I woke up late the next morning. I could already smell Gran Molly's pancakes.

"Rox, get up." I croaked. I groped next to me. All I got was a hand full of fabric. I turned over. The bed was empty.

"Early bird." I mumbled. I brushed my teeth and went down stairs. Gran had just set out plates for Hugo and James.

"Hey guys, anyone seen my wife?" I asked. James snorted.

"We didn't even get to the reception. Posessive much?" I smacked his head.

"No darling,we thought she'd be in her room." said Gran. I felt bad desceving them that we didn't share a bed.

"She's not there." I told them.

"Maybe she went to check on Fred?" said Hugo.

"Fred's human. wouldn't he come back in the house?"

"No, Ted, he won't change back until the moon wanes." said Hugo sadly. I gulped. To have had a werewolf father I honestly was a duns in lycanthrope. I began my trot to the yard where Fred had last been seen. James and Hugh tailed me.

"What do you think he's doing?" asked Hugo. James shrugged.

"I don't know,but if it makes him feel any better I found a flea collar." I rolled my eyes. Fred's blanket was messily folded with his pillow lying on top. Beside his items were claw marks in the dirt. We followed the marks to the edge of the woods.

"I'm not going in there." said Hugo. James attempted a wolf like howl.

"What if they're others in there!" shriked Hugo.

"Fred's the only one idiot." said James. I mimicked James' howl. We felt a shake in the earth. Fred bounded into view looking panicked.

"what's wrong Lassie?" sniggered James. Fred narrowed his eyes and pouched him with his knuckles.

"Write i in the dirt." I told him. Fred began scribbling madly. I read it aloud.

"Greyback had been waiting outside. Rox had come out to see me when I moved into the woods after it started to rain. He saw her hair and thought it was you."

I ran my fingers through my hair. Was it impossible to protect the people I love. Fred whined in urgency.

"Hugo, go tell Uncle Bill what you saw. James and I are going to follow Fred.

The forest was a bit brighter than the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts. Fred slowed down as much as he could to lead us. The trees got thicker as we got deeper. James had stopped abruptly.

"It already noon Teds, " he said with a deep breath. We waved his wand and in mere seconds a pair of brooms came toward us.

"good Idea." With that Fred took off and we followed,

The deeper we got the more it began to resemble night. Fred led us to a deep thorny brush. We dismounted our brooms and began following Fred.

Lodged inside a large tree trunk was a large hole.

"where does it lead to?" I asked. Fred pointed to himself. What did that mean? There was a loud near by howl. Fred began rolling around in the soil beside us.

"What are you doing?" Hissed James. There was a stampede of steps. I grabbed James and Hid in the brush. a shadowy figure appeared in front of the hole. It wasn't that of a werewolf though. It seemed to be an actual wolf. I squinted at the figure. Before my eyes the wolf turned into a wizard. An Animagus.

He climbed into the hole that was there.

I cast a detection charm before I signaled for James to follow me.

"Fred, stay and keep watch." He nodded and took his place in the brush. I cast and invisibility charm. It wasn't as foul proof as Harry's cloak ,but it was the best I could do.

James and I slipped through the hole as silently as possible. Inside the trunk hole was an even bigger hole into the ground,only it had a ladder. James followed my lead as I eased down. at the bottom of the ladder seemed to be a great cave. It had hallway like passages and an errie feel.

As he got our bearings we heard a loud slapping sound followed by a shriek cry.

"Roxanne," I began to tear down the hall when James stopped me.

"Calm Down Mate,We'll find 't go rushing into things."

My hands began to shake as the horrible sounds came into view. Annie was on her knees holding her cheek with both hands. Across the room was a dark headed wizard slamming his fist against the table in front of him.

"Nott,it's not bad." I hadn't realized there was another in the room.

"I thought we'd caught him." He sighed and Turned to Roxanne. He gave a sickly smile.

"Darling, would you please tell us the location of the Lupin boy? We promise we won't hurt you or your family. I am terribly sorry you got mixed up in this. Will you help us?"

"Hmmmm. No." she spat.

"Maybe the cruciartis curse will help the question sink in?" asked the other. I gasped. They turned to us.

"Revilio.!" said James. He'd lifted the spell in one movement.

"Expelliarmus." He caught their began to advance.

"Sit the fuck down!"