A/N: Thanks for your reviews. Like I said before, I just couldn't stand
having Sirius dead. And I won't be making them stop Hermione from
going. Because if she didn't go, then they would have never met her in
the past. Also you may be right if it's Hermione who helped Peter. But
remember, Hermione didn't know she went back into time untel she did.
So it could easily be someone else. But we shall see in this chapter
because the one who did help shows up and reveals theirself. Let's read
on.
Chapter 17.
The hippogriff burst right out the window sending glass flying. Remus's eyes were wide and his mouth wide open from shock. Sirius was laughing his head off though. He thought it was funny that Remus was freaking out behind him. After all, Remus has never rode a hippogriff before.
"Sirius! Can we please slow down just abit?!" Remus begged. Sirius shook his shaggy black hair. "Sorry, Moony, my boy. But this flying horse has one speed only. And that's his speed." He yelled back over his shoulder.
Remus clamped his mouth shut. "Man, I think I'm going to be sick!" He said through gritted teeth. Sirius jerked his head around. "Hey, hey, hey, hey! Don't you dare be throwing up on me!" He warned. Remus laughed. They went faster in the night. Remus looked at his watch. "We have to go faster! We won't make it if we don't go faster!" He called over Sirius's shoulder.
Sirius snorted. "First you say slow down and now you say speed up. Make up your mind, my boy!" He said. He tapped Buckbeak's flanks. Buckbeak let out a loud sound and went faster. Remus's eyes went abit wider as he almost slipped off. He had to grab onto Sirius's shoulders as they went faster.
Within thirty minutes, they could see Hogwarts in the distance. Remus's eyes scanned the castle. "Fly near the Great Hall windows! See if Hermione's in there!" He said. Sirius nodded and got Buckbeak to dive near the window. Then Sirius pulled on Buckbeak's chain making him stop in the air. Both of them looked into the window.
Remus's eyes skimmed through the Great Hall. He couldn't see Hermione, Draco Malfoy, or Dumbledore. "Do you see her?" Sirius asked. Remus shook his head. "No. I don't Where's Dumbledore?" He asked. Sirius shook his head. "Maybe he's going to stop Malfoy's brat himself." He said. Remus nodded. He had to agree with his friend.
"Land Buckbeak. We'll run right up there and see for ourselves." He said. Sirius nodded. He flew Buckbeak down and they both climbed off. As soon as they did, Buckbeak ran off towards Hagrid's hut. Sirius smirked. "Looks like Buckbeak missed Hagrid." he said. But Remus didn't stop to listen. He took off running for the Great doors leaving Sirius behind for a second.
Sirius turned and noticed that Remus was running off with out him. "Hey! Wait for me!" he called. He ran after him. Both of them had to pull open the heavy doors together. Once they got them open, they ran towards the stairs.
As Sirius ran after Remus, the Great Hall doors opened and he ran headlong into the door. He hit it with a big loud thud. Remus gasped spinning around on heel. The one who opened the door was Severus Snape. He looked around the door at Sirius who was rubbing his forhead and starting to glare at Snape.
Snape's mouth fell open wide. "Black?!" He exclaimed. Sirius scowled. "Why don't you watch where your going, Snivally!" He snapped. He hurried after Remus. Snape stared wide eyed trying to figuare out if the Sirius Black he had just seen was a ghost or not.
The two darted up the stairs and ran down the corridors. Within ten minutes of aimless running around they found their way to the Astronomy Tower where they found Filch and Dumbledore talking to each other. Both looked grave. At their feet was Draco Malfoy. He was motionless. A cloak had been draped across the boy.
As Remus and Sirius ran up, Dumbledore and Filch turned their eyes on them only to freeze. They both looked stunned to see that Sirius Black was still alive. Remus doubled over to collect his breath. "Pro-Professor Dum-Dumbledore!" He gasped for air.
