Authors Note: Okay, yes I am back! finally! here is the second to last installment of Taking Chances! Now that I got a laptop and internet I can write and update chapter seven as soon as possible! woot! I hope you enjoy!
Harry, Ron and Alyssa walked int Divination a bit late, and there was only one empty table, and one empty seat, which just happened to be next to Malfoy.
"I'll take the seat next to Malfoy." Alyssa told them.
"You sure?" asked Ron.
"Yeah." Alyssa assured them as she sat down across from Malfoy.
She sighed, and Malfoy raised an eye brow at her. "Crystal ball gazing again?"" She asked causally.
"What else do we do in this class?" Draco asked sarcastically.
"Nothing." She replied. Professor Trelawney walked into the class room.
"Good morning class. Today we will review the art of Crystal ball gazing. Now look into the ball and concentrate." Trelawney ordered. Alyssa rested her head on the palm of her hand and looked into the ball. "Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Flynn" The sound of Professor Trelawney's voice made Alyssa jump and looked at her.
"Yes Professor?"
"Tell me, what do you see?" The loopy professor asked Alyssa. Every one in the class stopped what they were doing and looked at Alyssa. She didn't care, nor did she mind, Alyssa just concentrated on the crystal ball, that was becoming very foggy. "Well, child. What do you see?"
"Mist, fog." Alyssa started, and the class cracked up in quite, giggles. "The full moon, and a..a..a deer?" Alyssa told Trelawney as she continued to look into the ball. "It's all jumpled up, it's not put together."
"Good, good m'dear." The woman stated as she patted the girls shoulder. "Now you Mr. Malfoy, what do you see!?"
"Nothing." Malfoy stated flatly after a minute. Alyssa just hid a smirk. She knew Malfoy didn't try to concentrate on the ball, he just looked at it intensely, pretending to concentrate.
"Well, that's okay. Not every one has the site, nor the gift to read crystal balls. Now, you two open your books to page one hundred twenty, and complete it!" Professor Trelawney ordered then walked off to other students. The two third years opened their books and started to read.
"Why do you reckon 'Lyssa sat with Malfoy?" Harry asked Ron, who rested his head on his arms.
"I dunno mate. Maybe she did it because she knows the two of us can't stand to even be in the same room as him." Ron stated.
"Yeah, that could be it.."Harry agreed as he looked at the crystal ball.
"Why did you ask?"
"Well, I don't know, I was just wondering." Harry mumbled, resting his head his arms, which were laying on the table.
"You don't fancy her do you?" asked Ron, as his eyes went wide and his head shot up. Harry looked up at him.
"No!...Maybe, I think so. No, definitely not, maybe..I don't know!" Harry sighed out of aggravation. "I mean she's always there, she's sort of going through the same thing I am, with Sirius Black." said Harry as he whispered Sirius Blacks name. "But...at the same time, I don't because he's her father, and my god-father! It's just...weird." Harry went on. Ron just looked at him strangely.
"Bloody hell mate. Your mental." Ron stated, laughing slightly, causing Harry to laugh slightly as well.
"Probably." Harry stated simply and smiled at Ron. "But really. I don't know if I do fancy her. Maybe it's just a emotional attraction."
"Well, what do you think of her exactly?" Ron aske.d
"Well, she's a great friend, obviously. She's smart, but not Hermione smart. She's kind hearted, nice, caring. Though she has a bad temper, which I can guess she gets from Professor Flynn." Harry started, and Ron nodded at the last comment. "Alyssa is pretty. She has nice eyes, smile and a nice laugh." Harry went on.
"Blimey, Harry." Harry stopped and looked at his red headed friend. "You do fancy her!"
"What! I can't, I mean you think Alyssa's pretty right?"
"She's like my cousin!"
"Come on Ron. If she wasn't your cousin."
