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Miss Granger - I hope you like this!
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Chapter 4
Remus sat quietly on the worn couch in front of the banked fire, with Molly sitting quietly beside him waiting. Remus reached inside his pocket and pulled the picture out to look at the happy couple again. Gala Crian and young Remus looked up at them smiling looking full of innocence and happiness. Remus watched the moving picture for several long minutes as though trying to put himself in that picture.
"Gala asked me to tutor her." Remus looked sideways at Molly with a smile. "No one knew why she asked a Gryffindor, but no one dared to question her. She claimed she needed help with transfiguration." A smile played at the corner of his lips.
"I don't remember her having any problems in any of her classes." Molly stated with a wide grin.
"Gala didn't have problems in class," Remus's smile showed, "she was a straight A student."
*~*~*
Remus entered the library and saw Gala sitting in a far corner by herself. He quietly made his way over to her and sat down across from her.
"You are late."
He looked up startled, "Sorry, but maybe you should try to give your best friends the slip without being asked a bunch of questions."
Gala looked at him slyly, "I don't have that problem. Besides, I will do what I want without question from those Slytherins." She paused. "What do you want to do?"
"We are suppose to be studying, Ms. Crian." Remus said standing up.
Gala watched him from her seat as he turned and began to walk away. She put her books in her bag and followed him out of the library.
*~*~*
"It was the only way we could meet and then sneak off together." Remus stated simply. "Either of us would take the lead depending on what we had agreed to the day before. She didn't want to hide it, but I think she was fearful of her father finding out and causing problems."
"Why didn't you simply meet where you planned?"
"It was a bit more complicated than that. There might be times when one of us couldn't make it, mostly because friends became suspicious. Slytherins were the biggest problem, especially those out to become the Crian son-in-law. If one of us couldn't make it, we simply kept the plan for the next day."
Molly looked sadly at her friend, "Is that the way it was all the time?"
"For a while," Remus turned away, "Let's not get ahead of the story. We'd been seeing each other for a few weeks when she... asked."
*~*~*
Remus headed out of the castle and towards the lake. He pulled one of his books from his pocket and began to read. He knew Gala was behind him a-ways taking her time. He reached 'their' tree on the other side of the lake that was away from the noise and eyes of the other Hogwarts students. Remus seated himself in the shade and spread out some school materials. Gala came up a few minutes later from a slightly different direction. She seated herself in front of an open book and smiled at him.
"So, how was your day" she started off, "did you miss me?"
"You know I enjoy your company."
Gala looked at him thoughtfully "We need to talk about something."
"What's that?"
Gala reached into her bag and pulled out a potions book that looked familiar.
"Hey, I've been looking for that!" Remus reached for the book hesitantly.
"Are you going to tell me or do I need to come straight out and ask?"
"I'm not sure what you mean." Remus avoided looking at her.
"Open the book to were your marker is." Remus started to weigh his options.
"Will you tell me or do I have to tell you?" Gala persisted.
"I don't know wh, what you are referring t-to." Remus stammered.
"I know." She paused letting him prepare himself. "You are usually sick during the full moon. On those class days you are not in class. I noticed."
Remus wouldn't look at her; 'she probably doesn't want to look at me anyway.'
Gala reached across to him, "Remus."
She waited.
"Remus?" Gala began to collect her things, "I thought you would be happy you didn't have to hide this from me."
His hand shot out and grabbed her wrist, stopping her, "You mean you're okay with being this close to a werewolf?" He paused, "I'm dangerous."
"Maybe once a month." Gala smiled widely, "If it makes you feel any better, I am also dangerous once a month."
Remus looked at her confused, "How so?"
"Don't tell me you don't know anything about a girl's monthly ritual?"
Remus blushed crimson.
*~*~*
Molly sat on the couch trying to stifle the laughter. Remus looked at her with a large smile, the first real smile she had seen in some time.
"It wasn't funny." Remus looked at Molly skeptically.
Molly burst out laughing.
Miss Granger - I hope you like this!
Emily - I am glad to see your reviewing me again, thank you!
