A/N: Hi! Another chappi ready. Well, you guys are really impatient! XD But I take it as a compliment. Though I want to remind you that this isn't so easy for me, cause english isn't my mother tongue. So it takes a while, cause I have to look up the word I don't know. However, I hope you like it. I just had to do another chap with Sirius. He's the man! wink Hve fun and tell me if you like it

Matchmaker

"Remus! Have you seen Sirius?"

Tonks had opened the door and was looking at her friend. Remus looked up from the book he was reading.

"Isn't he with Buckbeat?"

Tonks shook her head. "This is were I looked first. No sign of him in the entire house. You were my last hope."

Remus got a little concerned now. Hestood up from his chair and went down into the kitchen. Tonks followed him. Kreacher was there.

"Kreacher, have you seen Sirius?"

"Of course Kreacher has seen this shame! He sees him every day! Bad enough! Never leavesKreacher alone with his mistress!"

It was always stressing to talk to the little houseelf.

"Do you know where he is?"

"Kreacher doesn't need to tell you anything! You're not Kreacher's master, you unworthy halfblood creature!"

"Please, Kreacher!"

"NO! Kreacher is happy that the master has gone and hopes the deatheaters will get him and give the traitor what he deserves! So Kreacher and the mistress can be together again!"

"He's gone?" Tonks and Remus shouted. Kreacher winced and wanted to flee. But Tonks was faster and grabbed him by his clothing.

"Kreacher! Where did he go?"

The houseelf said nothing.

"Didn't Sirius tell you to tell us where he went?"

Now Kreacher froze. Then his eyes glowed with rage. His voice was an angry whisper, when he spoke:

"He said he would go and search the beast's girlfriend...Now letKreacher go!"

Tonks let go of him. Kreacher ran up the stairs and disappeared.

"You have a girlfriend?" Tonks smiled mischeviously. Remus flushed a little.

"Well, she isn't my girlfriend..."

"But you want her to be, eh?" Tonks grinned.

Remus cleared his throat.

"Could we focus, please? Sirius is out there, risking his life for nothing!"

"I'm sorry, Remus. Let's go and get him!"

First the duo went to Hope's house. But only the wolves where there to great them. So Remus and Tonks separated and searched in whole Muggle London for Sirius. Hours had passed when Remus spotted him in a muggle café. He was sitting at a table next to the window. Next to the window! All that was missing was a sign around his neck which said "Come and get me, deatheaters"!

"I'm going to kill him!" Remus thought.

He went around the corner to the entrance. He went straight to Sirius' table and built up in front of him.

"What do you think you're doing, you jerk!"

Sirius grinned.

"Hello, Remus!"

"Are you fucking nuts? They are out there, looking for you!"

"Calm down, mate. I'm fine. Just doing you a favor!"

"What? Kill yourself? I admit, I feel like hurting you right now, but I had this feeling many, many times before and never gave into it. And I won't. So stop this nonsense and lets go home!"

"Home? You didn't even say hello to me, Remus!"

Remus spun around. There she was. Hope Brandish. Lady of the wolves. Lady of his heart.

While his heart beat faster, Hope was smiling at him and giving Sirius a cup of coffee. She put the other cup she had carried in front of her as she sat down.

"Hello, Hope. N...Nice to see you again...Quite surprisingly."

Remus was nervous. He just had realized what he felt for her and, if he was true, not ready to face her.

"Sit down" she said and patted the leather next to her.

Remus did as he was told.

"Told you we would meet again" she said softly, leaning into him and smiling lovely. Remus swallowed hard. She had such wonderful lips...

"Yes, you did."
"Do you believe now?"

"This meeting isn't destiny."

"Right! It's Sirius!" Sirius said.

Both Remus and Hope looked at him. They seemed to be confused for a second. They had completely forgotten about him. Sirius grinned at Remus knowingly.

"Yeah" Remus said.

Hope sighed. "See? I told you he won't believe it."

"Don't worry. Remus has always been the 'down-to-earth-type'. He wouldn't believe in magic even if you would do it right in front of his eyes."

Remus gave Sirius a warning look. What did he tell her?

"You two have talked about me?"

"Well, we just had a little chat. About...stuff" Hope said, winking at Sirius. He nodded, still this stupid grin on his face.

