Updated 5-6-20
Wolf thoughts/words
Hermione's thoughts
'SIRIUS!'
Harry woke up screaming, the wolf's enhanced hearing woke her up with a start. Lav had been cuddling her thoroughly and was roused at the startled woman in her arms.
'What is it 'mione?'
' I think I heard Harry screaming…I…I need to go make sure he's ok. Wake the other members of DA, will you?'
'Of course, we will meet you in the common room soon.' Lavender replied
Quickly muttering a dressing spell she was dressed in muggle clothing. Hermione broke into Harry's dorm room to find him screaming in his sleep, sweating. His dorm mates surrounding him concerned.
'Harry!' Hermione screamed shaking the prone boy , 'Harry wake up!'
He finally woke up with a start, 'he took him! Voldemort took him!'
'Took who Harry?'
'My godfather, he has Sirius, we have to go help him! He's the only family I have left.' Harry's pleading eyes bore into his sister in all but blood.
'Do you think maybe it could be a trap mate?' Neville asked gently
Definitely a trap
'Probably, But what choice do I have? He's my family.' Harry replied helplessly
I don't like it one bit…
Neither do I, but you know Harry is going to find a way to go with or without us…
Harry is pack…
Yes,you know we have to go
Grrr it's still a trap
I know, I know…
Shaking out of her internal conversation with her wolf she responded to Harry. 'You know we are with you Harry, to the end brother.' Hermione swore solemnly. 'Come get dressed, we will meet the lot of you in the common room. Lav is gathering the rest of the DA for us there.'
Harry numbly nodded as Hermione left them to get the rest ready.
Harry met the assembled group and quickly went over his dream. This lead to him explaining to those who didn't know of his mental link between him and the Dark Lord. They had been shaken at the news at first, but learned to trust it not only after remembering everything that had happened to him since attending Hogwarts, but also after he had saved Arthur Weasley the week prior with a dream vision of him being attached.
They knew the only active floo was in the chiffon toad's office. Half of the group would create a diversion so the other half could get to the Ministry of Magic.
Everything was going to plan until the group ran into the patrolling inquisitor squad. They would have easily disarmed the bumbling group, but the interim salmon colored headmistress snatched all of their wands, banishing then to her office.
Hermione made a quick plan, and diverted the rose colored toad to the forbidden Forrest with false promises of Harry's nefarious intentions. The squad collected everyone but Ginny, Harry, and Hermione as the trio had been led wand pointed at their back to where Hermione had said the secret weapon was.
Hermione knew the Centaur's territory well. So, when the pink toad was is proper position, Hermione turned to the stuttering woman with whom she had given her wolf permission to get revenge on finally. Hagrid's brother had been so confused when the older woman covered him in chains. The wolf released a low growl to call the surrounding centaurs to action. The horrible woman began spouting hate filled speech. Further enraging the wolf, with the mudblood and centaur hate filled speech.
The centaurs circled closer, as she entangled one such beast close to her, but instead of her keeping the upper hand Luna came out of hiding and spelled the centaur free. The centaurs took their chance and carried the horrid woman away screaming the entire way about one hate filled thing after another.
Ginny placed a calming hand on Hermione's cheek looking into her best friends now bright yellow eyes and Luna wrapped an arm around her stomach from behind. Purring she came back to herself from the palpable rage she had dissolved to because of the pink toad. Hermione's wolf had been calmed once again without getting her secret out to her oblivious brother, as he had continued to watch the retreating stand-in headmistress.
Luna spoke up first slowly drawing away from Hermione at the same time. 'We should go, Harry? Come.'
Blinking Harry came back, 'Sirius!'
'Yes brother we will go save your godfather.' Hermione solemnly vowed.
With that they all hurriedly rushed back to the office that held the floo and wands.
The squad had been overtaken easily and once the trio joined them again the assembled DA immediately went to the Ministry of Magic.
As Ginny was the most familiar with getting around the building, due to her father's job, she led them into the room Harry had seen in his vision.
They were faced with an empty room filled with prophecies. Walking to the number Harry had seen he looked up to shockingly find his name on the very globe he had seen next to Sirius's head. Harry reached up and was assaulted with a vision of the divination professor being overtaken delivering a chilling prophecy.
Harry was broken out of the trance like state he was in after he heard said prophecy, he saw several death eaters approach from the dark. Fighting broke out and the DA made a break for it after a very strong spell from Ginny.
This spell made Harry finally notice the young Gryffindor as the attractive young woman she had become. Blinking he made a quick note to revisit these new emotions stirred by the ginger he had been ignoring the last month.
They fled the room quickly, and two rooms later they found themselves in a giant room with the famed 'veil' mysteriously swirling in the tall archway.
Quickly overtaken once more by the same death eaters, Lucius Malfoy stepped forward demanding the prophecy from Harry.
