Chapter 8: Long awaited Cure
"Hey, what's going on?" Harry asked as he sat down at the Gryffindor table for breakfast. Hermione was talking excitedly to Katelyn and Ron.
"Find out for yourself," said Hermione handing Harry her copy of the Daily Prophet.
"Professor McClure is the smartest teacher ever!" said Ron.
Harry laughed. "Even smarter than Dumbledore?" he asked.
"I don't know about that," said Hermione, "but she is pretty brilliant."
Harry looked at the front page of the Prophet.
McClure Finds Cure for Werewolves
"A cure for Werewolves!" exclaimed Harry.
"Yes!" said Katelyn, "Won't Lupin be thrilled?"
"I bet he will be," said Harry.
Hermione took the paper back from him and read the article out loud. "Last night the Ministry of Magic announced that a cure for werewolves has been discovered by Professor McClure. McClure is presently teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. According to McClure, 'the cure is very simple and she does not see how no one has stumbled on it before. All that a werewolf must do is become a wolf animangus. The werewolf's bite will still turn other humans into werewolves. However they have control over when they change, and like other animangi have the ability to think as they normally would.' The Ministry of Magic is preparing for adding many more names to the list of animangi. 'We hope that all werewolves will consider becoming an amimangus' said the Minister of Magic at the meeting last night. 'We all would like to thank Professor McClure for her work in curing werewolves'"
"Wow," said Harry, "She really is brilliant."
"I wonder how she ever got the idea," said Katelyn.
Hedwig flew down and sat next to Harry's plate.
"So, how long will it be before Lupin tries this?" asked Ron as Harry opened the letter that Hedwig had delivered.
"I think I just got the answer to that question," said Harry. He read the letter to them. "Dear Harry,
I'm sure by now you have heard the news about the cure for Lupin. We will be starting next weekend. I was just wondering if you and Katelyn would like to become animangi also. Dumbledore said it would be all right. Your Father, James"
"Sounds like fun," said Katelyn.
"So you think I should tell them yes?" asked Harry.
"Yes," said Katelyn.
Harry took out a quill and wrote on the back of the letter, "We'd love to." He gave the letter back to Hedwig, and she flew off.
"I can't believe that your mother would allow your father even suggest that," said Katelyn.
"Well, I'm sure we will be doing it legally," said Harry, "She would kill dad if we didn't."
Katelyn laughed. "Dad will be pleased," she said, "too bad he can't be here."
"Yeah," Harry said, "but I'm sure he will understand. He knows how much Lupin hates being a werewolf. He also knows it is easier to work on something if you have someone doing it with you."
"I wish we could tell him," said Katelyn.
"So do I," said Harry.
"Come on," said Hermione, "We are going to be late for Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"We don't want to do that," said Harry, "especially since the teacher has just saved Lupin."
The four of them headed to the classroom. They were the first ones to arrive. Professor McClure was sitting behind her desk. "Good morning," she said.
"Morning," said Ron.
"Congratulations on your discovery," said Hermione.
"You saw it," said McClure.
"Yes we did," said Harry, "This is great! How long did it take you to find the cure?"
"Many years," said McClure, "It was something that you could have just stumbled upon. However, I was interested in finding a cure and used a lot of research and experiments. I couldn't believe how simple it was after I actually discovered it."
"Did you know we had a friend who was a werewolf?" asked Katelyn.
"Dumbledore did mention something about it," said McClure smiling.
"Do you have any werewolf friends?" Katelyn asked.
"Actually, I do not," said McClure, "Well you better find your seats. Class is going to start in a few seconds."
The four of them sat down in the front row. Class was very interesting. However Harry's mind kept wondering to what was going to happen that weekend. After Defense Against the Dark Arts, Ron and Harry headed to Divination.
"I wonder why McClure was so interested in finding a cure," said Ron, "I mean, she said she didn't have any friends that were werewolves."
"Who knows," said Harry, "I'm just glad that she was."
"Maybe she is a werewolf," said Ron.
"Can't be," said Harry.
"Why not?" asked Ron.
"She was not absent on the last full moon," explained Harry.
"Oh," said Ron, "I still think there is something weird."
"I don't think there is anything to worry about," said Harry, "Except for the fact that we are reviewing crystal balls today in class, and they are getting very boring."
Ron agreed. They sat down at a table in the stuffy classroom in the north tower and waited for class to begin.
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"Hey, what's going on?" Harry asked as he sat down at the Gryffindor table for breakfast. Hermione was talking excitedly to Katelyn and Ron.
