Farewell?
Kat had been watching for Remus ever since she had gotten on the train. She was wondering what Remus had planned.
The next time she looked up, she saw Remus' face peering through the window and she barely managed to restrain a gasp. Remus gestured, indicating for her to come out, before he ducked out of view. She stood abruptly and made her way to the door.
"And where do you think you're going?" demanded Angela, eyes narrowed with suspicion.
"For a walk," Kat said shortly, wrenching the door open, stepping out and slamming it behind her; leaving Angela looking as though someone had slapped her.
"Remus," she began, in a slightly breathless voice, but before she could speak Remus grasped her hand and began to hurry down the train, dragging her behind him.
"I've found an empty carriage," he whispered hastily. "But the owners may come back soon, it depends how long the distraction will hold."
They had just passed a compartment when a shout issued from inside.
"Expelliarmus!"
They whipped around just as the compartment door flew open and a boy flew out, slamming against the wall.
The boy had a pallid look about him, like a plant that had been kept in the dark. His long, greasy, black hair had fallen over his face so that the only thing clearly visible was his rather large and hook like nose. The boy before them was none other than Severus Snape, a Slytherin from their year.
He shook his hair out of his eyes and scrambled to his feet. As he did so he gave the pair a dirty look.
"Oh, poor Snivelly," came a mocking, and slightly joyful, cry from inside the compartment. "To scared to come back and fight?"
"Watch it Potter!" Snape spat. "Or you'll get what's coming to you!"
There was scathing laughter as Snape stared hopelessly around for his wand.
"Potter?" whispered Kat. "Is James in there?"
Remus, who had been watching Snape search for his wand with slight amusement, was brought back to reality with a jolt. He snatched Kats hand again and ran down the hall away from Snape and the compartment in which James, Sirius and Peter were laughing.
"Remus, shouldn't you stop them?" asked Kat, gasping for breath, when they finally stopped as they reached the compartment.
"I can't," said Remus, trying to think how to best explain, as he opened the door and let Kat enter. "They are there 'cause I told them Snivellus, I mean Snape, was there and I told them that to get them out of this compartment."
"But they might hurt him," said Kat, though Remus noted she didn't sound too distraught.
"Look, as I said, we might not have long and I really want to say goodbye proper…"Remus had to stop then for Kat had just pressed her lips against his.
"We'll be at the station soon," she murmured when she pulled away. "And I have no idea what to say." She gave a nervous giggle.
"Neither do I," Remus admitted. He reached out and took her hands in his and gave them a gentle squeeze.
"Then lets not say anything," Kat whispered. She lent close to him and again there lips made contact. They released when they realised the train was slowing down.
"We were closer than I thought," muttered Remus. "You had better go." He looked down at her face. She was crying.
"I'll miss you Remus," she sobbed, hugging him tightly. He hugged her in return.
"I'll miss you too," he whispered, he couldn't remember ever being so depressed. "But I won't forget you." He knew it sounded pathetic, but it was true, he couldn't possibly forget her, not to mention he would miss her more than anything.
They heard noises out in the hallway as the train pulled-up in the platform.
"You'd better go and get your things," he told her as they separated. She looked up into his eyes; her face was shinning with tears. He smiled and after searching in his pockets for a tissue, reached out to her.
"Close your eyes," he whispered as he wiped the tears from her face. She was surprised at how gentle he was. She kissed him for the last time.
"Goodbye Remus Lupin," she whispered, holding back more tears; her voice sounded hoarse, almost like Remus'.
"Goodbye," Remus watched as she walked out of the compartment and his life. "Kat Evans."
He slouched down in a chair, he didn't want to leave; but when James, Sirius and Peter returned, all laughing heartily, he was force to collect his stuff and get off the train.
*
They met once more at the wedding of Lily and James, but they could do no more than talk for all the people around. Any way neither were sure how the other still felt. In the end Remus finally plucked up the courage to ask Kat for a dance, but he mentioned nothing of his continuing feelings for her, as she seemed to feel nothing but friendship towards him. When the wedding was over he had to say goodbye, and let her once again walk from his life, leaving him feeling terribly empty inside. Little did he know Kat felt the same way as they once again said farewell.
