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Untitled - ch. 12

The next morning found Remus lying in his bed, staring at the ceiling. He hadn't slept much and was alternating between discussing with himself about telling Hermione the truth and yelling at himself for reacting the way he had the night before. Currently, he was yelling at himself.

He finally sat up in bed and rubbed his eyes. Tonight was the show and his date with Harry. Nobody had spoken to him again about singing and he wasn't sure he wanted them to. He wasn't sure he wanted to speak to anyone ever again. He took his time getting dressed, a little afraid to leave his room.

"Remus?" Harry called, knocking on the door a few hours later. "C'mon, Remus, open the door."

Remus slowly opened the door and peeked out. "Yes?" he said quietly.

"Can I come in?"

Remus said nothing, but moved aside so Harry could enter. Harry shut the door behind himself as Remus sat down on the bed.

"Are you gonna stay in here all day?"

"I was thinking on it, yes," Remus said, running his hands through his hair.

"Well you can't."

Remus snapped his head up at Harry's tone. "Why not?"

"Because the show is tonight which means our date is tonight. You're not gonna stand me up, are you?"

"No," Remus said, having completely forgotten about the show again. "No I'm not."

"Good. Have you decided whether or not you're gonna sing?"

"Honestly I haven't thought about it."

"Look, Remus," Harry said, sitting down on the bed next to Remus. "I know you have a lot on your mind and I know that it's something only you can deal with." Harry turned to face him and put his hand on his shoulder. "But for tonight, let it go."

"Harry..."

"No, listen to me," Harry said, cutting him off. "I know this is beg and it's bothering you. But tonight, you need to just be. Let it go, just for tonight, and have fun. You need a night where you don't think about it."

Remus nodded and sighed.

"Maybe you're right. Maybe being with everyone would do me good."

"That's the spirit," Harry said, smiling. "Now, c'mon. We're going to Hogsmeade."

"We?"

"Yeah. You, me and Ron. Hermione's staying up here to spend the day with Ginny."

"I don't know Harry..."

"Oh come on, Remus. You just said you thought getting out would be good for you."

"But after the way I acted last night..."

"So," Harry said, cutting him off again. "We'll tell Ron you were sick or something. C'mon Remus. It'll be fun."

"Okay," Remus said finally. "I'll go. Maybe just getting out of this castle for a while will be good."

"Good," Harry said, moving his hand up from Remus' shoulder to caress his cheek. "Now get dressed. We're leaving as soon as I can track down Ron."

"Alright," Remus said, leaning into the caress a little. "I'll meet you down by the front doors."

"Right," Harry said quietly as he stood up. "We'll meet you there in a few minutes."

Remus nodded as Harry quietly left the room. Sighing, he stood up and began to change clothes.

Ten minutes later, Remus was down by the front doors waiting for Harry and Ron. He leaned against the railing of the Grand Staircase and watched the students pass by from wherever they were coming from. Among all the students, he saw Hermione slowly walking from the Great Hall.

"Hello, Hermione," he said, smiling at her.

"Hey," she said quietly, giving him the best smile she seemed to be able to give. However, she didn't stop to talk. In fact, she barely spared him another glance as she passed him by.

"Everything alright?" he called to him.

"Fine," she called back, not even looking back at him.

Confused, he watched her walk up the stairs and out of sight. She seemed so happy last night. He couldn't figure out what made her so unhappy.

"Hey," Harry said as he and Ron walked up to him, bringing him out of his confusion. "Something wrong?"

"Is everything alright with Hermione?" he asked as he brought his attention back to the boys.

"I dunno," Ron said. "I haven't' seen her this morning."

"Me neither," Harry said. "Why?"

"Well, she just passed here and she seemed very upset about something."

"Maybe she's just tired," Ron said.

"Maybe," Remus said, thoughtfully.

"Why don't we go on and check on Hermione when we get back?" Harry said. "If I know Hermione, she'll go straight to Ginny and net even want to look at us for a while."

"I guess you're right," Remus said, looking back up the staircase as Ron nodded in agreement.

"Sure I am. Now let's go," Harry said, and he and Ron began walking toward the doors. Remus, however, continued to stare up the staircase. Harry stopped when he noticed Remus wasn't with them.

