A/N - Just a warning that this chapter is a slight bit racy in parts. I personally don't think it warrants changing the rating, especially for one chapter, and I've read far racier T rated stories than what's in this chapter. However, I suppose if people are going to complain, I will be forced to change the rating even though I don't want to.
Over the course of the first week back at Hogwarts, Draco began to relax. Even though his condition wasn't public knowledge, he'd been terrified that somehow everyone would know the second he returned to Hogwarts. He'd also been worried that he wouldn't be able to control himself around so many people and that he might lose his temper and reveal something, but the worries were proving unfounded. So far, school was the same as always, except now he had two parents teaching instead of just the one.
Even though it was a bit embarrassing to have two parents on the staff, Draco was pleased for Narcissa as she settled in easily enough and quickly proved herself to be every bit as popular as Beth had been the previous year. Lucius was still a love him or hate him Professor, but very few students had a bad word to say against Narcissa. Most students worshipped the new Professor, whether it was the boys with crushes or the girls admiring her fashion sense. Not that Lucius was without his fans, and Draco had been rather disturbed to hear two sixth year Ravenclaw witches discussing how sexy they thought his father was.
By the end of the first week, Draco was his normal self, but as the second week dawned he remembered that the full moon was on the Thursday. As the week progressed, Draco felt his connection with his inner wolf growing and by the Thursday, he felt as though he could transform at any minute. However, no-one but Hermione noticed the changes in him and he was able to go about his business as usual. And to be honest, Hermione had only noticed the changes in her boyfriend because she was sharing dorms with him and she was with him every day.
On the evening of the full moon, Draco made an excuse to his friends about having heaps of homework to do so they wouldn't disturb him. He was then ready to exit the head dorms an hour before the moon rose. It had already been decided that everything would be the same as the previous full moon, and that Greyback would be waiting for him we he got back to the manor.
"Are you nervous?" Hermione asked as she and Draco waited for Lucius to arrive so he could go back to the manor with Draco and check all the wards were in place.
"More anxious than nervous," Draco replied, bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet. "I can feel the wolf itching to get out."
"I can't wait until I can be with you on a full moon," Hermione said.
"It'll still be a while before that happens," Draco cautioned. Even though Greyback thought he was a natural werewolf and would be able to handle human interaction soon, he was still planning on being extremely cautious where Hermione was concerned.
"That's fine," Hermione replied with a smile. "We don't need to rush anything."
Smiling at his girlfriend, Draco pulled Hermione into his arms and planted his lips over hers. What started out as a brief kiss quickly escalated and the couple were soon wrapped up in each others arms, their hands wandering over each others bodies as their tongues danced together. The pair were so caught up in each other that they failed to hear anyone entering the head dorms, until someone cleared their throat and they whirled round to find an amused looking Lucius standing watching them.
"And here was me thinking it was after the transformation that you would be horny," Lucius drawled to his son.
Draco rolled his eyes, but didn't comment on his father's remark. In actual fact after the last full moon, he hadn't felt any different. Yes, he desired Hermione, but then again he always desired Hermione. However, this time he had noticed that as the day had worn on, he'd been thinking a lot more about sex. Chances were if his father hadn't arrived when he had, Draco would have taken things further than a kiss with his girlfriend.
"Let's get going," Lucius said. "Greyback should be waiting."
"Have fun," Hermione said, pecking her boyfriend on the cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Don't miss me too much," Draco retorted, before stepping into the fire and disappearing, his father at his heels.
Sitting down on the sofa, Hermione waited for Lucius to return. Fifteen minutes later, Draco's father came back through the fire and reassured her that everything was in place at the manor.
"Greyback was already there, and all the wards are secure," He said. "Draco will have a great time."
"I'm sure he will," Hermione replied with a smile.
Despite his anxiousness about being back at school, there had been no denying the excitement she'd felt building in her boyfriend as the full moon had approached. It may not have been something Draco had ever planned, but being a werewolf was something he'd learnt to embrace and Hermione knew that he genuinely enjoyed the experience. Against the odds, Draco was a natural werewolf and even though he might not have been ready to admit it, he loved every minute of a full moon.
