Hermione held her breath as he heard Rylan chuckle.
"Why are you laughing?" Hermione whispered loudly, punching him in the side hard. "He can get me into serious trouble"
"Hermione, I am pretty sure that most of your teachers know that you break the rules. it is like a sixth sense to all teachers. They can spot rule breakers from a yard away." Rylan replied.
"How do you know?" Hermione asked, peaking out from behind Rylan to look at Hagrid, who was making his way to the other side of the bar where he took a seat and was dealed into a game of poker.
"You really expect me to have kept the rules at school?" Rylan replied. Hermione just grinned.
"I guess not" Hermione laughed. For some reason, even though it was possible that she would be kicked out of school for this, she could not stop laughing at Rylan. The way he just stood, blocking her from Hagrid, one hand on the bar, the other on his hip as he tried to be casual.
"Do you think it would be a good idea for us to get out of here?" Hermione asked, looking out from behind him again.
"We could do that, but to get to the door, we would have to pass Hagrid's table. We have to find a better way out of here." Rylan replied "Where did your friends go?"
"They went into the bathroom, they are probably stranded...." Hermione stopped mid sentence "Or they would not be stranded because they have the invisibility cloak with them."
Rylan, or Remus, sighed as he remembered times that he, James and Sirius used to sneak down to that very same bar with that very same invisibility cloak. It would make sense that Harry, hermione and Ron would sneak down here with it.
"Invisibility cloak, cool" Remus managed to sound surprised. He had to remember that he, as Remus Lupin, had grown up using the invisibility cloak, but he, as Rylan Lucas would not have had the chance to see a rare invisibility cloak.
"Yeah, Harry got it from his father..." Hermione began "but that is not helping us with getting the hell away from my 'care of magical creatures' teacher. Now if you don't mind, stop distracting me and start thinking"
"Well, why don't you think, you are the smartest witch in Hogwarts"
"How do you know!?!" Hermione asked. Remus bit his lip, trying to work his way out of the dilemma he had just spoken himself into.
"I guessed, you seem pretty smart." Rylan began "Most pretty girls are smart"
"Would you stop distracting me" Hermione whispered, "We need to get out of here…wait, you think I am pretty?"
Rylan chuckled
"There is a door behind you" Rylan said, Hermione turned, and realised he was telling the truth, there was a door right behind her. Hermione groaned, and then punched Rylan again when she heard him laugh.
Turning the doorknob, Hermione sighed in relief as the door came open. She entered the small room, and then pulled Rylan in behind her.
"You know that this, this ..." Hermione began, looking around the room "This stairwell, was here all along, but you made me suffer hiding behind you?"
"I am kooky that way" Rylan grinned, sitting down on the stairs. Hermione tried hard to remain angry with him, but she could not when he was smiling at her like that. All she could bring herself to do was smile back at him and sit down on the stairs beside him.
"So, what is a boy like you doing in a stairwell like this?" she laughed. Rylan grinned.
"I am sharing the ambiance with a beautiful lady" Rylan replied.
Hermione blushed, running her hands through her hair and looking away from him. "beautiful?"
"You are beautiful Hermione. Very beautiful" Rylan began, enjoying the way her cheeks heated. "I am sure every boy tells you that though"
"No, I have never been told that" hermione replied.
"Honestly?" Rylan asked, surprised "Not even by Harry or Ron?"
"I've never been that way with Harry or Ron" Hermione sighed "Not that it matters, they are my best friends."
"But how could they not see how absolutely stunning you are...I mean, I saw it." Rylan replied, running his hand over her hair softly. Hermione grinned and looked into his eyes. There was nothing but the truth in his oddly familiar eyes.
His hand continued to run over her hair before he stopped, his eyes locking with Hermione's. His fingers tangled in a few strands of her hair and then, he brought his lips close to hers.
Hermione's eyes fluttered closed and she waited for his lips to rest on hers, But Rylan, or rather Remus, could not bring himself to close the gap between them. he knew that this was his last chance before he threw caution to the wind and let Hermione Granger and Rylan Lucas take him over. He was Remus Lupin, but the woman he liked liked him as Rylan, so that was what he made himself, Rylan. But in this split second, he remembered so much more than merely who he was.
He remembered 13 year old Hermione Granger raising her hand and answering questions in DADA, he remembered hermione watching a quidditch game, the wind blowing her messy hair into her eyes, and most of all, he remembered the look on her face when she had accused him of being a werewolf. There was so much more to him that the two RL's he was pretending to be. Because there was the third RL, real life, and in real life, he was part beast.
