Bitten

The Full Moon

Hermione tossed and turned throughout the night, her thoughts plagued with nightmares of the night she was bitten and her first transformation. She had remembered to put the silencing and veiling charm around her bed so as no-one would hear or see her struggling as the nightmares invaded her mind.

She woke to the warmth of the sun hitting her pale skin as it shone through the window of Gryffindor Tower. She sat up and stared out of the window by her bed, looking out onto the loch as her mind began to worry about tonight. Tonight was the full moon. She was nervous, nervous about her first transformation at Hogwarts. Nervous about being in the Shrieking Shack with Remus, nervous about him witnessing her transformation.

She knew today was a dangerous day for her to be around anyone, especially Remus, she didn't know if she could control the wolf. She curled got out of bed and knocked on the boy's dormitory looking for Ron and Harry. Neville answered the door.

"Hermione? You looking for Ron or Harry?" He asked behind the slightly ajar door.

"Yes is Harry here?" She asked.

"Harry!" Yelled Neville. "Hermione's here to see you." He said as Harry walked over to greet her.

"Morning." He said as he stood at the door in his stripped pajamas.

"Morning." She replied.

"Uh Harry I'm not feeling too great right now. Do you mind picking up my homework and notes for me?"

"It's because it's the full moon tonight isn't it." He replied softly.

Hermione nodded. "I feel so angry. It feels like I'm standing on the edge and the wolf is lying in wait so it can take me over and if pushed the wolf is going to take over and I can't. I won't risk that."

Harry nodded. "I understand" He said.

Hermione smiled. I'll let you get back to it." She said as Harry closed the door and Hermione headed back to her dormitory and crawled back into bed and fell asleep a few moments after her head hit the pillow.

Hermione had been asleep for what to her seemed like half an hour when in reality it had been over 4 when she heard a voice calling her name repeating the same phrase "It's time. "It's time."

Hermione tossed and turned, mumbled. "No, no, it can't be...I haven't taken...No.." She kept mumbling until a hand touch her shoulder, her eyes flashed open and she pushed herself back away from Parvati Patel who was sitting at her bedside.

"Hermione, are you alright."

Hermione stared at Parvati. "Yes, sorry I'm fine." She said as she rubbed her shoulder subconsciously.

"Um Professor Snape wants to see you. He said to say it's time." She said. "He said to meet him in his office."

Hermione froze when she had said it's time, thinking that she was hearing her wolf. Thankfully it was just Parvati, she nodded and smiled. "Thanks Parvati." She said as she got of bed, she was dressed in track pants and a long sleeved shirt while her hair was left down, wild. She made her way down to the dungeons where Snape's office and the potions lab were located.

As Hermione turned down the corridor that led to Snape's office she picked up a distinct smell, a smell she had smelt before. It was Remus."

"I know you there Professor." She said as she turned around looking for him as her breathing got heavier as she inhaled every part of his delicious scent.

Remus smiled. She really had picked up this up fast, faster than he ever did. He stepped out of the darkness and into the light.

Hermione smiled as she saw him. "Not long to go human." Whispered her wolf.