Memories
Chapter 3
AN: Here is the latest chapter! Hope you love it. R & R! ~Snarky
Hermione was sitting on the bench in Hogsmeade staring at the Shrieking Shack fingering a beautiful locket. She was looked down and opened it to look at Remus and Sirius. Harry finally found her after getting some Butterbeer to go from Madame Rosemerta. He took a seat next to her and gave her a slight nudge on the shoulder. Hermione snapped out of her daze and realized that Harry is sitting next to her. "Hey Harry, I didn't realize that you got back," Hermione said softly.
"Wotcher, Hermione, I just got back; just in time to say 'Happy Birthday' to one of my best friends. I thought Luna was going to join you. Want a Butterbeer?" Harry asked as he held out a bottle.
Hermione took a bottle while taking a deep breath and said, "She was but there was an emergency at the paper. She felt so bad on deserting me. I just told her not to worry about it. We would catch up at another time."
Harry nodded his head. He knew that Luna wouldn't bale on Hermione unless it was something drastic and since she is the Editor-In-Chief of the Quibbler, he figured it happens from time to time. "So what were you thinking about just now, birthday girl?" Harry asked curiously. "I did notice that you were staring at the Shack again. What is that locket? I have never noticed it before. Is it from them?" He put his arm around her shoulder as he finished his question.
Hermione nodded her head and looked at Harry with tears in her eyes. "Yeah, I was thinking about the year I became of age and I snuck out to meet up with them. They gave it to me as my coming of age gift." Hermione wistfully said. She slightly chuckled at his shocked look on his face. "Would you like another story about the three of us together?" Harry gave Hermione a slight squeeze of his arm for support and nodded his head in agreement.
"Okay, Harry? Did you know with the use of the time turner in our third year, I aged a whole another year?" Harry shook his head. "Yeah, by the end of the year, I was actually fifteen instead of fourteen and during my birthday in fourth year, I turned sixteen."
"So that means you turned seventeen under Umbitch's nose?" Harry asked. Hermione beamed at his deduction. "But how did you meet up with Sirius and Remus?"
"Are you ready for the story?" Hermione asked. Harry nodded. "It happened the Saturday after my birthday. You two had Quidditch practice with the whole team for a change and Sirius and Remus really wanted to get together with me to celebrate my coming of age. We had decided to keep that quiet to keep me under the radar a little longer. They had gotten permission from Dumbledore to allow me to see them that week-end as long as I went through the Whopping Willow tunnel with the help of the invisibility cloak." Harry nodded in understanding. "On to the story…"
Hermione was scurrying down the Grand Entrance staircase under Harry's Invisibility Cloak trying to get outside before someone noticing the door opening on its own. Crookshanks was following her outside to help her hit the knot in the tree to make it stop thrashing. Hermione slid into the tunnel and softly said thanks to her cat. She carefully wrapped the cloak up and stuffed it in her bag for safe keeping. She walked along the tunnel excitedly because it has been nearly a month since she saw that and she has missed them terribly. They do use the mirrors between them but it isn't the same as being together for the human contact. She started to groan at the thought of her two men, her roguish Sirius with his barking laugh and her calming Remus. The two of them help her stay calm and steady when she gets frantic over schoolwork. She finally got to the end of the tunnel and took a deep breath for climbing into the Shrieking Shack. She looked around and saw no one but noticed footprints going up the stairs. 'Hmm…are we going to use the same room I first met Sirius?' Hermione thought to herself.
She climbed up the stairs quietly and slipped out her wand just in case they in trouble. She started hearing them talk in the other room. She noticed the door was slightly cracked so she stopped to listen for minute.
"Remmy… she is driving me insane," Sirius whined. "She is getting more beautiful every time we see her. It just wants me to take her and throw her on the bed and take her six ways from Sunday."
Remus answers, "Sirius, you know she wants to wait until we get hitched first." Sirius grumbled under his breath. "You know she isn't going to change her mind."
Hermione slowly opened the door to look in. She saw that their backs are to her as they stand in front of the fireplace warming up. Hermione smirked at how they left themselves wide open for a prank especially after she heard Sirius say, "Like you haven't thought about it, Remus. I have heard you mumble in your sleep." Remus grunted in agreement.
Hermione slowly raised her arm to summon a large wide bucket full of cold water. She placed it over their heads. She waited for Remus to say something and got her wish. "I wish she would hurry up to distract us." She silently vanquished the bucket and all the cold water came down on them.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Remus and Sirius screamed and jumped around. "Damn, that is cold." Remus and Sirius spun around to see who just pranked them and were shocked to see her leaning against the doorjamb. "HERMIONE!"
