Remus left the Great Hall a few minutes before everybody else and made his way to the entrance hall, where students who were visiting Hogsmeade were gathering. He looked around, but Felicity was no where to be seen. "What if she doesn't come?" he thought to himself."No, she'll be here." Remus sat down on the floor with his back against one of the giant oak doors, and waited. Just as everyone was beginning to form a line to sign out with Filch, Felicity finally appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Remus!" she called, waved, and ran down the stairs. "I'm so sorry I'm late!"
"It's no problem at all." He said as he smiled and gave her a welcoming hug. They then went and signed out with Filch, and followed the throngs of other students out the oak doors towards Hogsmeade.
"I had a bit of a row with the Head Girl." Felicity said, annoyed.
"You're not in trouble, are you?" Felicity noticed that he actually sounded sincerely concerned.
"Well, you would know all about that." she teased.
"Hey! I'm not nearly as bad as James or Sirius!"
"So you only have the 3rd highest detention record.I see."
"I.well.ok, that's true. But really, what happened?"
"Well, Hannah Haxton, the Head Girl, is also my best friend." Felicity began to explain
"Mmhmm." Remus had always been a good listener.
"And, well.she doesn't exactly approve."
"Of what?"
"Of.of you, actually."
"Of me?" Remus was somewhat surprised.
"Of you and me."
"Oh.I get it." Said Remus, slightly hurt and somewhat embarrassed by this comment.
"When I told her I had a date with you, she launched into a tirade about obnoxious, conceited, troublemakers." Remus chuckled a little.
"We worked hard for that reputation." He joked. Felicity smiled.
"Just so you know.I don't think you're any of those things, well, except maybe a bit of a prankster." She said, and winked at him. She noticed his beautiful golden eyes sparkled a little in the sunlight, and the cold November breeze ruffled his long sandy blonde hair.
"So, where do you wanna go first?" Remus asked.
"You know, I just totally developed a chocolate craving." Remus looked at her with a grin on his face.
"Chocolate. Is. My. Absolute. Favorite. Food." Felicity broke into a laugh.
"Well then!" she said, taking his hand in hers, "Its off to Honeydukes!"
After Honeydukes, they went and shared a drink in the Three Broomsticks, where Felicity met up with some of her Ravenclaw friends, Hannah Haxton among them. Hannah gave Remus a look of pure hatred, paid for her drink, and left without a word.
"Sorry about that Remus." Felicity apologized for her friend.
"Don't apologize for her, Felicity.don't worry.I'm sure my fellow Marauders and I can think of a creative way to get back at her for yelling at you."
"You wouldn't.."
"Prank the Head Girl? Please, it's in my job description." He smiled mischievously.
They then took a walk around town, stopping to admire Comet 120's and a state of the art Shooting Star in the windows at Quality Quidditch supplies. It was long past lunchtime.
"We should probably head back soon." Remus said, rather unhappily.
"Yeah, I'm getting a bit chilled." Felicity agreed. "But you know, there is one thing I've never gone and seen in all my visits to Hogsmeade." Remus suddenly felt his stomach tightening up again. Please don't say what I think you're going to say, he thought.
"I've always been too scared to go by myself or just with my girlfriends, but maybe with you." Oh god no.don't say it.he could feel the color draining from his face.
"Have you ever been to the Shrieking Shack?" Memories came flooding back to Remus, those horrible, unbearable times at Hogwarts before his friends had learned to become Animagi. His eyes were shut tight and his fists were clenched by his sides, as if he was trying to keep his mind from being penetrated by those awful recollections.
"Remus? Remus? I asked you a question." Remus, who had had his back facing her, then turned to look at her. She drew a sharp intake of breath, but he didn't notice.
"Sorry, Felicity, what was that?"
"Remus, you look so pale! Do you feel alright?"
"Yes.yes I feel. ok.just cold.very cold."
"C'mon, I think we should head back to the castle."
"Good idea." Thank god, he thought, were not going to that.that place.
By the time they got back to the castle it was getting close to dinner time. Remus was already fully over the incident that occurred just before they left Hogsmeade, and was once again cheerful. They were welcomed with comforting warmth as soon as they reentered the castle.
"Ah, its much nicer in here.much too windy out, don't you think?"
"Yes, much too windy." Remus smiled. "Would you like me to walk you back to your common room?"
"I'd like that very much."
Remus and Felicity walked pretty much in silence back to Ravenclaw Tower. When they reached the entrance, Felicity smiled up at him. She hadn't realized til' then how much taller he was then her; she only came up to about his shoulder.
"I had a really good time today, Remus."
"So did I."
"Well, I hope I'll see you again sometime."
"You can count on it."
She looked into his eyes for a moment, and noticed they were sparkling again. He had the prettiest eyes.next thing she knew she was kissing him hard on the mouth. He didn't resist, and kissed her passionately back. When they finally broke apart, he had a huge smile on his face, and he laughed a little. She knew he wasn't laughing at her, but at the awkwardness of the whole situation. He kissed her cheek and whispered in her ear, "The Astronomy Tower.tomorrow night at 10?" She giggled.
"I'll be there." He then took her chin in his hand and kissed her softly.
"See you then." And he turned and walked away.