Next chapter! I hope you like it, this time it's from Hermione's point of view. I thought it would be nice to get something different. And besides, I like writing her as well. Not as much as Sirius, but sometimes... And I have to thank you for reviews, following this story or putting it to your favorites! It makes me so happy and it motivates me to go on more quickly. So thank you :)

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Hermione POV

"So you think this plan is really going to work?" Ron asked and I looked up from the book I was skipping through. "The seven Harrys." He added when I frowned at him without saying anything for a few moments.

"Oh, yes, I don't think that it's a bad plan." I murmured, sounding distracted.

Slowly, Ron raised his eyebrows and I sighed. "Okay, it's not bad at all."

"Even if Sirius isn't allowed to come with us?"

"Yes, even if he has to stay here." I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and closed the book carefully. To be completely honest, I had been thinking about that plan for hours now. Even if I didn't admit it openly, it bothered me that Sirius couldn't come with us a lot. I knew that Mad-Eye was right about it being even more risky, but somehow I just wanted him by my side then. When Sirius was around, I always felt safer. And I was calmer.

However, he had agreed to that plan… And I knew he hated it, probably even more than I did. We didn't have a chance to talk after the meeting since Remus wanted to have a word with Sirius in private, so I had gone upstairs with Ron to start packing for our journey. It couldn't be a mistake to be prepared for everything. Even if Harry wasn't there yet and then we would have to wait until Bill's and Fleur's wedding was over.

I hoped it wouldn't take too long until Sirius came to Ron's room as well. Before he had left with Remus, I had told him what we were going to do and he had agreed to meet us here as soon as possible. But with a house full of Order members, it wasn't always easy to escape from them.

"I don't believe you." Ron stated and ripped me out of my thoughts again.

"Excuse me?"

"When you say that it's a good plan even if Sirius can't come with us. It bothers you nearly as much as him. Come on, Hermione" He shook his head when I looked at him surprised, "I know you for years now! Don't think that your expression doesn't tell me anything. Maybe I'm not as good in reading others as Harry, but this isn't difficult to tell."

"I didn't really try to hide that I don't like it…" I murmured and now a triumphantly grin appeared on Ron's lips. "Don't look at me like that! It's not right to leave him behind. You know how good he is at fighting."

"Yeah he is, but I believe Mad-Eye and the others when they say that it's far too dangerous. Bellatrix tried to kill him very hard at the Ministry, so why shouldn't she try it now as well? And it sounds logical that they would think that Harry's with Sirius since they're so close…"

I looked at him in silence for a few moments. However, I couldn't say anything against those arguments so I just sighed. "You're right." I admitted slowly. "But going without Sirius just feels so… wrong."

To my surprise, Ron nodded. "I've also the feeling that it's not a good idea to leave him behind, but the whole Order thought that it's a good plan and Sirius agreed himself… So he can't just change his mind, can he?"

I sighed again. "No, he'll not be able to do it."

"But you don't have to worry, Hermione. After all, Kingsley is going with you. And he's really good."

My lips twitched, though I couldn't manage a real smile. "Yes, doesn't seem like I'll have to worry…"

We both sat there in silence for some time. "What do you think Harry will say? When we arrive there without Sirius?"

"He won't be happy." I replied immediately and somehow, I knew that I was right. "Especially when we're taking Mundungus with us, but Sirius has to stay here with Molly and Ginny..."

"He'll freak out, won't he? Not just because of that, but also when we'll tell him about the Polyjuice Potion and that six of us will turn into him."

I nodded. "He will hate the idea that we're getting ourselves into danger for him."

"As if we weren't doing that for years by now…" Ron murmured.

"You know how he is, Ron. He's always been like that and I doubt that it will change someday."

"I don't understand why he can't accept it. That we're doing all this for him." Ron took one of the books and opened it. After looking at two or three pages, he closed it and put it back on the pile again. "Why do you want to take that with you?"

"How could he possibly accept it? He thinks that everything that is happening is his fault because he hadn't stopped Voldemort yet…" I noticed that I didn't listen to the last thing Ron had said and when I looked at the book I smiled for half a second. It was Hogwarts, A History. "I don't like the idea of not having it with me." I admitted quickly and turned away so that Ron wouldn't see that my cheeks were turning red. I liked that book very much.

"Why do we even need so many books?" Ron asked and I could hear in his tone that he thought taking books with us was the most unnecessary thing in this world.

"There can always be something we don't know and since it's not likely that we can just go and ask someone, it would be good to have books with us in which we can look certain things up." I explained and turned around to look at him again.

"And you really think that we'll have that much time to read everything we need to know in a book?" The doubts in his voice were very clear and I would have liked to roll my eyes again. However, I didn't do it.

"I don't know. Maybe. It can't be a mistake to have them with us." I took my handbag which was laying on the bed and arranged the books next to it.

