Chapter 6: The Room of Requirement and Pranks
Harry made his way back to Gryffindor Tower alone. He was in such a daze that he never noticed that Alex had came up behind him. Alex quietly followed Harry back to the Common Room, listening to his brother's thoughts.
Wow. Just a few minutes alone with Kat and Harry is almost head over heels in love with her. We get these D.A.D.A. meetings going and he really will be. They seem to make a great pair, if we can get Harry to really fall for her. After that kiss on the cheek on his own, I don't think that going to be a problem. Alex thought to himself as he walked along.
As Alex watched Harry take the shortcut, Alex ran full sprint to reach the Gryffindor Tower first. With his speed, Alex had no problem of getting there first. Alex was just getting settled into his chair when Ron, Hermione and Ginny all filed in.
"Where's Harry?" Alex asked as they joined him at the table where he was sitting.
"I'm guessing he's not back yet then." Hermione said with a sly grin. "How did it go?"
Alex bit back the smirk and nodded. "If Kat keeps up her game, Harry will so be her's by the time we start these meetings."
"That is if Harry agrees to teach us. So far, every time the subject comes up, he changes the topic. He won't agree to it." Hermione answered.
"Oh I have every bit of confidence that Harry will say yes this time if you ask him." Alex said with a huge grin. "All that needs to be done now is set up the meeting times."
As Alex finished his remark, the portait hole opened up and Harry walked in. Harry walked over and joined the group sitting at the table and pulled up a chair to sit down.
"Hermione, I know that you have asked me several times now about teaching you guys Defense, with me saying no every time so far. I gave it some thought and I have decided to teach you guys Defense. You're right, you guys do need someone to teach you how to defend yourselves and Umbridge is not doing that." Harry said as he looked around at the table.
"Let me know when the first meeting is and sign me up. I'll come to your class Harry." Alex said, gently slapping his brother on the back.
"Let's see how many will come before we start planning anything." Harry told him. "Who knows how many will want me to teach them."
"Leave it to us mate, we'll get the word out and get some takers." Ron told him.
"Yeah leave it to us." Ginny added.
"Hermione. Ginny. Could I talk to you two ladies for a bit?" Alex asked as the common room finally started clearing out for the night. "Was wondering if I could get you ladies to help me with something."
Ginny and Hermione looked at each other and made their way over to where Alex was sitting. Alex was perched up in one of the windows overlooking the grounds. It had been raining for almost two weeks now and Alex was starting to feel the strain of not being able to change once a week like normal.
One, he was wanting to play a joke on the caretaker Mr. Filch and two, he wanted to know if there a place in the castle to where he could go so he could "be alone."
"What can we help you with Alex?" Ginny asked.
"Well, I don't want to get the twins into trouble and Filch seems to be terrified of me as it is. I was wanting to play a joke on him and wanted to see if I could get the two of you to help me with it." Alex said as the girls stood next to him.
"A joke Alex?" Hermione asked with her arms folded across her chest. "As a school Prefect, I should not even know about this. This could get you into trouble and I don't want to see you getting into trouble."
"What kind of prank are you thinking about Alex? I'll help if Hermione won't." Ginny said smiling, wanting to see Filch being pranked.
"Umm well, Hermione." Alex started to say, giving Ginny a sideways glance. Telling Hermione would be telling one of his secrets, one that only Ginny knew about. "I don't know if Ginny has told you anything about me. Ginny is the only one who knows, student wise that is, what I am. I am trusting you with this information and I must stress this point, no one else is to know."
Hermione just looked at Alex and Ginny with a confused look on her face. "Why are you telling me if no one is know?" Hermione asked Alex, only to have Ginny answer.
"Because he trusts you. For him to trust you 'Mione is a big thing. He can't trust many with his secrets but only a select few. You and I are those select few."
Ginny turned and looked at her boyfriend with a warming smile on her face. Alex smiled back at her and nodded his head, giving her the ok to tell the older witch.
"It's kinda like this, Alex, well, he's a werewolf. He has been since he was 2 1/2. Those scars we saw on the train, those were from the attack that caused him to be the way he is now. Before you freak out, he's harmless." Ginny said as she moved closer to Alex and wrapped her arms around his waist. "And might I add, he is devilishly handsome to boot."
