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Hermione sat in a empty room besides sirius who had changed back into his human form she had refused to be separated from him and the Arours couldn’t use magical force because she was a minor and he appeared to be innocent of all crimes.
They had been at the ministry all day and alone in the room for most of it. Amelia had sworn Pettigrew would not get away with this crime she wouldn’t let anyone cover this up.
Hermione was tired and her phone told her it was nearing midnight she scooted her chair closer to sirius and leaned against him he looked down and wrapped the new jacket he had been given when Amelia had allowed him to clean up and change clothes around her small frame. She yawned.
“I’m in so much trouble when my family finds out.” She whispered
He looked at her “Why would you be in trouble you didn’t come looking for me.” He said
“Because I put myself in harm’s way my family consists of 3 very over protective, over reacting and stubborn men.” She said yawning again.
“I’ll talk to them kitten.” He said
“My names hermione.” She whispered sleepily.
“I’m still calling you kitten, kitten.” He said
She grumbled at him but snuggled closer to him as she did making him chuckle. Hermione started to doze off when the door slammed open waking her up fully and in walked the minister, Amelia bones, Lucius Malfoy and a lady in pink that look sort of like a toad to hermione.
Hermione saw each adult take in the way she was snuggled into sirius and some curled their lip {Toad lady} in disgust at her hermione figured it was because she was Muggleborn. Lucius moved to her “Are you ok sweetheart?” he asked
She nodded “Just sleepy and hungry.” She said.
Lucius immediately called for a house elf and demanded he get her and Sirius some food and drink the elf shook and nodded disappearing. The minister cleared his throat looking at the two.
“Miss. Singer you have done the wizarding world a favor you have brought to light a great injustice and helped catch the real criminal Peter Pettigrew will be Kissed Monday morning as of right now he’s trapped in that handy cage of yours the ministry would like to offer you an order of merlin 1st class for your deed of helping us get death eater scum off our streets.” He said
Hermione’s jaw dropped an order of merlin 1st class was the biggest award a person could receive in the wizarding world and the consequences that came with it she’d be an adult legally in the wizarding world and there would be a huge ceremony. She blushed brightly “T…Thank you sir.” She said shyly.
Fudge nodded and looked at sirius “Lord Black the ministry is appalled at your unjust incarceration and we applaud your courage and determination to get the real criminal we will of course print a full public apology and compensate you for your imprisonment as well as award you an order of merlin 1st class for all you’ve done to help the wizarding world. We also have started the paperwork to give you rightful guardian ship of your god son harry potter. We have launched a full-scale investigation into your unjust imprisonment and will undoubtedly charge anyone involved with it.” He said
Sirius swallowed the sarcastic comment burning his tounge and simply nodded to the minister. “I only have one request and that is that toad face over here stop glaring at my new little friend.” He said.
Hermione giggled at Sirius’s comment about toad face.
The minister glared at the woman “Madam Undersecretary Umbridge you stop that this instant.” He snarled “This young lady had done us a service you will treat her with respect or be demoted.” He snapped
Yes, sir.” She said looking properly chastised though only the minister bought her act.
A house elf appeared with two huge bowls of chili and a loaf of freshly baked bread, another brought two glasses and a jug filled with pumpkin Juice. They sat it in front of Sirius and hermione and both their stomachs growled they both tore into the food and the others in the room around them left and let them eat in peace. 20 minutes later they were done and where sipping the pumpkin juice when they came back in.
The minister held a paper out to sirius “This is your official pardon Lord Malfoy will escort you to the leaky cauldron where you can rest then take miss singer back to Hogwarts in the morning.” He said.
Sirius nodded in thanks and stood taking hermione’s hand in his leading her out of the room and through the ministry that was still full of workers because of the developments in Sirius’s case. Everyone watched as he walked with hermione and Lucius out of the ministry and to the Leakey cauldron.
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The next day they both woke up a bit late after being up so long and ate a late lunch or early dinner on the house from tom who kept gloating about being able to set those ridiculous fliers about sirius on fire. Sirius was approached by many people but rolled his eyes at each one finally they left and sirius went to diagon alley to get a wand and then appreated them to Hogsmeade village and walked her up the path to the school.
