Susannah01
Black Heart
Chapter 10 Oh Merlin
(Thank you so, so much to everyone who has left a review. I cannot express in words how wonderful it feels to know others are enjoying my story as much as I am enjoying writing it. I am sorry I am unable to answer each review personally, but real life already keeps me away from my story so much and I really want to keep working hard on it and make it a wonderful read. I am so grateful that everyone is enjoying my take on the characters especially gorgeous Sirius, but be warned he is from a very old pure blood family and although he has turned his back on most of their beliefs and way of life some things are ingrained into his very soul, things like his view on marriage and his wife. Hermione bless her is very new to the Wizarding world compared to him and her view on life if very much coloured by her life in the muggle world in which she spent the first part of her life. I think sparks will fly between these two and Hermione will have to fight for every little bit of independence and equality in this marriage.) xxx Susannah
Sirius was whistling happily to himself as he made his way to the kitchen to await Hermione's arrival through the floo connection in the large fireplace which dominated the kitchen of Grimmauld place. Dressed all in black he walked through the kitchen door and paused to watch the two little house elves who were hurrying about preparing dinner. Kreatcher was Sirius's old family house elf, after a very shaky start between them when Sirius first returned to live at Grimmauld place, the old house elf was now besotted by his last remaining master. The second house elf now in residence at Grimmauld Place was Winky, who came to live with him just under a year ago. She had never settled at Hogwarts after the death of her master and the betrayal of his death eater son. It was in fact Hermione that suggested that Sirius offer Winky a place in his household stating that the old London Manor house was too much for Kreatcher to manage on his own, especially now as the order met there regularly, many members taking their meals there and staying over night if it was more convenient for them. Winky and Kreatcher were extremely wary of each other at first to say the least, but had now come to a delicate truce and seemed to work together amicably enough.
"Well Winky what do you think, will I please the lady?"
Sirius held his hands out and spun round for the little house elf. He was wearing black loose linen trousers and a black loose linen tunic shirt, which he left open at his neck allowing just a peak of his muscled tattooed chest. In his right ear a diamond stud glistened. His feet were left bare and slipped into a soft pair of black canvas shoes instead of his trademark dragon hide boots.
"Oh master looks very handsome tonight," Winky bustled about him swiping away imaginary bits of flint from his linen trousers.
Sirius had explained his upcoming marriage to the two house elves and whom he was marrying. Kreatcher and Winky were beside themselves with glee. The one thing they both agreed on was that Master needed to be married, now it was happening and to the little mistress who although she confused them terribly with her views on house elves they both recognised as being a kind and thoughtful witch who would not treat them badly.
Sirius sat at his kitchen table and watched the two house elves with amusement as they jostled each other out the way both vying for supremacy at the cooker. Winky gave up first as Kreatcher tried to bang the ladle he was holding down on her fingers.
"I is just be seeing to Masters table" she huffed and disappeared from the kitchen with a pop along with a large tray of cutlery and crockery which she had previously laid out. Sirius barked with laughter at their antics.
"What's so funny?"
He turned as Harry entered the kitchen a backpack slung over his shoulder his broom ever present in his hands.
"These two" he motioned towards Kreatcher who was now muttering to himself as he moved around the kitchen.
"Oh" Harry smiled, he himself had been the subject of many a battle between the two house elves often having to pull them apart and order them to different parts of the house to keep them from breaking out into violence.
"What have you got your backpack with your for?"
"I thought I would stay at the Weasley's tonight, that way you and Hermione can have the whole place to yourselves all evening".
"Merlin I could just imagine Molly Weasley if I kept Hermione out all night, she'd have my guts"
Harry chuckled picturing an enraged Molly going after Sirius.
"Anyway if you want to come home then come home, I will be returning Hermione by 11pm. I'm under strict instructions from her guardians".
Sirius grinned over at Harry as Harry burst out laughing in remembrance at the floo call Sirius had received earlier that evening from Molly informing him just what kind of behaviour she expected from him regarding her young charge.
