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A/N: I know it's been long, and you guys have been in need of an update! I've been occupied w/ dance people give me a break I dance for TBT, it is stressful..ok anyway I am also aware that something as some of you have mentioned needs to happen in the story…some pizzazz. Well be patient b/c im gonna start out slownot as long a chaps as the first 3, at least until I incorporate the new stuff. Hopefully…now people will start to buy some interest in my story!

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Ch.4 What I like about you

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For two weeks know Harry, Ron and Hermione had been staying at Grimmauld Place. And for two weeks it had been the frequent meetings between Sirius and Hermione. Day by day they met in the corridors, Sirius had notice as the days went by that Hermione was indeed playing hard to get. And he…well it was he's style.

"Harry do you know we have to, have to pack tonight." "Otherwise we'll never get anything done around here!" called Hermione from under the bed where she was retrieving all the books she had spread the night before will trying to do some quick reviewing before term began.

Under a huge pile of muggle clothes it would have been impossible to find Harry. He and Ron sure missed the Burrow now, Mrs. Weasley's presence would have been appreciated at this moment. Clothes everywhere, shoes gone missing and sock smelly. On the other hand Sirius was Sirius, cool, laidback, down to earth and was just too funny. And the funniest was that many people now stopped underestimating his humor.

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Ever since he had been given a trial, he was a new man. He had left behind the shaggy, robe (A/N: although he still gave off some shaggy-ness), the hair had to go according to Tonks, who had been in charge of making Sirius up after his trial. Of course that Sirius was not too happy about the idea, however he was glad that Remus had talked him through it.

Of course that talk on the street and the Prophet along with those at the Ministry of Magic were not admitting still that danger was coming their way and Voldemort was indeed coming back. There had been safety measures taken by the new Minister of Magic. Lots had changed since the day Lucius Malfoy had been arrested along with all the other death eaters.

Local towns were safer and much more tranquil, however it was that tranquility that bothers many in the Order, and the Aurors are walking in and out of Grimmauld place now more than they did before during the summer.

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Hermione was hurriedly putting all the books in her trunk, while Ron was sorting socks into a pile. Without speaking a word he turned around and looked at her, wishing she would turn and look back at him. Ron for a long time, since he had met Hermione he was not in love with her. But it was more than like, he was somewhere in between.

"Ron, you reckon I should take this?" she said pointing to the huge Mysteries of Magic book.

Ron, however, did not answer. He gave her a weak smile. (A/N: If only she knew)

Hermione continued to put all her books away one by one she dusted them, very slowly. It would almost be around the time Sirius came by. She didn't know what it was that she liked about him, 'maybe it's his new hairdo' she thought or the way he spoke to her, maybe the attention he gave her, or the fact that he always seemed to whisper in her ear all the things she had always wanted to hear.

Ron quietly waited for her to finish daydreaming because she didn't seem to be packing books anymore.

"Um 'Mione" he said rather disconcerted.

Harry rushed in, red in the cheeks, "guys? Were ordering take out tonight, I asked Sirius and he said anything we wanted he would go get." Hermione and Ron's face lit up, "food!" Ron said with a great enthusiasm.

"Harry that's dangerous, you know that" Hermione's eyes glowing.

"How dangerous can it be, it's just London" Harry argued.

"Yeah, the muggles can't be that bad, I mean they don't even know him, what's he gonna get anyway?"

Ron looked hungry and frustrated, he looked from Hermione to Harry in confusion. (A/N: ever had that feeling when you're hungry?)

"Pizza he went out to get pizza"

"Harry, I haven't had it since….since"-"forever"

"What the bloody hell are you two talking about?"

"Right, Harry, Ron needs to know the 101 on pizza"

Harry and Hermione did there best to explain pizza to Ron.

"Wow" "I know that's the same thing I said when I tried food in the wizarding world" said Harry

A few minutes later Sirius arrived cursing under his breath, "Here's the pizza, I need to get in contact with the Order."

"What's wrong? What happened? Why have you got to talk to the Order?" they all asked in unison.

"Nothing, you keep yourselves out of this" he turned and looked at Hermione before closing the door behind him. "I mean it" he whispered.

"Ah great, what do you think is up this time, just when we were having a wonderful summer."

"Harry do you think this may have to do with…." "I don't want to imagine anything Hermione"

"I'm gonna go check if Sirius is ok, I'll be right back" and before either Harry or Ron could say anything she walked out of the room.

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There was a knock on the door, Sirius was pissed off to what he had heard at the pizza parlor in London that evening and he did not want to be disturbed.

Knocking persisted.

Sirius was getting impatient (A/N: you'd think he'd just open the door)

There was one more knock before he approached the door with great disgust.

"What!" he said almost losing his temper before seeing it who was at the door.

"Oh Hermione it's you come in, come in forget what I said back there everything's fine"

"Sirius you know that something is wrong and----" she had broken into tears.

"ooh why are you crying pretty thing, don't cry everything will be alright"

"No it won't, nothing is ever alright!"

"Why are you so worried about something you don't know? Huh I'm here, haven't I told you that nothing will happen to you or Harry or Ron while I'm here"

This time she was looking straight into his eyes, grey meeting with a distinct brownie orbs. His eyes could so easy be read, they told you everything he was feeling, and he was feeling worried and also love a very bad combination if there was someone who wanted to harm him or anyone in particular.

"Of course I'll be taking special care of you" he said as he grabbed her into his arms and held her tight.

"oh I'd really hated myself if something ever happened to you" he whispered

He held her close without any contemplation he kissed her brow, Hermione turned and looked at him his face was marked by battle scars he had overcome over time, although they could not be seen. She touched his face and pulled him into a long kiss.

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Order members began to arrive, Tonks was accompanied by Remus, Kingsley and Moody arrived also. Each one had a worried expression on their face, but neither knew exactly what was going on. They had only been called to come to Grimmauld Place as soon as possible.

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Silently, Sirius broke their kiss.

"Stay here if you like" he whispered in her ear.

"I have to go back" she giggled. "There gonna start to wonder why I'm here with you
alone."

"Let them know, let them learn that there is no age for love" he said grinning all the while.

"I love it how you speak your mind, it's something I don't do often" she said looking quite sheepishly.

"Oh no love you do it all the time, just listen"

She smiled at him.

"That's what I like about you"

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Meanwhile in the outskirts of London, where the hermit lay. A hood figure stood by a tall Sycamore tree, staring at the tall, old someone.

"I trust you shall do this qquickly"

"I will master"

"Do not fail me or it will be your blood that will run"

(a/n: forgive the delay, hope you like it.)