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Chapter 6: New start.

"You must think I'm so stupid?" She said looking away. He placed his hand under her chin and turned her head so she was looking directly at him. He leaned towards her.

"No I don't that's the last word I'd use to describe you." He spoke softly before closing the gap between their lips and kissed her. The kiss started off soft. He ran his tongue across her lips and deepened the kiss. Sirius ran his hand along her stomach under her shirt causing her to moan softly.

Ginny came running into the hallway. "Hermione where are you? You have so got to see this..." She stopped mid sentence and looked down at Hermione and Sirius, they were completely oblivious to their surroundings. She coughed loudly in a poor attempt to break them apart. She had a feeling that they didn't want everyone finding out like this. Still with no sign of them coming up for air anytime soon she did the only thing she knew would work. "Hem, Hem." They broke apart instantly looking sheepishly at Ginny who was stood there with her hands on her hips. "When you're quite finished. As I was saying you have got to see this." She pointed towards the living room jumping up and down enthusiastically making Hermione laugh. "Come on."

"What are you talking about Ginny?" Hermione said slightly amused.

"The guys on karaoke." Ginny managed to get out before collapsing into a fit of giggles.

"Seriously?" Hermione asked Ginny nodded. "What are they singing?" She asked excitedly.

"Living on a prayer." She replied with an evil grin.

"But that's our song from school."

"Yeah I know. You coming?" She asked indicating towards the door. Hermione jumped up and followed Ginny out leaving a very confused Sirius behind. Shaking his head to clear it he pushed himself up off the floor and made his way into the living room. What he saw made him smile, Draco, Dean, Ginny, Seamus and Nevile were all on the stage with Harry and Ron who had been joined by Hermione were in the middle.

We gotta hold on to what we've got.

It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.

We got each other and that's a lot for love.

We'll give it a shot.

Were halfway there.

Living on a prayer.

Take my hand and we'll make it I swear.

Living on a prayer.

We gotta hold on ready or not.

You live for the fight when its all that you've got.

Were halfway there.

Living on a prayer.

Take my hand and we'll make it I swear.

Living on a prayer.

He waited until they had all gone back to what they were doing Hermione was dancing with Harry and Ginny. He walked towards Hermione and took hold of her hand without saying a word and led her into the hallway it was packed with order members. He carried on walking ignoring the strange looks they were getting when they reached the kitchen they were met by Molly Weasley, she was too busy rushing around to notice that they had come in. Sirius managed to sneak her through the back door into the garden undetected. Sometimes it paid to be a marauder. He took off his jacket and put it round her shoulders then sat on the bench pulling her down with him.

"What are we doing out here?" Hermione finally spoke still not letting go of his hand.

"I needed to talk to you without being interrupted." He answered honestly. "It was close back then, we were lucky that it was Ginny that found us. I just wasn't thinking straight sorry." He explained.

"What is it that you want to talk about?" She asked.

"I don't know where to start, How about an apology? I'm sorry I lied to you all about the veil and I'm sorry for any pain that caused you. I know that sorry isn't enough but its a good a place as any to start." He looked up at her trying to figure out what she was thinking. "I hate to see you upset."

"I know it wasn't your choice and you were just following orders, but it doesn't take away the pain it caused. I just don't see why Dumbledore had to keep us all in the dark especially Harry."

"Dumbledore had his reasons." Sirius said more to himself. "He thought he was protecting Harry."

"And what exactly is the one person he has left dying protecting him from?" She shouted.

"He had you, Ron, Remus and the Weasley's." He retorted.

"But, we're his friends. He may have had us but he needed you don't you get it your the closest thing he ever had to a father. He blamed himself for your death."

"Do you honestly think I don't know that?" She shook her head. "Do you think I didn't fight for him, when I woke up from that spell it had been six months the damage had already been done. I honestly didn't have a choice." He explained. "I know it's no excuse."

"You're right it isn't an excuse." She snapped.

