I want to appologize for the wait, i know i promised every week but i've been busy and this chapter just didn't go the way i wanted it to. however i won't apologize for the cliff hanger...

Previously...

Before Dumbledore could finish his thought, Sirius interrupted, "Hermione?" Sirius asked, "but how is that even possible?"

Fabian and Gideon looked at each other and then back at Sirius, How did he know about Hermione?

Even If...

Chapter 29

Dumbledore's office was basked in strained silence as the Prewett brothers gazed questioningly at Sirius Black. Could he be trusted?

Sirius Black was thinking more along the lines of, What on earth is going on? How can there be two Hermione's?

"Perhaps we came escape this impasse if you would speak your minds," Dumbledore said.

"How do you know that the child's name is Hermione?" Gideon asked in a growling tone.

Sirius pulled his wallet out of his robes, in it was a picture of Remus and Hermione. "this is the Hermione I know," Sirius said, "she's currently in hiding with The Potters. How can that little girl also be Hermione, and don't tell me she's not. I could recognize her anywhere."

Fabian who just happened to carry a picture of the little doll, in his pocket everywhere he went, along with the whole of the Weasley family. "Her Mum was a Muggle born witch," Fabian said looking between the two pictures, before handing the picture of the child over to Sirius. "she was left near the entrance to Diagon alley. She is currently in the protection of Mr. and Mrs. Weasley as she's to young to go to the orphanage. She's become like a sister to those boys, I'm very fond of her as well."

"Dumbledore how is this possible?" Sirius asked, "how can there be two Hermione Granger's? Wouldn't the Ministry have picked up on the fact?"

"In the Muggle world, it is not uncommon for two of three people to share the same name," Dumbledore said, in his all knowing tone, "it is why they have numbers that they use for business and security purposes, also to prove identity."

"I think that Lilly tried to explain that to me once," Sirius said, "it sounds familiar."

"Still," Gideon said, "how is this possible. What aren't you telling us?"

"I have to tell you a story," Dumbledore said, "and I ask that what is said not leave this room. I shan't ask you to swear to silence, but I will trust you to keep this information secret."

"Of course," the three of them said together,

Dumbledore stood from his desk and paced the room for a few minutes, before he walked over to his bookshelf and pulled out what looked like a big book. Walking back over to his desk he opened the book, only to show that it wasn't a book at all. It was a box, and it was full of pictures and documents.

"Our story starts, in 1934 when a Muggle born girl was orphaned when her Muggle parents me with a terrible care accident. She managed to get sent to the same orphanage as Tom Riddle. They grew up together and eventually became friends of sorts. Long story short, after graduation she founded an orphanage for magical children, you may have heard of it. It's the Lovely Orphanage Home, they rescue orphaned magical children," Dumbledore said.

"But why?" Fabian asked, interrupting Dumbledore's story.

"Because she didn't want children to suffer in the care of people who were indifferent to their care," Dumbledore said, "she and Tom hadn't had it easy in the orphanage they grew up in. she wanted other children to get the care they deserved."

"Sounds reasonable." Gideon said.

"Where was I? Oh yes, around 1949 while she was gathering the latest child's test results from St. Mungo's she was in an accident in the lab. One of the lab workers was brewing an illegal potion and it quite literally exploded in her face. She was able to save the girl that worked in the lab, by stepping in the way. At first it cause the girl to go blind, but not before sucking her magic away slowly. She had 6 months at the most because none of the healers knew how to fix the problem. She died a few months later, at the hand of one Tom Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort."

"What has this got to do with Hermione?" Sirius asked impatiently.

Pulling out an old black and white moving picture of a young Hermione Stevens and the first original death eaters. Fabian, Gideon and Sirius were very surprised to see a girl identical to Hermione.

"How is this possible?" Sirius gasped as he picked up the photo.

"It is possible because I believe that Little Mi as you like to call her is the reincarnation of Hermione Stevens, this girl here." Dumbledore said pointing to Hermione who was standing in between Tom Riddle and Abraxas Malfoy.

"Is that Malfoy Sr?" Gideon asked. "What about the older Hermione that is currently in hiding?"

"I believe that she doesn't belong in this time at all," Dumbledore said.

Standing up onto his feet, "HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT!" Sirius howled in anger.

