A few hours later, Hermione woke when she felt something stir in her arms. Opening her eyes, she saw a sheepish, sleepy look on Charlie's face, and a smile on Bill's. "Morning Mya," Bill said happily, cuddling back against her side, his foot accidentally hitting the dog's side, causing him to grunt. "Where'd the dog come from?"
The boys jumped up and started poking at Padfoot, trying to get him to wake up. "I wouldn't do that boys," she admonished softly. "I don't think he will be happy when he wakes up."
Ignoring her warning, the began shaking the dog until he jumped up, glaring at them and growling. The brothers jumped back, shocked at the aggressiveness of the dog, before realizing that they heard growling behind them as well. Turning they found that Hermione had turned into her dog form and was growling at the large black dog. The black dog barked sharply, in warning, and the chocolate dog jumped at him, knocking him off the bed.
The boys watched in horror as the two dogs started rolling around on the floor. They were unsure if it was out of aggression or if they were just playing.
"What's going on out here?" James asked in a tired voice as he, Lily, Remus, Luna, and Severus climbed out of their beds, observing the dogs that were wrestling on the floor.
The dogs separated, shared a look and then took off at a sprint. They jumped on James together, knocking him to the floor. Once he had fallen, they took off, chasing each other happily around the Room.
"Well this is surprising," Luna said in her dreamy voice, a smile on her face as she watched Hermione and Sirius play.
"What's that?" Remus questioned, trying to tear his eyes away from the playing canines.
"The fact that Hermione doesn't seem to care about the fact that we have about 30 minutes left of breakfast, and then class," she explained in a voice loud enough to be heard over the playful growling and barking.
"Oh shite!" Hermione swore as she turned back into herself. "I completely forgot that we had classes today. We need to hurry."
"Whoa," Sirius said, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her back against his chest. "Where do you think you're going? As much fun as chasing you around the Room is, is that any way to say good morning?"
"Oh, you're right," she said playfully, turning in his arms with a smile. As he began to lean his head down to hers, she pulled back, smacking him hard in the shoulder. "What the bloody hell were you thinking growling at Bill and Charlie like that this morning?"
"Ow," Sirius whined, rubbing his arm. "Have they never heard 'let sleeping dogs lie?' They are lucky all I did was growl and glare."
Hermione's eyes hardened, glaring dangerously at her boyfriend. "Don't you mean you're lucky that's all you did," she asked in low voice. "You don't mess with my boys. Ever. And if you want that chance we were talking about, you would do well to remember that."
Sirius looked shock, then remorseful. "I'm sorry Babe," he said sincerely. "I didn't mean to get upset with them. I was tired, and that wasn't a very pleasant way to be woken up." He turned to Bill and Charlie with a small smile. "I'm sorry if I frightened you boys," he said in a small voice.
"It's okay Sirius," Bill said with a smirk, sharing a look with Charlie. "No harm no foul. Plus it was funny as hell watching Hermione tackle you off the bed." Both boys started laughing as their forgotten friends joined in.
"You're forgiven Sirius," Hermione said sweetly, moving forward to hug him and kiss him lightly on the lips, ignoring the shocked sounds from their friends. "Good morning. Now then," she proclaimed turning to the stunned looks on everyone's faces. She waved her wand, putting them all in their uniforms, and combing their hair. "We need to go down to breakfast, and then get to classes."
Grabbing Sirius' hand, she opened the door, gesturing for everyone to leave the room. "I'll be right back, she whispered to Sirius, kissing his cheek. She walked over to Severus, walking beside him as the group made their way through the halls.
"I know it is going to be hard for you," she said in a low voice, so only he could hear her. "Being friends with the Gryffindors, and trying to control your feelings for Lily. I will help you in any way I can, and I will try and help you find a nice girl as well. You have friends Severus, real friends. Don't forget that. If you ever need to talk, just let me know, and you are always welcome to hang out with us." When she finished she hugged him quickly before jogging to catch up to her boyfriend, wrapping her arm around his waist, as his went about her shoulders, possessively pulling her to him.
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Severus stood there in shock. This girl had completely changed his life in less than 24 hours. Shaking his head, and setting a mask of indifference on his face he walked to the Great Hall, moving to sit next to his friends at the Slytherin table.