Mione. Same hair, same eyes, same features.' Remus thought. His eyes widened and he met Sirius' eye. Judging by the look on his friend's face, he too had worked it out. Hermione noticed the exchange and crossed her arms. "Okay. Out with it. What's that all about?" She asked, forgetting they weren't her boys anymore.

This confirmed it for the two men and they quickly stunned Hermione, before dragging her up to the Room of Requirement. They put her on a chair and woke her. "What the hell? Why did you do that? Guys?" Hermione gasped, looking at the two. "Are you, or are you not, Hermione Lowdown?" Remus demanded. Hermione sighed heavily. "Fine. Yes, I am. But I'm also Hermione Granger, Hermione Marsden and Hermione Gryffindor." She began.

The two men looked confused. "What? How can you be Hermione Gryffindor? The Gryffindor line died out shortly after Rowena and Godric died. Their child never married nor had her own children. And you're too young to be that old." Sirius argued. Hermione glared. "Do you want to know my story or not?" She hissed. The two men nodded and sat down on the sofa.

Twenty minutes later, Hermione concluded her tale and sat back in the chair she was in. The two men were stunned. "I still live in Gryffindor Manor. But Hogwarts was where I grew up. I only lived in the Manor during the summers." She added. Sirius and Remus got up and went either side of her, drawing her into a hug. "Oh, Swiftpaw. Your finally back with us. After Firefox and Prongs died, after Wormtail betrayed us and Padfoot was locked up, we thought you were never coming back. After all, you went missing so soon after we graduated. We were sure you had been kidnapped and killed." Remus muttered, stroking her curls like he used to do when they were younger.

"Hey, are you okay about Tonks and me?" He added, nervously avoiding Hermione's eyes. Hermione laughed. "Of course. You're great together. Plus, I'm technically younger than you and when I de-age you'd have to date a first year." She grinned. Both men pulled a face and Hermione laughed sadly. "Oh god." She groaned, putting her head in her hands. "I de-age soon. Then I'll never see Harry or Ron, or Ginny. I'll be alone again." She gasped, tears running down her gentle face. The men squeezed her. "You will never be alone again. You've got us." Sirius grinned. "Not forever though. What happens when you go? What do I do then?" Hermione whispered. Remus squeezed her hand. "Don't think about it. Live for today, not tomorrow." He told her. Hermione laughed and the three hugged again.

Please Read and Review. I hope you enjoyed this one. I'm in the process of writing the next chapter. Hopefully, it will be up soon. Next: The Order of the Phoenix is told who Hermione really is. But will they believe her?