Enchanted Love

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story, although I can think of a few I would love to own! This is for entertainment purposes only.

Story: It's Hermione's 7th year at Hogwarts, and now that Lord Voldemort has been defeated, she has time to think about her life. She begins a forbidden relationship with Remus Lupin, but soon finds another man enchants her thoughts. Sirius Black never died, and is now a free man.

A/N: I hope you like this chapter. I don't know if I like it, but it's the one I decided to go with.

Chapter 11 - We've Got Tonight

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Deep in my soul, I've been so lonely

All of my hopes, fading away

I've longed for love, like everyone else does

I know I'll keep searching, even after today

So there it is girl, I've said it all now

And here we are babe, what do you say?

We've got tonight, who needs tomorrow?

We've got tonight babe, why don't you stay?

'We've Got Tonight' Bob Seger

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Hermione gasped against Sirius' lips as she heard Harry's voice ring out, anger and disbelief clear in the tone.

Sirius pulled away from her gently, his hands falling from the sides of her face. He looked at his godson and Ginny Weasley. Ginny was grinning, but Harry looked angry.

Hermione had her hands clinched in little fists as she stared at Ginny, not able to meet Harry's gaze.

Sirius felt the tension in the air. It had already felt like minutes passed, but he knew it was a mere five seconds ago he had been happily kissing the beautiful princess who was now shaking and close to tears.

"Harry…" Hermione finally croaked out.

Ginny stepped up beside Harry and put her arm around him. "Let's go inside Harry." she said, her voice bossy, very much like her mothers.

Harry shrugged her off gently. "In a moment Gin. I want to know what I just saw. What was that Hermione? Were you really just kissing my Godfather? He's old enough to be your dad Hermione. He's our teacher. What are you doing?" he said, his voice loud and tense.

Hermione had begun to cry. "Harry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." she sobbed. "I didn't mean to hurt anyone."

Sirius stepped up beside her. He didn't make any move to touch her, knowing it would make things worse. "Harry, this was my fault. I'm afraid Hermione had to much of the spiked punch, and I took her outside to get some fresh air. She is drunk, she doesn't know what she was doing." he lied.

Harry raised an eyebrow. "I don't believe that for one minute. Something is going on!" he cried.

Ginny tugged on his arm. "Come on Harry. I don't want to miss the rest of the dance. We can talk about this later." she said, hoping to save Hermione from any more trouble tonight.

"Ginny, NO!" Harry cried out, his anger overtaking him. "I just saw one of my best friends snogging my Godfather who is twice her age. I am not going anywhere until they tell me what is really going on!"

Sirius put his head down. This was becoming unbearable. He fought off the urge to walk away, and leave Hermione to clean up the mess. He wouldn't do that to her though. He had to stand by her, he was the reason she was in this fight.

Before he could think of something else to say, Hermione stepped up in front of him, her head high. "Harry. I am sorry you saw that. I don't know what happened, okay? We were just dancing, and then we came out to get fresh air and it just happened. I am not seeing Sirius, and I don't intend to. It was a one time thing, and I can't explain it to you, because I can't explain it to myself. I can tell you there is nothing between us, and there won't be anything between us. " she said, her voice shaky.

Sirius felt his heart sink. Did she really feel that way? Did she not feel the spark between them as soon as their lips met? Did she really feel nothing for him? He sighed and reached up to rub his hand through his hair, this was becoming too much.

"Harry, Hermione is right, that's all this was. Why don't you take Ginny inside so she can enjoy the rest of the dance. I will talk to you about his tomorrow, okay?" he said.

Harry glared at Sirius. "I…"

"HARRY!" Ginny bellowed from beside him. "I am going into this dance with or without you, and if you remain out here, I'll be forced to ask Draco Malfoy to dance with me." she declared hands on her hips.

Harry looked from his girlfriend to Sirius. "Fine, we will talk about this tomorrow." he stated, before turning up the path.

Ginny grabbed Hermione's hand. "Don't worry, I'll calm him down." she whispered to her friends, before walking away.

Hermione watched them walk away and then burst into a fresh round of tears. "He was so angry!" she sobbed.

"Ginny will talk to him 'Mione." Sirius said gently, standing near her, but not reaching out for her. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen." he said.

"I'm going to my room, I will not talk about this anymore tonight." she stated, her voice cold.

Sirius could tell she was angry, but he didn't want to let her walk away tonight. He still hadn't told her how he felt about her.

"I want to talk to you Hermione. Don't walk away from me right now. Please?" he begged, his voice soft.

