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A/N: I am trying my hardest to get the story to space out but it ain't working. I have it like quadrupled spaced and still nothing! Shout out to Moony's Nymph .. Sorry about the chapters that are only A/N's but there are some people that check everyday on my progress and I update everyday to tell them . I will delete them eventually. Keep reading! Grr This didn't Turn out the way I wanted it you(Sept. 12 2002)
So, are you guys liking the story? Any ideas for further chapters? Owl me at Panza102@hotmail.com mmkay? On to the story!!! This chapter we will see Hermione's Halloween stress begin to build (Oh yeah this story starts in the middle of October! Mmkay? Therefore, the Halloween is not far off! )
Hermione woke as the October dawn pored through a gape in her scarlet bed hangings flowing over her bed comforter and eventfully to her face. She woke with heavy eyes and messy, bushy as ever hair plastered to her head. (A/N that's how I looked this morning don't laugh! You can have bushy that's plastered to your head!) Rubbing her eyes memories of the night came back to her and she smiled quietly to herself. 'He is such a sweetie' she thought as her feet swung down to the cold floor. She quickly dressed and headed down to the common room where she met as usual Harry and Ron and headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast. "So Ron, who are you taking to the Halloween ball?" Harry asked "Dunno, I was thinking about asking Lavender before Seamus could or maybe I'll go with Padma." "How about you Hermione? Any hot date planned for the ball?" Harry then asked Hermione. "Nope, I was thinking about just staying in the dorms that night anyway and finish my homework. N.E.W.T.'s are next year and I want to make sure I have everything down. And besides no one asked me" Hermione said quickly. "How about you Harry? Who's the lucky girl?" Harry grinned sheepishly as a scarlet flush came to his cheeks " Well ahh. I errr . asked. um Ginny" Ron looked rather annoyed by this but he didn't say anything. Hermione was glad for that because it was good to see that Harry had finally after 6 years noticed that Ginny loved him beyond reason. "Hey . didn't you have detention last night with Lupin? How'd that go? You must have gotten back really late because me and Harry were already in bed." Asked Ron "Yeah , I had detention. It went well. I know it was late. So late in fact that he let me go before I finished it." Red was now in her cheeks. They were in the Great Hall and as she looked up to the head table, she saw Lupin with a wide smile on his face. He was talking to Flitwick and it must have been a very funny story he was hearing because suddenly he threw his head back and laughed merrily with a wide grin. They wandered over to the Gryffindor table and Hermione sat across from Ron and Harry. They were half way through their breakfast when a mousy haired boy came up behind Hermione and tapped her on her shoulder. She turned around to see Colin Creevy, a fifth year boy who she only knew through him being a prefect and him idolizing Harry since she was in second year. "Yes Colin? What can I do for you?" She asked causally. She saw Harry cringe out of the corner of her eye. "Umm.. Hermione I was wondering if you would umm.. Err. gototheballwithme? " He said as he turned a brilliant shade of red. (A/N Yes I somewhat stole that from the goblet of fire I'm to lazy to think of something new) She felt a kick from across the table. She looked around and saw Harry looking meaningful at her but she knew he was silently pleading with her not to say yes. Hermione thought it through, if she said no Colin would be hurt and she thought who else would ask her? All the guys in her year were already spoken for and she wasn't interested in any of the 7th year boys. However, if she yes that meant 5 hours of "So how do you think Harry's doing?" "Or do you think that I could get a picture of us dancing so I can send it home?" "Sure Colin I'll go with you" she said before she knew it. He had a big grin on his face and looked ready to dance and whoop for joy. "Alright Hermione, I'll meet you in the Great Hall at 7 pm that night ok Hermione? Or do you have a better idea Hermione? Huh Hermione?" Colin asked in his same annoying fashion. (A/N I hate that boy) "No that's fine Colin. I'll see you then" She said as she turned back to her breakfast. Harry had his head in his hands and was shaking his head and Ron looked like he was ready to fall over and explode if he didn't start laughing soon. "Why did you say yes? Do you honestly want to spend an entire evening with that twit? Has it ever occurred to you that the main subject will be me?" Harry hissed at her trying to keep his temper down. "Well I did weigh out the options Harry and I decided against my idea of staying in the dorm. Maybe getting out is what I need. And who knows maybe he wants to go to the ball with me because he wants to go to the ball with me. not that I'm one of your best friends" Hermione snapped back. "Alright do what you want but don't think that were double or triple dating" Harry said "That's fine. It doesn't bother me," Hermione said coolly as she got up from the table and left.
