The Moon of Summer Love
Chapter nine
I sat in the common room trying to figure out what had happened the previous night. Well of course nothing happened, nothing at all. Well I had gained a friend, a friend. For some reason the word repeated in my mind. I have a real friend, it has been so so long sing I have had a real friend. All of the people I used to call my friends, in my other life, before it all changed, these people ignore me, they walk right past me, like I'm not even there. And if they do see me, they look at me like I'm some…….some lost puppy. Well part of it was true. Sometimes, or rather most of the time, I'm lost. And I can't find my way back, but then I have figured out, when I'm with Remus I'm…..I'm found. But that's what friends are for…right? Of course he's my friend, he said so his self, and he wouldn't lie to me….right? So many questions, and I'm wondering if I had the right answers. He wouldn't lie to me, he seemed like my friend, and he's not like the other marauders, he doesn't just talk to a girl to get them in a broom closet for the night, he talks to one, he talks to me, because he's my friend.
I was dragged out of my thoughts, somewhat relieved, somewhat disappointed. I heard the bell, which means one thing, class. Ugh. I didn't want to go to class. I have Muggle Studies. Then a thought came to mind, or rather a question came to mind. Was Remus in that class with me? Then another question came to mind, why was most of my thoughts about Remus usually? The answer was hidden, way way in the back of my mind. But me, still wondering why I'm in Gryffindor, is too cowardly to go look for the answers, or answers.
I walked out of the Gryffindor common room, and headed towards Muggle Studies. Still lost in my thoughts I was in front of the classroom door before I had even realized I had walked out of the common room. I also realized I was a little early as I opened the door to the classroom. I had forgotten that Muggle Studies was so close the Gryffindor Common Room.
I took the opportunity being the first one there to take a seat in the back of the classroom.
I looked at my desk and at the desk around the classroom, and noticed that the desks were moved where they were in pairs. This means I was going to have to do some communicating with someone. Not really one of my strongest things, if you know what I mean.
And sooner than I realized the classroom started filling up with students, all trying to find a partner, avoiding the chance in having to take a seat next to me. Everyone was seated, and the teacher hadn't arrived yet, and so far I was lucky enough not to have anybody sit next to me. I opened my notebook for some reason. Then the door opened again and I looked up, It was probably the professor. And yes it was the professor, but not just the her, but it was her, and Remus.
Remus must have been asking about an assignment he had missed. The week before he had missed a few days of his classes. He nodded at something the professor had said and looked around for a seat. At first I thought he was looking a seat anywhere but where mine was, but his eyes locked on to where I was sitting when he realized I was in the classroom, and it seemed like there was…..he was smiling? He walked over towards me and asked, "Hey Summer, mind if I sit here." It seemed he was trying to me as casual as possible.
I sort of smiled and said, "Of course not Remus." Just as casual. I got a few odd looks from the classroom. Apparently after they saw where I was sleeping last night, they had gotten the wrong idea. And for some idiotic reason, that thought had JUST came to my mind. I shook my head, who the hell cared at what they thought? I didn't.
He sat down and looked down, "Er, um, I never got to….really…apologize." he said to me. I was confused, what did he have to apologize about. He seemed to have caught my confusing look and said to me, "You know, for you getting so many odd looks from people." Oh that, he didn't have to be sorry about that.
"Oh that, Remus, you don't have to be sorry about that, that is no big deal." I assured him. He nodded lightly, apparently he was relieved. I smiled at him, and looked up at the professor, knowing she was about to start class. She stood up, I was right.
"Okay class, today, you see, we are going to be doing partner work." She announced. What muggle thing needed to be done with partners? I asked myself. And so I waited patiently for her to answered my question, "the assignment is going to be done out side of class." She said, with a somewhat smile on her face, "Since of course we cannot send letters to muggles, you and the person sitting next to you, are going to be pen pals." Some of the class looked somewhat confused, of course it means, "Which means that you and your partner will be sending letters back and forth to each other." Well, she answered the others questions.
Remus looked over at me and smiled, this would be interesting. I thought, It is a lot easier to write what you want to say, rather than say it to their face. I smiled back and then thought started to swarm back to my mind, but the professor interrupted them before I got a chance to get too much into them.
"Today, I will be showing you how you will write the letter." She said, why must professors always demonstrate the obvious? I mean we all know how to do it, and knowing how much this particular professor can ramble on, this was going to take a while….