The weekend passed rapidly and Hermione went back to calling him professor Lupin again. Butterflies and a smile small accompanied the pronunciation of his surname every time she spoke it. He just smiled every time he read another brilliant essay by Hermione.
Remus entered the Great Hall to see each Head of House accepting the permits to go out to Hogsmeade. Quite funny to see Sirius accepting those and being the one in charge among hormone filled teenagers, he thought. That's when he saw her, she stood there laughing with Ginny and Harry about something Ron had done as he was bright red up till his ears. She was beautiful. Her Gryffindor scarf around the neck, her coat hugging her body where it should do it exactly. Then was when it struck him, she wore tights and a skirt. The tights were a very pale, nearly powder colored, pink and the skirt was gray matching her pullover with the red and golden crest. He smiled at the sight of them being happy despite all that had happened.

Hermione felt weird wearing skirt and one that was shorter than the ones she would occasionally wear but she wanted to impress Remus. And it was Ginny's master plan to see how Remus would react, she wanted him to look at her wildly in love only for Hermione to notice it, and it didn't seem as Hermione did it for him as the three girls wore skirts much to the boyfriends' happiness. She and Lavender wore also some short skirts but not too short they still left something for imagination.
Hermione was thankful for Ginny's master plan as she called it because she wouldn't be the only girl in their group wearing skirt. Still she wanted to impress Remus so in the end she had accepted wearing a "shorter" skirt.

The students started to leave towards Hogsmeade and Sirius nudged Remus.
"Wow! You've seen her? Never expected her to be such a beauty behind all that nerdy facade" he asked his friend but added the last part to mock him and see how he reacted. Remus just looked at him.
"That's because you've always been the easy one, my friend" he said with a smug smirk on his face, knowing that Sirius wanted him to blow up right there.
The walk was pleasant until Harry decided that they should join them. He wanted to spend time with his godfather. Remus and Hermione exchanged glazes that were full of longing. No one in the group noticed it, not even Ginny who had promised herself to watch Hermione so that she wouldn't give away her secret that fast. The group decided that they should do some shopping first, meaning that it got divided in three groups: Sirius, Harry and Ron practically run towards the quidditch shop, Lavender and Ginny went to the sweets shop and Remus and Hermione just walked side by side to the book shop.

Hermione entered first as Remus hold up the door for her as the gentleman he was. She decided to walk down some aisles as if looking for something fully knowing Remus trailed after her not taking his eyes of off her. She wandered down some more aisles until founding one that was deserted.
She stopped and did as if she searched for something.
"What are you looking for 'Mione?" Remus asked, eager to help his damsel in distress.
"Oh! I found it!" she said with a small seductive smile and dragged Remus by the collar of his coat much closer than he had expected her to. Foreheads touching, they just stared into each others eyes. He smiled at her and she gave him a quick peck. Both blushed. Then they heard a soft knock somewhere. Breaking up the magic moment, Remus spun around only to look terrified at he sight of Ginny Weasley on the other side of a huge window.
"Great planning babe" he said spinning back to Hermione, who looked over his shoulder, smiled and mouthed thank you to her red-haired friend.
"Let's go. I just got to pick up a book they got for me in store. And don't look so terrified. Ginny knows" she said and hurried away from the window.
"You told her?" he nearly shouted at her, anger started to flicker in his amber eyes.
"No, she dragged me into an empty hall one day and told me she knew because she had noticed the way we looked at each other. She was just paying attention at our moves since Ron voiced out I liked you on that damn list." she tried to say as calmly as possible and looking him straight into the eyes.
"Sorry for accusing you of telling" he said really soft. Hermione didn't answer just squeezed his hand and got to the counter to ask for the books. Remus decided that he should do as he was looking at some books so he wandered down some aisles closer to the entrance and pretended.
"Oi! Moony! Where did you leave the damsel?" Sirius voice mocking him from the entrance.
"I'm no damsel in distress Sirius. We all know that because you would be the first one to save me, as eager you are to please the females" Hermione's voice came form behind him. He just smiled at that response and let her exit the shop before him. All the group laughed and said that Hermione kind of had a point it that witty remark. Sirius just pouted his tongue at her and winked. The group started to walk towards the Three Broomsticks for some butter beer and some warm food.

