Remembrance

By: Desiree Conway

Chapter Six: Second Day Rescue.

"Rescue me and take me in your arms cause I'm lonely and I'm blue I need you and your heart too come on and rescue me."

-----Rescue Me

AN: Well here it is chapter six. I really hope you enjoy this one.

Also, sorry for the delay in posting this chappie. I really wanted to get Chappie 12 of Mikayla's Legacy posted first plus I had to finish a short story for an anthology of mine and I have been really busy. I work at the Ren Faire and boy it kicks my ass royally. So again I apologize for the delay. But keep reading everyone!

DEDICATION:To all my reviewers! Thank you all and I love you!

Hermione woke up the next morning expecting to see Parvati and Lavender in the other beds. To her surprise though, she saw the crimson strands of Lily's head on the bed next to hers. Everything came flooding back to her. The time turner. The Marauders. Lily. Sirius. She shook her head. She could not understand why he was starting to affect her in ways that she had never understood before. She knew him. She had talked with him plenty of times before and never ever had she felt the way she had when she had turned around and saw that it was him who had caught her.

: Not entirely true." said a nagging voice in her mind. :You've always felt an odd connection with Sirius. You just never said anything because you know what Harry and Ron would say, that it was to un-Hermione-ish. Besides, he is a completely different person than he was when you knew him.:

"This is so inconvenient," she muttered.

"What's inconvenient?" said a cheerful though still sleepy voice.

"Ahh!" Hermione screamed.

"Relax Hermione it's just me."

Hermione took a deep breath to calm herself and hit an unsuspecting Lily with her pillow.

"Don't do that again!" said Hermione laughingly.

"Why you barbaric little bitch!" Lily retorted with a grin. The two girls burst out laughing. Suddenly two more pillows were thrown.

"Some of us are trying to sleep you know!" said Nina indignantly.

Hermione and Lily grinned at each other and got out of their respective beds.

"So," said Lily as the two girls brushed their hair in front of the large bathroom mirror, "when are we gonna take our walk Ms. Future?"

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Very funny. How bout after I eat. Even people in the future need food." She somehow knew Lily would appreciate the sarcastic jab. It made sense after all...she had been through it all before. But been through what exactly? Whatever it was, she wouldn't have to wait long before she found out.

Breakfast at the Gryffindor table was much like dinner and the hours following, the only difference being, it was a bit quieter.

As Hermione sat down beside Lily, the Marauders made their entrance. James and Sirius instantly made a beeline for Lily and Hermione, James dropping an affectionate kiss on Lily's nose and Sirius bowing before Hermione.

"Your Highness," Sirius said in an exaggerated accent that made Hermione giggle, "you were greatly missed yesterday." And with that Sirius gently kissed Hermione's hand.

Hermione nearly snatched her hand away as his lips sent an electric tingle up her arm. Unconsciously, her breathing became a bit faster and a blush spread across her fair cheeks. :This is ridiculous!: she argued with herself. :You are acting like every other silly girl in this school just because Sirius looks at you. Or talks to you. He's your best friend's godfather you silly prat!: Still, she couldn't ignore the rush of warmth that spread through her, nor could she ignore the way her heart beat just a little faster. She had read enough romance novels out of sheer boredom and had always felt the wording incredibly cliché; however, her heart really did seem like it was speeding up, and as she looked down at the glossy black hair that partially obscured the beautiful face, she began to wonder if there wasn't some truth to those silly romance novels after all.

Sirius meanwhile practically dropped the tiny hand he held and looked up at Hermione. His lips felt odd and confusion welled inside him. This strange girl had only just come into his life and the way he was reacting to her...it was absurd. He didn't even know her and yet when she looked at him, it felt like she knew him. Knew everything about him. He found that he both liked and disliked that feeling. There was something odd about Hermione Granger, that was true, but it wasn't the reason Sirius was finding himself so drawn to her. She was unlike anyone he had ever met before. Unlike anyone he had ever been attracted to before. After two days of her being here, the feeling he got when he was around her scared him.

Unbeknownst to Sirius and Hermione, three pairs of eyes observed them keenly.

