~So how was that? ~

~I wasn't sure if I wanted that idea to be apart of this story, but I'm a sucker for drama~

~As always, none of the characters belong to me~

I was thinking of writing a Sirimione fic when this is over, I do have a Dramione to finish as well

Ah so many ideas, well anyways, hopefully you enjoy this, we will be getting into some unanswered questions shortly.

Chapter 5

Hogwarts's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Severus Snape's Potion Workroom

September 2nd, 2001

Hermione's POV

Hermione walked into the potions workroom and promptly ignored the two men standing on the other side of the room, working on something that she probably didn't want to know about. Huffing to herself she sat her wand down on the empty table and stomped over to the cauldron containing the sedative for the coming full moon. It was nearly ready.

"I take it you had a long night?" Severus drawled

"Nothing that a little glamour can't fix." She huffed, "Men are quite stupid, do you know that?"

"Since I am a man myself, I'll have to tell you, that I don't" Severus said pursing his lips, "But Malfoy over here might, Draco! Are you aware that you are stupid?"

"It wouldn't be the first time." Draco replied, focused on the cauldron in front of him.

"I don't mean you two, though if I tried hard enough I wouldn't need to use the confundus charm to get the dazed expression Draco here gets when words get two big." Hermione said with a smirk on her lips

"You and I both know I am as annoying as you are."

Hermione turned away and sniffed the potion closely, it smelled eerily like wolfsbane potion but thanks to Severus, tasted like nothing. It was just a sedative after all. The soft yellow in the cauldron let her know that it was near completion. She continued to mumble to herself as the boys tried not to notice that she was mumbling about stupid dogs and how they needed to keep their noses up their own ass.

"Granger just tell us what's wrong, you've been sulking for nearly 20 minutes." Draco said again without looking up from his potion, "You're not going to stop until you say something."

She sighed and turned around, dropping the small knife from her hands as she sat there, not quite making the proper eye contact she needed for this conversation.

"C'mon out with it, I've got more important things to worry about." Snape said sitting on the chair next to him

"Let's just say, I will need to start brewing Wolfsbane again." She said quietly

Draco opened his mouth to reply but Severus beat him to the same question

"Now, why would that be?" he asked with one of his eyebrows raised

Shrugging her shoulders "I haven't really decided though, he may not make it to the next one, breaking into my office and using my pensive is quite the invasion of privacy."

"Are we talking about who I think?" Draco said

"Well two people broke into my office but not both have been mourned for the last three years."

"Remus?" Draco said considerably shocked

"Alive! Yes, but not even two weeks back and has already went behind by back and looked at memories with my so called friend, may I add." She said sighing but continued, "that he was never supposed to see."

"What hold on, "Draco started, "He's alive." Hermione nodded, "and you hadn't thought about saying anything before now?"

"I have having a personal crisis about it for a while now. Didn't really come to mind at the time."

"Well that sure is a surprise." Severus stated, "Out of curiosity what memory did they look at?"

"What memory do you bloody think?!" she yelled, Draco unconsciously reached for the faint scars that are plastered across his back, making Hermione flinch as she calmed back down.

"I'm sorry, you know that right?" she said walking over to Draco

"I know." He assured, "It's fine." he finalized sitting down and not quite making eye contact with her.

"Not to ruin the moment." Severus said awkwardly, "But why are you so upset about his return, shouldn't you be…. I don't know…. Happy?"

"Sediment is weird coming out of your mouth Severus." Hermione laughed, "but I should be… I'm just too angry about him being alive this whole time and not saying anything."

"Noted." Severus continued, "You complain two much, I'd be hiding away from you too if it meant silence for a wonderful sounding three years."

Rolling her eyes, Hermione began again, "It's the point though, Teddy thinks he dead, everything thinks he's dead, he can't just saunter it like everything fine after three years!"

"Why can't he?" Hermione looked at Draco pointedly, "All I'm saying is that a body was never found, it would be quite simple, and don't get me wrong but as far as I'm concerned, everyone will be happy that their favorite werewolf is back." He finished with a wink

"You're going to make it where I won't be mad at him anymore."

"I just don't see the point in wasting all that self-pride you have, you stress too much."

"I am not wasting self-pride."

"What're you doing then? You're being stupid for being so smart."

Hermione huffed

"Don't huff, just go talk to the man, you're not even helping us. I'll start on the Wolfsbane, you can continue it before the weekend."

