~Chapter 11 A Date in the Moonlight~
"What is that?" Cho asked trying to grab the letter, but Connor was too quick and jumped out of the way.
"Nothing," Connor said hiding the letter in his robes.
Cho's eyebrows formed a "V" and she replied, "It said werewolf specialist on it."
Connor adverted her eyes, and said through clenched teeth, "He's just a friend I know from Ireland, okay?"
Cho raised an eyebrow and replied, "Yeah, what ever. I'll see you tomorrow okay?"
Connor nodded, still looking at the ground, and walked up to the dormitory. As he opened the door, the room got deathly quiet. Harry and Ron were staring at him, Neville was writing in his Herbology book, and Dean and Seamus were simply sleeping. Connor sighed and started to walk toward his bed, when a strange feeling came over him. It was a giddy feeling that made him go lightheaded all of a sudden, and a pit formed in his stomach making him feel sick.
As if he was being controlled by some unknown force, Connor pulled out his wand and muttered the strongest counter curse that he knew. A yellow light filled the room, making him feel sicker and sicker the longer he held on. After a few seconds, the light stopped and the feeling ceased, allowing Connor to open his bed curtains. When the curtains out of the way, Connor could fell on his bed and groaned, "That was a strong curse, didn't think anyone in this crowd could cast it. That would have hurt if I hadn't… wait that's not supposed to happen."
Sitting up on his bed, Connor started to open the letter he had just received but stopped. Looking out of the side of his bed, Connor saw Harry and Ron whispering again. Biting his lip, Connor thought 'Better put some protection spells up.'
Muttering the strongest protection spell he knew and a silencing charm, Connor waved his wand, and the bed around him glowed for a second. He started to smile at the successful result, but that was cut short as the strange sickening, giddy feeling overcoming him. Leaning back, he clenched his stomach and breathed in small raspy breaths. After a while, the feeling subsided, and Connor was able to sit up straight. Ripping open the letter, Connor began to read the news that would change his life. It said:
Dear Connor,
I am sorry to inform you that your next years supply of were-bane injection is going to be held back a couple months, due to some strike at the laboratory were I develop it. Don't worry we should be able to get you some in a couple months, I hope. Unfortunately due to this fact you will be forced to take a wolf bane potion every month, and deal with the transformation that way, until we can resupply you with the medicine.
Many apologies,
Doctor William Bane
Werewolf specialist
Rage flared up within Connor as he crumpled the letter and lit it with his wand. Watching the letter burn in front of him, Connor reached under his pillow to see how much of his medicine he had left. Pulling out a small leather case, he unzipped it cautiously and looked inside.
"No," he muttered pulling out the supplies, and placing them around his bed, the utensils included a syringe and a tourniquet. "Where's the medicine?" Connor asked franticly, "The vial should be right there. Damn it!" Breathing heavily, Connor laid back down and feeling defeated. He continued to mutter to himself though saying, "Why would someone take my meds. They could have though it was drugs and a teacher took it away. No I had that since I got here, and the teachers knew about it. Then why?" Finally he sighed to himself, "Well it's no use waiting here doing nothing, hope whoever took it though doesn't take it. Who knows what the affects would be on a human."
Sitting up, Connor cleared his mind of all trivial thoughts, and determined what to do next. In the end he only came up with one solution, which he spoke out loud, "I have to tell Dumbledore." Nodding at his choice, Connor revoked his charms, and climbed out of bed. Thankfully at this time, Ron and Harry were sleeping, and not continuously glaring at him.
Connor slowly made his way down to the headmaster's office. He nearly getting caught twice, but thanks to the sickening feeling, that was followed by some teacher with their wands illuminated, he was able to avoid getting caught. After what seemed like forever, Connor arrived at the gargoyle that stood guard in front of the office.
Looking up at the gargoyle's face, Connor asked in a rough voice, "Please let me in."
The gargoyle smiled and replied, "Password first."
Connor was half tempted to blow up the gargoyle right then and there, but some how he controlled himself and started rambling out random sweets. After a few minutes, Connor was able to guess the right password, it was blood-pops for some reason, and was let into the hallway leading to the main office. Sighing deeply Connor approached the door, but stopped before he could open it, realizing that there were voices on the other side of the wall.
