I know it's been a while. I'm sorry. I've got a few new projects on the go, none of them fanfiction based I'm afraid. I've launched my own YouTube channel all about my family life (The Thornhill Family) so please do check it out if you're interested. We are officially in lock down here in the UK so I'm finding that I have plenty of time to write and my muse has certainly woken up.


"What did Niko mean about Robin?" Harry asked as he pulled his t-shirt over his head. He and Fenrir had just spent two rather sweaty hours enjoying each other's company. They were both exhausted and would have loved to spend a further two hours sleeping in each other's arms but they knew they couldn't.

"I am dealing with it," Fenrir replied. He really didn't want Harry to worry about it. He was worrying enough about it.

"As much as that comforts me I still want to know. Surely as your mate I need to know what's going on at home while I'm away," Harry argued as he sat down on the bed and began pulling on his shoes.

"Then you should be at home," Fenrir replied as he shrugged on his leather jacket. He would normally have agreed that Harry needed to be involved in all of the pack affairs but their mateship had been filled with secrets so far and the Alpha was sure there were still a few more lingering around.

"Don't be like that Fen," Harry said with a frown, "You know why I'm not at home with you, that doesn't mean I don't care about what's going on with the pack and all its members, unless you're having second thoughts about having me as your mate."

In response to this, Fenrir closed the distance between them and, picking Harry up from where he had been sat on the bed, lifted him into a deeply passionate kiss. "Never," he said in a low throaty growl, wanting to make it perfectly clear to the little submissive that there were no regrets.

"If you won't tell me then it must be bad," Harry said with a frown as he was placed back down on to his feet. "Whatever she's done, I know it isn't your fault and I know you're dealing with it but surely I need to know."

Fenrir sighed, he hated it when Harry was logical and reasonable. Before when he had thrown tantrums and strops then it gave the Alpha a reason to refuse, however Harry was becoming a mature and worthy Alpha mate and it was hard to find reasoning as to why he couldn't know certain things.

"She is being devious," Fenrir said, finding the whole situation rather revolting. "She wants to have pups with me."

"But you wouldn't sleep with her, I'd know if you had because of our marks, so how is she being devious?" Harry asked, feeling a little confused about what was going on. He knew Robin to be a little unhinged, she had been through an awful lot in her life but so they all had.

"I have missed you, little one," Fenrir said, hoping that Harry would catch on with him needing to be blunt about it.

"I know that but what has that to do with Robin?" Harry asked, not twigging what his mate meant.

"When you are at school I go for walks and think of what we could be doing together," Fenrir said firmly, moving forward and gently cupping Harry's groin, squeezing gently, looking directly into his mates eyes as he did this.

"Oh," Harry said, realising exactly what his mate meant, then a fraction of a second later his eyes went wide, "OH," he said again, this time with a dawning realisation. "Do you think it might work?"

"I hope not," Fenrir said with a frown. He could not stand the thought of having pups with Robin, especially when Harry wasn't yet able to.

The thought of Robin getting pregnant with Fenrir's child made Harry feel sick to his stomach, he didn't hate her any longer, not now he understood her a little better, but she made it very hard not to.

"You need to be sure," Harry said firmly, "It changes things if she manages it," Harry pointed out. He knew he needed to be more knowledgeable about werewolves and how things worked with their genetics but Harry knew Fenrir had the infamous Alpha gene and if Robin had a child with Fenrir that also carried that gene then that child would be the oldest and would likely become Alpha when Fenrir was unable to fulfil the role.

"I will not allow it," Fenrir said firmly, though he knew that Harry was right. He was going to have to pin the girl down and have her tested so he could be sure and then he was going to have to be more careful about where he pleasured himself in future so this didn't happen again.

FGHP

It had been a successful meeting with Robin. Though he hadn't managed to get his end away yet, he knew it wouldn't take long. The young, stupid girl didn't have many brain cells and couldn't see that she was being used. The problem was, would she be smart enough to figure out the wards.

"How did it go?" Gideon barked as he spotted Russ returning from his trip.

"Good, she's going to do a little digging, look at those wards they have up, once we know what they are we can bring them down," Russ said, knowing that this was their best chance of gaining access to the Greyback territory.

"And she believes that you are interested in her?" Gideon asked, curious more than anything. He didn't want to think that Greyback would be fool enough to let someone so idiotic come into his pack and put it at such risk.

"She seems to, she's a mindless bimbo who wants power and will do anything to get it. She'd probably try and seduce the Dark Lord himself if she thought it would do her any good," Russ said, knowing that he had her eating out of the palm of his hand.

"She is the key to the undoing of Greyback, work quickly," Gideon instructed and Russ nodded. He was going to work as quickly as he could, rather looking forward to getting into the territory and killing them all, though not before having a bit of fun with the submissive pack members. He had lacked a sense of purpose for such a long time but now he had a mission and he was finally going to be able to avenge his brother, Roderick.

FGHP

Clayton and Damon had appeared to be a little more relaxed when they returned from the double date with their respective mates, however Romy and Micha were giggling uncontrollably, having rather enjoyed making their mates squirm.

Niko had discovered the ice cream parlour and had had a few too many sundaes and was now feeling a little sick from it all. This meant that he was rather subdued compared to his usual hyper self and the moment that Harry set eyes upon his adopted son, he knew that something was wrong.

"What happened?" Harry asked, looking accusingly at Quinn, Seamus and Aspen who had promised to take care of the ten year old.

"We made the mistake of taking him to the ice cream parlour," Seamus said, sounding apologetic.

"And then allowing him to get the largest ice cream available, then eating it," Aspen said with a small smile.

Harry shook his head in utter disbelief, Niko was going to be a nightmare for the rest of the day but he wasn't annoyed, far from it. He rather liked that his pack mates were spoiling his adoptive son. Niko deserved to be a little spoilt after everything that he had been through.

"It's almost time to head back to the castle," Seamus said with a frown. Despite not having been part of the pack for long he felt more and more comfortable around them, more so than he had ever felt anywhere else in his life. He just fit.

