Disclaimer - It's not mine. Never was

A/N- Okay, now that my other stories are finished, I should have more than enough time to finish this story up. I hope you guys enjoy.

Later,

A.A.

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Chapter 39

The Tuesday after school started began as normal for Sable, at least as normal as possible the day before a full moon. Remus had met her in the Common Room after she finished getting dressed, and they went with the rest of the Marauders and Lily to breakfast. Her first few classes passed by as normal, much like they always had. But she got the shock of her life during lunch. She and Lily had just returned from an excruciating class of Arithmancy when they sat down at lunch.

"You two alright?' James asked, spying the haggard looking girls.

"We're fine, James." Lily said, rubbing her temples when she felt a headache coming on. "Bad class."

"Professor Trish giving you guys problems again?" Sirius asked, shoveling food onto his plate.

"Yeah." Sable said. "You'd think she wanted to kill us with as

much review work she's been giving us. I know N.E.W.T.S are hard, but this is just ridiculous!" Sable looked up towards the Head Table out of habit, and found that McGonagall was walking briskly towards them, a frown on her face. She looked at the Marauders, who were engrossed in eating their food, and frowned. "What have you guys done to tick McGonagall off now?"

"Huh?" Peter asked, his mouth full of food.

"What are you talking about, Sable?" Sirius asked, taking time to answer her before noticing that McGonagall was on her way towards them.

"She looks peeved." Lily frowned. "What did you guys do now?"

"Nothing!"

"We're innocent!"

"We haven't pranked anyone...yet..."

"Why do you automatically assume it's us she's coming after?" James asked, pouting like a child and looking at the two girls.

"Do you really want me to answer that question?" Sable asked sarcastically.

"Well..."

"Ms. Robbins," McGonagall said, coming to stand behind the girl. Sable turned and looked at the Transfiguration professor. "I need to speak with you immediately."

"Is something wrong, Professor?" Sable asked, worried that she was in trouble for something, and quickly thinking up ways of throwing the blame back on James and Sirius just incase.

"No. Nothing is wrong." the teacher said, smoothing Sable's

worried nerves immediately. "It concerns your parents, Ms. Robbins."

"What's going on?" Lily asked, coming to her friend's aid.

"Come with me, Ms. Robbins. We need not discuss this matter here." McGonagall motioned for Sable to follow her, and the black-headed girl followed immediately, the Marauders and Lily on her heels. They came to an empty classroom, and McGonagall let Sable in, but was hesitant to let the others in until Sable nodded her head and pulled Remus in with her.

"They already know everything, Professor." she said quickly. "They have just as much right to know as I do."

"Very well then." McGonagall sighed, shutting the door when Peter came in.

"What's going on, Professor?" James asked cautiously. "Is something wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Robbins?"

"Actually, I have good news." she said, looking at Sable. "It seems as though your parents have finally awaken." Sable's mouth made a perfect 'o' as the news sunk in. Remus smiled when he noticed her immediate shift in moods.

"What? When?" Sable asked quickly.

"Early this morning." McGonagall said, a motherly smile on her face. "Apparently your mother was the first, and then your father. Dr. Penske believes that the coming full moon sped up their bodies removal of the foreign material, allowing them to regain consciousness when the drugs were removed."

"Oh...Thank Merlin!" Sable said happily. "I want to go see them, as soon as possible. Like right now!"

"Of course, Ms. Robbins." McGonagall said. "I assume your friends will be going as well?" She turned to the other five students in the room and waited for an answer.

"Well, I'm going with her. I don't know about you guys." Remus said quickly, hugging her again.

"Of course." Lily said firmly.

"What do you think, Professor?" Sirius smiled.

"It gets me out of Potions! Of course I'm going!" muttered Peter.

"We've been through this with her. We're not about to leave her now that they are getting back to normal." James said, breathing a huge sigh of relief.

"Very well." their teacher said. "I will have a carriage waiting to take you to Hogsmeade. From there you can Floo to St. Mungo's hospital. I do believe Professor Treble has volunteered to chaperone this trip."