"And what are you going to do with that? I don't think that any book will fit into there." Now Ron was grinning and somehow, I missed that. It wasn't easy when everyone was always so serious…

I let a superior expression appear on my face and grinned widely. "Let it be my problem. They will fit in there, believe me."

My sudden change of mood surprised Ron and now he was raising his eyebrows in a clueless way. "How will you do that?"

"You'll see." I said simply and he just opened his mouth to say anything else, when there was a knock on the door and it was opened slowly. Sirius entered the room quickly and closed the door as quietly as possible. After that, he took out his wand and pointed at the door "Muffliato." He murmured and grinned at the questioning looks on our faces.

"These days, we can't know who might be listening to us." He explained and I didn't argue. If Sirius was surprised at my sudden change of mind concerning this spell he didn't show it. He just sat down on the bed next to me and put an arm around my shoulder. "How are you feeling?"

I shrugged. "It's nothing…" I murmured, but he shook his head.

"I know it bothers you that I can't come with you, Hermione." He said softly and I sighed. "I don't like it as well, you can believe me. I would have loved to tell them all to shut up and that I was making my own decisions."

"Why didn't you do it?"

He chuckled. "You had expected me to do it, right?"

On the other side of the bed, Ron nodded. "I had waited for it and I knew that Fred and George were waiting as well. After the meeting I thought that I saw them talking to Bill who said something about a bet."

Sirius nodded. "He was very satisfied by my reaction. He had bet against the twins that I would stay calm."

"He did what?" Ron asked and his eyes were wide in surprise. However, Sirius didn't want to talk about that subject anymore.

"I had to admit to myself that it is better if I don't come with you…" He hesitated and I nodded at him to go on. "The others were right when they said that I was going to make it even more dangerous. And since it will also be very dangerous without me being there… Don't get me wrong, I would love to come with you and protect you."

He wanted to go on, but I put a finger on his lips.

"I understand you." I whispered and after a few seconds of surprise, Sirius started to relax. "I want you by my side as well, but it wouldn't just be risky for us, Sirius. You would be in danger as well. And I don't want that."

"I can take care of myself- "

"Not if all the Death Eaters go after you at once and you also have to protect someone else at the same time." I argued and he nodded with a sigh.

"This is going to be one of the worst days of my life." He muttered and I nodded.

"We'll get through it. I promise." I whispered and he closed his eyes, probably to hide the pained expression on his face. I knew that he feared nothing more than the possibility that one of us could get injured or worse…

Suddenly, he tightened the grip around my shoulder and pulled me closer. It wasn't a long kiss, but it told me everything I needed to know. I smiled at him. "I love you." I breathed into his ear and before he could say anything else, I leaned back and looked at the door.

"You said that we can't know who's listening to our conversations." I said slowly and raised my eyebrows at Sirius, who had just controlled himself again.

He nodded and now Ron dared to turn around again as well. "Who would listen to us here?"

"The whole Order wants to know what we're planning to do after the wedding." Sirius said simply and ran a hand through his hair. "I would have been here earlier if Molly wouldn't have tried to get information out of me."

"Wait, mum tried to get information on where we're going?" Ron asked in unbelief and Sirius nodded.

"She tried to convince me that it's too dangerous for you and that we should let the Order fulfill Dumbledore's task."

"As if that would be possible!" I said and shook my head.

"She thinks you're far too young to go out on your own."

"But we aren't alone." Ron cut in. "You're with us and when we go, we're all of age."

I laughed dryly. "I don't think that it will make a difference for your mother, Ron. To her, we'll always be children."

He sat there in silence for a few moments before he nodded. "And what are we going to do about it? I mean, we can't tell her anything!"

"Of course we can't tell her about the Horcruxes and that we have to destroy them. Everyone else in the Order would know it as well before we could even say 'Dumbledore'." Sirius agreed and frowned. "We have to avoid that subject. I know it won't be easy when Molly really wants to find it out, but we have to try. And when Harry arrives, we have to warn him as well."

"He won't say anything." Ron said immediately and Sirius nodded.

"Just that he knows what's waiting for him." He turned to look at me and when he saw the expression on my face, he raised an eyebrow.

"The Horcrux." I said simply. "You didn't have a chance to look for it."

He nodded. "After Dumbledore's death and the events after it I didn't get a chance to visit Grimmauld Place."

"When will you go there?" I asked and he shook his head.

"I'll think about it. But you won't come with me, Hermione. No one knows if the house is safe and it's best if I try it alone first."

"But wouldn't it be better then if someone was with you?" Ron looked at him questioningly, but Sirius shook his head again.

"It's my house, so I should go alone."

"I won't let you go- " I started again and now he put a finger on my lips.

"I promise to be careful. And it won't take too long. Besides, there is something else I have to deal with and I wanted to do it on the way."

I hesitated, even though I knew that it wouldn't make sense to argue with him about this. He would go alone, if I wanted it or not.