Harry closed his eyes waiting for the bite, not sure he could be turned the day after the full moon. His dad had sworn he was safe here and whether he was bitten was his choice. He wondered if it would be painless to transform, for his dad it would have been if he had been here in the village. Harry was surrounded by them but he was no pureblood, he was the son of a pureblood squib wolf and a human. Some how he didn't really wonder why it was taking so long for the wolf to bite him, he thought perhaps it was taunting him. He was just terrified.

He was shocked when the wolf began to lick him. At first he wondered if the wolf was having a taste first but he began to lick over and over. Harry couldn't help but start laughing as it felt like sandpaper, and it was tickling him. The wolf suddenly stopped and backed off from him.

Fenrir's voice came from behind as his so called attacker went into full submissive mode."Silver, what are you doing? You knew not to scare the child."

Remus knelt down next to Harry and put a calming hand on his arm. "Harry are you okay?"

Harry knew he must have looked really pale, and he had been heard calling for help. He realized from the licking that Silver had just been playing with him and had not meant to scare him at all or attack him. Harry had seen the wolves wrestle and as his head cleared he knew it could not have been attempt to force him to be bitten. Fenrir knew he had made a mistake with Remus, and Remus had sworn it was a mistake they wouldn't make again.

Silver had turned back to human form but he was still on the ground. He was one of the wolves who he knew could not be much older then he was. Harry had not been hurt but the pack had made very strict rules to keep him from being hurt.

Harry spoke up."He didn't hurt me, I promise. He just tackled and licked me."

Fenrir could see Harry was not hurt and was honest. "You will present yourself to your father Silver like the naughty child you acted as."

The wolf bowed his head and he could see from the looks on the other teens that wasn't a good thing. He had horrible flashes of what his so called Uncle would have done to him when he was in trouble. The beatings were bad enough when he did things in private, but if he had been sent home from school he was not sure he would have eaten for a month. He knew he had over reacted and he hated that Silver was to be punished.

Remus knew what his son was thinking, both about his own childhood and worried what would happen to Silver. When his son moved to step in Remus stopped him. It was like stopping a teacher from giving a detention, but with an alpha wolf it was even more.

Harry shook his head."I was just scared, I know you said I would not be bitten but I was scared. He shouldn't be punished."

Remus quieted him. "He will be grounded for a day; young pups who can't be trusted are made to stay with their moms."

Fenrir was the alpha which made him not only boss but protector of the pack. The pack was a huge family why they lived as a communal, and he was the patriarch. Even the older wolves in the pack turned to him for advice and would follow his orders. In their own homes they had their own rules but out in the village they followed pack rules as humans did their own laws. Silver would be treated as a naughty toddler for the day.

Fenrir came over to them when he was done; he was still worried for Harry. He cared deeply for Remus above and beyond his normal concern for his pack, and now that concern included his son. He hoped Harry would become one of them, but that was his choice and he wouldn't be scared into thinking any different.

Fenrir sat down with them. "Are you okay pup? I promise you have nothing to fear. I would personally take on any who tried to harm you."

Harry was reminded what his dad said so he didn't try to speak up for Silver."I was just surprised. I do need to think I need to go to the hut though."

Remus thought his son would not come back out but Harry stopped him when he said he would bring his food. Harry would come back out but he had been going for the bathroom when he was jumped. Remus couldn't see but he had a feeling from the fear and tickling he lost it.

He kissed his son on the head."Go and clean up, take your time. Lunch will still be there when you come back."


Harry had been back for two days and he ate his meals with the pack but he and his dad spent a lot of time talking or on studies. Harry didn't tell his dad he had found out from Lucius how Sirius had really taken the news back then. Remus was trying to protect his son and he thought he was by not telling Harry. Harry had needed to know though and he had to ask. Lucius wouldn't tell his dad either.

Lucius came back on the third day and he brought some of the books and things he promised Harry. He told Harry like the clothes there were doubles in Helen's home for when he was there. He noticed a letter from the twins was among it and a gift. He was reminded his birthday was coming up.

Lucius showed a bottle. "An early birthday gift from Remus. The Order will soon know Harry is gone, he is to be allowed to Grimmauld for his birthday."

Remus saw his son pale."We knew they would find out soon, I thought sooner. You know you are safe here."

The window for taking Harry was not on when he would be checked on. The wards on the home needed to be changed once every few months, and Remus had been able to use that to sneak in for Harry. Since the order never checked on him, it was possible they could have even lasted till fall.

Harry wanted to think of something else. "What is that?"

Lucius smiled. "To become an animagus you need to know your form. Severus did this."

Remus told him he had been the one to make it for the marauders; he was the only one with the potion skills to do it. The potion revealed their form so they would have something to focus on when they were becoming one.

Remus uncorked is and handed it to Harry. "Bottoms up, sooner we find out the sooner you can train."

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