"Thank you, Professor." Sable said happily as their Transfiguration teacher walked out the door.

"Let's go." Sable said. "I want to get there as quickly as possible."

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When they arrived at the magical hospital, Sable took off in a flat out run, trying to get to her parents. Lily and the Marauders ran after her, leaving Professor Treble to catch up with them. When they got to the room her parents had been in, they found her staring at the door and trying to catch her breath. She looked to almost be in tears, and Remus put a comforting hand on her shoulder to calm her.

"We'll give you a few minutes before we come in, okay?" he asked. "We all want to see them, so come get us when you're ready." Sable nodded and looked back to her friends. They had been by her side the whole time since her, Remus, and her parents had been attacked. She sniffled and nodded.

"Thank you, guys." she muttered, looking at their faces. "You guys are the best."

"Not a problem." Lily said, a smile on her face. "Now go and make sure they are okay. Go." Sable put her hand on the doorknob to enter, but a gruff voice from the other side stopped her in her tracks.

"Meadow?" came a man's voice. Sable smiled, knowing her father was the only one who actually ever called her by her real first name, and flung the door open to reveal her parents, sitting up in separate beds on the other side of the room. Remus saw the smile on her face as she rushed over to them, then shut the door and let his girlfriend have the time she needed with her parents.

"Daddy!" Sable squealed, running over to the beds and hugging her father tightly. "Momma!" She hugged her mother and the tears she had been holding back finally began to fall. "You're awake. You're really back." Carol Robbins held her daughter as she cried into her shoulder.

It had not been long since both she and her husband had awoken and were told that they had been out of it for nearly two months. The doctors and nurses had told them that their daughter had visited nearly everyday, and they were anxious to see her. It was times like this that both Robert and Carol Robbins knew being an Auror was dangerous work. But to know that they were protecting their daughter from the horrors of Voldemort and his followers kept them going. And seeing Sable clutching each of them was payment enough, knowing that she loved them so much.

"It's okay, baby." Carol Robbins said soothingly, stroking her daughter's hair. "We're okay. And Dr. Penske says that we should be back to normal in no time at all."

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for any of this to happen...." She cried, turning to hug her father again. "If I'd have known, I would have done something to stop it!" Robert looked down at his laughter and shook his head.

"It's not your fault, Meadow." he said, hugging her tightly.

"You had nothing to do with this."

"It was me they were after." She said sadly. "It's all my fault you guys were kidnapped and drugged!" Robert looked over at his wife and shrugged. They had no idea what she was talking about, and knew that she would not make any sense until she calmed down.

"Sable, baby, listen to us." Carol said. "Calm down and tell us

what happened."

"You don't remember?" Sable asked, looking from one parent to the other. "You don't know what happened and how you got here?"

"Unfortunately, we can't remember anything past when the Death Eaters started force feeding us that disgusting potion." her mother said. "Everything after that is nothing but a haze of confusion."

"So, you don't remember what happened during last month's full moon?" she asked carefully.

"No. We don't. Dr. Penske told us that you knew what had

happened, and we want you to tell us." Robert Robbins said. He took a quick intake of breath and frowned at her. "But more importantly, why do I smell someone else's scent on you?"

"Huh?" Sable asked, completely confused as to where that

question had come from. 'Oh, shit!' she thought quickly. 'They smell Remus on me! Damn heightened senses!'

"I noticed it as well, Sable." her mother said. "You smell like

you've been snuggled up to someone. Who is it?"

Sable rolled her eyes and took a deep breath, cursing the

heightened senses of a werewolf during the week of the full moon. She knew that they smelled Remus' scent on her, and one look at her father proved that he was suspicious of her. She had not told her parents about her and Remus, and had planned on doing it during Christmas break.

'Well, no time like the present, right?' she thought as the door to the room opened and Lily stuck her head in.

