=== October 25, 1996 ===
Just across the street from the Grangers' dental practice is the office that Ted Tonks uses for meeting both his muggle clients and the magical ones that wanted more discretion.
He wasn't in the office today, in fact nobody was, but somebody was upstairs. Remus sits at the window watching the Grangers' practice. "You know you don't have to watch the building the whole time." Tonks says. "The wards will do their job."
Remus nods. "I know, but they should be leaving soon. Once they do we can make sure the wards are all firmly in place since we won't be here for a few days."
Tonks nods. "In that case, I'll pack up here."
Remus nods. "Good idea. Especially since they're getting in their car now."
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After checking the wards they drive out to Malachi's forge. After they pull up Remus gets out of the car and looks at the waxing gibbous moon and feels the wolf rising inside of him. Then he when he feels a pair of arms around his waist.
"We should go inside." Tonks says.
Remus nods. "Good idea." They both go inside the cabin on the back of the property. "Do you need to go check on the potion?"
Tonks shakes her head. "I'll have to add the final ingredient tomorrow morning, then it'll ready right at sunset."
"I really appreciate it." Remus says.
"I'm your girlfriend, I'm supposed to look out for you." Tonks says.
"I just don't get why you like an old man like me." Remus says.
"You let me be me, you don't care if I let my abilities slip and features change." Tonks says.
"You accepted the wolf inside me, so how could I not?" Remus asks.
=== October 26, 1996 ===
Remus stands with a vial in his hand as the last rays of the sun hit it. The second the sun is set he downs the vial, which is a good thing because the full moon shines brightly in the cloudless night.
Remus feels the bones in his fingers snap and elongate forming into claws. Fur quickly covers his body as his eyes turn yellow. His face and jaw becomes wolf-like as all of his teeth become razor sharp canines.
With his keen sense of smell he immediately recognizes the sent of a she-wolf, he turns and sees Tonks has used her metamorphmagus abilities to turn herself into a semblance of a werewolf. He nuzzles her and she nuzzles him back.
A wolf howl pierces the night, pulling their attention from each other as they look in the direction it came from. The howl comes again and this time an urgency is felt. Remus gets down on all fours as his joints shift, then he takes off running. Tonks quickly shifts accordingly and runs after him.
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Tonks feels the burn in her muscles as Remus finally slows down ahead of her. In front of them is a valley with more werewolves than she even knew existed. Remus stops and looks around, the other werewolves do the same.
Another howl is heard and they all of them turn to see a large gray-furred werewolf cresting one of the surrounding hills. Tonks feels a chill go through her as she recognizes him as Fenrir Greyback, the very werewolf that turned Remus, and most likely those around her. She watches as Fenrir moves to the side and the form of Voldemort stands on the mountain top.
"Greetings, my friends." Voldemort says, his raspy voice easily heard because of their enhanced senses. Senses that make most of the werewolves unsure of him, as when the sniff him he smells of decay, like meat left out in the sun for several days.
"Long have you been oppressed by those that see you as less than them." Voldemort says. "Long have you been forced out of your jobs and homes because of your difference. A difference you can't control. I plan to change that, and I need your help to do that."
"Your sire has already agreed to join me when the time is right. He will call you again when the time is right. Come fight within my ranks and we will make the Ministry see the the monster is them. When this is over you will be viewed as our equals." Voldemort promises and most of the werewolves howl in agreement.
Fenrir howls and the group splits up werewolves each going their separate ways. Tonks, still in her werewolf disgise watches the transformed Remus come to her and nuzzle her.
=== October 27, 1996 ===
The morning after the full moon is always rough for Remus, this one no less. He feels the sun on his face and he knows he is outside, so he rolls over with a groan and opens his eyes. A sharp stabbing pain shots through each eye socket and into the back of his head at the same time. Meanwhile his stomach begins to flip, knowing the feeling he rolls onto his hands and knees and vomits up whatever is in his stomach.
A pair of women's shoes enter his field of vision. "Don't worry," Tonks says as she tosses a blanket over Remus. "It's just a rabbit, and the potion."
"The usual then." Remus groans as he wraps the blanket around his naked frame."Why do I feel like I got hit by the Knight bus?"
"Right after you transformed another werewolf howled and you took off towards it." Tonks says. "You ended up here in a valley."
"I remember, there were dozens of other werewolves, and all were waiting for HIM." Remus spits the last word out as if it were a curse.
"Do you remember what happened next?" Tonks asks.
Remus groans. "Riddle."
Tonks nods. "He's planning on attacking something."
"He'll use the werewolves as cannon fodder." Remus says.
"We'll contact the Ministry, they'll do something." Tonks says.
"What do you think they'll do?" Remus asks, as he finally sits up. "I'll tell you what will happen. The Ministry will use this as an excuse to start rounding up and detaining known werewolves driving them right towards Riddle."
Tonks sighs, unable to argue with him. Known werewolves were registered by the Ministry, and treated like 3rd class citizens. They couldn't own homes, or businesses and if they married their spouse falls under the same rules. She looked it up before she started dating him, and told him it didn't matter since she was registered within the Ministry as a metamorphmagus and subject to the same restrictions.
"What do we do then?" Tonks finally asks.
"Warn the others." Remus says. "Maybe together we'll come up with a plan."