SO SORRY! I didn't mean to take so long, honest! When the new semester started, I started going to the public school part time, which takes more time out of my day then I would have liked.

Anyway, this chapter's pretty long, so enjoy!

--Chapter 18-Full Moon--

"And then Malfoy realizes who exactly she's snogging, pulls away, and slaps Ricky right across the face!" I finished reaccounting the bet to Isis and Aiden. We were sitting together near the front of the building, chatting.

Aiden was laughing quite loudly, while Isis had only permitted herself a timid smile.

"So, that," I continued. "Is what comes out of taking a bet. Though I did get the better end of the deal that time, I will never gamble again."

"William doesn't approve of you snogging other guys?" Aiden teased.

"He shouldn't care actually. We just broke up." I murmured softly, petting the baby's head.The babylooked up at me, eyes a still a bit blurry, and cooed. I smiled and kissed him gently.

"Why?"

"Oh, we didn't get to see each other as much since I was made Head Girl," I sighed.

"Not too heartbroken?" Isis smiled joylessly.

"Now that I've thought about it, no," I shrugged. "I guess we weren't just meant to be. . .as cheesy as that sounds."

"As long as it wasn't for some stupid reason," Isis crossed her arms, a hardened look on her face. She tossed a strand of long brown hair over her shoulder. "Like fear of commitment."

"Anyone who'd break up with you is a total arse, Bennett." Aiden told her gently.

Isis blushed and busied herself by taking her son from me. Grinning, I handed her the baby. In the few weeks that we'd been here Aiden and Isis had developed a mutual attraction for each other. Aiden flirted with her consistantly, and though Isis tried to ignore him, I could tell she enjoyed the attention. I've caught her watching him a few times even.

Besides Aiden and Isis' blossoming romance there wasn't too much to report. Well, Mum, Mrs. Weasley, and Hermione must have worked for days, but they eventually were able to sent nearly one hundred woolen blankets to us (which meant I was able to reclaim my sweater from Isis, yay), and Ginny wrote an article for the Daily Prophet about what was happening to us.

Missy, Josh, and Perry had grown quite close. There were other children close to their ages, but they seemed to stay tightly knitted despite that.

Once of the few good things that came out of this wholeissue, was that I got to talk with my dad a lot. We discussed everything. But as the full moon approached I could sense everyone in the building getting tenser. No one had provided Wolfsbane. Mum tried to send some, but it never reached us. I was honestly terrified. Not only for myself, but for the baby. He was so young! I mean, if I was bitten, I would be 'fine,' but a baby that young?

He'd die.

I'd repeatedly asked for permission to spend the night out of doors with the infant, but the guards always ignored me. Aiden had tried to ask his superior, but that had nearly gotten him fired. But I did convince someone to do a background check, just to confirm that I wouldn't transform during full moon.

So far no one had gotten back to me on that. And full moon was only a day away.

As far as I knew. . .

"Hey, Perry!" I gave the small boy a kiss on the cheek.

"Eww!" He made a face and wiped his cheek with his sleeve.

"Sorry. Sandwich? No girly germs, promise. Where're Missy and Josh?"

"With some other kids," he pointed over his shoulder. "Your dad went to get them."

"Why'd you come back then?"

Perry shrugged, taking a sandwich. "I was hungry?"

"Smart lad," I grinned and ruffled his hair.

"Lunch!" Missy and Josh rushed over and took a sandwich each. Dad followed the example (though he was a bit calmer about it), and sat down next to me.

"Feeling alright?" I asked quietly. Dad had been looking pale since yesterday.

"Just a bit tired, Enna. I'm fine."

I nodded and ate my sandwich, silent in thought.

Later that evening I was wandering around the building on my own, just to clear my head. A large hand grabbed my arm and pulled off to the side. I was about to scream when I noticed it was Aiden.

"Are you mad?" I demanded, giving him a rough shove. "Don't scare me like that!"

"Enna, what the hell are you thinking?"

"I was taking a walk!"

"I thought you were going to get out of here!"

"What? Why?"

"It's full moon tonight!"

"No, it--oh gods. . . .Do you have a mirror? Wait, never mind!" I grabbed his Auror's badge a checked my eye color. Completely yellow. Swearing loudly, I tried to think of something. Aiden, the quicker of us, pulled me outside.

In the clearing, the moon shone brightly. . .Everything fell into an eerie silence. "Aiden? You're going to want to cover you ears."

"I--" Aiden was interrupted by a long and painful howl. It was followed by many more just like it. Aiden and the two other guards looked pale.

"The baby!" I gasped and hurried back over to the door. Aiden followed.

"You little idiot, what in the world are you doing?"

"Isis' baby! He'll be killed!"

Aiden thought this over for a moment. "I'm coming with you."

"It's too dangerous!"

"I'm an Auror!"

I blinked a few times before grinning. "How could I say no to that excuse?" I muttered and ducked inside. We were met with dozens of yellow glowing eyes.

"Oh, boy," I breathed.

"Listen," Aiden whispered to me. "Go ahead and get the baby. I'll follow you and make sure you're safe."

I nodded shortly. Grabbing my wand, I made a break for the left. I made it past three or foursurprised werewolves before they started growling and attacking. None of them evengotclose to me, but when I past a group of five laying in a corner, one made an attempt at biting my legs. I shot a Leg Locker curse in his general direction before continuing on.

Aiden was keeping close by, shooting thin jets of silver at any werewolf that tried to attack. He shot at their legs, so they wouldn't be deathly hurt. . .I planned to go back and help them in the morning.

