The Witch and The Hunters

CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT

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"So, what are we dealing with? Magical or non-magical?" Dean asked, peering over Hermione's shoulder as she looked down at the body of one of the victims.

Hermione frowned. "I think we're dealing with a non-magical werewolf."

"How can you tell?" He asked curiously.

"Well, you see these claw markings?" She gestured to the largest one across the chest.

"Yeah," he nodded.

"Well, if you look here, they just stop," she pointed at the edge of the scar. "This indicates that the claws are straight, whereas magical werewolves have a curved point meaning the starting and ending point of any marks tend to be slightly more curved or deeper. Also the distance between the claws themselves is approximately three and a half centre-metres, whilst non-magical werewolves only have a distance of two and a half. And, if we look at the teeth markings on the side, you can see how wide the jaw was, again, magical werewolves are generally bigger, and judging by the size of this bite, it's non-magical, and the indentations from the teeth aren't as deep either. So judging by the claw markings, teeth indentations and jaw width, I'm confident in saying it's a non-magical werewolf. Thankfully for us."

He raised an eyebrow. "And why should we be thankful? Have you dealt with a non-magical werewolf before?"

"Yes, several, and they were all in their wolf forms. When we eventually face a magical werewolf, then you'll understand why I'm glad this case is a non-magical werewolf."

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"Magical or non-magical?" Sam asked, typing away at his laptop as Dean and Hermione walked into their shared motel room.

"Non-magical," Hermione confirmed. "I took a sample from the victims' bodies, I'm hoping I can use any trace saliva from the bite wounds to track the one responsible."

"You can do that?" He asked surprised.

"Possibly, it's not exact due to the lupine DNA, but I'm hoping there's enough human DNA to point us in the right direction."

"It'll be a lot easier than having to go through the medical records of everyone in this town," Dean commented. "You know, since you've come along, our job has been far easier."

"I have my uses," she replied and they snorted at her; that was putting it lightly.

"I've found something interesting," Sam said, frowning slightly at the screen in front of him. "There's been five victims right?"

"So far," Hermione nodded. "Different genders, ages, physical characteristics and appearances as expected with werewolf victims, they're random attacks."

"That's what's interesting," he replied and they both looked to him expectantly. "I don't think these attacks are random. They're names have all popped up in police records over the last two years."

"That's doesn't connect them, we're in a small town," Dean pointed out.

"I'm trying to hack into the records so I can dig deeper; it's not specified why they were named."

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"I'm bored," Dean groaned from his place sprawled out on one of the beds.

"Shut up, just give me five more minutes," Sam replied.

"You've been saying that for the last hour."

Sam glared at him over the top of his laptop.

"Leave your brother alone," Hermione rolled her eyes, as she flipped through a random magazine she'd found in their motel room.