CHAPTER V

"So let me get this straight. You Hermione Grace, the same one who hexed my best friend for about two days, wants to apologize to him?" Remus skeptally asked "Why?"

Hermione scratched the back of her neck and let out a small apologetic smile "Well to be honest I didn't want to hex him in the first place, I did warned him but he didn't listen" She said running a hand through her already bushy hair making it messier "Look I really don't have anything against him so I feel a little bit guilty for hexing him"

"Yeah I get that but what's the real reason? I can see it's something else" He said crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the wall. Hermione sighed, walked through the empty classroom and sat in the teacher's desk "Ok, I..I want him to tell me everything he can about his brother" she said moving a strand of hair out of her eyes.

"Regulus? why do you want to know about Regulus?" Remus asked sitting beside her in the desk.

'Should I tell him? about my conversation with Regulus? C'mon Hermione. It's Remus, he's trust worthy...right?' They stared at each other eyes for a while, Remus eyes were pleading, she could almost hear his voice in her head asking what was wrong.

"I...we had a little chat a few minutes ago...he seemed off, like what he was telling me, meant something completely different. I don't trust him, There's something about him that turns all my alarms on"

Remus nodded silently and took a couple of minutes to order his thought before speaking "I'll help you. If you aprouch Sirius right now, he won't tell you a thing so I'll ask him everything you want about Regulus. I don't know that much about Regulus but...what I know, for what Sirius has told me, you're right Regulus is...quite the enigma, he's not good that's for sure, I think he's dark"

"Why do you think that?" He scratched his eyebrow and looked at her "Why do you think he's dark?"

"Hey! I't not fair that you answer my question with another" She smiled and pushed his shoulder lightly with hers "But answering your question...I think it has to do with something in his aura, he sends some bad vibes, like you can't expect anything good to come from him at least without a prize to pay"

"I never tought you would be one to believe in auras and that sorts of things" He smiled teasingly at her.

"And I don't! but there's no other way to explain it"

"Yeah I get it. Look maybe we're misjudging him but I guess his pureblood prejudice has something to do with that. I don't want to say that all the members of the Black family are dark (Sirius is one my best firends after all and you're really good friends with Narcissa) but there is proof that Walburga and Orion Black practise dark arts"

"So there's a big chance that Regulus is indeed dark" They were quiet for a while before the light brown haired boy decided to break the silence "Like I said before H. I'll do what I can to gather information about him and maybe just maybe I can get you in good terms with Sirius"

"Thank you so much Remus! I owe you" Hermione gave him one of her famous bear hugs.

She smiled remembering what happened after their conversation, she won't ever forget how Remus looked like with pink hair with blue dots on it after he accidentally ate one of the sweets the Weasley twins gave her, that she forgot she still had.

"Maybe when I comeback I'll tell Tonks about it" She thought giggling a little bit and then laughing upon imagining Tonks reaction and what she would do to poor Remus.

"What are you laughing about?" Asked the cold voice of Narcissa. Hermione whiped off her smile, she knew that Narcissa was still mad at her for desappearing the other day, she has apologized to the blonde beauty for at least two hundred times but Narcissa still scowled and talked to her with an icy tone.

"I just remembered something..." She said and sighed "Cissy? We need to talk"

"I thought that was what we were doing" said the blue-eyed girl fixing her hair in front of her mirror "No, Cissy look at me" Hermione grabbed her hands and forced her to look at her.

"I'm sorry. I really am, I didn't want to disappear that day after you comforted me and all, but I needed to be alone and I know I should have just told you and you would have left me be...It's just...it's hard Narcissa, what I'm going through it's complicated...maybe when I'm ready and everything it's cleared off I'll tell you what is it. But for now I have to face it on my own. So would you please forgive me?" Hermione looked deeply into Narcissa's eyes patiently waiting for an answer.

"Fine, I forgive you, could you stop pouting now?" the blonde finally said with a teasing smile.

"What? I'm not pouting!" Hermione laughed slapping the blonde's hands lightly "So we're still going to Hogsmeade together?"

