Alright everyone! Here is a new story for you wonderful readers! I usually write what I feel there is not enough of in the fanfiction world. Also, take into consideration that grammar was always my weakest point, so try to understand because if you see a grammar mistake, I've already went through the story 5 times and STILL I miss a lot. Play nice children and ENJOY!

ALSO! I do not own Harry Potter...if I did, Fred, Remus and Severus would be alive and Hermione would be with anyone besides Ronald Weasley! Well, not Filch or anyone over 41...yup!

Chapter 1

Harry and Hermione were friends. Only friends. No one believed them though. They hugged and held hands and even tiny friendly kisses sometimes, but had no romantic interest in each other. The Hogwarts inhabitants didn't agree. We start this tale in the 3rd year. The prisoner of Azkaban gets into the school a completely different way. Now hush up and read!

"I will finally see my godson! Now, how do I get into the school? I could use my Animagus form to sneak in and then I'll need to keep watch over him somehow? What about a de-aging potion? I could pose as a new student and get close to Harry without scaring the boy. Remus is there as well, he can definitely help! Here's the plan, I'll sneak into the school in my Animagus form, visit Remus and convince him I'm innocent, use the de-aging spell instead of the potion, pose as a relative of Remus's and get into the school with Harry! Perfect plan! Oh great...I've been talking to myself this whole time...I'm still doing it...stop it right now Sirius Black!"

'Good'

'Now I'm talking to myself in my mind? What is wrong with me?'

'Everything'

'Oh shut it'

'How would it feel to lose an argument with yourself?'

"Ugh!" Sirius Black, wrongly accused and imprisoned, Azkaban escapee needed to get into Hogwarts. The news world seemed to think he was a murder trying to "finish the job". You see, a long time ago, he was convicted for selling out James and Lily Potter to Voldemort, without a trial! They now thought he was out to kill off their son, Harry Potter. Well, it's all untrue!

He needed to go and protect Harry. At this moment he was at the edge of the wards and was thinking of a plan that wouldn't result in a dementors kiss. Finally having a plan in mind, he transformed into his dog Animagus form. Many people thought he was the grim when they saw him. It was funny to see them run away thinking that they have seen death!

This is going to be hard, there are dementors everywhere! What is that fool of a headmaster thinking? Dementors so close to school children? The crazy old coot! 'When I'm free I'll give that batty old man a piece of my mind' thought Sirius.

Ok, ready, set, go! On that mark, he ran towards the castle and hid behind the closest bush. Stepping forward to run again he heard voices. There was no one there though? He moved further into the foliage to the other side. Only to see absolutely nothing. Wait, was that a foot? And then there was suddenly two kids. The girl was looked around nervously biting her lip. She had bushy and curly Caramel colored hair. She was a bit on the short side, but not extremely. She wore a Gryffindor uniform and was currently talking to the boy with a worried look. Probably afraid they'll get caught sneaking out to snog.

Hold on just a second? That was an invisibility cloak they were under. And looking closer at the boy, he almost fainted. There in front of the bushy haired girl was his godson Harry Potter. Complete with the untamable black hair and glasses. The spitting image of James! Except for those vibrant emerald eyes which were 100% Lily. Sirius just wanted to run to Harry and beg for his forgiveness, tell him he had a family now and good score on the lady (because he's Sirius Black! He needed to compliment him on any girl he can sneak out of the castle).

He started to listen into their conversation. "Harry James Potter! We aren't supposed to be out here. You wouldn't tell me, now what?" questioned the girl. "Actually Kitten, I wanted to get out of the castle. I needed some time without everyone giving me pitiful looks, like Black is just going to come up behind me at any moment. Then I saw you freaking out over homework and thought you could use some time away too..." Her look softened a bit as she replied, "thank you Harry, that was thoughtful of you. Now, what are we doing for relaxing?" 'Oh Harry you sly dog' thought Sirius. Harry took Hermione's hand and pulled her to the ground with him. They laughed and lay against the cold ground looking up to the stars. "Harry, I know you have something on your mind. Do you want to talk about it?"

"No, um, yea."

"Speak your mind and I will listen."