Alex wrapped his arms around Ginny and kissed the top of her head smiling. He gave her a loving look and she gave him the same look in return.
"Ron can not know about me until I deem ready to tell him. You saw for yourself, Hermione, how he reacted awhile back when I was only sitting close to Ginny. He was ready to hex me to oblivion. Imagine how and what he would try to do to me if it were to get out that I was a young werewolf who was, in fact, dating his only sister." Alex said. "Harry can not know as well. And no, I can not give reasons on why Harry can not know. Ginny has already tried to get me to answer that and I am afraid I still can not answer that question. The time is not right for that one."
"Please 'Mione, keep this between just us three." Ginny pleaded with her friend.
Hermione only nodded her head in agreement.
"Thanks Hermione. Thanks for keeping my secret." Alex said with a smile. "So, would you like to know the prank or not?"
Both girls nodded their heads and let out a loud laugh as Alex told them of his would-be prank.
"I want to see his face when Alex pulls this prank off." Ginny said laughing, wiping the tears from her eyes.
A few days had passed since Alex and Ginny told Hermione what Alex was, and Alex told them of his prank. He also had asked about a place to where he could go inside the castle and change forms. Hermione told him of a room on the seventh floor that would change to the person's needs. Alex said he would give it a try if the rain didn't stop soon. He was pushing two weeks of not changing and his temper was becoming very short. It was a matter of time before he snapped at someone and then he wouldn't be able to hold back changing if that was to happen.
Alex was sitting at the table finishing up his Charms and Tranfiguration homework when it finally happened. A first year who had been sitting near by was getting very frustrated by all the potions homework that he had and was starting to complain loudly. He griped and carried on for about ten minutes when Alex spun around in his chair and flat out told the youngster to "shut the hell up." The poor first year all but jumped out of his seat when Alex yelled at him and tears welled up in the boy's eyes.
Alex sat there trying to calm himself to no avail. He had already waited too long and he could feel the change coming. He tried gripping the side of his chair but the armrests only snapped off in his hands. Ginny seeing what her boyfriend was going through, raced over to Alex's side to see if she could help calm him down.
Alex leaped out of his chair when Ginny touched his arm. With his skin starting to tighten, any touch hurt him.
"Back off!" He growled at her. "Don't touch me."
"Alex, please, let me help." Ginny said in a low voice. "Come with me. Let's 'go for a walk', using the code pharse that her, Alex and Hermione came up with the other night. Using that phrase meant that Alex would be going up to the seventh floor to the Room of Requirement to change, since it was still pouring down rain.
Ginny lead Alex from Common Room and ran all the way to the seventh floor, with Alex hot on her heels. Ginny skidded to a halt in front of the wall where the door was to be. Alex leaned up against the wall across from the "doorway" and waited.
"Gin, hurry. I cann't hold back much longer." Alex pleaded.
With a quick nod, Ginny began pacing back and forth in front of the empty wall, repeating three times in her mind what she wanted the room to become.
I need a place full of woods and animals to hunt for Alex.
I need a place full of woods and animals to hunt for Alex.
I need a place full of woods and animals to hunt for Alex.
After the third pass, Ginny heard the popping sound of the doorway appearing. She opened her eyes and saw the door opening up for her. Alex raised his head and saw the door opening up and without waiting for Ginny, he rushed by her into the room that was now full of woods.
No sooner had Alex entered the "woods," he was feverishly pulling off his clothes and tossing them to the side. Once he had rid his body of all of his clothes, he dropped to the ground on his hands and knees. He lower his head between his shoulder blades and arched his back just time to feel his body rushing the change. He let out a painful scream as the change came fast and hard.
Ginny had closed the door when she followed Alex in and watched as Alex pulled his clothes off and dropped to the ground. She carefully gathered his clothes and placed them in a neat pile and was about to gather his boots when he let out a scream that made her jump. She watched in horror as Alex transformed from the handsome man that he was to massive greyish-blonde wolf that she had first encountered a few months ago by the lake.