"Sorry to interrupt, Sable." she said sheepishly. "But can we

come in yet? Or do you need more time. Mr. Paranoid out here herd you crying and is about to break the door down trying to get in here. He thinks something is wrong."

"Yeah, come on in." she said. Lily nodded and slipped back out into the hall to gather the Marauders.

"Breaking down the door?" Carol Robbins asked, her eyebrows raised in amusement.

"Because he heard you crying?" Robert asked, a growl in his

throat. Sable actually whimpered at the threatening tone in her dad's voice. It was the instinctual protectiveness she knew that came with the monthly changes.

"Umm, I'll explain later?" she said, turning it into more of a question than a statement.

"How about you explain now?" her father asked. "You've got a boyfriend?"

"Ummm...yes." Sable said. 'Dad, let's quit playing a game of twenty questions and just drop the subject right now, please.' she thought.

"Do we know him?" her father asked.

"Yeah, you do." Sable said, nodding her head.

"Oh, Robert, quit acting like you're going to bite her head

off." Carol Robbins scolded lightly. "Is it Remus Lupin, baby?"

"Actually, it is." Sable said, rubbing the back of her neck

awkwardly.

"Well, then I see no problem with that." she said simply, moving around on the hospital bed to get comfortable. "Oh, Robert, hush! He's not going to hurt her!"

"How long?" her father asked.

"Dad, can't we talk about this later?" Sable asked. "You just woke up out of a month coma. My personal life can be put on hold for a little while."

"Calm down, Robert." Mrs. Robbins said firmly. "Her friends are here to make sure she's alright. They don't need you snapping at them. Control yourself." Robert Robbins frowned and crossed his arms, leaning up against the bed. Sable almost laughed, seeing as how that position reminded her of a pouting Remus anytime he did not get his way. She stifled the laughter as the door opened and the group of students walked in, lead by Remus.

"Sable, you okay?" he asked, coming up beside her.

"Fine, Moony." she answered. "Nothing I haven't already been through."

"Who are your friends, baby?" her mother asked.

"Mom, dad, there are my friends from school." Sable said, pointing to each one in turn. "You guys should remember them from when I left Hogwarts. Lily Evans, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, James Potter, and Remus Lupin. Guys, these are my parents."

"Oh, my, you have all grown up, haven't you?" Carol asked,

looking at the congregated teens. "Last time I saw you all, you were practically still babies. I'd have never recognized any of you."

"Thank you." Lily said, smiling at the two. "How are you

feeling?"

"Much better, thanks to Dr. Penske and the rest of the staff. How has school been going?"

"Ready for it to be over with." Peter grumbled, not really

looking at the two patients sitting in the hospital beds.

"I can imagine." Carol Robbins said with a smile. "So, what have we missed in the past month? Anything important?"

"Nah, just Lily and James fighting." Peter said, a grin on his

face.

"And Sable threatening to tear poor old Remus to bits." James said, watching Sable's face turn a slight red color.

"And Arabella chewing Sirius out for the pranks on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team." Lily said, smirking at her boyfriend's best friend.

"Coupled with more Death Eater Attacks." Sirius chimed in.

"Oh, and you missed Christmas and New years, as well." Sable said matter of factly. Sable's parents looked wild eyes at the teens gathered around them, then looked to Sable's slightly guilty face.

"There have been more attacks?" Robert asked slowly.

"They never stopped." Sirius said gravely. "Especially after

that night in December when they caught Sable and Moony in the Forbidden Forest. It seems like they've gotten worse since then, actually." Sable stomped on his foot and glared at him.

"Shut up, Sirius!" She hissed, glaring up at him.

"Huh?" he asked stupidly. "Well, it's the truth."

"There were Death Eaters on Hogwarts grounds?" Robert growled. "Does Dumbledore know about this?"

"Yes. He does." Lily said quickly.

"And they caught you two in the Forest?" Carol asked, pointing to Remus and Sable.

"What were you two doing in there? That place should still be off limits." Robert Robbins said.

