Fred and George were in their room, relaxing. They had told Hermione they weren't feeling well, so she said it was probably because of their colds.

"Hermione, we've been over our cold for at least a week now!" replied Fred.

"Besides, I don't think if it was a cold, we'd have muscle and bone aches," said George.

"You'll be fine, trust me," said Hermione, even if she was worried. She left their room so they could keep relaxing, but instead of going downstairs, she went to Bill's room. She knocked on his door, and when he asked who it was, Hermione answered with, "It's Hermione. I have a few questions for you."

The door opened, and Fleur was sitting on Bill's bed. Bill smiled at Hermione, telling him to go sit by Fleur. She did as he said.

"So, Hermione, what's up?" he asked her, smiling.

"Well, first I should probably explain something," said Hermione. "Fred and I wanted to get away from publicity about the proposal. We went to my house, and there was a pack of dogs or something. But I've been thinking about it. It was night by the time we'd gotten to my house and it was a full moon. Fred and George got attacked, and it's almost the full moon again. They're saying they're not feeling well. That pack was a pack of werewolves."

"I may not be a true werewolf, but I'm suffering from side effects, too," said Bill. "I'm getting joint and muscle pains, I'm getting minor headaches, a lot of pain."

"Thanks, Bill," said Hermione, giving Bill a friendly hug before leaving. After she left, Bill turned to Fleur.

"That's the last thing we need, a pair of true werewolves in the family."

"Zey will be fine," said Fleur.

"Are you saying I'm worrying too much?" asked Bill.

"No, I am saying zat you shouldn't worry," answered Fleur. "Zis will be zeir first time, zey are not used to the pain ze full moon will bring to zem from now on."

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"This hurts so bad," complained Fred, rubbing his head. Hermione bursted into the room at that moment.

"Where were you?" asked George. He was holding his arm.

"You weren't attacked by dogs," said Hermione. "Remember the moon that night?"

"Oh, no," said Fred. "You're not saying—"

"—that those were werewolves?" continued George.

"Think about it," said Hermione. "Tailless, red eyes... Now you're not feeling well and it's only five days until the full moon!"

"Hermione, wolfsbane potion!" said Fred. "Give it to us before we transform on Saturday! It'll help us keep our heads and not attack anything or anyone!"

"Brilliant," said Hermione. "One problem, I don't know how to make it."

"There's plenty of books," said Fred. "Might have to use a summoning charm, mind you, but—"

"Fred. Maybe you forgot, but there. Is. A. Bloody. Bookstore. In. Hogsmeade!" said Hermione.

"Oh, yeah, right," said Fred, who was now red, partially with embarrassment.

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By three days until the full moon, the twins were almost always in their room. Hermione had already gotten a potions book for Saturday, and was practicing until it looked right. Bill and Fleur were helping Fred and George with the pain.

"I didn't know you knew that true werewolves feel like crap before and after they transform," teased Fred one day, causing everyone in the room to laugh.

"I may not transform, but the full moon makes me feel like crap, too, Fred," said Bill. "Even if I'm not a true werewolf. I got attacked by Greyback, I think that's enough."

"Yeah, it's like he's always in wolf form," said George.

"So what's Hermione doing?" asked Bill, looking at the brunette looking over the cauldron.

"Practicing brewing wolfsbane potion so we don't kill each other," said Fred, looking at George.

"Then she can treat us like dogs for the night!" said George, eyes glittering with happiness.

"Until we get too rough and one of us turns her into a werewolf," said Fred.

"I wouldn't mind it, Fred," said Hermione from her corner of the room. "Although, I've been practicing becoming an Animagus."

"But you're an otter, not a dog or wolf!" said Fred, obviously worried he would hurt Hermione if she became an Animagus and transformed when he and George transformed every full moon.

"If you take the wolfsbane potion I'll be fine because you won't attack anyone," said Hermione.

"Didn't you pay any attention in Defense Against the Dark Arts?" asked Bill.

"Yes, of course we did," said Fred. "Can I do something I've been holding in for I don't know how long?"

"Yeah, sure," said Bill. Fred let out a very loud howl. So did George. "Practicing, I'm guessing?" asked Hermione.

"Yep," said Fred and George in unison.

"If I get lost I'll listen," said Hermione, laughing.

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Fred and George had taken the wolfsbane potion, the little otter that was Hermione next to them. She'd managed to master turning into her animal in not very long. She was sitting on the table, and Fred started petting her.

"In your Animagus form, you can be called...," started Fred, trying to think of a name. "Splash."

