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My Girl, she breathes hellfire
And My Girl, she feeds my desire
My Girl Sadie, she's the wind in my sails
A puss'n boots lady with a cat o' nine tails
Comin' after you honey, feet don't fail me now
My Girl-Aerosmith
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Sirius opened his eyes, squinting in a sudden harsh light that swirled all around him. What was going on? He shook his head and glanced all around.
Ruins. That's what this place was. He couldn't see anybody around. Nobody that was conscious, anyways. Except for two people, locked in a duel in the middle of the clearing.
Bellatrix Lestrange and – could it be true? – Hermione Granger. Hermione was bleeding and limping, hobbling as she circled Bellatrix, who seemed nothing more than a tad out of breath.
Bellatrix threw back her head and laughed, a loud, long, cruel sound. "Give it up, Mudblood! In moments all of your little spells are going to wear off and you'll be up against hundreds of Death Eaters, me included. And you will die. So you might as well just give up now!"
"I won't give up," Hermione said quietly. "Not now. I will see you down on your knees, begging me for mercy."
"Mercy? From a little mudblood like you?" Bellatrix threw back her head and laughed once again. "I don't think so."
Sirius struggled to move, but found he was tied to a table. This wasn't good at all.
"Hermione!" He called out.
Hermione turned towards the sound of her name, and was promptly hit with a stunning spell.
"Not that I'm not psyched to see you, love, but could you please try and to not distract me? Now's not really the time for a reunion."
Hermione then shot a stupefy! At Bellatrix. She deflected it easily, but this distracted her long enough that she didn't notice Remus come around behind her. With a quick hex, Bellatrix had fallen to the ground, a heap at Hermione's feet. Hermione promptly spat on the evil woman's head.
Then she turned to grin at Sirius.
He burst out laughing. "That's my girl! Did you take out all of these guys by yourself?"
Hermione rushed to his side, hugging herself close to them. "Most of them," Hermione whispered, snuggling into his side. "After most of them were down, Remus and Harry woke up and I managed to help them escape and fend off Death Eaters all at once. They took care of most of the others."
Sirius sighed. "You saved my life, dollface."
She grinned. "I know. I love you."
He grinned back. "I love you as well. Now…would you mind untying you? I rather want to pin you down and snog you until you're breathless right about now."
Hermione laughed. "It would be my honour."
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Not much of a climax, but this story doesn't call for much of a climax, now, does it? It's a romance, people. ^^ The rest of the story should be up in a bit! If I don't fall asleep, first…