Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters… darn… wish I did… but they all belong to J.K. Rowling
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Hermione Granger was one of, if not the, brightest minds at Hogwarts. She was taking five N.E.W.T. level classes, including Potions. There was a total of ten people in seventh year taking the class and only three of them Gryffindor. Hermione and her friends Harry and Ron were in the class mostly Ravenclaws and a very smug Draco Malfoy. In fact that was exactly where Hermione was coming from. Harry and Ron had gone on to dinner while Hermione cleaned up her cauldron. Now trudging up the hallway, Hermione was very tired after staying up late to finish homework every night that week and a long day of double potions. She was to tired to notice heavy footsteps behind her and couldn't see anything beside her since her long, bushy brown hair was hanging in her face.
When a hand grabbed her by the shoulder and forced her to stop she turned and gave a gasp of surprise at who she saw. There, gripping her shoulder tightly was a smirking Draco Malfoy. "Well, well mudblood. What are you doing in the halls with out Potty and Weasel? " He asked smirking at the annoyance showing clearly on her face.
"What do you want Malfoy? Last time I checked you didn't dare touch mudbloods," Hermione growled back as she tried to twist out of his grip.
At her feeble attempts to get away Malfoy pushed her roughly against the wall, pinning her down. "Ouch Granger. That one stung," Draco laughed cruelly.
"Let me go you prat!" Hermione said trying to get away. Malfoy though was much bigger than her and only tightened his grip on her shoulders, making pain sear through them and down her arms.
"You should learn to respect those better than you mudblood. I think I can quickly change that though," he growled into her ear. He then moved quickly in and kissed her roughly.
Panicking Hermione did the only thing that she could think of, and bit down hard on his bottom lip making it bleed lightly. It worked and Malfoy pulled away, very mad. He let the pressure off her shoulders for a few seconds only to slam her harder into the wall. Her head snapped back and she felt dizzy. Taking advantage of her dizziness he leaned forward again and shoved his tongue into her mouth. Tasting his blood brought her around and she reeled under him trying to some how make this madness stop. When he pulled away she thought he was finally done torturing her.
But instead of him letting her go he moved down and began to bite at her neck. "Stop it!" Hermione yelled as he bit down hard at the nape of her neck and drew blood.
Malfoy ignored her for a minute and continued his bites but then he brought his head up and smirked at her, their blood mixed on his lips. "Not enjoying this Granger?" He asked maliciously. "Sorry to hear that. I do believe that you now know how it feels to be the underdog." And with this he moved his hands down one at a time to hold her by waist, keeping just as much pressure on her if not more. He then kissed her roughly again, this time she could taste her blood along with his.
As he groped her roughly tears began to fall down her face. Suddenly and idea dawned on her. Play along as if she was enjoying it and throw him off, then when he's distracted get away. At this she began to moan as convincing as she could. When he heard her he looked up surprised and then went back to work, though she could feel the pressure on her loosened. When he moved back up to kiss her she grimaced inwardly but returned his kiss. As he felt her respond he moved a hand and put it on the wall to support himself. As soon as his hand touched the wall Hermione sprang into action and brought her knee up swiftly. As he stumbled back she took the opportunity and ran up the hall way as fast as she could.
When she was about three halls up and there was no sign that she was being followed she stopped and slid down the wall and sat on the floor. Drawing in her knees she buried her face into her hands and let tears fall freely. Sobs raked her body as she sat shivering.
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That night Remus Lupin was walking down to the dungeons while all the students were at dinner, marveling at how good it felt to be back at Hogwarts with Sirius. During the war last year Sirius' home, and Order of the Phoenix's headquarters had been burned down by a remaining Death Eater, leaving Sirius and Remus (who had been living there, as no one wanted to rent a flat to a werewolf) homeless. Dumbledore had been kind enough to invite them to live at Hogwarts and had even given Remus a job teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts again.
He was heading down to see the Potions Master, Severus Snape, to pick up some wolfbane for the next night's transformation. As he turned the corner to walk down one of the last hallways he saw a small figure huddled against the wall, shaking. He recognized the bushy brown hair as Hermione Granger, who he had gotten to know rather well through the summers spent at Headquarters and during the war.
He walked quickly over to where she sat shaking on the ground. He knelt down beside her, reaching out and rubbing her back soothingly. Slowly her shaking stopped and the so did the sound of her sobs. She looked up at him, most likely thinking he was Harry or Ron. When she saw her DADA professor she squeaked quietly and her eyes grew wide. "Hermione, are you alright?" He asked sincerely. She nodded slowly but he was unconvinced.
Out of habit she reached back and tucked her hair behind her ears, revealing the red bite marks and the one that bled steadily. Remus noticed them right away along with the blood on her lips and cheek from Malfoy's bloody lip. Remus gave a small gasp of surprise and she quickly knew what he saw. She winced as he asked what happened. "Malfoy," she muttered quietly, staring intently at a spot on her robes.
Remus was fuming inside. 'How dare he do this! The bloody idiot will pay for this! I'll make sure of that. First I should make sure Hermione's alright, then I'm going straight to Sirius and we can decide together what to do to that sniveling, stuck up bafoon,' he thought furiously. His face was set into a scowl when Hermione glanced up at him. "Hermione tell me exactly what happened," he said gently, turning her face with his hand to look at him.
