Thanks again to Caprice Ann Hedican-Kocur, Dracula5555 andImRunN2 for reading and reviewing. As before, my disclaimer is in the first chapter, so nobody sue me!

Hermione received Remus's letter 2 days after he sent it. His wanting to include Ron and Harry touched her. Ron was having a difficult time with his parents because his mum and dad were still fighting about Percy, but this time, it was getting even more ugly.

"I just want to get away for a bit, you know?" he told Harry as they sat in the common room doing a Transfiguration essay. "I love 'em, but they drive me bleedin' bonkers with all their fighting about Percy! Mum wants Dad to go talk to him, but he says if Percy wants back in our family, he can bloody well come talk to him himself!"

Harry nodded sympathetically. He could see how it was affecting his girlfriend too. Ginny was smiling a lot less than normal. Just then, Hermione walked over. "Harry, Ron, guess what! Remus wants you two to come to Grimmauld Place and join us for Christmas!" Both of the boys' eyes lit up. "Christmas with Lupin? That'll be ruddy brilliant!" Ron proclaimed happily. "Yeah!" Harry enthusiastically agreed. Glancing over, Hermione saw Ginny looking sad. "He said you can come too, Gin." She said, crossing her fingers and hoping that Remus would understand. She was rewarded with one of the younger girl's rare smiles. "This should be a VERY good Christmas." Harry said with great satisfaction.

After dinner, everyone began packing up his or her things, since break was only 3 days away. Hermione had rushed a letter to Hedwig and received a very lovely response from Remus, saying that there was always room for one more. He also said that Fred and George had been visiting him regularly and they decided to stop in later on Christmas day to see their siblings. Also enclosed was a bus schedule with a certain route marked in orange, which told her how to get to a bus stop near Grimmauld Place. He would be waiting for all of them there.

On the last Hogsmede day, everyone had pitched in some money to by Remus a Christmas present, and they'd also split up so they could get some gifts for each other as well. Hermione chuckled as she tucked a book entitled, "How to REALLY Kiss A Girl" into her bag. She suspected that Harry was not going to be disappointed by getting this particular book as a gift...

School finally ended and everyone was in high spirits. The carriages took the kids down to the village and from there they caught the train that would take them to London. Hermione went over the bus schedule with them one more time, in case they got separated in the station. She could hardly wait to see Remus, and it showed. Ron teasingly told her that if she didn't stop checking her watch, he was going to throw it out the window! She blushed, which just made them laugh.

"Anxious to finally see him?" Harry asked. "You have NO idea..." she replied. "I've been looking forward to this for months! I just hope he's been eating well..." "Mione, relax. Remus is a fully capable adult. He can take care of himself." Ginny told her reasonably. "I know...I just worry about him."

Hours later, after lunch and a short nap, they arrived at Platform 9 and ¾s. They got off the train, and collected their luggage. Just as they were trying to decide which staircase was going to get them to their desired bus, a voice called, "Hermione! Ron! Harry! Ginny! Over here!"

All of them looked over to see a grinning Remus Lupin. Hermione dropped her luggage, and ran over to him, throwing her arms around him. They held on to one another for a long moment before they let go. "It's so good to see you, amor. I've missed you." He said softly. "I missed you to, mi principe quapo." She replied. Harry and Ron made loud gagging noises, which turned into yelps of pain as Ginny kicked them, both in the shins. "I wouldn't talk if I were you, Harry James Potter. "I've heard a lot about a certain someone composing poetry for his girlfriend..." Remus threatened.

Harry turned beet red, and fell silent. "Shall we?" he asked as he picked up Hermione's luggage. He led them to a parking lot where Kingsley Shacklebolt was waiting with a car. "Kings had a car and he offered to drive some of you over to the house." Remus explained as he shoved luggage into the trunk. Hermione went to climb in, but her took her hand and said, "You are I are going this way..."

She looked to where he was pointing, and gasped. There was a midnight blue1950's style motorcycle in the space across from the car. "I got if for free from a buddy of mine. He got married recently and his wife wanted him to get rid of it. Come on, let's go."

And with that, she climbed on behind him and they roared off, leaving everyone else with their mouths dangling open in shock.