Call On Me

Chapter 17-Return To Hogsmeade

Kelly stood stunned for a moment before she dropped to her knees and didn't move.

David's face drained of all color.

Some of the Gryffindor girls were watching in fear.

I dropped to my knees in front of Kelly and put my hands on her shoulders.

"Miss Smith?" I demanded anxiously.

She slumped forward into my arms and began having a seizure.

The girls screamed and began sobbing. I gently but firmly held onto her. Her back was pressed against my chest.

I looked up at the Gryffindors.

"Miss Alans? Go get a cool compress in the ladies room," I ordered.

Rebecca Alans tore from the classroom.

"What's wrong Professor?" a Slytherin third year named Luke Peterson asked concerned.

I looked up at him.

"She has Epilepsy," I said glaring at David. "What spell did you try and hit me with?"

"The Tarantallegra spell," he replied quietly.

Shortly, Rebecca returned with the cool rang and I placed it across Kelly's forehead.

After a while, she finally stopped.

"Go get either Professor Andrews or Professor McGonagall," I said to Rebecca. "50 points to Gryffindor for helping."

Rebecca turned around and left without even questioning me.

"P-Professor? What happened?" Kelly asked groggily as she looked up at me.

"You were having a seizure again," I replied. "You stepped in front of David's wand and was hit with the spell."

"Oh right," she said as she shakily got to her feet. She leaned against the desks. Immediately the Gryffindors went to help her, but she shook her head.

Rebecca came back with both Caitlin and Professor McGonagall.

"What happened?" Professor McGonagall demanded.

"David went to hit Professor Lupin with the Tarantallegra spell but Kelly stepped in," Luke replied.

David looked at him in shock. I guess someone from his own house turned him in.

"Is this true?" Professor McGonagall rounded on David.

He let out a muttered 'yeah'.

"That's not all," I added. "He's serving 5 months detention as well."

"For what?" Caitlin asked.

I relayed what he said to them.

"Well," McGonagall said. "Five months is a bit harsh, but he will be serving two months instead with me. Let's go speak to Professor Snape about this."

David gathered his things up and left with Professor McGonagall.

"Are you alright Kelly?" Caitlin asked concerned. "You took your medication?"

Kelly nodded.

"It must've been the spell that triggered it,"

Caitlin turned to the Slytherins.

"May I ask why you turned him in?" she asked.

"We know enough not to attack a teacher," Luke said. "That almost suicidal."

"Not to mention against the rules," another Slytherin named Chrissie Denton added.

"So you guys are saying that if it wasn't against the rules you'd attack a teacher?" asked Jenna Banes from Gryffindor in surprise.

"Absolutely not," Luke said shaking his head. "We're not that dumb."

I checked my watch. Class was over.

Sure enough the bell rang and everyone left. Kelly slowly gathered her things up.

"Are you sure you're alright?" I asked concerned.

Kelly nodded and smiled.

"Yeah,"

"You saved his life," Caitlin said affectionately. "I don't know of a student willing to risk her life for a teacher."

Kelly just shrugged.

"It's nothing," she said and then turned to me. "I just want to thank him for not telling anyone about the Dyslexia. I trust him completely."

I smiled.

She left the classroom.

Caitlin came over to me.

"She likes you," she said winking. "I can tell."

I smiled.

"I wasn't about to betray her trust," I said.

"And she likes you,"

"Will you stop?"

"Looks like someone has a crushie wushie on Remy Wemy," Caitlin cooed in a baby voice.

I irritably poked her in the ribs.

"Jealous?" I asked grinning.

"Nah," Caitlin said. "It's cute though."

I wrapped my arm around her waist and gave her a squeeze.

David was in big trouble for even going to attack a teacher. He might even get suspended.

Kelly was much better now and seemed to be getting along well with the rest of the Gryffindors. She even made friends with Danielle and the other second years.

Caitlin was telling me Danielle finally gave in and came to her. She said that her parents don't really care much about her and that they basically shunned her.

Lily was fine. She was acting like her normal self after the migraine had completely left. She even joined us at the Head table.

"So what are you and Professor Dawes like seeing each other now?" Caitlin asked keeping her voice down as she ladled some chicken pot pie onto her plate that night at dinner.

"Sort of yeah," Lily said nodding as she took a sip of wine. "I mean it's too soon for the other. We just hung out and talked."

"You got drunk as well," I added deadpan.

"That too," Lily said grinning. "The Hogs Head Pub was oddly crowded."

Relief spread across Caitlin's face.

"You didn't drink at the Three Broomsticks?"

"Nah," Lily said shaking her head. "I don't think I'd set foot in there again after what happened."

Just then, Professor Dumbledore stood up. Silence filtered across the Hall like a tidal wave.

"I had forgotten to mention one thing at breakfast this morning," he said. "I have allowed second years to visit Hogsmeade."

Cheers went around.

"I trust you will all have fun," he said and sat back down.

The chatter picked up immediately.

Caitlin looked at me and we grinned at each other. Maybe this would be an okay year.

CAITIN.

Hogsmeade would take place tomorrow. Kelly, Danielle, Mario, William, Nick and Jessica all stayed together in one big group.

Remus and I joined the kids going to Hogsmeade. Lily didn't want to go and stayed at the castle.

We climbed into the carriages and we were off to Hogsmeade.

I sat back, enjoying the soothing rocking motion of the Threstral drawn carriage. As I sat back, a bright flash went off before my eyes.

It was Remus and I. Remus was on top of me and we were both naked. Then, the flash changed to me holding a baby girl in my arms…then, jets of green light, screaming and then the flash vanished.

That caused my body to jump in reply.

"Caitlin? What happened?" Remus asked beside me looking concerned. "Another vision?"

