Disclaimer: Should I even bother? It's not like anyone even reads these. I could say that I own exclusive rights to Ranma 1/2 and Harry Potter and nobody would care. -notices lawyers coming- Okay, maybe somebody would care. Fine. I don't own Ranma 1/2 or Harry Potter.

Warning: I'll probably be yelled at if I don't include this, and I don't feel like putting up with that. There will be slight SB/RL in this chapter. Nothing actually happens, but they do make it quite clear that they are mates.

Chapter 6

Ranma decided to go talk to Dumbledore. She had decided that she would enjoy teaching some of the more basic martial arts moves to the students of Hogwarts.

Ranma shook her head and made her way to the gargoyle she had learned hid the way to Dumbledore's office. She rolled her eyes slightly as she said the password—Skittles—and walked up the stairs to his office. She didn't find anyone in there, but she didn't mind. Dumbledore would be back soon, and he probably wouldn't mind her looking around his office.

Remus and Sirius walked into Dumbledore's office and were surprised to find someone they did not know. Luckily, Sirius was still in his dog form so he was in no danger of being discovered. Unluckily, the strange girl seemed to realize that there was something strange. Remus was startled to realize that she looked like she was about half transformed into a cat.

Ranma looked up as a man and a dog came in. She was surprised to realize that neither seemed to be exactly as they looked. It wasn't something she could put her finger on until she switched to the aural sight that she had gained as a cat. She was startled when she realized that the man was a werewolf and the dog a man.

Remus was slightly nervous when the strange girl got up and walked toward him. He did not show it outwardly, but she seemed to notice. She smiled slightly and spoke for the first time.

"No need to be nerrrrvous. I will not hurrrrt you." Ranma realized that her voice made it sound like she was purring slightly. She frowned slightly, but shrugged when she realized there was nothing she could do about it.

Remus was startled by both the sound of her voice and the fact that she noticed he was nervous. He had learned how to keep his emotions from his face a long time ago.

She came up closer. "You arrre a werrrrewolf, rrright?"

Remus couldn't control his start. Beside him, Sirius started to growl.

Ranma nodded. "It is in yourrr aurrra." She turned calmly to Sirius. "I will not harrrm him. I might be able to help." She paused and calmly looked at him as he continued to growl distrustfully. "You can change back now. I don't mind." That stopped him in mid-growl and he stared at her, startled.

Ranma had already turned back to Remus by now. She studied him for a moment before abruptly grabbing his arm and pulling him out of the doorway. He was startled again by the strength in her grip. Behind him, Dumbledore and McGonagall came in. If they were surprised by what they saw, neither showed it.

Ranma turned back to McGonagall and paused a moment, blinking. She had forgotten that she had been using her aural sight. As a result, she was nearly blinded when she glanced at Dumbledore. She shook her head and rubbed her eyes.

McGonagall was slightly worried. "Are you alright, Ranma?"

Ranma nodded. "Fine. I was blinded forrr a moment. I should know better than to look at Dumbledorrrre with aurrral sight."

Sirius was watching all this with interest. Obviously both Dumbledore and McGonagall trusted this girl—Ranma? He stepped forward cautiously and Ranma turned to look at him. He was caught by surprise when she dropped down to his level and sniffed noses with him. He was even more surprised when she rubbed her head against his in an absently feline way and went over to Remus. She calmly stood on tiptoes so she could reach and gave him the same treatment, rubbing her head against his neck, as that was as high as she could reach.

Both males were startled by the treatment, and turned to McGonagall and Dumbledore for explanations. The two were obviously amused. Glaring did not help. They were even more amused by the sight of the dog and werewolf glaring almost in unison. McGonagall spoke first.

"I see you two have met Ranma. She tends to leave an impression." Ranma looked slightly annoyed at that. "You can change back, Sirius. I imagine Ranma already knows."

Ranma blinked in surprise and watched as the dog changed to a man. Then her eyes widened in realization. "Ah! Sirrrius. I was wondering when I'd meet you. Harrry spoke of you beforrre." She looked over at Remus. "And you arrre Rrremus Lupin? Harrry also speaks of you. He often wishes he could help."

