Time lost. ...EPILOGUE UP!

To my loyal readers... Hope it is long enough. Also I am doing this outside of work, so you know my muse struck me hard and true.

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The next morning Headmistress McGonagall called an assembly and introduced Draco Malfoy to the school. Malfoy’s role there was there to protect the students and any strange sightings should be reported directly to him. Most of the students looked at him with something akin to awe, fear and worse attraction.

Draco sat down next to Snape and Hermione at the dinner that next night. Probably because Snape knew him best, being his Godfather technically.

“Draco, I must say in this light you look much more appealing.” Severus smirked slightly and forked some turkey into his mouth, chewing thoughtfully.

Hermione was still shocked over the morning announcement and she wondered why Snape hadn’t told her that Draco was here earlier.

“Malfoy… It’s been too long since we last spoke…”Hermione finished the thought in her head…. ‘And you dropped me off in the wrong time bleeding and Crucio’ed nearly to death… you slimy ferret…. ‘

Draco raised an eyebrow almost as if he knew her thoughts about him. “Yes, likewise. You have aged remarkably well. Why, it’s almost as if Snape here was robbing the cradle.”

Severus slammed his pumpkin juice down and gave Draco a withering look.

Hermione grinned a bit at that.

Severus’s favorite game right now was evil potions teacher and the young naïve student. Her eyes glazed over in lust as she thought about the last session as she sipped her tea.

Severus darted a look at Hermione’s face and grimaced. The two idiots were glaringly obvious about their secretive relationship from the past. Now, Hermione looked like she wanted to tup at the dinner table.

“So, do you think you will be mauled to death Malfoy?” Severus murmured pleasantly.

Draco choked on his tea and coughed. “Excuse me?”

Hermione giggled. Severus gave her a dirty look before resuming.

“When you face off against the fearsome werewolves, do you reckon you will be mauled…. To death.” Severus drawled out with great relish.

“Um, not necessarily.” Draco wiped his mouth and his gaze caught on a girl walking to the Gryffindor table.

Draco’s breath caught as he saw it was Anise walking in with another student. She appeared fine but she looked a little pale. The boy following her was lanky and nondescript looking, at least to Draco.

Snape followed Draco’s line of sight and he stroked his chin thoughtfully. Hermione waved to Anise before going back to her meal.

Snape took another bite of turkey and chewed before speaking with a smirk. “ I don’t believe you have met Potter’s daughter yet, Malfoy.”

Hermione looked across at Draco’s empty seat.

“He’s gone, Severus.”

Snape narrowed his eyes. “I can see that. The question is where did he go and why so quickly?”

Hermione shrugged and picked a strawberry from the dessert tray and she licked it.

Snape lowered his gaze to her mouth and Hermione grinned across at him before sucking at the fruit again.

Snape abruptly stood up and excused himself from the Dining Hall. The students fled as he cut a path through them on his way to the doors. The damned witch did it on purpose.

Hermione just laughed and swallowed the fruit.

Anise walked with Teddy for a bit outside after dinner. He was really concerned about her and she knew he had a crush on her.

Unfortunately Anise couldn’t get a certain image out of her head. Draco… How long would she have to wait until she could see him again?

Anise’s dreamy look fell when Teddy spoke, bringing her back to the present.

“So what happened to you again? Werewolves did it?” Teddy grabbed her hand and held it tightly.

“Oh no Teddy. I think it was a dark wizard.” Anise said thoughtfully. Severus Snape was definitely a dark wizard. Just not at the moment.

“I’m fine, really.” She squeezed his hand back.

Teddy leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. The kiss was sweet and gentle. It spoke of first love and friendship, nothing like what she wanted to share with Teddy. He was a close friend, but he was not Draco. He didn’t make her heart race. He didn’t make her giddy with excitement.

Anise bent into the kiss, her eyes closing involuntarily.

“ I do believe that is considered unsuitable behavior for students.” A dreadfully familiar voice drawled suddenly from behind them.

The two students broke apart looking guilty.

“Sorry Professor! It wont happen again.” Teddy stuttered out nervously turning around.

A thin stream of smoke from a rolled up cigarillo, floated past them, sending the sent of cloves into the air, sweet and fragrant. The voice from the shadows gave a slight laugh. “ I’m no Professor.”

Teddy’s face got excited once he realized who it was. “You’re the werewolf hunter. The school’s new guardian, right?”

“Your out after curfew, Lupin.” The voice drawled slowly.

“Oh, right then. I’ll be off.” Teddy ran off back to the Castle.

Anise felt her face inflame, she never would have dreamed that she would be caught snogging a boy by a teacher here.

She never even did it before. Not really. She stared at the ground and didn’t look up at the stranger in the shadows.

“I’m so sorry. It will never happen again.” Anise sounded remorseful, even shamed.

“Does it happen often?” The tone became more icy as the stranger spoke again. Something so familiar.

“You like to tease little boy’s into giving you what you want?” Now he sounded angry. Anise looked up but she couldn’t see anything from where he stood.

“No… I just.. We just… it happened.” Anise felt shame burning into her cheeks and she took off running away from the stranger who made her feel so foolish.

It was just a dumb kiss. It was nothing!

Draco watched Anise flee from him and he took another drag on the clove. Exhaling he relaxed his fists. He was so close to touching her just now, but she was a child still.

Just a little girl, he hadn’t realized when he had kissed her before that she was this young. Sixteen years old, and she had a boyfriend too. The little flirt.

Draco had felt a murderous rage roll through him when he saw her kissing Teddy Lupin.
He was a fool.

Lupin was her age and was probably perfect for her. Not a washed up Deatheater with nothing left in his life but rage and the thrill of suicidal missions. He could smell her still.

The air was thick with her unique scent and he dragged in a breath deeply before heading back to Hogwarts.

