(A/N): Hey Guys! So, here's the next chapter. I would like to thank all my old reviewers, plus my new reviewer: Blue Luver5000. Thank you all for the lovely reviews and constructive criticism. Also, not to do with this story, I'm trying to start writing a Maximum Ride/Stick It crossover, because Fang from Maximum Ride and Hayley from Stick It are like, my all time two favourite characters, and Stick It is my favourite movie of all time. Again, on an unrelated note, I have tomorrow, the next day, and then the day after that, Wednesday, I have to choose my classes for year 10. Gah, so nervous!
I started this story in 2012. I was fourteen. Its been almost ten years. If you don't like something in the early chapters, it's not going to suddenly change ten years after I wrote it. If you're going to review this story with criticisms, please log in so I can actually reply to you and not have to leave messages like this in chapters so you might actually see it. And if you're just going to bash the story for being inaccurate, again, please remember that I was fourteen, I wasn't born in the 1960's, and I have never been outside of Australia. And some things are inaccurate because that's what people in that time period thought- not necessarily what I think, or know today.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but Leo, Elaine, Nicholai and Quiggly.
Remus
This was it. I was about to tell someone, someone that didn't already know, or hadn't figured it out by my scent, what I was.
"I...I'm...I'm a werewolf." I whispered, growing quieter towards the end, and I saw Elaine stiffen slightly.
"Elaine?" I heard Leo ask gently, and she shook her head quietly. I slumped down in my seat slightly, trying to hide, even after Leo sent me a reassuring look.
"It's nothing against you, Remus." Elaine whispered, staring at the table before her eyes met mine, and I saw that there were tears in her eyes. "It's just that... last year, my uncle was killed by a werewolf." Well, that explained her reaction. "I know that you aren't like them, but it's still kind of...a shock. I mean, I was taught that Werewolves – and vampires- were evil monsters," Both Leo and I winced at this. "But after meeting you two, I'd have to disagree. You two are some of the nicest people I've ever met," Leo now raised an eyebrow.
"You don't know a lot of people do you?" She rolled her eyes at his playfully, and I smiled slightly. Oh god you two, just hurry up and make out already.
"What I was going to finish that sentence with was, 'as long as you don't get on your bad sides.'" Leo and I smiled at each other before wrapping her tightly in a sort of group hug, Leo on one side, Elaine in the middle, and me on the other. It was nice, comforting. At least she didn't hate me.
"So...how did you figure out Remmy was a werewolf?" I glanced at Leo, raising an eyebrow.
"Scent. He smells like a dog, mixed with a pine tree." I smirked at him as he thought deeply, and Elaine lowered her head to sniff my forearm.
"He does smell like a pine tree!" Leo and I stared at her, amused, until she blushed furiously at her exclamation. "Well he does." She grumbled, and Leo and I shared a look.
"You know, when I was little, only one person didn't outright hate vampires and werewolves, he just thought they were...misrepresented. Ironically, he was also the one killed by a werewolf, which had, at the time, cemented my hatred of them. He told me that...the transformation...was very...painful. Is that true?" I winced, and glanced at the table, trying to avoid her gaze before sucking in a deep breath and answering.
"You could definitely say that." I mumbled, and she nodded slowly before sharing a look with Leo.
"I want to help." My head snapped up, and I'm pretty sure I looked almost comically confused.
"We want to help." Piped up, and Elaine smiled at him slightly. I must tell you though, while I had pulled out of the hug, and was sitting on my own chair, Leo still had his arms wrapped around Elaine's waist, her back against his chest, her face flushed slightly.
"How?" I asked quietly, and Elaine thought about it for a second, biting her lip, and I could see Leo staring at her from the corner of my eye. He knew I could see him, there's no way he couldn't, but I didn't dare look at him, because he wouldn't have cared if I did.
"Well...we could become animagi." I raised both my eyebrows, choking on my own spit, my eyes wide, but Leo simply raised one eyebrow.
"I don't even know if I can. Can vampires do that?" I shrugged, how the hell would I know?
"Technically, you're a half vampire, so probably." Elaine replied, moving her head to the side slightly so that it rested against his head, on his shoulder.
"You guys, you can't do that. Not for me. It's too dangerous, and difficult. You're first years for gods sake!" Elaine raised an eyebrow at me challengingly.
"You've see us fight, Remus, what makes you think we're not capable?" I blinked and slunk down a little in my chair at the deathly note in her voice before giving in under the weight of their challenging glares.
"Alright, alright! Just don't kill me in my sleep and we'll be fine." Elaine and Leo angled their heads to grin at each other before realising their proximity, blushing, and moving away from each other clearing their throats, embarrassed. I was amused for a second before realising what I had just done.
"Dammit, how do you do that?" I accused Elaine, and Leo, causing them to shrug cheekily.
"We're just that little bit more scary than you, Lulu." Elaine told me cheekily, before heading off down one of the aisles, Leo in tow. I sighed deeply, letting my eyes fall shut for a minute before standing up to follow them.
Ten minutes later was when Leo smacked himself on the forehead so hard that Elaine and I jumped.
"I'm an idiot." He scolded, shaking his head.
"While I agree with that, may I ask what you did this time?" He glared at me lightly before closing his eyes, and suddenly, a large, teetering pile of books appeared, spread out upon the two remaining tables.
"The Room of Requirement gives us what we ask for right?" Elaine and I glanced at each other before nodding, wondering what he was getting at. "Well, why didn't I just ask for the books on Animagi instead of going to look for them manually?" He gestured to the pile of books, and Elaine and I raised our eyebrows.
"That's a lot of books, Blue." Elaine stated, and I could see Leo wanted to roll his eyes.
"Yes, but now I have to narrow it down." He closed his eyes again, and more than half the books disappeared. "That's all the books that only mention Animagi, these are the ones that have more information about how to become one, and what the advantages and disadvantages are." He took a seat at the table on the left, closest to the door, which now held all the books, before patting the seats next to him, gesturing for us to sit, and get started.
It was going to be a long night.
(A/N): So, what do you think? I didn't know if vampires, or technically, half-vampires could become animagi, so I'm going to make it rather difficult for him.
I started this story in 2012. I was fourteen. Its been almost ten years. If you don't like something in the early chapters, it's not going to suddenly change ten years after I wrote it. If you're going to review this story with criticisms, please log in so I can actually reply to you and not have to leave messages like this in chapters so you might actually see it. And if you're just going to bash the story for being inaccurate, again, please remember that I was fourteen, I wasn't born in the 1960's, and I have never been outside of Australia. And some things are inaccurate because that's what people in that time period thought- not necessarily what I think, or know today.
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