Ava
"he'll be awake soon" Poppy whispered softly as they both glanced over to the next bed
"I cant believe I did that" Ava mumbled unhappily,hissing in pain as Poppy tightened the bandage on her forearm "it's ok" she nodded when the medi witch backed off in alarm
"did he do this?" Poppy asked viciously while nodding her head towards Remus
"I have no idea how it happened" Ava told her truthfully as she watched a fresh wave of blood ooze through the bandage
"werewolf wounds are impossible" Madam Pomfrey sighed complete exasperated "I've done all I can,and it's still not enough"
"you've done a great job Poppy" Ava smiled kindly.
Poppy had done a phenomenal job with the deep scratch on Ava's forearm,she mad almost fainted when she'd woken up in the destroyed house next to Remus on the floor covered in blood,Poppy had cleaned it and healed her up to the best of her ability,but Ava still worried about the ugly scar it would leave.
"Dumledore knows" Poppy told her gravely "James Potter recognized you"
"shit" Ava gasped,ignoring the disapproving look from Poppy over her use of language "looks like ive got some explaining to do"
"yes you do" James called from the next bed.
"I'll get around to you" Ava chuckled weakly as Poppy set her some fresh cloths at the end of the bed "this should be fun"
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"Ah Miss Greenway" Dumbledore greeted as Ava finally reached the stone gargoyle clutching the stitch in her side
"good morning Professor Dumbledore" Ava smiled brightly as she propped herself against the cold,stone wall "I was just coming to find you"
"funnily enough im just returning from the hospital wing" Dumbledore chuckled "please do come in"
"more stairs" Ava sighed as Dumbledore gave the password to his guard (bubble gum)
"I think a cup of tea is in order" Dumbledore beamed as Ava stumbled up the spiral stair case behind him "or perhaps coffee?"
"tea is fine" Ava panted,sighing in relief as they reached the office door and quickly following Dumbledore inside
"tell me miss Greenway" Dumbledore smiled kindly as he gestured for her to take a seat on the rickety looking wooden chair opposite his desk "how long have you been a werewolf?"
"so today's one of those days" Ava sighed to herself "I honestly don't know the specifics,but I was extremely young"
"please elaborate" Dumbledore frowned slightly as he summoned a tea tray out of nowhere
"have you met my mother?" Ava asked with a look of complete loathing
"your mother did this?" Dumbledore asked calmly as he poured her a mug of tea
"she arranged it" Ava nodded stiffly "Fenrir Greyback is a good friend of her's"
"but your father?" Dumbledore asked as he gazed down at her with sympathetic eyes
"knew nothing about it" Ava told him quickly "have you never wondered why I have a different name to them?"
"once or twice" Dumbledore chuckled "I know your mother descends from the Greengrass family tree and your father is muggle born,but they along with your brother's are named Harris if memory serves me well?"
"yes they do" Ava smiled fondly as she thought of her loving father and over protective brothers "when you register as a werewolf you're required to change your name,Ava Greenway is the name I chose not the name I was given"
"but your name is not on the werewolf registry" Dumbledore frowned in confusion
"it was at one point" Ava smiled knowingly "but my father thought it would be wise to destroy any evidence of my condition so I wouldn't face prejudice"
"your father has always lived by his own rules" Dumbledore chuckled lightly "what may I ask was your given name?"
"Astoria Harris" Ava shrugged dismissively "I only had the name until I was old enough to sign the ministry's paper work,after that daddy was happy to call me Ava,mother wasn't"
"I'm struggling to believe your father would have swept this under the rug" Dumbledore shook his head sadly
"my father has been too busy taking care of me" Ava sighed softly "alongside my brothers,if it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here today"
"how old were you?" Dumbledore asked apprehensively "roughly?"
"I know it was before my first birthday" Ava frowned thoughtfully,oblivious to Dumbledore's look of disbelief "I'm not exactly sure how young I was,I just know I was extremely young"
"how ever did you survive?" Dumledore asked her wide-eyed
"private healers mostly" Ava smiled "but my family have helped me along the way"
"such a tragedy" Dumbledore sighed softly "your secret is safe with me Miss Greenway,but perhaps telling Remus of your condition would help you both"
"I'll try to" Ava lied easily "speaking of Remus I better go,he'll be awake soon"
"I'll come with you" Dumbledore sighed sadly "Remus needs to be informed of what happened last night"
"you're not going to tell him about me are you?" Ava gasped
"I'll skip that part" Dumbledore winked
Remus
"it wont happen ever again Headmaster" Remus told the Headmaster determinedly "i should never have come to Hogwarts in the first place" he rambled throwing on the cloth's a house elf had brought him with every intention of walking out the door and leaving the school for good.
