Black Fox, Raising Moon
Chapter 2: Remus and The Snape
LI CRUZ
AN: Back to update. Thanks for reveiws. Later -LI Cruz
Remus watched as Alex examined the Defense against the Dark Art room. Remus sighed rather relieved. He thought that it would be harder to watch the small kitsune, but it seemed that Alex was content to look around. The door opened and Remus sighed exasperated.
This was the sixth time Severus had stopped by. It was frankly getting on Remus's nerves. He was about to take off Snape's head when he realized Snape was carrying a bottle of Wolfsbane potion in one hand. There was an unfamiliar potion in the other. Snape placed the Wolfsbane on the desk.
Remus watched as Snape seemed to regard Alex who by now used to having Snape come in and go out, touch the length of one of the skeletons' femur. There was an odd look in Severus's eyes.
"Why is it you come back and forth from your Potion Lab and here? I can baby-sit a young kid." Remus asked, keeping his voice gentle.
Snape answers without looking at Remus. "Werewolf, that is none of your business."
Remus ignores the jab. Severus clearly didn't want to talk about it.
"Don't you have potions or something to do?"
Snape gave him a slight sneer. "I just recently finished."
Snape sat down, placing the other potion on the desk. Remus looked at the green-brown potion with interest.
"What is that?"
"Someone's experimental potion, I believe. I found it in the back of my storage room."
Snape's voice lacked the edge it normally had in public. Despite their past together, he and Remus were decent friends. It had been Severus that helped Remus get his grief for Sirius under control.
Alex gave a single yip before becoming still. His eyes locked on something on a shelf. Before Remus or Severus could move, something shot out of the shelf and exploded the unknown potion bottle. The last thing either of the adults saw was Alex's wide eyes.
Poke. Poke. Someone was poking Remus in the side with a stick. He gave out a groan as he opened one eye. Alex crouched a little ways away, frozen in place. The stick he held was actually a broom handle. Remus got up, just to find himself on all fours. His clothes more shredded than usual.
His eyes widened in realization. The potion triggered his transformation yet. He still had his mind?
Alex watched with wide eyes as Remus walked up to him. Alex gave a series of yips and barks, concern in his green eyes. Remus nuzzled Alex comforting as his mind raced. What had happened? Why did he keep his mind? What happened to Snape?
Remus paused in thought and searched for the wolf inside. It was gone, the bloodlust, anger, all gone. There was just his instincts telling him to comfort Alex. There was a loud yowl on the other side of the desk and a thump. Remus watched as a lanky tall cat walk awkwardly around the desk. Remus and Severus looked at each other for a long moment. Alex watched on, his tail twitching in his trepidation. Felines and canines don't normally get along.
Remus smelled a very familiar rat nearby. He let out a long growl, his head turning to the top of the desk. Severus looked startled at his quick change of behavior. Remus gave a long howl before pouncing on the desk. His jaws closed on a rat's tail. The rat began squeaking in alarm as he dangled from Remus's jaw.
Severus had been surprised to wake up as a large cat. Yet he was more surprised to see Remus in complete control of his werewolf self and then his sudden jumping on the desk. He jumped off, a rat hanging from his jaw. Severus realized who the rat was.
Remus was growling still. Alex backed up only a half a step before realizing that Remus was angry at the rat in his mouth. Severus felt angry also, but he settled for glaring at said rat and half-curling around Alex to protect him from whatever Wormtail planned to do.
Remus yelped as Wormtail manage to kick his jaw hard. He skitters a few feet away before transforming on the other side of the desk. Severus realized he was going for his wand. Severus and Remus tried to jump over the desk. Too late.
Wormtail stood in his human form, his wand pointed at the pair. Severus mental cursed Wormtail to hell many times over. Remus, his growling increasing, felt the same.
"Well, well. The potion didn't work out as planned. No matter. Master will be pleased to be rid of the traitor and the good werewolf." He said, the wand wavered a bit as Wormtail tried to decide what to do.
Wormtail didn't count on Alex doing something. There was a loud bark from the top of a shelf and a ka-tine. Severus, Remus, and Wormtail was treated to the sight of the kitsune standing on a shelf and letting go of a knife that had cut through a rope.
Wormtail looked up just in time to see a dragon's skull fall on him. Wormtail was out cold. Severus and Remus looked at Alex than at each other. He had to have used magic to get up that far.
'If he doesn't end up in Slytherin, then they'll be had.' Was the thought running between the two.
