This is the last chapter that I had somewhat pre-written, so I need to get on writing, I suppose.

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"Christmas break?" James asks form the couch, looking to Sirius who was sitting beside him. "That's only two months."

"I know," Hermione replies from the floor. She was leaning against Remus' legs from his seat in the armchair.

"Well," Sirius says with a large grin. "We'll just have to make your last two months here damn near unforgettable."

Hermione smiles, taking in Sirius' happy face. Her whole aim at traveling back in time was to stop him from dying, but changing things twenty years in the past was far too dangerous. She'll be going back to where Sirius just died, Remus was distraught and James didn't exist.

When she begins to feel tears well up in her eyes, Hermione quickly excuses herself and runs up to her dorm, throwing herself on her bed.

"Hermione?" she hears Lily ask. "What's wrong?"

Hermione sits up and wipes her eyes, seeing Llly sitting at her desk. "Can I talk to you Lily?"

Lily gets up from her sits and sits beside Hermione on her bed. "Sure, what's wrong?"

She looks at Lily and cringes. "I think I need to admit something to you."

"Okay," Lily says slowly.

"Lily, I'm form twenty years in the future."

To Hermione's surprise Llly smiles at her. "I know," she states. "Well not twenty years, but I knew you weren't from here."

"I though you might have," Hermione admitted, "I just thought I should tell you, seeing as we've gotten pretty close."

"Thank you, Hermione, now what's wrong?"

Hermione sighs. "Dumbledore figured out a way to get me back to my time so I'll be leaving during Christmas break. I just realized how much I'm going to miss some people here."

Lily hugs her, "You'll be fine. You'll be back with all the people who you left behind being here, and it's not like you're leaving now, you do still have two months."

"I know," Hermione states, pulling away from Lily. "I'm just being silly."

"Yup," Lily replies.

Hermione smiles and Lily and gets of her bed. "I think I'm going to take a quick walk. There's still an hour or so until curfew."

"Be careful," Lily states. "And don't get caught if you're late."

"Okay, Lils."

Hermione makes her way downstairs and stops in front of the fire to address James, Sirius and Remus.

"I'm going to go take a quick walk. Sorry for running out on you guys."

Remus smiles at her. "No problem, 'Mione. You need someone to go with you?"

She shakes her head. "No, I'd kind of like to be alone, no offense."

"Be careful," James and Sirius state at the same time.

Hermione laughs and they look puzzled. "Sorry, Lily told me the same thing as well."

"Just do it," Sirius replies.

Walking out of the common room Hermione takes a left and heads towards the astronomy tower, choosing a place where she can be alone. Getting there though, she hears voices. They stop when she gets close to them and she freezes, "I'm sorry, I'll go."

"It's alright, Hermione," she hears Regulus say. "Nothing important here, just hiding from Lucius."

She smiles and walks towards Regulus and Severus. "Now that's not the way to treat your superior," she states sarcastically.

Severus snorts with laughter and Hermione looks at him in surprise. "What?" he asks.

She shakes her head and sits along the wall next to Regulus.

"So," he states as she sits down. "When are you leaving us?"

Hermione sighs and looks to the boy beside her. The boy she would never have the chance to meet as an adult. "Christmas break."

"I thought so," Severus responds from across from her, sitting on what looks like a milk carton. "Year potion?"

"Yeah," Hermione replies.

"Are you excited?" Regulus asks.

She shrugs. "Yes and no. There are some people who I've gotten close to here that I will never see again and the others are no where near the same."

"Which category do I fall into?" he asks her.

Hermione looks upon the ground.

"Oh come on," he says nudging her. "You'll only be here two more months; I need to get all possible information out of you about me within that time span."

"I'm afraid there's not much that I know, Reg."

"Then it shouldn't be too hard to state then, huh?" He asks her. "If you're worried about changing the future, your being here has probably already done that and anything that was meant to happen, still will, you know that."

"I guess so," Hermione replies.

"Well then, break it to me," he states smiling.

"Well," Hermione starts. "I wasn't lying, I really don't know much. You died before I could meet you."

"I see," Regulus states. "Do you know how?"

"You were killed by Voldemort."

Both Regulus and Severus cringe and Hermione's use of his name but Regulus shrugs. "Well that's not far off from what I figured, was I a Death Eater or no?"

"Yeah," Hermione replies. "You were."

"Okay," Regulus states. "That's all I needed to know. Severus, any questions?"

"She already knows mine," he states, looking pointedly at Hermione.

"I think I should answer that one alone, Severus."

Regulus stands, "I'll take that as my cue to leave. Malfoy's probably livid right now anyway. Thanks, Hermione."

"No problem," Hermione replies as she watches him leave.

"So?" Severus asks. "What is it then?"