"Remus why do you think I allowed you into my school?" Dumbledore ask calmly picking non-existent lint from his robes
"because your barking mad" Remus replied without thinking "im sorry" he apologized immediately afterwards attempting to hide his smile
"you're quite right" Dumbledore chuckled as he perched on the empty bed "however I invited you to attend Hogwarts Remus because you are in fact a wizard"
"im also a werewolf" Remus reminded the Headmaster slowly "a werewolf that almost killed all three of his best friends last night"
"you were a wizard first Remus" Dumbledore argued calmly "there is no reason you should not have the same opportunity as everyone else"
"I've thought about it like that" Remus smiled sadly as he sank down on to the chair "I just don't want to hurt anyone"
"get over yourself Mooney" Sirius laughed from somewhere close by
"it's not the end of the world mate" James added cheerfully
"is it time for lunch?" Peter asked loudly as everyone,including Dumledore groaned in disbelief
"your mother and father were both brilliant students Remus" Dumbledore told him after a few minutes of silence "and so are you,don't give up just yet"
"I just don't understand how I could attack them" Remus sighed loudly "it's never happened before"
"perhaps Mr Black's obvious interest in Miss Greenway infuriated the inner wolf?" Dumbledore suggested quietly as James and Sirius began bickering
"she's not my girlfriend" Remus told the headmaster quickly "I like her,but she's better off without me"
"perhaps" Dumbledore nodded in agreement as Remus's heart sank "perhaps now,your wolf acted so violently last night towards someone who threatened to steal your mate,that's both human and pack nature Remus"
"she's not my mate though,she's only my friend" Remus argued
"your wolf obviously disagrees,its common knowledge that you have kept the company of Miss Greenway and rumor has it she's quite smitten with you my boy" Dumbledore chuckled "also her cat seems fond of you" Dumbledore nodded towards the sleeping grey fluff ball now asleep on Remus's pillow
"he's a particular little thing" Remus agreed "she'll be furious when she figures out he's left the common room"
"Ava was the one who fetched him" Dumbledore smiled as he bent to scratch the cat's ears "she left so I could speak with you"
"she doesn't know" Remus sighed sadly "I don't know where to begin trying to explain to her"
"alas the wolf has claimed her but the wizard has not" Dumbledore smiled softly "Remus there is more to Ava Greenway than meets the eye,you should get to know each other properly"
"until she run's away screaming" Remus grimaced at the very thought
"Remus Miss Greenway is very much your equal,you should speak to her" Dumbledore told him kindly
"who'd have thought" Remus chuckled after a few minutes "id be getting dating advice from the Headmaster"
"sherbert lemon?" Dumbledore asked offering out a white paper bag with a small wink.
Lily
"where were you?" Lily demanded as soon as the toe of James's shoe had entered the common room "I've been awake ALL night waiting for you"
"calm down Evans" James chuckled "Mooney went ballistic and tried to kill Sirius,I got in the way"
"well you don't look dead to me" Lily glared as she smacked him in the arm "no see,you're not a ghost either"
"move along Evans,some of us had a rough night" Sirius grumbled as he barged his way past James towards the couch.
"you haven't seen Ava have you? or her cat?" Lily asked James as he threw himself down on the couch next to Sirius
"she's in the hospital wing with Remus" James frowned thoughtfully "he was talking to Dumbledore before we left and she was waiting outside"
"she didn't sleep in our dorm last night" Lily sighed loudly as she sat cross-legged in front of them on the floor "and the cat's vanished this morning"
"the cat's in the hospital wing" Sirius informed her with a jaw cracking yawn "I heard her telling him off about something this morning when I woke up"
"Evans you look awful" James grinned mischievously "you really didn't go to sleep last night did you?"
