A/N:  Remus and I are sitting in a fabulous London tea house and I was telling him of my many adventures with Lawyers and such.  "It wasn't mine.  It never was!  This is all Rowling's, but he came after me anyway..."

With a pop, a most horrifying sight apparated in front of us.  "Hiya kids!!!" 

"What the hell is that?!?"  I cried.

"I don't know, Milah."  Remus grabbed me and pulled me behind him, shielding me from the large purple atrocity that loomed before us.

"I love you...  You love me...  We're a happy-"  a childish glint visible beneath his large purple mask.

"Shut up!"  We both shouted at once.  I expertly drew my wand and hexed the thing into next year.

"Jesus Milah, what was that?"

"Muggles call it, Barney..."  I shuddered and he put a comforting arm around me.

"It's okay.  It's all over now."  He rested his chin on my head, and we stayed like that for a while, recovering from the surprise attack.  I'm sure that only Voldemort would send such a vicious attacker.  What would the muggles do if they knew that a beloved child-hood star was actually a Death Eater?

"What do we do about them?"  Remus pointed towards the small contingent of faithful readers. 

"Don't worry about them."  I winked at him.  "They follow me everywhere.  Can't sit under a tree and type without somebody walking up to me!" 

I'm sure that you guys will love what's coming up...  hee hee

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*Screams with delight*  I'm more than twenty reviews strong!!!!!!  I love you guys!

Hinote the Great...  That's what I'll call her.  Yup!  This is quite an entertaining Slytherin; I've never known another to review so much!  She talks to me online, sends me emails full of love, wished me a happy mother's day...  *sighs*  Ah, it must be love...  *Grins*  Or it could be sheer  craziness...  We shall see, Professor.  We shall see...  *evil glint* Hee...

Well well well...  Look who's finally all caught up!  *glares at Imogene* It's good to hear from you again!  And you aren't a valley girl, you goofball!

Ok, I've got this great scene in my head.  I really need your help with this one!  If it takes me two or three rewrites to get it perfect, then so be it!  Constructive criticism please!!!

~Milah

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"Will you dance with me, Imogene?"  Ron gently held his hand out and took her soft pale body in his arms.

"Of course, Ron..."  She sighed and melted into his chiseled body. 

"You look great.  Is that dress new?"  She was wearing a two piece off the shoulder red gown with sequins forming an abstract pattern around her stomach.  A belly button ring was just visible, sparkling on her navel.

"Actually it is...  I picked it up the other day."  She briefly met his piercing gaze, but averted it when she felt a tinge of blush flush her cheeks.

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"You look beautiful, Ashley."  Travis stated in absolute awe.

"Thanks, Travis!  You're not so bad yourself!"

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"Imogene Mystique!"  A perfectly nasty voice bellowed.  "I hardly think that your attire is appropriate...  And that- that- THING is not allowed here!"  He pointed at her navel ring.

"Relax, Professor Snape.  You're gonna have a stroke.  Do you need prune juice?  I thought that I saw some near the punch bowl."  She glared at him fiercely.

"Talk of that type is not acceptable.  Detent-"  He seemed to suddenly recall that she looked upon detentions as though they were pleasure cruises.  "You will report to me on Monday when I've come up with a suitable punishment...  Thirty points from Gryffindor!"  He stalked towards the center of the room, and looked up when everything went silent.

The looks of surprise amused me as I stepped up to the front of the Hall.  I saw Remus fighting his way to where I was standing, clad in black-- nothing unusual about me...  "Good evening faculty, staff, and students.  Professor Dumbledore has asked me to sing the closing song to finish off our party, and I have just the ticket..." I smiled sweetly as I noticed all eyes were on me, just the way that I liked it.  The students probably didn't know that I could sing. 

Remus looked dumbfounded, "What are you doing here?"  he mouthed.   

I held my arms in position, and my guitar appeared out of nowhere.  This surprised the students, as none knew about my musical obsessions.  I disappeared into my own world as the first chord was struck, and my song began.  My voice was as smooth and as inviting as butter.  "Come away with me in the night.  Come away with me, and I will write you a song..."  Very few students were dancing.  Many had their eyes locked on their singing professor.  Remus stood rooted in place, his mouth wide open.  I saw Harry put a hand on his shoulder and whisper something that made him smile.  Apparently, Harry had forgiven me... 