Lily, James, and Remus who had just come in the Great Hall with Peter, watched the two of them with slight smiled on their faces. James and Remus looked at each other and winked, Peter staring at his friend in confusion, but Lily's smile held an edge of concern. Hermione was from the future. From another time and place. Sirius didn't know that the attraction he obviously had to Hermione couldn't possibly lead anywhere. Lily loved Sirius dearly and did not want him to get hurt. He had suffered so much already with the family that he had. She instinctively knew that Hermione wouldn't purposely hurt Sirius, but she also knew that Sirius had a way with people. If Hermione wasn't careful, she would end up falling for someone who she couldn't be with. Lily sighed softly; she knew that there was really nothing she could do if her two friends had a thing for one another, but it still worried her all the same.

"Umm...excuse me..." said a polite voice. Hermione turned in her seat to see a pretty, slightly plump girl standing behind her.

"Hello," said Hermione. The girl looked incredibly familiar but Hermione couldn't quite put her finger on why.

"Hello. I'm sorry I haven't introduced myself to you before now; it's just that you were surrounded by so many people. I thought you might need a break from one more," at this Hermione laughed, "Anyways, I'm Alice Jacobs and this," Alice gestured beside her to a smiling boy with a friendly, open face, "is my boyfriend, Frank Longbottom. I'm in Ravenclaw as you can see and Frank here is in Gryffindor, with you."

"Longbottom?" Hermione repeated. The boy nodded.

Hermione's jaw dropped. That was why she had thought Alice looked familiar. She was Neville Longbottom's mother. Her head reeled. She was face to face with two of the Wizarding World's most powerful and respected Aurors, before they had even begun learning their craft. Before they had been tortured mercilessly by the Lestranges. Hermione felt a wave of sadness wash over her even as she smiled politely to these two friendly people. Everyone here was just so wonderful. So warm. So friendly and open. So young. They all thought that they had their whole lives in front of them. Only Hermione knew the truth. That Alice and Frank would marry and give birth to Neville and then be tortured into madness. That Lily and James would give birth to the most famous boy in the Wizarding world at the cost of their own lives. That Sirius would be framed for the murder of his best friends, ending up in Azkaban for twelve years, only to die at the hands of his own cousin. That Peter Pettigrew was the cause of so many people's pain. That Remus would be the last Marauder, two of his best friends dead, the other a murdering traitor. It was too much for Hermione. She made a hasty excuse and had fled the Great Hall before anyone could stop her.

Sirius watched in amazement as Hermione tore out of the Great Hall. He wasn't the only one. The shocked looks on his friends' faces showed bewilderment.

"Did we do anything?" asked Alice timidly.

Lily shook her head. "No. No you didn't." James looked at her.

"Do you know something Lils?" he asked.

Lily shook her head. She hated lying to her boyfriend but if she was right about what had bothered Hermione, she couldn't say anything. Hermione had warned her of the consequences.

Sirius suddenly jumped up from his chair. "I'm going after her," he announced.

The others started to get up to follow him but Lily stopped them.

"Stay here." She said knowingly.

"But," said Peter.

"She's right Wormtail." James said, suddenly catching Lily's meaning. "We'll stay here. Sirius will handle it."

Hermione ran as fast as she could. She had to get away from all those faces. All those people that she knew too much about. She didn't belong here. She belonged with Harry and Ron and Ginny and Lavender studying to be an Auror and working to defeat Voldemort. These people wouldn't even know that Voldemort existed. The most evil Wizard in centuries and everyone just went about their normal lives, blissfully unaware of the horrors that would be coming shortly.

She wasn't paying attention to the path she was following, trusting her knowledge of Hogwarts to take her somewhere private and away from everyone for awhile. Which was how she collided hard with someone coming down the hall.

:Not again.: thought Hermione as she struggled to get off the floor.

"Watch where you're going," a cold voice said. She recognized the voice almost instantly. But it couldn't be...not here...

"Malfoy?" she looked up at a tall, well built boy with the white blonde hair and piercing silver gray eyes she knew so well.

"What of it?" the boy snapped.

"It can't be..." she murmured to herself.

