A/N: We're halfway through the story! Also, I got two votes for it, so I've decided to do the Remus and Harry body swap story next. (It will have a Remus/Hermione pairing) It's going to be called "A Wolf for Your Scar." Now I just need to get my plot written and start, I can't wait :)
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Hogwarts Library, 1979
Remus sat in the library, reading a book with glazed eyes. He had always been an avid reader, but these days even more so. Resda was avoiding him like a plague, and it hurt him more than he'd admitted to the others. Reading helped keep his mind off her. Deep in his book, he barely noticed when someone sat down next to him.
"Hi," said Katie, startling him. He looked up blankly from his book. Katie pointed to the cover. "You know, that's one of my favorite ones." It was entitled "Hogwarts, a History."
Remus, in turn, glanced at her book. His spirits plummeted even further down when he read the title: "Everything You Need to Know about Werewolves." Resignedly, he muttered, "Mine too," and continued reading.
Hermione gazed at him intently. It had been a week since Resda had broken up with him, and she was determined to get Remus to tell her his secret. She planned on pretending to read some of the book, before commenting on how cool werewolves were. (That ought to build his confidence) Hermione thought. She flipped through to the antidote section. She scanned the list of the tried and failed antidotes to cure werewolves. (The Wolfsbane potion - it isn't here!) she realized. (It must not have been invented yet) She could feel Remus's gaze on her, but ignored him for the present.
"Sirius, what happened to you?" she heard Remus say.
Hermione looked up, and found herself poised between wrath and high amusement. Sirius's skin was swollen and spotted in every color known to mankind all over his body. (He told someone my secret) she concluded, fuming. She glared him down, pointing her wand at him. "Who did you tell, Sirius?" she demanded.
"James," he said lazily. "Now please undo this condition, Madam Pomfrey couldn't."
Hermione felt a twinge of pride at being able to outsmart Madam Pomfrey, a difficult feat indeed. "Has James told anyone?"
"Lily, probably," he answered.
"Let's go find out," she hissed back. Leaving her book on the table, she followed Sirius to search for James and Lily.
Remus watched them with a puzzled frown. What were they talking about? He took a look at her book, noticing that it was open to the antidote page. He'd already read that page several times. He closed the book and put it back on the shelf. Hopefully she'd forget about it.
People sniggered as Hermione and Sirius strode past them. Sirius, normally quite the handsome fellow, looked horrid. The pair soon found James and Lily sitting outside, deep in discussion about something.
Hermione marched up to them. "Sirius told you my secret, didn't he?" she exclaimed.
"Yes, he did, and immediately lovely spots started popping on his face," said James. "Then I told Lily."
"Nobody else knows, right?" said Hermione, beginning to panic.
"Nobody," James confirmed. Hermione proceeded to shoot them all with a shot of deep blue light from her wand. "If any one of you breathes a word of it to anyone else, you'll end up with a condition ten times worse than Sirius's," she told them matter-of-factly.
"So it's true, then?" asked Lily.
"Yes, it's true," Hermione confirmed.
"Can you undo this now?" demanded Sirius. "I'm not going to go around looking like this!"
Hermione was about to refuse, when a bright idea popped into her head. "Do any of you have a quill and parchment?" wondered Hermione.
"Yes," said Lily, handing the items to her.
Hermione proceeded to write a list of things on the parchment. "Sirius, if you can get me all the things on this list, I'll put you right," promised Hermione.
Sirius studied the list with a puzzled frown. It was a list of potion ingredients, some of them rare. "What do you need this for?"
"It's a surprise. I promise, you all will really like it. It's a potion that hasn't been invented yet," Hermione explained.
Sirius's eyes lit up. He'd have to get some of these things from the Potions Professor's secret stash, and that sort of operation was right up his alley. He also felt quite eager to have his skin back to normal, it was beginning to hurt. Most of all, getting a look at an uninvented potion was quite intriguing. "Sure thing Hermione," he said with a broad grin. "Come on, James, you have to help me with this."
James nodded, and the pair scampered off. Lily stared after them with raised eyebrows. By Sirius's expression, she knew they were headed straight into trouble.
Hogwarts Library, 1997
Remus sat in the library, reading a book with glazed eyes. He occasionally liked to do his work in the library for a change of scenery, and today was one of those days. He smiled to himself as the memory of how Hermione read the book of werewolves right next to him surfaced in his mind. She was so determined to get him to tell her. (Just like Hermione) he thought fondly. (She'll stop at nothing) He remembered how, in that past week, she'd gone out of her way to spend time with him, trying to cheer him up. He'd enjoyed the special attention. (I really prefer that over the Hermione - free version) he decided. His past without Hermione had been rather miserable for awhile after the breakup. The other Marauders had attempted to cheer him up, but pretty much left him alone.
He set the book down and traced the scar on his left arm. Voldemort had given him that scar. He quickly shoved the memory from his mind. The horror of Voldemort was gone, no need to dwell on it. He'd never told Harry that he wasn't the only one who'd received a scar from the Dark Lord. It was a fact he preferred to keep to himself.
Remus reflected on the past couple weeks. He'd started to develop romantic feelings for Hermione. It was a bit strange to fall in love with someone by remembering them, instead of seeing them in the present. Would Hermione ever return to the present? If she did, what would become of them? He could tell that she was interested in his younger self, even though at the time, it hadn't been so obvious to him. Would she still care for him when she returned? He resumed reading his book. She still missed Harry and the time she belonged to, so nothing could happen yet. He'd have to wait some more before he got any answers.
Replies to Reviewers:
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LupinLover99: Yes, I read your story! Wow, Remus really didn't have such a great time at school! By the way, I did write the cameo I promised you, it comes in chapter twenty. I hope you like it:) Thanks for reviewing!
Mithril-Moony: Thanks, I'm glad you like the memory thing! It's something I got from "Frequency" and I thought it would be fun to do a Time Turner fanfiction with it. Thanks for your compliments and review:)
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Shimmer of an Angel: I just love how you review so much! Thanks:) I probably wouldn't have seen "Frequency" either if I hadn't been for my very insistent sister. Of course now I'm glad I did, it was great, and if I hadn't I wouldn't have written this story! Wow, your sister doesn't like Harry Potter? I can't really fathom that. LOL Hmmmm I shall think on your suggestion! I do have a somewhat similar thing written in a later chapter. Thanks again for reviewing!
Rane2920072: Here's your update! Yes, I did write a fight between Resda and Hermione. It'll come in chapter seventeen. Yes, it is 1978, but I wanted it to be eighteen years apart, so I cheated and made it 1979, LOL. Thanks for reviewing!
Preview of next chapter: Snape watched as a bushy-haired girl he didn't recognize pass him in the hallway, oblivious to his presence. (Good, all is clear) he thought. He put a concealment charm on himself, and set off for Hogsmeade. Once he arrived at the Hog's Head, he settled himself down at a table and waited. A cloaked, sinister man approached him quietly and sat next to him.
"You have information for me, Severus?" he questioned, his voice similar to the hiss of a snake.
