Where the New Future Begins

Chapter 15

I smiled at him and right then I knew what to do. I ran over to Sirius and kissed him. He wrapped his arms around me and there was nothing in the world that mattered. We pulled apart and he looked at me and asked,

"What just happened?"

I laughed and said,

"Something that should have happened a while ago. But we are good now right?"

He nodded and took my hand. We walked back to Hogwarts. This felt comfortable and I did not care what others thought. I walked with him into the Great Hall for dinner. Everyone was starring at us. I sat down with him at the Gryffindor table. Remus and James smiled at me.

"So this is different. A teacher joining the student's table. Isn't there a rule against it?" James asked joking.

I just shook my head and said,

"I am practically as old as all of you and I think I can sit anywhere I want. I was never known for following rules."

They all laughed and Remus said,

"Well, I think this is great. I don't think you should have to sit at the teacher table always since you are different ages then them. It has to be weird right?"

"Actually no. I was friends with a lot of adults growing up. I was always told I could get along with anyone that I wish to trust and it is no different now." I stated.

Remus nodded and we ate our meals. We talked about anything and everything. It was an enjoyable evening. I knew that I would have to talk to Dumbledore later. I looked up to the head table and Dumbledore nodded towards me. I smiled back and went back to my meal. I felt a hand touch mine and I looked over to see Sirius smiling at me. I winked and said,

"So how was everyone's day at Hogsmeade?"

"It was eventful. We went to all our favorite stores and had a great time like always." James explained.

I walked up to the statue and without giving the password I walked up and then entered. Dumbledore smiled at me and said,

"So you have had a very eventful day Hermione."

I smiled at him and said,

"Yeah it was. I know that you are concern about me but I am going to be alright. But I want to know if its alright that I have a relationship with a student."

"You are talking about Mr. Black. I do not see anything wrong. I know that people will judge you on it but you are around their age. They need to understand that you are also a young adult still." Dumbledore explained.

I was glad to hear that. It was the best news I could ever could get. But I know that this was going to be hard to do. I was going to have to be careful on everything. I walked back to my office and sighed as I entered. There on my desk was a beautiful bouquet of flowers. I smiled to myself and could not believe it. I took the note from the flowers and it read,

I hope that this shows you that I think of you always. I hope you like the flowers Mione.

Sirius