Sorry for the delay on the update folks! Thank you sooooo much for the reviews, it means a lot to me knowing someone is slightly interested.
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Two Weeks had passed from start of the year. The first years where finally getting around the school without getting lost or falling into trick stairs. It was still warm enough to law under the trees by the lake, however, the leaves where beginning to change and snow could be seen on the tops of the nearby mountains.
The infamous trio was walking along the outside corridors to their defense against the dark class, However, a huge crowd was gathered in front of the bulletin boards outside of the door. Using her Head girl privileges Hermoine was quickly in the front of the crowd. Eyes scanning a new piece of Parchment.
Peer Mediation
Peer Mediation is a process of alternative dispute resolution, in which a neutral third party, the mediator, assists two or more parties in order to help them negotiate an agreement, With concrete effects, on a matter of common interest
5-7 years only
First meeting Thursday, 7:30
"Translation please" Asked Harry Turning to his genius of a friend, Who Rolled her Eyes and Explained.
" Its like an organization of students that help other reason through arguments peacefully, or like if you just need to talk to someone you can go to them"
"Good idea really" mumbled Ron, who had gotten a detention the day before by punching Malfoy in the nose.
"Indeed… a lot of students are with out family members now…. One always could use someone to talk to…." She mumbled as she wrote down the bulletin's information down on some parchment.
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Professor Lupin watched From the Doorway, Some Students looked interested, but not the majority thankfully, for he only had about 10 positions only. However, if only two or three signed up, that wouldn't be enough… he really hoped all of this would work out.
"Get in Class, if I have time by the end of the lesson I will go into more detail, in the meantime, we are gonna review our curses from last week"
The class shuffled quietly to their seats as their favorite professor began his lecture.
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Hermoine packed up her bag as Remus came over to her.
"Are you going to be in my peer mediation?" he asked as he sat on the desk across from her.
"Of course Remu-proffessor! I-"
"Oh for Pete's sake Hermoine we have been through way too much together to not be on a first name basis, if you don't tell I won't tell"
"Okay then Remus, yea I really wanna do this, I did it the year before I came here, well technically I was in it, but we didn't do much" She said Shrugging. "I assume your group will be quite active?"
"You assume correctly Miss Granger"
"Hey I thought we where on a first name basis"
"So sorry, have a nice day Hermoine"
"You Too Remus"
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That week on Thursday Found Hermoine Sitting on her desk in her DADA class waiting for the meeting to start. Around8 or 9 students showed up, mainly Gryffindors. Hermoine grinned as she saw Ginny come in the room and take the seat next to her. Naturally she had tried to convince Ron and Harry to Help as well, but they had quidditch, and where not interested.
"I'm to messed up to help others!" Laughed Harry
Hermoine knew he was right of course, Harry had definitely cheered up over time, but he would sometimes explode with anger and frustration, or worse, sit and just stare off for a while, not sharing his troubling thoughts. Hermoine could see him overhearing a couple 3rd year girls who are fighting over a guy and saying it would ruin their life, and harry jumping from his seat, raging about being separated from any type of true family and being forced to murder at 16. Yes, harry wouldn't be the best bet for peer mediation.
When the door to the classroom opened Hermoine saw Remus Peek his head in nervously. Seeing a good outcome, he smiled and walked in completely and sat down at his desk. After straitening his shabby clothes he clapped his hands for attention.
"Okay! Wow, Thanks to everyone who showed up, this is a great outcome, i was Expected a short collection of students"
"Oh course" Said Justin flinch-flinchity sarcastically "who would want to join Professor Lupin's lamo club when we could sign up for professor Snape's club!"
Every one burst out laughing until Lupin, still chuckling, raised his hand for silence.
"Haha, Erm... Anyway This is gonna be a great organization that will help benefit our school. When you see some Classmates fighting over something, they can come here and talk it out sensibly, so they don't get stuck in Snape's club-I mean detention."
Hermoine quickly jumped up and helped Remus pass out papers to the rest of the students. They had all decided that they would try to set an example that this was a good program to others, for they all knew that being the first to go to an upperclassman, or complete stranger and talking out your problems is hard. In the Half-hour meeting (in which Hermoine appointed herself secretary and took thorough notes) Times and Rules where started, plus the fact that prefects and heads could commission Mediation time to other students who fought. Overall, Hermione found it a very well thought out system.
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At 8:30 The Room Emptied out Except for Hermoine and Remus.
"And here are the rules we decided on, and on the back of it is the weekly meeting schedule plus some other notes" She said pointing at the piece of parchment.
"Wow!" mumbled Remus Flipping it over and looking up at her "you like taking notes"
She nodded quickly while blushing. "I am afraid I will forget something later, so I write everything down"
"Wow, you are amazing" He Said Again Smiling as Hermoine turned back to her bag and began putting papers in it, her ears still a little red. People always assumed that because she answered and asked questions she was confident, when actually she really hated drawing attention to herself. However, in the lifestyle she had become accustomed too, she always felt in the spotlight…
"When are you going to come to peer mediation?" She heard him ask solemnly.
"What?" She said confused by his change in tone. " I Signed up to be always open on Thursdays- oh did I forget to put that in my notes! I uh-"
"No no… that's not what I mean" He said shaking his head with a sigh, looking up at her confused face as she browsed through her notes again frantically. "Harry told me I should talk to you, and I had been considering it as well."
"What?… Why!"
"Well" Remus mumbled scratching the back of his head. "You are keeping all the emotion of the early summer bottled up, that you haven't talked to anyone. Dumbledoor said when he came after…. The incident, you just shut him out and didn't cry or accept pity… I assumed you talked everything over to Harry, he is your best friend"
"So"
"Well you haven't talked to him or-"
"How can I talk to him about it" Exclaimed Hermione as she plopped down into her seat at the front of the class. "The reason my Parents are dead is because I am friends with Harry…I can't mention that at all around him…. And why is he worrying about me! He lost his parents plus another father figure!"
Remus cringed at the remembrance of Sirius' death.
"Sorry… You understand right? I can't mention this, it just brings everyone else down" Hermoine Whispered, her head in her hands.
"Hermoine" He said coming over to her." Why worry about everyone else. Sometimes you just need to think a little about yourself. You have been through so much for some one as young as you"
Hermoine ran her hands through her hair, her eyes just staring blankly into her lap.
"But you have handled this marvelously" continued Remus as He stroked her back. "But did you ever really get the change to lean on someone…. And just cry"
Remus watched sadly as a few tears escaped Hermoine's hand and rolled down her pale arms. She quickly brushed them away, like they were acid and digging into her skin. She stood up quickly taking in a deep breath and quickly grabbed her bag and headed for the door.
A few feet from the door and arm came across her path, looking to Remus she was pulled into a Warm Hug. She couldn't stop them, The Gates opened and she cried freely in the arms of Her Teacher, as he stroked her back and Held onto her tightly.
Remus knew Hermione had really suffered from the loss of her parents, But as she Cuddled into his chest, soaking his robes with a summers worth of tears, He really understood. It amazed him so much that a woman with such strong will and determination could feel so frail and fragile in his arms.
With one last small sob, She backed up and wiped her eyes.
"Thank you Remus"
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Hey, sorry for the delays in updates, as you can also see I changed the chapter title, I kept writing this story to how I wanted their relationship to feel like in a song (does that make sense?) anyway, I kept finding songs that represented them better than the first…. PLEASE REVIEW!