"sod off Potter" Lily laughed as Sirius threw his arms over his head protectively
I think she's too tired to attack Padfoot" James laughed as Sirius lowered his arm's slowly
"you two don't look much better" Lily yawned
"come on Evans you can sleep in Remus's bed" James chuckled as he jumped to his feet and helped Lily up from the floor "he wont mind"
"I'm late" Sirius spat as he glanced down at his watch "I've got a hot date" he added before dashing off with a wink
"he always has a date" Lily mumbled as the two of them climbed up the boys stair case "maybe if he didn't date so much Ava would actually look at him twice"
"Sirius will date anyone" James snorted "I mean literally anyone,he writes their names down in his little black book"
"that's disgusting" Lily scowled as she entered the Marauder's surprisingly tidy dorm room "do you need help?" she asked after a long minute of watching James struggle out of his red t-shirt
"do you mind?" he asked with a pleading smile "I'd really appreciate it"
"no problem" Lily smiled as she tugged the t-shirt up over his head "what happened to your shoulder?" she asked him while running her fingers lightly over the patch of red skin
"I already told you" James chuckled softly "Mooney went mental and i got in the way"
"he bit you?" Lily gasped,snatching her hand away quickly
"I was Prongs at the time" James shrugged dismissively while pulling a pair of pajamas from his bedside draws "it doesn't count,I'm not infected"
"thank god" Lily sighed in relief as all the tension left her body "so your animagus protects you from werewolf bites?"
"I was an animal at the time" James chuckled while handing her a fresh grey t-shirt and holding out his arms with a wince "it doesn't transfer to animals other wise there'd be mutant bunny's hopping around killing people"
"but Remus hasn't done anything like this before has he?" Lily asked suspiciously
"never" James confirmed with a nod while placing his arms through the correct holes as Lily held the t-shirt out "he was fine until Sirius turned up,then he just lost it"
"I think we both know why that happened" Lily sighed softly as she tugged the t-shirt over his shoulders
"Ava" James said simply with a nod of confirmation "I was thinking the same thing"
"Sirius needs to back off" Lily frowned as she threw back his bed sheets so he could climb in "Ava's only ever shown interest in one guy,Remus"
"now I think about it" James frowned thoughtfully as he pulled off his jeans revealing white boxers "Mooney could have killed Padfoot 100 times over but didn't,maybe it was just a warning?"
"you need to talk to him" Lily sighed quietly sitting cross-legged near James's feet as he finally climbed in to bed "he needs to stop doing what he's doing otherwise Mooney isn't going to give him another warning,next time he'll aim to kill"
"I can try" James smirked patting the space next to him "Sirius only listens to a certain extent,if he carry's on ill write to my mum she'll send him a howler"
"im not sure I can handle another howler from your mother" Lily laughed "the last one Sirius got was a real treat"
"I remember that" James grinned "we blew up all the toilets in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom,mum went ballistic"
"so did Myrtle"Lily grinned back before laying next to James on the bed
"I don't think he realizes the consequences of his actions" Lily hinted softly
"I don't think he will until it's too late" James admitted sadly
Lily propped her head on the pillow next to James's,gazing down at his sleepy smile and Lily knew he was right,Ava would never give up on Remus as long as he sought out her attention but Sirius would do his best to get in the way of that 'she'll have a battle on her hands' Lily thought sadly.
"hey Evans?" James asked sleepily
"hmmmm" Lily replied she hasn't even realized she'd been dozing in and out of sleep
"would you like go go with me next Hogsmeade weekend?" he asked in a low voice
"like a date?" Lily asked her eyes snapping open in surprise
"well yeah" James grinned
"sure you don't want to go downstairs so you can ask me in front of the common room?" Lily teased "it is tradition after all"
"it's also tradition you shooting me down" he chuckled "but traditions can be broken"
"yes they can" Lily laughed lightly "id love to go on a date with you Potter"
"excellent" James grinned kissing her cheek lightly and settling back into bed.
