As Hermione stormed up to the only place she could relax (guess where the library) she didn't notice that it wasn't just one set of Black eyes watching her go.

However as one of the owners of a pair of watching eyes mearly turned off and stormed of himself to the Gryffindor common room, the second decided that this was far too good an opportunity to pass. He followed her, though careful to keep far enough back that she wouldn't see him. But as she stopped to lean against the wall and squeeze away the tears still brimming in her eyes he made himself known to her.

"You know it can be dangerous for a young beautiful woman to go stalking round deserted corridors late at night." Hermione wiped round and brought her wand up to keep him back.

"What do you want Regulas? I don't have time for you baby games." Regulas brought up a hand to his heart in mock hurt and then put his other hand up to the level of his eye to show that he was not holding his wand.

"Come now dear Hermione have I ever shown you any reason to suspicious other than sibling and house rivalry? That was all tradition and you cannot hold that against me."

"I think I can as that "house rivalry" is stupid and causes more pain then happiness."

"But you don't you dream team passing a chance to make a fool of us slytherins and to you they can do no wrong. Are you really as superficial as that you won't talk to people unless they are in you house or follow you ideas."

"You know very well that I have friends in other houses so don't even try to pull that one. I know all about you and your mind games trying to make me feel remorse for you. But sorry if I don't fall for it."

"I see that I was too late in getting to you before my brother shaped you into what he thinks and not what s really you."

"Your brother has got nothing to do with this so leave him alone."

"Actually I think that he has a lot to do with things as he is the reason that you are so upset in the first place. I am only trying to console you." He said lowering his voice to a husky whisper and taking a step closer to her.

"Well you're not exactly doing an amazing job, are you?" She retorted hotly and tried to take a step back but found the wall in her way.

"Then let me try this." He murmured as he leaned in and his lips came crashing down on hers. His tounge licked her lips trying to open them and allow his entry but instead Hermione lifted her knee quickly into his crotch and pushed him back causing him to fall over. "Don't you ever, ever, do anything like that again otherwise I will have more than just you head on a platter. And I won't make it swift and painless. Got it?" Hermione shrieked in full outrage.

Hermione didn't however hear him moan in answer to her as she ran as fast as she could out of the corridor and back to the common room where she found Sirius waiting for her on the couch. Seeing her even more tear stained face he stood up and pulled her into a brotherly embrace knowing that that was what she needed more at that moment.

"Listen Hermione I honestly didn't mean to upset you like that. I didn't take into account the fact that you know me in the future and it would be disturbing for you. But I understand I promise." This did not have the desired effect on the girl as he had hoped as instead of quieten her sobs they only grew louder. Sirius pulled her down so that they were both sitting comfortably on the couch and sat there conjuring tissues for her until she had got the resident emotion out of her.

"I'm so sorry Sirius."

"Trust me Herms you have nothing to be sorry bout. Do you think that you are the only girl that I have had to sit here and comfort? How do you think I was able to conjure those tissues fast enough?" Sirius replied, a small grin spreading out his face.

Hermione giggled a bit by his reply but the giggles soon turned into hiccups which made it hard for her to formulate her words.

"No really I'm sorry. I'm sorry for hiccup this morning, I'm hiccup sorry for this afternoon and I'm sorry bout hiccup now and ruining you favourite shirt."

"It's not my favourite shirt and I have already told you that you have nothing to be sorry about. I told you that I should have been more sensitive about things."

"Please don't be nice. I don't think I can stay here if you are nice to me."

"Honey its ok I promise jus tell me what's getting you so upset and uptight and you'll feel better." Sirius soothed calmly making her laugh a little which confused him. "What's so funny?"

"Just that Harry and Ron always used to try and comfort me but they were always so uncomfortable and … well ... teenagy that they would do such a rubbish job I was better off with a book."

"Do you still want to be alone with a book?"

"Defiantly" Hermione laughed with a smirk

"Oh" Sirius replied with such a shocked and disappointed look on his face which only caused Hermione to laugh harder

"I forgot to say not" giggled Hermione leaning more into Sirius and making herself comfortable on him.

