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Chapter 5 - Lily Evans

Sirius and Hermione were in the Gryffindor Tower. Big curtains of red silk were hanged on the walls. Armchairs and a sofa, in front of the chimney, were as comfortable as she remembered. Some students were studying on the same table where Hermione, Harry and Ron used to do their homework. Two large doors, at each side of the room, led to the girls' and boys' dormitories.

"So, here is the Gryffindor Common Room. It's very cozy and you…" He started to say when they entered the comfy room.

But he couldn't go on because Hermione was directly heading to the girls' dorm.

"Hey! Wait! Where are you going?" He cried out while catching her. He took her arm and turned her back to him so she could face him.

"Let go of me! I know where I have to go!"

"But how…?"

"Dumbledore already explained it to me! Your task is over, you can now go on with your life, Sirius Black!"

Hermione was screaming more loudly while saying the name of Harry's godfather.

"But you haven't told me anything yet! Why were you in Dumbledore's cupboard? Where are you from? And what's your first name?"

"Leave me alone!" She shouted trying to free her arm.

Their argument didn't go unnoticed: all the people in the Common Room were looking at them. Some people tried to get close to them, trying to understand what was going on.

"Let go of her, Black!" A feminine voice said.

Sirius turned around and saw a good-looking young woman, with auburn hair and green eyes who was coming nearer. She glanced at him with a murderous look.

"Evans! And why should I listen to you? What will you do? Will you put me in detention? Will you bring me to the Headmaster? Or will you make me write lines?"

He said these words with irony and some girls were laughing. Hermione felt that Sirius's grip wasn't firm, so she tried to free her arm, but he was tightening it.

"Don't try to run away, love! We have something to finish!"

"Let go of her, Black!" Evans said again. "Or you will regret it!"

The Head Girl raised her wand and pointed it out towards Black.

"Are you threatening me?" He cried out.

He wasn't holding Hermione firmly anymore and she could free herself. Without looking at them, she ran to the girls' dorm. She opened the large door, took the staircase and arrived in the seventh-grade dorm. She lied on the first bed she found. She was exhausted.

She felt so alone and desperate: without her friends to support her, Hermione was lost. Her discussion with Dumbledore frustrated her. She didn't want to wait for two weeks, two months or even two years! No, she couldn't stay here for two years in this totally unknown past with these students, these teachers and that Sirius Black… He really looked like the young man from her dreams, but she refused to believe in it…

She heard the door opening and raised her head to see who was disturbing her: the red hair girl who tried to help her. The young woman went directly to her with a reassuring smile.

"How are you?" She asked while she sat on the bed.

"I am fine." Hermione answered faintly.

The only thing she wanted was to be alone and she didn't want to talk to anyone, or at least, to anyone in this time.

"Sirius can be very annoying," the red hair girl said without paying attention at Hermione's frowning. "He always wants to be the centre of everything! I hope he didn't hurt you!"

"No, no…"

"My name is Lily Evans. I am Head Girl in seventh grade, so, if you need anything, don't hesitate to come and talk to me!"

Hermione stared at Lily. Her nice smile was unbearable. She didn't want her help. She noticed her beautiful green eyes who looked like Harry's, her best friend. When she thought about him, she softened her temper and tried to smile, but she was so tensed that she was wincing rather than smiling.

"I am Hermione… Stagent! Nice to meet you!"

"You are new, aren't you?"

"Yes, I just arrived this afternoon."

"I guessed it! Are you in seventh grade too?"

Hermione nodded. She lowered her head and her eyes fell upon Lily's Head Girl badge: a silver uppercase H. She stared at it bitterly. She had to give her Head Girl badge back to Dumbledore to act as Hermione Stagent and it broke her heart.

"So, we will be together!" Lily replied nicely. "I will let you rest. And please don't hesitate to talk to me if you need anything! See you soon!"

Lily got up and left the room.

Even after she left, Hermione looked at the dorm's door with bitterness. Lily seemed nice but Hermione hardly appreciated her kindness.

I should have been Head Girl!

With this last thought, she laid her head on the pillow and didn't think of anything else.