Chapter 4
*Love.can be outlawed*
*****
"Rules are made for breaking
nothing ventured nothing gained
I'll be no worse than I am right now
And I might never get the chance again"
*****
Harry sat at the Gryffindor table staring around the great hall, "where is she?" he asked Ron, who was sat beside him stuffing his face with cornflakes.
"I don't know, how many times are you going to ask?" he spluttered through his breakfast.
Harry sighed, "it's just she wasn't back by one." he trailed off as he watched professor Lupin enter the hall, check his watch and make his way over to the staff table, "you don't suppose." but Ron wasn't listening he'd now moved onto buttering some toast. Harry kept his eyes on the door and sure enough, in came Hermione, she quickly made her way over to the table and sat opposite Harry. "and where have you been?" he questioned her.
She looked up at him wide eyed and began blushing, "no.nowhere" she stammered. Harry just raised an eyebrow, "look I don't see how it's any of your business!" Harry just grinned at her.
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Later that day they were walking along the charms corridor, when Hermione suddenly froze. Harry and Ron starred at her quizzically, but she ignored them and seemed to be listening intently. That's when they heard it Remus Lupin and Minerva McGonagall, their voices carrying form around the corner, they were coming this way.
Hermione looked around wildly and then dived through a near by door, "What the." Ron muttered but was cut short by the two professors turning into the corridor.
"Potter, Weasley, what are you doing?" Professor McGonagall had a suspicious look on her face as she eyed the boys.
"Have you seen Hermione around?" Lupin asked before McGonagall could accuse the boys of anything. Ron was about to point to the door which Hermione had just fled through, when Harry stood on his foot.
"Owww," was all he managed to say but Harry had stepped in.
"Sorry professor, haven't seen her since breakfast." Remus simple nodded in reply and continued on his way with the elder professor.
"What'ya do that for." Ron hissed while Harry just rolled his eyes.
Harry opened the door that Hermione had dashed into and found her cramped into a rather small broom cupboard he raised his eye brows, "something tells me you might be avoiding a certain wolfie,"
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"look I'm just not sure I want to see him yet, I mean what would I say."
"How about, hello professor lupin, I think I might have made a mistake the other night when I screwed you, sorry and all."
"Don't be ridiculous Ron, grow up, she just needs a little time for it to sink in, but seriously Hermione the longer you avoid him the harder it'll get."
The trio were sitting in the Gryffindor common room, and after about 2 hours of pestering the boys had finally got it out of Hermione as to why she was in the cupboard.
"No, look it wasn't a mistake, I enjoyed it."
"Eeewwwwwwwww, Hermione!" Ron was defiantly having problems accepting the situation.
"I dunno, I'm just a little scared,"
"why? Didn't you take any precautions" Hermione hadn't even considered this until Harry voiced it.
"Nooo, it's not that, well no, I mean, I. I think I love him." Ron just scoffed and Harry seemed to go into deep thought, "I'm going to bed." She said and standing up made her way over to the girls staircase and towards her head girl's room.
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The following morning Hermione woke in her four poster bed and stretched, she could hear the birds singing outside her window, and for a brief moment, she was carefree, that was until the conversation of the night before came flooding back to her, 'what if she was pregnant'.
She dressed and made her way down to the great hall for breakfast, although she didn't fancy anything and just pushed the soggy cornflakes around in her bowl. 'Sunday' she thought, Harry and Ron had been up early for Quidditch practise and now she was all alone, she headed over to the Library to get some work done.
At about five o'clock she awoke with a start and realised that she'd been sleeping in the back of the library for almost 7 hours and she hadn't done any work. Her stomach rumbled as a protest against the missed lunch, but this just brought her mind to its most pressing problem, 'could she be pregnant'. She made up her mind, gathered together her things and headed out to the hospital wing.
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Hermione sat on one of the beds in the hospital wing, munching on a plate of sandwiches that Madame Pomfry had conjured for her, awaiting her test results. According to Madame Pomfry, Hermione had nothing to be ashamed of, this sort of thing happens all the time, and it's just better that she chose to come to see her quickly so that she can have all the help that she needs.
Madame Pomfry came out of her office, "Well my dear, it seems as if you're going to have a new arrival in a few months," Hermione's face remained expressionless; to tell the truth even she didn't know how she felt. "Now not to worry, we'll sort you out fine, you'll be ok to carry on with your studies until about April, maybe a bit before we'll see how you go, if you put in enough hard work, you should be able to take you NEWTs early if not I'm sure it can be arranged for you to take them at a later date. All the arrangements necessary will be made nearer the time." She smiled at Hermione, "now is there anything I can get you?"
