Remus and Ellina spent almost every waking moment together since their first walk almost over a month before. They were truly an inseperable pair. The joy of the hours spent would stay forever in Remus' heart, even after Ellina left Hogwarts. Minerva was to return in two weeks, and Ellina promised to stay and help her as an assistant, this brought happiness to Remus. The more he saw her, the more he fell deep into desire of wanting more than friendship.
For some reason, for both of them, today was a much different day. Ellina's eyes kept glancing in his direction and Remus would look and she would look away, likewise in his situation. There was no awkwardness..everything was absolutely perfect.
They were both silent as they walked among the grounds. Her arm in his. Peaceful melodies that hung in their minds made them both want to sing. Especially around each other.
"So...where are you going to stay as soon as your mother gets back?" Remus decided to break the silence.
"I'm...not so sure, I may get a small house in Hogsmeade, either that or stay at the inn...maybe."
"Well...there's um...an extra bed in my area of the castle...either that or you could stay in my house...it's just outside of Hogsmeade and it needs taking care of...not like i'm asking you to be a maid but.."
"That would be nice..."
"What the house?"
Ellina paused. "No..the extra bed in your room. That's fine..." Remus looked a little surprised. Ellina blinked and smiled. "It would be nice to have someone to talk to when I'm off duty at night."
Remus stood staring into her marvelous blue eyes. He feared that if he looked away, he wouldn't be able to live in happiness. He smiled down at her and pushed some hair off of her shoulder. "Dance with me." he whispered. Ellina didn't even question. She took his hand, positioned herself to dance, and they slowly swayed back and forth to no tune but the wind around them.
Closer and closer they grew until her head was on his shoulder. Remus smiled, laying his cheek on her head. Her hair was soft on his skin, he held her closer, he never wanted to let her go. His feelings of love for her were without a doubt, real. He had fallen in love with her the moment his eyes met hers for the first time. He closed his own eyes and began to hum a soft, romantic tune. Back and forth, slowly and pleasently did their farytale moment fly away into the deep reaches of time and mystery.
He felt her head move and he looked down at her. They stopped dancing but her hand never left his. "I feel so secure with you Remus." she seemed to be drawing closer to him. This excited Remus' heart a whole lot. "I don't care what you are, who you are, as long as you are Remus." she whispered. "Your being a werewolf doesn't matter to me, you are a wonderful man...and I love you." she paused and smiled softly staring into his eyes. The words consumed Remus' mind and heart and soul and he smiled. He cupped his hands on her cheeks and he whispered back to her "I love you too..."
They gazed deep into one another's eyes and slowly, softly, Remus kissed Ellina. They stood there in their romance for what seemed like many many years. Remus' arms held Ellina to him and she wrapped her own around his neck. When they parted, they stood there together in the snow, letting it fall around them, for they weren't cold, for at that moment, their love could even melt it and bring out the springtime at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Remus and Ellina walked hand in hand into the castle that evening. This didn't alarm student nor teacher. For this is what they all had expected. Remus smiled as he saw looks of knowing and understanding from his colleagues and students. When they reached the stairs, he saw Tru. She was smiling down at him. She had never seen her father so happy. She winked at him and passed a rose to him behind her back. A look of bewilderment caught Remus' eye and Tru just smiled watching them walk away together.
Tru for some reason thought of Draco the momenth she saw her father and Miss McGonagall together. She was truly happy for them, there was no doubt about that. But the thought of Draco confused her so much that it bothered her for the rest of the day.
Later on she decided to visit the place where she had learned to fly. It had been over two weeks since that night. She sat there, staring out among the grounds. She felt the cool breeze carress her cheek and closed her eyes. She sang the song that Draco had sung to her that day on the hill. It had been stuck in her head. Something stirred inside her heart that confused her more and more each time. she still didn't know what it was.
A tiny bird landed close by her. she watched it prance around nearing her arm, she stayed completely still. She felt a somewhat comforting love toward the bird...what she didn't realize at the time was that was the same feeling in her heart that confused her.
Letting the little bird fly away, she smiled and turned from the place that a miracle had taken place.
