the_debt_of_time

"Remus said there's only a handful of things that make Hermione violent. What's
the list?"
"Oh, umm... me putting myself in danger is high up there," Sirius said with a
smirk. "But she usually just screams like a banshee while I mend my broken bones. Made
the hospital wing at Hogwarts much less comforting. Her bedside manner is shit."
"She was always lovely with me," Remus said with a smirk as Sirius threw him a
rude hand gesture. Turning his attention to Harry, he said, "Insulting me falls just under. I
have a feeling that was the line that Molly crossed last night. She's very protective of what
she thinks belongs to her."
"You belong to her?" Ron asked, raising a brow.
Sirius laughed and nodded. "Don't doubt it for a second. She has a habit of
collecting strays. She likes broken things she can dote upon and take care of. Pretty sure
you were her first," he said, gesturing to Harry with the half-eaten pastry. At the boy's
shocked look, he smiled. "You're surprised?"
"No," Harry replied thoughtfully. "I just... I thought that was just how Hermione
was."
Ron snorted incredulously. "No. That's how Hermione always was with you. Sure,
she got on my case about my manners and homework, but she didn't—what's the word
you used?" he asked Sirius. "Dote. She never doted on me."
"That's because you've not been mistreated. She's a healer," Remus said. "Not in
the obvious sense of the word, or well, in my case she was. Hermione and Mia... She likes
to heal wounds. She likes to make things better. Harry, Sirius, and myself... She made
things better."
Harry and Sirius shared a nod.
"So, then why is she mad?" Ron asked, bringing their attention back to the sounds
of crashing inside of the house.
Remus sat beside Sirius, thoughtful. "Other than protecting those she loves, the
only things that get her this riled up are arrogant Slytherins or promiscuous Ravencl―" He
stopped mid-sentence and turned to look at Sirius. "Pads? What did you do?"
"Nothing!" Sirius insisted. "Mia and I just had a morning chat over how I spent the
few years I had without her before Azkaban."