Chapter 5: Reunion with an old friend
Jaci sighed. She loved being home, surrounded by her family, and her pet dog. She would be leaving tomorrow, however. Jaci already had taken the apparition test and she would be leaving for Lupin's tomorrow. She sighed and petted her dog, Molly's head. As she was relaxing, she heard a tapping on her window. Kristie ran in, and opened the window. He dropped the letter off with her, and then flew out. Kristie sighed, and Jaci looked at her curiously.
"Here," she said handing it to Jaci. "It's from Draco."
Jaci smiled, and took it. Kristie in the mean time walked out of the room. Jaci took it back to her bed, and sat down.
"Hello Jaci,
I hope you are doing well, and that you are relaxing.
I'm currently in Ireland. My father is allowing me
to travel on my own this year, and I am enjoying it. I'm going to
be in Romania, Canada, and Iceland. I would stop by in
Texas, but I know you have plans, and I do not wish to interfere. Well, I'll leave you now. Please take care.
Can't wait to see you,
Draco Malfoy."
Jaci smiled as she put the letter down. She patted Molly's head again, and went in search of Kristie. She found her in the kitchen. "Hey Kristerz," Jaci said. "Draco's going to be in Romania and in Canada, and in Iceland, and he's in Ireland right now. Isn't' that cool?"
"Yeah Jacklez real cool."
"Well, I have to go and finish packing for my trips. Byenezz Kristerz."
"Bye Jaci."
"You behave yourself for Professor Lupin," her mother said the next day. Jaci rolled her eyes.
"Of course mother."
"Don't' roll your eyes at your mother, Jaci," her father said. Jaci sighed.
"Yes dad. I promise to write."
Just then her little brother Johnny ran in. "Do you have to go?" Johnny whined, as he hugged her.
"Yes, I have to go, but be good for mom and dad, all right?" Johnny nodded. "Bye Johnny," Jaci said. Then she kissed her parents' cheeks.
"Bye Jaci," they both said. Jaci smiled and then disapparated.
"Jaci! Jaci, over here!" Jaci turned around confused, before smiling.
"Hello, Professor Lupin," she said hugging him.
"Hello Jaci," he said. "And it's Remus, not Professor, nor Lupin. Come, let's go. My house is just beyond the edge for the forest. He took Jaci's suitcase as well as her arm to lead her down a path. Jaci smiled as she saw his house, and realized it suited him. "It's not much, but it's a home."
It was a sky blue, one story house, with a silver roof. For some reason, when Jaci saw it, it reminded her of Lupin, open and friendly. She smiled up at him. "It looks like something right out of a fairy tale."
Remus smiled. "I'm glad you like it. Now come, let us get you settled in." They walked in. Jaci smiled. The house was just as pretty on the inside as it was on the outside. Pictures were all over the walls, waving as they walked in. In the living room there was a sofa, a rocking chair, and a few easy chairs. Then the kitchen was a bright yellow, nice and colorful with many different knick-knacks, a table and an island in the middle. Lupin showed her the guest bedroom. Jaci smiled. It had blue walls, two big windows, a queen sized bed in front of a fireplace, a chair and a vanity. The adjourning bathroom was also blue.
"I hope you like it," Lupin said, a bit nervous.
"I love it, professor.oops, I mean Remus," Jaci said. Remus smiled.
"Well, Jaci dinner's on in ten minutes, if you'd like to freshen up, or unpack, go ahead. I'll be in the kitchen, so yell if you need something." Lupin walked out. Jaci smiled, picking up her suitcase to put it on the bed. She unpacked in a jiffy, and then didn't have anything to do.
"Remus?"
"Yes?"
"Would you like some help with dinner?" she asked walking out of the room. "I don't want to just be here." She walked into the kitchen and smiled. "I guess not," she said grinning.
"I told you, dinner in ten. I'm a minute early," he said checking the clock on the mantel. Jaci grinned and rolled her eyes. They sat down and began eating.
"This is great Remus, but I'll make you a deal."
"Ok, and it is?"
"How about one day you cook all the meals, and the next day I'll cook? I'll start tomorrow, deal?"
Remus grinned. "Deal," he said. Just then a big, big dog walked in. Jaci gasped. "Don't worry it's not 'The Grim.' This is my dog, Snuffles."
The dog walked up to her, and sniffed her outstretched hand. It wagged it's tail and barked. Jaci giggled. "He's cute," she told Remus. He smiled and shook his head, looking at Snuffles.
"At a guess," he replied. He stood up and got a bowl to feed the dog.
"So, Remus, did you figure out how to make the wolfsbane potion yet?"
Remus sighed. "No, but I should have enough for the next three more months," he said. Jaci smiled.
"I have the ingredients, and the instructions. I'm going to teach you how to make it. We'll start tomorrow."
Remus smiled at her. "Thank you," he said.
"Well, you're going to be putting up wit me for 5 weeks. It's the least I can do."
After they cleaned up, they walked outside with a mug of hot chocolate. It's beautiful here, Remus," she said as she took a deep breath. She could smell the forest and the fresh air, the calmness of the place.
"Yes it is."
Soon after they turned in. Jaci lay on her bed when there came a scratching. She got up and opened the door. It was Snuffles. "Oh hello Snuffles, would you like to sleep with me? My dog back home always does."
Snuffles wagged his tail, and Jaci grinned. She climbed into bed, and Snuffles jumped in after her. He slept at the foot of the bed. Jaci grinned.
