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Inside the the faculty room, Remus Lupin was busy marking papers. He had given his Defense Against Dark Class an impromptu pop quiz the other day. He sighed tiredly, rubbing his aching neck.
After a few more minutes, he decided to take a walk along the corridors. He doesn't know why but he felt extremely restless. It had been two years since he was welcomed back by Professor Dumbledore as DADA instructor in Hogwarts.
He walked along a narrow corridor, many students passed him by and greeted him, "Good morning, Professor!" He nodded but didn't greet back. He didn't know why he was feeling rather down this morning. 'Probably just tired, full moon last night,' he thought to himself.
When he passed by Charms Classroom, a smile lit his face. He knew that Hermione Granger was inside teaching Charms. She was temporarily filling in for Flitwitck, who had requested a year long leave. It had been almost a month since she started with the job.
He noticed that the door was ajar so he peered inside. He was curious how well Hermione handled the job as a teacher. 'Knowing Hermione, she would pass with flying colors.' The thought made him smile even more, she had been his most brilliant student. At twenty, she had continued to amaze everybody who knew her with her wit and brilliance.
When he caught sight of her, he didn't however expected his heart to make a disturbing flip-flop. A strange heady sensation overtook him, as he stared at the young woman. She was absorbed in teaching the class that she didn't realize that someone stood near the doorway watching her.
She was teaching the first years how to perform a spell properly, her back towards him. She was of slim built, her posture straight making her look even taller and her arms long and slender. He wasn't aware until now that she had grown into an extremely attractive young lady. Her brown lustrous hair now fixed in a loose french twist.
She turned sideways to face a shy girl. "That's right, Eyela," she complimented the blushing student and smiled at her with such brilliance that at that moment, Remus didn't know what had exactly hit him.
Caitlin, one of the students seating at the front, had noticed the DADA professor standing outside the doorway. She lifted her right hand to get Hermione's attention.
"Yes?" Hermione asked. The girl motioned towards the slightly open door. Hermione glanced sideways and saw Remus Lupin standing there with an awestruck expression on his face. She quickly went to the doorway. "Remus, what is it?" she asked, wondering why on earth Remus looked so stunned.
Remus stared into her eyes and felt drowning into those warm brown pools. 'She looks so incredibly beautiful.' He shook the thought from his head and forced himself to look away from her.
"Ah, uh.. nothing. I was just passing by," Remus answered. He tried not to blush, as he shakily pushed away a strand of silky brown hair away from his face. 'Damn. I'm talking like an idiot!' And quickly turned away. Hermione remained looking at him oddly.
He was already some distance away from the room when the realization came crashing down on him. 'I'm in love with Hermione Granger.'
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P.S. Caitlin Allyana and Eyela, I hoped you two liked the surprise cameo. *grins wickedly* (That's my thank you for reviewing my The Keeper of My Heart.
**And yeah, I love the movie but I couldn't write Hermione as a hooker right? LOL
** Yup, I did the math too. Remus was born around 1960 ( I checked this in the site Harry Potter Lexicon) so it would make him 40 years old. But when I wrote this I imagined him as 35-37 years old, not bad for a 20 year old Hermione. A real May-December Love affair don't ya think? Don't forget, R. Gere was around 37 when he made the film PW with J. Roberts who was around 19 at that time. *grins wickedly*