*~*~*~Harmless Ways~*~*~*
By sneaky snitch
Chapter 2
Well rested, Hermione made her way down to breakfast the next morning with Ginny. As she reached the Great Hall, she was disappointed to see that Lupin was not there. "What am I thinking? He's my teacher! I am only 16!" These thoughts quickly evaporated as Hermione sat down and Professor Lupin entered the hall.
"Good morning Remus", said Professor Dumbledore.
Lupin made his way to his seat, bidding good morning to the all of the occupants at the Head Table. As he sat down he caught sight of Hermione. She was laughing uncontrollably about something Ron had just said. He watched as she threw her head back, her hair sweeping out of her face. As Lupin wondered what it would be like to run his fingers through her hair, Hermione looked up at him. He nodded and she continued to smile.
"What class do you guys have first?" asked Ginny.
"Defense Against the Dark Arts" said Harry.
"Really?" said Hermione excitedly. I haven't even looked at my schedule.
"That's a first," said Ron. As Hermione elbowed him in the ribs, Ron slipped his arm through hers. "May I escort you to your dungeon madam?"
Hermione looked startled, then, "Of course you may Ronald, but first I must stop at the tower to retrieve my books."
Ron led Hermione out of the hall followed by Harry. Ginny, having potions first, had decided to walk down with the rest of the fourth years to Snape's classroom. Lupin gazed after Hermione wondering if she and Ron were "together". "Good lord, I could be her father!" he thought. He left the Great Hall shortly after that. He was excited for his first lesson. Outside on the grounds, he had set up a sort of obstacle course similar to their exam they had had in their third year. He wanted to see what they remembered of his teachings.
Harry, Ron and Hermione entered Lupin's classroom and immediately went to his desk.
"Professor Lupin!!" they all said at once
"Oh, how good it is to see you all! My how you've all grown," he said glancing at Hermione. Their eyes locked for a quick second and she turned a tad pink. Ron and Harry were oblivious to this correspondence. "Well, take your seats. We must get started."
They all took seats in the front row. As the rest of the class shuffled in, Lupin made his way to the head of the classroom. He passed Hermoine's desk, his arm brushing past hers. She felt a pleasant tingle in her stomach again. She watched him proceed to the head of the class. "Oh my gosh!" she thought, "I just looked at his butt, what am I doing?"
"Today, we are going to venture outdoors. I have set up an obstacle course similar to the one you had to get through in your third year exam. It is a might more complicated, but I am not grading you, just testing."
The class hurried outside with Lupin in the lead. Each student made his or her way through the course almost perfectly. However, when Hermione reached the boggart she couldn't defeat it. She again ran away screaming about how Professor McGonagall told her she had failed all of her exams. Ron and Harry calmed her down as Lupin rushed over.
"What's the matter Hermione?" Lupin asked
"It's just that I can never make it past the boggart."
"Hey Professor you can help Hermione with boggarts just like you helped me with the demeantors" said Harry.
"I suppose I could squeeze in a few private lessons", said Lupin hopefully
"Okay." said Hermione
"How bout tonight at 9?" As Hermione agreed, Lupin became very excited. "I've got to control myself", he thought
Hermione couldn't stop thinking about Professor Lupin all through Herbology. She told herself to stop many times, but these words never made the way to her brain.
"Hermione, earth to Hermione, its lunch time." said Ron
"Hey Hermione, would you like to accompany me to Hogsmeade this weekend?" asked Ron "Yaw know, like a date?"
"Yeah Hermione!" said Harry excitedly "You can double date with Ginny and I"
"Uh, s-sure" stammered Hermione
"Great!" Ron took her hand and led her to lunch.
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Lupin felt as if he had been shot when he saw Ron and Hermione walk hand in hand to Gryffindor table. Though he felt a bit better when he saw Hermione's face. She looked a little ill. She wasn't smiling, and she looked quite tense. She immediately dropped Ron's hand when she reached the table.
All through lunch Lupin's eyes were glued to Hermione. He knew every inch of her body. He loved the way she walked and talked and laughed. "I can't be falling in love with her, absolutely not" he thought. "As long as I just think it, its harmless". But as Hermoine's eyes found Lupin's he knew. It wasn't just him who felt this way. She looked at him so adoringly.
Hermione melted into her chair as she gazed at Lupin.
"What's up with her?" said Harry
"With who?" said Hermione
"You" Harry said. "You've been acting like the Chinese guy from the Karate Kid all morning." "It's a muggle movie", he explained quickly to Ron and Ginny who looked very confused.
"I have a lot on my mind I guess", and with that Hermione got up from the table and left. She looked at Lupin once more as she walked out and mouthed "tonight at nine" to him. He smiled and nodded.
"I don't think she feels the same way about me as I do her", said Ron.
"Just give her time", said Harry "She's obviously thinking about someone"
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Hermione rushed up to her dormitory after her classes. She was so excited to see Lupin that she had forgotten about dinner until Ginny reminded her.
She and Ginny entered the Great Hall and Hermione saw that Lupin was already there. She gladly took the seat Ron offered her facing the Head Table. Hermione and Lupin's eyes locked together the moment they met. He smiled at her and she at him. He left halfway through dinner and nodded at her as she left.
It was 8:50 as Hermione and Ron left the Great Hall.
"Would you like to go for a walk on the grounds?" asked Ron hopefully
"Uh, I can't, I have a lesson with Professor Lupin, remember?"
"Oh yeah!" Ron traced the tiles on the floor with his foot. "Would you like me to walk you--"
"No, that's okay" Hermione cut in. "I'll see you later in the common room" she shouted over her shoulder as she hurried away.
Reaching Professor Lupin's door out of breath, Hermione straightened her robes and hair and knocked twice on his door.
