"I know you helped Longbottom." Sev's voice pulled me out of the book I was reading. I glanced up sharply at him, trying to hide my panic. "I did not!"
Sev snarled at me. "Then how come his potion was orange, a color you could only achieve by adding the root that he displaced?"
I refused to be yet again scolded at by him. I could explain to him the reasons, but he wouldn't understand. "So what if I did!" It took all of my being to retain a calm
voice. Sev looked angry. "I thought we agreed to not help any of the students for no reason!"
I stood up quickly, so we were face to face. "You help that reached Malfoy!" I hissed. His eyes glinted. "He happens to be very good at potions!"
I snorted at this. "Draco Malfoy, potions genius? He spends half of the time trying to hex the other students!"
Sev wouldn't back down. "At least he uses his magic!" This his a nerve. I could already feel my hand itching towards my wand, and knew that my eyes would start to redden. I had to get out of here before I hurt someone.
"If you knew what powers you were capable of once you held a wand, you wouldn't want to use magic too." I hissed, before turning and stalking out of the room. The
door handle was stuck, so in my rage I resorted to blowing it up. I made my way through the castle, probably making each house lose 300 points, and didn't stop until I
reached the forest. My body itched to go into the forest, to become the creature that few wizards could be. I hadn't done this in so long...
As soon as I was out of sight from the castle, I let my body melt into the shape it craved, and soon I was sprinting down the forest on four paws. My white feet hit the
ground at a almost in human speed, and I let my scenes take over. The last time I had done this was when I was a seventh year at Hogwarts, and now I felt truly
whole. My anger was gone, and I felt free to do as I pleased, and probably would of roamed the forests forever if a voice hadn't brought me out of it.
"Mona!" Sev's voice called from a distance. I flattened my ears against my head and growled. At least he cared enough to come looking for me. That, or Dumbledore had sent him.
I hid under the shelter of a rather large bush, and watched with narrowed eyes as Sev entered the clearing. He held his wand out as a light and his eyes darted around, as if desperate to find me.
"I know you're there!" He cried out, as loud as Sev got. I coudn't help myself, I growled. He jumped back in surprise, and my animal instinct took control of me, and I came out of my hiding place.
He took one look at me, then cursed. "A wolf." I heard him mutter. I narrowed my eyes and crouched low to the ground, my teeth bared as a growl rumbled in my throught.
True as true, I was a amiagaus, and took the form as a wolf. Me in wolf form had black ears and black fur around my eyes and nose, where the rest of my body was white. The thing that truly gave me away were my eyes, as it was extremely rare for a wolf to have bright green eyes.
Sev didn't look as terrified as I had hoped, but didn't seem utterly calm either.
"First Mona then a wolf..." I heard him mutter. I knew he would know my secret by the end of the night, but I decided to play it cool and continue to growl.
He prepared to hex me with some animal binding spell, when he noticed my eyes. I could practically see the gears turning as he stared at me.
Then, after a few minutes silence- "Mona?" He asked in disbelief, extending his hand. I took the opportunity to snap at him.
He jerked his hand away, but my actions seemed to made him come to a conclusion. "Mona it is." He grumbled. I growled in reply. He looked at me hesitantly, and I was confused for a second before I realized that he probably was cautious to come near me in animal form.
"Mona, I know you're angry with me..." He said calmly. I growled louder in reply. Angry? I was ready to tear him to shreds!
"But you have to calm down." He continued, which only made me angrier. First make me angry then want me to be OK with it? The wolf in me wanted to pounce on him.
What came next shocked me. "Mona, I relise what I said was unfair, and I have been favoring students..." If I were human, I would of rolled my eyes. 'Favoring' was an understatement.
"But I apoligise, and I beg you to return to you're human form. We don't want any students to get harmed!" He hissed the last part.
I was shocked, and although he apoligised, I wasn't ready to become me again, and resulted to a quiet whining. After a moment, I realised that I had let my temper get to me, and shouldn't of gotten so upset. After a moment of consideration, I morphed into my human self again, and refused to look into his eyes.
Sev looked relieved. "An amiagaus Mona, really?" He questioned, with a hint of teasing in his voice. I gave him a light punch on the shoulder. "Sorry for losing my temper." I whispered.
He sighed then placed a hand on my shoulder. "I should of know not to set you off like that." I winced, and shamefully hung my head. "I'll fix you're door." I mumbled. He chuckled, one of those rare times that he did.
"Oh, Mona." He said, shaking his head. I raised an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Sev shook his head again. "Nothing."
We started to head back to the castle.
"So," He began. "Since when were you able to become a wolf?" I sighed, knowing that Sev wouldn't rest till he got the information. "I was in my first year. Dumbledore found me lying in the woods..." Sev laughed. "Would explain the connection between you and the old man." He said.
I shook my head. There was much more to that. "There's more to that..." I found myself muttering. Sev had stopped and looked at me quizzically. "Simona Riddle, you are one strange woman. How many secrets do you hold?"
I allowed a small smile. "Too many Sev, too many." I sighed. "Perhaps one day I will tell you then, assuring of course, you'd tell me yours."
Sev looked at me in surprise for a second before smiling shyly. "I look foward to that day Professer."
I smiled in return, and we said no more as we made our way back to the castle.
