The Course Of Time
A Harry Potter Fanfiction
Summery: The Final Battle was won. Many were lost, but many still lived. The magical population was becoming extinct, but the Ministry find a way of making it rise. A Marriage Law.
Authors Note - This is AU, meaning that Sirius Black is still alive, along with Remus, Tonks, Dumbledore, Snape and Fred. Also remember that all the characters you may recognise do not belong to me, they belong to the wonder full J.K. Rowling, but I wished I did own them, sadly I don't.
Another Authors Note - I'm really sorry for not updating, I have been really busy and will try to update more. Sorry!
Chapter Eleven
It has been two days since Hermione got her letter. Two days. Only another three more too her wedding that she didn't see coming. She has permission to go of School Property with Sirius today. They were going to the Ministry.
Hermione wore a white blouse and black pencil skirt with black flats. Her hair was presented in a bun, with the help of Ginny. And her make up looked natural. She looked over herself in the mirror with Ginny next to her. Hermione smiled faintly and looked over at the only Weasley girl.
"Thanks,"
"It's fine, just make sure that you and Sirius are actually allowed to be married. Trust me I know what these marriages are like, the Ministry can not approve. Make the story seem real." Ginny hugged her best friend and walked into the Common Room with her. The Common Room was practically empty, there was only a few people in there plus Harry and Ron.
"Good luck 'Mione," Harry said while giving her a hug. Ron looked down then saw Hermione in front of him. He smiled meekly and gave her a shy hug.
"You'll do fine," was all he said before looking back at the floor.
The four off them stood there. Harry and Ginny holding hands, Hermione looking at a wall with a gaze in her eyes and Ron looking at the floor. It chimed 10:00 am and Hermione looked at the three of them. Ginny gave her a final hug and Harry waved his goodbye. Ron on the other hand ignored her and walked up to the boys dormitories.
Hermione sighed and walked out of the Common Room and made her way to the Headmasters Office. She hardly saw anyone on her way, only a few Ravenclaws, a group of Hufflepuffs and one or two Slytherins.
Walking to the familiar gargoyle, she said the password and made her way up the stairs. Knocking on the oak door with a shaky hand. She heard Dumbledore say 'Enter,' and walked in. She saw Sirius in a white button shirt and black slacks. She averted her eyes from his well form and looked at the Headmaster.
"Hermione, nice to see you." Dumbledore said. Hermione nodded her eyes and looked around the room. Fawkes was sitting on his perch, Sirius was standing near him and Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk.
"Ready to go, Love?" Sirius said after the Headmaster. Hermione once again nodded her head.
"How will we be going?" she asked.
"Floo Powder, it's more efficient." Dumbledore stated.
Sirius made his way to the fireplace and held out his and for Hermione. She looked at him strangely, but grabbed on to his hand softly.
Sirius grabbed some Floo Powder in his free hand and stepped into the green flames. Hermione walked into the fireplace with him and gripped on to him, she has always hated the Floo Network. He dropped the Floo Powder and said in a clear voice, "The Ministry."
The two of them spun and twirled. Hermione gripped Sirius closer to her and closed her eyes. She was thinking of how thankful she is for not eating anything.
The spinning and twirling stopped and Hermione and Sirius walked out of the fireplace. He took her to a secluded corner and looked at her.
"Hermione, this is you're last chance. If you don't want to marry me say so now." Sirius waited for Hermione to say something, anything, but she didn't. "Okay then, now, I want you to act as if we are dating, I know that can be hard to believe but we need to act.
"If we want the story to sell we have to show a little affection. For example, hold hands. You can do that, like we just did. So here is what we are main;y saying. We started to see each other in a new light after you 17th birthday, that will mean that I can not go to Azkaban for doing anything to you while you were underage."
"I know Sirius, I know." Hermione said while looking towards the floor. Sirius lifted her chin up so that she was looking at him.
"Shall we go and get approved, Miss Granger?" he smirked. Hermione laughed a bit and linked her hand into his. She smiled at him before walking out of the corner.
They heard whispers with everywhere on where they went.
"Is that Sirius Black with Hermione Granger?"
