Magic and Animagus
Evangeline woke up early that morning. She went down to the kitchen where Hope was already preparing breakfast. She gave Evangeline a warm smile when she noticed her.
"Morning dear. Want some breakfast. I think the boys will sleep for quite a while longer" She chuckled and placed a plate in front of Evangeline.
"Thank you" Evangeline started to eat, and Hope made her company.
"Don't mention it dear. I am the one who should say thank you. I always thought Remus would stay in his shell and never allow himself to feel anything for anyone. You and the guys has really changed him, I can tell" Evangeline smiled at the compliment.
"I did nothing special. I only told him the truth" Hope smiled back and chuckled.
"You don't know how hard it is to make him listen. He is very stubborn" Evangeline laughed.
"Well, so am I" Hope placed down the juice she just had been drinking.
"Being a muggle, all of this has been really confusing for me. I have had to reflect so much on what I thought to know about life and humans. But I really loved Lyall. He saved me from a boggart you see, and since then, I always loved him. I didn't care about that he was a wizard. He and Remus truly is the best thing that ever happened to me" Hope suddenly said. Evangeline nodded understandingly.
"I know. My father is also a muggle, but still loved my mum when he come to know she could use magic. Some muggles takes it better then others"
"Indeed they do" Hope answered and handed Evangeline some bread.
Soon it was time to head back to Hogwarts again. Lyall got them to King's cross and followed them inside the magical part of the station.
"Have a nice time and learn a lot now" He said happily and waved them good bye. They took place with James, Sirius and Peter, whom they where happy to meet once again.
"Had a nice winter break?" Peter asked them.
"Indeed we had. Remus parents are really kind and lovable" Evangeline answered with a smile.
"What about you guys then?" Remus asked.
"Well, me and Sirius where at my place all the time. Hey, how come we never get to go to your place Sirius?" James asked jokingly.
"Come on James, don't be stupid. You know how my mother is. She would hate all of you, more so then she hates me. I've had enough of the Black family. All of them are just fanatic to keep the wizard bloodline pure. They would never understand or care about anything other then that. They don't know true love" Sirius hadn't lied when he said that his family would be angry if he wasn't placed into slytherin.
A few weeks after they came back to Hogwarts the full moon would be arriving again. They had been happy it hadn't been during the holiday.
Evangeline didn't like how helpless she felt. But there was nothing she could do. All she could do was to see Remus get more and more affected by it as the days grew closer. And soon, Remus had to say good bye to them once again. Evangeline hugged him and didn't want to let go. Remus chuckled.
"Hey, I'll be back soon you know" Evangeline frowned.
"I know, it's not that. It's that I don't like to know that you'll be in pain and I can't do anything abut it. And that you'll forget me and the others until tomorrow" He gave her a small smile.
"I've done this many times before. I've gotten as used to it as I'll ever be by now. Don't worry. I love you" He leaned in and kissed her gently. She smiled and kissed back.
When the night came, she couldn't sleep. She went up and sat down by the window, looking out at the cursed moon, mocking her hight in the sky. This was the first full moon since she had come to know about Remus secret. She wrapped her arms around her legs, feeling a sadness overcome her, and tears threatening to fall down her cheeks. She had always felt the moon to be beautiful, casting its pale light upon the landscape. But now, all it was was a cursed thing that caused pain to the one she loved. It was not fair at all. Remus was the most kind and gentle person she'd ever known. It was not fair that he had to go through this shit. If there only was a way for her to help him. But she knew there was nothing she could do. That was the part that frustrated her the most.
Lily woke up, not sure why. When she looked around she could see a shadow sitting by the window looking miserable. She carefully went up from her bed and made her way to the window.
"Evangeline? How are you hun? Is everything al right?" Lily could see that it wasn't. She could see the tears in her friends eyes when she looked up at her. Lily placed herself beside Evangeline and hugged her friend closely, not asking any questions. In a way, she understood that asking was nothing Evangeline wanted her to do.
Evangeline was happy for that, and for her friends comforting presence. They sat like that for quite a long time, until Lily fell asleep with her back against the sidewall beside the window. And Evangeline fell asleep with her head resting on Lily's legs.