After a few minutes had passed, Alex slowly raised himself up from the ground. He blinked his eyes a few times, letting them adjust to the change and went through his post-change procedures. The first thing he checked after getting his sight adjusted was his back. Alex stretched his back, listening to the vertebra pop into place. He then stretched both his back legs, stretching out the muscles that were stiff from not running. He followed that up by stretching out his front legs the same way as his back legs.
The next thing that Alex tested out was his jaws. He opened and closed his jaws as if he was yawning, letting out a soft howl in the process. He rotated his ears, getting them adjusted to the sounds of nature that was abundant in his new surroundings. He flexed his paws in the dirt beneath him, letting the dirt cover his feet. The last thing to check was his tail. He turned and looked back at his tail, watching it swish back and forth, rubbing against his hind quarters.
He crouched down as if to pounce, but only to jump straight up in the air. As he jumped, he twisted his wolf body and did a full barrel roll in mid-air. He landed with a soft thud and as soon as his feet hit the ground, he proceded to chase his tail, spinning round and round. When he stopped spinning, Alex had the tip of his tail between his teeth, proud of his accomplishment. He let go of his tail when he heard a soft giggle. Alex spun around and started growling at his intruder, only to find it to be Ginny, watching over him.
"Having fun I take it?" Ginny said holding her side, now laughing so hard she couldn't stand any longer and sank to the ground.
Alex stood there staring at Ginny with his emerald green eyes. Without warning, Alex tore off through the woods as fast as he could run. He tested out his nose as he ran through the woods, picking up on a trail of a rabbit. As he ran, the rabbit whose trail Alex had picked up, turned and started running back towards Ginny. Alex hit his brakes and turned a 180 and tore after the rabbit again.
As Ginny came back into view the rabbit slowed down, not knowing which way to run. It's slowing down was all Alex needed in order to catch his snack. Alex sank his teeth squarely into the rabbits back, causing it to squeal loudly. With one violent shake of his head, the squealing from the rabbit stopped. Just for good measure, Alex sank his teeth even further into the rabbit causing it's blood to to spray Alex in the face.
Alex dropped the rabbit and shook his head to get the warm liquid out of his eyes. As Alex lowered himself down to the ground to enjoy his snack, he heard Ginny stop laughing and get quiet. He smiled inwardly to himself. Now she gets to see me how I am in all my wolf glory.
"Awww man. Do you HAVE to eat that in front of me Alex. That is completely revolting." Ginny said, turning her head, trying not to watch as Alex tore into the rabbit, ripping the flesh and meat from it's bones. Ginny shuddered at the sound of the rabbit's bones breaking under the strength of her boyfriend's jaws.
Alex finished up his snack and was watching Ginny out of the corner of his eye. He had to time this just right to get the maximum effect that he was wanting. While Ginny had her head turned, Alex sprang towards her. Ginny was sitting on the ground and was in the perfect position for him to pounce on her.
As Ginny turned around to face Alex, she was met by the huge wolf flying through the air and landing on top of her. Ginny fell back at the wieght of Alex jumping on her. She let out a shriek that was met by Alex licking her entire face.
"ALEX!" Ginny yelled as she started laughing. "That was uncalled for."
Alex continued to lick Ginny's face as she started gasping for air from laughing so hard. Alex stopped, pulled his head back and stared down at his girlfriend. He locked his eyes with Ginny's and lost himself in her gaze.
Merlin, she is so beautiful. There is nothing in this world that I wouldn't do for her. How did I get so lucky to get to be with her. I would gladly give my life for her. She is my life mate, that I am certain of.
Ginny laid on the ground and stared back up at the wolf stradling her. As she slowly raised her hand to stroke it fur, Alex lower his head and growled softly at her. She dropped her hand back to the ground and watched as Alex slowly lowered himself on top of her, covering her with his wolf body.
Ginny smiled as she felt Alex as he laid on top of her. His fur was soft to the touch when he finally allowed her to touch him. She gently stroked his fur, from the top of his head to about the middle of his back. He gently laid his head on her chest, with his nose inches from her chin. His two front paws were tucked under her shoulders and his hind feet had her hips pinned together, and his tail drapped between her legs, reaching down to her knees.
