Octavia stepped through the entrance to Ravenclaw House after coming back from Hogsmeade. The Ravenclaw common room was beautifully decorated with large blue chairs and reading nooks scattered throughout the room. Bookshelves lined the walls and other students were on ladders reaching for their favorite reads. She sat down in her favorite nook set between to large bookcases and next to the window in the far corner of the room. It was a very private place and the window over looked the lake. Usually during the full moon she would sneak from her dorm and come down to this special place and just watch the silver light on the water.

This incident at Hogsmeade worried her. Remus seemed like a really nice boy that she could picture herself being good friends with, but he was very distant and didn't seem to want to talk to her. He probably would've stayed longer if she hadn't had mentioned Adrian. Not many guys liked Adrian because he had a tendency to steal girls away from the other boys. He had never liked them though. He had only liked one girl since first year: Octavia.

"Hello Octavia."

"Hi Adrian."

"Did you have fun at Hogsmeade? I would've gone today but I had papers to write in the library." He said casually. He had a gift of talking to people, especially girls; making them feel comfortable talking to him at anytime. He definitely had charisma, but he usually used it to cause drama in Ravenclaw.

"Yeah I had fun. Lily and I went to Honeydukes and had a feast." She smiled sheepishly at him; instantly he felt victorious. He loved making her smile.

"Is that all?" He asked.

"Well, I met this boy from my Ancient Runes class." She said innocently.

The corner of Adrian's mouth twitched, "Who?"

"A seventh year Gryffindor named Remus. I think his last name is Lupin." She explained, wanting to get annoyed and leave. She needed time by herself.

"I've never met him…"

"Oh well he's really nice."

"I'm sure." He glanced at his watch and looked up, "well I must be off. Homework calls." Adrian stood up and left Octavia by herself.

She breathed a sigh of relief and sank back to look at the sun as it lowered in the sky.

Remus' alarm clock sounded and he reached out from under his comforter and turned off. He sat up in a fog and rubbed his eyes. There was something important about today…he couldn't remember what it was. He pulled back the curtains and winced at the sun that was pouring in the windows. Sirius was still asleep, James was snoring, and Peter was scratching himself mid slumber. Typical Monday. Monday! Remus leaped out of bed and went through his morning routine at lightning speed. Ancient Runes was his first class today and he wanted to be ready and refreshed.

After speeding through breakfast Remus walked casually to Ancient Runes. He walked in, and took his usual spot in the front. Students began to filter in and the class soon filled up. But Octavia never showed. He turned to the back to see if she came in the back door but that wasn't the case. She was never late Remus had noticed that year. So something had to be wrong with her for her to not show up for one of her, he assumed, favorite classes.

When his classes that was before lunch ended, Remus searched for Lily for some answers. He found her in the Great Hall.

How should he say this with out sounding overly worried? "You wouldn't possibly know where Octavia is would you?"

Lily looked at him curiously, "Oh, well I think she went to the hospital wing because she wasn't feeling well. That's all I've heard."

Remus nodded and exited the great hall and headed straight for the hospital wing.

Octave sat up in her bed in the hospital wing utterly embarrassed with herself. The reason she had come here in the first place was because of a certain female problem. Usually she could tolerate it but this time was horrible. She was feeling better now and was about to leave the hospital wing when Remus walked in. Why was he here?

"Hello Remus…"

"I heard you weren't feeling well. You didn't show up for Ancient Runes." He sputtered as he drew nearer.

"Yeah I guess something didn't agree with me…"

"Probably."

"I feel a lot better now though."

"That's good," Remus responded.

The conversation was getting awkward, and it needed to be changed, fast.

"I'd probably need to get going and grab a bite to eat before going to afternoon classes. I've missed to much already." She said swinging her legs to the side of the bed, about to stand up.

She couldn't go now, not when he just got here. "I'm sorry about leaving so suddenly Saturday. It was rude of me," He blurted out quickly before she could get anywhere.

Octavia looked up surprised, and turned slightly pink, "Oh it wasn't that big of a deal. The day was ending anyway, and I had homework to do. I'm a big procrastinator believe it or not."

"I didn't picture you a procrastinator." Remus smirked.

"Most people don't, they can't seem to picture a Ravenclaw that's lazy." She laughed softly at her flaw.

"Well just because you take your time with your work doesn't mean you're not Ravenclaw material."

Octavia looked at him nodding, "You know, I like how you put that, I'm not lazy, I just take my time." She smiled at him, instantly he went red, and she noticed. "Did I miss anything important in Ancient Runes?"

"No, not really, but I do have the homework assignment written down." He reached into his pocket and handed her a small piece of parchment paper.

She read over the assignment, trying to decipher Remus' shorthand, "Thanks." Her stomach interrupted the silence by giving a huge rumble. "Well, I'm going to go get some lunch, want to join me?"

Remus' eyes went big and forgot how to respond, "S-sure" he sputtered.

Octavia smiled back at him, "Ok then." She stood up off the bed and began to walk toward the door when Adrian swept into the room.

"Octavia!" He exclaimed and went to her, completely ignoring the disgruntled Remus. "I heard from Lily that you were sick, are you feeling better now?"

Octavia sighed, "Yes Adrian, I'm fine. I was about to leave and get some lunch."

"Oh, great! I can go with you if you want." Adrian offered hopefully.

She shook her head, "No thanks I was going with Remus. Weren't we?" She gave a look to Remus to signal to get ready to leave. Remus instantly gathered his things. Octavia grabbed her school bag from the chair next to her bed and headed toward the door with the Gryffindor.

"Oh, ok. I'll see you later then." Adrian said defeated.

"Ok…" She answered and left the hospital wing with Remus in toe.

Adrian exited the wing and headed down to the Ravenclaw House to sulk in his self-misery. What did she see in this Remus person? He was a little goody-two-shoes who hung out with tough guys to look cool. He didn't deserve her one bit. Adrian stalked up to his dorm room and slammed the door behind him. He needed a plan…but what would it be?

Remus and Octavia however happily entered the Great Hall. Remus followed her to the Ravenclaw table so she could eat.

"So that was Adrian?" Remus asked as he at his lunch.

"Yeah…Quite the charmer…" Octavia said sipping her juice.

"I guess."

"He's been bugging me about the Yule Ball. I guess he doesn't know when to quit when I've already decided who I'm going with." She said casually finishing off her sandwich.

Remus looked down at the floor expecting to be shot down again, "Really? Who is it?

"This guy that I met a few days ago. He's really nice and smart. He hasn't really officially asked me to the Yule Ball, but I can tell he wants to take me."

Remus still wasn't getting it, "Oh…sounds nice."

"Yeah he's a Gryffindor too. I think his name is Remus Lupin. Unless it changed for some reason." She said turning to fully look at him now.

Remus' eyes lit up as it finally clicked at whom she was talking about: him. He mentally thwacked himself at his slowness, "Really?"

"Yeah. I mean, you don't mind do you?"

"N-No, of course not."

Octavia smiled, "Good. Now, I've got to go to class. I'll see you tomorrow." She stood up and swiftly left the Great Hall, leaving Remus stunned and confused…