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Ron stood in the whipping wind waiting for Princess Lotty to arrive. The bitter wind bit into his skin but he easily dismissed the numbness; his mind was on what he would say to Malfoy when he arrived. Ron just decided to be a mature guy, or should that be vampire, and be nice and polite to him.
'Hello Ron, it is good to see you are here early,' she smiled politely as he turned around to see her.
'Where's Mal-Draco?' Ron asked, realising he should probably call Draco, Draco now.
'Yes, I think calling him by his first name is much more courteous. I do believe he is travelling he is with Albus, or Professor Dumbledore to you,'
A few minutes later a snap was heard and the last two people were here.
Dumbledore stood normally, like there was no blasting wind and like he had been standing there forever, but Draco was clinging onto Dumbledore's arm like it was the only thing keeping him from death; he was shivering, his teeth were chattering and he looked like he could easily kill whoever had said for them to meet outside.
'Ah, Princess,' Dumbledore did a small bow towards Lotty, 'you look well tonight. Ron it is good to see you looking so unfazed and well, how are you feeling?' He asked politely.
'I'm fine Professor, part of me is looking forward to this transformation,'
'Well, you ain't gonna like it,' spat Draco, who had now let go of Dumbledore but now looked like a drunk.
'Oh...I'm guessing you have done these changes before then?'
'Well, durr, of course I have stupid,' it seemed that Draco was not going to be polite and the bitter cold seemed to be making it worse.
'What do you change into then?' asked Ron, still keeping his voice calm and polite, even though he really wanted to punch Draco.
'None of your business, let me guess you're a pathetic little weasel,' shot Draco.
'No, actually I'm a red dragon,' smiled Ron, Malfoy's mouth dropped wide open; he didn't expect Ron to have such an intelligent creature.
'I believe it is time to get ready, Professor may you apply the correct chain charm on Ron,' Lotty broke the silence a second later.
'Why do I need chains and Ma-Draco doesn't?' asked Ron, he knew he needed them but Malfoy must need them too; he was probably a vain unicorn or an arrogant tiger.
'Because Mr. Malfoy is a small cat and the worst he will be able to do to anyone is to give them a bite or scratch mark, they probably wouldn't even feel it. But you on the other hand, are a dragon and can do a lot worse,' Draco hung his head, like being a cat was a bad thing. Ron put his hand on Draco's shoulder,
'Just a little mark! I've been bitten by one and it bloody well hurts, couldn't write for a month,' he smiled, Draco smiled back, maybe Ron had started to get past Draco's cold exterior.
Dumbledore cast the spell on Ron and his arms felt like they were made of lead, he couldn't even move his little finger a millimetre up! His legs had glued themselves to the floor and had started to become numb.
'How are feeling Ron? Legs numb yet?' asked Lotty kindly.
'Yeah, they've gone. It hurts, why can't I be the cat?' Draco laughed quietly, but it was laugh all the same, maybe Draco had actually started to like Ron.
'Get ready boys, Draco you know this feels like, so I'm going to focus on Ron tonight,' Draco nodded his understanding, 'Ron just relax and let it happen, it's going to hurt you, so scream, curse and yell as much as you need to. Don't worry, Dumbledore is an incredibly powerful wizard, so the chain spell will stay in place,' Lotty said reassuringly.
'Sorry I'm late, had to get my potion,' Lupin came running out from the Burrow's forest, with an empty bottle in his hand, 'you don't mind if I'm here do you?' It was an open question, not directed at anyone, but Ron knew that Lupin was probably asking Draco's permission to be there.
Draco mumbled a "fine".
'Ok, now Remus, I know you would probably want to be near Ron but I am afraid you cannot be anywhere near him, I do not know how he, in his dragon form, will react to another dragon, a cat and a wolf being on his territory,' Lupin looked confused, wondering who the cat was, but then a light flashed on and he realised the cat was Draco.
The peaceful full moon rose high into the sky and the threatening black clouds moved out of its way.
It was time.