Crouching down Connor listened very carefully, hoping to understand who would be meeting Dumbledore this late at night. Connor heard Dumbledore's voice first saying, "I am just saying that we need to take certain precautions in approaching him with this. We don't want to scare him away, and we don't want him to shut the world out. Let's just think for a bit."
Another male voice started speaking, anger lingering on the edges, "And I am just saying that this kid could not possibly be our child. Tonks and I were only dating 7 months before we got married, and we both know that is not enough time to develop a child. Let alone one that is his age."
A woman's voice, who Connor inferred to be Tonks, spoke up sounding scared, "It was about 17 years ago if I am not mistaking. I was celebrating my 16th birthday, and Sirius, being the genius that he was, brought some fire whiskey to it. Then a few drinks later, you and I… um well you know." Her voice started to shy off at the last part.
A small silence followed and then the man's voice picked up asking, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Tonks voice quivered, on the verge of tears, and replied, "I was just 16 and I… I… I was scared what you would think honey. And then the obvious part was THAT I WAS PREGNANT!"
Another silence then Dumbledore spoke in a voice that was almost too small for Connor to hear, "Do you wish for me to fetch him for you?"
"No," The man said just as small, "Not yet. It's late we better get home to our other kid. See you Albus."
Connor stifled a gasp as the door opened and light filled the hallway. Quickly he scampered into a corner, but he hit his head on the wall, and gave off a small "Ouch" in reply. Slowly a man exited the room and looked in Connor's direction, and Connor could almost feel the eyes peering at him in the corner seeing everything. But then a woman came out and grabbed him by the arm smiling, in which the man turned and walked with her out of the hallway.
Connor's released the breath he didn't know that he held in, and stood up slowly. After he was certain that he was calm again, Connor entered into the office. "Well hello Connor," Dumbledore said after helping himself to a seat, "What can I do for you this fine night?"
Connor thought quickly the best way to tell Dumbledore what had happened, and started, "Um you know the medicine I have for my… um… problem right?"
Dumbledore nodded and replied, "Yes the one that allows you to stay in human form while the moon is full, at the expense of a dreadful sickness. Am I right?"
Connor nodded and continued, "Well someone stole it from me today, and I need it for tomorrow night. Also I don't know the affect it will have on humans if they take it, and I don't want anyone to get hurt." 'Except maybe that Ron guy' Connor thought to himself.
"Hm," Dumbledore said stroking his beard, "This is naturally a problem. I unfortunately can't just search through the whole school for your medication, and we will have to worry about that when the time comes."
"But what am I to do about tomorrow?" Connor asked franticly.
Dumbledore smiled and replied, "Tarry not dear Connor, this is not the first time we had this problem with a student. Now here is what you must do…"
The next day, Connor felt terribly sick, and couldn't even leave his bed. (Harry thought that he was to scared) So instead of going to class, Cho and Az chose to stay with him all day. Unfortunately, by ten o'clock Connor was throwing up all over the place, and, despite his protests, the girls helped him down to the hospital wing.
The day went surprisingly quickly for Connor, as he and the girls got better acquainted and talking about the terribleness of "black wanna-be's", any color that was close to, but not quite black. At this moment they were on the heated discussion of navy blue which Connor wouldn't drop, despite his illness.
"I'm just saying that navy blue is so close to black that at a distance that it could almost be considered as black." Connor protested.
Cho crossed her arms and said, "But it is blue not black, so it is a wanna-be. And if you think otherwise I just can't talk to you anymore."
"Come on Cho I…"
"No," Cho said turning her head.
"Cho…"
"No."
"Cho," Connor said getting annoyed with her.
"Admit that I am right, and that I win," Cho said facing him with a, I'll kill you if you don't, face on.
Connor sighed realizing that he had lost, "Fine navy blue is a black wanna-be."
"And…" Cho said smiling wickedly.
Connor glared and hissed through clenched teeth, "You win."
Cho smiled and said in a happy voice, "I know. I always win."
Az just nodded and said, "I figured that after we talked about how pink and black can only mix if black is covers more of the outfit and if the pink isn't that hot neon pink."
A voice came from behind the curtain and said, "Yeah that hot neon pink seriously gives me a headache."
Looking over, Connor noticed a tall guy step into his room. He was about 5' 9" with black hair that was gelled in the front so it stood up. He also had soft blue eyes that obviously made any girl's heart melt, which, from Connor's perspective, was what Cho's heart was doing.
