Title: Voldemort's Mistake

Rating: T

Summary: Harry finds out that Snape is his father before the third task of the Triwizard Tournament. Shortly after that he's bitten by Remus, who's visiting. This one event will prove to be Voldemort's mistake. Based on Tia Evans's Werewolf Challenge on Potions and Snitches!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of Rowling's Harry Potter characters and I'm making nothing from this.

Chapter Three

"Finally, Severus," Madam Pomfrey called out when he entered.

The door had been closed, and sealed, but unsealed, and opened, when he arrived. He figured that his son's 'fan club' was trying to visit.

"How is Harry?" Severus asked her.

"He's almost recovered but I had to lock and seal the door because his friends wanted to visit."

So he had been correct.

"When will he be able to leave?" Severus asked.

"In two days," she answered. "Severus, I'm worried. Amos told the Daily Prophet that your son is a werewolf, even though he saved his son."

Severus felt rage and then he remembered that he had told his Slytherins that Remus was a werewolf. Karma! How he hated it when it was him on the receiving end.

"I'm sure the letters will be arriving, telling Dumbledore to expel Harry."

"Most likely," Severus reasoned and then there was a pounding on the door. "Oh who is it now?"

He yanked it open to find Fleur and that Durmstrang wizard standing there.

"What the hell do you want?" Severus snarled.

"Is it true that Harry saved Diggory's life?" Viktor asked.

For a Durmstrang student he could speak perfect English when he needed to.

"Yes, my son saved Diggory's life," Severus said.

"Is it true that ze's a werewolf?"

"Yes, it's bloody true," Severus said. "Now you can go off and tell everyone what a horrible monster that my son is even though he saved another champions life."

"Ze's saved Diggory's life," Fleur said. "We don't hold it against zim."

Viktor nodded and they both left Severus to think about this.

"Let Minerva know when he's awake," Severus told Madam Pomfrey an hour later. "Have him come to my office."

"Of course," she said and he left as well.

For the next two days members of his own house demanded to know when Harry would be removed from school. Even though he had told them that Remus was a werewolf he had hoped that Harry would have a normal life. All thanks to Crouch Jr. and this damn Tournament that wouldn't happen. On the last day of term two things happened. One: Cedric Diggory arrived for a visit and two: his son finally woke up.

Thankfully the visit from Diggory happened before his son woke up.

"I've tried to reason with father but he won't listen," Cedric said, "Harry told me to take the cup back to Hogwarts but I wouldn't listen. If I had then no one would have found out that he's a werewolf."

"And no one would know that Voldemort was back," Severus added.

"True," Cedric said. "He also says that Harry is just as dangerous as Remus. He said that if Remus hadn't left when he did he would have personally pulled strings to ensure that Remus left."

"And you didn't agree with him."

"No," Cedric answered. "After that Lockhart moron that we had I was happy to finally have a Defense Professor that knew his stuff. But father didn't agree with me."

"I can imagine," Severus said and then, "Even my own house wants Harry gone."

"Father wants to take Harry's money to pay those victims whose families died," Cedric said, "But he found out that it's tied up with the Prince fortune and he can't touch it. I'm sure that things are going to be harder on Harry next term."

"Figures," Severus said. "They care nothing about those that do survive but care about those that don't. So what are you going into when you leave?"

"Department for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, Beast Division! I want to help find You-Know-Who before he ruins others lives. Madam Bones told me that he's now a werewolf due to taking Harry's blood."

"Correct," Severus said. "And I wish you well."

He nodded and then got up. He stopped and said, "If Harry needs anyone at the Ministry that has his back, tell him to write to me."

"I will," Severus promised and Cedric left.

The fireplace erupted and Madam Pomfrey's voice said, "Severus, Harry's awake."

Severus hurried out.

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"Why didn't Harry tell us the truth?" Ginny asked.

"About the fact that he's a werewolf," Hermione said and Ginny nodded. "I don't think that he felt that he was ready to tell."

"Well he could have told his best mate," Ron complained.