~*~The Ball~*~
The ball approached quicker then Hermione had expected. It seemed that only a moment ago Colin had asked her to the Ball and then here she was getting ready for it. Dressed in a fine silky robe of feather dusted gold (A/N I cant think of a better name for it or description) and swirls of pale orange here and there. Her hair was down in big curls that hung over her shoulders. She had spent a considerable amount of time claming it with various potions, charms and traditional muggle methods that the three hours she allotted herself to get ready that she had barely 10 minutes before she was to meet her date. (A/N sounds like someone I know.oh yeah me!) Sitting down on the bed to put on her shoes she bumped her bag with her foot making it tip over and a few books and the diary that she had been carrying around fall out. She went to pick up the books, shoving them back into her bag. As she reached for the diary another one of those, pesty urges to read an entry came back to her. 'You might as well Hermione" she said quietly with a sigh. Opening randomly she surprisingly found herself reading October 31st, 1974's entry.
I just got back from the ball. I frankly did not have too much fun. Sirius showed off the whole night pretending he could dance and James made it his personal duty to try and make me ask a girl to dance or have a Butterbeer with. Does he ever get the hint that I don't want to waste my time with brain dead girls who say "teehee " every time you try to start an intelligent conversation?!? Seriously, if I tried to describe how you ward off a boggart they would look at me as though I had sprouted a second head or something. I get that look a lot for some reason. Nothing else eventful happened unless you count that Snape being the jerk he usually is let his pet snake out close to Disa Hardwood and when it coiled around her ankle and tightened she screamed and punted it clear across the dance floor. It hit the wall fell to the floor. Whatever became of Mr. Slithery after that remains a mystery. I never understand why I still go to these stupid balls. Next time I think, I'm going to stay in my room and study or do something useful. I wasted a whole evening on doing NOTHING! Well I had better go to bed because we're going to Hogmeade tomorrow and I hate being tired and having to walk around.
'Does this boy ever enjoy himself around people?' Hermione thought to herself. 'Ever entry I have read repeats the same thing repeatedly. First, he doesn't like this girl then he doesn't like this gathering and then it's another girl. No wonder he's still single.' Hermione smiled as she tucked the diary once again back into her bag. Glancing up at the lunar chart, she saw that tonight at midnight was the full moon. That was the time when he would leave his human body and soul and become a wolf. She thought how strange it was really that he was man and wolf, hunter and hunted, calm yet savage all in one man. She smiled once more as she got and headed out the door.
She met Colin in the common room. He was looking annoying as usual in robes of bright green with little broomsticks placed strategically all over the place so that it gave off an annoying aura. Hermione really didn't want to go to this ball. Dancing with someone who would step on her toes every other beat of a song wasn't her idea of a good time but she had said yes to Colin so she was bound to it. "You look nice, Hermione." Colin said "Thanks Colin. So do you. those robes are. ahh. very green." Said Hermione searching for a complement. " Thanks! I got them because Harry has socks that look kinda like them. You know what socks I'm talking about Hermione. Don't you Hermione?" 'Dear Lord he's starting it already.' "I think so Colin. Dobby gave them to him for Christmas." She replied softly trying to hide the surge of announce towards him. As the left the common room Colin started ranting about how 'Harry has a very pretty date doesn't he? Is that Ginny? I can't see her. She has nice robes. Blue is so her color. Then again, Harry looks good in his green robes too. Maybe we should have our picture taken together. Don't you think that would be a good idea eh Hermione.." On her went talking endlessly about Harry. She was tempted to ask Colin if he was going to ask Harry to dance when they got down there but she restrained herself. She after all had gotten herself into this. The great hall was decorated magnificently with live bats and the moon shone so brightly and clearly that even the brightest star's light was dwarfed. They strolled slowly over to the beverage table picking up chocolate frogs and butterbeer occasionally glancing up at the band that were getting ready to play "Shirley Q. Liquor and the Chavettes" one of who looked like a transvestite. (A/n: think Rocky Horror Picture Show). Taking a seat by the far wall her and Colin watched as dancers approached the dance floor. The guys looking like they were being asked to swallow hot coals