Kat had been watching for Remus ever since she had gotten on the train. She was wondering what Remus had planned.
The next time she looked up, she saw Remus' face peering through the window and she barely managed to restrain a gasp. Remus gestured, indicating for her to come out, before he ducked out of view. She stood abruptly and made her way to the door.
"And where do you think you're going?" demanded Angela, eyes narrowed with suspicion.
"For a walk," Kat said shortly, wrenching the door open, stepping out and slamming it behind her; leaving Angela looking as though someone had slapped her.
"Remus," she began, in a slightly breathless voice, but before she could speak Remus grasped her hand and began to hurry down the train, dragging her behind him.
"I've found an empty carriage," he whispered hastily. "But the owners may come back soon, it depends how long the distraction will hold."
They had just passed a compartment when a shout issued from inside.
"Expelliarmus!"
They whipped around just as the compartment door flew open and a boy flew out, slamming against the wall.
The boy had a pallid look about him, like a plant that had been kept in the dark. His long, greasy, black hair had fallen over his face so that the only thing clearly visible was his rather large and hook like nose. The boy before them was none other than Severus Snape, a Slytherin from their year.
He shook his hair out of his eyes and scrambled to his feet. As he did so he gave the pair a dirty look.
"Oh, poor Snivelly," came a mocking, and slightly joyful, cry from inside the compartment. "To scared to come back and fight?"
"Watch it Potter!" Snape spat. "Or you'll get what's coming to you!"
There was scathing laughter as Snape stared hopelessly around for his wand.
"Potter?" whispered Kat. "Is James in there?"
Remus, who had been watching Snape search for his wand with slight amusement, was brought back to reality with a jolt. He snatched Kats hand again and ran down the hall away from Snape and the compartment in which James, Sirius and Peter were laughing.
"Remus, shouldn't you stop them?" asked Kat, gasping for breath, when they finally stopped as they reached the compartment.
"I can't," said Remus, trying to think how to best explain, as he opened the door and let Kat enter. "They are there 'cause I told them Snivellus, I mean Snape, was there and I told them that to get them out of this compartment."
"But they might hurt him," said Kat, though Remus noted she didn't sound too distraught.
"Look, as I said, we might not have long and I really want to say goodbye proper…"Remus had to stop then for Kat had just pressed her lips against his.
"We'll be at the station soon," she murmured when she pulled away. "And I have no idea what to say." She gave a nervous giggle.
"Neither do I," Remus admitted. He reached out and took her hands in his and gave them a gentle squeeze.
"Then lets not say anything," Kat whispered. She lent close to him and again there lips made contact. They released when they realised the train was slowing down.
"We were closer than I thought," muttered Remus. "You had better go." He looked down at her face. She was crying.
"I'll miss you Remus," she sobbed, hugging him tightly. He hugged her in return.
"I'll miss you too," he whispered, he couldn't remember ever being so depressed. "But I won't forget you." He knew it sounded pathetic, but it was true, he couldn't possibly forget her, not to mention he would miss her more than anything.
They heard noises out in the hallway as the train pulled-up in the platform.
"You'd better go and get your things," he told her as they separated. She looked up into his eyes; her face was shinning with tears. He smiled and after searching in his pockets for a tissue, reached out to her.
"Close your eyes," he whispered as he wiped the tears from her face. She was surprised at how gentle he was. She kissed him for the last time.
"Goodbye Remus Lupin," she whispered, holding back more tears; her voice sounded hoarse, almost like Remus'.
"Goodbye," Remus watched as she walked out of the compartment and his life. "Kat Evans."
He slouched down in a chair, he didn't want to leave; but when James, Sirius and Peter returned, all laughing heartily, he was force to collect his stuff and get off the train.
*
They met once more at the wedding of Lily and James, but they could do no more than talk for all the people around. Any way neither were sure how the other still felt. In the end Remus finally plucked up the courage to ask Kat for a dance, but he mentioned nothing of his continuing feelings for her, as she seemed to feel nothing but friendship towards him. When the wedding was over he had to say goodbye, and let her once again walk from his life, leaving him feeling terribly empty inside. Little did he know Kat felt the same way as they once again said farewell.