"Sirius sit down," Dumbledore said, "I believe that she was transported from the future, not by her own violation mind you. You remember how she was when she arrived. She knew not where she came from, nor if she had any family to speak of. She only knew she was in the Infirmary, she knew the teachers, she knew the spells, and that was all."

"I remember," Sirius said, "How did she get here then? And how does she get back to where she came from?"

"I am sure that when she is meant to return she will," Dumbledore said, "you might want to prepare yourself, in the event that it does."

"How can you sit there and be so cold about it?" Sirius stood and paced the room, "how can you just sit there and say things like that like it doesn't mean anything? Do you know what kind of pain this will cause Remus, or Lilly. Remus is away on a secret mission that you sent him on. Did you send him away knowing that she'll disappear before he returns? Did you know she's pregnant? What is going to happen to the child she's carrying if she goes back to where she belongs?"

Sirius paused in his ranting to watch the look on Dumbledore's face. He showed no signs of sympathy or caring at all. "YOU KNEW," Sirius bellowed, "I can't believe this, she's going to disappear and so will any trace of the child, it will be like it never happened. Tell me will the bonds that tie them together be severed as well?"

"Yes," Dumbledore said in a docile tone. He really hadn't counted on Sirius figuring that much out. In fact he had planned to keep it to himself, until after she had already returned to the future where he figured she most likely belonged.

Dumbledore mentally hit himself over the head for not keeping a better lid on the proverbial can of worms.

Fabian and Gideon suddenly felt like they were intruding on a private moment. Obviously the girl they were talking about was an older version of Little Mi, which could only mean that whatever Dumbledore said about her shouldn't be listened to.

"We hate to uh interrupt; but uh we still have another matter that needs discussed," Fabian said in a docile tone.

"Yes of course," Sirius said, "I'm sorry you had to witness that. Now from what I can gather little Mi is either just worried about you, or she can some how tell that something is going to happen. I wouldn't know how to take it either, perhaps we could make arrangements with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, so I could possible meet little Mi."

"that could be possible," Gideon said, "we'll have to run it by Molly first, she and Arthur are very protective of her. If they had the money they would adopt her permanently, of course then that would mean that she couldn't marry any of molly's sons which would be much better than just daughter."

Sirius laughed, he didn't know this woman, but she sounded like the kind of woman that he would like to know.

"I'd be more than willing to accompany you to visit the Weasley's," Dumbledore said interrupting the calm moment they were all enjoying.

"That won't be necessary," Sirius said, "we'll leave it to the Prewett's to make arrangements with the Weasley's for me to come visit. In the mean time be careful of your surroundings."

"Of course," Fabian said, "we'll be in touch in a couple days."

"I look forward to hearing from you," Sirius said standing to take shake the hands of the Prewett brothers.

"I'd be more than happy to assist," Dumbledore said.

"With all due respect Sir," Sirius said, "But I believe you've done enough. I shall keep the information that we learned today to myself until you are ready to present it to everyone else."

Dumbledore didn't say a word as the young Marauder who used to be his student seemed to suddenly became wise beyond his age. For the first time in a long time Dumbledore felt a bit guilty for allowing things to come this far. Although sorry he was, he couldn't allow anyone to interfere in his plans. That girl was meant to help the young Harry Potter become the man he was meant to be. It seemed that the girl would turn out well growing up in an orphanage and being a tad lonely. So it was with a heavy heart that Dumbledore decided that when the time came for the Granger girl to move the orphanage that he would have to Obliviate everyones memory of the event. I'm sure that everything will turn out fine, Dumbledore thought, when the girl returns to the future I'm sure that I'll remember to reveal to her about what happened. The Weasley's will understand won't they?

…..

The Prewett brothers were a bit angry that Dumbledore had been keeping secrets from them. Unfortunately they couldn't reveal any of the secrets to the Weasley's with out the possibility of causing problems.

They walked into the living room at the Weasley's which seemed to become a second home most recently. Things were getting pretty bad, and they had contemplated staying away, with the prospect of keeping Molly and the children safe should they be targeted. However well though out, it had come to nothing when little Mi issued the warning, using chess pieces and blocks. They didn't know what to think anymore; however they knew one thing. Dumbledore was playing a game with peoples lives, a game he had no business playing. They only hoped that when everything was said and done, that the damage wouldn't be to terribly.

"What did he say?" Arthur said, after coming downstairs from putting the children to bed.

