Exchanging Glares
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Hermione was studying. Not something special is it? Everyone knows she's always with her nose in some kind of dusty book. However, this time she wasn't studying a book but a person. Two persons to be precise: Elisabeth and professor Lupin. Better make that three; Snape was walking by and gave Elisabeth an odd glance.
Hermione started to chew on her quill. Odd. Very odd. What's up with them all?
Hermione was sitting at a stone table outside in the courtyard. She had her book bag and an open book on the table, but she was obviously not reading. She gazed at Elisabeth who was talking with Ron while standing the shadow of the castle. Said person glared occasionally to the other side of the courtyard.
Hermione shifted her gaze to that part of the courtyard. There stood Remus Lupin with Harry, Seamus and Dean. The werewolf just looked up and sneered in the direction of the vampire and Hermione raised a brow. Right so they really don't like each other. Still, if
Snape walked by a second time and this time Hermione caught the evil glare, which Elisabeth send at him. Hermione dropped the quill on which she was chewing and looked perplexed at Snape's retreating back. Did he just smile?! To Elisabeth? Odd very odd.
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Elisabeth tried to bore two holes in the back of Snape's head, but unfortunately enough was that not one of her vampire powers. Smile as much as you like but at the end I will be standing over your decaying body and laugh into your face! You shouldn't have said that about my Lucifer! You might be on the Light' side, as Albus likes to say, but just like you know certain things about me I know stuff about you too! Laugh as you like but past will catch up on you and take you down with it!
She turned back to Ron and ruffled smiling his hair.
"Please stop that!" Laughed Ron. "You make me look like a child!"
She grinned at him. "You are a child."
He stoke his tongue out at her and Elisabeth acted as if she was going to grab it. He quickly shut his mouth.
"Ah, too bad. I almost had it."
Ron rolled his eyes. "But can you please leave my hair alone? I don't wanna think about what Malfoy will say if he sees it."
"Why should you care what he says? Unless... you're secretly in love with him or something?"
Ron's eyes grew larger and charged at her. She sidestepped him laughing and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Come on, I was just joking."
"Not funny." Growled the red haired boy.
"It was! unless you really like"
"I hate that bloody prat!"
Elisabeth crossed her arms and looked cheerful at him. "Then you won't mind a little trick?"
Ron started to grin. "On Malfoy? Tell me!"
Elisabeth winked at him and started to tell him what she had in mind, while sending an well-aimed glare into Lupin's direction, just for the heck of it.
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"-it was the best thing anyone could have given me." Said Harry to Remus. Remus smiled at the boy. "You're welcome."
"He's serious." Told Seamus him.
"Yeah." Agreed Dean. "Harry hasn't stopped using it ever since he got it."
"It's driving us crazy!"
Harry laughed. "Yeah, cause you can't touch it."
The Irish boy pouted and Harry smiled good-natured at him. Remus opened his mouth to say something, when he felt the burning sensation in his back again. He closed his eyes. The vampire is glaring at me again. Wish she would stop that. It's not like I can help being a werewolf.
He opened his eyes and returned the glare to her form. He saw with a bit of glee how she straightened her spine. Heh, she felt it.
He turned back to his students and saw them gazing at his face. "What? Did you ask something?" Asked he.
Dean nodded. "Why do you two hate each other?"
Seamus looked at his friend and back to Remus. "Yeah, we know that vampires and werewolves just can't stand each other but why is that?"
Remus shrugged. "I actually don't know that. No one knows. It's just the way it is."
"Can't it be changed?"
"It's hard to change the nature of a person."
"Yeah." Agreed Harry. "But I heard Hermione say something about that it could be something that's picked up. That everyone expects you to be like, so you unconsciously act like that."
"Is that so?" Remus looked to the mentioned girl. She was chewing on a quill and staring at Elisabeth or maybe at Ron? He frowned slightly and looked thoughtful to the vampire.
"Say Ron and the vampire are quite close, right?"
"Um, they... yeah. I didn't really notice it before but they seem to like each other's company."
