The Groundskeeper's Hut

[Kim Rivers]

"You dont need a memory charm to forget you know" she told him "There are certain things in peoples lives that they dont want to remember so they just forget. Or that they go on doing what they do and eventually they just lose the person they used to be"

[Jerred Boneman]

"Still sounds like a memory charm." Jerred said, wanting to talk to a Professor about it. "But, you know, there are ways in which for one person to actually forget all about themselves, but a simple good memory is enough to spark them back to the way they should be, like coming to attack a Hogwarts student."

[Kim Rivers]

She didnt really listen and the parts she did catch cofused her "Huh? Explain"

[Helia Ollivander]

Helia knocked on the Groundskeepers door, she wanted to thank Apronia again for keeping the pieces of her wand after the centaur had smashed it. The door was loose and swung open and she saw Jerred, and Kim, and a really big book with Greybacks picture in it, "Um... I was... just going to, um, thank Miss Silvanus for keeping the pieces of my wand but..." she gave Kim a puzzled look, "Where the heck did you get a book on Fenrir Greyback!?" she was partly curious because she thought all the books on Greyback were in the Restricted Section, and she was partly curious because of the small detail she left out when explaining Kims wand

[Kim Rivers]

Kim heard the door open and she looked and saw Helia. She was startled, it seemed, slowly but surely, whether Kim liked it or not, her friends were being roped into things, again. She looked from Helia to Jerred and to the Groundskeeper. "Uhm.. well.. you see... theres a uhm... perfectly valid explanation for all this.." Kim stuttered. What the hell "Its a groundskeepers journel back from the days when Greyback attended hogwarts, and shortly after his wolfamisms came about. Ive been doing a lot of research on werewolves, particulary Greyback. Though any book ive came across wasnt as useful.. or as interesting as this one." She didnt want to invite Helia to join them though Kim knew she would invited or not. She didnt want her getting hurt, but since she knew, Kim would propably have better chance protecting her if she knew what was going on. "Want to help?"

[Helia Ollivander]

She went through a moment of mental arguing before saying, "Ok... how can I help, and what exactly am I helping with, though?" she asked a bit hesitantly, not entirely sure if she would be any help at all. In fact she was almost sure she would end up a hinderance... at least in a way. She sat down across from Kim.

[Kim Rivers]

"Hows about.. helping me find info on greyback to prepare myself for a bigger fight than when i was possessed. Thats more or less the only help im accepting right now" she smiled. She pointed to a chair beside her for Helia to sit down. "The information we already know is, he's a werewolf, obviously, he loves childrens blood and doesnt need the light of a full moon to turn. Also, thanks to you, a high class ministry criminal and a bunch of aurors couldnt take him down. He used to attend school here when he was a human, Apronia... Uhm.. Miss Silvanus told me, and so did this book, that his human name was Ferdinand Stellin, around seventy years ago. Aparently he went into the forest for a dare and got bitten by a werewolf. He joined Voldemorts side in the war since Dumbledoor's side was less kind to anything out of ordinary like, vampires and werewolves, disincluding Remus Lupin, that they were to Slytherins back in those days. They thought all "dark" creatures were in league with dear old Voldie. They killed them on sight. A lot of them joined Voldies side because they didnt have a choice, they either did that or were killed due to neutrality. Fenrir was just sixteen." She recited things Apronia told her, proving she had listened. She carried on "We've got ways on how to kill him, being a werewolf being one. But since fenrir doesnt travel lightly, were going to get people who know how to conjure werewolves to keep the pack off me." She saw the look in Helia's eyes "Dont worry! That was, aparently a rumour, in fact Fenrir can be killed by a human. When he was human. He was a student.. He was always polite to the teachers and helped whoever needed it. Doesnt sound much like the Fenrir we got stuck with does it? Grade A in Defence Against The Dark Arts, Potions basically In everything. Even in the quidditch team, Won too. And Fenrir was aparantly one of the best fliers. During his seventh year things started to go differently. He stopped flying and playing quidditch, everyone found it odd because he loved it. His grades slipped down from A's to E's. And he dissapeared once a month.Sometime late Febuary in his seventh he dissapeared for good, nobody ever saw him again. That is, until he gained his Alias from Ferdinand to Fenrir greyback. Now he's one of the worlds evils. Thats basically what we have learned" Kim looked at Helia pnce she'd finished explaining.

[Helia Ollivander]

"There might just be one little problem in all of this..." she wasn't entirely sure if it would be a problem, but she figured if anyone would know Apronia would. "Y'see, your wand core, the werewolf hair... well It's Fenrirs." she looked off at one of the walls, "And, I'm not sure what would happen if you fought him because, you know, if two wizards duel and they have the same wand core their wands link? Well, I can only imagine what would happen if your wand tried to attack the owner of the hair that's in your core..." she smiled sheepishly at Kim.

[Kim Rivers]

She looked at Helia. She was confused, though whatever happened, she was fighting Fenrir... Even if she had to learn wandless magic. "whoa.. Your tellin me... the core of my wand... is of a guy i want dead? A guy who i hate more than anyone?" Her voice was steadily raising "Having a wand with a werewolf hair! i could deal! i like werewolves. But... His hair!?" She stood up and did the pacing thing again. "Whats confusing me more than anything is that i bonded with this wand more than any other i have ever had! And believe me.. ive had a few. It felt more comfy." She looked at Helia "Why didnt you tell me?" she shook her head "No matter.. im still going against him.. theres more to the story Helia.. I dont have a choice i have to. He's going to come hunting me one day and i dont want to be a sitting duck just waiting for him to come and get me." Her true purpose finally came out. "I have to"

[Helia Ollivander]

She nodded her head, "Yeah... this is why I didn't tell you." she shrugged, "For some reason when you told me you weren't going to fight him I believed you, and with him being the one that bit your sister and Dad and the one trying to get you too, well I don't know... for some reason it seemed like maybe you two had more in common than you wanted to admit. Now that you're telling me how great a student he was then his grades began to dwindle and then he was a werewolf... Kinda reminds me of you Kim. You used to be one of the best students here, then you got 'bitten' by werewolf fascination, and I'm kinda thinking if you're not careful..." she wished she had shut up sooner, "Look, all I'm saying is... try to give him a second chance. Everyone deserves that." she knew that Kim would brush off the advice like a fly on the breeze, but she felt it had to be said.