"See how amazing at this I am. You can in fits of tears and now I have you laughing."

"Oh and by the way have you seen my diary anywhere? I can't find it and I know I last saw it when you put it back. You did put it back didn't you?"

"Urrrrr I think I did."

"And left it there?"

"Ummmm I think I might have thought that it would have been unsafe there soo I put it….." Sirius tried to explain feebly but Hermione cut across him still in a calm manner.

"You read more didn't you."

"Of course not! You know I wount!"

"Jus tell me what you know Sirius. I to tired to be mad so this is the right time."

"Ok well I read something about Harry being like world famous and having an argument with the minister of magic. Guess he turned up good then huh!"

"I guess he has turned out ok." Hermione mumbled but she seemed to be already half dreaming.

"But we weren't the people to bring Harry up were we?" this woke Hermione from her sleep immediately

"What?"

"Well it said that Harry was brought up with his aunt and uncle who were horrible to him and when he finally met me and Remus it was unfair for him to lose me again. What did you mean by that? To lose me again?"

"How long have you know about this for?"

"A couple of days but you're avoiding the question."

"It's long and complicated and I'm tired. Plus I don't think that you should even know. I'm going to bed. Could you just leave my diary at the bottom of the stairs for me so I can pick it up in the morning?"

"Fine I'll see you in the morning. But just remember you own me some girly time!" Sirius cried after Hermione as she started up the stairs. She didn't bother to turn round and answer his statement and waved it off before disappearing up the stair way.

Sirius was woken up early the next morning bay having a large lump of mass jump on his head screaming. "WAKE UP WAKE UP! IT'S TIME FOR OUR FIRST GIRLY SESSION! WAKE UP!" it the heavy weigh didn't wake Sirius up first then the screeching defiantly did. "SIRIUS! YOU PROMISED ME SOME GIRLY TIME AND I'M TAKING YOU UP ON THAT OFFER!"

"Gawd girl I'm up already. I thought you didn't like girly. And what time is it anyway?" slurred Sirius as he slid off the bed, only to show that he was wearing nothing but jogging bottoms for bed, which made Hermione take a quick retake as her eyes watched his bear chest.

"It's eight o clock. Come on, I've been up for an hour and a half already. Plus if this is going to be a proper girly day then I thought I should get you up girly style."

"What! An hour and a half already. You are mad. Anyway I thought that girly was waking me up by a pillow fight wearing nothing but hot pants and skimpy top. Only to disappoint me by trying to kill me by flattening my head and stunningly good looks, FULLY DRESSED. You break my heart."

"What film have you been watching egotistical bum. Hurry and get washed I know exactly what to do to your hair!"

"That's it! Your punishing me aren't you?" Sirius groaned

Hermione only smirked in reply and left the room for him t change and wash.

Twenty minuets late when Sirius had finally left the bathroom he found himself sitting in front of the fire singing along (badly) to one of his favourite songs (Africa by Toto), while Hermione was 'styling' his hair.

When the song had finally finished (which Hermione was very grateful for) Sirius demanded to see his hair but Hermione only swatted him on the hand and told him to wait until she was finished.

"Awww Mione, just a quick glance. I want to know how you could have made my deadly good looks any better."

"I said no already. How can people stand you when you're so egotistic?"

"I don't know but you seem to manage it."

"I must congratulate my self then, if I'm still alive by next year."

"Why wouldn't you?"

"Ask me in a couple of decades and I promise you that you will know then." Hermione spoke suddenly sombre. Sirius turned round to face her. Hermione didn't complain as she was already day dreaming about her old life.

"Does it really get that bad?"

"It really does. Every time you say good bye to some one, you make sure it's a proper good bye instead of just a see ya soon, because you might not see them again. The population goes down because people are scared to bring a child into this sort of world and you get the feeling that you have to be suspicious of every one and every thing. Even your best friends in case they have turned on you or it's a death eater in disguise. You can never be too careful or you can wind up on the floor of a dungeon listening to a friend or acquaintance being tortured." Hermione tried to hold back the tears that were threatening to come, but one escaped and trickled down her face. Sirius gently brushed it away and looked at her deep into her eyes.