"Well, if she wasn't my cousin yeah, sure. She's decent looking, pretty even, but Harry! This is disturbing!" Harry just laughed, quietly of course, since him and Ron didn't want to attract attention to them selves. "Okay now that you know you fancy her. Finally." Ron muttered the 'finally' to him self. "You should tell her!"
"What! No! Ron I can't, what if she doesn't fancy me!"
"Oh come off it Harry. We've been through this before. She does fancy you! I heard her say it to me, well she sort of wrote it in an letter, but still."
"But I can't just tell her. What if, subconsciously I don't really fancy her. What if it IS just a little one week fling! I mean, you had one for Hermione last term!"
"Shh! No one needs to know about that!"
"To late. Alyssa knows too. I sort of told her one day in the common room, when you were making sure Hermione was okay in the hospital wing."Harry smirked when Ron glared at him.
"You know what. Just for that! I think I'll do this!" Ron glared, but smirked. He turned around and faced Alyssa.
"Ron, no! Don't"
"Oi! Alyssa!" Ron called out, and his dark wavy haired cousin turned around and looked at him strangely. "I've got good news! Harry fancies-Oi Harry stop!" Ron started but was cut off with Harry hitting him. Ron pushed Harry away and smirked. "Harry fancies yo-Oi! Ow, bloody hell Harry! You win!" Ron exclaimed as he turned back around. Alyssa just rolled her eyes.
"What is with the disturbance? People are trying to concentrate!" Trelawney exclaimed.
"Sorry, ma'am." The two Gryffindor boys mumbled, then went back to work. Alyssa rolled her eyes again and went back to reading her book.
"I hate you Ron, I hope you know that." Harry spoke to him.
"Yeah Harry I know, I hate you too." Ron smirked, then Harry smirked too.
"Why are we learning this?" Draco spoke suddenly, looking up from his book and at Alyssa, who looked up at the sound of his voice. "I mean, it's almost the end of term." Alyssa just shrugged. Alyssa stretched out her left hand and laid it against the table, with her palm facing up. "What are you doing Black?" He asked, whispering her last name. It wasn't no surprise to her. Draco would always whisper her last name, in class. For some reason, at first, confused her. She thought he'll scream it out to the world that she was Sirius Blacks daughter, but the blond boy kept quiet. When ever they were in the Great Hall and they were arguing he used her mothers last name. But that was the only time.
"You have to read my palm. Professor told us we have to do it. So, might as well get it over with yeah?" Alyssa told him. Malfoy rolled his bright blue eyes and grabbed her hand. 'His hands are soft. Softer than Harry's.' Alyssa thought to her self. 'And their so warm. His hands don't feel like what I thought they'd feel like. I like it..What! Snap out of it!.'
"Black!" Malfoy whispered harshly, causing Alyssa to snap out of her thoughts and look at him.
"What?!"
"Did you even hear a single word I said?"
"No, sorry." Alyssa apologized, while Draco just rolled his eyes and went back to reading her left palm. "So...what do you see?"she asked.
"A bunch of lines!" Alyssa rolled her eyes at his reply and (reluctantly) pulled her hand away from his grasp.
"Give me your hand." ordered Alyssa, then he gave her his left hand. "The right one." She said.
"What?"
"The right hand. When ever the male gets his palm read, it's the right hand that gets read, while the womans is the left."
"What ever." Malfoy sneered as he gave Alyssa his right hand. She held it in her left hand, and traced over his life line with her right index finger.
"You'll live a long and healthy life." Alyssa told him.
"How can you tell?"
"Well, this is your life line." She told him as she traced her right index finger along the line by his thumb. "It's long and deep, which means, if you actually read your book, you'll have a healthy life, and since this line is long, it means you'll live a long life." She told him. He just looked at her. Alyssa continued to look at his palm. "You think realistically, and you have a materialistic view on love." She told him once again as she traced his head line, and heart line. "You have a good hold on your emotions, but you also let people take control of your life." Then Malfoy pulled his hand away from her quickly, she just looked at him strangely. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Then why did you pull away? I wasn't finished yet."
