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Chapter 1 - The Wolf's Disquise

After the halloween feast everybody was full and went to sleep almost immedietly. Most of the lights were out so not much could be seen in the dreary corridors. A whisp of a tail was only seen through the corridors. Fang, Hagrid's bloodhound sat bolt upright and whined on the door wanting to go outside waking hagrid up. "Shush Fang, you'll wake the whole castle up." Fang then was quiet but his fur rippled and he growled silently as Hagrid went back to sleep, Fang heard something and he wasn't going to give up until he found out what made it.

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When morning broke the students made there way to class, talking to one another. A young girl named Tess woke up late so she was running down the corridors to class. She was running to her Charms class when she saw something. A grey wolf was lying near a set of stairs nearly asleep! Tess jumped and woke the wolf, "Go back to class," an echoing voice in her head said making her jump again. She nearly screamed but stopped herself and then ran at full speed down the corridor away from the wolf.

When she got to class one of the other girls noticed she was sweating. "What's the matter Tess? Something the matter?" she asked not quite sure of whether she should ask or not. Before Tess could answer the professor opened the door and they all piled in and sat down on there seats.

Tess didn't listen to the lesson very much today, after seeing the wolf, all her attention was drawn to it. She drew a picture of it with its grey- blue eyes and soft grey fur, wondering what it's name was. When the bell rang she went straight back to the spot that she saw it before, but it was gone. Probably to somewhere else to sleep, she wished it would come back and talk to her.

She went to her next class after break and sat down with her face in her hands. She really didn't feel like doing potions today. Then her name was called out and it made her jump. "Tess Robinson, please go to the principles office." Tess didn't know what to do besides stand up and go to the teacher who gave her the note and the password to dumbledore's office.

She walked out of the classroom and walked around the corner wondering what on earth she could have done to deserve going to the principles office, she was not a bad kid. When she got to the statue she said the password, "Jellybeans" and then walked up the spiraling stairs. "Tess come in," came Dumbledore's voice from behind a door and she opened it. It lead her into Dumbledore's own office, "this is great" Tess thought to herself while walking in looking all around her.

"Tess i hear you have met this friend of mine," Dumbledore told her. Tess looking away from the room and back at dumbledore and noticed the wolf was there lying with it's eyes looking straight at her. "Hey..." was all that she could say to the wolf as it's gaze was strong and she could hardly look away.

"Tess, this is Shadow, she is an ................," Dumbledore cleanly stated. "What!!!!" Tess yelled. She thought the wolf was pretty smart by its looks but it couldn't be human but in frount of her very own eyes she saw the wolf change into a young girl a few years older then her with red hair and the same grey-blue eyes as the wolves, she also noticed that she carried a sword and a wand. "Shadow is an ................ and a very powerful one at that," Dumbledore said, "I want you to show her around, in both forms, wolf and human. She will be staying in your dorm as your new pet and if anyone asks were you got her say that I gave her to you as a present for all your hard work at school."

Tess just stood their shocked. Her, look after someone, nobody was that nice to her, she didn't think she was good enpught to take on the responsibility but Dumbledore insisted so she had to. "I will leave you two alone now and you can talk about yourselves." Dumbledore told them and he left and shut the door behind him.

"Well, as you know my names Shadow," the girl-wolf started, "I come from a rough background, i grew up by myself and taught myself magic. I own my wand, sword and a grey cat named Merlin who usually just comes and goes where and when he wants to. I came here to learn some more magic and to study some things and learn about my early background."

Tess started with a blush, "Well my parents are both muggles and dont care for magic so they allowed me to be sent here but they will have no part in what i do. I'm in Ravenclaw and dont have any close friends only a few others. I have a wand and am learning quickly what to do with it, i have a cat too who's name is Clover and he's a ginger colour, oh and my names Tess."

Shadow nodded and smiled. "Would you like to know anything else about me?" "One thing, How long did it take you to become an ................?" "It took me only a year unlike others who take 3-6. I was around animals all the time so I always felt like I was one with them anyway," "Why did you chose the wolf?" Tess asked in curiosity. "I suppose i chose the wolf because it was my favourite animal, it's graceful, sleek, beautiful and it makes me fell alive to be one.... What's your favourite animal?" "I like the wolf too, it's always been my favourite and it will always be..." "Then we have cats, magic and wolves in common." Shadow said and smiled. "Well there you go." Tess said now feeling mroe compfortable around Shadow.

"Well i guess i'd better go to potions then," she told Shadow who nodded and chaged back into a wolf. "Can you still hear me in english?" Tess asked her. "Yes i can, i can also talk to you using thoughts and you can back." Shadow replied. "Cool," Tess said as Shadow walked out the door and down the stairs with Tess following. "This is going to be a very interesting week," Tess thought to herself and smiled.