Few days later everyone was back at school or work. The students were all back to studying for their N.E.. In fury of this the group had forgotten Snape's birthday till a cake box came the day of. Apologizing for forgetting the day. Valentine's day was spent relaxing by a warm fire. Sharing it with the one you loved curled up nice and warm and happy.

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The girls were getting ready for bed. "I'm thinking about telling Arrum that I'm a lycanthrope."

"Are you off your rocker?" Dawn looked at her. "What Dawn means is, do you really want to tell him? Are you sure?" Alanna asked. "I'm not going to tell him now I'm going to wait till graduation. I'll tell him then." She said.

"Only if your sure." Jenna said. "I am sure. After the graduation feast I'll tell him. Come right out and say it 'Arrum I'm a werewolf.'"

"Remember we're here for you whatever happens." Dawn hugged her friend. Kain wanted to tell Arrum to have him love Orian as much as he loved her. She wanted to be able to run thought the forest with him and howl at the moon with him there. She wanted to show him that what was once a fear could be something beautiful and loving.

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Gareth, Raoul, Jenna, Arrum, Alanna and Bill were the only ones old enough to do magic outside of school from the small group. The next birthday coming up was Kain's. Then when they got back to school it was nothing but pure studying for their exams. They would get their N.E. and that be the end of it. The break was not spent in complete relaxation. Gareth found himself helping Hagrid with the birthing of four hippogriffs.

Jenna was stuck baby-sitting her cousins for three days. Bill could be found at his uncle's restaurant filling in for a waiter. Kain was making potions. Raoul was helping out his father who enjoyed doing odd jobs. The others were enjoying their break.

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"Well this is the day good luck." Jenna said looking at her friends. They had finally come to Exam day. They had had a full breakfast and were now on their way to their first classes for exams. "You make t sound like we're going on a dangerous mission and someone isn't coming back." Gareth put his arm around her.

"Well I'll see you all at dinner. I have to skip lunch for my potions exam. See you then." Kain walked down the hall for her first class. "So long my friends." Alanna left for hers. The others left for their classes.

Hours later after lunch and more exams they group of eight sat down to breath a sigh of relief that everything was over. They would just have to wait.

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Few days later the results were being passed out. "Okay before we look lets go out into the court yard so we don't have people looking at us crazy because we burst into tears." Alanna said. "Darling I don't know about bursting into tears but I'll be sure to catch Bill's when he does." Raoul joked.

"Haha. Silly git. Come on." Bill said getting up. The eight walked out into the courtyard. "Alright one."

"Two."

"Three." They opened the papers and looked scanning the pages. "Yes!" Jenna jumped up and down. "I passed."

"I did it. I passed everything. Barely but still." Bill smiled. The others passed as well. "Well what about you love?" Arrum looked over Kain's shoulder. "I passed all my classes." she smiled.

"Three days we graduate. I think we should celebrate with a butter beer." Gareth suggested. They agreed to the idea.

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Dear Mooney and Padfoot,

I PASSED! I'M GOING TO GRADUATE!

Kain

After the graduation ceremony they began the graduation feast. Half way thought Dumbledore stood to address the students. "I have a few announcements to make. Firstly may I say congratulations to those who passed. Secondly these students have done very well with their apprenticeships and wish to continue in them. Osiris Gunther of Hufflepuff will be working with Madam Hooch our flying instructor next year." Hufflepuff clapped.

"Dawn Mortimer has done very well with Madam Pomphrey in the hospital wing and will be continuing next year." the table clapped.

"Finally Kain Lupin-Black having completed her training is now to be acknowledged as a Potions master like that of Professor Snape." Dumbledore smiled then moved to sit down. " Snape sat at the teachers table and looked at the girl giving her a slight nod. "You did it." Arrum whispered into her ear.

"I need to talk to you about something. It's really important. Meet me in the astronomy tower at ten. She told him. " Arrum nodded.

Inside Arrum's mind it was full panic. Did I do something wrong? Does she want to break up with me? Is there a better guy out there she wants? Is there anything I gave that can use to make her change her mind?

The students were soon sent off to their rooms to pack the train was leaving tomorrow morning to take them home. Kain was up in her dorm for the last time with her friends. "You ready, it's almost ten." Dawn put her hands on her friend's shoulders. "I can do this. He has to know. Wish me luck."

