Ok once again life got the best of me. Since January I've: graduated with my AA, started a job, planned a wedding, got married, moved to the other side of the state of Florida, started working on my Bachelor's degree in Statistics with a second major in Mathematics, and got into a car accident that totaled my car. Yeah I think that's everything. So that's a lot of stuff, however I'm hoping things will settle. I've put Google Drive on my phone so I can basically be writing whenever so I've already started the next chapter of this, but that's because I didn't know I started this. I was going to put them both together but this one is already over 2,000 words. I know I don't update much, but at the same time I don't want my chapters to be more that 2,000-3,000 words. I think that is a little too much. Once again this is Hermione's thoughts, this is Remus' thoughts, and this is Mooney's thoughts. Review when you are done please and thank you.
Sleeping came pretty easy to Hermione that night as she felt a lot better now that someone knew. Someone could help her. Someone was there for her. She however was up very early that Saturday morning. She slipped on some yoga pants and a Bulgarian quidditch t-shirt on to go downstairs. She smiled when she saw Remus by the fire.
"You're up early on a Saturday mister." He smiled at her as she sat down next to him.
"Believe it or not I'm a morning person. Where did you get the t-shirt from?" He smiled at the fact that she might be a quidditch fan.
She smiled and lowered her voice. "My fourth year, Hogwarts hosted the triwizard tournament and the champion from Drumstrang was also the seeker for Bulgaria and we dated during that year. Dumber than a post though and he could never say my name correctly." She laughed a little. She wanted to make sure that he knew she wasn't carrying any type of torch for Victor Crum. They had been way over before the war though she really did enjoy the merchandise he alway sent her. "Oh we need to talk about something. Lily knows about you. She told me last night. You guys really need to be more careful with your nicknames for each other."
"Do you think anyone else knows?"
"Well I don't know if he knows right now but I know Snape knows in my time. He's actually the reason I figured it out."
"Git. Thanks Hermione. What would I do without you by my side?"
"I thought I already explained the future. Do we have to go over it again?" She giggled and he loved it. She so pretty when she giggles. And if you get your head out of your ass we can hear that giggle for the rest of our lives. No she deserves better than us. He draped his arm around her and pulled her close into a sideways hug.
"You know Sirius is going to go nuts over the quidditch shirt?"
"Yeah I figured but I was so tired last night that I didn't even change and so I just threw this on to be able to come down here." He let go of Hermione and couldn't help but think about her sleeping in nothing. Thankfully Sirius came downstairs to save him from his thoughts.
"Morning mate. Sleep well?" Sirius sat across from them and Hermione shifted herself to sit cross legged and straight. She pulled her horribly done ponytail out and redid it.
"Why are you people so cheery in the morning? I know Moony is a morning person but Hermione you were almost perfect. Look you even like quidditch." He pointed to her shirt. "Come on I'm dragging you back to bed with me." He chuckled and jokingly tried to pull her to the boys' dorm.
"Sirius it's wake up time just sit down and talk with us you'll be awake soon enough." She stayed where she was. Sirius sighed and sat down on the recliner next to them.
"Hermione, be serious this is just too early. How are you two even having a coherent conversation?" He rubbed his eyes. "The only reason to be up this early is to get freaky and I doubt you two were doing that." Hermione blushed furiously. Yes it was before 7 am, but there was more to do on a Saturday morning before 7 am than sex. Did he have to say that? I'm already horny thinking about her sleeping naked and now he has to actually bring up sex. Mmm sounds nice. I bet you could get her to scream. You're not helping either.
"Hermione isn't that type of girl and we both know it Pads." Hermione smiled at Remus' statement. Don't get her wrong she wasn't a virgin, but she was always in a relationship with the person. Viktor had been her first, but there was only one other Muggle boy from her neighborhood that she dated over the summer. Her and Ron never got to that point because of the war.
"Thank you Remus. At least I know someone knows I'm not a slag." She smiled at him.
"I think we should have some fun tonight. What do you say Moony? Gryffindor drinking night?" They always started the year off with a drinking night. It had been a tradition since they were fourteen. "Maybe we can finally get Lily to admit that she's in love with Prongs. Come on Hermione you'll join right? We have this secret place we go in the castle that no one else knows about."
"Sure why not? Sounds like fun to me. Just no past questions. It's still a little fresh." She was still playing the family death card which was mostly true.
"Of course Hermione. We wouldn't want to intrude. I wouldn't know what I would do if I lost all my friends. They truly are my family." Sirius put his hand on her knee and squeezed just enough to be comforting.
The Marauders of course took her to the Room of Requirement. When they stopped in front of the door Remus smirked at her. They both knew this wasn't her first time there. She of course acted like it was. "Hey Sirius, why is James walking in front of a blank wall?"
"Sh, all will be revealed." When the door appeared Hermione put a shocked look on her face. Remus laughed at her face. He leaned down getting as close as possible to her ear. "That was the most awful shocked face I have ever seen." She laughed at his comment. However she laughed a little too loud and everyone turned to stare at her. "Sorry."