"Hello boys! It sounded like you needed some cooling off," Hermione said with a big smirk on her face, "and I wouldn't think about retaliating if I were you." Hermione slinks into the room to give each of her men a kiss on the lips. After she gave both a kiss, she dried them off so they wouldn't catch a cold.
Remus and Sirius breathed a sigh of relief after she dried them off and they gave her a big hug. "That was brilliant, Hermione." Remus said. Sirius nodded in agreement. Hermione beamed at their approval of her prank. "Shall we sit down for a bite to eat?" Remus asked as he grabbed her hand to lead her over to the table that she didn't notice before.
Hermione gasped at the beautifully laid out table in white linen with a double red roses in the middle with baby's breathe. The table was set with Black's dishes and she saw a small portable Wizarding radio for later. "It is beautiful. I love it." She gave each man another kiss on the lips but this time a little deeper. Both of them sigh after the kiss.
Sirius pulled out the chair for her to sit down and then they join her after Remus put on some soft background music. Sirius looked her in the eye and asked, "Hermione? How has this year really been so far?"
Hermione threw her hands up in frustration. "It's terrible. The DADA position is filled by a Ministry worker, who isn't even an Auror!" Hermione ranted. The other two looked at each other, and then back at Hermione in surprise. "What? Didn't you hear who it was?" They shook their heads. "It's Madame Umbridge!"
Remus growled at the name, which took Hermione by surprise. Sirius explained, "She is the reason Remus can never find a decent job. She has it against the human creatures like werewolves, centaurs and house elves." Sirius got frightened by Hermione's reaction to his words.
"What a bitch!" Hermione screamed, slamming her hand down, nearly knocking over the water on the table, which Sirius rescued. "No wonder I can't stand her or her teaching methods. She isn't going to do any practical and it is our OWL year!" Hermione grumbled.
"WHAT!? She can't do that." Remus exclaimed. "How does she expect you to get it for the exam?"
"Through theory alone," Hermione answered. She slightly chuckled at their shocked faces. "I am trying to recruit Harry to teach the practical side of DADA even if it is in secret." Both of them smiled at the idea.
"Oh that reminds me, Hermione, have you talked to Harry yet about us?" Sirius asked. "The reason I asked is because I would love for him to be at our ceremony this Christmas."
Hermione beamed at the idea but shook her head. "I haven't had a chance to talk to him. I will make a concerted effort soon. He has been busy between Quidditch, homework and detention with Umbitch." Hermione sighed. Sirius nodded in understanding.
Remus took a deep breath and said, "Can we talk about the ceremony?" Hermione and Sirius nodded. "Great. I was thinking of having Professor Dumbledore perform the ceremony at Sirius's place with Professor McGonagall and Harry as our witnesses. What do you two think?"
"Why Professor McGonagall?" asked Hermione with a slight tilt of her head.
"My main reason is she has been through the war and she would have easier access to you if one of us needs you." Remus explained. Hermione nodded her head in understanding. Remus looked at Sirius and saw that he was thinking it over. "Any objections, Padfoot?" Sirius shook his head. "Great. I will contact the Professors soon. Hermione, can you do Harry for us or does Sirius want to do that?"
"Hermione can do it, Remus. I have no objection to that," Sirius said. "It would be less risky for her to tell him than me trying to contact him." Hermione nodded in agreement.
"I don't want to tell Ron because he can't keep his bloody mouth quiet," Hermione said. The men nodded sagely because they knew that Ron was fond of Hermione. "And no, I don't want you to do anything. I will take care of it if I have to. Got it?" Hermione said with a glare which makes them quell into agreeing with her.
"Yes, Hermione," They said together.
Hermione got up from the table and walked over to the fireplace and rested her head on the mantel. Remus and Sirius looked at each other and got up from the table and joined her. Remus pulled her into his arms and Sirius wrapped his arms around the both of them. "What's wrong, Hermione?" Siri asked.
Hermione took a deep breath and said, "Nothing really. Just wish I could go out in public with you two. I love you both so much and I can't wait to get bonded together."
Sirius and Remus pull her closer to them to hug her tightly. Remus kissed her on the lips and Sirius brushed aside her hair to kiss down her neck like she likes it. Hermione groaned into Remus's mouth. The three of them shuffle over to the bed to lay down on it to make out until Hermione has to go back to the common room.
"Wow Hermione. That was some story. Come to think of it, I was wondering why you were late getting back to the common room and why you looked so flustered," Harry said as Hermione blushed to his words. Harry looked at her and said, "Let's get something to eat, Three Broomsticks, alright?" Hermione nodded and they got up and went to grab a bite to eat.