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So, yeah, I normally don't update on Sunday, but I figured, since I'd slackened a bit and left you with nothing to read for two days, I might just do it for once. Also, we passed 2200 views and I just wanted to say thank you. Don't get used to it, though! :) Thanks to all those who sent me reviews despite the lateness of the last update (TheSpringLover, LK-HoGwArTs-hEaDgIrL, nostalgiakills, Smithback and golojolo)!

Fun fact: Marauder is a French first group verb, used in the nineteenth century language, signifying 'to steal' or 'to commit illegal mischief".

Chapter 11

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"'MIONE!" Hermione heard Sirius before she saw him. Mind you, she also felt him before she saw him.

She had decided to Floo to the Potter household, which turned out to be in Godric's Hollow, and had asked Dumbledore to send her luggage in later, because she wasn't sure what kind of welcoming she was in for. She had apparently been wise.

As soon as she appeared in the Potters' main chimney in a flash of green fire, she found herself enveloped in the most powerful bear hug she had ever felt.

A couple of seconds into it, she tapped his shoulder. "Sirius… Fuck… Can't… Breathe…" she muttered.

He seemed to realise that her respiration system was being constricted and let go of her. She took in a large gulp of air and wordlessly thanked the Lord for letting out of there alive. She took a glance at Sirius, who was shifting awkwardly from foot to foot. "I missed you." he mumbled as an explanation, before looking up.

She resisted an urge to laugh. He was sporting the cutest puppy eyes she'd ever seen and with his hands behind his back, he looked like a scolded schoolboy. "Aw." she said, holding her arms out. "Come here."

He gladly threw himself into her arms once more, though the hug was gentler this time. He hadn't grown much, Hermione reflected, but he had taken in some muscle. His already muscular body was now as fit as ever, and she could feel his abs through his thin black linen t-shirt. He had cut his hair, too, and now only possessed short curls that reached just his ears and didn't fall into his eyes.

She buried her face in his chest and inhaled his cologne. "I missed you too." she admitted, her voice muffled by the fabric covering it.

He hugged her closer and they swayed slightly, nearly dancing. He inhaled the scent of her hair and they heard someone clear their throat.

They both froze and Hermione detached herself from Sirius so as to see who had interrupted them.

James smiled up to them. "I know you guys are all lovey-dovey over each other and want nothing more than to shag in a broom closet right now, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to interrupt you." he told them with his very Marauder-ish grin plastered to his face.

Sirius growled: "You already did."

James grinned. "That's the main idea." he answered cheekily.

Sirius groaned and hugged Hermione from behind, placing his head on her shoulder. A wave of guilt washed over her as she realised she had been in the exact same position less than a day before with Remus. "'Mione." he moaned, nuzzling her neck. "Make him stop."

James raised an eyebrow. "This is my house, may I remind you."

"He's got a point, Sirius." Hermione told him. "You're gonna have to let go one of these days."

He buried his face in her hair once more. "I don't want to." he said, sounding more like a wounded animal than a human being.

She took a step forward, and he lost his balance and fell. Unfortunately for Hermione, he fell on top of her, and all that muscle he'd taken in was weighing down her back.

Soon, though, she felt the weight gone, and instead, when she looked back, she saw Sirius grinning madly, having raised himself so that he kneeled just behind her, in the perfect position to…

"Sirius!" she shrieked, but it was too late. He grabbed her thighs and forced her to kneel just in front of him, his hips touching her but.

Hermione was beet red as Sirius whispered. "Just say the words, 'Mione, and I'll do it."

She was about to tell him where he could stuff his words when James called out. "Hello!" he yelled, waving as if he wanted to land a plane. "I'm watching here!"

"So?" Sirius shrugged. "You're overage; why not get to see some porn in action?"

Hermione decided to ignore Sirius' remark and to answer James. "Yes, I know James, and that's why Sirius is going to let go right now, aren't you Sirius?" she said loudly, turning around to glare daggers at him. Her tone of voice made it clear she wasn't taking no for an answer.

Unfortunately, Sirius seemed to have other thoughts in his head and so didn't understand the threat. "But I like it here." he whined, puppy face back on.

She sighed. "Sirius, I am going to pull out my wand if, by the count of three, you are not gone, and I will hex you, understand?"

Sirius groaned and let go, before standing up. As she stood up too and straightened her skirt, she thought she heard Sirius mutter: "Quite the dominant female, are we?"

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"Mrs. Potter, you're food is absolutely divine!" Hermione said as soon as she's swallowed the first mouthful of her lamb chops.

The elder woman smiled. "Thank you, dear. But, as I have told you, you may call me Dorea."

Hermione nodded and placed a forkful of green beans in her mouth. Sirius watched in awe as the silver metal slipped out of her plump pink lips and she started chewing. He missed his own mouth with his fork and ended up poking himself on the cheek, gaping like a goldfish.

He cursed slightly as some meat juice ran down his neck and into his t-shirt, making him shiver. Someone laughed. "Now, now, Sirius. We didn't ask Hermione to stay here for you to start being distracted, now, did we?"

She smiled. "Now Mr. Po- Charlus." Hermione corrected herself. "I'd much rather like to think that it's your wife's cooking that has him so worked up."

He laughed. "Quite right, you are, my dear, quite right."

