A/N: Okay here is Chapter Four.but ya'll already knew that so I'll be quiet and let you read.
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Ch. 4 A Second Kiss
Jessi was still asleep the next morning when Parvati threw a pillow at her telling her to get up. She crawled out of bed grabbing her uniform from her trunk. She rushed into the bathroom and showered hurriedly. After getting out from under the hot water she dressed and performed a drying charm on her hair. She slipped on her shoes and headed to the Great Hall for breakfast. She took her usual seat across from Hermione, glancing up at the staff table she saw Remus and blushed.
"Ok Jessi what's up" Hermione asked when she noticed her friend's blush " I mean I know you have a thing for Professor Lupin but.."
"Shhh." Jessi said cutting Hermione off mid-sentence " Lets go back to the Tower and I'll tell you" she said quietly. They both got up and headed back to Gryffindor Tower. They entered the Common Room and Jessi dragged Hermione over to a secluded corner.
"Alright Jessi spill it sister." Hermione said settling into a chair.
" Ok.so last night I couldn't sleep and I went for a walk around the castle" Jessi said nervously.
"Jessi.." Hermione said questioningly
"Just let me finish would you?" she said exasperatedly before continuing " So I was down on the first floor and I ran into Professor Lupin" she paused and looked at Hermione. She continued when her friend nodded encouragingly. " So to make a long story short he walked me back up here to the Tower and we um.."
" What?" Hermione asked worriedly
" We.I..He kissed me" Jessi said quickly and softly.
" WHAT!?!" Hermione yelled the quieted quickly "He kissed you?"
"err.well I kind of kissed him back as well" she answered blushing
"Jessi he's a Professor" Hermione said softly
"I know Hermione"
"But.."
"Hermione it just happened..but I don't know what to do now" she stated worriedly
"What do you mean Jess?"
"I mean do I bring it up? Do I let him bring it up? Do I just forget it happened?"
" My advice would be to forget it unless he brings it up" Hermione said standing up "And we're late for Transfiguration"
" Ok ok.lemme go get my stuff" she said dashing up the stairs.
Once Jessi came back downstairs they rushed off to Transfiguration. They sat through the lecture on Animagus. She was glad that the class was only a lecture, because she found her mind continually returning to the previous night. Once the class was over they all headed out quickly. Jessi smiled when she heard Hermione talking about the next class when they would learn a charm to show their Inner Animagus . They all walked quickly to there Defense Against the Dark Arts class and waited patiently outside. When Lupin opened the door they all walked in and took their seats. Jessi watched as Lupin moved to the front of his desk and sat on top of it scanning the classroom.
"Good morning, or afternoon rather, Class" he said lightly.
"Good afternoon" Jessi mumbled softly, her voice getting lost in her classmates'.
"Now. Today we will be starting a new chapter on offensive spells." he stated "Please open your books to page, one thirty five" he pulled out his own book and opened to that page "Now can anyone describe the...... spell?"
" The patronus spell is used to drive away Dementors. Everyone's patronus is different, they usually take the form of an animal, and you have to think of a happy memory to conjure a patronus." Hermione answered expertly.
" Very good Miss Granger 10 points to Gryffindor" Lupin said " Now that all of you have read about the charm take out your wands and practice."
Jessi watched as her classmates slowly got up and practiced the charm. Some of them succeed sending silvery animals floating around the room, while others only produced wisps of silver. Standing slowly, the first enjoyable memory she could recall was the way Remus had looked into her eyes. "Expecto Patronum" she said softly. She watched as a silvery wolf floated around the room, she sat back down as her wolf began to slowly dissipate.
Remus' eyes shot opened wide. Did I just see what I thought I saw?, he shook his head lightly "Good work class. Seeing that most of you were able to perform the charm, no homework, and you are dismissed....." he watched Jessi as she shoved her things into her bag and headed for the door. Her patronus was a wolf... he was a bit happy and shaken at the same time. "Miss Carmichael. I need a word with you." he said before she got out of the room.
Jessi stopped abruptly. "You guys don't have to wait I know how you two get without food" she said to Harry and Ron, she turned to Hermione " I'll meet you in the Library later to work on that essay for Arithmancy?" Hermione nodded and the left the room with Harry and Ron. Once they were gone she crossed the room, she stood a few feet away from him not meeting his eyes.
"What time are you free tonight? I have a bunch of third and fifth year essays I need to correct that I might need help on" he asked taking a step towards her.
"Oh...um...about 8:00 or 8:30 I think" she said shifting nervously
"Ok then 8:30?" he said quietly.
"Yeah 8:30 is good......." She nodded her words trailing off, she looked up and finally met his eyes
"Good..." ::he said. He blinked and looked away quickly. "So, it seems that you had no problem in class today...." he said quickly .