Hermione told the whole story to him, not able to meet his eyes through any of it. "He just attacked me. He didn't even tell me why. Now look at me, what will people think? And knowing Snape he'll get away with it to! He just made me feel so used, so… dirty," she finished, tears poring silently down her cheeks.
"Hermione, I know that you dislike and distrust Professor Snape but I can assure you that Malfoy will not get away with this. Professor Snape can be fair at times, no matter what people think. Besides, even he's not stupid enough to ignore Sirius and I together, in his face," Remus assured gently. He reached out and pulled Hermione's now silently shaking body against him and waited for her to stop crying.
When she did stop she sniffled, "Sorry, your shirts all wet now."
"That's not a problem Hermione."
Hermione felt safe in the arms of a man that would help and take care of her. She relaxed against his chest and closed her now stinging eyes. She quickly opened them again, each time they closed she saw Malfoy attacking and molesting her. Feeling her body stiffen against him Remus rubbed her shoulders that ached from being pushed roughly against the stone wall multiple times.
"Relax Hermione. It's all over now, just relax," Remus said soothingly as he massaged the tension from her shoulders. He felt her melt as the pain left and moved down to her back. When he was satisfied that her back would not bother her anymore from tension he whispered softly to the half asleep girl in his arms," Hermione I think you need some food and then bed. Maybe even to go to Madame Pomfrey."
"No I'm fine, I'll just go to bed," she insisted. When she tried to stand she found that her legs were not working properly and wouldn't support her on their own.
Remus draped her arm over his shoulder. "Lean on me Hermione, I'll escort you back to your dorm," he said as they headed slowly to the Gryffindor common room.
The journey up took a long time and Remus literally carried her up the multiple staircases, despite her protests. When they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady it was after ten o'clock, they had taken over an hour to work their way up.
Letting her arm fall from its comfortable position of around Remus' shoulders, Remus gave her a questioning look. "You can't come in sir. Only students are usually allowed in. Except for McGonnagall and any teacher that comes in with her." Remus gave a nod but did not move his arm from her waist. "Thank you very much sir. I'm scared to think who would have found me and when if you hadn't managed to come. You've been kinder than necessary to me," Hermione said gratefully, looking up slightly at the taller man.
"Hermione you have no need to thank me, for I would do anything for you, Harry, and Ron. I am very sorry that Malfoy did this to you, and you can rest easy tonight and know that he will not get away with it. You have my class and double potions only tomorrow, am I correct?" Hermione nodded silently. "Good, you are not going to be required to attend your classes, you need to get as much rest as you can. I excuse you from my class, and I'm sure Severus will as well when he finds out about this incident. You willmost likely be required to give a testimony of what happened, but I will make sure it happens late in the afternoon."
"Thank you very much sir," Hermione said gratefully. "If the situation were any different and I did not have potions again with Malfoy than I would protest at staying in bed." This made them both chuckle lightly.
As Hermione's gaze locked onto Remus', their faces only a few inches away, she gave a gulp. 'This is nothing like with Malfoy, Remus would never cause me any harm," she thought and pushed away the small piece of fear that had come up inside her. Their faces moved closer together until they were barely an inch away.
Hermione felt her heart flutter as his lips brushed softly against hers in a light kiss. He seemed to realize what he had just done and pulled away a little only to be stopped by Hermione's hand that was on the back of his head. She pulled him back into the kiss and gave an involuntary sigh when his soft lips met hers. The kiss started out slow and innocent but soon heated up. Remus tightened his arm around her waist bringing her closer to him and she ran her hand through his soft, slightly graying, light-brown hair. As the kiss became heated it filled with more longing and desire. It made Hermione's heart flutter and Remus' stomach do summersaults. When the Fat Lady gave a small cough the two broke apart and immediately turned red in embarrassment.
"Are you going to give me the password or stand there snogging all night?" The Fat Lady asked, rather annoyed.
"Sorry," Hermione mumbled, quite red in the face. "Amour viens aider," she muttered and the portrait swung open. Hermione glanced back at Remus who stood watching her intently. She walked over to him to say good night but he just held out a hand.
"I'm sorry Hermione for kissing you, it was wrong of me and I apologize. I am to old for you, and your teacher," he apologized.
Surprisingly a rather angry look came onto Hermione's face. "Excuse me Remus, but I do believe it was I that kissed you. Besides, I could care less about your age," she retorted and kissed him gently to prove her point. "L'amore non conosce boundries," she said softly.
Remus studied her for a second and whispered softly in her ear. "E l'età è materia" He then kissed her softly, yet with passion and then turned away. "Goodnight Hermione, go get good rest."
"Goodnight Remus," Hermione said and then stumbled into the common room follwed by Remus' amber eyes.
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Amour Viens Aider - French meaning: 'O Love, They help' (twas my solo for band!)
L'amore non conosce boundries – Italian meaning 'love knows no boundries
E l'età è materia – Italian meaning ' and age is no matter'
A/N: Yeah I used and online translator for the Italian stuff but it should work. Thanks for reading this please please please review! I'm most likely going to put up an epilouge/ sequel type thing about what Sirius and Remus actually do to Snape and Malfoy.. it depends on the amount of reviews I get on this . If no one reviews that I wont if I get at least 5 than a sequel it is. Also I will have to figure out exactly WHAT they will do…. Hmm ides would be good for reviews to… well thanks for reading my babbling! I hope you liked it! Much love
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