Luckily the falling skull made enough noise to bring half of the available teachers there. Severus noted with amusement as they opened the door just to close it sharply upon seeing Remus in wolf form. Remus rolled his eyes at the door closing.
There was a commotion on outside the door. Alex appeared and sat between them. He snickered as one of the other teachers finally using a barrier spell came in. Severus snorted as Remus gave a long whine of exasperation at the behavior. Professor Vector stared at the sight before him.
Remus grumbled as he realized Wormtail might get away if he didn't do something. He seized Severus's wand and retreated to the office up the stairs. The door closed with a bang and a click. Severus's tail twitched in amusement.
The other teachers finally came in when Vector announced that Lupin left the room and the door shut itself. Vector however keep his wand trained so he could either hit Severus or Wormtail if he had to. Severus Snape, Potion Master of Hogwarts, was currently seriously considering attacking Vector.
Poppy Pomfrey had seen a lot of things during her career, but this goes to show how much you don't see. A complete tamed werewolf wasn't one of them.
She watched out of the corner of her eye as Alex played with Remus and Snape watching them both. Remus had knocked the little kitsune on his back and was snuffling his stomach. Alex was laughing hard.
She had been surprised to see Peter Pettigrew, yet anger burned at the thought that Black had been innocent and this 'Gryffindor' was the real traitor. The rest of the staff was split between keeping Remus at bay though he wasn't being trouble and the other half had their wands trained on Peter. Dumbledore when he came in preformed an anti-animagus spell and took Peter's wand off him.
Peter came to and found himself under the affects of a full body bind. Pomfrey feel a cold finger of enjoyment at the traitor's discomfort.
"I'm done with him, Albus."
Dumbledore nodded and turned to McGonagall. She nodded and transfigured Peter into the rat he was. She scooped him up and placed him in the cage she had brought with her.
Pomfrey, satisfied that Peter would get his just deserts, looked at the scene being watched by most of the staff. Snape now had Remus pinned to the ground with Alex on his back. Snape looked like he was smiling. Remus had an amused glint in his eyes. Eventually they broke apart.
Pomfrey slowly approached the trio. Remus looked directly at her and walked up. He sat on his haunch and gave a slight wag of his tail. Other than that he became still and allowed Poppy to do her job. She quickly finished her diagnose. Meanwhile Dumbledore and Minvera herded the other teachers out. They finished reassuring the other it was all right.
"Well, Poppy?" Albus gently prodded.
"Alex is completely fine. Severus and Remus seem to be trapped within animal forms. I believe the potions, one being Wolfbane and the other unknown may have produced by accident some sort of an animagus potion."
"And only Severus can figure it out but he's currently indisposed." Albus's eyes twinkled.
Remus snorted as Severus gave a frustrated yowl. Alex blinked and jumped down from Severus's back. A sudden flash of light and Potion Master of Hogwarts was back to his human self. Well, almost. You could see faint fur patterns on his skin. He frowned at his hand as he pulled what was left of his robes to cover himself. Remus on the other hand seemed to morph back to human, his hair grayer and whiter than normal. He walked into his office.
Severus after a moment spoke. "Interesting. I think Poppy is on the right track."
Albus picked up Alex, who was currently sitting in front of him. Remus returned fully dressed and with another set.
"I know they are exactly you size, Severus, but I think it be better if you didn't go around half-naked."
Severus, deep in thought, nodded absently as he took them. "Lupin, do you mind getting a sample of the potion of me."
The next two hours, Snape was in his Potion Laboratory, examining the potion. Remus went back to watching Alex. This time in the Great Hall, Remus was teaching Alex chess when Severus came in. Albus looked up from the book he was reading.
Snape had a triumph smirk on his face, a scroll of parchment in one hand. He sauntered up to the head table.
"It cures lycanthropy and induces one's animagus form. It neutralizes the spread of the lycanthropy, making it into something that inheritable under certain conditions. Silver doesn't automatically kill a werewolf when treated with the potion. When I had tested a sample of Remus's blood, there was no severe reaction. It'll merely weaken a werewolf. And here is the most important part. According to Pomfey's diagnosis and Remus's account, the potion seems to have removed the bloodlust, but at the same time, if you were to make Remus emotionally, it can possibly trigger the transformation. Though I suspect he can change at will."
"What about your reaction to the potion?" Albus asked.
