Kats and Wolves.
A Harry Potter Fan Fiction, Based on the books written by J.K Rowling.
Written By Caitlin Soxsmith.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, except Kat. I mean do I seriously look like I have that much money? They are all the property of Mrs J.K Rowling. *sigh*
A Hogwarts Christmas Past.
As December arrived it brought with it a fresh layer of pure, white, cold snow. With the approach of Christmas, signs of festivities were popping up everywhere. Hogwarts had been decorated to its usual standard. The usual twelve Christmas trees were placed around the Great Hall, all of which had been decorated with tinsel and other Christmas related objects.
It was the last day of school before the Christmas holidays and most of the teachers gave up trying to teach as most of the student's minds were obviously elsewhere. After dinner, the Gryffindor common room was full of people celebrating the end of term. Unfortunately for the fifth and seventh years, there was no time to celebrate; they all had a massive pile of homework to tackle. The fifth years were studying for their OWL's (Ordinary Wizarding Levels), and the seventh years were studying for their NEWT's (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests). Although the fifth and seventh years had no time if they wished to complete their homework piles during the holidays, this didn't mean that they were going to work. Many of them had decided that they would get to work once Christmas was over, and were making as much noise as the others. Only a few dedicated students were attempting to work with all the noise and disruptions happening around them.
One such student was Kat Evans; Kat was a seventh year prefect at Hogwarts, and was sitting, bent over, in an armchair beside the fire trying to work on her Transfiguration essay. Kat like all the others was starting to feel the strain. Kat was tall, with long, thick, dark red hair, which she often wore in a plait. Kat also had the most startling green, almond shaped eyes.
Kat finally gave up on her homework, finding it too hard to continue with the amount of noise. She heard a cheer and turned to look at the main source of noise. James Potter and Sirius Black, you never saw one without the other, and if there was noise you could bet they were the main source. The two of them were up to their usual tricks, and they had gathered quite a crowd, all cheering and applauding as they did various stunts. She frowned, it was no business of hers if they didn't want to study, but no one else could study either with the commotion they were causing.
Kat's gaze slowly drifted from Sirius and James, and fell on the table behind them; in fact her gaze fell upon a boy sitting at the table reading a book, completely unconcerned by the uproar. The boy at whom she was staring at was Remus Lupin, a fellow seventh year perfect. She smiled as she stared at him, for he had been the subject of her crush for some time. As Kat stared at him, Remus looked up at her and smiled back. Kat felt her face flush and instantly spun back around to stare at her essay, without really seeing it, she was thinking of Remus.
Kat barely noticed as the common room emptied around her, she hadn't lifted her eyes from the essay. When her friends informed her that they'd had enough and were going to bed, all they got in reply was a very mumbled, 'Uh huh'.
The common room was now very quiet, except for the crackling of the fire. Kat believed herself to be quite alone. All of a sudden Kat heard a noise above her head. She looked up and was surprised to see… "Mistletoe," said a slightly hoarse voice behind her. Startled, Kat spun around so fast that she almost fell out of her chair. When she had regained her poise, she looked up and came face to face with Remus Lupin, whom was smiling.
"I-I thought I w-was a-a-alone," Kat stuttered, her face rapidly turning scarlet. Remus didn't say anything, he just continued to gaze at her, and smile. After what, Kat thought, was a long and uncomfortable silence, where Remus stared and smiled at her and she stared anywhere except at him, Remus spoke.
"So, do I get to kiss you, if you're under the mistletoe?" He asked, with a cheeky air she had never noticed before, she had always believed him to be very shy and quiet. Kat felt her face burn and if possible go even redder. She tried to answer, but ended up stuttering into silence.
Kat felt like slapping herself, look at how she was acting, what must he think of her? All the while Remus sat in silence, smiling.
"So…" Remus said again and without waiting for an answer, he lent forward…
It was the most wonderful feeling. She had never felt so happy, embarrassed, and surprised at the same time.
Suddenly, Remus pulled away and stared behind him, confused she opened her mouth to ask. She quickly snapped her mouth shut again, for she had just heard footsteps; someone was coming down the boy's staircase. Remus waved his wand and the mistletoe disappeared, just as they heard a voice…
"Moony, you can't spend all night with your nose jammed in a book."
She recognised that loud, derisive voice. It was Sirius Black, one of Remus' friends. Sirius was smart enough to put two and two together, and if he did they would never hear the end of it. If Sirius found out, the whole school would know by lunchtime the next day, and the taunts would be extensive.
