~Harry Potter and the Wolves of the Nevernever~
~Book 1 of the Archive Series~
Thanks all for reading this far into my fic. Hope your all enjoying it. Unfortunately due to some brain storming problems, and simply changing my mind on how I want things to go in the story, I've made some changes to the pairing. This came about from a friend of mine who is going to college to become a writer who I have critic my stories from time to time. Hope you enjoy.
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Time: POA
Xovers: Dresden Files, plus a few others.
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Katzztar: Harry's height will be discussed more in the next chapter (not this one) hope that helps.
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"Speaking."
'Thinking'
"Spells"
"Animal Speak"
Chapter 5: Mates Aplenty.
~O0o-Oct. 21, 1993-o0O~
In the Three Broomsticks two young witches were just beginning their conversations on a certain green eyed teen that both had their hearts set on. Both sat in a corner booth each sipping on a butterbeer.
"Ya' know? I always expected to be having this talk with Hermione," said Katie with a giggle.
"Until this summer I would have to've agreed with you," responded Susan with a grin.
"I think we can both agree that we each have feelings for Harry right? And I do mean Harry, not this Boy-Who-Lived shit," seeing Susan's nod Katie continued. "Unfortunately I can only see three courses of action for us. We can either fight it out, share, or let him choose. I have my own personal preference, but I'd like to hear your thoughts."
Susan took another sip of her drink before settling into a thinking posture. Katie took her own sip as she waited for the younger girl. She didn't have to wait too long. "Well, I'm not too sure about either of us challenging each other to anything mainly because I don't see Harry liking it much that we got into a fight over him." She paused for a second to see Katie nod in agreement. "Something also tells me that having him choose between us wouldn't be good, because of whom Harry is." Another nod. "So I would have to say sharing seems like the most likely of scenarios that would work out the best for all involved. Plus I know for a fact that Harry is the heir to three Most Ancient and Nobles houses. So according to Ministry law, he will be required to have a wife for each house since no wife can have heirs to multiple houses, especially houses of the Most Ancient and Noble families."
Katie stared at the strawberry-blonde with a gob-smacked expression. "And how do you know about this?"
Susan went on to explain about her summer with Harry which got some laughs from the chaser. They proceeded to talk about themselves to get to know each other better should they be lucky enough to share Harry like they hoped.
"What about the third wife?" asked a concerned Katie.
"I think it would be best if we leave that thought for another time. At least until after we're his girlfriends," said Susan which got both witches to giggle and hope that fate would be kind to them. Little did they know that fate was in a gift giving mood on this day.
~O0o—o0O~
The meeting room at the Hogsmeade branch of Gringotts bank echoed with the sound of Harry's head making contact with the oak table. 'Someone hates me! Who the bloody hell did I piss off in a past life?' Harry looked up at Griphook sitting across the table. "So you're telling me that I have to find not one, not two, but three girls and be betrothed to them by at least one year after my coming of age or I could lose all three of the families I'm an heir to?" Seeing the goblin nod to him, Harry sighed and let his head make contact with the table again. The only good news he could come up with was that he had almost three years till it would matter so this put him at ease…but only slightly. "Is there anything else you needed me to take care of while I'm here?" At the goblin's shake of his head, Harry bid him a good day and made his way from the bank in a bit of a funk. As he made his way through the bank he flipped up his crimson hoodie so that his head was covered and quietly left the bank. He made his way through the village keeping mainly close to the alleys to keep a low profile.
Along the way, his stomach made a protest to be fed which reminded Harry that he hadn't had any breakfast that morning. Noticing how close he was to the Three Broomsticks, Harry made his way into the pub behind and elderly witch who was just going in. He made his way toward the counter while scanning the pub, luckily for Harry it was a quiet day so no one really paid too much attention. It was during his glance that he noticed Susan and Katie sitting at a corner booth and made his way over. On his way, he took note of how stunning both young ladies looked in their conservative dress: tight-fitting dark blue jeans, a crimson blouse (Katie), tan blouse (Susan), and their light jackets beside them.
He calmly placed his hand on Susan's shoulder causing her to jump slightly, but calmed down as soon as she recognized who it was. "Would you two lovely ladies mind if I was to sit with you?" he asked with a playful grin.
