A/N: Hey, all! I'm sorry this is so late-I meant to take care of it during winter break, but I got pretty busy…I've also been working on a novel/TV show/movie, and so I worked on those during winter break. I meant to get back to this story, but I couldn't think of anything to write…thankfully chapter 10 is already done! I'm really happy with how this story has been going, and how well you all have liked it (except for that one person…)! If you want to read more of Leah's adventures, please check out "We Look After Our Own" (my most recent Leah story), "A Giant Mission", or "The End of All Things" (multi-chapter that begins after Goblet of Fire)!
I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER AND NEVER WILL I JUST LOVE HARRY POTTER! (especially the Marauders!)
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HUGE WHUMPAGE WARNING AND POSSIBLE CLIFFHANGER ALERT! (but seriously, this chapter has a TON of whumpage)
Please enjoy "The Leah Chronicles" Chapter 9!
As Leah walked up the stairs, she pulled her cloak around herself. Ravenclaw Tower was the highest tower in the castle-highest dorm tower, anyways-and as such, was in the draftier section of the castle. She had been working in the library for a long time, and so it was rather dark and cold by the time she arrived at the door. Before she could knock, however, the door swung open, revealing both Joel and Mara. "Hey, guys-how did you know that I was there?"
"They've been opening the door for everyone, hoping that it's you." Joseph teased, leaning back in his chair close to the fire. He soon had to dodge multiple projectiles of parchment coming from every team member. "Oh come on, guys…" he complained, but his teammates just laughed. "Why were you waiting for me?" Leah queried.
"We heard some Slytherins talking about Montair and his friends, and that they were going to come after you at some point today," Elliot responded, scooting over a little to allow the younger woman to sit down next to him. As she did, she noticed the expressions of her friends, and looked embarrassedly down at the ground. "What?" she queried. The others chuckled, and smirked even more when Elliot wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her to rest against his side. "Don't worry, Leah-they're all just jealous of us," he smiled, rolling his eyes at the rest of the team. "We do have to keep an eye out for Montair a lot more, though-if he's planning to come after you, that's not something we want to have happen."
"Come on, guys-you can't watch out for him all the time," Leah responded, biting her lip guiltily. "It's not like you can spend every second around me."
"Well, no, but we let the Marauders know too, and they're going to keep an eye out whenever they're around you," Joel replied, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Plus, have you forgotten that we have the human bloodhounds on our team?" Both Carter and Cooper growled, but only in mock-protest. "With them on our side, no one is going to get close to you."
"And I don't think your boyfriend will let anyone near you either," Mara joked. Leah's face immediately flushed red, and she tucked it against his chest. Elliot huffed quietly, resting his chin on the top of his head. "Don't worry, Leah-they know that if they start teasing you, I'm going to take Carter and Cooper's bats and hit Quaffles at them." Leah chuckled, eventually turning back to face her friends. "I will too."
The next few days, Leah-and her friends-kept a close eye out for Montair and his cronies, making sure to keep the fourth-year away from them whenever he was seen. Unfortunately, she had to see him during some of her classes, since they were both fourth-years, but she was thankfully able to sit on the opposite side on the room as him. This lasted for about a week or so, before everyone began to believe that the Slytherins weren't really going to do anything. There had been some teasing from other Houses towards Elliot about dating Leah, but he shut them down extremely quickly, barely holding himself back from punching the bullies in the face. "If I want to date Leah, that is my choice, and I love her just for who she is. So shut up now, or all you're going to see is my fist slamming through your face." He very nearly punched a Gryffindor, but Cooper-who was nearby-held him back. "Don't, El. They're not worth it." The fifth-year growled, but allowed the other man to pull him back.
By this point, Remus was beginning to feel sick again. He was falling back into his argumentative and angry phase, and James and Sirius were working hard to keep him from yelling down some first year, and to drag him away from Snape. Both of them wanted to go after the other boy, but they didn't want Remus to do something that he would regret after the full moon was over. None of them had told Leah what was going on, since Remus had said not to, but she seemed to understand that something was going on, since she would back away when one of the other Marauders shook their heads, or subtly approach either James, Sirius, or Peter, and slip them a bar of chocolate as she passed them. Where she got the chocolate, they never knew, but she seemed to have an almost endless supply of it. Sirius would ruffle her hair in thanks, which she would immediately mock-protest. James, on the other hand, would pull her into a side hug and gently place a kiss on her forehead, which she would lean into for a few seconds, before gaping up at him. "James-aren't you trying to date Lily?"
