Disclaimer: ONLY CARA!
Thanks to:
Elrohir lover: Aww ain't you lovely lol. I do try though (grins).
Jenna: (Pulls out a hankie) feel free to use this lol. Rings are based on what I would like but heh no one wants to marry me lol! I think something that can really put a lump in my throat is music, it has to be right though. Like I once stated the classical piece "Any other name" does it for me (Blushes). And man, you lucky sod, I wouldn't mind seeing a preview for the third movie. For now I'll settle for watching 'Black Beauty' because the owner that calls him Black Jack is the dude playing Remus lol.
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Chapter 18 –
"Wedding rings you say?" Bellatrix drawled from where she lounged in her seat. Lucius gave a sneering smirk as he nodded, confirming his information to his sister in law.
"Or so your husband tells me." He said lazily as he sipped from his goblet, a roaring fire crackling in the Malfoy Manor fireplace.
"Seems our little werewolf means more to Potter then we imagined." She cackled lightly as she scratched her nails lightly over the oak tabletop.
"Do we make a move at the wedding should the stupid bint say yes?" Bellatrix said as her eyes maliciously glistened. However Lucius shook his head.
"No, Dumbledore would expect that." He placed the silver goblet back on the table with a contemplative look in his eyes.
"When then?" His in law sighed.
"Soon, maybe after the marriage...werewolves mate for life my dear Lestrange, and should the beast be killed then the mate will pine...Potter would be weak."
"So we wait, until they're bonded." The smile returned to the black-haired woman's face.
~*~
"No mate, I'm telling you the Cannons WILL make it this season." Ron's voice declared loudly as he stepped through the doorway of Grimmauld Place with a smirking Harry in his wake.
"You say that every season Ron." The red head glared at his friend as they made their way into the kitchen.
Cara, Ginny, Hermione and the three adults from the morning were seated around the table. Harry blanched a little, not expecting Cara to be in here and hid the bag behind his back.
"Hey." He said drawing out the word a little as his blonde lover stood and kissed him lightly. The animagi drew him into a hug and behind his back he gestured with the bag frantically for someone to take it.
Remus's eyes widened a little as he quickly stood, grabbing the bag then swiftly left the kitchen.
"Where'd Lupin go?" Ginny asked suddenly and Harry glared at her in warning.
"When you've got to go you've got to go." Mr Weasley said with a wink at the young Auror. The darker man relaxed a little nodding in thanks to the older man.
"How was the day?" Cara asked smiling up at his mate who in turn kissed the tip of his nose.
"A bust, all the books had spells that I already knew." Harry said as he led the blonde back to the table, sitting down and pulling the werewolf into his lap.
"Ah well, we'll try Hogsmede next time," Mrs Weasley said as she stood from the table, poking her head out the door to check on Remus.
"Well then, I guess we'd better get cracking on this house!" She said as she stood aside to let the werewolf back in. Everyone groaned as they begrudgingly got up at the scowl the woman sent around at the room's participants.
"But I think Cara and Remus can relax, what with it being Full Moon tomorrow." The two werewolves grinned at one another as they made their way back to their rooms. Harry stopped his mate briefly by loosely grabbing his wrist, pulling him gently to him as he placed a long, passion filled kiss on the subtle lips of the blonde.
"Dream sweet dreams of me." He whispered cheekily into the man's ear as Cara smiled.
~*~
Cara lay on his side as he watched the sun slowly fall in the sky. He had napped for a while until his recurring dream had woken him panting and damp with perspiration.
Idly he twisted his old Claddagh ring on his finger with his thumb, gazing at it with a serene look upon his face.
3 years he'd been with Harry now and still it never felt like enough. 3 years he had been shown the love of a soul mate, a family and of friendship. And now they stood on the threshold of another battle, one that seemed a little more then it appeared to be and he was frightened. He didn't want to lose Harry.
He imagined Harry led beside him with that charming half smile that created a dimple in his cheek as his eyes glittered with mischief. He imagined how his mate would sneak glances over before springing a pounced attack upon him causing their laughter to ring out.
He couldn't lose that.
Finally he heard a weary sigh as the bedroom door opened and in came his lover dragging his tired feet, pulling off his shirt as he kicked the door closed behind him and collapsed across Cara's midriff causing the blonde to give a little 'oof' and laugh.
"If I ever see another duster in my life I'm going to scream bloody murder." The darker man muttered into his mate's stomach then looked up at the man with a boyish grin.
"Rest well my little Inari?" He asked sweetly as he crawled up the chuckling werewolf's body in a similar manner to how his animagi form would sneak up upon its prey.
"Better, but that dream came again." Cara answered truthfully as he lovingly placed a hand either side of the animagi's face, stroking in small circles with his thumbs.