while the girls tugged at the hem of their robes. One of these was Ginny. Harry was fighting tooth and nail to keep off the dance floor but Ginny must have found his weak point, because at that moment he fallowed her slowly farther in and engulfed her in his arms and started to dance very nervously. Smiling at Harry and Ginny, she didn't notice when Colin turned into a large blue bird. "Colin? What happened?" Hermione said surprised. "Swack" said Colin. Since she wasn't going to get and answer in English, she quickly motioned over a teacher. "Miss. Granger can you tell me what happened? Was it something he ate?" Flitwick got there first. "No I don't think so Professor. We both had the same thing to eat and I'm obviously not a bird." She said quickly. "No, Hermione your not. However, I can't think of anything else. We haven't seen this kind of prank pulling since the Weasly twins left last year. Looks like maybe Colin got one of their old tricks that they left here. If you would please carry mister Creevy to the hospital wing I believe that Madam Pomphry will be able to sort him out." She picking up the blue bird started to head towards a side door in the hall that would give her a short cut to the hospital wing. Ten minutes later she was exlaining carefully what had happened in the Great Hall. Madam Pomphry guessed that it was a particularly strong engorgement charm on something that he had eaten off the snack table. She said that he'd be back to normal in about an hour and that Hermione could come back and get him so that they could enjoy the rest of the ball. 'Enjoy the rest of the ball?' That seemed almost impossible. She hadn't been able to do anything normally since the detention the week before. Lupin was consently on her mind and everything hat she did seemed to take much effort and there was little success in anything she did lately. Everything started and ended with Lupin and that was the bottom line. She had never had told herself aloud these thoughts but she knew they were true. She decided not to return to the ball right away. She strolled through corridors she had never seen and peeked in rooms she had never entered. She marveled at a long hallway of silver suits of armor that in 6 years of education she had never seen. Touching a face helmet of one of the knights, she heard a high cackling overhead. Looking up she saw Peeves, the annoying little ghost of a man in a bright suit with a grin on his face that could only mean evil. "Why hello miss Griffidor. You mustn't be wandering around this school at night miss. Werewolves lurk here and you wouldn't want to be bitten would you?" Peeve said in a shrill voice. "I'm not worried about any werewolf Peeves. It's not the full moon yet. And besides Professor Lupin is at the ball." Replied Hermione calmly still examining the faceplate. Peeves must have seen that Hermione wasn't going to pay attention to him and made the whole line of silver knights fly towards her making her fly through the air and hit a door. Peeves flew off cackling. Hermione was furious. Just then, the door that she flew up against opened and she fell back. Looking up she saw Lupin shirtless and with his pants half up looking around and then down at her. He had obviously been changing his clothes when he heard a commotion out side thought it would be safe to open the door almost naked. "Professor. Peeves. ahh. did this. oh my." she had turned red. She was starting to untangle herself from the mass of armored arms, legs and torsos struggling with there weight, carefully not looking at Lupin who had quickly pulled his pants up scarlet taking over his face and sweat forming on his brow under his shaggy brown hair. "Peeves. oh yes.. of course. just wanted to see." stammered Lupin "Yeah I know.. Colin. turned into a.. bird. yeah bird and I was just." Hermione stammered back. She thought that she would never be able to look him in the face again. "Walking.. Yes. nice night for it.never was a .a Fan of Balls." "Yeah I know..me either." Hermione broke off. Looking at Lupin Hermione saw that he was indeed shirtless and had muggle pants on. Black dress pants on the baggy side. This was the worst predicament she had every been in. Though it was all together funny. She had never seen a man this embarassed or that red.