The Great Hall buzzed with hushed whispers and stifled laughter. Students huddled over copies of the infamous Hogwarts gossip column, The Enchanted Quill, their eyes darting between the parchment and the high table.

"Professor Remus J Lupin and their mysterious lover—caught in a secret rendezvous!" the headline screamed in bold, enchanted ink.

Remus felt his stomach drop as he read the scandalous words.

"Sources say the reserved yet charming Professor Remus J Lupin has been sneaking away with a certain someone—an individual of equal prestige—into vacant classrooms. Witnesses report catching them locked in a rather… intimate embrace. Could this be Hogwarts’ most well-kept romance?"

His grip on the paper tightened. His name, linked so blatantly to you, sprawled across the gossip pages for every student to see.

He glanced at you across the hall, watching as you casually sipped your tea, feigning indifference despite the knowing glint in your eyes.

—"Did you see this?" Minerva murmured beside him, peering over his shoulder.

—"I did," Remus muttered, rubbing his temple. "And so has the entire school, it seems."

The moment his eyes met yours again, he caught the teasing smirk tugging at your lips.

This was going to be a long day.