Dumbledor sat in his office filling out some papperwork when there was a
knock on his door. "Come in Mr. Potter."
"Professor? I think there is something wrong with Sirius."
Letters to the Past
Chapter Six
By Ichigo
"Oh really?" Dumbledor waved to a chair sitting in front of his desk, "What do you think is wrong with him?"
James sat down in the chair. He had worked up a lot of nerve to come to Dumbledor with the help of Remus and Lily. Petter seemed against the whole thing.
"I noticed how much he has been spending with the new girl, Hermione Granger, and he's been acting strangly since he has met her. He could claim love but I think it's something else. You have to admit its a bit strange for him to be spouting nonsense of love after a week! This is still Sirius Black we're talking about!" James gave an exasperated sigh and ran a hand through his hair nervously. "And...We found him under a sleeping draught. He was under his bed, Professor. We took him to the hospital wing but then at dinner he was already up and about, chatting with Hermione."
"I see. Well that is indeed strange. I'm afraid however that only he can tell you what is going on, if he so choses to. He'll be leaving today so you'd better hurry if you intend to ask him."
"Leaving?"
Sirius woke up to Hermiones smiling face. She was propped up on her elbow, staring down at him through half lidded eyes. He felt her feather light touches tracing invisible patterns across his unclothed chest and smiled at her.
"Good morning sleepy head." She leaned down to peck him on the lips.
"Mmmm." When she pulled away he responded, "That it is. I could definatly get use to waking up to you every morning." He grined wolfishly at her and she laughed.
"Untamable flirth!" Hermione exclaimed as he nibbled at her ear. She giggled and pulled away from him. "Breakfast is waiting, Dear."
"It will just have to keep waiting then, wont it?" His grin widened at her scandalized expression and he wiggled his eyebrows suggestivly.
"No it will not. I'm hungry!" He laughed at her whine and allowed her to pull him to his feet. He got dressed and they headed down to the common room where Lily and James were waiting for them.
"It's about bloody time! What the hell kept you up all night that would make you sleep in so long? Or should I ask who?" James looked pointedly at Hermione who flushed in embaressment but managed a glare all the same.
Sirius frowned at him and stepped protectivly in front of her, sheilding her from prying eyes. "Not what's on your mind. Perhaps we should talk in a more private setting? I'm sure you have some questions and I'd rather not answer then here." He looked around at the full common room, most of the people had just gotten back from breakfast.
"All right." Lily stepped in, "How about we all go to a late breakfast?" She smiled when they agreed and fell in step behind James who stalked almost angrily down the hall.
They reached the Great Hall and sat down. Hermione grabbed a muffin and looked hesitantly between the three old friends.
"Spill it. Ever since you've met her you've been acting different. What's going on, Sirius?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you, old friend." He smiled at their confused looks. "Let us eat and I'll explain everything." So it was a strained silence that passed over them as Hermione munched on her muffin nervously and Sirius shoved quite a bit of sausage and pancakes down his throat.
Sirius was just swalloing his last bit of orange juice when James pounced on him, "Well?"
"Hold your broom! Kids! They're so impatient!" Hermione laughed while he grinned but soon shut up at the looks she got.
"No sense of humor...." But he quickly sombered up, "Alright. Well I fell in love with this gorgeous girl here about a year ago, although I only admited it to myself about a month or two ago. Well since there was quite an age difference I thought she wouldn't accept me and so I cast an illision spell, making me appear the age of eighteen and came back to the past with her. This is where it gets confusing." He looked at their disbelieving faces, smirked, and continued, "I made a very strong sleeping draught that would have made even Snape proud and used it on my younger self. My plan was to get her to fall in love with me in the past and then she'd have to admit her feelings for me in the future. Of course Dumbledore is no fool and caught on to me. But none of that matters now anyways because she loved me from the start. So now we're going back home." Sirius looked between the gaping James and Lily, "Any more questions?"
"Just one. What the hell are you on?!" Lily exclaimed, looking at him as if he had grown five more heads, three legs and an arm sprouting from his back. Hermione laughed and the attention shifted to her.
"It would seem that way, wouldn't it? But it's just like Sirius to pull a stunt as stupid as this." She winked at him as she said this.
He held up his hand defensivly and said, "I am not responsible for what I do concerning you, for a fool in love is certainly a crazed man." He kissed her lightly and pulled back smiling like a kid in a candy shop.
Hermione giggled at him and turned back to the others, "However, we need to be getting back." She stood up, followed by Sirius.
"How?" James looked at them confused.
"The Room of Requirment. It'll give us a portal back to our own time."
And so the four of them began their treck through the halls of Hogwarts, searching for that one room. Sirius was kind of sad to be going. It had taken a lot of strength to be able to hold back from killing Peter then and there but it would only have made his life hell even sooner. Besides, he had messed with time enough as it was. He glanced down at Hermione, who was holding his hand as they walked. She was smiling brightly, apparently unable to contain her happiness. His mood lightened considerably with that knowledge. He had made her this happy. It was because of him that she had that extra bounce in her step. He sighed, contented.
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"Professor? I think there is something wrong with Sirius."
Letters to the Past
Chapter Six
By Ichigo
"Oh really?" Dumbledor waved to a chair sitting in front of his desk, "What do you think is wrong with him?"
