Ch. 9
The dungeons; where most people that do not live there, would like to run from it. Down to where all the shadows of Hogwarts likes to dwell; even in the hottest of days, it seems to be overcome by the coldest of colds. Even someone of the warmest hearts could experience the coldness and become sluggish and unfeeling. Who would want to get even closer to such a place as this? When the Lupin's, Black's, Snape's and Draco Malfoy had entered the Snape's chambers; through the painting of Salazar Slytherin, they were greeted by the rich dark wooded colors of grand furniture inside of Severus's domain.
Severus talked in his dull teacher attitude, "Now Draco; tell us what you wanted to talk to us about? We don't have all day to talk."
Draco squeaked, "I don't want to be like my father; I want to help with the light, and I don't want to return to my father when school is let out any more."
"You know Draco that Lucius would look everywhere for you. Where do you think you could live and not run into him there?"
"The Weasley's or somewhere else that he could not find me, I already know that he could find me at your house uncle."
Remus spoke up, "What about your house Sirius that is where everyone is at during the holiday season?"
"I don't know how Harry would be okay with that, I mean we have not told him that we have gotten married without him knowing when it was. He would not be a pleasant person to talk to when school is back on."
Hermione said, "Not just that but also trying to talk to him and Ron about my cousin and her friend; being Harry's only fathers' he has left, wives. I mean he does have some anger issues; but he won't calm down until the two of you talk to him, and he won't talk to me for a few months because I am now a Snape."
Anne spoke up, "I don't know about Harry, except from what you have talked about him and Ron; if they cannot live with what you are doing, then why be friends with them if that is all they are going to do to you. I mean; they really can't be all that great being friends if they blame you for even breathing and living your own life without them."
Sirius coughed, "Yeah; but Harry has had a hard life, but having Ron as a friend is not all that great for him to have. He will learn to get over it though. As for Ron; I think he wanted to marry Hermione himself and that could cause a problem for you Snape. He will make your life become harsh for a little while, until he sees for himself that being Hermione's husband would mean a lot of work for anyone to catch up to her knowledge level to make her happy."
Severus smiled, "I am going to take that as a complement Mr. Black; knowing you it will be a very long time before I ever hear you say something like that again. As for Hermione; she would have died of an early age of boredom for the lack of communication between the two of them, while he ran off with some other girl to break her heart with. No; they would have been hell for her to live with, even if she married someone like Draco, she would still be bored."
Draco yelled, "Hey; I know stuff."
Hermione said, "Do you know enough to keep me from babbling so much that I have to use simple words for you to keep up?"
Draco thought about it, "I guess I don't know a lot than I thought I did, but you still manage to outsmart even most teachers, even Uncle Severus has to come up with something to stump you in class and you still manage to make a perfect potion."
"I might not be able to keep Severus's class because of us being married and the same goes for Anne and Char, because of their husbands teaching DADA, for they are married to Remus and Sirius. I hate not taking my classes."
Sirius said, "We should have talked to Albus about that, what are they going to do, when they can't take those classes? I know it would be hard for Anne and Char; they need to have DADA to survive this war, but Hermione is going to need potions if she still wants to make her own breakthroughs with potions. Was it not your dream to cure werewolves of their curse?"
"Yes it was."
Remus said, "Before meeting Anne; I have always wanted to get rid of being a werewolf, but now I just don't know if I want to get rid of it now. I mean; I am now able to be one with my other self, I just hope I know what is going on during the full moons now that I know I am not going to hurt anyone while it happens. Moony has told me that I would not be able to now; I have found my mate, I would be settling down now. No more wanting to hurt anyone else now." Anne was sitting in Remus's lap; it was hard for Remus and Moony not being very close to Anne at all, they would be very antsy until they could feel her closeness again. It may look that they may not be able to have Anne that fare away from them, but they would have to have their fix whenever they could have skin on skin contact.
