Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Hermione/Remus/Sirius
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 394

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30 Day OT3 Competition/Challenge: Day 14 - Snow

Pokemon Trading Card Collection Challenge: Noibat - Bronze - (object) Extendable Ears


Hermione stared at the extendable ear. She liked to think she wasn't nosy, but the fact that she had asked Fred and George for it showed how curious she truly was.

She brushed the snow off of it—she should have never taken it out of her bad outside during the winter—and stared at the door to Remus's study.

Every night after dinner, Sirius and Remus would shut themselves in there, and Hermione wasn't invited. It used to be that after dinner, the three of them would curl up together on the couch. Usually, Remus and Hermione would read while Sirius simply watched them.

Lately though, Hermione has felt shut out of the relationship, and she couldn't help but wonder if they were annoyed with her, or even bored. Maybe they wanted to be alone in the study, so they didn't have to deal with her.

There was only one way to find out.

No one was home right then, so she quickly opened the door and stuck the extendable ear on the bookshelf, making sure it was hidden from view.

Tonight, she would find out what was going on once and for all.

That night, like always, Remus and Sirius escaped to the study. This time, though, she didn't cross her arms and sulk. Instead, she placed the second half of the extendable ear set in her own ear and listened.

"Are we almost done planning this thing? I think Hermione's starting to get suspicious," Sirius's worried voice sounded.

"Scared of her?" Remus teased.

"I'm afraid she's going to put me in the dog house. Literally."

She heard something that sounded akin to a kissing noise, and her stomach muscles clenched painfully.

"Don't worry," Remus's soothing voice came. "Once she gets her surprise birthday party, all of her bad feelings will go away."

Hermione quickly took the extendable ear out of her ear. 'A surprise birthday party? That's the big secret?'

She smiled. She would never tell them that she knew. She didn't want to disappoint them and admit she eavesdropped because she feared they were done with her. They'd be devastated if they found out that not only hadn't she trusted them, but that the surprise was ruined as well.

Instead, that night, she was a bit more enthusiastic between the sheets, but neither of her boys minded nor questioned it.