Whoo! Chapter four is now up and running! And, for all you lucky people, this is my Chrismas break, so there should be a couple more coming soon. That is, if you reply fast!
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I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, nor do I own several creatures that show up soon. You will under stand once you've read...

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The next thing he knew, he was standing in front of the Marauders' table. But, one thing was different. Tari was there! She gave him a soft smile and went back to staring at the floor. Sirius and Prongs were talking animatedly, Sirius sitting next to Tari. Peter was nowhere to be seen. Remus took the place across from Tari.

She was nibbling on a piece of toast, when the mail arrived. The odd thing was that, instead of an owl landing on her shoulder, something that looked like a miniature gold dragon did. Tari stroked the small creature's head and turned to the boys, who were staring bug-eyed at whatever it was that was on Tari's shoulder.
"What is THAT?", blurted Prongs.
Tari giggled, "It's a fire lizard! My mom has two and she let me have the clutch, so I have five of 'em. This is Neera, the queen. My bronze is Lorren, and my blues are Oceana, Libra, and Sky." She took the small package from Neera's leg and opened it. Inside was a small turquoise box with a porcelain fairy on top. She opened the lid. A soft song played as she lifted a necklace out. The charm was a fairy with jeweled wings.
"How'd you get Dumbledore to let you bring her?", Sirius asked.

"My mom sent a letter with her queen, explaining that they needed to be with me at all times, and he said yes." She clasped the necklace around her neck. When the light caught it just the right way, it looked like the wings were really fluttering.
Neera chirped slightly as Tari rose at the end of breakfast. As she pulled her hair back into a ponytail, a thin scar was visible right beside each ear.
"What're those?", Sirius asked as he pointed. Tari shuddered slightly as she felt him trace one of the scars.
"The reason I never tell my secrets", she replied softly. "Come on. I want to show you guys something." She ran from the Great Hall, the boys hot on her heels.
Tari ran into the Owlery, took a flying leap, and landed on the lowest bar. She sat on the cleanest space she could find and dangled her legs over the edge.
When the boys came running in, she smiled down at their confused and bewildered faces. Tari gave a keen whistle, and in flew four fire lizards, one perching on each of the boys and the other landing opposite Neera.
"The one on Sirius is Lorren, the one on James(who is Prongs) is Libra, and the one on Remus is Oceana", she called down, "This is Sky." She laughed quietly as the fire lizards became acquainted with their new perches. All of them were chittering happily, except for Libra. She seemed to be scolding James about something.
"Boys,", she said softly, not wanting them to hear, "please forgive me for this." None of the Marauders paid attention as she smiled sadly at them, stood up, and walked the beam over to the nearest window. She took one last look at them before removing her jacket and revealing a pair of angel wings coming from her back. Tari stepped onto the window sill, kicked off, and flew towards the Forbidden Forest.

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Yay! lol For all you Anne McCaffrey fans, I'm sure you know about fire lizards. Please read and reply! Flames are now directed at Diana, my muse of destruction and murderous thoughts, so she can come up with other ways to be suicidal (her fav pasttime). And, to everyone of my readers, Meryy Christmas, Happy Hanukka (sp?), Happy Kwanza, etc.!