"It's nothing, sorry." He mumbled as he laid his hand back on the table. Alison took his hand again, and gave him one last strange glance.
"Uh...In the future you'll have one really great, long relationship, and you'll end up married to her, and you'll have about...two or three kids, maybe four. Um, that's all I can see." She said to him as she let go of his hand, and he gladly took it back, resting his elbow on the table.
"What do we have here." Trelawney stated as she eyed Harry's and Ron's ball. "Tell, me what do you see!"
"Mind if I give it a try?" Hermione asked. This caused the two boys to look up and up at the frizzy haired girl. Professor Trelawney nodded. "The grim, possibly." This caused Alyssa to stop what she was doing with Draco and look over at her, Harry and Ron.
"My dear, from the moment you first arrived in my class, I sensed that you did not possess the proper spirit for the noble art of Divination. You may be young in years, but the heart that beats beneath your bosom is as shriveled as an old maid's, your soul as dry as the pages of the books to which you so desperately cleave." Professor Trelawney told Hermione as she grasped the young girls hand. Hermione huffed and yanked her hand away. She stood up and knocked the crystal ball over and walked out of the room. Alyssa looked from Hermione's form, who had just walked out of the room, to Harry and Ron. They just shrugged.
"'In late spring, one of our number will leave us forever!' You knew professor! You saw it!" Lavender Brown exclaimed.
"On these occasions, I take no joy in my gift, Miss Brown." Professor Trelawney stated grimly.
Class was finished and Ron, Harry and Alyssa walked out of the Divination room and down the spiraling stairs.
"She's gone mental, Hermione has. I mean, not that she wasn't always mental, but now it's out in the open for every one to see!" Ron exclaimed. Alyssa shook her head, and Harry stopped walking. The other two Gryffindors stopped and looked at him. Harry picked up the crystal ball and turned around.
"I'll see you guys in defense...promise."
"Okay, but don't be late!" Alyssa called out as her and Ron walked away.
Alison turned onto her right and smiled as she saw a large black dog sleeping next to her. It's been almost four months since her run in with Alyssa. She still had no idea how she found out that Sirius was her father.
Alyssa had just ran off, and Alison looked after her sadly. She felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and saw Remus giving her a comforting smile.
"It'll be alright. She'll come around."
"No she wont, Remus. She's never said that to me, at least not that seriously." Alison told him. Tears weld up at the corners of her eyes. "But..how did she find out that Sirius was her father?" She asked him. "We haven't seen her all day!"
"I don't know." Remus honestly told her. The two adults made their way to the Great Hall and spotted Snape.
"I think I know now." Alison said darkly as she walked towards Snape, pulling out her wand. She stood right in front of him, with her wand pointing at him. "You low foul greasy haired prat of a git!" She growled. "How dare you."
"I honestly have no idea what you are talking about." Snape stated
"Yeah right Snivellus." She sneered. "I never picked on you as a kid, nor have I ever wanted to, but now I think I'll make an exception just this once."
"As I said before. I have no idea what you are talking about. Black." He sneered her surname.
"Oh really? So telling MY daughter who her real father is, isn't coming across your memory?" She asked.
"I never told any one anything. I don't recall seeing your daughter, nor Potter all day, not since breakfast."
"You better be right Snivellus. Because if you really did tell her, then I'd hurt you, hurt you more then Lily could have ever done." She said in a low and evil tone. She dropped her wand from his neck and walked away, pushing past Remus. She stalked up to her room, opened her door and slammed it shut. Sirius jumped as he lifted his black furry head. She turned to him and sighed. "She knows Sirius, and now she hates me." Alison told her husband as tears spilled from her eyes. She walked over to her bed and laid down, Sirius cuddling up to her in a comforting manor.