Anne was starting to nod off as everyone seemed to talk on, on how to deal with Draco when the time came. They agreed to talk again in a couple of days after the full moon; which happened to be that night, to talk some more. Hermione noticed that Remus was not his moody self; when it came close to his full moons, she wanted to write the theory of werewolf mates. In order for that to happen, she would need to talk to Anne and Remus, for getting to okay to have them tested by her. She just hoped with some time, she would be able to do that.
Hermione also knew that both Anne and Remus had lived really hard lives. Anne being kicked out by her family because of being a witch and Remus not allowed being able to find a steady job because of being a werewolf and almost not having someone to love and love back. She is just happy that they have found each other. With Anne at his side; he has been able to withstand picking things up, without being weak. Remus was able to pick Anne up; without breaking out with any sweat, when a month ago he was as weak as someone who just leaved through a car wreck or something that magnatued. Plus Anne is not light by any standards and if Remus can pick her up, then he was feeling tones better than normal.
Char gave her the look that said, they needed to be there for Anne when it came close to the full moon; that is if their husbands would let them, or Remus/Moony would let them get close to her during that time as well. When Remus and Anne had left; the two women that were left made plans to meet up in the Entrance Hall after dinner that night, and go from there of what they should do for Anne. During the time that Char and Hermione were talking in whispers; Sirius and Severus had noticed this, they made plans to follow their wives that night. They also knew that it was the full moon; the two men also wanted to make sure that Anne was not going to get hurt either, but they would be the ones to get hurt before their own wives do.
After dinner that night; Char and Hermione had noticed that Anne and Remus had never came to Great Hall, so they went off to find Anne along with their husband by their side. Sirius and Severus had argued with their own wives that if they were going to check up on Anne, then they would also be checking up on Remus at the same time as them. As they walked towards the Lupin's chambers; they had walked near a window and noticed that the full moon was already up in the night's sky, and that was when they heard two different kinds of howls that blend into one traveling across the castle. Three pairs of eyes looked towards Sirius.
"That is not a battle howl. What is going on in their chambers with Moony?" Sirius ran towards Remus's chambers and made ran into the open painted door; which had a painting of a wolf and Red Riding Hood, and he walked back out. "No one is going in there. Anne and Remus are fine; you will see them in the morning."
Severus asked, "What happened?"
"Remus was doing his husband stuff in wolf form; while Anne was in her animagus form as well, and all he did was give me a warning growl and I left them be."
Char asked, "Are you sure about that?"
Then they heard a couple of barks, Sirius said, "They want us to come in now."
Then the four of them walked through the open painting; where they saw Remus/Moony laying his head over Anne's shape-shifter wolf's body, as if he was guarding her from the others. When the four people had walked in, he moved to where he could face them and talked to Anne in wolf language and allowed her to change to her human self and she said, "Sirius; next time knock before coming in, you almost got yourself bitten by my husband."
"Sorry about that sis, but these two ladies here were worried that Remus might have done something to you in his werewolf form. We don't know that much about werewolf and their mates, so please forgive us on that part."
Moony barked/growled some more. Anne said, "Remus wants to mark each one of you into our pack; as in our wolf pack, for added protection to our family."
Hermione asked, "Really? We won't change, will we?"
Moony growled. "I guess you don't trust us then?"
Sirius growled, "I trust you Moony; you know that, but these girls and Severus might not know much about werewolf structure like the two of us do. Let me explain; since we did a lot of studying back in the day, when you first asked James, Peter, and I."
Moony then barked once. "Okay."
Sirius said, "Back when we were in Hogwarts; Remus told us that he could build his own pack, if we were ever interested. He told us that even though werewolves could bite someone, they would become a werewolf, but if the werewolf just want someone to be their mate or be part of his pack. All he had to do was use bite but not use his tongue to inflicted the curse upon the person that he bit, they would have the heighten sense of smell, taste, and hearing without the fur. All you have to do is lay on the floor an allow him to do it to you; as long as you don't make sudden movements, while he is doing it to you."
