Okay. I know I took forever to get this last chapter out and for that I deeply appologize. I play on a site called Neopets and they've been having this competition going on. If any of you play there than you know what I'm talking about. Anyway...that's over so I figured I'd better get this chappie up before I started getting threats. :-) Now. I know I don't usually address specific reviews but there is one I wanted to address and one I just wanted you to see (those that don't read reviews of a story) because I thought it was great!

sami1010220 - sigh i guess i won't hold it against you...IF you update soon, lol. hey, i didn't know that ron knew about remus and hermione...shrug ahwell, i guess i missed it. ----Thank you for not holding it against me. :-) You didn't miss it because he didn't know. He knew something was going on and that it involved the two of them but he didn't know what it was.

MagicalWinry - I wonder what Hermione's next incounter with Malfoy would be like . . .

Malfoy: Mudblood!

Hermione: Am not!

Malfoy: look of indifference Oh really? How is that?

Hermione: I was adopted. My parents are both magical. Infact Malfoy, my father
was Sirius Black. So, if I'm not mistaken, we're related! MY LONG LOST COSIN!
BIG HUG AND KISS ON CHEEK

Malfoy: PASSES OUT

Harry: Now who's the fainter, Malfoy?!

LOL! Funnies! UPDATE!

Thank you guys so much for all the reviews that this story has gotten. I'm glad someone enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. As always, tell me what you think!

Untitled - ch. 20

"So," Ron said as they sat down on the sofa. "What do we do now?"

"We sit here," Remus said, feeling quite sick. "That was a rough floo."

"Every floo is rough for you, Remus," Harry said with a smile on his face.

"Shut-up," Remus said, smacking him on the back of the head. "You're not much better."

"He's got ya there, mate," Ron said with a laugh.

"You're not helping, Ron," Harry said.

"Sorry. Look, I'm going up to write Hermione."

"Ron, Hermione's not even back yet," Remus said.

"I know. But I want to go ahead and start so I don't take to long to respond to her."

Remus shook his head and Harry laughed as Ron sprinted up the stairs.

"So what do we do now?" Harry asked, mirroring Ron's earlier question.

"Like I said before. We sit here."

"Sit here?"

"Yes," Remus said, rubbing his eyes. "I have a headache."

"I think I could come up with something better to do than sit here," Harry said with a smirk.

"Yeah?" Remus said, looking up.

"Yep. And I bet I could make you forget all about your headache too."

"You think so?" Remus said, turning fully to face Harry.

"I know so," he said, giving Remus a light kiss.

That light kiss turned into one of the most passionate kisses Remus had ever experienced. Harry gently pushed Remus back onto the sofa.

"Harry," Remus said, putting his hand on Harry's chest. "Let's go upstairs."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

It was almost a race upstairs after that. They went into Remus' room (because it was closer) and as soon as the door closed, Harry had him pinned against it. Somehow they made it across the room to the bed, both of them losing their shirts on the way. Harry pushed him down onto the bed and then stopped.

"What's wrong?" Remus asked, slightly confused at the unsure look on Harry's face.

"Remus are you sure you want this? Are you sure you're ready?"

Remus smiled and ran his fingers through Harry's hair.

"How did you get to be so old?"

"Just worried, I guess," Harry said shyly. "I don't want to push you."

"You're not," Remus said softly. "I want this. I want you."

They kissed again, passionately but gently. And this time, there was no stopping.

"Let's go flying," Ron said around the first of December.

"Ron, it's thirty degrees outside," Harry said from the sofa where he was snuggling with Remus. "And it's snowing."

"Oh," he said, plopping down in a chair. "Guess that's a big cold for flying then."

"A bit."

"Well what can we do? I'm bored."

"I can think of a few things," Harry said, smiling at Remus.

"Get a room," Ron said, rolling his eyes.

"We just left there!"

"Too much information, Harry!" Ron said, holding his hands up. "Too much information."

"Why don't we go to the Leaky Cauldron and get something to eat?" Remus said. "Then we can roam Diagon Alley for a while."

"Sounds good to me," Ron said.