"Why yes good sir. We would be honored," joked Katie with a giggle that matched Susan's own. Harry scooted in next to Susan while Madam Rosmerta, the curvaceous keeper of the Three Broomsticks, made her way over and got an order for a BLT sandwich and a butterbeer for Harry, though she didn't seem to recognize him.
"How are you two lovely ladies today?" asked Harry.
"We're doing fine Harry. I see you were able to find a way to sneak out of the castle. What was the reason for that by the way?" asked a curious Susan.
Before he could answer, Madam Rosmerta returned with his order and another butterbeer for each girl. He took a look around after she left and pulled out a palm-size river stone and small vial from his pocket. He tapped it with his wand and muttered 'Activar' after adding a drop of red liquid from the vial to the stone. For a second or so, the stone gave off a soft green and bronze glow before it faded. The two girls looked around in surprise when the sound of the pub stopped and noticed a few people look away from their table.
"What was that Harry?" asked a confused Katie.
Harry smiled at her confused look since he had to admit she looked quite cute like that. "That was a special rune stone that I made over the summer with a little help from a friend. It puts up a duel silencing ward that stops outside noise from coming in and ours from going out. Along with putting a subtle notice-me-not charm to keep attention away," explained Harry.
"Would that happen to be your project for Ancient Runes?" asked Susan with a playful smile.
"No I doubt Babbling would give me a very good grade since the Ministry frowns upon the use of blood as a conduit like what this does. I'm actually trying to do something else that I think would work a lot better," he explained. "To answer your other question, I had to go to a meeting today at Gringotts for a family matter." Harry sighed after taking a bite of his sandwich. "According to Griphook. I, as the heir to three Most Ancient and Noble families, will have to have three wives it seems."
"You know Harry? Most guys would be begging to be in your position right now," chirped Katie which got her a playful glare from Harry.
"Oh trust me Katie. I understand and some part of me is happy about it, but I have one 'little' problem going against me," he said with a small bit of sarcasms. "I'm the bloody Boy-Who-Lived. It's going to be hard to find someone, let alone three, to be my wife who will not only be able to share, but like me for me and not the title."
Both Susan and Katie had to nod at that since it was true, but then both got big smiles on their faces before turning to an oblivious Harry.
"Well Harry. We know two girls who like you for you and would be willing to share with each other," stated Susan.
"And who would that be?" asked Harry as he looked to his left and was met with a soft pair of lips that he wasn't expecting which got his eyes to widen comically. It only took a second for Harry's brain to reboot and begin to kiss Susan back, although it was admittedly a chaste kiss, but Harry could still feel the care behind it. Upon breaking the kiss, Harry had a dazed look as he looked to the pale blue eyes of Susan. He was brought out of his musings as the front of his hoodie was grabbed and he was brought into another set of soft lips as Katie kissed him. After that Harry's brain did shut down for a few seconds until his lips left Katie's lips. Harry now stared hazily at the two girls who were giggling at his reaction. "Not that I'm complaining, but what was that for?"
"Well Harry. I think you should know by that little display that we both like you a great deal, and would like to have the honor of being your girlfriends," answered Katie. Harry gave a head-tilt that reminded both girls of a puppy trying to understand something. He turned to look at Susan who nodded at his unasked question. They were both surprised and happy to see him give them both thankful smiles.
"I would be honored if either of you would become my girlfriends, but I have to ask are you both sure about this? Considering who I am I doubt we are going to have quiet lives anytime soon," said Harry.
Both girls took up silent thinking poses about their situation, as did Harry while he finished his sandwich.
"I have to admit you have a point especially with the gossip pool in Hogwarts being what it is," said Susan. "I think we may want to keep this under wraps as much as possible while still being together." She saw Harry and Katie nod at her thought and had to admit it would be a good option.
"I agree. We're already going to be under-fire from the rest of the girls at school for snagging him before they did, let alone if they find out about the fact that he will need to find a third," Katie paused as her two companions nodded to her point. "I think, at least for this year, we should go about as if nothing's really changed and keep this to ourselves while quietly looking for our other sister."
