A/N: Yeah... one of my reviewers got confused there. Yes, Hermione already went to the past in this one. But once she gone back to the future, she did not even know that she once went back in time. (Somehow, her going back in time actually changed the future… if you get what I mean…) What actually happened back then, will be told in the upcoming chapters in flashback forms.
Revised: 27 August 2004
The Future Awaits
Chapter 5: Friends' Argument
Sirius can't help but feel excited about meeting Hermione. To hell with Ron. He wanted to assume the meeting as a date, though he knew Hermione wouldn't think of it that way, but still…
All the while, he didn't know that he was smiling broadly whilst thinking of his 'dream date'.
"What are you smiling about, Padfoot?"
"Mind your own business, Moony."
He was still quite angry with his friend for not telling him about Hermione and Ron. Remus sighed and shook his head.
"Sirius mate, I know you still have feelings for her. But please, be sensible. She's young enough to be your daughter."
Sirius instantly went outraged. "What do you mean, Moony? Hermione's my girl!"
"She was your girl, Padfoot. Now, she's someone else's," corrected Remus.
Sirius scowled. He still remembered the time he barged into the Gryffindor common room in her third year. He was hiding behind a cupboard in his animagus form when all the Gryffindors escaped the tower after Ron screamed. It was then when he saw her for the first after she left him. She was in pigtails wearing a cute-looking pyjama. At first Sirius thought he was just hallucinating since the girl looked younger than the one he knew. His suspicion was only confirmed when he heard one of the students called out, "Hermione! Over here!" Time by time, he finally figured that the Hermione he knew was a girl from the future.
Sirius shook his head to clear off the memory. "I'm in love with her, Remus."
"Sirius, you were in love with a girl who hadn't even existed back then. I hope you are aware of that!"
"But now she does, doesn't she?!"
"Yes she does! But she's not the girl you knew back then, Sirius."
"What are you talking about, Moony?!" asked Sirius in an exasperated voice, "She's still the same Hermione I knew. Same eyes, same voice, same hair, same body… same lips…"
"Okay! Okay!... Argh!!! What can I do to make you understand?!"
Sirius dismissed his friend's statement and asked, "When did they start dating, anyways?"
"Who? Ron and Hermione?"
"No, Ron and Harry," he replied sarcastically.
"Eww!!! Padfoot!! Hmph! Well, as far as I know, they started hitting off during their seventh year. Though Harry told me that they had it in them since fourth year."
"4th year?!" Sirius spat disgustingly, "But I knew them already then. I didn't see them getting cosy whatsoever?"
Remus sighed and sat down across Sirius. "Padfoot, my mate, Harry have been together with the both of them since he's 11 years old. Of course he knew them better than you."
It was Sirius' turn to sigh.
"It's just hard, Moony. I still love her, you know. And to see her not even remembering our relationship back then is…"
"Hurtful," Remus finished for him knowingly.
"She didn't remember me when I came to teach in her third year too. I guess that's what happened when time is messed up with. She just… went to become to her new self back. That's what Dumbledore told me, anyways."
Sirius looked up at his friend who continued, "She was in her 7th year when she was with us back then, but nothing actually happened in her seventh year. McGonagall told me she did not allow Hermione to have that timeturner because she knew what was going to happen if she did. I guess you can say that explains everything."
Sirius nodded and decided to change the topic, "Whatever happened after I fell into that Veil, anyway?"
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"Ron!! You moron!!"
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you were in the shower, baby."
"Argh!! At least you didn't loose your sense of hearing, didn't you? Can't you hear the shower's running?!" yelled a frustrated Hermione Granger.
"Well, I don't see what you're so angry about. I've seen you naked before, haven't I?"
"ARGH!!! Get out!"
"Mornin', Harry."
"Morning, Ron. Have some blueberry waffles!"
Ron sat down and began munching his delicious breakfast.
"You know, Harry, you are a great cook!" complimented Ron.
"Aren't I, mate? Too bad, no ladies realised that yet…" Harry said in mocked sadness.
"Well I do!" Hermione came into the dining room, with only a long baggy T-shirt on, and with her wet curly hair wetting the top of her clothes.
Ron cleared his throat to signal her that her comment affected him. Hermione rolled her eyes, while Harry chortled.
"Don't worry, mate. I won't steal your woman."
"What about Ginny?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, mate. Hell knows that she's still head over heels with you," Ron added. Harry blushed, which made Hermione giggled.
"Can we drop this subject?" asked Harry.
"If you want to," Ron replied teasingly.
"Anyways Hermione, Ron and I have to go to the office after this."
"Yeah, okay. I'm on leave today anyways. And I'm meeting Sirius here later."
After Ron had his shower, the two men dressed to get ready for work. It was when both of them were at the door when Harry turned to Hermione and said teasingly, "Remember Mione, don't do anything to my godfather that I would do." With that, Ron whacked his best friend on the head.
"Haha! Yeah, Harry? What would you do?" Hermione laughed back.
Harry went silent for a while before bursting out saying, "EWWWW!!! Now I can't even look at my godfather without having images!" Ron and Hermione burst out laughing.
Once they're gone, Hermione laughed to herself.
"Harry's gone mad!" she said aloud.
"What would I do to Sirius, anyway? Not that he's bad looking," she wondered, wiggling her eyebrows.
"Ugh! Harry has really rubbed it on me!"
With that, she passed the time by watching the muggle television she and Harry had bought together.
A/N: This is a terrible chapter in my opinion. I don't know how to portray what I had in mind properly, but this is the best I can come out with :(