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Changes Two Chap 4

"What do you think you're doing?"

Hermione jumps at the familiar voice, spinning, wand in hand the young witch pauses when she comes face to face with her old colleague. "Professor Snape, to what do I owe this pleasure?"

The new Dark arts teacher glowers at the so-called Know-It-All. "It's after hours Ms. Granger, that is grounds for detention and point removal." Snape informs the girl holding his wand aloft for light. "Though I'm sure you already know this, forty points from Gryffindor."

"And for stating the obvious, forty points from Slytherin, come now professor your house is supposed to be sly." She counters snidely, 'It is my luck isn't it? Oh well, desperate times and all…' Straightening Hermione smirks as she bows slightly. "Now if you excuse me I'm afraid I have a previous engagement." 'Petrificus Totalus!' She mentally commands watching stonely as Snape's arms lock in place against his side and he falls backward onto the floor. "This is quite a predicament you've found yourself in Severus." The time traveler states, 'Musn't gloat girl, things to do.' "No doubt this won't hold you for long as such, I'll be on my way." Stepping over his frozen body Hermione continues her trek for the main doors. 'I just attacked a teacher.' Glancing back she lets out a laugh as she pockets her wand.

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"Thank you Odysseus." Hermione comments staring at the veil, the ear plugs were a bit uncomfortable but she found them quite helpful in her current situation.

"Goddess Hecate, unto you I pray,

May you shine your lantern bright this day.

Guide a lost soul back to this place,

Bless us once more with his face.

Sirius Black I summon thee,

Come forth now, answer my plea!

Quod perdium est, in venietur!" (Latin- What was lost, shall be found!)

The witch clutched her wand as wind began to whip around the room. "Accio Sirius Black!" As soon as the words left her mouth a popping sensation froze the room before everything fell to chaos. The voices from the veil were screaming now, lost in their agony. She could hear their raging voices as though they were being projected straight into her mind. Metallic voices grated on her nerves causing the girl to fall to her knees her own scream joining the unnatural chorus.

The veil's twisted form begins to glow as a small orb escapes its folds the wisps of smoke surrounding the orb twisting and turning as it settled before the writhing body of the time traveler. Slowly white smoke transformed into flesh as his body was given form once more.

Ignoring the blood she felt sliding down her neck the witch reached forward for the unmoving body of Sirius Black, clutching him to her Hermione sighed slowly. 'I have to go somewhere safe, somewhere…' Her head droops forward as darkness settles on the witch's mind, but the magic had already been guided and both the girl and the man she risked everything to save disappeared without a sound. Not long afterward the entire block that rested alongside the ministry was shaken as a giant explosion rocked the very foundation, the veil was no more.

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Hermione sat up in bed staring around the room before shoving the covers back and shakily standing. 'My room?' The young witch gripes her bedside table as memories flood her. 'Somewhere safe, how ironic, after everything I've gone through home is still what I believe to be safe.'

"Hermione!" The girl jumps as her mother bursts into the room and pulls her into a bone threatening hug. "Oh my darling you're awake!" Pulling away suddenly Hermione stares into tearfilled eyes that mirrored her own. "Your father and I was so worried when we found you, you were supposed to be in school but instead…"

"Mum, Sirius where is he?" Hermione asks urgently.

Her mother appeared surprised momentarily before shrugging. "The man that you appeared with is downstairs with your father, but- Hermione!"

Hermione ignored her mother's call dodging past her she practically flies down the stairs nearly falling twice before sliding down the hall and hitting the kitchen doorway with a thud. It was rather a strange sight seeing her father drinking his morning orange juice, coffee was bad for your teeth after all, with Sirius Black convicted, and now proven innocent, felon of Azkaban, and even though he appeared as he had when he fell through the veil, his eyes still haunted and his face still pale the sight of him warmed her heart. "Sirius!" She practically tackled him, and though the wizard managed to catch her the momentum she provided caused the chair to topple sending both witch and wizard to the floor.

"Hermione." Sirius answered after a moment of attempting to catch his breath. "I think you're starting to crush me." He says warily though his eyes betray his amusement.

"Oh!" Scurrying off him Hermione climbed to her feet and pretended to brush some dirt off of her nightgown.

An amused voice calling her turns the girl's attention toward her father, whom she had earlier ignored. "Hermione, I suppose now you can tell us exactly what is going on? Your mother demanded we not contact Professor Dumbledore after finding you, since he told us you had left safely for school."

"Well I did leave for school but-"

"Does this have something to do with you locking yourself in the library this summer?" Hermione's mother asks from the doorway.

"Yes, I suppose it does."

"Good." Mr. Granger interrupts standing suddenly. "Then you can explain it to us once we get back from the office." Grabbing his wife's arm he pulls her from the room ignoring her complaints.

Hermione stares after the duo slightly confounded by the abrupt exit.

"So want to explain what's going on?" Sirius asks watching as the young witch jumps at the sound of his voice.

Hermione stares at the elder man before her searching for any recognition, any sign that he remembered the time they had been lovers, seeing nothing she looks away and sinks into one of the kitchen chairs. "I don't suppose I have much of a choice do I?"

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After a rather short explanation of everything, in which Hermione accidentally forgot about her time travel incident, the two magic users fell into silence. Hermione absentmindedly nibbled on the breakfast her father had left behind as she summoned her wand realizing its missing presence.

"Nice wand." Sirius comments watching as Hermione grasped the familiar wood as it flew into the room.

"Thanks."

Opening his mouth to say something Sirius pauses before sighing. "You know I had the weirdest dream."

"Really?" Hermione asks watching as the wizard stands and collects his plates.

Walking to the sink he slowly sets his dishes down. "So what are you going to do now Jane?"

"Well, I haven't really thought about it, I mean obviously Harry has to be told about your return but I'm afraid I didn't leave Hogwarts on the best of notes…" Trailing off the witch gasps as her brain registers exactly what he said. "What did you call me?" She asks faintly.

Sirius smirks as he turns to face the girl. "You didn't even ask what my dream was about."

"You called me Jane."

"Isn't that your name Professor?"

TO BE CONTINUED…

Please review. I'm so sorry this took so long but a lot of things have come up and… Anyway I hope you like it. Oh by the way about Hermione's prayer to Hecate about shining her lantern in some versions of mythology Hecate helped to comfort Demeter when Persephone was taken by Hades even going so far as to light her lantern and go searching for the girl. You will often find three headed statues of Hecate guarding pathways and roads guiding those who need her. I hope you like this chapter please leave me some feedback!