AN: I'm sorry it took so long to update, with school starting my life has been very hectic. So here's the next chapter. More and more people are reviewing and adding my story to their story alert list all I can say is Thank You for the continued support. There have even been 333+ hits to my story WOW!
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Harry's Birthday came with a bang, Mrs. Weasley had given Harry one of the biggest birth-day cakes known to the Wizarding World. And along with Harry's 16th Birth-day went September 1st, so Harry was back at Hogwarts studying in his 6th year. Professor Lupin had reluctantly returned to teach, because no one else had wanted the job, not even Snape.
"No surprise really," George had said one evening at dinner, "One's dead, another's memories have been removed, one Death Eater in disguise, and one evil git that got attacked by centaurs." Fred and George were bummed that they couldn't go back to Hogwarts, especially after seeing Remus's lesson plans. Harry had even been given permission from Dumbledore to continue the D.A., but the first meeting of that term wouldn't be until after Sirius's trial. Everyone but the Slytherins were delighted to have their favorite Defense Professor back. It was about a week away from Sirius's trial before anything exiting happened.
" Hermione! Can't we call it a night already? We've been working on Homework for the past 4 hours."
"Whatever Ronald, but don't come to me tomorrow begging me to revise your Charms essay ."
" Night Hermione" Harry said with a yawn as he climbed the stairs to the Boy's Dormitories. The Boys were getting ready, for hopefully a good nights sleep, but little did they know that they wouldn't get that pleasure tonight.
" Ron ,you move and I swear I'll tear you limb from bloody limb!" Harry furiously whispered. Ron ceased to move immediately, sensing that his friend's threat was not an empty one.
"'Stupefy!'" The jet of red light from Harry's wand hit the rat directly on the side.
" Gotcha you betraying git!"
"It's Scabbers!" Ron said in amazement.
"No it's Barney the Purple Dinosaur." Harry said sarcastically.
"Who's Barney the Purple Dinosaur?" asked Ron who was thoroughly confused.
" Muggle thing." Harry said as he and Ron went down to the Common Room so they didn't wake their Dorm mates. He transfigured a quill that someone had left behind into a cage big enough for the human Pettigrew, casting an unbreakable charm on it, and put Wormtail inside and locked it.
"'Enervate'"
Harry said but still keeping his wand trained at the traitorous rat.
"Well change back you sniveling coward." Harry snarled, looking every bit his Animagus form. Wormtail slowly changed to his human form beginning to think this wasn't the best idea." Har-Harry, I c-came to talk t-to you. "He stammered "I-I want to help Sir-Sirius, it's m-my fault he's in Azkaban i-in the fir-first place."
Harry glared at Pettigrew murderously. "You expect me to believe that you just waltzed into Hogwarts, to tell me of all people that you want to help Sirius who you betrayed almost 15 years ago?!"
Even in Peter's head that sounded stupid, but he was starting to doubt his own cleverness anyway. "Y-Yes"
Harry seemed to consider what Pettigrew had said then, with a Marauderish smile said "Hmm I don't know, we better ask Professor Lupin."
Pettigrew gulped at the mention of his former friend, but didn't say anything. Harry pointed his wand at him, and said "'Incarcourius'" Thin cords shot out of Harry's wand binding Pettigrew. He unlocked the cage and then said "'Mobilicourpus!'" Pettigrew rose out of the cage, and floated right in front of Harry's wand.
"You're spending too much time in the Library mate" Ron said in an amazed tone of voice.
" I've got to if I want to have anything to teach the D.A. Get out the map we don't want to run into anyone."
Ron activated the map and carefully made their way down to Professor Lupin's office. Remus was amazed at what Wormtail had to say and took him to Dumbledore after Peter had talked to him he signaled for the boys to get to bed.
The next morning Harry and Ron caught Hermione up with the Pettigrew issue. She was astounded that Pettigrew actually had the gall to come here, but enthusiastically agreed that it would help Sirius's case immensely. They had Defense Against the Dark Arts after breakfast that day so after Ron had stuffed his face and Hermione and Harry had eaten a moderate breakfast they headed there along with all the other 6th year Gryffindors and Slytherins. Malfoy's group especially had given Remus a hard time, but Gryffindors had risen and protected their favorite teacher. Remus remembered one particular encounter between Malfoy and Harry one night he had been patrolling.
Flashback
"Hey Potter" Malfoy had called from the opposite side of the corridor. "I heard that you and that half-breed were friends."
"Don't call him that!" Harry had growled and taken his wand out.
"And why not Potter he's a werewolf" Malfoy smirked knowing that he was effectively pushing Harry's buttons. What he didn't know was that it was not wise to do so.
" And what does that make you Malfoy?" Harry had spat "Because he happens to posses more qualities that makes a person a human than you do." he said ticking off his fingers, " Kindness, Respect, and many more but if I named them all we would be here all night , but alas I have homework to do. Maybe I'll get Fred and George to remind you for me."
Malfoy had stepped back a little knowing that whatever the Weasley twins would do to him would be embarrassing, and probably painful.
End Flashback
Sure enough the twins' next prank was centered on Malfoy, and had him doing many embarrassing things. He hadn't said anything about Remus since then. In this particular class, they were covering nonverbal spells as they were being required in almost all their classes now. It had taken them awhile , but Harry and Ron had finally gotten it with extra help from Hermione, who, naturally had been the first in the class to do it. Harry knew they were going to have to practice them in the D.A. That night Harry ate dinner quickly seeing as the Full Moon was to rise within the half-hour. The Marauder still didn't know he was an animagus. He, Hermione, and Ron had been studying how to do it since the middle of 5th year. He had achieved his form of a large black dog. (1) Hermione and Ron were almost there, but Harry was amazed that he had transformed before Hermione. Harry pondered this as he made his way down to the Shrieking Shack, hoping that he was there before the Professor, the expression on his face would be priceless. If only dogs could hold cameras...
Thankfully he gotten there a second before Remus and was able to become the dog before he came in. When Remus walked into the shack sitting in font of him was a dog that looked exactly like Padfoot. He rubbed his eyes, thinking it was a dream. The dog just looked him like it was laughing at him. He looked at the dog thoroughly, making eye contact. The dog's eyes were a sparkling emerald green, he knew those eyes. How could he not? Those were Lily's eyes, Harry eyes.
" Why you little marauder!" Remus said walking farther in, and petting Harry's head. He growled playfully at being petted, before the Full Moon rose. Harry backed up a few feet whining encouragement as Remus made the painful transformation into a werewolf. Moony stood up and looked around before lunging at Harry. Harry yelped and jumped out of the way. They say that the eyes are the doors to the soul, well Moony's soul was laughing at him. He lightly smacked the werewolf's shoulder with his paw. Moony tackled him. The rest of the night was spent in a similar manner until the moon waned. They made their way to the castle together before parting ways. Remus to his office, and Harry to the Gryffindor Common Room seeing that it was a Saturday. Both hoping that next month there would be another Animagus with them.
AN: Finally finished! Up Next: Sirius's Trial
(1) I know already explained that Harry was an Animagus, this is just in more detail.
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