I heard a baby's thin cry over the canine howls.

"Over there!" Aiden shouted from behind me. "Enna! On your left!"

I spun around. A werewolf in mid leap had its mouth open, teeth shining with fresh blood. Stupidly, I threw my hands over my head. Thankfully Aiden was smarter then that, and shot silver at him, causing him to hit the ground hard. I checked quickly to make sure no fatal damage was done before following the infant's cry.

He was in a corner, Isis standing guard. But four other werewolves, larger then Isis, were closing in. She growled menacingly before attacking the closest one.

"Aduro Lunolucis" I shouted repeatedly, making my way towards the baby. I carefully picked him up andrushed back over to Aiden. "Come on! We'll never make it back outside. We've got to go to the second floor!"

"Where's that?"

"Over there!" I shifted the baby to low on my chest and held him there securely, so I wouldn't drop him as we ran. I motioned for Aiden to follow me and began to sprint in the stair's general direction.

We hurried up the staircase, werewolves of all sizes nipping at our heels. After were were both safely up, Aiden setup a barricade of sorts made of shimmering lilac magic. It was the type that had be put up on the entrance way earlier.

Now that we were upstairs, I could hear the baby wascrying. "Come now, love." I relaxed my hold on him. "It'll be alright. Did you see your mum out there? She was fighting off all those big werewolves just for you. She's a mum to be proud of." I rocked him back and forth slowly.

"Is he okay?" A very pale Aiden came and sat down next to me.

I slid down next to him. "As okay as he can be. . .Isn't it amazing though? Maternal instinct over ruled wolfish instincts."

"Yeah. . ." he replied faintly.

"Get some rest," I told him.

"But--"

"I'll keep watch okay? I'll get a fire going, keep the barrier up, and keep the baby safe. You need some rest. Go on."

"I'd fight you, but I'm too tired."

I sang both the baby and Aiden a lullaby while werewolves' and wind's howls echoed through the building.

After a long sleepless night, dawn came. When the sun was high enough, I cautiously went downstairs. There were a lot exhausted looking men and women huddled under blankets. Some had put their clothes back on, while others were too weak to really care.

"Oh my," I breathed when I reached Isis. She was aghostly ivory and coated in blood. I quickly pulled off my robe and covered her with it. She moaned whenthe roughfabrictouched her.

"Isis?" I kneeled beside her.

"My baby?" she asked faintly.

"He's safe. See? I've got him. . .Oh, Isis. Hold still, I've got to. . .got to. . ."

Isis grabbed my free hand. "Enna, you won't be able to do anything for me. Help the others."

"No, Isis," I pleaded.

"Just promise me. . ."

"Anything!"

"Take care of my baby." Isis smiled faintly.

"Of course, Isis. But. . .but. . ."

"Thank you." Her voice was so quiet I could hardly hear her. "Make sure he knows. . .how much I. . .love. . .him. . ." Isis' voice trailed off, and her hand went limp in mine. Hugging the baby close, I cried.

As soon as I was calm, I whispered, "Come on, love. I'll take you to my dad. He'll watch you while I make sure that everyone else is alright."

Dad, along with Missy, Josh, and Perry were fine apart from a few scratches and burns. I gave dad the baby and hurried off before he could protest.

I knew a bit of basic medical magic from Hermione, and Mum had taught me how to bind wounds ages ago, so I was able to help out with cuts, silver burns, and bites. Thankfully, some had just needed water or food. I'd goneabout a third of the wayacross the building when I noticed Aiden.

"Oh dear," I thought.He was sitting on the ground with Isis' head in his lap, gently smoothing back her hair.

"Aiden?" I touched his shoulder.

"She never had a chance against them all. . .why did I leave?"

"If you hadn't, we'd all be dead right now," I explained. Realizing my tone sounded harsh, I wrapped my arms around Aiden as best I could. "I am sorry, Aiden."

He roughly wiped his cheeks. "You okay?"

"Fine," I said shortly. "Do you need me here? There are still more people in need of medical attention, so. . ."

"I'll be fine. Do you need me to help you?"

"Why don't you stay with Isis?"

"But, Enna." He glanced over at me. "You look dead on your feet. Let me help."

"Stay. I'm fine! Honestly, it's nothing that a nap and a bit of caffeine won't cure."

I walked off and sad down near a woman with curly black hair. She was wrapped in a thick woolen blanket, and seemed to be sleeping. When I landed with a 'thump' next to her, she opened one eye warily.

"Hello, I'm Enna Lupin. How are you feeling?"

"Been better," she muttered.

"Do you have any cuts? Burns? Bites? Do you have any clothing, or will you require another blanket or a fire?" I questioned quickly.

"I've a small burn on my arm," she said softly. "That's the extent of my injuries. I do have clothes, but I'm not sure where they went. . ."

I nodded and started a fire for her. "Arm please."

And on it went. It was nearly night again before my dad found me. "Where's the baby?"

"With Missy. Enna, what the hell are you doing!" I blinked in surprised. Dad never swears!

"Helping."

"You look exhausted! Aiden says you haven't slept since yesterday."

I began to say I was fine, but that protest died in my throat. Sighing, I looked up at my dad. "You know what? I am." I said quietly before passing out.

-sweatdrop- I'm mean, I know. Sorry if the chapter wasn't as good as usual. I did most of it today and I'm not feeling as well as I usually do.

Now I'd babble for a bit longer, but I'm almost out of time!

Anne