Hermione was restrained from behind by the voluptuous by slightly crazy Belatrix, wand held at her throat. Bella took a long lick up the side of Hermione's cheek as she held her twisted wand at her neck.
'My my muddy'. Bella whispered so only Hermione could hear her, 'looks like there's more to you than you once were…increasing your station muddy with one bite, hmmm?'
Hermione had been barely holding her wolf at bay and would have lost it if the next few things hadn't taken place in front of her at seemingly lighting speed.
The boy-who-lived smashed the orb and almost instantaneously the room was filled with aurors. Flashing light filled the room, and Bella whispered into the young wolf's ear. 'Until next time mud pup'. Followed with a kiss to her cheek she dissolved to smoke and circled the room and landed in front of Harry and a newly appearing Sirius and began exchanging blows.
Confused and disgusted at the crazed witch, Hermione knew her eyes had switched to a bright yellow. No time to ponder further, she defended herself from the barrage of spells coming her way. Someone…an auror she surmised, with billowing white smoke appeared and began fighting back to back with her. They continued this way until Harry screamed out,
'noooo! Sirius!'
Everyone in the room stopped all movement as the form of the great man dissolved into the veil.
Harry begin to fall apart, only to be taunted by a crazed Bella".
'come and get me poppet!'
Harry ran hastily after the crazed witch, and the fighting in the room with the remaining death eaters continued.
Spell after spell and Hermione constantly fought her wolf for control, chomping at the but to transform and thrash about the entire room.
LET ME OUT!
No, no, no, no please not yet, we will right this, just give me…more…time…
Grrrrr
True to her thoughts, eventually the fighting slowed down as the remaining death eaters suddenly left, suddenly called away.
Finally noticing her exhaustion, she panted and leaned back on the person whom she had fought alongside.
'Oi buy me a drink first luv'. Came from behind her
Hermione stepped away and turned quickly, no doubt flashing bright yellow eyes at the person behind her. What she saw made her catch her breath.
MATE! Her wolf called out joyously to her
Mate? Oh bloody hell, I mean…yeah she is beautiful…but…
MATE!
Stumbling back she blinked slowly taking in the sexy witch in front of her. Smooth straight chin length purple hair, light blue eyes, pale skin, long black leather trench coat covering a vintage CBGB's black t-shirt, dark skinny jeans, and black untied dirty boots. She looked like the epitome of a punk rock bad girl.
Oh how I wanted to be sooo bad.
(Chuckling). You're not the only one
The Metamorphmagus's eyes widened. She knew that look, she had dated Lupin long enough that she decided to research his breed even when he couldn't be bothered. Before her stood a very controlled and very powerful werewolf, whom if she wasn't mistaken had just found her mate in none other than herself. Before she could react or even say anything Lupin broke their trance.
'Tonks, baby you are safe!'
A loud growl erupted from Hermione and she placed herself in front of the young Auror.
'Mine!' Was was growled out
It was fortunate that the only ones in the room were Tonks, Lupin, and Hermione.
Lupin's eyes went wide and cowered submissively at the obviously powerful wolf.
'Lupin I'm sorry, it appears we need to break up, unless I'm misreading this situation I believe this young wolf found her mate in me.' Tonks spoke calmly, wrapping a calming arm around the now trembling she-wolf's midsection…a very defined midsection..
Lupin, still bowed submissively struggled against his wolf, how he had loved that crazy auror…but no one could compete against a mate bond…the elder wizard in the room finally sadly agreed 'I see…well I will leave you to it then.'
Hermione, instinct driven, but fought against lashing out at the now non threat to her mate, came back to herself slightly, somewhat rationally speaking, 'I would appreciate discretion Sir,'.
He bristled at the nerve of this young witch, but couldn't disagree with her request, bowing slightly, fighting against his urge to fight this young wolf for his woman…no, not his woman anymore.
Hermione did feel sorry for the man who once had been one of her favorite professors, not unkindly she responded, 'I am sorry for your loss, but I cannot let you be with my one and only.' The last part was growled out.
'I understand, if I may?'
'Yes?'
'How?'
'Last year, you bit my shoulder and I did what you could not, I am one with my wolf, we are one.'
Lupin's eyes opened widely taking in the information with wonder. Words spoken not only from his past student, but also from her own wolf in human form!
'We will talk Sir later, my wolf will train yours.' Spoken solemnly.
Nodding he relented and reluctantly removed himself from the room.
The tense atmosphere, slowly dispelling. Tonks turned around her…mate, and really took in her intended.
She had truly loved the former professor, the man she had chased for what seemed like ages. However, the mate bond would not allow her to feel anything but a friendly bond with the man who had just left the room. This was not how she thought her might would end…still… she looked upon the stunning young woman in front of her.
Lucky me…Tonks thought, not one to mince words she began with a wink. '…so…'
Hermione raised her eyebrow '..so..'