Rosie too looked to be a little saddened by the news that they would soon have to say their goodbyes. She found Niko oddly fascinating and loved spending time with him. She wasn't about to share this just yet, not with Niko, not with anyone, not until she had figured out what it meant.

Aspen had rather enjoyed the day out of the castle. The feeling of being cooped up in the stone walls was creeping under his skin, reminding him too much of being in the basement at Atwood school. The sooner they could all return to the territory the better in his mind.

"These weekends always go by so fast," Harry said, hating that he was going to have to be without Fenrir now for another few weeks. His mate and this pack were his life and being away from the territory was getting harder. The wolf in him was becoming stronger everyday, the urge to be with the pack, to produce an heir for the Alpha, these instincts were starting to get too strong to quash.

"Can't we stay for a little while longer?" Clay asked, his grip tightening on Romy's hand. He didn't want to have to say farewell to her yet, he had only just been reunited with her and the thought of parting from her again was too much to think about.

"We should be grateful that we were given this time at all," Romy said, leaning into her mate affectionately. She knew that she was still being punished and the fact that she had been allowed to come to see Clay was miracle enough. She certainly didn't think she deserved it, not after the horror she had put everyone through.

"Romy will not be returning to the territory," Fenrir said rather suddenly, causing everyone to look at him in shock. "She will return to school with you," he added with a small nod in the young girls direction.

"Are you sure?" Romy asked, absolutely astounded at the decision the Alpha had just made. She had assumed she would return to the territory and be there for the foreseeable future, or at least until the next full moon, if not longer. She had a lot of penance to do.

"You accepted your punishment gracefully, you have made amends and see the error in your actions." Fenrir explained, before turning his attention back to Harry, having said what needed to be said and not willing to add anything further.

"Welcome back," Quinn said with a smile as Clayton wrapped his arms around Romy and held her as tightly as he dared. He was never going to take being this close to her for granted ever again. As soon as he was able to he was going to make sure he got as close to her as he could get too.

Damon watched his son carefully as he embraced Romy, knowing that the two of them were growing ever closer. He was happy for Clay, the boy deserved something for himself, something that didn't evolve around Harry. In Romy, he had that.

"Are you okay?" Micha asked, looking at Damon quizzically.

"I'm fine, trouble," Damon said with a smile, coming out from his train of thought. "I'm just extremely grateful for everything," he added, putting an arm around his submissive and bringing him into an embrace.

"It is time to leave," Fenrir said. He had been kissing Harry again but he knew that there were things that needed his attention back in the territory. As much as he would have loved to stay and ravish his mate for the rest of the evening and carry on into the night, he knew that this wasn't possible.

Everyone began to say their goodbyes, not knowing if they were going to see each other again before the next full moon. Fenrir, Damon, Micha and Niko all stood at the gates to the school and watched as Harry, Clayton, Romy, Seamus, Quinn, Aspen and Rosie all made their way back up to the castle.

FGHP

All tired from the exertion of the day before, Sunday was spent in the Slytherin common room, playing pool and talking to their friends. Harry was rather keen to know how Draco's date with Tracey had gone as he hadn't seen them in Hogsmead during the actual event.

Romy and Clay had though, the two of them had ended up in Madame Puddifoot's tea room while on their double date with Micha and Damon. The four of them just so happened to be sat on the table over from Draco and Tracey.

Clay had been good about it though and refrained from teasing his little brother. This was something that Draco had greatly appreciated as the date had been awkward enough without any one else adding to it. He hadn't felt comfortable being sat there and especially not when she tried to hold his hand across the table.

"How did you know it was right with Fenrir, you've dedicated your whole life to this man, how did you know he was the right person for you?" Draco asked. He had been pondering this for a while, not just about Harry and Fenrir but with Romy and Clayton also. When he had kissed Romy it just hadn't felt right and he wasn't sure he was ever going to find the right person.

"I feel safe with him," Harry said with a shrug, "though I guess it'll be different for him because he's not meant to feel safe with me, he's the dominant."

"I suppose," Draco replied with a frown, thinking that maybe Harry was the wrong person to be talking to about this. He would never say it to Harry, but as a submissive he was technically the more female half of the couple. If he wanted more relevant advice then he was going to have to talk to Clayton. He just wasn't sure their brotherly bond was up to such a conversation just yet.

"You're young Draco, you don't have to rush into this. Just because I have Fenrir doesn't mean that everyone needs to find someone. Rosie and Aspen don't have mates yet, Quinn kind of has Robin but not really, not yet at least. Seamus hasn't found his mate either, sometimes it just takes time."

"I am betrothed, maybe I'll just stick with her, whoever she is and be done with it," Draco said with a sigh. He hadn't been told who it was that his parents had chosen but she would no doubt be pureblood and from a strong, proud family. Lucius wouldn't have settled for anything less.

"I couldn't imagine being told to marry someone, to spend the rest of my life with someone that I didn't know and didn't love," Aspen said, sitting himself down on the floor beside Harry.

"Purebloods are different, they believe that they have a duty to continue the pureblood lines of their families. I would bring great shame upon the house of Malfoy if I don't marry a pureblood witch."

"I'm so glad our Father didn't give two shits about me," Clay scoffed from the armchair across from the couch where Draco had sprawled himself. Clay had sat himself in the armchair with Romy curled up around him, a book in her hands. The couple looked rather content with each other in this way.

"I don't think he knew about you until recently to be fair," Draco said with a shrug, "I know my mum didn't know anything about you."

"I think it highly unfair that pureblood wizards can sleep with whoever they want without any repercussions, however pureblood witches have to remain pure," Rosie said with a roll of her eyes, she knew that in the muggle world times had progressed beyond this, she wasn't sure why the wizarding world had to remained so medieval.

"I think we should spend less time worrying about purebloods and more time worrying about the equality of werewolves. I mean we're only wolves one night a month, we're not all that different to anyone else, we attend school, get jobs, live our lives and yet we're still considered outcasts," Quinn said, a passion in his voice. It was clearly something that he cared deeply about.