Ron and Alyssa walked into the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Surprisingly they were one of the first to enter. Lupin looked up, and caught Alyssa's eye. She glared at him and sat in her seat next to Ron. She still hasn't forgave Lupin, nor her mother since December. It was hard, considering she sees them everyday. Other students spilled into the room. Harry walked in, looking a little pale. He took his seat in the center. Alyssa looked at him with concern.
"Harry? You alright?" She asked. Harry turned to her and nodded. A few minutes later class had started.
"Vampires." Lupin stated simply. "What do you know about Vampires?" Hermione's hand rose, as did Alyssa's. Though she didn't talk to Professor Lupin outside of class, but she always participated in class discussion.
"Hermione."
"Vampires are immortal, un able to die like normal humans. They also have supernatural abilities."
"True, but is there a way to kill a vampire...Yes Alyssa."
"There are many ways. You could drag them into the sun light, a wooden stake, a cross or anything holy could harm them, possibly kill them." She answered some what coldly.
"Correct, five points to Gryffindor each." Lupin awarded them. Then class went on, and ended. Lupin excused every one, and got ready for his next class. In the middle of Lupins class with fourth years, Alison walked through the door. The class stopped what they were doing and turned around, watching the woman as she came walking in. Alison walked to Remus.
"What have I missed?" She asked quietly.
"I'll tell you in a moment." He told her. "Okay, uuh.. Copy the notes from the bored and finish reading the chapter." He told the class room full of fourteen year olds. He turned to Alison. "You missed her lesson."
"I know. I'm sorry."
"You've been missing a lot of them. Alison what is going on?"
"I can't face her Remus. I can't."
"She's your daughter. You've got to talk to her."
"I know I have to... I just can't bring my self to do so." The curly haired girl told him. Remus shook his head.
Harry, Ron, Hermione and Alyssa were on their way to Hagrid's the next day, to see if he was okay, and to say good bye to Buckbeak.
"I can't believe they're going to kill Buckbeak! It's too horrible." Hermione cried as they walked down the hallway and onto the grounds.
"It gets worse." Harry told her as he pointed to Malfoy and his goons. Malfoy looked up and smirked at the four walking down.
"Ah! Come to enjoy the show?" Malfoy smirked evilly, and Hermione walked quickly.
"You, you foul, loathsome evil little cockroach!" She yelled as she backed him up against the big rock and pulled out her wand and aimed at his neck.
"Hermione!" Alyssa called.
"No!" Ron exclaimed, causing Hermione to look at him. "He's not worth it." Hermione nods and turns around. Malfoy starts to laugh, then out of no where, Hermione punches him. Malfoy glares at them, and runs off.
"That felt good." Hermione smiled and exhaled.
"Not good." Ron started. "Brilliant." The four laughed and made their way down the large steep hill to Hagrid's. They walked infront of Buckbeak and nocked on Hagrid's door. He opened the door and let them in.
"What are yeh four doin' here?" Hagrid asked them, as they stood around the large wooden table.
"We wanted to be with you Hagrid, before.." Alyssa started but couldn't bring her self to say it. Hagrid just smiled at her.
"Aw. Thank yehs. You four are great kids." Hagrid said sadly as he looked out his window and at Buckbeak. "Look at 'em. Loves the smell o' the trees when the wind blows."
"Why don't we just set him free?" Harry asked.
"They'd know I did it." Hagrid stated shaking his head. "Tha' would only get Dumbledore in trouble. Gonna come down, yeh know. He says he want ter be with me when it...when it happens. Great man, Dumbledore."
"We'll stay with you too Hagrid." Hermione spoke up.
"Yeh will not! They don't wan' yeh seein' a thin like this! No. Yeh'll drink yer tea an' be off. But before yeh do. I want ter see you an' Ron shake hands, Harry." Hargid told them. They just looked at eachother then at Hagrid. "Thin' I haven' see 'ow it's bin betw'n you two? Go on now..." Hargid pushed them. Ron and Harry, reluctantly, shook hands. "Good. Now then. Ron, I wan' ter see you give Hermione a hug."
