Chapter 9: The New Alpha

On the edge of the forbidden stood two figures talking harshly, as another man arrived they stopped and shook their heads at each other. The new arrival was a weary and graying man named, Remus Lupin, who sighed and rubbed his face. He did not want to go back to his friend Sirius to tell him they still did not find his godson. The two men were an old Auror named Mad-eye Moody, who was contacted by Dumbledore at once know how good he was at his job, but this time he did not think he would succeed sadly. The other man was a very cold dark man named Severus Snape, who wanted to find his friend's son know how badly losing his older son and daughter was for them. He did not want a repeat, plus Draco was his godson and he would not sit back like a coward.

"Sorry, Remus, no success on our end. Did you at least get any leads?" said Mad-eye Moody with a frown as his magic eye flicked all about looking for danger or leads.

"I checked all over London, but I was going to start checking some werewolf communities around here. Maybe tomorrow night after the last full moon so I can at travel without worries of hurting anyone. "said Remus thoughtfully as he turned to the sky wondering where the kids could be.

"Sounds like good idea, be careful, Lupin out there. Severus here said he looked all over the school grounds and even took a group into the forest check out the place they disappeared. They found potter's wand and footprints that showed of struggle and some blood belongs to the males and trances of magic from Darla all over the place. So we know potter is injured and wand less, the other two males are injured as well, and the female does not own a wand from our knowledge. Dumbledore looked at the magic and said that the explosion most likely sent them in different directions, but not too far, because the girl was only 15 years old so not yet mature enough to send them across a country. But they are in England somewhere." Explained Mad-eye firmly. Severus nodded as he pulled out Potter's wand, and sighed.

They suddenly heard a rustle in a bush and Severus walked over with his wand out, moved forward, looked into the bush to see a squirrel sqeak at him, and ran away. Remus chuckled at the scene and think that Snape's scare small animals and children. Severus muttered and turned to mad-eye moody who just looked at the bush and shook his head. "Well, Snape, Lupin, that's all I got to report I will see you in two days. Good luck on your searches."

Mad-eye left across the courtyard, Snape turned to go back to the castle without a word heading to speak to Lucius and Narssica. Remus watched them leave then turned to the forbidden forest and sighed, "We will find you Harry if takes my last breathe to do it." In addition, he left and walked into the distance.

The bush rustles again, the space behind it rippled, and Hermione and Ron appeared from under the invisible cloak. Ron huffed and ran a hand through his hair as Hermione got up and walked to over the adults had been. "Ron we have to check the area ourselves maybe we can find something… Ron what's wrong?"

"I knew that other guy that was Mad-eye one of the greatest Auror. If he can't them, how can we?" asked Ron unsure not meeting Hermione's eyes.

"Because know Harry better than them and we cannot sit back let this happen. What if harry is hurt or in danger and you know his luck he is by now." Stated Hermione firmly. They smiled at each in determination and nodded knowing it was true.

"Your right, Hermione. Let's go." replied Ron with determination and they turn and head into the forest knowing that they had to try. They entered the forest came to the area and saw that it was just as mad-eye said it looked like. They searched for hours not getting much but the event of before, but not where. Hermione stopped and sat in thought as an idea hit her and she smiled and got up pulled out a empty ink bottle collected the blood that had not dried up yet. She looked for clothe or fabric that may have fallen off, and collected it.

Ron watched warily but trusted Hermione knew what she was doing. She stopped and nodded, and turned to Ron. "I need to get potion ready and we are going to try to scry for them."

Ron looked confused but hurried up to keep up with Hermione as she revealed in her new mission and goal to look forward too. They headed back to castle with new hope.

Drake woke up the next day looked out on the werewolf community as he spent most of the days talking to Killa and watching the community. He really thought it was very peaceful here, except for the fact that they were wolves, but they were good enough people just a little under educated. He smiled as Killa came in to take care of his injuries and talk for a while.

"Your almost all the way healed, Drake. That's great." Stated Killa with a huge smile making Drake melt even with the fact that she was werewolf did not lessen it. Drake smiled back stretched a bit before recoiling in pain and she laughed. "I said almost. Anyway, Drake you need to stay in again tonight is the last full moon for this month."

"Yes madam." Replied Drake with a salute making Killa laugh harder. She rewrapped his wounds and cleaned him up before sitting in her chair again. "Killa, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure anything." Replied Killa with a grin.

"What's it like to change into a werewolf for you?" asked Drake with a straight face. Killa frowned in thought and put a finger to her chin in a thinking gesture.

"Well it's like growth spurt painful at first then your nerves adjust to the constant pain and it becomes less painful each time it happens. When I finally finish a transformation, I feel like a wild animal with all its grand senses and instincts. It feels like a second skin for me especially because am pure werewolf, both my parents were werewolves, which allows me to change at any time, but I have to at least change once a month or I go crazy." Explained Killa with a twinkle in her eye of how proud she was to be who she was, and Drake admired that.

"What do you look like in your wolf form?" asked Drake with amazement and wonder at her, who smiled widely.

