Lorelei sat at the SLytherin table in the Great Hall, listening, well, half-listening to Dumbledore making a few announcements. "And the next Hogsmeade trip has been scheduled for the last week-end of the month." Excited talk rushed through the hall, as usual, when a Hogsmeade trip was announced. Lorelei glanced over to the Gryffindor table, to see Remus looking her direction, a slight blush reached her cheeks. 'What is wrong with me?' she thought to herself. 'You know very well what's wrong with you.' her subconcious voice spoke back. Lorelei offered up a smile for the boy, although part of her felt like frowning.
Turning her attention back to her plate, Lorelei absently picked at the food. "No wonder you're so plae and listless lately." Narcissa's voice invaded the girl's quite thoughts. "You hardly eat anything anymore."
"I..." Lorelei began. " still don't feel well."
"Didn't Madam Pomfrey give you any idea of what's wrong with you?" Narcissa asked, seemingly a bit annoyed that she should have to go to the trouble of feigning worry.
"Nothing's wrong with me." Lorelei replied. "Aside from stress."
"Well if you're this big a mess now, " Narcissa countered. "I don't even want to think how awful you'll be by the time exams come."
"You're compassion is overwhelming Narcissa." Lorelei bit back with a scowl, then slide her plate down the table, away from the girl, in a bit of a huff.
Severus, sat at the end of the table, ignoring his mea, while he marked in his potions book. After a moment he spoke up. "She is right." Lorelei looked over at him. "You need to eat."
"Concerned for my health now Severus?" Lorelei gave the boy a half-hearted smirk. "I didn't know you cared."
"I don't." he said simply, then returned to his book. Lorelei shook her head slightly, trying to figure out a bit of the enigma of Severus Snape. Giving it up as a lost cause, as well as her dinner, the girl pushed herself up from the table, and left the Great Hall.
The night air in the courtyard was crisp and cool, it did wonders to soothe Lorelei's nerves and settle her stomach. 'What am I going to do?' she asked herself. "Lorelei, Lorelei." the boys voice roused her from her thoughts.
"Good-evening Remus." a slight smile tugged at her lips. "What brings you out here?"
"You actually." he replied, thrusting his hands into his pockets. "I just wanted to make sure we were still on for Hogsmeade." he began. "Since we know what it is now."
Lorelei nodded. "I said I would, didn't I?" Remus nodded in return. "Worried?"
"About Hogsmeade?"
Lorelei shook her head slightly. "No, about next week." she replied, then reached out to pull his amulet from hwere he had it hidden under his shirt. "The full moon."
Remus took in a deep breath, and let it out in one big swoosh. "A bit nervous, I must admit." he smiled after a moment. "Anxious, hopeful."
"It's been a long time for you, hasn't it?" Lorelei asked. Remus nodded once more. "I was lucky." a bit of a frown touched her features. "If any luck could be found in this." Lorelei looke into the boys eyes. "My mum..." she bit her lip. "She would use it as a punishment." Shock registered on his face. "She'd take the amulet from me if I had displeased her."
"I'm so sorry." Remus reached out, and pulled her close to him, wrapping one arm around her waist. The other hand brushed through the girl's hair. "I'm going the the shack the first night." he began. "Just in case."
"I understand." her voice a bit dejected.
"I want you to come along."
Lorelei smiled up at him. "That would be...nice." A moment later, Remus's lips found hers once again.