After Lucius left, Hermione wondered what to do now she was alone. Deciding she would only worry if she remained in the head dorms alone, Hermione headed off to Gryffindor Tower to see Harry. As Head Girl she had the password to the tower, so even though she no longer resided in Gryffindor Tower she could still come and go as she pleased.
"Hey, Hermione," Harry greeted as his aunt entered the common room and joined him, Dean, Seamus and Neville beside the fire.
"Hi boys," Hermione replied, sinking into an empty seat. "Do you mind if I join you?"
"Of course not," Dean said. "Bored of Malfoy's company, are you?"
"He's busy studying," Hermione said, using the lie Draco had told his friends. "Apparently I'm a distraction," She added with a pout. "Do I look like a distraction?"
"You could be," Seamus said as he and Dean shot Hermione admiring glances.
"Most definitely," Dean agreed.
"I bet you were nagging him," Harry joked.
"I do not nag," Hermione replied, giving her nephew a glare.
"Of course not, Aunt Hermione," Harry replied cheekily.
"Harry," Hermione warned in a hiss as the other boys began to laugh.
"Lighten up and play some cards with us," Harry said, laughing along with the others.
"Come on then little nephew, I'll totally humiliate you," Hermione returned.
"Bring it on," Harry replied.
With the other Gryffindors chuckling over the pair's competitiveness, the group settled down to play some cards. Up in Gryffindor Tower, Hermione didn't have time to think about Draco and it was only when she was heading back to the head dorms that she thought about her boyfriend again. Hoping he was having a good night, she got undressed and slipped under the covers of his bed as she drifted off to sleep, wishing Draco was snuggled up beside her.
C.O.T.D.
Draco's second proper experience on the full moon was even more enjoyable than the first. Right from the start of the night, Draco embraced his inner wolf and he had a great time exploring the manor's grounds. Almost the entire night he was in full control, with the only blanks in his memory being the couple of times he'd hunted smaller animals. In fact the only reason Draco knew about the lapses was because of the animal carcasses he suddenly had in his possession.
When Draco mentioned it to Greyback following their transformation back into human form, Greyback hadn't been worried. In fact he'd promised Draco that on the next full moon they would focus on hunting and keeping Draco in touch with his wolf self while he hunted. Draco wasn't sure how he felt about trying to stay in contact with his wolf form while he hunted, but he knew it needed to be done before he could even think about having anyone he cared about seeing him in his wolf form. Until he was totally in control when he was in full bloodlust mood, it just wasn't safe to have Hermione or anyone else anywhere near him on a full moon.
Draco and Greyback were still discussing how they could help Draco maintain focus when he hunted as a wolf when Lucius appeared. After thanking Greyback, and arranging to see him the following month, Draco and Lucius flooed back to Hogwarts where they landed in the head dorms.
"No Hermione?" Draco asked, looking around for his girlfriend.
"I expect she's still in bed," Lucius chuckled. "Breakfast isn't for another two hours. So if you'll excuse me, I've got my own bed and my sexy wife to get back to."
"Too much information," Draco muttered, as he turned and wandered towards the bedrooms while his father left the head dorms.
Unsurprisingly, Draco found Hermione curled up in his bed, wearing just her bra and knickers. He stood for a moment watching her sleep, thinking about how much he loved her. However, the longer he stood watching her the more sexual his thoughts became. Unable to bear not touching her, he quickly shed his clothes and climbed into the bed next to his girlfriend.
"Hermione," He whispered, brushing his lips over her cheek as his hands circled her waist.
Despite his growing libido, Draco wasn't going to do anything before his girlfriend woke up. Luckily, it didn't take long for Hermione to begin to stir next to him as he continued to nuzzled against her and gently caress her.
"Draco," Hermione whispered sleepily as her eyes fluttered open.
"Who else were you expecting?" Draco chuckled, his grey eyes alive with amusement. As well as his sexual arousal, he was also feeling full of energy and he could see exactly what Greyback meant about being energised after a full moon.
