Meant to Be

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Jess finally gets the hang on the Patronus charm leading to...you guessed it - Sex a plenty! And Dumbledore gets a little closer to the truth.





Chapter Eleven



It was a difficult few weeks for the both of them. Seeing each other in class only was akin to torture, and by the day before the Easter holidays, Remus had enough.

‘Jess, could you stay behind and see me, please?’ he called to her as the Seventh Years packed up after their last lesson of the term.

She looked surprised but nodded, putting her textbook in her bag and approaching his desk as the other’s piled out. Remus fiddled with a pile of assignments until the last student left then looked up and smiled widely at her.



‘Hi,’ he said, coming around the desk to stand opposite her.

Jess smiled as well and said, ‘Hi.’ They looked at each other then Remus bit his lip.

‘I wanted to check that you were still wanting to visit over the holidays,’ he said.

Her smile broadened and she nodded. ‘Of course I do,’ she said, then frowned. ‘Unless you have other plans.’

‘No!’ he said quickly, moving closer to her. ‘No, I’m really looking forward to it.’



‘Looking forward to what?’ they heard a male voice say from the doorway and they turned to see Albus Dumbledore standing there with a slight frown on his face.

‘Hello, Albus,’ Remus said, trying to think quickly. ‘Jess was telling me she’s going to ace her NEWT’s and I was saying I was looking forward to hearing about her results in Defence. She’s put in a lot of work and she deserves a good mark.’

‘Yes, she does,’ Dumbledore said and smiled at Jess who grinned back. ‘Was I interrupting something that can’t wait?’ he said and Jess shook her head.

‘No,’ she said with a glance at Remus. ‘No, that’s fine. I can make another time to speak to you, Professor Lupin. Have a nice holiday, sir. You too, Professor Dumbledore.’

She smiled at them then Albus shifted so she could leave the room.



‘Lovely girl,’ said Albus and Remus nodded carelessly, moving back to his desk. ‘I hear you’ve stopped the extra tutoring sessions with her. A good idea, I think, Remus. It isn’t appropriate to get too close to a student.’

Remus turned and looked at him, his face pained. ‘You are acting like me spending a little bit of my own time with Jess is a crime. Has it never happened before?’ he asked. ‘A teacher actually enjoying spending time with a student?’

Albus tilted his head slightly and looked at Remus, his bright blue eyes searching for something.



‘I’m sure it does happen occasionally,’ he said calmly. ‘Some of the Seventh Year students in particular are very mature and pleasant to talk to. But it is usually easy to remember that they are children. It is because Jessica is not a child that I grew concerned about how much time the two of you were spending together outside class. The connection between the two of you is obvious, Remus…. as is the chemistry.’

Remus was taken aback that Albus had been watching them so closely. ‘Well, we’ve stopped the extra lessons now,’ he said coolly. ‘So we are barely seeing each other outside class. You have nothing to worry about. Not that you ever did.’

He gritted his teeth and changed the subject. ‘Was there some news on Sirius’ whereabouts?’

They chatted for a few minutes about the latest sightings of Sirius then Albus left.



Remus sighed heavily and sat down, putting his forehead down on his desk. ‘The one moment in weeks that Jess and I have been alone….’ he thought, then he felt a hand run over his head.

He sat up and smiled at Jess, who smiled back then moved away from him, sliding up onto a desk. ‘I saw him leave. No. I’ll rip your clothes off if I’m too close,’ she explained when he waved her back to him.

An intense wave of lust shook him, making him momentarily dizzy. ‘I hope you don’t have high expectations for tomorrow,’ he said quietly, glancing over at the still open door. ‘Because the second I get you inside my house, I am going to tear your clothes off and have you up against the front door. And the way I’m feeling now, it’ll take about one minute to be over.’

Jess bit her lip and Remus saw her face flush and her chest rise more rapidly. ‘Promise?’ she asked, hunger in her eyes and Remus felt himself harden until he hurt.

‘I promise,’ he said, his own breathing quickening.