Harry sat quietly as both girls made their points. "Well I think you both make valid points so this is what we'll do. We will keep this development to ourselves until we are comfortable and have found the third girl." Both girls nodded. "We can each have our own alone time with each other since Susan and I have some of our free periods at the same time, meanwhile Katie and I have our time prior to our weekly practices. This way I can spend equal time with both of you, plus anytime we can all be together." Again both nodded. The three continued their lunch with small talk about themselves as they finished their butterbeers until it was time to return to the castle. They touched lightly on the concept of the third girl, but agreed to not push it for now and just enjoy their time together. The two girls kissed Harry when he had to split from them in order to take the secret passage so that he wouldn't be found out by the teachers.
~O0o—o0O~
Later that night found Harry lying in bed waiting for his dorm mates to fall asleep before making his way down to the common room to meet Katie and Susan. This meeting was needed after the incident that happened earlier at dinner. When Harry got back to the castle and found Jace prowling around his dorm and hungry; Harry decided to take him down for dinner. This was slowly becoming harder to do since Jace was getting bigger all the time. While the little pup had been able to be held comfortably in Harry's arms when he first found him he had roughly doubled in size since, but luckily Harry could still easily hold the pup who was now nearly past Harry's knee and almost twenty-five pounds. However he chose to simply have Jace follow him down to the hall. Once reaching the Great Hall, he took a seat by Hermione and started to talk to her about their Ancient Runes project that needed to be decided before the winter break. While his focus was on his bushy haired friend, he didn't notice one of his girlfriends sit down on the other side of him until he felt a tap on his shoulder.
~O0o-Flashback: Start-o0O~
He turned his head to see Katie sitting next to him and smiled before they started talking with Hermione joining them as well. Harry continued to take pieces of meat from his plate, mainly chicken, and fed Jace who sat quietly between him and Katie. Hermione was looking with mild disgust at Ron sitting across from them eating in his usual fashion. She often wondered if there was ever a creature on the planet that had such shoddy table manners as their ginger friend. Harry was doing his best to keep his eyes off his friend's demolishment of his dinner by focusing on Katie and feeding Jace.
At one point Katie felt something tickle her nose which caused her to sneeze. Jace poked his head out of Harry's robes and looked at her. "Bless you mama!" he said as if it were the most natural thing for him.
"Thank you," replied Katie as she looked down at the pup before doing a double take at the situation. She looked up to see the raised eyebrow of Harry starring back at her.
"Did you just answer him?" he asked.
"Did he just talk?" she countered.
"Yes. Jace can talk, but only a few people can hear him," stated Harry.
"Who else can?" she asked quizzically.
"Myself, Susan, and Moony," came Harry's reply. "But what really gets me is what he called you."
"How so Harry?" asked Katie.
"He's only ever called Susan 'mama'," answered Harry. "Jace? Why did you call Katie 'mama?" he asked the pup.
"Because she is mama too papa," said Jace with a happy puppy grin.
~O0o-End-o0O~
Harry was brought out of his musings when he heard the tale-tale dueling snores coming from Ron and Seamus, along with the slow, calm breathing from Neville and Dean. He slid out of his bed and quickly dressed in his red and black workout shorts and his tight black muscle shirt that, thanks to his potions regiment in August, he filled out like a gymnast now. Leaving his fake glasses on his nightstand, he quietly grabbed his shrunken trunk and wand; and made his way out of his dorm, his bare feet making little noise as he descended the stairs with Jace right behind him.
The common room was quiet when he arrived and figured he was probably a little early, but knew that they wouldn't be long. He heard footsteps coming from the girl's stairs and turned to greet Katie, but his greeting died on his lips when he took in her sleeping attire. Katie stood dressed in a red and gold silk robe that only came to just above her knees with it tied around the middle with a red silk belt; her short, dirty blonde hair free and loose. Harry had to admit that it fit her figure perfectly from her slender, strong shoulders down to her perky, firm B-cup bust and ending at her round, toned ass. She didn't have a classic hourglass shape, but a more athletic build that Harry had to admit he found far more appealing.
Katie giggled at the sight of Harry's obvious drooling. "See something you like Harry?" she asked innocently.
Harry shook his head trying to clear his addled mind then made his way towards his dirty blonde girlfriend. He wrapped his arms around her slender waist and looked into her beautiful blue eyes and noticed her cheeks start to blush. "You know I do," said Harry. He then connected his lips with hers in a soft chaste kiss that made Katie get a warm feeling throughout her whole body. She sighed when he leaned away from her and she rested her head on his shoulder.
