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I Am Wolf	By : LadyFreak Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 13922 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 3
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor to I make any money from this story. These characters are JKR's, I just play with them.

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A/N: Runs in and dives behind steel reinforced door. Ok, ok i'm sorry! Please don't hurt me! I really thought i had updated this. But i've had a couple of rough weeks personally and haven't been 'all there' if you know what i mean. There are only a couple of chapters left. Once i got my head straight i figured out where i wanted to leave this.

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The three returned the Hogwarts quietly. Each with their thoughts on something else, although Hermione and Draco were thinking about a similar subject. How could two people who have hated each other for so long, learn to love one another?

Hermione already knew. It was in her bones; in her core. She felt something deep inside that connected her to Draco and knew it would be hard not to fall for him. But how did he feel?

Draco felt that same bone crushing connection… but instead of inquisitive, he was scared of it. He had never had the love of another, other than his mother. Not to mention how he had treated her the past six years. Could he be enough for her? Would she be enough for him? He just didn’t know.

Upon entering the castle, he bid the potions master and his mate good night and headed to his quarters.

He missed the falling of Hermione’s face. She had been so happy that he was safe and here that she didn’t consider he would want nothing to do with her.

Severus looked down at her with a thoughtful gaze. He held her hand and walked her to the potions master’s quarters. It looked like Slughorn had already cleared out and they were both glad for it, albeit for different reasons.

The potions master led Hermione to the bed where he lowered her hood and revealed her face. He smiled down at her, quite happy to see her healed so well. “You have healed quite nicely little wolf.” He said with an endearing tone.

She nodded and gave him a watery smile. “Thank you” she said with her slightly raspy voice, rougher because of the emotions coursing through her.

“Has your throat not completely healed?”

She shook her head “Poppy was waiting for you to complete some potions.”

He started walking to his private lab, “Ah, I best…” Hermione grabbed his arm and he stopped.

“It can wait.” She dragged him to the bed and cuddled beside him. Memories of the last time he laid beside her flooded her mind and she was soon crying quietly.

Severus felt the tears on his shoulder and understood. He also remembered the last time the two were in this position. It was after she pulled him from Remus’ side. Remus. He let out a shaky sigh. Why? After he heard a steady, low breathing come the witch beside him, Severus rose slowly from the bed and made his way to the potions lab. He began to make the potions that Poppy needed. He started with the one for Hermione’s throat, and then began the others that were on a list that Hermione left on his workbench.

An hour into the potions, Severus heard a small cry come from his room. He peeked through the door and watched as Hermione began tossing and turning. He quickly waved his wand at the cauldrons and placed a stasis spell on them.

Just as he made it to the door again, Hermione began screaming. He rushed to her side and held her in his arms tightly. As soon as her face was in the crook of his neck, she relaxed.

Hermione wrapped her arms around Severus’ neck and took a couple more deep breaths. Reveling in the scent of her father’s mate. I can do this. We can do this. We will be okay.

A slamming of the door broke the two apart and they were confronted with a growling Draco Malfoy. “What is going on here?” he seethed. “Why are you all over him? I am your mate!”

“Don’t you dare!” Hermione returned in a low angry growl. “Don’t you try and lecture me for seeking comfort. I had a nightmare and he came to comfort me. And my mate?” she let out a dark laugh, “Well, mate, why not go run off to your bed alone again? Hmm? Are you too good to sit and discuss anything with me? Too good to sit with a lowly mudblood as myself?”

“That looked like a lot more than comfort. You were breathing him in.” he spoke, slightly embarrassed.

“You have been away from pack, unfortunately. Yes I was breathing his scent in. But for other reasons.”

“Draco,” Severus began, earning a growl in response. “Rubio…” Eyes narrowed, but growling stopped. “She is a pup to me, nothing more than that. I have no interest in Hermione or Loba as a mate. Her father, Moony, was my mate.”

Grey eyes went wide at that statement. “I…I didn’t…you didn’t.” He took a breath. “Severus why didn’t you tell me?”

“Why would I? Remus was working with the Order. I went months without him Draco, months! When I finally made it back to him I was holding his dying daughter in my arms. I didn’t even know she was his daughter until that night. He felt her pain…he felt the burn of the curse run through her veins! And what makes you think you have the right to know whom I love? What makes you think you have any right?!”

Severus was nose to nose with Draco by now. The young wolf whimpered and dropped his head. “I’m sorry. I just… I felt her…I felt her upset and I came and I saw…”

Hermione stood up, anger fading in the face of her mate’s confusion and anguish. “Draco. I’m okay. It’s okay.” She closed her eyes. “Severus is family to me now. He is sort of a surrogate father to me now.” She glanced at the dark potions master and caught his look of surprise before he could hide it.

Draco moved forward and hugged her tightly. “I’m sorry I walked away… it was so overwhelming.”

“And it wasn’t for me?” she snapped at him. She closed her eyes and spoke softly. “It’s overwhelming for all of us Draco. We will need to discuss how to go about… well… just about everything from here on out.” Opening her eyes, Hermione stepped away from Draco and walked towards Severus. “I know you heard what I said. You still smell like pack, like family to me. You saved me and yours was the first friendly face I had seen after all that pain.” The potions master nodded once.

Draco walked over to the potions master “Godfather, I apologize for my insinuation.” At the man’s nod, the blonde noticed that the personal lab was slightly ajar. “And what is going on in here”

“Adding to the hospital wing potions stock and completing a special potion to help Hermione’s vocal cords to heal.”

“Need any assistance?” he asked, causing Hermione to look at him with the same questioning gaze.

The three entered the lab and finished up the potions. Severus, usually a solitary worker, was glad for the help. He watched as Hermione and Draco would ‘accidentally’ brush against one another.

Oh, he could still see and feel the trepidation of the bond, but the attraction was there enough.

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That night Draco tried to sneak away again, but Hermione was not having it. She had missed them too much. She pulled Draco down to the bed and had him spoon her. Severus glanced her with raised eyebrows.

“Come Severus, please?” she said softly. He huffed a breath out, but lay on the bed beside her. Before he could get any ideas about running away, she had her arms wrapped around his and her head on his shoulder. “Thank you” she whispered before drifting off to sleep.

Severus glanced at a grinning Draco. “Shut up. Like you’re any better off.” The blonde grin became larger and snuggled into Hermione further. He breathed in her scent and let it wash over and calm him. It wasn’t long before he joined his mate in sleep.

Severus lay beside Hermione and watched the two wolves. He missed Remus greatly, but if he could do anything in this life, he would protect the cub of his mate. Knowing his godson, they may need a little help in the romance department. Watching them sleep, he knew it wouldn’t take much. Hermione was much more accepting of the situation than Draco.

Smiling to himself, Severus began forming a plan.
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