Chapter 7- To The Ball We Go
Hermione and Remus had been looking around for a good shop to get Telly some new clothes but didn't seem to find any until they saw Telly wasn't with them anymore. Turning around in panic they saw her looking into a shop window. Walking over to her they saw that she was looking at a pink skirt with frills on it. Hermione smiled and bent down next to her.
"Do you like that skirt Telly?" She nodded and grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled her into the shop. Remus followed laughing but stopped when he saw it was full of girly thing's. Hermione looked at him smirking and stook her tongue out at him and turned to help Telly find her skirt. Remus saw it and showed Telly. She didn't just stop at the skirt through and tried other thing's on as well.
It was 4 hours before she decided on everything she wanted. Hermione said they'd go half's but Remus wouldn't let her and payed before she could say anymore. Hermione said she was just going to the book store and would meet them in the three broom sticks. She didn't come back for half and hour and when she did she had been to more then the book store.
"Sorry I saw something and well..." She smiled and Telly giggled.
"What did you get then or don't I get to see?" She shook her head and kept the bags away from him. He gave a laugh why shaking his head. "Hermione?" She looked up at him and saw that he had a pink tint to his cheek's. "I was wondering if you'd go to the ball next week with me." He looked down blushing like there was no tomorrow.
"I'd love to go." He looked up at her to see her smiling warmly at him. He smiled back, feeling on top of the world. They ordered some food before they headed back to the school. Telly was so tired that she fell asleep on the sofa when she sat down. Hermione covered her with a blanket. Remus put their bag's in her room so they could sort them out later or maybe tomorrow. Hermione was looking out of the window when he came back in. She looked peaceful just standing there.
He walked over to her and stood next to her. He saw she smile and smiled himself. She leaned on his and sighed a soft sigh. She closed her eyes and smiled. She felt like her life had turned around from lonely and drab to filled with love and care.
"I had a nice time today Remus." She looked up at to see that he was watching her. She blushed and looked down.
"So did I. Maybe we could do it again but not for oh at least a year." He laughed and she joined in with him. "Hermione I just wanted to say I'm sorry that I hurt you back then. I don't know why I did it but all I remember going out with Sirius and James for drinks."
"Its ok really. I...I just thought that...well you know that you'd had enough of me..." She looked down. He gasped. He never knew that she felt like that. He dropped his arm from around her and turned her towards him. She still wouldn't look at him. He let one of his arms go around her waist why his hand went to her chin and softly pulled her head up so that she was looking into his eyes.
She had tears in her eyes and looked about to burst. He saw the sadness and pain in her eyes and felt worse then he had ever. "Hermione I would never, never willingly hurt you. It just was a drunken mistake. Please I love you not Tonks. Your the only woman that took me for me and not for some charity case. You loved me for me and I messed it up big style."
She had love in her eyes and smiled up at him as silent tears fell from her eyes. He wiped them away and held her face in his hand. He leaned down to her, closing his eyes. Hermione closed her eyes as well and waited for his lips to touch her's. When they did emotions inside her burst from deep with her. She'd never felt so alive since last being with him. When his tongue came out and licked her bottom lip she moaned and opened her mouth to him. After a while they pulled away for air. They looked into each others eyes and only love and passion could be seen in them for each other. Hermione put her head on his chest and sighed a happy sigh.
"I still love you Remus. I never stopped." She said into his chest. She felt his heart beat. His smell came to her nose and she loved that smell. She'd missed him so much and for now they were together without anyone hurting them. Remus looked over at Telly over Hermione's head and saw that she was looking at them smiling. Remus used his hand to tell her go to bed. When she had Remus took hold of Hermione's hand and took her to his room. He didn't want anything to happen tonight. All he wanted was to hold her and not let go. He used his wand and turned her clothes into pj's. A pear of bunny covered bottoms, which she laughed at, and a white tank top.
They layed down in each others arms. Remus held her and felt at peace for once in his life, well since she left any way. Hermione closed her eyes smiling and fell asleep with the man she loved for now and forever.
Hermione couldn't believe that it was the day of the ball. She was so out of it she didn't hear her son's come in after they'd been to see their dad. They walked over to her and touched her shoulder and laughed when she jumped. She glared at them but soon saw the funny side and laughed along with them. They asked if they could use her room's to get changed and she just nodded why she put the last touches to her make-up.
She wore a black, strapless dress that reached the middle of her thigh. Then to add to it there was a frilly see through bit that contacted to the waist and floated down to her knees and split down the middle so it didn't cover her legs. She had star ear-rings that dangled down. Her necklace had a silver love heart and then a gold star in the heart. Her hair was up. She'd put it in a pony-tail then bunched it up and curled the end's. Her make-up was put on lightly and her lips were a soft pink from the lip-gloss. Her nails were also a light pink with little star's added to them.
It was 6:57 and Remus would be there soon to pick her up. The boy's look good in their black dress robes and went to get their dates. All the years were aloud to stay till 12 but after that from the first years to the forth years had to go to bed. Then the dance would go on till 2 when everyone would go to bed. Remus was brining Telly but would take her up to bed at 10. There was a knock on the door and she took a deep breath before opening. She smiled at Remus and Telly. Remus was wearing dark blue dress robes and done his hair so it was slick back. Telly was wearing a purple frilly dress that floated to the floor.
