A/N: Thanks for telling me about the names and such, this is unbetaed so all mistakes are mine and I can't believe I messed that up! Please do point out to me if that happens again :) Anywho, this chapter was fun to write, so I hope you all enjoy it too!
Disclaimer: Same applies as what I put in Chapter 1
"Dude, I can't believe we got a detention." Flynn moans, rubbing his head as he repeated the same words for what felt like the millionth time.
"And so close to the start of the year, Merlin, my parents are gonna freak!" Rapunzel cried out, falling back onto the red sofa which their group had claimed in the Gryffindor common room. They were dressed in their uniforms still, well after the younger students had gone to bed, waiting for the clock to hit eleven so they could go meet the Grounds Keeper, Hagrid. Apparently there had been some signs of poaching in the area and he would need their eyes to see in the darkness.
"It can't be that bad you guys, if we're lucky we might even see the mating lights of the Merpeople in the lake!" Anna grinned, Flynn rolled his eyes and Merida scoffed.
"You know that doesn't really happen Anna? It's just a wee rumour spread by the Quibbler."
"Well, I think it's true!" Anna smirked when Merdia just rolled her eyes fondly and stuck her tongue out at her fellow red head.
"Whatever, Anna Banana." Merdia snickered.
"Do not call me Anna Banana!"
Merdia opened her mouth with her own smirk, but her comeback was interrupted by a long, eerie howl coming from the Forbidden Forest. The sound was bone chilling and bounced off of the walls until it suddenly stopped. The room was silent as the fifth through to seventh years all exchanged wide eyed looks.
"W-what the hell was that?" Anna asked, hands shaking as her face paled.
"I don't know…" a sixth year answered her.
"Do you think it's a werewolf? Like that professor who taught here a few years back."
"Werewolf?" Flynn asked aloud, tightening his grip on Rapunzel's hand.
"Yeah, one bite or scratch from one of those, and you become one."
Almost like they were tuned as one, all eyes lifted to look out the window to the clear night sky and locked onto the full moon.
"Hey, aren't you going out in there tonight?" a sixth year asked, the fifth year's faces all paled considerably.
"E-er, surely they won't send us out now, right? With a dangerous creature like a werewolf out there, right?" Flynn stuttered, looking around he received no reply.
Just then, the door to the common room burst open and a large towering frame ducked his head into the doorway puffing heavily, it was Hagrid.
"C'mon you lot! That'll be them poachers!"
He then left with no other words.
The Gryffindor fifth years all shared a look, and gulped.
~Ax~
"Okay… next time I say 'we've been through things worse than this', I am talking about this." Rapunzel whispered in the silent night, the loud silence only being broken by their footfalls on the leaf coated ground. Anna winced every time a twig would snap or the leaves would crunch too loudly. She kept her eyes open and searching the trees surrounding them, at the back of the line as Hagrid led them on, his trusty crossbow in hand.
Only she was not searching the trees for poachers as Hagrid had asked, rather she was searching for a two legged furry humanoid with deadly venom and a taste for human flesh.
She was not helping herself at all with this thought process.
Then there was a crack, her head whipped to the side, her wand tight in her grip, wobbling slightly as fear and adrenaline took over her system. There was a flash of colour as something, which had been standing there, moved out of her eye sight, the only colour she could see being white.
Then, as she squinted through the forage of trees she could see something in what looked like a clearing. She stepped closer towards it, momentarily forgetting about the flash of white and the fact that her group had continued on none the wiser of her absence.
"Lumos." She whispered quietly, allowing her wand tip to gently light up. She used the soft light to do a quick scan of what was indeed a clearing and stepped into the middle of it. In the centre of the clearing was a wooden box made up of sticks, held open with some sort of food inside and a mechanism at the front. She frowned and picked up a small stone by her feet, throwing it and knocking the mechanism. The door snapped shut, so there were poachers in the area. Although they must be students or teachers at the school, how else would they get past the school's protection spells?
