Disclaimer: I OWN IT ALL!!!! JKR STOLE IT ALL FROM ME!!! Ok ok I'm an obsessive lyer.. I don't own nothing cept this meezly little plot that doesn't effect the fabric of space time continuum or anything. it just amused my little mind

A/N So here we are. Chapter 14.. Hermione and Remmie are going to the ball but never quite make it.. NOTHING DIRTY SO YOU CAN PUT THAT THOUGHT AWAY MISS FAUCETT! Who in the heck is Miss Faucet?? Is she mentioned in HP? I think so. well anywho there is a KISS!!!!! I mean not a kiss on the cheek sort of thing I mean a bonafide PG-13 kiss!!! Does a cartwheel Took me long enough huh? Hehehe.. Poor Remmie. Oh, by the way check out my favorite stories and read the Daycare one..that is sooooo cute.. Remmie with blocks, Sirius with a kid broom, Lily chasing James around and Snape with his "My 1st Potions" kit is hilarious!

"Professor? Where are we?" Hermione asked as they wandered through corridors dusty from years of not cleaning and not being used. She was in a part of the castle she had never seen before. Neither had she read about it in Hogwarts: A History and that book explained most areas of the castle. A wide stone passageway looked out to a spacious grassy area. Larger then a quidditch field even but she had never seen it. The pictures on the walls showed mostly of unicorns, phoenixes and fairies. Beautiful mirrors placed between them. She glanced into one and saw her reflection and to her amazement, Lupin was not human but wolf. She glanced back to him and saw that he was still human to her relief.

"This is were the Marauder's played there most devious pranks." He said with a mischievous twinkle in his blue eyes "This corridor was never used in all my days at Hogwarts nor do I believe that its used now so we thought it was the perfect place to lure unfortunate victims of our pranks here. I believe one time we turned dear Professor Snape's hair an electric blue when he tried to follow us." He was chuckling to himself quietly and then abruptly took Hermione's hand and led her to the edge of the grassy area.

"Close you eyes. I have something to show you" Remus told Hermione.

"What is it professor? Is it a surprise?" Hermione asked him with doubt in her eyes. She couldn't see what there was to see in a large grass field.

"Just close them please Hermione" Remus asked giving her puppy eyes.

Hermione closed then and waited for her surprise. "Are they closed?" Lupin asked. "Yes Remus they are." She couldn't help but smile at this man. So innocent and almost dorky that no wonder she loved him. But of course, he didn't know that. He probably knew now she had a crush on him but not the love that she really felt for him.

Remus took her hand again, led her farther into the grassy field, and told her to sit down. It was a large rock. 'That's strange.' She though 'this field was completely empty when she had looked at it from the edge of it and now there is a rock here.' Then she felt frosty water splash over her shoes. She opened eyes but didn't see anything but Remus sitting next to her and they were 1/3rd the way into the field.

"Where did they water come from Remus?" She was puzzled as she turned towards him.

"There's a lake here." He said wryly.

"No there's not your." she turned back to where he was looking and before her was a small lake glimmering in the pale moon light reflecting the stars from above softening the heavens. ".Crazy."

He was smiling at her looking very young in the pale light. Strangely young in fact. His hair brushed across his face moon on the water glinting off his eyes, his knees were drawn up slightly with his arm lain on his dark robe. " This lake can only be seen when someone tells you its there. Its enchanted just like Hogwarts is to muggles. I think that this pond was once a place were injured merpeople recovered from the great Mer wars in the early 200's Even before Hogwarts. I believe that at one time or another Professor Binns told my class the story but we were too busy throwing wads of paper around and writing notes in Sirius' notebook to listen. I wish I had paid attention. But the story goes that this small pond holds great healing power so the founders of the school could think of no greater place to build the school but unfortunately either this legend was a lie or the way to use the pond has been lost in the mists of time as so many things have been. "

"That's fascinating Professor."

"Call me Remus please Hermione. Professor reminds me of how old I am." He cut her off.

"Your only as old as you feel and besides your the youngest teacher here. Well maybe Snape.. I'm not sure." She broke off relieving she was rambling. She blessed the darkness that hid her red cheeks

"Ahh yes only as young as I feel. I feel about 17 right now but that can never be good because I remembered what happened while I was 17. Not good at all." Remus stood up and started to throw stones into pond watching them skim across the glass like surface and sink slowly to the bed of the ancient pool.

Following suit, Hermione stood up and went to stand next to him. "What happened?" She asked quietly touching his arm affectionately and looking at him.