"It's still early," Hermione said as she languidly stretched her limbs. "Or at least it feels it."
"The sun's up," Draco replied, his eyes never leaving Hermione's stretching body.
"You don't say," Hermione retorted, rolling her eyes at her boyfriend. Obviously the sun was up, or else she would have had a beautiful grey wolf in her bed, not her gorgeous blond boyfriend. "So how was it?"
"Great," Draco replied with a grin. "Although, I am still blocking out when I hunt. Greyback says we can work on that next month."
"You can't expect to be an expert at everything straight away," Hermione said. "It was only your second real experience with a full moon. I'm sure with a few more, you'll be completely in control."
"It's not about control, it's about acceptance," Draco said, repeating something Greyback had said to him many times. "I'm not controlling my wolf side, I'm accepting it's who I am. And not just on a full moon, it's always there, lurking under the surface."
"Sounds dangerous," Hermione said with a smirk, as she reached out and wrapped her arms around Draco's neck and pulled him down so their lips were only inches apart. "I do love a bit of danger."
"Is that so?" Draco muttered as he closed the tiny gap between their lips.
Without another word being exchanged, the couple shed their underwear and in the early morning light that streamed through the gap in the curtains, they made love. Despite being sexually active for over a year, they were both aware that there was something different about their love making that morning. There was something much more animalistic about it and there was a need for each other that neither of them had noticed before. They'd always wanted each other, but never before had they felt as though they needed each other in such an intense way.
In the end, the need overwhelmed Draco and in the heat of the moment he sunk his teeth into Hermione's shoulder. The action produced a mixed cry of pleasure and pain from Hermione, and scratching her nails down Draco's back, she climaxed intensely, with Draco following her over the edge.
"Wow," Hermione muttered as the pair lay tangled together, catching their breath. "That was intense."
"It was." Draco lifted his head to smile at Hermione, but his smile turned into a frown when he spotted the teeth marks in his girlfriend's creamy shoulder. "Shit. I'm so sorry, Hermione, I don't know what came over me."
"It's okay," Hermione said, glancing down at the wound. "It was hot as hell."
"But I shouldn't have bit you, not with my condition," Draco said.
"It's not like you're going to turn me into a werewolf," Hermione chuckled. "You can't turn anyone in your human form."
"No, but I can infect them with elements of the werewolf gene," Draco replied quietly. "Greyback was telling me about the people he's hurt while in his human form."
"I'm sure one bite won't do much harm," Hermione said with a shrug.
"Even so, we should take you down to the dungeons and get Mother and Father to check you out," Draco insisted.
Despite Hermione's protests, Draco got their way and the pair made an early trip down to Narcissa's office. Neither Lucius nor Narcissa were dressed when the pair arrived, and they just pulled their dressing gowns on as they checked Hermione's shoulder.
"It's completely fine," Lucius reassured his son. "I've had worse marks from your mother before."
"Lucius," Narcissa hissed, blushing slightly at her husband's insinuations.
"Can you remember the time you dug your nails into my backside so hard I had blood running down my legs?" Lucius chuckled, ignoring his wife's warning.
"If you're not careful I'll dig my nails into somewhere more painful than your backside," Narcissa warned.
"Thank you for that delightful insight into your kinky sex life, but can we focus on the matter in hand," Draco said. "Will Hermione have any adverse effects from the bite?"
"Isn't this the sort of thing you should have discussed with Greyback?" Lucius asked.
"I would have if I'd known I was going to bite Hermione," Draco shot back. "I don't know what happened. I just had to bite her, the urge was too powerful to stop it."
"The mating principal," Narcissa muttered to herself as she whirled around and went over to a bookshelf in the corner.
"The what now?" Draco asked as his mother scoured her bookshelf for something.
"I've been doing some reading since your transformation, and I found an old American book that was written by a werewolf who embraced his wolf form," Narcissa said. "The book was actually banned from the wizarding world two centuries ago, but copies of it still exists. I found one in the Malfoy vault buried with some other banned books."
