"I can't imagine living for eleven years under a staircase," Jana began as they waited in the queue. Outside of the main doors was one of the set pieces- the cupboard under the stairs.

"Yeah," TJ replied, "Didn't you freak out once because you got locked in a school kitchen?"

Jana nodded glumly.

"I'm sorry about that, Jana," Katrina said, "I really tried to stop them."

"I don't understand your logic," Meinir complained, "You're locked in a kitchen all night and you complain about it? Instead of eating all of the food?"

Matei grinned shaking his head, "Yes, because I'm sure you wouldn't have freaked out at all, would you now?"

"Matei, Matei, Matei," Meinir replied in a sweet yet condescending tone, "I may well have been born a mere beta wolf but I have always been an alpha at heart. It's not my fault I was usurped."

Jana rolled her eyes. Typical Meinir.

"You had me thinking for a moment that you actually like Jana," TJ answered.

"Yeah," Selina agreed, "Didn't you call Jana your alpha the last time you saw her?"

Meinir gave the cubs a bored look, "Pneu-what's it called? It corrupts the mind, makes you say things you don't mean."

TJ nodded doubtfully.

"I think they're going to let us in now," TJ said.

Jana clapped her hands together excitedly, her face was aglow with excitement, looking almost as red as the scarlet on her scarf.

"I wonder if we'll see the actual sorting hat," Matei pondered, "You know I've always wondered what the Sorting hat was really thinking. You know I think it actually worked for the Dark Lord. I mean, why else would it have put all of the bad kids in Slytherin? Surely you'd divide them up between the houses so that they wouldn't all group together and become death eaters. So they would be each influenced by different factors. If you look at the death eaters you'll notice that they were all school friends. It seems like the sorting hat has an ulterior motive."

"Yeah," TJ answered, "The sorting hat is evil."

Selina shook her head, "No it isn't. And there's one massive flaw in your logic, Matei. The kids would have hung out for seven years, the death eaters still would have formed anyway, no matter what house they were initially put into."

"Well we could just veritaserum on the hat-," Matei began to suggest but then Meinir held out a letter to him.

"Sorry," Meinir said uncharacteristically, "I'm just not good at keeping secrets."

Jana frowned, and then smiled as she saw the letter in Matei's hand.

It was obviously modelled on the Hogwarts letter but Meinir had written on the envelope in messy handwriting and the envelope was 'sealed' with an angry bird's cartoon stamp.

"What?" Meinir asked flustered, "I couldn't find one with an owl on it."

Matei grinned as he read the envelope.

2, Mat eye, Janas alffa, dono were e lifs bu es sumwere nort o wales, tha ows no n-e-way, jus open tha letta!

"Erm, thanks, Meinir," Matei answered, before opening the envelope.

His face turned pale.

"What does it say?" Jana asked concerned.

Matei passed a single piece of paper to her.

Meet me at the bridge at noon.

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"Do you think they have this in a size 10?" Meinir asked as the pack gathered around the death eater costumes. Meinir was pointing at Bellatrix's famous black dress.

The pack had been at Harry Potter world for almost an hour now and after a short intro in the Great Hall (there had been no buffet, which had disappointed Jana greatly) they were now in the main exhibit. Soon they would be off to visit Diagon Alley and the Hogwarts Express before of course heading to the bridge at midday.

"Sorry," Jana began as she raced towards them, nearly tripping over the hem of her cloak, "I got stuck at the potions classroom. I was trying to compare their herb stores to the ones found in the wild. I'm actually surprised how similar they are."

TJ shook his head, before looking over at Matei. He seemed on edge- as if slightly nervous about something. He kept on glancing at his watch and looking towards the doors.

"Should we go and see if there's an owlery?" Selina suggested, "I don't know if there is one on the map."

Jana shook her head, "There isn't one, but I think I saw Fawkes on the way in. Come on, let's go to Diagon Alley. I still need to buy myself a cat, a wand, a broom, oh, and a vial of a draught of living death."

Katrina looked scared, "Vial of a draught of living death?"

"Yeah," Jana replied looking confused, "You know, what Slughorn gave Harry during that potions lesson? And told him to use wisely."

"That was Felix Felices," TJ corrected her, "A good luck potion."

"Yeah, well," Jana answered, "Voldemort died in the end anyway, so it doesn't really matter which one it was."

"Tell me again," Meinir replied, "How did you get into Gryffindor?"

Jana shrugged, "Maybe TJ is right and the hat is really evil."

Matei shook his head, "We should have just about enough time to see the train and Diagon Alley if we go now. I want to see if that Ice Cream shop actually exists."

"Ice cream?" Jana asked, "He really needs to sort out his priorities."

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"I can't believe they don't sell actual wands," Jana said glumly, "Or cats. I really want a cat."

"I thought cats hate wolfbloods?" TJ pondered.