They walked up the path and to the gate seeing no one was at the gate they figured no one had known they were coming and were all at dinner didn’t make a lick of difference to sirius he waved his new wand opening the gates and marching in with hermione. She followed him her hand still firmly In his as they walked up to the castle not seeing any students confirmed they were all at dinner.
They walked into the castle and sirius grinned goofily at being able to once again walk the halls as a free man. He lead hermione to the great hall and with a wave of his wand the doors opened to him and hermione.
The great hall went silent as everyone looked and paused the teachers and Dumbledore knew thanks to remus and snape what had happened and that sirius was innocent the students didn’t however they all stared blankly at the pair and hermione pulled him over to the Gryffindor table and stopped by harry.
“Hermione what are you doing with him he’s a criminal.” Ron said
She ignored him and looked at harry. “Harry meet sirius Black your innocent God Father.” She said
Harry and the rest of Gryffindors jaws dropped he stood. “What do you mean innocent and godfather mia?” he asked trusting her to explain not daring to look at sirius his gaze focused on his friend.
“Sirius Black is your god father harry and he’s innocent peter Pettigrew has been hiding in his animangas form for 12 years he’s the real criminal not sirius.” She said
Harry’s eyes watered and he looked at sirius.
Sirius bent down and opened his arms to harry “Come here pup its ok now im here your never going back to the Dursleys again.” He said.
Harry jumped in his arms and hugged him tightly.
Hermione smiled at the two. Sirius wrapped his arms around him hugging him tightly he had missed his godson and when hermione told him who Albus had put him with his blood boiled, he felt guilty he hadn’t taken harry and ran with him away from Hagrid that night but now he was going to make things right.
Harry looked at hermione and mouthed thank you at her.
She smiled softly and looked at ron she grimaced “Ron Pettigrew’s animangas form was a rat he was scabbers.” She whispered
Ron paled and his eyes widened “I’ve had a death eater as a pet?” he said shocked
Hermione nodded quietly “If it makes you feel any better, I got you another one.” She said holding it up still in the carrier from the pet shop.
Ron hugged her and took it. “Thanks, mione.” He said and she nodded.
She looked to see harry and sirius talking quietly and went over to her table she held up a hand stopping all questions and passed out a notebook she’d written about what happened and made copy’s so each house could read. She saw the headmaster glaring at sirius and harry and sent a glare of her own at him letting him know she’d caught him he looked away quickly.
She snacked on some desert and felt someone sit beside her and saw Sirius he winked at her and stole some of her trestle tart “Mind if I sit with you harry need a moment to let things sink in.” he said
“No, I don’t mind just stop stealing my food.” She said.
“Not a chance kitten things are always better stolen.” He said.
“My name is hermione.” She said.
“Nope its still kitten to me always will be you feisty little kitten.” He said.
“You know if it wasn’t for our conversation in that room at the ministry last night, I’d think you were hitting on me you know im only 14.” She said.
He let out a barking laugh “I told you I liked you, you remind me of lily always biting back giving as good as you get.” He said.
She grinned at him
Everyone stared at them as they took turns stealing each other’s food you’d think they had been friends all their lives and not just known each other for a day and a half almost two days.
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Hermione walked into her house after snape and her appeared she had already been told that they knew everything and sirius had talked to them as well her last phone call john assured her, they weren’t mad at her but proud for helping an innocent man.
She skipped in the house and jumped on dean who was sitting on he couch watching tv. He laughed and snaked his arms around her pulling her close “Damn you’ve grown since Christmas mia.” He said
She giggled “I’ve been running every morning and doing drill minus the target practice because the headmaster frowns at my gun.” She said
“that’s my girl. Or should I say woman Severus and sirius told us about your award your getting in two weeks it’s a big deal mia.” He said
She blushed “I just did what I was supposed to.” She said.