Kain went off to the tower Arrum was already there looking out at the stars. "Arrum." Arrum turned around. "Kain whatever I did or didn't do I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I never told you I loved you enough. If there's a guy please reconsider. I will do anything to prove to you I'm better for you." Arrum rambled off. "Arrum it's nothing like that." She smiled faintly.

"Then what?" he looked her in the eyes.

"I have a secret one that only my family knows and the girls. I'm a werewolf. I've been one since I was three." Arrum backed away from her. A glint of fear and disbelief in his eyes. "Your a beast on the inside." he looked pained that this was happening. "It's not like I wanted this to happen. Please I love you." Kain tried to pull his face down to look her in the eye.

"I can't I'm sorry. I just can't." He ran out of the tower leaving Kain in tears. It was an hour before Alanna, Jenna and dawn showed up to console her. The next day on the train they found a carriage that was rarely used to sit in. Kain's eyes were blood shot and her face was stained with tears.

"Kain if it makes you feel any better the boys all know. Bill, Gareth and Raoul. They all know but were going to wait for you to tell them. They accept it and they care about you too. Don't worry there will be someone out there for you." dawn said. Kain shook her head as she chocked back a sob. When the train arrived Bill, Gareth and Raoul showed up.

"It'll be alright." They helped the girls off the train with their trunks. "We'll write you. Don't do anything reckless." Jenna told her. Remus scanned the heads of the students looking for his daughter when he saw a glimpse of her he went right over. A large smile graced his face. But when he saw the look on the face of the younger werewolf it was gone. "What's wrong Pup?" Kain looked into amber eyes and burst into tears burying her face in Remus' chest and crying.

"Shh. It'll be okay." He held her close and rubbed her back till the tears stopped. "Lets get you home." when they arrived home Remus got her trunk while Kain picked up Stella. Walking thought the door Sirius came rushing out of his office ready to hug his daughter hello. But the look on her face stopped him. "What's wrong?" She didn't answer just continued up the stairs.

In her room Kain let Stella out of her cage, Locked the door, kicked off her shoes and climbed into the covers where she cried herself to sleep.

For the next two weeks Kain sat in her room depressed. She hadn't eaten anything and had stayed in her bed or the window seat with Stella and Hedwig as the only company. Sirius, Harry, Remus and Severus had all tried to coax the witch from her room but none succeed. The four sat in the living room trying to think of ways to get her out. "Do you even know what made her so upset?" Sirius asked. Remus shook his head.

"I'm fire calling Dawn." Said Harry as he got up to move in front of the fireplace. He threw the floo into the fire saying the name of said girl. "Dawn we needs to know what's wrong with Kain. She ame home and hasn't been out of her room since. Tell us now." Harry said. "Kain told Arrum about being a werewolf he broke up with her." She said. "He did what?" Remus stood anger set in his eyes. "Thank you Dawn."

"Call Molly tell her to bring a bottle of wine and the girls." Sirius said. "Lupin hexing the boy isn't going to fix what he's done." Severus tried to stop Remus. "I'm not going to hex him I'm got to kill the bastard." He moved Severus out of the way. "Stupefy."

"You stunned him" "Well would you rather see your husbanded thrown into Azkaban or put to death?" Severus threw in. "Right help me lock him in our room he'll be on a war path for days."

Half an hour later Remus was locked in the room and Molly, Ginny and Hermione were standing in the living room. "Alright I've got the wine but what's it for?" Molly asked holding the bottle. "Just talk to Kain all three of you I'm sure if she hears it's you she'll talk." Harry said. "Alright dear." The three woman went up the stairs. "Kain, dear please open the door." Molly said. The door flew open and the three women quickly went it.

"Kain what happened to you. Your eyes are and it looks like you haven't slept in days." Molly fussed over the teen. "I told Arrum that I was a werewolf and he broke up with me." She had convinced herself to the point she could say his name without carrying. "Oh sweetheart the first one is the one that hurts the most. What did he do?" Ginny said conjuring three glasses. "I told him to meet me in the astronomy tower he did. When I told him he had that look of fear is his eyes. I don't want to be feared. I'm never going to find a mate." Kain said drinking from her cup deeply.

