Chapter Seven - Cindy and Severus
The next morning provided great amusement for Remus Lupin. He looked between Hermione, as she entered the Great Hall, looking unusually happy and bright, to Sirius, who was eating with great enthusiasm, a goofy grin spread across his face.
Both Hermione and Sirius tried to conceal their feelings to the public, avoiding any awkward situations. However, they failed miserably. Even Snape commented on their "disguisting behavior". Obviously their secretive glances at each other did not go unnoticed.
"Can anyone tell me the general pattern in most muggle stories?" Professor Granger asked, peering at her class. Immediately, a hand shot up into the air. Hermione inwardly smiled. "Yes, Miss Georgenson?"
"Muggle stories always have a villain and hero" Harrietta Georgenson said in a matter-of-factly tone. Professor Granger nodded.
"10 points to Gryffindor" Professor Granger said. She looked over at her class plan. "Mister Peters, kindly wake up Mister Weston, please" She said, giving Weston a stern look. Harold Peters looked at her sheepishly, but shook his sleeping friend awake.
"Now, Mister Weston. Do tell me what we were talking about?" Professor Granger said, smirking ever so slightly. Russel Weston blushed a bit, indicating he had no idea. "As I thought. Next time, pay attention" Professor Granger said, brushing him off.
"Now class .. we are going to discuss muggle writing tools.." Professor Granger announced, turning to the textbook.
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Lunch time came quickly. Hermione was fully enjoying teaching muggle studies. She wandered out of her classroom, looking through some class results. Hmm . 120? Looks to me like Harrietta is the next Hermione. Ah, Mister Peters and Mister Weston .. 70? Just like old times.. Hermione thought amusedly. Not looking where was going, she collided into something hard.
"Ergh!" Hermione said, as she stumbled back. She looked up from her papers to find the face of a very amused Sirius Black.
"Watch where you're going, love. Next time it might be Snivellus you collide into" Sirius said, winking at her. Hermione made a face of utter disgust. He wrapped and arm around her waist, walking towards the Great Hall.
Conversation in the great hall was always interesting. The teachers mostly discussed students, lessons, or described certain events that went on during class. Sirius, who wasn't particularly interested in hearing anything, only caught tail ends of the conversations..
"—Well of course Arithmancy is hard, Draco. It's a matter of using your brain.."
"—And then, she walked right up to Severus, and kissed him on the cheek!—"
"—Of course, Black is probably off snogging Granger senseless. No time to teach class—"
Well, today might be an exception.
"Whoin their right mind, would kiss Snape?" Sirius said harshly, turning to Professor McGonagall. Minerva narrowed her eyes at the intruder of her conversation with Professor Saiphia, but answered him all the same.
"Cindy Rogers. I think she's related to Davies Rogers. A 7th year. She ahem, gets around, that one" Minerva replied. Sirius laughed darkly.
"She must be touched in the head" he said, smirking.
Hermione enjoyed lunch. She had a very interesting conversation with Blaise and Draco about Arithmancy. She was always very fond of discussing educational topics. But as always, all good things must come to an end. The warning bell rang, signally the start of the next class. All the teachers hurried out of the Great Hall, going to their separate classrooms.
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"Yes, Miss Rogers?" Sirius said in a slightly annoyed voice. It was the 3rd time Cindy Rogers had put her hand up while he was talking.
"I was wondering .. Are you single?" Cindy asked, in her high pitched, ditzy voice. Sirius merely glared at her.
"I see no connection between your question and what I'm talking about. Next time you have a question, make sure it has relevance to the subject." Sirius said sharply. He wasn't interested in answering her ditzy questions. He just wanted to get class over with.
With Cindy keeping quiet, the remainder of class flew by. "Page one hundred and eleven is your homework. Read it and write a 3 foot response essay!" Sirius said loudly as the bell rang. It was over, finally. The students quickly left the room, save a few girls. They were at the back of the line, chattering about something. To Sirius's uttermost annoyance, Cindy was among them.
"Oh, Professor Black.. If you ever feel lonely at night, don't hesitate to ahem, call upon me" Cindy said with a wink, swiftly gliding out of the classroom. Sirius stared at her, speechless. He quickly brought himself together, shoving that strange incident at the back of his mind, as he collected the assignments the previous class had handed in.