"So? She knows that we're just friends…and I may have already told her that Sirius wants to do it to." The younger Ravenclaw let out peals of laughter, before realizing what time it was and having to dart off for her next class. By the time dinner rolled around, Remus was barely holding it together. James, Sirius, and Peter had tried to drag him off to the hospital wing, but he was insistent on getting dinner before he went, and the others eventually acquiesced, in order to keep his temper from exploding . No one else ended up sitting around them, and they were able to finish dinner extremely quickly and get him headed up towards the hospital wing. As they left, they missed seeing Leah leaving the Great Hall rather quickly, followed intently by Montair, Adolph, Bennett, and Fox. She didn't seem to see them until it was too late, getting cut off right as she turned down a rather deserted hallway.
"Well, hello there, little baby retard," Fox declared, stalking up towards her and pushing her back into the wall. Leah glanced up, gaping in horror as she tried to scoot backwards. "What are you four doing here? The food is back in the Great Hall."
"Oh, we're not here for the food-we're here for you," Montair cackled, strutting towards her. Leah gulped and pulled out her wand, attempting to get away, but Bennett muttered, "Expeliarmus," and her wand shot straight towards him. The Slytherins and Gryffindor chuckled nastily, advancing menacingly towards the younger woman. "Why so anxious to get away? We were just getting to know each other!" Within a few moments, the four boys had set upon her, and Leah didn't have the breath to do anything, including make any sort of noise. She seemed to have lost consciousness for a few moments, as she suddenly blinked her eyes open in a much different location. It wasn't anywhere that she recognized, that was for sure-everything was much older and dilapidated than in the castle, and almost every piece of furniture-and wall, for that matter-had what appeared to be claw marks. A second later, though, any analysis she may have been making quickly faded away, quickly replaced by the intense sensation of pain that seared through her entire body. "Let's just stick her in here and be done with it-that mongrel is supposed to be here soon ." A second later, she felt her body slam onto a hard surface, before Montair's face swam in front of her. "This is the last time we're going to be hearing from you, you filth," he leered, wrapping something around her mouth. Leah attempted to say something, but found that she couldn't speak for the cloth in her mouth. Her tormenters spent one or two more minutes laughing at her, but they eventually left, leaving the cupboard's door open slightly. Leah sat there for a few minutes, feeling a panic attack building as she found that any attempt to move resulted in massive amounts of pain. It came as a shock to her, then, when about five minutes had passed, and four more voices began to echo throughout the room…four that she recognized…
What are they doing here?
As she gaped in amazement, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter all entered the room, three of them supporting the last, who looked as if he was about to keel over. Leah immediately attempted to make some sort of noise to alert them to her presence, but had forgotten how much it hurt to even think of moving. It seemed that one of them had noticed something, however, as Sirius froze, looking around the entire room. "What is it, Padfoot?"
"I don't know…it sounded like someone else was in here," Sirius murmured, his eyes locking on the cupboard for a few moments before turning back to the others. By this point, something had begun to happen to Remus, and the older Gryffindor was beginning to cry out in pain. She couldn't see from her position, but it seemed as if her friend was beginning to…shift…into…something…
What the heck?
While she was watching Remus, the other three suddenly ceased to exist. Into her view suddenly popped three animals: a stag, a large black dog, and a tiny rat. It took a few seconds, but Leah's eyes finally connected with her brain.
James…Sirius…Peter…they're all Animagi!? When did…how did…wait.
If they're Animagi, what does that make Remus?
…Oh…that's what that makes Remus.
Remus-or what was normally Remus-had stood up, revealing an incredibly large werewolf in his place. It stared around the room like it owned the place, before zeroing in on the cupboard and growling menacingly. It started to advance, but before it got too close, the large black dog barked at it, pushing it away from the cupboard. The stag quickly joined in, and they soon had calmed the werewolf down, and the four of them slowly slunk out of the room, 'talking' to each other all the way. Once they had completely left the building, Leah groaned.
"Great…so some of my best friends are werewolves and Animagi…but they're also my only way out of here. And they just left."
Great.
A/N 2: Well, that went better than expected! Again, I'm sorry this took so long! I just got caught up in my school/work/other stuff, and then I…may or may not have broken my other computer… ;) Which motivated me to work on this story! ;) I hope you like this chapter, since a good chunk of it was just me word-vomiting all over the place! I know a lot of you were anticipating the scene of what Montair and the others did to Leah, but I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to do with it…and you'll see the results next chapter! It took me a while to get to that scene, and I wanted to get to the bit that happened afterwards, so that's why it's so short. That, and that I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do…although there were some things that had to happen…again, you'll see next chapter!
Also, probably no one cares, but I just wanted to clarify that I think that all of the Marauders (Remus included) have some sort of special sense thing due to their Animagi/werewolf powers. That's why I have Sirius thinking that there's someone in the room with them, since he's got stronger hearing and smelling than most people. Possibly sight, but I'm not sure. Remus is the same way, but I haven't had an opportunity to show his (or James or Peter's) senses off yet in the story. Probably no one cares, just thought I'd mention it!
I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I'll see you all soon!
God bless,
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