Hermione pauses to think. "Well," she starts. "Technically both."

He looks at her in confusion. "What do you mean both? How can a person be both on the light and dark side?"

"You spy for Dumbledore," Hermione replies. "You used to be a Death Eater, and well- still are, but you're loyal to the light."

"Seriously?" Severus asks.

"Very. You're role in the war is extremely important and it's imperative that you still hold that role when I get back to the future."

He nods. "Yeah, I can understand why it would be."

"You're a brave man, Severus."

He shakes his head. "Sounds foolish to me."

They sit there in silence for a few moments, looking up at the stars, before Severus speaks again.

"You said that you've known me for five years, how'd we meet? What am I like?"

Hermione smiles at him. "Well Sev, we met in potions class. You see, you're my professor."

He stares at her, his mouth open. "Professor?"

"That's right," she replies with a smile. "Professor Snape."

"What am I like?" he asks.

Hermione pauses trying to formulate an answer that might be positive. Giving up, she sighs. "You're rather horrid to anyone outside of Slytherin house. You're not a bad professor, just extremely bias, difficult and demanding. You can be positively terrifying and hurtful. You won't let anyone who scores below an outstanding on their O.W.Ls into your N.E.W.T. level classes."

"I take it I'm not a very happy person?" he asks, looking at the ground.

"I don't think so, no." Hermione replies. "Although you do seem to find pleasure in making fun of James' son, Harry."

Severus smiles at this. "Well at least I seem to have some form of entertainment."

"You're a great man, Sev."

"Well at least now I know what I need to do that, huh?"

"What do you mean?" Hermione asks.

"Make good with Malfoy and stop avoiding him." He pauses. "If I'm going to be a Death Eater, they need to believe that it's what I want."

Hermione smiles at him, shaking her head. "You're remarkable, you know that?"

"I still hold that I'm foolish."

"You're going to save many lives."

He shrugs. "Thank you for telling me, Hermione."

"You deserve to know." Hermione replies, looking back up at the stars. "We should be going, it's almost nine."

They both stand up and leave the tower, walking in silence. Stopping in the Great Hall before they needed to part ways, Hermione pulls Severus into a hug. "Thank you for everything Sev."

He pulls away and shakes his head. "No, thank you Hermione. You've given me my path and I owe you."

Hermione watches as he turns towards the dungeons and turns to the staircase, making her way back to the Gryffindor common room. Walking in, she notices that Remus and Sirius are still both sitting in front of the fire. Remus has a book in his lap, Sirius is watching a group of second years playing chess.

"Hello there," Hermione states. "Where are James and Peter?"

"Detention," Sirius answers, turning to face her. "How was your walk?"

"Good," she replies, sitting down beside him. "I went to the astronomy tower and ran into your brother and Severus."

"Sounds just darling." he sarcastically replies.

Remus laughs from his chair and Sirius glares at him. "Feeling any better?" Remus asks.

"Yeah," Hermione replies. "Yet again, I'm sorry for that. I'm just going to miss you guys."

"So Remus told me that you're here because I croaked?"

Hermione stares at Sirius, her mouth open in disbelief. She quickly turns to Remus who is bright red. "He- he threatened me. I had to tell him."

She turns back to Sirius slowly. "Yeah, I guess that's about the gist of it."

"Well I feel special," he says, smirking at Hermione.

"You shouldn't," Hermione rounded. "I did it for Remus."

"What, were you two dating or something?"

"Sirius," Hermione states. "Remus is twenty years older than me in the future."

"So?"

"You're impossible."

He shrugs. "You obviously don't mind if you attempted to fix it so I didn't die."

"You were different." Hermione states.

"How so?"

Hermione pauses. "Sad? I only ever saw you happy around Remus and Harry, your godson."

"Because James is dead?"

I turn to Remus, "Did you tell him and James everything?"

"I-yeah. I'm sorry 'Mione."

She shakes her head. "No, I guess they should know." She turns back to Sirius, "I suppose you can say that," she replies, not wanting to get into how Sirius was in Azkaban for 13 years.

"Okay," Sirius replies. "I get that."

Hermione yawns and stands up. "It's been quite a long day for me, I think I'm going to go to bed early tonight."

"Goodnight 'Mione," Sirius responds.

"Sweet dreams," Remus states. "See you at breakfast."

"Goodnight guys," Hermione replies and ascends the staircase to her dorm.

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Please review

If interested I have three other stories that I'm currently writing as well.

One OC, another 'daughter of Sirius Black' entitled 'A Day In The Life.'

And two George/ Hermione ones.

'What I Stand For' is more of a fluff (and extremely more well written)

'Stuck Inside These four Walls' is more of a fun non-relationship.

(All having the common theme of a nicer Snape