Anna's inner questioning was cut off rather abruptly, when she heard a low growl coming not five feet from behind her.
Her wand shook and her breath slowed. She slowly turned herself around, and when she did she really wished she hadn't.
She had heard about werewolves from her brothers and just now in the common room, heard how dangerous they could be. This creature was nothing like they had described it. It stood around seven foot tall, standing on its hind legs which were still bent slightly. It was leant over at the waist, shortening its stature even more. Its fur was rugged, matted with dirt and mud. Its ears were perked back and its lips were too, revealing its sharp growling teeth with saliva drooling down its chin. It sniffed, once, then twice, and then its growl turned to a snarl. It brought up its left arm, the hand an array of deadly looking claws, and took several steps forwards with a quick pace. Anna let out a yelp and fired off the first spell which came to mind.
Ropes shot from her wand and wrapped around its legs, binding the dark brown fur together as it was stopped momentarily. Anna could not go back the way she had come as the werewolf was hunched in front of where she did come from. So she turned tail and ran as fast as she could.
There was a loud snarl and the sound of ropes tearing and dropping to the ground, then, as she was about to make it to the tree line with the heavy feet slamming after her, she tripped.
Yes, she actually tripped, on a tree root none the less.
Anna fell face first into the ground, cutting her bottom lip and making her taste blood in her mouth. She rolled over onto her back just when the werewolf reached her, she screamed as it bent down to her level, roaring in her face to match her yell.
Her wand had fallen from her grip when she had tripped, she could see it lying a few feet away from her. Only she could not get it, as the werewolf had boxed her in with its legs.
She looked back to the werewolf as it once again bought its hand up to swipe down on her; she closed her eyes, waiting for the inevitable.
Only it never came.
She reopened her eyes and saw the werewolf had shot its head up to the tree line just behind her and out of her view. She had a second to notice this, until a large white creature shot through the trees and collided with the werewolf, rolling with it on the ground as they clawed at each other. Anna could not see what it was that had saved her as they were moving too fast for her eyes to see. She knew she should have run away from these creatures at the opportunity, but for some reason she couldn't.
Back to the fight it seemed that the white creature had got the upper hand, it locked its jaws on the werewolf's shoulder and stood, throwing its head to the side as it spun and released, sending the wolf soaring through the air and landing across the clearing with an echoing thud.
Anna could now clearly see from the profile, that the creature which had saved her; was in fact a pure white wolf.
It was large for a wolf, on all fours it was almost six foot tall. Its fur was pristine, not a single piece of hair out of place as it seemed to flow down its body. It stood proud, one paw in front of the other as it crouched down a little, a slight snarl leaving its lips as it stared down the werewolf who was slowly getting to its feet.
Then it glanced at her, its eyes were an unnatural blue, one she felt she should have recognised from somewhere, they were surrounded by black like with a normal wolf, but Anna knew that this wolf was different, that it was special.
And it seemed to want to help her.
Its glance cost it however, as the werewolf came barrelling towards it not seconds later. The white wolf reared back on its hind legs and started to kick and claw at the werewolf, with the werewolf repeating this action with its freakishly long arms. The white wolf fell for a moment, cuts from the werewolf's claws running over the left side of its face, staining its white fur with red. It staggered a few steps and with a growl pushed itself upwards, its stance strong as it snarled at the werewolf, who snarled back.
They both jumped at each other yet again, only this time the white wolf ducked down, running into the werewolf's mid-section and flipping its head back, throwing the werewolf over its head, making it flip in the air yet again before crashing down.
The werewolf pushed itself to its feet, crouched and growled again at the white wolf, its hungry eyes drifting back to Anna as it licked its lips and took a step closer to her.
Anna's breath caught in her throat, a soundless scream leaving her lips when it took yet another step, she shuffled backwards until her body hit something. At first she thought it was a tree, but then the hard thing behind her moved, and she felt fur rub across her neck. She looked up and saw that the white wolf had moved over to her, placing its body over her as it crouched low, its legs placed on either side of her as its back arched and its lips peeled back, letting out the loudest growl yet.
