One Last Try [HP Jamione fanfic]

27. I Wish You Would

A/N: OMGGG guys, I know how many chapters there are going to be :O I've only written up to ch56, but going on the rest of my timeline/plan there should be 63 chapters. It might change a little bit, but that's where we are! So closeee

10th January 1976

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!"

"Holy shit!"

"It worked."

"Look at this." Remus breathed, and spread the now fully complete and populated map across his bed in front of him so the rest of the Marauders could fully see what James' words had revealed.

"We're bloody geniuses!" Sirius crowed, watching the little footprints that represented Filch pace in his office. They all stared in satisfied awe at the map for a while, watching the students in their common rooms and wandering the halls.

"Where's Hermione going?" James suddenly asked, watching her feet move on the map. Sirius and Remus both leaned over to look, watching as her feet paced back and forth in a hallway.

"Room of Requirement?" Remus suggested. Getting nods when she suddenly disappeared from the map.

"Why though?" James frowned, wanting to know more. He was still staring hard at the spot where Hermione had disappeared. Sirius and Remus shared a look, exasperated with and worried about their friend in equal measure.

Peter shrugged and, rather tactlessly, said, "Probably meeting up with Frank for some alone time."

James' frown deepened and he snatched the map off the bed, searching it frantically for their housemate. Remus rolled his eyes, "Or maybe she just wants to get away from everyone." He said reasonably.

"Yea, mate. Stop worrying about Hermione. We need to sort out the locking password." Sirius grabbed the map out of James' hands before the Potter heir could go any more mad than he already seemed to be. James pouted, still frowning, but didn't say anything. "Also 'Dromeda sent me some Muggle sweets from Ted's family with her most recent letter. I think we could modify them for a great new prank." Sirius tossed the bag onto Remus' bed and the Marauders all grinned deviously as plans started to form.

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17th January 1976

When Frank wandered into the dorm room late afternoon on Saturday he felt distinctly like he should just turn around and walk back out because he was intruding. It happened to him more often than not with his own dormitory, but he'd gotten used to most of the oddities of the Marauders. This time was weird though, because Remus wasn't there (not that odd in and of itself), but Hermione was.

They all stopped talking abruptly, and turned and stared at him when he walked in. He frowned at them, perfunctorily kissing Hermione back when she walked over and kissed him, too distracted to pay her the proper attention she deserved.

"Uh, hey Min." He looked down at her smiling up at him, admiring the slight flush to her cheeks and the sparkle in her warm brown eyes. She turned and sent some kind of quick look at Sirius, who widened his eyes at her silently.

Frank eyed them all dressed up in thick jumpers, Muggle jeans, and heavy outdoor robes - except for Sirius who was wearing the beat-up leather jacket Hermione had got him in London over the summer and given him for his birthday (he'd practically not taken it off since).

Frank narrowed his eyes, "Where are you going at this time of night?"

"It's not late!" Peter protested, somehow managing to look even more shifty.