I only own Kyrene Jonson. Everything else belongs to JK Rowling. :)
A/N: Sorry, I didn't really feel like writing this for a while for some reason. I also don't know what exactly to do for year three. Anywho, hope you enjoy and sorry for the wait :).
Eleven: Summer of Findings
Kyrene smiled over at Remus from her post on the floor of the library. Remus was sitting on the armchair directly in front of her with a book open on his lap. He, however, wasn't reading it. His head was tilted back, his eyes closed and soft snores coming out of his mouth every once in a while.
She snickered slightly as she watched his hand twitch as if he were running. The full moon was that night, but it was still entertaining for her.
Her attention was brought from her Remus watching by tapping on the window. She turned her head to see a brown tawny owl with a letter in its beak. She sighed and stood up, walking over to the window, she opened it and allowed the bird to fly in and land on the desk. She took the letter from its beak and the bird flew off.
She blinked and looked down at Remus' handwritten name. She turned the letter over, her eyes widening at the Hogwarts seal on the back.
Remus yawned, bringing Kyrene's attention back to him. She smiled and came over, perching herself on his lap after moving the book. He smiled at her before turning his attention to the letter in her hand.
"It's for you." She said and handed it to him.
He raised an eyebrow but she shook her head. He broke the seal and pulled out the parchment. "Dear Remus," he started.
"A bit informal, isn't he?" Kyrene muttered.
Remus chuckled. "I've known Dumbledore since I first started school; he's always called me Remus."
Kyrene pouted. "Doesn't mean I have to like it."
Remus smiled and kissed her on her cheek before turning back to his letter. "I am writing to ask if you would like the position for Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." Remus' eyes widened. "We can find a solution for those days that land on the full moon. Don't worry about that; I can take care of everything. Please let me know if you can take the position as soon as possible. Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore."
"I think you should take it." Kyrene said as soon as he was done.
"But what if I hurt someone?" Remus whispered.
"You won't; I'll be there. I'm never going to leave you, Remus." Kyrene stated confidently.
Remus smiled at her, studying her face. She's said that so many times.
"I will not leave you." She stated, stronger this time when she saw the doubt covering his eyes. "I love you, Remus. I've always known someone would steal my heart in a short period of time. My grandfather had told me."
Remus nodded as he listened, she had told him before, but he still didn't believe that it was him.
"It is you; I know it's you."
"How can you be so sure?"
She turned her face to him and just smiled as she placed both of her hands either side of his face. "I just am." She stated before closing the distance between the two of them and pressing her lips to his.
Kyrene shifted her body so she was straddling Remus' lap and threaded her fingers through his hair. She moaned slightly as Remus threaded one hand through her hair and wrapped the other around her waist.
The wolf soon started to come out as the kiss got more passionate and Remus' hands began to roam over her body. Remus' mouth began to wander over her jaw and down to her neck where he started to leave a mark. He sucked harder as she moaned and tightened her hand within his hair.
One of his hands roamed down to her thigh and began to move underneath her skirt, brushing teasingly against her skin.
"Remus." She moaned, her eyes closed and head tilted back.
Two gasps came from the door to the library and they pulled away, looking over with glazed eyes at Ginny and Hermione. Remus blushed and couldn't look them in the eye while Kyrene smiled at them, her eyes clearing.
"Hello girls." Kyrene said and the two blushed brightly at her.
"Hello Kyrene." Hermione had gathered the courage to say something back.
"Was there something you needed?" Kyrene asked and squeaked when Remus poked her in the side. She turned to face him and smiled brightly. Remus just rolled his eyes.
"Um, we came to look more about elves." Hermione muttered.
Kyrene nodded and got off of Remus. "Okay, we'll leave. Besides, I'm hungry."
Remus choked on the air as he stood up and the girls just nodded. They left and the two girls headed to the back of the library.
"I can't believe you just said that." Remus muttered.
Kyrene grinned. "You really should get your head out of the gutter. What if I am really just hungry?"
Remus blushed and mumbled some sort of apology.
"But, I'm sure you'll do." She said and dragged him into the room they shared, pushing him on the bed.
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Hermione and Ginny sat at a table in the back, a book open in front of each of them and a few scattered across the table.
Ginny gasped and tapped Hermione's arm without taking her eyes off the page. "Look." She said, pointing to a paragraph she just read.
Hermione looked over. "There are only three elves that are labeled dark; the blood, night and day elves. They were labeled dark by the Soul Guider, Lycoris. Lycoris determines whether a soul is ready to pass on and then where they are to go. On special circumstances, souls are granted the ability to return to their body and finish something important." Hermione blinked at that passage. "Blood, night and day? Why does it have information on Lycoris?"
