A/N: I've been so busy lately. Sigh. I hope I managed to get this one right! Thank you for follows and favorites on this! I hope you enjoy! Please Review! :)

For: NeonDomino! (Liza)

Time: Past

Word count: 764 (woops...way past 500...xD)

Disclaimer: Nope. Never Have, Never Will.

The First Meeting

Remus Lupin, Fifth Year Prefect and werewolf wizard, was used to seeing many bizarre and strange things in his daily life. What he was not expecting was a girl to fall from the sky. He cursed as the girl came down in an alarming speed and lifted his wand to try to catch her before she hit the ground. He was about to cast a cushioning charm when she pulled out her wand and cast it herself. He was momentarily stunned then ran to her side.

"Are you alright?" he asked breathlessly, offering a hand to the young woman.

The girl, who he determined couldn't be much older than him, had long bushy hair and big brown eyes. She looked at him in shock. "Wai-? Professor Lupin?"

Remus blinked. "Professor? No, I'm a Fifth Year."

The strange girl swooned dangerously to the side. Remus instinctively reached out to steady her. She smiled weakly. "So this is how you looked back then . . . "

Remus laughed nervously, taking his hands off the girl. What was she going on about? "I'm sorry?"

She laughed, shaking her head. "Sorry. I'm new here. Is Professor Dumbledore or Professor McGonagall around?"

Remus nodded, standing up straight from his crouching position. He helped the girl get up from the ground. "I'll take you to them." He looked at her again and wondered how she came to fall. "Sorry, but who are you?"

The brunette looked startled then slowly nodded. "I'm Hermione Jean."

Remus blushed when she stared openly at him. She seemed to contemplate something then grinned when she saw his pink tinge. She laughed, her brown bushy hair flowing behind her. Remus felt his cheek turn even redder. Who was this girl?

"Ah, is that a potions book?" Hermione asked, pointing to the one peeking out of his bag.

Remus nodded, pulling it out. "I'm barely passable in potions."

Hermione grinned, "I'm pretty good at potions. I thought you'd be really good at Potions actually."

Remus looked at Hermione curiously. "Do I look like it? No, I get by because of Lily, James, and Sirius."

Hermione narrowed her eyes. "Peter?"

"Oh, you know him?" Remus asked in surprise. He smiled warmly, thinking of his friends. "Peter and I are pretty much stuck together!"

Hermione laughed yet he could tell it wasn't the warm one she displayed. "I used to go to Hogwarts."

"Really?" Remus asked incredulously. Hermione Jean looked as if she should still be attending. "How old are you?"

"I'm 19," she answered truthfully. "I loved it here. I loved the classes and the teachers and just the feel of learning magic."

"Were you in Ravenclaw?" Remus asked. He was sure that if she had attended here he would have noticed her somehow. How could her forget a kind and warm person as her? He blushed slightly at the direction his thoughts were turning to.

She shook her head. "Gryffindor. Ah, but you wouldn't know me." She gave him another warm smile. "I prefer books to company."

"So do I," Remus added. "What books do you like?"

That question triggered an entire conversation of books. Remus felt like he had never had a conversation this much about books even with Lily. Sometimes they didn't talk about books but about simple topics. With Hermione it was different. He felt like the smile became him and it wouldn't get off his face. Remus really didn't believe in the whole idea that you can fall in love in one day or at least develop a crush on someone. He felt like first impressions didn't matter much because by a first glance you wouldn't be able to tell that he was a werewolf. But it was just something about her that had him drawn to her. He was a horrible flirt as he never had the confidence to actually continue once he asked their name. It was pretty embarrassing to admit that his flirting with her wasn't that good either. He found himself laughing with her and taking secret glances at her that was much better than flirting in his opinion. He was disappointed when they reached the Headmaster's office.

"Goodbye Remus," Hermione said as she knocked on the door. She gave him a sad smile then the doors opened.

Remus nodded, waving goodbye. He walked towards the staircase and cast a backwards glance to see the ends of Hermione's hair disappearing. Remus wondered when he would see her again. Not that he was in love or anything embarrassing like that! Remus blushed, trying to control his heartbeat and emotions.