Chapter Three- New Admissions and New Relationships

"So, is that all we need?" Remus asked Hermione as they walked out of the shop.

"Yes" she said and glanced at the list. "Yep, everything."

"Can we go into Zonk's?" Sirius asked thinking of new tricks to pull on unsuspecting Slytherins.

"Sure, I'll wait here though." Hermione said.

"Me too," Remus said also.

"Okay, we will be back in a bit." James said as he, Sirius, and Peter went into the joke shop.

"So tell me about yourself, Hermione," Remus said standing against the wall but still facing her.

"Um.." she said. She couldn't mess with the future so she had to be careful with what she answered. "What do you want to know?" she asked. She figured that would be a safe route to go on.

"Are you muggle born or pure blood?" he asked.

"Muggle, you?"

"Pure. Lily is muggle born also. So what are your friends like at Durmstrung?"

"Harry is our leader I guess. He always seems to get caught in things and is forever getting detention. Ron is the funny one. He can make any situation a funny one. Then there is Ginny, she is Ron's little sister. She is more the quiet type but you don't wanna be on her bad side." she said."What are they like?" she asked indicating the other Marauders.

"James, he loves pulling pranks and is constantly getting detention with Sirius."he said and at the same time Hermione was thinking, Like father like son."He has always had a thing for Lily. Sirius is just like James except the whole 'obsession' with Lily. He has never had a 'thing' last longer than a week. Yet still all the girls either want him or James." Hermione chuckled and he continued,"Peter is more of the quiet type and he just tags along anyways. He's sort of a fourth wheel." he said looking at her.

"What about you?" Hermione asked giving him a curious smile.

"Me? Um...I guess I'm the one who makes sure that the pranks don't get to out of hand or gets us into too out of hand or worse, expelled." he added with a small laugh. "What about you?" he asked her.
"Just about the same. I'm the one who looks up information and gets Harry and Ron out of situations. Also I make sure we don't get expelled." she added.

"We have a lot in common then," he said with a smile.

"I guess so," she said smiling too.

"What do you do in your spare time?" he asked her.

"Read. Usually that's what will help Harry in the predicaments he gets in. I love to read."

"Me too. I read to find things that will help Padfoot and Prongs with their pranks. So, what brings you to Hogwarts in your seventh year?" he asked her with interest.

"Um..." she began. Think quick she told herself. "I guess just a change."

"That's cool," he stated.

"Yeah, So you said every girl in this school either wants James or Sirius right?" she said.

"Yeah,"

"What about you? Have you ever had a girlfriend?" she asked.

"Oh, me? No. That's their field." he said looking at his feet.

"Well, what if I said there was one girl who didn't want either one."

"Who?" he asked looking her straight in the eyes as his hair blew in his face and made his eyes gleam even more than they were at first.

"Are we interrupting anything?" Sirius asked as they came near the two of them.

"No," they said together and blushed a bit.

"Well, are you ready to go back?" Remus asked them all.

"Yeah," James said.

"Lets go then," Peter complained,"I'm cold."

"Cry about it," said Sirius as they began to walk. "Hey Hermione, want a piggy back ride?"

"Um..No, I'm fine."
"C'mon, you've done enough walking." he said and hoisted her up on his back.

Hermione began to have a bunch of fits of giggles as they neared the castle.

"You can let me down Sirius," she said and stopped giggling.

"Sure?" he asked.

"Yes," she said and got down and they made their way up the castle stairs to the main entrance.

"I didn't realize how cold it was out here," Remus said.

"Here," Hermione said and interlocked her fingers with his. "Make you warmer?" she asked and smiled bashfully at him.

"Yeah," he said and smiled back.

"Ms. Granger," Professor McGonagall called for her. "The Headmaster wishes to see you." she said.

"Yes, Professor." Hermione said and dropped Remus' hand.

"Here, I'll take your bags to your room," Remus volunteered and she handed them to him and followed McGonagall to the gargoyle statue and said the password.

"Headmaster," Hermione said as she stepped into the office.

"Please take a seat,"he said,"Lemon drop?" he offered.

"No thank you," she said as she took a seat.

"I have talked to the Ministry about your time turner and he said he could get it fixed, in the next day, or the next month." he said looking at her over his thin rimmed glasses.

"A month?" she questioned."But what about my life in my time?"

"When you go back it will be as if no time passed at all." he stated.

"What if I do something to change the future?" she asked.

"I don't think a seventeen year old could do much in the line of changing the future."

"I did in my third year," she stated with a small smile.

"Well, all I can say is don't do anything that will."
Hermione made her way up to the common room. She found James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter sitting on the couch. She made her way over to them as Lily came through the portrait hall also.

"Hermione," Lily greeted.

"Lily," she greeted back.

"Um..Your books are in our and room and here is your schedule. I think everything is right on it." Lily said to her.

Hermione took the schedule in her hands and looked at it. "Thanks," she said to Lily and sat in one of the chairs.

"No problem. Well I have homework I have to get to. See you all later." she said and headed up the stairs.

"Hey Lily," Hermione said catching her before she disappeared.

"Yeah?" Lily asked turning around.

"It wouldn't hurt to give James a chance," she said.

Lily just stood there for a moment and stared and then smiled, then went into the room and began her homework. Hermione walked over to the Marauder and sat back down.

"What did Dumbledore say?" Remus asked her.

"He said that I have as much as a month here then I have to go back."she said.

"Why?" Sirius asked and Hermione just shrugged.

"Well, lets head down to dinner." James said and they all got up and headed towards the Great Hall.

That night Hermione stayed up listening to the boys telling some of their Marauder incidents and she made a mental note to tell Harry.

"Well, I am off to bed." announced Sirius.

"Yeah, Me too,"James said,"Moony? Wormtail?"

"Coming," Peter said.
"Be there in a minute," Remus said.

"Night guys," she said and hugged and kissed them on the cheek before they headed up the stairs.

"Can I tell you something?" he asked as he saw her move onto the couch beside him.

"Sure, anything," she said looking at him.

"Well, first, I'm glad that you are here."

"Me too."

"Second, this is the hard part. I am a.....I am a werewolf."

"Okay,"

"What? You don't care?" he asked in surprise.

"No, I like you. I don't care what you are." she said smiling at him.

"I like you too," he said to her.

"Well, I'd better get to bed." she said getting up and heading towards the stairs when........

"Hermione," Remus said walking to where she was.

"Yeah," she said turning around.

Remus didn't say anything, he just bent down to her and kissed her on the lips softly. "Goodnight," he murmured against her lips before he pulled away completely and disappeared up the stairs.

Hermione stood there for a moment astonished at what had just happened. She raised a hand to her lips and smiled and then went the rest of the way up the stairs and went to bed.