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Chapter 4. Returning

Hermione's P.O.V.

Hermione walked down the stairs and into the corridor after watching the Gargoyle jump back into place. She was deep in thought at the moment. She was stuck here now…and she would never see Harry…or Ron…or her family again…no one from her time. She counted her steps as she walked towards the Gryffindor Common Room and matched them with her heartbeat, as she usually did.

"What am I going to do…I shouldn't be here. I should be in my time…" she said softly as she turned a corner. She then promptly ran into someone.

Hermione looked up at the man she had seen die in those split seconds he had fallen through the veil, but seemed to last an eternity.

"Sirius…" Hermione said softly and fainted…………

She woke in the Hospital Wing an hour later and sat up. She looked around focusing her eyes. There was a curtain pulled around the bed. Hermione pulled the coverlet off, slid off of the bed, and pulled the curtain back. She looked around her and saw someone sitting in a chair; he was leaned forward with his head in his hands.

He lifted his head slowly and looked up at her. Hermione heard her sharp intake of breath as she gasped. Hermione's legs suddenly became weak and she fell towards the floor. Sirius jumped up catching her.

"Are you ok?" He said as his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and Hermione remembered when he did that whenever he was worried about Harry.

"Yes, I was just surprised to see you…" she whispered softly.

"Well, you must be new here…otherwise I would know who you are." Sirius muttered, grinning softly at her.

"Oh…n…oh…oh…yes. I am new at Hogwarts…I moved here from Beauxbaton." Hermione remarked looking down at the floor.

"Really…?" Sirius said slyly, a slight smirk growing on his face. "Well, I can't have a fellow student wandering the halls, I shall escort you to the Gryffindor dorms."

Hermione had known that Sirius was known for shagging every girl with good looks in sight…but why was he bothering with her…perhaps he had run out of girls…she looked up at him and blushed slightly just noticing the rather intimate position they were in, considering that she was practically lying in Sirius' arms.

Sirius' eyebrow quirked up slightly at her blush, "I could have let you fall you know…"

Hermione laughed nervously, with a slight snort.

Looking at her he stood and helped her stand, chuckling at her laugh. "Come on then."

Hermione followed him out of the door of the Hospital Wing, and they walked toward the Gryffindor Common Room. He seemed to glance over at her oddly.

"You don't seem to interested in anything here…I would have thought a new student would want a look around, but you seem to know where everything is." He said, winking at her.

Hermione laughed nervously, "Heh…yeah…I just…never really look around a lot. I sort of…you know. Take it all in over time."

Sirius raised an eyebrow but continued up the stairs. Finally reaching the entrance to the common room, he paused at the Fat Lady's Painting. Hermione caught herself before she said the old password.

Sirius paused and turned to her, "Well…here it is. The brave Gryffindor Common Room. I shall warn you now. Once you go in…you'll never come out again the same."

Turning to the painting he said the password, "Prancing Pandora," he spoke to Hermione softly, "You'll need to remember that, it's the only way you can get in, and you won't want to forget it with slimy Slytherins slithering about trying to break in. The Head of House will let us know the new ones whenever it is changed."

The Fat Lady's Painting swung open and Sirius motioned for her to walk in ahead of him.

Walking into the Common Room, she paused. James, Peter, and Remus were all sitting around the fireplace, laughing about something. Sirius motioned for her to wait a moment.

Remus was standing up staring straight at the fireplace, almost gazing at it lovingly.

James snorted, "I did not look like that. You look like you just sniffed too much Floo Powder."

Ignoring the comment Remus walked towards the fireplace and held out his arms. Hermione giggled…covering her mouth her eyes widened. Remus had turned around and was staring at her now.

"Er……" he mumbled.

"I did not say "Er"…I was only being nice…she looked a bit lost." James said smirking slightly.

Remus motioned behind them and James and Peter turned around.

James promptly fell off the couch arm he had been sitting on in embarrassment. Sirius chuckled and strode over to him, pulling him up and wiping him off.

Remus was in fits of laughter, and Peter looked confused. Hermione blushed deeply.

"James, dear chap old friend. You cannot be falling out onto the floor in the presence of a new student. What were you thinking?" Sirius said in all seriousness.

James glared evilly at Sirius, and made a quick sharp motion across his throat. Sirius pretended to look terrified, and James nodded smirking. Remus was watching and sighed. They would never stop at this rate.

Steering the away from each other, he motioned to Hermione who looked terribly awkward.

At the same time Sirius and James said the same thing, "Hermione." They turned to each other and did it yet again, "Hey!"

Sirius laughed, "How did you meet her? I "ran" into her in the hallway."

"She showed up rather suddenly in the Great Hall. I took her to Dumbledore's office." James replied.

They both looked to Hermione who was now shaking hands with Remus. He was pointing to the Girls Dormitories.

"Hey!" Sirius and James both said.

Remus and Hermione looked at them, "I figured I would tell her the entire history of Hogwarts while you two were talking." Turning to Hermione again he said softly, "Quite amazing they stopped so soon…really."

Hermione laughed again, and bit her lip. She wasn't sure how she felt about being the center of attention anymore. Fun? Yes. Scary and unnerving? Yes…that too.

Remus coughed, and Sirius elbowed James in the side. "Yeah…well. It's almost Lunch and then we will be off to classes again. Dreaded Double Potions with the Slytherins."

James grinned, "Not so dreaded…as long as we get to pick on Slimy Sevvy dear."

Hermione frowned…were they talking about Snape?

Remus sighed, pulled Hermione after him he headed back out the Common Room, "Sometimes they forget what they were suppose to be doing after they get caught up in another plot."

"That's alright. Harr…." Hermione paused. I suppose it wouldn't matter if she used that name though. "Harry and Ron, my two best friends were exactly the same. I'm use to it by now."

Remus grinned, "Good….but I'm sure Sirius and James are going to be worse then your two friends."

James, Peter, and Sirius caught up to them quickly. Both James and Sirius saying indignantly, "What's that suppose to mean!"