Thankyou to all who have reviewed. I am so sorry I haven't updated lately, but I was so busy with Science Fair. I am happy that it is over, and I got third place in my category. I would still like five more reviews for this chapter before I will update, so read and reivew.

Sydney

Chapter 4: Secrets Unravelled

Character: Remus Lupin, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Molly Weasley, Harry potter, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Lakora Black, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, James Potter, Lily Evans, Madam Pomfrey, Albus Dumbledore,

Disclaimer: All characters and situations from Harry Potter are properties of J.K Rowling, Scholastic Press, Warner Bros. and others. No copyright infringement is intended. I have no intention to publish this; it is just for fun.

Genres: Action / Adventure, Angst, Romance.

Timeline: Seventh Year

"I have to tell you the truth though," Hermione looked down at her hands in her lap. Lupin reached over and held them in his own. Then she looked up and began, " Since that night on the train in my third year, I have kinda felt a connection with you. But then when I saw you in my fifth year, it was more than just a connection. I thought it was just a schoolgirl crush on her Professor, and I also thought that it would just wear off. But, now, as I enter my seventh year at Hogwarts, I found out it is more than that." Hermione felt tears rolling down her cheek. She quickly hid hear face from his view.

Lupin just sat there thinking about what she said. Then he responded, "In other worlds you like me?"

Hermione shook her head no. "I don't like you, I love you." Hermione began to cry.

Lupin sat closer to Hermione and pulled her into a hug. She cried even more fiercely. "Ever thing is going to be alright. Shhhh." Lupin said this, trying to comfort her. Once Hermione's cries died down, Lupin held her head in his hands and made her look at him. "I love you too, Hermione." Lupin leaned in and kissed Hermione.

A chill went through her body when his lips touched hers. She loved it. She finally pulled away from Lupin. "I haven't felt this safe, since before Voldemort killed my parents." Hermione leaned in and kissed Lupin. Lupin rapped his arms around Hermione's waist and pulled her closer to him. In turn, Hermione put her arms around his neck. She opened her mouth to let his tongue explore. When their lips parted, they did not let go of each other.

"Hermione, this isn't right. You… I was your teacher and you, my student. I am old enough to be your father." Hermione sighed and kissed him again to shut him up.

"Does it look like I care, do you?" Hermione let go of Lupin and stared in to his face, she looked so beautiful.

"No, it doesn't," Lupin whispered, barely loud enough for her to hear. Lupin let go of her and stood up. "You need to get some sleep."

Hermione laid back down and Lupin tucked her in. Then he leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Hermione thought it to be very passionate. They broke apart in a few seconds. Hermione through her arms around him, saying, "Don't go." She repeated a few times.

"I will be right back. Would you like some tea?" Hermione was not really thirsty, but she thought it sounded really good. She shook her head, and Lupin left. Hermione sat alone for a few minutes. She was a little frightened after what happened. Then it donned on her, Lupin loves her.

'The person I have loved for so long loves me.' This brought a smile to her face. Lupin returned with two cups of tea. He handed one to Hermione while he sat down. She drank a little bit.

Hermione set her tea down and grabbed a mirror that was sitting on her bedside table. Holding it up to her face, she gasped. Lupin turned to find a very displeased look on Hermione's face. "What is it Hermione?" setting down his tea.

"Look at me, I look horrible." Hermione was now messing with her hair, probably trying to make it look better, but she just made it worse. Lupin got up and sat down next to her.

"I think you look fine," he said as he removed her hands from her head. She smiled at him. Hermione rested her head on his shoulder. Lupin looked down at her and smiled. He had never loved anyone more than her. Lupin lifted her head up off his shoulder and moved to sit against the headboard. He slowly set her head on his lap. Hermione loved being so close to him.

Hermione scooted under the blankets more, Lupin laid down more. Hermione curled up closer to him, which he did not mind. "I love you," she whispered before she fell asleep almost. Lupin sat there looking at her as she slept. She was so beautiful. He fell asleep as well.