Thanks to James for beta-ing for me, I recommend her to everyone!
Whitewolf and MollyWeasilyHP enjoy!!
Thanks for the reviews, I love you people, huggles!!
Chapter 4
Remus sat quietly on the worn couch in front of the banked fire, with Molly sitting quietly beside him waiting. Remus reached inside his pocket and pulled the picture out to look at the happy couple again. Gala Crian and young Remus looked up at them smiling looking full of innocence and happiness. Remus watched the moving picture for several long minutes as though trying to put himself in that picture.
"Gala asked me to tutor her." Remus looked sideways at Molly with a smile. "No one knew why she asked a Gryffindor, but no one dared to question her. She claimed she needed help with transfiguration." A smile played at the corner of his lips.
"I don't remember her having any problems in any of her classes." Molly stated with a wide grin.
"Gala didn't have problems in class," Remus's smile showed, "she was a straight A student."
*~*~*
Remus entered the library and saw Gala sitting in a far corner by herself. He quietly made his way over to her and sat down across from her.
"You are late."
He looked up startled, "Sorry, but maybe you should try to give your best friends the slip without being asked a bunch of questions."
Gala looked at him slyly, "I don't have that problem. Besides, I will do what I want without question from those Slytherins." She paused. "What do you want to do?"
"We are suppose to be studying, Ms. Crian." Remus said standing up.
Gala watched him from her seat as he turned and began to walk away. She put her books in her bag and followed him out of the library.
*~*~*
"It was the only way we could meet and then sneak off together." Remus stated simply. "Either of us would take the lead depending on what we had agreed to the day before. She didn't want to hide it, but I think she was fearful of her father finding out and causing problems."
"Why didn't you simply meet where you planned?"
"It was a bit more complicated than that. There might be times when one of us couldn't make it, mostly because friends became suspicious. Slytherins were the biggest problem, especially those out to become the Crian son-in-law. If one of us couldn't make it, we simply kept the plan for the next day."
Molly looked sadly at her friend, "Is that the way it was all the time?"
"For a while," Remus turned away, "Let's not get ahead of the story. We'd been seeing each other for a few weeks when she... asked."
*~*~*
Remus headed out of the castle and towards the lake. He pulled one of his books from his pocket and began to read. He knew Gala was behind him a-ways taking her time. He reached 'their' tree on the other side of the lake that was away from the noise and eyes of the other Hogwarts students. Remus seated himself in the shade and spread out some school materials. Gala came up a few minutes later from a slightly different direction. She seated herself in front of an open book and smiled at him.
"So, how was your day" she started off, "did you miss me?"
"You know I enjoy your company."
Gala looked at him thoughtfully "We need to talk about something."
"What's that?"
Gala reached into her bag and pulled out a potions book that looked familiar.
"Hey, I've been looking for that!" Remus reached for the book hesitantly.
"Are you going to tell me or do I need to come straight out and ask?"
"I'm not sure what you mean." Remus avoided looking at her.
"Open the book to were your marker is." Remus started to weigh his options.
"Will you tell me or do I have to tell you?" Gala persisted.
"I don't know wh, what you are referring t-to." Remus stammered.
"I know." She paused letting him prepare himself. "You are usually sick during the full moon. On those class days you are not in class. I noticed."
Remus wouldn't look at her; 'she probably doesn't want to look at me anyway.'
Gala reached across to him, "Remus."
She waited.
"Remus?" Gala began to collect her things, "I thought you would be happy you didn't have to hide this from me."
His hand shot out and grabbed her wrist, stopping her, "You mean you're okay with being this close to a werewolf?" He paused, "I'm dangerous."
"Maybe once a month." Gala smiled widely, "If it makes you feel any better, I am also dangerous once a month."
Remus looked at her confused, "How so?"
"Don't tell me you don't know anything about a girl's monthly ritual?"
Remus blushed crimson.
*~*~*
Molly sat on the couch trying to stifle the laughter. Remus looked at her with a large smile, the first real smile she had seen in some time.
"It wasn't funny." Remus looked at Molly skeptically.
Molly burst out laughing.