Remus blinked. "What do you mean by help? Harry doesn't owe me anything."

Ranma laughed at that. "He must be embarrassed." She paused. "Oh. I forrrgot." Now she looked embarrassed. "I forget when he wants to tell me sssomething and when I overrhearr." Her ears and tail drooped. "I hope he won't be mad at me. I didn't mean to."

McGonagall smiled slightly. "He will probably be angry for a while, but if you explain it, he should forgive you." She gently scratched behind Ranma's ears as she spoke. Ranma leaned happily into the touch. Then her ears twitched as she pulled away slightly. McGonagall stopped scratching and pulled back just as the door opened again. Sirius was once more a dog.

Ranma bounded forward happily. "Ooh! Harrry!" She pulled him in by the arm. He was somewhat startled by her exuberance. Before he could say anything, she spoke again. "Look! Yourr Godfather's here. You didn't tell me he was a dog." She looked at him a little reproachfully. "You should know I wouldn't say anything!"

Harry was looking a little overwhelmed by all this. He looked over at Dumbledore, but before he could speak, he saw Remus and Sirius. "Moony! Padfoot! What are you two here for?"

Remus smiled. "We don't know. Dumbledore called us in," he answered as he looked over at the man in question.

Dumbledore smiled slightly. "I thought you might want to meet the most interesting new person here. After all, you should know who you're working with." He paused. "That is, if you are willing to come back as the DADA teacher."

Remus stared at Dumbledore for a long moment, mouth agape. "But what about the teacher you have?"

Albus suppressed his wince, but only just barely. "It seems the man I hired is unable to teach here."

Harry snickered softly behind Remus, and Remus turned and frowned at him. "What is it, Pronglet?"

Harry smiled softly. "Oh, nothing. It's just that between the Weasley twins and the Slytherins, the poor guy left screaming about a week ago." He paused at Remus's disbelieving look. "Literally."

Remus turned and looked at Albus, who sighed but nodded in agreement with Harry's words. Remus sighed and pushed his hair back. "Alright, but what about me being a werewolf? Won't you have trouble about that?"

Ranma was the one who answered that. "I may be able to help with that somewhat."

Remus frowned in confusion as he looked at her. "What do you mean?"

Ranma walked forward as she answered. "You have an affliction in yourrr aurrra. Did you know about the wolf at yourrr shoulderrr?"

Remus was once more startled. "What are you talking about?"

Ranma nodded. "So you don't know. Prrobably unsurprrising. Not many can see it." She was within three feet of him. "I think it is what marrrks you as a werrrewolf." Her hands suddenly shot up and seemed to wrap around the air in front of his left shoulder. Remus jerked in surprise. Ranma looked at him briefly. "Hold still. This is somewhat delicate work."

Sirius came up behind Remus and wrapped an arm around his waist protectively. "What are you doing?"

Ranma smiled a little grimly. "I am trrying to help. Your affliction is unnaturral. I might be able to put it under yourrrr contrrrol." She looked sad for a moment. "I have some experrrience with currrses."

Remus nodded slightly. He could tell she was telling the truth. He braced himself slightly. "What are you trying to do? Should I be expecting anything?"

Ranma nodded. "I am trrying to make you a wolf insstead of a werrrewolf. You've had it too long for me to take it away from you and I don't think that is what you want anyway." She paused. "This may hurrrt."

With no more warning, Ranma wrenched at whatever she was holding. Remus gasped softly in surprise. She looked at him, but did not stop. A moment later, she seemed satisfied and Remus was sagging back against Sirius. Ranma paused for a moment to let him catch his breath. When he had, she moved one hand and concentrated. Before long, bluish 'claws' appeared at the end of her fingertips on her right hand. Without pause, she calmly began to trace something several inches from his shoulder. Only Remus and Sirius knew that she was tracing where Remus's scars were. When she was done, there was some blood leaking through his shirt. Ranma didn't seem surprised, so Sirius merely kept an eye on her.