His eyes on the boy. "Is H-H-Hermione....back yet?" He gasped. Dumbledore had an awkward look on his face. "Ah, Remus. There is something I must discuss with you that I should have told you along time ago. But right now isn't the time." he said looking down. Remus looked down at the cloak. He slowly bent down and lifted it up. He winced and closed his eyes. Sirius stared wide eyed. "That's Draco Malfoy? Lucius's brat that Hermione told us about?" He asked still panting abit.
Dumbledore shook his head shamefully. "It was Draco Malfoy. I tried to get here in time to save him from being killed. But I was not fast enough. His mother will not be happy. I fear for the worst for her." He said saddly. Remus covered the twisted head again.
He felt bad for the boy. Even if he was a slimy git like his father. But the one to blame for the boy's behavior was Lucius. If only he hadn't been such a jerk like he had maybe this would have never happened. Remus looked around. "Hermione hasn't returned yet?" He asked. Dumbledore shook his head.
"I'm afraid not. She will be returning soon. But before we get into that, I would like to know exactly how is Sirius still alive. I was aware that he was dead." He said. Sirius blew out a long breath. "It is kind of a long story." he said.
Dumbledore nodded. "Then you should tell it in my office. Mr. Filch, please take dearly care of Mr. Malfoy. I will have to write to Narcissa to be the bearer of bad news." He said wearily. He looked at Remus who had taken refudge at the window. He was staring upward at the bright stars.
"Remus? Will you be joining us?" Dumbledore asked. Remus sighed lowering his head. "Not yet. I think I'll wait for Hermione to return to this time." He said. Dumbledore opened his mouth to say something but stopped himself. He smiled and gave a nod. "Very well. She will be here very soon." he said. Remus gave a nod. He heard them leave.
The small group was going around the corner and stopped when someone in a black cloak was standing in their path. Dumbledore smiled and stepped to the side while motioning for them to pass. The cloaked figuare nodded and began walking. Sirius was staring with confusion at the person but followed Dumbledore asking, "Hey, who is that?"
Remus was staring upward at the stars. The half quarter moon gleaming behind the clouds. The stars brightly shining. Remus let out a long sigh and then held it as he spotted a shooting star flying across the sky. He smiled faintly remembering his favorite rhyme that Hermione taught to him a long time ago. "Star light, Star bright. First star I see tonight. I wish you may, I wish you might. Grant me this wish I wish tonight." He whispered as a tear ran down his cheek.
He closed his eyes and thought up his wish. He wanted only one thing. And that was Hermione to come back safely. Remus opened his eyes just as his senses kicked in. He knew he wasn't alone. There was a strange smell. A smell of fresh roses. He turned his head just abit and noticed a black cloaked person watching him.
"Did you make your wish?" A sweet voice asked. Remus turned slowly and stared at the person standing before him. He couldn't see their face but he could tell that it was a woman. She was wearing midnight blue robes under her black cloak. Her bottom lip was in the light. And he could barely see her eyes. Her skin was pale in the moon light. And Remus had to admit. She had a nice figuare.
Remus stared. "My wish?" He asked. The woman nodded. "Yes. Your wish. What did you wish?" She asked in a curious tone. Remus sighed leaning back against the window sill. "For a lot of things." He said. The woman stepped closer but slowly. "What sort of things?" She asked. Remus turned his head looking back at the moon. "To have my friends back. The one I love be safe." He said.
The woman made a small sound as if she was smiling too loud. She reached up and pulled back her hood. "She is safe." She whispered. Remus didn't move for a second. Then he slowly looked back at her. It was the stewardess from the Hogwarts Express. But he could see her better. She had chocolate brown eyes and a smile that made Remus's heart beat abit faster. He knew that smile. His mouth parted. "You? But how do you know......" He was saying.
The young woman smiled brighter. And Remus's eyes slowly widened. "Because I know her. The one you loved. She is safe. And she is happy to see you again." the woman before him said. Remus's elbow slipped from the window sill and he nearly fell over. The lovely stewardess laughed silently.
"Hello, Remus. It's good to see you again." She said. Remus looked her over. "Her-Hermione?" He whispered. The woman smiled brighter. She nodded. "It's me. Swiftstar." She whispered. Remus felt the world just freeze over. It was Hermione. It was his Swiftstar. But.....what was she doing here? Wasn't she suppose to be sixteen?
