I would very much like to thank Millie for posting this for me. My Internet at home is completely fucked up, and probably is going to remain so for a very long time. Therefore I have Internet access at school to my hotmail, but is banned (probably because of stories like this!) so the best I can do is send this on to people and hope to all the Gods and Goddesses of literature and arts and all that stuff, that it posts all right. I would right now like to apologize for any inconvenience this causes my avid fans; I can promise you now it is causing me twice as many problems! I WILL continue posting this at semi-regular intervals; I have survived major crashes before and I will survive again.
On to more important things; the posting of this so soon after the last one is my way of saying thank you and I'm sorry. Thank you to all my delightful reviewers (I will get around to thanking you individually in the fourth chapter or so...) and I'm sorry for making you wait so long... and also for any length of waiting you will have to do after this.
Warnings, Disclaimer and Summary in Chapter one.
When Love and Hate Collide.
Chapter Three, Do You Have a Heart of Stone?
James, the second he'd fled the room, had moved downstairs, snagged the Invisibility Cloak, and transformed halfway down the tunnel. The realization that Moony had gone into heat had occurred about the same second that he realized the scent was making him want to do things to the Werewolf he'd not even done with Lily yet.
Okay, so that was most things, but in his imagination, at least, there wasn't much left they hadn't already done.
He'd headed straight for the library, settling in for hours of research. Except the book he wanted was handed to him as he walked into the room by a twinkly-eyed Dumbledore, who then suggested he make his way to the Common Room, as it would be Curfew in a matter of minutes. James nodded, open mouthed, and walked back to the Room, not even wanting to contemplate thinking about how the man knew these things.
The book was incredibly useful. The scent was there to attract his mate; James had only picked up the scent because he'd been an animal. It was the scent of the submissive mate; the dominant on would usually pin his mate down and take him, mindless of the consequences. The nest was because a submissive mate would want a place for the cubs, as it anticipated reproduction, as many animals did.
However, when it came to the strange was Moony acted, and the obvious pain he was in, the book yielded practically nothing until the very last chapter.
"During a study of a Werewolf who enters heat, it is discovered that a submissive male will go through pain, including a little bleeding, as it enters heat. It is believed that the Werewolf does this as the body prepares itself for mating and subsequent pregnancy, therefore the male body changes to incorporate the correct reproductive system.
The changes allow for the male to fall pregnant and remain for the month that the male is in heat. After that, potions are needed to sustain the pregnancy and allow for birth. The male's body goes through these changes every year following the first as he continues to enter heat, allowing for a baby every year if the parents wish."
Ah. This is not good. Pregnancy. Remus, who has probably already mated with Sirius. Oops.
James nearly flew down the corridors and headed outside. Unfortunately, about half way there, he tripped over a certain obstacle in the way.
"Severus? What are you doing out here?"
"I know about your little friend. I know you three planned to kill me. What happened, Potter? Bottle out?" He hissed.
"No, Sirius tried to get you back, teach you a lesson for stalking our friend. I stopped you because if I hadn't then Remus would have been executed, whether you lived or not. Simple as that."
"And I'm supposed to believe that? You, Potter, are sick. I'll see to it that this school sees what kind of monster Lupin is, and you'll see then. You'll see what happens when you cross a Snape." Snape sneered at him and made to walked away. He turned, and pulled his wand out, however James was prepared for him and hexed him, walking across and glaring down at him.
"Yeah, what are you going to do? Tell everyone? Dumbledore will know it is you, and only you will be expelled. I'm warning you, Snape, you owe me your life, do ANYTHING to hurt my friend and I will call that in in ways you couldn't possibly imagine."
James then left him on the floor and fled towards the Willow, reaching the room they were in in a record time. Unfortunately, as he walked in, he realized he was far, far too late. Sirius had just come, and collapsed against the Wolf, both howling to the moon as their bonding was complete.
'Oh, crap.' James thought, slipping away from the room and heading back downstairs to sleep. It was going to be a very long day tomorrow.
A/N Me happy. I completed this chapter and chapter two in two hours!
No, all is NOT forgiven, nor will it ever be that easy! Tune in next time to find out what horrors await our heroes!
The big question; it can happen, but will it? Should I make our darling Remmie pregnant? Should I add in a strange twist and make Sirius pregnant? Should I leave the force of nature to it's true course and leave pregnancy to the ladies? No, for the last one; men deserve the chance (Coughhorrorcough) to get pregnant as well. Believe me on this one! Anywhoo, I'll be off. Tell me what you want to see and you shall see it! Probably. Majority rules! This is a Dictatorship not a Democracy! Wait... no, this is a Democracy not a Dictatorship (Same thing, different way, I know, but it's nice to pretend!)
Well, gotta go! Love you all!
Till next time, don't forget to R&R!
