Summary: Clairis Howl Divine has always been a loner. Even though she runs with a rather large wolf pack, she has no "friends"; no one that she can really trust. After her mother died, Claire was really alone. Her estranged father, Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody, lands a job at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and wants Claire to join him there. Once there, Claire meets Harry Potter, the boy who lived, and his friend, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The Golden Trio befriends the lone girl. Claire has been given a chance to start over where no one will know her hidden past unless she lets them in. Claire doesn't plan on it…
[Author's Note: This is a Harry Potter and OC romance story after watching the part one of The Deathly Hollows. I've never really like Harry, but now that he is a man… oh yes. Don't Like? Don't read. Oh and this story is based off of the fourth book. Also, there might be a series going all the way into the 7th book ]
Chapter 1: Father
Claireis Howl Divine was running headlong through the surrounding trees in some forest out in Scotland. Her pack mates, Fang, Nightshade, Bright and Rabbit ran at her heels. Claire, know as Howl by the wolves, was the beta of the Mountain pack. The pale yellow she-wolf was a rare magical creature called a wolkin: what is made when a werewolf and a human mate and have offspring. The wolkin phenomenon from this pairing is about as common as a Metamorphmagus from two normal parents with no history of this phenomenon. Her mother had died a few years back and her father, Alastor Moody, didn't really acknowledge that he had a daughter. Claire ran with the wolves as they stalked a stag. Just as they were about to move in, her father came swooping in on his custom broom, scaring the prey off. Claire growled low in her throat and shifted into her human form. She had inherited her father's hair color but they had nothing else that made them look like blood relations. Her body was lithe and muscled with hours and miles under her wolf frame and her face was angled but had developed some soft lines as she settled into her human frame. One of Claire's eyes was deep sapphire blue while the other was a gentle hazel yellow. Her eyes were glaring at the wizard who had fathered her. "Thanks Dad, now my pack goes hungry thanks to you." She said, storming up to the broad wizard.
"Oh shut ya trap girl. I've come to collect ya." Moody said.
"Really? Well I do beg to differ. I'm not going ANYWHERE until my family is fed Father." Claire retorted, shifting back into her wolf form and bounding off into the woods.
The hunting party regrouped and the big, dark red male, Forest asked, 'Are you well Howl?'
'Yes, we were concerned after that human swooped down and scared the deer off.' The young, pale grey female, Bright, said.
'Yes. Just some family problems… But less chat more hunt.' Claire said, taking the party off to hunt down the stag that had just evaded them.
Claire had had her fill of the larger elk the pack had found after the stag had run off. She was watching the pups of the Alpha female play with the loose rib bones and sighed. 'Howl…' a deep voice entered her mind.
Claire looked up at the snow white Alpha male, Moon. The male wolf was elegant and just while being a rather stoic leader. 'Moon.' Claire acknowledged her Alpha's approach.
'There is the scent of human about this area. Is it your father?' Moon asked, dropping to his haunches while watching his pups play about.
'He has come to take me away. But I don't want to go and be a human. I want to stay and be a wolf…' Claire said, whimpering a little bit.
'Howl, you belong in both worlds and the human world is calling for you now. This one will also call you soon enough so go with your human family. This family will still be here when you return.' Moon said, gently nudging the beta.
Claire nodded in agreement and got up and trotted off into the woods. She stopped once at the edge of the clearing and looked at her family. The noble Moon, his gentle but fierce mate, Summer, with their pups; the dark Forest snuggled up against the skittish Bright; Nightshade and Rabbit were mock fighting. Claire sighed as she padded away. Some miles from the clearing, she shifted back into her human form and found her way to Diagon Alley. She went straight into Gringgots and took a withdrawal from her vault; just her pack and other necessities to make in the magical world. Claire didn't make if halfway down the alley before her father found her. "Claire, my girl, so glad to see ya human again." Moody said, wrapping his large arm around her lithe shoulders.
A low, menacing growl sounded deep in Claire's throat as she struggled out from under him. "So, where is your new job?" Claire asked.
"Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts." Moody explained, starting to hobble off.
"Typical." Claire said, starting off after her father.