Nell enlarged her hesitant arm to grab a small, leather book which's pages were curled with the humidity acumulated through many years, but overall the book was in perfect state, no green, mossy mold had formed over the fine leather, and the letters carved in gold from the title shone like they had been forged five minutes ago. On the letters it read "Memories of a Hogwarts Student" but no person's name had been written to aquire the merit. Nell was about to open the book when the sound of approaching steps reached her ears, "Nell? Are you up here?" Hermione's voice called out. Nell closed the trunk quickly and placed the leather book in her rucksack, curiosity killing her about the fascinating stories of a very old Hogwarts that must have been placed in here. She ignored the age of the book, trunk and the items, but deduced they must be very old, perhaps as old as this old, dusty house her parents had bought when they married. Probably the trunk had been there, hidden into the shadows, when they bought the house, but they had never seen it until today. Nell rushed torwards her broomstick, a fine, polished racing broom which floated half a metre from the floor. The stick was long, made out of very light white willow which gave it the appereance of a flashing lightning when flying. The tip had been enlarged slightly and thenthinned down to a sharp, aerodinamic tip so it could gain speed in dives, and the tail was formed in the shape of a dolphin's fin so it would be easier to handle and easier to give sharp turns.
Nell raced down the stairs with her wolf, Rusko at her heels, only to encounter the surprised and concerned face belonging to her mother staring at her with shock upon nearly been ran over by a racing teenager with a broomstick and a wolf. Nell smiled faintly and kept running down the stairs, "I'm gonna go play Quidditch with James , Dragon and Andy, k mom? Be back by dinner!" she yelled back at her mother and exited the house. Nell and Rusko ran torwards the nearby forest and stopped there, the girl's deep brown eyes stared at the wolf with a knowing smirk, "ok, change back" she commanded. The wolf sighed and quickly shapeshifted, quicker than eyes could see, into the form of a handsome teenager boy with intelligent amber eyes, pale skin and silvery hair, "what for?" the boy whinned. Nell threw some clothes at him while turning around, an embarrased blush spreading across her cheeks, "Ok,tell me one thing, why do you choose to stay as a wolf when you could have a normal, human life, you're a werewolf!" she told him while the boy got dressed. Rusko sighed, "shapeshifter, anyways, let me remind you that, unlike Werewolves, my mother was a wolf, my father was a Werewolf, and I was pushed away from my pack because of my abnormality, it's quiet annoying to turn human every full moon you know?" the once wolf explained anoyed.
Nell had found a stray wolf pup in the forest the Summer she received the letter to Hogwarts, and at first he was only that, a stray pup. However that same summer, on a full moon night, Rusko had ran away from her house and ran into the forest. Nell had followed him only to discover the shocking experience that the wolf pup was turning into a human boy her age. Rusko had explained his situation and both had decided to keep the Shapeshifter's transformation a secret from her parents. They were both very close friends, but Nell knew well Rusko had a thing for her friend, Dragon Moonhowl Malfoy. What Rusko hadnt told her was that Dragon smelled like a werewolf, which she was indeed, and that was the reason he liked her. However it was Dragon's decition to tell her friends what she was.
Nell mounted on her broomstick and motioned for Rusko to ride behind her, "where are we going?" the wolf boy asked staring nervously at the afternoon sky. Nell smiled knowing well the boy's feelings for Malfoy's daughter, "to get Dragon" she said and kicked the floor. The broom started floating over the thick, mountain foliage and into the skies. Nell felt Rusko's hands trembling slightly, "he?! But not James, right?" he said in a shaky voice that hinted his instinct of dominance torwards the female he wanted for him. Nell smiled, "why not?" she asked as if she had no idea of what he was seaking about. Rusko gasped loudly, "you crazy? You know as well as I do that I like your friend AND anyways, I'm still a wolf in human form, do you want me to kill your friend?" He exclaimed in a high pitched voice. Nell laughed loudly as the broom speeded forward, the wind playing with the strands of flaming hair that seemed to light with the tender touch of sun rays.
AN: Here comes another chapter, sorry this was kinda out of place but needed to introduce Rusko's character and Dragon's a bit. Well, hope you are enjoying, and dont forget to read Night of Changes and Revealisum, from the same characters.