"Hmm maybe we should talk to Albus about getting you soon dreamless sleep potion." The werewolf nodded.
Harry kicked off his heavy trousers and crawled under the covers with Cara.
"Your feet are cold!" The blonde laughed as he tried to dodge the cooler skin of his mate. The raven-haired man grinned wickedly as he entwined his legs in with the blonde's making him give a little yell as he squirmed.
"I know, that's why I'm warming them on you love."
~*~
Arthur went about his rounds, poking his head into the rooms with a kindly smile to wish everyone good night.
He knocked at the girls' room until he heard a 'come in'.
"Are you decent?" He said as he peered round the door to find Ginny, Tonks and Hermione all sat in comfortable pyjamas, pillows clutched to chests as they grinned over at him.
"Yes Dad." The red-haired female said as she stood to give him a kiss on the cheek good night,
"Well I just came to bid you all sweet dreams and you know where our or Remus's room is if you need us."
"Thanks Mr Weasley." Hermione said as she snuggled into a sleeping bag on the bed.
Smiling he carried on his way, breaking up a pillow fight amongst the twins and Ron, having a brief chat with his two eldest and Percy before knocking lightly on Harry & Cara's room.
No answer sounded so quietly he opened the door and he smiled at the scene before him.
Harry was led on his back, messy black hair fanned a little on the white pillow with one hand settled beside his head. The other arm was wrapped loosely around a sleeping Cara who had his head nestled on the darker man's chest, a hand lightly grasping the material of the T-shirt Harry must of thrown on and their soft even breathing sounded through out the room.
Arthur gave them a little proud, loving smile before clicking the door shut almost inaudibly. He made his way back to his room where his wife had just pulled back the covers to their shared bed and was crawling in. She looked up and gave him a curious glance at the thoughtful look on his face.
"Arthur dear are you alright?" She said as he pulled off his jumper. He looked over at Molly who now had the covers snuggled around her as she grabbed a book off the bedside table.
"Our children are all grown up." He said wistfully as he pulled on his navy blue pyjamas before crawling under the covers with his wife.
"Yes, oh and they're all so wonderful...despite chosen careers." She muttered and he resisted laughing at his wife's jab at the twins.
"Even the adopted ones." He added and she smiled.
~*~
'...The black and white image flickered, as different scenes jumped like a broken film. A flashing light, a fast moving body, more spells flitting across his line of vision. He can hear shouting and loud explosions as spells hit several surfaces.
He felt his body jolt as though he was pushed then he saw Harry's face, the beautiful graceful curves of his face twisted in both determination and fear. Screeching filled the air..."
Cara screamed as awoke, shaking and twisting his body as he struggled against the bindings of his body.
"CARA!"
His body was in searing pain as he shook uncontrollable very much like the tremors that wracked his body during transformation.
"FOR GOD'S SAKES HELP HIM, PLEASE SOMEBODY!"
He felt cool hands grip his shoulders as he fought against the biting pain in his head. Then he felt something warm engulf him, a spell more likely cast upon his body, and he slumped unmoving against the bed.
It felt like hours later when his body was calm enough that he could begin to take in his surroundings. He blearily blinked open his eyes as the room came into view fuzzily.
He saw Harry gripping his hand as he sat beside him, his hands shivering in both shock and fear at the sudden scream. Remus was on the other side of the bed, wringing a wet cloth into a bowl of water before dabbing his forehead with it. Mr and Mrs Weasley stood at the end of the bed watching him worriedly and he could just make out a large group gathered at the bedroom door.
"What happened?" He croaked out as Harry's grip tightened on his hand, a little sob slipping through the man's lips. Swallowing thickly Cara returned the squeeze.
"I think it was both your dream and your upcoming transformation colliding within you," Remus said as he returned the cloth to the bowl, "It happened to me once before Sirius..."
"I...I saw more this time." The blonde whispered as his throat scratched irritably. He vaguely heard Mrs Weasley shooing everyone else back to bed as Arthur settled behind Remus.
"The battles coming." Cara finished as tried to sit up to move closer to his mate. Harry helped him, pulling the man to his chest as the werewolf wrapped his arms around the lean body weakly.
"I'm going to Floo Dumbledore." The Weasley father said as he stood, looking at the two symphatetically. Remus clasped both their hands tightly before taking his own leave.
"I'm sorry." Cara whispered against the cloth of Harry's shirt but the animagi simply shook his head causing few fearful tears that had falling to drip onto their clasped hands and made soothing noises.
"It's ok, you just startled everyone. Rest love." He said as he rocked Cara's aching body lovingly.
"I love you Harry." The blonde said before closing his eyes in fatigue.
