March 15th 1998
We landed with a thud, Hermione cradled in my arms, weak and shaking. My knees hit wet sand and the smell of the ocean assaulted my senses, masking the other smells in the area. I saw a small cottage some ways up the beach and noted a large figure moving towards us quickly.
I growled low in my throat, standing ready to protect my mate. The figure raised his hands and slowed his approach.
"Easy Remus, I won't hurt her. I won't hurt you!" The man assured me warily, I realised it was Bill Weasley. I heard another voice.
"Remus, we have to get her inside, we have to heal her!" This was Harry.
I nodded my consent, looking around wildly. Moony chanting a steady thrum of 'Mate, mate, mate, mate, mine, ours, protect, kill them all. Mate, mate, mate, mine, ours, protect, kill them all!' All he felt was rage and the low growl in my throat was a continuous expression of how my feelings mirrored his.
Still unable to speak, I looked Harry in the eye, trying to convey everything to him.
He nodded and held his hands up, speaking to Bill without looking away from me.
"Bill, Hermione was hurt." He explained, my growl increased in volume. "Is there somewhere Remus can take her so we can look after her, somewhere private?"
"There is a room upstairs, second door on the left, it is empty, only used by Fleur's younger sister. You can go there."
I nod and move towards the house, the rumble vibrating through by chest giving a clear warning to those around me. Bill stepped aside and Moony took note of the three men following me into the house at a distance.
The sounds and smells of the cottage flooded my senses, several heartbeats reached my hypersensitive ears and I did my best to repress Moony so that Hermione could be cared for properly.
I made my way as quickly as I could to the aforementioned bedroom, placing her on it as gently as possible. I could feel Moony pace within me as tremors tore through her body. I reached forward, stroking her sweaty mattered hair back from her face. Footsteps in the doorway had me snarling and crouching defensively half over the bed with my wand drawn.
It took me a moment to recognise that Fleur was responsible for the footsteps. Standing there with sad eyes and her hands held up to show she meant no harm. "Remus, you must let me help her, she is still bleeding!" The French witch pleads softly. My eyes dart between my mate and the witch.
'She is friend, she can help.' I tell Moony calmly, slowly the wolf recedes, finally allowing me enough control to stop the growl vibrating through my chest.
I move aside and gesture for her to come forward. Once she had permission, Fleur moved quickly to the other side of the bed and immediately began casting diagnostic spells over Hermione.
"Her damage is mainly external, her magic seems to be shielding her internal organs." She hummed as she continued to move her wand up and down. The sweat, dirt and blood vanished from her skin and the smaller wounds began knitting themselves back together. "Bill, I need the potions, all of them!" The witched yelled without moving her concentration away from where she was now working to stop the blood flowing from Hermione's arm. Keeping Moony from gaining control was near impossible when we saw what had been done to her arm.
"MUDBLOOD"
The word had been carved into her arm with a knife, a cursed one based on the smells wafting from the wound. My growl returned, another set of footprints had me throwing myself between the bed and the door
Harry appeared slowly, attempting to look calm, though I could hear his pulse racing. He stepped into the room slowly and I turned to follow his movement.
"Bill sent me in with these, thought it would be safer." He said while setting the large box down on the bed. "How is she?"
"She is strong, she will be okay. Her magic and the bond protected her well." Fleur said while going through the bottles of healing potions and pulling out several before laying them on the bed.
"What are they?" I asked gruffly, speaking for the first time since we landed on the beach.
"Blood replenishment, two of those. Pain potion, another for tremors caused by the curse and these are to try and help the wounds on her arm and neck. Without the blade I can't do much – "
"We have the blade, she... Dobby." Harry choked, "She threw it as we were leaving, and it caught Dobby in the chest. Bill has it now."
"Tell him I need to know the curses so I can try and heal her." Fleur said as she began pouring potions down Hermione's throat, immediately her colour became less ghost like and the Potion after caused the tremors to became almost non-existent.
"Harry." I said softly, reaching out to the hurting pup. "I'm sorry about Dobby, I know he was your friend, he was certainly our hero." Harry gave me a stiff nod before leaving the room once more.
Another diagnostic had Fleur letting out a startled squeak before letting out a litany of what sounded like swear words, all in French.
"What is it?" I asked with a growl, trying to understand the readings of the spell but failing.
"Her magic, it wasn't protecting her." She looked at me, eyes wide. "It was protecting the baby, she's pregnant!"
'Our pup, our mate, ours!' Moony growled as I fell to my knees.
'I thought she wouldn't get pregnant until you said it was the right time, how it this the right time!?' I questioned the wolf.
'Magic and the bond decides when the time is right, I have nothing to do with that!' He replied. Magic and the bond protected the pup.
'How did we not know?' I asked him.
'Smell her now, it's fresh, not even a heartbeat yet.' I did as he said and took a deep breath through my nose, placing my face directly over her stomach.
