AN: Enjoy and please R&R.

Disclaimer: I own none of the characters except for the plot line of this story. All rights belong to Meyer and Rowling.

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The storm was strong, even down by the base of the mountain; the snow fell as the wind blew, but surely it was much stronger at the peak of the mountain.

Harry let out yet another sigh as he paced back and forth among the trees of the forest. He pulled his jacket tighter around him and kept glancing up towards the mountain top.

"Harry, please stop, you're making me even more nervous." Hermione said. She sat on the bark of a fallen tree.

"I'm sorry." Harry went to sit next to her but he continued to fidget with his fingers. "I'm just…I can't believe they caught us!" He sent a glare at the two aurors that stood about 20 feet away, keeping an eye on the two.

"We were careless." Hermione rubbed her hands together to warm them. "Oh, but just wait till we get back to London. I'm going to have a little word with the minister."

Harry cringed a little at the tone in her voice. He knew that she was going to let the minister have it. He just hoped it would be enough.

After Harry discovered Draco's location by tracing his magic, the minister hadn't immediately sent for the boy, which was odd considering how persistent he had been on capturing him. But nevertheless, Harry was grateful for the extra time. He flooed over to Hermione's apartment and they quickly went into action. They returned to the ministry just as the aurors were assembling, just as they always did when they were going on the capture of any death eaters they had discovered.

They were able to, thanks to Hermione, sneak the port key that the aurors were to use that would take them to Fork's, Washington. So indeed they had managed to get to Fork's before the aurors, but it was because they were 'careless', as Hermione put it, that they were caught. At first they didn't know where to start looking for Draco and they let their guard down, which is how the aurors snuck up on them and caught them with their stolen port key.

"I hope he's ok at least. That light didn't look like a good thing." Harry said as he rested his head on Hermione's shoulder.

After the aurors had taken Harry and Hermione's wand, they left two aurors in charge to watch them until they returned. It had only been five minutes after that that there was a great blinding light that lit up like a candle light at the top of the mountain.

"Why do you think he ended up coming to this little town, all the way in America? I wonder how he managed to get here without somebody noticing him. Even if he had used the muggle way to travel, he would have needed things like a passport and money, which he couldn't have gotten without going to his home and…" Hermione began rambling on and on, which comforted Harry in the cold storm. It was helping with his nerves, to concentrate on the sound of her voice. He wished Ron was there with them too. He would have made him smile at least with his sarcasm and terrible jokes. But unfortunately, Ron was away on a trip to Romania with George. They thought it would be a good idea to get George away on a trip to get Fred's death off his mind. Ron volunteered to go as well because frankly, he needed the distraction too.

There was a sudden loud pop followed by a series of pops. Harry and Hermione both jumped to their feet and ran over to where the aurors deposited the unconscious bodies of the death eaters and Draco onto the snow.

"What did you do to him?" Hermione yelled as she bent over Draco and checked to see if he was still breathing. She checked his pulse and let out a sigh of relief as she confirmed that he was still alive.

Harry's reaction as he watched Hermione was to stare at the boy, unbelieving. It was one thing to find a trace to his magic; it was another thing to see that Draco was actually still alive, and unharmed from the fire that had consumed the room of requirements.

"We didn't do anything. That's how we found them all." Charles, the leader of the auror group said as he retrieved Harry and Hermione's wand from his robe pocket. "I know you didn't mean harm by what you've done, which is why we're not going to mention this to anyone."

"Why would you let us go?" Hermione asked and Harry wanted to kick her, lightly of course, to get her to stop asking why and accept that they weren't going to get into trouble.

"Because, there really is no need for this to get brought to the attention of the ministry. You'd probably just get a slap on the wrist anyways." The auror said as he motioned the other aurors to prepare to leave.

"Won't you leave him, please?" Harry begged as he watched Draco getting gathered with the other death eaters.

"I'm sorry. That is one thing I cannot do." Charles handed their wands back. "You have your own port key. I suggest you wait a while before you return, to avoid the question as to why you arrived at the same time we did."

The two wizards nodded and then, moments later, they were the only two in the surrounding forest. They were silent even as the storm raged on around them.

"Why do you think Draco was in the mountain?" Harry asked suddenly. "If he was attacked by the death eaters, I don't think he would have fled to the mountain top."

"It does seem strange that he was up there." Hermione said and then they both looked up towards the mountain when they heard a loud howl.

"You don't think…?" Hermione started to ask.

"Werewolves?" Harry finished her unfinished question.

The two stood there for a few minutes staring up at the mountain, and then there was another howl, but this time it sounded closer down the mountain.

"Let's get out of here."

"But Charles said to wait a while before returning." Harry protested even as Hermione began pulling out the port key, which was a small book.

Hermione hesitated before she stuffed the book back in her pocket. "Fine, but at least lets go into town before we're mauled by whatever it is that's out there." She motioned towards the mountain.

"Where exactly is the town?" Harry asked and they stared at each other, clueless.