As they seated it was coincidence, better said Ginny and Sirius who managed to seat Remus and Hermione side by side. Sirius making that soace between them shorter as he said he didn't have room enough, knowing Hermione would rather be closer to her Remus than him. It worked, Remus and Hermione held hands under the table for nearly the whole lunch.

After the lunch they all returned to the castle for some afternoon cuddling for the couples, some sleep for Sirius, some work for Remus and Hermione just went to the library.
Hermione knew when she left the common room that there was no way on this planet she would return to the love room as it were couples cuddling all over. She went straight to Remus' office/chambers. Knowing he would have sensed her rapidly than any other day she just entered.
"Hey babe" he said as he heard her closing the door behind her. "I was expecting you sooner or later" he smiled at her. She just left the books on the table beside the couch and went over to him sitting at his desk doing some work.
"Do you really need to do that now?" she asked him playfully as she leaned over the table. Remus looked up form the papers he was correcting and nearly fall backwards at the wonderful sight.
"Do you really have to provoke a heart attach on me?" he said smiling and arched an eyebrow at her as she had placed all his papers on the side of the desk and sat on it in front of his piercing gaze.
" Do you really have to talk this much?" she smiled in a way that made Remus' heart race and his crotch hard. He gulped and tried to smile, eyes opening wide when she motioned over the desk to straddle him.
"Slow down hot stuff!" he said to her.
"No! Remus I won't slow down now, you really triggered me last weekend and your flirting during all this week didn't ease it" she said and kissed him passionately, her hands unbuttoning his shirt.
"Fine, but you'll have to stay the night then and sleep here" he said "I don't want Snape finding you in the corridors later" he kissed her.

"No need for me to sleep tonight" she said as she pull her shirt over her head.
Remus just smiled and lifted her onto the desk.
"Fine, let's see how you feel then without a night's sleep and some action, baby girl" he whispered in her ear and playfully nibbled her neck.
Hermione let out a groan and that was when the night really begun.

They woke up once again tangled into each other and the sheets. Kissed each other passionately and both jumped into the shower eagerly to continue what they started last night. After the shower they went to breakfast and both Ginny and Sirius noticed how they entered the Great Hall quite closer than the other weekend. That was all they needed to know what happened because their bright smiles on their face gave it away. Hermione seated at her usual spot and got a fast stare from Ginny, she just nodded in response. Then Ginny mouthed "spell" and Hermione just nodded again. As Remus sat down beside his best friend, Sirius was already facing him with a stern look.
"Calm down buddy, I always remember to use the spell, no surprises here" he said and smiled reassuringly "besides she's stubborn and made me do the spell four times, just in case" he smiled remembering that moment.
"Fine" Sirius said with a huge grin and let one of his arms grab the man beside him by the shoulders and whisper to him "I'm proud of you, she must be a good one in bed, as stubborn as she is". Remus just turned bright pink in response and Sirius knew he was right. Luckily no one had heard them. The secret was still safe. And had to remain that way at least some months more until she was of age, Remus thought. Then he looked over at her spot and saw her looking back with those undress me eyes at him and he felt his crotch harden, which wasn't so good now. Hermione knew what she had done to him and just smiled. Remus groaned softly , more like the wolf within him than his human self, making professor McGonagall jump beside him.
"Something wrong, Remus?" she asked him.
"No, Minerva, thank you I'm fine it's just that I hit my toe and well it hurts" he smiled softly hoping she wouldn't asked much more, and ashamed of that lousy excuse. Then a small piece of parchment drifted down on his still empty plate and he read it.

[ If that's what I can do with just one look wait for later when we're alone ]