The end of 6th year approaches... what are we thinking?
June 5th 1997
"Headmaster you wished to see me?" I said as I approached the desk. While he put on a great façade his health was obviously declining.
"Yes Remus, tea?" He asked, gesturing for me to take a seat, I gave a small shake and sat in the chair opposite. "How is life going with the young Mrs Lupin?"
"Life is well all things considered. She is currently prepping for exams, so very busy."
"Ahh good, I have been absent a lot lately and was unsure how you were coping with the bond in a castle of children."
"We have adjusted well, it's getting much easier to control reactions." I frowned, "but surely that's not why you've summoned me sir?"
"No, of course not. I need to tell you something, now I know you understand that you have been to privy to information that no one else has been. You know why I have trusted you and your mate with this." He eyed me over his half-moon spectacles and I nodded slowly.
"Yes, because we are protected by the wolf, our mind can not be read or attacked by others unless they wish for their mind to be shredded." I knew this was why I had been privy to information others had not and that Moony's protection of my thoughts also extended to Hermione.
"Yes, I had hopped Harry would have been able to be more successful in his attempts at occlumency, so I could share more with him, but it hasn't happened."
"Well perhaps is he had a better teacher." I said lowly, still in disagreement about the methods in which Harry was 'taught' that particular skill. Dumbledore however waved his healthy hand.
"It does not matter now, what is important is that a third party know more before I am gone." He pressed on. "Now I trust Harry has been sharing everything I have shown him with Mister Weasley, Mrs Lupin and yourself." I nodded my affirmation. "Then you know now that we are hunting horcruxes." I nodded once more. "Good, your help will be of great value as they go on their hunt." I wanted to ask why it had to be them, but knew I wouldn't get any real answers. "Now the time for Mister Malfoy to complete his task, Severus has agreed to help and only you three will know the truth of what has happened once I am gone. Tell no one of the truth or it may all be for nothing." He said solemnly.
"And you are fine with this sacrifice." I growled lowly. "To sacrifice the life of a good man, the lives of children."
"It is what needs to be done." He stood and move to stroke Fawkes. "It is for the greater good."
"The greater good, how many more must die for it." I stood abruptly, my chair scrapping loudly as I stormed out of the room, slamming the heavy wooden door hard behind me.
'Remus what is wrong?' Hermione's soft voice filled my head.
'The headmaster finally took the time to speak with me.' I replied, still storming through the castle, unsure of where I actually planned on going at this point. I quickly replayed the bried meeting for her to see.
'Ahh I see,' She replied eventually and I slowed my strides as I approached the black lake. The grounds empty as students attended class.
'I never imagined it would come to this.' I told her, dropping to sit on the gradd near the edge of the water, leaning against a boulder which shielded me from the castle.
'I know my wolf, but we must do what needs to be done. Harry will argue, will try to go alone, but he needs us. We need to end this war.' She said, wise beyond her years.
'I know mine, but I wish with every fibre of my being that I could hide us away.' I sighed, running my hands through my hair.
"I know Remus, but we aren't those kind of people." She said softly, here voice carrying from behind me.
"You are supposed to be in class." I told her as she dropped her book bag down beside me and knelt in front of me.
"You needed me more." She said softly hands coming up to cup my cheeks.
"How are we supposed to do this? Why us?" I asked, my eyes meeting hers.
"We do it because there is no one else, to save live, to make a better future. We do it because it is right, because it is needed." She replied, moving forward to straddle my waist, her body pressing against mine.
"But what if something happens to you." I said, barely above a whisper. "What if I loose you?" I questioned, my voice breaking slightly as my eyes became moist. Traitors.
"I can not promise, I will not get hurt." I growled slightly. "We are at war and I am a number one target." Her voice was soft, but strong, brave. My lioness. "I can promise that I will fight to survive, that I will get back up and that I will do everything I can to make sure we live long and happy lives. We just have to get through this little speed-bump first." She said softly and I gave a small snort.
"Little speed-bump?" I questioned and she shrugged.
"Sounds better, then homicidal dark-lord."
