Chapter 13 - Moony the Wolf
It was a month after we left Hogwarts and a week before mine and Allie's birthday. I was ecstatic. I had invited Ron, Harry and Hermione to the party we were having and also Hagrid. Allie had invited Mandy Brockelhurst and Padma Patil from her dorms which meant Pavarti and Lavendar were coming too. Plus Michael Corner, a friend of Allie's from Ravenclaw plus Cedric Diggory was coming because Abe invited him. I got my reply from Hermione and Ron, Ron decided to bring practically all his family, but I'd not got any replies from Harry or any letters at all. None of us had, I was beginning to worry that the Dursley had done something to him. Plus to top everything off, Uncle Moony was coming to stay for a week then I was going to stay with him until the start of term. Well, until I go to stay with the Weasley's. My parents don't exactly know about that yet, I haven't bothered telling them because I don't know when I'm going, I'm waiting for Ron's letter. Uncle Moony was coming in the morning. I was waiting for him in the hall when the knock came. I bolted to the door and threw it open.
"Uncle Moony!" I cried jumping up for a hug.
"Nine lives" He chuckled hugging me fiercely. I hadn't seen Uncle Moony in over a year, me and mum were the only ones that had written to him, I don't know where he had been.
"Nine lives?" Mum asked coming out into the hall.
"Me and Uncle Moony were talking while I was in Hogwarts about animagus's like Uncle James and I decided if I ever became an animagus I'd become a cat. A big cat probably. He gave me nine lives as a nickname." I lied easily then turned to Uncle Moony and winked while he grinned.
"I hope you don't plan on doing it illegally like James." Dad said coming around the corner.
"No of course not." I smiled. It looked like Uncle Moony was holding in laughter.
"Good. Come in, Remus." Mum ordered. He strode in and pulled mum into a hug.
"It's good to see you, Shawna. And you Liam." Uncle Moony said shaking Dad's hand.
"Would you like some tea?" Mum asked. "Unfortunately the rest aren't in. Ash stayed in to see you."
"And that's why she's my favourite niece." Moony smiled.
"You shouldn't really show favouritism." Dad chuckled.
"I'm going out into the garden. I might go for a walk in the woods." I said grinning. Uncle Moony soon caught on.
"Would you mind if I joined you? I could use a walk." Uncle Moony smiled.
"Sure." I replied. I walked outside followed by Moony. We were soon in the woods.
"Show me nine lives." Uncle Moony ordered. I quickly changed into my panther making his face light up. "You are beautiful, nine lives." He examined me walking around me. "Your streak defines you. Does it hurt anymore?" He asked but I shook my head. "Good." I changed back quickly. "You are amazing. You learned in less than a year while it took the other three nearly three years." Moony looked sad for a moment, thinking about his dead friends and that filthy bastard murderer.
"We should get back." I whispered before pulling Uncle Moony into a hug.
"Yeah." He replied. We walked back as the other three arrived. I couldn't wait for my birthday, it was going to be brilliant.
-.-
My birthday went by quickly without Harry though. Everyone else came, it still was a good birthday and I got loads of stuff including a new broom. The newest broom out, a Nimbus 2001! I couldn't believe it when mum and dad gave me it, from no surprise to Hermione and Ron, I screamed in happiness. Allie got some jewellery while I got some books. It was brilliant. The day after, I went to Uncle Moony's new house on the outskirts of Godric's Hollow. He'd promised to let me stay through his change while and keep him company since he had the wolfsbane potion. Professor Snape makes him some every month on Dumbledore's order apparently. He told me through his change his wolf comes out but the potion means he can influence his wolf's decision so he'll make the sure the wolf likes me. He liked Peter, James and even Sirius enough. I've always wondered what Uncle Moony's werewolf looked like. I was able to see a week after my birthday.
"Does your wolf play fight?" I asked about ten minutes before the moon came out and time for his change.
"Yeah sometimes but I'm not sure I want you to fight him." He replied.
"Well tell him to go easy if you want. I want to see how good at fighting I am. I have faced Voldemort as a panther, you know. I protected Harry." I said cockily then I realised I hadn't told him anything about Voldemort at school.
"You did what!" Uncle Moony shouted.
"Oh, right, I didn't tell you about that. I've faced him twice both times saving Harry's skin. Well technically three times but he didn't know I was there, I had Uncle James's cloak and only the last time did I know it was him." I smiled briefly before seeing his face. He looked shocked and angry. "Oh get over it, Moony, I survived didn't I? Well, I was unconscious for three days. That pathetic excuse for a murderer does not scare me. And if it ever came to it and I had to face him again to make sure Harry survived I'd be damned if I wouldn't do it again." I finished angrily. Moony had a weird look in his eye.