Ginny wrapped both her arms around him in a loving embrace and kissed the top of his muzzle.
"I love you, you know that right?" Ginny asked him.
Alex let out a soft barking howl and nodded his head. He brushed his muzzle against her neck and gave a soft sigh. He knew that she loved him and he hoped that she knew that he loved her in return.
"As much as I do love you Alex, I cann't. I cannt' be with you like this. No offense love, but I prefer the one on one human thing if you know what I mean." Ginny said, trying to keep a straight face. "I want to be with you but only in your human form. Shagging you in your wolf form wouldn't be right."
Alex raised his head and gave Ginny a soft kiss on the neck and raised himself off of her. He lower his head between his shoulder blades slightly and closed his eyes.
A few minutes later, Alex rolled to his left and collasped on the ground panting. He laid on his bare back trying to catch his breathe after changing. That was one of the things he did hate about being a werewolf, the feeling weak after a change. As he laid there, gathering his strength, he felt a soft gentle touch on his bare chest. He slowly turned his head and saw Ginny staring at him through his half-closed eyes.
"Gimme a few please. I need to regain my strength." He whispered softly. He turned his head upwards and covered his eyes and head with both his arms. He had is right knee bent with his right foot flat on the ground while his left leg was stretched straight out, his normal position for his after change back to human.
A few minutes had passed when he finally reached out to his left where he knew Ginny last was. When he reached out, his hand found its target. Ginny was laying next to him still, but as he ran his hand over her, he noticed that she was minus her clothes. While he was recovering from changing back to human, Ginny removed her clothes, ready to give herself to Alex.
When Alex's hand touched nothing but bare skin, everything in him came alive once again. As he rolled to his left side, he could feel himslef getting very aroused at the sight of Ginny laying naked by his side. He propped his head up with his left hand, resting on his elbow and caressed the side of her face with his right. Ginny reached out to cup his face with her hand and pulled him to her.
Alex let himself be pulled to Ginny without fighting it. If Ginny was willingly giving herself to him, who was he to fight it. Even though he would never admit to anyone, he was letting Ginny control the relationship and how far they went. If she was ready for him to take her, he would let her make the first move. And make the first move she did.
Ginny pulled him to her and kissed his lips lightly. Alex returned the kiss with a little more passion. As he caressed her bottom lip with his tongue, she parted her lips to allow him more access to her mouth. When the moan escaped from her mouth, Alex slid his right hand down and rested it just below her bellybutton. Once he was done preforming the contraception charm on her, he did the charm on himself as well.
Alex pulled his head back to break the kiss and to look into Ginny's eyes. The only look he found in her eyes was one of passion and of love. He gave her a gentle smile and kissed the tip of her nose.
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Ginny snaked her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her once again.
"Take me Alex." she whispered to him. "Take me now and make me yours. I only want to be with you and to be only yours."
As Alex nodded his head, Ginny wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling him once again to her.
"I'll be as gentle as I can. I don't want to hurt you. Please tell me if it hurts as all and I will stop." he said to her as he came down on her slowly.
He felt her tense and arch her back as he entered her for the first time. He kept his eyes locked on her face, watching for any sign of pain. One of the things his brothers Dalton and Nick had told him was that when he took a mate for the first time or any time, to keep his eyes open and to watch her face for any signs of pain. The reason being, they told him, was that male werewolves had the tendicy to be bigger than a normal human male and therefore, they could hurt their female mate alot easier and quicker than a average human male. Hurting Ginny was the last thing he wanted to do, and he figured if anyone would know more about sex, it would most certainly be those two.
The only look Alex was seeing on Ginny's face was one of pure pleasure. For being his first time, Alex must have been doing something right. Every few minutes, Ginny would let out a passion filled moan and she would tighten her legs around his waist. Her hands had moved from the back of his hair to his back, and she would dig her fingernails into his back and let out a moan.
Alex lowered his head and planted soft, gentle kisses down the side of her neck and nibbled very gently on her ear lobe. Ginny turned her head towards Alex and buried her face into his shoulder.