"I agree with that whole heartedly," Seamus said, he had just experienced first hand how wizarding folk could turn their backs on someone because they had become a werewolf. He had lost everything when he had been bitten, he was just grateful that he had found so much more.

"One day," Harry said with a smile, looking around at his pack members with pride, "when the war is over, we can all make a difference."

"Live to dream," Aspen said, hoping that Harry was right.

FGHP

Fenrir had been awake early. In his arms was Niko, still half asleep. The ten year olds clothes still had Harry's scent on them from when they had hugged the day before and the Alpha wasn't willing to let his adoptive son go just yet and Niko certainly wasn't complaining.

"Callie," Fenrir said, somewhat abruptly.

"Yes, Alpha," she responded, looking up from where she had been sitting by the fire, trying to keep warm and enjoying the fact that she wasn't feeling nauseous at that moment.

"I need you to do something for me," he said and almost at once, Jenson's interest peaked. The Beta never strayed too far from his mate in fear of not being there when she needed him.

"How can I help?" Callie asked, curious as to what the Alpha might need from her.

"She is meant to be resting," Jenson chimed in, earning himself a stern glare and a sharp growl from Fenrir, who didn't like being accused of not taking care of his pack. Even Callie gave the beta wolf a look, telling him to be quiet.

"Robin, she has been… she attempted to make herself pregnant from me without physical contact," The Alpha explained, a look of disgust on his face as he worked out how to explain this to Callie, while Jenson listened in to the conversation. He didn't much care about Niko hearing, after all it had been the ten year old to alert him to the problem.

"You want me to figure out if she succeeded?" Callie asked and Fenrir nodded his head. Both Jenson and Callie knew the implications if Robin had managed this, the pack dynamics would forever change and not in a positive way.

"That is grim," Jenson said, his face contorted in disgust at the thought of Robin trying something so underhand and disgusting.

"Try not to think about it," Callie said to her mate. "I'll be able to perform the spell, it's complicated but not taxing, I can do it whenever you're ready," she said, knowing that it would be simple enough for her and wouldn't put a drain on her body or her little jelly bean.

"Do you know where Lukas went this morning?" Fenrir asked Jenson, completely changing tacts now that he knew the issue with Robin was going to be resolved, sooner rather than later.

"I don't, no Alpha," Jenson answered, "I assumed that he went to work or to visit his girlfriend, he's always coming and going right now." It was clear in the way Jenson said this that he didn't approve.

"He needs to be careful with her," Fenrir said, thinking that he might need to have another word with the wayward pack member and bring him back into line before he did something stupid.

However, Fenrir realised that he was too late to have this chat when not a minute later he heard the crack of an apparition at the apparition point and Lukas appeared. Though he was not alone, by his side was a woman who was alien to all of them. A woman with fiery red hair, pale white skin and looking utterly terrified as she clung to Lukas.

For a moment, no one reacted. Everyone looked from Lukas to Fenrir, not sure what was going to happen next. No one had expected for Lukas to bring his muggle girlfriend into pack territory. None of the pack thought he would ever be so stupid.

It was Micha who reacted first, he jumped to his feet and made a bee line for Lukas and Nell, a huge smile on his face. As soon as he was close enough he threw his arms around her and hugged her. "It's great to see you again," he said, turning to Lukas and giving him a reassuring nod of the head the moment he had released Nell from the embrace. "Let me introduce you to everyone."

"It's nice to meet you, Nell," Damon said. The moment that Micha had jumped up and headed toward Lukas, he had done the same. He wasn't sure how Fenrir was going to react and he wasn't going to let his mate get caught up in the crossfire.

"Nice to meet you too…" Nell said, trailing off when she realised that she didn't know this man's name. In all honesty she was terrified. She hated travelling by apparition and coming here, being confronted with a lot of large, muscular men was extremely intimidating.

"Damon," Micha chimed in, "He's my boyfriend," he added, picking his words carefully. He wasn't sure how much she knew about werewolves and mates and he didn't want to put his foot in it. "It's a shame that not everyone is here, some of us are at school right now."

"Would you like some tea?" Damon offered, "If you're anything like Lukas then I imagine you would love some."

Nell gave him an awkward smile but nodded her head in agreement. "Yes, please," she said timidly.

"Come and sit by the fire," Micha encouraged, nudging Lukas out of the way and putting his own arm around the frightened young girl to guide her towards the campfire where the rest of the pack had gathered.

As Micha led Nell away, Damon held Lukas back, wanting to have a word with him before they got too close to the others.

"You've taken one hell of a risk bringing her here," He said, whispering so that he wouldn't be heard.

"She was never going to be part of the pack any other way," Lukas said, completely unrepentant for his actions.

"She can't be, she's not one of us," Damon said pointedly. He had never had anything against Lukas having his own life outside of the pack, he was still family but this was going too far.

"She will be," Lukas said defiantly, "She carries my baby in her belly, she is one of us now."

Damon stopped walking to just stare at his pack mate in utter disbelief. "How far along?" He asked, not sure what to do with this information.

"Thirteen weeks," Lukas said, making sure that Damon knew he was not ashamed of this, in fact he puffed out his chest in pride. He and Nell might not have been trying for a baby but this was the best thing to have happened to him in his whole life.

"I take it she's here so that you can tell Fenrir?" Damon asked, knowing that without Harry around, this was going to be the only way to guarantee that the Alpha wouldn't fly off the handle. Damon had to admit that Lukas had timed it well considering. He had waited until after Fenrir had had a day with Harry and was therefore in a happier mood and he had brought her into the territory.

"She means everything to me Damon," Lukas said, "I don't want to have to choose between this pack and her because it'll be her, she's carrying my baby, it's always going to be her."

Damon sighed, knowing that Lukas was right, he would have chosen the exact same if he had been in his position. Every dominant in the pack would choose their pregnant mate above all else. "I'll help as much as I can," Damon said with a sigh, knowing that it was likely going to be an uphill struggle.

FGHP

"We met in town, I work at the off license," Nell was saying, her cheeks bright red with embarrassment. "We bonded over our mutual love of tea," she added with a shy smile.