"Ron's in LOVE with her!!!" Said Seamus and brought the attention to him.
"What?" Asked Harry incredulous.
Dean scratched his head. "I'm not sure about that. I heard him say that he wished his other siblings were like her. I think he just likes her as a friend."
"Sure." Thought the Irish boy of that.
Remus just looked at the vampire.
***
Elisabeth looked up. That werewolf is staring at me again. I can feel it! Wish he would stop that... it's very unnerving.
"So, Ron. What do you think of it?" Asked she to her to-be partner in crime.
"It's great!" Ron saluted at her. "Ma'am, we've got a plan."
Elisabeth saluted back. "Alrighty!"
"But"
"But what?" She raised a brow.
"Won't you get into trouble?"
"No, even when Albus finds out that it was me, he still has nothing on me. Then I'm also not a teacher anymore and I'm not even a student, so I don't have to worry about losing house points and all that crap." She winked at him and he grinned back. "Oh yeah... there was something I wanted to know of you."
"What is it?"
Elisabeth crosses her arms and looked stern down at him. "What was that bet that Hermione mentioned."
Ron paled as he remembered what had happened the day before. "Um, bet? What bet?"
Elisabeth's right eye started to twitch and Ron gulped. "It's about me and that werewolf, isn't it?"
"His name is Remus." Retorted he sharply.
Elisabeth gazed at said person. "You sound like you like him?"
Ron shrugged and relaxed as she probably momentary had forgotten about the bet-accident'. "Um yeah. He was the best teacher we've ever had and he's really nice."
"Well, I haven't noticed that yet." Said Elisabeth with disgust in her voice.
Ron glanced over his shoulder and looked then back to Elisabeth. "That's because you're so hostile to him."
She gave him a stubborn glance. "That's only because he's too."
Now was Ron the one to cross his arms. "He has always been nice to us. I think he's only acting like this, because you're acting like that towards him too."
"You're mental. He's a werewolf. Werewolves hate vampires. Vampires hate werewolves."
"Do you really hate him?"
"I dislike his presence, yes."
"But you don't hate him?"
"Oh, shut up about him alright. We have to work on the plan, not gossip
about useless things. I'm going to check out if the details are correct."
She turned around and walked briskly into the castle and Ron shook with a sigh his head. She
is so stubborn.
***
Hermione stood up and threw her books and quill in her bookbag. She swung it over her shoulder and walked towards the group around Professor Lupin, noticing that Ron also was walking in their direction. They reached them at the same time.
"Hello."
"Hi."
"Hello Ron, Hermione, how are you two doing today?" Asked Remus beaming.
"Just great."
"Spiffing."
Seamus smiled naughty at Ron. "So Ron, tell us what were you and Elisabeth talking about?"
Ron focused his gaze on Seamus and clasped his hands together behind his back. He gave him a cheerful smile. "Quack." Said he.
They all looked blinking at him.
"Huh?"
"Say again?" Asked Harry with a confused look, just like the others.
"Quack." Said Ron again and grinned.
"Are you alright Ron?" Asked Hermione concerned and put a hand on his forehead.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Asked Dean frowning.
"You'll see. In time, you'll see and understand what I mean."
Dean and Seamus shared a gaze and shook their heads. "You're St. Mungo material, Ron!"
"Thanks." Answered Ron and laughed. He turned towards Remus. "So, you're going to teach us more about vampires, professor?"
Remus nodded. "I suppose so."
Hermione started to nod frantically. "Yes, we have to write 5 foot essay about them and we've only had two lessons from professor Bathory."
Remus raised a brow. "Essays? When must they be turned in?"
"Next week."
"And she saddles me with the job of correction them? What was she thinking?"
"Well." Said Harry thoughtful. "I remember that she said, she would help you correct them."
"But she didn't knew that you were a well, what you are and that she would hate you and all" Added Dean.
Remus sighed deeply. I don't like her one bit and I have to correct them with her? Is it some sort of plan of her to torture me? Merlin, I knew taking this job was a bad decision next time Albus can go teach DADA himself!
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A/N:
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