(Song: Fire and Fury- Skillet)

Every brick and every stone
Of the world we made will come undone.
If I... if I can't feel you here with me.
In my sleep I call your name
But when I wake I need to touch your face
'Cause I... I need to feel you here with me.

"We're leaving. Now."

You can stop the aching
'Cause you're the one I need.

"It's in London. A place were Runaways go." Ron said.

I will burn, I will burn for you
With fire and fury. Fire and fury.
My heart hurts, my heart hurts for you.
Your love burns within me with fire and fury.

"This here is Smoke. This is Orange. And that's Gun. And I'm Keys. I'm the leader."

If I freeze you are the flame.
You melt my heart, I'm washed in your rain.
I know you'll always have the best of me.
Destiny's got a hold on me.
Guess I never knew love like love knows me
'Cause I... I need to feel you here with me.

"Welcome King, Library, and Bolt."

I will burn, I will burn for you
With fire and fury. Fire and fury.
My heart hurts, my heart hurts for you.
Your love burns within me with fire and fury.

"It took a while." Hermione said, still searching through her bottomless bag, "But we found out how to become Animagi."

Let it all fall down to dust.
Can't break the two of us.
We are safe in the strength of love.
You can stop the aching
'Cause you're the one I need.

It was pitch black, with bits of green swirling around it. Taking a deep breath, he drained it. It tasted like blood, guts, and, strangley, something... furry.

I will burn, I will burn for you
With fire and fury. Fire and fury.
My heart hurts, my heart hurts for you.
Your love burns within me.
It burns, it burns, it burns, it burns.

Your love burns within me with fire and fury.

And he knew no more.


Book One:

Rise of the Rebellion

Chapter Three:

Golden Animagi


He didn't know where he was. His vision was blurry. He was drifting in and out of darkness. He couldn't feel, touch, smell, taste, nor see. He was jus drifting. Drifitng in an endless, black void...

He didn't know how long it was. Nor did he care. But eventually, something swam into his view. His vision cleared. He could feel a breeze blowing back his hair. Tree's surrounded the clearing he was in.

He was in a rainforest.

A growl sounded from behind him. But he wasn't scared. He turned around to see something large and black jump down from a tall tree, it's piercing green gaze never leaving him. It catiously walked towards him.

It was a panther.

It's shining black coat glintered in the moon light, it's eyes as emerald green as his, two dark circles were his glasses were around his eyes, and on it's forhead, was a dark gray lightning bolt.

The panther's growls soon turned to purrs, as it sat down on the grass, watching him almost... curiously.

He reached out a hand, and touched the panther's silky black coat. It closed it's eyes, leaning into his touch...

Harry shot up in bed, gasping and panting. He felt as if he'd been forced underwater for an hour, before finally being let out, somehow still alive. He closed his eyes, leaning back into his pillow. Everything rushed back to him. Ron and Hermione showing up, taking him away, the Animagus Potion...

He was a panther.

Excitment flooded him, and he shot out of bed. His thoughts went to Sirius and Remus. How would they react when they found out he was an Animagus? Mrs. Weasley would probably be furious, the twins jelous... his heart swelled at the thought of pleasing the father he had never met by following in his footsteps...

Ron shot up from his bed, gasping and panting for breath, just like Harry had moments before. He calmed down and spotted Harry. Ron grinned, "I'm a wolf." Harry grinned right back at him, "Panther."

"A panther? Wicked." Ron said, still panting slightly. Hermione shot up, gasping for breath, just like Ron and Harry had. She sighed, rubbing her forhead. Hermione looked up, spotting Ron and Harry, "What are you?" she asked. "I'm a wolf." Ron said, puffing his chest out. "Panther." Harry said, grinning at her. Hermione smiled back, "I'm a leopard."

Ron gave a laugh. "What?" Hermione asked, looking at him. "Nothing, nothing." Ron said. Seeing her frown, he quickly said, "It's got nothing to do with you being a leopard! It's just... imagine what the twins would say to this?" They all chuckled at that. "So, Harry." Hermione said, turning to her green eyed friend. "What does your panther look like?"

"Well," Harry said, thinking back, "My eyes are bright green. I've got a dark gray lightning bolt on my forehead." he traced his scar with his index finger, "I've got black marks around my eyes were my glasses are. And my furs completly black." Hermione smiled, "Like an Onyx." Ron jumped up, "Onyx! Harry Potter, I here by nickname thee' Onyx!" Harry raised an eyebrow, "'Thee'?" Ron shrugged, still smiling. "Alright then," Harry said, "What do you look like?"

"Mm." Ron said, trying to remember, "I've got a light brown fur, with red streaks. Sharp claws and teeth. And, um... blue eyes." Hermione and Harry thought for a moment. Red and brown fur... sharp claws/teeth... blue eyes... Red Tooth? Blue... Brown... Red... Claws... Red Claws? Redclaw!

"I here by nickname thee' Redclaw!" Hermione said, pointing at Ron. "Redclaw?" Ron said thoughtfully, before nodding. "What do you look like Hermione?" Harry asked.

"My furs the color of my hair." Hermioe said, twirling her hair with her finger. "Loads of black spots and brown eyes."