I nodded and stuck my head out the window, enjoying the cool September air whipping my hair around my face.

I told him what I'd seen.

"Hmm," Remus said thoughtfully. "The jets of green light sound like the Killing Curse to me…the rest maybe means we're going to have a family?"

I sighed and leaned against him.

"Maybe," I said.

"Try not to worry okay?" Remus said wrapping his arm around me.

We arrived at Hogsmeade. It was completely the same as it was when we left.

Kelly and the rest of the group headed off to the Three Broomsticks.

"Let's follow them," I said grabbing Remus on the arm.

We headed off after them and entered the pub.

The owner was new. Kelly ordered a butterbeer. Danielle and the rest of them ordered butterbeers as well.

They saw us and waved.

"Professors! Sit with us," Kelly said eagerly.

We quickly headed over to them and took seats.

"Would you like a butterbeer?" Danielle asked.

"No thanks," Remus said politely. "I don't drink."

"Professor Andrews?" Mario asked.

"Thanks guys," I said smiling. "But I don't drink either."

Danielle took a sip of her butterbeer and began coughing.

"That's thick!" she said and finally managed to stop coughing. She continued to drink it.

"That's more like it."

The other didn't touch their butterbeers yet.

I noticed Danielle looking at Mario with the same look I give to Remus. Mario, however, was looking at Jessica, who was laughing and talking with William.

I picked up a little love triangle going on, but Mario might not be aware of Danielle's feelings.

I felt myself smiling.

"How long have you two been together?" Danielle asked suddenly.

The question caught Remus and I off guard.

"Excuse me?" I asked shocked.

"I can see you like each other," Danielle said grinning. "How long?"

"I don't think that's…" Remus began but I cut him off.

"Several years actually…7 I think," I said.

Remus looked at me.

Danielle beamed and then looked at Mario again. A little bit of sadness crept into her expression.

"Why on earth are you telling them?" Remus asked.

He wasn't angry or anything…just curious.

"Because I have a feeling there's a little love connection going on here," I grinned. "Look at Danielle."

Remus followed my gaze.

"I see what you mean," he said his lip twitching.

Danielle finished off her butterbeer but the others hadn't taken sips.

After that, we headed back to the castle.

That night at dinner, Remus and I ate our dinner and watched everyone laughing and chattering at the Gryffindor table. Everyone seemed to be having a good time.

That is until we heard disgusted 'Eww's' floating across the Hall stemming from the Gryffindor table.

Remus and I looked up.

Nick stuffed two carrots up his nose and pretended to bark like a seal.

Everyone at the table either laughed or shook their heads.

I shook my head and returned to my dinner.

"I hope he doesn't plan on eating those now," Remus said deadpan.

I burst out laughing and began laughing so hard I began coughing. I turned my head and saw Severus watching us.

I gave him a falsely cheery grin and returned to my dinner.

That night we headed off to bed.

The next morning, I got dressed and entered the common room only to find Danielle, William, Jessica, Nick and Mario sitting on the couch. Jessica had her arm around Danielle's shoulders. She was leaning forward and her hair had fallen over her face.

"Hey guys," I said slowly stepping toward them. "What's wrong?"

"Danielle is sick," Mario said with a concerned expression.

"She was throwing up earlier but it didn't look right," Jessica said alarmed as she looked up at me. "It looked like a brownish yellow color."

I cringed and went over to Danielle. I placed a cool hand on her forehead.

"She's burning up…she's got a fever," I said. "Let's get her to Madam Elkin's."

I swung one arm around my waist while Mario offered to swing Danielle's arm around his and we headed out of the common room.

REMUS.

I had the day off so I decided to visit Caitlin in her classroom. But when I got there, the students were talking amongst themselves, but no Caitlin.

"Where's Professor Andrew?" I asked concerned.

"She helped Danielle to the hospital wing," Jessica replied. "Danielle was sick."

"Okay," I said. "You guys are dismissed."

I turned and left, heading to the hospital wing.

Caitlin was standing next to Madam Elkin. Danielle was lying on a cot with a cool compress on her forehead.

"So what do you think?" Caitlin was asking Madam Elkin.

"I don't know exactly," Madam Elkin mused. "I've never seen this before. I mean especially after what happened when you were here at school."

I saw Caitlin's expression when she had said that.

"You don't think that's what this is…do you?" I asked stepping into the hospital wing and stood next to Caitlin.

"I'm afraid I don't know, Professor Lupin," Madam Elkin said. "If so, I would guess that this is a more concentrated form."

"Meaning what?" Caitlin demanded.

"Meaning if this is the parasite again, its' definitely much quicker acting and it might be hard to stop,"

"We couldn't stop it the last time," Caitlin said heatedly. "We have to help her! We can't let the same thing happen to her as it did to Sirius."

I saw her eyes shimmering with tears as she said this.

Danielle leaned over the side of the cot and vomited.

Madam Elkin cleaned the pool of sick with a wave of her wand.

"If she doesn't get better we're trying to Vocis potion," Caitlin said firmly.

Madam Elkin nodded.

"I'll keep administering fluids and the Donmel Potion,"

Caitlin nodded and looked down at Danielle with a motherly expression.

"Don't worry okay? You're going to be okay," she said softly and gently.

Mario stayed by the cot and kept a close eye on Danielle.

Danielle just shivered underneath the sheet/blanket that she had pulled up to her chest.

Caitlin and I left the hospital wing.

"This can't be starting all over again!" Caitlin said angrily. "There was nothing out of the ordinary that Caitlin drank!"

"Except the butterbeer," I said reasonably.

Caitlin just slumped into my arms.

"And here we thought the nightmare would be over,"

I wrapped my arms around her and drew her close.