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Draco walked into the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom to return a book he had borrowed from Lupin about werewolves and was surprised to see his cousin with her short dark haired, Nymphadora Tonks standing with Lupin in his office.

He had heard that the two were dating and thought that they may be talking about their relationship so he didn't want to interrupt, he just watched as the two Order members talked quietly.

Lupin put his hands on his cousin's shoulders. "Dora, I just don't want you to get hurt...our relationship, it...it could be dangerous, and I would never forgive myself if I hurt you." he said.

"Remus! I don't care! I love you and that's what matters!" Tonks said her voice harsh, but then it lowered to a soft soothing tone. "Remus, we can do this...we can get through this, together...you'll see, everything will be alright."

Remus looked at her with a sad look upon his face but then wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly. "I love you, you mean everything to me..." He said quietly into her ear. She pulled away from him and kissed him passionately and he kissed her back then finely pulled away.

"I love you too Remus." She said with a happy smile on her face.

Lupin was about to speak but he looked past her and saw Draco watching them, he was holding the book he had loaned him the other day in his hand, and was waiting patiently.

"I'm sorry Dora but this conversation will have to wait until later, I need to speak with mister Malfoy." he said and inclined his head towards Draco.

Nymphadora looked over her shoulder and saw Draco standing there quietly holding a black book with a brown leather binding.

"Hey cous, how you feeling?" She asked.

Draco gave a slight nod, "I'm fine."

She looked at him and saw the fading bruises on his face. "You sure? You gave us all quite the scare, Severus was really worried, as was I."

Draco nodded again. "Yes I'm okay. I'm just a little sore. But I have a detention with Professor Snape and I need to get there, I just came to ask Lupin a question and return this book."

Tonks winked at the young blond. "Alright, you two behave yourselves. I'll get going, bye Remus, bye Draco." She said and walked out the door.

Lupin turned his attention to the teenager in front of him, who held out the book. "Find anything you needed to know in there?" The older werewolf asked.

Draco shook his head. "No. Which...is why I'm going to ask you instead."

"Alright, what is your question mister Malfoy?" Lupin asked sitting down at his desk.

"Why is my body always so stiff and cramped?" Draco asked.

Lupin looked up at Draco with a calm expression.

"You're body is trying to get used to the new changes, when a werewolf transforms not only does their appearance change, but their muscles and skeleton change as well. And since you are still young and your body is not used to the strain of being a werewolf it will be some time before the pain goes away I'm afraid. But after your third natural transformation on a full moon the pain should start to ease." Lupin explained softly.

Draco gave an understanding nod and turned to leave but Lupin stopped him.

"Do you want a note mister Malfoy? I am sorry for the wait I didn't see you standing there." Remus said getting out some paper.

"No, I'll be fine." Draco said and hurried out the door, he made his way to the potions room and opened the door to see a infuriated Snape standing by the window looking out. Draco hesitated to go in and was about to close the door when Snape's sharp voice cut through the silence.

"Get in here mister Malfoy!" Snape said in a dark voice.

Draco slowly walked into the classroom. "I'm sorry I'm late professor. I was returning a book to Lupin and I asked him a question about what's going on with me." Draco said softly.

"I understand, Draco...I have some news for you, and I'm not sure how you will take it. So sit down in that chair over there." Snape said pointing to a chair opposite of his desk.

Snape seemed rather cross so Draco hurried, not wanting to get on the black haired wizard's bad side.

Once Draco was sitting down in the chair Snape turned to look at him once more, and Draco saw something in his eyes that he had never seen before, anger, fear, sadness, all of it could be seen in those dark eyes.

"I'm leaving Draco, the headmaster wishes me to go on a mission...that I'm not sure I'll come back from." He said solemnly.

Draco's eyes widened in horror. "B-But...you can't go! I'll be sent back to my father! Or if I don't, he'll find whoever has me and he'll take me from them! You can't leave! He'll find me! Please professor Snape, don't leave! Don't leave me alone."

Draco cried as tears started to come to his eyes.

Snape walked over to the hysterical boy calmly and put a hand on his shoulder as he drew his wand from his robes.

Draco watched as his favorite teacher and god father raised the wand while he kept a hand firmly on his shoulder.

"Stupefy!" Draco was immediately fell unconscious and fell into Snape's arms where Severus carried him up to the hospital wing and noticed Madame Pomfrey wasn't there so he left a note to her saying why Draco was there, and that the head master had said not to let him follow him.

He looked at Draco one last time before he silently walked out of the hospital wing and out of the school.