Selina nodded, "Yeah, it's not a well-known fact though. It wasn't until my cousins got a cat that we found out that Tinkerbell wasn't just grumpy."

"Tinkerbell?" TJ mocked, "You had a cat called Tinkerbell?"

"Yeah," Selina replied venemously, "And when you were five you had a stick insect called Twiggy-wiggy that you brought in for show and tell."

The pack all burst out laughing, shaking their heads in disbelief.

"Stick insects are cooler than cats," TJ answered.

"I had a pheasant when I was two," Jana began.

Meinir rolled her eyes, "You don't want to know. You really don't want to know."

"I'm guessing there wasn't much of him that needed to be buried when he passed away," TJ said.

Jana nodded, "I could say the same for your stick insect."

"Harsh much!" TJ replied.

"Don't worry, the pheasant is a difficult subject for Jana," Meinir began, "Brings back a lot of painful memories."

Matei gave her a puzzled look but then thought better of asking.

"I guess it must have been difficult in the wild," Katrina answered, "You know, not having pets, because all of them end up as dinner eventually."

Meinir shrugged, "Not really. What I find confusing about humans is how they keep their pets and dinner separate? You know, how chickens are for eating but parrots aren't, why it's ok to eat pigs but not dogs? Where is the logic in that? I mean, before you even take into consideration that the Gods gave wolfbloods all the animals on this planet to eat. I just don't understand."

"Actually some people do eat dogs," TJ answered.

Meinir gave him a panicked look and made a gesture that looked a little like someone crossing themselves to protect them from the devil.

"But not around here," Selina reassured her, "Just in some places in Asia."

"What is Asia?" Meinir asked, "I will make sure to stay at least a thousand leagues away from it. Although, I'm not quite sure you are right, Selina, after all they do sell hot-dogs here, and Gods, also at the Kafe!"

Katrina shook her head, "Hot-dogs are made from pork, you know, pigs."

"And onions and breadcrumbs," Matei added, "And just about anything that can be scavenged. But not dog. At least I hope not."

Meinir frowned, "Well then I shall avoid Asia and hot-dogs. I shall become veg-gun and order a plate of strawberries. Because that's what veg-guns do."

Jana nodded, "Yeah, you do that."

"It's almost time," Matei announced glancing at his watch, and then heading for the double doors.

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Matei snuck through the courtyard and across Privet Drive to reach the bridge. He couldn't believe that this was happening. It felt so unreal to him that he almost expected a dementor to just jump out at him and knock him flying.

Matei grinned, well if one did, at least he was prepared and well protected. He had bought his own wand the last time he'd visited Potter world and he was sure he could conjure a good wolf Patronus if he ever needed to.

He saw the bridge up ahead of him and smiled beamingly.

A figure stood there, wearing an overly big robe and massive green and silver scarf that inadequately disguised the messy white jumper and grey skirt that the young girl wore.

Matei raced towards his sister just as Emilia began running towards him too.

He hugged her fiercely, taking in her scent- which smelt strongly of the woods even this far from the wild. Her chestnut hair was messy and her boots muddy but Matei didn't even notice that. He was just so happy to see his sister again.

He looked around noticing Aran standing sheepishly to one side a grinning Cadwr and Gwyn standing next to him.

"Jana told us you'd be here," Emilia began, "We were passing through on our way to Wales and she thought we could all meet up. She even managing to send me my scarf and cloak- and my wand."

Matei smiled, "I missed you so much. Please stay, if only for a little while."

"I promise," Emilia said.

The rest of the pack joined them then, all of them out of breath but all, except Jana- who was just joyful- grinning in surprise. Meinir was the first to regain her composure.

"Matei," Meinir complained, "Stop monopolising the fire walker, will you?"

"May!" Emilia yelled, hugging the older girl. Meinir still wasn't totally comfortable with hugs but she understood that they were important to the young cub and so hugged her warmly.

Afterwards she approached Aran, and was about to hug him before she noticed that he was holding to mugs of something that smelt alcoholic and were full to the brim.

"Aran?" Meinir asked teasingly, "For me? You shouldn't have!"

"I didn't," Aran answered, before whispering, "Emilia tricked me! I didn't know Firewhisky was actually alcoholic or that cubs aren't supposed to drink it. Apparently they don't even sell it cubs usually, Emilia told me to buy it because I'm an adult. Matei's going to kill me!"

Meinir grinned before taking a mug from him, "Um... It takes a lot like that stuff we used to brew. Actually, now I know where I've been going wrong... It's missing cranberries! Yup, that's it!"

"Please tell me you haven't been trying to brew alcohol at Ceri and Gerwyn's?" Aran asked worriedly.

"I'm a human now," Meinir replied glumly, "I have to find work that best utilises the skills I gained as a wolfblood but can be applied to a human industry."

"Poisoning?" Cadwr asked.

