When Hermione read his words, she couldn't help but laugh. 'How in the world is a simple scarf inappropriate?'
Hermione was writing her reply when a second year tapped her on the shoulder.
"Umm, Hermione?"
"Yes?"
"Professor Dumbledore wants to see you."
"Oh goodness, okay thank you."
Hermione put her quill down and left the common room and walked to Dumbledore's office. When she got inside she saw other people inside such as, Cho Chang, a young blonde girl and Ron. When Hermione took a seat, the rest of the group looked at Dumbledore expectantly.
"Children," he began, "I have brought you here today to discuss a part you will play in the upcoming task today. Each of you are very special to a particular Champion, and what will happen is I will put you in a magical sleep, which Severus will provide the potion for, and tie you at the bottom of the lake in a Mervillage. Each Champion must find a way to rescue you, taking the least amount of time possible. I encourage you not to worry, I will make sure all of you are safe. Should any of you not be rescued, I will fish you from the lake myself. Does this sound agreeable to you?"
The group silently nodded their heads.
"Very well then. Severus?"
Snape stepped out of the shadows holding four goblets and a flask full of sky blue potion. He placed a goblet in front of each person and filled them about three quarters full.
"Drink all of it," said Snape, "It... won't properly work otherwise."
The group looked at each other before they picked up the goblets and drank the contents straight down. Hermione found it tasted like sugar and then she had the sudden desire to sleep and then darkness...
OOO
When he read Hermione's letter five days later, Moony became very agitated.
'My scent!'
A small part of his human self as well was a little bit worried that she had been put in a potentially dangerous situation, but he knew that Dumbledore would not have let anything happen to her. She was actually completely safe.
Even though he told himself that, Moony was still agitated and Remus couldn't help the soft growls that escaped him.
A pair of thin, trim arms wrapped around his neck and the scent of orange and cream surrounded him.
"So I went to Madame Ghiradelli's today. I bought something new, want to see it?" she whispered seductively.
Remus sighed and put his hand at the place where her arms overlapped.
"Sorry, love, not in the mood today," he answered.
Tonks yanked her arms from him and huffed.
"You're never 'in the mood', Remus! It's been a week and you haven't even kissed me! What the hell is your problem!"
Remus found his ire rising. It rose so easily lately when it came to her.
"Can't a man not be in the mood Nymphadora? Believe it or not, I do get tired of having sex just like anyone else!"
Tonks responded in kind.
"I don't know why I still bother with you Remus! I thought that being the girlfriend of a Werewolf would be fun and exciting, instead all I have found out is that you're nothing special! You're a cheap man who knows nothing of finery and you won't even fuck me on the full moon! I know for a fact that Werewolves give in to their 'animal' and fuck like crazy, but you won't even touch me during! You hardly pay attention to me anymore, all you do is write to a stupid fourteen year old girl! You're pathetic! What kind of grown man of your age writes to a young little chit!"
Tonks paused in her rant and at the look at Remus' face, knew she had gone too far. Remus' eyes were a full amber color and his pupils largely dilated, his voice became rough and gravelly. Moony had taken over. As much as her barbs against him hurt, he would not stand for the barbs against his Hermione.
He advanced towards Tonks, stalking her like she was his prey, his kill. He stopped when she bumped into the wall and got right into her face.
He growled out two words only,
"Shut. Up."
Tonks had gone white with fear before her face hardened. She put her wand tip at his throat,
"Get your face out of mine, Remus, before I blast it off."
Remus struggled to gain control of Moony, but he succeeded in the end. Barely. He glared at Tonks before backing up, deciding to retreat instead of making things more complicated. Tonks sneered.
"Coward," she said.
His only response was,
"It's over. Leave," he stormed away without looking back.
The moment the front door slammed Remus relaxed a bit and sat down tiredly. He began to think in the complete silence that surrounded him and came to a realization.
'I'm completely alone, aren't I?'
He and Tonks were no longer an item, his best friends were long gone with one being dead the other a fugitive, and Hermione was away at school living her own life. He was alone.
'That's the way it should be. Tonks is right, I'm pathetic.'
He resolved then and there to focus on the duties that Dumbledore set and nothing else.
A/N: ALRIGHT GUYS, WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE END OF PART TWO! :D THERE ARE TWO CHAPTERS LEFT BEFORE WE FINALLY GET TO THE MEATY, JUICY STUFF ;)
SO AS YOU HAVE PROBABLY NOTICED, FF . NET HAS BEEN ACTING SHITTY LATELY. HOWEVER, A WAY HAS BEEN FOUND TO GET AROUND THE STUPID ERROR MESSAGES SO NOW WE ARE ABLE TO UPDATE! :D :D
-AKEMI