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Chapter 20: Owl Posts and Confrontations.
They had been back at Hogwarts a week when Remus, who was teaching the seventh years at the time, had a visit from Charlie Weasley.
"Charlie, what are you doing here?" smiled Remus as Charlie walked up to Remus's desk, "I thought you'd be back in Romania with the dragons.
"I am just helping Hagrid sort out something for his next class," smiled Charlie, "Er, Remus could I talk to you, in private?"
"Yes, okay, sure. Class continue making notes and we will try the practical when I return," instructed Remus getting up from his chair and heading to his office.
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"Well, Charlie? What did you want to talk about?" asked Remus sitting on the desk in the office.
Charlie stood uneasily but then looked straight Remus straight in the eye,
"Accalia," he said simply.
"Accalia? What about her?" said Remus sitting up a bit straighter.
"I suppose she told you I kissed her," said Charlie.
Remus remained silent.
"Right... Aren't you going to say anything? I kissed your girlfriend," said Charlie.
"Accalia's not...She's not my girlfriend," murmured Remus.
"What is she then? Just a bit of meat? Maybe she would be to you," spat Charlie.
"Of course not! Why are you being like this? This isn't you Charlie," said Remus.
"How would you know? Good old Charlie! That's what everybody thinks!" said Charlie.
"Where's this come from?" asked Remus.
"My whole life I've been a...a pushover! I wanted Accalia! I still want her! And I believed her when she said she wasn't ready for a relationship. What she failed to tell me was that she was already in one with you! How stupid can I get!" ranted Charlie.
"She didn't tell you because we don't want people to know, not yet anyway. Please Charlie, try to understand!" pleaded Remus.
"I understand perfectly! I just want you to know, she loves you a lot! I can see it! In her eyes. I'm surprised nobody else had noticed! And that tattoo... that was a stupid idea! If you look carefully you can see it turn red when every time she looks at you, thinks of you. Lucky for her, her hair is long enough to cover it, most of the time. I just hope you're planning on telling people soon because you're not going to be able to hide it for much longer!" proclaimed Charlie.
"We are. On Valentines Day," said Remus.
"Oh how lovely!" smiled Charlie.
"Charlie," murmured Remus.
"Sorry Remus. I'm happy for you...I really am," smiled Charlie.
Somehow Remus didn't quite believe him.
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The next morning when the owl post arrived Accalia got the Daily Prophet and read the headline,
"MALFOY MINISTRY COURT CASE DATE SET!"
"About ruddy time!" murmured Hagrid as he looked at his copy of the paper.
Accalia smiled in agreement which turned to a questioning frown as she glanced at Remus, who was sitting next to her, while he read a very official looking letter.
"Remus?" enquired Accalia.
"Hmmm," murmured Remus engrossed in the letter.
"Anything interesting?" asked Accalia.
Remus looked straight at Accalia looking rather worried, and surprised.
"I've been asked to be on the jury for Lucius Malfoy's court case," he whispered.
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"How long will you have to be away for?" asked Accalia as she lay in Remus's arms on the bed that evening in Remus's room.
"I don't really know. The court case could go on for months," sighed Remus.
"Months?!" exclaimed Accalia sitting up and looking straight at Remus.
"Accalia, really, don't worry. It really is an open and shut case. Everybody knows he is guilty," smiled Remus pulling Accalia back in to his arms.
"Why do you have to be in hiding though?" mumbled Accalia laying her head on his rising and falling chest.
"Just to be on the safe side I suppose. To keep the juries and witnesses identities secret. There still a lot of people out there that... well, that won't be very happy when Malfoy is found guilty, which he will be," explained Remus as he played with Accalia's hair.
"I hope so," whispered Accalia.
"It will be fine, Love. I promise," assured Remus.
Accalia turned her head and gazed up at Remus with a rather frivolous smile on her face.
"What?" questioned Remus as Accalia rose and sat astride him.
"You called me, 'Love' Remus," smiled Accalia.
"Oh. Don't you like it?" asked Remus.
"No... I mean yes I do but it just surprised me that's all. You've never called me that before," smirked Accalia.
"I'll just have to keep doing it then, Love," smirked Remus sitting up and brushing his lips against hers.
"Mmmm," murmured Accalia as Remus hands slid up her back.
"You better silence...and lock the door," whispered Remus beginning to undo the buttons of Accalia's black shirt.
"Wait a sec," whimpered Accalia reaching for her wand as Remus kissed the top of her breasts.