"That's happened to you hasn't it? You have been captured before?"

"With a friend like Harry, you would have called yourself lucky if you hadn't been captured at least once. I did call myself lucky until the last summer holidays. Me and Ron both had only been in battles but never captured. But then as we were travelling to Grimrald place with Remus to see Harry and the others we were hijacked by a group of death eaters. We fought them off for a while, but it was ten on three. Remus and I awoke later to hearing Ron scream that none of us knew where Harry was or why he wasn't with his relatives. He was screaming so loud and so painfully. I was clinging to Remus being useless. I couldn't help him. But after a minuet or two they got bored with Ron and then it was my turn. They….." But Hermione couldn't finish it. Her throat stuck and even breathing became hard.

Sirius bundled her up into his arms and held her, rocking her gently. "Shush shush. It's ok now. It's over."

"But it isn't. It hasn't even started yet. They all have to go though all that again. And I won't be able to stop it again."

"Hermione no one is asking you to stop this. It is meant to happen. You can't stop it."

"How is something this dreadful and this sickening supposed to happen! What good will it do!" Hermione sobbed.

"Hey hey baby. Sometimes things are supposed to happen so that we can appreciate all the good times that we get together." Hermione feebly smiled at him and shook her head.

"That is exactly what Harry told me one time after the battle at Hogwarts in 6th year."

"Well he was right. And anyway you have a job to do missy. My hair wont be done on it's own you know." Smirked Sirius trying to lighten up the mood. He stood her up and then sat down again on his chair and started humming the tune of Africa again as Hermione laughed and did the last few adjustments to his hair. She mentally thanked him for listening to her but not pushing her to tell him everything. He would never know how much he helped her.

Three minuets and a half later Hermione had finished Sirius' hair and allowed him to see in a mirror. Sirius squealed in the best 'girly' way he could and bounded up to his room and looked in the mirror in their bathroom. Hermione followed a little slower and as she heard his yell of outrage she quickly turned and ran as quickly as she could for the girl's dorms.

"HERMIONE TAYLOR! GET YOUR ARSE HERE NOW! GET THE PINK OUT OF MY HAIR!" Sirius screamed running toward her with his long florescent hair trailing after him. Hermione burst out laughing and was almost at the foot of the girl's stairs she Sirius caught her and tackled her onto the ground.

"What have you done to me! You promised to make me beautiful!" Sirius tried to yell at her. But they were both laughing too much for her to be scared.

"And I kept my word I think you look very dashing in pink Sirius. In fact I thin you look so dashing that ……… Accio camera!" Hermione summoned a camera and before Sirius could get up and run from the camera she took a picture of him and his pink hair. Hermione fell into fits of hysterical laughter on the floor.

"Oh so that's the way that you want to play it then miss Taylor." Sirius turned on her and with a flick of his wand turned her hair bright green and in pig tails. As Hermione shrieked in horror of her hair Sirius stole the camera off her and took a picture of her.

"That's it, Black. You're going down!"

"Too bad you don't have Lily to set on me now."

"Don't worry I'm sure I can handle an egotistical pig like you!" Yelled Hermione, lunging on top of him and pinning him down to the ground. "Woo. So how does it feel to be taken down by a lone girl." Laughed Hermione. Sirius only smirked at her and then turned it round so that he was pinning her down.

"I prefer this a lot more." Sirius purred into her ear and then looked into her eyes. His eyes were so deep and beautiful that Hermione felt lost in the dark pools. Hermione couldn't stand it any longer and threw all caution to the wind and leaned closer to him and brushed her lips next to his. To say that Sirius was surprised was an understatement but he wasted no time in kissing her back. Hermione was surprised to find that his kiss was gentle but passionate.

Before the kiss got too deep Sirius pulled away and looked into her eyes again questioningly. "So does this mean that you have put the future behind you?"

"I guess so." Replied Hermione simply before pulling him into another longer kiss.

I no you don't want to hear about another excuse as to why this is so late and short but I was genuinely ill and in hospital for a while and have to go in for a check up again on Thursday. So please don't be too mad. Thanks again to people that have reviewed. Xx xx xx