"What stuff?" Remus felt panic rise inside of him. He wouldn't have told her, would he? No. Sirius was his friend. He would never do this to him. And if he had told her, she surely wouldn't sit right next to him, pressing her upper leg against him.

Hope was sipping her coffee, while Sirius spoke:

"Nothing to worry about, mate! I'd never tell her that you eat dozens of icecubes in the middle of the night."

Hope chuckled and looked at Remus.

"You do that?"

Remus cheeks felt hot.

"Well...I like the crunching sound of it." Remus was sure that this was some wolfish stuff. The compensation of not being able to eat bones...

Remus glared at Sirius, who just was looking at him questioningly, though grinning. Hope laughed and laid a comforting hand over his.

"It's okay...I eat tomatoes with chocolate, sometimes."

Remus and Sirius grimaced on that.

"I know, it's disgusting. But sometimes I just need it."

"Needs. Tell me about it" Sirius said.

While Hope and Sirius chatted about their cravings, Remus hardly listened. He was too distracted by Hope's thumb, which was gently stroking the back of his hand. He looked at her, but she didn't seem to notice what she was doing. And what an effect it had on him. With every circle she made, chills ran up and down his spine. He liked it, though. Her touch was soft, calming and comforting somehow. He wanted nothing more than to take her hand in his, playing with her fingers and kiss her palm, making his way up to her arm, to her neck, to her seductive lips...

"Remus?"

Remus startled from his thoughts. Hope was looking at him.

"What did you say?" he asked.

"If you want me to get you a cup of coffee."

"I can get it myself."

He stood up. Hope followed him and pushed him back down on the bench.

"I get it. Just sugar?"

Remus was surprised.

"Yes. How do you know?"

Hope winked. "Just a shot into the blue!"

When Hope was out of reach, Remus looked at Sirius:

"What did you tell her?"

"Easy, Remus. I didn't tell her that you are a wizard. Or a werwolf. Or that you are madly in love with her."

Remus was relieved.

"Remus, you're a lucky man!"

"Why?" he said irritated.

"Don't you see it?"

Remus just looked at him blankly.

"You really are an idiot sometimes!"

"Come to the point, Sirius."
"Hope Brandish is in love!"

"With whom?"

Sirius slapped his head. He gestured exaggerately as he spoke:

"She..." (he pointed at Hope, who was ordering the coffee) "is madly..." (he rotated his finger next to his head, which was the international loony sign) "in love..." (he put his hands over his heart and sighed) "with YOU!" (he pointed at Remus).

Remus couldn't help himself but chuckle at Sirius' behaviour.

"What makes you think that?"

"The way she looks at you, fellow. And I saw the thing she did with her thumb. Believe a guy who knows when women are in love. She is helplessly in love with you, Moony."

Remus smiled and looked over to Hope, who was waiting for Remus' coffee.

"That would be too good to be true. She is so beautiful..."

"Yeah, she is. Like a fairy."

Remus laughed. "I thought that, too, when I met her for the first time."

Sirius let his eyes wander across her body.

"Damn, if I just had met her first!"

"Hey!"

"Just kidding. Believe me, no one is happier for you than me, old friend. It's about time youget a nice shag!"

"Sirius! Stop it!" Remus head was as as red as a tomato. Sirius just laughed.

"Here's your coffee, Remus." Hope was back and sat down next to Remus.

"Thank you, Hope."

They smiled at each other.

"What did you talk about?"

"Nothing!" said Remus before Sirius could answer. But he did it anyway.

"About you, of course."

"Oh...I hope something nice."

"Naturally."

Hope smiled. Then she said to Remus.

"Your friend is a ladies' man, eh?"

"Yes" he answered.

"What about you?" Hope asked, her cheeks a shade of red.

"Well..."

"He still waits for true love" Sirius assisted. Remus wished he was somewhere else.

"Don't we all wait for that?" Hope looked deeply into Remus eyes. And for the first time Remus recognized it as longing. He tried to answer with his own eyes. As a smile spread across Hopes face, he knew she had understood.

"I do not", Sirius said. Hope looked at him.

"I don't believe you, Sirius. You just haven't found your soulmate yet."

