Chapter 4 The smell of joop
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Hermione was in the washing room putting a pile of clothes into the washing machine when she heard the front door close she frowned and put the Lenor into the top of the washing machine closed the door a switched it on . Hermione Returned upstairs with the empty washing basket in her hands placed it in the bathroom then hurried back down stairs to do the washing up. She entered the kitchen and began to wash the dishes that her and her mother had used that morning when she had finished and dried them she put them away and then she switched the kettle on and took out four cups filled two with strong coffee and the other with tea and placed them on the table. "Professor Lupin I did not know whether you took coffee or tea" she said looking straight at the door and suddenly 3 older people were inside the kitchen along with Hermione, McGonagall picked up the coffee and smiled at Hermione as Hermione picked up the remaining coffee Lupin and madam pompfry Picked up the tea and all four of them sat at the kitchen table.
" How did you know it was me ?" asked Lupin still very much in shock of being discovered, Hermione smiled wickedly " I may not be the most intelligent student at Hogwarts but please do not insult me and the small amount of intelligence I have" Lupin looked gob smacked noticing this Hermione continued " being as how you are the only man to have enter my house other than my father however being as how he has not been here in weeks the smell of joop cologne dramatically stands out , as nobody I know wears joop and Professor Snape always smell of chemicals and Dumbledore would not leave Hogwarts I knew it was you" she smiled affectionately at him then looking distant whilst staring out
of the kitchen window she sighed. Lupin retuned her smile looking adoringly at her with awe but was caught in the act and was shot a curious look from madam pompfry, he merely dropped his gaze from Hermione and looked at the cup of tea in his hands. After a few awkward moments Madam pompfry piped up " so how did you know Minerva and I were here to accompany Remus?" she questioned with severe interest. Hermione immediately snapped out of the trance she had so willingly fallen into to face Madam Pompfry and said " I knew Professor McGonagall would come being my head of house and had a small hunch that you would possibly come as you know me well and many know I confined in you as much as I do my friends" she smiled at them all and then looked down with a sad expression dawning on her face " I know why you have come and my last decision was final I am not returning to Hogwarts , I knew you would come back and try and persuade me to go back and I am sorry for a wasted trip but I am not going with you" a single tear rolled down her cheeks " I have a duty to do and I will not abandon that her or my duty for my own desires" she said sternly looking up and taking a deep swing from her mug. " We knew you would say that" said McGonagall warmly placing her hand on top of Hermione's hand and wiped away her tears stroking her face motherly " and so we have devised a plan" said Lupin stealing a look at Hermione's beautiful face as Minerva's hand dropped from to her own lap he smiled to himself " We thought that perhaps you mother could be taken to Hogwarts and placed in a separate part of the hospital wing so that she is being looked after by Madam pompfry" he looked in her direction and she nodded smiling warmly " and you can visit her any time you want" Lupin finished looking straight into Hermione's comforting pools of hazel becoming lost in the moment he tore his eyes away from hers and drunk from his cup trying to convince himself that he felt nothing for the beautiful young woman sitting opposite him. She looked at them all desperately and sighed " Even if I say no you will find another plan and return for me wont you?!" said Hermione with a hint of sarcasm McGonagall smiled excitedly and said " yes we would , does this mean your saying yes?" asked McGonagall finding it hard to suppress the fantastically huge smile threatening to collapse across her face any moment " I don't know I…" she looked at the disappointment on her head of houses face and sighed " well I suppose it could work " she began but was cut of by the crushing hug of McGonagall and the cheers erupting from Lupin and Madam Pompfry and so she gave in " ok I'll do it" she said in a defeated tone finally McGonagall released her and held her at arms length taking in her favourite pupils appearance she then said " I have my best pupil back" she smiled widely bursting with excitement.
