A/n: I'm not sure,
but I'm guessing that was another bad cliff.
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"She believes that life is made up of all that you're used to and the clock on the wall has been stuck at three for days, and days. She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway but outside it's stopped raining "
-Matchbox 20
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll"Yes?" Replied Hermione.Sirius stood there, gobsmacked. 'The Hermione Granger?! That innocent fifteen year old I used to know . . . has grown up . . . into this, young, beautiful, succulent woman?!' he thought, 'how long have I been gone?'
"Hermione . . . Granger?" He asked again, just to be sure.
"That would be me." She said, more sarcastically annoyed this time. She continued to pick up all the clothes he had thrown aside earlier.
He closed his mouth and stood a bit more straight, as if to make a better impression for himself. "Well, . . . um, hi." He leaned against the doorway, folding his arms. "What made you want to grow up so fast?" and he smiled that charming smile that was hidden from her eyes till now. "I always knew you were a bit more mature then everyone else, but I never knew you would actually grow up!"
She loved that smile, and it made her smile in return. "Well, after a few years out of school, growing up seemed the thing to do?" She picked up he last pair of pants, folded them, and placed them back in the draw. Then she looked back at the man in he bedroom doorway and folded her arms, in a mocking way.
"Miss me?" he asked, but she could not answer, she walked over to him, without looking to his face and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"You have no idea."
"Eleven years . . . I've missed eleven years of everybody's life." Sirius said aghast.
"Well, not everybody's. There are a select few that you have missed just the beginning of their life." Hermione hinted.
Sirius frowned, "What? Wait . . . kids! Who has kids! I love kids." Now smiling at the new prospect.
Hermione smiled into her mug of hot chocolate, "Harry and Ginny have two and one on the way. Remus has a daughter. I'm not sure if you remember Bill, but he had a son with Fleur."
"Remus has a daughter?"
"Her name is Jacque, she is so cute, she looks just like her mum." Hermione smiled, but then it faded.
Sirius noticed this and realized, "What happened to her?"
"She was killed."
Sirius looked at his mug of hot chocolate, "Who was she?"
"Your cousin, Tonks." She said remorsefully.
Sirius put his head in his hands, "Who else is dead? Who else is gone?" he asked in a muffled voice.
Hermione sighed and pushed her hair back and out of her face, "Well, Tonks for one. Then, Hagrid. He went with a giantess friend of his, Madame Maxime. Charlie, George, Percy, and Mr. Weasley, They were all either killed by the killing curse or tortured to insanity then killed." She heaved a big sigh, "After them, Severus Snape and Alastor Moody who were the last to die before Draco Malfoy. He was on our side."
Sirius concentrated, "Malfoy? He was on our side?"
"More or less. He was on my side." Hermione had gotten upset and Sirius could feel her tense up.
Sirius witnessed a tear fall down her cheek, "Were you guys close?"
"About a month after our engagement, he was killed by his father." She wiped the tear from her cheek and then looked to see Sirius reaction. He had remorse in his fallen face, regret in his cold eyes, and forgiveness in his form.
After the comment, Sirius tried to make the mood lighter, but Hermione stepped in, "Yeah, so Jacque is about four now, that's Remus's daughter. James is about the same age, that's Harry's first son. George is about two. The third child is supposed to be born some time in the next two months, March." She smiled to Sirius. "Bill and Fleur had a son who is about six now, his name is Jack."
Sirius looked away from Hermione and looked around the room, "I suppose you don't have any kids?"
She laughed at the comment, "No, no kids for me. I'm just Auntie 'Mione."
Sirius mocked her in a childish tone, "Come play with me Auntie 'Mione! I want to go out and play! Come on!" He tugged on the arm of her shirt for emphasis. "Come on!"
"Stop it!" She laughed, "God, you sound just like them!" Sirius just laughed harder.
"I don't think I've laughed this hard in awhile," laughed Sirius. "But, then again, when would I have had the time?"
Hermione laughed, "Well, you know." She looked at the clock on the wall, 'eleven o'clock,' "Hey, Remus should be here soon. I think he wants to see if you've woken up yet. Plus, he might bring Jacque."
Sirius beamed, 'My best friend had settled with my cousin, I couldn't have asked for anything better. Now he's raising his daughter, he had kids before me! Wow.'
"Really? I can't wait to see him. When will we make the rounds to see everyone else?" He laughed and finished off his mug of now cool hot chocolate.
Hermione finished off her tasty hot chocolate; "We can always go to Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. That is the Weasley's joke shop, it you remember the twins talking about it. Now Fred runs it with Mrs. Weasley. After his other half was killed, he was never the same, but never lost his laugh." She sighed, "He properly thought he should have kept on laughing for George."
Sirius grimaced slightly. He always loved having the two Weasley twins that worshiped his every prank and wrongdoing. "How long ago did all of this happen?"
"About two years, two years in April." She got up and took their glasses to the sink. Just then the unmistakable sound of someone at the door sounded and a few knocks.
"Remus, it's unlocked. Just come in!" Just as she said this, Remus walked in with the bustling child of Jacque.
Sirius smiled at the child as she looked at him with a smile, "and who's this? Is your name Jacque?"
"Yes" she said to him shyly. "Who are you?"
"Well my name is Sirius."
Her whole face lit up at these words and she jumped into his arms. "Daddy, daddy! It's uncle Sirius! You told me he would be here!" Sirius looked at his old friend in questioning, 'Uncle Sirius?' he mouthed to the man on the opposite side of the room.
Remus beamed at his friend. He slowly walked over to him and when Sirius rose, they embraced for a long time. "I thought I'd never ever see you again Padfoot." Remus said.
"I love you too Remus." Sirius said.
On the side lines, Hermione was getting misty and choked up, "Stop it guys! You're going to make me cry!"
Remus walked over to Hermione and hugged her. "It's good to see you too dear." And he kissed her on the cheek.
"Oh cut it out you guys! Let's sit down and have some more hot chocolate or tea." They all ushered to the table and sat. Just as soon as they were talking and laughing, Hermione stood.
"Well, I have to go to work. You guys can stay here and hang together. I'll be back some time around nine." Sirius frowned at this. He was enjoying her company immensely.
Hermione gathered her things and hugged Remus goodbye. Then she walked over to Sirius and gave him a hug goodbye, but as she pulled away, he kissed her on the cheek. She gave him a little look, but he just smiled back at her. "Thank you Hermione. I'll see you when you get home."
And she walked to work, to think over what Sirius had just done. 'Did he really just kiss me on the cheek?' and she giggled her entire way to work in the cold December air.
Remus and Sirius continued to talk until later. They never felt the need to leave the charming qualities of Hermione's flat. Then Remus thought of what Sirius had done as he bid goodbye to Hermione.
"Why did you kiss Hermione?"
Sirius gave Remus an incredulous look, "What are you talking about? It was just a thank you peck on the cheek."
"Sure it was."
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