"It seems to double as an animagus potion like Pomfrey said. Actually I too seemed to be under the emotion trigger." Snape gave a shudder. "As to the markings on my skin, I have no idea what causes them."
A house elf appeared.
"Master Albus. The train is about to pull into the station."
"Thank you, Milky. I think we'll have to finish this conversation later."
Alex sat still as the students came in. Several students pointed to him. Alex glanced around the room. His gaze fell on a particularly familiar black-hair boy. He was staring back. Alex's felt a prick of something at his forehead. The boy looked away to speak with a redhead boy and a brunette girl.
Alex frowned for a moment before the sorting began. The hat burst out into song.
The song was similar to all the rest except there was an offbeat extra verse.
"Looks aren't everything true
If you don't believe me at all
Magic will wax at the moon raising blue."
The room was completely silent except for Alex, who seemed to be giggling. Dumbledore slowly blinked before speaking.
"Well, that was quite an interesting end to the Sorting song. Professor McGonagall, could you continue."
"Um, yes. Er, Adamson, Cavin."
A small mousy blonde sat under the hat.
"Ravenclaw!"
And so on it continued until John Walker, a Hufflepuff, by the way was finally sorted. There were 12 new Slytherins, 14 new Hufflepuffs, 11 new Ravenclaws, and 9 new Gryffindors. Even the Slytherins noticed the shortage of Gryffindors.
"Ah, now that we are already sorted, I have a few announcements to make. Some things are repeats to those who have been here awhile. The Forbidden Forest should be noted to be forbidden and is made-so for several reasons. The lists of items forbidden in the corridors has reached 600, if you wish to see the list, Mr. Filch, I believe, will be happy to show you. The third corridor I hate to say is now off-limits again. Ah, I would like to welcome back Professor Lupin as the Professor of the Defense against the Dark Arts."
Many people including a number of Slytherins clapped at this.
"And, I seem to be forgetting something. Ah, yes. You must be wondering about the young child here with us. This is Alexander. He is a ward of Hogwarts. I must ask you to please be kind to Alexander. Now before we tuck in. Kibble Dibble Zip!"
Next Chapter:
Boarding does the Harry does? Harry and Alex finally met up during potion class. Hermione wonders about Alex and Malfoy is Malfoy.
Chapter 2: Remus and The Snape
LI CRUZ
AN: Back to update. Thanks for reveiws. Later -LI Cruz
Remus watched as Alex examined the Defense against the Dark Art room. Remus sighed rather relieved. He thought that it would be harder to watch the small kitsune, but it seemed that Alex was content to look around. The door opened and Remus sighed exasperated.
This was the sixth time Severus had stopped by. It was frankly getting on Remus's nerves. He was about to take off Snape's head when he realized Snape was carrying a bottle of Wolfsbane potion in one hand. There was an unfamiliar potion in the other. Snape placed the Wolfsbane on the desk.
Remus watched as Snape seemed to regard Alex who by now used to having Snape come in and go out, touch the length of one of the skeletons' femur. There was an odd look in Severus's eyes.
"Why is it you come back and forth from your Potion Lab and here? I can baby-sit a young kid." Remus asked, keeping his voice gentle.
Snape answers without looking at Remus. "Werewolf, that is none of your business."
Remus ignores the jab. Severus clearly didn't want to talk about it.
"Don't you have potions or something to do?"
Snape gave him a slight sneer. "I just recently finished."
Snape sat down, placing the other potion on the desk. Remus looked at the green-brown potion with interest.
"What is that?"
"Someone's experimental potion, I believe. I found it in the back of my storage room."
Snape's voice lacked the edge it normally had in public. Despite their past together, he and Remus were decent friends. It had been Severus that helped Remus get his grief for Sirius under control.
Alex gave a single yip before becoming still. His eyes locked on something on a shelf. Before Remus or Severus could move, something shot out of the shelf and exploded the unknown potion bottle. The last thing either of the adults saw was Alex's wide eyes.
Poke. Poke. Someone was poking Remus in the side with a stick. He gave out a groan as he opened one eye. Alex crouched a little ways away, frozen in place. The stick he held was actually a broom handle. Remus got up, just to find himself on all fours. His clothes more shredded than usual.
His eyes widened in realization. The potion triggered his transformation yet. He still had his mind?
Alex watched with wide eyes as Remus walked up to him. Alex gave a series of yips and barks, concern in his green eyes. Remus nuzzled Alex comforting as his mind raced. What had happened? Why did he keep his mind? What happened to Snape?