"Well, Sirius Black killed my parents and is now trying to kill me. That brought dementors here and it's making everyone miserable. I mean, everything is wrong because of-"

"Don't even say it's all because of you. All of this mess began with Voldemort, not you. How is it your fault that someone wants to kill you? How is it your fault that the ministry is an idiotic organization that decided to put soul sucking demons so close to school? How could any of it be your fault?"

"I was born."

She gasped and quickly sat up and straddled Harry and grabbed his face in both her hands and made sure her was looking and listening. "Now you listen to me. Don't ever feel like you being born is what caused all this. You are saving these ungrateful idiots. None of this would have happened if Voldemort was born, not you! The ministry sent the dementors, not you. Sirius Black wants to kill you because he is corrupted, not because you were born. If you weren't born, then all of this would just happen to some other unfortunate soul. Please don't say that ever again Harry! I don't know what I would do if you were never here! I would still be the bullied, bushy haired, Mudblood bookworm. Well, I still am, but I have you and Ron now. Don't ever feel that way again Harry."

Harry scowled and grabbed Hermione's face and pulled it closer to his and said, "you're not a Mudblood Hermione! You are the most intelligent and worthy kid in this school. I'll never regret being born if you don't ever call yourself that horrid word again." She smiled and said "that's the Harry we know and love! Deal!" She leaned down and kissed him on the nose and got off of him to lay down beside him. She grabbed hold of his hand and gave it a squeeze and then went back to gazing at the stars above them.

When Harry muttered in a sleepy voice "you're a good friend Hermione." In an equally sleepy voice she replied, "you too." And then they they dozed off.

What they didn't know was that Sirius saw and heard the whole interaction take place. 'Friends? I would have thought they were a lot more than that by the look of how physically and emotionally comfortable they are around each other' thought Sirius. He was about to finish his journey to the castle when another person came sauntering towards the two teens and Animagus. 'Remus' thought Sirius.

And sure enough, Remus Lupin, new Defense Against Dark Art professor and werewolf (shh that's a secret) was walking towards them. He stopped in front of the two sleeping figures, cuddled up together and smiled. 'What should I do?' thought Remus. He decided to let them have their few moments of peace and walked over to a far away bench.

Far enough to give them privacy, but so he could still see them. The bench was conveniently placed directly in front of the bush that Sirius was still hidden in. 'This may be my only chance to talk to Remus without sneaking into the castle' thought Sirius. He quietly passed over to the left side of Remus and transformed back. He quietly stepped forward and sat on the bench next to Remus. He cleared his throat and said, "watching my godson and his girlfriend sleep is a new low Moony old pal." Before Sirius could even blink, he had a wand pointed at his throat. "Hello again Black. Why are you here?"

"Not to murder my godson if that's what you're implying."

"What could you possibly be here for then?"

"To protect him."

"W-what? You sold out his parents to You-know-who and now you want to protect him? What kind of game is this?"

"No game. Give me some Veritaserum and I'll prove to you I'm innocent of the crime you all are accusing me of. I loved James and Lily. I love Harry and I want to protect him from a similar fate. I wasn't the secret keeper, Peter was. The rat is in Hogwarts too! Posing as a kids pet rat."

"H-how? I can't believe I'm saying this, but I believe you. I saw Peter on the Marauder's Map."

"If you believe me can you get that freaking stick out if my neck?"

Remus smirked a bit and put his wand away. "How do you plan on protecting him, Padfoot?"

"I was thinking of using a de-aging spell and becoming a student. I was also hoping I could pose as one of your long lost relatives or something so Dumbledore won't give me right back to the dementors for some smooching."

"Well, I guess that could work, but you'll have to be careful of Miss Granger."

"Who?"

Remus pointed to the girl curled up by Harry's side. "That there is Hermione Granger, brightest witch of her age. If she suspects even the tiniest thing, you'll be out before you can blink."

"Harry's girlfriend? That will be hard to get around."

"Oh! They aren't dating. Just amazingly good friends with a bond that could rival the Marauders. She is an excellent duelist and is extremely intelligent. You'll need the best cover story in history because she'll be sure to look you up somehow. She is very...protective of Harry and the other way around."

"Not dating? She just jumped onto him and gave him the most encouraging speech I've ever heard and then kissed his nose. How is that not dating?"