"Yeah well, we'll see. I'm hoping if I stay over I might get the chance to spend some time with Ginny".
He stepped into the fireplace and threw his floo powder down commanding 'The Burrow'. Just before he whooshed off her heard Sirius shout
"Yeah well this time don't get caught".
Ginny Weasley stood in her bedroom smiling happily at her best friend. Hermione stood looking back at her in the 4th outfit she had tried on that evening.
"Oh Merlin Hermione, that is perfect"
"I don't know Ginny, I mean I can't wear a bra with this, what if he notices what will he think?"
Hermione was wearing one of the new dresses her mum had purchased for her for their trip to Italy. It was the exact colour of brown as her eyes with little copper studs along the hemline, which stopped just about her knees. Made from the softest silk it tied in a halter neck and the back fell away in a deep V hence the inability to wear a bra.
"I think he will think he is the luckiest wizard alive, that's what I think". "Anyway you have no time to change now, its almost 7.30 and he is expecting you".
Hermione blew out her cheeks in resignation. "Okay, okay I will wear this, what does it matter what he thinks anyway its not as if any of us have a choice in this".
She sat on her bed and fixed little gold hoops into her ears apart from her engagement ring this was the only jewellery she wore. Slipping her feet into brown leather sandals, she stood.
"Okay I'm ready lets go"
Ginny squealed with excitement and clapping her hands exclaimed
"I wish I could be a fly on the wall tonight when he claps eyes on you".
Shaking her head at her friend Hermione left the room and made her way down stairs, Ginny trailing behind her. As she stepped into the kitchen the entire Weasley clan turned her way. They were all sitting at the kitchen table finishing off the remnants of their evening meal. Harry had just joined them moments before.
"Wow Hermione you look brilliant". Ron stood up to greet her.
"Bloody hell Hermione will you ditch that plonker Black and marry me?" declared Fred.
Hermione smiled nervously, smoothing down imaginary wrinkles in her dress.
"What do you think Mrs Weasley?" "This was one of the dresses my Mum bought for me"
She gave Mrs Weasley a twirl. Every male in the room gasped when they caught sight of her bare back.
"Oh my" Mrs Weasley was stalled from commenting further by her husbands hand on her arm. He spoke over the top of her.
"You look just lovely my dear, now off you go and have a nice time, we will see you later when you return".
Arthur Weasley stood up and led her over to the fireplace.
"Thank you Mr Weasley, well bye see you all later"
"Bye" they all chorused.
Hermione stepped into the fireplace and disappeared in a green flash.
Turning back into the room Arthur smiled at Bill's exclamation of "Bloody hell when did Hermione start to look like that?" "Ouch Mum that hurt"
Molly Weasley had smacked him over the head.
"Good its just what you deserve, now come on you lot I want to clear the table".
The group rose from the table and started to help pile the dishes, all except Harry who was mesmerised by the sight of Ginny standing there in a short demin skirt and sequined black tee shirt. She came over to him smirking.
"Like what you see?"
Harry growled in answer, he was going to have to find a way to get Ginny on her own away from everyone. She looked so goddamn hot in that outfit he could feel his blood pounding in his ears. Standing up he pulled her hand into his.
"Come on let's go for a walk round the garden"
Giggling Ginny let him lead the way.
Hermione stepped gracefully from the fireplace at Grimmauld Place, looking down she brushed little flecks of soot from her arms. Straightening up she smiled in greeting at Sirius who had jumped to his feet the minute she appeared in the fireplace.
"Hello Sirius".
Sirius swallowed dryly, bloody hell she looked fantastic. Moving forward he bent down and kissed her cheek.
"Hello Hermione, you look lovely tonight".
She blushed at his compliment.
"Oh well this is one of the dresses my mum had bought for me for our holiday…" she trailed away slightly at this then taking a deep breath she continued.
"Anyway it seemed such a shame not to wear them, so I decided to go ahead, I mean mum would have wanted me to right?".
"Right" breathed Sirius, "It would have been a great sin if this particular dress had not seen the light of day".
