Cursing under her breath as yet again she tripped over her own feet as she walked down the hall towards the library, Tonks stopped short outside the door which was open slightly when she heard the familiar laugh of her fellow order member, Remus Lupin.

"I can't believe you are actually reading it again. Come on, tell me how many times you have read it?"

Tonks could only hear a mumbled reply.

"What was that? I didn't quite catch it." his voice was teasing as he asked.

"I said I have read Hogwarts- a history fourteen times." The voice snapped back and Tonks immediately recognised it as Hermione Granger. Silence fell over the room so Tonks assumed that they had gone back to reading their respective books, that was until a loud moan was heard coming from Remus.

Tonks narrowed her eyes and was just about to look into the room when Hermione spoke seriously "I am not amused, I thought I was the only one that could make you moan like that."

Tonks eyes grew wide at hearing those words from the younger woman and slightly leaned forward to look into the room and what she saw she was never expecting.

Sat on one end of the couch was Remus, his sandy brown hair even more dishelmed than usual and he was only wearing his jeans which were not done up. Managing to drag her gaze away from his bare torso, her eyes drifted over to Hermione, her hair was equally a mess, even more than usual and she was only clad in Remus' shirt. Blinking away her surprise she watched as Remus smiled at Hermione, his hand rubbing up and down her bare leg.

"I don't know, I think you might have some competition here, this is really good." his voice was playful as he held up a bar of chocolate before he placed it on the table behind his head.

Tonks watched silently as the couple interacted who was completely oblivious to her presence.

Hermione set down the book and moved over Remus, straddling him. Her hands trailed over his scared torso as she stared at him. "Competition eh?" she asked as she grinded against the quickly rising bulge in his jeans, her action drawing a rather loud moan from the man beneath her.

Remus shook his head, a sexy smirk upon his face as he said "Maybe I was wrong." while his hands moved up from her thighs to undo the buttons of his shirt.

Dragging her nails gently down his sensitive scared chest, Hermione grinded against him again. "Maybe you was wrong?" she asked innocently, all the while still moving against him.

Remus sat up, bringing their bare chests flush together as he panted quietly. "Okay, very wrong. . . Definitely wrong in fact."

Hermione smiled at him then leaned forward and kissed him before pulling back causing Remus to whimper. "I'm glad to hear that." she replied then kissed him hard, passionately as he removed the shirt leaving her naked before him.

Tonks pulled away from the door and took a few startled steps back. This was a lot to take in, she never expected to witness that, to see them together like that. She would never have believed it, had she not seen it with her own two eyes, Hermione and Remus, as much as she hated to admit, they were perfect for each other.

Turning around and walking the way she had come, Tonks heart ached as she realised she really didn't stand a chance, not anymore, she probably never had. The man she loved was in love with someone else and even though she felt many things, she couldn't help but be happy for him, because if anyone deserved it happiness, it was Remus John Lupin.

TBC?. . . .

A/N: Well it's my birthday, so as a gift for turning 21, I thought I'd post a new fanfic. Thank you to everyone who has previously reviewed/alerted/favourited my stories :) feedback is always appreciated and I love hearing from you. Next chapter- Friday.

Thanks, Kayleigh x