Chapter Three:

"Remus, come in." she smiled, but inside she was screaming.

"Hermione, I need to explain.," he said as he sat down on the couch next to her.

"Explain?" Hermione asked.

"Why I left that night at he club." he said quietly.

"Meaning…?"

"After our dance, I felt…everything. It all came back, and…I panicked." Remus said, angry with himself.

"What are you saying??" Hermione asked, avoiding his gaze.

"You're right…you're not a student anymore."

"I haven't been for five years now."

"I still care about you, Hermione." Remus sighed, "but I have to know."

"Know what?"

"What you felt for me…was it just a schoolgirl crush, or do you still feel it?"

"I don't think I ever stopped." Hermione muttered, looking up at him.

Remus broke into a smile; He took Hermione's hand and pulled her closer for the second time that week. He looked at her intently.

"So, will you give me a chance to make it up to you?"

"Yes, I suppose." Hermione smiled.

Remus was leaning in to kiss her. She could feel his warm breath. He was an inch away when Ginny came bursting through the door.

"Hermione I forgot my---Oh." She finished, seeing Remus, "Hello."

"Hello, Ginny." Remus said. He was blushing.

How cute.

"You're article's on the kitchen table." Hermione said, both her and Ginny worked at the Daily Prophet.

"K…I'll just go then." Ginny said after she got it, raising her eyebrows at Hermione and hurrying through the door.

"Harry and Ron will be informed and they'll be here in two minutes." Hermione warned Remus.

"Two minutes is enough." He said, and leaned in to kiss her.

Pop!

"Damn, don't you people knock?" Hermione mumbled to Harry and Ron.

"We do live here." Harry said.

"Bout time, you two." Ron grinned.

"LEAVE!"

Pop! They were gone.

"Where were we?" Remus smiled, "That is all of them, right?"

"With my luck Fred and George will be next." Hermione groaned.

"I can fix that." he took her hand and they apparated to his house.

"Fred and George don't know where I li--" but Hermione didn't let him finish. She grabbed his shirt and pulled him to her, crushing her lips to his.