The Werewolf and The Monster

Chapter 15 - Burning Help

Tonight was her second burning night, She knows it'll be less painful but she is still worried. Pandora paces around her office, tugging at the hem of her cloak. She sighs and turns into a large black panther, knowing it'll take up more energy to do so. She continues to pace around her office for a bit before reluctantly deciding to go to Albus.

She slinks out her office and down the steps to her portrait. It flinging open and letting her pace out. Deep in thought she seemingly disregarded the fact of students roaming the halls. But her unusual eyes seem to let them know who the panther is and to calm them down.

The cold castle floors underneath her paw pads is a usual feeling by now. She slinks through the halls and into the griffin door. Grumbling the password, which sounds like low growl to anyone else. The stairwell began to wind with her standing on top. She sighs softly and changed back into her original form, tugging at her gloves. Her dead eyes distant as her thoughts run at inhumane speeds through her brain.

Her eyes looked at the door and she grabbed the handle for a second longer before hesitantly twisting the handle, walking in and speaking just as loud as a whisper.

"Albus?" Her eyes quickly notice Minerva looking at her along with Albus. "I see your busy, I'll come back later." 

"No, no, no, Dear it's okay. I'll leave the room if you would like." Minerva spoke softly with a smile.

"I don't mind if you listen or not, You've seen it before anyways. I need to burn tonight." Albus' eyes snapped at her over his moon crescent glasses.

"Burning? That's when you have a power surge." She nodded gently. "I can tell your nervous too. It's Sunday tomorrow. Do you think it'll be okay for a handful enough of us to come and help you burn? So you don't have to rely on Dementors?" 

She nodded. "that'll be preferable since they keep killing the forest. but I don't want to harm any of you, It's fairly easy for me to overwhelm someone if given the opportunity." 

"It'll be okay dear. We'll just focus on wearing you down, Albus who will be coming to help?" Minerva asks, looking at him curiously.

"Well You and I, I'll try to convince Severus, Filius, Remus." He said. "Is there anything we need to know for the burning?" 

Pandora nodded and stressfully ran her fingers through her hair. "I won't hold back, Once transformed I loose my moral compass, And don't worry about going easy on me, Grim-Reapers collapse before they will die, leaving them in a vulnerable state. So just stop once I collapse."

He nodded understandingly and approached, gently petting her head. "Go rest in a form, I'll see what I can do with getting others to help." She pushed her hair out of her eyes and locked eyes with her. "For someone who has seen and been through alot, Your still a good person." 

She tensed up and turned away. "Albus please don't say that. I've done disgusting things. I'm a monster Albus, Words won't change that. I'm the one who killed Prehistoric. I dwindled his forms down and erased his existence to just a mere memory because I wanted to prove myself." She backed off slightly. "I... I'm sorry Albus. I'm just stressed and tired. Tonights going to be a long night for anyone involved."

He smiled understandingly and gently pet her head calmly. "Go rest dear, Have Clovi go get something if you need anything." She nodded understandingly.

"Okay, See you two tonight." She smiled weakly at them both before turning her heel and leaving. Her body shifted again into a different form; An Ocelot. Her fur was still mat black along with spots that's only accouple shades lighter, only actually noticeable if the sun hits it.

Pandora padded down the staircase and into the school corridor, weaving through students legs and to the direction of her tower, grumbling the password to the portrait and walking through.

She ascended the stairs in her tower to her bed and lied down on it, still in her ocelot form and closed her eyes, hoping to eventually drift off to sleep even for a couple hours. So she's not left waiting for the night to come.