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A/N: Hello! First off, I want to thank all my reviewers. Second, I ask forgiveness. My computer and I have a mutual hate for each other. Therefore, it does not allow me to sign onto internet ¾ of the time. It will take me longer to update because I'm sending my chapters to my friends to update. Thank you for reading and being patient.
Chapter 8: Attack!
After the feast, the group got up and made their way to the Gryffindor common room. Lily and James walked together talking. Remus kept Peter from going up and talking to James. Meanwhile, Sirius walked beside Hermione.
Sirius pointed out things that she would need to know along the way. She tried to act as if she didn't know how to get anywhere. It was hard considering she had been going here for the past six years, but she couldn't explain that to him.
She heard him saying something about the staircases moving. She smiled at him. But then, she suddenly got the feeling that someone watching her.
Turning around, she looked down the stairs. There was someone in the shadows. As she made to get Sirius, the stunning spell hit her.
Sirius caught her before she could hit the ground. She heard him curse and then call out for James and Lupin. Then she heard the footsteps.
It was James that reached them first. "What happened?"
"Someone hit her with a stunner." Sirius voice was laced with concern. "Come on Hermione."
Hermione forced her eyes open. Sirius was holding her and looking down at her. She tried to talk but he put a finger to her lips. "Shh. I'm going to take you were you can lay down and rest."
She nodded her consent. Sirius picked her up and carried her the rest of the way to the dorm. There he deposited her on the couch.
Lupin handed him a drink. "Here, give this to her. I'll go get some chocolate."
Sirius lifted her head up and made her drink the hot tea. She heard James enter and claim that whoever it was is long gone.
"Who did it? Did you see the person?" Lily asked them.
"No, I didn't see anyone. I saw where Hermione was staring and then the stunner hit her," Sirius said gruffly. "Lay down and rest Hermione."
Lily handed him a blanket and he put it over her. Remus came back in and handed her a piece of chocolate. She forced herself to eat it and instantly felt better. Chocolate- the miracle drug, she thought.
She closed her eyes and realized that Sirius was holing her hand. She smiled inwardly and relaxed. It felt good to have someone fussing over her like that.
Thoughts swirled through her mind. Who attacked her? Why did they attack her? What would happen if she were to die in this time? She shivered. She shouldn't be thinking that way.
She opened her eyes and found that Sirius was still at her side. She smiled at him and glanced around the room. Lily and James were the only other two in the room and they were talking.
"You probably think I'm the biggest magnet for trouble," Hermione joked.
Sirius smiled at her. "I'm glad you've got your sense of humor back." Then he grew serious. "You gave me a real scare back there."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be, it's not your fault."
"Yeah, well, I'll think next time before going near any dark, shadowy places."
Hermione tried to raise up but Sirius pushed her back down. "Just lay down for a while."
"You just like having me pinned," Hermione teased.
Sirius smiled, "Don't you know it."
Nodding over in James and Lily's direction she asked, "Have they worked things out yet?"
Sirius turned and looked at his best friend and Lily. "I think they're on their way to working it out. Thanks to you of course."
"Me? I haven't done anything," she said confused.
Sirius laughed. "Sweetheart, you've stirred up things more than you think."