He made his way up to the teacher's lounge where he hoped to find Hermione. As suspected, she was right there, sitting by the fire, her eyes focused on the parchment in front of her. Sirius snuck over to her, his juvenile prankster personality taking over. He crept directly behind her, and leaned into her ear.
"Hey beautiful" He whispered, making her literally jump.
"SIRIUS!" She scolded, turning around. "You scared me to death! Can you ever enter the room normally?" She asked teasingly, a slightly cross look still playing on her face. Sirius grinned sheepishly.
"Nah. This is more fun." Sirius replied taking a seat beside her on a cushy couch. They sat their for more than an hour, marking assignment after assignment. Finally Hermione placed her stack of papers neatly on the table in front of her, and rested her head gently on Sirius's shoulder.
"Long day?" He asked, putting his papers on the table as well. Hermione nodded.
"You don't know the half of it. How was your day?" Hermione asked looking up at him.
"Actually, strange. Have you had the pleasure of meeting Cindy Rogers, 7th year?" He asked dryly. Hermione smirked.
"Her, eh? What did she do?" Hermione asked. Sirius frowned.
"She gave me an open invitation to sleep with her" Sirius said bluntly. Hermione's head shot up.
"What?!" She exclaimed, her eyes flashing.
"She said, and I quote .. "Oh Siri baby .. If you ever feel lonely at night, don't hesitate to call upon me" end quote. And then she winked" Sirius said, in monotone. Hermione laughed.
"I had a feeling about her from the beginning. What did you say?" She asked.
"Er .. Nothing. She walked away before I could even close my mouth." Sirius replied, grinning stupidly. Hermione snorted.
"I'm sure you sent her a very deterring message, gaping at her like that" Hermione said sarcastically. Sirius shrugged sheepishly.
"Wait until some 7th year comes up to you and tells you that you'd look very good in their bed, and see what your reaction would be" Sirius said defensively. It was Hermione's turn to look sheepish.
"I guess so.." She said, sighing, placing her head on Sirius's shoulder again. He wrapped his arm around her and tilted his head against hers. She snuggled closer to him.
"Have I ever told you how gorgeous you are?" Sirius whispered in her hair. She looked up at him and smiled. He took this as a perfect opportunity to reach her neck. He started at her collarbone, kissing his way up to her ear, and finally, nibbling gently on her earlobe.
"Is this your way of asking if its OK to snog me senseless? Or are you just always this smooth?" Hermione asked teasingly.
"Both" He replied, before capturing her lips. Asking for entrance to her mouth, his nibbled on her lip, which she granted. He plunged his tongue into her mouth, tasting her out and ..
"Good lord, I walk into the Teacher's Lounge to get a drink, and what do I find? Granger and Black, glued to each other's mouths.." Snape sneered from behind them, causing them to jump apart. "Let me calculate this, Black .. She's nearly half you age .. A bit too young for you, don't you think?" He continued, his smile twisting.
Hermione could nearly feel the anger boil inside Sirius. She turned to Sirius. "Lets get out of here, Sirius" Hermione suggested, ignoring Snape. Sirius nodded, his eyes still fixing Snape with a steely glare. Hermione stood up, grabbed her papers, and stalked off, he nose slightly in the air, making Sirius smile. He quickly followed after her.
As soon as they were outside the teacher's lounge, Sirius wrapped his arms around Hermione and kissed her passionately.
"Sirius.." Hermione moaned, making Sirius smiled against her lips. "We should stop .. before someone else .. sees us .." Hermione said between kisses. Sirius looked like a kid who had his candy taken away from him.
"Whatever you want, love" He said lightly, kissing up her neck. "How about my room?" He asked, kicking his door open. Hermione giggled, but looked uncertain.
"Sirius .." She said uncertainly.
"Its OK .. We're both adults here, right? Plus, we can still mark assignments by the fire" Sirius explained. Hermione nodded and walked it. Sirius's bedroom was similar to Hermione's. Sirius went and sat down on the couch, motioning her to follow him. She walked over, sitting beside him.
"Now, where were we when Snape kindly interrupted us?" Hermione asked turning to Sirius. Instead of answering, however, he leaned forward and gently kissed her on the lips.
"There?" He asked, looking at her, smiling.
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15 minutes later, Hermione sat on the couch in Sirius's room, facing the fire. She and Sirius were both correcting essays and working on the next day's lesson plans.
