Wolves
Ryan turned around. The howl had come from the direction Nani had just run to. Couldn't she just stay out of trouble for just two seconds? He followed the sounds. He could hear more than one. He ran faster and straight into Nani. He turned her around. Her eyes were scared but when she saw him a smile played across her face. "Come on they are going to kill us." He indicated to the animals looking at them. They were looking at Ryan and growling. Some were crouched down and he knew in a matter of seconds they would attack. Nani smiled and pushed his hands from off of her. She was still in front of him and she knelt down. The growling softened to an occasional rumble in their throats.
Ryan looked more closely. They were all black wolves. He shivered if it had been night they could have killed him without him ever seeing them. The smallest of the pack walked over to Nani and sniffed her. It started licking her. She was petting and rubbing it. The rest of the pack followed suit. The only one left was the biggest one. He was eyeing Ryan warily. Ryan still hadn't moved or taken his eyes off of Nani. How had she gotten them to act like tame animals? Looking up he met eyes with the biggest in the pack. Ryan didn't blink or look away, those brown eyes held him. The wolf looked away and went over to Nani. He snapped at the others in the pack to get through.
Nani saw him and threw her arms around him. This was where she belonged. She belonged out here in the forbidden forest with the pack. Letting go she stared into his eyes. She had to look away. The wolf growled and Ryan immediately picked her up. He put her behind him. "Go." He whispered. She sighed. He really didn't know anything. She pushed her way past him. She looked up at his not meeting his gaze. "I need to tell-"She was cut off by the noise as one of the wolves attacked another. Ryan didn't wait for an explanation. He picked her up and ran. Crap! "Ryan stop! You need to stop." He didn't listen to her. Nani could see the pack chasing them. It would be hard to explain herself now. She pushed him away and ran with him.
When they reached the edge of the forest the chase stopped. They wouldn't follow out here. Ryan ran until he saw them go back. Nani was watching them. A look of pain had settled on her face. She turned around just in time to see Malfoy punch Ryan. Crabbe and Goyle were holding back Ryan's arms. Nani tripped and fell backwards. The sound stopped Malfoy. He turned and looked at her. Panic filled her body. Not again. He was coming towards her now. She moved her hand to her wand. But it wasn't there. She stared in shock and turned around. She remembered now that when Ryan had picked her up something had dropped out. He was still coming towards her like a lion coming in for the kill. She scrambled backwards. He reached down and pulled her up. She was on the verge of the forest. If I could just get in there He looked at her.
"Why did you run away Nani?" She didn't look at him she couldn't.
"Malfoy please. Please Malfoy let me go." He smiled at her.
"Why would I want to do that? There is no one who can stop me this time. Your precious little Ryan doesn't have Harry Potter to come help him."
"Please." She begged. He laughed and walked her backwards. Come on we have some unfinished business to attend to." Nani almost smiled. Fool your walking right where you really don't want to go When they were deep enough in the forest Malfoy looked at her.
"Ok Nani take off your cloths." She shook her head.
"No." Malfoy looked at her curiously. Did she just say no? He stared at her. He had never heard her say that before with so much force. Before he could say anything she took off. He chased her and caught her by tripping her. She was fast he was lucky he had been able to trip her or else he never would have been able to catch her. He stood over her.
Nani's fear automatically kicked back in. She had surprised him enough to get away once but could she do it twice? She tried to get back up. He pushed her back down and knelt down placing a knee on each of her arms above her head pinning them there. He sat back.
"No one tells me no." He informed her. She breathed deeply. He leaned down and kissed her. He stuck his tongue in her mouth. She bit down hard until she tasted blood. He leapt up holding his tongue. She smiled and took off again spitting out blood. He grabbed her by her hair and pulled her down. She screamed feeling like her head was going to fall off. He pulled out his wand and pointed it right between her eyes. She gave him a look that said 'I could care less'. He started to mutter something. She closed her eyes ready for anything except what was about to happen.
Harry had gone to the owlery but Hedwig wasn't there. Harry looked in the coops but couldn't find her. He saw a flash of white, walking over he saw Nani's bird. It looked at Harry and jumped onto his arm. Looking at him it clucked its beak in happiness. Harry understood. The bird was happy with him for coming and saving Nani. Harry stroked the bird's feathers and looked at its beak. The falcon nuzzled his finger and Harry knew it was ok. With the bird still with him he walked back down the castle. When he reached the grounds he headed for the quidditch field. He grabbed his broom and mounted up. The bird flew off his arm and waited for him in the sky. Harry kicked off and flew with the bird. He was glad it was a Sunday, no classes felt great.
They started up a game of tag and Harry always seemed to be it. He had just touched the bird when a scream filled the air. The bird dove for the trees. Harry tried to follow but lost sight of him. He could hear the bird shriek but it seemed to be coming from two different directions. He followed the loudest sound but the trees were too thick he couldn't see. He let out a high pitched whistle. The bird appeared above the trees for two seconds then dove back down. Harry followed and hit a branch. His broom was stuck on the branch as he fell down the tree, hitting branch after branch. When he landed on the ground he was on his back and the world was spinning. He shook his head to try to clear it.
He looked up and saw eight wolves standing over Malfoy. Their backs were turned to Harry, on one of them stood the falcon. That wolf was not like the others it wasn't black. It instead was a light grey. The grey wolf turned and faced him. It had a black spot on its head and a cord around its neck. Hanging from the cord was a deep red drop. Harry stared at it.
"Nani?" The wolf was now pacing in front of him staring at him. Then with out warning she pounced on him. Holding her snout close to his face and snarled. With that she got off of him and ran into the forest. The biggest wolf came up to him sniffing him before turning around and following Nani, the rest of the pack following him.
Harry dropped his head. This was too much for one day. Then he remembered Malfoy. He got up and looked at him. He didn't look hurt but he had fainted. Harry laughed and picked his up. He carried him back towards Hogwarts.
Crabbe and Goyle let go of Ryan when they saw Harry bring Malfoy out of the woods. They grabbed him and ran off toward the Hospital Wing. Ryan looked at Harry. "Is she ok?"
"Ya she is fine."
"Did he" pause "you know."
"I don't think so. It was pretty funny these wolves came out of no where and Malfoy just kinda fainted." Ryan laughed.
"So she is with them then?" Harry nodded. Ryan shook his head. "I can't believe that girl. I was gone one year and she makes friends with almost every animal on the grounds and even off them. Harry nodded his head.
"She got lucky I mean how many people could get near enough to a wolf to even try to make friends with it without getting their heads torn off." Ryan laughed.
"I know gosh those thing scared the crap out of me when I first saw them. But knowing her she probably just sat down and waited for them to come to her." He looked at Harry "Did she ever tell you how she found that bird of hers?"
"No."
"She just found it in the wild and decided to try to help it. She told me the first few weeks she was all torn up. I believe it, that bird has its own mind." Ryan looked at Harry.
"I'm Ryan by the way."
"I'm Harry."
"Ya I know. Well see ya later Harry I got to go do something normal for a change."
"Hey Ryan."
"What?"
"Are you two going out?"
"Are you kidding? Sure we like each other and I can tell you I had the biggest crush on her forever but she has always had her eye on you. I would never compare to you. See ya later Potter." Harry stared in disbelief. She likes me?