"Well...it is." Remus said, not liking the accusing look Sable's dad was giving him. The thought of having his daughter alone in the forest was obviously not something the older man liked.

"Then what were you doing there?" Carol asked, trying not to

jump to conclusions.

"Well, it's kind of a long story, actually." Sable said. "Sure

you feel like hearing it?"

"Absolutely sure." Robert said firmly.

"Uh, well...it kinda goes like this..." Sable said, but was

interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Come in." Robert growled. Dr. Penske came into the room, holding two vials of some kind of liquid, a smile on his face.

"Time for more medicine." he said. "You two need your rest." "We've been asleep for a month, Doc!" Robert Robbins grumbled. "I think that's damn well long enough."

"Robert! Hush!" Carol said firmly. She looked to the doctor apologetically, shrugging her shoulders.

"It's not a sleeping potion." Dr. Penske said. "Just one to boost your healing a little."

"Fine." Robert Robbins said, taking the potion from his hands. "Give it here." Sable grimaced as her father swallowed the potion, trying not to laugh at the face he made. Her mother was more inconspicuous about it, but it was obvious whatever the potion was, it did not taste good. Dr. Penske took out a notepad and began to ask a whole bunch of questions.

Sable nodded as Lily, Peter, James and Sirius, slipped out of the room, probably to go tell Professor Treble what was going on. Remus looked at Sable and frowned, nodding towards her father. Sable only smiled, knowing that her father seemed rather brisk and brash during the full moon. In a few minutes, Sable noticed that her father's eyes are starting to droop down, and her mother is fast asleep once again. When her father falls asleep, Sable looks over at the doctor and frowns.

"You said it wasn't a sleeping potion." she stated. "So why are they out cold, again?"

"It wasn't a sleeping potion." the doctor answered. "It was a

healing potion developed to augment the lycanthropy gene in the systems. It helps boost the healing factor, but it makes the patients sleepy when they take it."

"Oh." Sable said. "Okay."

"One thing before I leave, Ms. Robbins." Dr. Penske said. "They don't know how they wound up here. In fact, they don't remember anything past when the Death Eaters started feeding them that psycho-altering concoction. They're going to want to know what happened that night, but you must not tell them until after the full moon tonight. If they are agitated any more than they already are, the consequences could me disastrous."

"Tonight is the full moon, though." Sable said.

"I know." he answered. "Later this evening, they are going to be moved into separate rooms in order for the transformation to occur."

"No, don't separate them." Sable cautioned. "It's better if

they're together before and after the change. They're less violent

towards themselves that way."

"I'll make the proper arrangements then." the red-headed doctor sighed. "You know more about their behavior than I do."

"How long before they wake up?" she asked.

"Probably an hour or so." Dr. Penske said. "The potion won't

last long."

"What are we supposed to tell them?" Remus asked. "They are going to want to know what happened. And we are not going to lie to them."

"I will speak with them and explain." Dr. Penske said.

"Not going to work." Sable said. "They're too stubborn. You're either going to have to keep them sedated until later tonight, or let me tell them this evening."

"If you tell them, you run the risk of making the transformation even worse than it already will be." Dr. Penske pointed out. "They don't need the stress of knowing what put them in the hospital, at least not until the change is over with." Sable bit her lip and looked at Remus, who only shook his shoulders.

"I have something that could help them calm down after the

change." she said cautiously.

"What?" Dr. Penske asked.

"A potion." she said quickly. "I've been working on it. It helps people with lycanthropy keep themselves sane after the changes. Their instincts are subdued, so they actually think like a human instead of a wolf."

"Wolfsbane Potion?" the doctor asked, looking at her in complete surprise.

"You know about it?" Sable asked, shaking her head. "But...how?"

"The Ministry sent me a copy of the manuscript of the potion's developer, as well as their own personal conclusions on it." he said. "I had no idea Meadow Robbins and Sable Robbins were the same people. You're the one that came up with this, aren't you?" Sable nodded, taking credit for the work.