"No...I have a few happy memories that I can always call to mind I suppose" she answered, looking down at her feet, quickly then back to him.
"Seems like they are really happy memories. I couldn't conjure a patronus by saying the incantation that softly"
"I...um...it's a really recent memory plus I'm not being attacked by Dementors" stopping when she realized what she said.
"I see. And the dementor thing does help a bit...."he said raising an eyebrow.
"I assumed that" she smiled weakly
"Do you know why a patronus takes a certain shape?"
"Um...no actually" she said, drawing her eyebrows together shaking her head.
"Well its said that ones patronus will take the shape of something that the owner feels protected most by. In your case, you feel safest or protected by a wolf." he said quietly looking directly into her eyes
She bit her lower lip and averted her gaze " Oh...then why is Hermione's an otter?" she asked trying vainly to change the subject.
"I have no clue. You should ask her." he laughed slightly. He sighed audibly:: "Well I'm sure that it has something to do with someone or something special to her. But no one can be certain a patronus has anything to do with people in anyway...."
"Oh" she said softly, drawing her eyebrows together.
"But it usually does.. I'm not entirely sure... Don't mind my mindless ramblings" he waved it off. "I assume that you slept well last night?" he said once again changing the subject. "Um...yeah......and yourself?" she snapped her head up looking into his eyes.
"Better than normal" he answered.. He stepped a little bit closer, closing the already small gap that was between them.
"I.....err....that's good" she said, drawing in a quick breath looking up at him.
"I would like to thank you." he whispered in her ear.
"I...um...err...you're welcome but....I.... didn't do anything" she said delicately
He smirked slightly, looking down at her. "Yes you did. You made me stop thinking." he said this like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "Well about everything else but you."
"If you say so Prof....err um.... nevermind" she said laughing quietly
"What?" he asked, mouth still smirking
"I said if you say so" shaking her head
"No you said nevermind."
"I think you're hearing things" smiling playfully
"I do not hear things that were not said" he said, his smirk slowly turning into a small grin. He continued to gaze down at her.
"Uh huh sure you don't" she said smiling up at him.
"I'm sure of it. Now tell me. What were you going to say?" he said sounding impatient even though he was still grinning.
" I didn't say anything....I said nevermind because I stopped mid-sentence" she said rolling her eyes.
"What ever you say. Even though I know what you said. " he glanced away from her eyes for a moment.
"Ok then...." she said letting her sentence trail off
"So..." he drawled, glancing back at her.
She looked away, biting the nail of her pointer finger nervously, she looked up at him nervously when she heard him chuckle softly.
"Oh, I believe I'm holding you up. Your friends will be missing you..."
"yeah....I should............ probably go" she nodded slowly. She took a step backwards toward the door. "I'll see you later"
"See you." he sighed softly. "Bye." he said not taking his gaze off of her.
"Yeah...bye" she said not moving
She took a short breath as he closed the distance between them quickly. She barely had time to think before he pressed his lips lightly to hers. She hesitated only momentarily before she started to kiss him back.
Remus smiled inwardly. So he hadn't imagined this last night, she really did kiss him back. He pressed against her lips a little harder. He had just wrapped his arms around her waist when he heard the door click open.
"Professor Lupin are you still in here?" Harry Potter asked as he stepped back into the Defense classroom. He coughed loudly and smirked as he watched Jessi and Remus spring apart from each other. He was trying not to laugh hysterically at the both of them acting like nothing had happened. "Um.Hermione sent me to find Jessi..lunch is almost over."
"Thanks Harry I was just on my way down" Jessi said casually.
"I'll see you this evening to grade those papers Miss Carmichael." Remus said casually gathering papers from his desk.
Jessi nodded and went out the door that Harry was holding open. They walked silently down the hallway towards the Great Hall. Harry spoke first.
" So Jessi..Remus is just a little older than you" he raised an eyebrow as he spoke.
" Oh hush up Harry" Jessi retorted punching him lightly in the arm.
" Seriously though what was going on back there?"
" I don't know Harry I really don't, I mean that's the second time we've kissed but.I don't know I mean it's not like we can have normal relationship."
"Do you love him?" he asked her quietly
"Love.we've kissed twice I think it's a bit early for declarations of love" she answered rolling her eyes.
"So what is it then?"
" I said I don't know.but Harry don't tell anyone ok?..I mean both of us could get in a lot of trouble" she said looking at him worriedly
" Don't worry Jess I won't say anything" he said reassuringly, slinging his arm over her shoulders in a brotherly fashion.
" Ok then.let's hurry though I'm starving" she smiled brightly at him.
"Then lunch it is kiddo" Harry said as he all but dragged her the rest of the way to the Great Hall.
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