The Grey

Chapter 10: Presentiment

"Godric, Hermione!" Sirius shouted as he came down her throat. Hermione swallowed it all, working his cock as it twitched in her mouth. She finally pulled away with a last kiss to the tip.

"That was..." Sirius trailed off as if he had no words.

"Spicy enough for you?" Hermione teased.

"Come here, witch," Sirius growled, pulling her up to him. He pressed his lips to hers in a fierce kiss, and Hermione smiled into it. Merlin, she loved him, she groaned mentally as the thought registered, and she shut her eyes tightly trying to push that very dangerous thought aside.

She snuggled into his arms, and it didn't take long for her to be asleep.

When she woke up, she was standing next to Sirius in the Grey. The mist swirled around their feet, and Hermione could just make out a few figures in the distance.

"Are you fucking kidding me, Hermione?" Sirius snapped when he saw her. He gripped her arm above her elbow tightly, turning her so that she faced him. "Is that what tonight was about?"

"I'm not letting you do this by yourself," Hermione said. "And I can't know what Dumbledore and Grindelwald are up to if I'm not here figuring things out."

"The Grey is getting fucking dangerous," Sirius hissed. "You don't even know how dangerous it is. You can't be here."

"Too late," Hermione said. "And if it's dangerous, then all the more reason for me to be here. I need to figure out how to get everyone out of here and Beyond the Veil before they all wind up in the Void," Hermione hissed. Including you, she thought.

"Damn it, Hermione," Sirius complained.

"Sirius, I'm staying. There's nothing you can do to stop me."

"Except throw out your Dream-Walking Inducement," Sirius muttered under his breath. "Or shag you so long every evening it doesn't work," he added louder with a small smirk.

Hermione slapped his shoulder playfully. "Get your mind out of the gutter. We have work to do, or I do anyway."

"Work? What are you planning?" Sirius asked with a frown.

"I want to see if I can investigate the 'edges' of the Grey. I want to see if it ends, or if it goes on forever."

"Why?"

"I have to think that it's not an infinite space. The only people here are the ones who've been brought back by the Resurrection Stone, so it can't be that big. So how did it come into being? Just the magic of the Resurrection Stone? Something else? Additionally, what does the Unse—" Hermione cut herself off. "Er, you know, have to do with this?"

"We'll talk about him earthside," Sirius said and rubbed the stubble on his jaw. "I have some ideas about him."

"Alright. Well, the point about the boundary of the Grey stands," Hermione said.

"I'm coming with you," Sirius responded. Hermione raised an eyebrow at that.

"Are you sure? You could spend time with James and Remus. I wouldn't mind."

"No," Sirius said, shaking his head. "My responsibility is to you. I'm your Magical Guardian, remember?"

Hermione nodded. "Alright then, let's go."

Hermione turned and walked away from where the people seemed to be congregating. It would make sense for them to gather near the middle of the Grey, so she wanted to see the edges. Sirius caught up with her and slipped his fingers into hers, and Hermione smiled when he gave her hand a squeeze. She squeezed back.