20/12/23

As fast as he could the fake auror, still holding onto the cage holding the rat, ripped down the boards covering one of the windows and climbed out of it.

He wasn't in that good a health, but he was a fast runner when he wanted to be so he raced down the hill a bit, to get away from those following him so they don't get dragged along with him when he apparated, but was stunned when he ran into something - something hard – and fell down.

Looking up he saw Mad-eye Moody, Amelia Bones, that freak blood traitor with the stupid hair and Shaklebolt, all standing over him and pointing their wands at him.

"The jig is up, Richard Nixon," Moody said recognizing the man. "Hand over the rat, work with us, and your sentence shall be reasonably fair."

Growling a little in anger, Nixon looked around for a way to escape, spotting that boy from before and one of the girls staying behind the fence.

"You think you can scare me with threats like that?" he asked looking up at Moody. "When I have been serving the Dark Lord since was just coming out and letting himself be known? Ha, I have seen and heard threats way more scary than that."

"We don't have time to argue," Amelia said firmly. "Come with us willingly now, and we will be fair. Or fight with us, making us curse you into a body-bind jinx, and we will be hard when the time comes for you to have your trial."

"So, I'll be getting one of those then?" he asked smirking a little. "That's good, I wouldn't want to go to that rock out at sea for no go reason and have to stay there for over a decade because I didn't get one."

This line hit Amelia a little, making her lower her wand a bit, but she quickly shook it off and readjusted it.

"Don't play games with us, Nixon," she said grinding her teeth "Now will you come willingly, or will you not?"

Just then scuffling from the house made everyone, except Moody look up and see Bunny, Sirius, Harry, Hermione, and Lupin come out, everyone seeing Lupin come to a standstill as soon as he came into contact with the rays of the full moon.

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As fast as their brooms could take them, Jack and Elisa raced towards Harry and Hermione, pulling one on each broom and speeding away.

"What's going on?" Harry asked looking back seeing Sirius trying to connect to Lupin who was crying out in pain.

His fingers growing and becoming the toes of paws, his back legs lengthing so he could go around on all fours, his clothes ripping apart and falling off his body as fur replaced his skin. The Moonband on his wrist still covered as suspected, Jack noted.

"Harry, when Snape set us his assignment on werewolves, did you actually do it?" Jack asked watching Bunny tapping the grown and popping up some egg-bombs and his boomerangs should they be needed.

"Some of it, but I didn't finish it because Lupin said it wasn't necessary.

"Not necessary?" Elisa asked in a surprised questioning voice. "Not necessary? Of course it's necessary you idiot." she said from her broom where Hermione was hanging on tightly not ok with heights. "If we hadn't already known he was a werewolf, and were ready to save you, you could have been bitten by him - or another changed wolf on any other full moon night - and become a wolf yourself, all because you couldn't tell the difference or spot the clues to say he was one. And you call that 'not necessary'?!"

"Snowflake, now is not the time for life-lesson-lectures," Jack said surprisingly calm as they landed their brooms on the other side of the fence where it should be safe because of the bubble. "

"Well then what is it time for?" Elisa asked still sounding mad. "It's not like we can do anything. Anything the grownups will let us do any way."

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With one more cry of pain, Lupin threw Sirius back before curling up a little, whining, his amber eyes looking all around him trying to recognise where he was.

Then like in all those old Halloween movies with werewolves in them, he stood proud and gave a long loud howl towards the moon.

Priorities changing, the Aurors turn their attention to the werewolf that was now coming towards them, his lips curled up showing off his sharp fangs.

Just as he was about to start attacking these humans and their sticks, a large black dog ran up and go in between them barking at the wolf pacing in front of auror's growling and speeding to the other side each time Lupin tried to advance.

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Knowing this would only last for so long, Jack looked around for something they could do trying to remember what he read about.

"Silver weakens them," he started to recite his notes "Bitten wolves turn every month, Blood wolves turn every night – but keep their minds. Both wolves form packs, with an alpha to lead them. Bitten wolves is only dangerous to humans – so Sirius should be fine like that, hopefully. Come on what else?" he asked hitting his head to try and remember.

Getting a look of remembrance on her face, Hermione held up her hands and gave a wolf's howl.

"What are you doing?" Harry asked stopping her mid way.

"Trying to help," she said and howling again.

Everyone turned to Lupin who seemed to stop trying to get to the aurors, his ears up and sniffing the air.

Howling back, Lupin waited for a reply.

Hermione howled again, trying to make it seem like it was a long distance off.

"Wolves form packs," Elisa said understanding and quickly howling too.

Not sure if this was a good idea, but seeing it was something, Jack and Harry shrug and howl as well.

Lupin slowly came over to the fence looking at these humans in a curious way, sniffing them, confused as it seemed only one of them was truly a magical creature.

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Bunny, Sirius, Nixon and the aurors watch in amazement and surprise seeing four teenagers sooth an unpotioned, minutes-after-transformed full-grown werewolf to come towards them and behave as if he were a slightly over grown house dog.

"What the flip's just happened?" Tonks asked quietly so not to draw attention back to them.

"It seems," Bunny said proudly, his fist sill holding onto his boomerang if needed "Jack and his friends have actually learnt something up at the school this year."

"And what's that?" Tonks asked confused, seeing Sirius make his way over to them.

"Wolves live in packs," Bunny said nodding to the group. "Before that night when baby Harry defeated Voldemort, Lupin had a pack, be it a small one but still," he started to explain, pacing a little his hands behind his back. "It was formed of Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and James Potter. Probably why he seems to be interested in Harry more than the others." he said making the Aurors looks up and see that yes wolf-Lupin did indeed seem more into Harry than the others.

"Anyway, after Pettigrew betrayed the Potters, faked his own death and got Sirius sent to prison," he continued "Lupin lost his pack and has been a lone wolf for about 12 – 13 years. Wolves need company, teammates, they rely on each other to protect and serve them. What them kids just did, be it not all that smart a plan if you ask me, is let him know he has a new pack willing to accept him."

Still not believing this the aurors look up to see the teenagers and the two canines on opposite sides of the fence.

They were so busy watching them, they didn't notice Nixon trying to make a get-away.

But Jack did, and he would have gotten him to stop in his tracks too, if the air around him didn't start to feel so cold and he start to feel sick.

AN: Happy Christmas, and to all my readers this is the first part of my gift to you - having more than one update this month for this story.

A third update will be coming out as well (hopefully before New Year) but before i can upload it i need you to do some voting for me.

There should be a poll up on my profile with the question of what should Elisa's Patronus should be?

An Arctic Fox, A Swan, A Dolphin, A Horse, A Rabbit, or a Sea Turtle.

(I think I've already asked this, but just to be sure...)