"They're very physical (A/N: get your mind out of the gutter ya sickos!). They have no shame about holding hands or pecks on the cheek once in a while. They always seem to know what the other is thinking and support each other through hardships. You already know that Harry is supposed to be the savior of the wizarding world and that is some weight on his shoulders. She helps him through that. Hermione is a Muggle-born and is bullied an awful lot for her brains. Even by her own house. Harry helps her stand up for herself and picks her back up when she falls. Their relationship is special."

"You're telling me. It's...sweet. How do I get past Harry's guardian then?"

"It's not just Hermione you have to worry about. For you to be Harry's friend, you have to respect Hermione. That means if you mess up and do anything even remotely threatening towards her, you'll be gone with a few hexes from Harry and a bloody nose from her just for good measure."

"I'm old enough to be their parents and I'm really afraid to meet them as a student. Wait, why a bloody nose from her?"

"She got fed up with some bullies and broke a nose or two. Minerva took away 30 house points and gave her detention with me. I awarded her 40 points and we had hot chocolate for detention. She is truly something. If you play your cards right, and get in her good graces, your home free! So, no flirting and no house-elf bashing. She liked rights for every creature and is fair in her judgement of people."

"Ok, how do you know so much about them? Don't tell me you stalk the poor children!"

"No, no, I simply observe most of their detentions. They are always close together with their tag along friend Ron Weasley. Ron is close to them, but will never have the bond that they have achieved."

"Detentions? What could they possibly be doing?"

"They usually sneak out of the castle, just like tonight, but are usually found by me or Minerva. They sometimes lay stargazing like tonight or sometimes just wander around the castle. I once found them asleep in a tree. Minerva gives them detention with me and we usually just end up sharing tea and stories because they're not really doing anything wrong. Just getting away from the stares and whispers. Once Snape found them and oh boy. All week they were made fun of as people assumed they were doing, um, non-school worthy things."

"Snivellus is here? Only he would humiliate children."

"Yes well, they will freeze to death if you don't hurry and tell me how you plan on being a student?"

"I know the spell lasts a week. That means I'll have to reapply it every week and it should hold even in my Animagus form. Cast the spell on me now. Tomorrow you'll tell Dumbledore of my arrival and ask if I could start school. Then you'll get me at the front gates and fix my face to look a bit less like me. Then I'll be in Gryffindor to get closer to Harry and protect him."

"He has Hermione for protection, but I guess you're right. That is a good plan. Stand up. Let's cast this spell so we can get the children inside so they don't end up with frostbite."

Remus and Sirius stood up as Remus cast the complicated de-aging spell in complex wand movements. Sirius was now shorter and lanky. He was still in his Azkaban uniform and now it was literally falling off of him. His silver eyes were brighter and his shoulder length black hair needed a trim and a good wash along with the rest of him. Younger or not he still came from that horrid prison. Remus transfigured Sirius's uniform into dirty grey T-shirt and just made the trousers fit better.

Remus also cast a quick "scourgify" to make the smell go away. "Everyone is asleep, so I'll send the youngsters to their dorms and I'll show you to my quarters to shower and change" said Remus. Sirius nodded his head and went back to hide in the bushes. Remus walked up to the sleeping students who seemed to move closer together.

Hermione's head was on Harry's chest and his arms were wrapped protectively around her while their legs were in a tangle. Remus admired the bond between the two and hated to ruin such a peaceful moment, but if he didn't then a different teacher would come and punish them.

He went down to his knees by Harry's side and was about to tap his shoulder when he felt something touch his neck. He looked up and saw Hermione with eyes still full of sleep. Was she unconsciously protecting Harry? Remus backed up and held up his hands to show he meant no harm. He did not want to be on the receiving end of this little girls fury. She blinked once, then twice, then another time and her eyes widened.

She looked to where her wand was pointed and gasped and dropped it. Harry then woke up and wrapped his arms around her instinctively. He looked towards Remus and narrowed his eyes. Reaching for his own wand. "Harry, it's Professor Lupin. I'm not going to hurt her." Then Harry blinked once, twice then a third time and copied Hermione's reaction by gasping and dropping his own wand.

Hermione unwrapped herself from Harry's embrace and started apologizing, "I'm so sorry Professor! I had no clue I was doing that. That was never a reaction I've had when you've woken us up before." Harry nodded his head and helped her up. She summoned their wands wandless and non-verbally? How did she get so good at wandless Magic? And non-verbal mixed in is a lot more advanced.

