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This is Chapter Fifteen, I hope you like it. Chapter Sixteen is on its way!

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Hermione looked at the envelope hesitantly. Her eyes flickered up to Sirius', he was looking at the envelope with concern.

"Its already been checked for curses." Ron interjected quietly.

She nodded, reaching a hand out to take it. Snatching it quickly, she flipped it over in her hands multiple times. Her name was written elegantly on it in silver ink. It felt a little heavy,

Her hands shaking, she ripped it open and spilled the contents on the kitchen table.

She gasped and became pale.

They were hundreds of pictures splayed out before her. They were of her! There was one of her making breakfast, one of her in a towel, one of her at her parents graves, some of her in Diagon Alley, and many of her sleeping. Each one had a large, blood red "X" across it.

She began to back up from the table slowly, her skin crawling.

"Fuck!" Harry exclaimed, looking through all of the pictures. His face was steadily turning red with anger.

Wrapping her arms around her middle, Hermione began to shake. She felt violated, and just plain creeped out.

"Hermione, did you see this?" Ron asked, holding up a little slip of white parchment. It appeared to have writing on it.

"N-no" She replied stuttering.

"You might want to read it." He said, handing it too her.

She read it and all but flung it from her grasp. Tears started forming in her eyes.

Ginny picked it up and read it quickly.

"You better watch yourself Mudblood. I always get what I want." It said in blood red ink.

"Malfoy." Ginny spat, crumpling up the piece of parchment.

Sirius was steadily becoming more angry. "Why can't that fuckhead just leave us alone?" He shouted, throwing his hands up in the air. His anger exploded, and he flipped over the table holding the pictures on it, sending the pictures flying.

Hermione let out a loud sob as the pictures of herself rained down.

Quickly exiting the kitchen, she sprinted up the stairs. Remus, and Sirius scurried after her.

Flinging the door open, she entered her room and slammed it loudly.

She began to put up her personal-made wards. One to repel wizards, one to repel dark magic, one to keep the windows barred shut, one to prevent any sort of apparation, and one to keep the door closed unless she allowed it too.

She also conjured up some window blinds, and quickly attached them to her windows.

After this was done, Hermione leaned her back against the door and slowly slid down into a sitting position. Propping her head against her hands, she sobbed loudly.

"Why can't I ever catch a break?" She screamed, tears pouring out of her eyes.

Someone began pounding on her door. Hermione yelped and jumped away from the door.

"Hermione! Let us in!" Remus yelled, hammering on her door.

"NO! GO AWAY!" She yelled back, retrieving Felix and holding him too her for support.

The kitten, who seemed to sense Hermione's emotions, purred loudly and rubbed his face against her damp face.

Hermione pet him furiously, trying to ignore the insistent knocking.

"Hermione, please open the door!" Came Sirius' voice.

"I said no! What don't you understand about that?" She shouted, her voice breaking.

"We just want to help, love." He said, slumping against the door.

She paused for a second, then removed to anti-wizard ward. Flicking her wand, the door glowed for a second, and then swung open.

Sirius took one look at her and ran to her side. Hermione's resolve cracked, and she collapsed.

Sirius quickly caught her as Hermione dissolved into heart wrenching sobs. She buried her head into his chest.

Remus watched from the doorway, shaking his head.

"Steady, love." He whispered and all but dragged her to her bed. Laying her down, he sat beside her, petting her hair.

"Its okay. It'll be alright." He repeated over and over, while smoothing her hair.

Felix repeatedly meowed at Hermione, as if echoing Sirius' words of comfort.

This continued for a solid twenty minutes before Hermione fell asleep, thus ending her crying spree. Felix curled up next to her, and promptly fell asleep.

"The next time I see that bastard, I'm going to stick my wand down his throat." Remus muttered murderously, looking at Hermione's vulnerable form curled into the fetal postion.

Sirius grunted in agreement.

"You're quite protective of her." Remus stated, noting how Sirius' body curved over her, as if shielding her from harm.

"I was always protective over her and the rest of the kids." Sirius answered, brushing a piece of Hermione's hair out of her face.

Remus raised an eyebrow and replied "You know that isn't what I meant, Padfoot."

Sirius sighed. "I know, Moony. I've just grown closer to her in the past few days."

Remus only murmured in response.

"And it's gotten worse ever since that soul bonding shit." Sirius continued, removing himself from Hermione's bedside.

He ran a hand through his hair and began to pace.

"I've never felt like that about anyone, Moony!" He exclaimed frustrated.

"Well you two are soul mates, she's different from everyone else." Remus told him, crossing his arms over his chest.

"I know that. Trust me, I know that." Sirius whispered, glancing at his soul mate's sleeping body.

"Nymphadora is my soul mate, you know." Remus stated, amber began to swirl in his normally blue eyes.

"She is?" Sirius exclaimed, looking sharply at his best friend.

"Yeah, I never told you?" He asked, genuinely surprised.

"No." Sirius answered curtly.

"Oh, must've slipped my mind. A lot has been happened since we had Teddy, and now she's pregnant again. Its stressful." The werewolf sighed, turning his wedding ring around on his finger.

"Were you scared, Remus?" Sirius asked, his eyes zeroing in on his friend's wedding band.

"Scared of what?"

"Getting married to Tonks." Sirius said, sitting down in an armchair he had conjured.

"Yes. You know, they say getting married is the happiest moment of your life. It was the most terrifying of mine." Remus said truthfully.

"Weren't you happy at all?" Sirius asked confused.

"No, no. I was, exceedingly so, but the fear outweighed the blissfulness." Remus explained regretfully.

"Do you think me and Hermione will turn out as well as you and Tonks?" Sirius questioned hopefully.

"Yeah I do. I think you two will probably turn out better." Remus responded quietly.

That was exactly what Sirius needed to hear.

Well, there you have it!

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