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Authors Note: Sorry for not updating this before; I've had a bit of a Writers Block with this. Anyways here's chapter ten. Hope you enjoy, and please review.

-Chapter Ten-



In a moment of blind panic Remus thought that the wolf-head was his; then he started to notice differences. The thick, rich fur was snow-white; the eyes a piercing, unnatural green; and nothing of the wolfs body could be seen.

The werewolf blinked rapidly several times, and stared at the head.

The wolf in the mirror smiled fondly at him, then looked straight into his eyes.

Remus got sudden flashes of pictures in his head. They repeated over and over again until he realised what they showed him. The first one was of Hogwarts in all her glory, the next was a picture of the Shrieking Shack; then came a picture of a young girl with dark brown hair changing into a wolf; and in the end came a picture of himself in his wolf form meeting up with the girl.

What was weird with werewolves was that the wolf in them aged just as slowly as the human. If his calculations were right, then the girl he saw would be around eleven years old; in other words, as wolf she would still be a young cub. She would need his help to get somewhat control of the wolf in her.

He looked back to the mirror, only to find his own pale reflection looking back at him. The white wolf was gone.

Hoping that Sirius and Dumbledore wouldn't kill him, Remus quickly got dressed, wrote a note to his Marauder in crime, took a vial of Wolfsbane Potion with him, and headed out the door and towards Hogwarts.

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Harry entered the room guarded by Cadogan. Classes were finished, and most of the students had run to the library to first get hold of those books they knew they were going to need to do their homework.

The room didn't look any different from the last time he had been there; and on the table in the middle was the letter from Kanchigai, just like the voice had told him.

'I was beginning to wonder if she hadn't forgotten about her end of the deal.' He thought as he picked it up. A crown surrounded by a dragon biting its own tail made the seal. 'Please tell me that that's her family-seal and that she didn't get it into her head to make a seal for Rex Chase.'

'I'm afraid it's the second one Harry.' The voice replied. 'She's somewhat of a... um, cliché person.'

'Why do I always end up with those people?' Harry asked as he opened the letter.

'You can ask Fate and Destiny, but don't expect an answer.'

'So what else is new? I never get an answer from you either.' He scanned through the letter, then smiled triumphantly. 'It seems as though having an apprentice Seer on the team is a good thing. She found the books about ancient creatures two days after I left, and is currently trying to translate them.'

'Where were they?'

'The Order Headquarters in Brazil.'

'I knew it! I knew it!'

'What did you know?'

'That she was a true Seer.'

'Care to explain?' Harry asked as he exited the room and waived to Sir Cadogan. The tiny knight was currently trying to get his horse to stop eating and charge a butterfly that had settled down in the picture.

'Her predictions are weird. If she says that you'll win lots of money, you'll in reality loose lots of money.'

'A backwards prediction, eh? That could come in handy.' Harry thought in amusement.

'Depends on how you see it. The Order of the Phoenix find it extremely annoying.'

'That's what you get when you have no imagination at all. They hate changes and don't know how to take advantage of them.'

'Don't underestimate them Harry,' the voice warned. 'They may not be the best, but they're a tightly knit Order. Think of them as bees. One bee can't do much damage, but a whole flock of them can be deadly.'

Harry was about to reply when he saw Snape. The man seemed in one hell of a hurry to get somewhere. Deciding that it could be interesting to see where the Potion Master was headed, Harry followed him at a safe distance. He had just entered the Defence corridor when he saw the door to Cians office closing.

'Oooo, this is going to be fun!'

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Severus Snape quickly walked down the corridor towards the office of one Theron Joyleaf, if that was the guys real name. He needed to talk to the golden-eyed man; and now was the perfect opportunity.

He glared at a couple of Hufflepuff third years, then knocked on the door to the office.

"Come in!" The Slytherin Head of House entered. Joyleaf was sitting behind his desk, looking over material for tomorrows Defence classes. The man looked up when Severus cleared his throat. "Ah, Severus, what can I do for you?"

"We need to talk."

"Oh? What about?" Joyleaf mentioned to a couple of chairs by the fireplace. As they sat down the pale man took up a cup and teapot. "Tea?"

"No thanks." Severus nearly growled when Joyleaf happily poured himself some and began to choose what kind of flavour he wanted. This man reminded him so much of Dumbledore that it was scary. He wondered if they were related.

"Well then, what did you want to talk about?" golden eyes focused on him.

"A mutual acquaintance by the name of Rex Chase."

"Yes, Rex did mention that you might drop by sooner or later. I take it he has already told you that he'll be gone for some time then?"

"Yes, indeed he has." Severus replied smoothly. "I need a few questions answered about him and you; I'm afraid that the Headmaster insisted upon it before he could accept your help." A blatant lie, but hopefully a good one.

Joyleaf looked amused for some reason or other. The golden eyes were sparkling in the firelight; the pale skin almost reflecting the flames, reminding him of white marble. Something nagged him, but he pushed the thought away for later examinations. Right now he needed to focus solely on the man in front of him, and play the Big Game carefully.