Moony then growled and bark some more. "If you allow this, then this time on; Remus and I are now your alpha in this pack that we have started with you." Anne was having a little hard talking for Remus and talking about herself in somewhat third party speaker. She had to make her friends understand that it was not going to be easy about all of this for everyone that was there that night. She knew that Char and Hermione were worried about her and their husband would also worry about them being close to Remus during this time of the month for him.
Moony then bark little more. "Moony/Remus, I would not fight with your wolf form; it is the full moon and you have no control. Stay the way you are, I don't want to lose you if you try to change back into a human before sun up. You will go mad." He then looked at her in the eye and growled, deep throat type growl. Anne looked away with a couple of tears.
Sirius growled, "Moony, you are not doing it. I may have to allow Char to take Anne to our rooms, to where she is away from you until you are in your own right mind. You can still mark us in your wolf form; we will trust you and we will become a pack. Like you have always wanted, all because you have finely found your alpha female; now stop making my new sister cry."
Moony nudged Anne to where she was laying on the floor and he stood over her. He licked her checks to stop her from crying, it was the only way he knew how to comfort her; he hated seeing her upset if he could help it. Sirius was right; he could still make them into his pack, without being human to do it. He lightly barked, and Anne spoke for him again, "Just lie down and show me your left collar bones." With that being said, Sirius was the first down on the floor and he was bitten by Remus and the Anne; with her licking the area, making the pack mark appear. The same thing happened for Char, Hermione, and Severus. The men had the marks of shields upon them, while the women had lily followers upon them.
Moony spoke while in wolf form; after getting the mark, they were able to understand anyone from the pack without being the same form as the others. "Pick up the letter that is on the coffee table and read what is says, you are not going to like what it has to say."
Sirius went over and picked up the letter and read out loud.
"Dear Remus Lupin,
I am informing you of what I have learned at the Ministry as of late this afternoon, my sources have told me that Voldemart has come up with a new idea of getting the three young women that you, Sirius and Severus has just married. They are going to add to the law; if any woman that is in school will have to be pregnant before the summer holidays or the marriage could be terminated because they are highly asked for in the Magical World. I know that this does not sound moral or legal but it is not written against it; I have looked, since all of you are animaguses you could get them pregnant while in animal form. While they are in animal form; they cannot change back or it could harm the children because of the over use of magic, you could hide the three ladies as your familiars under everyone's watchful eyes.
I know that you have just have gotten married, but they need to be safe at all coasts, if He is really after them. He would stop at nothing if he could have them, just to overpower the war to his liking.
Just think about it,
Kingsley Shackbolt."
Then Sirius looked down and saw that Remus had written that he agreed with what Kingsley had said. "Remus, are you sure about this? Anne does not look too happy about you restraining her from changing back her human self."
Sure enough; Remus/Moony had Anne by her neck with his teeth, preventing her from turning back. He then growled at her, which made her stop moving. Remus looked up at Sirius and Severus, "We have no other choice at the moment. If they become pregnant in human forms; they would be targeted the most, and the children that they carry will be in danger. If they become pregnant tonight; then they would be hidden in plain sight and no one would know about it, we could still protect them more."
Sirius said, "I still hate this idea."
Severus said, "Same here. What if the children become animals and not humans; then what do we do then, we would have to stay in our animal forms?"
Char had spoken up, "We don't have much of a choice; either we become animals and pregnant, or be shipped off to this Dark Lord. I for one would not allow myself or Anne to be apart from that."
Remus growled, "I will not lose Anne to that."
Hermione sighed, "Alright; I guess I have to run and hide, and I will never help bringing Voldemart down after all. What would Harry think?"
Severus said, "In the morning; we will go to the Headmaster and talk to him about everything, for now we should do what we have come to an agreement to."
With that being said; three couples were in their animal forms, where the men took their wives and mate with them all through the night. They needed to make sure that their women were pregnant before morning. Even though they were in their animal forms; they were all having issues of doing it in front of the other couples, but knew that they had no other choice. They knew that they were doing this out of love in order to protect the ones that they have become to love.