She coloured even more now at that compliment. Taking her hand Sirius led her from the basement kitchen and upstairs.
"I'm sure you are well acquainted with the lower levels of the house".
She nodded her head at him in agreement.
He smiled "Well I kind of remodelled the whole second floor into a private apartment for myself. That's were we will have dinner tonight, I asked Kreatcher to set a table up for us in my sitting room".
"Oh okay". Hermione followed him up the wide sweep of stairs. On reaching the second landing she rounded the staircase onto a wide square hall that had two doors leading off it.
"Let me introduce you to your new home". Sirius opened one of the doors and stepped aside for her to enter.
Hermione gasped in surprise when she stepped through the doorway, there were wide deep bay windows on two sides, and it was in one of these windows that Kreatcher had set up their small dinning table. Deep blue velvet curtains hung on either side of the windows tied back with gold roped cords, matching the enormous deep blue rug covering most of the highly polished wooden floor. Three large black leather couches sat in a square little occasional tables sitting at each end. On one wall was mounted the largest flat screen TV Hermione had ever seen. In a little alcove next to it sat a DVD player and Music System. A large polished cabinet was set against the farthest away wall next to another door. On the opposite wall next to the door they had come through was a gleaming bar, bottles upon bottles of different coloured liquids lined along its shelves and an assortment of all shapes of glasses hanging decoratively off it. Hermione also noted there were no magical paintings hanging on the walls up here, instead there were framed photographs of himself and the marauders (minus Wormtail), in their Hogwarts days and a few obviously taken just after they left. Lily, Harry's mother was in these ones, smiling and waving happily for the camera. Hermione smiled at one in particular of James and Sirius holding baby Harry in their arms between them. The baby was waving his arms about, smiling and giggling up at his father and godfather, a very obvious absence of his trademark scar from his little forehead.
"Its lovely Sirius, I never imagined that you had achieved all this up here".
Sirius shrugged and led her over to the door on the far away wall.
"Yeah well I needed a place I could call my own, somewhere to escape to". Gesturing back over towards the couches he continued "The TV wont play any TV channels I'm afraid, too many charms at work around this place, apparently they interfere with transmissions or something, but I've got quite a good collection of films you can watch. Arthur and I managed to charm the DVD player so it will play up here, mind you my collection seems to have dwindled a bit, I suspect down to Harry's room".
Hermione looked sheepish. "I must confess to being involved in that, we are always sending Harry to get us films to watch".
Sirius laughed. "It's fine, I don't mind a bit, I just have to perform an accio and they would all arrive back up here if I wished".
"Oh yes I forgot that". She followed him through the door he had opened into the room beyond.
If Hermione was surprised by the sitting room, nothing could have prepared her for their bedroom. It was bigger than her dorm room at Hogwarts and she shared that with 2 others. The biggest four poster bed she had ever seen dominated the room, its drapes deep burgundy with cream voile lining. The bedspread and pillows covered by silk and velvet squares of various shades of burgundy. Again the floor was highly polished with a thick cream rug covering most of it. The room was beautiful beyond description; dark cherry wood furniture adorned the walls and a couple of deep burgundy leather chairs sat facing each other, a small round table between them.
"And this" Sirius announced, "is the bedroom, our bedroom". He looked at her to try and gauge her reaction to this.
Hermione's cheeks flooded with colour, she seemed unable to tear her gaze away from the bed.
"Oh my" was all she managed.
Chuckling now Sirius strode across the room and opened the door on the faraway wall.
"Over here is the bathroom" he called.
Tearing her eyes from the bed Hermione made her way over to him intending just to glance into the bathroom, instead she felt her eyes widen even more when she looked inside it.
Glittering Black, Grey and white marble adorned all the walls and floor. A Sunken bath took up the centre of the room and Hermione was sure she would be able to do lengths in it such was its size. Looking round the door she noted his and her sinks an array of Sirius lotions and potions lined along it. Behind the bath was a shower, which she was sure, could house a Quidditch team. Next to that through some frosted glass she could just make out the WC.