Hermione woke first thing the next morning. The room was still quiet dark. Suddenly she remembered Lupin. She looked up to see him sleeping right beside her. Hermione moved a lock of hair out of Lupin's face and his eyes fluttered open. She smiled at him. He returned her smile.

Hermione knew she had to get up, even if she did not want to. Hermione got up and got dressed. She did not mind Lupin watching her.

"Good morning. How did you sleep?" Hermione turned to look at Lupin as she spoke.

"Fine, love. You?"

Hermione began to giggle a little when he called her 'Love'. "Just fine, we better get down to breakfast. It is almost eight now." Hermione looked down at her watch.

Lupin, pretty much, jumped off the bed and grabbed Hermione around the waist to kiss her. Hermione accepted the kiss by kissing him back. They parted when neither of them could breathe.

Hermione walked out the door and down the stairs while Lupin followed. Together they walked into a very busy kitchen. Molly was busy making breakfast. Ron and Harry were playing a game of wizard chess. Ginny was trying get her diary from Fred and George, who charmed it top fly the opposite direction she went. As for everyone else, they were sitting at the table talking to each other, something about brooms.

Lupin and Hermione sat down at the table. Everyone was so excited to see that Hermione was fine, well that is not completely true. Snape did not look totally happy about it.

Lakora stood up from her chair and went over to Ginny. She whispered something in her ear. Ginny began to glow. Lakora back away against the wall and watched as Ginny chased her diary around the kitchen. Fred and George were laughing to hard to notice Lakora pull out her wand. She said a spell and Ginny's diary went zooming at Fred, hit him in the back of the head, and then flew towards George to do the exact same thing. After it knocked over both the twins, it flew into Ginny's arms. Ginny ran upstairs immidently. Lakora sat back down in her seat at the table.

Breakfast went well. Nothing exciting happened except the fact that Fred and George tried to hex Lakora a few times. They didn't work, in fact all of them backfired thanks to help from a spell Lakora put on them. Before Hermione even know what happened, breakfast was over. Everyone left except Lakora, Lupin, Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione. Ron and Harry followed Lupin upstairs. Ginny started to talk to Lakora.

"When is the next practice?" Ginny asked this to Lakora.

"In an hour," Lakora responded. She turned to look at Hermione. "Would you like to come with us, Hermione?"

"Sure, where are we going?" Hermione was looking a little cautious about this.

"We are going to meet up with the Elements, they are a dance team. Ginny and I are both members."

"Okay, cool." Hermione was so surprised that Ginny would join a dance team. But she wanted to see them dance. Her curiosity was running wild.

Ginny, Hermione, and Lakora snuck upstairs and out the front door. After the house disappeared from view, they started to walk towards a small theatre at the out skirts of town. Along the way, Lakora explained that no one in the Order knew about this. They had no walked very far when they came to a small building called The Magical World of Theatre. Lakora ushered both Hermione and Ginny in.

The first thing Hermione saw was a grand staircase, which looked as if it was made out of marble. Lakora lead the two girls up the stairs and into the theatre where there were a dozen or so people practicing dance steps and songs to sing. Lakora went over to a small group of people and Ginny pulled Hermione to each group of people and introduced them to her.

The three of them did not stay long, only a half-an hour or so. Then they headed back to the Headquarters. As soon as they got back, Lakora ran upstairs and hid in her room, on the very top floor. Hermione and Ginny stood in the hallway and watched Lakora's retreating back. They both headed down into the kitchen. By the expression on Hermione's face, she was very worried about Lakora. She barely ate anything and asked to be excused from dinner early.

Hermione stood outside of Lakora's room and thought for a moment or two. Then she knocked, but no answer came. She slowly pushed the door open and walked in. The window was open and there was no Lakora any where in the room.

"Kora?" Hermione almost shouted this as panic spread through her body.

"Yes Hermione."