"Well what do we have here Lucius?" asked an equally cold female voice. It was rich and husky and Hermione started as she took in a statuesque woman with thick black hair and high cheekbones. Her eyes were the same brown as Sirius's but lacked the warmth and humor that he had. Realization clicked. She was looking at Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Black. Her fist clenched. Lucius saw and stepped closer to her ignoring Bellatrix's question. She backed up a step.

"I know you." he said, looking at her with eyes that seemed to undress her. She felt a small shiver go up her back, but glared angrily at him.

"Don't ever say you know me. I make it a point to avoid scum like you." she spat.

At this Bellatrix stepped forward and slapped Hermione clear across the face. She wasn't expecting it and got the full brunt of it. She was knocked to the floor.

"How dare you speak to Lucius that way?" Her voice was cold before, but now it was menacing. She reached down and grabbed Hermione by her hair pulling her to her feet. The girl bit her lip to keep from screaming.

"Now now Bella, she is new after all. We have to welcome her properly," drawled Lucius.

Bellatrix smiled maliciously. "That is precisely what I am doing Lucius." She backhanded Hermione and the force caused her to hit the floor once more, causing her to cry out as she fell painfully on her knees.

She heard Bellatrix's rich voice by her ear. "Tell anyone New Girl, and next time will be a whole lot worse. Hopefully you've learned your lesson. No one messes with Lucius or myself. Got it?" Hermione couldn't say anything; her only focus was the sharp pain in her knees.

Suddenly, Bellatrix gasped. Hermione looked at her to see an arm wrapped around her neck, squeezing.

"Give me one good reason not to kill you right here, right now." said Sirius Black.

Bellatrix just continued to gasp. Hermione wondered where Lucius was, but when she managed to look for him she found him with his wand aimed straight at Sirius.

"Sirius don't. You'll kill her." Hermione said, desperation seeping into her pain filled voice.

Sirius looked from Hermione to Bellatrix, his face growing angrier by the second. But his brief distraction was enough for Lucius.

"Rictus Sempra!" he shouted, his wand pointed directly at Sirius. Sirius immediately let go of Bellatrix as he flew back, landing painfully on his rear. He got up almost immediately and aimed his own wand at Lucius.

"Expelliarmus!" he shouted. Lucius's wand catapulted into Sirius's outstretched hand. He pointed both wands at Lucius and Bellatrix.

"Leave now," he said with a low growl.

Lucius surveyed Sirius's flushed face and angry eyes. He shrugged nonchalantly.

"One day Black, your temper and your need to play hero will be your downfall. Come Bella." Lucius turned and walked away, turning slightly to call over his shoulder, "One day."

Bellatrix scrambled up to follow him, glaring angrily at her cousin. "You're a disgrace Sirius," she spat.

Sirius shrugged his shoulders. "Like I haven't heard that before Cousin. Be original for once."

Bellatrix smiled her malicious smile again, looking from Hermione to Sirius.

"Lucius is right Sirius. One day all that you love will be taken from you. And once that's done, I will personally be the one to take you down."

"When Merlin comes back to life," retorted Sirius. Bellatrix merely smiled again and walked off towards the direction Lucius had taken.

Sirius grinned. "Yeah right. Bella take me down. That'll be the day. I haven't found something that funny since the time James and I put stink powder in Filch's cleaner." He gave one short, bark like laugh and turned towards Hermione.

She was crying.

"Hey Hermione, are you okay?" Sirius's voice was thick with genuine concern.

She shook her head. He couldn't know how badly Bellatrix's words had affected her. She knew that both Lucius and Bellatrix were telling the truth. Bellatrix would be the one to kill Sirius, and Sirius's need to play hero as Lucius had put it had put him in the position for Bellatrix to act. It was like a horrific real life game of Wizard's Chess.

"What happened?" Sirius asked gently as he knelt by Hermione.

"My knees," she whispered. "They hurt bad."

Sirius gently parted her robes and lifted the knee length skirt to better examine her knees. Ugly purple bruises were already starting to form. Sirius grimaced and pressed two fingers on the tender flesh. Hermione flinched.

"I'm sorry," he said, "I just need to check if there's any serious damage."

Hermione nodded.

"I can't believe this happened on my second day here."

