Meretricious | Professor Lupin

62. Don't get mad, okay?

Madam Pomfrey came back, this time with two water bottles.

"I know you don't really like magical medicine" she placed them on the table. "You're dehydrated so drink."

"Madam Pomfrey?" Spencer asked.

"Yes?"

"I don't feel... good"

"What do you feel?" she asked.

"I don't know" Spencer sighed.

"Would you like to be put to sleep?"

"You're going to kill me?!"

"What- no"

"I know, I'm only joking" she smiled softly. "I'm sure Professor Lupin doesn't have a class right now, do you mind calling him over? I just want to let him know where I am."

"Sure" she smiled before leaving.

Soon Remus came, confused at the sight of Spencer laying down on a bed in the medical ward.

"Are you okay?" he asked as he moved the curtain and closed it behind him.

"Hey" she sat up, a sad smile on her face.

"What happened?" he sat on the edge of the bed.

Spencer placed a muffliato around them.

She shrugged.

Remus frowned as he placed his hand on her leg, slowly rubbing it.

"What happened?"

"I think... I loved her" she stared at the floor.

"Dumbledore- he asked if I did and I freaked out so I left. I went to speak with Snape and as I thought about it... yeah" she nodded. "Or not love but- what she did made me think-" she shook her head. "It's not love I know that... but past me didn't."

"You were crying weren't you?" he asked.

"Oh yeah" she chuckled. "Madam Pomfrey gave me a calming drought but I still feel like shit, you know?"

"Yeah" he nodded.

"Snape charmed me to sleep mid sentence."

Remus chuckled.

"Called him a dick in front of Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey"

Remus shook his head with a smile.

"Remus?"

"Yeah?"

"I think I want to press charges" she said in a low voice.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah" she nodded.

"I don't- it shouldn't have happened" she sniffled. "I shouldn't be like this" she shook her head.

"If you'd like me to I'll go with you" he nodded.

She smiled, "thanks... but you'll probably just have to end up waiting or something" she chuckled.

"Dumbledore said Snape could go in with me" she nodded. "He has the memory too... and I'd rather him give it then me, you know?"

"Yeah" he softly smiled.

"I'm scared" she whispered.

"What of?"

"I don't know... everything?"

Remus nodded sadly, "I'll be right with you" he said.

Spencer looked at him, "you'll have me" he nodded.