She screamed out in pain, but was not sure if she was heard, she could not hear anything but the rapid beating of her own heart and the fast pace of her blood throbbing through her system.
She tried to fight it off, she had been stupid to forget what tonight held for others in her world, but she had been upset and had run from the castle.
She kicked and punched, her hand sweeping the ground in a panic as she tried to find either her wand, which had been knocked from her hand, or something hard and heavy to remove the beast ripping the flesh from her shoulder.
Her fingers wrapped around something and just as she was about to hit the thing mauling her it jumped up and ran off.
With the blood spilling from her wound, and her heart beating fast she could only just make out the noise of foot steps getting closer, she looked over to where the sound was coming from, seeing a shadow of a figure quite a distance away, she did not want to be found like this, she did not want people knowing what she knew was going to happen next, she rolled over and pushed herself up, a new kind of strength seeping through her, she tried to take no notice of it and headed as fast as she could back to the castle and to a secret tunnel to get in without being seen, trying not to listen to the shadowed figure telling her to stop telling her they would help her, she knew in the shadows of the night that the figure would not have recognised her.
She continued into the secret tunnel letting the entrance of it close over behind her, she knew if she stopped now she would most likely pass out due to a lose of blood that had by now soaked through her shirt. She followed the tunnel through to her room. Being head girl had some advantages, her own room being one of them.
Hoping that she had not been heard she walked through a tunnel that spurted of the original, straight into her room, closing it and warding it behind her.
She walked into her private bathroom and went straight to the sink, grabbing a towel on her way there, she opened the cupboard and pulled out a first aid kit, she pulled our what looked like a make shift stick and placed it in her mouth to stop herself from screaming and bitting her tongue or lips, she pulled a large bottle of liquid from her kit and undid the lid, she then pulled her wand from her torn robes and with a flick the robes were gone, as well as her top leaving her wound uncovered for better access.
She picked the bottle of liquid back up and walked over to her shower sitting down in the centre, she then tore part of her towel and tied it hard to her lower arm, making sure that the stick was still in position she leant her head back against the wall of the shower and poured the liquid over her wound bitting down on the stick letting out muffled screams, sobs and whimpers and it burned and cleaned her skin.
After the initial shock of pain to her body she then proceeded to close the wound with her wand, watching it as if she had used invisible stiches pulling her skin together to leave a very large red scar, as well as few smaller ones encasing her shoulder.
She then took out a blood replenishing potion and gulped down the bottle, after the last drop touched her tongue the bottle fell from her fingers and smashed on the ground, that was the last thing she heard and saw before darkness took over.
She woke a few hours later to the sound of someone knocking at her door, realising it must be morning she yelled out that she was in the shower and that she would be out soon. When the banging stopped she moved her body slowly, feeling dizzy from the blood loss and sudden black out she had, and the small amounts of pain as she tried to use her injured arm to push herself to a standing position, she cleaned up the evidence from the night before, throwing her bloodied clothes into the fire, putting her aiding kits away where they had come from, and then taking a shower to get rid of the smell.
Putting on some muggle jeans and a long sleeved top, followed by a light pair of robes, to just cover the bandages she had placed over the healing scars to stop an infection, she walked to her door putting on a smile and opened it, stepping out onto the steps to the main common room she could see Harry, Ron and Ginny waiting for her.
"Hey Hermione what took you so long, I'm starving over here," Ron said standing over by the main portrait.
Ginny and Harry looked up after hearing Ron's words and spotted her coming down the stairs.
"Hey Mione', are you ok, you look terrible?" Ginny asked, as Hermione got closer to the bottom steps.
"Yeah Gin, I'm fine I just didn't get too much sleep last night, I was up most of the night doing my homework so that I could enjoy the weekend."
She thought that was the hardest thing she had to do that day, that was until she remembered that she was not the only werewolf in the school, and she wondered if he would be able to sniff her out, and know what was wrong with her before she wanted anyone to know.
Hermione made a decision at that stage, she would not let anyone know, she would deny it at all costs, now all she had to do was find a way to make the Wolfsbane potion in time for the next full moon.
She spent most of the morning doing her usual, she ate in the great hall, trying to keep a low profile, she didn't know who it was that had been outside the night before but she did not want to give anything away, and she knew that no one would suspect that a wounded student would be sat there eating breakfast and laughing with the other students. She might not have actually been eating much, and her laughing might have been forced but she could not have any suspicion drawn to her.
She made her excuses to stay inside, out of the sunlight she knew would strain her eyes, saying she was to tired, and then left her friends to go back to her room and crawl into bed, hoping that she would not have to get up for anything in a long time.
She placed a silencing charm and some wards on her room, and then crawled into bed, as soon as she closed her eyes, it hit her; she was now a monster of the night, even though it was for one night a month it was still in her blood. The emotions took over her body, she cried until she fell asleep, her arms wrapped around her pillow, her tear stained face, finally relaxing.
For the first week she tried to act like nothing had changed, she looked and felt exhausted, she was having nightmares of her attack, and then nightmares of having her secret spread through the school, her friends and teachers calling her a monster and eventually having to leave.
She had gotten use to putting up silencing charms every night, knowing she will most likely wake up screaming.
She had kept away from Remus Lupin at all costs even skipping a class telling Harry she was not well and needed to get some rest, but by the beginning of the next week, she was pulling herself away from her friends thinking how she was bound to be alone anyway, she might as well start now.