The voice woke Hermione from her thoughts. It sounded as if it was coming from above her. Hermione looked out the window and up on the roof. There sat Lakora. "What are you doing on the roof?" Hermione said as she began to climb onto the roof. She reached up to grab a tile, but the tile was lose so it gave away and Hermione almost fell, except a hand grabbed Hermione's. She looked up to see Lakora helping her up.

"This is where I come to think. No one knows about this except you and me." Lakora sat in the same place as before. Her eyes looked very blank as if staring into space.

"What is wrong?" Hermione sat next to her.

"Just thinking about when I lived in this house with my stepparents and my two brothers. My parents were always fighting and so were my brothers. I always hid here. I ran away once." A tear ran down Lakora's cheek as she remembered the past.

"Why did you run away?"

"My parents always ignored me, my brothers are older then me. I was picked on a lot. Well, to tell you the truth, they aren't really related to me. I was adopted."

"I thought this was Sirius' house."

"Those were my step parents. I am older then Sirius but I stayed a year younger then him while I lived here."

"Did you get caught when you ran away?"

"Oh yah. I was in major trouble. But then, Sirius' brother and I joined the death eaters. The world was better for a while."

"You were a death eater?"

"Yah, and I still am. I am a member of the Order because I am forced to be. I give them any news of what the Dark Lord is doing or is going to do."

"I am sorry about everything that happened to you." Hermione had a tear in her eye and she began to cry softly. Because she knew how it was to lose

someone very close to you.

"The worst part was not being heard by anyone. No one would listen to me. Not even at Hogwarts. I even found a way to sit on top of the roof at Hogwarts, on the roof above the Great Hall. That would not have been good if I fell. Which I almost did may times." Now, Lakora began to laugh.

They sat there a little longer before Hermione began to shiver. Lakora suggested going in and Hermione was very grateful that she did. Hermione climbed in first so she did not fall. Then Lakora followed.

Two days later, everyone was on the train back to Hogwarts, even Lakora. This was the first time, Hermione did not want to return. She had not managed to convince anyone to let her stay. During there last few days at the Headquarters, Hermione would hid from everyone else.

They arrived at Hogwarts around eight. Hermione walked with Ginny and Luna into the Great Hall to have to feast. All night, Hermione pushed the little bit of food on her plate around to make it look as if she ate more than she did.

Hermione rushed upstairs into the a long dark corridor. She heard foot steps coming closer to her. Hermione closed her eyes and imagined her in Lupin's arms. She felt safe with him.

Hermione felt someone grab her around her waist and put a hand over her mouth. She started to struggle but whoever it was held her tight. Hermione gasped as a person in a dark hood and cloak came around and pointed an end of a wand at her face, before they murmured a spell. Her thin figure fell limp in the person's arms.

Hermione woke up with her head hurting. Someone was in front of her, but her vision was not working properly. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

"Are you okay?" It was a voice she knew, but no face would match the bark like voice. It seemed as if the person had disappeared from her life. "Are you okay?" The voice repeated again.

Hermione tried to speak again, but it was all the same. She had lost the ability to speak. Hermione's vision was starting to come back to normal. The dark hair around the person in front of her began to show. His face was grave and his black hair was messy. Hermione still did not recognize the boy. Hermione found her voice and whispered, "Who are you?"

"I should be asking you the same question. I have never seen you before."

"Who are you?" Hermione started to back away from the man, but her back hit the wall painfully. Her face showed complete terror.

"You don't have to be so frightened, I am not going to hurt you." The boy was coming closer to her. He put his hand on her shoulder.

"Who are you?" She repeated, her voice began to shake.

"My name is Sirius, are you okay?" Hermione tried to get up, but her legs wouldn't hold her wait. She had to hold on to the wall to stand she began to walk, before she fell again to the floor. Sirius walked over to her and offered his hand to help her walk.

