Title: Shoot The Moon
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Author: Me of course—who else???

Chapter Twelve: Midnight Surprise Part 1

Lupin woke up early the next day and looked out the window. There was a fresh layer of snow outside and it looked so pure and beautiful. With a resigned sigh he made his way downstairs to the kitchen and began making some coffee. He didn't feel like going to work today. He would call in and tell the witch at the store to take over the shop today. He sat in the kitchen and he thought of Hermione, of her sweet face and her voice, and of her laughter. And also the fact that she had told him that she loved him last night. When she had said to him those words, he felt the happiest he had ever felt in his life. He recalled something that Molly had said once to him…"If there's anyone who deserves someone in their life right now…it would be you, Remus. You're one of the kindest people I've ever been blessed to meet, and you've been through so much dear,"

He sighed. He did deserve something in his life. He had lived for almost forty years alone and doing things for people, and now he was having a shot at happiness, he would not throw it away no matter what anyone said.

Hermione was up early in the kitchen making breakfast. She might as well do something, she thought. She heard someone arguing and she turned around to see her grandmother walk through the kitchen door with a sour expression on her face. Sour enough to curdle milk…she thought. She snorted and turned back to the sink.

"And what are you doing up this hour?" her grandmother asked. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"I wonder," she replied.

"Don't you use that tone with me you ungrateful little wench!" her grandmother scolded. Hermione said nothing. "You know, I don't even know why your father put up with that magic nonsense…" she continued in an annoying tone. Hermione clenched her fist but she continued what she was doing. "He should have stopped you from going to that school…you've ruined your life…what will people say…" Hermione pulled out her wand and began magiking the things in the kitchen. She made the plates wash by themselves. Her grandmother became quiet and Hermione smiled. She turned around and faced her grandmother.

"So, you don't like magic?" Hermione asked while playing with her wand. Her grandmother sneered.

"Like magic?" she asked haughtily. "You should ask me to stop breathing," she said. Hermione sighed.

"I don't know what you want me to do, grandma," Hermione replied. Her grandmother stood up.

"Find yourself a husband and get out, you and that stupid mother of yours have both ruined my son's life! Find someone of your own kind and leave my son alone!" her grandmother said. Tears welled up in Hermione's eyes.

"Maybe you should leave here you bitch!" Hermione said angrily. She reached out to slap her but she stopped and dropped her hand to the side. She stalked out of the kitchen and ran up to her room. Slamming the door behind her she threw herself on her bed and lay there for sometime with a few stray tears running down her cheeks. She didn't know what had just happened. Something inside of her snapped and she just couldn't take it anymore. With a sigh she rose up from her bed and dried her eyes. No use crying over something like that, she thought. Going over to her chest of drawers, she began magiking her clothes into her trunk. She needed to spend some time with Lupin.

While drinking his coffee, a wave of distress hit him. So heavy that he spat out his coffee back in the cup and coughed.

"Damn," he muttered. Was something wrong with Hermione? He wondered. He looked at the cup of coffee and sighed. A perfectly good cup of coffee and now it was filled with backwash. He took it to the sink and emptied its contents and then made himself another cup. He would be paying a visit to her tonight.

Later that night, Hermione lay on her bed with a book in her hand. Not really focusing on the words she stared out the window and sighed. She suddenly heard a loud crack and she jumped up, grabbing her wand. Walking over to the window she stuck her head out and saw a figure looking up at her. A big grin spread across her face when she saw who it was. Lupin. She laughed and apparated outside next to him and she jumped in his arms.

"Oh, Remus!" she said lovingly. He smiled at her and planted a kiss on her lips.

"Glad to see you dear," He let go of her and took her hand.

"Where are we going?"

"You'll see,"

When they apparated again, Hermione found herself in a little clearing in the woods. When she looked around she gasped. They were standing within some sort of shield because the snow fell and blew wildly all around them but there was no snow at all in the clearing. There were hundreds of candles floating around in the air and there was a huge blanket spread across the ground. There was a feast laid out before them, and Lupin beamed at her.

"Oh, bloody hell," she murmured. "How did you do this?" she asked.

"A simple charm, I should teach it to you sometime," he said. She looked at him and smiled.

"Oh, Remus, it's beautiful…but…" he cut her off by putting his finger on her lips.

"Let's eat, and talk about other things," he said. She smiled and nodded. They made their way to where the food was laid out and they sat down. He waved his wand and two glasses filled with champagne appeared. Hermione giggled and took her glass.

"This is wonderful," she said smiling happily. He smiled.

"Well, a toast, to us," She nodded.

"To us being happy, to the end of our days," she said. They knocked their glasses together and drank to their toasts.

A/N Well sorry for the long wait guys!!!!!!!!! LOL I've been busy!!!!!!!! Hopefully the next chappie will be up soon. I'll try and get started tonight...ehehehh romantic stuffz coming up soon!!!!!

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