"Yeah well, that's the Lucius/Bella Welcome Wagon. Pretty shitty huh." Sirius replied lightly. Inside he was seething. Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Black were among the cruelest Slytherins in Hogwarts. Unfortunately, they were also two of the most influential. :How dare they hurt her.: Sirius thought, fighting to keep his anger from overpowering him and scaring the injured girl before him.

"You need to go see Madam Pomfrey." he said.

"No."

"No?"

"I don't want anyone else to know about this."

Sirius looked at her carefully. "Hermione, what would you have done if I hadn't shown up when I did?" Realization hit. "You wouldn't have told anyone." It was more statement than question. Hermione looked away.

Sirius instinctively slepped his hand under her chin and gently forced her to look at him.

"Hermione."

"Sirius I just don't want anyone else to know. It happened on my second day here." She began to cry, and Sirius didn't think it was just from her knees.

"Hey, hey," he said soothingly as he gathered her close in a hug. "There is no need to be embarrassed. Malfoy and my cousin aren't worth rat shit. Everyone knows that. Everyone decent that is."Despite herself, Hermione cracked a smile. Sirius saw it and grinned. "That's my Princess," he said, "Come on my girl, up you go. We have got to get you to Madam Pomfrey so she can heal up those bruises." He got up, extending his hand down to her. She took it gratefully and smiled her thanks. He was so galliant, so protective, and so bloody charming that she was finding herself unable to keep her guard up. Not a good thing when one was lost in time and feeling attracted to her best friend's Godfather. She shook her head.

Once she was up, she leaned onto him, secretly enjoying the subtle strength of him and wanting to slap herself at the same time.He walked carefully, but with purpose, and in no time they were at the entrance to the infirmary.Madam Pomfrey was busy rolling bandages and didn't notice their arrival right away.

"Ahem." said Sirius.

The nurse looked up. "What happened?" she asked briskly.

"I tripped and fell on a raised tile," Hermione said before Sirius could open his mouth. She gave Sirius a pleading look and he nodded slowly. He'd keep her secret.

"Well come come child let me get a look at you." She took Hermione from a somewhat reluctant Sirius and led her to one of the cots.

"Oh my," said Madam Pomfrey as she examined Hermione's knees. "You took quite a tumble."

"Yeah...I was in a bit of a hurry."

"I'll say,"said Madam Pomfrey curtly. "But, fortunately its nothing that can't be fixed right away. If you wait right here a moment I will go and get some Bruise-Be-Gone and some Mend-A-Bone just in case there is fracturing of your knee cap. Which it very well might be with bruises like those." She hurried off.

Hermione looked at Sirius.

"Thank you. For everything." she said. Sirius shrugged. "No problem. I still don't see why you don't want anyone to know the truth, but I respect that." At this Hermione smiled. "However, if Bella and that scumbag Malfoy hurt you again, please don't keep it from anyone. Least of all us."

She looked into his dark eyes and nodded.

"Promise?" he asked.

"Promise." she held out her pinky and when he looked at it with a confused expression on his face, she smiled and explained: "It's a muggle thing. You hold out your pinky and the other person holds out their pinky and you hook them around each other and shake. It's called a pinky swear."

"Oh. I like that." Sirius stuck out his own pinky and Hermione twined her finger around his.

In that moment both of them became aware that a friendship had formed.

"Hey Sirius?" Hermione asked a moment later.

"Yeah?"

"Why did you follow me? I mean, I thought it would be someone like Lily."

Sirius started at the question, unsure of how to answer because he was unsure of why he had followed her to begin with. Finally though, he looked at her, eyes serious. "Because I got worried about my Princess."

TBC.......

YES YES YES....I know I am evil. I know you guys wanted to know what Hermione was gonna tell Lily, and originally thats what this chappie was going to be all about. But I realized that I had to introduce my villians and a few other very important players in this drama. So it got a bit post poned. Plus I wanted to do a little development on the whole Sirius Hermione thing. They definitely have to become friends first right? LOL Also as far as what happens to Hermione in this chappie, Im drawing on my own experience of being a new girl and having a bully that just wanted to hit you. Its happened to me twice. It is a horrible, degrading feeling and as for it happening on the second day shes there, it isnt as far fetched as it seems. Trust me.

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