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Chapter 2: First Day of Class !

Hermione had spent most of the Week-end in her dorm studying and reading for her first classes. Harry and Ron had tried to get her out for a last time before school started Monday, but she would not give in. Ginny had asked her what was wrong, but she did not talk to anyone. The only time they had seen was for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And before they could even spare her a word, she would be gone in a flash. She wanted to avoid above all : Remus.
Remus had tried to get some information of how she was from Harry and Ron, but it was no use. They told him they were at a dead end too.

Monday had arrived and their first class was DADA. Hermione was not particularly thrilled with the idea of being face to face with Remus. She decided though to fake her happiness and entered the classroom smiling. She was amongst the first students. Remus saw her and smiled gently.
Hermione had changed and he knew it. She was no longer the teenager from third year but a beautiful young woman. Long legs, flat stomach, curved at the right areas, curly and silky brown hair with beautiful brown chocolate eyes. Yes she had changed and any man who would not notice would have been a fool.
Hermione noticed him smiling and she returned a smile. A forced smile that did not go unnoticed to Remus. She took her seat and was soon joined by Harry and Ron.
The class came to an end. And as Remus gave the assignment, he added:

"I have a few announcements to make. First of all, as you all know I will be gone for a couple of days each month and therefore I have an assistant to take over these couple classes. She is an Auror and knows quite a fair few things about Defense Against the Dark Arts. She will lead the class when I am absent. Her name is Nymphadora Tonks." He spoke softly.

At that name, Hermione's heart sunk low and it felt like the world had stopped spinning. As if it was not easy to have Remus as a teacher, having Tonks as an assistant and around him was even harder to deal with. Hermione did not hear the rest until she heard her name.

"Miss Granger could you stay a couple minutes, I would like a word with you?" He said softly nodding in her direction.

She smiled and nodded courteously to him. As the class left, she stayed at her place waiting patiently. Once the classroom was totally void, he approached her and looked at her smiling softly. She did not look up as she knew it would betray her sadness.

"Is everything alright Hermione?" He asked softly. She simply nodded. "Are you sure? Because you seemed to try to avoid everything on your arrival on Friday and most of the weekend."

"I'm fine Professor…" She said softly, trying to not let a trembling sound out of her mouth.

"Hermione… In class I am your Professor, when it's over I'm just Remus your friend." He said trying to get her attention and have her look up at him.

"I'll remember that." She said still avoiding his eyes. "I should get going I'm already late for Potions."

She got up and Remus handed her a note. She walked out of the room without sparing him a look. He frowned. He had hoped to see those beautiful brown eyes. Every time he would look at them, he would be hungry for chocolate. He chuckled at that thought. He was always up for chocolate.

Hermione walked out of the classroom and wiped her few tears that had fallen down her cheeks. She arrived at the Potions classroom and took a deep breath. Even though Snape had killed Dumbledore he was cleared of charges due to his vow to Dumbledore. She entered the room and handed him the note. He looked at her and said :

"Miss Granger I will not tolerate lateness in my class, especially if it was to snog with a certain Professor!"

Her head shot up and she glared at him.

"Don't you even look at me that way! Now get to your seat before you receive detention!" He added sneering.

"I will have you know that Professor Lupin would never snog with me! So best keep your comments to yourself Professor!" She snapped at him before taking a seat.

"Don't you dare take that tone with me young lady or you will be out of this school before you know it!" He yelled back.

Hermione sunk low in her seat. There were so many things she wanted to say but she avoided it because she refused to be expelled. The class came to an end, and surprisingly Hermione was the first to walk out of class.

The day had gone by uneventful. She was still processing the information about having Tonks as a teacher, even if it was only two days a month. She had had her dinner and walked out of the Great Hall before everyone else. Harry did not spare her minute though. As soon she left, he followed her quietly.
Hermione went to a bench outside where there were stars but no moon shining. She began to cry. Harry was standing in the shadows not knowing if he should walk to her and wait for her to calm down. But then he decided to walk over to her. He sat down without a word and held her in his arms. The warmth of Harry's arms made her feel reassured. She cried and he let her do it as long as she needed.

"I'm sorry if I have been distant this past few days. I just have had a lot on my mind" She admitted through her sobbing.

"It's alright. We all need a good cry once in a while." He paused and pulled her away from him while looking at her straight into her eyes. "If there is anything I could do you will let me know, right?".

She nodded and they sat there for a few more minutes. Once she had calmed down, they returned to the common room. They did their homework, essays and so forth, and then Hermione was first up to her dorm. She fell asleep rather quickly after having such a tiring day.

A/N: Ok I am not showing too much of Remus right now! But he will soon know what he thinks and how he feels about her. Not in chapter 3 but most likely 4 XD. Chapter 3 is Teacher's Assistant, and Chapter 4 is Under the Full Moon. Just to give you an idea! I haven't written them yet but I know what they will contain XD.