She started working on her own Wolfsbane potion in the room of requirement and spent her weekends in her room.
It was now only one week before the next full moon, and the potion was complete, she found that she had enough potion to do her three full moons finding a way to store it so it could be used. She could feel the changes to her body since she had been bitten, manly the changes in her senses, her sense of smell, sight and hearing had increased by nearly five and it was playing havoc when it came to things like potions, but there was also a good side to it all, she could hear people coming a few minutes before they showed up, so she could leave without being seen.
She knew that the transformation she would have was going to be painful, since seeing Lupin go through it a few years ago, so she got supplies for herself, making sure she would have a fire going, blankets to lie on, and finding very special wards to put on her room, to stop anyone from finding out about her secret.
She had heard some of the teachers talking about the night she had been bitten, they were still not sure who it was that was attacked, and that they hoped they would find out soon, knowing that the holidays would be before the next full moon, meaning that the student might go home thinking nothing about it. She had already taking this into consideration though, writing home telling her parents that she wanted to study for her classes while she had the library to herself, and she also knew that her friends would be going to the burrow for the break, so she would not have to explain keeping herself withdrawn from them.
She had continuously told them she was just stressed, so that she could get piece and quiet.
She had almost forgotten that Lupin was still at the school, she had hoped he would be going to the order head quarters for the next full moon, but was disappointed when she over heard him telling Professor McGonagall that he would be at Hogwarts but out of action for a few days at the end of the week.
She prided herself that she had kept her secret, she smiled as she walked into the great hall for the first lunch after the holidays started, not noticing the pair of eyes on her as she sat down at the Gryffindor table by herself.
She ate slowly and played with her food, drank her drink. Just as she was about to put her drink down she felt a pair of eyes on her, and could hear whispering about her being alone without the usual friends surrounding her. She knew the voices, it was Lupin and Dumbledore, but she could sense it had nothing to do with her being under suspicion, just the fact they thought she might be putting herself under too much pressure, so she put her drink back down slowly, she had felt the extra strength that she also possessed after her accident, she had been putting a cup down in her room, when she had smashed it not realising that strength was a new heightened sense like that of her hearing and smelling.
She wanted to listen for a while longer when she started to feel sick, she got up from the table as quick as possible without making herself centre of attention, but before she had made it half way to the bathrooms at the end of the hall the nausea had gotten too much for her and she ran the rest of the way, feeling the few pairs of eyes on her and the worried glances as she did it.
Back in the Great Hall, Lupin, Dumbledore and McGonagall had spotted the head girl make a mad dash to the bathroom.
"Minerva, would you please go and check on Miss Granger for me, she has not been looking well lately," Dumbledore said loud enough for only Minerva and Remus to hear.
Professor McGonagall nodded and rose from her seat, then headed for the girls bathroom.
Hermione could hear footsteps coming closer to the bathroom, she knew that particular tap, she knew it was Professor McGonagall coming to check on her, Hermione was breathing fast and heavy, even after throwing up everything she had eaten in the last few hours, she did not feel any better, in fact now every time she felt like she was going to be sick she got a small wave of pain in her stomach from using those muscles to much. The last thing she needed was to be taken to the hospital wing where she knew her secret would end up out in the open.
She sat herself against the wall of her cubical, she was looking at herself in the small mirror that had for some unknown reason been placed on the back of the door, when the next wave of pain came upon her, she had not taken her eyes off the mirror when the pain had come, and now she was glad she hadn't because she had seen a change, yes it was only a small one, but it would be noticeable to anyone who had been looking at her, her eyes had gone from the deep brown they had always been to silver colour, but as soon as the pain stopped they went back to being brown.
It was then that she realised her emotions were intertwined with her werewolf side, she felt angry with herself for not seeing it before and as she was telling herself how stupid she was it happened again. Hermione was not able to experiment any further due to Professor McGonagall's entrance into the bathroom.
Hermione used her will power to calm herself down and her eyes returned to brown just as the Professor spoke.
"Miss Granger, are you alright?"
"Yes Professor, something I ate just did not agree with me, that is all, I will be fine in a few minutes," Hermione replied hoping that would satisfy her.
"Did you need to go and see Madam Pomfry dear?"
"No, I will be ok, it is just a minor disagreement," Hermione said as she straightened herself up, checking her eyes again before unlocking the cubical and smiling weakly at the Professor in front of her before walking over to the sink and splashing some water on her face.
"I think I will just go back to my room and lie down for a little while," Hermione finished as she left the bathroom and headed for the corridor outside the Great Hall.
Professor McGonagall left the bathroom with a worried look on her face as she headed back to the staff table; she sat down and looked at the headmaster.
"She says she ate something that did not agree with her, something has changed in Hermione Albus, she is not eating properly, and she is pushing the people who care about her away, she says she is going to go and rest in her room."
Minerva McGonagall got an even more worried look on her face when she continued.
"Albus do you thing there might be a possibility that she is with child?" She said this as quiet as she could hoping in the back of her mind that she is wrong, and it was just the food.
"I am not sure Minerva, what do you think Remus?"
"There is definitely a change in her Albus, but I am not sure what it is," Remus replied without hesitation.
"Remus, you are the only person she might feel comfortable enough to tell, her other friends have gone home for the holidays, will you talk to her?"