"Sirius" she breathed, "It's all just wonderful; you really have created a miracle up here.
Sirius felt his chest swell with pride and joy, happy at her acceptance and delight in her new home. Leading her back into the sitting room, they made their way over to the small dinning table.
Clapping his hands loudly Sirius called "Winky".
The little house elf appeared in a flash, "Master is calling Winky"
"Yes Winky you can tell Kreatcher he can start serving dinner as soon as he is ready".
"Oh yes master I is telling him right away". Winky disappeared again as quickly as she had appeared.
Sirius pulled a chair out for Hermione, sitting himself in the one opposite. Dinner was wonderful, the two little house elves hopped around them serving them each course. Kreatcher's large ears flapping in delight when Hermione thanked him after each course telling him how delicious it was. Sirius had offered Hermione some wine but she declined accepting some nice cold water instead.
The two of them kept up a steady stream of chat between them throughout the meal. Sirius had her howling with laughter at his tales of himself, Remus and James at Hogwarts, she in turn chatted easily to him about her school mates and the things she Ron and Harry got up to.
"I wonder what everyone will make of all this when I get back to school, half the girls in the school had a crush on you this year, now I am going to go back married to you. I'll end up the most hated witch ever". She smiled wryly at him.
"On that note why don't we adjourn over to the couches let Winky and Kreatcher tidy away whilst we talk".
"Okay sure".
Hermione moved to the centre of the sitting room and sat down gently on one of the large sofas. Picking up their drinks Sirius followed her over and placed them onto coasters sitting on one of the end tables.
"The thing is" he began "When you return to Hogwarts this year I will be returning with you, after a fashion".
She frowned at him "What do you mean Sirius".
"Dumbledore has asked me to share the DADA position with Remus, that way we can both free each other up for other duties with the order and such".
"That's wonderful Sirius, Remus is one of the best DADA teachers we've ever had and I'm sure you will be just as good"
"Thanks for the vote of confidence, it's not a role I ever envisaged for myself but I will give it my best shot. It means for most of the week I will be living at the Castle with you".
"With me but how is that possible, do I move out of my dorm room into the teacher's quarters with you?"
"No Remus already occupies those, it might get a bit crushed with all three of us there don't you think?" pausing he added, "Dumbledore has given me permission to give you a piece of good news for a change".
"What good news?"
"You've made head girl this year".
He jumped at the squeal she let out; throwing her arms around his neck she hugged him tightly. Letting go of each other he smiled at the excitement shinning from her eyes.
"I can't believe it head girl," she laughed with joy. "I wonder who is head boy"
"I don't know that one I'm afraid".
"Never mind I expect we will find out soon enough".
"Anyway" Sirius continued you will have your own suite of rooms being head girl and all, Dumbledore is making some adjustments to them so they will accommodate both of us".
"Oh I see, so we will be spending a lot of time together then, I don't know what I thought would happen, I guess I just reckoned I would come here to you once a week to fulfil the contract requirements". Her cheeks flushed bright red now. Sirius considered her for a moment; taking a deep breath he took her hands in his.
"Talking of which I had an interesting little chat with Ron earlier".
Comprehension dawned in her eyes and her cheeks grew even hotter if that were possible
"Oh" she breathed.
"Yes 'oh' indeed. Hermione you don't ever have to be afraid of me, I will never hurt you I promise".
"You must think me incredibly naïve Sirius".
"Not at all sweetheart, In fact I'm very honoured that I will be your guide through all of this, don't be afraid to speak to me Hermione, no matter how embarrassing you think it is. I want you to be able to talk to me about anything".
She looked up at him into those piercing blue eyes, Merlin she loved his eyes, lifting one hand up to cup his cheek she whispered, "Thank you Sirius".
Sirius couldn't help himself he felt his whole being drawn towards her wrapping his arms around her he lowered his head to hers and captured her mouth with his. Hermione melted against him; the feel of his mouth on hers was wonderful and was sending little tingles up and down her back. Sirius ran his tongue along her lower lip encouraging her to open her mouth more to him. She responded immediately and he plundered her mouth with his tongue.