"What!" They exclaimed in unison.
" Go on! You two've been at it all year. An' I'm sick o' it."Hagrid told them. They glared at each other and hugged, it was an extremely awkward hug. "Crikey, tha's jus' abou' the most pathetic hug I e'er seen. But yeh did it, an' tha's wha' matters. There's jus' one other thing..." Hagrid started.
"I'm not kissing Fang if that's what you're thinking..." Ron said but then Hagrid opened a tin and pulled out Scabbers. "Scabbers! You're alive!"
"Yeh should keep a closer eye on yer pets, Ron." Hagrid advised him.
"I think you owe some one an apology!" Hermione exclaimed.
" Right. Next time I see Crookshanks, I'll let him know." Ron nodded to her.
"I meant me!" Hermione glared.
"Great, here we go again." Alyssa mumbled and rolled her eyes. Then suddenly a jar broke, all the attention went to the shattered jar. Hermione picked up a strange looking rock.
"Ow." Harry mumbled as he looked back, as did Alyssa.
"Hagrid!" Alyssa exclaimed as she pointed out the window. Fudge, Dumbledore as well as a man with a scythe were walking towards the hut.
"Yeh got to go! It's almost dark. Any way sees yeh out side the castle it'll be trouble! Big trouble! 'Specially you two-" Hagrid was cut off by banging from the front door. "Just a minute." Hagrid turned back to the quartet. "Go on, out the back door!" the four turned around and walked out the back door, as Dumbledore, Fudge and the executioner walked through the front. The four ran behind a large pumpkin patch and watched through Hagrid's window. Hermione turned around abruptly and stared into the Forbidden Forest.
"What is it 'Mione?" Alyssa asked.
"Nothing. I just thought I saw...never mind." Hermione told them. The four ran from the pumpkin patch and up the hill. The four stood at the top of the hill and stared down as the executioner raised his scythe and let it fall. Crows flew into the sky, Hermione and Alyssa felt tears well up at the corner of their eyes. Hermione leaned against Ron, and Alyssa on Harry. Harry wrapped his left arm around Alyssa and rested his right arm on Hermione's shoulder.
"Ow!" Ron exclaimed after a few minutes. Scabbers fell out of his hand and scurried away. "He bit me!" Ron turned around and ran after his rat.
"Ron! No!" Hermione shouted as her, Harry and Alyssa ran after Ron. Once Harry, Hermione and Alyssa caught up to Ron, he was sitting on the ground holding Scabbers. He looked up and panicked.
"Guys..It's..it's the grim!" He exclaimed panicky as he pointed behind them. The three turned around. Alyssa's eyes went wide. It was the dog. Remus' dog, her dog, the one she saw in her mums room. The one that came to their house over the summer holiday. The dog snarled as he ran and leaped into the air. He latched his jaw around Ron's leg and started to drag him into the Womping Willow. Rons screams of agony was heard throughout the area. Out of no where a tree branch came swooping towards them. Hermione and Alyssa duck, but Harry gets flung by the branch.
"Harry! Are you.." Alyssa exclaimed but she was cut off by Hermione's screaming. The brown haired girl turned around and saw Hermione being swung around on a branch. A second branch comes towards her and Alyssa grabs on. Harry could here both of his female friends screams, as he hurridly looked for his glasses. The branch swung down, and Hermione grabbed hold of Harry's shirt. Alyssa let go of the branch and she fell into a whole in the trunk of the tree. Moments later, She felt some one fall on top of her. As the two were about to get up, a third body fell ontop.
"Oomph, Sorry" Hermione's voice was heared. Hermione stood up, Then Harry. Harry helped up Alyssa as she just stretched.
"Sorry." Harry apologized quietly.
"It's alright…"She started saying but she cut her self off when she looked at the scenery of where they were at. Harry mumbled 'Lumos' and a bright blue light shone from the tip of his wand.