Remus nodded, and got up from his seat, he walked around the table and out of the great hall spotting Hermione turning the corner to go up the stairs, picking up his speed he followed her calling her name.
She heard him following, he was the last person she wanted to see, she could smell him, the cologne he uses hit her senses hard, she kept walking even when she heard her name, she kept walking. She reached the common room and knew he was still following her, she gave the password and walked inside, she knew he would have the password so she headed straight for her room mumbled her password and walked inside, turning as she did and placing her new wards up to deter him.
She sat on her bed waiting, she heard the common room portrait open, and the footsteps that stopped for a minute as they reached the stairs to her room, then as if he had made a decision he started up the stairs and knocked on the door.
Remus stood at her door and knocked, "Hermione please let me in so I can talk to you!"
Hermione decided he was not going to let up so she took the easy way out, she felt the wards on her room being tested knowing he would be in soon enough, she moved to the side of her room, knocked on part of her wall and waited for the secret tunnel to appear, she walked through and listened as the entrance closed.
She kept walking until she reached the exit, and then walked over to the lake to think, she knew she could not hide forever but she wanted to have a few moments of peace before anything else happened.
Remus didn't even have to break down all the wards to realise she was no longer in her room, he did not know how she had left but he knew she had. He turned and walked back down the stairs when he stopped and looked out the window to think about his next move when he saw her walking towards the lake.
Hermione sat under a tree in the shade, she closed her eyes and listened to the water, the birds and the everyday noises around her, she slowly drifted off to sleep in the cool breeze of the afternoon.
Remus walked out of the castle and headed down to the lake hoping she would at least let him talk to her, to ask her what's wrong to find out if Minerva was right, he slowed down as he heard her ragged breathing, but as he came around the side of the tree he could see she was asleep.
Hermione was having another nightmare, a flash back of the night she was attacked, she was trying so hard to get them off her, but she couldn't and when they dug there teeth into her skin she started screaming.
Remus sat beside her watching her, watching as the sweat rolled down her skin, he wanted to know what she was dreaming about, but then she screamed, a scream of pain, and agony, not knowing what to do he put his hand on her shoulder.
Hermione felt a hand on her shoulder and jumped, not just from being startled but also because that was the shoulder she had been mending, and it was still sensitive to touch, no one but her had touched it until now.
Remus was going to remove his hand when she jumped up and tried to run off, he pulled her back to him as she tried to get away but he held on tighter then before needing to know what was wrong with her, needing to know who had hurt her.
Hermione couldn't run away, she needed to get away, she dropped to her knees sobbing, knowing he was not going to let her go, her heart beating a million miles an hour, as she cried so much it hurt.
Remus knelt down with her as she cried, and screamed, but still would not let her go, "Hermione what happened, tell me what happened please, did someone hurt you, why did you wake up screaming in pain?"
Hermione started to shake, speaking in gasps trying to answer his questions without telling him the truth, 'no one can find out the truth' she kept thinking.
"Remus, Please let me go, I can't tell you. I can't tell anyone," she got out before she started crying again.
He turned her around to try and comfort her, but she just tried to push away, as she stood to try and break away from him not realising she actually was not trying very hard, and trying to keep herself in control, he placed a hand on her shoulder and tightened his grip when she tried to move, but quickly moved it back to her waist when she screamed in pain.
He gave it a few seconds before he moved his hand up and moved back her cloak and part of her shirt to see if he had hurt her when he spotted the scars, and gasped.
Hermione stood still and stiff as he moved her robe and shirt knowing he would see them, when she heard his gasp, she put her head down.
"If you have had a good enough look at them would you mind putting my shirt back sir," She say's coldly, trying to keep herself calm.
Staring at the still red scars on her shoulder, 'I'm going to kill, who ever did this to her' he thought as he slowly placed her shirt and robe back.
"What happened Hermione, who did this too you, you can tell me, please tell me,"
Hermione wanted to run, wanted to hide away from the world, she was not ready to deal with this yet, but she also wanted someone to help her through this, it was all new to her and she didn't know what was going to happen, yes she had read all the books, but she knew that reading and feeling were two different things, she had learned that the hard way before and did not want to do it again, but she didn't want to say it.
Hermione nodded her head, "I can't tell you, I, I can't say it, I cant see the disappointment in there faces, in your face," Hermione said as she started to sob again.
Remus turned her to face him; he pulled her in for a hug hoping she would not push him away this time.
Hermione didn't look up instead she accepted his embrace and moved into it further, her knees buckling as she sobbed harder.
Remus felt her shake within his embrace and gently knelt down with her still in his arms knowing neither of them would have the strength to keep standing.
Hermione's sobs got quieter, and her body even though still shaking relaxed into his embrace more, she started to feel safe.
"Hermione, I need to know what happened, I wont judge you, you have nothing to be afraid of, please Hermione you can trust me."
'Why do u feel so territorial, she's not yours, she is just a friend' one side of his conscious told him ' oh keep telling yourself that, then maybe you'll start believing that you don't want to be more then friends with this sexy witch' his other thoughts said.
Hermione was still shaking, 'why are you still in his arms he is nothing more then your professor can you really trust him?' 'So ok, you have had feelings for him for years but he will never feel anything but friendship for you' 'your feelings for him got you into this mess in the first place' Think about things clearly, no one can know about this.
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Flash back (Hermione's)
Hermione was walking around the school late in the afternoon, she was walking around a corner when she heard voices, she slowed down to a creep, and poked her head around the corner.
