A Single Kiss

By Greeneyes

Chapter 2


A lot had changed for Hermione after the Final Battle. Not only was she now alone since Fenrir had left but she was now a young mother.

The eve of the Battle, Hermione had conceived and nine month later on the 10th June 1999, Wyatt Jonathan Granger was born. He was born on a full moon at Grimmauld Place. Molly and Madam Promfrey were her midwives and helped Hermione through a tough and gruelling 34 hour Labour.

The pregnancy hadn't been easy on Hermione. The first three months she was on strict bed rest. She was so tired all the time and the morning sickness never seemed to end. Hermione was monitored every three days due to fear that the baby would be life it's father and therefore harm Hermione.

Lycanthropy could be passed through genetics and it was possible that Hermione's baby could have the gene. Hermione had to wait till her six month of Pregnancy to find out if the baby carried the werewolf gene; which it did, she wasn't surprised.

The first full moon after her six month of pregnancy was exhausting. As the moon set in the dark sky above Hermione's body started shake and she broke out in a sweat. The baby inside her felt like it was doing summersaults and trying to break free; it wasn't, the baby's genes were activating and as the moon appeared the baby inside grew bigger, stretching Hermione which felt like her skin setting a light.

On the full moon, Harry and Ginny would sit with her, try and calm her, the best they could and apply cooling gel to her bulging stomach. They hated seeing their friend in such a way but they wanted to do everything they could.

Throughout her pregnancy, Remus Lupin would often sit with Hermione and answer her questions frankly. He tried to set her mind at rest but often he made her worst and sometimes hysterical. How would she cope with a child with Lycanthropy? Would her child be an outcast because of the gene its father had given it.

And as all of this was happening all she wanted the most...was Fenrir.

Hermione went into labour on the 8th January 1999 and after a 34 hour labour, Wyatt Jonathan Granger was born and placed into her arms crying.

He was born with nearly black hair and bright blue eyes just like his father's. His nose was button like and very cute and Hermione couldn't help but kiss it over and over again. Hermione spent the first night with her newborn cuddling and feeding him.

It took Hermione a few weeks to get used to being a mother, at first she felt like a milking cow due to breastfeeding but she knew it was the best for the her little one and she continued. He slept well but when he wanted something he sure had a temper; just like his father Hermione thought.

One the first full moon after his birth, he cried the entire night. Remus explained that Werewolf children did not transform until they were nine months and when he did Remus, Wyatt's Godfather would look after him. Until then, Hermione would have to try and comfort her never ending crying son until sun set.

When it came to weaning her young son, she came to realise that he liked his meat rather rare, again just like his father. He loved his vegetables but wasn't so keen on his fruit but loved his meat.

On his first birthday, he took his first step and soon after was running around everywhere. He was so fast sometimes Hermione struggled to keep up with him. The Lycanthropy genes gave Wyatt a lot of strength and power and for a growing boy it was hard to understand. He didn't realise how strong he was sometimes.

Hermione loved being a mother; she loved her son no end. She loved his little giggle, the way his bright blue eyes looked up and her and she love when the snuggled in her bed in the morning when he was sleepy and dreamy.

The one thing that was missing was Fenrir. He was missing out on his son, missing precious moments.


10 Grimmauld Place

For the first few months after the End of the War, Hermione and the others stayed at the newly built Burrow however with Grimmauld Place empty and newly decorated (Mrs Black had been taken down finally) Harry wanted to move in and offered Ron and Hermione a room each. He did offer Ginny a room however Molly and Arthur weren't too pleased with that idea so in the end they agreed that Ginny would be allowed to stay occasionally.

They moved into Grimmauld Place when Hermione was three months pregnant. Harry had given her the biggest room which use to belong to the youngest Black sister, Narcissa. The room was huge and she was able to have a king size and a huge round crib next to her bed for the baby. The boys and Remus helped her paint the room black and white with hints of red around and she was sat. She loved her room and when the baby arrived it was just perfect.

Hermione spent most of her time at Grimmauld Place; she loved having a library where she could spend endless hours ready and a huge kitchen where she could cook for the boys and they certainly didn't mind Hermione cooking for them.

When Wyatt arrived the dynamic changed slightly. Now there was a fourth member of the household, a rather small fourth person. At night the boys had to be quiet when Wyatt was put down where as usually they would run around the house like children. Although the dynamic had changed they loved having their Godson with them.


10th June 2000

Like most mornings, Hermione was woken but a small cry and a child's voice shouting at her to wake up from her dream state.

'Mama! Ma...Ma! Mamamamamamam!' The little said which was very loud for such a small person.

