She sat staring out the window watching the rain pour down. She felt heartbroken, like someone had tore all her lust for life out of her. It was because all of it wasn't right. She knew better than to fall for anyone let alone him. She sighed, there was nothing left to do except praying that he would never ever notice her in the same way she noticed him.
Sirius entered the room only to see Hermione sitting by the window all alone, quite sad. He decided he could approach the young girl to ask her what was wrong.
"Hey, Hermione. You there?" he asked her with a wide grin on his face as he waved a hand in front of Hermione's eyes. Noticing something that intruded on her focusing outside, she looked to her left to find a slightly amused Sirius hovering over her.
"Oh! Hi Sirius, what you doing here? How's your arm?" she asked just out of plain politeness towards Harry's godfather.
"Nothing, just came to get some stuff of mine and my arm feels a lot better thank you, but you seemed to be lost inside yourself, dear" he said accompanying his words with a knowing smile. Oh, yes, Sirius Black knew what it was to be lost in himself, after all that's how he managed to stay alive twelve years in Azkaban and then escape.
"It's nothing Sirius, I was just thinking about how different this year is going to be with all of you guys around Hogwarts" she said with a small chuckle to light up her own mood.
They continued their little chat a bit more until Mrs. Weasley announced it was dinner time for everyone in the house.
When they entered the kitchen they noticed everyone were already seated at the table just waiting for them two to arrive. Hermione blushed slightly as she saw the look on Harry and Ron's faces. She hoped they didn't notice it though. Sirius just grinned and told everyone to start eating, that it was no need to wait for him.
"But, it's your house Sirius" said Remus, implying that of course that had to wait for him.
"No need to wait for me, you know that my friend" he said with a grin plastered on his face towards his only best friend that was left alive, because Peter didn't count at all for him, not after those horrible years in Azkaban and the betrayal to his brother. As Sirius sat down everybody started to eat as maniacs with a few too many interruptions from the Weasley twins and the laughter that always followed and the scolding look of their mother, not approving their behavior at dinner. After dinner time the "kids" had to leave the kitchen because it was Order meeting next up on the schedule. Obviously they left the rooms but eavesdropped in the stairs, expecting Crookshanks not to be around this time... They heard Dumbledore's voice and a quick snappy argument by Snape, which they believed Dumbledore just smiled away as he always did.
It was already the day before leaving for Hogwarts, so the trio was eagerly stuffing things they thought they needed into their trunks.
"Last year, now guys" smiled Ron, as he tossed a few books in the trunk.
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean it would be quieter than the last ones.."grinned Harry, "besides we really have to win the quidditch cup, and you know it Ron" he added as to prepare his fellow team member. Ron just nodded and kept tossing things into his trunk.
Hermione was fixing Hedwig and Crookshanks so they were ready in for the trip. Closed her own trunk and laid all three tickets on the night table beside the beds. As she realized everyone were already laying in their bed she just turned off the lights.
"Good night, boys" she whispered before closing her eyes and drifting away to sleep.
"Good night 'Mione" answered the boys in one voice.
The next morning was hectic as they all had to get ready to leave for the Express. Mrs. Weasley was shouting to everybody to eat their breakfast and check that they had everything. Ginny just looked at Harry and chuckled: her mom hadn't changed at all over the years, just the same as every time they were about to leave for the Hogwarts Express. As they reached King's Cross with all their belongings they heard someone shouting at them.
"Oi! Kiddos, don't leave a crippled man behind" followed by a bark-laugh. It was Sirius, the headmaster had offered him to be head of Gryffindor as professor McGonagall applied to her teaching duties only. "Besides you have to help me and treat me with respect" Sirius added when he was closer to them, with a smug grin on his face. He winked at them and hoped on to the train swiftly.
"Then it's true he's our new head of Gryffindor..." Ron said amused.
"Of course, otherwise Dumbledore wouldn't have told us, don't you think?" hissed Hermione. Harry just glanced sideways to his best friends and decided that the best thing he could do is avoid the bad mood Hermione had since yesterday, so he grabbed Ginny by the hand and both also hopped onto the train after Black. Hermione sighed and also got on board followed by Ron , who waved goodbye to his parents.