"It was nothing Hermione. Nothing that I couldn't get over." Remus said as he sat down again this time closer to the water. The icy water just missing his shoes.

"What? I'm concerned, you can tell me. I keep secrets well." The diary came to her mind with a guilty twinge

Remus signed and ran his hand through his hair. "Well when I was 17 Voldermort started to really come on the scene and well he did attack the school as you already now and there was one causality and she. happened to be my. well domestic partner." He couldn't help but give a small smile.

"Girlfriend? I never thought. oh I'm sorry. I guess that's not a good memory is it." 'He ever wrote about a girlfriend or even a crush in that diary of his. Poor boy.'

"What was her name?" Hermione asked. Remus had leaned back on his elbows against the sand and she had to look back to see his face.

"Larentia, wolf shield. That's what her name meant and we were inseparable for the short time we were together. She was smart, funny, loved books and school almost more then I did which is saying something. She wasn't fake like all the other girls at school were. Well Lily wasn't but she was James'. " She let him talk himself into silence then she reached for his hand.

"I'm sorry. She sounds like I would have gotten along with her. At least the book parts. I like people who have a thirst for knowlegde too but look at me closests friends.. Ron and Harry. Bless them but there not what I want all the time if you know what I mean." She said sympithticly.

(A/N Kissing scene alert and I cant write these too good so imagine your own if you don't like it!)

She caught her breath,Remus' hand came up and brushed her hair. "Thank you" he mumured . And then he kissed her cheek. She touched the hand that was touching her hair and brought it to her lips and kissed its palm. Then looked at him with large trusting eyes still holding his large hand. He gulped and must have lost his nerve because just then he stood up and started walking away.

"Wait just a second Mr. Lupin!" Hermione got up and trailed his path along the shore and said in harsh tone. He wasn't going to get away with out a kiss. Not tonight at least. "What was that? You are all romantic then you pull away. Either never touch me or kiss the bloody hell out of me will you? I don't like it when you mess with my mind like this!"

"It's not that simple Hermione. I mean you're a student I'm your professor. I want to but I care about you and what will.this. " he motioned between them " do to you and us. I don't want to ruin it. I'm not that great of guy and you can do better. I don't deserve you Hermione. You are the." She never learned what she was because she didn't want to wait. She kissed him square on the lips. For a moment the kiss was frozen. He was surprised about having Hermione's mouth on his and she was equaly surprised at her own daring. Slowly though he warmed up and kissed her back and drew her close. It was a sweet innocent kiss and caused her spine to tingle and her to almost melt into his strong arms.

They drew apart and stared at each other for a moment. They were still very close and Hermione could fell his sweet breath on her flushed face. She giggled outloud.

"Oh dear giggling now I really am 17." He said as he drew his arms around her and smiled.

""Im sorry Remus. Can I call you Remmie?" she asked playfully.

"Only if I can call you Fredirekia." He smiled back.

"Ok Remmie." She said with a wink taking his again and started to continue down the beach. At one point there was a rock that jutted out into the water and they went and sat on it and talked for ages. Hermione cheaked her watch. 11:57 she could read with the reflection of the moon. She interjected one of his funny stories saying " Remus I hate to end this night more then any one but you my dear boy will be a wolf in 3 minutes. I should go. " she said with sadness in her eyes. She truly felt it too. If this night could have lasted forever she would have been happy.

"No please stay. I've taken my wolvesbane. promise. I want you to stay." He said ackwardly " Unless you really want to go."

She kissed his lips softly. "yes of course I'll stay."

"Thank you" he murmured for the second time that night. They shared a passionate kiss that made Hermione feel though she could fly. She only prayed he felt as deeply as she did.

12:00 shown on her watch. Remus had stiffened and had gone rigid. It happened all so quickly that before she knew the man that she loved was a wolf. She reached out and touched his soft silver fur. It was the softest thing she ever felt. She stood up and followed the now trotting wolf. There was a large tree about 100 meters from the lake and her curled up. Hermione sat next to him , head leaning on the tree, Remus put his head on her lap and closed his eyes. With her hand on his head Hermione slipped into blissful dreams.

During the night an old man walked in the corridor Hermione and Remus had taken to get to the lake. His twinkling blue eyes caught the girl and wolf right away.

"Its about time Remus allowed himself some happiness" said the old headmaster as he continued off to bed.



A/N In done with that in record time!!! Be happpy!!!!! Im happy with this chapter too

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