"Remus?" Harry said, and Remus slowly turned towards him. "Come on," he said, reaching his hand out to Remus.

Remus looked from Harry's face, to his hand and back again. Slowly he walked towards him, taking his hand as they followed Ron out of the front doors.

While in Hogsmeade, Remus seemed to relax a little. The first thing they did was go to The Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer. After that, they went to the Quidditch store and various other places.

They found their way back to The Three Broomsticks in the late afternoon for a bite to eat. As they ate, Remus became very quiet and thoughtful.

"Everything alright, Remus?" Harry asked, as Ron left to get more butterbeer.

"Hm? Yeah," Remus said unconvincingly.

"What were you thinking about?"

"Hermione. She looked so sad and unhappy and it was directed at me."

"How could you tell it was directed at you?"

"I could feel it and I could see it in her eyes. Whatever she's feeling, it's because of me. Harry what if she knows?"

"How could she know?" Harry said, lowering his voice. "Unless you told her. I know I didn't. It's probably just girl stuff."

"Your right," Remus said, shaking his head. He didn't feel any better.

"Here you go," Ron said, setting down the three drinks he was carrying.

"Thanks," Harry and Remus said together each taking their drink. They drank in silence for some time before Remus put his drink down.

"I'm going down to the bookstore. Come get me when you're ready to leave, okay?"

"You want us to go into the bookstore?" Ron said, a little shocked, as Remus stood up.

"No problem," Harry said, ignoring Ron. "Well see you in about an hour."

"Alright," Remus said, and he walked out the door.

"Everything alright with Remus?" Ron asked once Remus was gone.

"As alright as it can be. He's got stuff going on, but his something he's got to deal with."

"Oh. Well I hope he can work it out."

"I'm sure he will."

"Good," Ron said, nodding. Then he stood up. "I'm going back to get that broom kit we saw, okay?"

"Okay. I'll wait for you here and the we'll go get Remus and head back."

"Okay. Be back in a few minutes."

"Sure," Harry said as Ron left. Harry sat quietly, hoping Remus would be okay.

Ron returned more than half an hour later, making Harry wonder why it took him so long to buy a broom kit.

"What took you so long?"

"They're giving free test rides on the new Firebolt model. I had to give it a go first!"

"And you didn't come get me?"

"Sorry. I got there almost when they started though. I was really close to the front. I'd have lost a really good place. The line got long really fast."

"I'm sure. Did you get your kit?"

"Yeah. Finally. The place was so crowded I could hardly get to the checkout."

"I'm glad I didn't go then. You know how I can get in big crowds."

"Yeah."

"So. You ready to go find Remus and get back to the castle? It's starting to get late and the show starts soon."

"Yeah. We'd better go."

They left The Three Broomsticks and went in search of Remus, finding him right where he said he'd be.

"Hey Remus," Harry said when they found him reading in the back of the store.

"Hey," Remus said, looking up from his reading. "Everything alright?"

"Yeah. Ron got to test the new Firebolt."

"Really?" Remus said, perking up. "How was it?"

"It was great," Ron said, excitedly. "So smooth. You can barely feel anything. It was wonderful."

"Lucky. Sounds nice."

"It was."

"So are we ready to go?" Harry asked.

"Sure," Remus said, standing up. "Just let me pay for this and we can be on our way."

Harry and Ron followed him and waited by the door while he purchased the three books he'd been carrying.

"Alright," Remus said, walking to the door once he was finished. "Let's go."

The ride back to the castle was quiet. They opted for the carriage instead of walking. They remained silent until they reached their rooms.

"I'm supposed to pick up Hermione at Ginny's room so I'll meet you guys downstairs."

"Okay," Harry and Remus said together as Ron walked into his room. Remus got quiet.

"Hey," Harry said, lightly slapping his shoulder, then putting his hand on Remus' cheek. "No worries tonight. Hermione's fine. Have fun with me tonight. Please?"

Remus nodded and sighed. "I'll do my best."

"Good. Now go get ready. We leave here at seven-thirty."

"Okay, okay," Remus said playfully, walking towards his room. "Make sure you're not late picking me up. You know how I hate to wait."

Harry smiled at his friend's playful tone as he watched Remus close his door. Still smiling to himself, Harry went into his room to get ready for the night.

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