She looked at him, meeting his eyes with her soft, slightly red eyes. She shook her head before spinning on her heels and stalking off in the opposite direction.

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Hermione walked quickly, anxious to put some distance between herself and Sirius, if only for a few moments.

What had happened? She had felt so alive with that kiss. Her blood was boiling, her entire body was on fire. It was the single most wonderful moment of her life, until Harry had walked up.

She held back the tears again as she pictured her friend's face. Why did he have to see? What was she going to do? He will tell everyone. Remus will know, Sirius will get in trouble.

Remus. Oh god. What if Remus found out? Would he be angry? Did he have a right to be? Were they even a couple? They hadn't been on a single date, they had to sneak around to talk, and they had only kissed a couple of times.

'Why am I doing this?' she asked herself. She hadn't questioned her and Remus as a couple before this moment.

She stepped inside Hogwarts, anxious to get to her room and try and figure this out. Did she love Remus? There was a sinking feeling in her stomach that said she did not, it was the same feeling that said she felt something for Sirius. That kiss. Hermione reached up and touched her lips, just thinking about it.

She stopped when she heard footsteps behind her. Before Hermione could turn around, she felt someone grab her shoulder and spin her around.

Sirius pushed her up against the wall gently, pinning her with his hands. "Hermione. Don't run away from me." he said, his voice deep.

"I don't want to do this. I don't want to talk about it. Leave me alone." she said, her voice cracking.

Sirius eased his grip on her, but didn't let go. He pulled her down the hall, until they reached his room, where he led her inside. He didn't let go of her until he had closed the door.

She put her hands on her hips. "I told you I can't do this tonight. Leave me alone." she said again.

Sirius took his costume cape off and laid it down on the chair. He moved to her and took both of her hands.

"I am sorry Hermione. I am not sorry that I kissed you, I won't ever be sorry for that. I am sorry that Harry saw. I think between me and Ginny, he should be okay. I think he will understand. " Sirius said.

"This isn't all about Harry seeing us." she said.

"Then what is this about?" he asked.

"You kissed me Sirius. You didn't think about what that would mean to Remus, did you? No!" she cried.

"You kissed me back 'Mione, and you enjoyed it. Don't tell me you didn't. Don't lie to me. Don't hand me that crap you tried to hand Harry. I know you felt something. I know you have feelings for me. I could feel it in the heat of that kiss." he said.

Hermione shook her head, wanting to deny it. "The only one I have feelings for is Remus." she said weakly.

Sirius still held her hands, and he pulled her close to his body, wrapping his arms around her. She turned her head down, but he used one hand to raise her chin up. He stared deep into her eyes. "Don't lie to me." he growled, before bringing his lips down to hers.

He kissed her deeply. This wasn't a soft gentle kiss like the ones they had been sharing earlier. This was heavy, deep, demanding. Sirius savored her mouth, nipping, licking her. He heard Hermione moan deep in her throat, and he pulled away from her.

She looked up at him, confusion in her eyes. He grinned down at her. "I told you that you felt it, that you wanted me." he hissed.

She started to turn away from him, shame creeping up in her face. Sirius reached out and stopped her. "Don't go." he said simply.

"I have to. There is nothing that can happen between us." Hermione said.

"Just tonight Hermione. Just give us tonight." he said. "I need you." he wanted to add I love you, but was afraid of her reaction.

Hermione turned her head to look at Sirius. He stole her breath away, his emotion clearly on her face. In that moment Hermione realized what she had been fighting for days, she had fallen in love with Sirius Black.

"I can't. I can't.." she said.

He pressed her close to him once more. She had slept with Remus. He had seen them go into the bedroom. So why was he here, now, asking her to share the night with him? He knew why, he was in love. He needed her to love him back.

"Please 'Mione. Just tonight. We will worry about Harry tomorrow. You can go back to Remus tomorrow. I'll go back to being just Sirius, Harry's Godfather. But tonight, just tonight, we can just be us. Please? I promise, I will stay away from you if that is what you want. I'll let you love Remus. I'll never hurt you or stand in your way again." he begged. Sirius felt shame in begging her like he did, but he needed her, more than he had ever needed anything or anyone else.

Hermione looked up at him. She didn't know what was flowing through her in that moment, but she felt herself nodding, and then she lost all normal thoughts as she felt Sirius' lips on hers once more.

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Rane2920072: Thank you for your kind reviews, and it's okay you didn't review the first chapters, at least you are reviewing now!

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