Eventually the outside world came calling. Madam Pomfrey and the Headmaster had stalled as long as they could, claiming that the students needed their rest in order to recover (which they did, they had fallen asleep quickly once back from their adventure into the past, despite being worried for their former professor). Sirius had snuck in once while they were all asleep to let them know with a wink that Remus had gotten away, somehow, and that searches of the grounds and forest had been unsuccessful. Harry had pulled the man close and whispered the hint about the cave of Padfoot's first transformation. Receiving only a nod and a smile in response Sirius they changed the subject until the Weasley and Granger parents made their first visit while the teens were awake.

"Ronald Bilious Weasley! How dare you be out of the castle with a dangerous werewolf on the full moon!"

"Molly let him breath…"

"Oh Hermione! My little girl! Are you okay?"

Concerned voices surrounded Harry on all sides making him feel a little left out. He didn't have parents or a family to worry about him and storm into the school to tell him off for getting hurt and worrying them. Just about to curl up into himself he was surprised to feel a Hand on his shoulder. Looking up into the eyes of his godfather he shook his head. He did have family now. Sirius cared for him, and they were going to live together from now on! That thought made him relax a little but he was still worried about how his friend's families would react to the news. Becoming a werewolf wasn't something he had to worry about with his godfather, but the other two sets of parents were an unknown. Well he was pretty sure Ron would be okay. Nothing could stop Mrs. Weasley from loving her family. He had never really met his other friend's parent's though. With that thought he turned to look behind him and see how they were reacting. Mostly they seemed worried and confused. Somehow Harry wasn't surprised that no-one had really explained the details of what all this meant to them and their family.

"You know that your friends are always going to be welcome at our home on full moons right Harry?" Sirius asked after a moment after he saw where his godson was looking.

"I do, but I don't think they do…" Actually he hadn't known but he wasn't surprised at all about the statement. Certainly Lupin would be staying with him, and Harry as well so what was two more 'wolves to add to the party? He had no doubt that the man was seeing it as just that: a great big party.

"Well we had better go enlighten them, starting with your lady friend and her family I think." The man winked as his charge blushed at the term but scooted over to the other side of the bed as Sirius walked over to Mr. and Mrs. Granger.

"Hello, I'm Sirius Black, Harry's godfather. I have…an old friend who had gone a similar situation when he was a young child. If I can answer any questions please do not hesitate to ask." For a moment Harry was surprised at the change from the playful childlike person that had been sitting next to him to the polite if formal speech and manner that his guardian was now showing.

"Yes actually, Mr. Black," answered Mr. Granger. "I'm Daniel and this is my wife Eileen. Hermione has tried to explain a little bit of this to us but we would appreciate an adult's perspective. How could the school allow such a danger to the children to be on the grounds? I have no problem with the man teaching but shouldn't he have had a location…further away from the school to…transform?"

"Actually I'm afraid that the precautions that were normally present were…well. Perhaps this would be easier if I told you the full story about what happened tonight." Hermione didn't looked too pleased by the idea but said nothing as the mad told her parents the shortened version of his own plight and the effect it had caused to ripple down to their daughter being attacked. What they heard was a rather edited version Harry noticed. Whereas Lupin and his godfather were great friends in reality this story presented them as merely colleges from the war that were after a common goal, the traitor that had betrayed one of their fellows and a mutual friend. They also didn't hear of the rescue that their own daughter had performed for her attacker but even Sirius didn't know that officially. Surprisingly they didn't seem to be fazed by the fact of what their daughter now was, only wondering what the protocol for this sort of thing was.

"That's horrible!" Eileen Granger had spoken up after the tale was finished "What…What happens to my little girl, and her friends now that they have this…condition?"

Hermione started to pale at the thought of possibly leaving Hogwarts, and the others in the room had gone silent as the question had been heard by all of them. (The Weasley Patriarch had finally calmed his wife down to listen to the story that Sirius was telling. They knew the man was downplaying his relationship with Lupin, but said nothing about it) They all knew that the cursed people like werewolves and vampires were considered barley citizens, there was no place for them in the world of wizards to the minds of the masses.

"Nothing good," He muttered when Sirius delayed while trying to figure out how to word his offer. "Er…well…it's true."

Ducking his head in embarrassment he felt Sirius ruffle his hair and sigh sadly.

"We know kiddo, but we'll find some way to help you guys." Then the face of his godfather turned serious again. "I am sorry to say Mr. and Mrs. Granger that the wizarding world is very prejudice against anything it deems inferior. I have never had a problem with this…affliction but many do." Here a paused to sigh and looked very grim. "I will be quite honest with you, her life in this world will be much harder now. However, she has been a good friend to Harry here while I couldn't be here for him, as has Ron." He stood to where he addressed both of the families. "I know that you must mistrust me because you all thought I was a criminal but I swear on my magic that I never did that. I swore long ago when I became Harry's godfather that I would always care for him, and while I broke that promise they were there for him and I will do whatever I can to repay them for watching out for him. I have the full accounts of the Black family behind me and can put the money to a good use for once to buy them all wolvesbane potions and tutors so that they will not fall behind in their education. As long as they sit for the Ministry OWL and NEWT exams they will have… as little trouble possible getting jobs."

"But there will be problems." Mr. Granger said sharply. Here finally Hermione spoke up.

"No one will hire a muggleborn werewolf," Harry's heart broke because he knew that she had been thinking of a job in the Ministry. Hard enough to do because of whom her parents are. Now that was basically impossible to do. She wanted to do great things. Harry and Ron just wanted to play Quidditch…or become and Auror but no that was impossible for them now as well. Not that he really ever needed to work with the money he inherited and he would never let his friends go without but it still hurt as the reality set in.

"Not now they might not but…we have 4 more years before you have to worry about a job. Who knows how the world will change between now and then?" Suddenly they all saw the twinkling eyes of the headmaster enter the room. All turned to face him and he smiled. "Rest assured that even if I am…forced to say they are no longer students of Hogwarts I will not let their education be forgotten. I will be assisting Mr. Black in finding acceptable tutors. I believe that Potions, at least, will not be a problem for you."

Sirius burst out laughing at the comment, knowing who the man was talking about. The three students simply exchanged a look of horror. Could the ever escape the bat of the dungeons?

The Weasley family relaxed noticeably at his comments but Harry could tell that Hermione's parents still looked worried even if she seemed to trust them. Suddenly he felt compelled to stand and put a reassuring arm on her shoulder.

"Don't worry Mr. and Mrs. Granger. I'll make sure Hermione gets the best tutors in any subject she wants to study." He said with a conviction that surprised everyone but his godfather. There was no doubt in his mind that he meant his words. These two were his best friends and he would do anything for them, even if it meant using some of his hated fame to get Hermione a tutor she needed or a job she wanted.


AN: A short chapter 3, but we're progressing. Next time the government comes calling!

AN2: OMG I am so sorry for that first paragraph! I meant to delete it but I..completely forgot. So sorry if that confused you. Its fixed now!