"Well I have been told and seen my reflection a few times. That I have jet black fur that looks almost silky and piercing eyes that could kill." Said Killa with smile.

"I would love to see that." Said Drake making Killa blush and giggle.

"Maybe you could watch us to night, but you have to stay out of the way." Said Killa firmly.

"I promise, and if something looks dangerous I will change into my animgus and get out of the way." Said Drake crossed his heart with his heart. Killa and Drake continued to talk and watch the other people, until nighttime. They both walked outside and every gathered under the moonlight. He looked on as the people he watched the past few days change into werewolves.

Drake looked in wonder and fear all at once, as he watched Killa threw out her arms as furry rolled across her skin, and her fur shined in the light of the moon. She closed her eyes as her bones grew and changed form, she became tall and wolf like features, yet held famine features. She opened her eyes they sparkled in the light, turned to him, and purred at him with a tilt of her head. She walked on all four towards him and licked his cheek, then turned and ran off to join the other werewolves. He smiled and chuckled as his heartbeat came normal, not from being scared no from getting so excited and feel some much love even for a werewolf. He watched her ran thought how athletic she was and how amazing she looked in the moon light like a part of the night while her eyes were stars in the dark.

He turned his attention to the other were wolves which followed her and few other elders and pure breed werewolves. He notice something changed as the group stopped as another group of werewolves approached and he knew they were not welcomed. The leader of the new comers moved forward, who was a gray wolf with scars all over his body. The elders moved forward and seem to be talking or arguing he could not tell. He noticed the new group of werewolves was get hostile and restless behind their leader.

One younger werewolf suddenly moved to attack, but his lovely savior with her midnight black fur flashed forward pinned him with her teeth around his neck. The elders howled and growled as if to say to leave to the group, but the gray leader did not take no for an answer. He howled and the whole group attacked. Fur flew thorough the sky and he lost track of what was happening around him. He looked for his lovely savior, but he could not find her.

Suddenly something hit from behind, and rolled over to see the leader grey werewolf was standing over him sniffing the air around him and growled. The gray beast starred down at him with piercing black eyes that could have ripped his soul apart painfully. The gray beast licked his lips, opened his jaws, and moved fast like viper striking for a kill. Suddenly a flash of jet black leap over him and land on the gray beast. Killa stood on the gray beast crunched down on his shoulder with a loud crack and crunching sound that was sickening.

Killa howled over him and then bent down to rip out the gray beast's neck when another werewolf tackled her. Drake had enough he would not stand by and let these monsters take out this peaceful werewolves or his lovely savior. He pulled out his wand, flicked at the beast on top of her, and flung it half way across the camp. He turned to other monstrous beasts, flicked, and swung his wand to an unknown rhythm of music. Lights swirled and flash through the air and werewolves flung through the air like dolls. Drake's platinum eyes flashed in unleashed fury on the foreign werewolves and were consumed by it along with a new feeling of protectiveness he had once had for his little sister.

A flash of black fur behind him made him stop and turn to see that the gray beast had gotten up and had started attacking his lovely savior. He growled inhumanly as he watched him throw Killa back away from him scratching her across the arm. He launched himself on top of the gray beast back and swirled his wand conjuring a rope and wrapped it around the gray beast's neck and pulled back making the beast fall his belly. The gray beast chocked and sputtered he did not release until he felt a hand on his back and turned to see Killa standing over him. "That's good enough Drake."

He looked around to see that all the werewolves watching him and turned back to Killa, who frowned at him. She helped him stand up before speaking, "Drake, you do realize what you right?"

Drake starred at her and shook his head, he was in such a blind fury he did notice anything. "Well, you see you defeated their alpha wolf, Greyback. Therefore, now you are their alpha. He had originally challenged you when he came over and howled, but with the interference from me and his werewolves it was ignored, until you actually defeated him, which the challenge was still in effect at the time."

Drake starred at her in shock not being able to speak or think of what to do. Killa grinned him, hugged him, and then turned to his new pack. "Drake has won fairly against your leader. Will you honor the werewolf code or do you wish death."

The pack of werewolves looked at each other before they stepped forward and bent their heads and tails in a sign of submission. Killa smiled and turned to Drake and grabbed his hands. "Drake you must think carefully about your responsibility of taking care of your new pack. I know you had no intent to stay here, but they will need you without alpha they could destroy each other or other people. I know you can make the right decisions I will be here for you."

Drake nodded his head looked into her haze eyes, and knew what he should do, but he would need to find his sister first to at least know she was okay. "I will stay for now and organize things first, and then I need to find my sister to at least know my sister is okay."

Killa kissed him on the cheek and smiled, "that sounds great. Now let's get you bed and don't worry the other werewolves can stay here and you take care of them tomorrow."

She lead Drake to the tent he slept in and laid him down and went to leave but drake grabbed her arm. "Can you stay the night? I feel better when you're around." He truly liked her and was falling hard for her and he hoped they would have a chance in the future no matter if she were a werewolf or not. She nodded and laid next him and watched him drift off to sleep and she soon followed. This was huge step for Drake in his future and lives that would be effect soon enough.