Ginny shrugged. "But, why are day elves considered dark?"
Hermione shook her head. "I don't know. Is there more information on the page?"
The two looked down and started to read the rest of the page. It told of the powers each of the elves had and how similar they were. It told when the elves will start seeing signs of their power and when they'll feel their mate.
Hermione gasped. "Dear Merlin." She mumbled.
Ginny looked over at her. "What is it?"
"Last year, at the sorting ceremony and all during the year I felt a tugging sensation; it was my mate." She said in awe.
Ginny smiled. "Well that's good. Do you know who it is?"
Hermione shook her head and pouted. "No, only that they're a year younger than me."
Ginny nodded. "I'll help you find them this year."
Hermione smiled. "Have you felt anything like that yet?"
Ginny shook her head. "Not yet."
"Maybe this year; I mean you are a year younger than me, so you're technically twelve now. Maybe the sensation will come this year." Hermione said.
Ginny nodded. "I hope so." They turned back to the book to discover when they would get some of the other powers they were supposed to get.
"We'll be able to talk to animals?" Hermione said in awe, her eyes wide.
Ginny giggled. "That's so cool."
"Hey girls." Lily said as she came over to them. "What are you looking at?"
"The three dark elves." Hermione said eyes wide still.
"Why just those three?" Lily looked over Ginny's shoulder.
"We've already shown signs of those three. It says that the elves eyes will be two colors; the color they were born with and the color their raw power comes out as." Ginny explained.
Lily nodded slowly.
"It also says that the elves will feel a tugging sensation around their twelfth or thirteenth birthday to signal they've either met their mate or they're mate is within distance of them. Harry and Draco are soul mates; so that's different. But Hermione felt that all last year, though she didn't know what it meant."
Lily blinked. "Wow. That means you three will be very powerful."
"And talk to animals!" Hermione squealed.
Lily chuckled. "Do you know which one you guys are? I highly doubt the three of you are the same one."
The two girls shook their heads.
"I might be able to tell because I'm thirteen, but Ginny's still twelve, she won't be able to talk to animals for another year." Ginny pouted as Hermione said this.
Lily smiled. "Don't worry, I'm sure this year will go by fast and you'll be able to speak to them just like Hermione."
Ginny smiled brightly at her as Lily joined them at the table and they searched through the book some more.
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Jared looked over at his father, watching him as he was going through some papers. He watched his facial expressions very closely. Every once in a while something would make him very angry that he couldn't cover it before that expression went back to neutral. It was like Dumbledore's face. It was very weird.
"Father," Jared started. "Where did mother go?"
James looked up and blinked; that was out of the blue. "I do not know, son."
Jared nodded, he suspected that. "Why did she leave?"
James shook his head. "I don't know son."
Jared nodded and James went back to the papers on his desk. Jared looked down at the book that was open in his lap, Riddle's words floating through his head again. He has more to hide then you know. Jared could see it now. He watched the interaction between James and Dumbledore. They talked about the old war and about some Order; he didn't understand that part. But their facial expressions were so fast that it would be hard to miss unless you were only studying them.
Jared nodded his head as he closed the book on a parchment he had been writing on, saying he was writing notes. "Father, I'm going to go to my room for a bit."
"Alright, son." James said without taking his eyes off the parchment he was reading.
Jared smirked slightly before leaving and going into his room. On the window seat sat his owl, Shadow, nibbling on some treats. "Shadow." Jared whispered as he walked up to him. "I need you to find my mother."
Shadow seemed to nod and held out his leg. Jared tied the parchment to it and opened the window, watching as Shadow disappeared into the sky very quickly. Jared blinked. "That was fast." He muttered before turning around and lying on his bed, actually reading the book this time.
I will need your help for me to come back.
Jared sat up quickly, looking around the room. It was empty; he was the only living soul in the room.
I'm a shadow right now. You can help me come back and I can show you what my younger self meant.
Jared blinked. "Younger self." He muttered before his eyes grew wide. "Riddle?"
A chuckle came from somewhere in the room. Yes; I mean you no harm. You are Lily's son; I'd never hurt you. What of your brother, though?
Jared's eyes dropped to his lap. "He's dead." He choked out.
Really? That can't be right. I overheard Dumbledore talking about your half-brother.
"Half-brother?"
Yes, apparently he's my son. Overheard a conversation between Harry and Draco.
"Harry; Harry Stone?"
Yes, I believe that's his last name. A Slytherin, if I'm not mistaken.
Jared nodded no sneer present on his lips. "Yeah, he's a Slytherin. I believe Malfoy and him are mates. Soul mates, I think."
