#also kinda continues the tradition of ron and terry

[variksel]

aware that im obnoxious but Yall . gothcleats adopting/fostering jerry tho. scary, who had a teenagehood full of rage and feelings of nobody understanding her, adopting a teenager because she knows how tough it is to feel like her parents dont have her back, especially at that age. scary growing up and realizing she wants to provide a good family for a kid, realizing she doesnt want anyone to not have parents to go home to. linc, the titanic adopted kid, would abso fucking lutely be on board with that and i like to think thats why jerrys a bit older

[clovergirl18]

Chapter 15: Late night conversations

Harry and Draco spent hours reading the book Harry had discovered and were glad to know more about their animal companions. "Draco where did Kiaria come from anyways?" Harry asked curious. "Oh Hagrid found her in a bin behind the leaky cauldron she was apparently going to be part of a wizarding circus but apparently due to her wings being too small for her a 3 month old cub she was apparently abandoned. So Hagrid brought her back to the school and to the headmaster's office just as Professor Dumbledore and Flitwick were trying to figure out what I could do to boost my grade." Draco said Harry nodded.

"How did Cujo and Rino react?" Harry asked already knowing that Dumbledore and the rest of the school knew about Cujo and Rino thanks to Pansy snooping around and telling everyone via a howler. Thankfully Dumbledore allowed Draco to keep the dogs with him at the school.

"They sniffed her and then licked her obviously they knew she had a hard beginning like they did so they welcomed her." Draco said filling out his report and putting it away as it started getting getting dark outside. "Isn't it kinda weird that two students that are basically animal magnets go to the same school?" Draco asked zipping his bag shut. "Well yeah but I haven't actually attracted any new pets well except Roy but he doesn't exactly count since I surrendered him to a sanctuary." Harry said remembering what happened.

"Plus I think Cujo and Rino can sense you're "condition" Draco." Harry added doing air quotes around the word condition after he grabbed his bag as well. "That's true. But I still can't believe you were aloud to bring your pets to school." Draco said as the two headed outta the library, Cujo and Rino joining them as soon as they exited the library. Draco was holding a still sleepy Kiaria in his arms.

"Well apparently Uncle Terry pulled a few strings with the minister and school governors and managed to use both my muggle doctor's and the saint mungo's healer's diagnosis of my anxiety, development disorder, and mild PTSD as a reasonable grounds for my pets being aloud at the school." Harry said explaining the reasoning behind when he was aloud to bring his pets to school. "So they're basically service animals?" Draco asked in order to gain clarification.

"Basically yes." Harry said as the two parted ways at the stairwell. Harry headed back to Gryffindor tower where he saw Ron and Hermione obviously discussing whether or not to send a letter to Ron's dad asking about Harry's pets. They stopped talking when they saw Harry things were definitely still tense between the three especially since the incident with the attempted duel. Harry simply went up to the dorms and got ready for bed, said goodnight to his pets before going to sleep.

A few hours later

Harry was curled into a ball asleep in his bed. Ren looked at Alex who definitely looked concerned. "How long has he been whimpering in his sleep?" Alex asked Ren telepathically. "About an hour. I don't understand what's wrong. He's had fits before but nothing this bad. Alex I'm worried." Ren responded obviously worried.

"It's his scar that's causing it. The one on his forehead, Hatchling." Naru's telepathic voice said. The two immediately turned their heads to see Naru sitting on the windowsill with her back to the group. "Naru I told you to stop calling me 'Hatchling.'" Ren said annoyed at the nickname. "Once you have lived for more than the few years you have and have proven yourself a warrior than I shall stop." Naru responded in a calm manner it was obvious she was definitely the oldest member of the group, while Ren was most likely the youngest and was going against his species solitary nature do to his imprint with Harry, which happened when he hatched, and the accepting environment he grew up in.

"Den mother what's wrong?" Hedwig asked curious and leaping up beside Naru. Hedwig was obviously younger than Naru who consider Hedwig a younger sibling. The two of course were abiding by tradition where young winged panthers called their older female caretakers Den mother. It was also followed by their given name if there was more than one.

"I sense darkness approaching. It will be here by the summer months." Naru responded not looking at the younger panther next to her. Shadow sighed and murmured something. "Do you have something to add youngling?" Naru asked catching Shadow's murmuring. "Am worried...H-Harry...in pain...don't...like..." Shadow said in his usual broken English. The young mist wolf was only a few years old and definitely had trouble speaking do to being a little behind on the developmental end.

That's actually why Naru had expected him into the pack she could sense that Shadow had a similar past to Harry along with similar development issues. It actually took a few hours to get used to Hedwig but since she saw that Hedwig was still a kit and since she had lost her mate and her own kits only a few weeks before she rescued Harry she decided that even a mountain panther needed a Den mother. "That was really good english Shadow! You're improving!" Ren said congratulating Shadow on Actually speaking in an actual sentence despite it being broken. Shadow looked proud of himself. A soft voice was heard telepathically singing a soothing lullaby

"Cast away your worries, my dear

For tomorrow comes a new day

Hold to me, you've nothing to fear

For your dreams are not far away

As you lay your head and you rest

May your dreams take over my love

Listen close, my son of the west

For your destiny lies above

Though the world is cruel

There's a light that still shines

In the darkest days of our lives

When all hope seems lost

And you can't find your way

Think of me as you look to the sky

Child mine, your future is bright

For your father's blood's in your veins

In dark times, I pray that you will fight

For the world will soon know your name."

Everyone looked at Yuki who had her nose pressed against Harry's scar and using her magic to temporarily pierce the weakening mental barrier that prevented Harry from hearing them. Harry instantly calmed down and slept peacefully for the rest of the night while Naru and the rest of the pack continued their conversation about the looming threat.