Hermione rolled her eyes. Ever since it came out that Voldemort was back, that he had taken blood from an infected werewolf, and was now on the run from the Department for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, Hermione wondered how long it would take before people turned on him. Everyone in Gryffindor had no problem with Harry being a werewolf due to Cedric telling everyone that Harry had wanted him to get out and that he had saved his life.

But the other houses weren't so nice. Even Ravenclaw, which normally didn't agree with anything that Slytherin house agreed with, wanted him gone. All around her she was hearing how Harry was a danger to society and that he should be muzzled. None of them really knew Harry as just Harry. They all knew him as the boy that had defeated Voldemort. And now that didn't even matter.

He was a werewolf! A monster! Something that hurt, or killed, your family and destroyed lives! What about Harry's life?

"Are you alright?" Neville asked her.

"I'm worried about Harry," Hermione told him.

"I know," Neville said, "I mean, Cedric told everyone that Harry had been force to give his blood to bring that monster back. If anyone is a monster, it's You-Know-Who."

Hermione nodded and said, "I want to visit him but Madam Pomfrey has made it clear that we can't."

"You've tried," Neville said.

"Yes," Hermione said, nodding her head. "But the Matron has made it clear that no one can see him until he wakes up."

"Hopefully it will be soon," Neville reasoned and Hermione hoped that he was right.

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Harry was fighting to wake up, the voice inside his head laughing. It wasn't a high, cold, laugh but different. Fog was all around him and he just wanted to wake up.

"Accept me," the voice demanded.

"Who are you?" Harry asked.

"I'm your wolf, I'm what comes out when the moon rises, I'm the one that sired Tom Riddle."

Oh dear Merlin, no.

"He will learn respect soon enough," the voice said. "Accept me or you will never wake up."

Waking up! That's the only thing that he wanted to do right now.

"Fine, wolf, what's your name?"

"My name is Freki, I'm the greedy one. Do you accept me?"

Harry had no choice but to accept Freki. The fog cleared and he finally opened his eyes.

"Oh thank Merlin," Madam Pomfrey's voice made Harry wince. "I'll let Severus know that you're awake."

Oh why did screaming have to be the first thing that he heard?

Five minutes later his father was next to him and Harry could tell that the man had been worried. Madam Pomfrey checked Harry over and then left them alone.

"How long was I out?" he asked.

"Nearly a week," Severus answered. "Mr. Diggory has informed the Daily Prophet that you're a werewolf."

Harry groaned and Severus added, "Cedric gave Dumbledore enough information to have Malfoy and the others arrested."

"So he survived," Harry said, glad that he had.

"Yes," Severus said.

"Sir, can I say something," Harry said; not sure if his father would understand.

"Harry, I told you that you can call me Severus."

Harry went pink and muttered, "Sorry."

"What is it?" Severus asked him.

Harry took ka deep breath and said, "My wolf talked to me."

"Your wolf," he said.

"What comes out when I change," Harry clarified. "Anyway, he wouldn't let me wake up until I accepted him. He told me his name and I agreed to accept him so that I could wake up. He gave me his name."

"What's his name?"

"Freki," Harry answered.

"The name of one of Odin's wolves," Severus stated.

"Who's Odin?" Harry asked, confused.

"Odin was the all-father, the chief of the Norse gods. He had two ravens and two wolves. The two wolves were Freki, which means greedy one, and Geri, which means the ravenous."

"Great, I'm a wolf from Norse myth," Harry moaned.

"At least your wolf's name isn't Moody," Severus reminded him and Harry had to give a small smile.

"Can I have visitors?" Harry asked when Severus left.

"Very well," she said, "But not long. I'm releasing you out into the harsh world this afternoon."

"Thanks," Harry said.

"Who do you want?"

"Hermione," Harry answered, knowing that she would be the best one to talk to.

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A/N: I decided to choose a wolf from Norse myth instead of creating my own. In Norse myth Odin had two wolves name Freki and Geri. As Severus explains to Harry they mean Greedy one, for Freki, and ravenous one, for Geri. The two ravens are called Huginn, which means 'Thought' and Muninn, which means 'memory or mind.' They traveled through the nine worlds and then told Odin everything that they had seen.