Confrontations and Realizations

As Hermione left the hospital the next day she knew she couldn't continue to hide from people anymore. She needed to talk to someone about everything that had been going on. After a while thinking things over she decided how she was going to approach each person. This all meant she would have to face the people she's been avoiding the past few days. But she had to get everything straight. And so it was set.

Harry and Draco were the last to finish cleaning up after potions but before they could leave Snape spoke,

"Potter, Malfoy! We need to talk" he said with that always lovely hint of disdain in his voice. "I was told, Potter, to prepare you for what is to come. Because some think that recent events that have occurred are for the better. You, I'm sure will be one of them. Your father, Draco, also thought that you should know this too, so that too many things are not thrown at you at one time" Snape said as Harry and Draco sat down. As Draco and Harry listened they were utterly confused. They could not think of anything that Harry would be happy about and that Draco should know. "Follow me" Snape said coldly as he stood up and walked into his office as Harry and Draco stood up and followed. When they entered Snape's office Harry could not help but yell as he saw who was sitting in front of the fire place. "Sirius?" Harry yelled as he ran up to his godfather.

Hermione found Ginny sitting in the Library studying. She took a deep breath and walked up and sat down across from Ginny.

"Hey Ginny," Hermione said tentatively as Ginny looked up from the book she was reading and stared at her friend.

"Oh hey Hermione," Ginny said "How are you doing? Hope you're feeling better than this morning."

"Oh…um…yeah I am, thanks. Well listen I wanted to talk to you about this morning actually," Hermione said as she looked away from Ginny.

"Okay," Ginny said as she prepared herself for the worst.

"I have this problem," Hermione started, "I'm not gay or anything, well I don't think, but lately whenever I am near you I start to feel things. They confuse me. But there is something about you that keep you on my mind," Ginny stared at her friend Maybe there is hope after all Ginny thought to herself as she began to tell Hermione how she really felt.

"Wow Hermione I'm so relieved that you said that because now I know that I don't have to worry," Ginny said as she sighed a breath of relief. She reached across the table and took hold of her friend's hand and heard Hermione take a sharp in take of breath before relaxing into the touch. "I can tell you, Hermione, what keeps you on my mind. It's the reason as to why I like being in a place where you just have been or standing next to you in the morning at breakfast. It is the best thing that I remember about you," Ginny said this as she got up and sat down next to Hermione as she said the last part she leaned in and whispered it into Hermione's ear, "It's also the reason that I know I love you. It's the way you smell," Ginny said this as she leaned in and lightly kissed Hermione on the lips before she got up and ran out of the library leaving Hermione in a daze.

"Sirius, is it really?" Harry asked as he ran up and hugged his godfather.

"The one and only," Sirius said laughing at the reaction of his godson.

"But…but I saw you fall through the veil," Harry said as he ran up and hugged his godfather.

"No Harry, you saw me fall through a veil," Sirius said as he released Harry and sat down in a chair.

"Wait I don't get it," Harry said utterly confused as he sat down next to his godfather.

"Oh come now Potter you can't possibly be that thick," Snape snorted and looked up from the papers he was grading.

"Severus," Sirius warned, "Well anyways it turns out that the veil I fell through takes people to other places and not to the other side so when I fell through it you could imagine my surprise when I landed in rural village outside of Tokyo."

"Tokyo? As in Japan?" Harry asked confused trying to understand what he was being told.

"Yeah and apparently the veil on their side that I fell through is supposed to be for the gods. So when I fell through they thought me to be a god that had come to them. So they helped me," Sirius continued "They feed me, gave me a warm place to sleep and allowed me to do anything I wanted. It was the life."

"For a mutt," Snape muttered under his breath but only Draco seemed to hear him seeing as he was the only one who laughed.

"Well yes it was very nice and since I was a wanted criminal here I was in no rush to hurry back and I think my arrival would have scared everyone to death. And so I waited I wasn't sure how long I was going to wait for but I knew long enough for everyone to think I was dead then I could sneak back into the Wizarding World undetected. But then there was a change of plans. The people of the village found out that I wasn't really a god and they got pretty up set so I had to run. And so two days ago I ran back to the wizarding world and into the not so loving arms of Lucius. When I turned up in his study out of the blue he might have been a little more than surprised because he jumped up and was all like, 'Sirius is it really you?' and I was all like 'Yea baby' and then you know what he did, he punched me! And I was all like 'Bloodly hell what was that for' he said it was for leaving him so suddenly then appearing just as suddenly. Then yesterday Lucius and I came here to see Remus and tell him the good news and do you know what Remus did when he saw me. He punched me also! And when I asked him why he punched me he was all like 'for leaving Harry alone.' Then Severus came back I was telling him my story after scaring the living day lights out of him and after I told him that both Lucius and Remus had punched me he punched me and said that he didn't want to be left of the fun of beating me up. And so I am here Harry back in your life prepared to never leave you again until you tell me to."

"Wow that's a lot to process at one time," Harry said in a sort of daze. "I want to hear more but right now Draco and I have to go to lunch or else people will start to wonder."

"Yea sure thing Harry but don't forget to come back so that we can catch up."

"Will do…oh and Sirius one more thing… POW…that's for not coming to me first," Harry said laughing as he grabbed Draco and ran out of Snape's office he could hear Sirius yell 'Bloodly Hell' and Snape telling him that he deserved it.

"Harry! Oh my God Harry I need - be careful Malfoy's coming," Hermione yelled as she ran up to Harry who was just going to eat after talking to Sirius. "What do you want Malfoy?" Hermione asked as Draco approached.

"You Granger I want you! I never knew it until you professed your love for me last night," Draco said with as much lust as he could muster up.

"What you're crazy I never said anything like that to you ever!" Hermione yelled.

"Oh in denial how sweet but do not fear my love you will come around eventually they always do. Right Potter?" Draco said dreamily as he glided into the Great Hall for lunch.

"Err sometimes he just gets me so mad I could…Harry? Harry! I need to talk to you!" Hermione said when she realized Harry was still standing in front of her.

"Now? Hermione I'm kind of hungry don't you think this could wait until maybe I have had something to eat?" Harry asked staring longingly at the Great Hall.

"It most certainly can not I need you to help me understand something right now," Hermione said raising her voice.

"Hermione I don't see how I could possibly…" Harry didn't get to finish this last statement because Hermione had leaned forward and kissed him on the lips. Something he definitely was not expecting. After about a minute Hermione broke the kiss and Harry was the first on to speak,

"Listen Hermione I like you and all but I just don't think of you in that way. I mean no offense or anything but I just don't swing that way," Harry said a little more than confused.

All Hermione could do was mutter to herself, things like, "Nothing, just there, but when…sparks, feelings…passion," when Hermione came out of her daze she saw Harry standing there a little confused and worried about his friend. But when Hermione looked at Harry all she could say was, "I love her," before she ran to the Common Room completely forgetting the fact that she still needed to talk to Harry about what she saw between him and Draco. Hermione was running away so fast she didn't hear Harry say, "Well it's about bloody time," as he walked into the Great Hall. Now Harry had to tell Ron that his best friend and his sister were going to start dating. He knew Ron wouldn't have a problem with it expect for the fact that it was his best friend and his little sister, "Oh yay," Harry muttered to himself as he sat down next to Ron and started to eat lunch.