Chapter Three
The next day, Remus got up and got ready for the day. It was the first day of classes. He headed to breakfast. When he got there, he sat down by McGonagall.
"How have you been?" Remus asked.
"Good," McGonagall said, "things could of gone better last year, but this year looks to be promising."
"I do hope it is," Remus said, looking at Kathy.
McGonagall seemed to of noticed this. Remus stared at Kathy about five minutes.
"You aren't doing a very good job at hiding your feelings," McGonagall said with a small smile, "don't make it look so obvious."
"I'm trying not to," Remus said, looking down at his plate, "it is hard, seeing her and all. She stil looks exactly the same."
"I am sorry, Remus," McGonagall said, "I know how hard this must be for you. I assure you, it will get better."
Remus just nodde his head and finished eating his breakfast. He headed to his classroom and get things ready for him to teach the students. His first class started and it went by really well. His next class was a bunch of first years and some of them were late. His third class he had Harry, Ron, and Hermione. It went by really well. His fourth class he had the Weasley twins and Kathy. The three of them sat close to the back. The class went by as well as could be expected. He did come to find out that the Wesley twins were jokers. He did ask a few questions to the class and noticed that Kathy didn't seem to be paying any attention. She was staring at her book and seemed to be doodling most of the time. He did notice that she wouldn't let him actually see what she was doodling. Everytime he went over by her, she would either close the book or turn the page.
Soon class was over and everyone left. Remus sat down at his desk and took a few deep breaths. 'This might be easier than I thought,' Remus thought.
Remus headed to dinner once he was done doing a bit of work. He had to sit down by Snape. He glanced down at the Gryfindor table and noticed that Kathy wasn't there.
"She's in detention," Snape said, "blew up half the classroom."
"Wow," Remus said, looking at Snape, "that good or bad of a potion."
"Very bad," Snape hissed, "she is ridiculus."
Remus didn't say anything. He quickly ate dinner and left the Great Hall. He decided to go outside and wonder the grounds. When he got outside he noticed that Kathy had a broom and was flying over the lake. She was doing flips and turns and alot of crazy stunts. Remus sat there and watched her for about 20 minutes. When she landed she looked over at him with a smile.
"Very good," Remus said, when she walked over to him.
"Ya," Kathy said, "flying is real fun."
"Maybe you shouldn't do it over the lake," Remus said, looking at the lake, "there are creatures in there, you know?"
"Rather do it over lake than land," Kathy said, "would be a much easier fall."
Kathy gave a small laugh before running off. Remus watched as she left before walking over to the lake. He looked at the tree that was next to it. He looked at the tree trunk. He pulled out his wand and muttered a spell. The tree gave a cracking noise and the bark on one park fell off. Under it were two hearts. One was for James and Lily, the other one was his and Emily's. He touched the heart with a smile. He muttered a spell and the bark reappeared over the hearts t hide them once more. He headed back inside where he ran into the Weasley twins.
"Did you see Kathy?" George asked as he walked passed them.
"She just came inside not that long ago," Remus said, looking at George.
"Darn it," George said, "was hoping she was stil outside."
"Why?" Remus asked, looking curious.
"No reason," George said, looking around, "just wanted to see her."
Remus gave him a strange look before walking off. He headed to his office. He went over to his trunk and opened it. He pulled out his photo album and the box he had placed in there before he had left. He sat down and started flipping through the photo album. Small tears ran down his eyes as he did. Half way through the book, Snape came into his office. Snape looked at him and rolled his eyes.
"Here is your first potion," Snape said, setting it down on the desk.
Remus took the potion and Snape flipped the photo album around and started flipping the pages until he stopped at one. It was a picture of him and Emily when they were about 10. Back than Emily had hair that was only as long as his, though her hair looked clean. He tookk the picture out and put it in his pocket.
"Ya," Remus said, "of course you don't feel anything."
"This was my picture," Snape hissed, "she had no right to give it away."
Remus just nodded his head and Snape left his office. Remus went back to looking at the photo album. When he finished, he just left it on his desk. He than went to bed, the full moon was just one week away.