(A/N: ahhh how cute) "I should. well.get a shirt don't you think? Rather cold." Lupin said to the ground he was staring at. "Yum. yes.. Rather a chill in the air tonight. Where you heading to the ball Professor Lupin for awhile before..." she broke off. What was she to say? Before you transfer into a monster? No, he wasn't a monster but she didn't know what to say. "Ah, yes actully that's where I was going to go. Are you heading back up? If you wait for me I'll join you. Would you please straighten out these suits of armor?" Lupin said as he backed again into his room and shut the door quickly. "Repario Suito Armio" Hermione said strongly. (A/N: Its very very late and I am not creative accounting for the bad writing seen in this chapter) The suits of armor found there bodies and there spots quickly. One had seemed to have lost his head and was on his hands and knees trying to find it. Arms sweeping out hoping to find his detached head. It was logded behind another knights leg and the wall. She grabbed it and handed it to the headless knight. He put it on promptly went to take his place in the line of knights. Just then Remus opened the door, this time fully dressed in robes of a dashing faded navy that covered every square inch of his body except the head, hands and right down to an inch above his ankle. Light brown hair neatly combed but still having that shaggy look to it and bright blue eyes danced as he approached Hermione. "Shall we proceed to the Great Hall?" Said Hermione. "Yes, I think that's a good idea in case Peeves comes back. And oh, Hermione would you mind not telling people that you saw your wrinkly old DADA teacher almost starkers?" the color was returning to his face. Hermione could almost feel the heat coming off of him. "Ah, your not wrinkly. just old." Hermione said playfully raising an eyebrow and giving him a smile and a small laugh. Scowling at her he turned around fully to look at her but his face changed instintly to a big smile and eventully laughing. "Ahh Hermione, many women would have given there right arms to see that performance. 'Remus Lupin werewolf exstrodinare runs into hall practicly naked and scars a 17 year old beautiful young lady for life.' Nice ring to it doesn't it?" "Well yes" 'Did he just say beautiful? He just said beautiful! Don't panic or lose control' Hermione thought. "I'm not scarred for life though Professor, maybe weeks and days but definitly not life. I may need counsuling but I think with time the nightmirrors with pass and I'll be able to function at a normal level Eventully." Hermione again was teasing him. With that said she hooked her arm in his and said " Now I would be honored if you would escort me back to the ball young man" "With pleasure m'lady" Lupin said with a broad grin as they started down the dimly light corridor towards the sound of the ball.
A/N I am sooooo sorry that its been lke a month.. Ive have terrible luck but here it is..Its not as good as I had hoped but oh well.. Stay tuned for the next chapter..Voldie had werewolf prejudices and Remmie is in trouble.. Whos going to save him? Guess.
A/N: I am trying my hardest to get the story to space out but it ain't working. I have it like quadrupled spaced and still nothing! Shout out to Moony's Nymph .. Sorry about the chapters that are only A/N's but there are some people that check everyday on my progress and I update everyday to tell them . I will delete them eventually. Keep reading! Grr This didn't Turn out the way I wanted it you(Sept. 12 2002)
So, are you guys liking the story? Any ideas for further chapters? Owl me at Panza102@hotmail.com mmkay? On to the story!!! This chapter we will see Hermione's Halloween stress begin to build (Oh yeah this story starts in the middle of October! Mmkay? Therefore, the Halloween is not far off! )
Hermione woke as the October dawn pored through a gape in her scarlet bed hangings flowing over her bed comforter and eventfully to her face. She woke with heavy eyes and messy, bushy as ever hair plastered to her head. (A/N that's how I looked this morning don't laugh! You can have bushy that's plastered to your head!) Rubbing her eyes memories of the night came back to her and she smiled quietly to herself. 'He is such a sweetie' she thought as her feet swung down to the cold floor. She quickly dressed and headed down to the common room where she met as usual Harry and Ron and headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast. "So Ron, who are you taking to the Halloween ball?" Harry asked "Dunno, I was thinking about asking Lavender before Seamus could or maybe I'll go with Padma." "How about you Hermione? Any hot date planned for the ball?" Harry then asked Hermione. "Nope, I was thinking about just staying in the dorms that night anyway and finish my homework. N.E.W.T.'s are next year and I want to make sure I have everything down. And besides no one asked me" Hermione said quickly. "How about you Harry? Who's the lucky girl?" Harry grinned sheepishly as a scarlet flush came to his cheeks " Well ahh. I errr . asked. um Ginny" Ron looked rather annoyed by this but he didn't say anything. Hermione was glad for that because it was good to see that Harry had finally after 6 years noticed that Ginny loved him beyond reason. "Hey . didn't you have detention last night with Lupin? How'd that go? You must have gotten back really late because me and Harry were already in bed." Asked Ron "Yeah , I had detention. It went well. I know it was late. So late in fact that he let me go before I finished it." Red was now in her cheeks. They were in the Great Hall and as she looked up to the head table, she saw Lupin with a wide