Three hours later and two bottles of wine later the girls were giggling. "Why do we even bother with men? They need someone to take care of them they are like children. You have to remind them of everything thing." Molly said. She had to remind her husband of everything before he left for work. "I have a new rule for myself: if you can't mate you can't date." Kain said pouring another glass for Hermione.

"I am a werewolf and a proud one. I am not some bloody thirsty beast. I am a perfect combination of fear and beauty. I'm the huntress and bare my throat to no man. I am ruled only by the moon." Kain said. "I'll drink to that." Hermione and Ginny clicked glasses with the teen. "See your on the path to mended a broken heart already." Ginny said.

The chairs were transfigured into beds for the three all went to sleep giggling drunkenly. Snape could find the next morning the three down stairs in the kitchen drinking a Hanover potion made. "All better?" Harry asked. "Much better. Regardless of the hang over." Kain informed him.

"That's good. You should write your friends they were worried about you." Harry informed. "Glad the potion worked." Severus walked into the kitchen again. "Sev when do we get back to work I'm ready to start brewing I miss the cauldrons." Kain said. Snape nodded at his former student. "Sirius came into the kitchen next a tired Remus behind him, he looked tired too but both had smiles on their faces. "Hello cub. Feeling better?" Remus sat down.

"Much. What did I miss yesterday?" Kain asked. Sirius chuckled before taking a deep drink of his coffee. "We had to fire call Dawn to find out what was wrong with you. Remus went on a warpath but Severus stunned him. He was rather up set about that and was still on a war path we couldn't have that now could we?" Remus smiled bigger. She knew just what they had done.

"You two go at it like rabbits rather then dogs." She said. "Can't you two ever give it a rest?" Harry asked. "We'll be leaving now dear. Take care. Fire call or stop by any time you want to talk." Molly said standing. "You know where to find Kain. We'll see you soon." She hugged Ginny and Hermione before leaving.

"I'll be there tonight Sev so we can get started on potions tomorrow." She said. "I'd enjoy that. It was getting rather lonely in that lab without you to help." He said. Kain was now on the mend a slow one but it was a mend never the less. Orian was feeling stronger then ever. She was a wolf who bowed to no one. Orian howled for the moon to come sooner so she could run free in the woods.

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Kain sat in the study that night reading information about werewolves. Finding some rather interesting information she marked the pages and put the book back on the shelf. She had missed working in the potions lab. During the two weeks she had gotten letters from all her friends asking if she had been alright. She had sent all of them replies telling them she was fine asking the boys of they were truly fine with her lycanthropy. All assured her they would be fine with such a thing Raoul and Bill were ever thinking of becoming animagi.

It had taken Kain a bit of time that month to learn to laugh again. (When not drunk) At the moon she felt more wolf then she ever had. The others were there with her as she ran around the clearing. It felt good to be free and in her fur. It was not long before dawn. An hour or so. Remus had told her to come for a run leading the way they ran thought the woods. Little animals running at the smell of them.

The trees started to get thin as they came to what looked like a hill. Remus walked up to sit. The sight was amazing to the moon looked back at them big and beautiful. It was a clear summer night not a cloud in the sky. When the moon finally began to sink they raced back through the woods to the house. Of course there was the picnic, which everyone was at this time. Arrum was not. Fred, George and Ron all had to be reassured that Kain was fine and that they wouldn't be looking at the cells of Azkaban.

A week before school was to start Kain was making the last of the potions with Snape. "Are you sure you won't take the job now?" He asked. "I'm sure. I'll wait out this year and start next year. This year I'm going to take a break." Kain said. "I'll come to Hogwarts to help you brew potions when you need me. But other then that I will be home or helping Ginny and Hermione."

It annoyed the Potions master that the girl before him was not as she had been a smile or grin upon her face. The two sneering at each other throwing back and forth. "I know Dumbledore's age." He said. Kain's head snapped up and she looked at him eyes wide. "Well don't just sit there tell me you over grown bat." she said.

"Over grown am I? If I remember correctly your the one who is the over grown dog." He said. "At least my nose isn't large and hooked." she sneered at the man.

"There's he Kain I know." He said with a smile.

"You don't know Dumbledore's age do you?" She asked a look on her face was drawing up in a half smile. Snape shook his head.

"You old over grown giant hook nosed Slytherin bat." she walked out of the lab a smile on her face. Kain was back.