Remus paused in thought and searched for the wolf inside. It was gone, the bloodlust, anger, all gone. There was just his instincts telling him to comfort Alex. There was a loud yowl on the other side of the desk and a thump. Remus watched as a lanky tall cat walk awkwardly around the desk. Remus and Severus looked at each other for a long moment. Alex watched on, his tail twitching in his trepidation. Felines and canines don't normally get along.
Remus smelled a very familiar rat nearby. He let out a long growl, his head turning to the top of the desk. Severus looked startled at his quick change of behavior. Remus gave a long howl before pouncing on the desk. His jaws closed on a rat's tail. The rat began squeaking in alarm as he dangled from Remus's jaw.
Severus had been surprised to wake up as a large cat. Yet he was more surprised to see Remus in complete control of his werewolf self and then his sudden jumping on the desk. He jumped off, a rat hanging from his jaw. Severus realized who the rat was.
Remus was growling still. Alex backed up only a half a step before realizing that Remus was angry at the rat in his mouth. Severus felt angry also, but he settled for glaring at said rat and half-curling around Alex to protect him from whatever Wormtail planned to do.
Remus yelped as Wormtail manage to kick his jaw hard. He skitters a few feet away before transforming on the other side of the desk. Severus realized he was going for his wand. Severus and Remus tried to jump over the desk. Too late.
Wormtail stood in his human form, his wand pointed at the pair. Severus mental cursed Wormtail to hell many times over. Remus, his growling increasing, felt the same.
"Well, well. The potion didn't work out as planned. No matter. Master will be pleased to be rid of the traitor and the good werewolf." He said, the wand wavered a bit as Wormtail tried to decide what to do.
Wormtail didn't count on Alex doing something. There was a loud bark from the top of a shelf and a ka-tine. Severus, Remus, and Wormtail was treated to the sight of the kitsune standing on a shelf and letting go of a knife that had cut through a rope.
Wormtail looked up just in time to see a dragon's skull fall on him. Wormtail was out cold. Severus and Remus looked at Alex than at each other. He had to have used magic to get up that far.
'If he doesn't end up in Slytherin, then they'll be had.' Was the thought running between the two.
Luckily the falling skull made enough noise to bring half of the available teachers there. Severus noted with amusement as they opened the door just to close it sharply upon seeing Remus in wolf form. Remus rolled his eyes at the door closing.
There was a commotion on outside the door. Alex appeared and sat between them. He snickered as one of the other teachers finally using a barrier spell came in. Severus snorted as Remus gave a long whine of exasperation at the behavior. Professor Vector stared at the sight before him.
Remus grumbled as he realized Wormtail might get away if he didn't do something. He seized Severus's wand and retreated to the office up the stairs. The door closed with a bang and a click. Severus's tail twitched in amusement.
The other teachers finally came in when Vector announced that Lupin left the room and the door shut itself. Vector however keep his wand trained so he could either hit Severus or Wormtail if he had to. Severus Snape, Potion Master of Hogwarts, was currently seriously considering attacking Vector.
Poppy Pomfrey had seen a lot of things during her career, but this goes to show how much you don't see. A complete tamed werewolf wasn't one of them.
She watched out of the corner of her eye as Alex played with Remus and Snape watching them both. Remus had knocked the little kitsune on his back and was snuffling his stomach. Alex was laughing hard.
She had been surprised to see Peter Pettigrew, yet anger burned at the thought that Black had been innocent and this 'Gryffindor' was the real traitor. The rest of the staff was split between keeping Remus at bay though he wasn't being trouble and the other half had their wands trained on Peter. Dumbledore when he came in preformed an anti-animagus spell and took Peter's wand off him.
Peter came to and found himself under the affects of a full body bind. Pomfrey feel a cold finger of enjoyment at the traitor's discomfort.
"I'm done with him, Albus."
Dumbledore nodded and turned to McGonagall. She nodded and transfigured Peter into the rat he was. She scooped him up and placed him in the cage she had brought with her.
Pomfrey, satisfied that Peter would get his just deserts, looked at the scene being watched by most of the staff. Snape now had Remus pinned to the ground with Alex on his back. Snape looked like he was smiling. Remus had an amused glint in his eyes. Eventually they broke apart.
