Remus Lupin was a calm sort of man. He was good at staying disconnected; thinking logically. It was his strong suit. Years of keeping his huge secret had taught him nothing if not to keep his mouth shut. But today was different. All day he had had the strangest feeling in the pit of his stomach. As if he needed something. He just had no idea what to do about it.

After classes has paced his office without rest, trying to think of what might be wrong with him. This feeling, need, he decided it was, was the most distracting thing he had ever experienced. He picked up a book from his desk and thumbed through the pages until he hit a chapter on ailments that afflicted his kind, werewolves.

There is a strange set of symptoms that go along with the situation of being near ones unrecognized mate. One might encounter a feeling in the abdomen, head, or major muscle groups. One can only describe this feeling as an aching need to be near their mate. It will feel more painful in dominants, while rather sensual in submissives. To relieve this feeling one can only go and find their mate. The pain will leave once the dominant and submissive partners are together.

"What the dickens? My mate, bless his soul, is in Hogwarts right now?" Remus said aloud, even with no one in the room. He took off at a sprint down the hallway where the ache in body seemed to pull him.

"Who could he be? There are no students at Hogwarts, and I know all the teachers. Might he be a friend of one of them? Yes. That is it. I have to get to him before he leaves," Remus though as he ran. "I must be a dominant," he though as the pain in his abs grew. Soon enough, he had found himself outside Dumbledore's office, panting and confused.

"Okay Remus, think. Your mate is inside this very office and you don't want to scare or hurt him do you? No. Of course not. This may be easier said than done, but you must remain calm and be gentle with him," After quickly pondering why he was so sure his mate was a male, he uttered the password, cockroach cluster, and stepped inside.

He barely registered Dumbledore saying something about showing someone to their rooms as he saw the most beautiful person he had ever laid eyes on.

Neat, rave colored hair that shown in the candlelight and the most exhilarating pale blue eyes with a ring of amber on the outside. The boy had fine features and a baby smooth cheeks and chin, showing his age. He had thin shoulders and hips. He was tall, but not as tall as Remus or Snape. Long legs were in tight, black pants. As Remus' reached his sneakered feet his eyes snapped back up to the eyes of their owner and locked there in a gaze that communicated passion and possessiveness. The boys own gaze was confused, and even a little bit scared. This caused Remus to cool down from his possessive stare and gently look with desperation towards Dumbledore.

"Well this is definitely and interesting happening," said the old man with twinkling eyes.

"What, what's going on? Lupin, get out of here. This matter doesn't concern you,"

Remus stayed decidedly quiet as he looked back to his new mate, not wanting to upset him by hurting anyone.

Dumbledore ignored Severus' rude comment and continued, "Severus, it seems that is the mate of young Seth."

Snape was silent before screaming, "What?"

"I…um. He's telling the truth," came the also shocked but less irrationally angry voice of Seth.

"Oh, what a voice," thought Remus when he heard his little mates voice. Surely that must be what angels sound like?

"Can someone please tell me what's going on?" said the voice of Matildae, who at this point was extremely confused.

Dumbledore cleared his throat smiled at the two mates, and said, "Every magical creature out there has a mate. A mate is exactly what it sounds like; soul mate. Two, or occasionally three, mates are made for each other and perfect for each other. They are with each other until one of them died, but the other will soon follow. But off of that dreary topic. What has happened is that here, has found his mate in your brother Seth."

Snape looked completely exhausted. Not that he could be blamed, he had just found his two children again, come to find out that one of them is a werewolf, and mated to his enemy, Remus Lupin. Today had been a long day for Severus Snape, indeed.

Remus looked back to his new mate. He would take care of this boy, give him anything and everything he needed. He wanted to learn everything about his new mate, down to the last thing. Why, he didn't even know his last name! Keeping his mate safe and happy were his top priorities now, and nothing was going to change that.

He watched Seth exhale and give him a small smile. Remus' heart damn near exploded at the emotion that hit him as this happened. He took a step closer to his new mate and picked up his hand. He ran his thumb over the smooth skin until Seth withdrew it uncomfortably. His mate was uncomfortable? Remus frowned, but remembered that they had just met, and Seth was just a teenager. He couldn't be older than 16, Remus decided as he studied his beautiful face.

"Remus, Seth, Matildae, would you be so kind as to step out for a moment as I speak to Severus?" Dumbledore said cheerfully.

Seth's quiet, "Sure," rung in Remus' ears as he stepped away from Remus and out of the door. Remus and Matildae followed behind without question. All was great in the world when you had a mate. Remus had found his mate! A mate!