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Defense Against the Dark Arts. This ought to have been interesting. At the moment, there was nowhere I would rather have been than sitting with my "friends", waiting for class to begin.
"Forgive my tardiness, I was held up."
Since when was Remus our teacher? He was striding into the room with his dilapidated suitcase in hand. God, was Remus always that hot? Oh my GOD, I think my teacher is hot! What am I saying?? It's supposed to be, oh my God, my BEST FRIEND is hot!! My best GUY friend!!
"Jamie," Hermione said, looking at me with worry. "Are you alright?"
I looked at her, realizing my face had turned deep red. And I was horrified. All I could get out, was, "Our teacher's hot!"
Hermione giggled. "Of course he is! Didn't you notice that ages ago?"
"But is it normal to think your teacher is attractive?" I asked. Sure, my I had a couple of good looking teachers when I was in school, but that didn't mean it was considered cool now.
"Don't worry about it. Lavender and Parvati like him too………although they like pretty much any guy. And you should hear some of the gossip about Professor Vector."
I nodded. Remus had already begun teaching, and he either didn't notice that we were talking, or was letting it slide. More likely the latter than the former. I shifted in my seat, before noticing something rather odd. Something extremely odd.
My hand shot up in the air before I could stop it, and I managed to squeak out, "Professor………"
"Yes, Miss Black," Remus said, turning to me.
"Can I go to the bathroom. It's a really, really, really, really, really, really big emergency. Can't wait another moment," I said, barely able to understand myself at the rate I was going.
Remus gave a look of Understanding. Capital "U" understanding. Was he ALWAYS this insightful?
"You are excused."
I shot out of my seat and out the door before he had even finished the sentence. This was turning out to be a very bad day.
I didn't want to return to the common room and face the humiliation. Everybody would know what the problem was, I just knew it. And DAMN these things are uncomfortable. How do girls put up with this every month. I wonder if this is sort of how Remus feels. I knew that wasn't really true, but I felt like I was in agony at the moment.
I was sitting in the bathroom, unwilling to come out. I sat there for another fifteen minutes before Hermione came to find me.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
"Yes," I said, though I knew I didn't sound it.
"Let me guess," she said. "You started?"
I nodded. "Everybody is going to know. I don't know if I can stand the humiliation."
"Nobody will be able to tell," she said. "Unless you announce it. And if they do know, it's just not something you talk about."
I nod. "I know I'm acting silly. It's just my first time………" Okay, maybe I shouldn't have announced that.
"First time," she said, with incredulity. "You lucky dog!"
I laughed. God, I thought, I'm still stuck with puns.
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