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Untitled - ch. 15

"So?" Harry said as they began to eat.

"So what?" Remus asked, knowing exactly what Harry was asking about.

"You know what," Harry said, taking a bite. "What did Hermione say?"

"She heard part of our conversation," Remus said with a sigh. "She knows I'm her father."

"Well, she wasn't upset then right? I mean, I saw her hug you after you finished singing."

"Actually yes. She was very upset. She was angry I hadn't told her sooner. I told her why I did what I did and she seemed to accept it. But I could tell she wasn't happy about it. That hug surprised me as much as you."

"What did she say to you? When she hugged you."

"She said she was sorry for being mean to me. That she had no idea what I'd gone through."

"She's not the only one," Harry said and Remus stared at his food. "So now she knows everything then?"

"Not everything. She doesn't know Sirius is her other parent. She must have come in to the middle of our talk."

"Are you going to tell her?"

"Yes. We're going to have lunch tomorrow although I think I'll wait until we're back here. She can't kill me here."

Harry smiled and Remus smiled back.

"So you think she'll be mad?" Harry asked, turning serious.

"Mad? I think she'll be livid. Harry if I had told her sooner, she could've gotten to know Sirius as her father instead of that annoying man who acted like he was five. She might've treated him differently."

"Good point. But if you had told her sooner, then she would've had to watch her father die and then have you taken away from before she really got the chance to know you. I think you did the best thing for her in the long run. And I think, eventually, she'll realize that too."

"Maybe you're right," Remus said with yet another sigh. They were getting all to common for him these days.

"Course I am," Harry said with a smile. Remus smiled back.

"Thank you, Harry."

"You're welcome. Now," harry said, reaching across the table and taking Remus' hand. "No more about Hermione tonight. You're supposed to be having fun and not thinking about your problems."

"I am, Harry," Remus said, smiling and giving Harry's hand a squeeze.

"Good," Harry said, smiling back.

They finished the rest of their dinner in a comfortable silence, never letting their hands drop.

After a small dessert and a rather lengthy discussion (okay, it was an argument) over who was going to pay for dinner, Remus and Harry walked out onto the sidewalk outside the restaurant. There was a slight breeze and Remus closed his eyes, enjoying the feel of it. Harry watched him and smiled.

"It feels good," he said.

"Yes, it does," Remus said, opening his eyes and smiling.

"You ready to go?" Harry said, preparing to Apparate.

"Yes," Remus said, putting his hand on Harry's shoulder to get his attention. "But let's walk back. It's not that far and it's such a nice night."

Harry looked at him oddly at first, then nodded.

"Alright. Sounds nice."

They walked out of town in a comfortable silence. It was wasn't until they were away from town and on the dark path back that one of them spoke. It was Harry.

"The stars are so bright out here."

"Yeah. When you get away from the lights of town and the castle, it's really easy to see them all."

"I wish we could have come out here to do our Astronomy lessons."

"Me too," Remus said with a chuckle. "It would have made things easier."

"Defiantly."

"It was always my favorite class."

"Really?" Harry asked as they stopped. "I always assumed it was..."

"Defense?" Remus finished, looking up at the sky. "It was a close second. It was an interest and I did love it. But Astronomy was different. You spend time learning about these beautiful, wondrous things and they you spend time finding shapes and just looking at them. You may not believe this, but I could be a bit of a loner when I was younger." He looked at Harry when he heard him snort. "I loved just sitting outside or on the balcony just looking at the stars."

"I wish I had cared that much about Astronomy. I might have made better marks."

"You had a bit more to worry about most of the time."

"Yeah," Harry said. They were silent for a few moments before Harry spoke again. "So. Do you remember anything from it?"

"Not really," Remus said with a laugh, earning him one from Harry as well. "All that time I spent with the stars, but I guess I didn't retain any of it. You?"

"I'm not sure I knew it in the first place."

They grinned at each other, never taking their eyes off each other.

"C'mon," Remus said finally. "We'd better get back before Ron sends out a search party."

"Are you kidding?" Harry said as they began walking. "He wouldn't even notice unless we didn't come back until morning."

"You're right. Watch out for that hole," Remus said, putting his hand on Harry's back to guide him around the hole. "He's not the most observant person is he?"

"Uh...no," Harry said nervously. All his attention landed on the hand that had yet to leave his back. "No he's not. He never has been. Ever since first year he's been a little clueless."

They both chuckled. The rest of their walk back was silent, both enjoying the evening with Remus' hand never leaving Harry's lower back.

"Quidditch," Remus said once they reached their rooms. They quietly walked through, the portrait hole and looked around.

"Ron must be in bed," Harry said, walking into the kitchen area. "You want anything to drink?"

"Pumpkin juice," Remus said, following him. "That or he's not back yet."

"That's possible," Harry said, pouring the juice into glasses and handing one to Remus. "But unlikely. We did take a while to get back."

Remus nodded and they fell into silence, drinking their juice.

"I had a good time tonight, Harry," Remus said quietly.

"Even though I made you sing?"

"Yes," Remus said with a smile. "Even though you made me sing."

"Good," Harry said quietly, realizing how close together they had gotten. "I'm glad."

"Me too," Remus said.

They stood there a moment longer before Remus took a deep breath and closed the small gap between them, softly touching Harry's lips with his own.

The kiss was short and sweet but left them both breathless. They both smiled a shy smile but didn't move away.

"The world didn't end," Harry said quietly.

"No it didn't," Remus said. Felt like it might have stopped thought, he thought to himself.

Before either knew what was happening, they were kissing again, much deeper this time. Only when the lack of oxygen became a problem did they break the kiss.

"It's getting late," Remus said, taking a deep breath.

"Yeah, and you have to meet Hermione for lunch."

"Yeah. So I guess I'll...uh...I'll just go to bed."

"Yeah," Harry said, nodding. "Me too. I'll walk you to your door."

They stared at each other before they both walked over to Remus' door.

"I really did have a good time tonight, Harry," Remus said, bringing his hand to Harry's cheek. "I hope we can do it again."

"Me too."

"Goodnight," Remus said, quietly.

"Goodnight."

There was another quick kiss, then they both went to their rooms for the best nights sleep they'd had in a very long time.

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