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Sorry it's taken me a while to update but I just don't feel very confident or have much ideas. But here goes nothing! Shauna
Hermione, Harry and Ron look up to see their old DADA teacher and friend standing outside their compartment, staring at them or more like staring at Hermione. Hermione goes bright red at the attention and that seems to snap Professor Lupin out of his mussings.
"Hello everyone." Harry and Hermione both get up at the same time and give Lupin a hug. "I missed you all too." He says smiling his gentle smile that makes Hermione feel all funny. Ron is the first to ask while in-between chocolate frogs, "Whatca.. doing.. here... Professor?" Sitting down in- between Harry and Hermione, Lupin replies simply. "I'm the new DADA teacher."
All three say at once "WHAT?" "How?" asks Harry. "Dumbledore owled me two weeks ago and asked me if I would like to have the position and I owled back yes." "But what about people doing stuff because you're a werewolf, trying to get you fired?" asks Hermione. "Amelia Bones and I are friendly, so I don't see a problem with that in the future and soon after people see that I wont do any harm and am a good teacher, they will leave it alone." "I hope so.." replies Hermione softly. Turning towards Hermione, Lupin says "It will be fine, Hermione." Hermione smiles while going bright red again. Ron and Harry exchange confused looks at their best friend's and favorite teacher's behavior but shakes it off for later.
"How was everyone's summer?" asks Lupin. Harry gets a far-away look and simply says, "It was ok." Ron looking away because of wetness to his eyes, which in his head he says he just got something in it, he isn't crying. "Yeah same here." Hermione being who she is notices everything, as does Lupin but neither say anything to either of the boys, instead Hermione tells of her summer, which she spend in a America with a distant cousin. "I never knew of this cousin or that she was also a witch but one day I got an owl from Mary saying that she is a distant cousin in American and would love to see me. She's a bit older then me, 23. But we had a blast! Come to find out her whole family our witches, expect different from us. They are Wiccans and it's their religion, which makes them witches, but Mary also had our type of magic so she went to the American magic school, Salem Academy for Witches and Wizards. I even got to see her old school and met her teachers which a few she keeps up with, funny there's a woman there that is a prefect Snape. We also went shopping in New York and went to Disney Land. Your dad would have loved it, Ron." "Yeah, bet he would." says Ron, now recovered from his tears.
Hermione turning to Lupin asks "What about you Professor?" Shadows plays over Lupin's eyes that everyone misses expect Hermione. "My summer was very boring, that's about it." But Hermione wonders what theses shadows meant but puts it in the back of her mind to ponder later.
Everyone hears "Hogsmeade Station and Hogwarts, everyone off!" Everyone in the compartment gets up and heads off the train all in their own thoughts and memories.
Sorry it took me a while to get that out, its kinda hard senses I've never fully completed a story but I will try! =) Shauna