Precious Metal
By Katerina*Elise
AN- YAH!!! the second part in less than 12 hours!!! i'm amazed!!!i
hope that ya'll like it! Kudos to my bestest beta, MountainDewChika!
You're the coolest! Onward!!!
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Chapter Two: Sudden Fever
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Hermione walked down to Hagrid's house. It was showing hard, covering
the ground's already three-foot blanket. She was thinking a lot about
Remus- Professor Lupin. //He should be married now and have children.
I guess that being a werewolf makes him afraid he'll hurt someone.//
She smiled inwardly. //He is handsome, though.//
She reached Hagrid's house and there was smoke coming from the chimney.
//Remus must already be here.// she thought happily.
She opened the door and closed it behind her. She dropped her bag on
Hagrid's giant table. Her hands were freezing in her gloves (which was
odd, as they had a heating charm on them) and she felt rather dizzy.
She took off her cloak, scarf, and gloves and turned towards the
kitchen.
Remus was in front of Hagrid's stove and a delicious aroma was issuing
forth from it. He pulled out a batch of cookies, placed them on the
stovetop, and turned as he heard her come up behind him. "Hullo,
Hermione! Ready to get started?"
"Yep," she said, trying to ignore the pounding in her head. She pointed
to four large bottles that she had placed on the table. "Those two are
the ones we need to mix, and that one is the antidote."
He raised an eyebrow at her and gestured towards the largest, unnamed
bottle. "What's that one?"
Hermione smiled. "Butterbeer. Professor McGonagall gave it to me and
said that we should enjoy it."
"Yum. It is my favorite." Remus beamed at her, then took the bottles
of potion and poured them into a small cauldron placed over the fire.
"It's almost eight o'clock and I'm freezing. Do you want some Butter-
beer now?"
She grinned, trying to ignore the beginnings of a headache. "Sure."
* * * * * * * * * *
Three hours later, Hermione and Remus were still both in Hagrid's cabin,
chatting merrily. They were eating Remus's cookies, which were
delicious, and drinking Butterbeer.
Finally, Remus got up and headed toward the door. "I need to get
something from the castle. I'll be back before the potion is ready."
He tried to open the door, but found it impossible. "What the...?"
He looked out the window. "Hermione, I do believe we're snowed in."
"What?" she said. She joined him at the window. As she looked out
the window, all she saw was an intense whiteness. The snow was above
the windows.
"Oh, how WONDERFUL," she said sarcastically, though she couldn't figure
out why she was actually so happy about this.
"It's not so bad." He said, grinning at her. "Actually, it's always
been one of my dreams to get snowbound with a beautiful woman."
Hermione turned around and sat down on the couch, looking at her hands.
"I'm not beautiful."
He sat down next to her and gently pulled her face up so he could look
in her eyes. "Yes, you are. Hasn't Harry ever told you that?"
"No."
"Aren't you dating Harry?" She shook her head. "What about Ron?"
"Nuh uh... they're more like brothers to me than anything else. I only
care about them as friends." She replied sheepishly.
"Well, who have you dated?" he asked.
"Only Viktor. And that whole escapade was just... Anyway, I don't
think guys find me very attractive." She looked rather gloomy.
"Hermione, you are a beautiful woman and even more importantly, you're
sweet. If they don't see that, it's their loss."
Hermione once again blushed. //He's so sweet// She shook her head.
She was extremely dizzy, though Butterbeer didn't have very much alcohol
at all, and the room was spinning.
"Hermione? Are you all right?" Remus's concerned face came into focus
and she nodded.
"I'm fine."
"Well, you don't look fine." He put a hand up to her face. "Gods,
you're burning up!"
"I'm OK." she lied. Her teeth began to chatter and she shivered violently.
"Sweetie, you're not OK." Remus stood and gathered her into his arms.
Through the hazy fog in her brain, she was amazed at how strong he was.
//He's warm, too.// she though.
He laid her gently on Hagrid's large bed, bundled her up in the quilt,
and then picked her up again. He carried her back to the couch and sat
down, wrapping his muscular arms around her slim body to give her extra
warmth.
She was lulled to sleep by the sound of his heart.
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TBC
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AN2- Thank you, all you wonderous reviewers!!!
*~*~*~* Tracy- I posted REALLY soon after I got your review!!! Lucky...
*~*~*~* Leigh- I can't promise anything!
*~*~*~* LizzyLupin- I plan on it!
*~*~*~* VenusDeMilo- You'll have to wait and find out! :)
*~*~*~* Lioness Silence- OH MY HECK!!!
oooh, thank you, thank you!!! love your stories!!! ooh, wait, you
reviewed me! sorry, thanx! and about the reviews, i'm
going to continue even if i don't get them, i just like to have a set
interval before i post again... kind of a freak thing for me, ya know?
and yes, hermione is lucky that it's not a full moon!
*~*~*~* Princess-of-Dreams- hehe, it most certainly does not count!
haha, you can try it though!
*~*~*~* Evragirl- glad you like it, you're just gonna have to wait and
see!!! ooh, and MOOO back atcha!
*~*~*~* MountainDewChika- hehe, i'm glad that you told me again!!! and
ya already beta'd it! :P so nah!
Thanx again, everyone!!! oh, and i must have 14 before i'll post
again! Ciao!
