screwtheperfectlife: don't worry, I'll tell you either in this chapter or the next.

daydreamrose: I was thinking about putting her near the Slytherin common room, but I have changed it. Good idea though for forecasting it.

SH: Haha. I'll tell you, just hang on and keep reading and reviewing, okay?

First of all, let me say I am SOOOOOOO SOOOORRRRRRYYYYYY for not updating when I said I would! I feel terrible! I just got like a horrible case of writer's block at the worst possible time. I WILL get another chapter out by Thanksgiving or the day after…I promise! Sorry!

For anyone out there wondering, you will know exactly where Hermione is soon. Like in this chapter or Chapter 10.

p.s. if anyone has any suggestions for future chapters, let me know and I'll try to put them in! stay tuned for upcoming episodes!

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Hermione looked around as she felt her heart beat a little faster. She knew she shouldn't get this worked up over it, for her situation wasn't actually that bad or very dire. Still, she couldn't get the sadness out of her mind. For some odd reason, her eyes started welling up with tears until her vision was blurry. One single drop fell from her cheek to the blood-red floor. She slammed the door shut, sitting down, leaning her head against the wall and quietly sobbing.

She didn't realize how long exactly she had been there until she heard a voice. She looked outside and saw it was getting a gray-ish color, dull and boring. "Hermione? HERMIONE!" the voice called. She recognized it as Moony's—well, Lupin's that is. She smiled even as her tears were still falling at the fact that she had gotten friendly enough with them to call them by their nicknames.

She stood up, still quivering slightly, but she brushed away the ceasing droplets. "Y—Yeah, I'm here!"

She walked up to meet him, seeing a worried face. "Hermione? Where were you?" he asked in a mixed tone of concern and annoyance. "What happened?" he softened as he saw her tear-streaked cheeks.

She sub-consciously rubbed them away. "Nothing. It's nothing. I was just reminded of something. Something that I miss terribly. So—uh—I heard you were in the Library. Why'd you come looking for me?"

"Well," he started, taking a deep breath, "Padfoot—erm…Sirius—actually decided to go to class for once, and he said you hadn't been back for a while but that you were supposed to be at the Library but I said I hadn't seen you, and I hadn't, so I told him I would go look for you. So here I am." He said, all in one breath and very fast.

Hermione had to think a little at his words to slow them down, but then smiled at Sirius's worrying about her. Then she smiled wider at the fact that he would rather go and learn 'useless information' as he termed it than look for her.

"Well, thank you Moony—er—Remus." She corrected.

He smiled, one which Hermione hadn't seen in the longest while. Come to think of it, the last time he had actually showed signs of happiness was when he was with Tonks, although even then it was strained, and then back in 3rd year when he told her she was the 'smartest witch of her age'. She grinned, reminiscing.

"You can call me Moony. I don't really mind. I mean, we're technically friends now anyway, right? Friends of Padfoot's are friends of mine." He recited.

"Why…I'm flattered!" she said, exaggerating a little bit.

He bowed extravagantly, also overstating. "You're most welcome, Miss." He said while kissing the top of her hand lightly.

Hermione giggled at their mock play. But then she remembered all those times when she, Harry, Ron, and sometimes Ginny did that. Her face contorted slightly in pain, as a few tears threatened to fall on her just-devoid-of-tear-streaked skin.

Lupin furrowed his brow again, dropping her hand, and donning the face of alarm at her sudden mood swing. Tentatively, he said, "H—Hermione? Are you all right?"

She half-smiled, while feeling the burning at the back of her eyes, but holding it back. Barely voicing her sadness, she replied, "Mmhmm. I'm okay. Just thinking again."

He looked at her funny, like he didn't really believe her. She was desperate to tell them absolutely everything, especially Sirius, but she couldn't, much as she trusted them. She had to figure this out for herself. Then she remembered that she had burdened this all on herself, and suddenly felt horrified and furious at herself.

"Well, that's just fantastic, Hermione! Way to go! This is what you wanted for so long—to go back in time! You never even told Harry or Ron what you were doing! They're probably worried sick! You are such a retarded, stupid, idiot witch! Malfoy was right for once!" she thought, the last statement being a surprise, but oddly true.

"Remus, I have to go. I'll see you later." She said to him, starting to run off, then looked back at his confused face. "Oh. Thanks for finding me by the way!"

You guys, i am so sorry for having this like super short, but i thought i owed you something! i feel bad, and i will post another chapter hopefully by at most Saturday or Sunday. Again, i am TRULY sorry!

xoxo,

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