The Hounds of Midnight Chapter 4
7 months later…
Draco and Fred shivered in the cold as they walked slowly up the front steps of the newly rebuilt Hogwarts.
Even though they had managed to live in the mountains of Romania for over 7 months, they still weren't used to the cold.
Seven months ago, Draco and Fred had been taken under Bill Weasely's wing when they became werewolves.
It had been seven months since they had seen or heard from anyone that they used to know.
The isolation of the werewolf colony in Romania had come to an end and though they would miss the friends that they had made on their journey, they knew that they had to return for the upcoming school year.
Now they were back with the knowledge of a smattering of Romanian, the necessary skills to survive and heavy hearts.
As soon as they had returned with Bill to Scotland, their mentor had disappeared without a trace leaving the boys once again to rely on each other.
With nowhere else to go, the boys had taken up residence in the Leaky Cauldron until the day came for them to start their eighth year at Hogwarts.
Draco glanced over at Fred who was too solemn for his liking as they waited in the lobby for Minerva McGonagall to greet them.
The new Headmistress had welcomed them back with open arms saying that because of all the attacks that happened during the war, there would be a new house made for the survivors of werewolf attacks.
They had been told that the new house would be named The House of the Moon where all of the newly created werewolves could support each other and continue their studies without being bothered about their new blood status.
Both Draco and Fred had been excited and more than a bit relieved when they realized that they would still be able to go back to school with their friends and relatives.
Fred had especially been excited about the prospect of seeing George again.
Bill had warned them though that things had changed and their friends and families may no longer want their friendship after everything that had happened.
But as the thought of Bill crossed his mind, Draco found himself scoffing making Fred turn and quirk an eyebrow at the blonde.
"What's gotten into you?"
He asked as Draco just shook his head before meeting his brother's eyes.
"Just thinking of the bastard that left us here."
He gritted out making Fred's expression harden.
Just as he was about to answer, the sound of tired voice broke through their conversation making them forget about their estranged mentor for now.
"Mr. Weasleys, welcome back to school.
May I be the first to tell you that just because the rules have become more lenient, there are still in fact, rule's.
In just a moment, I will be accompanying you to your new House's common room and dormitory where you will reside for the rest of the year.
Please be aware that any harm or destruction that you cause will result in consequences.
There will be no bloodshed on my watch.
You wolves will just have to learn to get along with the rest of the school I'm afraid.
Now, with that said please follow me."
She said as she met both of their gazes with a knowing look before turning and leading them down the hallway into the passages that made up the school.
The two wolves exchanged a look before following the older witch down the hall.
'What do you think the new dormitories will be like?'
Fred asked through their new found telepathic link.
They had discovered that when Bill had taken them under his wing, they now had the ability to talk to one another without actually saying a word.
Bill had called it the pack link.
Unfortunately, Bill's side of the link had been blocked once he had left.
Draco shrugged as his mind fluttered with restlessness after a long journey and still having yet to go on their nightly hunt.
'I don't know. And I really don't care at this point. I'm bloody starving and I want to get out of here as fast as possible so we can go hunt before I buggin end up killing someone.'
Fred's lips puckered in a sour expression as they climbed the stairs up into the upper parts of the castle.
'Glad to know you're in high spirits.
The least you can do is try and feign excitement about the fact that we're going to be in a completely new house.'
He chided making Draco's face scrunch up in distaste.
'Oh how exciting.
We're going to be bloody trapped with a bunch of other newborn werewolves where we'll most likely turn into a mob of bloodlust and kill us and the entire rest of the school.
Yes Fred. I'm definitely excited.'
He said as his voice filled with thick sarcasm.
Fred came to a sudden stop before turning on his brother who gave him a confused look.
"You know the purpose of us being here, Drake.
We need to find our mate and carry out the mating rituals so we won't change at random anymore.
It's too dangerous for us to continue living this way.
We need to find her so we can finally be in peace.
Plus the chance of her being a hot babe is high so at least you can be excited about that."
He said with a smirk making Draco's lips turn into a smirk of their own.
Girls.
That was one thing that Draco hadn't seen in a long time.
Over in the werewolf colony it had been all male wolves with very few females.
He had definitely longed for the day that he would be able to find his mate and claim her for his own.
Fred was right.
It was time to buckle down and get serious about finding their mate, which would begin with a search of their own house members.
The chances of her being a wolf was slim to none but it wouldn't hurt to cover all their bases.
Sharing a look they came to a silent understanding.
Finding and claiming their mate had just become their number one priority.
