THE QUEEN OF MY HEART
A/N: To Renegade, I don't mind being refered to as Miss Shay, but you can also call me Lina. I thankful to have such a faithful fan. Have you already read my other HP fanfic?
Chapter eight: Firelight
Remus returned to Gryffindor tower the next full moon, quite worn out and ragged-looking. He climbed the steps weakly and just groaned the password to the portrait of the fat lady. The portrait swung open and Remus dragged his feet as he fit himself through the portrait hole. He was surprised to see that the fire was still lit. The firelight glinted on the red hair of a person sitting near the fireplace reading. Slowly, he made his way over there to see if it was who he thought. He rounded on the figure who was indeed Lily Evans. She was reading a book.
"Mind if I sit?" he asked, plopping down beside her on the couch.
Lily looked over her book at him as he let out a long tired sigh.
"Feeling alright?" Lily asked.
"Just great," Remus muttered.
"Give me your feet," Lily said as she put down her book.
Remus wasn't sure he had heard her right.
"Did you say that you wanted my feet?" He queried.
"Yes," she confirmed, smiling.
Still confused, Remus backed against the arm of the couch and propped his feet on Lily's lap. He felt very odd doing so. Lily began to untie Remus' shoe laces.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"Something my grandma taught me," Lily told him, dropping his shoes on the flood and then pulling off his tattered grey socks.
"And what is that?" Remus questioned.
"My grandma believes that any stress in your body can be released through messuaging certain areas on your feet," Lily explained, cracking her knuckles.
"A foot messuage?" Remus concluded. "Isn't that really personal?"
Lily smiled at Remus, her bright green eyes sparkling, "We're friends, aren't we?"
Lily ran her fingertips up and down his feet gently. Remus cleared his throat and shifted uncomfortably.
"Ticklish?" Lily guessed, looking quite amused by his reaction.
"No, I'm not ticklish," Remus assured her.
Lily, giggled, beginning to press her thumbs into Remus' left arch. She slowly moved her thumbs in a circular motion.
"So, why are you so stressed?" Lily asked.
"Stressed? Who says I'm stressed?" Remus retorted.
"I can feel it through your feet," Lily told him.
"I've got something on my mind," Remus explained.
"Anything I can help with?" Lily queried.
"I don't think so," Remus said. "My problems are...personal."
"Girls, is it?" Lily assumed. "James told me that you don't date very much."
'Thank you, James,' Remus thought, quite troubled by the fact that James would tell Lily something like that.
"I could set you up with someone," Lily offered.
"That's alright," Remus began. "I really don't need to be set up."
"I don't doubt it," Lily said. "I was actually surprised when James told me you didn't date."
"Surprised?" Remus repeated. "Why were you surprised?"
"Because you're such a sweet person," Lily explained. "And you're so cute."
Remus gawked at Lily, unable to believe what she just said. He had never thought of himself as cute. Hearing that he was from a girl, especially the queen of his heart, was quite shocking.
Lily worked her thumbs up Remus' foot and stared off into space.
"You know what I think is weird?" Lily asked, still starring. "Professor Crauwel was smiling when Dumbledore announced that Voldemort took out that Auror base."
Remus was surprised that Lily had noticed the same thing that he did.
"I thought that was weird too," Remus said coincidentally.
"What d'you think is up with him?" Lily questioned, resting her arms on Remus' legs and staring into his eyes.
"I have no idea," Remus admitted.
Lily sat back again and returned to messuaging Remus' feet.
"D'you think he's not who everyone thinks he is?" asked Lily.
"Could be," Remus replied.
"Well, anyway," Lily began, "how are you feeling now?"
Remus thought a second. How was he feeling? He was feeling fine. More then that, he felt great. He wasn't tired or tense. He wasn't all sore.
Lily smiled at his amazed face.
"Didn't I tell you?" She giggled.
"I'm impressed," Remus complimented.
Lily gently pushed Remus' legs to the ground.
"You know what's even weirder?" She said, leaning toward him. "James is totally taken with this guy. I mean, he likes him. He thinks he's so cool."
"Crauwel?" Remus assumed. "Yeah, Sirius and Peter like him too. I don't even know the guy."
"I think he's creepy," Lily whispered, rubbing her arms as if she had just gotten a chill. "I don't like him at all."
"Don't worry," Remus told her. "It's like Dumbledore said, we're perfectly safe here."
Lily smiled. She threw her arms around Remus and hugged him. After he had gotten over the stun of it, Remus hugged back.