Hermione stepped closer standing beside him. She knew what he was thinking. "The potion they made was a faulty. It didn't work. I reappeared only a year later after I took it. I went straight to Dumbledore after a few days. I didn't understand why it didn't work. Not at first anyway. We tried to do it again. But it didn't work. So Dumbledore gave up. He decided that it wasn't even worth it. Instead he decided that I should just stay back there for the heck of it. I was thinking about just going to see you. But then Dumbledore came up with an idea. He thought it would be better to wait for just a bit. He also wanted to teach me himself. Did quite well, actually. It was the only way I could keep up with everyone. Professor Dumbledore was the only one that knew I was still around. I guess you can say that I really am his niece." She said smiling towards Remus.
Remus was watching her. He couldn't believe what Hermione was saying. She was now 34 years old. He tilted his head to see her face better. "So you were stuck in the past and couldn't return, could you?" he asked. Hermione nodded. "That's right. Couldn't do jack shit about it. Nothing." She said. Remus smiled faintly. "You were at the coffee shop, weren't you?" He asked.
A smile spread upon Hermione's face. She looked at him."That's right. I was. I didn't talk to you because I was scared. I didn't think you'd be happy about me. I never said goodbye. I thought you hated me because I left without saying goodbye." She said frowning now. She turned her head away.
Remus smiled and shook his head. He reached up and touched her chin making her look at him. "How could I hate you? Hermione, I never stopped loving you even if you left. I could never, ever hate you. Your my Swiftstar." He said. Hermione smiled brighter. She had happy tears in her eyes. "So you have been waiting for me, right?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
Remus laughed and drew her closer. Their lips met into a kiss. They wrapped their arms around each other and stood together staring up at the starry sky. They were back together and that was all that was important.
A/N: Well, what do you think? Hermione couldn't return to the present. The Time Travelling Potion didn't work and so she couldn't return. Another thing, she was afraid Remus was mad at her for not saying goodbye. She waited for a while. This is nearly the end. There is still one more chapter left before Star Light, Star Bright is over. Review and tell me what you thought.
Chapter 17.
The hippogriff burst right out the window sending glass flying. Remus's eyes were wide and his mouth wide open from shock. Sirius was laughing his head off though. He thought it was funny that Remus was freaking out behind him. After all, Remus has never rode a hippogriff before.
"Sirius! Can we please slow down just abit?!" Remus begged. Sirius shook his shaggy black hair. "Sorry, Moony, my boy. But this flying horse has one speed only. And that's his speed." He yelled back over his shoulder.
Remus clamped his mouth shut. "Man, I think I'm going to be sick!" He said through gritted teeth. Sirius jerked his head around. "Hey, hey, hey, hey! Don't you dare be throwing up on me!" He warned. Remus laughed. They went faster in the night. Remus looked at his watch. "We have to go faster! We won't make it if we don't go faster!" He called over Sirius's shoulder.
Sirius snorted. "First you say slow down and now you say speed up. Make up your mind, my boy!" He said. He tapped Buckbeak's flanks. Buckbeak let out a loud sound and went faster. Remus's eyes went abit wider as he almost slipped off. He had to grab onto Sirius's shoulders as they went faster.
Within thirty minutes, they could see Hogwarts in the distance. Remus's eyes scanned the castle. "Fly near the Great Hall windows! See if Hermione's in there!" He said. Sirius nodded and got Buckbeak to dive near the window. Then Sirius pulled on Buckbeak's chain making him stop in the air. Both of them looked into the window.
Remus's eyes skimmed through the Great Hall. He couldn't see Hermione, Draco Malfoy, or Dumbledore. "Do you see her?" Sirius asked. Remus shook his head. "No. I don't Where's Dumbledore?" He asked. Sirius shook his head. "Maybe he's going to stop Malfoy's brat himself." He said. Remus nodded. He had to agree with his friend.