"That's very nice, but what does this book say?" Draco asked as his mother returned with an ancient looking brown book in her hands.
"The wizard who wrote the book happened to have a fiancée at the time of his transformation," Narcissa explained. "He tried to push her away, fearing what he'd become, but she wouldn't let him."
"Sounds familiar," Draco said, smiling at Hermione.
"His fiancée was the reason he learned to accept his condition," Narcissa continued. "He wanted to prove his love for her was stronger than the curse he'd been inflicted with. By accepting he was a werewolf, he was able to stay in control when he transformed and he was never a threat to his fiancée. The pair later married, and lived a perfectly happy life together despite the fact that once a month he turned into a wolf."
"Nice story, but what does it have to do with me biting Hermione?" Draco questioned, growing impatient with his mother.
"I'm getting to that." Narcissa shot her son a glare that had him apologising and sitting quietly as his mother carried on with her speech. "The wizard who wrote the book did exactly the same thing, he bit his fiancée in the throes of passion. At first he was devastated, and refused to make love to his fiancée because he was worried about hurting her. But the longer he went without being with his fiancée, the more he wanted her so he set about trying to find an answer to their problems. His answer came when he looked into animals and found a lot of them bit their mates in the heat of the moment to mark them as theirs."
"So you're saying it's a territorial thing?" Hermione asked with a smirk. "Draco was marking me out as his."
"Essentially, yes," Narcissa replied with a nod. "The wizard who wrote the book found that the pull to bite his fiancée when they made love, was because of their deep connection. I'm sure if you spoke to Greyback, you'll find he's never bitten any of his lovers. The biting isn't about sex, it's about love."
"So this wizard just carried on biting his fiancée?" Draco asked sceptically.
"Yes," Narcissa replied with a nod. "He never bit her in his wolf form, so she never transformed into a werewolf. Both the wizard and his fiancée were perfectly accepting that it was merely a product of their intense love. The wizard called it the mating principal, and he believed the biting was a sign that two souls were destined to be together."
"And what about his fiancée? Did she suffer any side effects from the biting?" Hermione asked.
"She developed slight characteristics of a wolf," Narcissa replied. "Her hearing improved, as did her sense of smell."
"So pretty much the changes Draco has gone through in his human form," Hermione stated.
"Pretty much," Narcissa replied. "Here, take the book and have a read. But I wouldn't worry about the biting."
"Although, I would cover it up if I were you," Lucius advised. "McGonagall would have a fit if she saw that thing, and she would only try and cause trouble by saying it was unwise for the pair of you to be sharing dorms."
"Don't worry, my shirt will cover the bite mark," Hermione said as she got to her feet. "And thank you for the help."
"Any time," Narcissa said as her son and his girlfriend left her rooms and headed back to the head dorms.
"Do you feel better now?" Hermione asked Draco as they re-entered his bedroom and she placed the book on the bedside table for her to start reading that evening.
"Sort of," Draco replied. "Although, I'm not too sure how I feel about biting you ever time we're together."
"I don't know, if it's as intense as this morning, I'm not going to complain," Hermione said with a smile. "Seriously though Draco, don't worry. I can read the book, and we can wait and see what happens next time we're together. But I'm not going to turn into a werewolf, so let's not panic."
"Fine, I'll not overreact until you've read the book," Draco said.
"With all this excitement, the morning's flown over," Hermione remarked as she checked the time. "If we don't hurry up we'll be late for breakfast. Do you fancy saving some time and sharing my shower?"
"I doubt it will save time, but the answer is yes," Draco replied with a grin. "I just won't bite."
Chuckling happily, Hermione took hold of Draco's hand and led him to the bathroom. Of course having a shower together didn't save them any time, but it did put even bigger smiles on their faces and when they went down to breakfast they were positively glowing. Although it did mean that Draco didn't have to worry about anyone getting suspicious of him being a werewolf as he was in high spirits all day, and after their experiences with Lupin, no-one would have thought that Draco had just spent the previous night running around as a wolf.