"You believe in soulmates?"

Hope laughed. "I know, it's rare thing in this world, where every third marriage gets divorced."

"So why do you do, then?"

Hope just looked at Remus. His heart stopped beating. Soulmates...

Suddenly Remus was startled by a shrill sound. Hope reached into her purse and pulled out a mobile. She looked at the display and sighed.

"It's Mr. Lembach. Excuse me."

She pushed the button and said:

"Guten Tag, Herr Lembach." ... "Mir geht es gut. Und Ihnen?"

Hope stood and walked intoa corner. She smiled as she talked in german.

"Wow, a woman with many talents. I wonder what other talents she has...Do you think she's flexible?"

"Oh, Sirius, get a grip!"

Sirius just grinned again. Then he said:

"So...Soulmates, eh?"

Remus looked over to Hope, with her golden hair, her lovely smile and her deep black eyes. Soulmates...If he would just believe in this.

"I don't know."

"You don't believe in this, right?"

Remus looked thoughtfully at his hands.

"If you would have asked me this two months ago, I would have said 'no' without hesitation. But since I met her...she is the first woman, where I'm not nervous - well, not that nervous - and who I feel comfortable with. And all these 'visions' - or whatever they are - I have when we are close. I feel like...something inside of me wants to tell me something...About Hope...About myself. I don't know, Sirius."

"Obviously she thinks you are her soulmate. Why don't you ask her about his stuff?"

"I'm afraid."

"Of what?"

Remus cleared his throat. "I...have dreams...well, just one. But it comes to me over and over again. And in this dream I...I...I kill her, Sirius."

"That's not good."

"Yeah."

Sirius wanted to say something more, but Hope came back to them.

"Ich werde sie sofort anrufen, sobald Leviyah schwanger ist, Herr Lembach."..."Danke, wünsche ich Ihnen auch. Bis bald, hoffe ich."

Hope hung up and sat down next to Remus again.

"I'm sorry, guys. Mr. Lembach still waits for Leviyah to get pregnant...I guess he would do it himself if he could."

Sirius laughed, butRemus just smiled. Hope recognized the change in Remus' mood at once. She laid a hand on his arm and asked:

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"No, you're not."

Remus put his hand over hers and said with a gentle voice: "It's okay." Hope nodded and smiled comfortingly at him. Remus smiled back. Suddenly he remembered: Tonks!

"Shit!"

"What?" Sirius and Hope asked.

"Tonks! She was looking for you, too! Oh no, she will kill me! And you!"

Sirius sighed. "Well, I guess we have no other choice. She can be like my mother when she's really mad!"

"So you have to go. I don't want you guys to get hurt", Hope said rising from her seat. The men stood up, too. They stepped outside. Sirius turned around to Hope, took her hand in his and placed a soft kiss on it.

"It was a great pleasure for me to meet you, Hope Brandish."

"My pleasure, Sirius Black", Hope said shyly. "You really are a ladies' man!"

Sirius winked, then stepped backand waited for his friend.

Remus looked at Hope. She looked up to him, smiling sadly.

"It's time to say goodbye again."

"Yes." Suddenly Remus felt very sad.

"Will you come visit me? When you have time, of course."

"Yes" he said before he knew he did.

Hope's eyes brightened. Slowly, she stepped closer and put her arms around his neck. Automatically, Remus laid his hands on her back. As they hugged, Hope whispered desperately in his ear: "Please, Remus. Listen. Please!"

Before he could ask her what she meant, she pulled away.

"Goodbye, guys."

"Bye, Hope." Sirius said and turned around to go. Remus looked at Hope once more and then followed his best friend.

Remus and Sirius just arrived at Grimmauld Place, when the front door burst open and a mad Tonks appeared in the doorway.

"YOU!"

Remus and Sirius sighed as the portrait of Sirius' mother started to scream. THIS was going to be fun.

But it had been worth it, Remus thought and smiled as Tonks exploded...

A/N: I hope you're not mad with me for bringing German into this story, although just pieces of it! smile I guess there will be three or four more chapters. And be patient, pleeeaaaseee! ;) By the way, does anyone have a clue what Hope is? I know, I didn't give much hints. I just didn't want to give it away so easily. cu