•His English Rose• {Harry Potter X Twilight crossover}

•Four•

Chapter Four -Draco's Secret.

NOVA sat with a steaming hot coffee in her hand. "You're taking it rather well" Jared, the third wolf, and Sam's second-in-command commented as they finished exchanging information. Nova kept a lot back, like what her last name meant in the wizarding world, and what she had done. She had told them about the bond between her and Ares, and Sam told her that he too could communicate with Ares in his wolf form. So yeah she was sharing coffee with a bunch of shifters. Something she never thought possible. Nova raised her eyebrow at Jared. 

"I went to a boarding school that teaches kids about magic, werewolves and vampires" she commented off-hand "Shapeshifters like yourselves are just another reality for me. all though we rarely have them in England, we have full children of the moon, as you call them" 

"You have actual were?" Paul asked and she nodded thinking of Remus Lupin. 

"I had one teaching in my third year" Nova stated as if she was commenting on the weather. "trust me all this" She waved around the room, "Is normal for me and my people - although there are some witches and wizards who believe that half-breeds such as yourselves should be imprisoned or worse" Paul whistled low, He had moved so Ares could sit next to his familiar, the wolf now between the witch and shifter. It had taken a lot for Sam and the others to believe her about her magic, so she simply added more muffins to the basket without even moving. Paul and Jared soon scoffed at them, stating she must be kept here for eternity. She turned to Emily. 

"If you don't mind me asking but how did-" She paused looking at her scars. the shifters stiffened and Sam glared at the table "Oh, never mind" Nova commented quickly, looking around the tense room. it had to do with something about shifting "I shouldn't have asked I apologise. It's just that I may be able to heal them"  Sam looked at the witch an unreadable expression on his face, dark eyes filled with well something. Emily looked at Nova, tears filling her eyes. 

"I don't care for scars" She muttered quietly she looked to Sam who she was next to, love being exchanged as the pair seemed to communicate. Nova almost sighed in envy, what she wouldn't give for something like that. "Okay," Emily said after a while, clearly Sam winning the argument. "how would you?"

"They weren't created by dark magic" Nova explained  "So they could be a potion I could make which would heal them - however because the scars are healed already it may take a while to make the potions, I need to adapt it as you're not of a magical being, so give me -" She paused softly, calculating  "give me a month to do the research, I'll need some blood from you" She commented to Sam, looking at his guilt-ridden face, Nova gathered he was behind the scaring. Emily looked excited and Paul and Jared were keeping an eye on Sam, who was conflicted 

"Will it hurt?" Emily asked in a quiet voice and Nova took a breath as Sam's head snapped to hers. 

"It may, but only like a bee sting" She commented quickly as Sam growled, Ares, growled back, Sam nodding at him in respect. Sam may be an Alpha but judging from the respect of a familiar Ares would always come on top in regards to pack mentality. "I can numb the area with paste, I would put you under but I'm not sure how the muggle medicine would react to the potions. No one has ever tried to heal a wolf scratch before - a bite is different" Sam nodded softly after the explanation, he hadn't let go of Emily's hand as she looked excited. There was talk of potions for a while, They hadn't realised the time and before long Charlie had come by to pick her up at nightfall. It was agreed that the Police chief had swung by to pick Nova up, Emily and Nova exchanged numbers, and Ares also communicated with her about being involved with patrolling the streets of Folks and The Res. 

"So Bella is coming to live with me soon" Charlie excitedly stated as they drove back to Forks. Charlie had told Nova about his teenage daughter. 

"Doesn't she dislike Forks?" Nova stated softly looking over at Ares, Emily had bathed him for her so he was now asleep on her leather jacket. Being around the shifters she realised how warm she had become and stripped of her jacket.