Disclaimer - I own everybody in this chapter besides Snape and Dumbledore and the subjects. I own Shadow, Tess, Clover, Merlin, Marissa, Pearl and the Plot :) aren't I great, :) lol.

Chapter 2 - Learning a bit more

When Tess got back to Potion's class with Shadow following, everybody looked as she walked in. Their eyes were glued to Shadow until Snape snapped in his wand onto the desk making everybody jump and look back at him. Tess sat down and Shadow lay on the floor next to her. "Why does he drone on about potions for?" Shadow wanted to know. "Well were supposed to learn what he's talking about, like what goes in which potion and what you definitely don't want to put in a potion." she told Shadow. "But now we have to listen because this part is going to be in my exam." Shadow nodded in reply and lay down with her ears pricked listening too.

After about an hour the end of class bell rang. "Students remember to revise what we have learnt today because it will be in the end of term test!" Snape yelled as the kids packed their things up to go to lunch and then gave a menacing stare at Shadow while they walked out of the classroom. Tess didn't notice his glare but Shadow did and she didn't like Snape very much from that moment but she shook her head and continued to walk along side Tess. "Well where are we going now?" Shadow asked picking up her pace to a trot beside her, "Oh, I think well just go to my dorm and you can pick where you want to sleep and i can do my Charm's homework," Tess sais with a laugh. "Cool," was the only thing that Shadow said while her eyes were pealed and looking at everything that went past her, curious never bieng in hogwarts before, well... in the daylight that is.

When she got up to her dorm Tess slumped on the bed and opened her school bag. She shared her dorm with 2 other girls, Marissa and Pearl. They were either outside or with there other friends so the room was empty. Shadow trotted and sniffed around the room and finally decided she would sleep near the window not to far away from Tess' bed.

Tess sat up on the bed with her charms book and began to answer the questions. Shadow changed in front of her eyes and walked around the room looking at everything. She found one of Tess' reading books. It was information on mythical animals. She looked at the book and told Tess, "You know there is a mistake in this book." Tess looked up, "Really, What on?"

"I know A LOT about Dragons since I have been living with a group of them. It says here that the Ukrsinian Ironbelly Dragon has metallic grey scales and blue or green eyes. This fact is not true about their eyes because their eyes are red."

"And you knew this how?" Tess asked, not convinced. "I lived with 10 in Britain at one point in time." Tess shook her head, not wanting to believe. "Y...you lived with 10 six tonne Dragons! By YOURSELF!"

"Yup, It was a actually quite fun after I learned how to communicate with them." Smiling Shadow ended the conversation by walking over to the window and sitting down. Tess looked at her for a few more minutes then went back to her bed to do her homework, only to be interrupted by a thumping of shoes up the stairs.

Shadow changed into a wolf, just in time for Marissa and Pearl came bursting in. Shadow looked unamused by Marissa and Pearl and so was Tess but she had to say something because the girls started to ask her all about Shadow. "What's its name? Where did you get it? You aren't aloud to have dangerous animals in here? And more of the same so she answered.

"Her name is Shadow. She is a wolf given to me by Dumbledore for all my hard work... Well that was what he said anyway." she told them. "Whatever Tess, you are such a liar!" Marissa told her and Pearl agreed. "Well why don't you ask Dumbledore then?" Tess told them, not happy with their answer. They didn't look so confident after that proposal and so they just shook their heads and left.

"Nice touch with the last remark!" Shadow told her. "Thanks, but i don't think i should have done it..." Tess just answered. "Why not, I thought you did really good!" Shadow looked shocked. "They think I'm a liar now, it will be hard to get them to like me again, and it will feel awkward for a while."

"Well you have a point there, but they will forgive you when I show them who I am," she silently said. "You are WHAT!" Tess yelled at her, shocked. "I will show it to the whole school, I am sick of walking around as a 4 legged animal, I NEED to be human more often or I will become more of a wolf and less of a human...." she sighed, life was not so easy.

"I know you think you are doing the right thing but how can you be? You will be annoyed and bothered with all rumours flying around the school!" she yelled at Shadow. "I know this is the right thing to do... you will not be bothered about lying anymore, and I will be able to talk to Dumbledore without watching out if anyone sees me in my human form..." sighing again she curled up onto the floor and closed her eyes, clearly saying the conversation is over.

"Shadow..." Tess mumbled softly before she put her mind back to her homework. "Hsssss!" came a screech from the door. Clover, her cat, was standing there with his fur standing on end. Shadow stood up and then changed, "Sorry kitty..." she told the cat gently and then soothingly began to talk to it. "I wont hang around in front of your cat as a wolf she told Tess, until I bring Merlin in to talk to him."

"And where is Merlin?" Tess smirked, knowing that Shadow didn't keep a very close eye on her pets. "He will be here soon as he knows I am here, he usually travels on the Knight Bus or by help from my old friends with magic." she answered hurriedly.

"Now I will go and talk to Dumbledore about what classes I will have to learn, Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology, Potions (she grumpily said then mumbled, Stupid Snape) and the others. I wonder if I will do my announcement before or after i talk the classes?" she walked out thinking and mumbling to herself before changing out of the dorm in the corridor.

Then there was a human shriek and Tess bolted out the door to find....

*Hahahaha, I left you on a cliff-hanger so if you want to read the next chapter then I will need at least 3 reviews 4 the chapter :) or someone who really wants me to, lol. Anyway hoped you liked it :)*