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Interview with a Lockhart 04
Once they arrived in Hermione's office, she motioned for him to have a seat. "So tell me.. What is it like being a famous medi-wizard?" She asked, sitting down across from him with a notebook and quill.
"Well, being a medi-wizard is absolutely great. I've always had a passion for helping people, and I've always been fascinated with medical studies." He replied, smiling. "Of course, being er, famous, isn't that great. Its hard to fit in "normally" He answered truthfully. Hermione nodded.
"What do you think about being one of the top ten most eligible batchelors?" Hermione asked. Richard frowned.
"I've never given it much though, honestly. I was quite surprised when I got an owl saying that the Daily Prophet wanted to interview me." He replied. Hermione was surprised at how down-to-earth Richard was.
The rest of the interview went along smoothly. But meanwhile..
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The Kitchen
"What they hell could they be doing in there for so long?" Sirius complained, pacing across the kitchen. Remus laughed.
"Maybe they're shagging like bunnies on her desk. You know, she was pretty mad at you" Ginny replied, smirking. Sirius looked severely upset.
"UGH! I can't take this anymore!" Sirius shouted. Harry stepped up to him.
"Sirius, my beloved fiancé (at this point, he shot a glare at Ginny) was just kidding. You know how Hermione is. Committed to being a lifelong overachiever. She really loves you, Sirius. Don't worry. She'd never doing anything like that" Harry said reassuringly. Remus nodded.
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The entrance way
"Richard, I'd like you to meet some people." Hermione said, as they made their way down to the entrance way. She spotted Harry sitting in the living room. "Ahh Harry, meet Richard Lockhart" Hermione said. Harry jumped to his feet.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lockhart. The name's Harry Potter" Harry said politely. Richard surveyed Harry for a moment.
"Harry Potter, hmm? The pleasure's all mine" Richard said smoothly. Hermione turned to Ron and Ginny, who was lurking in the hallway.
"Richard, this is Ron Weasley, and his sister, Ginny Weasley" Hermione said. Richard shook hands with Ron, but kissed Ginny on the back of her hand. Ginny giggled. Harry scowled behind Richard's back.
"Fred and George, this is Richard" Hermione said to the twins. They both shook hands professionally, but Hermione knew they were mentally calculating ways to tease her about Richard.
"Ahh, this Tonks" Hermione said, motioning Tonks. She currently had long black hair, and violet eyes. Richard looked particularly interested. Instead of shaking her head, however, his kissed the back of it, like he had done to Ginny.
"Finally, here comes Sirius and Remus" Hermione said, noticing Sirius and Remus exiting the kitchen. Sirius immediately walked over to Hermione's side, slipping a hand protectively around her waist.
"Sirius, Remus, meet Richard" Hermione said. They both shook hands with each other. Once the introductions were over, Richard turned to Hermione.
"It was wonderful to meet you all, but I really must be going. I have a dinner appointment. Thanks again, Hermione!" He replied. She stuck her hand out, for him to shake, but instead, he kissed the back of it, like he had done with the other two girls. Hermione blushed ever-so-slightly.
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Hermione's Office
Hermione was sitting at her desk, typing up the interview with Richard Lockhart. She had to admit, he was quite the charmer, and good looking too. But none of that mattered, of course, because she had her very own charmer, Sirius.
Lost deep in her work, she was unaware of her office door slipping open, then closing, apparently on its own. It was only until she felt someone kissing their way up her neck that she turned around. But there was no one there.
"Accio Invisibility Cloak!" Hermione said with a smirk. The cloak flew into her hand, revealing Sirius, standing behind her, grinning stupidly.
"I suppose this is your way of saying you're sorry?" Hermione asked. Sirius nodded. She laughed. He was looking at her with his best puppy dog eyes, (which he was very good at, considering that his animagus form was a dog) which Hermione found very hard to resist. "Fine. I accept your apology.. This time. But you still must suffer the consequences" Hermione said sternly.
"Mione.. Babe.. Surely you don't want to go through with your threat, do you?" Sirius asked, between placing butterfly kissing on her neck.
"Of course I do. I'm a woman of my word." Hermione said. Sirius pouted. "Now, leave me to finish my work and we'll see how far you get.. later" Hermione said. And with that, Sirius gave her a lingering kiss on the lips before heading out the door.
