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Call On Me	By : Emma8381 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 3577 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Call On Me

Chapter
Eleven-Catching Up

�She�s coming to,� a voice said from somewhere above me.

I groggily opened my eyes and stared into my father�s face
as well as the man�s.

�Caitlin? Are you alright?� Dad demanded anxiously peering
down at my face.

I propped myself up onto my elbows and looked at the man
named Alex.

�R-Remus Lupin? H-He was killed?� I stammered praying that
what I heard was false.

Alex frowned.

�Remus? No, Robert was killed. I only heard the last name
Lupin and remembered that. My hearing goes in and out sometimes. I�ve actually
got a doctor appointment to take care of that. Remus is fine. He�s here in the
Ministry studying to be an Auror. Sorry I scared you,� Alex said sheepishly.

A huge wave of
relief spread over me. Dad helped me to my feet and I dusted the backside of my
jeans off.

�I�d best get going,� Alex said. �I�m off to the doctors.
Take care, Scott.�

Dad and Alex shook hands and Alex gave me a polite little
bow before leaving.

�I saw your face,� Dad said as we headed over to the
elevator lift. �You were as pale as a ghost.�

�Dad, I�m just relieved that Remus is okay,� I said
exhaling. �That was a real fright.�

�I�m sure,� Dad said earnestly.

We entered the lift. We were the only ones on it.

The lift began ascending.

A cool, female voice rang out:

�Level seven, Department of Magical Games and Sports,
incorporating the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters, Official
Gobstones Club and Ludicrous Parents Office.�

The lift doors opened and I saw an untidy looking corridor with
various posters of the Quidditch teams tacked crooked on the walls. The doors
closed again and the lift juddered upward again.

�Level six, Department
of Magical Transport, incorporating the Floo Network Authority, Broom
Regulatory Control, Portkey Office and Apparation Test Center.�

I remembered when we had come here for the test. Dumbledore
had arranged groups of students to come here for the test. We had all
passed�well, most of us.

Several paper airplanes swooped over our heads.

�Interdepartmental memos,� Dad said softly.

�Level five,
Department of International Magical Cooperation, incorporating the
International Magical Trading Standards Body, the International Magical Office
of Law, and the International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats.�

A few of the memos zoomed out when the lift doors opened.
They closed again. I was feeling anxious now at the possibility of seeing
Remus. I couldn�t wait.

�Level four,
Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, incorporating
Beast, Being and Spirit Divisions, Goblin Liaison Office, and the Pest Advisory
Bureau.�

I folded my arms over my chest.

�This is taking too long,� I muttered.

Dad smiled.

�I know you�re anxious at the thought of seeing Remus. We�re
almost there. Our level is Level 2.�

The next two levels weren�t it until I heard the female
voice:

�Level two, Department
of Magical Law Enforcement, including the Improper Use of Magic Offices, Auror
Headquarters and Wizengamot Administration Services,�

The lift doors opened and we stepped out of the elevator
lift.

We turned a corner and walked through a pair of heavy oak
doors and emerged in a cluttered, open area divided into cubicles which were
buzzing with laughter. A memo on the nearest cubicle read AUROR HEADQUARTERS.

I paused.

My heart was pounding in my chest. Several of the Auror�s
had posters of wanted witches or wizards pinned up.

�Morning, Andrews,� a pleasant witch said as she stood up
and peered over her cubicle. �The meeting is starting.�

�Oh no!� Dad wailed.

He turned to me. �Caitlin, stay with Emma. The meeting
shouldn�t take long I promise,�

I nodded.

Dad took off down a corridor and through a pair of double
doors that swung.

The witch was pretty, around Mom�s age with shoulder length
wavy light brown hair and green eyes. She was dressed in navy robes.

�Hi Caitlin, come have a seat,� she said pleasantly.

I entered the cubicle and sat down in front of her desk.

�Do you know where the Auror classes are being held?� I
asked casually.

�Oh sure,� she said nodding. �Right behind us.�

She jerked her thumb over her shoulder to a pair of double
doors that led into a large, opened classroom of some sort. I could just barely
make out a desk through the glass pane on the doors.

Emma checked her watch.

�Class should actually be over now,� she mused.

Sure enough, the doors opened and a large group of witches
and wizards emerged, talking and laughing.

I spied Remus immediately. My heart leapt into my throat.

�Remus!� I called happily.

His face lit up when he saw me.

�Caitlin!� he
cried.

