the_debt_of_time

Sirius took hold of Harry's arm and pulled him quickly to his feet, throwing curse after curse at
the snake. Nagini, however, dodged and deflected every spell with precision and speed that none of them
were prepared for.
"More are coming!" Hermione shrieked as Death Eaters began Apparating around them.
Harry let out a loud yell, grasping at the scar on his forehead. A newly arrived Death Eater used
the diversion to disarm Sirius.
"Shit!" he yelled at the same time that Harry let out a loud yelp of pain, his body falling rigid into
Sirius's arms. "Hermione! We have to get out of here!"
"Hold on!" she shouted, grabbing them both, and Disapparated away just in time. Unfortunately,
the landing was less than graceful, and Harry pitched forward, snapping his wand into pieces, thus leaving
one working wand between the three of them.
"At least you can do wandless magic." Hermione sighed as she looked over at Sirius
sitting on the bed, still recovering from the splinching that had marred him during their
last escape.
She had felt terrible, of course; thankfully, it was not as bad as her splinching had
been. She and Sirius argued passionately over whether or not he should be treating the
wound himself, but in the end, he gave up, though only after Hermione threatened to stun
him into submission.
"It's not that hard when you have the right focus," Sirius insisted.
"How'd you get so good at it? It's not something they teach much at Hogwarts."
She pulled her knees to her chest and cuddled back into the chair, pulling a blanket over
herself, wishing that she had her wand to cast a Warming Charm on the tent.
"I had a friend at school who taught me." Sirius smiled. "Very powerful witch."
Hermione chuckled. "Why am I not surprised that it was a girl?"
"Because I'm so devastatingly handsome?" Sirius grinned.
She shook her head, not taking the bait. "I'm not stroking your ego."
"Well, if not my ego, then would you like to—?"
"Don't finish that sentence!"
Sirius let out a barking laugh. "It's so easy to get you riled up. Very endearing."
"Hermione! Sirius!" Harry called as he entered the tent, soaking wet and shivering.
Hermione stood up quickly and rushed to him. "Harry! What happened?" She
reclaimed her wand from him to perform a Drying Spell before shoving him into the