Hermione squeaked her approval. She climbed onto Fred's back, and she would stay there (or try to) the rest of the night. They went outside, knowing Bill was watching through his window. Hermione jumped off of Fred and into the grass. She found a stream nearby, and went to get a drink from it. A few minutes later she heard howling from the twins. They calmly walked her way, but, unlike Lupin when he'd transformed in Hermione's third year, they were covered in a thick layer of fur. They also appeared to have tails. George was still missing his ear. Fred allowed Hermione to climb up his tail and onto his back, then he got a drink.

George had started scratching trees, obviously trying to mark their boundaries. Fred looked up from drinking the stream water and tilted his head. George just rolled his eyes and kept scratching the trees in the yard. When he was done, he came running back and barked for Fred to follow him. Before they were even halfway across the yard, Hermione, or Splash, as she was in otter form, jumped off Fred's back and transformed back into a human. She was surprised to see she was still clothed but didn't have much longer to think about it, because Fred ran over to her and jumped on her, much like a dog would, and started licking her face, like a dog would.

"So apparently, contrary to Muggle belief, wolfsbane tames werewolves," she said, laughing as George joined Fred next to her. Hermione rubbed George behind his ear, and he stuck his tongue out with closed eyes. Eventually, Fred got off of her, allowing her to transform back into Splash. Before she did, though, she talked to them a little. "Okay, guys, we need to set some rules I know you'll probably break. First of all, no going past George's boundaries. We can go into the field, just don't go out of the boundaries. Second, don't go into the house in your wolf form. The last thing we need is for your parents to get scared out of their wits." At this the twins looked at each other, obviously thinking this would be an amazing prank for Ron. "Oh, fine, we can prank Ron. But only once per night."

They went inside quietly, Hermione in her otter form, and snuck into Ron's room. Hermione got onto the end of Ron's bed, and both twins looked at Hermione, waiting for approval to prank Ron. When she nodded, they started licking Ron's face.

"What the—" started Ron, looking at the animals around him. "How—"

Hermione jumped off of his bed, turning back into her human form.

"Fred, George, I think you've done your part," she said to the pair of wolves that were now sitting on Ron's bed. They were sitting in a Fred-and-Georgish way.

"Hermione, what's going on?" asked Ron.

"Well, I'm an Animagus—"

"And Fred and George? Why are they wolves?" asked Ron. Fred and George nodded at Hermione encouragingly.

"Well, you know how we were in my house when you came to get us?" asked Hermione. Ron nodded. "There was a pack of werewolves living there, so Fred and George got attacked." Suddenly, Fred and George stiffened, sniffing the air. Hermione turned into her otter form. When they left, Ron followed.

Fred and George ran in a random direction, and Hermione tried to follow but Ron picked her up.

"I'm sure they've got it under control," he told her, rubbing her back. She curled up under his touch, instinct from being an otter. They heard barking that could only be Fred and George. There was a yelp. Were they fighting something? Hermione looked up from Ron's arms and climbed onto his shoulder.

Hermione got down from Ron's shoulder, slowly walking towards nearby trees. She stopped by the river running through it, and there was a second yelp from the trees. She put her paw in the water, then almost immediately took it back out.

"Too cold?" said Ron, smiling. Hermione glared at him. She looked for a way that could be how the two werewolves in the distance had crossed, and saw some rocks. She crossed over them and looked for paw prints. She heard snow crunching under Ron's shoes, then a howl from one of the twins.

Hermione continued looking for footprints, then she spotted what looked like two sets. "Do you think they're okay?" asked Ron, as he walked with Hermione next to him. She was running as fast as she could, with Ron now almost running. Hearing another howl, Ron sped up, grabbing Hermione, who climbed onto Ron's shoulder.

"Hermione, just turn back into a human!" he said as Hermione struggled to hold on. She rolled her eyes, and Ron paused so she could jump off. She turned back into her human form.

"When I'm an otter, call me Splash," said Hermione.

"'Kay," said Ron. "Come on," he continued as another howl came from the trees. Only now had she realized the sun was coming up. Fred and George would be turning back to humans soon. They heard another howl, then the sun started showing over the horizon. A few minutes later, Fred, with only a few scars, came running towards them.

"Hermione, we were attacked," he said. "Apparently, there's another pack living close to mine and George's territory. Follow me."

They did as he said. Eventually, they came to where Fred and George had been attacked. A trail of blood led to an area under a bush. The sight under the bush was almost unbearable.

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A/N: Finally, a cliffhanger that you'll have to wait a week or two to see the answer type thing to. I decided to make the twins werewolves because as far as I know, wolves don't usually have red eyes. Well, I'll start the next chapter but I won't share it for at least a week. Please review!