What they did while I was away, I haven't the slightest. I arrived in the grounds of Hogwarts. The weather wasn't too different from that of Washington State.
"Oy! Show yerself!"
"Hagrid? How are you?"
"Wolf? That you?"
"Yeah. I just got back from Washington State." I said exiting from the forest; seeming to appear out of the thick foggy mist that surrounded us.
"'Ow was it then? Meet any 'un?" Hagrid asked with a small wink.
"Rubeus!" I exclaimed with a laugh. I gave him a playful punch on his arm. We started to walk up to the castle. "This is some thick fog. Has it been like this since I left?" I wondered if dementors had something to do with it.
"Aye. Fog's been migh'y thick since ya left. I think yer uncle's been missin ya, too.
"Yeah, I kinda guessed he would. For the first time in a year, he's on his own."
"He's been a bit down but anyway, yer not stayin' are ya?"
"'Fraid not. I actually have to grab Sev and go back to the States." He was not going to be happy to go, but he didn't have a choice.
"Well, best to ya, Wolf. Have a good'un."
"Not coming in?"
"Nah, gots summat to do later. Aragog's not doin' too well."
"Well, give him my best. I'll be thinking of him."
"Thanks a bunch Wolf! It means a lot!" He said emotionally. Aragog was his oldest friend.
I said my goodbyes and Hagrid walked back to his hut. As soon as I was about to climb the many stairs that lead to the Grand Entrance, rain started to come down in sheets.
"Great, just great." I entered the Great Hall in the middle of dinner. From my vantage point, the hall was a sea of black robes. I looked up to the staff table; where I would usually sit. Just like clockwork, my uncle arrived late. He didn't notice that I was standing in front of the main entrance, since he used the staff door. Just because he didn't notice me, doesn't mean others didn't.
"Wolf! Hey, Wolf!"
"How are you?"
"Where've ya been?"
"How was your trip?" A scrawny black haired, bespectacled, boy asked.
"Fine! The weather was just as gloomy as it is here! Thanks for asking, Harry!" I shouted back at him. I was bombarded with all sorts of questions as I casually strolled up to the staff table.
"Ah, K.D! Nice to see you again! How was your trip?" Only albus Dumbledore used my birth name. Anyone else who used it would get yelled at by yours truly.
"It was.....interesting to say the least. I actually have to grab sulky over there, and head back."
"Somehow I got the feeling that you were not going to stay." He said with a small disappointed smile. I moved along the table until I got to my uncle Severus.
"Wolf, you're late."
"What, no hello?" I asked him with a hug.
"Fine, hello. Happy?" He was always sarcastic. I was used to it and I knew he was joking.
"Uncle Sev, we've got to go back to the states. Don't say anything. I'll explain when we get there." I walked back down from the staff table and reluctantly, he followed.
"I've met some people who need my help." I told him as we walked through the Great Doors.
"Who could possibly need the help of a teenager?"
"A teenage werewolf," I corrected him, "They're the Cullens. We don't really get along, but I've decided to help them out."
"I've really got to start paying more attention to you. You seem to find trouble or it finds you. Are you sure you can trust these people? This is so like you, making friends with complete strangers." He was being over- protective.
"Yes. I've already been at their house. They seem like sort of nice people."
"I'm not going to say anything about that. Where?"
"Forks, Washington State."
"Great! Cold and rainy! My favorite weather. Like I don't get enough of that here......." I could tell this was going to be a long trip. We went into the forest a little and I told him where to go.
"Apparate to the Cullen house, Forks, Washington State U.S.A. Got that?" I asked him. I had to make sure he knew exactly where to go. I didn't want him to end up somewhere else and bother anyone.
"Yeah. See you there." We walked a little further and apparated separately.
"I hope he goes to the right house." I said to myself.
"That's it. She's not coming back." Emmett said, fingering my necklace.
"Who's not coming back?" I asked walking through the front door; my uncle in tow. "This is my uncle, Severus Snape. Uncle Sev meet Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Edward, Alice, Emmett, and Jasper. Did I mention everyone?" He was unusually quiet. I glanced behind me to see why he was being silent. He had a look of disgust. Carlisle, sensing tension, walked up and shook my uncle's unwilling hand.
"Severus, pleased to-
"This is who you are trying to help?!?" He was furious at me. "You, a werewolf, are trying to help these- these monsters? Get away from me!" He added, in a deadly whisper, to Carlisle, who was still trying to shake his hand.
"If you don't mind me asking, what's the problem-
"What's the problem? What's the problem? YOUR KIND IS THE PROBLEM!!! You vampires have attack my wife in the past! Stay away from my niece! I don't want to see you around my family again! And you," He added to me, "Stay away from them! I swear, if I hear of you ever being around these 'things' again-
"What are you going to do? Ground me?" I had to challenge his authority. I would pay for this once I got home, if I went home. He said nothing, but he walked out of the front door, his black robes billowing behind him. After the door slammed shut, there was the sound of apparation and all was quiet.
"What the hell was his problem?" Emmett asked aloud.
"He wouldn't happen to be a werewolf, would he?" Carlisle asked.
"No, it's just that he married a werewolf and one of his sons is a werewolf. He's a little prejudiced about vampires and I don't blame him after what happened last year....." I trailed off. What had happened was horrible and we never spoke about it.
"I see." Said Carlisle, sounding a little more sympathetic towards my uncle. "I'm guessing he has had a bad experience with others like us."
"You can say that, but it would be an understatement. Even though I don't have the support of my uncle, I'm still willing to help."
"Good. Your help could be crucial." Esme told me secretly.
"Well, I guess you are going to need a place to stay since your uncle isn't too happy with you." Carlisle said aloud.
"I could just sleep in the woods, in wolf form. I don't want to be a burden." I told them, modestly. I hate imposing on people.
"That isn't a very good idea, with the newborns out there. They could get you while you are sleeping. The couch is all yours." Carlisle said with a smile.
"Thanks, Carlisle."
"No problem. You are helping us with this little problem."
"Now I've got to find Caleb and tell him that we can stay on your land. I can't thank you guys enough!" I strolled over to the front door and walked out. I knew they were whispering about my uncle, but I didn't care. Everything was going well. Everything wouldn't be perfect for long.