Hermione shook her head, "no I'm fine thank-you, err can I go now?"
"Of course you can dear there's no need for you to stay here, you're not sick after all!"
Hermione got up and left the hospital wing in a trance, she may not be sick, but she sure felt it, and it had something to do with the disturbing feeling welling up in her stomach that said, "you're going to have to tell him you know!?!"
She sighed turned around and headed towards the DADA corridor; she might as well get it over with.
As she reached his office she heard shouts from inside, "Severus quick, No Minerva stand back," the voice was obviously that of professor Dumbledore, and his tone was serious, a worry sprang up inside her and she pushed open the office door.
The scene that greeted her took her by surprise, the three teachers, Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape, were all in the office with their wands out, McGonagall had a cut to her shoulder, and Snape seemed very tired. That's when she saw him, a fully grown werewolf, in the middle of the office floor, snarling as the three teachers slowly cornered him, but before she saw anymore Dumbledore had leapt at the office door, "Hermione, GO!" she didn't need telling twice she fled all the way back to her dorm, where she sat on her bed rocking back and forth tears rolling down her cheeks.
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As she watched the sunrise over the top of the mountains, she sighed, that was a sight she was never going to forget, it scared her. She hadn't stopped thinking about him all night, by now she knew it. She loved him.
Standing up she quietly made her way out past the fat lady, the rest of Gryffindor tower was still asleep.
Slowly and carefully she pushed open the door to professor Lupin's office, and there on the floor he lay, naked and bound. The tears were rolling down her face again as she swept in and gathered him in her arms. He awoke and slowly opened his eyes, "Hermione, what." she pressed a finger gently to his lips. With a wave of her wand the ropes were gone and she conjured a blanket to cover his cold form.
Sobbing she began to rock, before murmuring in his ear, "I love you"
Before he had chance to reply, the door opened and in walked professors Dumbledore, McGonagall and Madame Pomfry. The later immediately swept over to the man in Hermione's arms and started to fuss over him.
"Hermione," Dumbledore began, the tears were still rolling down her cheeks, "You know you shouldn't be here."
She couldn't answer, she just looked at him with pleading eyes, what she was pleading for she did not know, just that Dumbledore could help. "Well," McGonagall said to Madame Pomfry.
"Severus was right," she answered, "If only he'd had some more potion after, all this could have been avoided."
Dumbledore sighed, "Really he should know better, it's his responsibility to make sure that he has taken adequate amounts of the potion, and he shouldn't be having intercourse so near to the full moon anyway."
Hermione froze, everything clicking into place, remembering what she had read in the potion book she had used to brew the wolfsbane, 'wolfsbane potion, has adverse reactions on the reproductive capabilities of the drinker, it can render all contraceptive potions and most charms useless, and in respect, any intercourse that the drinker may enter into, will in turn cause the potion already in the system to loose all effectiveness and adequate precautions should be taken.' That's it she had done this to him, it was her fault that he was so injured.
Dumbledore put his arm around Hermione and encouraged her to stand up, she stood trembling in front of him, "Now Miss Granger, correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that your trip to the hospital wing yesterday and this incident here are not entirely unrelated."
Hermione didn't say anything she just lowered her head and turned to face Remus who was having his wounds bathed by Madame Pomfry, he just looked at her with sad eyes, "Now, both of you," he said looking at Remus, "what you have done has not only endangered the lives of everyone in this school, but was an extremely irresponsible act." Remus looked thoroughly disgusted with himself at the thought that he could have bitten someone.
"As the headmaster of this school, I have no choice but to forbid this relationship, if you not heed my rules you will both risk expulsion from this establishment, have I made myself clear," Hermione simply nodded the tears were rolling fast now and she didn't risk a glance at Lupin. "Poppy, will you be okay to take over with Remus from here," Hermione assumed that she must have agreed because he then turned to her and said, "now Miss Granger I do think you should go back to your dormitory and rest, you will not be required to attend any lessons today" Without even looking up she left the office and headed back out to Gryffindor tower, for most people no lessons would seem like a reward, but not for Hermione who had even more need to work extra hard now.
*****
"How can I leave
when everything that I adore
And everything I'm living for
Girl it's in you"
*****
A/N yet again it's been a long time I'm srry guys hope you like it, either way please review.