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Draco walked into the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom to return a book he had borrowed from Lupin about werewolves and was surprised to see his cousin with her short dark haired, Nymphadora Tonks standing with Lupin in his office.

He had heard that the two were dating and thought that they may be talking about their relationship so he didn't want to interrupt, he just watched as the two Order members talked quietly.

Lupin put his hands on his cousin's shoulders. "Dora, I just don't want you to get hurt...our relationship, it...it could be dangerous, and I would never forgive myself if I hurt you." he said.

"Remus! I don't care! I love you and that's what matters!" Tonks said her voice harsh, but then it lowered to a soft soothing tone. "Remus, we can do this...we can get through this, together...you'll see, everything will be alright."

Remus looked at her with a sad look upon his face but then wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly. "I love you, you mean everything to me..." He said quietly into her ear. She pulled away from him and kissed him passionately and he kissed her back then finely pulled away.

"I love you too Remus." She said with a happy smile on her face.

Lupin was about to speak but he looked past her and saw Draco watching them, he was holding the book he had loaned him the other day in his hand, and was waiting patiently.

"I'm sorry Dora but this conversation will have to wait until later, I need to speak with mister Malfoy." he said and inclined his head towards Draco.

Nymphadora looked over her shoulder and saw Draco standing there quietly holding a black book with a brown leather binding.

"Hey cous, how you feeling?" She asked.

Draco gave a slight nod, "I'm fine."

She looked at him and saw the fading bruises on his face. "You sure? You gave us all quite the scare, Severus was really worried, as was I."

Draco nodded again. "Yes I'm okay. I'm just a little sore. But I have a detention with Professor Snape and I need to get there, I just came to ask Lupin a question and return this book."

Tonks winked at the young blond. "Alright, you two behave yourselves. I'll get going, bye Remus, bye Draco." She said and walked out the door.

Lupin turned his attention to the teenager in front of him, who held out the book. "Find anything you needed to know in there?" The older werewolf asked.

Draco shook his head. "No. Which...is why I'm going to ask you instead."

"Alright, what is your question mister Malfoy?" Lupin asked sitting down at his desk.

"Why is my body always so stiff and cramped?" Draco asked.

Lupin looked up at Draco with a calm expression.

"You're body is trying to get used to the new changes, when a werewolf transforms not only does their appearance change, but their muscles and skeleton change as well. And since you are still young and your body is not used to the strain of being a werewolf it will be some time before the pain goes away I'm afraid. But after your third natural transformation on a full moon the pain should start to ease." Lupin explained softly.

Draco gave an understanding nod and turned to leave but Lupin stopped him.

"Do you want a note mister Malfoy? I am sorry for the wait I didn't see you standing there." Remus said getting out some paper.

"No, I'll be fine." Draco said and hurried out the door, he made his way to the potions room and opened the door to see a infuriated Snape standing by the window looking out. Draco hesitated to go in and was about to close the door when Snape's sharp voice cut through the silence.

"Get in here mister Malfoy!" Snape said in a dark voice.

Draco slowly walked into the classroom. "I'm sorry I'm late professor. I was returning a book to Lupin and I asked him a question about what's going on with me." Draco said softly.

"I understand, Draco...I have some news for you, and I'm not sure how you will take it. So sit down in that chair over there." Snape said pointing to a chair opposite of his desk.

Snape seemed rather cross so Draco hurried, not wanting to get on the black haired wizard's bad side.

Once Draco was sitting down in the chair Snape turned to look at him once more, and Draco saw something in his eyes that he had never seen before, anger, fear, sadness, all of it could be seen in those dark eyes.

"I'm leaving Draco, the headmaster wishes me to go on a mission...that I'm not sure I'll come back from." He said solemnly.

Draco's eyes widened in horror. "B-But...you can't go! I'll be sent back to my father! Or if I don't, he'll find whoever has me and he'll take me from them! You can't leave! He'll find me! Please professor Snape, don't leave! Don't leave me alone."

Draco cried as tears started to come to his eyes.

Snape walked over to the hysterical boy calmly and put a hand on his shoulder as he drew his wand from his robes.

Draco watched as his favorite teacher and god father raised the wand while he kept a hand firmly on his shoulder.

"Stupefy!" Draco was immediately fell unconscious and fell into Snape's arms where Severus carried him up to the hospital wing and noticed Madame Pomfrey wasn't there so he left a note to her saying why Draco was there, and that the head master had said not to let him follow him.

He looked at Draco one last time before he silently walked out of the hospital wing and out of the school.