smile on his face. He was talking to Flitwick and it must have been a very funny story he was hearing because suddenly he threw his head back and laughed merrily with a wide grin. They wandered over to the Gryffindor table and Hermione sat across from Ron and Harry. They were half way through their breakfast when a mousy haired boy came up behind Hermione and tapped her on her shoulder. She turned around to see Colin Creevy, a fifth year boy who she only knew through him being a prefect and him idolizing Harry since she was in second year. "Yes Colin? What can I do for you?" She asked causally. She saw Harry cringe out of the corner of her eye. "Umm.. Hermione I was wondering if you would umm.. Err. gototheballwithme? " He said as he turned a brilliant shade of red. (A/N Yes I somewhat stole that from the goblet of fire I'm to lazy to think of something new) She felt a kick from across the table. She looked around and saw Harry looking meaningful at her but she knew he was silently pleading with her not to say yes. Hermione thought it through, if she said no Colin would be hurt and she thought who else would ask her? All the guys in her year were already spoken for and she wasn't interested in any of the 7th year boys. However, if she yes that meant 5 hours of "So how do you think Harry's doing?" "Or do you think that I could get a picture of us dancing so I can send it home?" "Sure Colin I'll go with you" she said before she knew it. He had a big grin on his face and looked ready to dance and whoop for joy. "Alright Hermione, I'll meet you in the Great Hall at 7 pm that night ok Hermione? Or do you have a better idea Hermione? Huh Hermione?" Colin asked in his same annoying fashion. (A/N I hate that boy) "No that's fine Colin. I'll see you then" She said as she turned back to her breakfast. Harry had his head in his hands and was shaking his head and Ron looked like he was ready to fall over and explode if he didn't start laughing soon. "Why did you say yes? Do you honestly want to spend an entire evening with that twit? Has it ever occurred to you that the main subject will be me?" Harry hissed at her trying to keep his temper down. "Well I did weigh out the options Harry and I decided against my idea of staying in the dorm. Maybe getting out is what I need. And who knows maybe he wants to go to the ball with me because he wants to go to the ball with me. not that I'm one of your best friends" Hermione snapped back. "Alright do what you want but don't think that were double or triple dating" Harry said "That's fine. It doesn't bother me," Hermione said coolly as she got up from the table and left.
~*~The Ball~*~
The ball approached quicker then Hermione had expected. It seemed that only a moment ago Colin had asked her to the Ball and then here she was getting ready for it. Dressed in a fine silky robe of feather dusted gold (A/N I cant think of a better name for it or description) and swirls of pale orange here and there. Her hair was down in big curls that hung over her shoulders. She had spent a considerable amount of time claming it with various potions, charms and traditional muggle methods that the three hours she allotted herself to get ready that she had barely 10 minutes before she was to meet her date. (A/N sounds like someone I know.oh yeah me!) Sitting down on the bed to put on her shoes she bumped her bag with her foot making it tip over and a few books and the diary that she had been carrying around fall out. She went to pick up the books, shoving them back into her bag. As she reached for the diary another one of those, pesty urges to read an entry came back to her. 'You might as well Hermione" she said quietly with a sigh. Opening randomly she surprisingly found herself reading October 31st, 1974's entry.
I just got back from the ball. I frankly did not have too much fun. Sirius showed off the whole night pretending he could dance and James made it his personal duty to try and make me ask a girl to dance or have a Butterbeer with. Does he ever get the hint that I don't want to waste my time with brain dead girls who say "teehee " every time you try to start an intelligent conversation?!? Seriously, if I tried to describe how you ward off a boggart they would look at me as though I had sprouted a second head or something. I get that look a lot for some reason. Nothing else eventful happened unless you count that Snape being the jerk he usually is let his pet snake out close to Disa Hardwood and when it coiled around her ankle and tightened she screamed and punted it clear across the dance floor. It hit the wall fell to the floor. Whatever became of Mr. Slithery after that remains a mystery. I never understand why I still go to these stupid balls. Next time I think, I'm going to stay in my room and study or do something useful. I wasted a whole evening on doing NOTHING! Well I had better go to bed because we're going to Hogmeade tomorrow and I hate being tired and having to walk around.