"What questions did Albus want answered?" Joyleaf asked. "I'll try to answer them to the best of my abilities; but remember, not even I know everything about Rex Chase." The golden eyes glowed slightly, and this time it wasn't the fires fault. The man was doing some serious wandless magic; and it put Severus on his guard at once. He hadn't survived being a spy for all those years by being trusting and thick-headed like any Gryffindor.

"How long have you known him?" the Potion Master asked.

"You might say we have known each other forever," Joyleaf replied lightly. "We go way back."

'Why do I get the feeling that there's a double meaning hidden in that answer?' Severus thought suspiciously to himself. "Chase mentioned some others in this little... for a lack of a better word, group of yours-"

"Zev, Athan, Ramsis, Quis and Mayon."

"Yes, them; what can you tell me about them?" the man opposite him raised an eyebrow. "Chase wasn't exactly specific about anything; and Albus needs to know so that the Light side doesn't attack them when they finally show up."

"Zev's a bit like you, Severus," Joyleaf looked amused again. "I think you'd like him. Athan may be a prankster, but he's a damn good strategist. Ramsis is the groups bookworm, but don't judge a book by its cover. And Quis and Mayon are two of the weirdest creatures you can, or will, ever meet."

Severus was boiling with rage. That wasn't at all what he had wanted to hear from Joyleaf, and he suspected that the other man knew it. It seemed as though Rex' friends were exactly like him: annoying, stupid and completely misleading comedians.

"How long have the seven of you known each other?" the ex-Death Eater asked. There was time to release his anger later; preferable by dealing out a few detentions to those miniature monsters that he had to teach every day. "I mean, how long have you been fighting the Dark."

"Whoever said we were fighting the Dark?"

"Chase gave the impression of firmly being on the side of the Light." Joyleaf hadn't touched his tea since it had been poured. Interesting.

"Yes, he has a gift for doing that." Joyleaf picked up the cup and drank. What was he? A mind-reader? "We're more or less freelance wizards," he continued. "We join the side which has the best chance of winning. This time it's the Light side; next time it might be the Dark side."

Severus looked at his watch. It was high time to get out of here and back to his dungeons.

"I am sorry, Theron, but I have to go." The Slytherin Head of House excused himself and stood up. "I have a couple of detentions to deal with."

"Of course." Joyleaf, looking amused once again, stood up too, followed him to the door and opened it for him. "It was nice talking to you Severus; we really must repeat the experience. Tell Albus to just drop by if he needs some field work done or anything. Have fun with your detentions, and please refrain from scaring the poor students to the seventh hell."

Severus nodded courtly and started walking down the corridor, hearing the door shut after him. The only thing he had gotten out of this meeting was hundreds of new questions and almost no answers. And why in heavens name did he feel like he had made a complete fool out of himself?

'Damn Chase, damn Joyleaf, and damn Voldemort!' he thought angrily as he stalked down the corridor. 'One more thing: DAMN POTTER!' Severus had just rounded the corner, exiting the hallway where the Defence classroom was located, when he spotted Potter himself sitting in an alcove and reading a book named 'Ivanhoe'. 'Talk about the devil.'

Potter looked up when Severus' shadow fell over him. Green eyes twinkling merrily behind thick glasses.

"Anything I can help you with Professor?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact you can Potter; tell Rex Chase and that Theron Joyleaf not to play with fire. In the end, they might get burned."

"I will Professor, but I'm not sure they'll listen to me." The Gryffindor replied politely.

Severus growled and stalked off, barely refraining from cursing a couple of Ravenclaw first years who nearly didn't get out of his way in time.

'Once again: DAMN YOU POTTER!'

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Harry smiled as the Potion Master stalked down the corridor and out of sight. He transfigured the book back into Kanchigai's letter, and headed to the Entrance Hall. It was already dark, and he had to keep an eye at Accalia Amaris tonight.

//Quite the performance Cian, I'm impressed.//

//Why, thank you. It's good to know that my skills are still intact.// Came the chuckled reply. //But really, I couldn't have done it without you. I had absolutely no idea that you were planning on bringing some of my vampires into this mess. And Quis and Mayon? Really Harry, when are you going to stop annoying the hell out of the Dark Lord and give him some slack?//

//My feelings on that subject are very well known to everyone, vampire. The day I give slack to Voldemort, is the day I die. And according to sources, that won't be for a long while yet.//

//Severus hates you almost as much as that snakefaced creature, you know.// Cians voice was suddenly serious.

//By the time I'm finished with this, he's going to hate me even more.//

//And you aren't worried?//

//Why should I be?//

//The man is quite versed in the Dark Arts, my friend; and he is a Potion Master. Those two ingredients together make a deadly brew.//

'Tell that... that pompous ancient that I would never allow one of MY agents to get hurt by some ex-Death Eater with a grudge!' the voice sounded outraged for some reason Harry couldn't fathom. 'Oh, and tell him to stop sounding like Dumbledore. It scares the hell out of me to hear him like that.'

Harry chuckled and forwarded the message.

He sighed as he entered the Forbidden Forest. Hopefully Dumbledore would forgive him if the old mage found him in here; if not then Rex Chase or Mayon would quickly clear up the mess.

