Hello people!
Please excuse my slow update... Apart from what I wrote at the end I also have end-of-term tests next week. Only two subjects thankfully:-) Although all the rules for transport of dangerous cargo are... interesting... at best...
I got a lot of reviews lately, so I thought I'd sort some things out.
To the user dhh, I advise you to go back to the first chapter and properly read through the description of Lycan. This includes enhanced power, strength AND beauty. The gifts from the gods that ONLY Haley are able to access are the 'I hereby bless you with…' parts, so no, the other two do not get all her abilities. This is clearly stated in the paragraph after the description of how werewolves came to be. Remember that Lycan are NOT regular werewolves or shape shifters like the Quileute tribe, they are a completely different species, so you cannot simply assume what will happen when they bite others. They are a higher standing creature I guess you can say.
Why do you claim that Luna and Hermione (whom you for some reasons seem to hate) do not deserve anything? And that Haley is the only one who has made sacrifices? I never mentioned anything about Hermione's parents, even if I am fully aware they survived in canon, and I am sure that I made it clear in the last chapter that Xenophilius Lovegood died in the Battle of Hogwarts. I never said Luna and Hermione's never made any sacrifices. Please remember that this is NOT canon. If it was it would only be a copy of J.K. Rowling's masterpiece.
Also, dhh, why do you dislike Hermione so much? I can only come up with three reasons:
1. You think she acts like a know-it-all in this story and dislike it,
2. You think she acts like a know-it-all in canon and dislike it or
3. You think she acts like a know-it-all in another story and dislike it
If it's number one, I think you should tell me exactly where you think she is too extreme, and I might change it. At the same time I have a hard time believing this since she hasn't had that much screen time yet and has been an emotional wreck a big part of it…
If it's number two, you are lucky. This is NOT canon, so relax and read before judging.
If it's number three, I think you are plain idiotic (pardon my French). Never ever judge a story based on what you think of another story by another writer, with another storyline, even (or maybe I should say especially) if they are in the same category.
End of ranting, let's get back to what you are all here for
For the record, the basics of this story line do not belong to me. It is a re-write of amypop's story "New Wolf in Town".
The characters rightfully belong to J.K. Rowling (The Harry Potter universe) and Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga). The storyline belongs to the user 'amypop' here on
Please read amypop's "New Wolf in Town" as well and give them the credit they deserve.
/Minna Vipera
Oh and Minshe, try typing 768837 on an old phone and see what you'll get;-)
Edited on 16th of October 2018
Four hours later Luna woke up. Haley enjoyed watching their faces as they went through the change. Unlike the vampire or werewolf transformation there was no pain. They both looked like they could be sleeping if it wasn't for the small continuous changes in their appearances.
Another eight hours later Hermione woke. By then Luna had fallen asleep in wolf form due to exhaustion from changing, but Haley was still awake, if only barely so.
"Haley, how long was I out?" Hermione asked sleepily when she saw Luna asleep and Haley fighting to stay awake.
"Somewhere around twelve hours. Try changing into your wolf!"
"How?"
"I dunno, try imagining yourself as a wolf, that works for me."
Hermione scrunched up her face slightly and seconds later became a beautiful chocolate-coloured wolf, probably somewhere around five feet tall if it would stand up.
"Wow, you are beautiful! I'll show you mine tomorrow, but now we should sleep. Luna fell asleep six hours ago, her change only took four hours for some reason. Tomorrow you can choose a room for yourself, I'm too tired to show you where they are… Mind giving me some space on the bed?" The huge wolf moved a bit to the side, giving the kind-of-human the place between the two wolves.
"Thanks. See you tomorrow." And she was out like a light.
The wolf however stayed awake for another hour, trying out her new eyesight and hearing. She could easily hear the soft steps of what she assumed was a mountain lion stalking a deer four miles away, as well as the even softer steps of something closing in on them both before pouncing on the lion. 'I wonder what is hunting the predators. That was way to silent to be any animal I know of, or a human.'
Then she fell asleep
The next morning Luna woke up first to no one's surprise, and by the time the other two woke up she was sitting on the floor engaged in a lively conversation with Red, the little elf in charge of the garden, about how to best take care of dirigible plums. Luna had seen a bush of said species from the window and couldn't help herself.
"Luna, what are you doing?" Haley asked groggily from the bed.
"When I woke up you two were still sleeping, Mione, you are absolutely beautiful by the way, so I asked Red here about his thought on how to manage dirigible plums. Daddy and I never really got our bush to grow properly, so I wanted to know how he had managed it."
Hermione shook her head, still in wolf form, before changing back to human and asking, "Dirigible plums? Isn't that those weird floating fruits that grew outside your house?"
"Yes, daddy and my mother planted it before I was born, but it hasn't grown anything since I was around five, so I was wondering how Red got it so big."
"There are dirigible plums here?" Haley asked, "I can't remember seeing it when it looked around…"
"It is just by the wall, it would be hard to see from ground level. Look out the window, slightly to the right."
Haley and Hermione walked over to the window and found out that Luna was right.
"Oh yeah, now that I think about it, Luna, this manor holds all kinds of creatures, many have never been investigated, and I am sure I saw a few thestrals the other day that I think you would enjoy. We could all use a run in the forest I suppose."
