A/N:Hello lovely readers of mine! I am sorry about the lack of updates on all of my stories. I just have too many ideas to write at once (I have witnesses who can testify to that). So this is my attempt to continue this story, because i really do love it. The only small problem is that I kinda don't know where my computer charger is (as in it is definitely not at my house) so I am having to go to teh library to get anything done. Wish me luck on my writing, and PLEASE review! It really does mean a lot to me. That's actually why i just wrote this, because I just reread all of the wonderful review you gave this story! :)
"What's all this talk about Mum wanting Gin and Hermione to marry Malfoy?" one of the twins asked as soon as they were through the Floo.
"Yeah," the other twin added, "will someone please explain what I going on to us?"
"Of course," Hermione said as she sat up in her armchair and composed herself. Sirius was sitting on the couch with his head in his hands, and Ginny was pacing in front of the window and muttering angrily to herself. "Yesterday I got a letter informing me that I was to be married to Lucius Malfoy today," the twins exchanged horrified looks, then continued to listen to Hermione carefully, "the only exception was that if I was already pregnant with a magical child, I would not have to marry," again the twins exchanged looks, but this time they were calculating looks, as they attempted to decipher Hermione's not fully spoken solution, "So now I'm pregnant," Hermione made eye contact with both of the twins, and was surprised when they nodded in acceptance, but made no move to speak, "Aren't you going to ask who the father is?" Hermione's brow furrowed in confusion.
"Why would we?" Fred asked curiously, though he already knew the answer, he just wanted Hermione to say it aloud.
"Because you two always like to know everything," Hermione reminded him.
"Right you are," George agreed jovially, "but since we already know who the father is, why should we ask?"
"How could you know?" Hermione asked, completely confused.
"Elementary, my dear Watson," Fred told her, and Hermione was shocked by the muggle reference, "There were only two people at Grimmauld Place last night when you would have gotten the letter."
"And those two would be you and Sirius," George continued, "Thus explaining the big argument with Mum."
"Why you didn't do better at Hogwarts I will never know," Hermione shook her head in awe, "and how do you know about Sherlock Holmes? Don't both of you hate books?"
"'Mione, darling," Fred gave her a grave look, "I believe that that wonderful brain of yours has finally given out." Then he began to 'inspect' her head for damage as Hermione shooed him away.
"Fred," Hermione groaned in irritation, "Must you be so immature? And why do you think my brain has failed?"
"Have you forgotten who our dad is?" George asked, and Hermione's eyes lit with understanding, "We actually know quite a few muggle books. Though I have to say that The Lord of the Rings is definitely my favorite."
"You've read LotR?" Hermione asked incredulously, and forgetting that not everyone knew the acronym.
"Yeah," George nodded his head, "more than once."
"And I still think that you are crazy for it," Fred reminded him with a wry grin.
"I told you," George exclaimed in exasperation, "It is an amazing book, and it doesn't matter that it is over a thousand pages!"
"As amusing as this is," Ginny cut in as she hid a grin, "Didn't you want Hermione to explain what happened?"
"Right," Fred said as he and George sat before Hermione like children awaiting a story.
"Continue, Miss Granger," George added as they smiled innocent little smiles.
"Basically," Hermione told them with a grin, "I am going to have a baby, Sirius is free, and your mum is acting weird."
"That's it?" Fred asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ron didn't even explode or anything?" George added.
"It's nice to know that you think so little of me that I would hurt one of my best friends like that," everyone looked over to find a slightly amused Ron standing in the doorway.
"Ronniekins!" the twins exclaimed in unison, "We didn't see you there," George continued, not the least bit ashamed of what he had said.
"Obviously," Ron snorted as he walked into the room and flopped down in an armchair, "Now what were all of you doing besides being mean?"
"Being mean?" Fred asked incredulously.
"We would never!" George added mirroring the shocked expression on his twins' face.
"Yeah," Ron replied sarcastically with an eye roll, "and Sirius wasn't a Marauder."
"Um, Ronniekins?" Fred spoke hesitantly after exchanging a look with George, "Sirius wasn't a Marauder." George nodded agreement and they looked over towards Sirius to confirm their statements, but were surprised to find Sirius smirking at them, and Hermione having trouble holding in her laughter.
"Why are you laughing?" George asked Hermione.
"Because you two are so clueless!" Hermione exclaimed as a huge smile spread across her face.
"Excuse us?" Fred and George spoke in unison as they looked at Hermione, surprised by her outburst.
"You two are so clueless it's hysterical," Hermione spoke again once she had recovered from her fit of laughter, "Sirius is one of the Marauders."
"He is?" George questioned in the same instance that Fred turned to Sirius and asked, "You are?"
"I solemnly swear I'm up to no good," Sirius responded still smirking.