A/N: To Renegade, I don't mind being refered to as Miss Shay, but you can also call me Lina. I thankful to have such a faithful fan. Have you already read my other HP fanfic?
Chapter eight: Firelight
Remus returned to Gryffindor tower the next full moon, quite worn out and ragged-looking. He climbed the steps weakly and just groaned the password to the portrait of the fat lady. The portrait swung open and Remus dragged his feet as he fit himself through the portrait hole. He was surprised to see that the fire was still lit. The firelight glinted on the red hair of a person sitting near the fireplace reading. Slowly, he made his way over there to see if it was who he thought. He rounded on the figure who was indeed Lily Evans. She was reading a book.
"Mind if I sit?" he asked, plopping down beside her on the couch.
Lily looked over her book at him as he let out a long tired sigh.
"Feeling alright?" Lily asked.
"Just great," Remus muttered.
"Give me your feet," Lily said as she put down her book.
Remus wasn't sure he had heard her right.
"Did you say that you wanted my feet?" He queried.
"Yes," she confirmed, smiling.
Still confused, Remus backed against the arm of the couch and propped his feet on Lily's lap. He felt very odd doing so. Lily began to untie Remus' shoe laces.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"Something my grandma taught me," Lily told him, dropping his shoes on the flood and then pulling off his tattered grey socks.
"And what is that?" Remus questioned.
"My grandma believes that any stress in your body can be released through messuaging certain areas on your feet," Lily explained, cracking her knuckles.
"A foot messuage?" Remus concluded. "Isn't that really personal?"
Lily smiled at Remus, her bright green eyes sparkling, "We're friends, aren't we?"
Lily ran her fingertips up and down his feet gently. Remus cleared his throat and shifted uncomfortably.
"Ticklish?" Lily guessed, looking quite amused by his reaction.
"No, I'm not ticklish," Remus assured her.
Lily, giggled, beginning to press her thumbs into Remus' left arch. She slowly moved her thumbs in a circular motion.
"So, why are you so stressed?" Lily asked.
"Stressed? Who says I'm stressed?" Remus retorted.
"I can feel it through your feet," Lily told him.
"I've got something on my mind," Remus explained.
"Anything I can help with?" Lily queried.
"I don't think so," Remus said. "My problems are...personal."
"Girls, is it?" Lily assumed. "James told me that you don't date very much."
'Thank you, James,' Remus thought, quite troubled by the fact that James would tell Lily something like that.
"I could set you up with someone," Lily offered.
"That's alright," Remus began. "I really don't need to be set up."
"I don't doubt it," Lily said. "I was actually surprised when James told me you didn't date."
"Surprised?" Remus repeated. "Why were you surprised?"
"Because you're such a sweet person," Lily explained. "And you're so cute."
Remus gawked at Lily, unable to believe what she just said. He had never thought of himself as cute. Hearing that he was from a girl, especially the queen of his heart, was quite shocking.
Lily worked her thumbs up Remus' foot and stared off into space.
"You know what I think is weird?" Lily asked, still starring. "Professor Crauwel was smiling when Dumbledore announced that Voldemort took out that Auror base."
Remus was surprised that Lily had noticed the same thing that he did.
"I thought that was weird too," Remus said coincidentally.
"What d'you think is up with him?" Lily questioned, resting her arms on Remus' legs and staring into his eyes.
"I have no idea," Remus admitted.
Lily sat back again and returned to messuaging Remus' feet.
"D'you think he's not who everyone thinks he is?" asked Lily.
"Could be," Remus replied.
"Well, anyway," Lily began, "how are you feeling now?"
Remus thought a second. How was he feeling? He was feeling fine. More then that, he felt great. He wasn't tired or tense. He wasn't all sore.
Lily smiled at his amazed face.
"Didn't I tell you?" She giggled.
"I'm impressed," Remus complimented.
Lily gently pushed Remus' legs to the ground.
"You know what's even weirder?" She said, leaning toward him. "James is totally taken with this guy. I mean, he likes him. He thinks he's so cool."
"Crauwel?" Remus assumed. "Yeah, Sirius and Peter like him too. I don't even know the guy."
"I think he's creepy," Lily whispered, rubbing her arms as if she had just gotten a chill. "I don't like him at all."
"Don't worry," Remus told her. "It's like Dumbledore said, we're perfectly safe here."
Lily smiled. She threw her arms around Remus and hugged him. After he had gotten over the stun of it, Remus hugged back.
