Last chapter was kind of sad, wasn't it? Well, the next chapter will be less sad, I promise. I will be jumping to Harry and Juliet's second year because it's a bit more eventful than their first year. Also! Change in the timeline, Juliet and Tom have actually known each other since they were eight, the only reason I changed that in The Introduction to the End is because I had no clue how to add him in then, so I left it out because they were closer in their later years. Thanks and Enjoy!

Third Person POV – One The Train to Hogwarts

Juliet sighed and leaned her head against the window. She guessed Harry and Ron wouldn't be on the train this year. Even with some strange house elf stealing her letters from Harry, Ron, and Hermione she went to school anyway. She had just lied to the elf and told him she'd stay home, and then got to the platform earlier than everyone else so she would be the first there, then the elf wouldn't dare close it. She looked out of the window and saw a flying blue Ford Anglia outside the window, and sure enough Harry was holding on for his life. She jumped up, startling Hermione, who was sitting next to her, as she did.

"Oh my god it's Harry!" Juliet exclaimed in shock.

Hermione gasped as she saw him hanging from the car. Hermione knew what Juliet would do before she even moved to try it. Juliet was a metamorphmagus and she could grow wings or something. It was worth a try.

"No, Juliet, you'll be blown away. I won't let you," Hermione scolded.

She looked at Hermione for a second before returning her attention to the window, seeing the car and Harry were gone.

"We've probably passed them," Hermione said, voicing Juliet's thoughts.

Juliet nodded and sat back down. It wasn't worth it to go searching for him. She leaned back, knowing how tired and scratched up she was, and fell asleep. Hermione began to question why Juliet would turn up some mornings all scratched up and bloody. She had no real answer for her. If Juliet told Hermione the truth she might hate her. Hermione was like a sister to her, she didn't want to lose her to something as stupid as a condition that Juliet couldn't even help. The thought of it all swirled around in her head as Juliet fell asleep.

Hermione sat there with nobody to talk to. It was like the last few nights at school last year. Juliet would be asleep and Hermione had nobody to talk to, or at least somebody interesting to talk to. Juliet really understood Hermione and they were interested in almost all the same things. She just hated Juliet's new routine. Some nights she's not even there when Hermione falls asleep. It bugged Hermione, too, and she was going to interrogate Juliet when they got to Hogwarts before she could sneak off like she'd done last year.

Hermione woke Juliet up when they got to Hogwarts and Juliet tried to make an excuse to go off like she usually did. Hermione kept coming up with something to counter her excuse, and Juliet began to get nervous. It was a full moon and the sun was going down, so Juliet just ran passed Hermione, shoving her way through everyone in her way. She could hear Hermione following her, and she knew that if she let Hermione follow her she'd put her in danger.

As soon Juliet got out to the forest she climbed a tree before Hermione could see her. Hermione looked around for a second, completely baffled, but stayed out there. Juliet couldn't contain it and she felt herself hit the ground as she fell out of the tree.

Hermione gasped as she saw Juliet hit the ground, but something was wrong. Juliet twitched and she could see claw forming. Her best friend was changing, but Hermione didn't care. She could tell Juliet was in pain. She knelt by Juliet and got her friend onto her back. Juliet's eyes widened as she saw Hermione there by her. Juliet tried to say something to her, but it wouldn't come out as Juliet fully transformed and growled at Hermione.

Where Juliet had been laying a large wolf stood. It had Juliet's green eyes and the fur on the creature was the same bright orange as Juliet's hair. It was a beautiful animal, but when it howled Hermione shrieked in fear, feeling someone pull her back.

"God damn! What are you doing out here, Hermione?!" asked Tom, the beast sitting by him contently.

"H-how'd you do that?" Hermione stuttered, staring at it. "What is that?"

"It's Juliet. She's a werewolf. Hermione, Juliet and I haven't been completely honest with you," He said in a guilty tone.

Hermione looked at him in shock. That was Juliet. She hadn't just been dishonest, but she'd been hiding something from Hermione. It made her feel like she hadn't been trustworthy enough to Juliet. This was big, she knew that, but Hermione knew that it wasn't something you told everyone.

"You have to understand, Hermione, Juliet and I didn't want to make you feel like a bad friend. It's just that-" Tom began, but Hermione cut him off.

"No," was all she said and ran off to the school.

Tom cursed to himself and ran after her, forgetting Juliet back in the forest. He caught Hermione easily with his speed. She struggled against him, kicking him several times, before finally giving up.

"What are you?" She asked him terrified.

"I'm so sorry Hermione, but I should have never kept this from you. I'm a vampire, that's how I'm able to guard her. Juliet's a werewolf, but she hasn't always been. I was born a vampire, but Juliet was turned into a werewolf in our first year. During detention when she was attacked she always claimed it was a wolf bite on her leg," Tom explained.

Hermione nodded as it all began to make sense to her. Juliet was always gone on the full moon and was always defensive when someone said something about werewolves or vampires. She could believe she hadn't pieced it together in the first place.

"I don't care. You're still my friends and I think it's pretty cool," Hermione finally said with a grin.

Tom slowly let go of her, but she immediately turned around and hugged him, but he knew that the next morning she would question them to no end.