Tonks was and Remus were hugging one moment and then Tonks kissed him, she knew it was childish to feel like she had been betrayed when he didn't even know that she liked him, maybe even loved him, but she did, so she ran back the way she came and out the doors of the castle, she ran to the lake, and hid herself behind one of the large trees until the sun had gone down, she calmed herself and prepared herself when she had heard it growl, it was close to her, so close, so she ran as fast as she could towards the castle, but it pounced on her.
END OF FLASH BACK
"I don't want anyone to know, they wont understand, I was so stupid, why did it happen to me? Why?" Hermione sobbed.
"Hermione, you're the brightest witch I've ever met, and if you tell me I wont tell anyone what happened, not until your ready, please Hermione, I need you to trust me, do you trust me Hermione?"
Hermione nodded, "I…."
Hermione was about to tell him when she heard footsteps but before she could say anything more they spoke.
"Watcha Remus, Tonks said as she slowly moved closer, trying to figure out what was going on, and who the person in his arms was, feeling slightly jealous that it was someone other then her.
Before Hermione got to tell him what had happened, and before Tonks had spoken, Remus felt the change to Hermione's body, it started to shake, not from crying but in anger, and he realised what had happened.
FLASH BACK (Remus's)
Remus was giving Tonks a thank you hug for bringing him something from head quarters, and wishing him luck with his transformation, when she looked up and kissed him, he was shocked, he didn't move, it felt so wrong to him, she was just a friend, she knew that she had felt something more, but he didn't.
Just after she had pulled away and went to walk away, he heard footsteps, what sounded like someone start to cry and then those footsteps turn into someone running, someone running away from where they were.
END OF FLASH BACK.He had not known who that was, but was sure now, 'which means it could have been her out that night, oh god Hermione was the one bitten by the werewolf' ' no, that was hours before the sun set' he thought to himself trying not to jump to conclusions.
But before he could convince himself anymore that it was not her he heard it, Hermione had started to low growl, she was angry, and he had to calm her down before she did anything she would regret later.
He tightened his grip around her, so that she could not break free.
"Hermione calm down, you're the one in my arms not her," Remus whispered quietly in her ear.
"Tonks, I suggest that you go and wait for me in my office, someone will get hurt if you stay here, and please don't tell anyone what you have seen on your way there, Promise me Tonks!" Remus said trying to hold Hermione off and also keeping her secret.
"I promise not a word, but I doubt that lil girl is going to hurt me," Tonks said.
Tonks took one step closer to give Remus a pat on the shoulder, but realised it was the wrong thing to do as soon as she did it.
Hermione was mad really mad, and she could not stop herself from feeling that way, she had started to feel the edge of her anger die when Remus had told there unwelcomed guest to go away, but then Tonks moved forward and Hermione's anger rose to its tips.
Her head shot up as she let out a growl, she knew the colour of her eyes had changed to silver with her emotions at there highest.
Tonks was in shock when she heard the growl, thinking it had come from Remus until she saw Hermione's head rise fast from Remus's chest, and the silver misted eyes she knew were not normal for Hermione.
"Tonks, step back very slowly, and keep your promise, not one word, not even to Albus," Remus voice was strained due to the grip he had on Hermione, trying to keep her from hurting anyone.
Tonks did as she was told, she slowly stepped away from Remus and Hermione, and once Hermione stopped glaring at her and put her head back on Remus's chest she turned and walked as quickly as possible to Remus's office, hoping what she had just seen was her mind playing tricks on her eyes.
Remus concentrated on calming Hermione down, "Calm down Hermione, she's gone, it's just you and I again, you don't need to say anything, I have a good idea what happened."
Hermione started to cry again, "I'm sorry, please don't hate me, please don't hate me," she said between sobs.
"Shh, Hermione, I don't hate you, this was not your fault, I could never hate you Hermione, please let me help you, will you let me help you Hermione?"
Hermione nodded not trusting her voice; she took a deep breath, and stopped crying trying to calm herself down.
Remus moved one of his hands and moved a piece of hair from her face, moving his hand once again, he cupped her chin and lifted it slightly so he could look into her eyes, but she looked down to the ground.
"Hermione, look at me please, come on, I wont see anything I have not seen before, look at me please, I want to see those beautiful eyes you have," he whispered.
She could feel his breath on her face, and heard his words, he had called her beautiful, she slowly lifted her head and met his eyes with her own.
He saw her look up the silver still there, he smiled at her, "thank you, silver or brown they are beautiful Hermione, I'm not sure if they will go back to being brown, but it doesn't matter," he whispered as he wiped a stray tear from her cheek.
"I need you to try and keep your emotions at bay for me, ok, I need to tell you something and I need you to stay calm for me."
Hermione took a deep breath and nodded in response.
"I know what happened, and what you saw was not what it seemed, I am not with Tonks, I am just her friend, I know you saw her kiss me, but believe me when I tell you that her feelings only go one way, all I want from her is to be her friend."
He moved his hand to wipe another tear away, and searched her eyes for understanding,
"Do you believe me?"
She nodded, again not knowing if she could speak, not trusting the words that may seep out, not wanting him to leave her alone.
"Ok now I need to go and talk to the very confused Tonks in my office."
Hermione diverted her eyes from him, but only for a minute as he placed his hand on her cheek.
