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 21 - If You Leave

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I touch you once,

I touch you twice,

I won't let go, at any price.

I need you now,

Like I needed you then.
You always said, we'd still be friends someday.

'If You Leave' OMD

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Ginny didn't know how she got back to the private room she shared with Hermione. All she saw was the sparkling ring on her finger. Married. Mrs. Ginny Potter. It sounded so wonderful. They would have to wait till she graduated of course. Which meant she had over a year to plan a spectacular wedding. They were going to tell Ron tonight, but Ginny couldn't wait to tell Hermione.

"Hermione!" she called entering the room.

"She's not here." a male voice called out from the sitting area.

Ginny pulled her wand out of her pocket, forgetting the excitement of her ring for a moment. "Who is there?"

"It's me Ginny." a tired voice called out.

Ginny stepped around the corner. "Sirius?" she asked, putting her wand away. He was sitting on the end of the sofa, holding his head in his hands. "How did you get in here? Why are you in here?" she asked, sitting down on the chair across from him.

"Harry gave me the password weeks ago by accident. I tried to talk to her, she wouldn't talk to me. I thought I would sit in here and wait on her to come back, make her talk to me." he said.

"What have I missed?" Ginny asked him.

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"Do you think he talked to her?" Remus asked Tonks, throwing an arm around her shoulder.

"Knowing those two, no. They are both so stubborn and so afraid, I'm sure something has gotten between them again." Tonks answered.

"I hope not…" Remus trailed off, standing up to brush his hair.

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"Granger?" Draco Malfoy asked, stepping in the empty class room. "What are you doing in here? Are you crying?" he sneered.

Hermione jumped at the sound of his voice. "No…"

Draco looked at the young witch. Her hair was falling out of a messy bun. Her eyes were red and puffy. "What are you doing in an empty room Granger? Shouldn't you be in class?" he asked.

"Shouldn't you?" she shot back.

Draco dropped into the chair next to her. "I skipped class. I was trying to charm the flowers by the greenhouse to spell out Lovely Luna as a surprise. It wouldn't work though. " he admitted, his face red.

Hermione burst out laughing at this. "Draco Malfoy? Charming flowers into love messages?" she sniffled again. "I'm sorry, that is just so funny."

"What are you crying about Granger? Did the teacher give you a bad grade in bed?" he sneered.

"Don't get sensitive ferret." she said. "I skipped class also. I have my own love problems to work out." fresh tears began to trickle down her cheeks. What had Sirius wanted to tell her? It didn't matter. She was done.

"You didn't talk to Luna for me yet." Draco said.

"I'm sorry." she replied without thinking.

"Did you just apologize to me for something?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I guess." she said. "Don't get use to it though. I'm not myself right now."

"I can tell." he stated. Draco studied her for a moment. "Do you want to talk about it?" he surprised himself by asking.

Hermione jerked her head around to him. "Are you sick?" she asked, laughing softly. "No, I don't want to talk about it to you."

Draco reached out and touched her arm. "Hermione. I am sorry for the way we have gotten along in the past. My father and his followers and friends were wrong. I'm not them, I don't want to be that way. I have tried to make peace with you and Potty and Weasel. Please give me a chance, let me try." he admitted.

Hermione was shocked. He was dropping the Malfoy attitude. "First, if you want to be friends, try calling them Harry, not Potty. And Ron, not Weasel."

Draco grinned. "At least I didn't call you Bushy."

"My hair hasn't been bushy for at least two years now." she replied.

"I know. Look, will you try?" Draco asked her.

Hermione studied his face. "Okay, I'll try." She stopped for a moment. "Draco?"

"Yes Bushy?" he grinned.

"Come on…" she grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the room.

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Ginny shook her head. "You two will never grow up. I swear."

Sirius looked at her and raised an eyebrow. "Why do you say that? I just tried to be an adult and tell her I was sorry."

"After you have slept with her, lied to her, pushed her, told her you were using her, and dumped her all in one week." Ginny snapped.