"That is adorable," Tessie said, giving Nell a reassuring smile. "It's lovely to see Lukas so happy," she added as Damon and Lukas joined the group. Lukas immediately went to Nell's side and wrapped a protective arm around her waist.

"Nell was just telling us how the two of you bonded over your love of tea," Callie said, handing out mugs of tea as she said this. "Just boring standard tea this time though, I'm afraid."

"It's lovely," Nell said, taking a sip.

"Please, sit down," Jenson said, motioning to the logs around the fire. He had been waiting for Fenrir to step in and make this request, however, judging by the scowl upon the Alpha's face he didn't think that was going to happen any time soon.

The group settled around the campfire, nursing their mugs of tea. Tessie took an instant liking to the young girl as they chatted, Micha joining in with their conversation, eager to welcome Nell into the pack.

"Lukas, a word," Fenrir said rather abruptly, getting to his feet. He didn't want to cause a scene in front of this muggle but he couldn't contain his anger any longer. He wouldn't hurt Lukas, but he wasn't going to allow this debacle to go on any longer.

"Before we do," Lukas said, also raising to his feet, "I think I should tell you why I decided to bring Nell here today."

As Lukas spoke, Fenrir's hands curled into fists, his knuckles going pure white he clenched them so hard. Damon got to his feet and moved so that he stood between Lukas and Fenrir. Nell was looking terrified as the mood suddenly shifted, the atmosphere decidedly tense.

Jenson could see that there was about to be trouble amongst the other dominants, leaning towards Callie, whispering in her ear to stay close to Nell and Micha if things became violent. He didn't want to risk his little jelly bean for Lukas' stupidity.

"I've brought Nell here because I wanted to formally introduce you all to her, as she and I are going to be married," Lukas began. Nell got to her feet too at this point, moving as close as she could to Lukas, linking their hands together. "I also wanted to tell you that we're pregnant."

"That's wonderful," Tessie said, immediately getting to her feet, a huge grin on her face and hugging the both of them. She too had read the tension and had moved quickly to defuse it.

"Congratulations," Micha said, waiting his turn to hug the young couple, which he did the moment that Tessie had released them.

Fenrir on the other hand was not looking thrilled at this news. His fists were still clenched but he knew better than to start throwing punches. He had a pregnant submissive in Callie and now this muggle was also pregnant and despite the fact she was a muggle, she carried a werewolf in her belly, part of his pack regardless.

Needing to cool off away from the others, Fenrir turned and left the clearing. Storming past Robin as he went. The young girl had not wanted to be involved in the gathering with the muggle and had stayed far away, reading at the base of a tree as far from the campfire as she could get.

She didn't care for a single one of them right now and her mind was swirling with possibilities. Was she pregnant? What was Russ doing? How was she going to find out what wards were used to keep the territory safe? Who was going to be the best pack member to quiz about the wards without raising suspicion? When would she next see Russ again?

FGHP

Sunday lunch time and the mini werewolf pack had meandered from the Slytherin common room up to the great hall, all of their stomachs rumbling. Draco had wanted to make a quick detour before lunch and had left half an hour before them, vowing to meet them in the Great Hall. When Harry and co arrived, Draco was already there, clearly lost in thought as he read over a piece of parchment in his hands.

"You look deep in thought," Aspen said to Draco as he began helping himself to roast beef and mashed potatoes. Draco's plate was still empty and he clearly hadn't been there very long.

Without saying a word, Draco handed the piece of parchment directly to Romy so that she could read it. "What's this?" Romy asked, Clay glancing over her shoulder so that he could read too.

"What's going on?" Harry asked, filling his plate with more vegetables than anything else, not feeling overly hungry but knowing that he had to eat.

"Oh my Merlin," Romy gasped, "Is she sure?"

"She seems to be," Draco said with a nod. Romy passed the letter over to Harry, who read it aloud so that Rosie, Aspen, Quinn and Seamus could hear as well.

"Dearest Draco, I have done as you requested and sought out the identity of the werewolf currently imprisoned at Malfoy Manor. Her name is Jilly. Whatever you wanted this information for, please be careful. All my love, your mother."

"Who's Jilly?" Rosie asked, slightly confused as to what was going on.

"Tessie's sister and Aiden's cousin," Harry said in complete shock. "She's been held captive by Voldemort for months, no one knew where she was, not definitively anyway, not until now."

"I have to write to Aiden, he'd want to know," Romy said.

"How come you started chasing this now?" Clayton asked. He couldn't help but feel a tad jealous over the fact that his mates attention was focused on helping another dominant.

"While I was being punished, Fenrir made me spend time with Aiden and Jaylon, we talked a lot. I said that I would try and help him, though I didn't know that we would be able to find her this quickly."

"Do you think Fenrir will try and save her?" Seamus asked.

"He'll have to," Harry said with a frown, not sure he liked the idea of his mate and some of the pack putting their lives at risk. Though equally, he didn't want to be selfish when another werewolf was suffering and they had the ability to save her.

"Why will he have to?" Quinn asked, thinking that Fenrir probably didn't have to do anything he didn't want to.

"He swore he would," Clay explained. "In January when Tessie and Aiden came into the pack, he said that if the opportunity arose then he would try and rescue Jilly if he could."

"I suppose I had better let Fenrir know," Romy said, looking to Harry for confirmation that this was okay.

"No," Harry said at once, "I'll do it. I want to be part of the decision making with this, if he's going to put his life on the line to rescue Jilly then I want to be included in the plan, even though I can't go with him."

"At least you're not going to try and convince him that you need to go," Clay said, feeling a little relieved. He agreed that they needed to rescue Jilly, but Harry, nor any other submissive should be involved in the plan. He didn't want another incident like the Ministry of magic, not again.

FGHP

Tom Riddle was not happy. If he was ever going to draw Potter on to his side then he needed to reign the Greyback pack in and soon. Gideon was not having much luck despite his plotting and planning so far, though he swore otherwise. He could not keep his brutish werewolves in line and that meant he needed more numbers in his pack.