*Love.can be outlawed*
*****
"Rules are made for breaking
nothing ventured nothing gained
I'll be no worse than I am right now
And I might never get the chance again"
*****
Harry sat at the Gryffindor table staring around the great hall, "where is she?" he asked Ron, who was sat beside him stuffing his face with cornflakes.
"I don't know, how many times are you going to ask?" he spluttered through his breakfast.
Harry sighed, "it's just she wasn't back by one." he trailed off as he watched professor Lupin enter the hall, check his watch and make his way over to the staff table, "you don't suppose." but Ron wasn't listening he'd now moved onto buttering some toast. Harry kept his eyes on the door and sure enough, in came Hermione, she quickly made her way over to the table and sat opposite Harry. "and where have you been?" he questioned her.
She looked up at him wide eyed and began blushing, "no.nowhere" she stammered. Harry just raised an eyebrow, "look I don't see how it's any of your business!" Harry just grinned at her.
#~#~#~#
Later that day they were walking along the charms corridor, when Hermione suddenly froze. Harry and Ron starred at her quizzically, but she ignored them and seemed to be listening intently. That's when they heard it Remus Lupin and Minerva McGonagall, their voices carrying form around the corner, they were coming this way.
Hermione looked around wildly and then dived through a near by door, "What the." Ron muttered but was cut short by the two professors turning into the corridor.
"Potter, Weasley, what are you doing?" Professor McGonagall had a suspicious look on her face as she eyed the boys.
"Have you seen Hermione around?" Lupin asked before McGonagall could accuse the boys of anything. Ron was about to point to the door which Hermione had just fled through, when Harry stood on his foot.
"Owww," was all he managed to say but Harry had stepped in.
"Sorry professor, haven't seen her since breakfast." Remus simple nodded in reply and continued on his way with the elder professor.
"What'ya do that for." Ron hissed while Harry just rolled his eyes.
Harry opened the door that Hermione had dashed into and found her cramped into a rather small broom cupboard he raised his eye brows, "something tells me you might be avoiding a certain wolfie,"
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"look I'm just not sure I want to see him yet, I mean what would I say."
"How about, hello professor lupin, I think I might have made a mistake the other night when I screwed you, sorry and all."
"Don't be ridiculous Ron, grow up, she just needs a little time for it to sink in, but seriously Hermione the longer you avoid him the harder it'll get."
The trio were sitting in the Gryffindor common room, and after about 2 hours of pestering the boys had finally got it out of Hermione as to why she was in the cupboard.
"No, look it wasn't a mistake, I enjoyed it."
"Eeewwwwwwwww, Hermione!" Ron was defiantly having problems accepting the situation.
"I dunno, I'm just a little scared,"
"why? Didn't you take any precautions" Hermione hadn't even considered this until Harry voiced it.
"Nooo, it's not that, well no, I mean, I. I think I love him." Ron just scoffed and Harry seemed to go into deep thought, "I'm going to bed." She said and standing up made her way over to the girls staircase and towards her head girl's room.
#~#~#~#
The following morning Hermione woke in her four poster bed and stretched, she could hear the birds singing outside her window, and for a brief moment, she was carefree, that was until the conversation of the night before came flooding back to her, 'what if she was pregnant'.
She dressed and made her way down to the great hall for breakfast, although she didn't fancy anything and just pushed the soggy cornflakes around in her bowl. 'Sunday' she thought, Harry and Ron had been up early for Quidditch practise and now she was all alone, she headed over to the Library to get some work done.
At about five o'clock she awoke with a start and realised that she'd been sleeping in the back of the library for almost 7 hours and she hadn't done any work. Her stomach rumbled as a protest against the missed lunch, but this just brought her mind to its most pressing problem, 'could she be pregnant'. She made up her mind, gathered together her things and headed out to the hospital wing.
#~#~#~#
Hermione sat on one of the beds in the hospital wing, munching on a plate of sandwiches that Madame Pomfry had conjured for her, awaiting her test results. According to Madame Pomfry, Hermione had nothing to be ashamed of, this sort of thing happens all the time, and it's just better that she chose to come to see her quickly so that she can have all the help that she needs.
Madame Pomfry came out of her office, "Well my dear, it seems as if you're going to have a new arrival in a few months," Hermione's face remained expressionless; to tell the truth even she didn't know how she felt. "Now not to worry, we'll sort you out fine, you'll be ok to carry on with your studies until about April, maybe a bit before we'll see how you go, if you put in enough hard work, you should be able to take you NEWTs early if not I'm sure it can be arranged for you to take them at a later date. All the arrangements necessary will be made nearer the time." She smiled at Hermione, "now is there anything I can get you?"
