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.
Chapter 13 - Written In The Stars
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Is it written in the stars?
Are we paying or some crime?
Is that all that we are good for,
Just a stretch in mortal time?
Is this God's experiment?
In which we have no say,
In which we're given paradise
But only for a day.
'Written In The Stars' Elton John Leanne Rimes
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Sirius sighed as he stepped out of the shower. After Hermione had left last night, he had tried to go back to sleep, but found that he couldn't. He had buried his head in the pillow she had been using, smelling the soft rose scent of her shampoo, and thought of those few moments he had with her.
After dressing, Sirius picked up her discarded princess dress and folded it, setting it in his closet. If she wanted it back, she was going to have to come and get it from him.
Why did she have to leave? Sirius knew she regretted what happened, but why couldn't she be more adult about it and talk it out? This was a new experience for him, he was always the one to creep out of the bed before dawn, but nobody had ever done it to him before.
He should have sent her away last night, he should have never begged her to stay. He couldn't help it. She was drugging his senses. He had fallen in love with her, and last night wasn't going to be enough.
He had been her first. That wasn't what Sirius was expecting, and had he known, he would have been more gentle. He felt awful, it must have hurt her. Hefelt anger at himself at that thought.
Sirius ran a brush though his hair quickly, and left his room. He was going to talk to her, before she had a chance to hate herself. He would apologize and take full responsibility for what happened.
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Hermione bundled up the Phantom of the Opera costume jacket and shirt that she had worn out of Sirius' room last night. She hid it under her bed, figuring she would return it later, when she could sneak it in his room while he was out. She didn't want Ginny to find it first.
Hermione glanced at her friend's empty bed. It seems Ginny must have spent the night out as well.
As she walked by the mirror, Hermione checked her reflection. Her hair was wet from the shower still, and hung down in loose curls. Her eyes were surrounded by dark circles. She studied every detail in her face, nothing was there that showed what had happened.
'What did you expect girl?' she asked her reflection. "'I'm not a virgin' tattooed on your forehead?' she giggled at that, and threw herself on the bed.
What had she done? She should never have stayed with him last night. Call it one crazy moment, call it what you like, she shouldn't have done it. What was going to happen with Remus? And Harry? Most of all, what was going to happen with Sirius? What was he going to expect?
She had left in the middle of the night, because she didn't know what to say to him. She didn't know what happens next.
She did know one thing, last night had been an amazing experience, one she would never forget. Sirius was incredible.
"But do you love him?" she asked herself. Last night she had thought she did, but was she just intoxicated by lust? By moonlight? By the handsome man, and his smooth lips?
This was all so confusing. Hermione threw her hairbrush across the room, flinching when it hit the wall. How could she have gotten in this mess?
She stood to retrieve her hairbrush, but jumped when there was a knock at her door. She padded over and unlocked it. "Ginny?" she said as she opened the door.
"Hermione, don't shut the door on me, can we talk?" Sirius asked, throwing his hand up to stop the door she was trying to slam in hisface.
Hermione sighed as she opened the door for him, he wasn't going to go away, so she might as well deal with it now. "Come in, but you can't stay long, Ginny will be back soon."
Sirius sat down at the edge of Ginny's bed and held his hand out to Hermione. "Please, sit down with me 'Mione." he said gently.
She took his hand and sat at the edge of the bed, with as much space between herself and Sirius as she could get.
He smiled at her. "Are you okay?" he asked.
She nodded and bit her lip, a gesture Sirius realized she did whenever she was nervous. He found it incredibly cute.
"Look, I want to apologize Hermione. What happened wasn't your fault, it was mine. You are young and trusting and innocent, and I took advantage of that. I shouldn't have begged you to stay, and I am sorry." he said.
"It's not all your fault. You told me I could leave, I did decide to stay on my own." Hermione mumbled.
"I didn't know you were…" Sirius trailed off.
Hermione raised her eyebrow. "A virgin?" she finished for him.
Sirius nodded, his own cheeks flushing red.