If Hermione knew the truth, would she still want him kissing her. He had a feeling that when Hermione found out the truth, then they would both be heart broken, but for some reason, Remus could not stop himself from bringing his lips to hers, pressing against hers softly.
And it was Hermione who deepened their kiss
~*~
"Ahh, bright smile, another good night for Hermione?" Ron grinned as he caught up with Hermione. Harry soon joined them.
"Very good night...very very good night" hermione replied as they entered the DADA classroom.
"So, have you kissed him yet?" Harry asked
"Slept with him yet?" Ron added
"Planned your children's names yet?"
"Booked matching headstones?"
"Would you both shut up. Just because I am happy does not mean you can treat me like this" Hermione smiled, opening her book and flipping through a few of the pages to the work they were beginning to study that lesson. Ron and Harry just smiled at each other, nodding slightly. Their best friend was in love.
They were both really happy for Hermione, finally finding some one. Their only hope was that this Rylan Lucas would be the right person for her, because they both knew it would break her heart if he was to treat her badly. They both wanted to met Rylan, just to make sure he was as genuine as hermione had said he was. They were worried about Hermione, and wanted to make sure that this boyfriend of hers could be trusted.
"So...When do we get to meet this Rylan Bloke?" Ron asked casually. Hermione stared at him.
"Never." She replied, organising her things n the table.
"Oh, come on Hermione, we just want to make sure he is good enough for you" Harry replied.
"He is, he is almost to good for me" Hermione sighed "He wont treat me bad"
"All the same, we will meet him. Whether you like it or not" Ron threatened. Harry couldn't help but laugh at the way Ron was baiting Hermione. They were always like that around each other.
"Why do you have to meet him Ron?" Hermione asked. "Since when have you been my big brother. As far as I remember, you only have one sister, and her name is Ginny" Hermione replied, rolling her eyes. Ron shrugged.
"Just making sure that you are well looked after Hermione" Ron held up his hands. Harry chuckled.
"Ok, you can meet him, only if you promise not to embarrass me" Hermione sighed in defeat. Ron looked from her, to Harry, and then back to Hermione.
"Embarrass you. My dear Hermione, what would I ever do to embarrass you. I mean, just because I know some interesting little stories which I have gathered from numerous sources, does not mean that I am going to embarrass you!" Ron grinned, trying to sound shocked.
"Yeah Hermione, I am offended by the accusation…" Harry added as he prepared his things, waiting for Lupin to come in and start the class.
Hermione rolled her eyes, she knew that the boys meant well, but at that point in time, she really didn't want to share Rylan with anyone. She knew it sounded weird, but she didn't even understand what was going on between the two of them, so she didn't necessarily want to change the dynamic of it by letting her friends join into the friendship.
But they would have to met him at some point, hermione knew that, and she just hoped that when the boys did met him, Ron would find it in his heart not to tell all the little stories that he had prepared for such an occasion.
The door at the front of the room opened, and Lupin came in, covering a yawn that threatened to break. He placed his things on the table, and then turned towards the class.
He looked tired, so much older than he had the lesson before, and the lesson before that. Hermione looked at Ron and Harry, and they each shared the same thought. Something was seriously wrong with their favourite professor.
Checking the small calendar that she had tucked in the front of her book, Hermione looked for the date of the next full moon. It wasn't for at least another two weeks, so it was not like that was why he looked so different.
The lesson went on as normal. But when the class finished, Hermione's curiosity got the better of her.
Standing with the others, she waited until every one had left the room, before moving for the front of the room.
"Umm, Professor Lupin?" She began. Lupin turned to her, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Yes Miss Granger, what can I help you with?"
"Well sir, I just wished to ask if you were, well, ok. You look very tired" She told him. Remus ran his hands through his hair softly and smiled at her.
"Thank you very much for your concern" Remus smiled, sorting through his papers "But I am sure that you would appreciate as much as I do how intriguing a book can be. I got a little carried away with my reading…could not put it down"
Hermione grinned. "Yes, believe me, I have done that many times. Well…I hope you get some sleep tonight sir"
"Thank you Hermione…I will" He replied as she turned collected her belongings and went to catch up with Harry and Ron.
~*~
Hermione pushed open the door, and walked straight to where Rylan was sitting.