"Of course, but you need a change of clothes" Narcissa stood up and walk towards Hermione's bed where her trunk was "What's wrong with my clothes?" Hermione looked down at her clothes, sure they were a little bit old fashioned but that wasn't her fault, she was using the clothes Dumbledore gave her after all.

"Well for starters, what you're wearing it's old fashioned" The blonde plaintly stated digging through her friends trunk "Actually all of your clothes are. Did your grandmother chose your clothes or what?" Hermione blushed when the blonde looked up to her.

"If you only knew...I don't know why I thought Dumbledore would at least have a little bit of fashion sense. I'm not the most fashionable girl though"

"We're going to buy you new clothes in Hogsmeade thats for sure" Narcissa stated and with an authority voice said "Strip"

"Excuse me?!" Hermione exclaimed putting a hand on her chest "I. Said. Strip. I'm going to fix what you're wearing, you can thank me later buying me a butterbeer at The Three Broomstick" She winked.

"I..." Hermione looked around the empty girls dorm room not meeting the blonds gaze "Are you going to make me strip you?" Narcissa asked with a sing song voice and an amused grin.

"Okay, let me go to the bathroom first" the brunnette hurriedly said making her way to the bathroom. The last thing she heard was Narcissa asking why she had to change in the bathroom if they were both girls carelessly laughing before shutting the door behind her.


To say that Hermione was surprised would be an understandment she could barely reconize the clothes, she didn't know how but Narcissa managed to transform the old fashioned clothes in clothes that seemed to be from a fashion magazine.

"Narcissa...how...this is incredible!" She exclaimed breathlessly.

"Let's say that I have a gift with this kind of thing" She winked and handed her the clothes "Now hurry up, we have a lot to do in Hogsmeade"

"Yes ma'am" the brunette put her hand on her forehead in a military salut and went into the bathroom again to change.

Once in the carriages Hermione noted that Narcissa was acting weird like she was nervous, worrying Hermione more than she care to admit.

"Cissy? it's everything okay?" Hermione asked taking the blonde's hand and softly carresing it.

"Yes...no" she sighed "I'm...worried...you see there's a ball that my family is going to throw and I..." she was suddenly interrupted by Lucius Malfoy who seated across the girls with a smirk on his face.

"Do you mind ladies if we sit down with you?" Lucius gestured to himself and Regulus Black who smiled at Hermione in an evil way.

"In fact yes, we do mind" scowled the blonde girl flipping her hair over her shoulder "There's a lot of other carrieges where you could sit"

"It's that right Hermione? are we disturbing you?" Regulus asked in a smooth tone, for anyone outside it'll look like he was concerned that they were bothering the girls but the girls knew better, both Hermione and Narcissa knew that this two boys wanted something, the question was...what is that they want?

"Yes. We were having an explendid talk till you rudely interrupted" she said coldly "We would apreciate if you leave us alone so we can coninue where we left it"

"And what could be so important that we have to leave?" Malfoy asked narrowing his eyes at the sharp scowl Narcissa gave him.

"It's none of your bussiness!" Narcissa snapped quickly loosing her temper.

"Well i'm your...!" Lucius started to yell but was quickly cut off by Hermione's wand pressing against his neck.

"I think it's time for you to go" Hermione said in a low menacing tone "Or do I have to remind you of what I did to Sirius Black a couple days ago? The same goes for you" Regulus shrugged and let a small smile cross his features.

"You heard mate, we better go now" He put a hand on Lucius's shoulder and the blond stood up "Hermione, Narcissa" Regulus nodded at them and leaved the carriage.

"This is not over" Malfoy sneered at the brunette and followed the black haired boy.

"Don't mind him, I'll take care of him later" Narcissa said with venom on her voice.

"It's okay, I can handle a silly threat from a stupid and inmature boy" Hermione reassured her with a bitter smile "I guess Malfoys never change...what did they wanted though?" shaking her head she turned towards the blonde.

"Now about the ball your family is going to throw..." Hermione let the sentence hang in the air letting the blonde know that that was her cue to continue what she was previously going to say.

