AN: If you ever have requests or ideas I really take them to heart unless I already have a plan. Sorry if the last chapter seemed kind of forced or off it was my first time as Sirius. I am not JK Rowling.

Harry never talked about what happened in his detentions with Umbridge but it couldn't have been anything good. He was always pale and shaking whenever he came back from detention with her. I tried to get him to talk about but he wouldn't let me in.

The first weekend after the start of term I was feeling rather lonely. Ginny was talking to Michael and I had a funny feeling if I tried to send a letter to Tonks it would get intercepted. But I didn't really want to talk to Tonks or Ginny. I really wanted to talk to Sirius.

Things were... things were bad. Harry was drawing into himself and was seeing into Voldemort's mind almost every night. Ron had barely been around the past week. He kept disappearing for hours at a time. Ginny seemed to only want to spend to with Michael. And I was alone.

While the boys were at quidditch practice I worked thoroughly on my homework checking over everything four times. Which was one more time than usual. I was desperate to fill my days with reading and homework so I couldn't have time to miss Sirius, but miss him I did. When I was finally done with all of my homework I was disappointed to see it was only noon.

Maybe I needed a new hobby. I grabbed my bag and made my way to the library maybe I could try to see how many books I could get through till Christmas. As bad as that sounded it was the only thing I could really think to do.

Madame Pince gave me a pinched smile and nodded at me. I smiled and nodded right back and made my way to my usual corner. Where to start? I tapped my foot thinking then grabbed a random book off the shelf and started reading. It was about giants and how their laws worked.

"Mione!" I looked up surprised. Harry and Ron both looked tired and disgruntled. Harry's hair was messier than usual and Ron's eyes were blank.

"How was practice?" I asked carefully watching them.

"It could have been worse," Harry said taking off his glasses and cleaning them on the front of his shirt.

"I really doubt that." Ron muttered darkly glaring at his essay for potions.

"Come on guys why don't I help you?" I asked pulling both of their papers towards me changing things on their papers. This was more beneficial for me than it was for them, I needed the distraction or I was going to go barmy. I told them what to re-write and opened my book back up.

"Mione, why are you reading about giants?" Ron asked staring at the cover of my book.

"Got bored," I muttered shrugging.

"Missing Sirius?" Harry asked setting his essay aside.

"I'm missing everyone from the Order I guess." I said shrugging.

"Hermione..." Ron said slowly. The tone of his voice made me cringe. They knew. Tears formed in my eyes and I couldn't keep them from running down my face. Ron and Harry crushed me from both sides holding me close to them.

"Do you hate me?" I asked my voice wavering.

"No honey, of course not." Harry said rubbing his hand up and down my arm. "We just wish you would have told us when you had been sober."

"What?" I asked shocked.

"You kind of sang Sirius a love song the other night." Ron muttered.

"What song?" I asked turning to Harry. It would have been a muggle song for sure.

"I Can't Take My Eyes off of You by Frankie Valli." I blushed brightly and ducked my head.

"Great." I muttered shaking my head.

"Next time please just tell us, okay?" Ron asked placing a chaste kiss to my forehead. I nodded and let them lead me from the library. We ate dinner quickly laughing and joking together. Harry seemed to brighten as we spoke. The rest of the evening passed with me helping Ron and Harry with their homework.

Ginny and I talked the next day and I told them how Harry and Ron reacted. She was just as surprised as I was.

"Don't get into a false sense of security someone's not going to react well to the idea of you dating him." Ginny said eating a licorice wand.

"I know I feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop." Ginny nodded her head and ate another piece of licorice while I nibbled on Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.

"It will happen when you least expect it just be prepared." I nodded again.

"Mione can you look over our homework?" Ron asked giving me big puppy dog eyes. I nodded and checked over everything they had written. I crossed out a couple of things and rearranged the wording on others. It took them awhile but it finally looked good.

I looked up and my mouth opened in surprise. Hermes was hovering next to the window. Why would Percy be writing Ron after the big blow out their family had had?

Percy congratulated Ron on becoming a prefect and then proceeded to tell Ron he thought Harry was a bad influence. He wanted Ron to go to Umbridge if he was afraid how Harry would react to severing ties and that there was something in the daily prophet about Umbridge. Percy then stated that he hoped Ron wouldn't follow their parent's beliefs and that he would be ready to apologize after everything was over. Ron's face shined red with outrage and he ripped the letter into pieces and threw them into the fire.

"Well if you uhh want to sever ties with me I promise I won't get violent." Harry said trying to keep a straight face.

"Oh shut up Harry you know I won't." Ron said tossing a pillow at him.

The next morning when I got the daily prophet I opened it and scanned it like usual. I spat out my coffee and laid the paper flat on the table in front of Harry and Ron.

Ministry Seeks Education Reform

Delores Umbridge Appointed

First Ever High Inquisitor

They were already tightening the leash the ministry had around us. Good Merlin, what would they do next?