"Where is Molly?" Fabian asked.

"She'll be down in a minute," Arthur said, "she was putting Percy to bed. Then she was going to tuck in Bill and Charley."

"We'll wait for her then," Gideon said, "this way we don't have to repeat any of the details."

"Would you like something to drink?" Arthur asked, walking into the kitchen.

"Sure," Fabian said, "a good hot cup of tea sounds good."

A short while later Molly stepped into the kitchen looking a bit uncomfortable. She was getting closer and closer to the end of her pregnancy. Arthur could tell that she was feeling more and more uncomfortable as the days passed by.

"So tell me what happened?" she said, taking a seat next to her husband.

"We can't tell you everything that was said, "Gideon said, "but we can tell you Dumbledore is a meddling old fool."

"Nothing we didn't already know," Arthur said.

"Anyways Sirius Black would like to come and see the girl," Fabian said, "don't be alarmed. He doesn't man any harm, I think he's just lonely with out his friends. The Potters are currently in hiding, and their friend's wife is currently with them. I think Mr. Black is just lonely."

"So he wants to see the girl," Molly said thinking it over. "sounds reasonable. But he has to be willing to show interest in the rest of the boys too. Bill and Charley are very protective of Mi."

"I'm sure he won't mind," Gideon said with a smile.

….

Still July, about a week or so later, around the 15th.

There was a knock at the door. Molly cautiously opened the door, pointing her wand in her brothers face. "Molly it's us," Gideon said.

"What remarkable thing did Mi do the last time you were here?" Molly asked cautiously.

"She told Fiab and I to be careful," Gideon said.

"Fabian same question," Molly said without lowering her wand.

"Mi used Chess Knights as Gid and myself before dropping blocks on us." Fabian said.

"Right," Molly said, "come in then."

"Molly this is Sirius Black," Fabian said.

"It's nice to meet you," Sirius said, "thanks for having me."

"Oh its no problem," Molly said walking over the rocking chair she had been sitting in. they men could hear her leave an audible sigh, and her back made contact with the chair.

"You all right Molly?" Gideon asked.

"I'm fine," Molly said, "just very pregnant."

The Prewett brothers chuckled, she had said that several times before. For Sirius he though of Lilly when she was pregnant, how happy she had seemed, until the very end. She had become a wee bit scary. He wondered if Miah would be like that when she was pregnant.

"Mr. Black," Molly said concerned, "you seem a bit lost in thought, is something wrong?"

"You just remind me of a friend, she's about 5 months along and I was just thinking about her."

Molly didn't way a word, the obviously missed his friends, "Your thinking good thoughts I hope?"

"Of course," Sirius said happily, "no one who's met Miah could think bad thoughts about her. She's very kind, and sincere; but don't get on her bad side, she'll chew you up and spit you before you can draw your wand to cast a shield charm."

"Sounds like someone we know," Fabian said looking at his sister with a cheeky grin.

"Oh hush you," Molly said with a laugh. "Sirius, may I call you Sirius?"

"Of course," Sirius said.

"Sirius, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for the kids to awaken from their naps," Molly said, "you wouldn't perhaps like to stay for dinner. You can meet Arthur, if you don't already know him that is. I'm not sure if Auror's have much contact with the Department of Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office."

"We don't have much contact with that department," Sirius said, "but I've met your husband a few times, he seems like a very nice man."

"Oh he is," Molly said dreamily.

Sirius couldn't help but laugh at her reaction, he hadn't known her for more than a few minutes but he felt like he'd known her for a whole lot longer. She reminded him a whole awful lot of Miah and Lilly.

"Whats so funny?" Fabian asked slightly amused.

"She reminds me of a couple of girls I know," Sirius said with a smile, "they always get dreamy looks in their eyes when they talk about their husbands. Sometimes its a bit overwhelming. I have yet to meet the girl that I can spend the rest of my life with. When I see the two of them so happy I almost wish that either had chosen me. But Miah has given me the rights to name her first born child, so I'm trying to come up with a fitting name."

"That all sounds sad and wonderful," Molly said, with a sniff, "forgive me. You know pregnancy hormones and all that."

"It's quite alright," Sirius said, "when Lilly was pregnant with Harry, at the very end she was very emotional. One minute very happy, the next very sad, and then there were a few times I thought she might tear my head off and put it on a spike for future warning."

everyone laughed, at the joke, which brought Charlie and Bill down from upstairs. "Mum," Bill said, "Percy is awake, as well as the twins. Mi is still asleep though."

