Chapter 73: The First Full Moon

May turned to June and the first full moon seemed to come more quickly then anyone could have ever imagined. Potions, time turners and children had become their lives. However the closer the full moon came the harder it was to work. Moods fluctuated from okay to bad regularly. Tonks had agreed to come baby-sit the night of the full moon much to the parent's relief. Then the sickness came. With every day, hour, minute and second the seven teachers felt a little worse.

First, their fingers ached, that moved to their hands. Soon every joint in their body was sore. Nausea formed, dizziness, stomachs aches all became a common phenomenon. By the day of the full moon, they had to cancel their potion class and just lay down. Mrs. Weasley fussed over them, while she and the house elves took care of the children. There was no way they were going to use the time turner on this day, they just wanted it over with. Wolfsbain potions were took, and all they could do now was wait for that dreaded time when the sun would fall from the sky and the ever dreaded full moon would take it's place.

"Now I'm really sorry for what I said to Professor Lupin." Draco moaned. "I have never felt this bad in my life."

"I really feel bad for him, he got this as a child, and had to go to school with it, and...ugh." Hermione said. The sun began to go down, the group moaned again before getting up and walking out to a specially made building for them. Tonks followed then out, gave them a good luck before doing a number of complicated lock spells, along with some words and a Muggle pad lock for good measure. They were not taking any chances, especially with the children so close. As Tonks walked in the children all looked up at her with wide eyes.

"Where's mummy and daddy?" The older ones asked.

"They're staying the night out in the new building."

"Can we go visit them?" Daniel asked.

"No honey, they will be back tomorrow. They are very sick, and if you go out there you can catch it, and then you will be sick to. We don't want that. So promise me you won't go over there." She got five nods.

"Very good, now what do we want to do first..."

Meanwhile in the room, the seven parents began the painful change. Thankful for the silencing charm, other wise everyone would have heard the agonizing screams and sobs as hands and feet became paws, limbs shortened, and began to grow fur, very slowly the change took effect until seven wolves took the place of the seven adults.

The Wolfsbain took effect as well, keeping the teens minds in tact as the pain was finally over, they were now free to roam around and feel what it feels like to be a wolf. They stared at themselves in the mirror on the wall then began to play with each other, not all of their canine feelings were drowned out by the potion. Finally they fell asleep, only to awaken again to the horrible feeling of changing back.

With a sigh, the seven teachers sorely walked back up to the house early that morning, each taking a hot bath to sooth their aching muscles. Before falling exaltedly in to there own beds, asleep before they hit their pillow.

"Are you not sick anymore?" Julie asked the group as they walked into the dining room where the kids were all eating lunch. Tonks hair was both blue and pink and was sticking up at ends. Black bags stood under her eyes as she tried to feed six babies.

"I don't know how you all do it." Tonks said raising her hands in defeat. "Next month I'm demanding help. Give me Auror training any day." She grinned.

"Aren't you going to eat, Aunt Tonks?" John asked.

"No honey, I think I am going to go home and fall asleep. But I will be back for a visit real soon." Tonks smiled, before she disappeared with a pop.

The seven adults looked at each other and smiled it wasn't often you saw Tonks flustered. With a shrug, they all sat down with the babies and life began again.

End Story Seven!

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