It's almost like home.
Jaci sighed. She loved being home, surrounded by her family, and her pet dog. She would be leaving tomorrow, however. Jaci already had taken the apparition test and she would be leaving for Lupin's tomorrow. She sighed and petted her dog, Molly's head. As she was relaxing, she heard a tapping on her window. Kristie ran in, and opened the window. He dropped the letter off with her, and then flew out. Kristie sighed, and Jaci looked at her curiously.
"Here," she said handing it to Jaci. "It's from Draco."
Jaci smiled, and took it. Kristie in the mean time walked out of the room. Jaci took it back to her bed, and sat down.
"Hello Jaci,
I hope you are doing well, and that you are relaxing.
I'm currently in Ireland. My father is allowing me
to travel on my own this year, and I am enjoying it. I'm going to
be in Romania, Canada, and Iceland. I would stop by in
Texas, but I know you have plans, and I do not wish to interfere. Well, I'll leave you now. Please take care.
Can't wait to see you,
Draco Malfoy."
Jaci smiled as she put the letter down. She patted Molly's head again, and went in search of Kristie. She found her in the kitchen. "Hey Kristerz," Jaci said. "Draco's going to be in Romania and in Canada, and in Iceland, and he's in Ireland right now. Isn't' that cool?"
"Yeah Jacklez real cool."
"Well, I have to go and finish packing for my trips. Byenezz Kristerz."
"Bye Jaci."
"You behave yourself for Professor Lupin," her mother said the next day. Jaci rolled her eyes.
"Of course mother."
"Don't' roll your eyes at your mother, Jaci," her father said. Jaci sighed.
"Yes dad. I promise to write."
Just then her little brother Johnny ran in. "Do you have to go?" Johnny whined, as he hugged her.
"Yes, I have to go, but be good for mom and dad, all right?" Johnny nodded. "Bye Johnny," Jaci said. Then she kissed her parents' cheeks.
"Bye Jaci," they both said. Jaci smiled and then disapparated.
"Jaci! Jaci, over here!" Jaci turned around confused, before smiling.
"Hello, Professor Lupin," she said hugging him.
"Hello Jaci," he said. "And it's Remus, not Professor, nor Lupin. Come, let's go. My house is just beyond the edge for the forest. He took Jaci's suitcase as well as her arm to lead her down a path. Jaci smiled as she saw his house, and realized it suited him. "It's not much, but it's a home."
It was a sky blue, one story house, with a silver roof. For some reason, when Jaci saw it, it reminded her of Lupin, open and friendly. She smiled up at him. "It looks like something right out of a fairy tale."
Remus smiled. "I'm glad you like it. Now come, let us get you settled in." They walked in. Jaci smiled. The house was just as pretty on the inside as it was on the outside. Pictures were all over the walls, waving as they walked in. In the living room there was a sofa, a rocking chair, and a few easy chairs. Then the kitchen was a bright yellow, nice and colorful with many different knick-knacks, a table and an island in the middle. Lupin showed her the guest bedroom. Jaci smiled. It had blue walls, two big windows, a queen sized bed in front of a fireplace, a chair and a vanity. The adjourning bathroom was also blue.
"I hope you like it," Lupin said, a bit nervous.
"I love it, professor.oops, I mean Remus," Jaci said. Remus smiled.
"Well, Jaci dinner's on in ten minutes, if you'd like to freshen up, or unpack, go ahead. I'll be in the kitchen, so yell if you need something." Lupin walked out. Jaci smiled, picking up her suitcase to put it on the bed. She unpacked in a jiffy, and then didn't have anything to do.
"Remus?"
"Yes?"
"Would you like some help with dinner?" she asked walking out of the room. "I don't want to just be here." She walked into the kitchen and smiled. "I guess not," she said grinning.
"I told you, dinner in ten. I'm a minute early," he said checking the clock on the mantel. Jaci grinned and rolled her eyes. They sat down and began eating.
"This is great Remus, but I'll make you a deal."
"Ok, and it is?"
"How about one day you cook all the meals, and the next day I'll cook? I'll start tomorrow, deal?"
Remus grinned. "Deal," he said. Just then a big, big dog walked in. Jaci gasped. "Don't worry it's not 'The Grim.' This is my dog, Snuffles."
The dog walked up to her, and sniffed her outstretched hand. It wagged it's tail and barked. Jaci giggled. "He's cute," she told Remus. He smiled and shook his head, looking at Snuffles.
"At a guess," he replied. He stood up and got a bowl to feed the dog.
"So, Remus, did you figure out how to make the wolfsbane potion yet?"
Remus sighed. "No, but I should have enough for the next three more months," he said. Jaci smiled.
"I have the ingredients, and the instructions. I'm going to teach you how to make it. We'll start tomorrow."
Remus smiled at her. "Thank you," he said.
"Well, you're going to be putting up wit me for 5 weeks. It's the least I can do."
After they cleaned up, they walked outside with a mug of hot chocolate. It's beautiful here, Remus," she said as she took a deep breath. She could smell the forest and the fresh air, the calmness of the place.
"Yes it is."
Soon after they turned in. Jaci lay on her bed when there came a scratching. She got up and opened the door. It was Snuffles. "Oh hello Snuffles, would you like to sleep with me? My dog back home always does."
Snuffles wagged his tail, and Jaci grinned. She climbed into bed, and Snuffles jumped in after her. He slept at the foot of the bed. Jaci grinned.
It's almost like home.