Am I live?

Hermione

From a very young age I realised that the magical world was a place where you need a penis and to be a pureblood to be relevant, if you lack one of those you are mildly interesting, you still make it far but not that far, but if you lack both of those conditions, well let me tell you you are invisible, no matter that you will save the entire magical world, no matter that you kept the highest grades in everything, no matter how much you excel, no matter how smart you are, no matter that you tried your best to get to the ministry of magic, losing your marriage along the way...nothing matters.

That brings us to my current situation, I'm alone...Ron and I divorced two years ago, he bloody played with my heart and then threw it away for a witch who was at home and a total housewife who would give him as many children, as he wanted so badly...Harry is already married to Ginny, they have a baby they can't carry his friend anymore, he couldn't ask her either, he has enough with his little one. I am a black sheep in society since I got divorced, (which is frowned upon in the magical world), I locked myself in my job at the ministry of magic, just running like a machine, I eat, work, go to the toilet, work, sleep and repeat the cycle, it's been like this for the last two years, it's just me and Crookshanks in a small flat in Muggle London but I am determined to change that.

Checking the ads in the DAILY MAIL newspaper, I notice a mysterious disappearances in a small town in scotland, all occurring on full moon, ~suspicious~ I think, I investigate more about it in different newspapers, they all tell more or less the same story, mysterious disappearances all over scotland, always on full moon, children, women and young and healthy men, they disappear never to be seen again, they talk about a big black wolf that appears and disappears from the place as if by magic, this description sounds too much like Fenrir Greyback's hunting style but he is dead, or so say the ministry reports, intrigued I put on my coat and open the Flu towards the ministry, when I arrive I greet my assistant Clara a young witch just out of Hogwarts who came to me with a letter of recommendation from Professor McGonagall and I couldn't refuse her the job; Clara looks a bit confused to see me on my supposed day off, but I give her a reassuring nod before leaving the office and heading towards Harry's office who is already an Auror of high status (being the boy who saved the wizarding world has its privileges), as I arrive I knock on the door three times before I hear an armortight ~come in~, I quickly enter to find Harry hunched over his desk, he looks up and smiles warmly at me.

-Mione, hi, what a surprise to see you," he points to a chair, "please sit down, how can I help you?
-Hi Harry, I don't want to take up too much of your time.
-It's okay Mione, we're friends, I always have time for you," he smiles, "Now tell me what can I help you with?
-You see I heard about some mysterious disappearances in Scotland, all the witnesses say they saw a black wolf on the full moon after the people disappeared, I suspect it's Greyback- Harry looks at me thoughtfully for a few seconds assimilating the information, finally, he answers.
-This is serious Hermione," he clasps his hands over his mouth as he thinks, "it wasn't revealed to the public that Fenrir Greyback is alive to avoid panic, besides we haven't heard from him in four years since the fall of Voldemort, I thought he was dead but we never found his body after the battle so we reported him missing," he sounds very concerned.
-Do you think it could be him, the one turning muggles in Scotland?
-It's an excellent chance that it is," he thinks silently for a few minutes staring at the wall behind me, "I must get a team of Aurors to go and investigate, they must be extremely cautious and keep a low profile.
-An Auror team will not go unnoticed if we're talking about Greyback, Harry, I'll be going... 

-You're crazy Hermione," he shouts rounding the desk to get to me, he gripped my shoulders tightly, "if you go alone you risk him attacking you and you'll be without backup, I won't let you risk yourself like that...I know the divorce was difficult for you but...-I open my mouth indignantly.
-How dare you, Harry Potter, I'm not volunteering for this mission because I'm depressed if that's what you think,
-I...
-No, there is no excuse," I stand up from my seat making him back up, "If I go I will go much more unnoticed than any Auror, Greyback is smart, he will notice if you send an army after him and he will leave before we find out anything, the best option is I go, I am not a danger to him, not really and he knows it, and so do you, I am the best option if we want to catch him," We both look at each other for long seconds, neither willing to give ground in the argument, but finally Harry sighs.
-You're right as always mione," I give him a smile, "I'll get everything ready for you to leave as soon as possible for this mission," he sighs scratching his scar, "go home, I'll visit you when I have everything ready.

Without further ado I leave Harry's office, drowned in my thoughts, I walk through the corridors of the ministry without paying much attention to anyone, my plan must be perfect if I want to catch Greyback, nothing must go wrong, and it must be done before the next full moon, I don't want to risk the bastard transforming me into a werewolf, I saw how that damaged Professor Lupin for years, I don't want the same fate, although I fight for the werewolf's rights, I don't want to be one of them.

Finally, I arrive at my office, Clara is not there so I pass by the Flu with direction to my home, when I arrive I shake the dust leftover from the trip and I hurry to start packing, I open boxes that soon are filled with books, clothes, papers, cat stuff, food, photos and other my personal belongings, the idea is to make it look like I'm moving to the town of the facts so I won't attract so much attention from the wolf if I'm lucky he won't see me as a major danger and he will go on with his business, in the worst case he will attack and I'll have to fight for my life. I spend all the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon packing my things, when I finished the infernal task it's almost three in the afternoon, I sigh and throw a quick Reducio to shrink all the boxes and put them inside a comfortable travel suitcase, once ready I sit in one of the armchairs that he left behind to wait for Harry to come, who doesn't make me wait much, because as soon as I sit down he passes by shaking the ash from his shoulders and glasses.