Their little moment was interrupted by a knock on the portrait to enter the Gryffindor dorms. Harry released Katie and made his way over and let Susan enter which caused Harry's brain to temporarily shut down again. Susan came in a silk robe the same as Katie's, except sold black with a gold belt; her long, strawberry blonde hair flowing down her back. Harry was able to notice the subtle differences between his two girls. While Katie boasted a slender, athletic figure; Susan had a more voluptuous, yet still athletic figure with her wider hips, a shapely ass, and slightly bigger bust (C-cup). Susan noticed Harry's gob smacked look and giggled. She looked at Katie to see her trying hard not to laugh herself.
"He did the same thing when he saw me," said Katie.
"Did he do anything else?" asked Susan.
Susan noticed Katie pointing behind her and turned only to have warm, muscled arms wrap around her and soft lips touch hers. This elected a contented moan escape from her throat as Harry kissed her just as he had Katie. Once he pulled away he could see a dazed look on Susan's lovely face while Katie wore a smug look at the pair.
With both his girls now there, Harry proceeded to enlarge his trunk and he, the girls, and Jace made their way down to the lab. This was Katie's first trip into Harry's special trunk and she had to admit, she was impressed. She was a little startled when she met Nic, but upon finding out what he was, she was even more impressed. After Katie was brought up to speed, Harry got down to business and told Nic what had been happening from his trip to Gringotts, his meeting and talk with his girls, and Jace's behavior. Once he finished, he and the girls waited for Nic to give them some answers.
"Well I can't say I'm too surprised about your Gringotts trip since if you had asked I would have told you about the marriage laws," spoke Nic. Seeing the glare Harry was shooting him, the skull chuckled. "As to your other questions, I can answer both fairly easily with a simple question. Ladies?" both girls looked at the skull. "Have either of you been having any weird dreams about wolves?"
Harry was shocked to see both girls' eyes widen in shock, nod an affirmative, and describe dreams that were almost completely similar to his own dreams he had been have since August. The only difference being that both girls' points of view seem to come from the other two wolves in the clearing.
"Well that explains that," said Nic getting everyone's attention. "What did I tell you Harry when you first brought your dreams to my attention?"
"You said that it had to do with my Beleren blood becoming active," answered Harry.
"Well this goes along with that. You see the other two wolves you saw in your dream weren't just there for effect. They were your mates, your Alpha mates to be precise. The fact that these two girls had those same dreams with you means that they are your Alpha mates," said Nic.
Harry and the girls stared open-mouthed at the skull's words. They had just started the dating process that afternoon and now they were being told that they are mates, in a way soul mates. They each looked at each other and while they were shocked, they had to admit they were happy with the situation. They were interrupted by Nic once again.
"There is an easy way to prove it," said Nic. After he noticed he had their attention again he continued. "Susan? I want you to activate your Mage Sight and I want you to look at Harry and tell me how many magical threads you see, as well as what color they are."
Susan smiled and nodded to Nic. She had been practicing her Mage Sight ever sense Harry and Nic had taught it to her over the summer and could now keep it up for at least thirty seconds, a full minute if she really pushed herself, but she would have a major headache afterward. She closed her eyes as she turned to Harry and focused her will and magic before opening her eyes to reveal her ghostly glowing eyes, one of the trademarks of someone using Mage Sight.
"He has quite a few threads Nic. Four gold threads, two bolder than the others; two silver in color, seven blue with green mixing with them, twelve green, and one black one," said Susan.
After she shut off her sight, Nic spoke in a very serious voice. "Harry? I will find out what the black thread means, but needless to say it's not a good thing." Harry nodded and Nic continued in a more upbeat tone. "Did you see who the two bolder gold threads were connected to?" he asked.
"Me and Katie," Susan answered and smiled knowingly at Katie who returned it. "I also noticed one of the blue and green threads was connected to Jace." The trio looked over at a sleeping Jace.
"That proves that you are both his mates, and the dreams prove both of your Alpha status," said Nic.
"Well that explains why Jace calls you both 'mama', he thinks of me as his father so it stands to reason that he would view you both as his moms. What about the other threads Nic?" asked Harry. This drew nods from his mates.