She handed Harry his wand and they brushed themselves off. Harry smiled at Lupin and said "thank you Professor Lupin. I can't imagine if Snape found us again. That would have been another week of embarrassment." Hermione and Harry blushed at that and Remus rose from the ground and smiled at them saying, "why do you two keep coming out here during here at night and doze off?" Hermione answered this question with her eyes shining. "It's quiet so we can talk without interruption and the stars are always relaxing. Me and Harry can be as close as possible without being made fun of and we just seem to fall asleep...sorry Professor."

"It's ok, head to bed now. We have a great lesson tomorrow!"

Hermione smiled widely and grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him to the castle. When they were out of sight, Sirius came next to Remus and stared at the two in amazement as well as Remus. "Remus pal, she just used wandless and nonverbal Magic?"

"Yes, I can see that happening, but did you see what happened before? I didn't even touch Harry and she unconsciously put a wand to my neck without even noticing. When she gasped in shock, Harry sat up and wrapped his arms around her protectively in the same sleeping state! They were literally protecting each other in unconsciousness!"

"There is something mighty powerful between those two."

"I think this is a stronger bond than anything history has ever seen! What is going on?"

"I don't know mate, but I need a shower and some food."

"Right, come on then. Don't be seen. Oh, better thought! Transform into Padfoot and walk in the shadows."

Sirius nodded his head and transformed. They soon headed to Remus's quarters to make the Azkaban escapee presentable. Just ahead of them were Hermione and Harry along with Professor Snape of all people! "Out again I see. What were you doing this time?" Hermione gulped and instinctively took a step closer to Harry stammering, "well sir, um, you see..." Snape smirked and was about to reply when Lupin stepped in and said, "they were assisting me Severus. I needed to find something or another and it was quite the task! They were a tremendous help."

Snape sneered and turned around and stormed away. Lupin let a satisfied smirk slide on to his face as he turned to the two teens who were looking down sheepishly. "Sorry again Professor. We forgot Snape was on patrol tonight" said Hermione in a small voice. Remus smiled and made a shooing motion and they ran to Gryffindor tower.

They reached the portrait of the Fat Lady and Harry told her the password "Gillyweed." She allowed them entrance with an annoyed huff. Harry walked ahead and plopped down on the couch in front of the fire. Red and gold shimmering on every inch of the Gryffindor common room. Hermione walked over to Harry and sat on his lap with her head resting on his shoulder. His arms snaked around her waist and pulled her closer. Hermione let out a sigh of content and whispered from the crook of Harry's neck, "one of these days Snape is going to give us more than one detention. Thank Merlin for Professor Lupin."

Harry smiled and whispered back, "he is a great teacher. You would think he would be annoyed with waking us up to send us back to bed all the time."

"Harry, something strange happened when Professor Lupin went to wake you up. I was still asleep and I instinctively reacted by pointing my wand at Professor Lupin. I can't explain it, but I wasn't aware I did it until I was awake again."

"Really? Same kind of thing happened to me accept, when you gasped in shock, I held you closer and made a grab for my wand to protect you. I knew what I was doing, but it was like a dream I couldn't control."

"What do you think it is?"

"I don't know, but you'll surely look it up in the library. Am I wrong?"

Hermione chuckled and said "you know me too well." They sat on the couch huddled up together for a while until Harry noticed she was starting to fall asleep. "Hermione?" Too late. She was already asleep. Harry sighed and gathered her up in his arms and walked towards her dormitories.

In second year they found a way to get boys into the girls dormitories. They didn't tell anyone though, not even Ron. It was their little secret. You see, Harry and Hermione both get nightmares sometimes and they always know when the other gets a nightmare. They needed to reach each other to help cope with the nightmares. It was all very strange and unworldly, but it happens.

He kicked the first step to the far right side twice and a click could be heard. He took an experimental step and once he knew it was safe, he quietly walked up the stairs. Reaching the dorms, he opened the door with a year of practice and tried his hardest not to wake up her roommates. He navigated to her bed and laid her down. He pulled up the blankets to her chin and kissed her on the forehand whispering "sweet dreams" and snuck back out. The problem was that Harry did wake up one of her roommates and she saw the whole thing with a mischievous glint in her eyes.