By sneaky snitch
Chapter 2
Well rested, Hermione made her way down to breakfast the next morning with Ginny. As she reached the Great Hall, she was disappointed to see that Lupin was not there. "What am I thinking? He's my teacher! I am only 16!" These thoughts quickly evaporated as Hermione sat down and Professor Lupin entered the hall.
"Good morning Remus", said Professor Dumbledore.
Lupin made his way to his seat, bidding good morning to the all of the occupants at the Head Table. As he sat down he caught sight of Hermione. She was laughing uncontrollably about something Ron had just said. He watched as she threw her head back, her hair sweeping out of her face. As Lupin wondered what it would be like to run his fingers through her hair, Hermione looked up at him. He nodded and she continued to smile.
"What class do you guys have first?" asked Ginny.
"Defense Against the Dark Arts" said Harry.
"Really?" said Hermione excitedly. I haven't even looked at my schedule.
"That's a first," said Ron. As Hermione elbowed him in the ribs, Ron slipped his arm through hers. "May I escort you to your dungeon madam?"
Hermione looked startled, then, "Of course you may Ronald, but first I must stop at the tower to retrieve my books."
Ron led Hermione out of the hall followed by Harry. Ginny, having potions first, had decided to walk down with the rest of the fourth years to Snape's classroom. Lupin gazed after Hermione wondering if she and Ron were "together". "Good lord, I could be her father!" he thought. He left the Great Hall shortly after that. He was excited for his first lesson. Outside on the grounds, he had set up a sort of obstacle course similar to their exam they had had in their third year. He wanted to see what they remembered of his teachings.
Harry, Ron and Hermione entered Lupin's classroom and immediately went to his desk.
"Professor Lupin!!" they all said at once
"Oh, how good it is to see you all! My how you've all grown," he said glancing at Hermione. Their eyes locked for a quick second and she turned a tad pink. Ron and Harry were oblivious to this correspondence. "Well, take your seats. We must get started."
They all took seats in the front row. As the rest of the class shuffled in, Lupin made his way to the head of the classroom. He passed Hermoine's desk, his arm brushing past hers. She felt a pleasant tingle in her stomach again. She watched him proceed to the head of the class. "Oh my gosh!" she thought, "I just looked at his butt, what am I doing?"
"Today, we are going to venture outdoors. I have set up an obstacle course similar to the one you had to get through in your third year exam. It is a might more complicated, but I am not grading you, just testing."
The class hurried outside with Lupin in the lead. Each student made his or her way through the course almost perfectly. However, when Hermione reached the boggart she couldn't defeat it. She again ran away screaming about how Professor McGonagall told her she had failed all of her exams. Ron and Harry calmed her down as Lupin rushed over.
"What's the matter Hermione?" Lupin asked
"It's just that I can never make it past the boggart."
"Hey Professor you can help Hermione with boggarts just like you helped me with the demeantors" said Harry.
"I suppose I could squeeze in a few private lessons", said Lupin hopefully
"Okay." said Hermione
"How bout tonight at 9?" As Hermione agreed, Lupin became very excited. "I've got to control myself", he thought
Hermione couldn't stop thinking about Professor Lupin all through Herbology. She told herself to stop many times, but these words never made the way to her brain.
"Hermione, earth to Hermione, its lunch time." said Ron
"Hey Hermione, would you like to accompany me to Hogsmeade this weekend?" asked Ron "Yaw know, like a date?"
"Yeah Hermione!" said Harry excitedly "You can double date with Ginny and I"
"Uh, s-sure" stammered Hermione
"Great!" Ron took her hand and led her to lunch.
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Lupin felt as if he had been shot when he saw Ron and Hermione walk hand in hand to Gryffindor table. Though he felt a bit better when he saw Hermione's face. She looked a little ill. She wasn't smiling, and she looked quite tense. She immediately dropped Ron's hand when she reached the table.
All through lunch Lupin's eyes were glued to Hermione. He knew every inch of her body. He loved the way she walked and talked and laughed. "I can't be falling in love with her, absolutely not" he thought. "As long as I just think it, its harmless". But as Hermoine's eyes found Lupin's he knew. It wasn't just him who felt this way. She looked at him so adoringly.
Hermione melted into her chair as she gazed at Lupin.
"What's up with her?" said Harry
"With who?" said Hermione
"You" Harry said. "You've been acting like the Chinese guy from the Karate Kid all morning." "It's a muggle movie", he explained quickly to Ron and Ginny who looked very confused.
"I have a lot on my mind I guess", and with that Hermione got up from the table and left. She looked at Lupin once more as she walked out and mouthed "tonight at nine" to him. He smiled and nodded.
"I don't think she feels the same way about me as I do her", said Ron.
"Just give her time", said Harry "She's obviously thinking about someone"
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Hermione rushed up to her dormitory after her classes. She was so excited to see Lupin that she had forgotten about dinner until Ginny reminded her.
She and Ginny entered the Great Hall and Hermione saw that Lupin was already there. She gladly took the seat Ron offered her facing the Head Table. Hermione and Lupin's eyes locked together the moment they met. He smiled at her and she at him. He left halfway through dinner and nodded at her as she left.
It was 8:50 as Hermione and Ron left the Great Hall.
"Would you like to go for a walk on the grounds?" asked Ron hopefully
"Uh, I can't, I have a lesson with Professor Lupin, remember?"
"Oh yeah!" Ron traced the tiles on the floor with his foot. "Would you like me to walk you--"
"No, that's okay" Hermione cut in. "I'll see you later in the common room" she shouted over her shoulder as she hurried away.
Reaching Professor Lupin's door out of breath, Hermione straightened her robes and hair and knocked twice on his door.