Chapter 5:

"Well, I'm Dumbledore's niece right? So When I've come to Hogwarts, I've seen photos and I've

asked about them. I'm really very inquisitive you know, and I believe you're on the Quidditch

team!" Hermione shouted trying to divert attention from her. "That was fucking close!" she thought

to herself. But her plan worked and soon James and Sirius told her about their Quidditch

adventures. The night went well after that, and soon they were all heading to bed. Hermione would

think about it all tomorrow morning. She mumbled "hoggy warty Hogwarts" to the portrait in front

of Gryffindor tower, and made her way to bed only to dream about Albus' nonexistent musical

career.

Hermione stretched languidly in her four poster bed. She recalled the events of yesterday with a

happy smile. The marauders had all been extremely pleasant, and she had also been introduced to

Lily Evans, that is, Harry's mum. All of them had taken a liking to her and instantly asked her to be

a part of their group. Lily wasn't part of it because she thought they were trouble makers. Hermione

couldn't imagine how Lily and James would end up together. After dinner Hermione, Lily, Remus,

and James had all been summoned by Professor McGonagall. They had been informed that since

the professors were having too much trouble deciding on who should be head boy and head girl,

they were going to let there be four heads this year. They were in a rut over four excelling students,

Hermione, James, Remus, and Lily, and these four would be heads. Hermione had been head girl at

home and was simply mirthful about getting the role again. She and Lily had started talking and

became instant best friends. They were both too similar for it not to happen, especially since they

were now sharing the head girl dorms. The school hadn't allowed it to be co-ed just yet.

Hermione walked slowly past Lily's bed, it was a Sunday and far too early for anyone to be up.

But she was too anxious to sleep; she wondered what it would be like staying in this time. She

decided she needed a shower, and proceeded to the head bathrooms. Once jumping into her warm

shower, she lost herself in the scent of her strawberries in cream shampoo. After her shower she

realized she didn't have any clothes, so she dried herself off quickly and transfigured her towel into a

light yellow sun dress, and her bath slippers into white strap kitten heels. She quickly dried her hair

with a spell she learned from Witch's Weekly, and rushed out to ask someone to accompany her to

Diagon Alley. As she stepped out of the bathroom Lily sprinted in muttering something about having

to piss out the Nile. Hermione laughed loudly as Lily shouted obscenities at her from inside the

bathroom. She had just reached the common room when Sirius walked up to her "Hey um

Hermione. How was your first night?"

"It was nice, thank you for asking Sirius. I wanted to ask you for a favor."

"Yes?"

"I need to go to Diagon Alley for some clothes because my trunk was lost. Would you care to

accompany me because I'd rather not go alone, and everyone seems to have plans for the

evening?"

"Sure Hermione! I'd love too!" Sirius replied enthusiastically

"Great, we'll leave in ten minutes?"

"I'll just go and tell James to go to Hogsmeade without me."

Hermione watched as the seventeen year old Sirius Black sprinted off; he was adorable. "I should

not be thinking this." She scolded herself "Why did I tell him everyone else has plans? I haven't

even asked anyone yet. Well, I hope Lily doesn't mind that I'm going with Sirius and not her.

Maybe I'll bring her back a magical vibrator and she'll be orgasmically happy and forget to hate

me!" Hermione laughed out loud at this thought

"What could be so funny?" asked a teasing voice from behind Hermione

"Nothing Lily, just remembered and especially vulgar joke about a lesbian, a hippo-

"I do NOT want to know Mione, just please for the love of Merlin keep it to yourself!" Lily shouted

through a fit of giggles.

"Are you sure Lils?" Hermione asked with a smirk that gave Draco a run for his money.

"I'm positive, but are you sure you're not James' long lost twin?" the red head teased

"Gods! No Lily, I'm not that disgusting!" and soon the girls were laughing once again

"You ready to go Hermione?" Sirius asked the laughing brunette. She looked up with a wide grin on

her face. She was all flushed and her eyes were sparkling. Sirius felt a happy smile spread across his

face as well. There was just something about seeing Hermione happy, that made him feel like he had

won the Quidditch World Cup.

"Yes, just hold on a moment. Lily! Sirius and I are going to Diagon Alley, I need some clothes.

Would you like anything?" Hermione asked

"No thank you, but enjoy yourselves!" Lily said with a knowing smile. She wasn't naive; she knew

why Sirius was smiling at Hermione like she was a chocolate cake.

Hermione and Sirius had soon arrived in Diagon ally and started making their way around the

shops picking up Hermione's things. They went into Hilda's robing boutique, to find robes and

dresses for Hermione. She soon spotted a dress she thought would be absolutely divine. "Sirius!

Look at this dress, isn't it simply gorgeous?"

"I was just thinking that about you." Sirius whispered, daring her to hear him

"What did you say Siri?" questioned Hermione, she wasn't sure whether or not to be flattered, for

he may not have said what she thought he had

"I said I was just thinking that about the dress on you" said Sirius quickly

"and since when do you call me Siri, Minnie?" he added with a smirk

"Sirius Black you will not call me Minnie!"

"and why not Minnie darling?"

"Sirius, I'm warning you." she said, her tone slightly threatening

"Thank you for the warning...Minnie" Sirius laughed

"I'm being serious!"

"No I'm being Sirius, you're being Minnie!"

And with that she proceeded to chase him out of the store and all the way back to the leaky

cauldron. The dress was forgotten in the shop.

Sirius and Hermione soon were back at Hogwarts and were sitting with their friends by the

common room fire. Though the days were warm the nights were getting chilly. Hermione walked

over to the window looking out over the grounds. She could see the stars reflected in the lake. She

smiled sadly remembering how she and Harry had spent many nights in each others arms by that

lake as well as by this very window. They decided to let that relationship slide because there was

too much press, there was the impending war, and Ron was feeling left out. They loved each other

still, but as friends. They were best friends, soul mates...

"blood brothers!" Ron had once called them. Hermione's smile soon turned into a grim expression.

She loved her new friends, but she knew they would come to an untimely end. She especially like

Remus. Hermione blushed at this thought. She didn't want him to lose his friends the way he had.

Poor Remus had no one, no one at all.

"a sickle for your thoughts?" she heard a voice ask softly

"Remus! You scared me!" Hermione shouted

"Now now my dear, we can't have that." Remus smiled seductively, placing an arm inconspicuously

around her waist.

"Remus?"

"Yes Mione?"

"I have a proposition for you." whispered Hermione, grinning at her own daring...