He rushed over and threw his arms around me, slightly
lifting me in the air as he hugged me tightly.

�My God! It�s wonderful to see you! How are you?� he gushed
excitedly.

His features sharpened and he looked so handsome now. He was
dressed in emerald green robes.

�I�m good,� I grinned but then the grin faded. �I�m so sorry
about your father.�

Remus� happy expression fell.

�Thanks,� he said quietly. �I miss him so much.�

�When did it happen?� I asked gently.

�About 4 months ago,� Remus said.

�I�m so sorry,� I apologized again sadly.

�That�s part of the reason why I want to become and Auror�to
stop You-Know-Who,� he continued.

I nodded.

�You look great,� Remus said changing the subject. I figured
it was too painful for him.

I smiled.

�What�s going on with you now? What have you been up to?�

Remus was just about to answer when a pretty witch with
shoulder length brunette hair and amethyst colored eyes stepped up beside him
and draped an arm around his shoulders.

�Remy? Are you coming?� she purred.

I felt like I had been stabbed in the heart.

�Caitlin? This is my girlfriend, Lisa. Lisa, this is my best
friend Caitlin,� Remus introduced, looking embarrassed and he avoided looking
at me.

�Nice to meet you,� Lisa said extending her hand out for me
to shake.

I shook it and then realized that my hopes of possibly being
with him went down the toilet completely.

�Same here,� I forced a bright smile on my face.

�I�m heading off,� Lisa said. �I�ll see you tonight okay?�

She gave Remus a kiss on the cheek before giving me a
friendly wave as she headed off down the corridor.

�She seems nice,� I said forcing my tone to be casual and
polite.

�Yeah she is,� Remus said quietly.

I felt my throat aching with disappointment.

I began backing away.

�I�d best get back to Dad,� I said swallowing and forcing
the tears not to form. �I�ll see you okay?�

�Caitlin, wait,� Remus said suddenly. �Why don�t we meet
tonight? We can catch up more. I�ll just tell Lisa that I had to help my mom
out with something.�

�Um, sure,� I said bumping into a cubicle. �Where do you
want to meet?�

�How about Radmin Park?� he suggested. �At 7:00?�

�You got it,� I said. �See you later.�

With that I turned and headed into Emma�s cubicle.

REMUS.

Seeing Caitlin again brought back all of my feelings toward
her. She looked wonderful. I wasn�t happy with Lisa. In fact, I was about to
break it off with her tonight.

I mean she was nice and everything, but she could be a bit
obsessive at times. I didn�t want that.

I turned and left.

I left the Ministry and headed home.

Around 6:30 I
told Lisa that I was meeting Caitlin at the park for some catching up. I
decided I�d rather tell her the truth than lie to her. She didn�t deserve to be
lied to anyway.

�Why are you meeting her
tonight?� Lisa demanded over the phone.

�Because we haven�t seen each other since we graduated from
Hogwarts,� I said frowning, but knew she couldn�t see me. �I�d really like to
hear how she�s been.�

�You saw her at the Ministry. How much more can you talk?�
Lisa said.

�I�d like to spend more time with her,� I said firmly,
getting angry now. �She�s my best friend after all.�

Lisa snorted on the other end of the phone line.

�Best friend my ass,� she snapped. �I saw the way you two
were looking at each other. I�m not blind.�

I exhaled loudly, forcing myself not to blow up�but then I
realized Lisa was right. There�s no point in denying it anymore.

�You obviously don�t want to be with me anymore,� Lisa
continued. �It�s over. Go be with her.�

With that, I heard a dial tone in my ear as she hung up.

I hung up the phone, feeling a bit sad and relieved at the
same time.

�So are you meeting Lisa dear?� Mum asked as she stood in
front of the stove and stirred the spaghetti boiling in the large pot.

�No,� I said. �We broke up.�

�Oh no,� Mum said sympathetically. �I�m so sorry.�

�Meh,� I said shrugging my shoulders. �I was actually going
to break up with her tonight anyway.�

�Why?�

�Because I�m in love with Caitlin, Mum�always have been,� I
replied.

Mom gave me a smile and began dishing out the food.

�I�m meeting Caitlin tonight at the park,� I continued
sprinkling cheese over the spaghetti. �I saw her at the Ministry earlier.�

�How is she?� Mum asked gently.

�Fine,� I said. �She looks wonderful too.�

�What time are you meeting her?�

�7:30,� I
replied. �Don�t worry�I know enough to be home before dark.�

She beamed.

