CHAPTER ONE

Confusion...

God Why?

She cursed profusely at how totally and utterly inadequate Draco Flipping Malfoy was, as she walked the halls of Hogwarts. Tutoring Malfoy was so god time draining! And he added eye or newt in the potion instead of salamander eyes. What did she get for her troubles ! Blown across the room covered in slime !

I wasn't until she was at the one eye's witches passageway that she notice certain changes that were there just one hour ago … Something was defiantly up.

Just as she was mulling this over a very handsome boy who she had never in her life seen at Hogwarts ran into her … HARD.

"Sorry… didn't see you there !" the tall boy smiled down at her. Then he asked something that turned her world upside down "Are you new… I haven't seen you around before and well me and prongs knows everyone in our year , everyone in the school near enough" he laughed

She Smiled nervously and replied "Erm yes actually I was meant to go see Dumbledore about my situation" "Cool I'll Show you to his quarters, I'm Sirius by the way Sirius black but loads of people call me Padfoot "

"Sirius" she gasped … Sirius look at her with comprehensive look masking his handsome undamaged face " Here we are then Dumbledore's office, by the way are you aware your dripping in some slim or whatever?" Hermione who was utterly mortified stopped and look and replied " Yea I slipped in something at the main entrance the caretakers cleaning it up"

Sirius who took this story a face value I mean stranger things have happened at Hogwarts most of the time he and James were responsible, just as he was turning to leave he turned and said " Didn't catch your name"

"Hermione Granger" she replied automatically and regretted it the second her name left her lips.

"well I was nice meeting you Hermione , might see you around if you end up in my house" he winked the left running down the corridor shouting for prongs, and about mad chocolate frogs that were after him.

Hermione Stood there stunned… WHAT THE HELL DID MALFOY PUT IN THAT POTION?

Sirius was alive and apparently her age? And in Hogwarts ! And as she was processing all this the image of Sirius swam before her eyes.

His Causal grace, his lovely warm brown eyes , the way his hair fell perfectly in his eyes giving him that look of sultry and how his plain white-t clung lovingly to his strong for arms.

And then it hit her she had been unconsciously checking out her best friends godfather !

And as she hit her head against the stone wall harshly for her momentary lapse into the land of the crazy a voice interrupted her.

"Excuse me miss but as you are standing in front off my office one would presume you are waiting to speak to me, no ? … please follow me" Dumbledore stood in front of her, younger than she has seen him before but still with that trademark twinkle.

She had a hell of a lot of explaining to do.