They woke up by the sun shining in their eyes, and Kate standing on the floor, looking at them.
"What the heck are you two sleeping there for?" She asked confused.
Evangeline moved her head from Lily's legs, and Lily finally stretched out her back, who was soar after sleeping in a sitting position.
"Morning Kate. We just had a hard time sleeping and ended up talking, and then, we fell asleep like this" Was the answer Lily gave. Evangeline shot a pale smile at her, thankful for her friends understanding.
"By the way Evangeline, have you talked to Sirius yet?" Kate asked shyly.
"Haven't had the time Kate. I'll get to it whenever I can" She assured, still tired after the long night and didn't feel for classes today. But she took the last of her energy, got some clothes on and made her way down to breakfast.
She decided to sit with Lily and Kate this time.
When Remus finally came back, James told them all to meet at the secret room Remus had found, that they had done to their secret hideout. He said he had something important to talk about.
"So why are we here James?" Sirius asked.
"I got the best idea ever boys and girl! We can all become animagus!" Everyone looked at him as if he had gone mad.
"What, why?" Peter asked.
"Look. We all know that we can't be close to Remus during full moons. But remember what we learned a while back? Animagus can't turn into a werewolf while in animal form! Thus, if we turn to an animagus, we would be able to hang out with Remus even when in wolf form! How cool is that!?" Remus jaw dropped.
"Don't even think about it James! Even if you can't turn into a werewolf while you are an animal, I can still hurt you pretty bad. Beside, that kind of magic is dangerous. What if something goes wrong and you get hurt. You won't be allowed to do it anyway"
"That's why we'll do it in secret. And with Sirius and Peter here to help each other out, we will succeed" Evangeline gave him a confused look.
"Sirius and Peter? What about me then. If you'll do this, I will do it to!" She said with a serious face.
"No, it will be dangerous. And I suspect that Remus would never allow you to do it" Remus nodded.
"Then you are absolutely right. I will not. And I don't want the rest of you to do it either"
"Can't stop us Remy" Sirius chuckled.
"Come on guys! This is a bad and dangerous idea! And besides, I don't want you to see me like that! A transformation is all but a pretty sight. I don't need you to see that"
"Come on. It might help you out at least a little. You might feel better having us there. And we might be able to tame that beast within you" James winked and laughed. Remus shook his head.
"This is no laughing matter. I don't want to have anyone of you at any risk. And being close to a werewolf, animagus or not, is a very risky thing to do" Evangeline didn't want to let the thought go though. She did think it sounded very good. It would make them able to at least do something for him, even if it wasn't curing him, it was always something.
"I think we should do it!" Evangeline reasoned. James nodded.
"See, even she is with us on this one. It's not like you can stop us. You know that mate" Remus sighed.
"Fine. But you won't do it Evangeline" She got a disappointed face.
"And why not? I can do it as well as they can!"
"Because you mean too much to me. It's not like I can stop these crazy bastards from doing this. They won't listen to reason anyway, never have. But at least I hope you'll listen to me" Evangeline could see in his eyes that he really didn't want her to do it. She could do nothing else but to give in. If he didn't want her to do it, then she wouldn't. She did feel a little left out though. She wanted to be able to be with him also during that time as well.
James began to speak again.
"This will take us very much time. But I am sure we'll succeed" Sirius looked sure about it too. He had a cocky smile on his face. Peter on the other hand, didn't look too sure. She couldn't blame him though. Since he wasn't especially skilled in any kind of magic, trying to learn how to become an animagus would surely be a very hard task for him, since it was hard for even a very good wizard or witch.
Next day, Evangeline made sure to be alone with Sirius. She wanted to be able to have a talk with him about Kate.
"Hey Sirius. It seems like my friend Kate has gotten a crush on you" She started.
"Oh, not strange there. I do am very handsome indeed" He answered. Evangeline rolled her eyes.
"Modest as usual I see. Listen, I don't know what you feel about that. But maybe you could… I don't know. Maybe go out with her once and see if you could develop any kind of feelings for her. What do you say? She is a really kind and nice girl. Cute as well" Sirius thought about it for a moment, then nodded.