"You sit Molly," Fabian said, "Gideon and I will get them."

"Thank you," Molly said putting her feet up on the stool in front of her feet.

"Who's this Mum?" Charlie asked pointing to Sirius.

"This is Sirius," Molly said, "he works with your uncles, he's going to stay for dinner."

"Oh it's nice to meet you," Charlie said, "you don't by chance play chess do you?"

"I do in fact," Sirius said.

"Want to play?" Charlie asked excitedly.

"I'd love to," Sirius said, "if thats alright with your mother."

"Oh it's quite alright," Molly said.

Soon after Sirius and Charlie started the game, Fabian, Gideon, and Bill were coming down with a whole nursery of children. Fabian had Miah, while Gideon was carrying both Fred and George. Bill was walking behind Percy to be sure that he made it safely down the stairs.

Mi stayed deposited in Fabians lap for a bit; while the boys played on the floor. When Mi did finally decide to get down and play she waddled over to the toys and pulled out the little piano that she'd gotten for her first birthday. To everyone's surprise the sounds that she was making actually sounded like some sort of melody.

When Fabian asked Molly about it, she just shrugged her shoulders, it was just one of those mysterious things about little Mi. "Does she do that a lot?" Sirius asked.

"Sometimes, she does," Molly said, "she seems to b the only one that can keep the twins occupied. It's almost like she'd a third of them. Percy has been trying to teach her, her ABC's and 123"s."

"Adorable," Sirius said, "what happened to her parents, if you don't mind my asking?"

"Oh I don't mind," Molly said, "we don't know much about them except that they died in some way. Arthur has been trying to get in touch with her uncle, the one who left her at Diagon Alley. He's had no luck. From what the ministry told Arthur, her mother was from a long line of Muggle born. One of her mothers parents were most likely Muggle born as was one of her parents before her. Perhaps both parents at one point."

"Sounds a bit odd if you put it that way," Sirius said, "perhaps it will become the new thing. We normally hear, 'She comes from an old Pureblood line', I guess Mi can say she comes from a long line of Muggle born's."

"I'm sure when she gets old enough to understand that she'll have a great laugh at your expense," Fabian said, "we're hoping that she become friends with Ron when they go to Hogwarts and then she'll spend the holidays with us. It would be statically planned, of course."

"I'm sure that everything will happen the way you hope," Sirius said, "she's awfully smart for only being nearly two."

"She's a very quiet child," Molly said, "she talks here and there. She and the twins seem to be able to communicate to each other easily enough. But she doesn't really cry or kick up a fuss, all that much."

"She seems like a very pleasant child," Sirius said, much like a girl I know she'll grow up to be.

"Is something the matter?" Molly asked him.

"Nothing," Sirius said with a smile, "I was just thinking of my friend and her husband. She's pregnant you see, I was thinking that if they had a daughter she would be much like little Mi, there."

The Prewett brothers gave Sirius hooded glances, while Molly watched the children play. If Molly suspected something about the way Sirius kept mentioning his friends she didn't mention it, or perhaps she just felt bad for the boy; all his friends seemed to be away for the time being, and he was all alone. Perhaps it didn't sit well with her that the young man seemed to have nothing else to do; but work and worry for his friends safety.

Molly was in the kitchen fixing dinner when Arthur came home. "Hello Mr. Black," Arthur said, "we meet again it seems."

"It's good to see you again Mr. Weasley," Sirius said, "thanks for having me."

"Your more than welcome to come anytime," Arthur said, "so tell me what you think of our Mi?"

"She's quite adorable," Sirius said, "she seems very smart for her age."

Arthur, told Sirius stories from when Mi was new to the house, how Molly thought she was losing her mind, when the Mobile appeared on the crib, when Molly hadn't put it up. Sirius chuckled while listening about what the child might have done to scare her uncle into leaving her at the leaky cauldron.

"That really is very funny," Sirius said, "she really made the radio turn on and the piano play, and only a few months old. I think I might be afraid to meet her as an adult."