Voldemort knew of one pack that he had attempted to recruit in the first wizarding war that had denied him but so far he could not locate them to try to recruit them again this time around. The Stanwood pack were being annoyingly illusive.

Werewolf packs were becoming craftier at hiding, though they had to be as the wizarding world was not always accommodating to their kind. He had tried to use this as a bargaining chip in recruiting werewolves but so far none had been willing and he had simply destroyed their packs, leaving only those useful to him alive.

Drumming his fingers impatiently upon the long, majestic dining table, Tom allowed himself to become lost in his thoughts. He had control of so much, the British Wizarding World was slowly coming under his command, all he had left was Dumbledore and that blasted school. Harry would not be a problem, not when he had the chance to talk to the boy, persuade him who the stronger ally was.

Though he knew he could not wait for the last pieces to fall into place here, he didn't want to waste anymore time. He would summon some of his loyal followers and send them across the channel to France, they could start recruiting for him. He would need a foot hold abroad as soon as possible. Once this had been achieved, Dumbledore would soon fall and Harry would have no choice but to join him, with or without the werewolves he called a pack.

FGHP

Happy to finally be reunited, Romy and Clayton couldn't wait to find a moment to sneak off so that they could be alone. The time apart had stayed true to cliche and truly made their hearts grow fonder. Though the other side effect it had had was a far more primal one, one that Harry had recognised instantly.

"I'll bring you two up some dinner if you want to go on ahead of us," Harry said encouragingly, giving the two of them a subtle wink, "I'll even make sure that dinner is a little longer than normal to give you some extra time," Harry added.

Romy's cheeks blushed a bright scarlet at Harry's suggestion, though Clay, who was less scandalised and far more used to Harry's ways, just snorted in amusement at his best friend's suggestion. "See you later," he said, before sweeping Romy quite literally off her feet and taking the stairs two at a time in an attempt to get to their forest classroom that little bit quicker.

"What was all that about?" Rosie asked as she, Harry, Aspen, Quinn and Seamus all watched from the bottom of the marble staircase as Clayton and Romy disappeared around the corner.

"Give them some time," Harry said with a smile, almost glowing with happiness at how content his two friends were. "We'll take our time with dinner if that's alright with you lot, I don't fancy walking in on the two of them mid climax."

Seamus laughed at this, having realised exactly what Clayton and Romy had been up to the moment Harry started to whisper to his best friend.

"Is it safe for them to be doing that?" Aspen asked, "They're a little young to be having pups."

"I gave Romy a contraception potion, the same one I'm taking. Micha too come to think of it, at least I sent him some," Harry said with a shrug.

"And the Alpha knows you're taking it?" Rosie asked, a little astounded by this. Though when she thought about it, it did make sense. After all, the Alpha pair were at it like rabbits as soon as they were in each other's company and Harry wasn't pregnant that she knew of. She was a little shocked that she hadn't realised sooner.

Since coming to Hogwarts and struggling to find any source of alcohol she had found her mind starting to clear. She had rather enjoyed the fog that had clouded her mind when there was nothing good to think about. Now, however, she was enjoying the new found clarity as the alcohol slowly left her system.

"He does," Harry said with a sad sigh, "He knows that it's for the best right now, we're in the middle of a war and I'm the one with a massive target on his back. He isn't happy about it and honestly, I'm not thrilled either but we have plenty of time for babies and besides I have my Niko to keep me going until then."

"How is it you can come to such mature decisions but then go behind everyone's back that you care about and make an unbreakable vow with a man who clearly couldn't care less if you lived or died?" Quinn asked, honestly confused by this. Harry truly was a conundrum.

"I can't take all the credit for my stupidity, my werewolf instincts aren't all there so my rash human side sometimes makes the wrong choices," Harry said with a grin, "I didn't grow up in a pack, I grew up with my dad who was just a wizard. He was an accomplished potions master and made me a potion to keep my wolf placid and contained. I've never quite recovered to be honest and I still can't feel any pain."

As the group had been talking, they had made their way into the Great Hall, taking a seat at the Slytherin table and helping themselves to their food. Harry was careful to squirrel two large helpings into his school bag so that Clayton and Romy could eat, the two of them would no doubt be hungry after their escapades.

"I used alcohol to cope with a lot when Aspen and I were in Atwood School," Rosie admitted, struggling to look at any one of the group. She had never admitted this to anyone other than Robin, though she was sure that some of them already knew. To give herself the courage she needed to continue, she reached for Aspen's hand and he took it, knowing that she would need the strength to continue. "Since I've come here and I couldn't drink, it's felt as if this fog has lifted in my mind, do you think it's the same thing?"

"I'm not an expert," Harry said with a shrug of his shoulders, "Any substance like that isn't going to be great for us or our inner wolves. Can you hear your instincts at all?"

"I'm starting too, though sometimes they're not as clear as I would like them to be. I guess the alcohol kind of numbed everything and I'm still getting used to having it all back."

"At least it's coming back," Harry replied, giving her a reassuring smile. "You know you should never feel as if you can't talk to us about things, we've all been through hell, every single one of us."

"I lost my entire family and all my friends when I was bitten," Seamus told her, "I slept in classrooms for weeks until Harry realised what was going on and encouraged me to join him."

"My parents beat me every day for being what I was," Quinn told them, "The moment I turned thirteen they threw me out of the house and from then I had to find my own way in the world. It was hard and one winter I almost died."

"Micha, Romy, Damon, Jenson, even Fenrir, I won't tell you their stories because they're not mine to tell but we all have our demons, so don't think you have to hide yours," Harry said and Rosie couldn't help but smile. She hadn't felt this accepted in a long time and in that moment she knew that this was where she belonged, she had finally found a home.

FGHP

The pack had breathed a sigh of relief when Lukas had finally taken Nell home. Fenrir had not reappeared until after the young couple had gone, though he did look decidedly calmer upon his return.

"She's nice," Jenson said, testing the waters to see how Fenrir was going to react. They were all calm and waiting for their evening meal, which Tessie and Jaylon were preparing for them. The Beta didn't want any trouble.