"Fine."

"Now get out." Severus interrupted, "Like I said I have a lot of work to do."

Hermione rolled her eyes and apparated out of the room.

"I wish I could do that."

"You and me both."

Headmistresses Office

September 3nd, 2001

Hermione apparated into her office with a soft crack and sat the pile of papers from the school day down onto her desk. This is why she was not a teacher, she definitely preferred being headmistress. In her eyes that was much easier.

She didn't come back to her office the night before, Remus needed to regain some type of energy before they began to speak. She stayed the night in the Room of Requirement where she did some much-needed thinking after her conversation with Draco the day before. She decided that it wasn't Remus's fault, she was being stupid as Draco so nicely called it.

Sighing she picked up the two men's scent in her private quarters. They haven't left yet she mused. Before forgiving them both she decided that one more scare will do them some good, and with that she apparated into her private quarters and intended to make it rather loud.

Remus's POV

She wasn't back yet. That's all he could think about this entire time. When they arrived in her quarters she had already set up potions for them both to take and a note insisting that they get some rest and she would be there soon, when was soon? Apparently soon meant almost 24 hours. Breaking Remus's thoughts he heard Sirius's voice,

"Remus, you need to calm down. She does this all the time."

"What?"

"She's a busy woman, she leaves school all the time, Minerva probably needed help with a few things before everything went into full swing."

"I can't help it; my wolf is driving me crazy. I'm worried about her, what if she got hurt." He said pacing the room

"Mate, she's fine, you'd know if she wasn't, you've been watching her for three years."

"Thanks for making me sound like a creep Pads." He replied sitting on the sofa

CRACK

"What the fuck!" Sirius yelled, while Remus sat up straight looking for the loud noise.

Turning he saw Hermione standing there looking as though she might burst out laughing at any moment. She did.

"Oh merlin!" she said, her laughter filling the room as Sirius sat back into the chair sulking, "That was hilarious, you should've seen your faces." She said between fits of laughter, "Well worth it."

"I should piss on your chair." Sirius said with a scowl on his face

"Well you're lucky that's all you lot are getting, breaking into my office and using my pensive." She said still smiling brightly

"How did you even find out?" he asked quietly looking into his hands

"Please." She said smirking, "I'm headmistress, I know everything that happens here."

"You have trackers set don't you." He heard Sirius say

"Among other things." She replied, "Now, you have papers to grade and a weekend to prepare for."

"Yes Headmistress." Sirius replied getting up, "Don't yell to much without me present."

"Oh, I won't be yelling." Hermione stated, looking at him, "Now, go Sirius Black."

"Good luck mate." Sirius said walking out of the room.

"How are you feeling?"

"Like shite, but your potions helped immensely, you didn't have to do that."

"Oh, but I wanted to, plus I've gotten quite good at potions these last few years, might as well use the skill for someone I care about."

Remus looked up from his lap, "You care about me?"

"You look surprised."

"Well I just thought that since I was gone for so long, you would've moved on by now."

Hermione raised her eyebrow, "Now why would I do that? I've been to busy for that."

"You smell like Malfoy… I just assumed." Hermione laughed

"He's helping me make your wolfsbane, we work close often, but alas he's married, and completely not interested and leaving her. I also must smell like Severus." Remus growled lowly, Hermione laughed again

"You make this quite easy, you know that?"

Remus sulked while Hermione walked over to the couch and sat down.

"Come with me to Harry's this weekend, you can stay with me and Teddy at Grimmauld Place once were finished introducing you back into the world."

"Why would we go to Grimmauld Place?"

"Because its my house, of course. Why did Sirius not tell you?"

"No….?"

"He gave me Grimmauld Place a few months after the war, he still lives there, but the house is mine. I think he did it to spite his mother, but he insists that it was to make sure I had plenty of room to raise Teddy."

"I am truly sorry…"

"For what? Giving me Teddy? He's the best thing that's ever happened to me, don't apologize for something that you cannot change"

"But.. I.." he started but she swiftly cut him off by kissing him.

It was short, and it was the softest kiss he had even received but it was enough to shut him up for a moment. To him, it was perfect.

"Hermione…"

"Don't blame yourself Remus, instead think about what you're going to say to everyone this weekend." She said removing herself from the kiss

"I guess that is pretty important." He laughed lowly, "But not as important as this is..."

"What...?"

He pulled her in again for another kiss, a smirking Sirius standing at the now open door