Natural Animagus
Concept by Horselovinfan
Adopted and Revamped by Psychotic Rose
(((Chapter two. Sorry for the long wait. I don't have internet at the moment so chapters are going to be a little stalled. I will be getting internet soon though! Also, because I have no internet, when I am able to get to a connection I will be posting multiple chapters (hopefully) at once. So you have that to look forward to! On another note: THIS STORY HAS SIX FOLLOWS, THREE FAVORITES, AND THREE REVIEWS! I am so happy!
In honor of this I am dedicating this chapter to all you amazing people, especially Arina-Peachy for being such a doll.
-Love Rose
P.S. I am looking for a beta and someone(s) to toss around ideas with. If you're interested PM me and we shall discuss over virtual butterbeers and chocolate frogs.)))
Chapter two: He finds the Catalyst
They were bored. Just two days into Winter holidays and they were already bored. And bored plus Marauders never equals anything good or so Mum found out the hard way when her signature three layer choco chocolate latté coffee cake exploded in her face, in turn making her explode in anger and send us outside to 'play'… in below freezing weather. Yeah, never mess with Mrs. Potter unless you are willing to face the consequences. And I am most definitely not.
Taking a deep breath and combing a hand through my hair, I turn my glare on Sirius, "Good going, Padfoot, it's bad enough we won't be able to eat cake, but now we have to spend to rest of the day outside in this," I open my hand to show him the amount of snow that was in my hair.
Sirius groans in frustration, "I said I was sorry, Prongs! What more do you want form me?"
"A chocolate cake," Remus answers from beside me in an almost hateful tone. "Although, even if you were capable of producing one, I wouldn't trust you enough to eat it," he exclaims and turns to stomp over to one of the many benches in the back yard, grumbling.
"What's got his knickers in a twist," Padfoot asks with a scoff.
"You ruined a chocolate cake he was looking forward to eating. You know how he is about chocolate, he'll be like that for weeks now."
Padfoot huffs and crosses his arms, "He should stop acting like such an addict. It's unattract-" He's cut off by a loud whine coming from the forest a few yards ahead of them, causing him to jump and let out a feminine squeal.
I roll my eyes and scoff, "Yes, he's the one with the unattractive attributes."
"What was that," Remus asks coming up to them.
"You heard it too?"
"Yes, along with a little girl screaming," Moony smirks.
"It sounded like an animal," I say, ignoring Sirius' shocked expression. He deserved that comment. "Maybe it's hurt? Should we go check it out?"
Recovering, Sirius shakes his head and glares at the cluster of trees, "Naw, let it die."
A swift punch to the arm silences the git. "We are not going to do that."
"Then we should tell Mrs. Potter to come with us, in case we are in need of a wand," Remus says before heading back to the house. I don't follow. Mum can be a bit of a grudge holder, I'll let Moony handle that mess.
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Mum arrives a few minutes later with Remus in tow, holding her coat tightly shut with one hand and her wand in the other. "Where did the sound come from," she asks, all business. Sirius winces from his spot next to me.
"Over there," I point ahead of us, looking back at her, "it sounded like an animal. I think it might be hurt."
She looked at me a moment before smiling and ruffling my hair, "don't worry, love, if it's there we'll find it." She lights her wand, telling us to do the same, and leads us into the forest.
After looking around for a few minutes, I hear Sirius groan from beside me, "this would be so much quicker, if I was Padfoot, right now."
"Yeah, I know what you mean, if I was Prongs, between the two of us we would be able to find her in no time."
"Her," he asks, raising a brow.
I cannot help the blush that rushes to my cheeks. Thank Circe it's so cold he won't be able to tell the difference. "It's just a feeling I have. Anyway, we can't shift. Mum has no idea we're Animagi, and if she finds out, she'll blow her top."
"I doubt I would mind that much," he replies, giving MY MUM a once over.
Using the strength acquired from four years of Quidditch training, I pushed him as hard as I could in the arm and quickly caught up with Remus and Mum. "So Mum, I was thinking, this would go a lot quicker if we split up into twos. You and Remus one way, Sirius and I another." I share a look with Remus and he gives me the smallest of nods.
"He's right, Mrs. Potter. And the quicker we find whatever's out here, the faster we can help it."
Thankfully, Mum agrees and we break off in separate directions.
"Merlin, did you have to hit me that hard," Sirius asks catching up to my quick pace and rubbing his what I hope to be bruising shoulder.
I glare at him in answer before morphing into the stag and taking off. At first it was to get away from The Git, as he is being right now, but then my sensitive nose picks up on blood, fresh, warm blood. I dart left, going faster than I have ever before, and sprint around trees, over logs, through streams. I can hear Sirius' panting and barking from a few yards behind me, but I don't care, I need to get to her, who knows how much time she has.
Entering a clearing, I see her, covered in snow, shivering and whimpering. A horse. Golden in color with a long white tail and mane, she lays there surrounded by crimson stained snow. Her nostrils flair and I know she knows I'm there, because she begins to flail around, desperate to get to her feet and flee. I shift back and slowly approach her, making soft, comforting hums and trying to show her I mean no harm. She watches me, breathing labored and eyes calculating, but she doesn't try to flee and I can't tell if that's a good or bad thing.
I take a couple of more steps before I'm standing directly in front of her, close enough that I could reach out and touch her. Which I do, kneeling and placing my hand palm down on her forehead and between her eyes. She closes her eyes leans into my hand weakly. "It's okay," I whisper, "I'm here. You're safe now, I won't leave you." She opens her eyes and looks up at me, seeming to get across what she cannot possibly say in words: I am going trust you. Do not disappoint me. And I can not help the chuckle that leaves my lips, nodding my head.
I turn to look back at Sirius and tell him to go get my mum and Remus to see that it's already been done. They all three stand there watching me, each with a different expression. I blush and am again thankful for the bitter cold concealing it.
Sirius is the first to speak, "Way to romance her into submission, Prongs," he smirks and I am half tempted to go over there and slap the expression off his face, But that would mean leaving her and I had already promised I wouldn't. Instead I flip him the bird and look to mum, who's smiling at me, proud. She starts to walk forward, but stops when the horse begins to panic. I quickly start stroking her neck and humming softly.
When I feet her relax, I turn back to my mum, "Try walking slower, she gets scared easily." Mum does just that and, when she reaches us, kneels beside the horse's legs and gently begins to examine her wounds. "I can heal most of these tonight at the house… but the leg will have to take a few days."
"Back at the house. You mean we'll have to move her," Sirius asks, looking between us.
"It's the only way, Sirius. The problem is she might panic and worsen her injuries and I have no idea how she'll react to magic… James," she turns to me, a thoughtful look on her face, "do you think you can get her to walk back to the house?"
I look down to the horse, worried, "Maybe. I mean, we can try."
Mum conjures up a halter and rope and hands them to me. I slowly and carefully slip the halter onto her head, rubbing behind her ears to comfort her. I cautiously stand and gently tug on the lead rope. "Come on, girl," I say, encouragingly, "You have to get up." She slowly pushes herself up onto her hooves, standing and takes a few shaky steps forward. "Good girl," I smile, placing a hand on her neck in praise.
"Hurry," Mum says from in front of us, "the quicker we get home, the quicker we can help her."
(((So, there's Chapter two of natural Animagus. I hope you all liked it. And if you did like it, what was your favorite part? Answer in a review or just review to tell me what you think or to give constructive criticism. Happy what-ever-day-I-can-post-this! Bye!
-Love, Rose.
P.S. These chapters will be getting longer. The chapter length depends on the need for the story to change point of view, that's why they've been so short.)))