Gods above, she tasted divine. He shuddered when he felt Hermione match his movement with his tongue with her own. Leaning into her slightly more Sirius ran his hands up and down her bare back, causing little whimpers to escape from her throat. He revelled in the feel of her bare skin under his hands, lifting his head away from hers; he looked down at her now slightly swollen lips, she had her eyes closed but they fluttered open at the loss of his mouth on hers. He was stunned to see desire for him shinning from her eyes, with a barely suppressed growl he pulled her towards him once more, laying them both more fully on the settee now. His mouth covered hers once again and he smiled at the sigh this evoked from her. He ran one hand up her leg in tiny little circles stopping to stroke the silky skin of her inner thigh. The little whimpers from her throat becoming more frantic now. Sirius lifted his mouth from hers again and started trailing little kisses down her throat stopping to lightly suck on the pulse point just below her ear.
"Oh Sirius" she moaned softly and arched her body into his. Lifting his hand from her leg he gently placed it on her side and his finger lightly caressed the skin beneath her dress. His hand brushed against her breast and he was rewarded by a long moan from her. Inwardly chuckling 'Oh you liked that did you', he moved his hand across her breast to lightly cup it. He could feel her nipples harden under his palm. Hermione moaned louder now and arched her body once again into his pushing her breast more fully into his hand. Capturing her mouth with his once again his tongue plunged in and out sending her senses spinning. Sirius moved his hand slowly from her breast and gently untied the straps of her dress peeling them down to expose her to his gaze. Sitting up he looked down at her.
"Merlin Hermione you are fucking beautiful". He lowered his head once more and she met his kiss this time with as much fervour as him. Sirius's hand once more moved over her breast, again he could feel her nipples respond to his touch. Lifting his head he again trailed little kisses down her neck, reaching her breast he circled her dusky rosy nipple with his tongue. Hermione was moaning and she moved her hands off his shoulders to his head in order to hold him at her breast. Sirius took the hint and sucked the little nipple more fully into his mouth, flicking his tongue back and forth across it.
Hermione was thrashing under him now, she had never imagined anyone could evoke such pleasurable feelings in her, every nerve ending was screaming for something, she didn't know what, but she was sure this man could give it to her. Hermione felt a strange bubbling start in her lower stomach and travel downwards towards her groin. Sirius had moved his mouth over hers again and she felt as if his hands were all over her body. They were both lying on the couch now; Hermione's dress had ridden up to her thighs. Her hands leaving his head they travelled down his back until she got to the edge of his shirt. Slipping her hands underneath, she slid them up the smooth skin of his back. She could feel the muscles of his back jump under her touch. Sirius's hand was on her leg again; he stroked his way up her inner thigh and ever so gently brushed his thumb over her panty clad centre. A shock of pleasure like she had never known before jolted through Hermione. She squealed into his mouth and thrashed under his hand, trying to get him to touch her again.
Sirius could feel himself harden when they had first started to kiss, but her unbridled response to him just about pushed him over the edge. He was brick hard now and he wanted nothing more than to grind himself into her centre. Wrenching his mouth from hers her looked down at the panting girl beneath him.
"Hermione sweetheart we have to stop, now, before I am unable to.
"Oh" she looked at him with lust filled eyes, taking shuddering breaths.
"I'm sorry sweetheart but if we don't stop I'm going to lift you from this couch and carry you through to that bed in there and ravish you until you beg for mercy".
He pushed himself off her. Hermione sat up straighter the movement causing her dress to fall to her waist and give him the most delightful view of her breasts, her nipples still puckered with her desire for him. She blushed furiously and hastily pulled her dress straps up and retied them at the back of her neck. She lowered her eyes to the floor, she was mortified, she didn't know where to look but Sirius was having none of it. Coming to sit back down beside her he took her chin in his fingers and lifted her head.
"Don't be embarrassed Hermione, never feel ashamed of what happens between us. I'm to be your husband and although this whole situation is forced upon us, neither of us should be ashamed for any pleasure we get from each other.
