PLEASE READ! So I messed up the order of my chapters and didn't post chapter 11. So please GO BACK and read that chapter (numbered 12 on the scroller). Sorry for the mess up!
Chapter 13: By the Fire
Hermione's bag hit the ground with a dull thud before she moved to perch herself on one of the plush chairs; she tucked her legs under and sighed. After loosening her tie a tad, she leaned back down and picked up a book.
She stayed like that, silently working on homework and absently listening to the clatter of fellow Gryffindors in the common room, until she looked up and saw that it was already half past eleven. The only other person in sight was a tired looking Lupin, whose brown eyes narrowed in concentration as his quill scratched on parchment. Hermione realized he must be working on the Charms essay assigned today. She felt a spike of camaraderie, as she had just finished that hours ago as well, despite it being due in a week's time.
Hermione remembered going over Ron and Harry's homework fondly, and before she could stop herself, she moved over to the couch he was sitting at. When he felt the cushion dip, he looked up in slight alarm.
"Did you comment on ze Avis spell?"
"But that was sixth year," he argued with a furrowed brow.
"It still holds relevance," she said.
Remis tilted his head in thought for a moment before he nodded his head in agreement.
Hermione felt a jolt of glee from working on school work with another. She lifted a hand to ruffle his hair in happiness. When she realized her action, she snapped her hand back and said a hurried apology.
"It's ok," Lupin said with a grin as he kept writing. "I'm used to it. James and Sirius do it all the time."
"I don't get why zey call you zeir furry problem," Hermione commented, even though she knew exactly why.
Lupin laughed nervously before bringing up another spell.
Originally Posted: 10.6.2011, Re-Posted: 10.11.2011
Word Count: 300
A Fangirl Note: I love Lupin so much. I mean, who doesn't love someone who appreciates chocolate?