"She is still a muggle," Fenrir said, his displeasure evident in the tone of his voice. "However I have other things to worry about," he added, looking at Callie who nodded. Jenson helped his mate to her feet and the three of them started walking away from the fire and towards Robin, who was sitting away from the others as usual.

The rest of the pack watched in confusion as Fenrir, Jenson and Callie headed for Robin, all of them wondering what she had done now. They were shocked when Fenrir began berating her for vile and underhand behaviour. They all got the jist about what she had done and shared mutual looks of disgust.

"That is gross," Micha said, pulling a face, Damon nodded his head in agreement. He didn't know why Robin made her life so difficult sometimes. Though none of them were shocked when Callie withdrew her wand and performed the spell that would indicate if someone was pregnant.

The entire pack watched with bated breath, eagerly awaiting the outcome. No one wanted Robin to have succeeded in her mission to undercut Harry and get pregnant by the Alpha first. They all breathed a sigh of relief when the test came back negative.

No words were spoken to Robin, though she looked decidedly unhappy. Fenrir, Jenson and Callie simply turned their backs to her and walked away, rejoining the others. The Alpha felt a huge sense of relief over the fact that he wasn't about to become a father through Robin's underhanded actions, though it made him think of having pups with Harry all the more.

"What are we going to do about Lukas?" Jenson asked once they were all settled around the fire once again, the day's dramatics finally over.

"I will talk to him when he returns," Fenrir said firmly, not wanting to think about that now. Lukas and his pregnant muggle wouldn't cause much issue, it was just inconvenient. It was their problem to sort, however, and a problem it would end up being.

Fenrir knew all too well that Nell would never be able to live with the pack full time because she wasn't one of them. Biting her was out of the question as it was hard enough for a witch or wizard to survive a bite. Muggles just weren't strong enough. The child could also not reside with its mother, Nell simply would not be able to cope with a magical child who also transformed into a werewolf every full moon. Fenrir would have to spell this out to Lukas and make sure he understood the gravity of the situation he was in.

FGHP

There had been a lot on Jaylon's mind of late. He had done a lot of observations of the pack and his fellow pack mates. He had also been doing a lot of thinking about his life, how he had ended up here and what he wanted to do next. The one sure conclusion that he had come to was that he didn't want to let his fear define him any longer.

"Aiden," Jaylon said, wanting to test the waters to see how the dominant would react. "I've been thinking and I want to know if you'd let me go to Hogwarts?" The fact that he felt comfortable asking this question was a testament to how far he had come, not to mention the fact that actually going would be hugely out of his comfort zone, but Jaylon knew that this was something that he wanted to at least try.

"You don't have to ask my permission," Aiden said, feeling a little sad that Jaylon was wanting to leave him. He had no idea how the Alpha pair managed it. Jaylon was so small and fragile, the thought of not being there to protect him was terrifying to Aiden but he knew he couldn't keep the submissive locked in a box, even if it was for his own safety.

"But I want your opinion," Jaylon said, looking up at Aiden from where he was already snuggled in close to him. "If you don't think I'm ready or…"

"I think you could do anything you wanted to do," Aiden said confidently, making sure he looked directly into the young teenagers eyes. "If this is something that you want to do then we can talk to Remus and Tessie, we can talk to Fenrir and make all the arrangements."

"And you'd be okay with me going?" Jaylon asked, he had thought that maybe Aiden might have been more opposed to the idea and the fact that he wasn't was making Jaylon question whether or not the dominant even wanted him here.

"Honestly?" Aiden asked and Jaylon nodded his head, wanting an honest answer. "Not really but if it's something that you want then I'm not going to stop you from going."

In all honesty Aiden hated the idea, being away from Jaylon was going to be the hardest thing imaginable for him, especially after losing Dean so suddenly, however he could tell that this was important to Jaylon. Aiden didn't want to stand in the way of the teenagers' recovery.

"I don't want to go if you don't want me to, I still want us to be together," Jaylon said, a little scared that by making this choice that he was going to end up pushing Aiden away.

"I'm going to be waiting here for you," Aiden reassured, "You don't have anything to worry about, I'm not going anywhere, you've accepted me as your mate and my only concern is making sure you're happy. If this is what will make you happy then let's go talk to Tessie and see what she thinks."

Jaylon nodded and allowed himself to be pulled more fully into Aiden's arms so that the dominant could get to his feet, carrying Jaylon with him. The teenager would never tire of the displays of strength his mate showed, it was a huge turn on to him. Jaylon took a deep breath and tried to focus on anything other than the large muscles that currently encompassed him.

"How can I help the two of you?" Tessie asked, a hint of amusement in her voice as Aiden and Jaylon approached her. She had just finished clearing up from dinner with the reluctant help of Robin, who had only slowed the process down, and Niko who really didn't like clearing up after everyone else.

"Jaylon wants to ask you a question," Aiden said as he sat himself down in front of Tessie, Jaylon now nestled fully in his lap.

"I'd like to go to Hogwarts with the others, if that's okay," Jaylon said, though this time he whispered as they were a lot closer to the other pack members now and he wasn't sure he wanted them to overhear what he was saying.

Fenrir, who had been minding his own business near the fire, overseeing Robin and Niko's attempt at cleaning up, now began listening intently at the conversation between Tessie, Aiden and Jaylon.

"What's brought this on?" Tessie asked, wondering out loud. She had no issue with him going, though she knew that she would miss having him around. However, she had no doubt that he would be safe, not only would he have Harry and the others but Remus too was there and she knew he was overly protective of the young teenager.

"The others go, I should be going...and…" Jaylon hesitated, not sure if he wanted to admit the next bit but knowing that he kind of needed to if they were ever going to agree to let him go. "I don't really know any magic, I've got a wand but I have no idea how to use it." He had admitted this to Aiden but not to anyone else and he was still embarrassed about it.

"Then you should go," Fenrir interrupted before Tessie could say anything in reply. He didn't like magic, though he saw how useful it could be. The wards were a huge part of that of course, if Harry and others in his pack were not strong enough or well versed enough in magic then they would not have such strong protection around them.

