Chapter 4: Holiday and A Secret
I looked up at breakfast to see if any of my mates. Was going to write me over the holiday. But not one letter. Guess they didn't care about me. I looked down at my breakfast and I wasn't hungry anymore. I got up and walked outside. Last night it snowed some more. I walked into the middle of the grounds and fell back.
I sunk in the snow. It was cold but I was numb from sadness. I hope they like the gifts I sent them for Christmas. They should get them tomorrow I hope. It was Christmas eve today. I could feel the snow starting to melt. I should get up and got inside. But I was to miserable to get up. Then I heard some one clear there throat. I looked up and saw a handsome boy standing above me.
"Sorry I don't mean to be rude but can I join you?"
He was a Ravenclaw.
"Sure you can but it's a bit cold."
I said. But he just smile and laid down next to me.
"I'm Adam Torn. A second year. You are Mercy Wolf am I right?"
I smiled at him. I could feel my face go pink.
"Yes I am. Its nice to meet you Adam."
He smiled and his own face went pink.
"So why are you out here alone?"
I looked up at the sky.
"Will its better then being alone in my common room alone."
He chuckled softly.
"Truth but would you like to come to our common room and play Wizard Chess?"
I giggled.
"Sure but I don't know how to play."
He got up and held out his hand.
"I can teach you."
I put my hand into his and he pulled me up. I followed him to Ravenclaw tower. They didn't have a portrait but a door that give you a riddle. He got it right and we walked into his common room.
"Wow it beautiful."
I said as I looked around.
"It is nice. I go to my dorm room and get the chess game."
I nodded and sat by the fired on the floor. Adam was back in no time. He sit it up but the pieces was moving by them self's. He saw the look on my face and laughed softly. "You never played wizard chess?"
I shook my head.
"Its just like muggle chess but they move."
So for the rest to the day he showed me how to play. I was having fun. Even though I didn't win. It was time for dinner so we walked down together. I sat with him at Ravenclaw table. We laughed and pulled a lot of wizard crackers. When we got done we walked up the marble stair case.
"So would you like to come to Gryffindor tower to hang out?"
He smiled at me.
"Sure that would be fun."
I showed him the way.
"Password."
Said the Fat lady.
"Ice Mice."
It changed last week. She swung forward and we climbed in. The fire was burning I sat on the couch and Adam sat next to me.
"I like your common room."
I smiled at him. He was sitting really close to me
"I think yours is better."
We started to laugh.
"So you hang out the four boy in your year right?"
Being with Adam made me forget about them. All the hurt came flooding back. Adam saw the look on my face.
"What's wrong?"
I shook my head.
"Its nothing. But yes I do."
He moved closer to me.
"Guess they haven't written to you?"
I nodded and I could feel hot tears running down my face. Adam pulled me into a warm hug. I buried my face into his neck and cried softly. He rubbed my back. I pulled back.
"Sorry I haven't cry like this in a few months."
He smiled.
"Its ok I understand. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
I gave him a watery smiled.
"You are a sweet guy and I can talk to you better then James or Sirius."
He still had his hands wrapped around me. He pulled me closer to him.
"Its ok if you ever need some one to talk to I'm here for you."
I kissed his cheek. "
Thank you Adam.
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The next morning I woke up and looked down at the foot of me bed. There was nothing there. Not one present guess every one for got about me. I got up got dressed and gave Shadow his few gifts.
He licked me as he started to play with them. I picked him up and walked down to the common room. I put him on the floor and watched him. Then someone came into the room. It was Adam.
"Merry Christmas Mercy."
I smiled at him. He looked a Shadow.
"Sweet ferret."
I moved over so he could sit next to me.
"Merry Christmas to you to and thanks. His name is Shadow."
He put a hand around my waist and pulled me closer to him.
"So what did you get for Christmas?"
I looked away from him. He looked at me, he guessed what happened.
"Oh Mercy I'm so sorry."
I leaned into him.
"Its ok at lest you wished me a merry Christmas."
I put my head on his should as he wrapped his arms around me more tightly.
"Will I did get you two things one of them is going to be here at lunch and the other one is-"
He leaned his face down closer to mine and kissed my cheek. My face turned red. So was his.
"Thank you I love it."
I said. He beamed. So we walked down to the great hall to got eat. There was only one table. Professor Dumbledore stood up and said.
"Since there is so few of us I thought it would be a waste to use the house tables."
I sat at the end of the table with Adam next to me. We eat and laughed. I was having a great time. After that we took a walk on the grounds till lunch time.
Like Adam said my gift came. A huge barn owl came in and landed in front of me. It had a package I untied it and it flew away. I opened it and there was a purple and red wizard chess set. Adam blushed when I kissed his cheek.
We went to Ravenclaw tower to break in my chess set. I was getting good. I won one game but I think he let me win. I was having the time of my life.
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Its was the last day of the holiday and every one was suppose to be back by lunch. I sat with Adam and we were playing chess when people started to walk in to the hall. Some of Adams friends came over and sat with us.
They didn't seem to mind me being there. His friends was having a good laugh when I won the game.
"No one has very beat Adam be for."
Said Edward. I smiled at him.
"This is my second time winning."
There eyes got big.
"Really now? That's cool."
I smiled and saw that Adams face was going a little bit red.
"But I think he let me win the first time."
He puffed up a little.
"If I did or didn't I'm not going to say."
He winked at me. I giggled softly. Then they came in to the hall. James was up front with Sirius. I looked back down when they yelled.
"Mercy come over here."