"Where do you suppose it goes?" Hermione asked.
"I have a hunch, I just hope I'm wrong.e " Harry stated seriously as he started walking into the darkness with Hermione and Alyssa following after him. The three walked down a long corridor, and at the end up a few steps was a opening, like one to a room. Harry went first, then helped Hermione and Alyssa up. The three look around the room, and are horrified by what they see. There was dried red stains on the walls, which was probably blood, and everything in the room was destroyed.
"We're in the Shrieking Shack, aren't we?" Hermione asked, but she received no answer because Harry wasn't paying her any attention because he was looking at the paw prints on the wooden floor boards. Harry kicks the door open and there is Ron, sitting on the ground clutching his bloody let.
"Ron!" Harry exclaimed. "Are you okay?" He asked as he, Alyssa and Hermione rushed towards the red headed boy. "The dog? Where is the…"
"He's the dog!"Ron whimpered as he started to raise his hand. "It's a trap Harry, he's an animagus!" Harry, Alyssa and Hermione looked at the ground and followed the paw prints, then a pair of human foot prints. They slowly look up and the recked door swung close and a man appeared. He was tall, deathly pale. His hair was all matted and it hung to his shoulders. If he wasn't a criminal, Alyssa would feel bad for the man, but she knew for a fact who this man was. It was Sirius Black.
"If you want to kill Harry, you'll … you'll have to kill us too!" Hermione exclaimed.
"No." Sirius started. "Only one will die tonight."
"Then it'll be you!" Harry shouted as he made his way towards Sirius. Sirius falls backwards onto the ground, and Harry is standing above him, shakingly pointing his wand towards Sirius.
"Harry No!"Alyssa screamed.
"Going to kill me Harry?" Sirius asked, wearing a sadistic grin on his face. Harry mumbled a Yes, and just as Harry raised his wand the door slammed open.
"Professor Lupin!" The three exclaimed, then Alison walked in after Remus.
"Mum?" Alyssa asked. Lupin and Alison ignored the four thirteen year olds and looked at Sirius.
"Looking a bit ragged aren't we Sirius?" Remus questioned. "Finally the skin reflects the Madness with in." Remus told the man as he and Alison helped him up.
"You'd know all about the madness with in, wouldn't you Remus?" Sirius joked as him and Remus embraced each other.
"No!" Hermione exclaimed, causing the two men to break from their brotherly embrace. Alison grabbed Sirius hand, as the three adults looked at Hermione. "I trusted you! I covered up for you, and all this time, you've been his friend!" Hermione shouted as she looked back to her friends. "he's a werewolf! That's why he's been missing classes!" Hermione told Harry, Alyssa, and Ron.
"How long have you known?" Lupin asked.
"Since Professor Snape set the essay."
"My my, You are the brightest witch of your age Hermione."
"Yes, you glow like the sun, and you howl at the moon. Enough talk! Lets kill him!"Sirius whispered loudly as he drew Alison closer to him. "If you won't do it with me, Remus, I'll do it alone."
" Sirius Wait." Alison spoke up. Sirius let go of Alison and turned towards her and Remus angerly.
"I did my waiting! Twelve years of it! In Azkaban!"
"Alright then, as you wish…but let us tell them why." Remus spoke up as he handed Sirius his wand.
"I know why." Harry finally spoke up. "You betrayed my parents! You sold them out Voldemort."
"That's a lie!" Sirius yelled. "I never would've betrayed James and Lily!"
"Harry." Alison spoke up as she walked towards Harry, while he took a step back. "You've got to listen.."
"No!" Harry shouted. By this time Alyssa was standing next to Harry, but a little behind him. "Did he listen? Did he listen when my mother was dying! Did he hear her screaming?"
"No!" Sirius cried out. "I wasn't there! And I'll regret it for the rest of my life!" Harry's and Alyssa's eyes met with Sirius'. Alyssa felt horrible, she just wanted to run into her daddy's arms and hug him just like any ordinary little girl do when her father was upset.
