A/N – Wolfie wolfie bo bolfie fe fi mo molfie wolfie!
Barking Mad
"So Ron what were you talking to Alias about last night? She seemed upset when I saw her this morning." Ron shrugged a little and sighed. "We're both of heavy hearts now." Even as Ron sat by Mione and kissed her good morning, his mood didn't lighten. Looking up at the Head table, Professor Lupin was missing from breakfast. He walked in through a back door a couple minutes later looking a little weary. His eyes kept darting to the enchanted ceiling.
"Full moon tonight." The trio turned to look at Alias who sat a little farther down from them. Her eyes were bloodshot and her face had a bruise forming on it. But everyone knew not to ask any questions about what had happened. She would just get mad at them and walk away. Ron and her made brief eye contact but that was it. They said nothing to each other. "Has anyone seen Ginny?" Alias looked around the Great Hall but couldn't find her. Ron looked up. "She went home for a week, she should be back soon."
They all nodded acceptance of this. They day went by normally but everyone commented that Alias seemed to be hanging around Lupin's classroom. No one knew why except for Harry, Ron and Mione. They knew exactly why Alias would be there. At dinner the sun set early and Lupin started to twitch a little. Before anyone had even reacted Alias was there, dragging Lupin out of the Great Hall. The moon shone through a window and hit Lupin. His change began. He became a werewolf right outside of the Great Hall.
No one could close the doors of the Great Hall without getting to close to Lupin. As it was Alias had been sent flying back into the Great Hall. Lupin sniffed once and started towards Alias. Apparently werewolves didn't like cats. Alias stood up and before everyone's eyes she changed from human to cat. She hissed menacingly at Lupin who growled right back. McGonagall knew there was nothing to be done; Alias would have to somehow push Lupin outside. "No one move!" The tail of the cat twitched as the ears of the wolf twitched too. Both had heard McGonagall but neither made a move to get out of the Great Hall.
Alias hissed once more as Lupin charged her. He bit at her fur but she smacked him away, there was a sickening crack as she attacked Lupin. But as he attacked her full force in return, there was an equally sickening crack. Harry knew why she was having trouble fighting tonight. She was still weak from her three weeks in the coma. As if Alias had heard his thoughts she turned towards him a little and shook her head. Telling him to stay put. He didn't move.
Lupin growled and tried to jump at Alias, but she moved so that her back was towards the doors leading outside. Lupin jumped at her again as she moved out of his way, sending him rolling outside non to gracefully. She went out after him and no one saw anything else as McGonagall had the doors closed. There were horrible howls of pain from both canine and feline alike. But no one could do anything.
Early in the morning, when few students were up the school doors burst open. Lupin walked in and went to his office while Alias walked in after him and went straight for food. She attacked the mutton that was specially placed for her as if she hadn't eaten in weeks. She was polite about it, but no one could help noticing how much food she put on her plate. It was more even than Ron could eat in three sittings. "When you're uncle is barking mad it takes a lot out of you."