"Alpha?" Jaylon questioned. The young submissive had thought that the Alpha wolf was going to be the most difficult to persuade when it came to his going to the school. It was well known throughout the pack that Hogwarts was not well liked by Fenrir.

"It would be useful for you to learn," Fenrir said with a curt nod to both Tessie and Aiden. He was well aware of the struggles he was putting on their shoulders by allowing Jaylon to go, but in the long run it would benefit them all.

"I'll write to Remus," Tessie said with a smile, "I'll let him know your intentions and maybe after the next full moon we can send you back with the others," she suggested and Jaylon nodded eagerly.

At that moment there was a loud crack, signalling that someone had entered the territory through the apparition point. At once, Fenrir made a beeline for it, knowing that it would be Lukas finally returning home for the evening. The Alpha wanted to talk with him before anyone else got in his way.

FGHP

Lukas was not shocked when the moment he stepped into the clearing, he felt a tight grip on his right bicep and he was forcibly dragged off into the woods. Fenrir had never been very good at subtlety.

"I'm sorry, my Alpha," Lukas said the moment his arm was released. He fell to the ground in a bow, lowering his head and exposing his neck to show submission to the large Alpha wolf.

This had been his plan all along. He had known that he would have been denied if he had asked permission beforehand so he had gone ahead with his plan and now all he could do was submit and beg forgiveness but at least, whatever happened now, he had done what he needed to do. His pack knew of Nell and their baby and if something happened to him then they would be taken care of.

"How could you be stupid enough to get her pregnant?" Fenrir snarled aggressively. He had wanted to lash out, hitting some sense into Lukas, but with the lesser dominant submitting to him straight away he had no reason to and that annoyed him a little. However, he was not the kind of Alpha to lash out for no reason, not when his pack members were willing to submit to him so easily, especially when they knew they had done wrong.

"It wasn't planned but I do not regret it," Lukas said, making his position perfectly clear. "I brought her here because this pack is my family and my life but so is she and the baby in her belly. I want to be part of both."

"She cannot live here," Fenrir said rather pointedly.

"I know," Lukas said quickly, he had had no illusions as to Nell living in the clearing with the pack happily ever after. "The baby she carries, my baby, is part of this pack and I only wanted for the child to be acknowledged as one of us."

In these times of war, Lukas needed to be sure that his child would be protected if something were to happen to him. A fight was coming and he had no guarantee of survival, none of them did.

"I acknowledge the child," Fenrir said stiffly. He knew that if he didn't then he would only push Lukas out of the pack entirely. "As long as you remain with us your child will be protected by us, I cannot offer the same protection for the girl."

Lukas nodded feebly, he had known this was the most likely outcome and it was certainly more favourable than being beaten black and blue for his actions. His only concern was how he might protect Nell if his pack wouldn't help.

"I love her, Alpha, I know my actions displeased you and I am hoping you will forgive me and also allow for Nell to return here sometimes so that she might get to know you all, just in case something happens to me. I only want what is best for my child."

Fenrir pondered this for a moment but nodded his head. "Fine," he said, though he wasn't keen on this muggle coming and going all the time. "Only while she carries your child," the Alpha added finally.

Lukas nodded, knowing that this was fair. He wouldn't ask for anymore. He had escaped punishment and he had managed to secure his child's safety, that was more than he could have asked for given the circumstances.

FGHP

Monday had been uneventful, dull even, for the werewolves at Hogwarts. They attended their normal classes and everyone left them alone. They couldn't have asked for an easier day. Harry did skip his last lesson though, wanting to sit with his dad for a while and organise his thoughts.

Draco's mother had found another horcrux. That put the total of destroyed horcruxes up to two, with one on it's way to being. That meant that he only had to find the crown and somehow kill the giant snake then Voldemort himself before they were free of Tom Riddle and what felt like an never ending war.

Harry sat, talking all of this over with his father, hating that Severus couldn't answer, couldn't give his own input on the matter. Harry did wonder what Severus would think of his life now and how different was to when they had been living together seven months ago.

It felt like a lot longer than seven months, on that he was sure. Losing his whole life, watching it crumble before his eyes and then building a new one from nothing, creating this wonderful family he now had and fighting to make the world a better place. He only hoped that Severus would be proud of him.

FGHP

Narcissa's heart melted at the sight of her son. She had always felt guilty about keeping the small boy cooped up in his nursery so much but at least she knew that he was safe from what lay outside the nursery door. However, today, at just shy of six months old, Brax had started crawling.

He had been verging on it for a while, getting on to all fours and rocking himself but he had done it and he was off. There was nothing stopping him now. She honestly couldn't wait to be out of the Manor, somewhere that she could raise her two children without fear or retribution.

Taking quill to parchment, Narcissa wrote to Draco, detailing his little brother's success of the day, knowing that he would be so proud. She also includes the fact that Bellatrix is pregnant with Tom Riddle's baby. Narcissa felt like it was a valuable piece of information, especially if it could be used against Voldemort in any way. She did not relish the idea of dragging an unborn baby into the mess of war, even less so when that child was her niece or nephew, but the last thing they needed was a baby to follow in the footsteps of the Dark Lord.

FGHP

Breakfast on Tuesday morning and Draco had yet another letter from his mother. He had gone via the room of requirement before coming to the Great Hall. He had needed to get out of the dormitory early as Tracey had still been asleep in his bed and that was not a conversation he wanted to have early morning.

He wasn't exactly proud of what he had done, however when she had come to him in the early hours of the morning, he thought it rather rude to refuse her. Now that it was the dawn of a new day, Draco could truly see the errors of his ways. This was how Clayton had come into existence and if there was one thing Draco never wanted to become it was his father.

"Knut for your thoughts," Clay said as he sat himself down beside his half brother, pulling Romy on to his lap before she could sit on the bench beside him.

"Just this letter," Draco lied, "Not sure if it's useful information but my mother thought that it was worth making note of."

"What's that?" Harry asked as he started to help himself to scrambled egg and bacon, finding that he was rather hungry this morning, which wasn't usually the case.

