Ch 4
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"I don't believe it. You..you.." Hermione screamed.
"Hermione calm down!" A tired voice pleaded. "I can explain."
"I can't believe it. I've been covering up for you! I trusted you, and all this time you've been his friend."
"No Hermione, let me explain. I haven't been his friend. I am now though."
"Don't listen to him Harry. He's been helping Black into the castle. He wants you dead too. He's a werewolf!" Hermione said coldly. There was a terrible silence in the room and all eyes focused on the focus of Hermione's rage. Professor Lupin stood next to Sirius Black and looked very pale, but very calm.
"Not up to your usual standard Miss Granger." He said, somewhat coldly, "I haven't been helping Sirius into the castle. I certaintly do not want Harry dead and.." A shiver passed through him, "I wont deny the other." He said, his tone low. He started to explain. When no one would listen, he gave the children back their wands and stuck his own in his belt. "Now will you listen to me?" When he had neared the end Hermione spoke once again, timidly.
"But Professor Lupin...Scabbers can't be Peter Pettigrew. He can't be." She said, sounding as if she was trying to convince herself.
"Why not Hermione?"
"Because the MInistry keeps track of all the Animagus. Pettigrew wasn't on the list." Lupin gave her his weary smile and cleared his throat.
"Right again Hermione, but the Ministry never knew there were three unregistered Animagi running around Hogwarts." Hermione only stayed quiet. Her eyes downcast. Lupin saw this and wanted to approach her but Siriu interupted his train of thoughts.
"Hurry up Remus. I've waited twelve years for this." Pointing his wand at Ron, Black stepped foreward and a mad grin crossed his face.
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Later
Once they had climbed out of the tunnel and gotten away from the Whomping Willow, Hermione sat down next to Ron to take care of his leg. Harry had moved off to the side wih his godfather and Professor Lupin had yet to emerge from the tunnel. When he did, Hermione didn't look at him. She could feel his eyes on her, but she refused to look up.
"Hermione, do you think you could assist me for a moment." He tried quietly. When she got up he walked a few feet away from Ron and kneeled beside the unconcious body of Snape. He felt Hermione kneel beside him. "I want you to know Hermione, that I would never hurt you or Harry or Ron. There were so many time I wanted to tell you what was happening. But I couldn't. I told you I can't be a burden to you. It would be unfair to someone so young. I.."
"You were a child when you were bitten and you try to justify keeping to yourself to me? I'm afraid Professor Lupin, that you've become a hypocrite." She said, a bit colder then she meant. When he didn't respond, she started to rise. Suddenly there was a warm hand covering her own and pulling her back down. He risked a look into her eyes and saw tears at the edges.
"Hermione, I didn't tell you because you are the last person on earth I want to harm. I...care about you too much to allow this to consume your life. And it will. I can't let you become a target for cruelty because you want to be so kind. Do you understand? I can't let it ...." Lupin stopped suddenly, a look of pain crossing his face. He fell to his knees and clutched his stomach. Hermione grabbed his shoulder and tried to pull him up.
"Are you alright Professor?" she asked, worried. Lupin took several deep breaths and stood on shaky legs. Suddenly they were both bathed in intense white light. The full moon had slid out from behind a mountain across the lake. Horror crossed Hermione's face. "Professor Lupin, didn't you take your potion?" He didn't answer. He had started shivering and Hermione moved forward but he stopped her.
"No Hermione....ru..run." He growled. "Run away from me" Lupin doubled over, cluthing his stomach again.
"Harry!" Everyone looked up as her voice pierced the quiet night. They ran.
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okay...another chapter by tonite..maybe two. I promise. For now, this is it on this one.
thanks for all the reveiws.
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"I don't believe it. You..you.." Hermione screamed.
"Hermione calm down!" A tired voice pleaded. "I can explain."
"I can't believe it. I've been covering up for you! I trusted you, and all this time you've been his friend."
"No Hermione, let me explain. I haven't been his friend. I am now though."
"Don't listen to him Harry. He's been helping Black into the castle. He wants you dead too. He's a werewolf!" Hermione said coldly. There was a terrible silence in the room and all eyes focused on the focus of Hermione's rage. Professor Lupin stood next to Sirius Black and looked very pale, but very calm.
"Not up to your usual standard Miss Granger." He said, somewhat coldly, "I haven't been helping Sirius into the castle. I certaintly do not want Harry dead and.." A shiver passed through him, "I wont deny the other." He said, his tone low. He started to explain. When no one would listen, he gave the children back their wands and stuck his own in his belt. "Now will you listen to me?" When he had neared the end Hermione spoke once again, timidly.
"But Professor Lupin...Scabbers can't be Peter Pettigrew. He can't be." She said, sounding as if she was trying to convince herself.
"Why not Hermione?"
"Because the MInistry keeps track of all the Animagus. Pettigrew wasn't on the list." Lupin gave her his weary smile and cleared his throat.
"Right again Hermione, but the Ministry never knew there were three unregistered Animagi running around Hogwarts." Hermione only stayed quiet. Her eyes downcast. Lupin saw this and wanted to approach her but Siriu interupted his train of thoughts.
"Hurry up Remus. I've waited twelve years for this." Pointing his wand at Ron, Black stepped foreward and a mad grin crossed his face.
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Later
Once they had climbed out of the tunnel and gotten away from the Whomping Willow, Hermione sat down next to Ron to take care of his leg. Harry had moved off to the side wih his godfather and Professor Lupin had yet to emerge from the tunnel. When he did, Hermione didn't look at him. She could feel his eyes on her, but she refused to look up.
"Hermione, do you think you could assist me for a moment." He tried quietly. When she got up he walked a few feet away from Ron and kneeled beside the unconcious body of Snape. He felt Hermione kneel beside him. "I want you to know Hermione, that I would never hurt you or Harry or Ron. There were so many time I wanted to tell you what was happening. But I couldn't. I told you I can't be a burden to you. It would be unfair to someone so young. I.."
"You were a child when you were bitten and you try to justify keeping to yourself to me? I'm afraid Professor Lupin, that you've become a hypocrite." She said, a bit colder then she meant. When he didn't respond, she started to rise. Suddenly there was a warm hand covering her own and pulling her back down. He risked a look into her eyes and saw tears at the edges.
"Hermione, I didn't tell you because you are the last person on earth I want to harm. I...care about you too much to allow this to consume your life. And it will. I can't let you become a target for cruelty because you want to be so kind. Do you understand? I can't let it ...." Lupin stopped suddenly, a look of pain crossing his face. He fell to his knees and clutched his stomach. Hermione grabbed his shoulder and tried to pull him up.
"Are you alright Professor?" she asked, worried. Lupin took several deep breaths and stood on shaky legs. Suddenly they were both bathed in intense white light. The full moon had slid out from behind a mountain across the lake. Horror crossed Hermione's face. "Professor Lupin, didn't you take your potion?" He didn't answer. He had started shivering and Hermione moved forward but he stopped her.
"No Hermione....ru..run." He growled. "Run away from me" Lupin doubled over, cluthing his stomach again.
"Harry!" Everyone looked up as her voice pierced the quiet night. They ran.
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okay...another chapter by tonite..maybe two. I promise. For now, this is it on this one.
thanks for all the reveiws.