Chapter 2 – Bitten

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"Wait one moment Hermione." Said Remus as Hermione started to explain. "Hermione may I suggest that we move somewhere a little more private. Further away from the others, unless you have told Harry and Ron."

Hermione hung her head and shook it.

"I see." He replied as he looked down on her.

"Come with me." He said as he escorted her over to a corner of the pub. Hermione re-iterated the night she was bit. Remus sat astonished. "Hermione there has been at least one full moon since your bite. You went through this alone?" He queried, asking a question to which he knew the answer.

Hermione nodded. "Hermione I'm so sorry. You shouldn't have gone through this alone and especially not your first transformation." He said as he looked at her. "May I ask why you chose not to come to me about this?"

Hermione looked up Remus. "I don't know." She said as she shook her head. "I was so angry about being bit. I didn't want to be real."

"I understand." He said as he smiled as he put his hand on her shoulder. Hermione flinched, moving away from Remus. "Hermione. Relax. I'm not going to hurt you. "That is where you were bitten?" He queried.

Hermione nodded.

"May I see it? He asked.

Hermione looked at Lupin, unsure.

"I just want to make sure it is healing okay. That's all" He said reassuringly even though he wanted to see if he could sense who had bitten her.

Hermione nodded and removed her jacket revealing her bite to Remus. She gasped as his finger softly traced the indentation on her skin. "Relax Hermione." He whispered as he traced the bite with his fingers. Remus inhaled slowly, careful as not to alarm Hermione, as he tried to pick up the scent of who had bitten her, but the only scent he could smell was her, only her. As he inhaled once more her scent had begun to envelope his sense. He closed his eyes as he could feel the wolf in him become more pronounced.

"You want her" He heard in his head as Mooney started to become more pronounced. "We want her. Her scent.. It's over whelming. Intoxicating…Completing enveloping." He said slowly.

Remus was starting to lose out to Mooney and knew he had to take back control. He took a step back away from Hermione as his fingers slipped away from her bite, his breathing still shallow

"Professor? Are you alright?" Asked Hermione with concern.

"Yes, yes. I'm alright." He said as he smiled and took a deep breath. Remus knew in his mind, that it was a close call. "It's been a long trip. I'll get some rest and see you in the morning Hermione." He said as he walked back to the group and wished them good night.

Hermione knew by his reaction something had begun to happen between them. Had the wolf started to take him over is that why he pulled away? She thought to herself. She stood watching Remus walk away confused about what had just happened.

After a couple of minutes of thinking about what had transpired Hermione headed back over to see Harry and Ron waiting for her. "Is everything okay Hermione?" Asked Harry

"Yeah, what did Professor Lupin want?"

"Nothing, I'm just taking on some extra work this year. We were just discussing the specifics that's all. Didn't want to bore you two with the details."

"Thank god. Hermione, I can't believe you asked for more work. I mean, if you wanted more work you should have just me. I'd have given you my homework." Said Ron.

"Not a chance Ron." She replied.

"I'm going to head up. Big day tomorrow back to Hogwarts." She said as she headed up the stairs and without realising it she was standing outside Remus's room. Almost as if she had been drawn to him.

Remus was lying back on his bed, thinking about what Hermione had told him about her attack, about the bite. His thought shifting to how soft her skin felt as he traced around her bite. Remus shook his head. He shouldn't be thinking this way about her. He inhaled deeply trying to dismiss the thoughts he was having. As he inhaled he smelt her scent again. He looked around. She wasn't in the room. He pulled on his dressing gown and made his way to the door as the scent got stronger and stronger. He opened it find Hermione standing there.

"Hermione?" He said. "Are you alright?"

"Professor? " She queried as Remus nodded. I'm sorry. I'm fine." She said as she looked around as she tried to get her bearings. "I'm sorry I was heading to my room and next thing I know I'm standing (Hermione paused) here." She said confused. Remus knew it was the wolf connection that had brought her here, but he thought it best to withhold the information for now.

"It's alright. Come in. Would you like some tea?" He asked.

"I'm interrupting you Professor." She said as she saw how he was dressed. "I'm sorry I should go."

"Not at all. I was just about to make some tea." He said. "Please come in." He said as he welcomed her into his room.

Remus finished making the tea and sat it down at the small table in the corner of the room. "There is something you wish to ask me Hermione? You were staring" He said as he smiled.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."

Remus smiled. "It's okay. By now I am used to it." He said as he referred to his scars. Hermione smiled softly. "What would you like to ask Hermione?"

"After I was bitten I uh I tried doing as much research as I could with the books I had, but there wasn't that much useful information. I contemplated going to Diagon Alley into the bookstore there, but…" Hermione paused.

"Hermione?" Queried Lupin

"I didn't want them to see me buying a book on werewolves. I was embarrassed and then the full moon came about. I had read a little about the transformation but to experience it was something else." She said as she did her best not to become upset. "All I remember feeling is pain, just pain as the wolf took over." She said as the tears began running down her face.

Remus reached across the table and took her hands in his.

Hermione sniffled. "I wasn't Hermione anymore. I wasn't Hermione anymore." She sat as she sobbed. All Remus wanted to do wanted to do was pull Hermione into him, but he couldn't let himself get too close in case Mooney took him over, he knew if that happened he would never let her go.

"Hermione, look at me" He asked. "Please?" He said as his rough palm caressed her head guiding her gaze back to his. He began to move his hand away much to the displeasure of Mooney, who he could sense was lurking in the back of his mind. As his hand moved away, without thinking Hermione moved her head, almost trying to nestle into his hand. Remus smiled. He knew it was her wolf trying to assert herself. He slowly leant back away from her, moving his hand back down to hers.

"I understand what you're going through Hermione." He said as he tried to get her calm down. "By now I'm sure that you have made Professor Dumbledore aware of your situation."

Hermione nodded.

"Good" He said as he smiled softly.

"I'll ask him to have Severus make extra Wolfsbane Potions for you."

Hermione panicked. "No! Professor. I don't want Snape to know about (Hermione paused and went quiet) me.

"Hermione." He said seriously. "The Wolfsbane potion will allow you to keep your human mind during the transformation. It will also help with the recovery after you've transformed.

Hermione paused. "I don't want to remember. I don't remember the pain. I don't want to remember seeing my skin being ripped apart. I don't want to remember any of it!" She said as he ripped her hands out from Remus's and headed for the door and ran back to her room and shut the door.

"Hermione" He said as he got up to go after her. He arrived at her room. He put his ear up against the door. This one of the only benefits of being a werewolf, enhanced hearing. He sat and listened as he heard her cries from the other side of the door. He tapped softly.

"Hermione." He said softly knowing that wolf sense were starting to develop he hoped he could hear him without being too loud. "Please open the door." He asked.

Hermione wiped her eyes and sniffled before opening her mouth to speak. "I'm sorry for running out Professor. It's getting late. I'm going to get some sleep. Big day tomorrow." She said.

Remus didn't want to push her. "I'll be here when you're ready Hermione" He whispered as he got up to walk back to his room.

"Thank you." She whispered. Remus stopped and smiled before returning back to his room.

Next stop heading off to Kings Cross Station and the trip to Hogwarts. Harry and Ron accidently find out about Hermione's Lycanthropy. How will they react and how will Hermione survived her second transformation with Lupin by her side.

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