I pack my bags hurriedly. I appreciate what Aberforth has done for me, but I'm ready to go to Hogwarts, and I have heard all his stories repeatedly. With my bags ready I rush downstairs to the fireplace. Aberforth is waiting beside it, ready to say goodbye. He hands me some floo powder and with a smile and the words 'the leaky cauldron' leaving my lips, I'm gone.
I arrive and set off again quickly. It's not a long walk to Kings Cross, but with all my bags it will take a little longer than usual.
The station is bustling with muggles and a few wizards ready to go to platform 9 and 3/4. I usually just run at the wall but this time I think I'll play it cool and save myself the exercise because ew. I stroll up to the barrier and casually lean against it. However I lean too much and lose my balance once through.
The ground is getting a lot closer than it usually is and I can feel myself falling. I would put my hands out to protect myself but I've had a lot worse than this thanks to my father.
Instead of hitting the concrete though, a strangers arms are suddenly tightly wrapped around me. For someone who doesn't do human contact this was weird so I did the awkward thing of just stating the obvious.
'Well I guess you could say I fell for you.'
Yeah. That happened. I just said that. Regretting life decisions so badly. Are you proud of me Merlin? Bloody should be.
The stranger helped me upright and steadied me. I look up to say thankyou, but the words are halted in their escape.
My breath catches- heart rate quickens- pupils dilate.
I usually avoid all eye contact but I can't stop staring.
He's beautiful. Simply beautiful.
Ok breathe.
Oxygen tends to help. He is tall and slim. His hair is a Sandy blonde/browny colour. It is messy and falls into his left eye ever so slightly. His eyes are deep green with brown and golden flecks. He has small bags under his eyes and there are scars across his face. His lips are a pale pink, cracked and chapped but kissable, definitely kissable.
Oh Merlin I'm staring, um... act natural!
'Hi', I sounded too happy about that hi.
He smiles. It's now ingrained in my memory forever. It lit up his face, a reminiscing gaze of days spent happy in the past. it was like he didn't care about his scars any more. Merlin they look good on him though.
Snapping out of my daze, I realise his hands are still around my waist from where he steadied me.
'No offence' at which his face drops and he looks ready to accept an insult. 'But I can stand up on my own, I mean I don't mind- I'm just saying.' Oh because that didn't sound desperate, I mean I don't mind, really. Ugh, I'm hopeless. A blush crept up his cheeks as he took his hands from my waist. Merlin how adorable.
An awkward cough and his wonderful voice fills my head, breaking me from my shameless staring.
'Sorry.'
He sent me a small smile, and offered his hand for me to shake. As I shook it he stated 'My name is Remus, pleasure to meet you'. Trying to pull myself out of a fangirling daze because he literally smiled and spoke and breathed in all under a minute and wow how am I alive? I formed a sentence in my mind and managed to say it out loud correctly.
'I'm Alice, and the pleasure is all mine.'
With that he walked away, and turned around and smiled at me as he got on the train.
WAIT. He got on the train! The same train that goes to Hogwarts! The same train that I will also be on! Merlin I'm going to die. Might as well Avada Kedavra myself now.
I wonder how old he is? He looks young but the scars age him. He had grey flecks in his hair too? So he's too old to be a student. Which means he's probably just a friend of Dumbledore who is visiting him.... OR he's my new defence against the dark arts teacher, because Lockhart the idiotic arrogant leech got fired.
Part of me is praying he's not because look what happened today, but most of me just really wants to see him because he's too nice to NOT look at.
Okay, well I've still got an hour till the train leaves so I might as well go and find a bench, and try to calm myself down because honestly I don't think the rate of my heart beat is safe right now.
