DISCLAIMER: I own Nothing in the Potterverse.

A/N: Here is another update to this story. Still not lovin it so much. But, whatever... I'd like to thank all my positive reviewers, you know who you are... (P.S. Sorry about the rant that is coming, I just HATE STUPID PEOPLE...)

But I would like to comment to 'Anonymous Amy': Firstly,You are dumber than a box of rocks! Hello! This is called FANFICTION for a reason! So ok, let me dumb this down for you- I am borrowing the established characters to create a story that fits in a more AU/OOC fiction! And, as it is MY FANFIC, I CAN DO IT HOW I WANT! If I want Hermione to be a whore in my fic, then I Bloody Well CAN! And if I choose it to be a May-December romance (i.e. older man, younger woman), again it's my right in the fanfic arena! If you don't like it, don't read it! PURE AND SIMPLE! You know that button on your browser that says 'Back' or has the back arrow? USE IT! I INSIST!

And where, exactly does it say that Lavender Brown is 'beautiful'? A girly girl, maybe, but beautiful? I've never seen it.

But, people are allowed to change as they get older, so in MY story, Hermione is going from ugly duckling to swan, ok?

On with the story...
CH. 20:

The middle of October was marked by much cooler temperatures, even more homework for the fifth years and above, and the first Hogsmeade trip of the term.

The change in Hermione also brought along with it, numerous invitations for dates to Hogsmeade, with several different boys. And while plenty of them were perfectly nice boys (they just weren't a certain lycanthrope), that had Hermione declining most offers. A couple of days prior to the visit, she finally agreed to go with Terry Boot, a good-lookingRavenclaw sixth year.

When they got to Hogsmeade, they went to the usual spots, such as the Shrieking Shack, Zonko's joke shop, and then the obligatory stop to Honeyduke's sweet shop; where they both proceeded to stock up on the necessary sweets to last until the next visit. Afterwards, they agreed to head over to the Three Broomsticks for a hot butterbeer. On the way they discussed books, movies (Terry was a muggle born also), and the types of music each liked, and also other various topics. All in all, it was a pleasant date so far.

When they got to the Three Broomsticks, they saw that Harry, Ron, Neville, Luna, Ginny and Dean, Seamus, and Susan, and Ernie with Hannah all sitting at a large table near the center of the room, by the counter. Terry pulled out the chair for Hermione, and then sat down next to her. But, what Hermione didn't notice was that Remus was sitting at the counter, nursing a drink of his own. Although she had her back to him, she was still close enough for Remus to hear her talking and laughing with the others. He could hear Seamus flirting shamelessly with her, and he stiffened slightly, when he saw Terry lean in close to Hermione and whisper something into her ear, causing her to blush lightly.

Remus could feel Moony closer to the surface than usual, and unconsciously Remus let out a low threatening growl. All the while Moony was berating Remus for letting Hermione slip through his fingers.

'You are a complete idiot! We had her, and you had to go and muck things up!' growled Moony. 'We could have taken her and marked her, but no, you had to take the moral high ground, and be such a poof!'

'She is still a young witch with a promising future ahead of her, and I am too old and damaged for her,' Remus said archly.

'Are you daft? Were you not there when we kissed? Do you remember how she pulled you back for a second kiss? Did you not smell the desire and arousal coming off of her? In waves,' said Moony incredulously. 'Ye gods! You are blind as well as stupid.'

'She doesn't really know what she wants, she is a teen, so therefore is ruled by her hormones. It will pass.'

'You and I both know that is a lie. Just like we both know that you're jealous of that boy who's with Hermione. And you want to be the one in his place.'

After the internal argument with his wolf, Remus could not continue to deny the truth of Moony's words. He was jealous of Terry; and it wasn't that huge a leap to admit (to himself at least) that he did in fact have feelings for Hermione. Nothing he could do would change that fact.

Looking over at where Hermione was talking and flirting with both Seamus and Terry, it now looked like he may have lost his chance. How could he have been such an ignorant old fool was quite beyond him.

Here and now, Remus vowed to himself, he was going to make Hermione his. To hell with how others will react, I'm going to get what I want!

Little did he know, was that he was playing right into Hermione's hands.