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A/N - Hello everyone. Here is the next chappy just for you guys. I hope you enjoy. Later. Oh, and I plan on getting this story back to where it was before it was deleted very soon, as well as adding the next few chapters. So hang in there with me, please.
A.A.
Confinement
It had been two days since the Halloween Ball and the entirety of Hogwarts seemed to be in a very good mood…all except Remus. The poor boy was growing more agitated the closer it came to the full moon, which was only two days away. Although he head seemed perfectly healthy during the days preceding the Halloween festivities, he now showed the signs of a coming full moon. He was pale, moody, and overly protective of Sable. He glared at any boy who talked to her, and he even snapped at one of the little Ravenclaw second-year girls Sable had been tutoring Thursday evening after dinner.
Sable, her own nerves at their breaking point because of the coming full moon, was starting to get annoyed with him. After she had sent him to the Gryffindor Common Room when he had snapped at the little girl, she finished up helping the children, gathered her books, and left for the Common Room. When she got there, the sight that greeted her was not one she wanted to see.
*Flash Back*
On the couch near the fireplace was an extremely annoyed looking Lily and an extremely amused James. She noticed Remus and Sirius in the furthest corner, obviously deep in discussion about something. Walking into the room, she dropped her bag by a table and went to where James and Lily were sitting.
"Hey guys." she said. "No patrols tonight?" James shook his head and Lily only 'hmphed' as a response. Sable looked at James, her eyebrows raised in a silent questioning. James only nodded towards Remus and tried to hid a grin. "All right, Lily. What happened? You're sulking like a three year old. The only time you have that look is when you and James are fighting, and seeing as how he's still sitting here in one piece and breathing, I'm guessing it is something else." Lily glared up at the girl and stood up, pointing towards Remus and Sirius.
"Your boyfriend is an insensitive git! That's what's wrong!" she yelled. Sable took a step back and watched as Lily stalked over to the portrait leading into the Head's dormitories. When they heard the portrait slam shut, Sable turned to James and frowned.
"What was all that about?" she asked. "Remus and Lily always get along." James gave her an amused smile and ran a hand through his already messy hair.
"I don't think it is wise to have two Gryffindors who are having their monthly mood swings within a five mile radius of each other." he said. Sable nodded and gave a wry grin.
"Poor, Remus." she said. "I take it they got into an argument?"
"Poor Remus is right." he laughed, knowing first hand how bad Lily got when she had mood swings. "I walked in here and those two were having the biggest row in Gryffindor history, and that's including the ones Sirius and I get into. All I caught was Remus calling her 'queen of mood swings' and Lily accusing him of being 'an insensitive prat who hasn't got a lot or room to talk'." Sable laughed and picked her bag up, rummaging through it until she found a bar of Honeyduke's chocolate. She handed it to James and grinned.
"Go give that to her and tell her it's a peace offering on behalf of Remus." she said. " I know what she's going through right now, and she'll appreciate it." James took the chocolate and shook his head.
"What is it with girls and chocolate?" he asked. "Lily eats this stuff like crazy when she gets all moody like this."
"To be honest, I couldn't tell you, James. All I know is that it works.. Now go get a move on before she gets and madder and does some permanent rearranging of the furniture in your dorms." James stood up and frowned when he caught sight of a glowering Remus in the corner staring at him.
"What about Moony?" he asked, looking at the boy in question. "He doesn't look too happy right now." Sable only shook her head.
"I'll take care of Mr. Mood Swing." she grinned. "Don't worry about it. Now go!" James wasted no more time getting to the portrait and into the Head's Common Room, bar of chocolate in hand. Sable picked her bag up and walked over to Sirius an Remus with a smile.
"Hey fellas." she said. "How's it going?"
"Could be better." Sirius mumbled.
"Yes, so I've heard." she said, eyeing Remus, her amusement obvious.
"I didn't do it." he said angrily, reminding Sable of a little child who had just been scolded. "It's not my fault she's so moody right now." Sirius rolled his eyes and let out an exasperated sigh. Sable, on the other hand, only nodded and pulled Remus out of his chair.
"Alright, that's it, Remus. You're coming with me." she stated.
"What? Were am I going?" he asked grumpily.
"Sirius, tell the teachers Remus isn't feeling well in the morning when you guys go to class." she said. "And you, Mr. Lupin, are coming with me before you pop off at some other unsuspecting, innocent person." Sirius grinned, knowing Sable would have his friend back to normal in a little while.
"You plan on letting him come back up here tonight?" he asked, a mischievous grin on his face. Remus let a low growl escape his throat at the insidious question, but Sable shook her head in aggravation.
"Like he said before," she said. "If he's not back by the time you guys go to sleep, don't come looking."
"Yes, ma'am." he grinned. " Night, Moony. Sleep tight." he called out as they slipped behind the staircase and towards the portrait that led to her rooms.