[Kim Rivers]

"No. Im not one for second chances. He doesnt deserve one. And yeah... ill admit, we do have a lot in common, if he was human, or if i was a werewolf, we'd probably hit it off like fire to a hay stack" She admitted "I know i was once a good student, my grades were good yada yada yada.. and i know that this is another similarity between him and i, but right now, getting rid of him is all i care about.. Well disincluding you lot. Though, i wont get bitten. I'd rather die than become like him. Yeah..." She looked at Jerred "I have a certain... bad streak in me... i always have. And who knows? Maybe in the future, ill have a good job and a family of my own. Maybe ill become twisted and evil. I know i have it in me to be a bad person, and sometimes, ill admit it, i've been drawn to the idea. Even through my possession, sometimes it felt like a buzz. And im not talking about the thing that was inside me, some part of me enjoyed it. A lot of the time i like being nasty, i like being bitter and twisted. And you probably dont want to hear this, but sometimes i like the idea of evil" She decided it was better to be honest than lie.

[Helia Ollivander]

"You and Fenrir would be good friends then," she stood up. "Kim, I would ask what's wrong with you, and you'd probably say that this is just who you are now. Then I could say but remember who you were, but you obviously don't want to, so I'm not gonna. Nor will I say you don't really like or want to be evil because I'm starting to think you do So you go and find Fenrir and fight him or do whatever the lot you want, I've done what I can to help you. Just remember this, before your posession you promised me that if anything happened you'd take of the necklace, and you didn't. Now you've gone and promised me that you wouldn't do anything stupid like fight Fenrir and look what you're doing Kim. I'm starting to wander if you don't want to be evil just so that you can be alone, and mope, and hurt people and have them expect it from you because you're 'evil'. I think you're too weak to fight being evil, you're not strong enough to be a good person. Fighting is for cowards Kim, but apparently you're very good at that, so have fun with your little battle but when and if you come back, just like Fenrir, don't expect anyone to give you a second chance," she stared Kim long and hard in the eyes then walked out of the hut without another word or a backwards glance. This is obviously what Kim wanted so let her have it.

[Kim Rivers]

Kim walked after Helia. "Wait!" She looked at the back of her head. "You know... Your right. I dont want to be evil, bitter or twisted. In fact i want the complete opposite. I want to be a good person, and i know i said i wouldnt fight Fenrir, and believe me i dont want to.. I do.. i want him to pay but im not looking forward to it. Yeah, and maybe i am being cowardly. Giving up trying to be good." She still found herself staring at Helias head "I do remember who i was, who i am. But sometimes you gotta fight, you gotta do things you dont want to do in order to grow and realise what you want out of life... I wont give up the fight for good, and i really dont want to be evil. The idea had appealed to me and i wont deny that, but there are plenty of reasons why that could be. My dad became evil and theres no way im going to do that. My sister did, now she's lay in the infirmary, a lot better, and willing when she's fully fit, to help fight for good" She walked around and stood in front of Helia. "Everyone needs something to fight for! Thats what im doing. Im fighting for what i believe in, im fighting for good! Helia i swear to you" She was being honest, though whether Helia would believe her or not, she didnt know. She didnt want to lie anymore, but all the truth seemed to be doing was turning people away or hurting them. Now that question she had heard a while ago really applied. Is it better to lie and save any pain? Or to tell the truth and cause it. "Im being one hundred percent honest with you now. And im asking you to help us. Please.. I dont exactly want to become some... monster. I want to have my grades and get a good job. But along the way im going to fight for what i do believe in. yeah granted, this isnt an honest fight but its one i cant avoid. And good will come out of it." She looked at her in the eyes "So... do you want to help us?" She tried again.

[Helia Ollivander]

"I believe you Kim, I also believe that if you're alone with Fenrir at all he's going to be able to tell that evil does appeal to you and he's going to use that against you. I also believe that you're trying to fight for good but with all that's happened to you it's hard and you have trouble letting people help you. I also know that this is a fight you can't back down from because otherwise something awful might happen to you, but you don't have to fight alone. We are all here at Apronias hut for a reason, you, me, Jerred, I believe we all have to work together for anything to work out in the end," she paused, "...and I believe I know a way to cure your sister..." she waited for all of this to sink in. "Look, I still have two of Fenrir Greybacks hairs. My Uncle sent them along with the one in your wand in case my first attempt at making a wand was a bust, not that that matters..." she looked around and remembered they were still outside and it was freezing cold. "Look, let's go back inside and I'll explain."

[Kim Rivers]

Kim smiled and linked Helia. But before they started walking she looked at her. "Okay im going to say something... and its taking a lot of pride to do so... But thank you for having some faith in me. And thank you for you help" she looked away "thats not really what i wanted to say, well i wanted to say that too but..."she took a deep breath. If she was going to be honest.. "I trust you... Not only you, Jerred, Brian and Fin.. God.. i even trust Professor Addis.. Granted im not particulary fond of him but i do trust him. I even depend on you guys"