Remus
"in his other hand,he held his wand,trying to coax from his own chest the shriveled,hairy the hairy heart was stronger than he was,and refused to relinquish its hold upon his senses or to return to the coffin in which it had been locked for so long" a soft voice murmured inches from his ear
"the warlocks hairy heart?" Remus murmured tiredly "not one of Beedles most popular story's"
"good morning to you too" Ava smiled brightly as Remus's heart skipped a beat "this one's actually my favorite"
"Babbity Rabbity was always my favorite" Remus chuckled sleepily while rubbing his tired eyes
"well I can read that for you later" Ava smirked while snapping the book closed
"what brings you to my sick-bed at this hour fair maiden?" Remus teased
"alas Sir Lupin i find myself curious to your health and craving your company" Ava told him dramatically slumping down in her seat feigning distress "I had to fight the most evil of dragons to enter your chambers" she laughed
"I bet you did" Remus scoffed
"I tried to visit at lunch and she chased me out with a broom" Ava told him shaking her head
"I'd have loved to have seen that" Remus chuckled
"you just might get a chance if she catches me in here" Ava winked with a mischievous smile
"I don't want you getting into trouble" Remus told her seriously
"Remus Lupin you are worth a million and one detentions" she told him sincerely "i may have also used a notice me not around your curtains"
Remus grinned widely at that knowing Madam Pomfrey would be enraged when she figured it all out,he picked up his wand and pointed it at the curtain muttering "muffalo"
"she wont hear us now" Remus told her before she could ask about the spell.
"that's very sneaky of you Remus" She grinned "sorry about the cat,he's being rather clingy today"
"he's good company" Remus smiled as the cat in question erupted into loud purrs when noticing Remus was awake "does he ever stop doing that?"
"no he doesn't" Ava laughed as Ash came running up the bed to purr in Remus's face "he's always happy to see the people he knows hence the purring"
"I've never been much of a cat person" Remus frowned thoughtfully "I've never even wanted a pet come to think of it"
"me neither" Ava smiled softly her eyes watching the grey fuzzball intently "he just turned up at my doorstep one morning and wouldn't leave,that was almost 6 years ago"
"so he's an ordinary cat at a magic school?" Remus snorted in amusement "Bethany Clayton was right after all"
"no she wasn't" Ava scowled as she swooped under the bed to look for something "he's ordinary in every sense of the word"
"sorry" Remus frowned worriedly as he watched Ava "I didn't mean to offend you"
"I'm not offended" Ava laughed as she reappeared from under the bed "he can be a bit weird sometimes,chocolate?" she offered while handing him a huge slab of Honeydukes chocolate
"I noticed you eat a lot of chocolate" she shrugged when he failed to respond "my dad sends me sweets all the time,usually Lily eats them all"
"thank you" he told her feeling genuinely flattered and a little concerned as he wondered what else she had noticed about him "I do eat a lot of chocolate"
"no problem" she smiled while slowly rising to her feet
"are you leaving?" Remus asked unable to hide the disappointment in his voice
"just stretching" Ava smiled softly as a wave of relief washed over him "these chairs are killing my back"
"there's room enough for two in here" Remus offered while holding back the blankets to show the space Ava could easily fit in
"I think if I stay in that chair im going to need a cot of my own" Ava laughed as she hopped up gracefully on to the bed
"Merlin your freezing" Remus hissed as Ava stuck her bare foot on his shin after she had finished wriggling around to find a comfortable spot,he wrapped his arms around her tightly and held her so close he could feel the cold from her cheek seeping through his t-shirt right above his heart.
"thanks" she said slightly muffled as her face was pressed into his chest.
"Merlin's saggy nut saahhhhh" Remus hissed as Ava crept her ice-cold hands under his t-shirt and on to his stomach letting out a howl of joyful laughter at Remus's curse,he'd never heard her laugh like this before her whole body shook with each whoop of laughter,Remus soon found himself laughing loudly along with her.
"i'm sorry" she told him once she'd got a hold of herself her body still vibrated slightly with silent laughter
"well at least your hands are warm now" he grinned plucking a piece of her silky black hair and twirling it around his finger.
"your like a human space heater" she told him with a content sigh, her wide,chocolate-brown eyes finally peeking up at him
"and you're a human freezer" he chuckled softly still twirling her hair
"I like being bare foot" she told him smiling softly "makes my toes feel free"
"have you tried toe socks?" Remus asked amused "they're socks but each toe has its own tiny sock"
"those sound interesting" she frowned thoughtfully while wiggling her now warm toes under the blanket's
"I'll buy you some for Christmas" he told her nodding to himself
"my toes would appreciate that" she giggled before snuggling even closer to Remus and closing what tiny space there was between them.
