HelethisthoughtswanderbaktotheSlytherindungeonsandhowhemightgetin.Asimpleunlokingharmwouldn’twork,orelsestudentswouldhavebeenbreakingintodifferenthouse’sdormitorieswillynilly.HesupposedheouldhardlyaskMGonagall,either,assheseemedrathertight-lippedaboutthewholething.Hewashalfwifheouldblowaholeinthewallofthedungeonwhenhenotiedsomethingmoveoutoftheornerofhiseye.

Hegasped.Thewolf.

Itwaswalkingrightupagainsttheastlewall,soloseitssiderubbedagainstthestone.ItseemedtonotieHarryinthesameinstane,stoppinginitstraks.

Therewasonlyabouttwentyfeetbetweenthem.

Harrydroppedtoasquatandheldouthishand,asthoughtheanimalinfrontofhimwereaommonhousedog.

“Hi,”healledsoftly.“Iwon’thurtyouifyoudon’thurtme.”

ThewolftensedatHarry’svoie,butdidnotmaketorunaway.

“Whatareyoudoingsolosetotheastle?Hagriddoesn’tlikeittoomuh,bestnotlethimsee,”Harryontinued,standingagainandwalkingslowlytowardsthewolfhishandstillextended.Hestoppedwhenhehadhalvedthedistaneandreturnedtoasquat.

“eonnow,Iwon’tbite,”Harrysaid.

ThewolfletoutasnortthatHarryfeltsoundedstrangelyakintoaugh,andthenbegantoinhslowlytowardshim.

Finally,thewolfreahedhisfiips,butdidnotsniffhimlikeanormaldogwould.InsteadtheysatandlookedupatHarry,theireyeseerilyintelligent.Theyokedtheirhead.

Harrynotieduplosethatthewolfwasnotatruewhite,butratherawhitegold.

“Aren’tyouaprettything?ItoldHagridyouwerenothingtoworryabout,”Harrymurmured.Hereahedoutandpetthewolf’shead,butdrewhishandbakassoonasitmadeontat.Awaveofuneaseameoverhim,thatsikfeelinghehadfeltinthehallearlier.

Thewolfdidnotmove,otherthantolookawayfromHarry,turningtheirnoseintotheair,asthoughoffended.

“Ididn’tmeananythingbyit,”Harrysaidoutloud,feelingsuddenlydefensive.

Thewolflookedathimoutoftheorneroftheireye.

Harrywasstrukwithhowhumantheexpressionwas.ItremindedhimofwhenhewouldtalktoSiriuswhen…Oh.Oh.

“Who—”Harrybeganbutthequestiondiedinhisthroat.Heleareditandbeganagain.“Who,exatly,areyou?”

Thewolf’sgreyeyedraggedawayfromhim,lookingforwardsonemore,onlymorepointedlythistime.

“Astudent?”

Thewolfhuffed.

“No?”

Nothing.

“Aprofessor,then?”

Theugh-ishsnortreturned.

“Noagain?”

Thewolfsrathedattheirearwiththeirbakpaw,asiftosay,“Justawolf,thanks.”

“Iknowyou’renot,”Harrysaid,hisvoiedropping.“YouknowwhoIam,don’tyou?”

AnotherhuffHarryhosetoreadasanaffirmative.

“ThenyouknowIwasratherlosetoSiriusBk.IknowananimaguswhenIseeone,”hesaid,mostofthetime,headdedmentally.

Thewolfturnedbaktolookathim,narrowingtheireyes.

“You’renothelpingyourase,”Harrypointedout.“Beauseyoulearlyuandme.”

Theireyesbeameimpossiblynarrower.

“You’reabitrubbishatbeingadog,mate,”Harryughed.

Thewolfsnappedathimhalf-heartedly.

“So,willyoutellme?”

Thewolflookedathimilyforamoment,thenstood,andbegantowalkawayfromHarry,baktowardsthewood.

“Hey!”Harryalledtohim,butthewolfdidn’tlookbak.

Harrywathedthemdisappearintothelineofthetrees,beomingmoreonvinedwitheahstepthat,whateverwasgoingoninthisastle,whateverhauntinghefelt,hadalottodowiththatdamndog.

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