Oh sweet Merlin! Ginny thought to herself, forgetting all about ALex's ability to hear people's thoughts. Alex most certainly knows what he is doing. I have never been with anyone that makes me feel this good. Hell, I've never been with anyone period. Merlin's beard, he feels good. I would have wanted him to take me sooner if it hadn't been for Ron following us around for the longest time. I'm glad Hermione got him to back off finally.
Ginny tilted her head beack met Alex's gaze. SHIT! I forgot he hears thoughts. Ginny smiled up at Alex as he let out a small laugh.
"Forgot about that did you?" he asked.
Ginny nodded her head just as a wave of ecstacy came over her. Alex felt her back arch and a moan that he had never heard from her, escaped from her lips.
The last thing that came from her mouth was his name as she cried out his name and she felt her body shudder as if she was chilled. She felt him tense up and saw his eyes squint to an almost close. When he finished inside her, he slowly lower himself down on her, propping himself up on his elbows. With one hand, he gently wiped the sweat beads from her forehead. Through out the entire love-making session, Alex never once broke a sweat.
That was another thing Dalton and Nick had told him. When it came time for his first mating, he was to take things slow. If he rushed it, it would not only be over before he got any pleasure from it, he would also have to work harder for it, causing him to sweat more. If he took it slow and steady, he would get more plaesure as well as his mating partner. She would benefit as well from him going slow, giving her time to reach her peak and finish. If done right, Alex and whoever his first partner was would finish about the same time.
Alex gently lower his head and placed a gentle kiss on Ginny's lips.
"Thank you." he said softly to her. "You are my first, last and only partner. From the day we first met, my heart only knew of one person, you. I cann't see myself with anyone else. I will follow you to the end of this earth if you asked me too."
"You would really do that, for me?" Ginny asked him.
"Yeah, I would. I would also protect you with my life. I would rather die than have you get hurt. That why I jumped my brother Nick that day by the lake. Nick only chases girls for one thing, sex. That's all he cares about. That was also why he came sniffing at you, he picked up your scent as being unmated. He wanted to claim you for himself but I couldn't let him."
"Oh my sweet werewolf." Ginny whispered. "So kind and so caring."
Ginny placed a soft kiss on Alex's lips and pressed her forehead against his.
Alex smiled and kissed the tip of her nose and slowly lifted himself fully off of her. He didn't want to pull out of Ginny too fast and hurting her. He sat on the ground next to her and reached for his clothes and hers. Ginny slowly sat up next to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Alex handed her her clothes as he started dressing himself. Ginny removed her arms as she accepted her clothes from Alex and proceded to get dressed herself.
As she was buttoning up her jeans, a scary thought crossed her mind. Before she could voice it, Alex started laughing.
"No worries Gin, I took care of that before we started. It is and was the strongest contraception charm I know of. Remus taught it to me a couple of years ago, when I first turned into a teenager. He promised me that if I used it, there was no way I would impregnate my mate unless we were both ready." Alex told her as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Was that why you placed your hand on my lower abdomen? You were doing the charm." Ginny said nodding her head.
"Yeah I was. I not only placed it on you, but I placed it on myself as well. Did you by chance feel a sudden warmness come over you there?"
"Yeah I did."
"Good, then it worked. I wanted to ask you when I did the charm but I didn't want to alarm you by failing to do it right."
Ginny laughed as pulled Alex into another passionate kiss. Kissing him always made him stop rambling, which he was prone to do when he got nervous. Luckly for her, she knew how to put a stop to it.
"Come on Gin, we need to be heading back. I don't need to give Ron a reason to kill me. It is bad enough he knows you and I took off without warning. You do realize that we are in for a ton of questions from Ron and Hermione. Harry, I don't think he going to care too much. His mind is more on Kat at the moment, and I don't hink he even saw us leave."
Ginny took Alex's outstretched hand and together they walked back to the Gryffindor Common Room.
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"Wonder where the bloody hell they took off too?" Ron asked. "What the hell is up with Alex and his foul mood too? Never seen him that snappy before."