She looked at him, staring into his eyes, which had darkened a deep, deep blue; she smiled sweetly at him and nodded her head.
"All of this Sirius, its hard to explain how I feel about it. I hate that I am forced to marry now at 17 and if the ministry has it's way I'm going to be a mother soon as well. I just don't feel ready for all of this, but then I think about how you must be feeling being forced to marry me and I'm grateful to you. I know you will look after me and always do your best for me and I want you know that I will try very hard to be a good wife to you.
Her voice lowered to barely a whisper as she could feel tears threatening, she sniffed.
"I'm sorry Sirius, I don't know what's wrong with me, I just feel all over the place just now".
"Hermione sweetheart, it's okay. I know your emotions are in turmoil just now but please believe me when I say, I am happy to marry you, happy and proud to be taking such a lovely, sweet young woman as my wife".
They looked at each other a world of feelings dancing across both their eyes. Standing up Sirius held out his hand to her.
"Come on lets get you back to the Burrow, I'm sure Molly will be pacing the floor by now worrying in case I've had my wicked way with you". He waggled his eyebrows at her and she giggled.
"I will take you back by side along apparition I would guess Arthur will have closed the floo for the evening by now".
"Okay lets go" she took his hand and let him pull her to her feet.
"We can apparate from the back garden".
They made their way down stairs, pausing only long enough in the kitchen for Hermione to prettily thank Kreatcher and Winky for a wonderful meal. Out in the garden Sirius looked down at her.
"Ready sweetheart" she nodded at him and stepping closer he wrapped his arm tightly around her waist, gratified to feel her arms snake around his neck, he turned on the spot and they disappeared with a pop.
They appeared a moment later at the boundary to the Burrow's back garden. He let go of Hermione and gave her a moment to collect herself. Then grabbing her hand he led her up through the garden to the back porch, stopping just before the porch steps he turned and lifted his hands to her face, tilting her head back she looked into those dreamy eyes of his.
"Thank you Sirius, I had a wonderful night".
"Your welcome sweetheart". Leaning down he covered her mouth with his and kissed her transferring all the pent up passion he was feeling for her into his kisses. He broke away from her and stepped back. Pulling on her hand once more they climbed the porch steps and went through the kitchen door. Hermione was breathless, her senses spinning; such was the effect on her from his kiss.
Mrs Weasley sat at the kitchen table in her dressing gown sipping tea.
"Oh Hermione and Sirius there you are". She jumped up and moved around the table towards them.
"Did you both have a nice evening?"
"Oh yes Mrs Weasley, it was wonderful". Hermione looked at Sirius as she said this.
Molly Weasley raised her eyebrows at this little interaction between the two of them.
"Well that's nice dear, I've just sent Arthur and the boys on ahead to bed, I thought I would hang on down here for you to come home, oh and Sirius Harry is staying overnight, he said he had already mentioned it to you that he might".
Tearing his eyes away from Hermione, he answered her
"Oh what, yeah, yeah, that's fine, thanks Molly"
Hermione smiled at him and Mrs Weasley.
"Well I think I best be off to bed too. Goodnight Mrs Weasley thank you for waiting up for me"
"Good night dear".
Turning to Sirius she spoke softly. "Goodnight Sirius".
"Goodnight sweetheart sleep well".
"Thank you I will". She turned and left the kitchen to make her way upstairs.
Sirius halted on his way out the back door and turned back to Molly. Looking at her motherly face he felt a wave of affection towards her.
"Go to bed Molly, the next two days are going to be hectic".
She chuckled. "Yes your right Sirius, I'll just wait till you've gone so I can lock and ward the door.
"Oh okay Molly, well night"
Sirius walked through the Burrow's back garden towards the apparition point at the boundary. On reaching it he turned and looked back at the house, standing in an upstairs window he could make out Hermione's silhouette looking down at him. She raised her hand in greeting and in reply he lifted his hand to his mouth kissing it, he straightened his palm out and blew his kiss to her. Turning on the spot he disappeared with a pop.
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