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Only Time Will Tell	By : dracolover1 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Remus/Hermione Views: 9595 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Chapter 3

“I have nothing to wear Gin. I don't know why I told you I would do this. I'm freaking out here, Gin. Help me out.” Hermione said frantically throwing clothes out of her closet.

“I told you we would look through my clothes, Mione. Now, calm down and take this.” Ginny said thrusting a piece of cloth in Hermione's direction. “Put this on and come downstairs when you're done.” she finished turning and walking out of the room.

Hermione looked at the piece of clothing Ginny had handed her and gasped. In her hand she held a midnight blue, strapless, mid thigh length dress. She knew that this dress, if you could call it that, would barely cover her, and it would almost be too tight for her to breathe in. When she put the dress on, her suspicions were confirmed. It barely covered her most private areas, but she could breathe in it. Looking at herself in the mirror, Hermione noted that she was doing this to help her friend get over her recent break-up and they both did need to get out there sooner than later. Gathering all of her Gryffindor courage, she turned and left her room.

“Alright Gin,” she called walking down the hall, “I have something to wear, but I don't have – what are you doing here?” she finished when she entered the living room and saw none other than Sirius Black standing there. “Is something wrong? Teddy? Remus? Are they alright?” Hermione fired out rapidly not giving Sirius a chance to answer.

“Mione, calm down. They're both fine. I just came by to... er... wish you girls a goodnight.” he said sounding a little unsure of himself.

“Sirius? What's really going on? You never show up here without a reason.” Ginny said lightly placing a hand on Sirius' arm.

“Um, just promise me you two will be safe tonight. There are a lot of crazy people out there and I don't know what I would do if either of you got hurt,” Sirius said to both girls, but he never took his eyes off of Ginny.

Both girls nodded their promise and bade Sirius goodnight. Hermione asked if Sirius would pass on a goodnight kiss and cuddle to Teddy and Remus for her. Sirius chuckled and agreed only to the kiss and cuddle for Teddy, but not Remus.

Once Sirius had made it through the floo, Ginny turned and looked at Hermione, who had an all-knowing smirk on her face. Slightly annoyed, Ginny shot a “What” in Hermione's direction.

“Oh, nothing. Nothing at all. Other than Sirius couldn't keep his eyes off you just then,” Hermione said with a slight smile playing across her lips.

“Oh sod off, Mione. You don't know what you're talking about,” Ginny retorted with a slight giggle. She had noticed that he couldn't keep his eyes off of her. She couldn't blame him though, she did look gorgeous if she said so herself. She picked her outfit specially for this outing. Her little black dress coming mid thigh had all the Muggle sales clerks, men and women, stunned when she came out the dressing room to show Hermione her choice.

“Okay, ready?” Hermione asked. “Let's go.” she finished once Ginny nodded. They made their way to the front door of their flat. With one last look in the mirror, they were off.

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“Gin, are you ready to go?” Hermione asked her friend, as she once again prying someone's grabby hands off of her bottom. “Look Sir,” Hermione spat turning to face the man who was intent on touching her, “if you don't stop touching me, you're going to go home without some of your precious body parts. You got that? Good.”

“Alright Mione, let's go. There's not really anyone here anymore. We'll try another weekend” Ginny responded slightly disappointed that after all the clubs they had been to that evening, they were going home empty handed.

Both girls began making their way to the front door, when Hermione spotted someone in the corner of her eye. She slowed her walking as she turned her head, taking note that the stranger was intently watching her also. 'Who's that guy? She thought to herself. There was something off about this guy, she could sense it, but she couldn't tell if it was good or bad. With a shake of her head, she continued walking out the door.

When they reached the street, Hermione turned to ask if Ginny had seen the man in the club. But before she could, she heard something. Her name.

Hermione.

She turned towards the sound, after seeing nothing there she shook it off as nothing. A few moments later, she heard it once again. Only this time it was much closer.

Hermione!

