Harry Potter & the Power of the Eclipse

"Like this is speech." Like this is written words. Like this is thoughts. Like this is telepathic. Like this is different language.

Chapter 9

Ron watched the large doors while he ate, trying to spot Shadow. He had missed him during breakfast and he wasn't in the library where almost all the students do their independent studies. It had been frustrating because he couldn't find the guy that he was supposed to follow. And he still needed to find a way for them to watch him in runes because the only one that new the order was Hermione, and she refused to have anything to do with it's observation of others.

He sighed as this Shadow had yet to show up. Finally when he was about to stand and walk out he saw him. He was with Ginny and Hermione. Hermione looked like she was scolding the exchange student. He got up slowly and motioned for his group to follow. He saw Hermione glance his way and turn back quickly. Shadow and Ginny were talking about something that they seemed very into. As he got closer he could hear that they were talking about America and muggles. He shook his head. Ginny was almost as into muggles as their dad, but some how she understood it a lot better than him. Well maybe if this guy checked out ok she might just have some one to pester about it instead of him.

"Excuse me but I don't believe we have been introduced correctly, I am Ron, quidditch team captain for Gryffindor, prefect, and the best person to have as a friend." He lifted his hand for Shadow to shake, much like Malfoy had before. To his shock Shadow acted like he wasn't even there and kept talking to Ginny. He tapped him on the shoulder.

"Yes?"

"I was talking to you."

"Oh sorry. Did you say anything important?"

"Yes I did. I said-" Shadow interrupted him before he could finish.

"If you are asking for my friendship and 'warn' me of people I should not mingle with then you might as well shove a basket ball up your rear. For those who don't know that is a ball that is half a size larger then a bludger. I do not like people telling me what to do and not do. I will make my mistakes but I will not follow someone who makes there mistakes someone else's as well." He turns back to Ginny causing Ron to turn a vivid red in the face. "As I was saying it's not actually the battery that makes electronics run, it's what is stored inside of-" Ron grabbed his shoulder and pulled him around to face him.

"You do not ignore me when I'm talking to you! Now than as I was saying my name is-" He stopped abruptly, finding Shadow's sword pointed at his nose.

"I don't care who you are, you could be the President of the US for all I care, but if you threaten me in any way, I will react like all animals and attack."

"Are you threatening me?"

"No threats are empty and only made by those who can not carry them out. This is a warning, like what all animals give before attacking."

"What are you, some kind of animal?"

"Yes because I am not a prejudice human that rejects their own kind over small and insignificant things like lypocrathy or not being fully human. So thank you for the complement. Now go away and stop pestering those who do not want it."

Shadow turned away from him and put his sword away. Ginny had an odd look in her eyes that Shadow thought to be something along the lines of awe.

Ron huffed and turned away, making eye contact with Dumbledore who nodded and turned to McGonagall.

"I think it is time we take more drastic measures to insure this new student is not a danger to our students."

"Yes Dumbledore, I will tell Severus to penetrate his mind after giving him detention."

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Shadow sat in potions class, being the first one there. Hermione was second but was out of breath while he wasn't. He set up his section and sat down. Minutes later Snape walked in and addressed the class.

"Good evening class. I would like to congratulate you on getting into this class. Today we will be making the mind numbing drought. After you have made it you will test it on another student of my choice. Begin. You have an hour.

Shadow started on his potion quickly and used his sword to cut the items at a break neck speed with unnatural accuracy. He was first done and helped Hermione, who was only behind because of her cutting.

"Mr. Grim, no helping the other students. Detention tonight." And so he sat back in his seat and watched the other students finish theirs. Malfoy had finished with in seconds of Shadow but he paid no mind, as he had several samples just incase someone tried breaking one or sabotaging the remaining potion. Finally it was time for the testing of the draughts and Snape began calling out who would test their potion on who.

"Crabbe, Granger. Granger, Goyle. Goyle, Malfoy. Malfoy, Grim. Grim,..." Shadow took his potion to the designated individual and then excepted his own from Malfoy.