"Dumledore seemed adamant I speak to you today" Remus murmured quietly as Ava's breathe tickled his neck "any idea why?"
"not the foggiest" Ava frowned in confusion "is there something you need to tell me? a message or something?"
"yes and no" Remus sighed loudly after a few minutes of comfortable silence "I need to tell you something,but im just not ready to tell you"
"well that's ok" Ava smiled softly "we all have secrets Remus,that's life"
"ok now im intrigued" Remus chuckled as Ava's smile grew wider "it's just well,mine is a huge secret and you need to know so this" he gestured between the two of them "can progress"
"what is this?" she asked thoughtfully "are we just friends? or do you want to be more than that?"
"I'll take as much as you can give me" Remus replied cryptically
"I'd give you everything" Ava told him seriously as she peered up at him "all of it,whatever you want"
"and that's what worry's me" Remus smiled sadly "I know that sounds terrible but you don't understand just yet"
"Remus when people date they don't start blurting their darkest secrets to each other" Ava smiled softly "that comes with time"
"I know,but if you knew my secret you wouldn't want to date me" Remus explained slowly
"but you'll never know until you try" Ava sighed softly "maybe I wont want to date you anymore once you tell me,maybe I will,it's up to you to decide if im worth the risk"
"you would still date me? knowing im hiding something huge from you?" Remus scoffed in disbelief
"I have secrets too you know" Ava mumbled softly "you could have the same reaction towards my secrets"
"is it wrong of me to not want to become emotionally invested in you if you leave?" Remus asked thoughtfully
"not at all" Ava chuckled "that's actually a really smart thing to do"
"you're a great person" Remus whispered as he hugged her tightly "so...would you like to go to Hogsmead with me?"
"I always go to Hogsmead with you" Ava laughed
"oh..I ment as a date" Remus grinned sheepishly
"yes please" Ava grinned brightly "I'd love that"
"great we could to go..." Remus began but was quickly cut off by Ava's lips crashing in to his
Remus thought Ava would make the kiss a quick one and was quickly proven wrong pulled away from her with a smile as she placed her hand on his cheek and turned his face back towards her's and dived straight in for another kiss, the kiss started off lightly but quickly changed to Long, Deep kisses,their tongues intertwining together passionately.
"shit" Ava gasped as she pulled away from Remus with difficulty "Remus,my hand"
"what?" Remus asked still recovering from the light-headedness Ava had cast over him before his eyes slowly focused on her glowing hand
"what?" he repeated even more confused as he grabbed her hand to take a closer look
"don't" she gasped too late as Remus's hand stuck to hers like glue "what do we do?"
"I don't..."Remus grinned as Ava erupted in to laughter at their predicament "I don't know"
"maybe if we both pull away at the same time?" Ava suggested still laughing
"DON'T" Dumbledore roared while pulling back the bed curtains as Ava squealed in surprise "do not under any circumstances break the connection"
"connection?" Remus asked with a frown as Ava blurted "what the hell is it?"
"if the legends are true" Dumbledore told them calmly while bending to inspect their fused hands "the pair of you are becoming soul bonded"
"but that's just a fairy tale" Ava scoffed as Remus felt the rest of the color drain from his face
"why are you looking at me like that?" Ava demanded as Remus shook his head sadly unable to meet her eyes
"Remus" Ava snapped as the white blue light turned into orange flames "look at me"
"I cant do this to her" Remus pleaded while looking at Dumbledore "I cant condemn her to this life"
"listen to me Remus" Dumbledore whispered urgently as Ava became borderline hysterical "I ment what i said my boy,she is very much your equal,now are you going to accept it or are you going to kill her?"
"what?" Ava shrieked as she caught the last part of the sentence "I'm going to die if he says no?"
"Ava calm down,you're not going to die" Remus told her softly as her eyes widened in horror
"ok" Ava nodded quickly while closing her eyes and taking several deep breaths
"now Remus" Dumbledore urged as the flames spread up their arms and along their torso's
"i'm so sorry" he whispered while leaning forwards and claiming her lips once again
it was over before it had even started,two blinding blue lights hovered in the air above them before crashing in to their new host's who fell unconscious almost immediately.