Disclaim:you know what's not mine.

a/n: sigh. I knew it.I knew I would get no reveiws. is it because of the christmas theme?

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Chapter 4: What they did not say.

Meg trotted slowly through the snow, around the corner where they were just eavesdropping, in what she hoped was a non purposeful manner. She trotted slowly for a few paces away from the castle, and then pretended to spot Remus. He was sitting sideways on a bench with his feet up looking sadly at a flower that he was spinning in his hand. Meg pretended to change courses to ask him what was up, and why he was over on this deserted side of the castle. Remus looked up when she was about five paces away, and moved his legs. Sitting upright, he laid the flower next to him on the bench.

"Hey," Meg said. "What's going on?"

"Oh, just," he laughed. "Stuff." he said sadly.

"What kind of stuff?" Meg asked, sitting next to him.

"The kind of stuff that's not supposed to happen on Christmas," He said pitifully.

"I'm sorry?" Meg said, quietly.

"Well, I supposed it would have happened anyway, just I planned on it not being on Christmas." He sighed.

"Yeah" Meg said. Remus sat up.

"So, What did you get?" He asked conversationally.

She laughed, and almost blurted about the locket. "These," she held out her earing. Remus reached to touch it, and gasped.

"It turned red." he said scared.

"Yeah, they tell moods, and stuff." she said, "what shape was it?"

"Er- I don't know? It started bouncing though." he said.

"Oh." she said.

"What does that mean?" he inquired.

"I don't know," Meg laughed. "They were from Sirius." She looked over towards the people in a snowball fight. Remus nodded and looked at his feet, resting his elbows on his knees.

"Was that all?" he asked.

Meg bit her lip, and touched her necklace. "No." she whispered. "I-I got this." She held it up.

Remus looked up at her, and then her locket. "It's pretty," he said. Looking back at her, "Who from?"

She stalled by pretending not to hear him, "Listen to this." She opened it, the music poured into her ears, it seemed to be centered in her head. He looked at the locket and then back up at her.

"I don't hear anything, Meg." Remus raised an eyebrow.

"Oh." She looked downcast, and then thought maybe because it's in her head he can't hear it. So, she unclasped it and held it out for him.

"No thanks."

"But it's heavenly." she said heartily.

He smiled and took it, and opened it with the same melodious click. Meg did not hear anything, but the look on his face made her smile, he looked like he was inside a dream. He clicked it shut and handed it over. "It is beautiful," he said, he was looking her in the eyes, and the way he said it made her heart drop into her stomach.

"Yeah," she said, and turned it over in her hands, still looking at him. Remus, however, realized they had been staring at each other awkwardly, and turned to look at the people having a snowball fight.

"Who got it for you?" He asked, distracted.

"Er-" She looked at it. And laughed."I don't know."

Remus looked over at it, and said something she did not expect, "Well, they must like you a whole lot." Normally he would say something like "Are you sure it's not cursed?" or "Be careful it may be dangerous!". So, she instinctively raised an eyebrow.

"Do you know anyone that likes me?" Meg asked.

"Er- nope." He said.

"What about Sirius?" She asked.

Remus looked up at her, "Do you think it was him?" he asked.

"No," She said, looking him in the eyes, then putting on the locket she said, "Could be anybody I guess, Maybe someone I don't even know."

"No card?" He asked.

"No," she said, looking up at him again, "there was a note."

"What did it say?" He asked, sitting back.

"That I could meet him on valentine's day." Meg said sadly.

"That's a long time." Remus said. Meg spotted some pink come up in his cheeks, and he looked straight ahead quickly, into the forest.

"Yeah, you're telling me." She said, sitting back. He laughed nervously. "You're sure you have no idea?" His cheeks turned a darker pink.

"No." He laughed.

"Well," Meg stood up. "I should probably go up and talk to Lily. Have a nice Christmas."

Remus stood up quickly, "I'll join you on your way up," He said.

They walked, half way to the common room before they said anything again.

"You should know," Remus said when they were walking slowly inside. "I think Olivia and I, may be breaking up. So, If she's crying, I just wanted to warn you."

"I know." Meg said. Remus stopped walking.

"You know?" He questioned.

"Er- yeah." She looked at her feet. "Lily was eavesdropping and I joined her."

"Oh." Remus said, "So, you- well, what do you think?"

"What do I think about what?" She asked. They started walking again.

"Do you think It was mean that I didn't say 'I love you' back." He asked.

"Not if you don't love her," Meg said comfortingly. "I think she'll understand better that you don't love her, than you lying about that you do."

"Yeah." he said looking at his feet. "I just-" He looked up and shook his head, "I just don't love her, you know? I like her a lot, there's just-"

"Nothing there when you kiss?" Meg said bluntly.

"Er- yeah." He said uncomfortably. "And, other stuff."

"Oh." She looked wide eyed at the ground. Then ventured a guess "did you guys, Er-"

"No!" he said quickly, "nothing of the sort. I just meant that I had other issues."

"Oh." she said quietly, her cheeks felt hot.

"Bonne Noel." they both said, as the reached the portrait of the fat lady. They smiled at each other, then he gestured that she go in first, and she did, Remus followed.

"Well, have a nice Christmas," She said as she made her way up the stairs to her room.

"You too." he said, and made his way over to Sirius who was sitting by the fire, pretending to read.

A/N: Meg meg meg... sigh
HEY! thank you 'Lady Lupin' otherwise known as 'Remus'Gal', you know why? just for being awesome. that's why. and thank you miss. Kayleigh for 'Beta-ing' all my schtuff, she loves me.