Pomfrey slowly approached the trio. Remus looked directly at her and walked up. He sat on his haunch and gave a slight wag of his tail. Other than that he became still and allowed Poppy to do her job. She quickly finished her diagnose. Meanwhile Dumbledore and Minvera herded the other teachers out. They finished reassuring the other it was all right.
"Well, Poppy?" Albus gently prodded.
"Alex is completely fine. Severus and Remus seem to be trapped within animal forms. I believe the potions, one being Wolfbane and the other unknown may have produced by accident some sort of an animagus potion."
"And only Severus can figure it out but he's currently indisposed." Albus's eyes twinkled.
Remus snorted as Severus gave a frustrated yowl. Alex blinked and jumped down from Severus's back. A sudden flash of light and Potion Master of Hogwarts was back to his human self. Well, almost. You could see faint fur patterns on his skin. He frowned at his hand as he pulled what was left of his robes to cover himself. Remus on the other hand seemed to morph back to human, his hair grayer and whiter than normal. He walked into his office.
Severus after a moment spoke. "Interesting. I think Poppy is on the right track."
Albus picked up Alex, who was currently sitting in front of him. Remus returned fully dressed and with another set.
"I know they are exactly you size, Severus, but I think it be better if you didn't go around half-naked."
Severus, deep in thought, nodded absently as he took them. "Lupin, do you mind getting a sample of the potion of me."
The next two hours, Snape was in his Potion Laboratory, examining the potion. Remus went back to watching Alex. This time in the Great Hall, Remus was teaching Alex chess when Severus came in. Albus looked up from the book he was reading.
Snape had a triumph smirk on his face, a scroll of parchment in one hand. He sauntered up to the head table.
"It cures lycanthropy and induces one's animagus form. It neutralizes the spread of the lycanthropy, making it into something that inheritable under certain conditions. Silver doesn't automatically kill a werewolf when treated with the potion. When I had tested a sample of Remus's blood, there was no severe reaction. It'll merely weaken a werewolf. And here is the most important part. According to Pomfey's diagnosis and Remus's account, the potion seems to have removed the bloodlust, but at the same time, if you were to make Remus emotionally, it can possibly trigger the transformation. Though I suspect he can change at will."
"What about your reaction to the potion?" Albus asked.
"It seems to double as an animagus potion like Pomfrey said. Actually I too seemed to be under the emotion trigger." Snape gave a shudder. "As to the markings on my skin, I have no idea what causes them."
A house elf appeared.
"Master Albus. The train is about to pull into the station."
"Thank you, Milky. I think we'll have to finish this conversation later."
Alex sat still as the students came in. Several students pointed to him. Alex glanced around the room. His gaze fell on a particularly familiar black-hair boy. He was staring back. Alex's felt a prick of something at his forehead. The boy looked away to speak with a redhead boy and a brunette girl.
Alex frowned for a moment before the sorting began. The hat burst out into song.
The song was similar to all the rest except there was an offbeat extra verse.
"Looks aren't everything true
If you don't believe me at all
Magic will wax at the moon raising blue."
The room was completely silent except for Alex, who seemed to be giggling. Dumbledore slowly blinked before speaking.
"Well, that was quite an interesting end to the Sorting song. Professor McGonagall, could you continue."
"Um, yes. Er, Adamson, Cavin."
A small mousy blonde sat under the hat.
"Ravenclaw!"
And so on it continued until John Walker, a Hufflepuff, by the way was finally sorted. There were 12 new Slytherins, 14 new Hufflepuffs, 11 new Ravenclaws, and 9 new Gryffindors. Even the Slytherins noticed the shortage of Gryffindors.
"Ah, now that we are already sorted, I have a few announcements to make. Some things are repeats to those who have been here awhile. The Forbidden Forest should be noted to be forbidden and is made-so for several reasons. The lists of items forbidden in the corridors has reached 600, if you wish to see the list, Mr. Filch, I believe, will be happy to show you. The third corridor I hate to say is now off-limits again. Ah, I would like to welcome back Professor Lupin as the Professor of the Defense against the Dark Arts."
Many people including a number of Slytherins clapped at this.
"And, I seem to be forgetting something. Ah, yes. You must be wondering about the young child here with us. This is Alexander. He is a ward of Hogwarts. I must ask you to please be kind to Alexander. Now before we tuck in. Kibble Dibble Zip!"
Next Chapter:
Boarding does the Harry does? Harry and Alex finally met up during potion class. Hermione wonders about Alex and Malfoy is Malfoy.