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 20 - Look What You've Done
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Oh, look what you've done
You've made a fool of everyone
Oh well, it seems like such fun
Until you lose what you had won
Oh, look what you've done
You've made a fool of everyone
A fool of everyone
A fool of everyone
'Look What You've Done' - Jet
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Remus shifted as he woke. The weight on his chest wouldn't move. He slowly opened his eyes and looked down, only to be greeted by electric blue eyes.
"I thought I dreamt that…" he whispered, a small smile on his lips.
"No, I'm very real." Tonks replied gently. "Good morning.."
"Morning.." he replied, closing his eyes again, letting the morning wake him slowly. Things had been so crazy last night, and then Tonks had admitted to loving him. Remus realized maybe Hermione wasn't the only one for him after all.
"Do you regret it?" Tonks asked him.
Remus looked down at her. "No. I don't regret it. The only thing I regret is that it took me this long to realize what was right in front of my face."
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Ginny stomped her foot. "Hermione..are you going to ever come out of the bathroom? I really need it.."
"Go away.." the redhead heard her friend moan.
"What's wrong?" Ginny asked. She began to hit the door. "Hermione, let me in.."
"I'll be out in a minute Gin, I promise.." Hermione said through the door.
"Fine. I"ll go use Harry's bathroom." Ginny moaned, dashing for the door. She cared about her friend, and wanted to find out what was going on, but the need to use the restroom was stronger.
Ginny didn't bother to knock as she threw open Harry's door. "Sorry Harry, I gotta…." Ginny trailed off as she looked at her boyfriend.
Harry was down on one knee in front of his floor length mirror, holding a small box in his hands. He jumped quickly when the door was thrown open, and tried to hide the box behind his body.
"Harry, what's going on?" Ginny asked, the need to use the restroom forgotten.
Harry turned red. "Gin…I was…..Um…" he stuttered.
Ginny walked closer to him. "What were you doing?" she asked.
"I…Uh….Oh hell with it." Harry fell to one knee. "Ginny, I wanted to do this in some romantic way. I wanted to have a whole speech prepared, make this something you won't forget." he stopped to wipe the sweat from his brow. "Ginny, I love you. I don't think I could go on without knowing you were in my life forever. Marry me.."
Ginny starred down at his face. Tears began to roll. "Oh Harry…" she whispered.
"Is that a yes?" he managed to get out.
She nodded. "Yes…" she cried as she flung herself in his arms.
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Sirius ran his hands through his hair as he stood outside his friends door. Remus needed to know Sirius cut it off with Hermione. They could sit down and talk like adults.
He knocked on the door. "Remus?" he called.
Nobody answered the door. "I'll be dammed if he's going to ignore me." Sirius growled, pulling his wand out to unlock the door.
Remus looked up as his door was blown open. "What the?" he cried out, trying to cover himself and Tonks at the same time.
"Sirius, have you lost your frickin' mind?" Tonks cried out.
Sirius felt his mouth fall open. "Tonks?…Remus?" he got out. Suddenly all the anger he felt at himself and Remus exploded. "You are sleeping with Tonks? I just lied to and hurt the only woman I have ever loved so I could repair our friendship, and you are already sleeping with someone else? I let her go Remus. I let her go because I didn't want to hurt you…"
Remus jumped out of bed, covering himself with the sheet. "Sirius. I didn't plan this. Tonks came here to comfort me, and I realized what I felt for her. I'm sorry about all this. I do care about Hermione, but I love Tonks, and it took me till last night to realize that. She helped me forgive you and forgive Hermione, and I can honestly say I just want you to be happy."
Remus sat down on the end of the bed, and looked up at his best friend. "I won't hold it against you if you decide to be with her. I have let it go. It did hurt me Sirius, but in the end, I think I've come out of this mess happier than I've ever been before."
Sirius sat down in the chair across from the bed, he put his head in his hands. "It doesn't matter now anyways. I told her it was over. I chose you over her. I can't fix that now. I told her I used her and lied to her."
Tonks gasped. "You jerk, how could you tell her that? What the hell were you thinking?" she screeched at her cousin. "You can't tell a woman that!"
Sirius looked up. "Don't you think I feel bad. I had to though. I thought it was the only way to repair my relationship with Remus. And in the end I decided I would rather have him as a friend than a woman who didn't love me."
Remus snorted. "Didn't love you? What are you talking about?"
"She doesn't love me Remus." Sirius stated.
"Sirius, man, she does love you. She told me last night that she had fallen in love with you." Remus said gently.
Sirius sat up, looking his friend in the eyes. "Really?"
Remus nodded. "Yes…She loves you Sirius."
Tonks leaned over Remus's shoulder. "She does love you Sirius. And if you go to her now, and be an adult and be honest, I think you will still have a chance"
Sirius looked back to his friend. "And you are okay with this?" he asked Remus.
Remus grinned. "Go get her now you stupid prat, before it's too late."
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"Ginny?" Hermione said gently as she exited the bathroom. She noticed her friend wasn't here. "Must have decided to stay at Harry's for awhile." Hermione couldn't help but smile. Ginny was so happy with Harry, and it was wonderful to watch them.
Hermione let her mind drift to Sirius for a moment before she pulled it away, it hurt to much. He had been using her, nothing more. Deep down in her heart, Hermione didn't want to believe it. She wanted to believe it was something more. She kept replaying his kiss in her mind. The night at the costume party, the way he kissed her…his warm lips pressing hers. That wasn't the way you kissed someone you were using, was it?
She snorted. "This is it!" she told her reflection. "You are done..no more tears..no more broken hearts…no more Remus…no more Sirius… no more love!"
Hermione quickly threw on her uniform, brushing her hair out and pulling it up into a messy bun. She grabbed her books and headed for class.
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Sirius started down the hallway towards her private room. He was going to do it right this time. He wouldn't hurt her ever again.
She was coming up the hallway in front of him, her eyes on the floor. He stepped in front of her and reached down with his hand to stop her.
Hermione jerked up when she felt someone touch her arm. Her heart leapt into her throat as she looked into his eyes. 'Remember girl. No more…' she reminded herself.
Sirius looked down into her cinnamon eyes. "Hermione..I… I don't even….I lo…"
"Go to Hell Sirius." Hermione interrupted him, shaking his hand off of her arm and walking away from him.
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