'I'm...wake.' She said as she turned her head to look at the white round crib where her son was standing up. 'Good Morning.'

'Mama!' He shouted again jumping up and down in his crib making the cot bars shake.

Hermione struggled to get out of bed and then walked to the round crib. She reached down and picked him up and held him close to her body. 'How are you this morning my little wolf? Hungry?'

'Mmmmm.' He replied to her which meant he was hungry.

Hermione sat back down on the bed and smiled as her little boy looked at her chest expectantly. Hermione had now been breastfeeding for a year and six months, all of Wyatt's short life. She never believed she would still be breastfeeding now that he had all his teeth but Wyatt enjoyed it and so did she.

Hermione laid back on the bed with Wyatt close by her side and pulled down the front of her nursing PJ top. Wyatt eagerly latched onto her nipple and began his morning feed. Hermione kissed the top his head softly and smiled as she watched her son clutch her top and feed.

Today, Severus Snape had called an order meeting. No one knew why the meeting had been called and Harry had suspicions that rogue Death Eaters were coming out of the wood work for revenge. The meeting was going to be at Hogwarts; Madam Promfrey would look after Wyatt while Hermione attended the meeting.

Wyatt pulled away from Hermione and smiled up at her with adoring eyes. She leaned down and kissed his button nose and then pulled up her top. Hermione sat up and helped Wyatt up onto his feet.

'Now, let's go downstairs and make breakfast for your two Uncles.' Hermione said as she bounced him up and down on the bed while holding his tiny hands.

Hermione and Wyatt ventured downstairs to find Remus already up. He was sat at the table looking like he hadn't slept in days with a cup of coffee in his hand.

'Wooolfffff!' Wyatt shouted as he saw Remus at the kitchen table.

'Good morning little pup.' Remus said as he put down his cup and took the young boy from his mother.

'Are you alright Remus?' Hermione asked as she opened the fridge.

'Fine Hermione.' He said as he bounced the little boy up and down on his knee.

The morning passed quickly before they knew it they were at Hogwarts. Hermione had dropped Wyatt off and was making her way down to the Headmaster's office. As she reached the entrance, she heard shouting and growling, must be Remus she thought (he always growled when he was angry much like her son).

Hermione walked up the steps to the door and slowly opened the door. The raised voices were becoming louder and as she opened the door she saw both Harry and Ron looking red with anger. When the door was fully open she realised why.

'Fenrir.' She said shocked to see the tall muscular man standing by the Headmaster's desk.

'Hermione.' Remus said as he placed his hands on her shoulders which made Fenrir growl as he watched another man and werewolf touch his mate.

'What...what are you doing here? Why are you back?' she said. She looked at Fenrir and then at Remus and then back to Fenrir. She needed answers.

'Fenrir is back to help us with the growing threat.' Severus said from his seat behind his desk.

'I can't deal with this.' Hermione said as she nearly ran out of the Headmaster office.

Hermione ran as fast as she could and ended up by the Black Lake. She stopped at the end of the pier and let tears fall down her face.

Why was he back? Why now? She had just finally come to terms with being a single mother and having to explain to Wyatt why his father wasn't around.

'Runt.' A rough voice said behind her.

She recognised that voice; she knew who was behind her but she couldn't turn around a look at him, not after all this time. He used her nickname he used to use.

'Why did you come back?' she said softly.

'For you.' He said as he walked closer to her. 'I should have never left.'

Hermione let her head fall forward as tears fell down her face. 'But you did.' She said sharply. 'You left, you left me! You hurt me! You never even wrote! Nothing. No word. No letter. Nothing!' she screamed as she hit his strong chest.

'I'm sorry Runt.' He said as he pulled her into him. 'I never wanted to hurt you.'

'You did.' She cried. 'So much.'

Fenrir kissed the top of her head and nuzzled his nose into her curly hair. He missed this hair. He missed everything about her.

His wolf had been wild with desire for her; on the full moon he often returned to Hogwarts just to catch a whiff of her scent but nothing. He often tried to write but found it too hard. He had started so many different letters but sent none. He thought she'd be better off without him. Better off without a murder as a lover.

'I'm staying.' He said softly.

'Just for a few months or forever?' She asked.

'Forever.' He answered looking her in the eye. 'I'm not leaving you every again. It's going to be me and you forever.'

Hermione shook her head as she looked into her eyes.

'Fenrir...' she began.


AU: Left you on a cliffhanger there! I hope you enjoy this chapter! I can't wait to write more. I am so into this story right now! I loved all your reviews. Please if you read, leave a review, it means a lot.