'Voice, you know where Remus is at the moment?' Harry asked as he headed towards the Shrieking Shack.

'One moment...... ah, yes, he just entered the forest about a kilometre east of you. he has taken the Wolfsbane and now only awaits the arrival of the full moon.'

'Hmmm, perhaps I could use that to my advantage, and take one charge off my hands.'

'What, you have a plan? Lets hear it!'

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Remus fell to his knees as the full moon rose above the treetops. The wolf inside him wanted out; the change began. His bones rearranged themselves, some disappeared while others took their place. He grew fur, a snout, ears and an elegant tail.

He took a few moments to get used to the wolf-form, then began to run towards the Shrieking Shack.

'I must remember to thank Severus for the Wolfsbane.' He thought to himself as he jumped over a fallen log.

He ran and he ran for what seemed like an eternity. The forest around him was getting darker and darker; in the end he couldn't even see the moonlight.

'The dream!' Remus' mind cried.

He looked around in panic. Something was closing in on him from behind. He turned his head and got a glimpse of several long, thick, hairy legs.

'The Acromantulas!'

He ran even faster but the spiders were quickly closing in on him. One of them grabbed after his tail but he jumped out of the way just in time, then he had to duck to avoid another spider who attacked from the left.

'~Luna help me!~' he howled. He had run into the giant spiders of the Forbidden Forest before, but Prongs and Padfoot had always been there. The proud stag had easily speared several of the spiders with its horns and the grim-like dog had badly hurt and even killed dozens of them, before the Acromantulas had decided that it was smarter to leave the group alone.

There, up head, in between the trees! Something flashing! He ran towards it, putting all of his hopes into this last sprint.

As he came closer and closer the light grew more and more, in the end it looked like a star. The spiders screeched and ran away from the light; Remus himself could hardly see where he was putting his paws, but he kept going. This time the light wasn't going to disappear before he reached it.

Suddenly he stumbled and fell. Those spiders that were left jumped at him at once. He managed to roll onto his back and kicked the first spider away with his hind legs. The second suffered the same fate. However, the third had watched and learned from its kin's mistakes. Instead of attacking straight on, it began to poke the werewolf with one long leg. The others followed his example.

Remus was so occupied trying to keep the spiders away form him, that he didn't notice that the light had grown stronger and was still growing. It wasn't until the spiders turned and fled that he noticed the difference.

He slowly got to his feet, ignoring the numerous scratches and cuts, and looked up. His jaw fell open, and he was sure he looked like a complete idiot.

In front of him stood a huge white royal-looking wolf. Long elegant, but powerful legs held the proud creature up; the body was well muscled, not a single bit of extra fat on it. The fur was rich and thick, shining almost ethereal silver. Green, piercing eyes stared fondly at him; an amused twinkle endlessly shining in them.

It was the same wolf he had seen in his bathroom mirror.

'~By the moon herself...~' Remus muttered, not realising he had spoken out loud.

The white wolf smiled in its own way and walked over to him. It took a round, looking at him from every side, and stopped again front of him. It nuzzled his cheek before biting him playfully in the ear.

Remus' instincts kicked in, and he was about to repay the little nibble when the wolf suddenly just wasn't there anymore. He looked around and spotted the magnificent creature several yards away. The white wolf was sending him playfully challenging looks and signals, and Remus wasn't about to disappoint the ancient animal.

He ran after the animal; and once again, when he tried to repay the nibble, it wasn't there. The white wolf was standing a dozen yards away, looking like it was laughing and waiting for him. The werewolf once again playfully attacked the animal, and once again it was gone when he reached the place it had been standing at.

'~Who are you?~' he asked the white wolf when the creature appeared by his side.

The ancient animal smiled kindly in a wolf-like way, and once again nibbled his ear playfully.

'~You may call me Lunatus if you so wish. Now come and play.~'

Remus blinked and the white wolf was standing several yards away from him. He ran after the creature, following it through the forest at a breathtaking speed. Every time he was catching up to Lunatus, the white wolf ran even faster.

The werewolf was so focused on the ancient creature that he didn't notice that they had reached the Shrieking Shack. It was only when Lunatus suddenly disappeared in the moonlight that he noticed the fact that they were out of the Forbidden Forest, and the Shrieking Shack itself looking up over him.

He looked curiously at the house. It was obvious that the white wolf had led him here, but why? Remembering the vision the same morning, he started trotting towards the front door.

Before he could take more than a few steps, the door of the house slowly opened and out into the moonlight stepped a tiny, dark brown wolf-cub. The tiny creature looked curiously at him, before slowly walking forwards. It stopped right in front of him and looked into his eyes. Then it yelped, wagged its tail and started to playfully attack his paws.

Remus looked up from the cub, only to see something white disappear among the trees in the forest.

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There, finished. Tell me what you think, alright?

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LATIN:

Lunatus: crescent-shaped

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Now, to clear some things up:

RAV (Resistance Against Voldemort) is Dumbledores special group.

Acacia Alcander is the gothic girl in Gryffindor; and Accalia Amaris is the werewolf.

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