"I have to pretend that my 'relationship' with Lucius is going great but...I don't know how long I can keep up with the lie so...I was wondering if you...if you'll like to come with me? I don't want to be alone with that git" Narcissa knew that was a lame excuse, she's been playing this game since the very day her parents introduce her to Lucius and announced their engagement but she was praying to all the gods she knows that Hermione believe her and decided to accompany her.

Hermione by the other hand frowned, she was sure there was something more into that but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what, although she was glad that Narcissa invited her to such event, she wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do.

"If I agree to go there I will be surronded by future death eaters, they could find out that I'm a muggleborn and that could turn things ugly in no time. Besides I still need to figure out how to go back to my own time or at least how to comunicate with my friends"

"Hermione?" Narcissa softly called her, she sighed, of course Hermione would see right through her stupid lie "You don't have to go if you don't want to"

"Okay, I'll go" Hermione answered "What? what was that you fool?! you just condemm yourself! Why didn't you just tell her 'Hey Narcissa I'm a muggleborn who traveled back in time, why don't you call your sister and tell her to crucio me?' Okay Hermione calm down...you're overreacting, she.."

"Really?" Narcissa asked, a huge smile on her face and her eyes lighted up instantly. Hermione nodded slowly, her mind was screaming at her that what she was doing was foolish but her body seemed to betray her "Thank you so much, we're going to have so much fun" Narcissa said throwing her arms around the brunette in a hug.

"Uh..yeah, sure" Hermione weakly smiled "For being the brigthest witch of your age you can be so stupid at times Hermione Granger"


Hermione let out an exhausted sigh when she finally sat in a chair, it has been nearly two hours since Narcissa led her to Gladrags Wizardwear to buy some new clothes that the blue-eyed witch insisted to pay for, now the brunette found herself with nearly a dozen of clothes in her arms.

"Are you ready?" Narcissa called from the change booth.

"Cissy? Look i'm really grateful for all you have done but I'm getting tired and..." Hermione felt her jaw dropped upon the sight in front of her, there stood Narcissa with the most gorgeous gown Hermione has ever seen, it was emerald green with modest lace, the gown reached just beneath the knees and hugged the blonde's body like a second skin, if Hermione doubted for a second that she felt attracted to the blonde, then she was now one hundred percent sure of it "Narcissa you look...stunning! I...just...wow.."

"I'm glad you like it" Narcissa gave her a winning smile showing off her perfectly white teeth and twirling just so the brunette could see all the angles of the gown "Now you were saying...?"

"I...what?" Hermione furrowed her eyebrows in thought before she caught the blonde's amused grin "Oh yeah. Can we pay for the clothes? I have to be honest this" She gestured to all the shop "it's not my thing. So what don't we go and I buy you that butterbeer I owe you?"

"fine, fine but have you ever wondered" Narcissa turned around to look at herself in the mirror "how is it possible for people like me to be so ridiculous good looking?"

"Oh my god you're so vain" Hermione laughed making the blonde giggle "Not that you're wrong though"

"I know, isn't it great when you are allowed to be vain because it's simply you speaking the truth?" the blonde smiled making kissing faces at herself "unzip me?"

"How can I deny to that face?" Hermione got up and entered the change booth to unzip Narcissa's gown.

"I know right, I guess I'm so irresistible that not even you can deny me" she said with a smug grin batting her eyelashes.

"What's up with you and your vanity today?" the brunette asked blushing as she slowly undid the gowns zipper revealing the creamy white skin beneath.

"It's not vanity, it's confidence" she said matter of factly "you should try it"

"You're impossible, I'll be waiting for you outside" with that the bookworm got out with the face beet red.

Once they paid for the clothes the girls headed to the three broomsticks where Hermione took a deep breath closing her eyes.

"I'll never get tired of this" she shook out her coat and placed it on the back of the chair.

"What do you mean by that?" Narcissa asked with a frown snapping Hermione who realized what she just said.

"Ummm I mean, entering a warm place after a walk through this cold weather, a place where I feel comfortable" She said mentally patting herself in the back "Nice safe Granger"

"I still don't get what bothers you about being in a clothing shop" Narcissa murmured shaking her head while checking out her nails.

"It's just not my thing, I have better things to do than spending a whole day choosing..."

