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(DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Poter or any of the Harry Potter characters)
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Hermione and Sirius arrived at her flat around six pm. As soon as Hermione's door opened

Sirius started laughing. Hermione ofcourse, failed to see what was so funny.
"Whats so funny?" she asked shooting a glare at him.

He pointed to the walls of the living room. Every inch of them was covered with books.

It was like miniture library packed into one room. Just like something the famous Hermione Granger would have.

Sirius ruffled her hair and grinned as he walked in to look at the rest of the room.

"Good to know you never change Hermione." he said still looking at the books all over the

room.

"Stuff it, Sirius. Im going to take a quick shower alright. Then throw on a dress or somehting

to wear and then try and not freak myself into not going." Hermione answered and then headed towards the bathroom.

She turned around before she reached it and looked back at Sirius who was skimming his finger

over the books, reading each of the titles.
"By the way Sirius," she said smiling back at him. "Try not to break anything please?"
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Hermione climbed out of the shower and wrapped a big fluffy pink towel around her petite frame nad flung one over her hair

to keep it from dripping all over her floor.

" Hair better be good tonight." she said to herself as she opened the bathroom door and headed for her

room to get changed. She didnt bother wearing anything too dressy, but she did want to look nice.

She went through her drawers and found some underwear and slipped them on. When she looked up at her

dresser she smiled.

There was a picture of her, Ron, Harry, Ginny, George and Fred laughing and throwing snowballs at each other.

'Stop it and get changed all ready.' she told herself and sauntered over to the closet.

She decided on a light pink halter dress that had crisscross string in the back. Nothing revealing.

After all she had never ben comfortable in revealing clothes.

She picked out some cute flip flops to match and then placed them gently on her feet.

She proceeded to magically dry her hair and smiled at how it was MUCH less frizzier then it

used to be.

It now just fell down her back in soft curls. Hermione was happy that it wasnt too strait though.

She had grown to like bushy and curly hair. She had had it since she was born and it had become a trademark.

She whipped on some lip gloss and then headed out to the living room carrying her purse.
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Sirius was looking through an old photo album when she returned and he smiled up at her.

"What are you looking at Sirius?" she asked walking over to him.

"Photos. Mostly of you, Harry Ron and your other friends back in HOgwarts." he answered flipping the page.

Hermione looked at them and giggled as one of the photo Harry's threw a piece of birthday cake at the

photo Ron. Hermione remembered it like it was yesterday.

It had been Harry's eighteenth birthday and they were celebrating at the Weasley house.

Ron had said that if all this food continued to come, Harry would become the "Boy-who-lived-to-become-the-size-of-a-house."

Hermione had laughed and Harry threw a large piece of chocolate cake at Ron.

She giggled and Sirius smiled up at her.

When he flipped the page however Hermione's breath caught in her throat and she sat strait down

on her plush couch and looked at Sirius.

The picture was of her and Ron.

They were kissing by the lake while the sun set and Harry was sitting beside them smiling like a mad man

on the night of a full moon.

" I cant do this Sirius." she said looking at him with large eyes. Trying to breath again.

He reached over and touched her hand looking at her with genuine care.

"Hermione, you cant run away from your past." he said looking her sqaure in the eyes.

She swallowed hard and nodded. She couldnt run and hide anymore. SHe had to face the people she loved.

She knew if she didnt that one day she would regret it.

"ok..." standing up again.

She looked at her watch and realized they were already a half hour late for Ginny's birthday.

"Ok, I can do this." she said, more to herself then Sirius.

He squezed her hand supportivley.

" I know you can. Your Hermione Granger. The greatest witch alive." he said smiling at her and patting her back in a

supportive maner.

"We will apparate there on the count of three." he said and reached for his wand pointing it

at himself.

Hermione followed suite and they looked at each other.

"One." Sirius said.

"Two." he continued.

Hermione smiled at him. It was a smile full of courage and thanks.

"Three!" she said and with a great "**POP**" they both disappeared.
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(A/N: Ok I will write more tommorow, i have to go to bed now to get up for swim practice tommorow

Review please and I will love you forever! I swear!)

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