'I smell it now, it's barely there, 1 maybe 2 weeks.' I replied, the wolf hummed in agreement.
"I didn't know." I whispered, hands in my hair. "What are we going to do?"
I felt a tentative hand on my shoulder. "Remus, the baby is safe, Hermione is safe, and she will heal. Something far greater than either of you has decided this is the time when you need a baby and you must trust in that."
"How can I when we are in the middle of a war!?" I croaked, not lifting my head. "I couldn't even protect her from Snatchers, how will I protect them both!?"
"You will, because it's what you were made to do."
"I will go help Bill with the blade, for now, her body needs to rest. You should rest with her; the bond will help her heal. I will keep the others away." With that, she stepped out of the room and closed the door with a soft click behind her.
I warded the door with as many spells I could think of and then cast a cleaning charm on myself before removing my shoes and climbing into bed next to her. I settled gently on the pillows, my face just centimetres away from hers, my body close but not quite touching, afraid I might hurt her. I rested my hand gently over her stomach and let her slow, but strong and steady breathing lull me to sleep.
March 16th 1998
I woke to hushed voices and the stiffness in my limbs told me I'd been asleep for more than just an hour or two. However, the calm that was being pushed at me and the fact that my head was cradled in Hermione's lap kept me from leaping up and growling at the others in the room.
"We need to talk to the goblin, it's the only way to know for sure, then we can work out a plan." Harry whispered.
I swallowed thickly and sat up, pulling Mine gently into my lap. "You go talk to Griphook but be careful, they are tricky. Then come back and we can figure out a plan."
"In other words, you already have one." Ron who was leaning against the closed door, said simply.
Hermione shrugged and 'hummed' noncommittedly as she rested the full weight of her body against mine. Harry chuckled and both of the boys saluted her and nodded to me without a work before leaving the room. Once we were alone, I allowed my hands to gently roam her body checking for any signs of damage. Her arm was still bandaged and seemed to be oozing, as did the cut on her neck. Slight tremors wracked her body, but all other signs of injury had been healed.
"I'm okay, my wolf. I am okay." She whispered, turning in my arms as I held her close.
"I'm so sorry, Mine, I failed you, I-I!" I sobbed into her shoulder.
"You did no such thing, you did not fail me, there is nothing you could have done, and I am fine!" She whispered. "Please, please, for my sake do not let this hurt us, hurt our bond. I love you!"
'But I failed you, I failed you both! I could have lost you!' I said to her mentally, unable to find my voice.
'You got me out. We are living in war; danger is everywhere, and we are at the top of the most wanted list. The best we can do is scratch and claw our way to the end alive and hope our loved ones have made it through with us.'
'We will make it through, I will make sure of it!' I swore to her.
'She doesn't know about the pup yet.' Moony quietly reminded me
"Then that's all I need to know." She whispered out loud.
"How long have you been awake? Why didn't I wake as well?" I asked her, finally calm enough to speak.
"Just a few hours, I laid here for a while then when Harry peaked his head in, I just encouraged you to stay in a deep sleep while you were still tired. You needed it; I know you gave me a lot of strength so I could heal so fast." She said softly, snuggling her into my shoulder.
"I need to tell you something and please don't freak out." I said, wrapping my arms softly around her waist.
"What is it?" She asked with a fake calm in her voice.
"It's just, well…" I stumbled over my words.
'We are going to have a pup; you are with child.' Moony said, growing impatient at my nervous rambling.
'WHAT!?'
"WHAT!" She yelled, "How, what, what. How?! Moony, you said it wouldn't happen until our Magic said we were ready. I AM NOT READY. WE ARE AT WAR. MOONY WHAT THE BLOODY HELL!" Hurried footsteps were heard and the door was soon thrown open.
"OUT!" I growled at Harry and Ron, who had barged into the room. They took a step back, but that was their only retreat. "Out!" I said once more. Both boys looked to Hermione.
"It's okay, both of you. I promise. I'll call you when I'm ready to go over the plan again." She said, smiling at them weakly.
"Okay, if you're sure." Harry said while shoving Ron into action as they left the room. The door closed with a click behind them.
Once they were gone, I turned back to Hermione. "I know, I know it all. You think I didn't say the exact same thing once Fleur told me?" I said, moving forward to hold her once more.
'Moony, how could this have happened? I thought it wouldn't happen until we were ready. I most certainly am not ready to be a mother! I'm barely an adult myself!' Hermione shared through our bond.
'The magic of the bond decided it was required and needed and time. An important part of the bond is reproduction, you know this.'
'Yes, I know!' she sighed internally. 'But I thought it was be a few years, or that the war would be over at least!'
'Maybe the end is closer than you think?' Moony suggested.
'We still have four Horcruxes!'
'But you already know three of those, don't you?' He asked, I frowned while Hermione shrugged.
