A/N: Thanks for the compliments everyone. It's making feel happy that you are enjoying this. Here's Chapter 4.
Chapter 4.
Hermione looked at Lily as they sat down next to each other for Arithmacy. "Lily, something is bothering me. Why don't you like James?" She asked. Lily looked at her from the corner of her eyes. "I don't hate him if that what's you mean. It's just he's so annoying." She told her. Hermione silently laughed. "How so?" She asked.
Lily sighed. "He just does. He shows off too much." She said. Hermione laughed. "Lily, don't you get it? He does it for you. He just wants you to notice him. He really, really likes you." She said. Lily was quiet. She didn't look up at Hermione for a long time. Hermione felt as if she may have said something wrong.
After class, she hurried down the hall with Lily at her side. Lily was still quiet but then she laughed as if someone had told her a funny joke. Hermione looked at her through raised eyebrows. "What's so funny?" She asked. Lily smiled at Hermione. She didn't actually answer. Instead she just hugged Hermione and then took off running down the hall. Hermione stared with wide eyes. Something had just happened and she had just missed the point. She didn't understand and it really bugged her. She just shrugged and went to the Gryffindor tower.
She had just pushed open the potrait and climbed in when she spotted James, Remus, Sirius and Peter leaning over the table examing something and talking in whispers. Their backs facing her. Hermione rose an eyebrow and quietly closed the potrait without catching their attention. She slowly and quietly walked towards them.
"But, Padfoot. If we're going to sneak out tonight shouldn't we take the Womping Willow passage. We always take that one." James said. Peter started to tremble. "Uh, g-g-guys." he started to stutter.
No one listened to him. Sirius just shook his head. "We can take the one eyed witch. It would just take us straight to the candy shop." he said. Peter swallowed hard. "James?" He asked again. Remus had glanced at him but shook his head. "Guys, I really don't think it's a good idea. We can just wait till the Hogsmeade trip." He said. Peter cringed and stepped back.
He had his eyes closed and was blushing. "Guys!" He said loudly. James sighed. "Come on, Moony. Your so jumpy. Why all of a sudden?" He asked. Peter rose a hand and started to wave it like he was in class.
"I know why!" He said. But no one paid attention to him. Hermione shook her head with a smile. She knew that Peter knew she was there. He had glanced over at her a few times. "It's nothing, Prongs." Remus insisted. Peter nodded. "Yes it is! I know why!"
Again they ignored him. Sirius just grinned. "Aw come on, Moony, my boy. Tell us why your so jumpy. Does it have anything to do with Hermione?" He asked with a laugh. Hermione straightened her smile fading. Remus's face went pink. "No. But....." He was saying. James pushed him softly. "Yeah right. We've seen the way you've looked at her. Your infatuated with her, aren't you?" He asked. Remus's face went red now. "No! She's really pretty, yeah but this has nothing to do with her!" he insisted.
Sirius let out a small bark of a laugh. "Ha! Yeah right." He laughed. Peter groaned and shook his head. He slammed his fist down on the piece of parchment making the other three jump. "Wormtail! Becareful! You'll rip the map!" Sirius said in a growl. Peter began pointing to something on the map.
"Yeah. But if you guys look closer right here you'll notice something very interesting." The three bent over to see closer to see what he was pointing at. Hermione stepped closer and glanced over James's shoulder. They were staring wide eyed at the Marauder's Map at the Gryffindor Tower.
There were five dots in the same room. Each listed the names. "Uh....that's weird. Who's Hermione Granger?" Sirius asked. Hermione bent down beside him. "I am." The three jumped and spun around. Their faces went pale. James tried to hide the parchment behind him but Hermione shook her head. She took out her wand. "Accio parchment." She said. The map jumped out of his hand and flew into Hermione's.
All four boys winced. "Aw man." James said.
Sirius cringed abit. "Busted."
Hermione looked over the map. It was definitely the Marauder's map only it was newer. She smiled and shook her head looking up. "I'd becareful when you use this and pay more attention to who's in the room with you guys." She said setting the map on the table. All four looked stunned. Hermione started up the stairs. Remus tilted his head. "Uh, Hermione?" He called. Hermione turned around. "What?"
Remus pointed at the map. "Why does it say Hermione Granger on it instead of Hermione Dumbledor?" He asked. Hermione mentally slapped herself. The map never lies she remembered. She thought of a lie quickly. "Granger is my middle name, Remus. My name is Hermione Granger Dumbledor. Don't ask me why that's my middle name because I really don't know why." She said. The four looked at each other with strange expressions.
