Chapter 5

The morning came and Reamus untangled himself from his mate in order to make them some breakfast, he knew how much a first moon took take out of a person, not to mention the mating on top of it. He smiled at the girl as he pulled on trousers and a shirt, red of course.

The girl mewled slightly as she rolled over to snuggled into him, waking as she realised her wasn't there. "Morning" he said from the table, where he was sipping his coffee. She sat up and covered herself with the bed sheet before walking over to him.

"Morning" she replied kissing him lightly.

"Sit, eat, you'll be hungry" he said caressing her cheek with his thumb.

"You knew you would take me as your mate, didn't you" she asked as she nibbled on a sausage.

"I can't say I had planned it" he answered "a woman hadn't come through the forest unescorted for 15 years, you were a pleasant surprise, to say the least" he answered.

"But how did you know I'd be willing?" she asked and he smiled.

"the rumour about a woman only turning when she bleeds had to come form somewhere, an unmated wolf will only turn a female if she is in heat in order to take a mate" he explained. "I could tell you were in heat when you stumbled across me and knew you would be the same next moon, so I took chase" he said and she nodded. "Human over the years misinterpreted the intent, when turning a female, and took it to mean that it was the bleeding that caused them to turn"

"I see" she said lightly.

"Are you upset?" he asked with a frown.

Hermione looked at him for a second "No, just curious" she shrugged.

He nodded and then stood up going over to the wardrobe "I made you something" he said pulling a red velvet hood out of the cabinet, and handing it to her for her inspection.

"it's beautiful" she said in awe of such wonderful craftsmanship.

"it stops me from turning?" she asked.

"Yes, otherwise you would turn when ever the moon was in the sky, no matter the phase, however you will turn regardless of the hood on the full moon, but you will have enough sense to lie on it to change back again should you wish" he said as he tied the cloak about her neck.

"Thank you" she said kissing his lips soundly

"anything for you my mate, now go before your family send out a hunting party" he chuckled and she kissed him one last time before heading off home. Once home her mother asked where she had been and she replied she'd sated with Sirius, knowing that Sirius was out of the village so she couldn't phone a check. The cloak was easy answered as a Gift from Harry. She changed cloths and kissed her mother goodbye before running off to see Harry.

When she arrived Harry was out the back skin the fur of a rabbit. "Hello Love" he said when he spotted her.

"Hello" she said sitting down beside him.

"Nice Cloak" he said taking in her red hood.

"Thank you a gift from Papa" she lied, knowing he accept it.

"Indeed" he said whipping the blood of his hands. "Perhaps I should call you Little Red Ridding Hood" he said in jest and she giggle. "Red for short" he continued and she slapped his shoulder, he kissed her cheek lightly and walked into the house. The pair spent the day cleaning the rabbit fur.

The months went on and Hermione continued to seek her mate every full moon, but she would always visit before going to Harry. Her mate was unhappy to smell another man on her but she assure him that once she came of age her parents couldn't stop her from ending her courtship and moving away from the hollow, even if moving away meant into the forest with her Reamus.

Six months after her first full moon, she found herself once again at Harry's before hand, and she kissed his cheek in goodbye, and made her way into the woods. Unbeknownst to her Harry's father James had ordered Harry to follow her home to ensure her safety, as there had been roamers that there were now two wolves, as the villagers swore they could here two howls on the full moon now a days.

Hermione flipped the hood of her clock up as she walked into the woods and looked around her before she veered of the path towards the cabin unaware that her suitor was following her.

"Where is she going?" Harry mutter4ed as he tailed his future wife, the moon was already rising, and he had to be careful of the wolves. He would make sure that his love got home safely.

He frowned as he saw a cabin ahead and saw his love go inside. Sneaking up to the window he watched in horror as his future wife kissed the man inside.

"Hello Mate" the other man said and Hermione smiled.

"Hello my wolf" she replied, as she sat down beside the fire.

"How was your day Love?" the man asked handing her what appeared to be wine.

"Tiresome, I grow weary of Harry, he's talking about Marriage" she replied and Harry Frowned what else was he to talk about, they were to be married as soon as they were of age.

"Well he cannot have you little Girl, you are mine" the other man answered, and Hermione nodded. "Speaking of which, when did you plan you tell me you were with child?" the man asked and Harry's jaw dropped. Hermione Had betrayed him, no not possible.

"I had thought to let you figure it out yourself my Love" Hermione smiled as the man towered above her, he kissed her and looked out the window at the moon, and Harry watched in Horror as the man changed into a wolf and his Hermione, his Red, knelt beside it and pulled it into a hug rubbing her cheek to his fur. Harry turned and Ran back to his father before he could see Hermione shift beneath her hood of red.