"Harry." Alyssa whispered into his ear as she laid a hand on his shoulder.
"Someone else betrayed your parents Harry. Some one in this room right now." Remus started.
"Some one….who, until quite recently, we believed to be dead." Alison spoke.
"What are you talking about? There's nobody here."
"Oh yes there is…"Sirius said as he looked at Ron. "Come out, come out Peter! Come out, come out and play!"
"You're mad!" Ron whimpered
"Expelliarmus!" Snapes voice was heared as all the wands flew out orom.f their owners hands. "Ah, vengeance is sweet! How I hoped I'd be the one to catch you." Snape smirked as he glared at Sirius.
"Severus." Remus started.
"I told Dumbledore that you were helping an old friend into the castle. And here's the proof!"
"Brilliant! And, as usual, dead wrong." Sirius grinned as Snape points his wand at Sirius neck.
"Give me a reason, I beg you."
"Now, don't be a fool, Severus." Alison started as she took a step towards the two adults.
"He can't help it. It's a habit by now."
"Quiet Sirius." Alison told him harshly. Snape smirked as he looked quickly at Alison and back at Sirius.
"Listen to you two. Quarreling like an old married couple. The animal and the criminal, how nice." Snape sneered.
"Don't you dare talk about her like that you git!" Sirius barked.
"Witty and protective as ever I see. Tell me, will you be so irreverent when I turn you over to the Dementors?" Snape asked, as fear flickered in Sirius eyes. "Ah do I detect a flicker of fear? One can only imagine what it must be like to endure the Dementors kiss. It's said to be unbearable to witness, but I'll do my best." Snape glared hardly at Sirius. "After you." He gestured to the door. Harry wrapped his hand around Alyssa's waist and pulled her wand out of her pocket. He pointed it at Sirius, but flicked it towards Snape.
"Expelliarmus!" Harry exclaimed as Severus Snape flew back into the wall across the room.
"Harry! You attacked a teacher!" Hermione exclaimed.
"You said Peter before…Peter who?"
"Pettigrew. He was at school with us. We thought he was our friend." Lupin told Harry.
"No, Pettigrew's dead. He killed him!" Harry said as he nodded towards Sirius.
"I thought that too, until you mentioned seeing Pettigrew on the map."
"The map was lying then."
"The map never lies. Pettigrews alive." Sirius spoke up. "And he's right there!" Sirius pointed at Ron.
"M-me? That's metal!"
"Not you idiot! Your rat!"
"Scabbers? Scabbers have been in my family for.."
"Twelve years. A curiously long life for a common garden rat. He's missing a toe isn't he?"
"So what?" Ron asks as he grips scabbars.
"All they could find of Pettigrew was his.."Alyssa started.
"Finger!" Sirius exclaimed. "Dirty cowards cutif off so every one would think he was dead. Then he transformed into a rat!"
"Show us." Harry told them. Sirius, grabbed Scabbers from Rons grip.
"What are you doing to him?" Ron shouted as Sirius let scabbers go.
"Together." Sirius said seriously. Remus, Alison and Sirius all tried to turn Peter back, but the rat kept running around. Then in a flash, there was a short, plump man. He looked up and smiled.
"S-Sirius! R-Remus! A-Alison! My friends!" The three adults glared hard at him. Peter looked at Harry and Alyssa.
"Harry, Look at you! Y-you look just like your father, just like James. And Alyssa! You look just like your father too! All of us we were all friends them and I…"
"Shut up! Don't you dare talk to them!" Sirius shouted. "Why! Why did you sell James and Lily out to Voldemort! Why!"
"I..I didn't mean to! The Dark Lord, you have no idea the weapons he possesses! Ask yourself what you would've done, Sirius! What would you have done?"
"I would've died! I would've died than betray my friends!" Sirius shouted. "And you should've realized Peter! If Voldemort didn't kill you.."