Or, "Why is he with her, have you seen her when she is not all dolled up?" Or either, "The things I would do to be her…"
Sirius kept squeezing her hand for reassurance, but she was too busy too notice. She was thinking on what most of the women that work in the Ministry were saying. Why would he pick me? She thought. I mean I'm a nineteen/twenty year girl. He should have someone he loves. Or someone he dissevered not me. I mean I'm not half of what these women he usually dates are.
Sirius noticed that she was thinking but decided not to say anything about it, when she needed space, he would give it to her.
Knocking on the door that they needed to go into, they saw people stare at their entwined hands. Sirius looked over at her from the corner of his eye and saw that she was biting her lip, possibly out of habit. They entered once they hear a sharp 'Come in,' and walked into the spaced office. The walls were white, there was a desk near the window and there was filing cabinets everywhere. Sitting behind the desk was a middle-aged man. He had black, balding hair and a thick beard. He was tall and lanky and he looked as if he shouldn't be in this Department. His suit was navy blue with black slacks and a white shirt.
"My, oh my. What is Sirius Black doing here with a young witch?" said the man.
"I wish to marry her." Sirius said while taking a seat in front of the mans desk. Hermione sat next to him and looked over the man.
"Why would you want to do that? I mean you could have any woman you'd like and you still pick this one?" he indicated towards Hermione and she looked angry.
"Excuse me but I don't like the way you are speaking to my girlfriend!" Sirius exclaimed. Sirius gripped onto Hermione's hand for comfort and he saw that she was red in the face.
"Gir-girlfriend? Since when did Sirius Black have a steady relationship? When we were at Hogwarts I would always see you with another girl."
"Wait…you went to Hogwarts with me? And my pass days are over, I have been settled down for a little bit now, isn't that right Love?"
"Yes Darling, it is right." Hermione said while looking over at Sirius.
"Of course I went to Hogwarts with you, I was the Keeper in Slytherin."
"Edward Palatine?" Sirius asked.
"The very one, and now if you don't mind I need to ask you about you're current relationship with this one."
"Hermione, you mean."
"Excuse me?" said Mr. Palatine.
"Hermione Granger, this is my girlfriend who I want to marry. Not known as 'this one' s you so put it."
"Well I'm sorry Sir-"
"Please call me Mr. Black as we are here to discus my marriage."
"Right, right, sorry Mr. Black. As I was saying, I need to know on how you two got together so I can record it on you're file."
"It was possible a few days after you're seventeenth? At least between a few days or a few weeks. And we took it onto the next level of be friends. We started to date, but kept it on a low because of Voldemort and I had been on holiday to visit an old mate." Sirius said. He took no notice when Mr. Palatine flinched at the name.
"Then we started to be come more together. Even thought me and my friends we trying to save the world, I sometimes made it available to meet Sirius so I could tell him that his Godson and I was fine, he sometimes asked about our other friend but he was more concerned about Harry and myself." Hermione continued.I
"And once that Hermione had finished her final year of Hogwarts, I was planning on proposing. But now this Law had come up, i think that it is more or less good, because I have the woman I completely love and cherish."
Mr. Palatine looked closely at the couple. They were sitting side my side, hand in hand and kept on glancing at each other, if he wasn't stupid he would think something was going wrong, but fortunately for Hermione and Sirius, he was stupid and noticed nothing.
"Well then, Miss Granger, are you're parents available so I can allow this marriage?"
"No, my parents are on a long holiday and have left the Weasley's in charge of me, so you could possible put them as my guardians." Mr. Palatine nodded his head and scribbled away furiously. After a few moments he looked up.
"I think that I can say, that I have no objection to allow the two of you to get married. But seeing as Miss. Granger only turned 19 the other day, you have to get married in the next one to three days, otherwise there will be prices to pay." Sirius and Hermione looked at each other and shared the same smile.
After being dismissed by the former Slytherin, Sirius stopped Hermione and just looked at her. He noticed nothing but her. He leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Forgetting where they were. Forgetting that some of the women where they were are all being whiney. And lastly, he forgot that he was himself, he felt so much like a love sick puppy again.
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