I didn't look up at them. If I didn't I mix hex them. Adam put a hand over mind to stop me from shaking.
"Thanks but I better go."
I muttered. I packed up my chess set and walked out of the great hall before they could stop me. I ran to the common room. I sat in a armchair by the fire. Shadow jumped up on my lap and curled up. Then the portrait opened and the four boys came in.
"Mercy why did you run away from us."
I started to pat Shadow trying to claim my self down.
"Did you call me? I didn't hear."
I said but the rage in my voice didn't help.
"We are sorry that we didn't know you stayed here by your self."
I looked up at him.
"You didn't ask me and you didn't even bother to owl me."
I stood up with Shadow in my arms with my chess set. Then I walked to the girls dormitory. Then at dinner I walked into the great hall and sat at the end of the table. Remus sat in front of me.
"Before you say or go. I wanted to thank you for the book you sent me. I would have sent a owl but I don't have one."
I knew he was telling the truth. I smiled at him.
"Its ok Remus I understand."
Then James on my left side and Sirius on my right. Peter sat next to Remus.
"Thanks for the present."
The three boys said. I just nodded. If I opened my mouth I might curse at them. I looked at Remus he looked so sick. The full moon was to night. I could feel it to that was why I was so mad. Damn full moon it makes me fell worse.
After dinner I waited for the time to go into the forest. I phased and ran to the Shrieking Shack. I waited for Remus to change. When he finished I put y front paws on the boarded up window but this wasn't doing much good.
So I ran back to the Womping Willow and press the knot on its trunk and went into the tunnel. I heard Remus screaming in pain. He had his back to me so I jumped up from the hole. He turned to me and sniffed the air.
Then his eyes turned a little bit soft. I wagged my tail and walked over to him. He sniffed me then licked me. I was shocked but I lick him back. He was bleeding form the time it took me to run back to school then back to Hogsmeade.
I played with him but two hours before the sun came up I had to go before Madam Pomfrey comes. Remus howled with rage and sadness as I ran back to school. I made it out of there before Madam Pomfrey come out. I was clothed as she walked to the willow. I went to the hospital wing. I took my potion and fell asleep.
When I got up it was dark out and Remus was waiting for me. I smiled at him as we walk to dinner. He looked awful. But as we walked down two corridors two pairs of hand grabbed me and Remus. It was a secret hiding place behind the tapestry. James, Sirius and Peter was there.
"We want to talk to you two alone. First Remus we know what you are."
I could feel him tenses up beside me.
"Why did you tell us? We are you our friends two?"
Remus looked at them with fear.
"What do you mean?"
He said softly.
"You tell Mercy so she waits for you and you two go down to dinner. At first we thought you two go some were to snogging."
I rolled my eyes.
"But what do you mean you know what I am?"
Remus said even more scared that his friends would leave him.
"We know you are a werewolf mate."
Remus had tear in his eyes.
"You don't want to be my friend anymore."
He said and he ran out. I snapped at them.
"You guys go to dinner I go and talk to him."
I ran after him following his scent. He was in a class room. Remus looked up at me as I walked in. I smiled at him.
"Its ok Remus I don't care if you are a werewolf. I'm still your friend."
He shook his head.
"You say that but soon you leave just like them."
He said thickly. I walked over to him and put my arms around his waist and put my head on his chest.
"Remus I would never do that you're my friend. Beside I like werewolf's. Will just the nice ones like you."
He slowly put his arms around me.
"You really mean that?"
I nodded. Before I could say anything James and the rest walked in.
"She right mate. We don't care if you are a werewolf you are our friend and we wont tell anyone."
It turned into a group hug with me and Remus in the middle. When they pulled away. Sirius looked at me.
"How did you know he was a werewolf?"
I jump up on the teaches desk.
"When did you guy figurer it out?"
James smiled.
"It took us a while but we wanted to wait to same something when we all got back to school. We wanted to talk to you first Mercy but you never came back to the common room. When did you know he was a werewolf?"
I smiled and looked at Remus with a smile.
"The first day I met him."
There eyes got huge. Remus looked at me with disbelieve.
"You knew all along and you weren't scared?"
I smiled at him.
"No I wasn't."
Sirius smiled.
"Yes you were till you got to know him."
I jumped of the desk and walked over to him. He tripped over this feet. Landing hard on his bum and I stand over him.
"So you know my mother was a werewolf like Remus and it never bothered me at all."
Remus looked at me.
"Your mother mated?"
My fast went red.
"Yes I know it's a shock but when you find that one person that likes you for you. And doesn't care what you are. . ."
I didn't finish they got the point.
"So are you a werewolf to?"
I looked at Remus as I helped Sirius off the floor.
"I wont lie to you Remus. Yes I am but I'm like you or my mother. I have control when I change and I can change with out the full moon."
I said quietly. No one moved.
"You can change with out the full moon?"
Remus sound shocked.
"Yes I turn into a wolf and no one would think I was a werewolf. That's how I helped my other when the full moon came around. She got some control but she cant remember what happens. She was doing good till she died."
I choked back a sob.
"Wow Mercy I didn't know. I some times remember bits and pieces of the night. You were with me last night?"
I nodded.
"I thought maybe you would like some one to spend the night with."
Sirius and James started to snigger.
"Not like that you ding bats. For some reason when I'm around them they don't hurt them self's so bad."
I put a hand on Remus arm. He smiled at me.
"Thank you Mercy. We better go before we miss dinner."
So we left the class room and headed down for dinner. . .