But shrugged. "Your not going to tell anyone about the map, are you?" James asked. Hermione shook her head. "No. It may be a rule breaking item but it may come in handy one of these days. Besides, it's not my secret to tell." She said smiling towards them. She went up the stairs leaving them speechless.
Sirius then cracked a smile. "You know. I'm really starting to like her. She would be an excellent Marauder." He said. The other three snorted and nodded.
Hermione went to down to the Great Hall for lunch. She was sitting by herself when she a shadow fall over her. She turned around to find Snape standing there. She narrowed her eyes. "What do you want?" She asked. Snape's dark eyes narrowed abit. "Lucius would like a word with you, Dumbledor. Follow me." He said starting to turn away. Hermione shook her head. "No." She said simply.
Snape stopped and turned back. His dark eyes narrowing. He turned fully around. "What did you say?" He asked. Hermione's lips pressed firmly. "I said no." She said. Snape gritted his teeth showing them abit. "No one says no to Lucius Malfoy." he said. Hermione shook her head. "Well I just did." She said turning away from him.
Snape stepped forward and gripped her shoulder and made her turn around. Hermione looked at him. Snape was gripping her shoulder very tight that it hurt. She winced abit and glared at him. "You will come and talk to Malfoy or else!" He growled between his teeth.
Just then two pairs of hands grabbed Snape's shoulders and yanked him away from Hermione. The two pairs of hands belong to James and Sirius. "Excuse us, Snivellus. But do you have an appointment with our friend here?" James asked.
Snape growled and yanked his arms away. He went for his wand but James and Sirius grabbed their's in a heart beat. Hermione quickly stood and grabbed her own. They all pointed at Snape. Snape froze. Hermione then paused and put her wand away. "Don't even bother. He's not worth it. You can always get him later." She said. She remembered that those were the exact words she said to Harry and Ron when Draco Malfoy harrassed her. She just shrugged it off.
Sirius and James glanced at her then slowly lowered their wands. Snape's face hardened. "Your lucky that she stopped you." he warned. Sirius snorted. "Oh really? And what would you have done if she didn't?" He asked coldly. Snape narrowed his eyes untel they were a squint. "You'll pay for this. All of you. Someday." he growled. He whirled around and stomped away.
James started to raise his wand again. Hermione grabbed his shoulder. "Harry, don't. I mean.....James." She said. She winced at her own stupidity. James turned and looked at her. He looked abit confused. "Did you just call me Harry?" He asked. Hermione held her breath and smiled. "Nope." She said. She quickly sat down and began eating.
James and Sirius looked at each other and shrugged. Remus sat down from across Hermione. Peter next to him. James and Sirius sat on each of Hermione's sides. "Hey, Hermione. We were talking just now and we'd like to know if you wanted to sneak out with us tonight to go to the Astronomy tower to star gaze. It's suppose to be a great night for star gazing." Sirius said. Hermione looked at him then back at her food.
"Um....I don't know. I'm not too fond of the Astronomy tower right now, guys."The four boys looked at each other. "Is it because of what happened to you the other night?" James asked. Hermione didn't look up. She didn't know how to answer. She gave a soft nod.
Peter leaned over. "Not to pry or anything. But what did happen that night?" He whispered sounding curious. Hermione looked at him. She really hated him. For what he did in the future to everyone. To her best friend. She tried to look away before she decided to just leap up and strangle the rat and start threatening him if he turned bad she'd hunt him down.
She felt someone put their hand on her shoulder. She glanced over and noticed that it was James. He looked abit concerned. "Whoever it was that hurt you, he will pay someday." Hermione took a deep breath. "James, I fell down the stairs. I slipped and fell. That's all." She lied. The boys looked only half convinced but they didn't press any further.
"Aw come on, Hermione. It'll be fun. All we're doing is looking at stars." James said. He put on a puppy dog look. Hermione felt like slugging him. Harry had done the exact same puppy dog look before and it worked. She narrowed her eyes on him. "You know, you remind me one of my friends. He does that exact same look and it really annoys me." She said coolly. James put a mock look of surprise. "Oh really? Does it work?" He asked abit quickly.
Hermione had to smile. "Yes it does." she said nodding. The boys all smiled. "Good. We're sneaking out around eleven. We'll wait for you in the common room." Sirius said. Hermione rolled her eyes. She didn't really want to go alone. Maybe she would ask Lily to go with.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this one. The next chapter should be pretty interesting too. Review please and tell me what you thought.