"But it's a necessity! besides I'm sure you'll like to look good and have lots of people either drooling for you or wanting to be you"

"Not really" the brunette shrugged and stood up "I'll go get the drinks"

"You know, you remind me a lot of my sister Andromeda" Narcissa commented once Hermione was back with the drinks in both hands.

"How so?" she asked taking a sip and sighing in content "Well for starters you both like to read a lot, she used to spend hours and hours in the library until either Bella or myself dragged her out to play. She has always preferred quiet places unlike my sister Bella and I. You both have this wide kind eyes that makes me feel safe and...I don't know...I can be myself with you"

Hermione smiled taking the blonde's soft hand in her own and squeezed it "She sounds like an awesome person. I can't compare you to anyone I know because I think you're truly unique"

Both smiled at each other for a few seconds before Narcissa cleared her throat "So what's your favorite place in America?" Hermione nodded and explained her favorite place remembering one of her trips with her family there, not missing out the light blush on the blonde's face.

"Could it be...surely no"


After they finished their drinks they agreed to separate to search and buy their christmas present. Hermione wandered through Hogsmeade till she found what she was looking for, it was a small and old shop of jewelry, Hermione found it in her fifth year when she wanted to get something magical for her mother's birthday.

She spent at least twenty minutes looking a the jewels in display before she finally found what she thought would be the perfect gift for the blue-eyed goddess. It was an elegant necklace with white gobling gold in an interesting twist that held a beautiful sapphire gem. Hermione knew she didn't have a lot money to spend but she decided it was worthy and she'll later figure it out how to make it up to Dumbledore.

"I'll take this please" Hermione said to the shop owner.

"it'll be 100 galleons" the owner said wich made Hermione cringe "Dumbledore will kill me for this"

"I'll take it" After the owner packed it Hermione decided to wander through Hogsmeade since she still had time until Narcissa and her reunited again.

"Look I had fun but seriously do you really think I'll go out with you?" Hermione heard someone yelled in the distance walking a little faster she saw the silloute of a boy and girl arguing, looking closer Hermione realized it was Remus with some girl she hadn't seen before. The young griffyndor knew it wasn't right to hear such a private conversation but Remus was her friend and she didn't like at all how that girl was talking to him so finding a nearby tree she hid so she could hear clearly without beeing seen.

"But I thought...you said...you said you liked me" the brown haired boy looked hurt, something Hermione found heartbreaking, she had never seen Remus like that and it was something she didn't want to see again.

"Well I lied. You're somewhat good looking I give you that but you're...well...lame, besides everybody knows the only reason why Sirius and James put up with you is because you help them with school and get away with their pranks, besides that what could you possibly offer me?"

Hermione clenched her fist till her knuckles turned white "How dare she?! How dare she insult Remus like that when she clearly knows nothing about him, who is she anyways? I'm going to give her a piece of my mind" Hermione felt pure fury fill her body, she was starting to see red and without realizing it she was walking towards them when suddenly she felt someone tuck at her arm and put her behind another tree with a hand in her mouth.

"Shh, Remus has to do this alone, believe me I want to punch her till that girls faints but I know I can't" Lily whispered in her ear instantly making Hermione relax.

"Who is she? why is she treating Remus like that?" Hermione whispered through gritted teeth.

"That's Madeline Waterstone. Remus has had a crush on her for a while now and he finally invited her to a date the past month but she had avoided him ever since. I told him she wasn't worthy of his affection but did he listened to me? nooo"

"Well I don't care if he has a crush on her, he can't let her speak to him like that!"

"I know but as much I'll like to hex her into oblivion he has to do this alone, it's not our place to interfere" She tightened her grip in Hermione's arm when she saw her attempting to move towards the couple.

"I'm going to say this to you once so you better listen. I don't want to do anything with you" she turned around and started to walk away, leaving a heartbroken Remus behind.

"That's it, she's going to pay for this" Hermione said before walking towards Remus with Lily following behind "Are you okay? Her voice was soft as she wrapped her arms around him.

"I...I thought she felt the same way" he whispered, his voice broken as he buried his head in the crook of Hermione's neck.