"This is true. Thank you for coming to see me." I said my hands moving from her hips to the small of her back.
"I will always be there when you need me. Even if I have exams in a week." She sighed shifting on top of me.
'Need you.' I whispered internally.
'Always.´ She returned.
'Need you now mate' Growled Moony, making his presence known.
'I'm yours' She grinned leaning down to capture my lips with hers. She tasted like dark chocolate and honey and my tongue immediately darted out to taste her soft lips. She sighed into my mouth opening her to be plundered.
'We have to be quick' She sent me, hand already moving down my chest and towards my belt. My hands gripped her ass as I ground my hips against her, my cock already becoming hard as I felt her heat pressed against me. I moved one hand under her shirt to grope her chest, pulling her bra down and pinching her nipple causing her to gasp and arch against me. My lips moved from her and I kissed down her neck as she lent to one side giving me better access.
"oh, uh, ugh." She moaned hand trembling slightly as she freed my hard member, gripping it and moving her hands up and down causing a growl to rumble from deep in my chest. I moved my hand under her skirt to her a underwear. A wave of my hand and I had windlessly vanished the offending piece of cloth. My whole body was alight as was touched each other so intimately in front of the black lake only a large piece of stone offering us any shelter from wandering eyes.
My fingers found her centre and I moaned loudly as I felt her wet heat. I fiddled with the bundle of nerves I found there, moving my finger to spread her juices around before slipping two fingers inside of her. My lips and tongue still working at her neck, her hands pumping my slowly.
"Fuck, no, no time, inside me now." She stuttered even as her body begged for more. She pulled away positioning herself over me before capturing my lips once more as she lowered herself onto my waiting cock.
"Yessss." I hissed as her warm tight walls surrounded me. She didn't pause as she pulled herself back up and I gripped her hips, helping her move up and down at a dizzying paced. Hands on my shoulders to brace herself as she leaned back slightly allowing my manhood to hit the special spot deep inside of her.
"Ugh, oh yes, right there Monny, fuck." She chanted as she bounced up and down.
"Yes Mine, you are so tight, feel so good." I whispered back moving her faster. Her eyes closed and lips parted made a beautiful image as she moved her body faster desperate to find the release she was chasing.
"Touch yourself." I growled softly and her eyes opened to look at me intently before she took one hand from my shoulder and dipped it under her skirt.
"Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" She moaned loudly and I could feel the thrill of pleasure zing through the bond as she fiddled with herself.
"Yes, just like that." I whispered, my hips shifting up of the damp ground to meet her as she slammed down on top of me. I felt her walls flutter around me as her head fell back, her fingers working furouisly.
"So good, fuck, Mine, always mine." I whispered, feeling the pull as my stomach tensed the combined sensations pulling me ever closer to release.
"Alw-ways, ohhhhh." She moaned as her muscles clenched and tightened.
I slammed her down once more, roaring before capturing her mouth as I came filling her with my seed. He whole body tensed and shuddered, my mouth swallowing her cries of pleasure as she came undone around me.
We sat their panting, her head on my shoulder, my head on hers.
"We will get through this." She said once our breathing had returned to normal and she stood, fixing her uniform.
"I hope so." I replied solemnly, preparing myself to escort her to charms. I collected her bad, taking her hand in my other before we began the walk back up to the castle.
June 20th, 1997
"No more exams!" Ron exclaimed as he fist pumped the air, literally jumping for joy. "Can we do something to celebrate?" He asking throwing his arms around Harry and Hermione's shoulders, the two teens grinned at each other, obviously catching their red haired friends excitement.
"Sure Ron, why don't we have a little get together in the ROR after dinner. If we meet up at 8 that give us plenty of time until the midnight curfew." Harry said, shrugging Ron's arm from around his shoulder, it was nice to see him taking a moment without the weight of the world weighing down on his shoulders. "Hermione?" He asked, pausing a moment to look at her. She had one hand entwined with mine with Ron's arm was still flung over her other shoulder.
She paused for a moment.
'Go on mine, have a little fun.' I urged.