Chapter 4.
Hermione looked at Lily as they sat down next to each other for Arithmacy. "Lily, something is bothering me. Why don't you like James?" She asked. Lily looked at her from the corner of her eyes. "I don't hate him if that what's you mean. It's just he's so annoying." She told her. Hermione silently laughed. "How so?" She asked.
Lily sighed. "He just does. He shows off too much." She said. Hermione laughed. "Lily, don't you get it? He does it for you. He just wants you to notice him. He really, really likes you." She said. Lily was quiet. She didn't look up at Hermione for a long time. Hermione felt as if she may have said something wrong.
After class, she hurried down the hall with Lily at her side. Lily was still quiet but then she laughed as if someone had told her a funny joke. Hermione looked at her through raised eyebrows. "What's so funny?" She asked. Lily smiled at Hermione. She didn't actually answer. Instead she just hugged Hermione and then took off running down the hall. Hermione stared with wide eyes. Something had just happened and she had just missed the point. She didn't understand and it really bugged her. She just shrugged and went to the Gryffindor tower.
She had just pushed open the potrait and climbed in when she spotted James, Remus, Sirius and Peter leaning over the table examing something and talking in whispers. Their backs facing her. Hermione rose an eyebrow and quietly closed the potrait without catching their attention. She slowly and quietly walked towards them.
"But, Padfoot. If we're going to sneak out tonight shouldn't we take the Womping Willow passage. We always take that one." James said. Peter started to tremble. "Uh, g-g-guys." he started to stutter.
No one listened to him. Sirius just shook his head. "We can take the one eyed witch. It would just take us straight to the candy shop." he said. Peter swallowed hard. "James?" He asked again. Remus had glanced at him but shook his head. "Guys, I really don't think it's a good idea. We can just wait till the Hogsmeade trip." He said. Peter cringed and stepped back.
He had his eyes closed and was blushing. "Guys!" He said loudly. James sighed. "Come on, Moony. Your so jumpy. Why all of a sudden?" He asked. Peter rose a hand and started to wave it like he was in class.
"I know why!" He said. But no one paid attention to him. Hermione shook her head with a smile. She knew that Peter knew she was there. He had glanced over at her a few times. "It's nothing, Prongs." Remus insisted. Peter nodded. "Yes it is! I know why!"
Again they ignored him. Sirius just grinned. "Aw come on, Moony, my boy. Tell us why your so jumpy. Does it have anything to do with Hermione?" He asked with a laugh. Hermione straightened her smile fading. Remus's face went pink. "No. But....." He was saying. James pushed him softly. "Yeah right. We've seen the way you've looked at her. Your infatuated with her, aren't you?" He asked. Remus's face went red now. "No! She's really pretty, yeah but this has nothing to do with her!" he insisted.
Sirius let out a small bark of a laugh. "Ha! Yeah right." He laughed. Peter groaned and shook his head. He slammed his fist down on the piece of parchment making the other three jump. "Wormtail! Becareful! You'll rip the map!" Sirius said in a growl. Peter began pointing to something on the map.
"Yeah. But if you guys look closer right here you'll notice something very interesting." The three bent over to see closer to see what he was pointing at. Hermione stepped closer and glanced over James's shoulder. They were staring wide eyed at the Marauder's Map at the Gryffindor Tower.
There were five dots in the same room. Each listed the names. "Uh....that's weird. Who's Hermione Granger?" Sirius asked. Hermione bent down beside him. "I am." The three jumped and spun around. Their faces went pale. James tried to hide the parchment behind him but Hermione shook her head. She took out her wand. "Accio parchment." She said. The map jumped out of his hand and flew into Hermione's.
All four boys winced. "Aw man." James said.
Sirius cringed abit. "Busted."
Hermione looked over the map. It was definitely the Marauder's map only it was newer. She smiled and shook her head looking up. "I'd becareful when you use this and pay more attention to who's in the room with you guys." She said setting the map on the table. All four looked stunned. Hermione started up the stairs. Remus tilted his head. "Uh, Hermione?" He called. Hermione turned around. "What?"
Remus pointed at the map. "Why does it say Hermione Granger on it instead of Hermione Dumbledor?" He asked. Hermione mentally slapped herself. The map never lies she remembered. She thought of a lie quickly. "Granger is my middle name, Remus. My name is Hermione Granger Dumbledor. Don't ask me why that's my middle name because I really don't know why." She said. The four looked at each other with strange expressions.