"So what'd they say?" she asked. "Are they going to legalize it?"

"They're still debating, the Ministry that is.." he answered truthfully. "They're worried about testing it on someone."

"It works." Remus said quickly. "She already tested it." Sable

steeled herself for the scolding that was undoubtedly going to come from the doctor in front of her, but it never came.

"Who did you test it on?" he asked, looking at the girl in front of him, who suddenly seemed quite nervous. He glanced up at Remus and frowned. "Not, Mr. Lupin?"

"Would you report me if I said yes?" she asked. She knew it was practically illegal to have an unregistered potion, let alone give it to someone else.

"But...how...when...It actually works?" the flabbergasted doctor asked, leaning against the door.

"Yep. Sure does." Remus said proudly, holding onto Sable.

"Are you absolutely sure?" he asked again.

"Positive." Remus answered. "I've been taking it since October. It works like a charm."

"Oh...my...Merlin!" the doctor said. "Do you realize what this

means, Sable? This could possibly be the most important discover in my lifetime. This is medical history!"

"So can I give it to them?" Sable asked. "Because I fully intend on telling them what happened if they ask."

"It depends." he said. "Remus, have you ever experienced any adverse reactions to the potion?"

"Only once, but I still had another potion in me for pain relief

when I took the Wolfsbane Potion." he said.

"What was the pain relief potion made of? Do you know?" Dr. Penske asked quickly.

"The basic ingredient was Wormwood." Sable said. "It reacted with the Banewood and Wolfsbane, causing him to black out. But the dosage I gave him was highly diluted, so no damage occurred."

"Can they take it?" Remus asked.

"I've read over the manuscripts and ingredients list the

Ministry sent me." Dr. Penske said. "According to what I read, the Wolfsbane Potion should not react with the medication they are currently on. So, yes, they should be able to take it."

"I can go get it and bring it back before they wake." Sable

said. "My Potions instructor is here with us, if you want to speak with him to get a second opinion. He knows about the potion."

"I'll do that, Ms. Robbins." Dr. Penske said. "As for the

potion itself, when does it have to be administered?"

"One dose when I get back, and another right before dark." she said.

"Very well, then. Get your potion and both of you get back here as soon as possible. I will speak with Minerva and Albus immediately, as well as your other Professor." he said, opening the door leading out into the hallway. "Before administering the potion we are going to move both of them into a room before it gets too late in the evening. They'll be in a part of the hospital where I usually am during my change. there are enough rooms for all of us." He rubbed the scarred bite marks on his arm, and Remus and Sable nodded to find their chaperone and relate the news.

An hour later, Remus and Sable, as well as Dr. Penske, were in the room where they would be changing later that night, when Sable's parents woke up. Lily and the other Marauders had remained at school on Dumbledore's orders when they had returned, so only the two of them were left.

"Where did everyone go?" Carol Robbins asked as she sat up in the bed and rubbed her eyes. "And when were we moved to a new room?" Robert Robbins yawned and shook his head, shooting the doctor a glare.

"I thought I distinctly remember you saying that was NOT a

sleeping potion." he said icily. Sable, sensing a fight coming, quickly intervened.

"Mom, dad, I need to tell you guys some things that have happened since you all have been out of it."

"We want to know what happened to put us in here and unconscious for a month. The last thing we remember is being force-fed something by some Death Eater with black hair." Robert said.

"And I want to know why you two were in the Forbidden Forest." Carol pointed out. "Especially with Death Eaters on the loose."

"Before they begin, I need the two of you to drink this." Dr.

Penske said, handing each of them a small dose of the Wolfsbane Potion.

"What is it this time? You're not putting me to sleep again!" Robert growled at the doctor.

"Daddy!" Sable scolded. "Calm down!"

"Robert." Carol Robbins said warningly.

"I can assure you that this one will not put you to sleep." He said. "You have my word as a physician."

"It's alright, Daddy." Sable said. "Now quit being stubborn and take it. It's going to help with the change later tonight."