Anna was asking to herself how she had got into this mess, and how strange it was that the wolf was letting off a sort of body warmth which was both hot and cold at the same time somehow, when she felt something on her hand and looked down, her eyes widening in relief when she saw her wand and she snatched it from the ground. The wolf above her shifted a little and its growl continued.
The werewolf snarled back and charged at the wolf, the wolf once again met it half way and tried to duck under it again, only it seemed the werewolf had learnt its lesson as it brought its left hand back and swiped it across the face, distracting it long enough for the werewolf to wrap its arms around the wolf and squeeze it. Anna was wondering what on earth the werewolf was doing when she heard the sounds of bones snapping, watching in horror as its front leg was crushed. The werewolf continued to squeeze as the wolf thrashed about in vain to escape its grip.
Anna shot to her feet and fired.
"Stupefy!"
The spell struck the werewolf on the arm, not strong enough to knock it out, but it seemed to slow it down with drowsiness somehow.
The werewolf snapped its head in her direction and dropped the wolf, which lay unmoving on the dirty forest floor. It moved towards her and she fired another Stupefy, followed by another. The werewolf was not passing out; it only seemed to be slower in its steps and somewhat drowsy.
Before Anna could act on this information however, there was a barking growl from behind the werewolf, the taller canine turned around in annoyance; only to be met with the white wolf's jaws as they latched onto its shoulder, its mass pushing the both of them to the floor.
The wolf started to thrash its head from side to side, the left half of its face now coated in its own blood and the red was getting into its eye, but the wolf didn't seem to care as it tore into the struggling werewolf's shoulder.
It used its good paw to push down on the werewolf's right clawed hand, and Anna gagged when there was a loud resounding snap followed by the werewolf's howl of pain.
The werewolf threw the white wolf off of it, causing the wolf to roll a few times, getting dirt in its now dirty coat. It hauled itself to its feet and ran into the forest after a lingering glance at Anna, its step having somewhat of a limp.
Anna turned her head to the white wolf as its head collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. She slowly made her way over to it and crouched down next to it. She raised her hand to pet its head softly, freezing when she realised it was staring right at her with those mysterious blue eyes. After it hadn't moved Anna slowly put her hand on the wolf's head and began to rub it under the ear. The wolf sighed and leaned into her touch.
It was odd, normally, right now, Anna should be feeling scared, petrified and lost. But with this wolf, she felt… comfortable, safe.
"You saved my life… thank you." the wolf opened one of its eyes and then licked her hand; Anna giggled as it did it again and she rubbed it harder behind its ear.
Then the wolf opened its eyes and with a whine pulled itself to its feet, leaning off of its broken leg.
"Hey, where are you going?" Anna asked, panic suddenly surging through her veins for reasons she did not know. The wolf locked eyes with her again, then it through its head back and let out a long, echoing howl.
Not ten seconds later, Hagrid's large form came barrelling though the tree line, his cross bow up and aimed at the bloodstained wolf standing behind Anna.
"Hagrid wait! It saved me from the werewolf!" Anna shouted, doing her best to get in between Hagrid's bolt and the wolf.
Hagrid put his crossbow down and scratched his beard, whistling loudly in appreciation.
"Thas' a fine wolf. Big 'un too." He said to himself, his eyes shining with excitement at seeing this creature.
Then Rapunzel, Flynn and Merida charged through the trees, their eyes widening and their jaws dropping at the sight of their friend next to the large wolf.
"Merlin's Beard! What is that?!" Flynn yelled, the wolf huffed, and after sharing a look with Anna, turned tail and trotted, somewhat awkwardly, into the tree line.
"Where are you going? Come back!" it heard from behind it, but ti did not turn around.
"Now Anna, it's a wild beast, yeh can'e tame it."