She rolled her eyes. "Okay, but we have to be done by curfew. We are still prefect Ron." She reminded him.
"Of course. I'm going to go spread the word." The boy moved away through the halls.
"Just a few people!" Hermione called after him and he waved his hand at her not looking back.
"You don't think he is going to do anything too big do you?" She asked biting her bottom lip.
"Well he is the younger brother of Fred and George, Soooo..." Harry trailed off. "Anyway I see Gin, so I'll catch up with you later." He said falling back from us to move towards the girl.
"Come for a walk around the lake?" I asked her once we were alone.
"Of course, it will be nice to get some sunshine after all the revision." She smiled and we moved through the halls.
"How do you think you went today?" I asked bravely, knowing this could lead to a long winded break down of the exam.
"It was... interesting, the had us work a layered rune spell, we were required to break it down explain the use of each and then what they would produced when combined together in this fashion. We then were asked to come up with a better way to produce the same outcome, either by using less runes or increasing the power." She explained happily. "I finished it all with enough time and I think I got the runes correct and at least we don't have to wait until mid summer for the result this year."
"Wow, they have changed that exam since my time." I said with a low whistle.
"Well it has been 19 years, they were bound to change." She teased.
"Some of them are exactly the same, it wouldn't surprise me." I laughed.
"What was your like?" She asked curiously.
"Ummmm, from what I can remember just a pile of rune cards and we had to give an explanation of each. I think." She nodded and we walked in silence for a moment as we reached the waters edge. Hermione's anxiety that I had thought was from exams was still present and I hoped if I gave her time she would speak to me about it.
"I'm worried about what is coming, it's time for a disaster. We already know that Malfoy is planning something and it is going to happen before the end of term... which is two weeks away. So in two weeks Dumbledore will be dead." She said softly. "It's been so hard not to tell Harry, I know it's for the best, but he can never know we knew." She implored me, her eyes said and her guilt weighing on her heavily.
"I know mine, I'm sorry I have had to ask this of you, to keep this from him, but I couldn't have kept this from you." I said quietly.
"I would never expect you to keep it from me. It is too hard for us to have secrets, even now that we have started to control what is being shared emotionally with each other. I just, we have never had a peaceful end of year and knowing that this one is likely to be the worst yet is frightening. It's why im not sure about having a party tonight. You know the boys are going to smuggle in alcohol of some sort of fashion and I feel like we need to be on guard." She sighed.
"I understand, but we can't stop living our lives because there are threats around. We know something bad is going to happen, we have worked hard to prepare everyone and if it makes you feel better you cold brew some sober-up potions to have on hand in case something does happen." I said, it was easy for us to forget to live in the shadow of danger.
"I suppose it wouldn't hurt for us to make some good memories to hold onto. It's all going to be bad enough soon enough without me adding to it." She frowned toeing some rocks with her shoes. I took her face in my hand and kissed her softly, my lips just barely meeting hers as her hands came to rest around my waist. We stood like this for another minutes, just kissing softly, letting her anxiety lessen slightly. Eventually she ppulled her lips away from my and stepped forward leaning her head against my chest. "You're right, okay, well let's get back so I can get the potion done before dinner."
I sat at the desk in our study marking the lower years exams for charms and transfiguration just as I had promised. They didn't need to be done for another week but if something terrible was coming I thought it better to get them done now.
Hermione and I had shared a quiet dinner together before she was accosted by Ginny to get ready to go to what had apparently turned into a full party for the 5th, 6th and 7th years of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.
We they had finished getting ready Hermione had cleared her throat from the top of the small stair case that lead to our room. My mouth had gone dry as I took in her appearance while she descended the stairs. She was wearing a short black leather skirt and a dark red scoop neack shirt the clung to her body with sleves going half-way down her arms. She wore black knee-high high heeled boots that added almost two inches to her height and made her legs look like they went on for days.
"Mine, I'm not sure I can allow you too leave this room in that outfit." I growled softly stalking towards her and a blush graces her cheeks. Her hair was only just pinned back from her face, her curls falling gracefully down her back, her face showing just the barest hints of make-up.