“So modest.” He chuckled softly
Hermione snuggled into him “Were are sammy and johnny?” she asked
“They went to the store to get some groceries for the house.” He said
She nodded and turned to the tv and snorted at dean giving him a look. “Dr. Sexy M.D. really dean?” she asked. He smirked at her and stuck his tounge out at her. “It’s a good show.” He defended.
“Oh, yea so good look their about to have sex in the elevator so inspiring.” She said sarcastically then laughed as dean tickled her sides. Hermione squirmed smacking his hadn’t receiving nuhuh’s from her attempts to make him stop it. “Say Dr. sexy is the best.” He said tickling her.
She shook her head laughing squirming
“Say I love Dr. Sexy.” He said
She laughed harder “Never!” she yelled defiantly.
Dean tickled her more and hermione laughed loudly
“Ok, ok I give!” she laughed “I love Dr. Sexy, Dr. Sexy is the best!” She squealed laughing. Dean stopped and hermione jumped up running ‘And dean Winchester is closet nerd that loves cheesy romance novels and soap operas!” she yelled running and dean started chasing her around the house and yard.
Hermione laughed as she ran from him hiding from him, she caught her breathe she heard dean walking around “ Come out come out where ever you are singer im gonna get you.” He teased
She hid a giggle and when she caught her breathe, she ran again running around the house and running into john who caught her chuckling. “And why are you running mia?” he asked.
“Cause I caught dean watching Dr. Sexy M.D. and I made fun of him for it then he tickled me till I gave in saying Dr. sexy is the best and I love him he stopped and I ran saying dean Winchester is a closet nerd and loved romantic books and soap operas.” she said.
Sam and john laughed, and dean appeared around the house seeing her he walked over, and she hid behind john laughing dodging his hands. The three men laughed at her antics and they all started getting the groceries taking them inside.
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That summer was filled with laughter and happiness till the day of the big ball hermione was nervous she had gone with Draco’s mother and got a gorgeous dress that showed of her developing curves and fit her like a second skin it was slytherin green and beautiful Silver pumps to match Narcissa did her hair and made it fall in waves with a wave of her wand she made the silkiness permanent hermione was grateful she hated her frizzy hair and having silky hair made her feel less like a child.
Sirius would be escorting her to the ball in honor of them both but John and her boys would be there to as her family it was agreed even if she were now an adult in the wizarding world it wouldn’t bode well to tell the whole world she was seeing a man more than twice her age.
Hermione walked down the stairs in the house and everyone stopped to stare in addition to her one of a kind outfit and new hairdo narcissa had done her make up giving her a smokey look defining her eyes and a dark red lipstick to make her lips pop hermione looked very grown up and very beautiful nothing like the 14 almost 15 year old girl she actually was.
John walked over and held out his hand which she took blushing and he kissed her hand “You look amazing darling.” He whispered.
She blushed once more.
Sirius walked over wearing matching Dark green Robes with a silver pin and his family crest on the robes his beard was trimmed into a goatee and thanks to health potions he looked every inch the Pureblood lord he was.
“Kitten you look absolutely fetching if I wasn’t in a committed relationship, I’d be trying to steal you away from him.” He said kissing the back of her other hand. Hermione blushed darkly at the compliment and the insistent use of the nick name that was slowly growing on her.
Sirius spun her away from john and she giggled. “I have a gift of my own kitten.” He said “A token of my gratitude.” He said pulling out a box. Hermione watched him.
“You are going to be an adult in our world and that alone not even mentioning this prestigious award will make you a target for unfriendly people after a long talk with your boys it was decided to give you some form of protection so hermione Mary Singer will you allow me to make you apart of my family by asking you to be my lady. This will offering safety and security as well as let any arsehole know that you are a part of the Black family.” He said, “Platonically of course.”
She giggled at his last statement and nodded at him Sirius slipped a beautiful green ring with a Black Snake wrapped around a LB signifying that this ring belonged to Lady Black.
She smiled gently.
Sirius kissed her knuckle. “Shall we go?” he asked
She nodded and each wizard present grabbed a muggle or underaged wizard and sirius put his arm around hermione and they all appreated to the ministerial ball.