Remus was gob smacked when he saw her. She looked beautiful. He smiled at her and handed her a flower. She thanked him before taking part of the stem off and putting it in her hair. She used a sticking charm so it would stay there all night. Telly gave her hug and wanted to know if she'd dance with her.
"You look beautiful Hermione." Telly gave him a playful glare. "So do you Telly. Would you two lovely ladies let me take you to this ball?" Telly giggled and ran to one of his arm's and taking it into her's. Hermione smiled and walked over to him and put her arm through his. They then walked down to the hall for a night of fun.
James, Sirius and Lily stood off to the side waiting for Remus who had told them that Hermione had said no to him. Lily was looking out for Hermione and when she saw her she gasped. This pulled James and Sirius out of their talk on what broom was the fastest. They were also shocked that Remus could lie so good and that they couldn't tell. There he was walking into the hall with Telly on one arm and then Hermione on the other arm. They looked like a proper family and so happy. Telly let go of Remus's hand and pulled Hermione onto the dance floor were a lot of people were dancing. Remus laughed and walked over to his friends.
"Why you old devil. Why did you lie to us?"
"Well it was priceless to see the look's on your faces." He smiled and got a glare from each of them. Lily shook her head and moved to go get a drink. Remus talked to James and Sirius why watching Hermione dance with Telly. He saw the shine in her eyes and his smiled grow.
Hermione and Telly had two more dances before they made their way back to the other's. "Hermione you look great." Lily said when they got there.
"Thanks. You look lovely as well." Lily was wearing a green dress that went down to the floor and was held up by thin straps. It was plane but brought out her hair and eyes. Lily and Hermione talked for a while before James came over and asked for his wife to dance with him. Remus came over and then asked her to join him. Telly was to busy talking to some of the first years. She smiled and took his offered hand. When she heard the song she blushed. It was the song they had danced to on their wedding day so many years ago.
Here with my head up in the clouds
I feel I'm spinning around
Dreams will come and go
But this is here to stay
So forever this way
Hold me now, hold me now
And say the things you say
Hold me now, hold me now
I pray
So here we are at the start of this road
Together building castles in the air
Words we don't need without you I don't breathe
Forever building castles in the air
So softly like a sigh
Sea where the white horses ride
It all seems so real
A feeling deep inside
So our time will go on
Hold me now, hold me now
And say the things you say
Hold me now, hold me now
I pray
So here we are at the start of this road
Together building castles in the air
Words we don't need without you I don't breathe
Forever building castles in the air...
Hermione didn't let go of him when the song was over but kept looking into his eyes. Remus looked at her the same way and just as their lips were about to meet the doors to the great hall opened and they heard Lily gasp, who by the way is next to them with James. Turning they saw Tonks there looking ready to kill. She looked around a minute and then stared at Hermione and Remus.
She came over and stood in front of them. "Remus we need to talk now!" He didn't move so she pulled his arm. He pulled it back and put it around Hermione. "Remus I mean it."
"Look Tonks if he doesn't want to talk to you the he doesn't have to." Hermione said with her arm now around Remus as well.
"Shut up you little whore." Gasps were heard and Hermione was not looking to happy about what she'd just said.
"Tonks take it back!" Remus shouted at her.
"Why should I? I mean not even her own husband would stay with her and all because you thought she was sleeping with someone else." Hermione was crying now. She didn't want everyone knowing what had coursed her to leave but now they did. Pulling away from Remus she ran out the hall in floods of tears. Chris and Nathan looked at each other then ran after her. Remus was going to go after her as well but Tonks wouldn't let him pass. James and Sirius came and stood next to him and glared at Tonks. Before she could say anything a scream was heard and to yells of 'mom' came through the doors.
Everyone went running to see what was going on. When they came to the stairs Chris and Nathan were kneeling down at the bottom of the stairs and Chris had Hermione's head in his lap. Blood was coming from her head and her eyes were closed. Remus ran over and nearly cracked his knee bones with the foruse he went down. He pulled her into his arms and tried to wake her up but she just lay there limp in his arms. "Please Hermione wake up, please I need you..." He was crying and rocking back and forwards, like he was holding a baby in his arms. He kept saying that until James and Sirius told him that she need to get help or she could die.
He picked her up and ran to the hospital wing with, James, Sirius, Nathan, Chris, Telly, Lily and all the teachers coming after him. When they got there Remus was pacing the around a bed that no one could see. The new nurse that had come in why Hermione recovered had pulled the curtains to. Chris, Nathan and Telly ran to him and hugged him. He went down on his knees and held them all to him hoping that the love of his life wouldn't leave him.
TBC...
WELL NOW THAT WAS A BIT UNFORSEEN. I KNOW HERMIONE'S GOING THROUGH A LOT OF PAIN BUT IT WONT BE FOR MUCH LONGER AS I HAVE DESIDED THAT THIS STORY IS COMING TO AN END SOON MAYBE TWO OR THREE MORE CHAPTERS THEN IT SHOULD BE DONE.
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