Smut Squicker Safe Chapter
Surgeon General's Warning - May cause choking (due to cuteness).
They were completly oblivious-
The sun had set, twilight passed and true night was fast approaching without either lovers' knowledge. In fact neither woke from their slumber before there was a knock on the outer door.
"Remus? Are you in there?" Charlie's booming voice sounded on the other side of the door. Then more quietly, "Hermione, Mom brought dinner and everyone is meeting in the kitchen. The coast is clear." Footsteps echoed as he left the hall.
Remus and Hermione looked at each other in astonishment before realization dawned. Charlie was attacked by the werewolf Fenrir in her sixth year. He never changed physically but he had been much more alert since the incident. He had been infected but not to the extent that Remus had.
It also made sense as to why he was so hyperaware of their feelings towards each other.
Rising from the bed completely unabashed Remus walked to his wardrobe and extracted a soft brown robe and walked it over to Hermione. Once he helped her into it he turned her to him and smiled, "Well, we best be getting dressed then. It's a shame really I love to have you running around starkers all the time…although it would be a bit distracting. Do me a favor love?"
When she looked at him questioningly he continued, "Don't get rid of all the marks. I like them."
Hermione laughed suddenly, of course he would like them, the werewolf in him was rumbling contentedly at the site of his marked mate. "Promise I'll leave a few. Same with you darling, I like my mark an you as well." She said as she pointedly looked at the hicky on his chest.
Kissing the mark she stepped around, walked to the door and said, "Shall we just walk down as is and shock them with the truth – no explanation? Then we can just come back up here and shag….No I suppose we couldn't. Alright I'll ask Harry to meet us in the library after the 'debriefing' so we can speak to him first."
At the door she turned to Remus and smiled, "Get dressed love we have a lot of time to make up for once this is dealt with."
Ten minutes later when Hermione made it into the kitchen she saw Remus in the corner speaking quietly with Charlie. Molly was at the stove while Arthur, Ron, Ginny, Fleur, Moody and Tonks were all at the table eating and talking.
Harry was calmly leaning against the kitchenette looking directly at her. When she hesitated before she smiled her greeting she simply tipped his head in the direction if the drawing room just passed the servants entrance to the kitchen.
Feeling slight nervous she nodded slightly and followed him into the next room. She looked towards Remus who gave her an encouraging smile and nod. He would follow her soon
Upon entering the drawing room she noticed that Harry had taken a seat on the chaise lounge leaving room for her on the same. Taking her seat she looked up into knowing green eyes. "I have a feeling that you need to speak with me?"
He made it a question although he already knew. Harry had become scarily perceptive acting to the counter point of Ron's seemingly obtuseness at times.
"Yes, Harry, I need to talk to you. I may have, accidentally you understand, irreversibly bonded myself to someone without his prior knowledge or consent several months ago only just today informing him of the incident. Worst of all I did all of this without informing my very best friend until this very moment."
Looking into the shocked eyes of Harry she knew he was not expecting anything of the sort.
"Bloody Hell, Hermione! What is Remus going.." cutting himself off, "Hermione you have to tell Remus, it isn't my place to tell you this but, I think he may have feelings for you and well he deserves to know even as nothing more than your partner." Harry continued on in this vein for another minute until Hermione realized there was no end in sight for the current rant.
"Harry, calm down." Hermione attempted to assuage him.
"Calm down! How do you expect me to calm down? You are bonded – for life! Bollocks! He'll be crushed but he has to know. I'll go get him right now. You have to tell Remus…"
"Tell me what?" Remus asked as he entered the room and stood before the two friends.
"Remus, you should sit down for this mate." Harry balked at hi own choice of words then jumped from his seat beside Hermione and sat in the empty fanback across from the chaise, leaving the seat next to Hermione open.
Remus took the seat beside Hermione stretching his arms over the back behind her and just slightly pressing his thigh against hers – it was very casual – or would have been if his fingers hadn't found the back of her neck and began to stroke her nape.
"Harry seems to think I should tell you that I have bonded myself to someone, and that you should know more than anyone in the whole world, as you may have feelings for me." Hermione stated with a smile and a small hitch in her voice.
"He is correct; I have loved you for a very long while. I also should know before anyone else for several reasons. Do you wish to tell him darling or should I?" By now Harry had caught on and smiled.
"Oh, I think you better I can't seem to concentrate." Those wonderful almost ticklish touches were driving her nutters. He let out a low masculine chuckle that sprung gooseflesh out all over her skin.
"Harry, I take it then that you do not object to my feelings towards Hermione?"
"Not at all Remus, I have known for some time. I think I knew years ago when you were first paired off, that Christmas I saw you watching her from the porch. Just wasn't expecting Hermione to find out this way – or you for that matter. I guess congratulations are in order. My blessing to you both it was about bloody time. Why couldn't you have gotten together last-" at Hermione's glare, albeit slightly dazed glare, "Shit…Sorry Hermione, we had a pool going. I had the third week of last month, now Fred and George won 200 Galleons – a piece."
"What! The entire order had to be in on it to get that type of reward."
Blushing Harry explained that everyone in the order had joined in on the bet, including Severus, Draco and Moody however the order were not the only participants. The Hogwarts staff, many Aurors, Zabini the Unspeakable and his wife as well as HER OWN MOTHER had all placed bets.
Placing her head firmly in her hands she leaned forward and attempted to breathe deeply and slowly so she didn't pass out. Remus rubbed her back softly and said, "Well at least I know your mother likes me." Causing Hermione to choke a laugh and Harry to chime in with an emphatic, "Are you kidding she wanted to bet on possible marriage dates and first born children."
After Hermione regained her composure she turned towards Remus and asked if he was ready to tell the others and he simply smiled before leaning over and gently picked her up. Despite her squeak of surprise she did not protest and Harry followed them back towards the ever growing in number and volume clan in the kitchen.
When Remus entered the kitchen with Hermione in his arms all eyes turned towards them and silence fell. He strode over to the kitchen counter placed her atop it and quickly grabbed the platters set aside for them. He magically wrapped them and placed them in Hermione's lap and then walked to the icebox and extracted two butterbeers. He also placed them in her lap and finally turned to acknowledge the extremely quiet crowd.
"Hermione and myself would like to make an announcement." Pausing for a moment before he continued, "We are officially a mated pair and as this has come as a quite a shock to many of you I'm sure you have questions," this was said with many pointed stares at those who blushed at the obvious tone in Remus' voice (namely Molly, Ron, Arthur and surprisingly Draco), "however as it is quite sudden Hermione and I have much to…discuss. We would appreciate it if we went undisturbed until tomorrow mor-"
"-Night! Tomorrow night. We have much discussing to do…" Hermione stammered as the blush crept up her face. Remus smiled and nodded.
"Yes, we'll answer any questions we can – tomorrow night. With that said Good night everyone we'll be retiring to my chambers."
Remus pivoted on his heal, wrapped Hermione in his arms, close to his chest and as he walked from the room tossed one last parting comment over his shoulder. "I think someone should also Floo Fred and George to tell them that they won the Pool."
They were on their way to find a little oblivion...
Sorry it's been so long. I will try to update again soon.