"Will he do anything you say?"
Harry swallowed, remembering how obedient wolf-Draco was. "Not anything. I won't take advantage of him."
"What you don't understand is that the wolf is different than Draco...and the wolf might take charge."
Harry remembered Draco when he smelled Remus on him, his nose pressed to his throat and the hint of his lips touching him. "I won't let him."
"You say that... but he's still vulnerable."
"And now you're raising this point?" Harry spat. "Who's more holier than I that you trust to take care of him? St. Mungo's threw him out!"
Remus shook his head. "I just don't want you stuck with him, forever."
"I'm not abandoning him, Remus. He begged me not to. Would you really throw someone out if they desperately needed you?"
"No... but... forget it. Nothing's going to happen," he muttered more to himself.
"Remus?"
"Hermione said that the wolves came?"
Harry wasn't happy about the conversation change but nodded. "Five or six? Tore through the wards."
Remus shook his head. "I wondered about there being a human in the woods. Though I'm surprised that it was that many."
"Remus... Draco said... it was Fenrir's pack."
The older werewolf gave him a look. "They wouldn't leave their territory... not unless they were taking over another pack. They wouldn't dare try right now. There are only lone wolves where that cabin was."
"Draco was sure."
"Well... oh shit... he's... pack," Remus said, paling. "He's their pack member, and you took him."
"What?"
"Harry... holy fuck... if the Alpha claims a pack member and the pack accepts him... then they can track Malfoy anywhere. Anyone that ever bit or tasted Malfoy can... find him."
Harry's mouth dropped. "Remus... you mean... forever?"
Remus nodded, somberly. "I'm not sure. Fenrir tried to find me a few times, hence another reason why I couldn't take you in pup. Why I always had to be careful what missions I went on. Fenrir could find me, but he was the only wolf as I wasn't a pack member. So, his pack couldn't spread out to find me, and I wasn't important enough back then. Worse... they still have Draco's scent back at their camp to use. His blood and... stuff."
Harry clenched his fists. "Why haven't I heard of this?"
"It's if the Alpha wants him back... and if he was a pack member, Harry. Pack dynamics don't always make sense to me, either. You've only ever heard about lone wolves, because they are what terrorizes communities, magical and muggle. They don't have an Alpha to keep them in check or a territory to protect."
Harry blinked. "You're saying that packs are good?"
Remus shrugged. "I can't say that for certain. The random muggle attacks always are less where packs are. They will... capture new members... but they won't wander far without the Alpha's direction. Lone wolves have no master and only follow their instincts. That's why they are so dangerous. They want food and to create a pack for both companionship and protection."
"Draco wasn't dangerous. He wasn't aggressive at all."
Remus jerked his head up and his eyes narrowed. "You went closer to him, didn't you? Harry, he could have...."
"He didn't. He even licked my hand, when I pushed away the intruders."
He paled and shouted, "You were that close!"