'Does this boy ever enjoy himself around people?' Hermione thought to herself. 'Ever entry I have read repeats the same thing repeatedly. First, he doesn't like this girl then he doesn't like this gathering and then it's another girl. No wonder he's still single.' Hermione smiled as she tucked the diary once again back into her bag. Glancing up at the lunar chart, she saw that tonight at midnight was the full moon. That was the time when he would leave his human body and soul and become a wolf. She thought how strange it was really that he was man and wolf, hunter and hunted, calm yet savage all in one man. She smiled once more as she got and headed out the door.
She met Colin in the common room. He was looking annoying as usual in robes of bright green with little broomsticks placed strategically all over the place so that it gave off an annoying aura. Hermione really didn't want to go to this ball. Dancing with someone who would step on her toes every other beat of a song wasn't her idea of a good time but she had said yes to Colin so she was bound to it. "You look nice, Hermione." Colin said "Thanks Colin. So do you. those robes are. ahh. very green." Said Hermione searching for a complement. " Thanks! I got them because Harry has socks that look kinda like them. You know what socks I'm talking about Hermione. Don't you Hermione?" 'Dear Lord he's starting it already.' "I think so Colin. Dobby gave them to him for Christmas." She replied softly trying to hide the surge of announce towards him. As the left the common room Colin started ranting about how 'Harry has a very pretty date doesn't he? Is that Ginny? I can't see her. She has nice robes. Blue is so her color. Then again, Harry looks good in his green robes too. Maybe we should have our picture taken together. Don't you think that would be a good idea eh Hermione.." On her went talking endlessly about Harry. She was tempted to ask Colin if he was going to ask Harry to dance when they got down there but she restrained herself. She after all had gotten herself into this. The great hall was decorated magnificently with live bats and the moon shone so brightly and clearly that even the brightest star's light was dwarfed. They strolled slowly over to the beverage table picking up chocolate frogs and butterbeer occasionally glancing up at the band that were getting ready to play "Shirley Q. Liquor and the Chavettes" one of who looked like a transvestite. (A/n: think Rocky Horror Picture Show). Taking a seat by the far wall her and Colin watched as dancers approached the dance floor. The guys looking like they were being asked to swallow hot coals while the girls tugged at the hem of their robes. One of these was Ginny. Harry was fighting tooth and nail to keep off the dance floor but Ginny must have found his weak point, because at that moment he fallowed her slowly farther in and engulfed her in his arms and started to dance very nervously. Smiling at Harry and Ginny, she didn't notice when Colin turned into a large blue bird. "Colin? What happened?" Hermione said surprised. "Swack" said Colin. Since she wasn't going to get and answer in English, she quickly motioned over a teacher. "Miss. Granger can you tell me what happened? Was it something he ate?" Flitwick got there first. "No I don't think so Professor. We both had the same thing to eat and I'm obviously not a bird." She said quickly. "No, Hermione your not. However, I can't think of anything else. We haven't seen this kind of prank pulling since the Weasly twins left last year. Looks like maybe Colin got one of their old tricks that they left here. If you would please carry mister Creevy to the hospital wing I believe that Madam Pomphry will be able to sort him out." She picking up the blue bird started to head towards a side door in the hall that would give her a short cut to the hospital wing. Ten minutes later she was exlaining carefully what had happened in the Great Hall. Madam Pomphry guessed that it was a particularly strong engorgement charm on something that he had eaten off the snack table. She said that he'd be back to normal in about an hour and that Hermione could come back and get him so that they could enjoy the rest of the ball. 'Enjoy the rest of the ball?' That seemed almost impossible. She hadn't been able to do anything normally since the detention the week before. Lupin was consently on her mind and everything hat she did seemed to take much effort and there was little success in anything she did lately. Everything started and ended with Lupin and that was the bottom line. She had never had told herself aloud these thoughts but she knew they were true. She decided not to return to the ball right away. She strolled through corridors she had never seen and peeked in rooms she had never entered. She marveled at a long hallway of silver suits of armor that in 6 years of education she had never seen. Touching a face helmet of one of the knights, she heard a high cackling overhead. Looking up she saw Peeves, the annoying