Draco Malfoy inherited a werewolf gene and until recently had no idea until on the night of the full moon, he bites Harry Potter. As Harry notices himself changing, so do his feelings for the blonde werewolf who bit him. But what happens when Draco's father wants to get rid of them once and for all. Set at the beginning of fourth year with major A/U... Warning SLASH, HPDM
Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy were on neutral terms. They didn't hate each other at the moment but they weren't exactly best friends either. The only reason they were on the terms they were was because Snape had insisted that Malfoy tutor Harry in potions and as much as Harry hated to admit it, Malfoy was actually a decent tutor and with Harry's grades on the rise, he decided it was best to call a truce with Malfoy.
This worked to Malfoy's advantage as well because Lupin had asked Harry to tutor Malfoy in Defense Against the Dark Arts. It was purely by accident that the boys discovered the Room of Requirement and were happy to spend their tutoring sessions there as it was the best space for Harry to practice potions and Malfoy to practice various defensive spells. Over the past month, the boys had also taken to studying other courses as well resulting in their grades rising until they threatened Hermione's coveted Top of the Class reputation; not that she minded.
Over the past month, the boys had also taken to studying other courses as well resulting in their grades rising until they threatened Hermione's coveted Top of the Class reputation; she actually enjoyed the competition. She had joked that Ron should participate in these study sessions but Harry knew that would result in Draco and Ron attempting to murder each other while Harry tried to study.
Harry had actually had professors remark on how well he'd been doing and began to feel extremely proud of himself. Harry and Draco for the first time were actually ahead on their classwork and spent most of their study time doing assignments as they came up and studying for exams.
Harry and Draco sat in the Room of Requirement working on an essay Lupin had assigned the day before. They were surrounded by books and quills. Harry was writing out on part of his essay while Malfoy stared at a textbook. His face pale face was paler than usual today and his red cheeks seemed to stand out brilliantly against his snow white complexion.
"Can't we ask Professor Lupin, Harry? I don't know enough about the American political system to write a comparative essay to our own political system," Draco asked in a tone that was almost whiney. Harry frowned at Draco knowing that Professor Lupin was less than an hour away from his monthly transformation.
"He's gone to Hogsmeade for the evening," Harry said, feeling good knowing he wasn't technically lying to Draco. Harry watched as Draco lay down face first into his book and grumbled incoherently. Draco did seem rather flustered this evening and he seemed far less focused than usual. Ron had made a subtle crack about his hair just a few hours earlier and it had actually taken a few minutes for it to register within Draco's mind.
Harry was about halfway through his essay when his stomach decided he needed a break. Draco was lying partway under a desk when Harry left to get a snack. He'd asked Draco if he wasn't anything and all Draco had wanted was some ginger tea because his stomach was a bit jumpy. Harry got a sinking feeling in his gut when he looked at Draco but ignored it and went to retrieve a snack and some ginger tea.
It was a bit late in the evening but the Great Hall was open and had healthy snacks and beverages readily available for the students. Harry grabbed himself a few tarts and cakes and Draco's tea.
On his way back to the Room of Requirement, Harry took a second to glance out the window and appreciate how large and bright the full moon looked. He felt sorry that this was a view Lupin would never get to treasure. As Harry entered the Room of Requirement, he noticed strange sounds coming from under the desk Draco had been lying.
"Draco?" Harry asked; worried that his blonde companion was sick or somehow been injured in the few minutes he was gone. Upon receiving no response, Harry set the food and tea down and stepped closer. He saw what looked like shredded robes lying on the ground and felt himself become nervous. He opened his mouth to say Draco's name again but growl caused the name to freeze in his mouth.
A grey-white werewolf had leaped up on the desk Draco had been lying under and had Harry fixed in its line of vision. Its teeth dripped with saliva, its eyes held an expression that seemed to waver between animalistic fury and hunger. Harry began to slow back towards the door but ended up tripping over a large textbook. The werewolf lunged forward with a loud snarl and before Harry could as much as stand, the wolf had ripped its teeth through Harry's robes and into his flesh.
The werewolf lunged forward with a loud snarl and before Harry could even stand; the wolf had ripped its teeth through Harry's robes and into his flesh. The pain was more powerful than anything Harry had ever experienced in his life. Harry let out a loud piercing scream but it was pointless because the Room of Requirement blocked all sound from the rest of the castle. Harry knew even if he could get to the door now, the wolf would also get out and most likely hurt more people.
Harry collapsed under the weight of the wolf; pain causing black spots to form around the edges of his vision. Before falling completely into darkness, Harry silently hoped that his next life would be much simpler than this one.