"Me too," Harry agreed.

"Let's go then."

With smiles for Remus and Harry and a disgusted look on Ron's face, they left for a day of leisurely hanging around Diagon Alley.

Just a few weeks later found Remus, Harry and Ron on a train bound for Hogsmeade.

"Where are we supposed to meet Hermione?" Ron asked again for the millionth time as the train rocked back and forth.

"We're supposed to meed her outside the train station. Then we're going to catch a carriage up to the castle," Remus said with a sigh, not even looking up from his reading.

"Ya know it doesn't surprise me Hermione belongs to you," Ron said. They had told Ron everything not long after they got home.

"Oh really?" Remus said.

"Yep. Looking back at our third year, you two seemed almost the same what with the always reading and stuff. Aside from her crush on you, you two were almost identical."

"Crush?" That made Remus look up and Harry almost chocked on the juice he'd been drinking. Harry thought he may have even seen a slight blush on Remus' face.

"Yeah. Course that seems kind of weird now. But that was a long time ago."

"Right," Remus said, looking very uncomfortable. Harry thought he looked cute.

"Don't worry Remus," Harry said, putting his arm around him. "That crush was gone a long time ago. Oh and Ron," he said, turning to Ron. "I'd make sure Hermione never finds out you told Remus about her crush. She might get a tad angry."

It was Ron's turn to go red. His eyes got very wide and couldn't get any words to come out. Remus and Harry found this very amusing.

"Don't worry, Ron," Remus said finally. "I won't say anything."

"Thanks," Ron said, looking a little more relaxed. Harry didn't think he'd found it amusing at all.

"Hey Remus," Harry said some time later. "I was wondering. Since you've taught Defense Against the Dark Arts before, would you help me out this term? Just until I get the hang of things."

"Of course. Anything you need."

"Me too?" Ron asked.

"Of course. Whatever I can."

" Thanks," Ron said as the train pulled to a stop.

They walked off the train as fast as the crowd would let them. Remus and Harry were hand in hand while Ron followed them looking mildly disgusted.

"So where is she?" he asked once they reached the place they were to meet Hermione.

"She should be here in about an hour," Remus said casually.

"An hour!" Harry and Ron yelled together.

"Yes. An hour."

"Well...Why don't we go and get something to eat while we wait?" Harry said.

Remus looked at his watch, then nodded.

"Alright. Let's go get something to eat."

"I told you we should have left earlier!" Remus shouted as the three of them ran back down to the train station.

"I know!" Harry shouted back. "It's not my fault Ron had to spend twenty minutes in the bathroom!"

"Hey!" Ron shouted at him. "It's not my fault!"

"Yes it is," Harry shouted back. "I told you not to eat the mushrooms! You know what they do to you!"

"Could we not discuss this where all of Hogsmeade can hear?"

"Sorry," Harry hollered back but both Ron and Remus could tell he wasn't really.

They finally reached the place they were supposed to meet Hermione and stopped. Remus felt like he was going to stop breathing at any moment. He hadn't run like that since he was sixteen when he, Sirius, James and Peter were running from Lily because Sirius turned her hair bright blue.

"There you are!" he heard Hermione say as he was gasping for breath. "Where have you been? I've been waiting here for nearly half an hour."

"Sorry Hermione," Harry said. "We went to get something to eat and...uh...Ron had an issue."

"He ate the mushrooms again, didn't he?" she said and Remus laughed out loud.

"It's not funny," Ron said as he gave Hermione a hug.

"Yes it is."

"Shall we go?" Harry said, sensing an argument brewing.

"Always the peacekeeper," she said, giving Harry a hug next.

"Of course," Remus said. "Did you have a good trip?"

"I did. I got some reading done."

"I told you she was like you," Ron said.

Remus smiled and hugged Hermione tightly.

"Are we alright?" he asked softly as she hugged back.

"Yes," she said simply. "Yes we are."

He smiled as they made their way to the carriages. Everything was going to be alright, he just knew it. Life was good. He had Harry and he had his daughter back. Even if she didn't call him 'dad', she knew the truth. And that was good enough for him.

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