They finished their pork chops and beans in silence, save for Charlus' occasional joking. When the desert came, Hermione thought her eyes were going to pop out. "Good lord!" she squealed. The desert was made up of a huge cake with chocolate icing, little pink and blue sugar flowers peppering the top, with a huge ball of vanilla ice-cream on each part.

"Ladies first." Dorea said, shooting a glance at Sirius who was about to claim the biggest piece. "There you go dear." she said, giving her the one both boys had been eyeing.

They ate their cake in silence, and once James was finished, he asked to get out of table and immediately shot outside to plat on his broomstick. 'Boys.' Hermione thought, rolling her eyes and stuffing another spoonful in her mouth. She was eating merely out of politeness, now. The cake was certainly very good, but it was also very heavy and giving her the biggest piece was not the best idea.

Sirius noticed she wasn't eating much any more and asked: "'Mione, are you feeling alright?"

She looked up to him and saw genuine concern in his eyes. "Yes, yes, I'm fine!" she said, smiling up at him. "I'm just feeling slightly full, and I'm not sure I can finish it. Do you want some?" She held her plate up to him.

She saw the longing in his eyes as he glanced at the piece of cake in her plate, yet when he answered, it was negative. "No, 'Mione, this cake is yours, I'm not touching it."

"Really, Sirius," she said. "You can have it." She nudged the plate towards him once more.

He exercised all his control and managed to choke out: "No, thank you." He saw the hurt in her eyes and partly regretted his decision. Then something popped up in his mind. He grabbed her silver spoon and cut a piece of cake off her plate, before putting it just in front of her mouth. "Open up, 'Mione."

"Sirius, that's ridiculous. We're not children!" she protested.

He put up his puppy face again. "Please?" he asked, his voice barely more than a whimper. "Please? For me?"

She contemplated the option for a few minutes before sighing, giving in. He prompted her and she opened her mouth obediently. He slipped the spoon inside her mouth and she closed her lips around it, moaning softly. This cake was just too good.

He slipped the spoon out of her mouth and she started chewing. She took his spoon from his empty plate and cut a piece of cake herself. She swallowed and placed the spoon just in front of his mouth. "But, 'Mione." he stuttered. "It's yours to eat!"

She put on the cutest pout she could manage. "Please? For me?" she asked, taking a page out of his book. He stared at her for a couple of moments before grinning and opening his mouth for her.

Charlus and Dorea watched in awe and amazement as they both fed each other pieces of cake, barely breaking eye contact. Soon, the plate was finished, and they both put their spoons down, grinning madly.

"Miss Granger!" Sirius gasped in fake astonishment. "You've got cake all over your face! Let me clear it up for you." He took her chin gingerly between his thumb and forefinger, and stared at her face. "You've got some here," He kissed her forehead. "Here," He kissed he eyelid. "Here," He kissed her cheek. "Here," He kissed her chin. "And a big piece, just here." And before she could utter any kind of protest, he pulled her towards him and placed a lingering kiss on her lips.

He pulled away, too soon in his opinion, and tried to judge her reaction through her eyes. They were unreadable. He was beginning to regret doing that when she whispered. "Mister Black, it seems you have some cake on your face too. Let me remedy to it." She wound her hands in his hair and pulled him back into another longer, much deeper kiss, moving her lips in synchronisation with his.

Soon, he was licking her lower lip slightly, asking for entrance, which she granted easily. His tongue danced with hers as he shifted her so that she was now sitting on his lap. She moaned into his mouth and stroked his raven black curls affectionately, grazing his scalp with her nails. He tangled one of his hands in her hair and placed the other on the small of her back, pushing her small frame against his broad chest lovingly. She untangled one of her hands and placed it above the left side of his chest, relishing the steady beat she felt there.

"Mom, Dad, it's raining, could you- whoa!" James said, his wet hair dangling inside his glasses, his eyes wide as he stared at the snogging couple on their chair. Dorea and Charlus were in a similar position, not wet but slightly more awkward as they had witnessed the whole thing. "I can't believe I was right!" he said, a huge grin spreading across his face. "And there they were, pretending not to be madly in love with each other…"

Both adults shushed him, and he shut up. They stood there, staring, Hermione and Sirius not taking one bit of interest in their public.

Dorea stood up first. "I think we should leave these two," she glanced at Hermione and Sirius, still busy on the chair. "Alone, don't you think?" she whispered, and both men nodded in agreement. The married couple stood up and followed their son out of the room, closing the door quietly behind them. The kissing pair did not even notice.

A few minutes later, Sirius and Hermione were declared officially an item.

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Yeah, yeah, that was slightly short, I know. Can you blame me? Don't answer that. I'd just like to point out nobody found the Megamind quote in chapter 7: "I don't save the day, I don't fly off into the sunset and I don't get the girl." So, yeah, nobody gets virtual cookies, and nobody wins this contest… Too bad. So, yeah, I don't own the quote either.

As always, please leave a review, I love those! Is Team Sirius satisfied? Just don't think it means they will stay together forever! Like TheSpringLover said, we don't mind her fooling around slightly until I've made my choice.

I'd like to remind you that I haven't chosen the pairing yet, and that the poll on my profile is still open! Right now, there's a tie between Regulus, Sirius, Remus and Severus… whom we'll have to meet one of these days.

Anyway, have a nice Sunday, don't eat too much of Dorea's cake and all the rest of that. :) See you guys!

Next chapter: Back to Hogwarts!