Sirius felt his heart drop. "I never thought about all that. God Ginny, I have hurt her so much, I'll never fix it, will I?" he asked, looking up at her.

Ginny sighed. "She loves you Sirius. I don't know why, as childish as you have been, but she loves you."

"I love her Ginny, I really do. Please, help me get her back. I won't hurt her, ever again, I swear. I'll die before I break her heart again." he said to the redhead.

"Alright, I have an idea.." Ginny replied.

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"What are you doing?" Draco asked Hermione as they approached the Greenhouse.

"Helping you. Now shut up." she snapped. Hermione waved her wand.

Draco watched as the flowers rearranged themselves, spelling out Lovely Luna in red roses. "You did it!" Draco grinned. "Thank you."

"No problem. It feels good to improve someone else's love life, since mine is in tatters."

"Since rumor has it Tonks was seen leaving Lupin's room this morning, I can assume that break up I witnessed last night was real. Which can only mean that prat Black is who your crying about?" Draco asked as they began to walk back up to the building.

"I don't want to talk about it." Hermione sniffed.

"Fine. Don't talk about it then. Just listen." Draco grabbed her arm, making her stop. "He's childish and I'm sure he's hurt you more than once. I have a lot more in common with Black then you think. He grew up in a dark family and was the only one who wanted to be good, just like me. He turned his back on his family for the right side just like me." Draco sighed as he studied her eyes.

"Hermione, I can tell you from personal experience going through that changes a man. Sirius has been a player, afraid to open his heart up, afraid to get hurt because of his past. I don't blame it. That's why I want you to help me with Luna, because I'm afraid if I don't learn to open my heart now, I'll be like Sirius in twenty years."

Hermione felt her hands trembling as he spoke. "But.."

"No buts. He's hurt you. He's lied to you. It's not right, but he is trying. Part of him loves you, part of him is scared to let you in. Add into that the mess with Remus. The risk of losing the only person left in his life that was there through the worst. Give Sirius a break, let him in. Show him he won't get hurt if he gives you his heart."

Hermione stared at him.

"Close your mouth Bushy, the flies will get in." Draco sneered.

"I'm sorry. I just can't believe….Are you sure your Draco Malfoy?" she asked, shocked the annoying blonde was this deep and smart beneath his slick exterior.

"Shut up." he grinned. "Now go away. I don't want Luna to see me talking to you and think I'm taken."

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"Hermione!" Ginny cried, running up to her friend. "There you are! Oh, hurry!" she pulled the girls hand.

Hermione looked back at Draco once, still shocked at his change of heart. "Ginny what is going on?" she asked her friend.

"It's Crookshanks. He's caught in some trap, I can't get him out!" Ginny pulled her again.

Hermione ran after her friend. She followed Ginny down a hallway and into an empty classroom. The cat was nowhere to be found.

"Ginny I can't find…" Hermione turned around to find her friend standing in the doorway.

"Sorry Hermione. There was no other way to get you two to talk." Ginny said, shrugging.

Hermione watched her friend wave her wand, the door slamming shut. There was a familiar flash of light, and Hermione realized the door was sealed shut.

"Don't be mad at her. It was my idea." Sirius spoke from the shadows in the corner of the room.

Hermione jumped at the sound of his voice. "You two tricked me?" she asked softly.

"I tricked you Hermione. You wouldn't talk to me this morning. You wouldn't give me a chance." Sirius said, stepping towards her.

Hermione took a step back. "I wonder why!" she snapped.

"Hermione, please, hear me out. Talk to me. I swear, I never wanted to hurt you." he said.

She spun around, pulling out her wand. "I'm leaving.." she said, trying to open the door.

Sirius reached up and grabbed her wrist, spinning her around. Hermione gasped as she felt how close he was. That familiar smell wrapping itself around her. The smell of male. The smell of Sirius.

"I need you.." Sirius whispered.

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I hope you liked this chapter. I wasn't sure about Draco in this, but I decided to go with it.