Remus, by the look on his face, seemed to have reached the same conclusion. Sirius had no idea what he was about to walk into, it might not have been so important if it was someone else, but Sirius wouldn't believe them if they said something like Remus was just helping her with her essay. Remus, who was sitting on the arm of her chair, continued to stare almost fearfully at the bottom of the staircase as Sirius' footsteps drew closer.
Sirius emerged at the bottom of the stairs and called again, this time in a mock motherly voice.
"Moony, it's time for all good little we…" Sirius stopped mid sentence and stared around, Remus slid off the arm of the chair, and crouched low, so he was hidden. Sirius finally noticed her sitting by the fire. He gaped at her for an instant with a slightly horrified look upon his face, before shrugging, turning on his heel, and retreating up the stairs, muttering, "He must have gone for a walk."
When they both heard a door close above them, Remus rose and turned to look at her. When he did it was with a very similar expression to the one Sirius had worn. She wondered why they were both so afraid of her all of a sudden, she was going to ask, but he spoke first.
"Uh…sorry," he started, but she cut him off.
"'Sokay," she muttered, feeling slightly resentful, was she really so terrible? She stood abruptly, gave him a brief kiss on the cheek, and turned towards the staircase that lead up to the girl's dormitories.
"Will you go out with me?" Remus blurted out unexpectedly, blushing deeply. "I've wanted to ask you for ages," he explained, with an embarrassed grin, as she turned to face him. "But I wasn't brave enough, I thought tonight would be perfect, considering we were alone…"
"Yes!" she exclaimed, all resentful feelings melting away.
"…Of course I wasn't expecting any interruptions, I'm going to get Sirius," he muttered angrily, before her answer had sunk in. "Yes? You will?" He cried suddenly ecstatic.
Kat nodded, grinning and blushing. Remus came forward and hugged her.
"Good night, Kat." He whispered, releasing her. "And a merry Christmas."
"Good night and a merry Christmas to you," she replied. "Though I think we'll see each other again before Christmas."
"Um…yeah…sure," murmured Remus, looking suddenly uncomfortable. "Good night."
And with that he kissed her on the cheek, turned, and hurried up the boy's stairs. As she headed up the stairs she'd never been happier, though she couldn't help wondering why Remus had acted so strange at the mention of seeing him tomorrow, the day before Christmas. She climbed into bed a few minutes later still wondering as she fell asleep.
A Harry Potter Fan Fiction, Based on the books written by J.K Rowling.
Written By Caitlin Soxsmith.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, except Kat. I mean do I seriously look like I have that much money? They are all the property of Mrs J.K Rowling. *sigh*
A Hogwarts Christmas Past.
As December arrived it brought with it a fresh layer of pure, white, cold snow. With the approach of Christmas, signs of festivities were popping up everywhere. Hogwarts had been decorated to its usual standard. The usual twelve Christmas trees were placed around the Great Hall, all of which had been decorated with tinsel and other Christmas related objects.
It was the last day of school before the Christmas holidays and most of the teachers gave up trying to teach as most of the student's minds were obviously elsewhere. After dinner, the Gryffindor common room was full of people celebrating the end of term. Unfortunately for the fifth and seventh years, there was no time to celebrate; they all had a massive pile of homework to tackle. The fifth years were studying for their OWL's (Ordinary Wizarding Levels), and the seventh years were studying for their NEWT's (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests). Although the fifth and seventh years had no time if they wished to complete their homework piles during the holidays, this didn't mean that they were going to work. Many of them had decided that they would get to work once Christmas was over, and were making as much noise as the others. Only a few dedicated students were attempting to work with all the noise and disruptions happening around them.
One such student was Kat Evans; Kat was a seventh year prefect at Hogwarts, and was sitting, bent over, in an armchair beside the fire trying to work on her Transfiguration essay. Kat like all the others was starting to feel the strain. Kat was tall, with long, thick, dark red hair, which she often wore in a plait. Kat also had the most startling green, almond shaped eyes.
Kat finally gave up on her homework, finding it too hard to continue with the amount of noise. She heard a cheer and turned to look at the main source of noise. James Potter and Sirius Black, you never saw one without the other, and if there was noise you could bet they were the main source. The two of them were up to their usual tricks, and they had gathered quite a crowd, all cheering and applauding as they did various stunts. She frowned, it was no business of hers if they didn't want to study, but no one else could study either with the commotion they were causing.