Hermione looked very sceptical to take his hand, but she wanted to find someone to help her get away from him. "It is okay. I will help you get to the Hospital Wing."

"I can't walk."

"I will carry you." Sirius grabbed Hermione's hand, pulled her up and put Hermione's arm around his shoulder, before picking her up.

Sirius had started to walk, when Hermione asked, "Where am I?"

"You are at Hogwarts. Why are you here?"

"I am not sure."

"Sirius," a few boys shouted from across the room and started to run towards. "Who's the babe?" A boy with dark hair said.

"I am not sure, I don't think she is sure. I think she is hurt." Sirius started to walk up the stairs again.

"We'll come with you," A boy with light brown hair said, his brilliant blue eyes shinning. All of them walked for a while, before they made it to the hospital wing.

Madam Pomfrey said, "Mr. Black, what are you doing here, caring that girl?"

"I think she is hurt, Madam Pomfrey. I found here on the first floor and she couldn't walk."

Madam Pomfrey came rushing over to them and ushered Sirius over to a bed where he set Hermione down. "Mr. Potter, will you please go get the Headmaster, for me?"

The boy with dark hair rushed out of the room.

"What is your name?" The boy with light brown hair was looking at her.

"My name is Hermione. Is your name Lupin, Remus Lupin?" The boy looked shocked.

"Yes, that is my name, how did you know that?" All of the boys were beginning to look suspicious.

Hermione turned to look at Sirius and a boy who was being very quiet. "Is your name Sirius Black?" Sirius shook his head, yes. Hermione began to speak again, "Is your name Peter Pettigrew?" Peter shook his head, yes.

Remus repeated, "How do you know who we are?" A little bit of anger showed in his voice, that frightened Hermione.

Hermione wanted to say she knows all of them because she has met them all, and all of them have met her to. But she decided it might be better not to talk at all. Hermione was to lost in her thought to have seen the boy return with Dumbledore following him. Both of them sat down in chairs near her bed.

"Who are you?" Dumbledore was looking at her.

Hermione was still lost in her thoughts, and did not know what to say. Remus answered for her, "She said her name is Hermione. She also knows who we are." He said will pointing to Peter, Sirius, and himself.

"Why are you here, Hermione?" Dumbledore had not taken his eyes off her. "What do you remember?"

"I am not sure, I had just come to Hogwarts before I was walking back to my dormitory and a boy stopped me. He grabbed me around my waist and another boy pointed a wand at me and that is all I remember."

"What is your surname?"

"Granger, Hermione Granger."

"How do you know who they are?" Dumbledore was pointing at Remus, Sirius, and Peter.

"I can not tell you. I could put the world in chaos."

Dumbledore just looked at Hermione for a second before beginning to speak. "Would you like some tea?" Hermione nodded and took the cup from him. She drank before she realised she had been tricked. The tea had contained the very thing she feared most. A truth potion.

"Now Hermione, I did not want to do that, and you know what I am talking about, but it is necessary. You could be a threat to everyone at Hogwarts. Please tell me how you know who everyone is."

"Well I also know who he is and I know who you are." As soon as the words left her mouth, she covered them up with her hands and her eyes showed great fear, as well as in the tears that now came from them. Dumbledore ingnored them, as if he didn't care.

"How?"

"I have met all of you before, except James."

"Where have you met me?" Peter said looking at her.

"At the shrieking shake in my third year, and at the Department of Mystery in my fifth year."

Everyone was staring at Hermione and she hated it. " I have never been to the Department of Mystery." Peter was staring to look out ragged.

"What year is this, Professor Dumbledore?" Hermione had just had a brilliant thought. She turned to look at him.

"It is 1977." Hermione face went white as she realized she was right. She had gone back in time, almost 20 years.

Everyone was still looking at her and noticed how white she went when she heard about the year. Remus said, "What does that mean Hermione?"

She turned and looked at his familiar face, then said, in a whisper that barely anyone could hear, "That means I am in the wrong time."