School had started and the weather was beginning to chill. Snape had sent letters about his students that he found still as always annoying. Kain kept her busy working with Ginny and Hermione. Dawn and the others had sent letters as well telling of what they were doing and what jobs they were taking. Dawn told Kain of the number of students that managed to get burned because of mispronounced spells.

September passed and October set in. the week of the moon it had been cloudy skies and rain. Perfect for what she was going to do. Kain had been in the study the day before the moon making her preparations. The doorbell rang. "I've got it." She opened the door and was far less then pleased. Arrum stood in it. "Kain I-" Kain punched him in the nose and then grabbed his shoulders to drive her knee into his stomach. He bent over in Pain as she slammed the door in his face. "Who was that?" Sirius came from the bedroom. Kain walked into her room snatching up the necklace Arrum had given her. Harry who been in the back yard in his dog form walked in on all fours. Kain opened the door again and Arrum was still there.

She threw the necklace at him. Opening the door wider He could see Padfoot and Prongs snarling at him. "Have at it." Arrum took off running Harry and Sirius chased him down the long road and into a tree. They came back panting but satisfied. Arrum stayed in the tree for an hour before coming down.

She really hates me. He thought.

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Back at the home of Lupin-Black Kain had gone back to the study to finish her work. Making the preparations for the next few months. Kain had lied and said she would be skipping the potion that month and would require the basement. Having said this Severus only made one vile of the wolfsbane. Kain used her own cauldron to brew the potion a week before.

The next day as Kain got ready she looked at Remus who was worried about leaving her in the basement. She had already taken her potion. Kain went into the basement charming it so it would open when the time came. The night was perfect cloudy to the point you could only outline the moon behind the patches of fluff. She placed the letter for Harry, Remus and Sirius by the door. She stripped from her clothes folding them and putting them on a shelf along with her wand. The moon rose.

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When Remus had turned back Sirius knew it was safe to open the basement door but it didn't yield to him. "Kain please you have to try and open the door I'll get a pain potion for you but open the door." Sirius tried to force it open. Either she had fallen into a deep sleep from the change or something was wrong. Remus had gotten up and went to the door. "Kain open the door, cub. Come on." He held the handle. Kain got up and climbed the stairs awkwardly. Placing her paw to the door it opened.

"How in the hell did you manage this?" Remus asked. Sirius and Harry's mouths had dropped open. Using her nose she pushed forward the letter.

I found it in the book about werewolves we have. The knowledge and life of werewolves. Page 394. The really thick one. Read the paper in it after you read what's in the book. If you want more answers we'll go to that before we continue.

Remus read the note aloud. They went into the study and found the book. They opened the book, which was marked with a folded sheet of parchment that looked to have been written on. Remus began to read.

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A werewolf can stay in it's fur form. Many werewolf packs do this only few taking back the human skin. But only when the full moon is one a cloudy night where the moon seems to disappear and reappear. When the moon has gone down and the body tries to change the werewolf has that window to keep in wolf form or change into human. They cannot change back until the morning following the next full moon. Females, although rare stay in this form when they are pregnant to make the birthing easier on mom and cubs. If the werewolf is under the influence of wolfsbane when they take to staying in fur form they should continue to take it every month on the moon as a precaution.

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Remus finished reading then picked up the other note.

I'm going to stay like this for a while. I just want freedom and I feel free when I'm in my fur. So I'm staying like this. No you won't see me human next month either. The spell you need has to be done by each of you using your own wand for the connection to work. Point your wand at my head the spell is: commuicus furus

They did as instructed each casting the spell one by one. "Well?"

It worked. I'm sorry I sprung this on you.

"Well next time give us a warning. What are we to do now?" Harry asked.

That my dear Harry is what I was getting to. You'll have to call me Orian. Also I need someone to take me to Hogwarts and write a note for me. Two really.

"Your going away?" Orian nodded. "But why?"

I miss being at school and keeping busy. Here I'll simply sleep all day. But at Hogwarts I can do something. Patrol the halls like or keep an eye out for unruly students. Watch Snape's potions classes to alert when the other students try to mess them up.

"Alright I'll contact Albus after breakfast is over. We'll send you a bit later. Where is your wand and clothes?"

Basement on the shelf. You don't need to worry I'll be home for Christmas. I'll even stop for a visit every now and again.

"We'll be holding you to that. Lets get started with this note shall we."