"Land Buckbeak. We'll run right up there and see for ourselves." He said. Sirius nodded. He flew Buckbeak down and they both climbed off. As soon as they did, Buckbeak ran off towards Hagrid's hut. Sirius smirked. "Looks like Buckbeak missed Hagrid." he said. But Remus didn't stop to listen. He took off running for the Great doors leaving Sirius behind for a second.
Sirius turned and noticed that Remus was running off with out him. "Hey! Wait for me!" he called. He ran after him. Both of them had to pull open the heavy doors together. Once they got them open, they ran towards the stairs.
As Sirius ran after Remus, the Great Hall doors opened and he ran headlong into the door. He hit it with a big loud thud. Remus gasped spinning around on heel. The one who opened the door was Severus Snape. He looked around the door at Sirius who was rubbing his forhead and starting to glare at Snape.
Snape's mouth fell open wide. "Black?!" He exclaimed. Sirius scowled. "Why don't you watch where your going, Snivally!" He snapped. He hurried after Remus. Snape stared wide eyed trying to figuare out if the Sirius Black he had just seen was a ghost or not.
The two darted up the stairs and ran down the corridors. Within ten minutes of aimless running around they found their way to the Astronomy Tower where they found Filch and Dumbledore talking to each other. Both looked grave. At their feet was Draco Malfoy. He was motionless. A cloak had been draped across the boy.
As Remus and Sirius ran up, Dumbledore and Filch turned their eyes on them only to freeze. They both looked stunned to see that Sirius Black was still alive. Remus doubled over to collect his breath. "Pro-Professor Dum-Dumbledore!" He gasped for air.
His eyes on the boy. "Is H-H-Hermione....back yet?" He gasped. Dumbledore had an awkward look on his face. "Ah, Remus. There is something I must discuss with you that I should have told you along time ago. But right now isn't the time." he said looking down. Remus looked down at the cloak. He slowly bent down and lifted it up. He winced and closed his eyes. Sirius stared wide eyed. "That's Draco Malfoy? Lucius's brat that Hermione told us about?" He asked still panting abit.
Dumbledore shook his head shamefully. "It was Draco Malfoy. I tried to get here in time to save him from being killed. But I was not fast enough. His mother will not be happy. I fear for the worst for her." He said saddly. Remus covered the twisted head again.
He felt bad for the boy. Even if he was a slimy git like his father. But the one to blame for the boy's behavior was Lucius. If only he hadn't been such a jerk like he had maybe this would have never happened. Remus looked around. "Hermione hasn't returned yet?" He asked. Dumbledore shook his head.
"I'm afraid not. She will be returning soon. But before we get into that, I would like to know exactly how is Sirius still alive. I was aware that he was dead." He said. Sirius blew out a long breath. "It is kind of a long story." he said.
Dumbledore nodded. "Then you should tell it in my office. Mr. Filch, please take dearly care of Mr. Malfoy. I will have to write to Narcissa to be the bearer of bad news." He said wearily. He looked at Remus who had taken refudge at the window. He was staring upward at the bright stars.
"Remus? Will you be joining us?" Dumbledore asked. Remus sighed lowering his head. "Not yet. I think I'll wait for Hermione to return to this time." He said. Dumbledore opened his mouth to say something but stopped himself. He smiled and gave a nod. "Very well. She will be here very soon." he said. Remus gave a nod. He heard them leave.
The small group was going around the corner and stopped when someone in a black cloak was standing in their path. Dumbledore smiled and stepped to the side while motioning for them to pass. The cloaked figuare nodded and began walking. Sirius was staring with confusion at the person but followed Dumbledore asking, "Hey, who is that?"
Remus was staring upward at the stars. The half quarter moon gleaming behind the clouds. The stars brightly shining. Remus let out a long sigh and then held it as he spotted a shooting star flying across the sky. He smiled faintly remembering his favorite rhyme that Hermione taught to him a long time ago. "Star light, Star bright. First star I see tonight. I wish you may, I wish you might. Grant me this wish I wish tonight." He whispered as a tear ran down his cheek.