"Come away with me on a bus.  Come away where they can't tempt us with their lies."  Harry grabbed Ginny, who was standing nearby, and easily glided across the floor with her.  Many people had begun to follow suit, but Severus and Remus could only blankly look at me. 

"Let's not allow Snape's comment on your fabulous appearance to ruin our evening, shall we?"  Ron gazed at Imogene in absolute awe.

"I want to walk with you, on a cloudy day, in fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high.
So won't you try to come.

"Come away with me, and we'll kiss on a mountaintop.  Come away with me, and I'll never stop loving you."  I glanced around the room to see the soporific effect that my song was having.  Remus and Severus were at the foot of the stage staring.  Just staring.  How funny it must seem for me to be sitting on a stool, playing my guitar in front of a school full of students.  What must seem stranger was the song I was singing...

"And I want to wake up with the rain falling on a tin roof, while I'm safe there in your arms."  I gave Remus a meaningful smile, and he finally understood that the song was for him.  He began to smile broadly.  "So all I ask is for you to come away with me in the night...  Come away with me.."  The last chord died away, and I heard the applause ring.  Remus jumped up on the dais, acting temporarily as a stage, and threw his arms around me.  He kissed me in front of the entire school!  The students gave hoots of approval, and all around rowdiness. 

It was a beautiful moment.  The airbourne candles cast a golden glow that made everything striking.  In that moment, neither of us were aware of anything but each other.  He held me at arm's length, and he beamed.  It wasn't the care-worn Remus that I now know, but it was a smile from perhaps his early childhood, before receiving that fatal bite.  All of the lines on his face were smoothed and pure joy emanated from his soul.   "There was something wrong with that song, Milah..."

"What, a girl can't sing a happy song?"  I kissed him again.  He hugged me tight and lifted me off the ground, swirling me in a circle.  He gently placed me down, and I was in awe that he could hold me so close to the next full moon.

"You aren't, by any stretch of the sense, ordinary."  I broke my gaze when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Well done Professor.  Well done!"  Headmaster Dumbledore shouted over the tumultuous applause.  He was clapping as well.  "I dismiss you both from your duties, as I suppose you have some packing and talking to do..."  He winked and directed his attention back to the students.  "I hoped that you all enjoyed the evening, and may you enjoy your vacation just as much.  Have a safe journey, and I'll see you all again at the start of term.  Good night." 

Students were clapping Remus on the back, and were shouting words of encouragement as we walked out with his arm wrapped around my shoulder.  My plan had worked after all...

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"Professor Bellar, I'm so glad that you decided to join me."

"It was good of you to invite me, Sirius."  Hinote carefully sat down in the ruddy pub where they would have dinner.  "Nice place you picked out here..."  She didn't hide the sarcasm in her voice.

"I knew you'd love it.  The food is great.  Try the spotted dick."  (A/N:  It's actually a dessert over in the UK, but I figured that it'd be pretty funny to throw in here b/c it sounds like an STD...  Goes w/ the ruddiness of the place...  Shut up!  It's my pun!)

"I'd rather not thanks.  Maybe just a drink because I'm not especially hungry."  Hinote smiled at Sirius thinking 'perhaps this won't be as fun as I expected it to be'.  By the end of the evening, they were both quite drunk.

Stumbling towards Hogwarts, Sirius said, "I 'ad fun.  Can you do it' 'gain?"

"Maybe...  Maybe no-" She hiccupped loudly.

"You're drunk..."  Sirius shouted through his laughing.

"Shh..."  She placed her fingers to her lips. She had stopped short and was squinting to see something towards the lake.

"What the hell is- no way..."  Sirius said beaming.  "That's nutters!"  He hiccupped.  "I want some of that!" 

"Shut up, fool!"  Hinote said quietly.  "I want to get closer and see what's going on..."  She glared at him.  "If you can't act sober and be quiet, I'll make you leave."

"Yes mum."  He crisply saluted and instantly settled down to do a bit of couple watching...

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A/N:  Oh, was I evil...  I left you a really nice cliffhanger!  I suppose that you'll just have to wait and find out what happens, now won't we!  *slytherin glare*  Crucial chapters, these are...  What do you think? I'll never know if you don't review... Check out a picture of Milah and check out my Live Journals as well!

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Thanks to my fabulous reviewers!  I love you guys! 

I must credit Norah Jones for her incredibly romantic song, "Come Away With Me".  It really was an inspiration for this chapter.

Happy Mother's Day, Ya'll!!

Love from your Slytherin Queen,

~Milah