The next day, we were all silent. We all had Mandrake leaves on our tongues, and they had to stay there for an entire month! We had put notebooks around our necks. Everyone was confused and asked us why we refused to speak. I pulled out a pen and wrote down, "We are refusing to speak to challenge the student/teacher dynamic."
Fred wrote, "Our tongues were cut out while we were kissing a unicorn, and they are slowly growing back."
George wrote the truth, but seeing as it was coming from George Weasley, they didn't believe him.
Cedric wrote that he made a promise not to tell
Hermione said that she was testing the effect our silence would have on others.
Neville said nothing. He just smiled at the others like nothing was different.
Every morning and every night, we meditated and tried to envision our animagus form. To everyone's surprise, Neville was the first one to figure it out. We had a silent celebration for him as well.
Ron and Ginny were always looking at us. They knew we were up to something but couldn't determine what it was. Next Hermione figured her's out, but she took a page out of Neville's book and didn't tell us what it was.
No matter what I did, I couldn't find mine. There was a blurry figure in front of me but I couldn't make out what it was. All I could tell was that it was on four legs and was a mix of gray and white. I wondered if it would be a dog or maybe a wolf. It looked as big, but I couldn't be sure.
On the last night, before we were able to take the leaves off our tongues, I finally saw my form! I decided that we would all see each other's forms this afternoon when we took the potion and classes were over. The potion would react with the mandrake on our tongues and turn us momentarily into our animagus form.
We couldn't take the leaves off until just before we were going to take the potion, so I was walking down to potions class after breakfast when Weasley stopped me. I couldn't scream or shout as he pushed me against the wall. "You like being a girl, Potter? What you a fag or something?" he growled, "You were supposed to marry Ginny! Can't very well do that now can ya?"
"Oi, Weasley!" we heard a voice say from down the hall. Next thing I know, a very pale hand flew in front of my face and socked Weasley in the nose! The red head was so shocked, he let me go and backed away. I felt a pair of arms wrap themselves silently around my chest and I grabbed onto the arms. I was grateful for the arms and the person who owned them. Who knew what Weasley would have done if they hadn't have intervened.
"Mr. Malfoy," Snape's deep voice said slowly from behind us, "Explain yourself."
"Weasley had pushed Potter against the wall, and he had this look in his eye. I couldn't think of anything else to do," Malfoy's voice explained from above me.
"Ms. Potter," Snape asked as Malfoy let me go, "Is this true?"
I nodded my head and pulled out a pen, "I got too scared and froze."
"Detention Mr. Weasley for two weeks and 50 points taken from Gryffindor for attacking a fellow student, and 10 points from Slytherin for physically assaulting a fellow student," Snape said before smirking slightly, "30 points to Slytherin for defending a fellow student. Now, class is about to start."
That afternoon, I met up with everyone in the RoR. By this time they had heard what had happened. Cedric looked a little angry, but I couldn't tell why.
Hermione handed us each a vial of the nasty looking potion, and we took the leaves out of our mouths. "Over the teeth, through the gums, watch out stomach here it comes!" I said, and we downed the potions.
I dropped the vial as white hot pain shot its way through my body. Sirius told me about this, and even Hermione told us, after researching it of course, that the first ever transformation was going to be painful, but I didn't think it would be this painful!
I closed my eyes in tried to breathe through the pain. When the pain had slowly ebbed away, I opened my eyes. I was looking at the floor, which seemed a lot closer now. I looked over at the mirror, that was one of the walls and howled in happiness.
In the mirror, I was looking at a beautiful, female, black wolf cub!
I smiled as I looked around the room. Hermione was a little horned owl chick. Her feathers were still in the down state, and she looked so fluffy! She opened her mouth and a little 'cheep' came out of her beak. I wanted to turn back and just pick her up.
Fred and George were identical short haired ginger kittens. I couldn't help but think that it fit them because cats often got into trouble, but they chose who they wanted as their owner and were completely loyal to those they chose.