Meinir sighed, before passing her mug and the other one to the young cubs and hugging Aran fiercely, "You've gotten thinner. Too much ale not enough wild boar."

Cadwr gave the older wolfbloods a puzzled look, "I'm going to find Emilia."

"Yeah," Aran began, "That's yet another reason why Matei is going to kill me. Cadwr and Emilia, they're... What is it called?"

"But she's only thirteen!" Meinir exploded, "That little hell raiser!"

"No, no, not that, Gods!" Aran replied, "You know when cubs take other cubs to restaurants and cinemas, whatever that's called."

"Dating," Meinir answered, "It's called... Wait they're dating. Aw, that's so cute!"

"Cute?" Aran queried, "Since when did you say cute?"

"I have congratulate them!" Meinir yelled before darting off in the direction of the rest of the pack.

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Matei watched in horror as Emilia tore hungrily into the burger he'd just bought her.

"Are you sure you're getting enough to eat?" Matei asked worriedly. He knew the pack had a pecking order and had spent many a night lying awake wondering if Emilia was ok, and what would happen if she was at the bottom of that order. He just had to hope that he connection to Jana meant that she would be held in high regard.

Emilia nodded, "Yesterday was Soul's night. No food for a day. We left before breakfast and didn't get a chance to hunt on the way."

Matei brushed a strand of hair away from his sister's face.

"I know you've been worried, Matei," Emilia said, "I can tell. I'm ok. Really, I am. I just wish we could still live together."

"You know you can always come back," Matei said, "You're always welcome here."

"I know," Emilia answered, "But my home is in the wild now. And well... There's something I need to..."

"Oh my gods!" Meinir exclaimed racing over to Emilia, "Congratulations!"

Matei grinned, "Why? What's happened?"

"I think it's the Firewhisky," Jana replied, "Must have had some weird reaction or something."

"So you mean Meinir is drunk?" TJ asked with a grin.

"Don't you dare insult me!" Meinir shrieked, "I know how to handle my alcohol."

"Definitely drunk," Jana concluded, "But what's the cause for celebration?"

"Well you know Cadwr and Emilia," Meinir said with a grin, "I'm so happy for the both of you."

Matei looked like he'd just witnessed the apolcalypse, "Please tell me that I'm wrong."

Emilia shook her head, "You're worse than Alric. No I'm not pregnant Matei. Cadwr and I are just dating."

"What's dating?" Gwyn asked, "Oh is it that thing where you creep behind the tents late at night and kiss and tell each other how much you love each other and read sappy poetry?"

Emilia sighed, "You don't have to worry, Matei, I'll be fine. Cadwr will protect me."

"I swear it," Cadwr said, kneeling before Jana and Matei, "On my honour as a... a.…"

"Delta cub?" Katrina suggested, "There's got to be some honour in that right?"

Aran smiled, "As a champion hunter. Cadwr's probably going to become the best in the pack."

The young cub blushed.

"It's ok, Cadwr," Matei reassured him, "Just look after my sister."

"I will," the young cub promised, "I love her. I love her more than anything else in the world."

Gwyn cleared her throat.

"And I'm willing to risk being killed by sister for saying that," Cadwr added.

Gwyn rolled her eyes, "Ok, I forgive you. Now come on! Let's go and explore."

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"That dragon was just as amazing as before!" Emilia exclaimed, "And Dobby still looks so sweet! I've got to make sure that I stop buy the gift shops to just some Berty Bott's every flavour beans, Alric commanded to buy some for the pack."

"Commanded?" TJ asked.

"Yes," Emilia replied, "I've been telling the whole pack about Harry Potter. They all love it. Except for Hafren, but then she hates anything human, even bottled water."

Matei smiled, "What about some scarves? They would come in useful for the winter."

Emilia nodded, "But without knowing what houses everyone would be in... If I got it wrong. It could cause a lot of problems."

"Yeah," Jana answered, "Not only that but think about what it would look like to other visiting wild packs, seeing you lot all dressed up in scarves and robes. It would freak them out."

Cadwr nodded, "I think books might be better. Ever since Annie found that copy of the Philosopher's stone in a bin near Edin-burger she's been begging us to steal a copy of the sequel."

"Edin-burger?" TJ answered.

"Well that's what it said on the sign," Cadwr replied, "And what the locals called it."

"Edinburgh," Jana corrected them, "Edinburgh."

Cadwr pouted, "I preferred it when it sounded like food."

Jana smiled, as she saw Meinir and Emilia dart off towards a table full of books and quill pens.

Matei smiled too, "I wish they could stay forever."

"So do I," Jana admitted, "But at least they'll here for a few days. My father will want to see me too."

Matei nodded, "I'm just glad everyone is safe. So much has happened recently. It's good to just do something normal."

Jana grinned as she saw Emilia taking a selfie with Meinir, the older girl wearing a pointed witches hat and deatheater mask.

"I don't think we could ever be normal."

THE END

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