"Sabriel...."

"Robert! Listen to the girl." her mother said, eyeing Sable curiously. "I have a feeling she and Remus are going to explain

themselves quite thoroughly, very soon."

"If it makes you feel better, Mr. Robbins. I'd take some with

you, but she already forced my dose sown me this morning at breakfast." Robert looked at Remus and shook his head.

"Baby," her mother asked. "What is this stuff?"

"It's Wolfsbane Potion." Sable said proudly.

"What does it do, exactly?" Robert asked, eyeing his daughter.

"It enables people who have been infected with lycanthropy to retain their mental stability after they transform." Dr. Penske said.

"And what pea-brain came up with this?" Robert snarled. "It's not possible!"

"That would be THIS pea-brain, Daddy!" Sable growled, looking at her father. "And I'll have you know it IS possible!"

"You've got to be kidding?" Carol said, eyeing the vile. "How? Sable, how did you find this? How do you know it even works?" Sable glared at her father one last time and turned to look out the window at the setting sun, collecting her thoughts as Remus watched.

"Get comfortable, you two." she sighed. "It's time I told you a

story...."

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"And that's what has been happening during the past month." Sable finished with a frown. She had told them everything, including how she and Remus had fought, then been lured into the Forest. she told them about how Voldemort had captured them to use as bait to get to her. She told them about her own transformation, and how Dumbledore had sent them to St. Mungo's after she had woken up in the hospital wing the morning after. She had even told them about the Celtic potions book where she

had gotten the original potion from. Of course, she left out the part about James and Sirius being Animagi, and the fact that Remus and her had been spending more time than normal with each other.

The shocked look on her parent's face was to be expected, but

the outburst from her father was not.

"We have been out too damn bloody long!" he shouted. "Is there anything else we need to know?" Sable shook her head, looking to Remus for help. He had helped to fill in the story when Sable had stopped, but they had covered everything that he could think of.

"Umm, nothing that I can think of about at the moment." Remus said with a frown. "I think that pretty much covers all of it."

Sable's parent's were utterly shocked at what had happened while they were out. They were also worried and angered that Voldemort had attacked Sable.

"We need to speak with the Minister, immediately." Carol said. "We have some leads on suspected Death Eaters in England. they could have possibly had a hand in this."

"I'm afraid it is going to have to wait until tomorrow." Sable

said quietly, glancing at her watch. "The moon will be up soon, and we are going to be a little preoccupied."

"It shouldn't be much longer now." Remus frowned. "I can feel it coming. Did you bring more of the potion, love?" he asked Sable.

"Right here." Sable answered, pulling out a couple more doses of the potion and handing them to her parents and boyfriends. "Drink up, you guys." The three werewolves downed the drink as Dr. Penske came back into the room. Sable handed him a dose of it and he gulped it down, grimacing at the horrid taste.

"I'm afraid we are going to have to separate you from each other until the changes finish." he said, looking at Sable and Remus. "After that, someone will allow you to come together again."

"I'm going with him." Sable protested, looking at the doctor.

"I can't let you do that, Ms. Robbins." he said wearily. "It's

not safe." Sable growled and in a blur of white, a growling white

she-wolf with blue eyes was standing beside Remus, ready to pounce.

"Oh, my!" Carol said, blinking as she looked at her daughter.

"I'll be damned! She did it!" her father exclaimed proudly,

slapping his leg in amusement.

"That's enough, Sable." Remus said, grabbing the fur on her

neck. "Calm down, you made your point." the she-wolf looked at the doctor and snarled. Then, in another blur of white, Sable stood beside Remus, a grimace on her face.

"Damn that hurts!" she mumbled. "I was hoping these things would get easier the more I done them."

"Are you okay, Sable?" called her father. Sable groaned and

nodded.

"Meadow Sabriel Robbins, you had better say something to us!" Carol Robbins said, watching as Sable stood up and nodded. She knew her daughter hated her full name, and using it was sure to get some kind of reaction out of her, no matter what state she was in.