"Why did you think I wasn't ?" Hermione asked, jumping up. "Do I walk around here acting like I pass it out to every guy I meet? Do you think just because I let you sweet talk me into your bed, I let everyone?" she yelled.
Sirius flinched at her words. He hadn't meant it that way at all. "Hermione, calm down, that's not what…"
"Never mind." she interrupted him. "I don't care what you meant by that. I was a virgin and now I'm not, okay? It's over, it's done. I don't want to talk about it anymore Sirius. Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone what happened, and I don't blame you. Just forget it now."
"I can't forget it now." he said, looking her in the eyes.
"Well, you are going to have to, because I already have." she said coldly. Hermione felt her heart break at her own cruel words, but she couldn't deal with all of this anymore, it was to much for her.
Sirius looked her in the eyes, his heart breaking. Anger began to well up inside him. He had fallen for this girl, and she treated him with such malice. "Fine." he said through clinched teeth. He stood up and started for her door. He turned back to her, "I guess I owe you a thanks." he said.
She looked up at him. "For what?" she whispered.
"Of all the women I've taken to my bed, it's been awhile since one has been a virgin. I forgot how much fun it could be." he said, slamming the door closed before he could see the tears begin to stream down her innocent face.
Sirius leaned up against the closed door. How could he have said that to her? The anger in him had welled up, and he had been determined to hurt her, and judging by the flash in her eyes, he had. He felt the urge to hit himself for what he had just said.
Why was it like this with her? Why did she get under his skin like no one else ever had? What was it about her that caused him to react like this. Did she really mean she had forgotten about last night already? How could she?
He stalked down the hallway, trying not to throw himself out a window. He had just said the cruelest things to the woman he had come to love, and she would never forgive him for it.
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Hermione stared at the door long after Sirius left, tears streaming. Why did she have to hurt him like that? Why couldn't she admit that she would never forget last night, and that she doubted anyone else would ever live up to the experience.
How could he have said such cruel things to her? Did he mean them? Or was he simply trying to hurt her back. She picked up her hairbrush again, ripping through her curls roughly. Was anything ever going to make sense again?
"AAAHHH" she screamed, throwing the brush at the door. The door opened just as the brush flew, hitting Ginny in the forehead.
"HERMIONE!" Ginny screamed, rubbing her forehead. "What was that about?" she cried out.
"Oh Ginny, I'm sorry." Hermione sobbed, fresh tears rolling. "It's all so awful. I don't know what to do anymore."
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Angel13: Thank you for the review!
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IvoriTickler: Thank you for saying I stick to the characters, I am always worried about falling out of character and making a mess. Hermione and Sirius in bed used to be odd to me as well, until I started reading Fan Fiction and became a big fan of the 'ship.
Nienna Celebrindal: Aw, thanks. I love writing this story…
Vanessa: Thank you so much! I am glad this is one of your favs! Keep checking back. I try to update a couple times a week. Sirius is sooo sexy, isn't he? LoL
Cookiedoughicecream: Complication is wonderful, but sometimes it is hard to write! I figure there will be plenty of struggle with the aftermath of what they have done, but that is what makes the story fun!
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Amoura Avalon: Thank you so much. Your review brought a big smile to my face. I am glad that you can feel the emotion of this story, I am trying to write it so people can.
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EsScaper: Thanks so much! I didn't want to do a 'next morning' chapter, because I always hated those, but I had to be careful with their night together, because Fanfiction pulls anything to 'racy'. I tried to do it justice, but in my head it was a bit steamier!
Mystyicalfairy-05: I know, that was the only thing I hated about writing that chapter, I kept going "poor Remus" in the back of my head.
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Raven176: Your little brother just doesn't get the Hermione/Sirius magic. Let's face it, any story with Sirius is worth reading, but I love the ones with Hermione best. I always liked Ginny/Harry though, so I have never really read to many Ginny/Anyone else stories. I use to only like Hermione/Lucius stories, then I went to Hermione/Remus, now I love Hermione/Sirius. I read them all!