Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters apart from Emma, nor the wonderful world they inhabit. Credits to J.K. Rowling.
Ella elle l'a ce je n'sais quoi
que d'autres n'ont pas qui nous met dans un drôle d'état
ella ella l'a ella elle l'a cette drôle de voix cette drôle de joie
ce don du ciel qui la rend belle ella elle l'a ella elle l'a ella elle l'a
(France Galle 1987)
Emma elle l'a.
It was late August 1979. This summer had been unusually warm for the South western English climate. Emma was sitting in the kitchen of Citadel Terrace 27 in Godric´s Hollow. It was the second time she visited the Potter´s Home to receive tutoring lessons from Lilly on Dumbledore's orders. Emma was about to commence her last year at Hogwarts. Being a child to wizarding diplomat parents meant a lot of traveling and with that also home schooling and isolation for her. She only started to attend Hogwarts in 6th year. Her tutors in the past hadn't been too fond of teaching her the practical aspect to magic, very much to the delight of her overbearing mother. Emma excelled at theory based subjects like Herbology, Arithmancy and History of Magic. Even potions was nothing new to her. But when it came to Transfiguration or even worse defending herself, she was completely at loss. Last week she and Lilly had spent hours on practicing the Expelliarmus charm and not once had she managed to disarm her opponent. This week´s lesson was hardly an improvement.
"Would you like some more lemonade Emma?" Lilly´s voice woke her up out of her day dream. She had been such a kind and patient tutor, however Emma could tell she could also have a temper. Especially with James, her fiancé. Although Emma was yet to start at Hogwarts and Lilly and James being two years older, had already left, the reputation of the infamous marauder and Gryffindor team chaser spread wide . Just like the long history of pursuit and denial Lilly and James shared.
Last week Emma had encountered Jame´s friends Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. They walked in on Lilly and her practicing in search of James. While both of them had introduced themselves politely she couldn't help but notice that although Sirius was devilishly handsome with his aristocratic features and his shoulder length dark hair, it was Remus she felt more drawn towards. He had a way of making her feel comfortable. When Emma had left for her room at the Leaky Cauldron, where she would be staying until the start of term, Remus had wished her a good night and told her to get home safely. Emma had felt the blush creep up her cheeks and left quickly. She lay awake long that night thinking about the events of the day.
Remus POV.:
She was a nice girl, I wondered why she left so quickly. Had they told her of him being a werewolf? No they wouldn't have, would they?
"And who was she?" Padfoot had asked Lilly, not in the least ashamed or trying to hide his curiosity.
He had always out of them four been the lady's man. James and him had been rather popular with the girls at Hogwarts. Whilst James hardly seemed to notice because he was pining after Lilly, Sirius flourished in the attention of the female population. Cocky and flirtatious he might have been but he was, albeit many rumors, never loose with women. Ever since the end of their seventh year he and Marlene had been dating and last year they had moved in together. Lately Padfoot paid me many late night visits, not wanting to disturb James and Lilly, to have a drink or two. We talked about the Order, the Chudley Cannons or whereabouts of our former classmates yet never of what truly seemed to bother him or why he wouldn't return to their flat until late. It was fine with me. He would talk eventually, when he felt the need to. I thought his interest in Emma was a short-lived thing due to the fact of her being new. It started with a few cautious insinuations and by the end of the week he was sneaking around Lilly to find out when Emma would be returning for her next lesson and pestering Prongs and me about her indefinable charm.
A short-lived interest- Boy would I be proven wrong.