"Bloody hell, Hermione! What happened?!" the red head known as Ron stared terrified at his best mate's torn back.

Hermione hesitated on telling Ron Harry's new condition but she really had no choice, "Ron..Harry was..scratched by Professor Lupin.."

Ron looked bewildered, "Well why would he do that?"

Hermione sighed, "No, I mean...while he was..a werewolf..Ron.."

Ron still didn't understand, "But I thought only a werewolf bite would...you know."

"Not necessarily, if Professor Lupin's werewolf genes are potent enough it will..have the same effect as a bite would.."

Ron turned almost white at this new information, "Then...H-Harry's..a...a...."

"I'm not sure yet. We have to wait to see if he shows any..signs..of lycanthropy to be sure..." Hermione explained sending a very concerned glance at the battered raven haired teen.

"We?! Whad'da mean we?!" Ron looked petrified at the thought of being near another werewolf twice in one day or at all for that matter.

"Ronald! Don't tell me you're willing to give up your friendship with Harry because of something he can't control!" Hermione was furious at Ron's objection to helping his own friend.

Ron stopped to consider this and looked at the still unconscious form of his friend, he suddenly felt guilty realized that the brunette girl was right. "'Suppose you're right...."

At that moment the pale looking boy groaned in his sleep mumbling something in a whisper.

Hermione and the crutch ridden Ron quietly listened to their friend's audible dreaming.

"N-No....p-please...stop....professor....." Harry grimaced at the stinging pain in his back from tossing around abit.

Hermione furrowed her eyebrows feeling sorry for the boy who lived and gently started to shake him awake.

Harry slowly opened his bright green eyes and tried to decipher the fuzzy figures watching over his bed at him. "'Mione....Ron....?" he murmured weakly, he reached a hand out to grab his glasses but instantly recoiled and hissed in pain from the deep cuts in his back.

Ron grimaced at his friends pain and felt abit more guilt wash over him from not wanting to help him earlier. "You alright mate?" he asked quietly.

Hermione handed him his glasses so he could see properly.

Harry slowly pushed his glasses on and blinked abit getting his eyes to focus, "Yeah..I feel fine.." He pushed himself up into a sitting position and immediately regretted the action.

"Harry..you were attacked..by Professor Lupin...during the full moon.." Hermione explained softly.

Harry stopped and looked at Hermione with a thoroughly concerned expression, "Then..that..means....I'm.."

"We don't know yet, Harry." Hermione said quickly before her friend panicked, even tho it was rare it could still happen given the current conditions.

Harry relaxed but only slightly, "How long will it take to figure it out?" He asked quietly to his friends surveying their expressions carefully.

"I don't know, but it should be more evident around the next full moon." Hermione saw the anxiety in the raven haired boy eyes behind his spectacles. "But we'll be there with you through it okay?"

Ron nodded in agreement deciding his friend needed support now more than ever.

Harry smiled abit and nodded his thanks to his friends before Madam Pomfrey came rushing in to mend Harry's wounds.

A/N: Kinda short but I would like some reviews and comments before I continue so please review/comment ^^