The two boys thought for a moment. It was a tricky one... brown fur... black spots... iris? Ibis! "I here by nickname thee' Ibis!" Harry declared. Hermione looked at him thoughtfully, "Ibis? Alright then."

They got up and walked down the dirty stairs. They passed the main room, which was a complete mess. People were lying everywhere, it stunk of alcohol, smoke and vomit. Some girls had their tops off. Avoiding the room completly, the trio walked outside for some fresh air. Out there, they met Smoke, who was, well, smoking.

"Hey." she greeted. "Hullo, Smoke." Hermione said, eyeing the cigerate. "Wan' some?" Smoke asked, taking out a packet and offering it to the trio. "Um, no thanks." Hermioine said, eyeing them with distaste. Ron, however, was looking curious. "What do they do?" Smoke chuckled. "It's a drug. They calm down your nerves. Here, try some." she took out a cigerite, lit it and handed it to Ron. Hermione grabbed his arm, "Don't! That stuff can kill!" Smoke chuckled, "If ya wanna fit in, you've gotta at least smoke." she shook the packet in front of their faces.

The trio shared looks. And then, Ron popped the cigerate in his mouth and took a puff. His eyes widened and he began couching, his back hunching in his shock. His throat burned, his lungs seemed as if they were filled with smoke.

"Ya, that what happens on the first go." Smoke said, taking another puff of her own, "Go on, keep trying."

Ron took a deep breath, before taking another puff, being more careful this time. Harry and Hermione shared looks, before reluctantly taking some of their own. They took a puff, and almost immediantly bent over backwards, coughing their lungs up.

With a little encorugment from Smoke, they took a few more puffs. "The first time is always the worst." Smoke said, taking yet another puff of her own, "But you get used to it." Harry didn't know how long it took, but eventually, the trio could take puffs without coughing till their throats were raw. Smoke nodded, a satisfied smirk on her lips. They smoked in silence for a while, before Smoke dropped her cigerite and crushed it out with her black booted foot, "I'll be going inside. See ya later, Bolt, King, Library." she stalked back into the building, leaving the trio by themselves.

"So." Harry said, looking about, "What now?"

"Well," Hermione said, turning to her friend, "Once the two weeks are up, we're taking you back to the Dursleys."-Harry's stomach dropped- "But that's when the Order are coming to pick you up."-Harry gave a sigh of relief- "Me and Ron will sneak to Grimmauld Place, the twins will apparate Neville, Dean and Seamus home, and be back before you even get here."

Harry nodded. It was a very good plan. The only thing that could go wrong was as if Neville, Dean and Seamus mess up. Or if the Order tries to find him in Majorca. Or if Ron and Hermione or the twins get caught sneaking in and out of the house. Or if someone lets something slip...

Someone was squezzing his shoulder. Harry looked to the side to see it was Ron, a cigerite still in his mouth. Harry had to admit, he did look pretty cool with it...

"Let's go get lunch." Hermione said, dropping her cigerite and crushing it. She seemed slightly shocked. As if she just couldn't believe she, Hermione 'Ibis' Granger, had just been smoking.

Harry and Ron copied her, crushing their cigerites, and followed her.

They grabbed a quick sandwhich from a cafe nearby, before heading back to the Raiders hideout. They went back up to their room, locking the door. "Alright. Since we haven't got the trace off our wands yet, we'll have to start with Animagus Training." Hermione said. Harry nodded. That didn't sound so bad. Hermione took a book out her beaded bag, called Animagus Transformation. She opened it to a certain page and said, "We have to concentrate on the image of our forms in our minds. Think of your hands growing into paws, your body sprouting fur, thinks like that."

Harry closed his eyes. The black panther, now named Onyx, appeared clearly in his mind. He thought of his hands turning into it's big, black paws, his fingernails growing and sharpening, becoming large, thick claws, black, pointed ears sprouting from his head, his face flattening, a tail growing, his body expanding, fur sprouting across him...

There was a gasp.

Harry opened his eyes, to see his two friends looking at him in shock. He looked down. His arms and legs were covered in pitch black fur, his hands were paws, and sharp, black claws had replaced his fingernails. Harry rushed to the mirror and looked at his face. He had whiskers sprouting from his cheeks, black, pointed cat ears were coming from his hairline. And he felt as though he had a somthing pressed against his butt...

"Can you change back?" Ron asked, slightly pale at the prospect of his best mate being stuck like this. Harry closed his eyes and thought of what he looked like before. When he opened them again, he was back to normal. They sighed in relief. "My turn." Ron said. He closed his eyes.

Red ears were sprouting from Ron's hair line, his arms were covered in fur. Ron opened his eyes, which were now wolf-like, and looked in the mirror. He smiled, "Not as much as you, mate, but it's better than nothing." Ron closed his eyes again, and the ears and fur seemed to crawl back into his skin.

Hermione took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Whiskers sprouted from her cheeks, spotted fur across her face and arms. Her fingernails grew into claws. She opened her eyes again, and looked into the mirror. She griminced slightly. Harry couldn't blame her. Last time she had a fur covered face...

Hermione closed here fur covered eye lids, taking deep breaths, ovbiously wanting to turn back. Her spotted fur vanished along with her whiskers. Hermioine opened her eyes again, and gave a sigh of relief.

They slumped down onto their beds, exausted. They fell asleep before they even got comfy.