"I know, I did good hey wolfy." Grinned Ginny. "But she is leaving and we are going to have fun."
We met at the bottom of the stairs and I kissed her chastely, holding her body against mine.
"You are the one who told me that we needed to have fun... to make good memories."
'Not looking like that' Moony growled to me.
'She is allowed her freedom and we trust her.' I reminded him.
'It's other I don't trust.' He replied
'I know, but we will be joining her in a few hours and we will know if she needs us before then. She needs her own life as well.'
'Fine.' I could hear the pout in his voice.
I sighed loudly. "You are right of course and you look amazing my wolf." I said out loud, 'So amazing I want to take you against this wall.' I sent her, giving her a heated look. I could smell her reaction as well as feel it as she swallowed thickly.
'That will have to wait until after the party Mate.' She replied internally. "Thankyou, Ginny organised me, I just did as I was told. I will see you in a few hours?" She checked and I nodded.
"Yes we have a staff meeting at 8 and I will join you all afterwards. Assuming no one is going to freak out about a teacher joining the party." I said seriously.
"Just don't hand out punishments and you'll be fine." Ginny grinned, reminding us one more of the face she was in the room.
"I will refrain, but I will also deny any knowledge of anything if you are all caught." I grinned at the red head witch.
"That's all I ask, now lets go 'Mione we are already fashionably late." The teen grinned grabbing Hermione's hand from where it had settled on my body when I approached her.
"Have fun, I will catch up with you later. Go be a teenager and make some memories." I gave her another quick kiss before allowing her to be pulled away and out of the room, shamelessly watching her ass as she went.
After another moment of standing there, internally debating with myself to follow her I sat back down at my desk to resume marking until it was time for me to attend the staff meeting.
As was usual Dumbledore was not present and no-one seemed to know where he was or really care for that matter. We shared any mis-doings during exams and then I my concentration drifted to Hermione in that little skirt, saliva filling me mouth at the thought.
Someone nudged me and I blinked quickly to see eyes on me, my cheeks reddened slightly at being caught unawares.
"Sorry, what was that?" I mumbled
"I said we know they are planning some celebration this evening and I wanted to know what you could tell us about it?" Repeated Minerva, obviously unimpressed.
I cleared my throat, feeling like a mis-behaving 12 year old all over again.
"Yes well the majority of senior student from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are gathering this evening for a post exam celebration. I will be joining them after this to keep an eye on things." I said feeling quit like a spy.
"Right, I trust you to keep an eye on things, make sure nothing gets out of control. These are dark times and I do not wish to take this chance to form alliance's, memories and allies from the children... so we shall, look the other way. I assume they will be dispersed by curfew?" She questioned.
"That is the plan. A few patrols between the 7th floor between midnight and 1am should catch anyone who wishes to continue the party after it has been dispersed." I replied and The others nodded in confirmation that they would indeed be checking everyone returned to their dorm safely after the celebrations.
"Okay, well if there is nothing else to add..." The Deputy Headmistress looked around, pausing briefly as her eyes fell to my left, on Severus, who gave slight shake, before continuing around the room. "Okay well then enjoy the rest of your evening. Remus a moment please." She said as I made my way to stand, I nodded and remained seated while the room cleared.
"Is everything okay?" I asked once we were alone, she looked tired.
"Nothing new to be concerned about. I just wanted to check in with you. It has been months since we have properly spoken and I worry about you... about Hermione." She said softly.
"Well thank you, we are doing well. It has not been without its challenges but as we approach one year the bond is beginning to settle and we are happy."
"That's all we can ask in these times I suppose." She signed and patted my shoulder softly. "I'm so glad you found someone, if anyone deserves to find their mate Remus I believe it is you."
"That-that mean a lot to me Minerva," I stumble slightly, my voice thick with emotion.
"Although I don't know how you do it putting up with those teenagers all the time, it would have driven me around the bend." She chuckled and I couldn't help but now along with her.
