Alright, here it is, the finale part of the Christmas chapters. I really hope you like it. I'm thinking there will probably be one maybe two more chapters, before the end of this story. Thanks to everyone for sticking with me. You've all been great. Happy Holidays!

Harry nodded and smiled at Hermione "Alright, I'll just leave you two alone then." Hermione opened her mouth to protest, but Harry was already out the door. Sirius smirked again "What's that all about?" Hermione looked at him and felt herself blush, something she hadn't done in front of him in years "Sirius, we need to talk."

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Sirius raised his brows "Alright, should I be nervous, because I suddenly am." Hermione shook her head and pulled him into the room, closing the door once again "No, no reason for that." She pushed him into the chair that Harry had just been in and reclaimed her own.

Sirius watched her take a deep breath "What's going on 'Mione, is everything alright?" Hermione nodded again "Yeah, I just...I wanted to...You're my best friend Sirius." she said. He gave her a small smile, but said nothing, letting her continue "I know that some people might find that odd, with the difference in our ages, but it's just a number, and it doesn't mean anything to me."

Sirius nodded "I know 'Mione, I feel the same way." he said "Like Moony once said to me, you've never really been a child, you have an old soul." Hermione smiled at that "I'm glad you feel that way, because there's something I need to tell you." She took another deep breath "I love you."

Sirius smiled "I know, I love you too 'Mione." Hermione shook her head "No, Sirius. I mean, I'm in love with you." The smiled faded from his face, replaced by shock as he lifted his brows "Oh." he said. Hermione shrugged "Yeah. I have for years, I've just been afraid to say anything before."

Sirius frowned "Why 'Mione, you can tell me anything, you know that right?" She nodded "I know, but I was afraid of how Harry might feel, or of how you might not feel, of how it might ruin our friendship." She shrugged again "And I never want anything to come between our friendship, it's means more to me than anything."

Sirius was quiet for a moment "Why now? What makes you less afraid now than before?" he asked. Hermione smiled a little "Harry." At Sirius's raised brows, she chuckled "That's what we were talking about before you came in. He told me to tell you how I feel, because he was sure you felt the same way, but that you probably felt you were to old for me. But he said that he would be happy if we were happy."

Sirius chuckled "What am I going to do with him?" he asked, and Hermione wasn't sure how he was feeling about what she said. Sirius stood up and paced to the window. Still he said nothing. Hermione was the nervous one now "I want you to know, it's alright if you don't have those kind of feelings for me. I'm perfectly happy to keep going on as friends. Like I said before, your friendship means more to me than anything else." She decided to shut up then, feeling that she was babbling now.

Sirius looked out the window for a moment longer, then he turned to face her "I can't do that Hermione, we can't just go back to the way it's been." Hermione nodded, feeling a sudden burn on the back of her eyes. He called her Hermione, he never called her by her full name, he hadn't in years "I understand." she said, not looking at him.

Sirius came to stand in front of her "Mione, look at me." She looked up at him, and he gave her a small smile "Come here." he said, holding out his hand. She took it and let him pull her to her feet. He used one finger to lift her head up, so she was looking at him once again "We can't go back to the way things were before, because that way's not good enough anymore."

Hermione frowned "But how...wait, do you mean...?" Sirius smirked "Remind me to thank Harry later." he said. Hermione didn't have a chance to speak before Sirius leaned down and covered her lips with his own.

Hermione kissed him back, pouring all the love she had tried to hide away for years, out into this one kiss. Sirius broke away for breath "I love you Hermione." He said as the clock chimed, letting them know it was midnight, officially Christmas morning. Sirius smiled as he brushed a strand of hair from her face "Merry Christmas 'Mione." She smiled "Merry Christmas Sirius." she said, laying a hand on his cheek. She smiled, knowing her someday, had finally come.