Hermione shook her head, "no I'm fine thank-you, err can I go now?"
"Of course you can dear there's no need for you to stay here, you're not sick after all!"
Hermione got up and left the hospital wing in a trance, she may not be sick, but she sure felt it, and it had something to do with the disturbing feeling welling up in her stomach that said, "you're going to have to tell him you know!?!"
She sighed turned around and headed towards the DADA corridor; she might as well get it over with.
As she reached his office she heard shouts from inside, "Severus quick, No Minerva stand back," the voice was obviously that of professor Dumbledore, and his tone was serious, a worry sprang up inside her and she pushed open the office door.
The scene that greeted her took her by surprise, the three teachers, Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape, were all in the office with their wands out, McGonagall had a cut to her shoulder, and Snape seemed very tired. That's when she saw him, a fully grown werewolf, in the middle of the office floor, snarling as the three teachers slowly cornered him, but before she saw anymore Dumbledore had leapt at the office door, "Hermione, GO!" she didn't need telling twice she fled all the way back to her dorm, where she sat on her bed rocking back and forth tears rolling down her cheeks.
#~#~#~#
As she watched the sunrise over the top of the mountains, she sighed, that was a sight she was never going to forget, it scared her. She hadn't stopped thinking about him all night, by now she knew it. She loved him.
Standing up she quietly made her way out past the fat lady, the rest of Gryffindor tower was still asleep.
Slowly and carefully she pushed open the door to professor Lupin's office, and there on the floor he lay, naked and bound. The tears were rolling down her face again as she swept in and gathered him in her arms. He awoke and slowly opened his eyes, "Hermione, what." she pressed a finger gently to his lips. With a wave of her wand the ropes were gone and she conjured a blanket to cover his cold form.
Sobbing she began to rock, before murmuring in his ear, "I love you"
Before he had chance to reply, the door opened and in walked professors Dumbledore, McGonagall and Madame Pomfry. The later immediately swept over to the man in Hermione's arms and started to fuss over him.
"Hermione," Dumbledore began, the tears were still rolling down her cheeks, "You know you shouldn't be here."
She couldn't answer, she just looked at him with pleading eyes, what she was pleading for she did not know, just that Dumbledore could help. "Well," McGonagall said to Madame Pomfry.
"Severus was right," she answered, "If only he'd had some more potion after, all this could have been avoided."
Dumbledore sighed, "Really he should know better, it's his responsibility to make sure that he has taken adequate amounts of the potion, and he shouldn't be having intercourse so near to the full moon anyway."
Hermione froze, everything clicking into place, remembering what she had read in the potion book she had used to brew the wolfsbane, 'wolfsbane potion, has adverse reactions on the reproductive capabilities of the drinker, it can render all contraceptive potions and most charms useless, and in respect, any intercourse that the drinker may enter into, will in turn cause the potion already in the system to loose all effectiveness and adequate precautions should be taken.' That's it she had done this to him, it was her fault that he was so injured.
Dumbledore put his arm around Hermione and encouraged her to stand up, she stood trembling in front of him, "Now Miss Granger, correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that your trip to the hospital wing yesterday and this incident here are not entirely unrelated."
Hermione didn't say anything she just lowered her head and turned to face Remus who was having his wounds bathed by Madame Pomfry, he just looked at her with sad eyes, "Now, both of you," he said looking at Remus, "what you have done has not only endangered the lives of everyone in this school, but was an extremely irresponsible act." Remus looked thoroughly disgusted with himself at the thought that he could have bitten someone.
"As the headmaster of this school, I have no choice but to forbid this relationship, if you not heed my rules you will both risk expulsion from this establishment, have I made myself clear," Hermione simply nodded the tears were rolling fast now and she didn't risk a glance at Lupin. "Poppy, will you be okay to take over with Remus from here," Hermione assumed that she must have agreed because he then turned to her and said, "now Miss Granger I do think you should go back to your dormitory and rest, you will not be required to attend any lessons today" Without even looking up she left the office and headed back out to Gryffindor tower, for most people no lessons would seem like a reward, but not for Hermione who had even more need to work extra hard now.
*****
"How can I leave
when everything that I adore
And everything I'm living for
Girl it's in you"
*****
A/N yet again it's been a long time I'm srry guys hope you like it, either way please review.