"Well the other two gold threads denote your Beta mates," said Nic. Seeing the confused faces he continued. "In a shadow wolf tribe, the Alpha male, that's you Harry, will have both Alpha and Beta mates. Normally they have one or two Alpha mates and the same number of Beta mates. This will also solve your problem of needing wives for your families."
"I understand that Nic, but why would I need four?" asked Harry.
"You really need to work more on thinking things through Harry. Don't get me wrong you're getting better, but you need to really think about your situation especially when it comes to who you and your mates are in the mortal realm," answered Nic. He saw understanding dawn on Susan's face.
"Harry? Even though I'm your mate, I still have to carry on the Bones family name, so I can't take any of your names, you'll have to take mine," voiced Susan. She watched as slow understanding played across Harry's face.
"That explains, the four 'mate threads' as you call them, but what do the other's mean?" asked Katie starting to get some idea of how things work with this 'tribe' as Nic called it. She was admittedly surprised that she wasn't freaked out by the situation and needed to ask what it all means, but was willing to put that aside for a later talk.
"Thank you Katie," said Nic. "The two silver threads show that you have two Beta males. They are your generals to your commander. The muscle of the tribe if you will."
"The seven blue with green braiding tell you of family members who will become a part of your tribe," continued Nic.
'I wonder who they are; we know that Jace is connected like a son. So…' thought Harry.
"And the twelve green show future tribe members."
Harry and the girls allowed what Nic said to set in. 'So our tribe will have twenty-six members,' thought all three.
"If there's nothing else you three need I suggest we follow Jace's example for the evening," Nic said.
A chuckle and two giggles followed when the trio turned around to see Jace sleeping on his back with his back leg twitching every so often.
"Goodnight then Nic, I will talk to you more later," said Harry.
"Night Harry. Ladies," answered Nic before his eyes flickered out.
Harry turned to his two mates. "Alright girls we have two choices. One, we can head up out of here and each head back to our own dorms. Or two, we can stay down here and sleep in the bedroom that I have here in my trunk."
The girls noticed the slight blush on Harry's face, both smiled at his courage to suggest the option. They would be lying if they said they didn't want to so both decided to surprise him. "We'll sleep down here with you Harry," answered Katie. Susan nodded to show she agreed with her sister mate.
Harry's blush increased since he didn't expect them to both agree with his idea. He led them over to the side door, turned the dial to the required color and led the girls into the bedroom. The girls had to admit it was simple room, but it would work. After Harry cast the candle lighting charm on the room, he noticed one part of his plan he hadn't thought of: their sleeping wear. "Uh. Girls?" stuttered Harry.
"What's wrong Harry?" asked Susan.
"Well, I just realized a slight problem. What I'm wearing isn't what I normally sleep in and I doubt you both sleep in your robes. I don't want either of you to feel uncomfortable and…" said Harry, but was cut off by Katie's lips on his.
"Harry. We both know how noble you are and that you won't do anything we're not comfortable with. We trust you and, while I think I can speak for both of us that we aren't ready to go any farther than we currently have, we want to sleep next to you. We also want you to be comfortable too so don't change how you sleep for us and we won't change either," said Katie with care and understanding that eased Harry's nerves and bolstered Susan's own determination.
Harry pulled off his muscle shirt as he made his way over to the bed showing his lean, but athletic form. Susan and Katie both wore matching blushes as they looked at their mate admiring his physique. While both knew they weren't ready to take their relationship any farther than they had, they had to admit they were looking forward to when they did take it farther. Both girls gave each other matching grins. 'Two can play at this game,' they thought.
Harry turned to look at his mates to see if they had second thoughts only for his brain to shut down as both girls dropped their robes to show what they wore underneath. Harry had his thoughts on what they could have been wearing, but it still didn't prepare him for seeing it. Katie wore a tight, red silk nightie that barely made it to mid thigh with gold lace around her breasts and showed off her stunning figure. Susan wore an equally tight, sheer nightie that was black instead of red that barely contained her assets, but made her look no less stunning than Katie. Since Susan's nightie was sheer he could see through some of it and notice she wore matching knickers. Both girls were happy to see the reaction they got out of Harry and made their way over to the bed.