Hermione got a nervous look to her but kept her promise to Alex, "Maybe it just stress from Potions. You know he still having problems with Professor Snape still. Still cann't believe that he goes after Alex every chance he gets. I mean I know he was bad with Harry, but now he is just totally going after Alex full force. Harry messed up the other day in potions and Professor Snape blew it off like it was nothing."
"Hermione, your rambling. What do you know that none of us know?" Ron asked her. "Besides, haven't Alex and my sister been gone long enough? He better not had tried anything with her. If he has, I'll make him sorry."
"Oh really? You're going to make my boyfriend sorry are you if he tried anything with me?" Ginny said, causing Ron to jump out of his seat. "And what if I was the one to try something with him. Are you going to make me sorry?"
"That not what I meant." Ron said, picking himself up off the floor. "Where and when did you two come back?"
"Just now." Alex said as he held out a hand to help pull Ron to his feet. "Like your sister said, if anything happens, it is all her doing not mine."
Ginny turned and faced her boyfriend with both hands on her hips. "Want to continue down this path Alex or do you want to stop?"
Alex turned to face his girlfriend and raised his hand in submission. "That wasn't meant like that I swear. I just meant that I wasn't gonna make a move in our relationship unless I knew that was what you wanted."
"That had better be all you meant." Ginny said glaring at Alex.
"Since the two of you are back, Hogsmeade trip next weekend. Wanted to see about having the first meeting for the "study group" then and wanted your opinions." Hermione said, still laughing at the scolding Alex had just recieved from Ginny.
Alex just stood back with his hands stuffed deep into his pockets and looked to Ginny to answer. He caught a glimpse of Ron and Harry both smirking at the way Ginny already had him "whipped."
"It only going to get worse for you Alex." Ron said now doubled over in a laughing fit. "Never knew my sister could control a guy as fast as she does with you. You must really care for Ginny to let her control you like that."
"As long as it is Ginny who is controling me, I don't care mate." Alex said with a grin on his face.
"Yes Hermione, next weekend sounds great for the first meeting. We'll all be there." Ginny said blushing.
"Oh Alex, I have some thing for you, now that you are back." Hermione said, trying to bite back the laughter at her friend. "I did some 'work' on that certain project you asked me to help you with and I think I have it down right for you."
Alex's face lit up with the biggest grin as he pulled Ginny and Hermione back out through the portait hole to find Filch. Ron and Harry looked at each other with equally confused looks and followed the three out. They caught up with the three teenagers as they entered the Charms classroom.
As Ron and Harry got closer, the door opened and they saw Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat, go running out the door and down the corridor. As they watched the cat flee for it's life, a massive wolf came barreling out of the classroom right behind it. Students that were in the corridor jumped out of the massive wolf's way and cheered it on as it continued to give chase to the pesky cat. As the conjured fake cat ran up the stairs, Alex in his wolf form paced himself for the right moment to pounce on the made-up cat.
As the cat and Alex rounded the corner, Filch came around the far corner at the end of the long corridor at the same time. When he saw his "cat" being chased by the massive wolf, he tried to run as fast as he could to save his cat. Just as the cat went to leap up towards Filch's waiting arms, Alex leaped at the same time, sinking his teeth into the middle of the cat's back. The momentum from the jump propelled Alex over Filch's head and he landed behind Filch with a soft thud.
The students that were able to watch the chase, cheered as the wolf used the cat as a four-legged chew toy. They all laughed as they watched the wolf toss the cat into the air and catch it just before it hit the floor. Alex used the walls a few times as a springboard and leap through the air catching the cat time and time again. Filch watched on in horror as his beloved "cat" was being tortured by a massive werewolf, only not realizing that the cat that Alex was toying with an excellent conjured copy of his beloved cat. As Filch cried hysterically, the real Mrs. Norris came trotting up to her master, meowing to him to pick her up and hold her.
Filch stopped with the hysterics and glared at the massive wolf who was sitting now on his rear hunches, holding the imposter cat in his mouth. "I WILL HAVE YOU THROWN OUT OF HERE FOR THIS. JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE!"
Filch turned and stormed away, furious that he had been pranked once again by a student. As Alex turned to walk away, he turned and ran into Professor McGonagall.
"The Headmaster's office. NOW!"