But shrugged. "Your not going to tell anyone about the map, are you?" James asked. Hermione shook her head. "No. It may be a rule breaking item but it may come in handy one of these days. Besides, it's not my secret to tell." She said smiling towards them. She went up the stairs leaving them speechless.
Sirius then cracked a smile. "You know. I'm really starting to like her. She would be an excellent Marauder." He said. The other three snorted and nodded.
Hermione went to down to the Great Hall for lunch. She was sitting by herself when she a shadow fall over her. She turned around to find Snape standing there. She narrowed her eyes. "What do you want?" She asked. Snape's dark eyes narrowed abit. "Lucius would like a word with you, Dumbledor. Follow me." He said starting to turn away. Hermione shook her head. "No." She said simply.
Snape stopped and turned back. His dark eyes narrowing. He turned fully around. "What did you say?" He asked. Hermione's lips pressed firmly. "I said no." She said. Snape gritted his teeth showing them abit. "No one says no to Lucius Malfoy." he said. Hermione shook her head. "Well I just did." She said turning away from him.
Snape stepped forward and gripped her shoulder and made her turn around. Hermione looked at him. Snape was gripping her shoulder very tight that it hurt. She winced abit and glared at him. "You will come and talk to Malfoy or else!" He growled between his teeth.
Just then two pairs of hands grabbed Snape's shoulders and yanked him away from Hermione. The two pairs of hands belong to James and Sirius. "Excuse us, Snivellus. But do you have an appointment with our friend here?" James asked.
Snape growled and yanked his arms away. He went for his wand but James and Sirius grabbed their's in a heart beat. Hermione quickly stood and grabbed her own. They all pointed at Snape. Snape froze. Hermione then paused and put her wand away. "Don't even bother. He's not worth it. You can always get him later." She said. She remembered that those were the exact words she said to Harry and Ron when Draco Malfoy harrassed her. She just shrugged it off.
Sirius and James glanced at her then slowly lowered their wands. Snape's face hardened. "Your lucky that she stopped you." he warned. Sirius snorted. "Oh really? And what would you have done if she didn't?" He asked coldly. Snape narrowed his eyes untel they were a squint. "You'll pay for this. All of you. Someday." he growled. He whirled around and stomped away.
James started to raise his wand again. Hermione grabbed his shoulder. "Harry, don't. I mean.....James." She said. She winced at her own stupidity. James turned and looked at her. He looked abit confused. "Did you just call me Harry?" He asked. Hermione held her breath and smiled. "Nope." She said. She quickly sat down and began eating.
James and Sirius looked at each other and shrugged. Remus sat down from across Hermione. Peter next to him. James and Sirius sat on each of Hermione's sides. "Hey, Hermione. We were talking just now and we'd like to know if you wanted to sneak out with us tonight to go to the Astronomy tower to star gaze. It's suppose to be a great night for star gazing." Sirius said. Hermione looked at him then back at her food.
"Um....I don't know. I'm not too fond of the Astronomy tower right now, guys."The four boys looked at each other. "Is it because of what happened to you the other night?" James asked. Hermione didn't look up. She didn't know how to answer. She gave a soft nod.
Peter leaned over. "Not to pry or anything. But what did happen that night?" He whispered sounding curious. Hermione looked at him. She really hated him. For what he did in the future to everyone. To her best friend. She tried to look away before she decided to just leap up and strangle the rat and start threatening him if he turned bad she'd hunt him down.
She felt someone put their hand on her shoulder. She glanced over and noticed that it was James. He looked abit concerned. "Whoever it was that hurt you, he will pay someday." Hermione took a deep breath. "James, I fell down the stairs. I slipped and fell. That's all." She lied. The boys looked only half convinced but they didn't press any further.
"Aw come on, Hermione. It'll be fun. All we're doing is looking at stars." James said. He put on a puppy dog look. Hermione felt like slugging him. Harry had done the exact same puppy dog look before and it worked. She narrowed her eyes on him. "You know, you remind me one of my friends. He does that exact same look and it really annoys me." She said coolly. James put a mock look of surprise. "Oh really? Does it work?" He asked abit quickly.
Hermione had to smile. "Yes it does." she said nodding. The boys all smiled. "Good. We're sneaking out around eleven. We'll wait for you in the common room." Sirius said. Hermione rolled her eyes. She didn't really want to go alone. Maybe she would ask Lily to go with.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this one. The next chapter should be pretty interesting too. Review please and tell me what you thought.