"But… it saved my life."
As hard as it was to not turn around, the wolf continued on its way, wa;king back up to the castle.
~Ax~
The wolf sighed in relief when it got closer to the school grounds, hoping its friends got there soon as it was beginning to find it difficult to walk.
Just as it thought this, the bushes rustled and a white fox jumped out of them, followed closely by a white doe. Both had different shades of blonde fur, the fox with a whiter colour and the doe with a blonder tint to it. They both had blue eyes which were now scanning the wolf's larger form.
The fox yipped and then began to morph, its head growing as its nose shrunk in, its body enlarging with its legs and arms as its paws stretched out. Fur was replaced by clothing until finally a miffed of Jack Frost stood before her.
The doe snorted and the same thing began to happen to her, and then Astrid Ferrera was stood before her, arms crossed with hips jutted to the side, an eyebrow raised.
"Really?" Jack spoke, light disapproval in his tone. The wolf growled lowly and then too began to shift its form.
Fur and body shortened, face becoming slimmer and more angelic, eyes loosing the black in their sclera and body hunching over. As soon as the transformation was over the person grabbed at their ribs with their one good arms, spitting out some of the blood from their face which had sunk into their mouth.
"You okay Els?" Astrid asked, dropping her arms and gently putting her hands on Elsa's shoulders. The lighter blonde gave a weak smile and nodded.
"Just peachy."
"Was that really necessary?" Jack asked as Astrid took her wand out, waving it over Elsa's face and removing the cuts which scarred her face, leaving only the drying blood behind. She then conjured a rag and wiped away at the blood, quickly having it spotless.
"Was what necessary?" Elsa asked, tilting her head with a frown. Jack grit his teeth together and clenched his fists.
"For just running off like that! I thought we were a team, going in to fight together and working together. Not you just going off and getting yourself hurt."
"I didn't just get myself hurt though did I? I saved her life from that werewolf."
"Don't talk about her like that."
"Well I do like her; don't get me wrong Jack, but really? Can you at least make sure she drinks her potion on full moons?"
"You know that she sometimes forgets things, anyway don't take this conversation away from what you did."
"Guys…" Astrid groaned, knowing where this was going, feeling the mild heat drop several degrees as her breath turned to steam and a shiver shot down her spine.
"What did I do Jack?" Elsa asked, pushing off of Astrid who she had been leaning against, her face loosing its emotions and beginning to form a glare at Jack. Jack shivered a little as the temperature had dropped several degrees, and his white shirt was not doing much to protect him from the cold.
"Ever since you had your discovery this summer, you haven't been the same, and now look at this! Abandoning us to go after the scared little girl who doesn't even like you like that!"
He knew he was out of line, and the moment the words left his mouth he regretted them instantly, he saw Elsa unclench her fist and her shoulders slump. He had known her for almost five years now, and he could tell when she was upset, and it hurt him to know that he was the cause of it.
"Els I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I'm just stressed out and I took it out on you-"
"Forget it." Elsa told him, avoiding eye contact as she walked past him towards the school, her arm hanging limp at her side as she made her was to the infirmary.
"Elsa! Wait, please! I'm sorry!"
She didn't look back, Jack let out a yelp when Astrid smacked him on the back of his head.
"You really know how to put your foot in it don't you?" she glared and he looked up at her, rubbing his head.
"I didn't mean it T, it was an accident."
"Yeah, well I recommend you leave her alone for now. I'll go with her to the infirmary and I'll talk to her. I'll send Bambie to come and get you tomorrow morning if it's safe for you to see her. Get some sleep Jack, you're tired."
Jack shook his head, "Nah, I think I'm gonna go for a run for a bit, I need to blow off some steam."
"Okay, well keep an eye out then. Have a nice run."
Astrid then turned and began to jog up the hill to where she could see Elsa in the distance. Jack sighed and turned back to the woods, running and jumping into the air, landing as a fox as he ran into the forest.
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