Shuffling past a few students, Kitta found herself jumping out of the way as a large boy came walking out of the library. She turned, yelling something after him that's not exactly appropriate for a girl to be speaking. It was nearly dinnertime, about 4:30 to be exact and the library was virtually empty. A few students scattered here and there, she chose a table down a couple from one of the occupants, not paying him any heed. Glancing up at the door, she watched as a girl walked in, Ah yes… The one decent member of the Black clan.

Amy ran a hand through her hair, hesitating briefly, before stepping into the library, apparently looking around for someone. Remus, the one Kitta had chosen to ignore, was at a table close to an open window, the slight breeze moving in brought the smell of the changing seasons with it.  A hand up in his hair, the other had a quill in his fingers and scribble noises could be heard if you were close enough. Several books littered the tabletop, one being his Potions book. Amy was biting her lip slightly, a soft smile crossing her lips when she saw him. She shook it off with a laugh, walking over, resting a hand on the back of the chair across from him. "Hey, mind if I join you?" She asked, still smiling.

 What's this? Lupin has friends aside from the other three imbeciles?

Remus let a small smile form on his lips as he finished the sentence he was writing before looking up, setting the quill down, "Perhaps... though I might make an exception if you make it worth my while."

 Hold on… What?

Amy laughed softly, shaking her head. "And tell me... What would that require?"

 Oh this could get interesting…

"Passing Potions would definitely be a good start."

"I'll see what I can do." She said, taking her seat across from him.

 Well bloody hell.

"Listen, Amy, I appreciate you're willingness in this. Also that you didn't bust on me too badly when I asked for help. I really must pass this class."

It took something for Kitta not to begin laughing at hearing this. The genius? Needing a tutor?

Amy shook her head with a smile. "Don't mention it... Really. First thing I'd recommend is getting a new partner for Potions. No offense to Peter and all, but he's terrible in the class. That won't get you anywhere towards passing, having him there."

Remus let out a short laugh, shaking his head, "I've come to realize this. I mean, he's a good friend, but together we've made one mistake too many."

 Ugh, and it started with letting those gits be your friends.

"Who else is in the class you'd be willing to work with?"

He gave a shrug, "Obviously James and Sirius, but you know them... they usually pair together."

"Aye, those two're inseparable... Annoying at times, but oh well. Let me guess... If it's anything like my class, everyone has their normal pairs already..."

 At times? Hell, I'm in a different house and I know that's a stretch.

Remus nodded, "There's an even number, so it's not like there's someone else to choose from, and I doubt anyone would be willing to separate."

Amy ran a hand through her hair before she too nodded. "Well, we can figure that out later..."

Picking up his quill he gave her another nod, "Right then. So, where do we start?"

"Mmm, well, what're you having problems with, when it comes to Potions?"

Remus laughed, a brow raising as he pulled his book closer, "I'll put it this way... No matter how much I study, I always end up on the fine line of pass/fail."

Amy shook her head slightly. "Alright, well, do you study from the book, or study hands on?"

Looking as if he was considering this for a moment, a small smirk played at the corners of his lips, "Well, the book."

"There's your problem." She said simply.

Remus nodded, "Alright. So, how do I fix it?"

"I always figure you have to learn things like this with the book as a guideline, but you have to actually do the potions to learn them... That's one of the three things I think you can't learn from a book."

 Three? What are the other two?

"You're suggesting then that we go about making the potions?"

 No… what are the other two?

"Exactly."

He raised a brow but nodded again, looking as if debating on how long this would take, "Ok then. Well, this last potion we did, it was fine until I put in two extra drops of the purple looking solution."

 Damn you.

"Peter read the instructions wrong, right? All right, that's another thing I've found... No matter how much you trust your partner, double check the instructions yourself... And if you're both seeing it differently, find out what the teacher suggests..."

"I realize that now," he said with a smirk, "I'm starting to wish more and more I had a competent partner. Too bad you're down a couple years."

"That could be changed... I don't have class at that time."

 What class is this again?

He raised a brow, licking his lips as he did, "Would she allow that?"

 Who?

"I'm one of the few people she actually likes..."

 Bloody hell, I need to pay more attention.

"I mean, you'd really consider it?"

 You can't be serious…

She smiled, nodding. "Mmhmm, more than willing."

  Ugh, please…

Remus looked down at his paper, feeling his ears growing warm. If either of them could have torn their eyes away from each other and glanced down at Kitta, they'd have caught her finger pointing to her mouth, pretending to gag. Clearing his throat he nodded as well, "So you'd talk to her about it?"

"Aye, I have class with her first thing in the morning, I'll see what she thinks of the idea."

"That would be really swell of you..."

 Swell? You're such a geek.

She shook her head with a smile. "Don't mention it."

 And I'm starting to doubt my first impression of you…

Remus looked up, giving her a small, shy smile, "Right then. Should we get to work?"

She nodded, running a hand through her hair before pulling it all over one shoulder. "Aye, that works for me..."

Kitta decided now was a good enough time to stop her eavesdropping and let herself do her homework. Getting lost in her pages, she stood several times to retrieve more books, the last one being particularly heavy and nearly dropped it. When it fell on the table with a loud 'thud', several people around her jumped, including Amy. A smirk graced Kitta's lips as she sat back down, opening the book and continued her work.

What felt like hours later, she heard the shuffle of feet under a desk and for some reason, this caught her attention. Remus had set his quill down, his hand coming up to rub his eyes, "How long have we been here?"

She glanced up at the clock, startled. "It's almost midnight..."

 You're shitting me…

He looked up as well, "Wow... we should get back..."

"Aye, we really should..." She offered him a shy smile, running a hand through her hair.

Not having realized it was this late either, Kitta began to pack her things. Remus stood, stretching his legs out before starting to pick up his books, "It's not so bad to be a Prefect. At least I can claim I have duty," he said with a smirk, closing his Potions book.

Amy laughed softly, shaking her head. "Aye, very true..." She stood, putting her bag over her shoulder again. "Though, I'll never understood how James got Head Boy..."

 He's probably very good with his mouth.

Remus smirked, pulling his own bag over his head, flattening his hair as he stepped around the table, "You know, nor I. He's my best mate and all, but still. I guess Dumbledore had his reasons, though."

Amy shook her head again. "Aye, he probably did... Might have figured the ego boost'd calm James down, and that you and James could keep Sirius in line..."

He gave a soft chuckle, his own head shaking, "That, Amy, is a task I think only a woman could handle."

Kitta let them leave a good ten minutes before her. She'd gone unnoticed while in the library with them, why would they feel her existence now? Besides, she had several books to return to their shelves, and even closed the window for Remus, rolling her eyes and muttering a few things about him, as if this was a big surprise.

Picking up her bag she pulled it over her shoulder, making her way out of the library doors. Her mind wandering, she barely noticed where it was her feet were taking her, for some reason, thinking about Remus and Amy. If they weren't Gryffindors, a Marauder and a sister of one, they might actually be a cute couple. I wonder if anyone else has noticed their obliviousness to the attraction between them. I may be a cold-hearted bit- Whatever she was thinking was suddenly put on hold as she ran into something big, something tall, something surprisingly warm. Falling backwards she gasped, her hand reaching out to stop herself and before she knew what was happening, she was no longer falling. She wasn't exactly standing up, either.

Kitta found herself in the arms of someone who felt like he could break her in half. She looked up, realizing now that she'd been saved, even this annoying her to no end, but when she saw whom it was…