Chapter 25-Day After

The Ministry sent a mop-up team into the forest to ensure there were no remaining Acromentula and did a controlled burn to ensure any remaining eggs were burnt. Professor McGonagall couldn't care less then as she was proud of those who already served under her. Special commendations were given to all those who had been involved in 'scorgifing' the forest of the Acromentula.

Hagrid felt a little sad, for now there would be no decedents of his pet Aragog, yet he was happy that there would now be less danger for the other forest creatures. He understood it had to be done for the safety of everyone.

Jordan had gone down to the dungeons after supper where Tyler was transforming into a wolf. Jordan was a little nervous about seeing Tyler as a wolf but his apprehension relaxed when he felt Tyler's furry head butt him like an oversized dog would.

Professor Snape had greeted him and acted as if it was normal for a large shaggy wolf to be seen wandering around the study and shedding fur. Jordan was told he could work on his own report but if he needed the help, to just ask.

The Professor was going over some more of those antique books written is extremely old script.

It occurred to Jordan that now he saw Tyler in wolf form and shedding all over he really understood Snapes joke about Remus and Tonks. Tyler came over and sat beside Jordan as he wrote carefully the report for Professor McGonagall of the expedition to and from the cave. He glanced down and asked Tyler if he thought the report should be titled "Of Werewolves and Other Magical Creatures." Tyler licked his face as if to tell him that the title was fine.

.Jordan looked over the fine dictionary and Thesaurus that Professor Snape had given him for his own to help him with his spelling. He thought it was neat as all he had to do was picture then say the word and ask the dictionary to reveal the spelling and meaning of said word. sometimes the dictionary asked him to clarify as to exactly what word he wanted and gave him a list of similar words and their meanings.

One advantage of having a wizarding education, if it was a muggle dictionary he would still have a small problem hunting up words.

The professor was making notes of some things he found in those old texts and sometimes Tyler would go over and look at the notes and put his massive paw on the Professors arm. Jordan had the distant impression that the Professor was looking up stuff for Tyler and his research.

Remus was resting quietly at his home with Tonks who was once again cleaning up after him and putting the fur aside in a bag like the professor told her to. He gave her the extra money he got from Madame Malkin which came in handy.

Remus had told her of meeting up with Severus and the two boys. She knew Tyler and was interested in how his research was going with Professor Snape.She looked down at him with obvious affection and rubbed his shaggy wolf head. She knew he could understand every word she told him even though he had transformed into a wolf. She remembered the past and the traumas the Order went through after Dumbledore was murdered and how Remus found the blue bottle with the memory. It occurred to her that in a round about way if it wasn't for that bottled memory which cleared Professor Snape she would not have her Remus now

. She had never even heard of the Red Killer Moon and what it did to the werewolf population until Professor Snape contacted her to find Remus and lock him away in that awful dark windowless room. In effect Remus had saved his life and he returned the favour. She kissed Remus's shaggy head lovingly and putting her arm around his shoulders she cuddled up beside him.

Tonks had read the Daily Prophet and looked over all the pictures that wre taken of the Battle. She could see that these creatures were not only huge but was also terrifying and dangerous. She was even more thankful that the skirmish on Sunday as Remus had described it to her was with only a few Acromentula. The one in the paper looked horrible and she was thankful that nobody was killed according to the paper.

Jordan looked up at the time and realized he had stayed in the dungeon for over two hours. He hadn't realized that much time had gone by since he had gotten so interested in finishing his report and besides he liked the company of Tyler the wolf.

Professor Snape was also preoccupied in his studies and obviously forgot that anybody else was there .Jordan got up and stretched .He stepped quietly over to where Professor Snape was working. It looked like he was copying stuff from a thin fragile roll of parchment.

"Veneficus Lupus Animantium Descripto" was written across the top of the obviously very old and brittle piece of yellowed parchment. The lettering was faded and Jordan wondered how the professor could read it much less understand what it said."

Professor Snape looked up at him and realized Jordan was still there.

"Oh for... I totally forgot you were here."

Jordan grinned, "I guess we both got caught up with our projects." He looked at the parchment that the Professor was carefully setting down on the desk. Professor Snape noticed the look and told him that it was a very ancient Latin parchment that Merlin had set aside and was later sent to Hogwarts by his descendents to be stored safely deep in the library vaults.

Jordan asked what the words across the top meant.

"Wizard wolf Zoology" explained the Professor. "I was translating it for Tyler. He may find it useful for his research.

"Oh wow, this parchment once belonged to Merlin? "

"Yes, it had originally belonged to some ancient wizards who lived thousands of years ago and Merlin found it during his own research. Professor Dumbledore knew about it as he was also a descendant of Merlin.

"He was?"

"Yes he was and he told me where it was hidden in the library. I don't think anyone has ever been back there since the castle was built, not even to dust the shelves."

Jordan watched the Professor roll the parchment back up very carefully and place it into a special cylinder, which protected the valuable document.

"I will walk you back to your dorm Jordan as it is getting late. We don't need to have Filch catch you roaming the corridors. "

"Jordan thanked him and gathered up his belongings. He looked over at Tyler who had stretched out on a comfortable looking chair and said goodbye. Tyler growled a friendly goodbye back then curled up to sleep.

Jordan was very tired by the time he got into the dorm, and fell into a sound sleep as soon as he crawled into his bed.