Saving Brothers

Chapter 26: The Question

The next day Hermione, Ginny, and Lily woke up earlier than usual. They had things planned to do and couldn't get distracted. Hermione led Ginny and Lily down to the Great Hall, once everything was done as planned. They headed back to Gryffindor's common room. The girls want to sit by the fire place while they wait for everyone else to wake up.

Ginny watched as the Marauders came down the staircase. The girls smirked at them and got up and left. Everyone entered the Great Hall, but Hermione, Ginny, and Lily. They waited for everyone to sit down first. The Great Hall door swung open and walked in Hermione, Ginny, and Lily. Right then balloon start fall from the sky. But these are not ordinary balloons, those balloons are magical. The girls watched as the bullets popped and screams and different noises came out for them. Some people thought it was funny, others didn't find it that amusing. Everyone looked at the Marauders thinking it was them. Dumbledore rose from his chair, he looked toward the Marauders.

"We do not do this headmaster!" James stated right away.

"Yeah Dumbledore, we swear we didn't do this!" Sirius said standing up.

Everyone looked around the room to see any signs of who it could have been. But no one knew, Hermione, Ginny, and Lily were keeping a straight face so that they wouldn't give it away. Everyone was dismissed from the Great Hall. The marauders walked up to Hermione and Ginny, Remus look to the girls and asked,

"Do you think you know who was?"

"I have no idea." Ginny said with a smirk.

The boys looked a Hermione and could tell that she was off, Sirius book up and asked,

"How about you Mione? Do you think you know?"

Hermione shook her head to get out of her thoughts. She looked towards the boys and said,

"No idea. But whoever did it, did a really good job. I would say that they did good of a job as you marauders would've done."

The marauders didn't know what to say about that. They were always the best no one ever tried to beat them. The rest the day moves pretty fast. It was already lunch Hermione wasn't feeling up to it. So she had to the library, there she found a quiet spot in the back to read her book. She thought no one could find her but she was wrong.

She could hear footsteps coming her way. Hermione know who that was, she already knew it was Remus Lupin. Without looking up Hermione's greeted Remus by saying,

"How did you know I was here?"

"I didn't. A come here to get away from the world. How did you know about the spot? I thought I was the only one that knew about the spot." Remus stated looking at Hermione.

Hermione didn't know how to respond. The truth was Remus was the one who told her about it, he told her in her third year when he was teacher. She felt connected with him, it wasn't like a love connection but like us friendship. It's like the best friend she's always wanted besides Ron and Harry.

"I was wandering around the library one day and I found it. I hope you don't mind if I could stay." Hermione explained.

Remus nodded and sat down across from Hermione. They sat in silence for a while. Hermione was reading up on time travel and Remus looked at the book and asked,

"Hermione, I have to ask you something. And I would hope you be honest with me."

Hermione put down her book looked at Remus concerned. Her eyebrow rose and asked,

"What's wrong Remus? You know that I will be honest with you about anything. You like my guy best friend, I trust you."

Remus sighed and pondered on his thoughts. He didn't know how to ask her. It's bugging him for a while but this is the perfect moment. Remus took a deep breath and said,

"Hermione, I ummmm...... the thing as,"

"Remus you know you can ask me anything. Just spit out!"

Remus took another deep breath started to say,

"Hermione, I......