"Cheers Hermione." He downed it in one gulp and sat back waiting for it to kick in. Soon after his brain felt numb and slow like it was working through mud.

Finally, the brat took the drought. Now to peer into his mind. Severus stretched out his mind and into the teen who sat at the back of the class. Entering he found him self on a street with flashing police car lights, and Shadow standing beside him, staring in shock. But then the seen froze and a pack of wolves appeared, attacking him relentlessly, forcing him out of the other male's mind, but not before he received a bite just left of in between his legs. When his eyes refocused he found Shadow glaring at him through drugged eyes. For a split second he thought the rentals were slits but when he looked again they were not.

"Class dismissed. Remember Mr. Grim, tonight, my office." Shadow and Hermione headed to DADA together with Ron watching them from behind.

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Remus sat uneasily near the door, waiting for the new student to enter. Dumbledore had told him to get his sent so that they could track him from place to place. The only reason Remus was even doing this was to 'earn' his dose of wolf's bane potion. Tonks sat at the front desk, grading paper, but every now and then shot a worried glance his way. Just last year at the end of the feast she had asked him out and he had excepted, though he had been in shock that some one liked him in that way even when he was a werewolf.

As if sensing his thoughts Tonks looked up and said "Just because you go hairy every full moon is no reason to not like you Remus, stop punishing yourself for it."

He sighed. She always did that some how. Thankfully it was only when he was thinking of his lypocrathy and nothing else.

The door opened and in walked Shadow with Hermione.

Well at least he making friends. Now that's an odd scent. Its like a cross of wolf fur, forest pine, and a lightning strike. Very odd indeed. Is he a werewolf? He did go into the Forbidden Forest last night, by what Tonks tells me. Its almost like how Prongs and Padfoot smelled, yet different. This is truly worth looking into.

He stayed as silent as possible and yet the young man seemed to know he was there. He didn't say anything but when Hermione asked where Remus was, Shadow answered with a thumb over his shoulder, without once looking back.

How did he know? This is defiantly something to take in front of the order. This Shadow is a very interesting fellow. I might want to get to know him as well.

Class started normally with every one being introduced and listing one thing they like and dislike. Hermione had said books and an empty library in corresponding order. Neville said candy and forgetting things. Shadow shocked a lot of people in the class when he said werewolves and discriminate people. It struck most as odd, but for Remus it was an interesting development as it was for Tonks but she was more thinking of a new couple that she should put together.

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It was just before dinner and Tonks had called her to her office. Ginny wondered what the metamophagus was up to and entered cautiously, not knowing how much Tonks had learned from the last Marauder.

"Hello Ginny. Glad you could come."

"Like wise Tonks, but why am I here?"

"Well today was the first class for seventh year DADA and so we did the introductions as always. But when we got to Mr. Shadow he said he liked werewolves and hated discrimination." She said with a giggle as she bounced up and down a little.

"Wait you're not trying to get us hooked up, are you?"

"Think of it Ginny how many people like werewolves? I've read your diary so I know what you're looking for in a guy and by what I saw he fits the bills like a checklist."

"You read my diary? When? How?"

"Well Mrs. Weasley had me cleaning around HQ again and it was on the table and a wind blew it open and the sapphire blue letters that said 'Dear Diary, today I decided the things I want in a guy are…' and well I tripped and knocked it down and picked it up and just couldn't set it down again."

Ginny was shaking with both anger and laughter. Anger because of the invasion of privacy, while laughter because of Tonks's flustered look and the picture her description made. "How is it that you trip while standing still?"

Tonks huffed. "I don't know I just did ok."

"Tonks the wonder tripper, can fall with out a single step!"

"You need to cut back on the old comics and I am not the inverse of Stuper Man."

"Super Man, Tonks, Super Man.. And at least I'm not calling you a clumsy Hulket. He can leap three mile in one bound, so how far would you trip in said bound?" A cushion smacked her in the face.

After they had both calmed down they headed down to get some food.

"Oh speaking of werewolves how is Hogwarts's local metamophagus doing with her puppy?"