"You are!" Fred and George exclaimed, and immediately began fawning over one of their heroes.
"Don't inflate his head more than it already is," Hermione muttered good-naturedly as she rolled her eyes at the twins' antics.
"But 'Mione, darling-," George began.
"-He is an incarnation of genius-," Fred continued.
"-A wizard of epic proportions-," George added.
"—And one of our heroes," Fred finished solemnly as the looked at Hermione as though she should know all of this.
"Are you getting married?" Ginny suddenly asked, shocking all of the others completely. "What?" Ginny defended when she saw all of the slack jaws looking at her, "It was just a question."
"Well," Sirius said as he and Hermione exchanged a look, "We haven't really discussed it yet."
"Well you should now," Ginny informed them as she got up and began shooing her brothers out of the room, "Oh," she said as she looked over her shoulder right before she shut the door, "Sirius, I hope you don't mind me moving in." After Ginny left, Sirius and Hermione sat in silence.
"Well," Sirius said as he stood and began pacing, "Ginny has a good point."
"That we should get married?" Hermione asked, slightly confused about what Sirius was saying.
"Hermione," Sirius paused in his pacing to look at her, "What do you know about single parents in the Wizarding world?"
"Nothing really," Hermione told, her face still scrunched in confusion, "I always assumed that they were the same as in the Muggle world."
"They aren't," Sirius knelt before Hermione so that he could see her eyes, "In the Wizarding world, single parents are frowned upon. It is viewed that even a family in which the parents don't care for one another is better than having only one parent. 'Mione," Sirius looked searchingly into her eyes as he said what he knew would be a heartbreaking point for her, "it will be hard to find a job in the Wizarding world as an unwed mother."
"So we should marry even though we don't love each other?" Hermione asked in distress as she began pacing and Sirius sat back on his haunches.
"No," Sirius cut off her rant before it could begin as he stood and took her hands, "I just wanted to make sure that you understood the consequences."
"Alright," Hermione said after she took a few moments to think it over and compose herself, "I'll think about it."
"Perfect," Sirius smiled at her, "It's not like you would need to make up your mind before graduation anyways."
"Okay," Hermione smiled back in relief, "I don't know what my parents," suddenly all the color drained from Hermione's face, and her voice faded to nothing as she whispered, "my parents," after a few more moments of silence as Sirius looked at Hermione in concern, she burst out, "Oh, god, my parents! How could I forget," Hermione began pacing with a hand on her forehead and an irritated and worried look on her face, "They are going to freak! And then kill me, then want to kill you!" Hermione's rant ended as she flopped onto the couch.
"Mia?" Sirius sat beside her and looked down in concern, "Are you alright?"
"I'll be fine," Hermione waved away his concern.
"Should I be worrying about being murdered in my sleep by your father?" Sirius asked with a small smile.
"No," Hermione replied with a weak smile, "I've just got to explain, and give them some time to cool off."
"That's good," Sirius smirked mischievously, "That means that I can make my own bad name in your parents eyes."
"Sirius Black!" Hermione screeched in shock as Sirius leapt off the couch.
"Yes 'Mione?" Sirius asked innocently as he prepared to run.
"Don't even think about doing anything like that!" Hermione said menacingly.
"Of course not, dear," Sirius mockingly reassured her, "I just might have to play a few pranks or something." Sirius took off through the house when he thought he saw steam coming from Hermione's ears. Not to be out done, Hermione immediately gave chase.
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"I wonder how their conversation is going," Ginny said as she poured herself a cup of tea. After she shooed her brothers from the sitting room, they had retreated to the kitchen. After grabbing a few biscuits (A/N: I used the British word! YAH!) Ron had left, mumbling that he had something to do. Ginny, Fred and George, however, had decided to have some tea before doing anything else.
"I still can't believe that he's one of the Marauders," Fred's voice was filled with shock and awe.
"Believe it," Ginny told him as she sat down and began to sip her tea.
"Sirius Black!" the shout reverberated through the house, and the twins and Ginny looked at the sitting room door expectantly as they waited for the next scene in their personal sitcom to play out.
"Get back here you-!" Hermione screamed as she chased Sirius through the kitchen and up the stairs.
"You better get all the running you can in now," Sirius called back over his shoulder, "Soon you won't be able to run." Hermione snarled, and chased after him with renewed fervor.
"You'd think that he'd know something about 'Mione's temper by now," Ginny commented as she and her brothers stared at the doorway Hermione and Sirius disappeared through.
"Yeah," Fred said as George nodded fervently, "I mean, even we don't aggravate her on purpose."
"And I thought the Marauders were brave before," George shook his head in disbelief as they all turned back to their tea.
A/N: I would also really like to thank .Black.97 for being really encouraging and giving me awesome suggestions ;)
FYI, if you all review, i will be more inclined to write more :D