~*~
Thanks to:
Elrohir lover: Aww ain't you lovely lol. I do try though (grins).
Jenna: (Pulls out a hankie) feel free to use this lol. Rings are based on what I would like but heh no one wants to marry me lol! I think something that can really put a lump in my throat is music, it has to be right though. Like I once stated the classical piece "Any other name" does it for me (Blushes). And man, you lucky sod, I wouldn't mind seeing a preview for the third movie. For now I'll settle for watching 'Black Beauty' because the owner that calls him Black Jack is the dude playing Remus lol.
~*~
Chapter 18 –
"Wedding rings you say?" Bellatrix drawled from where she lounged in her seat. Lucius gave a sneering smirk as he nodded, confirming his information to his sister in law.
"Or so your husband tells me." He said lazily as he sipped from his goblet, a roaring fire crackling in the Malfoy Manor fireplace.
"Seems our little werewolf means more to Potter then we imagined." She cackled lightly as she scratched her nails lightly over the oak tabletop.
"Do we make a move at the wedding should the stupid bint say yes?" Bellatrix said as her eyes maliciously glistened. However Lucius shook his head.
"No, Dumbledore would expect that." He placed the silver goblet back on the table with a contemplative look in his eyes.
"When then?" His in law sighed.
"Soon, maybe after the marriage...werewolves mate for life my dear Lestrange, and should the beast be killed then the mate will pine...Potter would be weak."
"So we wait, until they're bonded." The smile returned to the black-haired woman's face.
~*~
"No mate, I'm telling you the Cannons WILL make it this season." Ron's voice declared loudly as he stepped through the doorway of Grimmauld Place with a smirking Harry in his wake.
"You say that every season Ron." The red head glared at his friend as they made their way into the kitchen.
Cara, Ginny, Hermione and the three adults from the morning were seated around the table. Harry blanched a little, not expecting Cara to be in here and hid the bag behind his back.
"Hey." He said drawing out the word a little as his blonde lover stood and kissed him lightly. The animagi drew him into a hug and behind his back he gestured with the bag frantically for someone to take it.
Remus's eyes widened a little as he quickly stood, grabbing the bag then swiftly left the kitchen.
"Where'd Lupin go?" Ginny asked suddenly and Harry glared at her in warning.
"When you've got to go you've got to go." Mr Weasley said with a wink at the young Auror. The darker man relaxed a little nodding in thanks to the older man.
"How was the day?" Cara asked smiling up at his mate who in turn kissed the tip of his nose.
"A bust, all the books had spells that I already knew." Harry said as he led the blonde back to the table, sitting down and pulling the werewolf into his lap.
"Ah well, we'll try Hogsmede next time," Mrs Weasley said as she stood from the table, poking her head out the door to check on Remus.
"Well then, I guess we'd better get cracking on this house!" She said as she stood aside to let the werewolf back in. Everyone groaned as they begrudgingly got up at the scowl the woman sent around at the room's participants.
"But I think Cara and Remus can relax, what with it being Full Moon tomorrow." The two werewolves grinned at one another as they made their way back to their rooms. Harry stopped his mate briefly by loosely grabbing his wrist, pulling him gently to him as he placed a long, passion filled kiss on the subtle lips of the blonde.
"Dream sweet dreams of me." He whispered cheekily into the man's ear as Cara smiled.
~*~
Cara lay on his side as he watched the sun slowly fall in the sky. He had napped for a while until his recurring dream had woken him panting and damp with perspiration.
Idly he twisted his old Claddagh ring on his finger with his thumb, gazing at it with a serene look upon his face.
3 years he'd been with Harry now and still it never felt like enough. 3 years he had been shown the love of a soul mate, a family and of friendship. And now they stood on the threshold of another battle, one that seemed a little more then it appeared to be and he was frightened. He didn't want to lose Harry.
He imagined Harry led beside him with that charming half smile that created a dimple in his cheek as his eyes glittered with mischief. He imagined how his mate would sneak glances over before springing a pounced attack upon him causing their laughter to ring out.
He couldn't lose that.
Finally he heard a weary sigh as the bedroom door opened and in came his lover dragging his tired feet, pulling off his shirt as he kicked the door closed behind him and collapsed across Cara's midriff causing the blonde to give a little 'oof' and laugh.
"If I ever see another duster in my life I'm going to scream bloody murder." The darker man muttered into his mate's stomach then looked up at the man with a boyish grin.
"Rest well my little Inari?" He asked sweetly as he crawled up the chuckling werewolf's body in a similar manner to how his animagi form would sneak up upon its prey.
"Better, but that dream came again." Cara answered truthfully as he lovingly placed a hand either side of the animagi's face, stroking in small circles with his thumbs.