Time to lock down the castle and do his bloody job.

Draco winced as the near full moon hit his face and his eyes glowed dark silver for a moment. Anise was better off without him. That he knew for a fact.


The next few days passed quickly for Severus and Hermione. Enraptured with each other, it made it easy for them to share the last few years between bouts of sex and food. Potions homework had never been so light.

It was so light in fact, that a trip to Hogsmeade was eagerly anticipated for the upcoming weekend. The mysterious protector was quickly forgotten by the students simply because he was rarely around, and he spent most of his time in the Forbidden Forest.

When Saturday rolled around Draco Malfoy was beginning to feel it. The anxiousness of the full moon meant that his targets would be near.

He went for the day to Hogsmeade to relax and drink with Rosmerta’s daughter, Gwen. It was mid day when Draco stepped inside the pub and greeted Gwen with a light kiss on the cheek.

“Early for you isn’t it Luv?” Her accent was harsh but melodic.

Draco smirked faintly. ‘Never to early dear Gwenny.”

Gwen blushed at his nickname for her and she laid a pint on brew on his table.

“Let me know if you need anything else.” Her tone was vaguely suggestive and Draco recalled a night in the past that would have taken up her offer.

His thoughts lay instead with a certain demonic pixie and made him not fit company for that particular activity.

The door opened with a gust of wind and the tables moved of their own accord. Draco caught a scent that was disturbingly familiar and he turned his gaze to see nothing at all. No one was there.

Draco shrugged and downed the pint with a grimace.

Gwen sat down, after wiping the tables. Her hand went up to push his hair back from his eyes and he caught her hand out of instinct. “Sorry…” Draco muttered and he released her wrist.

Gwen leaned in and whispered into his ear. “Your so uptight, luv. Maybe you should have a rest upstairs before heading back to that school.”

Gwen licked her lips staring at his mouth. Draco could sense her arousal and he smiled provocatively. It could be just what he needed to get Anise out of his mind.

“Well, Gwenny if you insist sweetheart.” Draco took her other hand and bit her wrist.

Gwen reached down and cupped his cock through his pants and nodded. “ I insist.”

Anise watched the couple at the table, her heart pounding from under her father’s cape. She had heard that Malfoy was here. She wondered if it was her Malfoy or the one before she met him. She was pretty sure it had been him a few nights ago that caught her and Teddy kissing.

Anise felt a surge of jealousy watching Gwen touching him. While the couple was unawares she snuck behind the bar. “ Aguamenti!”

A stream of water shot out of her wand and sprayed the couple suddenly.

Draco sputtered as a ghastly cold stream of water doused him and Gwen suddenly. Gwen screeched and held her chest as water dripped down of it. Draco pushed back his chair and looked around the empty pub. That familiar scent was …. IT couldn’t be.

Draco grimly stalked towards the bar, as the front door slammed from a gust of wind. Draco moved on instinct and he chased out the door.

He stopped outside and looked around. Sure enough people were being toppled over as an invisible shape took off running through them. Draco followed and listened, drawing on his tracking skills.

Anise was running for the Shreiking Shack. Draco ran after his invisible quarry with speed and grace until he collided with her, head on.

Draco tumbled to the ground and grabbed the cloak from about her head. Anise was buried underneath him on the muddy ground. Her eyes were watering and her face was turning red. Draco composed himself and pushed off of her.

“What are you playing at?” Draco rapped out harshly.

“I’m sorry Mr. Malfoy. I was just… I was just…. Anise was sobbing now, humiliated at being caught by him. “ How did you know…?”

“Your father use to chase me about with this cloak on.” Draco stated flatly.

Anise nodded and sniffled. “ I was just…”

“Spying on me..?” Draco answered silkily and he closed the distance between them.

“Now, we are even.” Anise glared as she wiped her eyes.

“Even? I am an ADULT. You are a child. Obviously.” Draco huffed.

Except that she didn’t look like a child, she looked luscious and edible. Draco hissed between his teeth.

“Go back to Hogsmeade.” Draco turned away from her, staring out at the Shack.

Anise paused thoughtfully, if Draco knew who she was then they already met. Draco hadn’t known who she was before. She remembered now.

Anise hesitantly touched his arm. Draco looked down and saw her small hand gripping him and he instantly got hard. He closed his eyes.

“Why are you touching me?” Draco gritted out slowly.

Anise’s beautiful green eyes filled with hurt. “ Don’t you remember me? It’s me Anise.”

Draco felt something punch him in the stomach at her words. Better to end it quick for her.

“Yes,… and?” Draco frowned at her. On the upside, he wouldn’t have to avoid the Castle anymore, she had confronted him.

Anise choked slightly and her eyes filled with tears again. “ I thought you loved me...”

Draco’s eyes grew distant and cold. “ Potter’s child, your mental. I could never love anything related to that foul git.”

Anise stumbled back from Draco, recoiling slightly. “You said…”

Draco offered a wry smile. “ Men say a lot of things when they want a woman. I didn’t know you were a child. Besides, like I said… Your Potter’s kid. It was never going to happen. GROW up, pixie.”

Draco turned back to the shack. Anise heard the name pixie and she knew he recalled everything. He just didn’t want her. Because of her blood. She felt a shaft of pain through her heart and she trembled.

Draco could smell the pain wafting over of Anise, it was so strong. Ah, young love. So sad. Too bad. She was better off not loving a monster like him anyway.

Draco stared up as the moon made its first appearance for the day. Soon it would be night and then everything would change.

Draco heard her leave. Her breath caught and he could smell her tears. The scent of her lingered as she fled the scene like a wounded animal. Draco dropped his head into his hands.

Anise sobbed and threw the cape back on, running back towards Hogsmeade.






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