Harry woke the next morning and quickly shoved his glasses on his face, as he did so he noticed Ron and Hermione quietly conversing in the corner. "Hey guys." Harry smiled lightly when his friends turned to him surprised.
"Harry!" Hermione yelled as she ran over with Ron, "We were so worried! No one would tell us what had happened!"
Harry's face darkened and he looked away from his two best friends for a moment, silently making up his mind Harry sighed and turned to look at them "Ron, Mione, I have something to tell you guys."
Ron patted Harry's shoulder "You can tell us anything mate."
Harry sighed "Well, I had a nightmare last night and decided to go for a walk and ended up in the forbidden forest."
Harry's speech was interrupted by Hermione's indignant squawk "You were in the forbidden forest?"
Ron shushed his girlfriend "Harry go on."
Harry smiled slightly, the first time he had allowed himself to smile since he had received the news yesterday "Yeah Herm, I went into the forbidden forest, but that's not the worst bit." Harry took a deep breath and closed his eyes "You see, I kinda got bitten by a werewolf."
Hermione gasped "Kinda bitten? Merlin, Harry that means you're…"
"I'm now a werewolf Hermione." Harry sighed "Dumbledore has given me my own rooms, Mcgonnagal is meant to be showing them to me now."
"Oh that reminds me Harry!" Hermione exclaimed finally over her shock "Dumbledore told us that he required you to come to his office as soon as you were able."
Harry nodded, "Alright, I might as well go now, Madame Pomfrey said I could leave as soon as I woke up."
Ron pulled Harry's much shorter from into a hug "Don't worry mate, Me and Mione will look after ya!"
Harry smiled gratefully "Thanks Ron, Mione."
Harry arrived at the gargoyle statue 15 minutes later and mumbled the password Hermione had given him "Bouillabaisse."
The Gargoyle moved and the staircase began to descend, Harry quickly stepped on and allowed himself to be carried up to the door. Knocking Harry waited for the command to enter before quickly opening the door and stepping inside.
"You wanted to see me professor?" Harry asked, looking around the room, noting that Professor Snape was standing in the corner and seated in front of the desk was Remus.
"Remy! What are you doing here?" Harry asked quite happy to see his old professor.
Remus smiled "Professor Dumbledore asked me to attend this meeting."
"As much as this sappy meeting thrills me, perhaps we should get on with this Headmaster?" Snape said from his corner, eyeing Harry nastily.
"Yes, splendid Idea Severus. Please Harry, sit down I have something important to discuss with you." Dumbledore smiled, and Harry noted some of the sparkle had returned to his eyes, though his tone was grave.
Harry sat in the chair next to Remus "What is it you need to discuss with me?"
Dumbledore smiled and after offering him a lemon drop sat back in his chair and surveyed Harry seriously "Well my boy, I'm afraid I have some rather disturbing news, Professor Snape has delivered some very bad news."
Dumbledore paused and looked at Severus who shifted, but otherwise showed no other signs of interest in the conversation.
"It seems, my dear boy, that Voldemort has discovered your new status as a werewolf."
Harry gasped and looked at Remus who stared at him in shock "Harry, you're….a …werewolf?"
Harry bowed his head and nodded silently too ashamed to look at the man he admired.
Remus sighed and patted Harry's back "It's okay Harry." Not giving time for Harry to respond, Remus turned to Dumbledore "What does this mean?"
Dumbledore sighed, "Severus has revealed to us Voldemort's plan to bring Harry over to his side, He plans to use one of his own werewolf followers to forcefully mate to Harry."
Harry paled "What!? How...how will that help him?"
Remus looked at Harry carefully "You're a submissive wolf Harry, my own wolf can smell it."
"A… a submissive wolf…so that'd mean…I'd have to follow my mate or something?"
Dumbledore nodded "Essentially yes, so I have a proposal to make."
Harry gulped, suddenly not liking the new twinkle in Dumbledore's eyes 'What?"
"You and Remus are to be mated."
"WHAT??" Three members of the room shouted, Harry looked at Snape who quickly composed himself and glared at Harry.
"Albus you can't be serious! I'm much older that Harry!" Remus argued "He should mate someone his own age."
Dumbledore continued to smile "I'm sorry Remus, but this is the only option available to us at the moment." The headmaster smiled at Harry "Your things have been moved into Remus's rooms, Remus has been reinstated as the D.A.D.A professor so there shouldn't be any problems."
Dumbledore stood up and herded Remus and Harry out of his office "Now I'm sure you would like some time to get to know each other, see you later boys." Dumbledore waved goodbye as the two werewolves stepped on to the staircase.
Harry glanced sideways at Remus and smiled slightly, he was actually kinda excited about mating with Remus, he had had a crush on the man for more than a year now.
Harry quickly looked away when Remus glanced at him and continued to follow his future mate down the hallway.
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