Another chuckle came. That's just excellent if they are. Will you help me come back?
Jared stared out his window, searching. He nodded. "Yes. I want to know what they've done wrong."
Thank you. It will happen in your fourth year. Everything is planned already and I will only need a little of your blood and your brothers. Also, I'd suggest you talk to Harry. He'll be able to tell you something Dumbledore did.
Jared nodded and he could feel the shadow leave his room. He fell back on his sheets and fell asleep at three in the afternoon.
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Harry was asleep, his head in Draco's lap with Coralee on his chest. Draco was also asleep, his head tilted back and grey eyes closed. Ginny was also asleep, using Draco's shoulder as a pillow with Jaiyana curled up under her arm. Across, on the other seat, were Blaise, Pansy and Hermione. The three of them were discussing quietly what they thought this year was going to be like with Remus as their defense teacher.
The compartment door slid open to reveal Jared Potter who looked around the room before sighing when his eyes landed on Harry. "Sorry to bother you." He muttered before leaving and closing the door once again.
"That was weird." Pansy mumbled.
The other two nodded before the three shrugged and started their discussion up again. About ten minutes later, the train slowly came to a stop at the Hogsmeade station and they woke up the three sleeping.
Harry groaned. "I was having a lovely dream."
"It better have been about me." Draco growled playfully while bringing his face close to Harry's.
Harry grinned, giving Draco a peck on the lips. "And if it wasn't?" He stood quickly and ran off the train at the look in Draco's eyes.
The other's laughed as they walked off the train, finding Harry standing off to the side, waiting.
Harry smiled sweetly at Draco and linked their fingers together. "Of course it was about you."
Draco smirked and the six found a carriage that only had one other person in it; a second year blonde girl who was reading the Quibbler magazine upside down. Once Hermione sat down, her eyes grew wide as the sensation inside of her seemed to tug at the girl sitting across from her. Ginny saw this and raised an eyebrow at her sister. Hermione didn't notice as the carriage started.
"I'm Harry Stone; what's your name?" Harry asked, breaking the silence that he found awkward.
"Luna Lovegood."
Harry smiled. "It's nice to meet you."
Luna smiled back. "It's nice to meet you too."
"These are my sisters Hermione and Ginny; this is Draco, Blaise and Pansy." Harry said when it was clear nobody else was going to introduce themselves.
Luna just smiled brightly at all of them and Hermione smiled back at her.
The carriage came to a stop a little while later and all of them got out, heading into the Great Hall. Luna smiled and waved at them before skipping over to the Ravenclaw table.
"Hermione, spill." Ginny stated as soon as they sat down at the Slytherin table.
Hermione looked at her and leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Mate." She stated.
Ginny's eyes widened before a grin broke out over her face. She squealed. "Now we just have to seduce her." She whispered back.
Hermione's eyes widened.
"Don't worry; maybe Kyrene could help us."
Hermione nodded slowly before bringing her attention to the front where the first years were being sorted.
Ginny looked around when she felt the tugging sensation every once in a while. It seemed to come then go. Over and over again, as if someone was blocking it. She pouted as the feast started. So not fair. She thought.
"Ginny, you okay?" Draco asked.
Ginny nodded. "Yeah; at least I think so." She mumbled, scratching the side of her face as she looked around once again. The sensation was gone again and she pouted once more.
"Ginny?" Hermione probed.
"It comes then goes." She moaned.
"Really?" Hermione said eyes wide. "It must be someone powerful then."
"And older." Ginny stated.
Hermione shrugged. "I'm sure that's okay."
"What are you going on about?" Harry asked.
"Mates." Ginny stated.
Harry grinned. "So Luna's Hermione's; who's yours Ginny?"
Hermione's eyes widened.
Ginny shrugged, pouting once again. "The sensation comes then goes. They're powerful and older."
"Well, that's okay. Maybe it's a seventh or sixth year." Draco suggested.
"Maybe." Ginny nodded slowly as Dumbledore stood up once more.
"I would like to introduce our new teachers this year. Professor Grubblyplank has decided to retire to spend more time with his remaining limbs. I'm proud to say Hagrid will be taking the position of Care for Magical Creatures post." Dumbledore paused for the applause. "Also, this year we have two new Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers; please welcome Professor R. J. Lupin and his assistant Kyrene Jonson."
The two introduced stood up, Kyrene smiling brightly out at the students.
"With that, I hope you all enjoy your first night at Hogwarts." He said and the doors opened, students filing out. Prefects called for their house and they led them to their common rooms.
(Lycoris = twilight; origin: Greek. From babynamesdotcom)