"Lily said those same words to me two months before Voldemort murdered her." He whispered.
"That will not happen to me, Uncle Moony. Yes, if he ever came back he'd probably come for me and Harry but I wouldn't ever let him kill me. I know better witches and wizards have probably said that before and they have died but I won't. Voldemort was in Quirrel, somehow. He went after the Philosopher's Stone and nearly got it but me and Harry stopped him. I would never let Voldemort come back if I could stop him. Harry got rid of Quirrel somehow and then Voldemort did something to him that made him go unconscious and then I carried him back and lost consciousness. Apparently I had a cracked skull and was bleeding a bit when I went after Harry and faced Voldemort the second time." I finished. Uncle Moony looked proudly at me the same way Dumbledore did when I first woke up. "I wish people would stop looking at me like that. First Dumbledore now you." I muttered making him chuckle. "Anyway you're gonna change in a few minutes, get your arse to the attic."
"Fine." He muttered as we trudged up the stairs. "You really need to clean up your language."
"Shit. Fuck. Arse. Hell. Bloody. Dick." I replied grinning as we entered the fluffy white carpeted attic while Moony locked the door behind us, sighing. I changed into my panther as Moony sat on the floor at the opposite side of the room. Watching him change was pretty unbearable, watching writhe in pain and scream in agony. I hated it. But once he changed he looked okay. When he stood he was really tall and his fur was grey. His nose stuck out of his face and his eyes were midnight black. I approached him carefully and whimpered a bit asking if he was okay. He nodded his big head and approached me and started to sniff me. He then looked me in the eyes and leaned forward as if to whisper in my ear and suddenly nipped my ear playfully. I sort of yapped at him and jumped on his back making him fall to the ground. I then leaped off of him and ended up at the other side of the room. Moony looked at me then ran towards me so I ran in the opposite direction and we started running around the room chasing each other. I was faster so it was funny until he leaped onto me pushing me to the ground like I had to him earlier. I rolled over so he was on the bottom and nipped at his ears. We were doing this for what felt like hours until I did a panther rendition of a yawn. I laid down on the floor and stretched then curled into a ball. Uncle Moony walked towards me and licked my forehead as a good night kiss. I yawned again and fell to sleep. When I woke up, Uncle Moony was laid next to me in human but completely naked. I changed back and immediately yelled, "Holy Jesus of Mother Fucking Christ!" while covering my eyes. I heard him move next to me. "The first fucking male penis I see is my uncle's!"
"Oh, God." He muttered.
"Remus John Lupin you should have warned me!" I continued yelling.
"I thought the extra clothes in the corner were self-explanatory." He continued muttering.
"Well it wasn't." I replied. "You'd better be putting some clothes over there Lupin."
"I am Aurora-Shaw." He said, I could practically hear his grin.
"Do not call me Aurora-Shaw. You aint a werewolf now, I'll change, come over there and bite off your penis." I warned. He stayed silent but I could still hear the rustling of clothes.
"You can look now." Uncle Moony called to me. I opened my eyes and stood up.
"One of the things that I like about being an animagus is that my clothes and anything in my pockets change with me." I grinned at him.
"Just rub it in, Nine Lives." He replied.
"I'll rub it in as much as I like. You have scarred me for life." I looked at him seriously. "I'll go make us some breakfast in bed, you're probably tired."
"Yeah I am." He muttered.
"Do you need some help getting to bed?" I asked nicely.
"I don't think I can make the stairs. I usually rest a few hours in here but with you being here. It hasn't been like this since, well, since James and Lily three of them would always keep me company." Uncle Moony told me as I put his arm around my shoulders and we started walking towards the stairs. "What do you plan on doing with yourself today? Alohamora." He muttered as we got to the stairs.
"I thought about flooing to Diagon Alley and getting some more books. Mum gave me the second key to Gringotts so I can buy my school books but she said she doesn't mind me having some more gold to go shopping." I replied.
"Will you be okay?" Uncle Moony asked as we got down the stairs.
"Yes." I said. "I've been to Diagon Alley before on my own. It's no big deal. I might stop at my Uncle Joe's house to see Katie." We got into his room and I settled him into his bed. "I'll be back in a minute with your breakfast. I'll even eat with you."
"Thank you for this, Ash. All this. The wolf likes the company and doesn't beat himself up. It means a lot. I really appreciate it." Uncle Moony gave me a crinkly smile.
"It's fine. You're my family, I do anything for family. Now, stop getting sentimental, old man. You'll make me cry." I grinned and dashed out of the room.
"Hey! I am not old." Uncle Moony shouted to me.
"Yes you are, old man." I replied and set to work on breakfast.