Before they could decide in which direction they should go, they found themselves surrounded by four wolves—extremely, unnaturally large wolves—that sent menacing growls their way.

They immediately had their wands pointed at the group of wolves as they were surrounded. They aimed their wands at one wolf before pointing it to another, not sure where to keep their wands aimed at.

"What are they doing?" Harry asked as he realized that the wolves were not going to attack.

"I don't know Harry. Lets apparate before the rest of the pack shows up."

Harry nodded but then realized something. The rest of the pack was up in the mountain, coincidentally at the same peak as the one Draco had been on.

"Hermione, you don't think these wolves have anything to do with Draco do you?" Even as Harry said Draco's name, the smallest of the wolves immediately stopped growling and began whining at the other wolves. There was a series of growls sent towards the smaller wolf and his head lowered.

Then, before the other three wolves could notice, the smaller wolf sneaked off behind a tree and emerged as a boy, a muscled tan boy wearing shorts and nothing more.

"Do you know where they took Draco?" the boy asked.

Harry and Hermione starred at the boy in shock. They didn't expect these wolves to be animagus, just unnatural animals.

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Jacob felt rage burn through his body. He wanted to go after those that took Draco so he could tear them to pieces, but they vanished into thin air, leaving not even the slightest hint of a scent.

Leah was trying to talk to him, trying to calm him, but he felt like his world was falling apart at the thought of never seeing his love again.

He shifted and ran. He felt Leah, Paul, and Sam join him as they shifted along with him and followed him as he ran down the mountain. He was going to find Draco if it was the last thing he did, and he was going to find him…or perish trying.

Jacob, you need to calm down. Sam was saying over and over but it only fueled Jacob into going faster.

You don't even know where to start looking for him!

London! Jacob yelled. I'll start with London. That's where he said his home is.

Sam, we've caught two wizards, Jared's voice said through their link. Seth is talking to them now, they say they're friends with Draco.

Where did they take him? Ask them where they took Draco! Jacob yelled as he picked up his speed.

Jacob looked through Jared's mind and saw what the other saw. He watched the boy and girl wizard answering Seth's questions.

"They took him back to London. They're going to imprison him until his trial day." The girl wizard said.

Jacob no longer had reason to listen through Jared's mind as he as well as Sam, Leah, and Paul emerged onto the same clearing where the others were.

Jacob immediately shifted back and went to talk to the wizards.

"Take me to London with you." Was the first thing he said.

"Are you crazy? Jacob you are not going to London now. The newborns will be here in the morning. You're needed here. Go if you wish after the fight, not before." Sam said. He had shifted back to human as well.

"I'm not staying, Sam. Draco needs me!"

"You are NOT going. That's an order." Sam growled out and Jacob was forced down to his knees by Sam's will. They both shifted back to their wolf forms as their anger for each other became greater by the second.

Jacob tried resisting the command of the Alpha but it was over powering his will. All the other pack members were lowering their heads in show of respect and submission to the Alpha.

No! Jacob growled out as he stomped his front paw down and pushed himself to stand up tall. Sam stepped back. You will not tell me what to do. I am the rightful Alpha and you will back down!

Harry and Hermione watched a bit frightened actually, at the display of power that the two largest wolves were showing. The black one was obviously the alpha, but now it looked like the wolf with russet colored fur was standing up to him and apparently winning the mental game of dominance.

Jacob howled as he felt the mental link that joined him with the pack disintegrate. He was no longer one of Sam's pack. He was now his own leader, an Alpha with no pack.

He growled at Sam even as the black wolf growled back at him, and it looked like they would attack each other with claws and teeth at any given moment. Their lips curled as they faced each other down and just as the tension seemed like it would erupt, Sam reluctantly backed away. He barked at the others and they all left as their alpha commanded, Seth a bit reluctant to go.

Of course he would tell them to leave. He won't let them help me look for Draco, the bastard. Jacob thought as he let out one final growl before turning back to the two confused wizards. He would shift back, but during his little mental battle for dominance, his shorts were torn. Instead he lowered onto the floor and motioned with his snout for the two to get on his back. He was going to take them to his house, where he could put some clothes on and talk to the wizards. He also needed to inform his dad with what just happened.

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Once the two wizards had been taken to the wolf's house—they now knew his name was Jacob—they were seated on the couch by Billy while Jacob pulled on a pair of shorts and a shirt from his room. The shifter had to fight a moment of painful remembrance as the shirt had obviously been worn by Draco as it still contained his wonderful scent. He clenched his jaw and returned to the living room, intent on finding his love.

"I'm sorry, how did you say you knew Draco?" Billy was currently asking the two wizards, which he learned were named Harry and Hermione.

"We went to school together. We weren't really friends, more like rivals, but during the final battle against Voldemort, he helped me and so did his mother." Harry said. Jacob had already joined them in the small living room and was remembering what Draco had told him a while back when they watched the global news, about the battle that had taken place.

"Draco told me some of the story, mostly without details. Can you tell me the rest?" Jacob said.