"If I allow you to come with me, into my office where she is, can I trust you to keep your emotions under control?"
"Yes, please don't leave me alone, I need your help, I don't think I can do any of this by myself," she whispered in reply.
Remus smiled, "Of course I'll help you Hermione, I know how you must be feeling, and I wished that I had, had someone to help me through it when I was younger, someone who knew what I was going through, but for now, lets think about getting up, and sorting this out ok?"
Hermione nodded, as she allowed herself to be pulled from the ground, she felt exhausted, like her body had been drained, she tried not to show it, but as soon as he let her go, her knees started to buckle.
He leant forward and put his hand around her waist, realising how tired her body must be, getting use to the changes, and knowing that she had probably not had a good night sleep since it had happened.
He led her to the castle, and through the empty halls, thanking Merlin, that it was the holidays. They made it too his office, and he opened the door, helping Hermione in, helping her into a seat and then closing, warding and placing a silencing charm on the door, so that no lingering students or professors would hear the conversation they would soon be having.
Tonks was sitting on Remus's desk when they came in, she didn't know wether she should be worried for Hermione, or scared of her, deciding by the look of exhaustion on her body, that worrying would be the way to go at this point.
She sat quietly waiting for Remus to finish with the wards, and waiting for his approval to talk.
Remus finished the wards and charms, then he walked over to Hermione and placed a reassuring hand on her back, leaning down to whisper in her ear.
"Hermione, I am going to have to tell Tonks what happened out there, nothing but the facts, that this is new to you and that you need time to deal with it before dealing with everyone elses thoughts on the matter, but I would also like your permission to tell Professor Dumbledore, he has been worried since that night, that someone was in danger, and would not know what was happening to them, can I tell him please?"
Hermione spoke softly, answering yes to all the questions asked.
Remus saw how tired she was, and transfigured one of the desks into a couch for her to lie on, he picked her up of the chair she was on, and lay her down on the newly transfigured furniture, moving some of her hair away from her eyes, as she drifted off to sleep.
Remus then walked over to Tonks, and sat on the chair behind the desk, he told her that he was sorry, and he told her what happened to Hermione and when, finishing of with the now known fact that she would transform once a month just like he does.
Tonks understood, and apologised for not thinking.
"Is there anything I can do to help?"
"Yes actually, would you please go and ask Albus to come down here so I can speak to him, please do not mention Hermione's name while talking to him, she wants this kept as private as possible while it sinks in, and she learns to cope."
Tonks nodded and walked out of the room, removing and replacing the wards as needed.
She walked through the corridors and up to the great hall where she had just realised dinner would be starting shortly.
She walked through the Great Hall, and towards the staff table, forcing a smile, not to concern anyone, she moved around the staff table and relayed the message Remus had given her, before moving and sitting in Remus's empty chair.
Albus Dumbledore excused himself from the staff table, letting them know he had a meeting to attend; he then exited the Great Hall and headed to Remus Lupins office noting to himself that neither Remus or Hermione had been present at dinner.
He rounded the corner to see Remus stood at his door, waiting for him.
Remus put a finger to his lips to ask that he keep quiet, due to Hermione still being asleep, the headmaster walked through the door, and helped Remus put up the wards and silencing charms again, and then followed him to the front of the room, where they sat down.
"Sorry to call you out of dinner, Albus, but we needed to meet now while she was asleep, I am not sure what sort of mood she may be in when she wakes."
"Not at all Remus, please tell me what happened when you found Miss Granger."
Remus sat down, and ran his hands through his hair; he looked over at the sleeping Hermione and sighed.
"Well the good news is Minerva was wrong, the bad news is Miss Granger is the person we have been looking for, she is the one who was attacked on the night of the last full moon."
Albus Dumbledore looked over at Hermione, and nodded, "How did you find out Remus, because I am sure she had no intention of telling anyone, if she had waited this long."
Remus retold the headmaster what had occurred during the last few hours.
"She does not want anyone to know about her Albus, is that a possibility?"
The headmaster nodded his head, "I will of course need to tell Minerva, as she is her head of house, but I am sure she will keep this to herself, I will also need to talk to her, and find out if she had prepared herself for the next full moon, will you be able to help her come to terms with her condition Remus?"
"Of course Albus, you may want to stay here while I wake her, she has not got full control over her emotions yet."
The headmaster nodded, and watched Remus get up and walk over to the transfigured couch holding Hermione.
Remus got down on his knees in front of the couch and put a hand on Hermione's arm, "Hermione, you need to wake up, Professor Dumbledore needs to speak to you."
He went to move his hand away when her arm shot up, and grabbed him shaking slightly, a low growl could be heard from her, and a stray tear could be seen as she tried to keep control of her emotions.
Remus wiped away the tear, and bent down closer to whisper in her ear.
"Ok, Hermione I need to see those beautiful eyes again, and I need you to try and calm down, take deep breaths."
Hermione's eyes shot open, as soon as she saw his eyes; she loosened her grip on his arm, and slowly sat up, not looking away from him, the kindness in his eyes calming her down.
"I'm sorry, did I hurt you?" Hermione gasped, trying to hold back the tears.
"No Hermione, you didn't hurt me, I am ok, are you ok, do you think you can answer some questions the headmaster has for you?"
Hermione nodded, finally looking away from his eyes, and looked around the room until her gaze was on the headmaster, she sniffed the air and smiled slightly.