"It seems that my Aunt, Bellatrix, is pregnant," Draco told them as he folded the letter and slipped it into his inside robe pocket.

"Congratulations, but why does that concern us?" Seamus asked as he too started to fill up on breakfast goods, ready for the day ahead.

"It's Tom Riddle's baby," Draco said and at this, Harry spat out his orange juice all down his robes and had to mutter a quick spell to clean himself up.

"You're kidding," Harry said, his face contorted in disgust at the thought of Voldemort having sex with anyone.

Draco shook his head, "Afraid not," he replied. All of the werewolves had stopped eating at this point, all of them trying to digest this news.

"What does this mean for us?" Aspen asked, curious. It was interesting information that was for sure but he was confused as to how it could benefit them in any way.

"I'll tell Dumbledore, he might find it useful for something," Harry said with a shrug, going back to his breakfast to satisfy his rumbling belly.

"Morning Draco," Tracey said as she brushed past them all, her eyes only on Draco as she went to join Daphne a few seats down from Draco and the others.

"She's still keen then," Rosie teased.

"A little too much," Draco said with a groan before burying him into his breakfast, determinedly not looking in Tracey's direction.

FGHP

"Oh Merlin," Callie gasped as the life inside of her belly gave an almighty kick. She placed her hands on her swollen stomach and could feel the baby wriggly about beneath her palms.

"What is it, are you okay, is it the baby?" Jenson asked, rushing to Callie's side the second she had made the exclamation.

"I'm fine," Callie said with a reassuring smile to her mate. "It's the baby, I can feel it kicking," she explained, unable to stop grinning. "Here, you feel."

Callie reached for Jenson's hands and placed them upon her belly and waited. And waited. However the baby had other ideas and having found a comfortable position inside of the womb wasn't shifting.

"I don't feel anything," Jenson said sadly, lowering his hands again. He was thrilled that their child was strong enough to move and kick, however he couldn't help be a little upset that he couldn't yet feel it.

Damon, who had been watching the couple with interest from afar, wishing with all of his heart that it could be him and Micha. He knew it wasn't the right time but that didn't mean he didn't want it with every fibre of his being.

FGHP

Sat in his office, Remus was deep in thought. He was battling with the desire to return to the pack territory, just so that he could see Tessie and Jaylon, even if it was only for just an hour or so. He always felt welcome when he was there, that was not what stopped him from going back.

He felt as if he needed to be at the school, just in case Harry or any of the others needed him. He didn't want anything to happen just because he couldn't deal with being away from a woman who wasn't even his mate and a teenager who wasn't even his son. Even if it felt as if they were.

Remus thought that he was past the point of needing a mate, after Sirius he thought he might be done when it came to romantic partners. They had had their happiness and there were other things to be concerned with now. Though knowing all this logically didn't stop the wolf inside of him from craving the affections of Tessie nor the protective instinct he felt for Jaylon. It was all rather unsettling.

FGHP

It was late into the evening, most of the pack had gone to bed. Robin however had not. She hadn't seen Russ in a few days and she was desperate to find a way to leave the clearing and see if he was there, waiting for her.

With her heart pounding, Robin stole away as quietly as she could, knowing that she was going to be in a lot of trouble if caught. Now that she was starting to behave and blend in with the others, doing the jobs asked of her, Robin had found that they weren't paying that much attention to her, allowing her some more freedoms.

Smiling to herself she crept through the forest, being careful not to make a sound. She had visited this spot looking for Russ so many times she didn't need a light to know her way. It was slow going but as her eyes quickly adjusted it became easier to navigate the trees.

"I thought you weren't coming," a deep voice said from the silence, startling Robin who had been so focused on where she was going, hadn't noticed that Russ was standing in the darkness waiting for her.

"I had to wait for them all to fall asleep," Robin said apologetically.

"I almost left," he said huffily, wanting to see what reaction he could gage from the young, naive girl.

"Could I make it up to you?" Robin asked, biting her bottom lip as she took a step closer to him.

He felt her hands creep beneath the waistband of his jeans at either hip and then slide to the front where they effortlessly popped the button open. Russ knew at once that she had done this before. He was going to enjoy this...alot.

"I don't want to hurt you," he lied, taking hold of her wrists gently to stop her from diving into his jeans where she would find that he didn't have on any underwear.

"You won't," Robin whispered, standing on her tiptoes and pressing a brief kiss to his lips, "let me feel you," she pleaded.

Russ smiled, releasing his grip on her wrists. "Take off all your clothes and leave them over there, my scent won't transfer on to them then," he instructed.

Robin nodded her head and immediately took a step backwards, starting to get undressed. Russ watched her intently, refusing to remove any of his own clothes until the girl was completely undressed. "Do you like what you see?" she asked nervously, trying to cover herself a little with her hands and arms, feeling exposed and vulnerable.

"Come here," Russ instructed and somewhat timidly, Robin did as she was told. Russ was rather thrilled that this evening Gideon had decided to tag along and hide out of sight and scent range so he could hear and see the progress he was making.

He turned Robin around so that she faced where he knew Gideon to be hiding, standing behind her and running his hands all over her body. He raised her arms up and away from her breasts, exposing them to the cold night air where her nipples instantly hardened.

Her heart was pounding as she felt Russ kiss his way along her shoulder to her neck, she closed her eyes and relaxed into him as his hands roamed across her body, pinching gently at each of her nipples before venturing lower. She gasped out as his fingers began to explore her most intimate areas, unaware that every movement between the two of them was being keenly observed.

"Let me feel you," Robin begged, the teasing driving her crazy.

"As you wish," Russ said, moving her so that she was facing a large oak and bent her over. Allowing her some time to raise her hands so that she could brace herself against the tree. He didn't even bother removing his jeans, only pushing them out of the way enough that his hard cock was exposed. He gave her very little warning, simply rubbing himself against her before pushing himself inside.


I hope that you enjoyed this chapter. I'm starting to work on chapter 106 now but I have a video to edit first. Don't forget to leave me a review to let me know your thoughts.