[Part 2: Too much ongoing shit to deal with and so little time on my hands!!]
The rest of the ride was spent entertaining the ladies, answering their questions, and flirting with them, teasing them for the fun of it.
I really enjoy flirting; it gives me an ego boost unlike anything else! I mean, who does not, right? Having the attention of beautiful women all for yourself, and enjoying the atmosphere. I am living an ugly guy's dream, and remembering that I wasn't so good-looking in either of my lives, I find it much more fulfilling now that I am a hunk.
As soon as the train reaches our destination, I jump to my feet and leave, telling the ladies that I have some prior commitments to attend to, but that I'd be happy and looking forward to hanging out.
Never promise anything to anyone! There is this Islamic quote about the easiest way to make an enemy for yourself, and it is by promising and not upholding your part.
No one can force you to promise anything to anyone, but the moment you do, you have to value your word, and if you don't, you are labelled as a word breaker in the other person's eyes.
As I made my way to the school grounds, I spontaneously decided to visit the Black Forest to meet Fang and his pack.
I found them in just under fifteen minutes because, for one, I am amazing, and for the other, because I am SUPER amazing! I am a werewolf, after all; I picked up their trails almost instantly and dashed the whole way to them in just one sprint.
'I wonder why my werewolf transformation is so peculiar?!' I muse once again, as I always do, whenever I notice the issue.
I mean, for the most part, it resembles having eaten a Zoan Devil Fruit as I have a full wolf and a hybrid wolf transformation, and can will to change certain parts individually. But the peculiarity is that it also resembles an Animagus transformation, as I am not shredding my clothes when I transform fully.
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(**) = Wolf Language
(*Hey Boss, the human is back!*) one of the wolves barks upon picking up my scent. I am not trying to hide from them; otherwise, I'd have taken care to position myself in a way that my scent is not carried to them by the wind.
(*I know.*) Fang replies happily.
(*Do you think he'll keep his promises?*) another one asks.
(*What do we have to lose?*) Fang asks a bit too aggressively. Unlike his pack, he has always dreamed of leaving the forest and exploring the world, but being an animal, albeit as smart as a human, does not allow for much leeway in that aspect.
If he leaves, he will be hunted down by the muggles until he either gets killed, caged, or he gives up and eventually decides to return to his forest. Humans are afraid of wild animals and will not give them the chance to harm them; most certainly, they will attack preemptively to protect themselves.
*Sigh*
(*Hey Fang, how are you doing, my furry friend?*) the young human boy shouts as he approaches the wolf pack, and it is still a novelty to the wolf pack that a human is actually smart enough to communicate with them.
(*Hello, young Severus, I am doing just fine. How come you are here instead of in that castle of yours?*) the wolf growls back.
(*Honestly, I'd much rather spend my time with smart beings rather than dull dunderheads that have no capacity to understand shit.*) I reply to the wolf's inquiry, while hinting to him that I mean the kids inside my school, and this is me being honest.
The students at Hogwarts, for the most part, lack the ability to keep calm and think. They have a herd mentality, and instead of feeling the need to actually think about solving problems, just waving their wands at it seems to be the go-to method.
Well, technically, their method is not wrong and solves the problem, but in this way, they never learn to find an alternate solution to a problem or think deeply about a problem to find the underlying cause.
(*How was your time away from the school? Did you succeed in your endeavors?*) Fang asks, curious about whether Severus was able to make headway into what he promised him.
(*Haha, don't play the fool, my friend! I know you can smell other people on me and already know that I have made progress.*) I reply with a smirk. Unlike most of his kind, Fang is way too smart.
In the short time I have had to talk and hang out with him, I realized he is a genius even by human standards.
He was the first one to notice that he has magic, and although he cannot use it for complicated stuff like actually casting spells, he can still use it. He uses it like telekinesis, and at first, he used it to force push himself or others, but thanks to talking to me he realized that he may as well use it like a hand. He now knows how to grab something, and I have also made insane progress thanks to him in wandless magic.
I am a magical being. I'd even go so far as to assume that my hair can be used as a wand core, but I don't want to play with wands and have people use my hairs for their convenience.
Anyway, I learned wandless magic from the wolf, and I taught him applications of said magic, or ability, and in exchange, I was invited to eat magic mushrooms with them and became a member of their extended pack.
The damn furry is not my alpha, and he knows it! I need him, and he needs me. He wants to be able to walk out of this place and explore the world, and I want him as my right-hand man, but for that, we need to further build trust between us.
'I know I will eventually get him to follow me!' I think with a smirk.
(*So you did meet your grandfather, and he accepted you back into his pack?*) Fang asks me.
(*Yes, I did, and yes, he did. But much more has happened during these months…*) and I go on to narrate what I was up to over these past few months, telling him all that I can safely disclose.
(*Mhh, if you really manage to create more of your kind, it will be a boon for our society!*) he says excitedly.
There are hundreds, or maybe thousands, of wolves around the Black Forest, but sadly, only a small part of them are actually sentient.
These sentient wolves are the offspring of two werewolves who copulated during a full moon. Nine months later, a wolf pup is born rather than a human child.
In most cases, the parent kills the pup out of fear of having birthed an abomination. However, every now and then, a parent has enough heart to spare their offspring and releases them into the wild.
Somehow, these intelligent wolves have made the Black Forest their home, but they're the minority. I'm sure many more of them wander the wilderness without a pack or lead a pack, feeling out of place.
*Sigh*
(*I will try my best, and if it works, we can test if my bite on you and your people has any effect. Maybe it will allow you all to transform into human form. Even if not, you can always choose a brother from among my people, and we can form duos of one man and one wolf.*) I explain my ideas to him. I don't want to make promises, but I also don't want to kill Fang's hope.
(*Either of these options is much more than I was able to hope for, Severus! A few years ago, I did not have any alternatives but to stay cooped up in this forest. But you have given me and my pack something to hope and aspire for.*) Fang says, and I can feel his sincerity.
He and I spent a few hours talking and wandering through the forest. Eventually, it was time for me to go back to the castle. Although I'm not looking forward to what is coming, I need to face it.
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