"I don't suppose you would be willing to share one of those Lemon Drops Professor Dumbledore," Hermione asked hopefully.
Professor Dumbledore smiled, and got out a paper bag from his robes, he got up and walked over to where Hermione was sitting, and sat next to her, offering her the paper bag with a smile and a nod.
"Thank you," Hermione whispered as she dropped the piece of candy into her mouth.
"We are going to need to see your wounds, to see if they need further treatment, but before we do that, I would like to tell Professor McGonagall what has happened, it will be better for all concerned to have a female in the room," Dumbledore said smiling still.
Just as he finished his sentence, both Hermione's and Remus'sheads shot towards the door, they heard footsteps, walking towards them and then stop, a knock sounding at the door. Before the headmaster was able to ask either of them or there guest who it was, a soft shaky growl was heard, Remus's head shot back towards Hermione, who had put her head down and had latched onto the couch, noticeably trying to fight the animal instincts trying to escape.
Professor Dumbledore looked over at Remus, asking a question with just a look.
"Albus, I would suggest moving very slowly over to the door, but do not let anyone in just yet, Minerva is out there, as well as, well someone else."
Dumbledore nodded, and did as he was told, getting a small growl as he headed to the door, he looked back over at the couch, he could see Hermione's hands going white from the pressure, he then looked up at Remus.
Remus looked over at Hermione, knowing he had to let her calm herself down, she was trying so hard, he could see her body shaking more, as if she was starting to lose control, he took one step towards her, and then stopped suddenly as her head shot up and she made eye contact with him.
Hermione's senses and emotions were in overload, she was now looking into his eyes, trying to make it stop, it was hurting, she knew she was loosing the battle, she needed his help, she was so sorry that she could not keep his promise.
"I, I don't know if I can hold on for much longer, It hurts so much, Please help me," She whispered shakily as a tear slid down her cheek.
Remus nodded, and slowly walked over to her, he moved around the couch and sat behind her, placing her between his legs to get a good grip on her, he wrapped his arms around her waist, and locked one of his legs around her for extra support, to make his grip stronger.
He moved his head closer to hers, before looking up at Dumbledore nodding his approval to open the door.
Dumbledore did so, inviting the two women inside, and asking them to move towards the back of the classroom.
Minerva McGonagall and Nymphadora Tonks walked into the room, stopping suddenly when they heard a growl from the corner they had not long passed.
They shot a look over to see whom it had come from, and Minerva went to walk over to Hermione, thinking that her student was just in pain but stopped suddenly when Hermione looked directly at Tonks and growled louder, her misted silver eyes, darting from Tonks to Minerva who gasped at the site of her.
"Hermione calm down, calm down, remember, you're the one in my arms, no one else," Remus whispered, so that only Hermione could hear him.
"Remus, I'm sorry, I cant stop it, she needs to leave before I loose all control, I don't know why this is happening, what's happening to me why does it hurt so much?"
"Tonks, you need to leave, she seems to be highly sensitive, and not so calm while you are around," Remus said lightly, while struggling to keep Hermione at bay.
Tonks looked at him as if trying to make sure he was serious, Hermione had never had anything against her before.
"Tonks go now!" Remus yelled, as Hermione pulled him off the couch trying to pounce on Tonks, not releasing the grip he had on her, knowing that she had no idea what was happening, or why.
Tonks ran from the room, as Hermione pounced and smacked into the floor due to Remus's extra weight on her back.
After Tonks' sudden needed departure Dumbledore reset all the wards, and then took a seat, gesturing for Professor McGonagall to do the same.
Hermione let out a moan of pain, and her body started shaking with fits of sobs, when Remus rolled her over and started to embrace her, he saw blood dripping from her mouth.
"Can you explain the reaction she is having with Tonks Remus?" Professor McGonagall asked.
Just as Remus started to blush, and look anywhere but at a person, he was saved by a quick thinking headmaster.
"By the look on Remus' face I think I have solved that puzzle, so on to other things, is she calm enough for me to look at her wound?" Albus asked.
Remus looked down at Hermione's semi shaking body, he could hear the rapid beating of her heart, and her raged breaths as her body started to come down from the effects of what people would call an adrenalin rush. He leant closer to her, moving a fallen strand of hair away from her eye.
"Hermione, don't let your emotions consume you, you need to calm down, breath deeply."
He cupped her chin and lifted her head to gain eye contact, as he remembered the blood falling from her mouth, he pulled out a small piece of material from his robes and gently wiped away the blood.
"You can come closer now, but I suggest you don't touch her."
Albus and Minerva moved closer and waited for the next step.
Remus smiled shyly at Hermione, "May I?" he whispered as he moved one hand over to her shoulder, not quite touching her, while waiting for an answer.
Hermione nodded, and tightened her grip on his robes, feeling embarrassed, shy, and scared at what he was about to do, but never pulling away from the eye contact they had.
Remus moved her robes slowly, trying not to put any pressure on her shoulder, remembering that he had hurt it earlier. Looking deep into her shining silver eyes, he moved the hair that draped over her shoulder and started to move her top over, just uncovering her shoulder but nothing more, feeling her body tense, he moved his free hand up to wipe a stray tear away
Albus and Minerva looked down at the now uncovered shoulder, tracing each scar with their eyes, sad expressions washing over their faces.
