She began skimming her mind for information. Think, think, think… Werewolves mate for life whether or not it's a full moon and whether or not they want to… She scolded herself for remembering that, as if she hadn't remembered it, it wouldn't be true. There's a ceremony… a bonding ceremony on the full moon… There was something else. Something important that she was forgetting. Wait there was a potion to stop the bonding.

"Madam Pomfry," she yelled as loud as she could.

A second later Madam Pomfry burst through the doors and rushed over to her looking her over.

" Madam Pomfry, werewolves… mating for life… the bonding ceremony… is there a potion, one to stop it?"

"Yes Ms., Alexander,"

"Have you given it to me?"

"No,"

"Why not?" Selena demanded.

"You won't be given your potion until the day after the full moon,"

"But you have to take it on the full moon for it to work," she said growing impatience

"Yes, I know, Mrs. Alexander"

"But then why are…"

"Because it won't be ready by then,"

They were both silent for a moment. Selena felt the tears raising from deep inside her and tears were never a good sign. Selena pulled the thin blanket tighter around her and rested her eyes on the floor. She tried to concentrate on holding in the tears, but it wasn't working very well. She finally let her gaze rest on Madam Pomfry again.

"Will it work?" Selena finally asked.

"Were not sure,"

Selena broke down. It was the uncertainty of it all that scared her so much. She let her head drop and closed her eyes willing it to all go away.

"Try to get some rest, you will talk to Albus in the morning."

Selena just stared at her. Rest… now… how could she. First she was raped and now she was most likely going to be bound together with the person who did this. She leaned back on her pillow and continued to think long into the morning.

Selena felt the warm sun on her skin and rubbed her eyes. She sat up and looked around for Madam Pomfry. She wasn't there. Selena crawled out of bed and scrambled to the door. Once on the other side she ran as fast as she could. She didn't know where she was going, she only knew she needed to get away from everything she knew. Selena turned the corner and slid to a halt. She gazed across the grounds and out to the lake. This was where she was before it happened. It reminded her of him and everything she had been told since then. Slowly but surely she began to walk towards the lake. She reached the waters edge and looked at her reflection. She was too preoccupied to notice someone behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder and spun around in fright. She relaxed once she realized she was facing Remus. She turned back towards the lake and sighed deeply.

"What's wrong," he asked quietly.

"Just thinking,"

"About what,"

"Different things," Selena answered.

She watched the water rippling towards her, then ricocheting off the bank and back towards the middle of the lake. I was almost hypnotic. She relaxed a little and turned back to Remus. He looked tired. The old spark that was usually in his eyes had left him. The full moon was still a week away. Its effects shouldn't take hold this soon. She was really concerned about him. Something was wrong and she wanted to know what it was, but she knew it was his business to tell. She took a deep breath and started to walk. She wasn't amazed to find him follow her. They walked together, not saying a word, but the silence that consumed them was a comforting one. Selena smiled to herself. She dared a sideways glance at him. He was looking at his feet and you could tell he was trying to concentrate on something. His golden hair was hanging loosely in his face and his usually blazing honey golden eyes were now dull and ashy. She turned back and continued to walk. Selena felt a drop of water on her arm.

"Ummm, I think…," but before she could finish suggesting that they head towards the castle the sky broke free and the rain began to pour, and they were caught in the middle of it. The most remarkable part of it all was the fact that the sun was shinning brighter than it had in the last two weeks. Selena turned to Remus and was surprised to find him smiling. He looked up at the sky and back at her looking almost as overwhelmed, but twice as delighted.

"Come on," Remus yelled over the pounding rain, as he grabbed her hand and led her to the nearest tree. Selena could have sworn she saw those old gleaming eyes of his for one moment. She let him lead her and when they reach the pine. They were slightly shielded from the rain and could hear each other better. Selena sat down and watched the rain fall. It wasn't long before Remus settled down beside her. After awhile he broke the silence.

"Why did you run away this morning?"

"Because being in there only reminds me of…," She couldn't finish.

"I knew I would find you down here, Madam Pomfry told me about everything."

"You mean the potion and the bonding and everything," Selena questioned.

"Yes," he said quietly.

The rain had almost stopped and Selena was anxious to get off this topic. She decided to ask him the question that had been bothering her.

"What's wrong," she asked.

"What?"

"Something's wrong and you wont tell,"

"Nothing is wrong,"

"Yes there is now tell me," she demanded.

"No there isn't," he said clearly getting angry.

"There's something now tell me!" she was hoping that maybe he would give up and tell her.

"Do you want to know? It's the fact that the girl I'm in love with is dealing with so much pain and I can't do anything to help. Also the fact the she is going to be bound to another person for the rest of her life and there's nothing I can do to stop it!" he yelled as he turned and stalked off towards the castle.

Selena was shocked. The tears welled up in her eyes as she pulled her knees close to her and let her head fall to her hands.