Selene looked out the window at the sunset, then back at Lupin. 'I joined Jacob Ison's group because of you, Moony. I became a Healer because of you.' She managed a weak smile though she was still grieving.
Lupin cocked his head at her in puzzlement. 'I'm not sure I understand what you're telling me.'
Selene sighed contentedly, not at Lupin's puzzlement, but at the fact that he was in the same room as her again. 'When I realised that your secret was that you were a werewolf, I knew exactly what I wanted to be and to do. I wanted to be a Healer and find a cure for the werewolf's bite. I discovered the Wolfsbane Potion and Jacob helped me perfect it. It was my idea to have a retreat for werewolves.' She paused. 'Because I loved you. And I still do. You were my best friend all through my school years and I wanted to repay you somehow.' She smiled in full now and her face seemed to glow with delight. 'Have I?'
Lupin smiled back, a smile as big as hers and cupped her face in his hands. 'The only repayment I ever wanted from you was to be able to see you again. This,' he waved his hand around at the retreat, 'this is just a bonus. Because I love you. I did then and I still do now.'
He kissed her. It was a gentle kiss, but passionate enough to convey both their feelings to one another. She pressed her hands against his and the sun set on two people, reunited by a common factor and reunited in love.
On the Hogwarts Express back to Platform 9 and 3/4, Lupin made his way back to join his friends in the very last compartment. Except he only found Selene, looking out the window at the fleeting scenery.
'Where have the others gone?' he asked her, sitting straight across from her.
'I think they went to find the trolley,' she said thoughtfully.
There was silence. Selene continued to stare out the window and Lupin opened up a book, but his glance kept fleeting back to her.
'So, you start your new job as soon as we reach the station?' he asked, trying to make some sort of conversation.
She nodded.
'Are you excited?'
'A bit.'
'Will I ever see you again?' It was the one question he had been wanting to ask since he found out she'd got the position.
Selene looked at him and said slyly, 'I don't know. Probably.' She smiled. Lupin knew she was keeping some secret that she wouldn't tell him. Or couldn't. It wasn't out of spite or anything mean, she has assured him. Still, he hoped that the secret she was keeping was better than his.