I hungrily dove into my dinner.

At 7:00, I left
the house and headed to the park. The pathways were lit by lamps and little
fire fly�s zoomed around. I looked up at the sky. A full moon was just barely
visible. I had to be home before 9:00
when I changed. The park was silent and sometimes couples came here to spend
time with each other. It was sort of romantic.

I entered the park and saw Caitlin standing by one of the
lamp posts. She was dressed in jeans and a white poplin shirt. A red cardigan
sweater was over the shirt. Her hair was pulled into a braid but a few short
strands had come lose and hung down against her shoulder. She spied me and
broke into a grin. I had to grin back.

CAITLIN.

Remus was walking toward me. The night was a bit chilly so I
had put on a red cardigan sweater over my white poplin shirt. My hair hung in a
braid down my back.

Remus looked great. He was dressed in tan slacks, a white
shirt with a burgundy V-necked vest over it and a black leather jacket over
that. He was wearing black boots.

He stood in front of me.

�Hey,� he said softly. �Let�s sit down okay?�

He gestured to a bench directly under the lamp. I nodded and
we sat down.

He sat down next to me and leaned forward, his elbows resting
on his thighs. He clasped his hands.

�So what have you been up to all this time?� he asked
gently.

�Not much,� I said shrugging. �I wanted to be a teacher for
a Muggle school, but I was afraid that I might end up doing magic in front of
the kids so as of right now, I don�t have a job or anything. I�m living with
Mum and Dad.�

�You�re okay financially right?� Remus demanded
automatically. �Cause I can lend you some money.�

I smiled and shook my head.

�We�re fine, thanks,� I said earnestly. �I appreciate you
offering to help though.�

�Don�t hesitate to ask me if you need it okay?� he said
firmly.

I nodded.

�Promise,�

�You could�ve gone for that teaching job with the Muggle
school,� Remus said. �As long as you knew enough not to bring your wand with
you every day.�

I shrugged again. �I thought about it. I kind of miss the
magical prospect of my life. I miss Hogwarts like crazy and I realized I would
probably be a lot happier teaching in a magical environment,�

Remus looked thoughtful. �You could teach at Hogwarts. I�ve
told Dumbledore to please let me know if a position opens there. I�ve got my
license and everything. If you remember it only took me the 6 months to get it
when we were at Hogwarts,�

�That sounds like a good idea,� I said nodding.

�So,� Remus continued, as he shifted on the bench. �How�s
life going otherwise? How�s your boyfriend?�

His tone seemed to have changed when he said that.

�Life is going well and I don�t have a boyfriend,� I said
quietly. �Lily and I keep in contact constantly. We send each other owls.�

�How�s Lily doing?� Remus asked, his tone now changing to
what I picked up as a happy one.

�Well,� I said. �She�s working in the Ministry now in the
Pest Advisory Division.�

Remus� lip twitched.

�I bet she�s good at that,�

I chuckled.

�Yeah,� I said. �She was telling me about a case 4 weeks ago
about this elderly woman who complained that her house was being overrun with
Tricknine�s and called her office every 5 minutes wanting to know what to do.
Finally, Lily sent out some of the advisors from the Regulation and Control of
Magical Creatures. Needless to say, the elderly woman was a bit off. Instead of
Tricknine�s, she was infested with Womjiack�s.�

�Yikes,� Remus said.

�So how long have you known Lisa?� I asked sweetly.

�For several months,� he replied. �We actually broke up
tonight.�

�Oh no,� I said sympathetically, but secretly I was pleased.
I�m not the cruel type, but for some reason I was happy as a clam.

�Don�t be,� Remus said. �I was going to break up with her
anyway. So it�s all for the best.�

We were silent again. I just enjoyed the atmosphere and the
peace and quietness of the park. A few couples were walking hand in hand along
another path while a woman walked her dog along the other.

A cool burst of wind blew, blowing the strands of hair that
had come lose from the braid. I tucked them behind my ear and shivered.

�Cold?� Remus asked concerned.

�Yeah,� I admitted. �I thought maybe the cardigan would be
enough but I guess not.�

�Here,� Remus took off his leather jacket and wrapped it
around my shoulders.

�You�ll get cold,� I said alarmed.

�Naw, remember, werewolves don�t feel the cold much,� he
whispered leaning close.

I got a whiff of a faint cologne and snuggled into the
leather jacket.
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