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I'm feelin' like a bad boy
Mmm, just like a bad boy
I'm rippin' up a Rag Doll
Like throwing away an old toy
Rag Doll-Aerosmith
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Sirius hated being confined to this bed. It was awful. It was horrible. It was maddening. He wanted to be doing what he knew he was meant to be doing-out partying, having the time of his life. Because he deserved it.
Michelle didn't come to visit him a single day the entire week. She owled him several times, giving him poor, hastily written excuses. But Sirius couldn't help but feel a LITTLE BIT suspicious of her behaviour.
But he almost didn't mind.
Because when Michelle was out of the picture, Hermione was in a considerably good mood. And when she was in a good mood, so was he.
He found he very much enjoyed Hermione Granger's presence. All those years ago, when he'd met the witch for the very first time, and thought she was the most brilliant and beautiful creature he'd ever seen grace the surface of the Earth, was absolutely nothing compared to the girl now. Now, she was far more beautiful at age fifteen, and even smarter. She'd healed his spine, for Merlin's sake! Not to mention the various other broken parts of his body. She was a genius, and she was beautiful. And she was very fiesty.
The only thing that made his life during that week any better was that Hermione was practically waiting on him, hand and foot. Sure, she was snotty and harsh about it, but it was all the more amusing that way. It was fun to tease her and watch her react. Whenever she left the room, he anticipated the moment she returned so their banter could continue.
Oddly, he found himself somewhat attracted to her. This was horrifying for a man so much older than Hermione to realise, so he pushed the thought aside. Which was quite difficult, considering the only thing he had to do that entire week was think.
He didn't know how he could survive.
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Like I said, some of these chapters are going to be VERY short. They're all songfics! But I promise that if I post a short one, I'll post another right afterwords. Therefore, chapter 8 should be up within a few minutes of this one being posted! ^^