"Hi Xander," Az said standing up and giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Sup Az?" Xander said embracing her quickly and looking around the room.
"Nothing much," She said brushing a strand of hair aside, "Just hanging with my peeps."
"So um I ordered some Italian takeout do you want some," Xander asked motioning toward the hall.
Cho and Az nodded as Connor threw up some more in the corner, but managed to say, "Maybe just some bread would be gooooo…." He stopped as he threw up some more water and phlegm.
Xander nodded and left them to get the food and as soon as he was out of sight, Cho screamed, "Oh my god! Your boyfriend is fucking sexy."
Az laughed and gasped out, "Boyfriend, no he's not my boyfriend! He's my brother."
Cho coughed and exclaimed, "What! Oh my god, Connor, quickly, give me my bag."
Connor, as quick as he could without throwing up, tossed her a small black leather handbag. Cho quickly ripped it open and pulled out her mascara and eye liner, and quickly started applying it as fast as she could. After a while Az went over and helped her, so she wouldn't smear it or make it to light.
Almost in record time, they finished, and Xander was just coming in with a bag and some letters. "Hey," Xander said giving everyone some plastic restaurant boxes, "Here is your food, sorry Connor there wasn't any bread left."
Connor waved it off, and continued to drink some water that Madam Pomfrey had given him. "Is that the post?" Connor croaked out.
Xander nodded and started to hand it out, "Here's yours Az, and yours Cho. Connor here, and finally this is mine." Xander tossed a package and a letter at Connor, who, surprisingly, caught it. First everyone opened an identical letter and revealed a fluffy pink invitation.
"OH MY GOD," Cho screamed out throwing the letter to the other side of the room.
"So you got invited to Romilda's party too, huh?" Az asked calmly, but quickly, putting the letter on the bedside table.
Connor and Xander both nodded in unison, and Cho slowly started to breath naturally. Slowly, Connor continued to open his mail, and moved on to the package. After removing the outer raping, the package revealed a bottle with a small note attached. Scanning the note, it simply stated, Thought you might need this. Connor sighed deeply and popped open the bottle.
"What's that?" Cho asked staring at the vial in his hand.
The room grew quite as Connor sighed and replied, "Wolfsbane potion."
Az gasped and Cho exclaimed, "I knew it. I just knew you were a werewolf."
"Thought so," Connor said drinking the potion, gagging as he finished it off, "Completely vile stuff, but the best I can do right now."
Xander looked at him confused and asked, "So where will you go, I mean you aren't staying inside Hogwarts right?"
Connor sipped some more water and replied, "Oh I am going to stay right here and go around the hospital wing killing all those I come across."
Cho finished swallowing a piece of lasagna and stated, "I heard that this isn't the first time that this happened. That a while ago there was a werewolf here at school and they put him in the shack on the outskirts of Hogsmeade."
Connor puked up some more phlegm and groaned out, "The shrieking shack."
The room got quite again until Az voice asked quietly but firm, "I want to come with you."
"No," Connor said too quickly, "I don't want anyone to be endangered by me. I won't be able to stop myself if you get in the way."
"But what if we become animals like those old guys who had a werewolf friend?" Cho spoke up.
"What?" Connor asked, "They actually did that?"
Cho nodded and continued, "Yeah they were a group called the Marauders and had nicknames called Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs."
Connor sighed and said quietly, "No it's to dangerous, now can you guys just leave me for now. This won't be very pretty latter tonight, and I don't feel like I can talk anymore."
Xander nodded and grabbed the girls, "Ok we'll see you later."
Connor nodded, and the others left him to be by his lonesome. As soon as they were half way to the common room Az shook her brother's arm off and inquired, "We aren't going to let him go this alone, are we?"
Xander smiled down at her and Cho saying, "Hell no."
A/N: HEY Y'ALL. It's been like forever, and I missed you terribly.(Seriously) At first this was going to be a filler chapter, you know introduce Xander and finally state that Connor is a werewolf, oh and tie together some things with Tonks. *wink wink* So um next chapter should be up faster. I have a lot of spare time right now and can type more often. Thank goodness. Oh another thing, some people have been having controversy with Cho Grey and Cho Chang. I will tell you now Cho Chang is Harry's ex and Cho Grey is a completely different person who is friends with Connor. Hope this clears things up for you. Well until next time.
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