"Then we would!" Remus cut it.
"Together." Alison finished.
"No..please..you can't!" Peter whimpered. He looked at Ron. "Ron! Haven't I been a good friend? A good pet? You won't let them kill me, will you? I was your rat!" Peter pleaded. Ron just glared at Peter with disgust. "Sweet girl, clever girl! Surely you wont let them!"
"Get away from them you rat!" Alison shouted at him as they raised their wands at him. Peter closed his eyes and shook fear.
"NO!" Alyssa shouted. The three adults looked at the wavy haired girl in confusion.
"Alyssa…"Sirius started.
"Alyssa's right." Harry spoke up.
"Harry this man.."Remus started.
"I know what he is. But we'll take him to the castle."
"Bless you boy! Bless you." Peter smiled as he touched both Harry and Alyssa's legs.
"Get off! I said we'd take you to the castle. After that, the Dementors can have you." Harry said coldy to the rat. Remus and Alison grabbed hold of Peter. Sirius and Harry helped up Ron as they started out of the room. Alyssa and Hermione followed, then Remus and Alison with Peter in their grasp last.
"I'm sorry for the bite. I have a sweet disposition as a dog." Sirius apologized to Ron. "James, once said I should make the change perminate. The tail I can live with, but the fleas, their murder." Sirius told them. Alyssa smiled and held in a laugh. Once they reached out side Sirius and Harry sat Ron down with Hermione. Sirius walked off a little with Alyssa towards the castle on a hill. Harry looked at them then back at Ron.
"Go, I'll look after him." Hermione told him. Harry stood up and walked over to the father and daughter pair and stood on Sirius' left.
"Beautiful isn't it? I'll never forget the first time I walked through theose doors. I'tll be nice to do it again, as a free man." Sirius said suddenly as he turned to Harry. Alyssa took this as a sign to leave. She turned around and walked back to Ron. Alison and Remus walked out, still having a strong grip on Peter, after a few moments, the clouds began to move out of the way of the moon light. The full moon gazed over the land, and Hermione noticed it.
"Harry!" Hermione shouted as she pointed to the full moon. Every one looked at the moon. Remus looked at the moon with a horrified expression on his face. Sirius and Harry started to run back towards them. Both Sirius and Alison rushed straight to Lupin.
"Remus.."Alison whispered.
"Remus, Old friend did you take your potion tonight?" Sirius asked his friend. Suddenly Remus's cloths started to rip, and he started to transform. "Run! All of you! Go Now!!!!" Sirius shouted at the teen agers, but they were to frightened to even move.
"You know the man you truly are Remus!" Alison pleaded.
"This heart is where you truly live! This heart here!" Sirius shouted as he pounded on Remus' chest.
"Expelliarmus!" Harry shouted as he flung the wand out of Peters hands. Peter grinned and waved good bye then he transformed back into a rat. Suddenly Sirius and Alison were flung into the air. Harry, Hermione and Alyssa all turned and looked at Lupin.
"Professor?" Hermione asked as she took a step towards Lupin. Lupin growled, causing Harry and Hermione to jump back. Snape walks out of the tree and starts to walk towards the four. Lupin growls again, Snape turns around and gaspes stepping infront of Harry, Hermione, Alyssa and Ron. Lupin was about to pounce, and as he lept through the air and black dog flew into the air and the two dogs began to fight each other. Suddenly the black dog was flung to the ground and a loud yelp was heard. Lupin runs off and Sirius follows.
"Sirius!" Harry shouts as he pushes past Snape and runs after him. Alyssa was about to follow until Snape grabbed hold of her.
"Let him go, Mr. Weasley needs to get to the Hospital wing as soon as possible." Snape told her. Alyssa nodded and her and Hermione started to carry Ron into the castle.
Authors Note: I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I am sorry for the long wait, but I'm moved in so...there will not be a three month wait haha.
any way please review!
Alyssa.