"I was hoping you would be here"
"Why are you laughing?" Hermione whispered loudly, punching him in the side hard. "He can get me into serious trouble"
"Hermione, I am pretty sure that most of your teachers know that you break the rules. it is like a sixth sense to all teachers. They can spot rule breakers from a yard away." Rylan replied.
"How do you know?" Hermione asked, peaking out from behind Rylan to look at Hagrid, who was making his way to the other side of the bar where he took a seat and was dealed into a game of poker.
"You really expect me to have kept the rules at school?" Rylan replied. Hermione just grinned.
"I guess not" Hermione laughed. For some reason, even though it was possible that she would be kicked out of school for this, she could not stop laughing at Rylan. The way he just stood, blocking her from Hagrid, one hand on the bar, the other on his hip as he tried to be casual.
"Do you think it would be a good idea for us to get out of here?" Hermione asked, looking out from behind him again.
"We could do that, but to get to the door, we would have to pass Hagrid's table. We have to find a better way out of here." Rylan replied "Where did your friends go?"
"They went into the bathroom, they are probably stranded...." Hermione stopped mid sentence "Or they would not be stranded because they have the invisibility cloak with them."
Rylan, or Remus, sighed as he remembered times that he, James and Sirius used to sneak down to that very same bar with that very same invisibility cloak. It would make sense that Harry, hermione and Ron would sneak down here with it.
"Invisibility cloak, cool" Remus managed to sound surprised. He had to remember that he, as Remus Lupin, had grown up using the invisibility cloak, but he, as Rylan Lucas would not have had the chance to see a rare invisibility cloak.
"Yeah, Harry got it from his father..." Hermione began "but that is not helping us with getting the hell away from my 'care of magical creatures' teacher. Now if you don't mind, stop distracting me and start thinking"
"Well, why don't you think, you are the smartest witch in Hogwarts"
"How do you know!?!" Hermione asked. Remus bit his lip, trying to work his way out of the dilemma he had just spoken himself into.
"I guessed, you seem pretty smart." Rylan began "Most pretty girls are smart"
"Would you stop distracting me" Hermione whispered, "We need to get out of here…wait, you think I am pretty?"
Rylan chuckled
"There is a door behind you" Rylan said, Hermione turned, and realised he was telling the truth, there was a door right behind her. Hermione groaned, and then punched Rylan again when she heard him laugh.
Turning the doorknob, Hermione sighed in relief as the door came open. She entered the small room, and then pulled Rylan in behind her.
"You know that this, this ..." Hermione began, looking around the room "This stairwell, was here all along, but you made me suffer hiding behind you?"
"I am kooky that way" Rylan grinned, sitting down on the stairs. Hermione tried hard to remain angry with him, but she could not when he was smiling at her like that. All she could bring herself to do was smile back at him and sit down on the stairs beside him.
"So, what is a boy like you doing in a stairwell like this?" she laughed. Rylan grinned.
"I am sharing the ambiance with a beautiful lady" Rylan replied.
Hermione blushed, running her hands through her hair and looking away from him. "beautiful?"
"You are beautiful Hermione. Very beautiful" Rylan began, enjoying the way her cheeks heated. "I am sure every boy tells you that though"
"No, I have never been told that" hermione replied.
"Honestly?" Rylan asked, surprised "Not even by Harry or Ron?"
"I've never been that way with Harry or Ron" Hermione sighed "Not that it matters, they are my best friends."
"But how could they not see how absolutely stunning you are...I mean, I saw it." Rylan replied, running his hand over her hair softly. Hermione grinned and looked into his eyes. There was nothing but the truth in his oddly familiar eyes.
His hand continued to run over her hair before he stopped, his eyes locking with Hermione's. His fingers tangled in a few strands of her hair and then, he brought his lips close to hers.
Hermione's eyes fluttered closed and she waited for his lips to rest on hers, But Rylan, or rather Remus, could not bring himself to close the gap between them. he knew that this was his last chance before he threw caution to the wind and let Hermione Granger and Rylan Lucas take him over. He was Remus Lupin, but the woman he liked liked him as Rylan, so that was what he made himself, Rylan. But in this split second, he remembered so much more than merely who he was.
He remembered 13 year old Hermione Granger raising her hand and answering questions in DADA, he remembered hermione watching a quidditch game, the wind blowing her messy hair into her eyes, and most of all, he remembered the look on her face when she had accused him of being a werewolf. There was so much more to him that the two RL's he was pretending to be. Because there was the third RL, real life, and in real life, he was part beast.