Ranma looked at the wolf that she had wrenched away from where the scars were. It had calmed slightly when she had moved it, but still looked more than willing to take her hand off if she let it. After she traced the scars to release the poison it was mostly docile, though it didn't seem to trust her. She smiled slightly, careful not to show her teeth. Then she gently pulled it over once more until it was over Remus's heart. There, she released it. It watched her for a moment before seeming to realize what she was asking. It's head tilted back and it howled as she reached out once more and gently pushed it down. It merged with Remus's aura completely. For a moment, everyone could see the suggestion of a wolf's shape around Remus.

Suddenly both Remus and Ranma collapsed in exhaustion. Sirius was still holding Remus and tightened his grip almost instinctively as Remus went limp. McGonagall had come up behind Ranma while she was working and managed to catch the girl. Unlike Remus, she stayed conscious for a moment, looking at him. When she was satisfied, she gave into the call of her exhaustion.

McGonagall gently gathered the girl up and transfigured a couch to put her on. She made another for Remus. Sirius set him down and changed back to a dog, watching him. He was satisfied after a moment and walked over to Ranma. After a moment, he changed back to human. "Whatever she did exhausted the both of them, but they seem fine otherwise." With that, he turned back to Remus and gently opened his shirt. The ugly scars that had been Remus's since he was bitten were gone. A small amount of blood still decorated his skin, but there were no other marks. He started to close Remus's shirt when he noticed something else. There was some kind of tattoo of a howling wolf over his heart.

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Sometime later, Remus was the first to stir. Sirius was by his side almost immediately. Remus shook his head slightly. There was something strange that he couldn't pinpoint. Before he could figure it out, Ranma started to stir. She sat up slightly and yawned, showing off long, sharp teeth. She looked around and saw everyone staring at her.

"Is there something wrong?" she asked it calmly, even though she was trembling ever so slightly. She did not like being the center of attention, especially not after she had just exhibited one of the unusual abilities she had gained.

Remus was the only one who noticed her trembling, but he didn't mention it. "What did you do? I feel…different somehow." He blinked as he realized something. "You're talking normally."

Ranma smiled at the surprise in his voice. "My nature seems to fluctuate slightly from day to day. Some days I am more cat-like, some days I am more human." Her smile grew slightly strained. "As for what I did to you, well…" Her smile turned somewhat sheepish. "It's hard to explain, but basically I healed a part of your aura. You are no longer a werewolf."

Remus blinked. Twice. "I'm not a werewolf anymore? How?"

Ranma's face became more solemn. "When a werewolf bites a human, it leaves some nasty scars from the wounds inflicted that never really heal all the way, right?" Remus nodded. "What most people don't know is that the scars aren't just physical. They also affect your aura. There is a kind of poison trapped there. It is what causes the changes and is also why the change is tied to the moon."

Remus nodded. It did make sense. "How do you know all this? And what does it have to do with what you did earlier?"

Ranma smiled again. "Part of what I know is instinctual, and the rest of it is from the books in the library. I looked up lyncanthropy a few days ago. That and someone I met some months ago in China taught me some things as well." Her smile widened. "All I did was release the poison. If you look, you should not have the scars any longer."

Remus was startled and glanced over at Sirius, who nodded. "I checked earlier because I wanted to know why you were bleeding slightly. The scars are gone." He glanced over at Ranma. "There was something odd, though. It looks like you have a tattoo of a howling wolf over your heart."

Remus blinked in surprise. "There is?" Sirius nodded and Remus unbuttoned his shirt slightly. He looked down and found that the scars were indeed gone. He was slightly surprised by the tattoo looking thing over his heart. "Why is that there?" he asked looking at Ranma as he buttoned his shirt once more.

Ranma smiled a little grimly. "You were a werewolf for too long, so I couldn't remove the wolf completely. It was half sunk into your aura and trying to remove it would have likely killed you. All I could do was release the poison that made it feral and help it to merge completely."

She watched him for a moment as he digested this. Then, she abruptly fired off questions. "What is Sirius to you?"

Remus answered without thinking. "He's my mate."