They stared at each other. ‘I miss you, Remus,’ she said suddenly. ‘I really miss you.’

He moved closer and sat on the desk next to her, his hand finding hers in between them.

‘I’ve missed you too, Jess,’ he mumbled, entwining their fingers. His skin warmed when he felt hers and the scent of her perfume almost undid him. ‘Jesus, all I’ve done is hold your hand and I’m nearly coming in my pants.’

She smiled then bit her lip. ‘This has been harder than I thought it would be,’ she admitted and he squeezed her hand.

‘Yeah it has,’ he said. ‘But I think it’s working. Albus noticed we’d stopped seeing so much of each other and Severus seems to have backed off.’



Jess nodded, her thumb unconsciously rubbing over the back of his hand, sending shivers through him.

‘Why don’t we go tonight instead of tomorrow?’ he said, suddenly unable to wait even one more night. ‘I’ll go now; Dumbledore already knows I’m leaving for the holidays, and he won’t care if I go tonight instead. And you can come with me. Just tell…who’s your head of house? Professor Flitwick? Just tell him you’re leaving tonight instead of tomorrow morning. The staff know how old you are - they won’t worry about it.’



Jess watched him closely. ‘Are you sure?’ she said, her voice betraying her excitement and he grinned.

‘Very sure,’ he said. He slid down off the desk. ‘Go and pack now. I’ll meet you outside the gate in half an hour and we’ll apparate.’

Jess beamed and jumped off the desk, walking quickly towards the door.

‘Jess,’ he called, grinning when she turned. ‘Don’t bother packing too much. You won’t need clothing for what I’ve got planned.’

She laughed and left hastily, leaving Remus to pack a couple of essentials and head down to the gates. Jess took a little longer, throwing a few things into her bag and then tracking down Professor Flitwick in his classroom and letting him know she was leaving.



Walking quickly down to the gates, she jumped when Remus grabbed her arm and pulled her behind the stone wall, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her hard and fast. Jess dropped her bag and threw her arms around his neck, her enthusiasm making them lose their balance, staggering until Remus’ back hit the wall.

‘Jess,’ he said urgently, tearing his mouth away. ‘If we don’t go now, I’m going to rip your knickers off right here.’

She laughed and held his hand, picking up her bag before he spun them out of there, appearing again outside his house.



‘I can‘t wait,’ he said, grabbing her and lifting her off her feet, kissing her frantically. ‘I have no control around you.’

He staggered towards the house, feeling her legs lock tight around him, her hands fumbling with his fly.

‘Don’t wait then,’ she gasped as she freed him. He’d reached the front door and pushed her up against it.

‘Thank Christ I don’t have neighbours,’ he mumbled, then shifted to yank her underwear aside. He moved his hands to her ass and lifted her so he could thrust inside her more easily.

‘My god, I love you,’ Jess moaned as he sank into her, his fingers biting hard into her ass.

‘I love hearing you say you love me,’ he said, his voice hoarse as he slammed into her again, feeling his end almost upon him. ‘I love you too. I love you.’

He hissed when he felt her bite down hard on his shoulder and her body tightened around him, signalling her release. He thrust once more and cried out her name loud and harsh as he exploded inside her, his legs shaking under him.



Jess started to laugh breathlessly and he joined her. ‘We’re like bloody animals,’ she said, once she’d calmed down a bit.

She dropped her legs and let go of Remus, pushing him off her. ‘Well, I kept most of my promise,’ he said, doing up his fly and picking up her bag. ‘I just didn’t manage to get you inside the house.’

She laughed again and Remus waved his wand, unlocking the front door. ‘Come on, honey,’ he said, flinging the door open and sweeping her, giggling, up into his arms. ‘Time to start our holidays.’



The first few days of the break were spent mostly undressed and in bed, occasionally in other rooms of the house and once again outside. They finally dressed and Remus marked some essays while Jess went for food, once again refusing Remus’ money.