"Good idea. I could hear lots of animals there last night. It would be fun!" Hermione replied enthusiastically as Luna simply nodded with a smile.
"Does Mistress and her friends wish for company to the woods? Red is going to tend the garden."
"Yes please Red, I still have problems finding my way around here sometimes," Haley replied, "some help would be great. And please call me Haley, as I told Atoria I'm not very comfortable with titles. I am sure Luna introduced herself earlier, and this is Hermione"
Red bowed to his mistress and led them to the front door while having a mumbling argument with himself on whether he would call Haley by name or not. Before he came to a conclusion they were out the door and the three girls were all but running to the woods, smiling and laughing.
"Come on Mione!" Luna egged the older girl on as she was falling behind.
When they reached the edge of the woods all three of them phased, in their place were three wolves, one black as night, one chocolate brown and one almost white. They ran until they came upon a small meadow where they stopped and actually looked at each other.
"By the way, there is one thing I forgot to tell you two."
"Haley, are you talking in my head?" The pale wolf sent the black one a questioning gaze.
"Yep. We are a pack, meaning we are able to hear each other's thoughts when we are in this form."
"I have never heard about something like this. Normal werewolves don't create packs, although I know shape shifters may, but it's rare." Hermione commented.
"Yeah, you are correct, but remember that we aren't normal in any way. Usually Lycan only appear one at a time, so I don't know how they behave in groups."
"Us being witches might have something to do with it. What was it you were going to say by the way?" Luna asked.
"Being Lycan includes a little more than just running around as a wolf when you please. It gives a few… responsibilities… What do you two know about Lycan?"
"I only know they are considered a myth, look a lot like werewolves and that they are thought to be a lot more powerful than any other known creature, but that's all I know. I tried looking them up in third year when professor Snape set the werewolf assignment, but the most I could find was a short side note"
"Daddy told me Lycan are somehow royal, he didn't say anything else except that if I ever met one, I should make sure to be on its good side."
"You are both correct. Luna's point is closest to what I was talking about. Lycan are the rulers of all shape shifters, demons and other dark creatures. Because you two were 'created' by me, I will always have a slightly higher standing than you, I guess you can consider yourselves to be princesses while I am the queen, or something like that. You may also have noticed those weird tattoo marks on your arms this morning. They are the way for other creatures to recognize us as what we are when in human form. Normal muggles can't see them but I'm not sure if wizards can so if anyone asks about it, tell me."
"Wow. I was going to ask about that, I figured it would be weird if you had given us tattoos in the middle of the night…"
"But how can other creatures know what the mark means if they haven't ever seen it before?"
"Instinct, Mione, instinct. Even if they have never heard of us, they will still recognize us as superiors. If you are curious, I know there is a book about Lycan in the library back in the house."
Honey coloured eyes met green. "Library? You never mentioned a library! Where is it?!"
"In the house of course. I didn't mention it earlier because I didn't think about it. And yes, I already decided which room will be yours, yes, it's the one right next to the library and no, no part of said library is restricted."
"You are so taking me there when we get back!"
As Haley and Hermione were 'talking' Luna simply laid down and watched them with her normal somewhat-amused-but-with-her-head-in-the-clouds look before actually saying anything. "You really are easy to read sometimes Mione."
"Oh shut it. Could we go back now? I really want to check out the library!"
"Luna, what do you think?"
"I'd like to stay here a little longer, you never know what you'll find in a place like this. I'll let you know if anything happens."
"Ok, then we will head back, have fun."
The older girls ran back towards the house, changing back to human upon reaching the forest edge, and didn't stop until they reached the library. Half way there Hermione took the lead, somehow sensing her way there ('I swear, Mione has some kind of library radar' /Haley).
"Wow, it's beautiful. Some of these scrolls look ancient, is that really a papyrus roll?"
"Yeah, I agree. And the best part is that there's no Madam Pince. I haven't really had the time to explore it yet but I've found a few interesting books," Haley said as she reached over to an ancient-looking book on the closest shelf, "I think you'll like this one. It is a self-updating encyclopaedia of magical beasts. I looked through it a bit, and it has a section on Lycan and how they are in comparison to other similar creatures, like shape shifters and werewolves."
"…"
"Mione?"
"…"
"Hermione Granger!"
"…"
"You really end up in your own little world when you are reading… I'll go and check on Luna, ok?"
"…mm…"
"See you later."
Haley walked out the door and started running. Forty-six seconds later she caught Luna's scent, mixed In with something else that she faintly recognized, but couldn't really put her finger on. She burst into the meadow where her little sister in all but blood was, all senses on full alert for any signs of threat.
Instead she found Luna happily playing around with a huge three headed dog, somehow managing to entertain all heads at once with three big red balls.
"Is that… Fluffy?!"
Sorry I didn't update when I said I would, I just couldn't find the right place to cut it off… Anyways, as you might have noticed, the teaser and response 'chapters' are removed (either that or I'm slow…) and are instead parts of this one.
I got a question about whether Fluffy would show up, which made me want to have him in the story I know he should be at least seven years by now, but he will act a bit like a puppy… I'll explain it now with cerebus not maturing until they are one hundred and sixty two years old, so technically he still IS a pup.