Tap, Tap
Hermione tried to ignore the annoying noise, but it wouldn't go away.
Tap, Tap
She looked up, expecting to see Sirius looking at her with an amused expression, but he was deep in thought with his work. Following the noise, she looked up at the window, where an owl was tapping impatiently at the window.
"Oh!" Hermione said, springing up the couch to open the window. Sirius looked up at her as if she was crazy, until he seen the owl fly in. "Its Ginny's owl, Coco Chips" Hermione explained. Coco Chips was a strange name, until you seen the owl. It was a chocolate color, with flecks of darker brown, hence "coco chips".
Hermione took the letters, released the owl, and walked back to the couch.
Hey Mione..
Still up for shopping tomorrow? We can't go on Friday, because the party starts at six, and we both have work before that. How about I meet you in the teacher's lounge, at around five tomorrow? We can do a bit of shopping, get something to eat, talk, and do more shopping. I have so many places to take you! I can't believe I'm actually getting to take miss I'm-not-like-normal-girls on a BEAUTY DAY! Eehehehe.
So, tell me .. no one could ignore the ahem, tension, between you and Sirius. Or rather, the lack of space between the two of you. Is something going on? Are you his secret lover? Are you cheating on Sevvy with Siri? Are you two dating (Sirius and You)? When did this happen? Does anyone know?
Okay, I know .. Too many questions. Anyhow, send me an owl if you can make it, and I'll meet you in the teacher's lounge tomorrow at five. Send me an owl if you can't make it, and I'll still meet you in the teacher's lounge tomorrow at five.
Luv Ya! (but not in a way that would make Sirius, Snape, Remus, Dobby, Draco, Blaise, or Dumbledore jelous)
Ginny
Hermione was laughing by the time she had finished Ginny's letter. She looked over at Sirius, who was eagerly awaiting to see what was so funny.
"Here, read it" Hermione said, handing him Ginny's letter. She then moved on to the second letter..
Hey Mione,
Just some last minute information, because you know how disorganized me and Sirius are. (Ha, Ha!) Bring some extra clothes, just in case. It starts at six. I've set up an apparating point in a nearby park. You'll apparate into the woods. Just follow Sirius, he knows where to go. Oh, a forewarning .. Watch everything you eat and drink. Fred and George are planning things, but wont give us anything warning. Found out anything about Remus's girl? He's left everyone wondering.. I think it someone from Hogwarts. Fancy him bringing McGonagall!
On a slightly more boring note, how's classes? (just kidding, mionakins!) Like the new nickname? Anyways, Quidditch is going pretty good. I think a couple of our fellow team members are coming, too. Me or Ron will have you introduce them to you. I still can't believe we made the English Lions team! By the way .. Is there anything going on between you and Sirius?
Love,
Harry
Hermione finished reading the letter, her eyes narrowing. "Mionakins?" She muttered, laughing slightly. That nickname wasn't too bad .. Certainly better than "Herms" which, quite frankly, seemed like a name for an owl, or something to that effect.
"Ginny gets quite carried away with things, doesn't she?" Sirius remarked. Hermione snorted.
"Occasionally" Hermione replied non-chanlty, turning back to the stack of papers in front of her. She was almost finished marking the 3rd year's reports on muggle electricity.
"You know… The students aren't expecting their reports back until Friday…" Sirius remarked suggestively.
"Yes, well… That's true… But I don't like to leave things for last minute, you know" Hermione said, biting her lip slightly. Sirius's eyes flickered to her lip briefly, before going back to her eyes.
"Here… Let me help you with that" Sirius said, grinning wickedly. Hermione looked confused for a second. What? I don't need help with anything… Or maybe he's offering to help me mark the assignments… Hermione though, bewildered. But Sirius's intentions were made very clear when he pressed his lips against hers, kissing her briefly, before breaking away to nibble gently on her lip.
The assignments lay forgotten on the coffee table.
Author's Note: Oh my goodness, sorry for the delay! I'm surprised at how long it took me to write this chapter, but never the less .. here it is! Just a brief schedule for those of you who might be wondering..
Chapter 8 – Shopping with Ginny, Thursday.
Chapter 9 – The party, Friday. (FINALLY!)
I promise that after that, it wont take nearly so long for a week to pass by. LOL. A big thanks to all of my reviewers!
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