"I'm fine, mom, dad." she said. "Just a little sore. Those

changes still hurt a little." She turned to the doctor and frowned.

"Now, as you can see Dr. Penske, Remus is no threat to me at all. As such, I will be with him."

"Very well." Dr. Penske said irritably. "Come with me quickly, it is almost time."

"We'll be back in a few minutes." Sable said, hugging her

parents before leaving with Remus and the doctor.

"Be careful, baby." Carol called out.

"Always." Sable grinned, shutting the door to the room. The two teenagers followed the doctor to a room right across the hallway from where her parents were.

"When the change is complete, you can go back in there with

them." he said, opening the door. "This entire wing of the hospital is empty, and I'm leaving the door unlocked and open. Stay in here until it is over with. I would have let you all stay in one room, but I was afraid of the reaction your father would have had to having another male wolf around him during the change, especially considering Remus' scent is in your clothes. Most werewolf males are territorial, and I thought it would be better to let the potion take affect before you tried going in there."

"Of course." Sable said, nodding at the doctor.

"Will anyone be able to hear us down here?" Remus asked.

"No, the rooms are soundproof, and will not give away your

positions."

"Thank you, Dr. Penske." Sable said. "How can I ever thank you for all of this?"

"Little lady, if this concoction of yours actually works, it'll be thanks enough." he said, smiling at her. Sable nodded as he left the room, leaving the door slightly ajar. She turned to Remus and nodded at his pained expression.

"How much longer, love?" she asked, kneeling down beside him.

"Five minutes, max." he muttered, trying to get comfortable on the stone floor. "I can feel the changes already starting." He grimaced as an acute wave of pain swept through is body. Sable tried to soothe his discomfort as best she could until the change finished. Remus was quiet for a few moments, but when another wave of pain came over him, he doubled over, knowing it was time. He looked to his right, where Sable was holding him tightly, muttering and mumbling encouragement.

"You gonna put all three of us together?" he asked lightly, trying to lighten the mood a little bit by referring to her parents and himself.

"Well, of course." she said, a smile on her face. "They might as well get used to you, especially while you're in your better form."

"Better form?" he grimaced. "What's wrong with this one? I thought you liked it."

"Oh, I do." she grinned, pushing some of his hair away from his face. "But when you're a wolf, you can't argue with me."

Remus only grinned as the change took full effect and he howled in pain as his bones forcefully broke and reshaped themselves into his wolf form. He felt the hair on his body grow course and spread all over his body. The last thing he saw before completely reverting into his wolf body was the concerned form of a white she-wolf right next to him.

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As usual, Remus' transformation took a little over three minutes to complete. Sable, now in her own lupine form, watched with horror as her boyfriend writhed and jerked in pain as his transformation completely itself. When the change was finally completed, Sable knelt down beside him and whimpered, drawing his attention to her. 'Come on Remus, please show me that you are alright.' she thought. 'I'll take anything right now just to know that you're alright.' Remus blinked a few times before standing up and shaking himself off. He walked over to Sable and licked her muzzle, signifying that he was okay. 'Oh, thank Merlin. It worked.' she sighed. Sable yipped at him and walked towards the door, beckoning him to follow her. 'Come on wolfie, you've got some parents to meet.' she thought as they got ready to face her parents.

She pushed the door open with her nose and walked over to the door across the hallway, noticing that Dr. Penske had left that one ajar as well. She could hear nothing from the other side of the door, and she was happy that it seemed as though the potion had worked. 'Well, they're not tearing anything apart, so that's a good sign.' She looked back at Remus and nodded, silently telling him that it seemed as though things would be okay. Sable nudged open the door and cautiously walked over, sniffing at the two wolves standing next to each other while Remus stayed at the doorway, content to see how Sable's parent's reacted to her before going in himself.

