Disclaimer: Alas me no owns Harry Potter. Me wished me owns but me doesn't…Oh well…
Here you have it people: my surprise. A nice little sequel. The things I didn't explain in 'Breath of Life' will be explained here, such as the web thing and other stuff. I hope you like it.
NOTE: To anyone who thinks that first cousin relationships are considered incest and a very bad thing DON'T read this. In my country it is not so I'm fine with writing this. Anyone that thinks different feel free NOT to read my story. And I beg for you not to flame me about it because I'm warning you already. So leave me alone about it. Read it on your own accord. I have warned you.
Chapter 1 – New lives
Silence filled the dormitory. All the girls were sleeping and the coast was clear. Silently she crept out of bed and out of the dormitory. Having gone to bed with her shoes and robe saved her time. Slowly and still silently she went down the stairs towards the Gryffindor common room. It was dark and empty. Glancing behind her she saw she wasn't being followed. Then she scanned the common room and felling sure no one was around she made her way to the door. She was two feet from it when a female voice cut through the silence.
"Where do you think you are going, Miss Black?"
Katherine froze on her tracks and turned around. Standing from the couch and approaching her was Rose, Gryffindor's Head Girl. Katherine gulped.
"So? Going to answer my question or not?" Rose asked coldly.
Katherine and Rose didn't get along since day one. The fact that Katherine had made her trip when she was going to get sorted didn't help a bit. So after seven years Rose finally had a perfect chance to ruin Katherine's plans.
"I was going to…"
"Katherine, you're still there?" came a voice from the top of the stairs of the girl's dormitory.
Rose turned around to see who had spoken and Katherine raised her head to see as well. Coming down the stairs, wearing pink pyjamas was Jade. People said her name had come from the colour of her eyes, which were of a pure and deep green. She was tall, even if she was smaller than both Katherine and Rose. Jade had blonde hair, Katherine's was pitch black and Rose's was dark brown. Katherine's was the longest, almost reaching her waist, while Rose's and Jade's was shoulder long. Jade walked gracefully down the stairs as if nothing could touch her. She was looking at Katherine as if she was trying to pass over a mental message.
"What do you mean, Giles?" Rose asked.
"I was talking to Katherine, not you."
"Watch it, Giles." The threat was cold. Katherine glared at the Head Girl, whose back was now to her.
"I'm still here because our wonderful Head Girl here isn't letting me leave." Katherine said in an unusual nice tone.
"Well I asked for my cakes a while ago. And you know I can't go to sleep without my cakes." Jade announced in a tone that Katherine caught as a tone of aid. Jade was helping Katherine sneak out.
"Cakes?" Rose turned back to face Katherine.
"Yes cakes. Usually before I come to the dormitory to sleep I go to the kitchens and get some cakes for Jade." Katherine was now playing along with Jade.
"You know how to get to the kitchens?" Rose asked in a mix of disbelief and jealousy.
"Yes I do." Katherine announced proudly. And that wasn't a lie.
"So you were leaving to get cakes for Giles?"
"Yes madam." Katherine said in a mock tone and Jade had to fight the urge to laugh.
"Very well then. You may go. But I'll be here waiting for you. And bring some for me too." Rose said and both Jade and Katherine smiled.
With a mock bow Katherine left the common room making a mental note to seriously thank Jade. She might not be outside if it hadn't been for her. With high spirit Katherine accelerated her steps. The forest outside was calling for her. And especially the howl she heard when she was going down the marble stairs.
She was reaching out to open the big oak doors that lead outside when a male voice cut through her intentions.
"Well, well. Miss Black is trying to sneak out of the castle. The Headmistress will not be pleased with this."
Sighing in exasperation Katherine turned around to see a tall boy, with short black hair and dark eyes, standing on the top of the marble stairs. Pinned on his Slytherin robes was the Head Boy badge. He seemed utterly pleased with himself as he made his way down the stairs.
"Bug off Jacob. Leave me alone."
"Leave you alone? When I have the chance to send you to the Headmistress and get to see you punished? Of course not." He said as he stopped very close to Katherine.
"Jacob, Professor McGonagall has better things to do than to listen to a pathetic Slytherin who is a Head Boy because he paid Professor Dante to be one. Now if you'll excuse me I'm already late." Katherine said pushing him back with a finger. Another strong howl was heard and Jacob flinched a bit. "Not scared of the big bad wolf are you Jacob?"
"Of course not."
"Well, you better be." She said coming closer to him and lowering her voice to a whisper. "I can make him hunt you down and chop you into little pieces. And he'll probably eat you too. Wolves are kinda unpredictable." Jacob gulped audibly and Katherine smiled. "I have to go now." She said and continued what she had been doing. With a swift arm movement the doors opened and she stepped out into the grounds. As the doors closed behind her she quickly made her way to the forest. She knew where she was going purely by instinct. It was pitch black and she couldn't see anything in front of her. Yet she dodged trees and every other obstacle until she reached a little clearing, which was, unlike the rest of the forest, bathed in moonlight. She heard the cracking of fallen twigs and looked around. She wasn't very fond of centaurs and she hoped it wasn't one. Another fallen branch was broken, this time really close, and she turned once more. Bright brown eyes were looking at her intently and she smiled. And the smile got wider when the figure of a light brown wolf appeared under the light of the moon. And she was grinning by the time the wolf turned into the person of Rosh Lupin.
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