They waited for Harry to get settled on the bad before they followed him in. Katie moved over Harry straddling him briefly, which got him to tense, as she kissed him chastely before laying on his left side with his arm around her. Susan scooted in on his other size and gave him a kiss of her own before she settled down with him. Both girls sighed in content at being able to cuddle with their new boyfriend, now mate. Harry let out his own sigh enjoying his position with his two lovely mates.
"Harry? Can I ask you something?" asked Katie.
"Sure Katie," replied Harry.
"What was all that about the Beleren line that Nic was talking about? I'm new to all this and I'd like to know what I'm getting into," said Katie.
"I'd like to know too Harry," said Susan. She may know Harry was the heir to three families, but she didn't know much about the Beleren line.
Harry sighed gently and pulled his girls close enjoying the feeling of having their sexy bodies next to him before telling them what they wanted to know. He told them everything he knew about the Nevernever, shadow wolves, the Fae Courts, the Dragon Clans, and his life up until now, which Katie didn't know about.
"I swear I'll kill those worthless fat bastards!" ranted Katie. She calmed down however when Harry tightened his grip on her side and kissed her forehead gently.
"So you're descended from shadow wolves and you will turn into one?" questioned Susan.
"Yep," said Harry. "My ancestors were the first 'werewolves', but not in the same sense they are thought of today. The werewolves of today we call the Cursed, because they can't control themselves or when they change. They must shift when the full moon is out and they are constantly at battle with their inner wolf; plus they look like a gaunt and starved form of a slightly bigger than average wolf. We, on the other hand, are considered blessed." He paused to catch his breath. "We are more like animagi, shape-shifters. We can control when we 'shift' and run our body in harmony with our inner wolf. We still maintain our human mind, but just a more primal link. We also are different looking. Instead of being sickly, we 'shift' into giant wolves roughly the size of a horse. Also according to Nic, we very in fur color between black and grey, but the most common is black; our fur also will have odd colored tips that help to differentiate each tribe member. Our transformation also isn't painful or drawn out like the Cursed's transformations are; it's sudden and painless one second we're human the next wolf. Almost like an explosion of power as Nic described it."
The girls saw Harry's face showing uncertainty, and knew instinctively what he was worried about. Both girls cuddled into him more, brushing their bodies even more against their mate who stiffened looking at them in shock.
"We're not going anywhere Harry," said Susan.
"Damn right we aren't," mumbled Katie into his shoulder.
"You're our mate and stuck with us so don't think that we would abandoned you simply because you turn into a wolf," continued Susan. "Besides, when me and Katie were getting to know each other earlier today we found out that both of us have the same favorite animal. We both love wolves, and the fact that our boyfriend can turn into one is incredibly sexy."
Harry was shocked to tears that his girls supported him and both girls leaned up and kissed his tears before each giving him a kiss on the lips. It wasn't long before all three were sound asleep with matching smiles on their faces.
~O0o-Oct. 31, 1993-o0O~
The ten days since Harry started dating his two mates had been some of the best of his life. He was doing great in his classes aside from Potions, second only to Hermione, and when he wasn't in class he was hanging with his girls, together or solo, and spending time with Hermione. Unfortunately, his friendship with Ron was slowly becoming strained by his new attitude toward his schooling and his time with his girls and surrogate sister.
One good change happened the morning after he had slept with his girls. The girls had split from him so they could get dressed and cleaned up, as did Harry. He then made his way down to the Great Hall holding Katie's hand, but before entering the hall they released their hands since he and the girls had agreed to keep their relationship a secret for the time being since Harry was still wary of a few people. As he and Katie took their seats next to Angelina and Alicia, Hermione soon joined them with Ron close behind. It was only a few more minutes when Susan and Hannah walked by waving morning to everyone. What no one noticed was Susan's eyes had a ghostly glow to them as she used her mage sight, as Harry had asked her to find out if anyone within the school may be connected to their tribe.
Susan pulled Harry aside later that day to tell him what she had seen. Apparently several of his tribe mates were in the school. She noted that a few green threads went to Angelina and Alicia; meanwhile a blue and green thread went to Hermione. Neither of those revelations really shocked him, but her next two observations did. She told him that his two silver Beta threads connected to none other than the Weasley twins, and one of his gold Mate threads went to the Slytherin table, however she couldn't tell who it connected to from just a glance. While Harry was shocked about the twins being his future Betas, he had to admit it made sense and he would have a tough time finding better generals with their combined minds. That one of his Beta Mates was in Slytherin was completely different matter, while he had come to get along with a few of the snakes, whom he got to know in his Runes and Arithmancy classes, he could only hope that it was one of them.
