Thank you so much everyone who reviewed, those emails made my day!
Im really pleased with everyones responses, so while i was off college this afternoon, i wrote this instead of cleaning :)
And i know the two way mirrors dont work in that way, but lets say for the sake of this story they do.
Enjoy

-Hannah


"Morning 'Mione" Sirius cheerfully said as Hermione stumbled into the kitchen and immediately sat down clutching her banging head.

"Neugh" She grunted, putting her head on the old oak table.

"That bad eh, lightweight" Sirius chuckled at the very hung-over young lady.

"Sorry Sirius, I can't quite drink like a fish, like some people I know" She quipped, her head still on the table.

Sirius laughed and watched her, admiring how when the light shone on her hair just the right way, you could see beautiful coppery streaks running through it, as he sipped his coffee, Black and sweet, just like him he used to joke .

"I've just brewed some coffee, you fancy some love?" Hermione's heart gave a little flutter at the word love, and she suddenly felt 16 again.

"Please ". He handed her a steaming hot cup of coffee and she gratefully took it, leaning her head on one hand. She waited a while till it had cooled down, and began to drink like she'd not had water in weeks.

"Thank Merlin for coffee" She smiled, the colour visibly returning to her face, "We drunk quite a bit last night didn't we!"

"Nah, not that much 'Mione, that's an average nightcap for me" Sirius joked, grinning.

Hermione tsked playfully, and swigged the remaining coffee in her mug.

"So, when shall we put your master plan into action then?" Sirius leaned forward onto his elbows, subconsciously trying to get closer to Hermione.

Hermione looked at him quizzically, and then a look of comprehension dawned across her face. She began to grin like the Cheshire Cat.

"Ahhh yes, operation 'Lets Get Ginny And Harry Engaged ASAP'"

"Nice code name you big nerd" Sirius stuck his tongue out as Hermione stuck her bottom lip out playfully. They both looked at each other, the atmosphere sizzling. Sirius imagined capturing Hermione's bottom lip in his teeth, kissing her, all the while Hermione imagining Sirius doing many things with his tongue, and she began to feel herself blush.

"Well, whatever you want to call it, I think it's a good idea, all be it a drunken one" She said trying to get back on the subject.

The fireplace whooshed in a swirl of green and out stepped Harry himself.

"Speak of the devil!" Sirius said, standing up to greet his godson. As he reached Harry he embraced him, making their display of affection slightly more manly by clapping each other on the back.

"Hey Harry" Hermione said, as Harry reached down and kissed the top of her head, and sat down next to her.

"We have a plan Harry" Sirius said, "so you can propose to Ginny"

Harry glared at Sirius alarmingly, cocking his head towards Hermione and widened his eyes as if to say 'shut up now or I kill you'.

"Harry its fine, she knows, and don't forget she has your woman's perspective too" Sirius winked.

He visibly calmed and leaned forward.

"What did you have in mind?"


"So basically, Hermione will do all the girly stuff, like candles, and cleaning..." Sirius listed, earning an elbow to the rib for the cleaning comment, "and there's something id quite like to do"

"Go on," prompted Harry.

"Well, I've not really been there for you through pretty much most of your childhood, and I'd just like to be able to do something special. So I'd like for you to give Ginny my grandmother's engagement ring. I'm going to take it to a curse breaker today, just in case my sick, twisted family did anything to it"

Harry smiled at his godfather, as Sirius pulled out a ring box from his pocket. He slid the box over to him, and watched Harry open it. Melania Black's ring was stunning. One and a quarter carats mounted onto a white gold filigree band, it sparkled beautifully when the light shone on it, and Harry couldn't help but imagine slipping the ring onto Ginny's finger.

Without a word, Harry stood up, walked over to Sirius and hugged him tight. Sirius beamed, and that was the moment, that exact moment, that Hermione realised she loved that man. The look on his face made her feel warm, and happy, and content. She smiled as she looked on her best friend and the man she loved, but as soon as she thought that, her heart sunk realising he probably didn't feel the same.

Sirius and Harry parted both looking very happy, and sat down.

"Let's get to work" Harry said standing up, "I don't think I want to even wait another day!"

Hermione and Sirius also stood up. Sirius stepped into the fireplace, grabbed a handful of floo powder and said "Diagon Alley" and disappeared in a whoosh of green. Hermione went into the drawing room and grabbed an armful of candles, all the time her mind on Sirius.

Hermione and Harry spent a companionable afternoon together. Harry spent his time transfiguring straws into red roses, robbing some of them of their petals, and putting others in crystal vases found in one of the many rooms of Grimmauld Place. Hermione, using some household spells Mrs Weasley taught her, cleaned the living room thoroughly and set a lovely dinner of salmon, new potatoes and asparagus cooking slowly. Using what she learnt from Howarts: A History, she charmed all of the candles to imitate those at Hogwarts in the Great Hall, to stay lit and floating near the ceiling. It gave the room a soft, romantic feel to it. Whilst Harry set an intimate table for two, which Hermione was sure she'd have to go back and re do it once he'd finished, she discreetly placed Sirius' two way mirror on the mantelpiece, so she and Sirius could watch when Harry proposed after dinner.
Finding the table set surprisingly nicely, Hermione found Harry and hugged him tight.

"I'm so happy for you Harry" She said into his chest, "I'm so glad you and Ginny have each other and your gonna be happy till your old and wrinkly"

Harry patted her on the back, beaming as he imagined him and Ginny old and grey, surrounded by grandchildren. "Thanks 'Mione", he whispered," Your gonna make one man very happy some day, and what a lucky man he'll be". Hermione smiled as she imagined walking up an aisle, in a beautiful white dress, towards the smiling face of Sirius Black.

Before she got all emotional, she said her goodbyes, and flooed to The Leaky Cauldron, where she was meeting Sirius to give Harry and Ginny some privacy.


Harry stood in the middle of the room, clutching a single red rose. He had heard the floo and he could hear footsteps. His heart began to pound as the footsteps got closer and closer.

"For you." He said, as the door opened.


"Another drink Sirius?" Hermione asked as she went to go to the bar. He declined, so she went and ordered another pumpkin juice from Tom.

She went and sat back next to Sirius, who without knowing he was doing it, inched closer and closer to her, smelling her sweet vanilla scent. They both looked into the two way mirror and could see into the living room, could see Harry, and who was that with him!?


"Hi Harry." Cho Chang smiled at him quizzically, "I only came round to give you this week's report, you shouldn't have made all this effort" She said jokingly.

He laughed, just as Ginny came through the door. "Hey Harry..."

She stopped in her tracks. She took in the appearance of the room, and the girl who Harry had once been involved with stood amidst it all. Her heart sunk, her eyes stinging with betrayal.

"Oh." She said calmly, and walked out of the room.

"Don't follow me" She snarled as Harry went to chase after her, and the door to number 12 Grimmauld place slammed shut. He looked helplessly at Cho, and back at the door.

"Il just be going then" Cho said awkwardly, nearly ran to the fireplace and flooed back to the ministry.

Harry stood looking at the door, still clutching the red rose, the ring box in his pocket feeling like a dead weight against him.


Hermione and Sirius both looked at each other.

"Shit" Sirius said shaking his head.

"My sentiment exactly" Hermione replied, wondering how on earth this one was going to be fixed.


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