She turned towards the sound once again and noticed it had came from the alley way they were passing. She slowed her walking when she noticed a shadow lingering in the alley. She began walking into the alley, leaving Ginny out on the street. Hermione continued walking into the alley when she felt the atmosphere change. She was more calm now than she had ever been. Shuddering, she noticed the shadowy figure come closer towards her revealing itself to be the man she had spotted as she left the club. As she stared into his eyes she noticed that they seemed to never end. It seemed as if she was able to look right into his soul, and no matter how hard she tried she couldn't look away. She began to feel a tug in her abdomen, as if the man was sucking something out of her through his eyes. When Hermione felt the tugging sensation give way, the man began to speak.

“I care not what you think you want. I only care for what you need.” he said in a low voice, stepping closer to Hermione. “You think you know what you need, but you have no clue. I can show you the way to what you need.” As he spoke Hermione felt his words all the way to her bones.

“And I can show you the way to St. Mungo's because clearly you're a little lost.” Ginny said before grabbing Hermione by the are and all but dragging her out of the alleyway.

“Two weeks you have,” he said to the retreating forms. “You two have two weeks, and you will have what you need.” he finished. And as they exited the alley, he vanished, and the alley was once again empty.

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“Mione, are you crazy? Do you have a death wish or something? You left me alone. By myself, while you went into an alley with some creep. Who knows what could have happened to you.” Ginny screeched once she and Hermione were safe in their flat. “I mean, you cant just go into dark alleys by yourself. I understand that the war is over, but there are still evil people out there. You must know that.”

Hermione just stared at her, something about what the man said unnerved her. She knew something was going to happen in two weeks, she could feel it. But what she couldn't tell was if it was good or bad. She was hoping for good.

Ginny, thoroughly upset with Hermione's behaviour, stormed into her room and shutting the door with a sharp click.

Hermione once again lost in her thoughts, didn't notice the abrupt departure of her best friend Ginny Weasley. She was too focused on figuring out what the man in the alley had told her. “Two weeks,” she whispered to herself, “Two weeks. What's going to happen in two weeks?”

After fixing herself some tea and settling down in her own room, Hermione tried in vain to forget the mysterious man and his words, but even as sleep claimed her, her dreams were plagued with his face, voice, and words.

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The next Friday found the girls in their living room. The past week had been hard on both witches because Ginny was still upset with Hermione, therefore she wasn't talking to her. Hermione had apologized many times to Ginny, but to no avail. Ginny was very stubborn, something she got from her mother, and Hermione knew that the only way to get Ginny to come around was to let her be.

That Friday night, Ginny and Hermione were sitting in their living room and Hermione decided enough was enough. She needed to tell Ginny what was on her mind. Even if Ginny didn't talk to her, all she had to do was listen,

“Gin,” Hermione began in a small voice, “it's been a week. Please talk to me.”

The redhead didn't move or say a word.

Hermione stood up and sighed. “I'm really sorry Ginny.” she said before turning to go to her room.

“You never told me what you heard Remus and Sirius talking about last week.” Ginny said before Hermione had gotten far.

“Merlin Ginny, I thought you were never going to forgive me.” Hermione said throwing herself onto her still seated friend.

Ginny laughed, “I'm still upset with you, but I can forgive you for your momentary lapse of judgment. But you still haven't told me anything.”

Hermione laughed, elated that her friend was talking to her again, and began telling her friend what she had overheard. When she was done, Hermione waited for a response from her friend, and when she didn't receive one she continued. “And that's not even the weird part. I went to visit Teddy earlier this week and Remus asked me the weirdest question.”

“What did he ask you?” Ginny asked after her extensive silence.

*****FLASHBACK******

“Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man. Bake me a cake as fast as you can.” Hermione sang to a giggling Teddy while sitting in the kitchen of Grimmauld Place. “Roll it. Pat it. And mark it with a 'T'. and put it in the oven for Teddy and me.” she finished the nursery rhyme tickling the toddler making him giggle even more.