Arthur laughed at Sirius's joke not realizing that he was being cryptically serious, in a way. After all her grown up self was in hiding with her future friend. Well he assumed that she would be, the potters would no doubt keep contact with the Weasley's after the war was over. So surely Mi would be friends with the youngest Weasley boy and Harry. Of course Sirius had no idea how dangerously close he had come to being right on the subject. In the future he would sit and wonder how such a think could have been foreseen.

Dinner was eaten and good byes were exchanged, before Sirius and the twins left however, Mi waddled over to Fabian and Gideon and put her arms up into the air, "Up," she commanded.

Fabian picked her up and she gave him a big hug and a slobbery kiss, " 'ove you."

"Love you to, Mi," Fabian said passing her to Gideon.

" 'ove you," she said, to Gideon giving him a big hug and a slobbery kiss on the cheek, "miss you."

"I'll miss you as well," Gideon said.

As the days passed, Sirius visited the Weasley household more and more with the Prewett brothers. Sometimes he would meet them there, and they would help Molly with dinner and the children so she could take a nap.

Molly and Arthur could tell that Mi was warming up to Sirius. On one particular after noon Mi sat in Sirius's lap while he read to her from one of her books. Before he was done with the book she was asleep in his lap. After he carried her upstairs to her crib, Bill asked him to play a game of chess.

On this particular day, Fabian and Gideon hadn't arrived yet, they had sent a owl, to confirm that they would make it to dinner but they would possibly be late. It wasn't until about 5:30 in the evening until things started to get out of hand.

Mi was intent in waiting at the window seat for for honorary uncles to arrive, and she wouldn't move until they arrived. Dinner wouldn't be ready for another hour; nothing with dinner was going as planned. Percy was playing with the blocks and Charlie was playing with the twins, well trying to, they were fighting over Mi's little piano. At first they had taken turns pounding on the keys trying to get Mi's attention but she was glued to the window. When they discovered that they couldn't get her attention they started fighting over the toy.

Charlie stopped playing with Percy to try and settle the twins but they weren't having it. When Charlie got up from the floor he accidentally knocked over the tower that Percy was building, which caused Percy to throw a temper tantrum. Mi was still oblivious to her surroundings was still glued to the window waiting for Gideon and Fabian.

Bill and Sirius both got up from the game and tried to console the children while Molly worked on dinner. Soon after Arthur arrived home, to what seemed like a house full of screaming children. "What on earth is going on?" Arthur asked in a concerned tone.

All of the children stopped what they were doing and looked towards their father. They promptly stopped fight, crying and rushed towards their father to offer hugs.

"Oh thank heavens your home," Molly said exasperated, "every things seems a bit off this evening. Dinner will be a while, should be ready in about an hour."

"Thats fine dear," Arthur said, "why don't you guys clean up and I'll read you a story?"

The twins could have cared less about a story; but Percy really liked being read to, when he wasn't in the mood to read himself.

"Where's Mi?" Arthur asked.

"She's been sitting in the window for the past half hour," Charlie said, "she won't move till Uncle Gideon and Fabian get here. We tried really but she won't budge."

"Well I don't seem the harm in her waiting for them, it's not as if they won't be by soon," Arthur said.

The next half hour crawled by slowly, but no one thought to look at the clock on the wall to see where the dial for Gideon and Fabian were pointed. Had anyone bothered to look they would see the dials were pointed towards 'Mortal Peril'.

Suddenly around 6 in the evening, Mi did something that she had never done before, in her two years of like. She screeched at the top of her lungs, after which she screamed for "Gid, and Faib."

everyone in the room was shocked beyond belief, that this little girl could make such heart wrenching sounds.

Sirius promptly went to the girl, picking her up, attempted to ask what was wrong. Suddenly she was quiet, "Faib, Gid, not careful," she cried tears rolling down her tiny cheeks as she chanted the following phrase more than once, "not careful."

Sirius put her back down in the window, grabbed his coat and rushed out, Arthur followed after him and they rushed away. Molly not quite knowing what the matter was, sent a Patronus to Dumbledore in concern for her husband, brothers and their new friend, who had taken a sudden place among her family. She demanded he do something, to solve the problem.

A/N: like i said at the beginning i won't apologize for the cliff hanger, nor can I promise that the next chapter will be available within the week. i will however try to get A Siren's song updated as soon as i can unfortunately I haven't started on the chapter yet, so it might be a few days, unless i hit a stroke of luck and finish today or tomorrow.

Thanks for reading, and reviewing.