If Hermione knew the truth, would she still want him kissing her. He had a feeling that when Hermione found out the truth, then they would both be heart broken, but for some reason, Remus could not stop himself from bringing his lips to hers, pressing against hers softly.
And it was Hermione who deepened their kiss
~*~
"Ahh, bright smile, another good night for Hermione?" Ron grinned as he caught up with Hermione. Harry soon joined them.
"Very good night...very very good night" hermione replied as they entered the DADA classroom.
"So, have you kissed him yet?" Harry asked
"Slept with him yet?" Ron added
"Planned your children's names yet?"
"Booked matching headstones?"
"Would you both shut up. Just because I am happy does not mean you can treat me like this" Hermione smiled, opening her book and flipping through a few of the pages to the work they were beginning to study that lesson. Ron and Harry just smiled at each other, nodding slightly. Their best friend was in love.
They were both really happy for Hermione, finally finding some one. Their only hope was that this Rylan Lucas would be the right person for her, because they both knew it would break her heart if he was to treat her badly. They both wanted to met Rylan, just to make sure he was as genuine as hermione had said he was. They were worried about Hermione, and wanted to make sure that this boyfriend of hers could be trusted.
"So...When do we get to meet this Rylan Bloke?" Ron asked casually. Hermione stared at him.
"Never." She replied, organising her things n the table.
"Oh, come on Hermione, we just want to make sure he is good enough for you" Harry replied.
"He is, he is almost to good for me" Hermione sighed "He wont treat me bad"
"All the same, we will meet him. Whether you like it or not" Ron threatened. Harry couldn't help but laugh at the way Ron was baiting Hermione. They were always like that around each other.
"Why do you have to meet him Ron?" Hermione asked. "Since when have you been my big brother. As far as I remember, you only have one sister, and her name is Ginny" Hermione replied, rolling her eyes. Ron shrugged.
"Just making sure that you are well looked after Hermione" Ron held up his hands. Harry chuckled.
"Ok, you can meet him, only if you promise not to embarrass me" Hermione sighed in defeat. Ron looked from her, to Harry, and then back to Hermione.
"Embarrass you. My dear Hermione, what would I ever do to embarrass you. I mean, just because I know some interesting little stories which I have gathered from numerous sources, does not mean that I am going to embarrass you!" Ron grinned, trying to sound shocked.
"Yeah Hermione, I am offended by the accusation…" Harry added as he prepared his things, waiting for Lupin to come in and start the class.
Hermione rolled her eyes, she knew that the boys meant well, but at that point in time, she really didn't want to share Rylan with anyone. She knew it sounded weird, but she didn't even understand what was going on between the two of them, so she didn't necessarily want to change the dynamic of it by letting her friends join into the friendship.
But they would have to met him at some point, hermione knew that, and she just hoped that when the boys did met him, Ron would find it in his heart not to tell all the little stories that he had prepared for such an occasion.
The door at the front of the room opened, and Lupin came in, covering a yawn that threatened to break. He placed his things on the table, and then turned towards the class.
He looked tired, so much older than he had the lesson before, and the lesson before that. Hermione looked at Ron and Harry, and they each shared the same thought. Something was seriously wrong with their favourite professor.
Checking the small calendar that she had tucked in the front of her book, Hermione looked for the date of the next full moon. It wasn't for at least another two weeks, so it was not like that was why he looked so different.
The lesson went on as normal. But when the class finished, Hermione's curiosity got the better of her.
Standing with the others, she waited until every one had left the room, before moving for the front of the room.
"Umm, Professor Lupin?" She began. Lupin turned to her, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Yes Miss Granger, what can I help you with?"
"Well sir, I just wished to ask if you were, well, ok. You look very tired" She told him. Remus ran his hands through his hair softly and smiled at her.
"Thank you very much for your concern" Remus smiled, sorting through his papers "But I am sure that you would appreciate as much as I do how intriguing a book can be. I got a little carried away with my reading…could not put it down"
Hermione grinned. "Yes, believe me, I have done that many times. Well…I hope you get some sleep tonight sir"
"Thank you Hermione…I will" He replied as she turned collected her belongings and went to catch up with Harry and Ron.
~*~
Hermione pushed open the door, and walked straight to where Rylan was sitting.
"I was hoping you would be here"