The Truth.

Chapter 3-Wotcher

When Lucian said hunt I thought he meant literally; not spending hours meditating trying to connect with my 'Primal alpha' whatever it was. It had only been a couple weeks but my strength and core magic was back to where I was before. No trial had even begun as I had to connect to whatever the 'Primal' alpha was. Bella was busy running errands for Tom but we talked daily, and she used the mindscape daily too. It wasn't the same as in person but it was enough for me and my wolf to feel happy. I didn't need to know what though I knew that Tom wanted to speak with me soon, probably about tracking down Harry. Lucian had gone off to talk to the Centaur's stating that it was not for me to know.

Slightly worried as I had no clue what to expect however I knew it was linked to these trials. Having to spend the past couple of days trying to reach this 'Primal alpha' but it was no good. I could feel something that was trying to reach me through my magic and I was on the verge every time but the connection fizzled out before it could latch on. Something was wrong and it was frustrating to me that I couldn't figure it out, brightest witch seemed like such a heavy title however knowing that everyone know knew I was no longer the Granger girl they once thought I was. Romanoff seemed much more fitting anyway.

I had tried researching it in the library however hardly any information came forward; it was all deeply secretive. Presuming it was all for protection in case it got into the wrong hands. What made it worse that I knew Lucian would be no help because even his hands were tied as this was something that not even he knew about; he just knew of it and not anything of what it entails. I sighed knowing that I wouldn't be getting anywhere I decided to take a break. Suddenly the hairs on the back of my neck stood up and I rolled out of the way as a stunning jinx was sent my way. Grinning as the voice reached my ears. "Wotcher 'Mione!" Letting out a laugh as I looked up and there stood Nymphadora 'Tonks' Black, well Lupin now.

Rushing over I swept Tonks up into a hug. Ecstatic that she was here as I hadn't seen her since 12 Grimmauld Place and we had been sending each other owls, reminiscing about the pranks we pulled when those were oblivious. The twins loved messing around pranking with Tonks and she took them under her wing. Despite being young, she was almost motherly towards them. The glares that Molly gave her was hilarious.

Recalling of the times that Tonks would write to me about her crush on Lupin and try as he might, he could not resist her since Tonks was his mate though he felt he did not deserve her. They were quickly married after only a couple months of dating once Lupin realized it was inevitable to resist Tonks, that and she was a persistent lady. Not that Tonks was in any such way a Lady. It was all very cute. It was then I noticed Draco was with her, quickly sweeping him into a hug too. "What are you two doing here?" surprise colouring my voice. Draco smiled but it came across as more a grimace; he stated "Tom wants to speak with you, but we may or may not have an ulterior motive for being here. We also wanted to check in on you."

Eyebrow raised in question, I replied with "You missed me huh?" Draco rolled his eyes and Tonks said, "Enough of the seriousness, we have so much to catch up on before we go! Now that you're not busy snogging Auntie Bella, I can have you all to myself." Scoffing out in disbelief filled with mirth as Tonks rattled on. Me and Draco shared a look of acceptance as we knew we would be here a while. ...and Fred has a boyfriend now. He adorable and weirdly perfect for him, though a muggle-born but he seems to love the wizarding world though the poor lad had no choice..." Tonks hair rapidly changed colours with her excitement and I imagined I looked like an curious puppy. "Wait, what do you mean? What have I missed?"

By the time we had caught up on everything it was late in the evening, completely loosing track of time but I felt a lot more relaxed and my mind was clear. Draco had become more and more confident with himself and thanks to the support of his girlfriend Pansy, Bella and his parents the weight of his own tasks didn't feel like a burden as he would talk to them. He did send me owls as well since training took over most of my free time now so it was really nice to see Draco again. My wolf grumbled in content being back with some of my pack. However I knew that this moment was up as we had to go to see Tom.

Due to me already being at Malfoy manor beforehand, it was quicker for all of us for me to use apparition since we didn't have a Floo system within the arena for obvious reasons. With ease and without a fear of splinching we arrived at the beautiful manor in seconds. The House elf named Winky opened the door, sensing that we were on the grounds. Her big brown eyes filled with glee as she realised who we were. "Master Draco has returned as has Dora! Oh, Romanoff too! Oh how wonderful! The lord has been waiting for your arrival Miss Romanoff."

Winky was an House elf that had been fired by Barty Crouch Senior due to Winky picking up a 'dark' wand during Toms attack at the Quidditch World cup; which sent Harry on the run. Draco had felt bad finding the elf drowning in sorrows so he employed her to his House elf and she loved it. I smiled as I entered the home, which had become my second home once I left Hogwarts. I was not too worried with what Tom had to say however I was worried if Lucian was going to angry that I had not made any progress. Maybe Tom can help. 

Some new faces will be introduced, and some old ;-) and things are going to get crazy. I'm excited for you all to see what I have in store for you!

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