Hermione's growing up fast and if her friends knew how fast, they just might be a little jealous. Or possibly disturbed...
Sirius has been alone inside his head for far too long. When he meets his godson's best friend Hermione Granger for the first...
Okay y'all...the big finale...I do hope you enjoyed the Alternate Ending, as well as the story itself. It was a true labor of love and it has been a privilege to share it with you all...So I thank you for your readership, your votes and recs...
And as Sirius would say, "So without further ado and all that rubbish, lets get this show on the road..."
All the love...
'Nique
Some sixty-four years later...3 November 2060
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"Sirius! Wake up! You're going to be late! Everyone's almost here!"
Sirius' eyes fluttered open and he looked around the room from the chair that he had fallen asleep in. The ache in his bones had foretold him that inclement weather would soon be arriving. He was tired, tired of waiting for his now frail body to finally give out...Sirius Black had lived far past the age he should have; the members of the Black family all died young; it was all due the persistent inbreeding...the quest to produce the perfect wizard, culminating into an unnaturally short life span; only he and his brother as well as their progeny remained...He was ready...Still, he promised Hermione that he would be on his best behavior and not to behave like one of those grumpy old men he would complain about in his "youth"...
"James rang earlier, saying that he was going to be late. Alice's plane has been delayed, but he asked that we go ahead and start the party without them."
Sirius nodded. He hadn't seen his grand daughter in ages and he so longed to see her...it had been far too long. "Penny? Is she here yet?"
"Not yet, but Charlotte is. She didn't want to wake you."
He smiled and nodded. "She knows what it's like to not get any sleep," he teased. "And Harry? Where's Harry?"
"He, Ginny and theirs are on their way as we speak. They're bringing Molly along. She wanted to come..."
He smiled and nodded. "Good. It'll be good to see that old Battle-Axe again!"
"Sirius! You don't mean that!"
"I do! It'll be good to see her again!"
She giggled. "I meant the battle-axe part!"
"Oh...caught that, did ya?"
She nodded. "Mmmm..."
He sniggered, and then felt an odd sensation in his shoulder and back and he sighed quietly, hoping that she didn't see the pain register in his face as he found it difficult to breathe. He opened his eyes to see where she was.
"Minerva is also on her way. She said that she had a special gift for you...Siri? Are you alright?"
He nodded as he closed his eyes, only to open them again as he smiled at her. "Yes. I'm just...really tired. I didn't sleep well at all. It'll be great to see Minnie...I know she had to get special permission from the mediwizards..."