-Hermione, are you ready?" I nod, "good, here's the address and the keys to the house you'll be staying in," he hands me a sheet of paper with the address and some keys worn out by use, "everything is arranged to make it look like you've been moving in for days, the muggles were already confused for me to tell this story, they've already connected the house to the flu network, it's blocked to anyone who isn't from the ministry so if you have problems?
-I know Harry, if you need help I'll call you, I promise," I give him a big hug and he hugs me back, "it's okay, trust me.
-I trust you mione- he squeezes me tighter- but this could be a very dangerous mission, you could die or worse?
-Don't think about it Harry- I pull away from him- think that I'm taking a holiday to sort my head out after a horrible divorce.
-In a place with a plague of hungry and aggressive werewolves, led by the worst of them all.
-How optimistic Harry," I scoff at his angry expression, it doesn't change despite the years, "you'll see that everything will go according to plan.
-Which you planned without telling me," I roll my eyes.
-Bye Harry, I'll keep you posted.

Without any more goodbyes I grab my heavy suitcase and show up at the nearest train station, if I want Greyback to think I'm not coming for him I must arrive as any other muggle would, I sigh lazily at the thought of the four-hour journey ahead of me. I buy my ticket and get on the train, I didn't manage to sleep, the whole journey, thoughts of this mission keeps me awake, it will be very dangerous, but it will also give me the chance to study wild werewolves, how they manage to go unnoticed among muggles and how their packs work, hopefully, I will know more about them and I will be able to help them in a better way to have a future as normal wizards and witches one day, or at least I hope so. I look through the window at the stations passing by as I drown more and more in my thoughts, without really meaning to I came to the line of thought about my divorce... I shake my head and get my mind away from those painful memories.
It's almost half-past seven in the evening when I finally arrive at my destination, as I get off the train I quickly get a rented car and take the road from the station to the small town of Killin, it takes me another two hours to get there, I pass through the quiet streets of the place, there is no one outside their house because of the time and I guess because of the fear of the recent disappearances, the lights of almost all the houses are on except one that has a direct view to the lush forest that surrounds the town, I swallow nervously, no doubt they are watching me as soon as I get out of the car, I stop in front of the small and modest wooden house, I take the keys out of my wallet getting the courage to get out of the car, I manage to make it look like I don't know anything about the disappearances in the place and walk calmly towards the door of the house carrying my heavy suitcase in one hand.

I get to the door and unlock it with the keys, once inside I turn on the lights illuminating the space, there is a small living room, next to a dining room and a kitchen with an island in the middle, I close the door and walk around the house opening the doors finding a small laundry room, a bathroom, a small bedroom and a door that leads to a small back garden shared with the neighbour, I go up to the first floor with my suitcase and there I find another room with a bathroom connected to it and a small broom wardrobe, at the end of the narrow corridors there is a big window with an armchair placed to see the forest that is now in darkness, it is a very nice house, though maybe for an older couple without children. With a sigh I leave my suitcase in the main room and proceed to unpack my boxes of clothes to lie down to sleep, the trip left me totally exhausted and I don't think Greyback will attack me right away, he'll probably take his time to study me, he's a savage but he's not stupid.
Without much more thoughts on that subject I undress leaving only my black lace panties on, I got used to wearing them for Ron and now they are part of my life, they make me feel more attractive, I slide an old and worn t-shirt over my head covering my naked breasts, Then I proceed to untie my hair from the tight bun I had it in, and it falls in a cascade of curls down my back, with a big sigh I fall back on my bed and fall asleep for a few minutes after throwing a Nox and paying all the lights in the house.

~I run through the forest, I'm barefoot, dressed only in a delicate white camisole that flutters in the wind, I feel no fear, only excitement and happiness as if I were playing with someone, I arrive at a clearing in the forest, a beautiful full moon rises in front of me, it calls me, laughing I make quick turns in front of it, soon in one of my turns, I distinguish a silhouette.
I stop to get a better look, it's a wolf, with a pair of big blue eyes staring at me, I'm not afraid, on the contrary, I feel desire...I want to touch him...I want to get closer, I do it without further ado, I walk towards the animal hidden in the shadows, he doesn't move, I'm so close now that I can almost touch him.
But the image of the wolf fades and in front of me is a tall, muscular man, I can't make out his features but his eyes are as blue as the wolf's, they look at me hungrily. He grabs my shoulders and pulls me close to him, bending down to kiss me...~

I wake up with my breath hitching, I look around, I feel someone looking at me, he clears the sleep from my eyes by rubbing them then I see him, sitting on the foot of my bed, I see his bright blue eyes, they hypnotize me.

-Hello, sweetness," he smiles with fangs, "Isn't the moon beautiful tonight," a shiver runs through my body, I can't figure out if it's out of desire or fear, "it's perfect to claim my woman...