"If Remus heard you call him a puppy he'd bite you."

"Won't do anything."

"True."

"What won't do anything?" They both jumped and looked up to see Shadow stepping out of, well, the shadows. "Sorry 'bout that but Hermione is still in the library, Luna and Neville are off eating each other's face off, and nearly every one else in the great hall wants to be my friend. Hello Professor Tonks how has life treated you since I last met you? And I think you should tone down the red hair, it makes Ginny disappear next to you." He said with a smile.

Amazing how fast he fits in. Just yesterday he was the new guy and now he is making comments that are both complementary and funny. Great now I'm agreeing with Tonks.

"So Ginny mind going for a walk with me before curfew?" He said as Tonks excused herself, something about meeting a man about a puppy. Ginny mentally snickered, then turned back to Shadow.

"I would love to." It was odd how she had only met him three nights ago at the start of term and it felt like she knew him for far longer. They walked out onto the lawns and down by the lake.

"You know Shadow, it's odd but I feel like I've known you for at least a year. Even with out that little talking to me in my mind. How did you do that anyways?"

"Don't know. I was having a dream about a bunch of wolves that live in my forest running with some unicorns and centaur when it shifted towards the castle. When I went inside the doors in the dream I saw a redheaded girl walking my way. I heard your thoughts about 'where could he be?' and so I spoke. I thought it was just a dream. Like most my other ones. As for your feelings of familiarity I don't know."

For some reason your lying. "Why are you lying?"

"Huh?"

"Why are you lying not knowing why I feel like I know you?"

"You don't want to know what I think." He said with a shrug.

"Try me."

"Fine. The reasoning I came up with when you said that was that you are trying to gain my trust so you can get information then take it to the Order of the Pigeon and Dumbly-Dork so they can lock me up. Now then I told you wouldn't want to know so don't say anything about that."

"Why do you call the Order of the Phoenix the Order of the Pigeon? And what's with calling the headmaster Dumbly-Dork, though it does fit after what he did to Harry."

"Well aside from giving you the image of Fawkes laying sour lemon drop eggs on the old man, it is because the members act like pigeons, following who ever does some thing, in this case it is the old man who is always the lead bird. I would say cattle but those aren't birds and it doesn't start with p. As for the old man it is because of what he does and what he did to me and others. Even now he has his spies trying o get information. Your brother for one. Snape tried penetrating my mind in potions. And probably several others still."

"What did he do to you? I mean you're an American and Dumbledore is here in England."

"I'd whether not get into that right now."

"But Shadow I want to know so I can help."

"Not now I sa- Look out!" He shoved her to the side just as a large branch smashed down where they had been standing.

"The wh-whomping willow." She stammered. How did we get so close with out getting killed until now?

They started to run away from the tree when Shadow looked over his shoulder to see the largest branch come straight down at them. There was no way Ginny could get out of the way, he knew that for sure. Putting on a burst of speed he rammed into her, sending her out of the way completely. But because of it he lost all momentum. Knowing he couldn't get away he pulled out his sword and made to block.

Ginny turned around just in time to see Shadow block the large branch. She heard two loud snaps when it hit. He stood there for a second, which most would say was impossible, before another branch came from the side and slammed into his hip. She screamed as he went flying to the side, right into a counter swing of another branch. Thankfully this one sent him out of reach of the willow, even though it struck his leg.

She rushed over to him as he started to stand up.

"Shadow, are you alright?" She asked worriedly.

He gave a pained growl, that shocked her as it was a wolf like growl. "Remind me to never try and block that evil tree. And if I still want to, bite me, drag me into the forest and leave me there till a full moon."

"You do know that you would be killed by werewolves?"

"That's the point of it all." With that he collapsed onto her with one last growl of pain.

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Declaimer: Don't own HP. And if I say I do please got to the local military armorment, get a rocket launcher then fly to England and have J.K. Rowling come here and shoot me with the rocket.

A/N: I am enjoying my reviews thank you all who send them. And because you all liked the last chapter and I got more than my usual I am posting two chapters. Hope you like them. R&R please.