Author's note: okay...finally i got a chance on a computer. have i mentioned that i suspect my mom to be a nazi? i mrean sure she has a full head of hair, but convincing her to let me on the computer without her reading over my shoulder or asking 20-million questions is very very very rare. but anyways, back to business. new chapter because i love you guys. i'll try and get an extra one out this weekend, but i have a lot of school-oriented stuff to do. school's lame. 3 cheers for graduating in 64 days and moving on to college. ok, i keep rambling. here's the chapter. enjoy!

Hermione looked back at the picture of the dragon and his rider, smiling absently.

'I just spent the night with Remus.'

Her smile grew to a grin as she reached the moving staircases, and people passing by began looking at her oddly.

Ernie Macmillan, a Hufflepuff, stopped to ask her how she was.

"Great." She responded.

"Well that's good to hear. I'll see you at the prefects meeting next week!" He shouted after her as she continued walking.

She passed the room of requirement and kept going. She couldn't think of anything she could possibly need…well, except a certain redhead who she had a lot of things to tell.

She got to the portrait of the fat lady quickly, and said, "Lectivus"

The fat lady nodded and her portrait swung open. Hermione rushed in and looked around for Ginny.

"Hermione!" Came a shout from the corner.

'Found Ginny…' She thought amusedly.

The redhead ran over and dragged her upstairs, much to the confusement of the people in the common room.

She shut and silenced the door to Hermione's dorm once they were inside and demanded, "What happened at Hogesmeade? Why weren't you at dinner? What happened last night? Why are you grinning?"

Hermione laughed.

"Gin, calm down. Hogesmeade was okay. He bought me a book. We weren't at dinner because he chased me over to a tree by the lake and we sat there for a few hours. And as for last night…I was with Remus."

She grinned as she watched the redhead's expression change to disbelief.

"You didn't…' She said slowly.

"No, it wasn't like that. We were sitting on his couch and he was reading to me and we both fell asleep."

"Awwww." Ginny exclaimed. "That's so romantic."

Hermione blushed.

"What?" Ginny asked. "There's something else, isn't there…?"

"Yes," She answered. "He told me the password to his rooms."

"Shut up!" The redhead shrieked happily. "You're kidding."

"No, I'm actually not. It's 'Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today'."

"James Dean," Ginny grinned.

Hermione nodded. "I know, but still. It's a good quote."

"Well," Ginny said. "Now we have to plan our next move."

The two girls began plotting.

Remus had just finished showering and we was drying himself off, pondering the thoughts that had plagued him since Hermione left.

'I know I love her, and I think she actually might feel something for me, but what now?'

'She has the password to my rooms and she broke through my walls. So much for being a strict teacher.'

He sighed and looked up.

The mirror reflected the confusion in his eyes.

'Maybe I should just tell her the truth. See what happens.'

-No.-

'Why not?'

-Because you don't deserve it.-

Remus's eyes fell to his neck where the bite mark scar resided. His face fell as he remembered.

'I am a wolf, not a man, and I deserve solitude. My curse demands it, and I shall not disappoint.'

-Now you're getting it.-

Remus's face hardened once more and he left the bathroom, dressing quickly in his teacher's robes and exiting his quarters. There was a staff meeting, and he was late.