"Sure. I'd love to take her to Hogsmeade one day" Evangeline clapped her hands excitedly.
"Yay! That's good Sirius!" She gave him a hug.
"Hey don't worry. You have a good judge of character. I am sure Kate is a nice girl. I mean, I have not talked to her all hat much, but from what I've seen and heard, I would be glad to get to know her better"
When Sirius walked away, James arrived from the shadows with a crooked smile on his face.
"If you now play matchmaker, do you think you could talk to Lily for me. You know, put in some few good words that might make her like me?" Evangeline shrugged.
"Fine, but it won't work. Never done this far" It was strange to her how James all of a sudden could be so interested in Lily, after calling her boring and all.
Evangeline and Peter was close to the lake. She was helping him with some homework. Peter looked very much down.
"I don't understand. I am such a hopeless case. I will never be as good as James, Remus and Sirius" He sighed and sat down on the ground and poked the ground with his wand.
"Don't say that Pete. I mean, you should never compare yourself to others. You are certainly good at something the others are not" Peter didn't look sure about that.
"I don't think so. I mean, I don't even dare try and turn myself into an animagus" Evangeline kneeled down beside him.
"You should. I wish I could take your place. But I won't break my promise to Remus. I will not try it. But you have James and Sirius who'll help you with that. I don't think you need to be worried. Now, get up and let's do it again. This time I am sure you'll be able to cast the spell right" She helped Peter up again. He sighed, concentrated and pointed the wand at a tree.
Before he had time to cast any spell, James came rushing towards them. He had a huge smile on his face, and looked more then proud.
"Know what? I never told you this before because I wanted to see if I would be great at it, but I think I should tell you all now, since the word will be out soon anyway. I am actually our Quidditch teams seeker! And I would love it if you all would come and see the next game" He shouted happily. Evangeline wasn't surprised. James was very good at flying a broom. And a seeker needed to be that in order to catch the golden snitch. It was no easy task. The golden little flying ball was very quick. If James caught it, it would end the match, and Gryffindor would win. But if the other teams seeker would catch it, they would win. During the time the seeker tried to catch the snitch, other players would try to score points to their team with other balls. It surely could be a dangerous game. She wasn't surprised that James didn't hesitate though. He was not scared of a bit of danger.
"Congrats James. I hope you'll win many victories to Gryffindor" She smiled. She had never been interested in Quidditch. But since James would be in the game now, surely she would love to be there and support him. She had not been to the last match, but surely she would see him in action soon. At least she knew that Gryffindor had won the last competition they had. It must have been James who had won it. It was strange she hadn't head this before now though. Maybe because she was so uninterested in Quidditch.
Next day Evangeline and Remus had a date at the three broomsticks, a pub at Hogsmeade. The warm butterbeer was perfect since the snow hadn't completely gone away, and the wind was still slightly chilly. After she had taken a zip and looked up from the glass, Remus suddenly chuckled.
"Huh? What's wrong?" She asked confused.
"You have butterbeer on your face love" She blushed in embarrassment.
"W...where?" She asked, wanting to take it away. He smiled.
"Dont you worry. I'll fix that" He leaned towards her, and then kissed her cheek and gently licked away the butterbeer that had stuck there. Evangeline's eyes widened in surprise, and then she blushed again, but this time because she was flustered in a good way.
"T...thanks" She stuttered. When Remus saw her blush, a smile crossed his face.
"You are all too cute Evangeline" He said, making a big smile cross her face as well.
"You are even more so Remus. My heart always race when I am close to you" She confessed.
"As mine does when I am close to you then?" He chuckled again.
They got out from the three broomstick and snow had once again begin to fall down. Not much, but it still made everything cold. Evangeline shivered.
"Oh dear, I didn't think it would be much colder. I should have brought some warmer clothes" Remus suddenly took of his coat and placed it over her shoulders before placing his arms around her.
"Better so dear?" She leaned closer to him.
"Much better" She chuckled. And thus, they walked back towards the castle like that, close to each other.
(Yay next chapter is up :D I like that I am able to work fast on these chapters :D I hope you all like it :) Please, do leave a comment if you want me to continnue on this fic :3 Hope you all are fine and gave a good day. Laterz )