Unfortunately just at that moment there was a knock at the door.
Remus groaned in pure annoyance as Accalia moved herself off his lap.
"Professor Lupin?" came Hermione's voice through the door, "I've come to return that book I borrowed."
"Errr, what a moment Hermione," called Remus getting up from the bed with Accalia following up behind him.
"Accalia!" hissed Remus, "Hide!... Somewhere!"
Accalia motioned behind the door as Remus opened it.
"Hermione," smiled Remus, "You have my book?"
"Oh, yes," smiled Hermione handing him the book.
"Been in the ..." began Remus before stopping with a yelp as Accalia ran her foot up the back of his leg on to his backside.
"To the library?" finished Remus grabbing Accalia's foot behind him.
"Yes. Finishing an essay for Transfiguration, for Accalia," explained Hermione eyeing Remus suspiciously.
"Good good," smiled Remus, "Right...well...I'll see you in class tomorrow then."
"Okay...Bye Professor," smiled Hermione disappearing down the corridor.
Remus slammed the door and turned to Accalia sliding his hand up her leg, skimming over her thigh on to her rear.
"You are going to pay for that," growled Remus pressing Accalia into the wall with his body.
"I plan to," purred Accalia wrapping her arms and legs around Remus.
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"I'm going to miss you," whispered Remus kissing Accalia's bare shoulder as he held her back close into him.
"I'm going to miss you too," said Accalia twisting her body to face Remus.
"I have to leave this weekend. I've already told Dumbledore. He'll probably have to tell Severus as he'll be then one covering the lessons for me," explained Remus.
"What are you going to tell Harry?" asked Accalia reaching up to push stray strands of hair from Remus's brow.
"I was going to tell him I was visiting a sick relative," suggested Remus.
"Oh, that's original!" laughed Accalia.
"Well, I can't tell him the truth. As much as I trust Harry, even with my life, I don't trust him keeping something like this. He'd use it against Malfoy as soon as they have their next run in!" stated Remus.
"I suppose you're right," whispered Accalia.
Remus pulled Accalia even closer into him. Accalia took a deep breath in as her head rested in the crook of Remus's neck.
"Mmmmm," Accalia murmured.
"What?" whispered Remus.
"I love the way you smell," smiled Accalia.
"What do I smell of?" asked Remus sounding genuinely interested.
"That spicy aftershave you wear, old books, sweat and...sex," smiled Accalia.
Remus seemed to like the last one as he pinned Accalia to the bed, looming over her. He buried his head into Accalia's neck, his nose and tongue skimming over her smooth skin.
"Remus!" giggled Accalia in surprise.
"You smell like...perfume, sweat, honey...and sex," smirked Remus.
"Werewolf senses do have their upsides," smiled Accalia.
"Definitely," whispered Remus lowering his head on to Accalia chest.
Accalia suddenly squealed as Remus pulled the bed sheet over their heads.
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"I'll see you all soon," smiled Remus that Saturday as he picked up his suitcase as the train pulled into the station.
"Hope your aunt gets well soon," smiled Hermione, Harry and Ron nodding their heads in agreement.
"I'm sure she'll be fine," said Tonks hugging Remus, "Won't she Rem?"
"I think so," smiled Remus.
"Bye Accalia," said Remus.
Accalia wrapped her arm around Remus's neck.
"I love you," whispered Accalia softly, "And send that sick bastard to where he belongs!"
"I promise I will," smiled Remus as he stepped onto the train.
There was a chorus of farewells from the group as the train disappeared down the track into the distance.
"He should be away for long but I know you're gonna miss him aren't you?" whispered Tonks while the Trio rushed up in ahead of them up to the castle.
"More than you'll ever know," smiled Accalia as Tonks linked arms with her.
-- I know this isn't my longest chapter but then again I have been ill for the last few days so I think I've done pretty well. But I promise you the next chapter will be ridiculously long and will come soon! Hopefully! It's going to be so cool! It's all gonna go off! Lol. --
--Time for some thank you's I think! As I haven't done many so far
-- AuroraFelton – About the proposing thing, I know they are young but everybody knows they are meant for each other (HP/HG – No, no, no, NO!). Plus I'm not going to make them get married anytime soon. It will probably be a long engagement.
And about Draco, only in this fic out of the ones I plan to do will have Draco as really evil. I love the character so much! He will be nicer (not too nice though) in my other stories! Just think of him as a younger version of his father (who really is an evil b-----d, sexy though! Lol!)
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