Hermione took over the story telling starting from the very beginning, when Voldemort ascended into power as a younger wizard and grew to become known and feared as the dark lord. Harry would add to the story every now and then but mostly stayed quiet until it came to the part of the final battle.

"Draco was a traitor to the light side. That's what we all thought, but it wasn't until he was willing to sacrifice his life for us during that fire that I realized, he was just scared. He was forced into choosing the path of the death eaters." Harry said.

Jacob could only imagine all the guilt Draco felt. No wonder Sam's accusatory words always seemed to hurt him so profoundly, because he thought himself to be guilty too.

"He and his mother both helped me, and in doing so, I was able to defeat Voldemort. Now the minister is holding them in Azkaban prison until their trial." Harry said and Hermione stood up to pace the small space as she became irritated with the ministers actions all over again.

"When is their trial?" Jacob asked hoping that it was soon.

"Well, at the rate that the minister is holding them, I would say that his mother's will be in the next week or so, but she's been waiting all this time, since the battle, which has been about a month. Draco was just captured, so he's at the bottom of the list. And there are still many trials to go through."

"How long?" Jacob asked more sternly. His jaw was clenched tightly and his breathing was becoming harsher as he thought of his imprint being subjugated to prison for any amount of time.

"I would say about a month, month and a half." Hermione said as she sat down. She could see the shifters anger growing and she didn't want to be in his path if he suddenly decided to lash out. She sighed a bit in relief though when he didn't. Instead he looked more like he was suffering from a loss of breath because he was gasping a bit and he held his hand up against his chest.

"Why do you care so much for him?" Harry asked. "You haven't known him for a long time, yet you act as if you two were…um, well, like you two were—"

"Together." Jacob stated, cutting him off. Harry and Hermione both blushed. "We weren't officially together, but we would be eventually, because Draco is my imprint."

"Imprint?" Hermione asked, intrigued at the unfamiliar term. "What is an imprint?" She looked like if she wanted to pull out a notebook and write down whatever Jacob was about to tell her.

"Imprint is just a fancy word for soul mate."

As soon as he said it, Harry let out a small gasp as he realized that Draco might have finally found some happiness. And now it was taken from him or, more like he was taken from it.

"Does Draco know?" Harry asked as he once again, just like for Narcissa, worried for the blonds' mental well being. If Draco had feelings for Jacob, he would feel like he lost everything now that he was incarcerated. He would most likely lose all hope and Harry was afraid that his mental state was at jeopardy.

"No, I hadn't told him yet." Jacob saw the worry in Harry's eyes. "Why?"

Harry quickly explained his worrisome thoughts. He explained how Draco never really seemed happy, and when he was forced to join the death eater ranks, he became more distanced from everyone and his mental state was seriously suffering. Harry told of the time he injured him in the bathroom with Sectumsempra.

"He looked like he was losing it." He said and Jacob stood quickly, startling everyone.

"You have to take me with you." He wasn't asking, he was demanding, and he was going to get Draco out of Azkaban one way or another. Even if it meant breaking him out, he would do it. He would risk everything for Draco, and he would do it gladly.

Harry nodded. "Ok, you can come with us."

"Jacob, what about Victoria and the newborns?" Billy asked surprised at Jacob's sudden decision. Although—if he was telling the truth—he somehow expected it.

"They can handle themselves." Jacob said.

"But they're your pack, they'll need you. Can't you wait till morning, after the battle?"

"No dad, my imprint needs me and I won't abandon him even for a few hours. Besides," Jacob said as he went into his room to change into his jeans and black shirt. Billy followed him in. "I'm no longer a part of their pack."

Billy's eyes widened. "You mean you…?"

"I did. I accepted my inheritance as alpha."

It looked to Jacob like Billy didn't know whether to be happy or upset. He must be happy because he finally truly accepted himself as alpha wolf, a part of his identity as a Black descendant, but then he was also upset that it came with the cost of losing the pack.

"Don't worry dad, they can handle the leeches. And I'll find my own way. Perhaps someday I'll form my own pack." Jacob pulled on his boots and headed back to the living room.

"Let's go." Jacob said as the wizards stood.

"Jacob," Billy called to him. "Be safe, son. I'm very proud of you."

Jacob smiled before leaning down to hug his father. He didn't know when he would return next, or when he would see his father again. This was his goodbye for the time being.

Hermione pulled out the port key book and held it out between Harry and her.

"You're going to feel a tugging sensation in your stomach, and you'll probably feel sick since this is your first time, but no matter what you do, don't let go." Hermione explained to Jacob.

"Ok," Jacob said and the three of them held on to the book.

It was only ten seconds later that the three disappeared from Billy's living room with a resounding crack of noise. The aging man sighed and wheeled himself to his room. It was already three thirty in the morning and he was tired. There was nothing more that he could do, but wait and hear from his son.

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AN: Again, sorry for the late update, but I'm overloaded with school and homework. The next update shouldn't take as long and I promise that the two boys will be reunited in the next chapter. Thank you again for the reviews.

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