Harry had a free period today and with his girls off hanging with their other friends, and Hermione in the library, he was in his trunk working on his Runes project since he had to have the concept prepared before Christmas break. He was currently having a debate with Nic on the different runic schemes that he could use for his project.
"So I should try looking at some Astrological runes to help with stabilizing the shields for the bracelet?" asked Harry.
"Right. Those old runes are good for stabilizing a ward or ritual circle so I don't see why it wouldn't help with your idea," was Nic's reply. "So I suggest you do some research on the powers that each rune harnesses and which would work well together."
Harry nodded before going back to his reading. Things went on like this for an hour until Nic reminded Harry of a question he'd asked a few months prior.
"By the by Harry. I have the answer to that question you asked me," said Nic.
"And?" asked Harry expectantly. The question Nic was referring to was one Harry had posed at the beginning of term after he had met Remus. He had questioned Nic whether or not there was a way to cure Remus without killing him since that was currently the only way to 'cure' a 'Cursed' as far as wizarding Britain was concerned. So Harry had tasked Nic with sifting through his knowledge to see if there was a way to help his professor and friend.
"Yes and no," stated Nic. "There is an old ritual that your ancestors used at one time to help the mates of the female wolves of the old tribes to make the transformation. Later when the first Cursed were born it was used to 'cure' them, but the person would still be able to change just as your people did. The point of course is that he would still be a shifter, but he will have none of the weaknesses that a Cursed does."
Harry thought about this for a few minutes running the pros against the cons; and realized that this truly was a best case scenario. He resolved to talk to Remus as soon as he could and tell him of the ritual and about the Beleren bloodline.
"When can it be done?" he asked.
"The ritual needs to be done the day of a full moon, but I would suggest the day of the Hunter's Moon. He must make the shift the night of the ritual and this would allow you to have someone with you when you make your first shift as well," commented Nic.
'Makes sense,' Harry thought. "I'll talk with Remus in a few days about it and make sure he's willing to do it. Is there any risk involved?"
"None. The ritual isn't risky for men as long as they are healthy. Mortal women don't take the ritual because it can be too stressful on their bodies and can cause multiple problems physically and psychologically. It's the main reason why only men or Cursed men and women, take it," stated Nic.
Harry nodded in understanding as he closed his notebook and put it back on his shelf next to Nic's desk.
"Another thing Harry. How many of those nature books have you read through?" asked Nic.
"Roughly three. I think I've got a good handle on their behavior and biology now," answered Harry. Since the second dream, Nic had Harry starting reading books on wolves and the packs so that when he started changing he would have a good grasp on his inner wolf.
"Good. That should be all for today."
Harry nodded and was about to leave when he noticed his 'Nym Book', as he playfully called it, glowing and frowned slightly. It had been a few days since she had sent him a message and the last one wasn't great. Apparently a wizard she had been eyeing had asked her out and on the first date had asked her to change into another co-worker. Needless to say Tonks was not in a happy mood and had ranted to hour for nearly two hours through their notebooks. Luckily Harry didn't have to explain too much to his girls, Hermione, or any other friends about where he was and told the girls about it when he had them alone. He opened the notebook.
Harry,
Thank you for your concern it actually made me feel better. I'm still frustrated since all I ever seem to find are bloody gits who only see me as some sex toy. To be honest I'm not sure I'll ever actually find a bloke who will see me for me and it really depresses me. Mum keeps telling me that I have a soul mate out their just waiting for me to find him. Sometimes I wonder if she could be a seer. I'm sorry about not sending much the last few days, my training with Mad-Eye is getting tougher and with the added frustrations in my love life I kinda just closed in at my flat.
Harry frowned at seeing his friend's writing going down such a depressing and wished he could help her.
Also I've had to deal with these strange recurring dreams the last few months. I thought they were silly at first, but something is telling me they mean something. I'm at the edge of a clearing under a dark violet sky looking at three massive wolves in the center. It's the same dream each time. Maybe I'm just being weird. Gotta run Harry, my next shift starts in thirty. I'll answer your reply on my break. Be safe. Miss you.