When she walked closer to her parents, Sable could tell that

something was different with them. It was apparent to her that the potion had worked. The fierce fire that usually showed in their eyes was not present, and their dispositions seemed completely relaxed and indifferent, at least until they saw the wolf that was their own daughter.

When the tan colored wolf saw Sable, she ran over to her and

tackled her playfully, licking at her face and yipping in happiness. 'Well, it looks like it worked, love.' Remus thought happily, watching the females play. 'Good work, love.' The coal black wolf walked over to where the two females were tussling and gently got in between the two of them, nudging Sable to the side.

Remus watched as Sable stepped away from her mother, then tackled her father when he wasn't looking. The coal black wolf snarled and nipped at Sable playfully, telling her to calm down. Remus watched as Sable looked at her father and gave the wolfish equivalent to a smirk, and he knew exactly what she was thinking.

'Take that for thinking my ideas are pea-brained, you old codger! I told you so!' Suddenly, Sable stopped playing around with her parents and walked slowly over to where Remus was peeking in through the door. 'Come on, Remus.' she thought happily. 'They're not going to hurt you, for Merlin's sake. Just come on in here.' She yipped at him and he looked over her shoulder at the two adult wolves looking at him.

Remus seemed hesitant to enter the room, but Sable was

persistent, grabbing his fur and trying to pull him into the room. 'Take it easy, Sable!' he whined as she pulled a little too hard on his fur. 'This stuff hurts when it's ripped out!' Remus quit putting up any form of resistance, and allowed Sale to pull him into the room. Sable pulled Remus in there and stood next to him as the other two wolves walked up to him, seemingly to inspect the young man. 'Judgment day.' Remus thought sarcastically

The two adult wolves circled around the two teenage wolves, every now and then letting a little yelp go every now and then. Remus looked over at Sable, and whimpered. 'What in the world are they doing.' he thought. Sable shook her head and nuzzled her boyfriend, trying to keep him calm. When her parents came and sat in front of the two, Sable looked at them carefully, trying to determine whether or not they approved of what she had done.

Without warning, the tan she-wolf that was Sable's

mother walked up to Remus and sat right in front of him, watching him carefully. Sable's father sat right in front of her and watched his wife and his daughter's boyfriend.

He had already made his decision about the boy, all that was left was his wife's opinion. Robert Robbins knew that Sable and Remus had been close friends before she had ever been pulled out of Hogwarts two years before. He also knew that Remus was a trustworthy boy who would never really hurt anyone on purpose, even though he was a werewolf. In fact, he had figured out that Remus was more than just a friend to his daughter when Sable sent him a dose of pain relief potion every month after they had left to go to America.

'You're alright, Remus.' he thought. 'Sable could not have picked a

better guy to be with. You both understand each other better than two people probably should, but I guess that is a good thing. People like us are not trusted in this day and age, and it is good to know that you have someone to fall back on when things get rough. Don't disappoint me, son. And don't hurt my daughter, and we'll get along just fine.'

Carol Robbins had come to the same conclusion as she looked over the brown wolf that her daughter stood beside so fiercely. Her motherly instincts over Sable were sated with Remus, seeing as how she trusted the boy completely. She knew that Sable and Remus were very good friends, and like any mother, had seen the despair in her daughter's eyes when they had left King's Cross that day two years ago. Now, she sat in front of Remus, satisfied that the boy seemed to care so much about her daughter that he was willing to face Death Eaters to keep her safe -well, at least according to the recap that Sable had given them about the night of the attack in the Forbidden Forest-. 'You are a good boy, Remus.' she thought, sitting on her haunches and nodding to the boy-wolf in front of her. 'Sable chose well, and I know that you will never hurt her. Take care of my baby, Remus, please. Because I don't see her giving you up any time soon……'

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A/N- Okay, Remus passed the parental inspection from Sable's now conscious parents. What other tricks lie in wait for our favorite couple? You'll see soon enough.

Since this story is so long already, I'll probably be wrapping it up in the next ten chapters or so. I have it all planned out, so it really shouldn't be much longer.

Later,

A.A.