"I can't change what's happened Mione." He yelled back at her. "Do you really think I wanted any of this? Harry may have forgiven me, but it's going to take a long time to get his trust back, you detest me and I wasn't there for Remus when he needed me most. Have you any idea how that makes me feel?" He asked looking her in the eyes.

"Of course I know you didn't want this. You're here for them now that's all that matters." She said calmly.

"The women he love died and I wasn't there for him."

"He didn't love her." She said quietly.

"I still should have..." He looked at her confused. "What?" He stammered.

"I said he didn't love her, she loved him." Hermione said with a sigh. "People just kept pushing them together not really caring what Remus wanted. Eventually he gave in, but after it happened he regretted it. He felt guilty he didn't want to hurt her so he decided to end it before it got out of control. He was just about to tell her when she told him she was pregnant. So he decided to give it ago for the sake of the baby, about two months after Teddy was born he realised that he couldn't and finished it."

"But I was still 'alive' so to speak when they first got together, Dora had Teddy just before I went away. Why didn't he talk to me about it? Maybe I could have helped him."

"He thought you had enough to worry about with Harry. He didn't want to bother you." She said honestly.

"Still I'm his best mate he should have said something. I've seriously fucked up haven't I?" She nodded. "How come you know all this?"

"It wasn't that hard to figure out to be honest. At first I just thought it was the whole I'm not good enough for you cause I'm a werewolf thing but if you looked hard enough you could see it wasn't what he wanted."

"I've missed so much of all your lives. Dumbledore told me parts but it's not the same as actually being there."

"Well like I said before you're here now and that's what matters. How about we start again from now? Stop living in the past a clean slate so to speak. I'm not saying that it's going to be easy, but we could at least give it a try."

"That would be nice." They sat in silence for a while.

"I'm sorry I slapped you." Hermione said sincerely.

"You don't have to apologise for that I deserved it." Sirius said laughing. "If anything I deserved worse."

"Ok well I'm sorry for wishing that you hadn't come back. It hasn't been the same here without you."

"Really?" He asked slightly shocked.

"Yeah we've all really missed you." She said honestly smiling at him. He couldn't help but return it.

"So what have you been up to Remus says you have a boyfriend?" He tried to sound casual about it. He wanted to hear this for himself.

"Ex boyfriend." She said bitterly.

"Sorry. What happened?"

"He was jealous, of my relationship with Harry, Ron even Remus and well every other guy who I talked to, smiled at or was in the same room with. The only guy he wasn't jealous of was Draco and I don't think I need to explain why." She sighed.

"So that's why you finished it?" He asked.

"No Mark ended it." She really didn't want to go into it right now.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

"Don't be I'm not." She looked at his shocked expression and laughed. "We broke up it's not a big deal. I'm more bothered about losing him as a friend, we've been through a lot together." He nodded then looked at his watch.

"Oh I'm sorry am I boring you?" She said playfully.

"No, it's just it's 2am and we have that order meeting in the morning you should get some sleep." He got up and realised that she was still holding his hand he smiled, even though they'd been fighting she hadn't let go. They made their way back inside the house.

"Looks like everyone else had the same idea. It's so quiet." She said looking around.

"Come on I'll walk you to your room." He said leading her up the stairs opening the door to her room. Ginny and Harry we're asleep in Ginny's bed. "Go Harry." He joked earning him a slap on the arm. "What it's a guy thing." He noticed that Draco was sprawled across her bed asleep. "Looks like we had a problem." He laughed.

"Yeah I suppose we kinda do." She laughed. She walked over to her bed and looked at Draco she didn't have the heart to wake him so she pushed him gently towards one side of the bed. "Problem solved." She said looking at an extremely confused Sirius. Hermione walked back to him and took his hand. "I'll see you in the morning Sirius, it was nice to talk to you again." She placed a kiss on his cheek. Then watched as he left to go to his room. She quickly got changed then pulled the covers back and got into her bed next to Draco and fell asleep.

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