little ghost of a man in a bright suit with a grin on his face that could only mean evil. "Why hello miss Griffidor. You mustn't be wandering around this school at night miss. Werewolves lurk here and you wouldn't want to be bitten would you?" Peeve said in a shrill voice. "I'm not worried about any werewolf Peeves. It's not the full moon yet. And besides Professor Lupin is at the ball." Replied Hermione calmly still examining the faceplate. Peeves must have seen that Hermione wasn't going to pay attention to him and made the whole line of silver knights fly towards her making her fly through the air and hit a door. Peeves flew off cackling. Hermione was furious. Just then, the door that she flew up against opened and she fell back. Looking up she saw Lupin shirtless and with his pants half up looking around and then down at her. He had obviously been changing his clothes when he heard a commotion out side thought it would be safe to open the door almost naked. "Professor. Peeves. ahh. did this. oh my." she had turned red. She was starting to untangle herself from the mass of armored arms, legs and torsos struggling with there weight, carefully not looking at Lupin who had quickly pulled his pants up scarlet taking over his face and sweat forming on his brow under his shaggy brown hair. "Peeves. oh yes.. of course. just wanted to see." stammered Lupin "Yeah I know.. Colin. turned into a.. bird. yeah bird and I was just." Hermione stammered back. She thought that she would never be able to look him in the face again. "Walking.. Yes. nice night for it.never was a .a Fan of Balls." "Yeah I know..me either." Hermione broke off. Looking at Lupin Hermione saw that he was indeed shirtless and had muggle pants on. Black dress pants on the baggy side. This was the worst predicament she had every been in. Though it was all together funny. She had never seen a man this embarassed or that red.(A/N: ahhh how cute) "I should. well.get a shirt don't you think? Rather cold." Lupin said to the ground he was staring at. "Yum. yes.. Rather a chill in the air tonight. Where you heading to the ball Professor Lupin for awhile before..." she broke off. What was she to say? Before you transfer into a monster? No, he wasn't a monster but she didn't know what to say. "Ah, yes actully that's where I was going to go. Are you heading back up? If you wait for me I'll join you. Would you please straighten out these suits of armor?" Lupin said as he backed again into his room and shut the door quickly. "Repario Suito Armio" Hermione said strongly. (A/N: Its very very late and I am not creative accounting for the bad writing seen in this chapter) The suits of armor found there bodies and there spots quickly. One had seemed to have lost his head and was on his hands and knees trying to find it. Arms sweeping out hoping to find his detached head. It was logded behind another knights leg and the wall. She grabbed it and handed it to the headless knight. He put it on promptly went to take his place in the line of knights. Just then Remus opened the door, this time fully dressed in robes of a dashing faded navy that covered every square inch of his body except the head, hands and right down to an inch above his ankle. Light brown hair neatly combed but still having that shaggy look to it and bright blue eyes danced as he approached Hermione. "Shall we proceed to the Great Hall?" Said Hermione. "Yes, I think that's a good idea in case Peeves comes back. And oh, Hermione would you mind not telling people that you saw your wrinkly old DADA teacher almost starkers?" the color was returning to his face. Hermione could almost feel the heat coming off of him. "Ah, your not wrinkly. just old." Hermione said playfully raising an eyebrow and giving him a smile and a small laugh. Scowling at her he turned around fully to look at her but his face changed instintly to a big smile and eventully laughing. "Ahh Hermione, many women would have given there right arms to see that performance. 'Remus Lupin werewolf exstrodinare runs into hall practicly naked and scars a 17 year old beautiful young lady for life.' Nice ring to it doesn't it?" "Well yes" 'Did he just say beautiful? He just said beautiful! Don't panic or lose control' Hermione thought. "I'm not scarred for life though Professor, maybe weeks and days but definitly not life. I may need counsuling but I think with time the nightmirrors with pass and I'll be able to function at a normal level Eventully." Hermione again was teasing him. With that said she hooked her arm in his and said " Now I would be honored if you would escort me back to the ball young man" "With pleasure m'lady" Lupin said with a broad grin as they started down the dimly light corridor towards the sound of the ball.
A/N I am sooooo sorry that its been lke a month.. Ive have terrible luck but here it is..Its not as good as I had hoped but oh well.. Stay tuned for the next chapter..Voldie had werewolf prejudices and Remmie is in trouble.. Whos going to save him? Guess.