Albus nodded to say he had seen enough, and watched as Remus carefully recovered Hermione's shoulders, keeping eye contact with her, keeping her as calm as possible.
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"You did a good job, taking care of that wound Miss Granger, where there any other permanent changes we will need to find reasons for?"
Remus nodded at Hermione, "Show then those beautiful eyes of yours Hermione, I'm here, there is nothing to be afraid or ashamed of."
Hermione smiled slightly, at his words and turned her head to look at the other Professors in the room.
Dumbledore smiled, the twinkle in his eyes returning slowly, "Very nice."
"How are you feeling Miss Granger?" Professor McGonagall asked kindly.
"I'm really tired, and I have a slight headache."
"Well I think it is time you went and rested," Remus said getting up holding out his hand for Hermione to take.
Hermione nodded, and took hold of his hand, wincing from some pain as she stood.
"I only have one more question for you Miss Granger!" Dumbledore said
"I'll make you a deal, you share another one of those lemon drops and you can ask me anything you wish," Hermione said smiling slightly as she sat back down on the transfigured couch from earlier.
Dumbledore chuckled, and handed her a lemon drop, "What have you don't to prepare yourself for the next full moon?"
"I made the Wolfsbane potion for myself," she said matter of factly.
The Professors smiled, "Of course you did," Beamed Dumbledore at her forward thinking.
"I will get the house elves, to bring in some food, you should stay here tonight so that Professor Lupin can keep an eye on you," Dumbledore continued.
"Please apologise to Tonks for me, I don't know why I keep trying to attack her," Hermione said trying to make sense of the situation.
"Of course I will let her know, Um, Remus maybe you should let Hermione know the cause of her animal nature around Nymphadora?"
Hermione looked over at Remus with a questioning look, Remus nodded, and told Hermione he would explain soon, giving her a small smile, as he got up to show Professor Dumbledore and McGonagall out, warding the door behind them for some privacy, for what was going to be a somewhat embarrassing conversation for them to have.
Once the wards had been placed, Remus turned the lights off and let a few lit candles give them light, walked over to the transfigured furniture Hermione was sat on and started to stare at the floor, feeling a little nervous about what they needed to discuss.
"Hey Moony please tell me what's going on, and why I continuously feel like killing Tonks every time she gets within five feet of me?"
The use of his nickname grabbed his attention. He looked into her eyes seeing the worry and fear behind them, she really didn't know why.
"Well, um, it's um."
"Well come on spit it out, I can handle it."
"Your jealous Hermione," Remus whispered feeling his body heat up with embarrassment.
Hermione went a dark red at those words, 'Oh god, so now he knows I like him, more then I should, shit what am I going to do' Hermione thought putting her head in her hands.
Hermione got up from the couch and walked to the other side of the classroom, staring at the wall, trying to hide her embarrassment.
Remus started walking towards her slowly, he was unsure of what he was going to do when he got there, he had, had thoughts about her that a teacher should never have for a student, but he had always told himself it was impossible due to his being a werewolf, he never considered that she liked him more then being his friend.
"I know you don't feel the same way about me, and I'm sorry but I cant stop how I feel about you, I know I'm not good enough for you, don't worry I'm sure I will get over it," said, wiping the tears away that had fallen from her eyes.
Remus stopped behind her, "Hermione, why would you think you're not good enough for me? You're beautiful and smart."
Hermione turned around and looked at the floor between them, "You have to say that, you're my Professor."
Remus cupped her chin and lifted her head so he could look into her eyes, "No, Hermione I shouldn't say that because I am your professor," he whispered as he leaned in slightly, not quite touching her lips with his.
Hermione bit her bottom lip and moved her hand up to his cheek, then moved it around to the back of his neck, closing her eyes as she leaned forward to close the distance of there lips, brushing his lips with hers.
Remus snaked his hand around her waist, he closed his eyes and licked her bottom lip, asking for entrance into her mouth, she parted her lips and groaned into his mouth when his tongue started to explore the roof of her mouth, finding her tongue and caressing it with his, pulling her body closer feeling the heat between them as he did.
Hermione's hands moved from his neck and ran down his back, and his sides, slowly bringing them round and running them up and down his chest. Remus tangled one of his hands through her locks of hair, letting the other one brush down the side of her breast, and land on her hip, as they broke the kiss for air, leaning their foreheads against each others as they opened their eyes, their desire for one another showing.
"Wow," Exclaimed Hermione as she tried to catch her breath.
"Very good choice of words beautiful," Remus smiled, letting out a slight chuckle.
Remus took Hermione's hand and led her back to the transfigured couch pulling her down to sit in his lap, taking her lips again, slowly bitting her lower lip, as his hand circled her thigh, and then moved up the side of her body to her stomach, stopping when he got to her hip, gripping lightly as Hermione's tongue entered his mouth, seeking out his, dancing together as he moaned from the passion in just a simple kiss.
Remus broke the kiss again and embraced her, running his fingers through her hair, as her breathing steadied, as she fell asleep in his arms, feeling happy and safe. Once he knew she was in a deep sleep, he moved and laid her on the couch, he then walked over to a chair close to where she lay, straightening his clothes up as he sat down to wait for the food to arrive.
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A few hours later Hermione opened her eyes, and looked around the room, she spotted Remus asleep, his head on his arms, draped over the desk, she to her feet slowly and walked over to him, standing behind him, watching him sleep, listening to him breath and thinking back to the kiss they had shared.
