Those next few months were hard on me. I tried to hide my feelings. I tried not to let you know. I didn't want to give you false hope. I noticed both Molly and Sirius throwing glances at me and then at you, I knew I wasn't doing a good job.
But I noticed something else too. You were behaving differently suddenly. You tried to catch my eye constantly, that beautiful smile always stretching across your face as soon as I entered the room.
I realised you felt the same way about me as I did about you. My doubts started to waver; suddenly hope grew inside my heart.
Then, of course, there was this one day, shortly after Christmas. I'm sure you remember it just as well. The kids had just left for school; Sirius was with Buckbeak. We were practically alone.
I left the kitchen to get a book from my room, you came downstairs. We met on the narrow staircase. You squeezed by. Your dark, short hair smelled like the snow outside. Our eyes met. For once you weren't smiling, but looking up at me with firm determination visible in your eyes.
My resistance crumbled, I leaned down, wanting to kiss you, but I didn't need to. You had already stretched up onto your toes. Time seemed to have stopped the moment your lips met mine. All thoughts had left my mind and I was floating in a sphere of pure happiness.
You let go of me again, too soon in my opinion. There was a faint blush on your cheeks again; your hair had turned a bright pink and was falling down to your shoulders now. You whispered 'Happy New Year, Remus' and sprinted out the door without looking at me.
I stood there, on that dark, dusty staircase for several minutes, not able to move, all dark thoughts erased from my mind.
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