"It does get a bit tiresome, but they are a good bunch and Hermione's more mature then me some times -"
"Yes well she always was very... grown up. I'll tell you the story of when I delivered her letter over a cup of tea one day." She promised, something I was eager to hear about.
"I can't wait to hear it, but otherwise it isn't too bad, remember one of my best friends is Sirius Black, perpetual 15 year old." A small chuckle excaped. "And they... I guess it makes me feel young and there a small moments where I can pretend to be carefree. As if the fate of the free world isn't hanging in the balance." I added quietly officially darkening the mood.
"Well on that note, I best let you be off. I wouldn't want to be the one to keep you from Hermione any longer. I'm sure that where your mind wandered too during the meeting." She teased lightly, trying to erase the shadows my earlier comments had brought.
"I'd be lying if I said it wasn't," I told her honestly. "Good night Minerva." I nodded to her as she bade me farewell, making my way from the 5th floor staff room up to the 7th floor where the ROR had been used for the party. Of course, most people just thought it was a large empty room that the 6th years had sequestered for the night.
I could feel Hermione's happiness through the bond and found a smile forming on my face before I even reached the door separating us.
As I entered the room I took a minute for my ears and eyes to adjust. It was magnificent. The room was large, with a bar off to one side with platters of room and drink. There were stools and tables scattered around in front of the bar. On the other side there were several couches and love seat filled with teenagers who were chatting or... getting to know each other. In the middle of the room there was a large dance floor, the flashing coloured light and loud music filled the room creating an atmosphere of one like a muggle club.
I spotted Hermione's curls and deep red shirt on the dance floor as sway and moved to the beat dancing between Ginny and Luna, a drink in one hand the other raised above her head. My pupil dilated as I stood frozen for a moment just watching her body move to the music, sway, dipping and swinging.
"Remus!" Said Harry, catching my attention as he approached two drinks in hand.
"Hey Harry, how is it going?" I asked taking the offered drink from his hand with a nod of thanks. We moved around the end of the floor, closer to the girls.
"It's great, everyone is having a blast. Can't believe we've never done anything like this before." He grinned taking a drink. I lifted the cup to my nose and sniffed, before taking a mouthful.
"Do I want to know where you got Fire Whiskey?" I questioned as the liquid warmed my insides. The boy just grinned and shook his head, knocking back the rest of his cup before sitting it down on the table.
"Ask no questions and I'll tell no lies. Now come on, with you here I can finally get a dance with my witch." He moved towards the dance floor. "Oi Neville, come on Luna will need a partner too." Harry called to his friend as he moved past. Neville blushed and mumbled something but followed Harry non-the-less.
I finished my drink quickly and put my cup down, making my way over to the dance floor. Her back was too me and I could see the slight layer of sweat that covered her neck. I smiled at Luna who moved off to dance with Neville before pressing my back against hers, my hands on her hips, moving my body with hers.
She leaned into me with a sigh, her empty hand coming up to grasp my neck. "Hello Mine." I purred into her head before kissing her neck softly. She sighed and moved her head to the left allowing me better access, her hips moving in a fashion that cause her ass to grind against my quickly growing member.
"I missed you." She mumbled before turning in my arms. "Will you dance with me?"
"I believe I already am." I growled, her hand were on my shoulders and mine help her hips, our bodies swayed as one. He face was flushed and eyes wide. "Have you had much to drink?" I did not disapprove, but I wanted to know how much she had consumed so I knew if she would need something before bed.
"This is my third drink... in two hours... so no, just enough to take the edge off." She said softly and I nodded understanding.
"I'm glad you are having fun." I told her honestly.
"More now that you're here." She responded; she finished her drink before banishing the empty cup in her hand. We continued to dance for a while longer enjoying the feel of our bodies pressed together. Here we weren't a student and teacher, we weren't at war, we weren't fighters... here we were just us and it was nice.
So next chapter will be the death of Dumbledore. Yes i'm still killing him. It's needed. However while I have written past it ihaven't written that particular chapter so it make take me a little while to get it how i want it... I'm still not sure what direction it will take. Anyway enjoy, review, let me know you're out there.