Kat's gaze slowly drifted from Sirius and James, and fell on the table behind them; in fact her gaze fell upon a boy sitting at the table reading a book, completely unconcerned by the uproar. The boy at whom she was staring at was Remus Lupin, a fellow seventh year perfect. She smiled as she stared at him, for he had been the subject of her crush for some time. As Kat stared at him, Remus looked up at her and smiled back. Kat felt her face flush and instantly spun back around to stare at her essay, without really seeing it, she was thinking of Remus.
Kat barely noticed as the common room emptied around her, she hadn't lifted her eyes from the essay. When her friends informed her that they'd had enough and were going to bed, all they got in reply was a very mumbled, 'Uh huh'.
The common room was now very quiet, except for the crackling of the fire. Kat believed herself to be quite alone. All of a sudden Kat heard a noise above her head. She looked up and was surprised to see… "Mistletoe," said a slightly hoarse voice behind her. Startled, Kat spun around so fast that she almost fell out of her chair. When she had regained her poise, she looked up and came face to face with Remus Lupin, whom was smiling.
"I-I thought I w-was a-a-alone," Kat stuttered, her face rapidly turning scarlet. Remus didn't say anything, he just continued to gaze at her, and smile. After what, Kat thought, was a long and uncomfortable silence, where Remus stared and smiled at her and she stared anywhere except at him, Remus spoke.
"So, do I get to kiss you, if you're under the mistletoe?" He asked, with a cheeky air she had never noticed before, she had always believed him to be very shy and quiet. Kat felt her face burn and if possible go even redder. She tried to answer, but ended up stuttering into silence.
Kat felt like slapping herself, look at how she was acting, what must he think of her? All the while Remus sat in silence, smiling.
"So…" Remus said again and without waiting for an answer, he lent forward…
It was the most wonderful feeling. She had never felt so happy, embarrassed, and surprised at the same time.
Suddenly, Remus pulled away and stared behind him, confused she opened her mouth to ask. She quickly snapped her mouth shut again, for she had just heard footsteps; someone was coming down the boy's staircase. Remus waved his wand and the mistletoe disappeared, just as they heard a voice…
"Moony, you can't spend all night with your nose jammed in a book."
She recognised that loud, derisive voice. It was Sirius Black, one of Remus' friends. Sirius was smart enough to put two and two together, and if he did they would never hear the end of it. If Sirius found out, the whole school would know by lunchtime the next day, and the taunts would be extensive.
Remus, by the look on his face, seemed to have reached the same conclusion. Sirius had no idea what he was about to walk into, it might not have been so important if it was someone else, but Sirius wouldn't believe them if they said something like Remus was just helping her with her essay. Remus, who was sitting on the arm of her chair, continued to stare almost fearfully at the bottom of the staircase as Sirius' footsteps drew closer.
Sirius emerged at the bottom of the stairs and called again, this time in a mock motherly voice.
"Moony, it's time for all good little we…" Sirius stopped mid sentence and stared around, Remus slid off the arm of the chair, and crouched low, so he was hidden. Sirius finally noticed her sitting by the fire. He gaped at her for an instant with a slightly horrified look upon his face, before shrugging, turning on his heel, and retreating up the stairs, muttering, "He must have gone for a walk."
When they both heard a door close above them, Remus rose and turned to look at her. When he did it was with a very similar expression to the one Sirius had worn. She wondered why they were both so afraid of her all of a sudden, she was going to ask, but he spoke first.
"Uh…sorry," he started, but she cut him off.
"'Sokay," she muttered, feeling slightly resentful, was she really so terrible? She stood abruptly, gave him a brief kiss on the cheek, and turned towards the staircase that lead up to the girl's dormitories.
"Will you go out with me?" Remus blurted out unexpectedly, blushing deeply. "I've wanted to ask you for ages," he explained, with an embarrassed grin, as she turned to face him. "But I wasn't brave enough, I thought tonight would be perfect, considering we were alone…"
"Yes!" she exclaimed, all resentful feelings melting away.
"…Of course I wasn't expecting any interruptions, I'm going to get Sirius," he muttered angrily, before her answer had sunk in. "Yes? You will?" He cried suddenly ecstatic.
Kat nodded, grinning and blushing. Remus came forward and hugged her.
"Good night, Kat." He whispered, releasing her. "And a merry Christmas."
"Good night and a merry Christmas to you," she replied. "Though I think we'll see each other again before Christmas."
"Um…yeah…sure," murmured Remus, looking suddenly uncomfortable. "Good night."
And with that he kissed her on the cheek, turned, and hurried up the boy's stairs. As she headed up the stairs she'd never been happier, though she couldn't help wondering why Remus had acted so strange at the mention of seeing him tomorrow, the day before Christmas. She climbed into bed a few minutes later still wondering as she fell asleep.