"Hmm maybe we should talk to Albus about getting you soon dreamless sleep potion." The werewolf nodded.
Harry kicked off his heavy trousers and crawled under the covers with Cara.
"Your feet are cold!" The blonde laughed as he tried to dodge the cooler skin of his mate. The raven-haired man grinned wickedly as he entwined his legs in with the blonde's making him give a little yell as he squirmed.
"I know, that's why I'm warming them on you love."
~*~
Arthur went about his rounds, poking his head into the rooms with a kindly smile to wish everyone good night.
He knocked at the girls' room until he heard a 'come in'.
"Are you decent?" He said as he peered round the door to find Ginny, Tonks and Hermione all sat in comfortable pyjamas, pillows clutched to chests as they grinned over at him.
"Yes Dad." The red-haired female said as she stood to give him a kiss on the cheek good night,
"Well I just came to bid you all sweet dreams and you know where our or Remus's room is if you need us."
"Thanks Mr Weasley." Hermione said as she snuggled into a sleeping bag on the bed.
Smiling he carried on his way, breaking up a pillow fight amongst the twins and Ron, having a brief chat with his two eldest and Percy before knocking lightly on Harry & Cara's room.
No answer sounded so quietly he opened the door and he smiled at the scene before him.
Harry was led on his back, messy black hair fanned a little on the white pillow with one hand settled beside his head. The other arm was wrapped loosely around a sleeping Cara who had his head nestled on the darker man's chest, a hand lightly grasping the material of the T-shirt Harry must of thrown on and their soft even breathing sounded through out the room.
Arthur gave them a little proud, loving smile before clicking the door shut almost inaudibly. He made his way back to his room where his wife had just pulled back the covers to their shared bed and was crawling in. She looked up and gave him a curious glance at the thoughtful look on his face.
"Arthur dear are you alright?" She said as he pulled off his jumper. He looked over at Molly who now had the covers snuggled around her as she grabbed a book off the bedside table.
"Our children are all grown up." He said wistfully as he pulled on his navy blue pyjamas before crawling under the covers with his wife.
"Yes, oh and they're all so wonderful...despite chosen careers." She muttered and he resisted laughing at his wife's jab at the twins.
"Even the adopted ones." He added and she smiled.
~*~
'...The black and white image flickered, as different scenes jumped like a broken film. A flashing light, a fast moving body, more spells flitting across his line of vision. He can hear shouting and loud explosions as spells hit several surfaces.
He felt his body jolt as though he was pushed then he saw Harry's face, the beautiful graceful curves of his face twisted in both determination and fear. Screeching filled the air..."
Cara screamed as awoke, shaking and twisting his body as he struggled against the bindings of his body.
"CARA!"
His body was in searing pain as he shook uncontrollable very much like the tremors that wracked his body during transformation.
"FOR GOD'S SAKES HELP HIM, PLEASE SOMEBODY!"
He felt cool hands grip his shoulders as he fought against the biting pain in his head. Then he felt something warm engulf him, a spell more likely cast upon his body, and he slumped unmoving against the bed.
It felt like hours later when his body was calm enough that he could begin to take in his surroundings. He blearily blinked open his eyes as the room came into view fuzzily.
He saw Harry gripping his hand as he sat beside him, his hands shivering in both shock and fear at the sudden scream. Remus was on the other side of the bed, wringing a wet cloth into a bowl of water before dabbing his forehead with it. Mr and Mrs Weasley stood at the end of the bed watching him worriedly and he could just make out a large group gathered at the bedroom door.
"What happened?" He croaked out as Harry's grip tightened on his hand, a little sob slipping through the man's lips. Swallowing thickly Cara returned the squeeze.
"I think it was both your dream and your upcoming transformation colliding within you," Remus said as he returned the cloth to the bowl, "It happened to me once before Sirius..."
"I...I saw more this time." The blonde whispered as his throat scratched irritably. He vaguely heard Mrs Weasley shooing everyone else back to bed as Arthur settled behind Remus.
"The battles coming." Cara finished as tried to sit up to move closer to his mate. Harry helped him, pulling the man to his chest as the werewolf wrapped his arms around the lean body weakly.
"I'm going to Floo Dumbledore." The Weasley father said as he stood, looking at the two symphatetically. Remus clasped both their hands tightly before taking his own leave.
"I'm sorry." Cara whispered against the cloth of Harry's shirt but the animagi simply shook his head causing few fearful tears that had falling to drip onto their clasped hands and made soothing noises.
"It's ok, you just startled everyone. Rest love." He said as he rocked Cara's aching body lovingly.
"I love you Harry." The blonde said before closing his eyes in fatigue.
~*~