"Find out for yourself," said Hermione handing Harry her copy of the Daily Prophet.
"Professor McClure is the smartest teacher ever!" said Ron.
Harry laughed. "Even smarter than Dumbledore?" he asked.
"I don't know about that," said Hermione, "but she is pretty brilliant."
Harry looked at the front page of the Prophet.
McClure Finds Cure for Werewolves
"A cure for Werewolves!" exclaimed Harry.
"Yes!" said Katelyn, "Won't Lupin be thrilled?"
"I bet he will be," said Harry.
Hermione took the paper back from him and read the article out loud. "Last night the Ministry of Magic announced that a cure for werewolves has been discovered by Professor McClure. McClure is presently teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. According to McClure, 'the cure is very simple and she does not see how no one has stumbled on it before. All that a werewolf must do is become a wolf animangus. The werewolf's bite will still turn other humans into werewolves. However they have control over when they change, and like other animangi have the ability to think as they normally would.' The Ministry of Magic is preparing for adding many more names to the list of animangi. 'We hope that all werewolves will consider becoming an amimangus' said the Minister of Magic at the meeting last night. 'We all would like to thank Professor McClure for her work in curing werewolves'"
"Wow," said Harry, "She really is brilliant."
"I wonder how she ever got the idea," said Katelyn.
Hedwig flew down and sat next to Harry's plate.
"So, how long will it be before Lupin tries this?" asked Ron as Harry opened the letter that Hedwig had delivered.
"I think I just got the answer to that question," said Harry. He read the letter to them. "Dear Harry,
I'm sure by now you have heard the news about the cure for Lupin. We will be starting next weekend. I was just wondering if you and Katelyn would like to become animangi also. Dumbledore said it would be all right. Your Father, James"
"Sounds like fun," said Katelyn.
"So you think I should tell them yes?" asked Harry.
"Yes," said Katelyn.
Harry took out a quill and wrote on the back of the letter, "We'd love to." He gave the letter back to Hedwig, and she flew off.
"I can't believe that your mother would allow your father even suggest that," said Katelyn.
"Well, I'm sure we will be doing it legally," said Harry, "She would kill dad if we didn't."
Katelyn laughed. "Dad will be pleased," she said, "too bad he can't be here."
"Yeah," Harry said, "but I'm sure he will understand. He knows how much Lupin hates being a werewolf. He also knows it is easier to work on something if you have someone doing it with you."
"I wish we could tell him," said Katelyn.
"So do I," said Harry.
"Come on," said Hermione, "We are going to be late for Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"We don't want to do that," said Harry, "especially since the teacher has just saved Lupin."
The four of them headed to the classroom. They were the first ones to arrive. Professor McClure was sitting behind her desk. "Good morning," she said.
"Morning," said Ron.
"Congratulations on your discovery," said Hermione.
"You saw it," said McClure.
"Yes we did," said Harry, "This is great! How long did it take you to find the cure?"
"Many years," said McClure, "It was something that you could have just stumbled upon. However, I was interested in finding a cure and used a lot of research and experiments. I couldn't believe how simple it was after I actually discovered it."
"Did you know we had a friend who was a werewolf?" asked Katelyn.
"Dumbledore did mention something about it," said McClure smiling.
"Do you have any werewolf friends?" Katelyn asked.
"Actually, I do not," said McClure, "Well you better find your seats. Class is going to start in a few seconds."
The four of them sat down in the front row. Class was very interesting. However Harry's mind kept wondering to what was going to happen that weekend. After Defense Against the Dark Arts, Ron and Harry headed to Divination.
"I wonder why McClure was so interested in finding a cure," said Ron, "I mean, she said she didn't have any friends that were werewolves."
"Who knows," said Harry, "I'm just glad that she was."
"Maybe she is a werewolf," said Ron.
"Can't be," said Harry.
"Why not?" asked Ron.
"She was not absent on the last full moon," explained Harry.
"Oh," said Ron, "I still think there is something weird."
"I don't think there is anything to worry about," said Harry, "Except for the fact that we are reviewing crystal balls today in class, and they are getting very boring."
Ron agreed. They sat down at a table in the stuffy classroom in the north tower and waited for class to begin.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Thank you for reviewing. Sorry it took so long for me to update, but I've been busy at school. Please review. Thanks to: BornGryffindor-Thank you so much themaraudersmapmaker678-Thank you hermionegreen-Thanks