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Update: I've corrected the year Hermione was born so will everyone just chill, I made a mistake alright... I'm only human.
Chapter 20: Hermione's Confession
I'm about to tell Sirius that I'm from the future. I've been feeling physically sick about it all week, but I needed to tell him. I pulled Sirius into a broom cupboard, as we walked back to Gryffindor Tower: a cheeky smile appeared on his lips as he leaned in to kiss me. I spoke.
'I need to tell you something.' Sirius grinned.
'Fine... but you owe me a kiss.' I hesitated for a second or two, before words sprung out of my mouth.
'I'm a time traveller!' There was silence, before Sirius spoke.
'What?' I repeated myself, this time elaborating.
'I'm a time traveller. I was born in 1979. A Death Eater hexed me, but the curse hit the time-turner that I was wearing and it exploded. I was sent back in time when the time-turner exploded. I'm not a seer... I just know what's going to happen in the future, because... well... I've been there.' There was silence, which made me anxious. 'Sirius?' He spoke.
'Is this some kind of a joke?' I shook my head.
'No.' Sirius's smile vanished: his voice turned cold.
'So... you've been lying to me?' I didn't know what to say, and when I couldn't give a response, Sirius raised his voice. 'I thought you trusted me, Granger!' His voice turned from talking to practically shouting. 'I've told you things that I haven't even shared with Prongs... and you're telling me that there's a whole part of you that you kept secret!' I felt tears sting the back of my eyes; he's never shouted at me before. 'How much of what you've told me has been lies!?' I could tell he was feeling hurt, and shocked by what I'd told him... but I didn't know what to say to redeem myself, guess I couldn't, because I had been lying to him. There was another painful silence, before Sirius chuckled coldly. 'You can't even look me in the eyes.' Sirius opened the cupboard door; I felt his name leave my lips.
'Sirius.' He shook his head.
'I can't do this right now, Granger... just stay away from me.' Sirius then hurried off down the corridor, as tears flooded my eyes. There was one thing that I had said to Sirius, which definitely wasn't a lie: I love him.
I was curled up in my bed, when I next heard his voice.
'Hermione...' I didn't move, and the next second his voice appeared again. 'Ouch!' I smirked: I had a barrier around my bed, so that no one could attempt to disturb me. I didn't want to talk to anyone. I just wanted to stay in bed and cry. I spoke.
'Thought you only came up here if there's an emergency?' Sirius spoke.
'There is an emergency... Miss. Granger's been skiving class.' I didn't respond, meaning Sirius continued. 'Please let me in. I can shout all I want, but I still love you.' I mumbled the counter curse and heard Sirius fall through my barrier. I put the barrier back up once he was inside, and cast a silencing charm so no one could hear us. It was a few seconds, before Sirius opened the curtains around my bed. I glanced towards him, just in time to see him frown. 'Mynee...' I shook my head.
'Don't.' I sat up, moving away as Sirius tried to touch my face. Sirius spoke.
'I'm sorry, for shouting, I was shocked... please don't cry over me.' I chuckled.
'I'm not: those tears stopped days ago.' This made a confused expression appear on Sirius's face, meaning I continued. 'I want to go home, but I'm never going back. I can't go back.' Sirius climbed onto the bed beside me, and in a moment of weakness, which I think also surprised him, I threw myself into his arms. Sirius was motionless for a moment, before beginning to stroke my back.
'Shhh... You are home, this is where you belong... with me.' I stared into Sirius's eyes as he said this. I felt the smile on my lips, but the tears didn't stop.
'You're a dopey mutt.' Sirius grinned.
'Do you miss home a lot?' I shook my head.
'No. This is the first real time I've cried about it, suppose there's always been one reason why I've never broke down before.' Sirius prompted me.
'What?' I flushed red.
'You.' Sirius chuckled.
'Now who's being dopey?' Sirius kissed me. The kiss left me speechless, meaning Sirius did the talking. 'So, you're a time-traveller?' I nodded.
'Yes.' I then showed Sirius the remains of my time-turner, and told him that I'd explain everything this weekend: he seemed surprised.
'You're allowed to tell me about the future?!' I nodded again.
'Yes, because I need your help to change it.' Sirius's eyes widened. 'I just need to figure out where to begin.'
A/N: ... and finally he know :P Hermione will tell Sirius all about the future she's from in the next chapter, haven't decided if I'm just going to do just one long chapter or split it over a couple of chapters. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Remember to review. Love RoxannetheLaugh x