"You plan on keeping me in confinement all day tomorrow?" Remus growled. Sable stopped walking and looked at him. He was pissed, and she could tell.
"I'm not confining you anywhere, love." she said gently, hugging him tight. "I just figured you and I could take a trip to Hogsmeade tomorrow. Just to get away from everyone for a day. We both know it'll help." Remus, who had calmed a little with her embrace, smiled at her. She was right. Getting away from the other students, if only for a little while, would help to clear his mind.
"You're willing to skive off classes to go to Hogsmeade?" he asked, climbing through the portrait they had arrived at and letting himself down into her bedroom.
"Yes, only for you." she said with a grin. "Besides, I just gave James my last bit of chocolate to pacify Lily with. I gotta restock."
"What is it with girls and chocolate?" he asked, watching her grab some clothes a to sleep in.
"I don't know. It just makes us feel better." she said, throwing him some clothes to sleep in. She intended to keep him away from the other students until Saturday, meaning he was staying in her room tonight. "With the size of that chocolate bar, Lily should be feeling a little better by now." Remus suddenly got a mischievous look in his eyes as he walked over to her, stopping her from going into her lab to change clothes.
"What about something to make me feel better?" he whispered to her. "Lily shouldn't be the only one to gets special treatment. After all, I'm just as guilty about the fight as she was." Sable turned around and gave him a kiss that left them both breathless. She smirked and ruffled his hair when he rested his head on her shoulder and gave a contented sigh.
"You get to spend tonight and all day tomorrow with me." she teased. "That should be able to make anyone feel better."
"Hmm. Better than chocolate, for me at least." he mumbled. Sable laughed and opened the door to her lab, pulling out of her boyfriends' embrace.
"Get changed." she said. "We're gonna have a busy day tomorrow. And you look like you could use some sleep." Remus grinned and waited until the door was shut to quickly change into the sleep clothes. Two minutes after he had pulled his shirt on, Sable walked in, wearing her pajama pants and tank top. No words were spoken between the two as they climbed into Sable's bed and pulled the covers up. The only thing Sable heard before she drifted off to sleep was Remus' own sleepy voice.
"Mine."
*End Flashback*
Needless to say, Friday morning after breakfast, Remus and Sable slipped through the passage that led into Hogsmeade. They spent all day in the little wizarding village, and when they finally drug themselves back through the tunnel and onto Hogwarts grounds, Remus was in a highly better mood. As soon as they got to the Great Hall for dinner, Sirius, James, and Peter immediately immersed him in the newest prank their scheming minds had come up with, something to do with Snape in a grass skirt and coconut bra.
Sable got her missed assignments from Lily and they all had a peaceful meal. As they whole group walked back to the Common Room after dinner, Sable glanced out of one of the windows, taking note that the full moon was the very next night. Remus seemed to sense where her thoughts were stationed and pulled her closer to him as the ascended the steps into Gryffindor Tower.
"It'll be fine." he said. "Tomorrow will be over and done with before we know what's happened."
"Always the optimist, huh Remus?" she asked he grinned and nodded, having all the faith in the world in the girl that stood beside him.
-Meanwhile, in the Slytherin Dorms…-
Snape paused in his writing to glare at the boy pacing the room.
"Will you stop that incessant pacing already? You're wearing a hole in the floor." Flint looked over at the lank haired boy and scowled.
"How can you be so calm?" he asked. "There are going to be Death Eaters crawling around this place tomorrow night. Aren't you the least bit worried that we'll get caught?"
"I really do not think that old bat Dumbledore is going to be patrolling the Forbidden Forrest in the middle of the night." Snape pointed out. "We have nothing to worry about."
"But tomorrow night is the full moon." Flint pointed out. "What about Lupin?"
"Lupin and his buddies will be holed up in the Shrieking Shack by this time tomorrow." he sneered. "They are of no concern to us."
"What about Robbins?" he asked. "Didn't you want to see if she popped off to the Shack also?"
"I'll take care of that before we are required to leave for the Forrest." he said. "I'll find out what I need to know tomorrow, seeing as how she wasn't in class this morning."
"She wasn't in class?"
"No. Evans told Treble that she was sick. But Lupin wasn't there either." Snape said.
"Humph. Likely story if they were both out." Flint said. A comfortable silence fell between the two young men, each one contemplating the course of the next day. Flint looked over at the other boy and frowned. "Do you really thing the girl is a werewolf, Severus?" Snape looked up at him, and Flint almost thought he saw something akin to sadness in his eyes before he shook his head.
"I do not know, Cody." he said fiercely. "But I intend on finding out….and soon."
A/N - Hello everyone out there. I hope you guys are enjoying the story. Once again, sorry about taking so long to update. Things have been hectic. Well, remember to leave me a review telling me what you think.
Later.