James sat down in the chair. He had worked up a lot of nerve to come to Dumbledor with the help of Remus and Lily. Petter seemed against the whole thing.
"I noticed how much he has been spending with the new girl, Hermione Granger, and he's been acting strangly since he has met her. He could claim love but I think it's something else. You have to admit its a bit strange for him to be spouting nonsense of love after a week! This is still Sirius Black we're talking about!" James gave an exasperated sigh and ran a hand through his hair nervously. "And...We found him under a sleeping draught. He was under his bed, Professor. We took him to the hospital wing but then at dinner he was already up and about, chatting with Hermione."
"I see. Well that is indeed strange. I'm afraid however that only he can tell you what is going on, if he so choses to. He'll be leaving today so you'd better hurry if you intend to ask him."
"Leaving?"
Sirius woke up to Hermiones smiling face. She was propped up on her elbow, staring down at him through half lidded eyes. He felt her feather light touches tracing invisible patterns across his unclothed chest and smiled at her.
"Good morning sleepy head." She leaned down to peck him on the lips.
"Mmmm." When she pulled away he responded, "That it is. I could definatly get use to waking up to you every morning." He grined wolfishly at her and she laughed.
"Untamable flirth!" Hermione exclaimed as he nibbled at her ear. She giggled and pulled away from him. "Breakfast is waiting, Dear."
"It will just have to keep waiting then, wont it?" His grin widened at her scandalized expression and he wiggled his eyebrows suggestivly.
"No it will not. I'm hungry!" He laughed at her whine and allowed her to pull him to his feet. He got dressed and they headed down to the common room where Lily and James were waiting for them.
"It's about bloody time! What the hell kept you up all night that would make you sleep in so long? Or should I ask who?" James looked pointedly at Hermione who flushed in embaressment but managed a glare all the same.
Sirius frowned at him and stepped protectivly in front of her, sheilding her from prying eyes. "Not what's on your mind. Perhaps we should talk in a more private setting? I'm sure you have some questions and I'd rather not answer then here." He looked around at the full common room, most of the people had just gotten back from breakfast.
"All right." Lily stepped in, "How about we all go to a late breakfast?" She smiled when they agreed and fell in step behind James who stalked almost angrily down the hall.
They reached the Great Hall and sat down. Hermione grabbed a muffin and looked hesitantly between the three old friends.
"Spill it. Ever since you've met her you've been acting different. What's going on, Sirius?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you, old friend." He smiled at their confused looks. "Let us eat and I'll explain everything." So it was a strained silence that passed over them as Hermione munched on her muffin nervously and Sirius shoved quite a bit of sausage and pancakes down his throat.
Sirius was just swalloing his last bit of orange juice when James pounced on him, "Well?"
"Hold your broom! Kids! They're so impatient!" Hermione laughed while he grinned but soon shut up at the looks she got.
"No sense of humor...." But he quickly sombered up, "Alright. Well I fell in love with this gorgeous girl here about a year ago, although I only admited it to myself about a month or two ago. Well since there was quite an age difference I thought she wouldn't accept me and so I cast an illision spell, making me appear the age of eighteen and came back to the past with her. This is where it gets confusing." He looked at their disbelieving faces, smirked, and continued, "I made a very strong sleeping draught that would have made even Snape proud and used it on my younger self. My plan was to get her to fall in love with me in the past and then she'd have to admit her feelings for me in the future. Of course Dumbledore is no fool and caught on to me. But none of that matters now anyways because she loved me from the start. So now we're going back home." Sirius looked between the gaping James and Lily, "Any more questions?"
"Just one. What the hell are you on?!" Lily exclaimed, looking at him as if he had grown five more heads, three legs and an arm sprouting from his back. Hermione laughed and the attention shifted to her.
"It would seem that way, wouldn't it? But it's just like Sirius to pull a stunt as stupid as this." She winked at him as she said this.
He held up his hand defensivly and said, "I am not responsible for what I do concerning you, for a fool in love is certainly a crazed man." He kissed her lightly and pulled back smiling like a kid in a candy shop.
Hermione giggled at him and turned back to the others, "However, we need to be getting back." She stood up, followed by Sirius.
"How?" James looked at them confused.
"The Room of Requirment. It'll give us a portal back to our own time."
And so the four of them began their treck through the halls of Hogwarts, searching for that one room. Sirius was kind of sad to be going. It had taken a lot of strength to be able to hold back from killing Peter then and there but it would only have made his life hell even sooner. Besides, he had messed with time enough as it was. He glanced down at Hermione, who was holding his hand as they walked. She was smiling brightly, apparently unable to contain her happiness. His mood lightened considerably with that knowledge. He had made her this happy. It was because of him that she had that extra bounce in her step. He sighed, contented.
Authors note: THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! And for good measure...THANK YOU! Lol! I'm so happy! I reached ONE HUNDRED REVIEWS! I saw that yesterday and I just had to write more! I've been so busy lately with packing and planning and such for my final goodbye visit to florida (i'm moved to kentucky recently and never got to say goodbye really) But I saw thoes reviews and just had to write more as a thank you gift. lol. I expect there will be one or two more chapters and an epilogue