I was sitting in front of the fire in the common room one evening when Remus came over to me, sat down cross legged in front of me and just stared at me. He didn't try to engage me in any type of conversation or even try to seduce me into going to his dormitory with him to have sex like we have been doing the past couple of months. At first I ignored him, continuing to read my book but soon, the feeling of his eyes on me made me squirm. It was like he was trying to read my mind or something and it was very distracting. After a while I put my book down in my lap, folding over the corner of the page I was on to mark it and looked at him. A small smile spread across his face but still, he said nothing. I studied him for a moment, taking in his handsome features, unable not to notice.
"Why are you staring at me Rem?" I asked him finally and his smile widened.
"What are you doing for Christmas this year?" He asked and I my eyes widened in shock. Was it already nearing Christmas? I had been here for nearly four months now and I hadn't even realised.
"Christmas?" I asked quietly, still in shock, causing Remus to laugh.
"Yes, Christmas. You know that day of the year where you get presents and the muggles celebrate their various religious gods and such?" He said and I nodded, a glazed look in my eyes as I remembered my last Christmas at Grimmauld place. Sirius and Remus had insisted that they make a big deal about it and so by default, everyone had gotten completely smashed. I smiled sadly at the memory. A flash of Harry's green eyes and laughing face floated through my mind and a pain welled in my chest. God I missed him. My best friend. I hadn't seen him in four months.
"Hermione, are you alright?" Remus asked and I nodded, focusing back onto him.
"Just miss my family is all." I said.
"Will you be going home for Christmas then?" He asked and then cursed as he remembered the circumstances of how I came to be here in the first place, or at least, the lie that I told everyone.
"I'm staying here for Christmas." I said and he apologised for being insensitive.
"Why not come with us for Christmas then? James's parents are going to be out of the country and they said he could invite some people to spend the holidays with him to keep him company." He said and I raised an eyebrow at him.
"They actually let James and Sirius alone in their house and basically gave them permission to through a piss up?" I asked and Remus laughed at that.
"When you put it that way it sounds pretty irresponsible but Dorea and Charlus know what they're doing. They'll put wards on the house and estate to only let in as many people as they said they would allow to come." He explained and i relaxed slightly.
"So who else will be there?" I asked him.
"Well, theres James ands Sirius, obviously because they live there, me, Lily, Dorcus, Marlene, Alice and Frank. And if you say yes then that will be everyone." He said and I smiled at him. I couldn't help but smile at him.
"What about Peter?" I asked
"His mum's sick again. He has to go home and help her about the house and such." He said and she nodded along. Was this the start of his beltrayal or was his mother actually sick?
"Oh, okay then. I'll go." I said and Remus smiled brilliantly at me, kissing me on the cheek briefly before getting up and going to find James, informing him of my acceptance.