She leaned over him, moving some of his hair, and slowly started to suck on his neck, then moved up towards his earlobe sucking and nipping on it until she heard him moan.
"Mmm, I really hope I am not dreaming," Remus moaned, smiling wickedly.
Hermione let go of his earlobe and blew on it slowly, watching him shiver, "Well if this was a dream what would happen next?" Hermione said seductively.
Remus raised an eye brow and smiled mischievously and swung his chair around catching Hermione by the waist and sat her on his desk, and started to suck on her collar bone, one of his hands finding there way under her clothing, running it up her bare stomach and then slowly massaging her breast, listening to her moan her approval.
Hermione dropped her head back to give him more of her bare skin, gripping the hair on the back of his head, pushing him closer to her, small moans escaping her throat.
"Oh God Remus," Hermione gasped.
He brought his head up and devoured her mouth, picking her up from the desk and taking her into the bedroom of his quarters, laying her down on the bed.
He ran one hand up and down her thigh, moving his mouth from hers, to suck on her neck, the moans escaping her turning him on further, he felt his pants getting tighter, he moaned softly as one of her hands brushed past his covered erection.
Hermione ran her hands up his body, stopping at his shoulders, pushing his robes off, and started to unbutton his shirt getting impatient, as his hand moved further up her thigh she ripped his shirt open, dislodging the last few buttons. Taking one of his nipples and twisting it between her fingers, moving her head forward to take it in her mouth, licking, sucking and biting gently, being rewarded by his moans, she lay back on the bed, her hand still playing with his nipples, her other hand grabbing the back of his neck bringing his mouth up to meet hers.
Remus moaned, as his erection pressed into Hermione's thigh. Hermione smiled against his lips as she moved her thigh back and forth against the ever growing and hardening bulge of his pants.
"Hermione," Remus said at an almost growl.
Hermione grabbed her wand from the pocket of her robes; with a flick and a whispered incantation most of their clothing had disappeared, leaving Remus in a pair of red silk boxers and Hermione in a matching black lace bra and panties set.
Remus rolled Hermione over so that she was sitting on him, his hand trailing along the silky smooth skin of her thighs up past her belly to her breasts, lifting himself slightly to place a trail of kisses from her mouth down to where his hands were stroking her bra, making her nipples harden. He licked and kissed the valley between her breasts bringing his hands together to unclip her bra, discarding the material and bringing her hardened nipple to his mouth, scrapping over it with his teeth and sucking on it, flicking it with his tongue as Hermione's panting and moaning got louder.
Hermione grabbed a handful of his hair, and arched her back to give him more of her breast. He continued his ministrations with her breasts, each breast getting its fair turn before rolling her over onto her back.
He moved back up her body, leaving stray kisses before once again taking her mouth, moaning as she pushed her hips into his erection.
He moved his head to the side so he could growl in her ear.
"Hermione, I need to ask if…"
Hermione put a finger to his lips, and looked deep into his eyes, "Yes, I am, but I want this, I want you Remus."
Hermione bound her fingers in his hair meeting his lips half way, brushing his lips with hers.
Remus gently lay her back on the bed deepening the kiss, breaking away due to the need to breath, Remus started kissing and sucking his way down her body, running his hands up her legs, stopping as he got to her panties.
Hermione looked down at him, placed her hands over his and helped him remove them, got to her knees and started sucking on his earlobe.
Remus ran his fingers along the inside of her thigh, running them over her moist folds, slowly inserting a finger, then placing his thumb at her nub, moving it in a circular motion as she started to moan his name shuddered under his touch reaching her first orgasm.
He removed his boxers and settled between her thighs, taking one of her nipples into his mouth, twisting the opposite nipple between his thumb and finger, then moved up to capture her mouth with his.
Hermione could feel the hardened tip of his penis edging its way into her, slowly filling her, he waited for her to adjust to his size, both of their breaths becoming ragged, as Hermione gasped.
"God you're so tight, are you ok?"
Hermione bit down on her lip and nodded, wrapping her legs around him, wordlessly telling him to continue.
Remus thrust into her hard, and stopped to capture her mouth and the gasp of pain that was emitted from it.
After a few minutes, Hermione started to move her hips, both of them moaning from the friction.
"God you're so tight."
Remus started to assault her nipples again, bringing her over the edge, gritting his teeth to prevent himself from joining her in bliss.
As she came down from her orgasm, he started to thrust harder, lifting her hips to get deeper, hitting her cervix, letting himself go as her body started to shake from another explosive orgasm, her walls clamping down on him, extracting every last drop of semen from his body.
Remus collapsed onto Hermione brushing his lips against hers, as they both gasped for the sudden need of oxygen.
Slowly removing himself from her, he rolled to her side, bringing her with him to lie on his chest.
She placed a hand on his chest and swung a leg over his thigh, getting comfortable, a sigh of contentment coming from her as she kissed his side.
"That was amazing Remus," Hermione said looking up to his face.
Remus looked down and smiled.
"Yes it was, god your beautiful Hermione."
Hermione blushed at his compliment, leaning up to kiss him softly. After another kiss Hermione snuggled into him, her eyes getting heavy from physical exhaustion.
"I love you Remus," Hermione whispered as she fell into a deep sleep.
Remus heard her breathing become deep and regular, he smiled at her words, and then closed his eyes.
"I love you too Hermione."