Chapter 4 –

Remus sat in his office going over some papers that had just been sent by the Ministry. The days had begun to get colder as it came closer to Halloween. The Head Boy and Girl were planning a dance for years 4th and up and then an outdoor festival for years 3 and down. As he scanned the papers in his hand there was a knock on his office door.

"Come in." he said so who ever was on the other side could hear him.

Entering the room was Skye. She wore robes of lavender. Upon her neck was a silver necklace with a locket charm. The locket was of a heart and on the outside a beautiful large diamond. Remus recognized the locket right away. He had given it to Skye on their first Valentine's Day together the year after they graduated from Hogwarts.

"Remus there is a problem." She said calmly as she took a seat in the chair in front of his desk.

"What is it? Have students been acting out in your classes?" he asked with great concern.

"No actually its your wife. Hermione." She spoke clearly.

"What's wrong with her?" Remus asked with concern in his eyes. Skye looked into his eyes for a moment.

"Well she is convinced that I am here to win you back and blames me for her discomfort and the grades Brianna has been getting in my class."

"That's crazy, Hermione couldn't think anything of that matter and Brianna must be doing excellent in your class. She has been studying like there is no tomorrow."

"Yes Brianna is going above and beyond, but I want her to grasp the concepts at a first years level and well with Hermione. A few hours ago she stormed into my office and demanded to know why Brianna got a failing grade on a paper and then she went off on me about me wanting you and calls me out of my name." she said. As she finished her last statement she put her hand to her chest as if she was hurt.

"Out of your name as in what?" Remus asked.

"A bitch." Skye stated simply with no further explanation.

"Hermione call you that?" Remus questioned. He looked on at the picture on his desk of he and Hermione's wedding day. "She's stressed and she is dealing with the fact that Brianna is growing up. I'll talk with her."

"I wouldn't of said anything if it had just been about sweet little Brianna." Skye spoke with sympathy in her voice. "But to blame me of trying to steal you away from her."

"I'll talk with her. I'm greatly sorry." Remus said. He looked up at her and smiled. "Well let's not discuss that anymore. I see you still have the locket, but that jewel that wasn't there before. I should know at that moment I really had no money to buy a locket with that nice of a diamond on it."

"This was the diamond of our engagement ring. After my parents made me leave they told me I couldn't wear the ring from you anymore so I went and I had the diamond put onto the locket." She explained as she ran her finger over the diamond.

Remus could remember the ring clearly. It had been his grandmother's wedding ring and when he was ready to propose to Skye his mother had given it to him. The day he proposed to her was so clear in his mind.

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FLASHBACK

The first snow of winter had come. Remus had asked Skye to meet him in a park. When she got there she was surprised to see that all the rose bushes were free from snow and was sparkling beautifully. Remus was standing by a fountain that was usually frozen over in the winter, but flowed freely.

"What's all this?" Skye asked as she walked over to him and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

"What's all what?" Remus joked.

"Remus." She giggled as she hugged him. "It's so beautiful out here. What's it all for?"

"For you're my dear. What else would it be for?"

"For me." She said as she walked over to the rose bush. Remus had walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He took out his wand and tapped a rose that had not yet bloomed. As the rose began to bloom in the center emerged a ring. It was silver banded. In the middle a large diamond. Remus picked up the ring from the bushes and then kneeled down on one knee and took Skye by the hand.

"Skye, I love you with all of my heart. You've been here in good times and in the bad. You saw past my pain and looked into my heart and you had the desire to see who I really was. So I asked today. Skye Ward will you marry me?"

Skye looked down at him with tears in her eyes. "Yes of course." She said happily. Remus slipped the ring onto her finger and got off his knee. He kissed her passionately. "I love you so much Remus." Skye said happily.

END FLASHBACK

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Hermione sat on the floor of she and Remus' common room with Lorenzo who was coloring. Lorenzo looked exactly like Remus. Hermione smiled as she watched her youngest child enjoy himself. The door to the common room opened and Remus walked in with Estelle who was skipping in.

"Looks like you had fun." She said to Estelle.

"Grammy and me made cookies." Estelle said as se lifted up a bag that was full of fresh backed cookies.

"Alright cookie-butt you should go take those cookies to your room and share some with your brother." Remus said.

"Come one Renzo lets have cookies." Estelle said happily as she took her brother by the hand and walked into the room with him.

"Mione babe we really gotta talk." Remus said.

"Alright." Hermione said as she began to pick up Lorenzo's crayons. "Go."

"Stop picked up the crayons. Lorenzo can do that later on his own. We really need to talk." Hermione looked up at him. He looked stern. Usually the stern look was only reserved for the children when they did something wrong or when a student was sent to his office. Hermione walked over to the couch and sat next to him.

"Shoot." She started.

"Skye came to me and said that your stormed into her office complainging about a grade Brianna got and then called her a bitch saying that she is trying to steal me from you." He began.

"Remus I can explain. Brianna came to me with her paper and I completely agree that the grade was totally wrong and then I just let my anger get the best of me. I'm jealous of the friendship you have with Skye. You and I never had like a true close friendship like that and it scares me." Tears began to come from Hermione's eyes.

"Mione babe don't be scared." He said as he placed a kiss on her forehead.

"Yes me and Skye are friends, but nothing more."

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In a room in the castle sat Skye ward. She stroked the fur of a small white cast as she watched the scene before her of Remus and Hermione.

"That's what you think Remy my dear. That's what you think. Soon you will once again be mine and poor little Mione will have to suffer seeing her husband. Well then ex-husband with another woman." Skye laughed.

"Samiya, SAMIYA!" she screamed. There appeared a very small house-elf in a pink ruffled dress.

"Yes ma'am." The elf responded.

"See to it that at the Halloween dance Professor Granger is too sick to attend and convince Remus that he should still go because his students are expecting the Headmasters support."

"Yes ma'am." Samiya the house-elf responded.

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Ginny: That ain't right. So ya when am I going to be there.

Sirius: When Nay the creative genius is ready.

Remus: Sirius don't suck up.

Nay: Why shouldn't he. Out of his sucking up I got a salmon dinner and a foot rub. Sirius get me some tea.

Sirius: Yes ma'am (bows)

Nay: Remus take it away.

Remus: You people know the rules. Review and be nice! And if you have any suggestions feel free to just put them in your Review. Like plot suggestions ok no other kind.