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Dinner time, the Kitchen
Dinner with everyone was always an enjoyable event. Hermione came down a bit later, to find Harry and Ron in the kitchen, cooking dinner.
"Something smells good" Hermione remarked, as she strode into the kitchen. "Is Amelia coming over tonight?" Hermione asked, looking at Ron. Amelia Andrews was Ron's long-time girlfriend.
"Yeah, she is. Are we going to watch one of those muggle movers?" Ron asked. Hermione blinked, not quite understanding Ron.
"OH, you mean movies" Hermione replied. She ruffled Ron's hair. "Get your muggle terms right, Mister" She said, smiling. "We can, if you want" Hermione replied. He nodded.
"Why don't you go around and ask what everyone wants to see?" Harry asked. Hermione nodded in agreement before heading out of the kitchen.
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An hour later, Dining Room
When everyone finally arrived and sat down to eat, it was nearing mid-evening. The all enjoyed a delicious dinner.
"So, Ame .. How's work going at the ministry?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Oh, pretty good. I just finished a major report" She replied. Hermione nodded.
"Did I tell you I was working on a new article?" Hermione said, grinning. Amelia noticed Hermione's face, and was vaguely reminded of Percy Weasley's expression when he had received top honours for a report.
"Oh boy. What was it about? Cauldron bottoms?" She asked. Ron snorted into his food. Hermione laughed. Harry choked on his drink. Sirius and Remus looked politely bewildered. Fred and George howled with laughter.
And so, the conversation went on.
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The living room, movie time
The guys went to the living room to figure out the DVD Player, (being "men" they decided to prove to their girlfriends that they were perfectly capable of setting up muggle devices .. With Harry's help, of course) while the women cleaned up in the kitchen.
Katie Bell (Fred's girlfriend) and Alicia Spinnet (George's girlfriend) were doing the dishes, while Tonks swept the floor, Hermione cleared the table, Amelia wiped the dishes, and Ginny put the leftover food away. They preferred to do it the muggle way, leaving the men to struggle with the DVD player.
Finally, the girls arrived in the living room, to find the men sitting down, waiting for them.
"Figured it out, have you?" Alicia asked with a smirk. George feigned hurt.
"You have no faith in us!" He said, clutching his heart. Alicia rolled her eyes. George, who was sitting on one of the plush red loveseat's, motioned Alicia to come sit beside him. She went over.
Following George's lead, the rest of the men did the same. Hermione crawled beside Sirius, fitting perfectly under his arm.
The movie was a romantically funny one. Then happened to come along a scene where the on-screen couple started snogging madly. At this, Sirius looked at Hermione suggestively. She responded by lightly brushing her lips against hers, which she knew aggravated Sirius. He growled and clutched her closer, kissing his passionately. The rest of the couples seemed to follow Sirius's lead. At the night wore on, one by one the couples started to disappear from the living room.
Finally, Sirius, Hermione, Ron, Amelia, Remus and Tonks were the only ones left. Sirius broke apart from Hermione. "Would you like to join me in my bedroom?" He asked huskily.
"Of course, but don't expect anything forbidden" Hermione replied. Sirius scowled, but lead her upstairs. Just before left the room, however, he turned to Remus.
"Don't get my cousin pregnant, 'kay?" He asked, smirking. Tonks and Remus, who were busy snogging, broke away, blushing.
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Sirius' Bedroom
Hermione settled on a matching silk camisole and shorts to sleep in. Sirius, as usually, slept in silk boxers. She climbed into bed, joining Sirius.
"Mmm, sexy" He said huskily, before pulling Hermione closer to him, kissing her passionately. Somehow, he almost always ended up on top of her during their snogging sessions. Probably a dominance thing, but Hermione didn't care.
The next morning, Hermione woke up to soft kisses on her neck. "Mmmm.. Sirius.." Hermione muttered, rolling over to face him. "Good morning handsome" She said, smiling.
"Good morning sexy—Whoa!" He replied, caught by surprise. Hermione rolled on top of him, and started kissing her way up to his face, starting at his stomach. "Wild thing this morning, aren't you?" He asked, laughing.
"Only when I want to be" Hermione replied with a smirk, kissing him firmly on the lips.
Author's note: Here's another chapter, hehe. I'm overwhelmed with the amount of reviews I got! You guys rock! Keep it up :D
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