Nym.
Harry stared in shock at what he had just read. He re-read it just to make sure he didn't miss something, but it was the same as the first time. 'Did I miss something? I thought only the Alphas could have the dream,' thought Harry.
"Nic! Nic!" shouted Harry.
"What? I thought we were done for today," replied Nic. Nic listened as Harry relayed Tonk's message and the skull had to admit it was amusing. Harry himself couldn't shake the fact that he could feel the grin from the spirit. "Well Harry I believe you just found one of your Beta mates."
"But you said that only the Alphas could have the dreams," said Harry. He knew the skull was grinning now.
"I never said that only your Alphas would have them, I merely stated that the fact they had the dreams and were wolves in the dreams proved it. Your Betas will have the dreams too, but from a third person view."
"But Nym couldn't talk to Jace," worried Harry.
"But what could she do?" countered Nic.
Harry paused at that and let his mind drift back to his time with Nym in Diagon Alley, when they had spent time getting to know and about each other. However, one instance stood how to him above the others. He had left to go down to the pub and bring them back some lunch on one of her days off. Although admittedly he remembered that day more for the outfit she was wearing, he thought with a grin. 'Ah, gotta love short shorts and spaghetti strap tops that show off that toned belly. And the ass and bits were nothing to sneeze at neither.' But he did remember her mentioning it odd that she could feel Jace's emotions, and they had simply let it slip their minds as she just loved animals, especially since she couldn't hear him.
"She could feel his emotions," said Harry.
"Correct and a sign of a Beta," replied Nic. "You may not have realized it Harry, but you can talk to Jace and feel his emotions as you will be able to with all your tribe members. Your Alpha females however can only talk to him, meanwhile your Betas will feel his emotions. This will change once they have completely joined the tribe. I suggest you find a way to talk to her face to face and explain everything to her."
Harry nodded and bid Nic 'goodnight' once again before turning back to his 'Nym Book.'
Nym,
I'm sorry again for everything that you had to deal with the git. He doesn't deserve your frustration if he can't see how beautiful you truly are. No matter what form you take. There is someone out there for you Nym, you may have already met him and not even realized it. I miss you too Nym. I miss being able to hang out with you in the alley, or just grabbing lunch. I want to see you this Hogsmeade weekend if you can make it. I will find a way out of the castle so I can see you. I may know what your dream means, but I'd rather tell you in person. Hope you agree.
Love,
Harry.
~O0o—o0O~
Later that night found Harry in his bed looking over the Marauder's Map while his dorm mates slept off the food from the Halloween feast. He chuckled as he heard Ron mumble about spiders in his sleep. He had taken up a habit of looking at the map at night trying to memorize the routs the professors took as they patrolled the castle. He noticed tonight was the four Head of House professors and about four prefects. He was looking over another flap of the map when his eyes stopped on one name walking the halls.
Peter Pettigrew.
Harry's brain began to spin. He had talked to Remus once or twice about the man Sirius had supposedly killed. While both could contest that Sirius didn't sell out the Potters, nor did he receive a trial, but Peter had been a different topic. Seeing him on the map confirmed Harry and Remus' theory: Pettigrew had faked his death and set up Sirius for the fall. Harry felt his blood boil at the injustice that this single man had caused. He didn't even think. He cancelled the map and took off out of Gryffindor tower like a bat out of hell fully intent on hunting down the bastard.
Harry was speeding down one hallway toward where he had last seen the name, he hadn't seen any other names near the area, so he believed that whoever he found in the area would be Peter. As he passed one of the large windows he came to a dead stop as he was bathed in red light. He turned slowly to look out the window and his eyes focused on the scene before him. In the sky was a large, full blood moon. In all the excitement of the last few weeks, Harry had forgotten that tonight was the Blood Moon. Nic had warned him that on this night he must stay in and sleep to have his last dream before the Hunter's Moon. This warning came with the knowledge that if he saw the moon it would force him into his dreams. This is what happened as Harry felt something inside him snap and he fell into darkness.
~O0o-To Be Continued-o0O~
And so ends chapter five. Sorry for the long wait, but this was the fifth draft of this chapter as I tried to make it up to my specifications. I hope you all enjoyed it and the next chapter will be up soon. As always R&R.