"Oh Remus, I swear to god she's going to regret it, she's going to wish she never played with your feelings" Lily said huggin him from behind "I won't have mercy with her"

"Hey moony how was it?" came the voice of a very excited and cheerful James Potter acompanied by Sirius and Peter, his smile quickly fell when he noticed that the werewolf was quietly sobbing in the arms of Lily and Hermione.

"She said no?" Peter asked with a sad frown. Remus withdrew from the girls arms and whipped his tears.

"I thought we had a conection, I thought she would understand and I could...I could finally be with someone without worrying if they found out...she even yelled at me and told me that nobody would want to hang out with me if it weren't for my brains"

The three marauders looked at him with saddened faces till Sirius got closer and put a hand on his shoulder "She's the one who lose moony, she just lost the best guy she could ever date and she doesn't even deserves you"

"Yeah and this would not stay like this, she's going to have to prepare for the upcoming pranks that we are going to throw her way" declared James with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"In what house is she?" Hermione asked, she had remained silent during the exchange but at James's statement she had an idea "Ravenclaw" Lily slowly said with a questioning raise of her eyebrow.

"What are you doing here?" Sirius asked putting himself between Remus and Hermione.

"I was walking when I saw my friend being yelled by some snobbish girl so I came to check on him of course" she said not even blinking at Sirius's tone, she felt a pang of pride upon seeing how defensive of Remus Sirius was being, it reminded her of the protective Sirius of her time "Look I understand why you're being weary of me but I promise you I mean no harm, Lily and Remus are my friends" she paused for a second before sighing "And now that you are here I want to apologize, I didn't want to hex you the way I did, I get really protective of Narcissa and I'm sure you would do the same if I were to attack any of your friends" Sirius looked at her for a minute quietly studying her before slowly saying.

"If you ever threaten or hurt my friend, I would end you okay?"

"You have my word" Hermione inwardly smiled and then turned towards Lily "I'm sorry I couldn't make it today. If you want to, I'll spend the next Hogsmeade trip with you and I promise that I'll make it up to you tomorrow"

Lily smiled softly but Hermione could see the sadness behind her eyes "It's okay, you don't have to do that"

"But I want to" the brunette held her hand and squeezed it "Besides I have a present for you and Remus"

"It's that so?" Lily asked raising an eyebrow "May I ask what it is?"

"Nope, you'll have to wait till tomorrow" the brunette smirked at the pout the redhead let out "She looks so much like Harry when she pouts" she walked towards Remus.

"Do you think you can meet me tonight at the astronomy tower at 11:00 pm?" she then looked at the marauders "You can come if you want to" the werewolf simply nodded feeling downcasted.

"Hey, don't mope too much about that girl okay? I promise you Remus Lupin that you're going to find a girl that would apreciate you, love you and accept you no matter what and that that girl would do anything she can to demostrate it to you" She said making Remus look into her eyes, she knew that indirectly she was revealing part of the future to Remus but she didn't cared she knew that Remus needed it, she recalled how Tonks made it clear that she wasn't going to give up on Remus and that she accept him and love him, all of him, werewolf or not "Okay?"

"Yes" He nodded straightening his shoulders.

"Good because I won't allow seeing you like this anymore" She quickly hugged him "I have to leave now, see you tonight" Hermione walked up to Lily and gave her a hug as well before leaving the group of friends.

"It's time to change things. If I'm going to comeback to my time I guess I'll be needing help"


Well first I would like to apologize for the incredibly late update I was planning to update so much sooner but my laptop has some tecnical problems and with school and everything I've been really busy, I'm afraid that the next update will take some time too :( I have to study a lot if I want to get in my dream university so I apologize in advance.

I want to thank all of you for reading specially Seeker-of-Raven, Cystein Snape, Karean, Slytherinenigma, Jupitersthunder, Renu and Masencrownwell who takes the time to review C:

PS: Karean siento mucho haberte hecho esperar tanto se que te lo prometí pero de verdad he estado muy ocupada ultimamente, me gustaría decirte que no volverá pasar pero por como van las cosas no estoy segura de eso. Algo que si te voy a prometer es que no voy abandonar mis historias tenlo por seguro :D Gracias por estar siempre pendiente.