Cedric was an American Bald Eagle! He was loyal to a fault to anyone he loved. His little gray down feathers looked so soft, and I kind of wanted to pet him for hours! He looked so adorable and the little cheeps he let out were just too cute! I walked over and licked the top of his head and he tried to get away, but he couldn't. Hermione though was running away as fast as her little legs would take her, but a little lion caught her.
Neville's form was a lion cub! He was a lion! He was licking Hermione's head as well and he let out a little high pitched roar like laugh. His fur was the typical golden color, and I couldn't wait to see what he would look like when his mane came in.
Hermione was the first one to change back, and she now had a little lion cub on her shoulder. Then Cedric, Fred, George, me, then finally Neville turned back. We all had proud smiles on our faces as we looked at each other. "I can't believe we did it!" Hermione cheered looking at the five of us.
"I can't wait to tell Remus that I'm a wolf!" I said with a smile, "And did you see the lightening bolt on my hip?"
"It was white! And your eyes looked all that more green, Ember!" Neville said excitedly. I laughed and we all collapsed onto the floor, speaking to the ceiling instead of facing each other.
I told them about what happened that morning on the way to potions class, and Neville, Cedric, Fred, and George all looked like they wanted to go and tear the boy a new one. I completely understood why, but I told them to just let it go. Harris would take care of everything when he could.
Turns out, I didn't have to wait too much longer to take them all to court.
The next week, everyone was sitting in the great hall eating lunch. Fred was trying to enchant Ron's food to run away from him because of what he did the week before. I have learned to never test a Weasley's patience, but I forgot to tell Harris about it.
Hermione and I were talking about the dresses we were going to wear to the Yule Ball.
"You know, I was thinking of a Cinderella type dress," I stopped talking for just a second when I saw the doors open wide, "Look who's here."
"That Harris?" Neville asked with a raised eyebrow. He looked over to the man who entered with three Aurors in their dark red robes.
"Took him long enough," Fred said as Cedric came over and sat down next to me. He looked at Harris as he walked past us.
"That Harris?" he asked hiking his thumb in Harris's direction.
"Yep," I said with a smile.
"Albus Dumbledore?" Harris asked the old man. Dumbledore nodded his head in confusion. Everyone around the man was confused as well, and I couldn't help but smirk. "You, Molly, Ronald, and Ginny Weasley have been served."
"And you are under arrest for the crimes you three committed against Harry and Ember Potter." Two of the aurors came over to the Gryffindor table. Ronald was trying to fight against the auror trying to take him away, but Ginny was just crying hysterically as they pulled her away. "Make this easy on yourself, Headmaster. Come with us and you will not be hurt.
"Served?" McGonagall asked, "Arrested? As in court? Albus, what did you do?"
"I didn't do anything Minerva," Dumbledore said, "I'm sure it's just a mistake."
McGonagall did not take that for an answer. She grabbed the paper from the old man and read it quietly to herself.
"You stole from the Potter family? Spied on Ember Potter? Failure and Encouragement of child abuse?! Drugging her?!" she yelled at the man, "Albus... what did you do?"
"These are lies Minerva," Albus Dumbledore said, "When have I ever done anything without it being for the greater good?"
"As you will also see," Harris said, "You, Mr. Weasley, and Ms. Weasley are under court order to refrain from talking or interacting with my client from this day forward and through the duration of the trial. Good day Mr. Dumbledore."
I could tell that the "Mr." part rattled the old headmaster. He was so proud of his title, and Harris basically just stepped on him by not using it. The Aurors walked up to him and tried to handcuff him with magic proof chains but Dumbledore moved out of their path.
"I do not intend on coming with you," Dumbledore said. With that, a echoing 'pop' went around the room as he apparated out of the great hall and out of the Hogwarts grounds.
I had a small inkling that this was going to happen so I just sighed and turned back to Hermione, "But yeah, I was thinking something with a bit of color. You know something blue?"