Lily gave her a reassuring smile and pulled her into the Room just after James. James had imagined something very different than Hermione would have expected. He imagined something much like a muggle living room with a not so separate bedroom that had lots of beds in it. "What is this like some sort of super-secret hang out? Don't the teachers know this could totally be an orgy fest room." She knew the answer, but didn't want to give away that she already knew about the room.
"That's the wonderful thing, love. They can't get in. This is the Room of Requirement. It can be anything you want it to be and it will only allow who you want in it." Sirius smiled at her and pulled her over to the couches. "The beds are more for the fact that roaming the halls drunk and after curfew is a bad mix. Don't worry Lily knows the drill she packed you your night clothes." Remus sat her down next to him on one of the couches with Sirius on the other side.
"Ok so we have fire whiskey for drinking and Peter what did you get for snacks?" James placed the fire whiskey on the coffee table and sat down on the couch across from Hermione.
"We have cheese and crackers, homemade crisps, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and something they called m and m cookies?"
Hermone perked up. "My favorite!" She grabbed the cookies before they could even be placed on the table. Remus started to laugh at her. "What I grew up by a muggle town, muggles have really good candy. Lily can confirm that."
Lily giggled and nodded. Lily sat down in a recliner at the end of the coffee table leaving Peter to sit with James. "So what do you guys normally do other than eat and drink?" Hermione asked.
"Usually truth or dare. Which is why I never pick dare. They never stop daring me to kiss James." Lily rolled her eyes as James put on a cheesy smile. Sirius chuckled.
"I wonder why that is." Hermione giggled and looked at Remus. He chuckled back at her. Their little secret of knowing that James and Lily ended up together made their relationship now even funnier.
The night went by before they knew it, but Hermione really hadn't drank a whole lot. The last thing she needed was to slip up in front of Peter. Peter was drinking a lot or at least looked like he was.
"So Hermione, truth or dare?" Peter lifted his glass to her.
"It's not even your turn, but truth." Hermione laughed and eyed Remus.
"Why are you really here?" Peter asked slurring his words. "I told you Peter, my family and friends were murdered and Dumbledore was a family friend."
"See I don't buy it, what school did you go to again?" Peter smiled. Hermione's smile faded. "Peter you know it's really too soon to be talking details but I went to a small private school and my parents were killed in a fire and my friends died fighting the war."
"And what are your friends' names?" Peter sloshed back the rest of his drink.
"I think that's enough Wormtail." Remus spoke up and Hermione was relieved. "Imagine if we were all killed you wouldn't want to talk about it either." Hermione smiled and looked at Remus giving him a small nod.
"Peter I think it's time for you to go to bed, you are obviously trashed." Sirius commented.
Stupid rat I wish you would just let me kill him already. Remus mentally rolled his eyes at Moony. Killing Peter is not the answer. Stopping him from getting into the Order is the right answer and Hermione agrees.
"Well I think it's all time for us to go to bed. It's well after curfew and I know I'm getting tired." Lily smiled trying to fizzle the situation.
"Sounds like a wonderful idea my dear. Let me assist you." James gave her a very cheeky grin. Lily screamed no, but before she could run James grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder and ran for a bed. James threw her down and plopped on top of her.
"James get off me!" She smacked him. "Come on I have to change my clothes anyways. I'm not sleeping in jeans." She tried to wiggle her way out from under him.
"Only if you come right back to this bed." James looked at her and smiled. Hermione and Remus were chuckling over the whole scene. "Fine!" Lily rolled her eyes and James let her up. "Come on Hermione, I have your clothes in the bathroom." Hermione got up and followed Lily to the bathroom.
As soon as the door closed Remus turned to Peter. "What the hell? You crossed a line. I hope you feel horrible in the morning." Remus got up and walked to the beds throwing his shirt onto the floor next to the bed. He quickly changed into sweatpants to go to bed.
The rest of the boys did the same. Lily and Hermione came out and Lily stupidly tried to get in her own bed but the bed James picked out was closer to the bathroom than the two left. James popped up and grabbed her before she could think twice. Hermione burst out laughing, "Good night Lily."
Hermione headed to the second to last bed which was right next to Remus. Sirius was snoring loudly. Hermione crawled into bed and quickly fell asleep.
Sleep was not easy though. Hermione dreamed about the day Harry died. Remus heard what started as small whimpers in his dream. Wake up human. WAKE UP! Remus woke up with a fright to hear Hermione crying. He jumped out of bed and ran over to her's. "Hermione wake up." Tears poured down her face. "No Harry don't he's going to kill you!" Remus shook her. "Hermione wake up. Come on it's all a dream." Hermione woke up gasping for air. Remus pulled Hermione into his arms. "Shhhh. It's ok we're going to fix it all." She cried in his arms for a good five more minutes before calming down.
"God I haven't had that dream in weeks. I thought I was ok." Hermione sighed. I probably look like a hot mess. God now one super embarrassed. "I'm so sorry Remus. I feel horrible for waking you up. You could have ju-"
"Hermione stop you're fine. You need me right now. We're in this together remember." Remus offered his hand with a smile. She took it and smiled at him with watery eyes.
"Now come on let's get you back to sleep." Hermione nodded. She moved back under the covers and he crawled in next to her. He pulled her close to him. "Just go to sleep, I'll chase all the bad dreams away."