‘I have plenty,’ she’d told him. ‘My parents spent all their lives doing nothing but working so they could accumulate all this ‘stuff’ and then they died with nothing but all their things. I sold every last thing in that house - except for a few photos of me and Mike. I didn’t want to keep anything that reminded me of them.’



Jess took advantage of having her defence professor to herself and practiced her Patronus Charm, which was still indistinct.

‘It’s enough to get you through the exam, honey,’ he said, watching her from the bed as she tried again.

‘I know,’ she said, annoyed with herself. ‘But I don’t want to just get through, I want to get it right.’

Remus chuckled and said, ‘Typical Ravenclaw. Why don’t you come back to bed?’ She glared at him and then got a mischievous look on her face.

‘You know, if I had a little of incentive, I might get it right. Then I could come back to bed,’ she said, her voice wheedling.



He grinned and sat up. ‘What kind of incentive do you think you might need?’ he asked.

‘Hmm,’ Jess said as she pretended to think. ‘I think that shirt could come off.’

His grin broadened and he took the shirt off, throwing it over to her.

‘Mmm,’ she murmured, raising an eyebrow and trying to hide her grin. ‘That should help. Maybe this could be a new teaching technique.’

She cast the spell again as he chuckled, astonished that it was a bit more distinct this time. She turned to look at Remus, who also seemed surprised.

‘It worked,’ he said, looking back at her.

‘I bet I could get it if you took those pants off,’ Jess said and he laughed.

‘I want to see this,’ he said, throwing himself back on the bed and undoing his jeans, pulling them down his legs and throwing them to her, leaving him in his boxers.

Her eyes ran over his lower body, feeling heat beginning to build in herself. She let out a breath and dropped his jeans, casting the spell again.



Both of their jaws dropped when they saw her Patronus. It was familiar and they were both astounded as to what form it seemed to have taken. It only lasted a second, fading quickly. Jess’ wand fell to her side and she looked over at Remus, who was staring at the spot where the Patronus had disappeared.

‘Was that what I thought it was?’ she asked, giving him a disbelieving look. Remus looked at her, a strange expression on his face.

‘Try again,’ he said, getting off the bed and moving forward to stand with her. She did and this time, the Patronus lingered longer and there was no doubt as to what it was.



‘A werewolf?’ Remus whispered, staring at the silver animal. Jess, too, couldn’t take her eyes off it until it faded again, then she looked over at Remus.

‘I told you I felt safe with you,’ she said softly.

Remus took a step forward, the strangely intense look still on his face. ‘You’re protected by a werewolf?’ he said, and a ghost of a smile flickered across his face.

Jess smiled at him and took his face in her hands. ‘My protector,’ she murmured then kissed him softly.

He kissed her back, and the kiss grew, mouths moving slowly, tenderly as the kiss deepened.



Remus moved them slowly back to the bed, lowering Jess gently and propping himself up over her. Their hands moved slowly, removing their remaining clothes.

‘You smell amazing,’ Jess whispered, running her tongue over his throat.

‘You taste incredible,’ he returned, lowering his head to her breast and circling his tongue around her nipple, making her arch up.

‘I don’t ever want to be without you, Jess,’ he murmured, his mouth moving over her ribs, making her moan.



Heat burned over her skin at his words and she dug her nails into his shoulders. Her body throbbed and when she felt his tongue inside her, it didn’t take long for her to give in to him, thrusting up against his mouth. Before she completely came back down, he entered her, pushing slowly into her body.

‘Remus,’ she whispered, arching up. He buried his face in her neck, their bodies moving together. ‘I love you so much.’

‘I love you, Jess,’ he moaned, raising his head to look at her when she cried out as he bought her to another climax.

It was intense and powerful and bought tears to her eyes. Remus too was shaken deep down by his subsequent release and the emotions it evoked.

As his tremors slowly faded, he shifted his mouth near her ear and asked softly, ‘Will you marry me, Jess?’



AN: Of course the Patronus was going to be a werewolf...this is fan fiction after all. Wish my hubby proposed to me like that (grumbling)