Chapter 14: Hogsmeade
The day of the Hogsmeade trip arrived and Hermione was excited. She was going on a date with Sirius! The only other date she had ever been on was to the Yule Ball with Viktor. And in her opinion, that didn't really count as a date.
So here she was, in her room, preparing for her first real date. Since she had only the clothes she arrived in, she borrowed some clothes from Lily. She chose an off the shoulder black knit sweater and a pair of boot cut jeans. To add a bit of personality, she used a black tie for a belt. She completed the picture with the black heels she wore the day she traveled her from the future. She pulled her hair into a French twist and left a few tendrils free.
She heard Lily come in and turned around. She desperately wanted her approval. Lily stared at her. Hermione grew self conscious. "Do you think Sirius will like it?"
"Like it?" Lily repeated in disbelief. "He is going to love it!"
Hermione smiled, "Really?"
"Yes really. You make me look bad. I never looked that good in that outfit."
"I'm sure you did," Hermione said reassuringly.
"No I didn't. We better get downstairs before the guys start to think we've deserted them."
Lily grabbed her cloak and Hermione silently cursed. "My cloak must have got lost with my clothes," Hermione said.
"Just ask Sirius for one of his."
"No, I couldn't…" Hermione began.
"You could, you just don't want to. But I can," Lily said as she dashed out of the door and ran down the stairs. Hermione chased after he but couldn't catch her. She heard Lily as she reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Hell James, Sirius," Lily chimed happily. "Hermione should be down in a minute but some of her clothes got lost when they were being brought her including her cloak. Why don't you lend her one of yours Sirius?" Lily suggested.
"Of course, I'll just go g…" he stopped. Hermione entered the room at that moment and he gaped at her. He thought she was sexy in that little halter that first day. But in that sweater that showed off her shoulders and neck, she was gorgeous. He had never seen anything more beautiful. "Wow," he said when he could finally catch his breath.
She smiled nervously and toyed with one of the loose tendrils of hair behind her ear. She walked over to them. "Hello."
Lily nudged Sirius. "Cloak." He continued to stare at Hermione. "Upstairs," she said a bit more forcibly. Sirius remained where he was. "NOW!" She bit out.
Sirius nodded and bolted up the stairs. He returned a few minutes later and held out the cloak. Lily started clearing her throat very loudly and Sirius looked at her. James pretended he was putting a cloak on Lily and Sirius took the hint. He draped the cloak over her shoulders.
"Thank you," she smiled and he smiled back.
"You're welcome," Sirius said, kissing her lightly on the cheek.
Then he held his arm out for her to take. She laughed and shook her head. He looked confused and hurt but then he smiled when she grabbed his hand. As they walked towards the main doors, he twined his fingers through hers, enjoying the simple sensation of holding her hand.
They walked through Hogsmeade slowly. Sirius pointed out all of the best shops in his opinion and Hermione was not surprised that they were Harry's and Ron's favorites too.
He took her to the sweet shop and they got some chocolate. Then he took her to a store that sold muggle clothes. They were loaded down with bags by the time Sirius lead her to the Three Broomsticks. He dropped her off at a table and left to get them two butterbeers.
"Here you go my lady," he said as he returned, handing her a butterbeer.
"Thank you," she said smiling. "I have had a lovely time today."
"I have too," he smiled back.
They sipped their butterbeers in silence. Each of them attempted to look at the other without getting caught. Finally it was time to go.
Sirius walked her up to the entrance of the girls dormitory. They stared at each other for a bit. Then Sirius leaned down and kissed her. It started out as a slow and gentle one but then became passionate. She kissed him back hungrily.
After a bit, Sirius pulled back and smiled down at her. "Sweet dreams love."
"Sweet dreams Sirius," she said back. Then she turned and headed up the stairs.
A/N I GOT MY PRECIOUS INTERNET BACK!
Which means that I will be posting more often and you might get all this story before April…. I'm really bad at the whole describing a kiss thingy but my friends told me I needed more details so there you go! Anyway, still have practices to go to so this is might take a while after all…please hang in there with me. I have to go to a wake at the moment so I'll try to update as soon as I get back. Thank you to all my reviewers…you guys are the best! Please Review!