Ranma nodded. "What is Harry?" Harry jerked slightly at hearing his name, but did not say anything.

Remus stared at Ranma. "Harry is James's son." There was an odd tone of wistfulness in his voice that seemed to belie his words.

Ranma shook her head. "Not that. Don't think, just answer the question. What is Harry to you?" Harry was staring at her now, but she ignored it.

Remus didn't think about it that time, he just answered. "Harry is the only cub of my pack, but my pack is only Sirius and Harry now. Two members died and another betrayed the whole pack with his actions."

Sirius hugged Remus gently. He knew what Remus was talking about. He was slightly startled when Ranma turned her gaze on him.

Ranma smiled slightly. "What is Remus to you, Sirius?"

Sirius blinked but answered. "My mate."

Ranma smiled. "What was James to you?"

"He was my brother in all except birth." Sirius was startled to realize that it was the truth.

Ranma's smile widened slightly. "What was Lily to you?"

"She was like a sister."

Ranma nodded. "What is Harry to you?"

Sirius stared and answered without thinking. "He's like a nephew to me."

Ranma was grinning now, and Harry was looking more than a little shocked. "Why did you say James was your brother 'in all except birth'?"

Sirius blinked. "We performed a spell to make us blood brothers."

Ranma grinned and turned to Dumbledore, who for once was caught off guard. "Why does Harry have to stay at the Dursley's?"

Dumbledore blinked. "They are his only—" He stopped in surprise.

Ranma grinned happily. "Would a blood-brother count?"

For one of the few times in his life, Dumbledore was absolutely floored. "yes" he admitted in a soft whisper.

Ranma grinned and turned to Sirius and Remus. Harry had sat down next to them, looking as if he would have collapsed on the floor if he hadn't. Sirius was staring at her. "What?" she asked, confused.

"How did you know that? We never told anyone except Moony, and that was because he noticed the difference in our scents." Sirius was obviously trying to wrap his mind around the fact that he was technically related to Harry.

"You and Harry have similar scents, all right. I'd guess you two performed this spell before he was born?" Sirius nodded. "You smell alike enough that you could have naturally been Harry's uncle."

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AN: Okay. Don't expect me to do this all the time, but I decided that since I had a chapter ready, I might as well put it up. I sorta half-lied before when I said that I posted all the chapters I had pre-written. The truth is that I posted the chapters that were pre-written up to that point in the story. I've basically got a lot of stuff written, but the story is not ready for all of it to be posted.

Besides that, this is a somewhat longer chapter than normal. That happens. Basically I had more I could put in this chapter. It won't always happen, but some chapters will be longer than others. I have said that my writing and my mind are random after all. I'd also better explain a couple things befor someone starts asking about it. The two members who died were James and Lily. I figure that marriage to someone who is part of Remus's pack would count. Everybody should know that Wormtail is the betrayer. And about the blood relatives thing. As far as I know, Dumbledore never actually said that they had to be his mother's blood relatives. If he did and I missed it, oh well. It's already AU and I'm not changing that point in the story.

One last thing before the review responses. I went back and edited the last chapter a little. Nothing really important, but one thing is that Malfoy's boxers now have dragons on them, as someone pointed out that that would be more embarrassing than plain boxers.

And now, review responses.

Thunderstorm101: As you can tell, I am not going to try to deal with the toad-bitch. I may not have read the fifth book, but some of the fanfiction about it makes it quite clear enough for me. Instead I chose a nobody who couldn't take it anymore. As Harry said, The poor guy left screaming. Literally. So I chose to bring back Remus. As you can tell, now no one can object and I like his character too much to not give the guy control, even though it could be considered a little cliched.

Choas Babe: I'd love to, but I'm not entirely sure how I could manage. Though, there is a slight twist later in the story that might open the opportunity for it. Hmmm...

Rubberneck: I like that idea. I might use it later on, because Ranma does eventually reveal his birth form. Hmmm...

Dragon Man 180: I took your review into consideration and changed the last chapter slightly. Draco is now walking along in black silk boxers with dragons on them. -bows- Thanks for the idea. It gave me a good case of the giggles.