Attempting to minimize spelling mistakes...

(Not to try and excuse them or anything, but hey, my real computer is broken so I'm stuck on an Apple, and I'm really not good on these things...spell check isn't as good as it is on Word...)

He may not have been as tall as Sirius, but to me he was so much more appealing...his eyes---that's where I looked. Bright, brown, and sparkling, they were beautiful...he was beautiful.

"What are you doing down here?" His voice did not sound harsh; it was more curious than anything. I also couldn't help noticing how it's warm, melodic tones sent chills running down my spine. he regarded me with a puzzled expression.

I was at a total loss for words. I focused into his eyes (which I now realized had an even more awing hint of amber), thinking that I must've looked pretty stupid with curly green and pink hair (Madison had insisted on one final transformation before bed). If only my eyes were that dazzling...

"Are you alright?"

I broke my gaze and came to my senses...almost. "S-someone...this guy just...er, m-my wand was stolen," I finished breathlessly.

He nodded understandingly. "Peeves. He likes to...welcome first years after the Sorting sometimes."

I wasn't sure how he knew was just a first year. I really wished he didn't.

"Here, we need to go straight to Dumbledore; he'll help get it back."

He offered his hand (I took it with a swoop inside my stomach) and he helped me to my feet.

"Uh, thanks," I said, trying to find words. "S-so, um, Dumbledore won't mind? I mean, he will be awake, won't he?"

"I met with a teacher during the feast; she told me to watch out for Peeves for tonight and to keep an eye on the corridors...and also to get Dumbledore if something happens."

"Oh." I looked up at him, and, taking in his beauty once more, I reddened. "So what does he...Peeves, I guess, mean by all that?"

The Head Boy, who I knew only by the name of 'Moony', sighed. "No one really knows. I don't even think he's a ghost,and I don't know what he's doing here. He just likes causing trouble."

I nodded, trying to look satisfied, but yearning to know more about this boy all the same, or just to hear his voice one more time.

We continued to Dumbledore's office. He was standing in front of it already.

"It was Peeves, Professor," said the boy at once. "He stole her wand."

I lowered my head, not exactly knowing what to expect. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted Dumbledore wearing a weary smile, and he was directing it to me. I looked up.

"Yes, of course...I'll have the Bloody Baron look into it. But its much too late to be up." He turned to the Head Boy. "Would you please escort Miss tonks back to he Tower?"

The Head Boy nodded "Thank you sir," and began to walk off. I followed.

We swept silently through the hallways, reaching Gryffindor Tower within minutes. I turned to him again, hoping beyond hope that I wasn't blushing.

"Well I need to get going. You know, patrolling the corridors...by the way, I'm Remus Lupin. If you have anymore run-ins with Peeves, you can come to me."

"Thank you...um, I'm...Tonks..."

He raised his eyebrows, expecting a little more.

"Well, actually it's Nymphadora Tonks, but that's just...it's a really stupid name, and..."

"I don't thinks it's stupid," he replied kindly. I knew i was blushing by now.

For a long time I watched the receding back of the Head Boy. At 11 years old, he was the first guy i ever felt attracted to, and he would turn out to be the only person I ever loved...

Why did this chapter look soo much longer on the pages of my notebook? They ALL do...longhand these chapters took up more than 21 pages and now they take up 2...