He closed his eyes and thought up his wish. He wanted only one thing. And that was Hermione to come back safely. Remus opened his eyes just as his senses kicked in. He knew he wasn't alone. There was a strange smell. A smell of fresh roses. He turned his head just abit and noticed a black cloaked person watching him.
"Did you make your wish?" A sweet voice asked. Remus turned slowly and stared at the person standing before him. He couldn't see their face but he could tell that it was a woman. She was wearing midnight blue robes under her black cloak. Her bottom lip was in the light. And he could barely see her eyes. Her skin was pale in the moon light. And Remus had to admit. She had a nice figuare.
Remus stared. "My wish?" He asked. The woman nodded. "Yes. Your wish. What did you wish?" She asked in a curious tone. Remus sighed leaning back against the window sill. "For a lot of things." He said. The woman stepped closer but slowly. "What sort of things?" She asked. Remus turned his head looking back at the moon. "To have my friends back. The one I love be safe." He said.
The woman made a small sound as if she was smiling too loud. She reached up and pulled back her hood. "She is safe." She whispered. Remus didn't move for a second. Then he slowly looked back at her. It was the stewardess from the Hogwarts Express. But he could see her better. She had chocolate brown eyes and a smile that made Remus's heart beat abit faster. He knew that smile. His mouth parted. "You? But how do you know......" He was saying.
The young woman smiled brighter. And Remus's eyes slowly widened. "Because I know her. The one you loved. She is safe. And she is happy to see you again." the woman before him said. Remus's elbow slipped from the window sill and he nearly fell over. The lovely stewardess laughed silently.
"Hello, Remus. It's good to see you again." She said. Remus looked her over. "Her-Hermione?" He whispered. The woman smiled brighter. She nodded. "It's me. Swiftstar." She whispered. Remus felt the world just freeze over. It was Hermione. It was his Swiftstar. But.....what was she doing here? Wasn't she suppose to be sixteen?
Hermione stepped closer standing beside him. She knew what he was thinking. "The potion they made was a faulty. It didn't work. I reappeared only a year later after I took it. I went straight to Dumbledore after a few days. I didn't understand why it didn't work. Not at first anyway. We tried to do it again. But it didn't work. So Dumbledore gave up. He decided that it wasn't even worth it. Instead he decided that I should just stay back there for the heck of it. I was thinking about just going to see you. But then Dumbledore came up with an idea. He thought it would be better to wait for just a bit. He also wanted to teach me himself. Did quite well, actually. It was the only way I could keep up with everyone. Professor Dumbledore was the only one that knew I was still around. I guess you can say that I really am his niece." She said smiling towards Remus.
Remus was watching her. He couldn't believe what Hermione was saying. She was now 34 years old. He tilted his head to see her face better. "So you were stuck in the past and couldn't return, could you?" he asked. Hermione nodded. "That's right. Couldn't do jack shit about it. Nothing." She said. Remus smiled faintly. "You were at the coffee shop, weren't you?" He asked.
A smile spread upon Hermione's face. She looked at him."That's right. I was. I didn't talk to you because I was scared. I didn't think you'd be happy about me. I never said goodbye. I thought you hated me because I left without saying goodbye." She said frowning now. She turned her head away.
Remus smiled and shook his head. He reached up and touched her chin making her look at him. "How could I hate you? Hermione, I never stopped loving you even if you left. I could never, ever hate you. Your my Swiftstar." He said. Hermione smiled brighter. She had happy tears in her eyes. "So you have been waiting for me, right?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
Remus laughed and drew her closer. Their lips met into a kiss. They wrapped their arms around each other and stood together staring up at the starry sky. They were back together and that was all that was important.
A/N: Well, what do you think? Hermione couldn't return to the present. The Time Travelling Potion didn't work and so she couldn't return. Another thing, she was afraid Remus was mad at her for not saying goodbye. She waited for a while. This is nearly the end. There is still one more chapter left before Star Light, Star Bright is over. Review and tell me what you thought.