Laughing, Hermione looked up at Remus' face and noticed his eyes were on her... again. “Everything alright Remus?” she asked.

“Hmmn? Yeah.” he answered never taking his eyes off of her. “You ever want kids Mia?” he asked using the one nickname she hated, but for some reason, it didn't bother her when he said it.

“Wh-what?” she stammered at the unexpected question.

“I've noticed how good you are with Teddy, and I just wondered if you ever wanted a family of your own.” he paused to see if she would respond. She didn't, so he continued, “I mean, you're young, beautiful, intelligent and much more. Have you ever thought about having a family?”

A few moments passed and neither said anything.

'Merlin, he thinks I'm beautiful,” she thought to herself. 'He's just being nice. Typical Remus.' she thought with a smile. Figuring it was time to answer his question she tried to clear the lump from her throat and felt her face heat up.

“Of course I've thought about it Remus. What girl hasn't? But seeing that my previous relationship ended the way it did, I don't think I'll be settling down anytime soon.” she said with a sad smile. “I mean,” she continued, “I think I need to work on me, and find a wizard who understands me and doesn't expect anything from me until I'm ready before I can think about starting a family.” She sighed. “Do you want more kids?” she asked genuinely interested in his response.

“With the right witch, yes.” he responded quietly. “Don't get me wrong, I loved Dora, probably always will, but I was never in love with her. She was my wife and the mother of my son, yes, but I wasn't in love with her. She knew this, but she believed that my love would grow in time. I on the other hand knew it wouldn't, and for selfish reasons I allowed myself to marry a witch I wasn't in love with.”

“What were those selfish reasons Remus?” Hermione asked.

Remus mumbled something that sounded something like 'tired of waiting and didn't want to be alone anymore' but Hermione couldn't be sure. “What was that Remus?”

“Nothing, nothing. Look, I don't regret marrying Dora, she gave me something that I didn't know I was missing.” he said standing up and picking up his son. “Regretting my marriage to Tonks would mean that I regretted Teddy, and I don't. I married Dora for selfish reasons. I was, am, in love with another witch when I married Dora, and I thought that marrying her would replace the love I had for the other witch. It didn't, it just made it grow stronger.” he said placing a kiss on top of Teddy's head and began to walk from the kitchen.

“Remus?” Hermione called, “who was the witch you were in love with?”

He paused at the door, with a small smile he turned and faced the brown eyed girl, “There is no 'was' love. I'm still in love with her. And I met her just before James and Lily died. She showed me a whole new world, and I thank her for that.” And with that, he turned and left her alone in the kitchen.

***** END FLASHBACK******

“Wow,” Ginny breathed, “I wonder who the witch is.”

“Me too,” Hermione agreed.

“You only want to know so you can see if you have a chance with him,” Ginny said with a playful smile gracing her lips.

“So what if I am? I'm single, he's single, why not?” Hermione said with a smile. “maybe I should just let him be. I'm not to good with relationships, and he's in love with some mystery woman. That would make an interesting sight.” she said letting the smile slide from her face.

“I don't know, maybe we're reading too much into this. I think we just need to sleep and see what happens.” Ginny said before laughing, “We still have a week until we find out what out Mystery Alley Friend was talking about. I think I'm going to call it a night. See you in the morning, 'Mione.” Ginny hugged her friend and made her way to her room.

Hermione loosing herself in her thoughts didn't notice the single red and white carnation bloom appear on the table after Ginny's departure.

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A/N

Hey all, sorry about the wait but i just finished the chapter yesterday. I've been really busy, i moved and im back in school. hopefully ill be able to get the next chapter up next week. If there are any mistakes, forgive me please. I still dont have a beta for this story, well i do but she never emailed me back with the corrections and i thought you all would want to read this chapter. If you catch any mistakes, let me know and i'll fox them. Once again read and review =)

PS. the flower means something...
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