'It's just ideas.'
'Your ideas pan out much more often than not.' Moony reassured her.
'You know three of them?' I interjected.
"I believe so, yes." She whispered out lout this time.
"How is it that Moony knows this and I don't?" I asked, I felt her shrug but Moony replied.
'Because I pay attention!' He said smugly
"Look, I know this is something huge and just…huge." She said softly, unable to find the appropriate words for one of the first times since I met her. "However, right now, can we just focus on this war? I have a plan and you're not going to like it, but this is something we need to do."
"What do we need to do?" I asked, sitting back to look her in the eye.
She swallowed loudly and I could feel the anxiety rolling off her. "We are going to break into Gringotts, Harry, Ron and me. I have a plan to get us in, one I'm fairly confident in...but I need you on the outside waiting to help us out if things go pear shaped."
"No way, absolutely not! I'm not letting you do that!" I shouted, moving off the bed to pace the small space. "That is insane!"
"We need to do this, one of the Horcruxes is in Bellatrix's vault. That's why she was so terrified when she thought we had been in there. It has to be." She explained calmly, but I could feel her temper rising.
"There is no way I'm letting my preg- "
"Let me make one thing clear; You are not "letting" me do anything. I am doing something that needs to be done for the good of humanity and the moment you think that you get to "let me" do something is the moment you start sleeping in the doghouse! This partnership is equal. I understand your protectiveness, the wolf's needs and all that comes with it. But right now, this is not something that is up for discussion, this is something I need to do and you can either help me get out safely or you can fight me on it and we can leave you behind!" By the end of her little speech she was standing across from me, red faced and panting.
"I can't lose you!" I yelled right back at her. I knew she was right, but I didn't like it.
"I KNOW THAT! I CAN'T LOSE YOU EITHER!" She screamed at me.
"THEN I GUESS I BETTER LISTEN TO YOU AND MAKE SURE IT GOES TO PLAN THEN!" I shouted, frustrated and angry, I let out a growl and leaped over the small bed before wrapping my arms around her.
"WHY YOU-" She started to yell back before my mouth slanted over hers, I pressed my body into hers. I growled into her mouth and she responded with a whimper as she wound her arms around neck and threaded her fingers into my hair, pulling roughly. I pushed her to step backwards and hiked her up as she wrapped her legs around my hips, pressing her heat against my hard member.
I pulled my lips from her mouth as I kissed and bit down her neck.
"Ohh, ahhh, silencing charms!" She moaned, I growled, pulling the wand from my pocket and muttering a quick silencing charm before throwing up locking one for good measure. I then used my wand to magically remove our clothes before tossing it onto the bed. My free hand moved to massage her now naked breast, pinching her nipple and pulling on it lightly. "Fuuck, yessss!" She hissed, shifting against me viciously, her head buried in the crock of my shoulder. "Remus. Fuck. Me. Now!" She demanded, pulling her head back to look at me, her pupils large.
"Yes ma'am!" I grinned while licking my lips. With my hands cupping her arse, I pulled back and allowed her to guide my hard member into her warm, soft heat, hissing as I slid home.
"Narrrgh!" She groaned, her head falling back with a thud.
"Yesssss!" I couldn't help but moan as I bottom outed, grinding my hips against hers.
"Oh, god, yes! lease, fuck!" She stuttered as she tried to move, shifting her hips to try and get me moving.
"Hold on, Mine." I whispered, nipping at her ear. Grasping her even tighter, I began moving my hips like a wolf possessed.
"Argh, yes, yes, yes fuck!" Hermione's breathing voice was a mantra playing in my ear as I lost myself to the feeling of sliding in and out of her hot wet centre. Her nails dug into my shoulders to the point it was almost painful as I felt her begin to flutter around me, my end only awaited her own as I began to whisper in her ear.
"Yes, can you feel that, mine? Feel how much I need you, feel me pounding into you! You are mine and I am yours! Fuck, I love the feel of your wet pussy, it's like coming home!" I whispered as she whimpered. "You love being wrapped around my cock, don't you, mine?"
"Ohh-hh, yess!" She moaned.
"Show me, come for me!" I say, biting lightly on her mating mark and adding a little extra to my thrusts.
"fuck, fuck, fuck argh!" She yells before biting down on the spot where my neck meets my shoulder.
I latch onto her neck and thrust erratically as I spill myself inside her and then step back towards to sit heavily on the bed behind us.
"We have to do this!" She says after taking a moment to catch her breath.
"I know." I agree solemnly. "Doesn't mean I like it."
"I know, my wolf." She places her hand soothingly on my cheek. "We need to get organised."
"Just a few more moments, I feel like its going to be a busy few days." I said, resting my head against her chest and feeling her cheek rest atop my head.
"Yes, I suppose you're right." She sighs, her hand running up and down my back soothingly.
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