By Katerina*Elise
AN- YAH!!! the second part in less than 12 hours!!! i'm amazed!!!i
hope that ya'll like it! Kudos to my bestest beta, MountainDewChika!
You're the coolest! Onward!!!
* * * * * * * * * *
Chapter Two: Sudden Fever
* * * * * * * * * *
Hermione walked down to Hagrid's house. It was showing hard, covering
the ground's already three-foot blanket. She was thinking a lot about
Remus- Professor Lupin. //He should be married now and have children.
I guess that being a werewolf makes him afraid he'll hurt someone.//
She smiled inwardly. //He is handsome, though.//
She reached Hagrid's house and there was smoke coming from the chimney.
//Remus must already be here.// she thought happily.
She opened the door and closed it behind her. She dropped her bag on
Hagrid's giant table. Her hands were freezing in her gloves (which was
odd, as they had a heating charm on them) and she felt rather dizzy.
She took off her cloak, scarf, and gloves and turned towards the
kitchen.
Remus was in front of Hagrid's stove and a delicious aroma was issuing
forth from it. He pulled out a batch of cookies, placed them on the
stovetop, and turned as he heard her come up behind him. "Hullo,
Hermione! Ready to get started?"
"Yep," she said, trying to ignore the pounding in her head. She pointed
to four large bottles that she had placed on the table. "Those two are
the ones we need to mix, and that one is the antidote."
He raised an eyebrow at her and gestured towards the largest, unnamed
bottle. "What's that one?"
Hermione smiled. "Butterbeer. Professor McGonagall gave it to me and
said that we should enjoy it."
"Yum. It is my favorite." Remus beamed at her, then took the bottles
of potion and poured them into a small cauldron placed over the fire.
"It's almost eight o'clock and I'm freezing. Do you want some Butter-
beer now?"
She grinned, trying to ignore the beginnings of a headache. "Sure."
* * * * * * * * * *
Three hours later, Hermione and Remus were still both in Hagrid's cabin,
chatting merrily. They were eating Remus's cookies, which were
delicious, and drinking Butterbeer.
Finally, Remus got up and headed toward the door. "I need to get
something from the castle. I'll be back before the potion is ready."
He tried to open the door, but found it impossible. "What the...?"
He looked out the window. "Hermione, I do believe we're snowed in."
"What?" she said. She joined him at the window. As she looked out
the window, all she saw was an intense whiteness. The snow was above
the windows.
"Oh, how WONDERFUL," she said sarcastically, though she couldn't figure
out why she was actually so happy about this.
"It's not so bad." He said, grinning at her. "Actually, it's always
been one of my dreams to get snowbound with a beautiful woman."
Hermione turned around and sat down on the couch, looking at her hands.
"I'm not beautiful."
He sat down next to her and gently pulled her face up so he could look
in her eyes. "Yes, you are. Hasn't Harry ever told you that?"
"No."
"Aren't you dating Harry?" She shook her head. "What about Ron?"
"Nuh uh... they're more like brothers to me than anything else. I only
care about them as friends." She replied sheepishly.
"Well, who have you dated?" he asked.
"Only Viktor. And that whole escapade was just... Anyway, I don't
think guys find me very attractive." She looked rather gloomy.
"Hermione, you are a beautiful woman and even more importantly, you're
sweet. If they don't see that, it's their loss."
Hermione once again blushed. //He's so sweet// She shook her head.
She was extremely dizzy, though Butterbeer didn't have very much alcohol
at all, and the room was spinning.
"Hermione? Are you all right?" Remus's concerned face came into focus
and she nodded.
"I'm fine."
"Well, you don't look fine." He put a hand up to her face. "Gods,
you're burning up!"
"I'm OK." she lied. Her teeth began to chatter and she shivered violently.
"Sweetie, you're not OK." Remus stood and gathered her into his arms.
Through the hazy fog in her brain, she was amazed at how strong he was.
//He's warm, too.// she though.
He laid her gently on Hagrid's large bed, bundled her up in the quilt,
and then picked her up again. He carried her back to the couch and sat
down, wrapping his muscular arms around her slim body to give her extra
warmth.
She was lulled to sleep by the sound of his heart.
* * * * * * * * * *
TBC
* * * * * * * * * *
AN2- Thank you, all you wonderous reviewers!!!
*~*~*~* Tracy- I posted REALLY soon after I got your review!!! Lucky...
*~*~*~* Leigh- I can't promise anything!
*~*~*~* LizzyLupin- I plan on it!
*~*~*~* VenusDeMilo- You'll have to wait and find out! :)
*~*~*~* Lioness Silence- OH MY HECK!!!
oooh, thank you, thank you!!! love your stories!!! ooh, wait, you
reviewed me! sorry, thanx! and about the reviews, i'm
going to continue even if i don't get them, i just like to have a set
interval before i post again... kind of a freak thing for me, ya know?
and yes, hermione is lucky that it's not a full moon!
*~*~*~* Princess-of-Dreams- hehe, it most certainly does not count!
haha, you can try it though!
*~*~*~* Evragirl- glad you like it, you're just gonna have to wait and
see!!! ooh, and MOOO back atcha!
*~*~*~* MountainDewChika- hehe, i'm glad that you told me again!!! and
ya already beta'd it! :P so nah!
Thanx again, everyone!!! oh, and i must have 14 before i'll post
again! Ciao!