To Be A Werewolf - Book One Completed - republished
written by Dora Scamander
Just Republishing Book 1 so it's easier to find if you want to read Book 2 :) When Xanthe got her letter to Hogwarts she thought that everything would be all right. Now she knows that even witches get bullied. She can't change the past and her fate of being a werewolf... or can she? Please let me know if you enjoy, your feedback is priceless!
Last Updated
05/31/21
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Aster's Scheme
Chapter 4
I stared at her. "You are insane."
Aster did not laugh. "No, I'm not! Xanthe, this could work!"
I did not know whether to laugh or be shocked. "Us?" I said. "Find the wishing particle or whatever? If it even exists?"
"It does." Aster answered, to my surprise.
"How... how do you know?"
"You know how I... I have a weakness for dares?"
I nodded. Aster would do anything if it was put as a challenge. Her rivals were constantly coming up with rule breaking schemes, trying to get her into trouble. She seldom did, and achieved the dares with ease.
"Well, this time it was Barbara Plankton. She said I had to go into the heart of the forbidden forest."
I raised my eyebrows. "And you did?"
Aster nodded. "Sorry I didn't invite you, but you were in charms."
"Go on."
"Anyway, while I was in there I came across the centaur herd."
"Did they see you?"
"Nope. But I listened -"
"Eavesdropped, you mean."
"Fine, eavesdropped on their conversation. They were talking about the particle!"
I drew in my breath.
"They were asking one centaur if he had hidden it well enough. At first I had no idea what they were talking about, but then when I outwitted Ellis Grumber and found this book I understood everything!"
I shook my head, half exasperatingly, half admiring. "Still, though. Professional magiarchaeologists haven't been able to find it. Why should we?"
Aster bit her lip. "I'm still thinking on that. But you have to believe that we can, Xanthe. Don't you want this?"
Did I want it? Of course I wanted it. But there was another flaw. "What about you?" I said softly. "You've come up with all this. Don't you want the wish?"
Aster shook her head. Firmly. "I only want for you to be happy."
I stared at her. Minutes passed, and then - "I'm in." I said.
END OF BOOK ONE
Aster did not laugh. "No, I'm not! Xanthe, this could work!"
I did not know whether to laugh or be shocked. "Us?" I said. "Find the wishing particle or whatever? If it even exists?"
"It does." Aster answered, to my surprise.
"How... how do you know?"
"You know how I... I have a weakness for dares?"
I nodded. Aster would do anything if it was put as a challenge. Her rivals were constantly coming up with rule breaking schemes, trying to get her into trouble. She seldom did, and achieved the dares with ease.
"Well, this time it was Barbara Plankton. She said I had to go into the heart of the forbidden forest."
I raised my eyebrows. "And you did?"
Aster nodded. "Sorry I didn't invite you, but you were in charms."
"Go on."
"Anyway, while I was in there I came across the centaur herd."
"Did they see you?"
"Nope. But I listened -"
"Eavesdropped, you mean."
"Fine, eavesdropped on their conversation. They were talking about the particle!"
I drew in my breath.
"They were asking one centaur if he had hidden it well enough. At first I had no idea what they were talking about, but then when I outwitted Ellis Grumber and found this book I understood everything!"
I shook my head, half exasperatingly, half admiring. "Still, though. Professional magiarchaeologists haven't been able to find it. Why should we?"
Aster bit her lip. "I'm still thinking on that. But you have to believe that we can, Xanthe. Don't you want this?"
Did I want it? Of course I wanted it. But there was another flaw. "What about you?" I said softly. "You've come up with all this. Don't you want the wish?"
Aster shook her head. Firmly. "I only want for you to be happy."
I stared at her. Minutes passed, and then - "I'm in." I said.
END OF BOOK ONE
