As It Was and You Were
Chapter Ten
Crossing
"I'm sorry Lily but you smell like cat food. Why is that? First you say you found it, and now you smell like it? It's just a little weird for my taste. What are you trying to do? Find a cat?"
"Something like that," Lily cocked her head to one side. Footsteps were sounding rather rapidly down the end of the corridor. "Can you hear that?"
"What can I hear? I don't think I can hear anything. Absolutely nothing," James quickly turned around on the spot, looking around.
"It sounds like someone is coming from down there," Lily pointed in the direction of the sound.
"I don't think so," James was shifting from one foot to another continuously.
"No really. Its there," Lily started walking towards where Sirius, Remus and Peter were hidden under the Invisibility Cloak. She was moving closer.
Oh no. If she gets any closer she'll find the boys. It's a full moon. They have to move fast. Oh God? Why must you hate me so? This leaves just one thing to do.
James grabbed Lily by the wrist and spun her around. They were face to face. He gazed deep into her eyes and then shoved her into the nearest broom closet. He threw himself at the door to keep her from getting out and gestured hurriedly to the three boys to hurry along. Once the footsteps had subsided, James opened the door.
"What on earth were you thinking?" Lily was amidst the cleaning products and other various items of disinterest. A mop was sitting on her head making her appear to be wearing… well, a mop on her head.
"There was a house elf… he was… rabid. Snarling and foaming… and… he… was scary. I thought it best you were safe," James ran his hand through his hair nervously.
"James, rabid house elf… of not, I can defend myself. For a second there I thought you were going to… um yeah," Lily hurriedly picked herself up and rushed out of the closet.
"Going to what?" James seemed genuinely confused. The idiot boy.
"Um nothing. Just you… nothing. I think we should split up,"
A look of comprehension dawned on James' face. "Split up, yeah," he nodded his head slowly, "Great idea. Split up," he emphasized the last two words. "Right. See ya'," James took off down the hall and disappeared around the corner.
His head popped back round the corner and he winked slowly at Lily. He went. Lily shook her head exasperatedly. "Loser," She looked around.
"She moved further down the hall in the opposite direction James had gone," Lily stopped.
Why am I narrating my actions?
She moved further down the hall in the opposite direction James had gone. In front of a statue of Gregory the Smarmy. He always looked so… smarmy. Idiot. She knelt down and placed the can of cat food on the ground. She produced a can opener from her bag and opened the can. She got out a bowl and emptied the contents into it. She strategically placed it in the middle of the hall where someone could trip over it.
"Come and get it,"
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Sirius, Remus and Peter made it out the door just in time.
"Cutting it a bit fine aren't we chaps?" said Sirius. He grabbed the cloak and shoved into some nearby bushes, along with the map. He transformed into a black shaggy dog and watched as Remus began the painful transition of human to werewolf. Peter, as a rat, scampered up onto Sirius' back.
Remus completed the change and stood panting on the lawn. He trotted around a bit. Then let out a howl. He sniffed a bit then saw Sirius and barked shortly. Sirius, as the dog of course, looked around and spotted a stick on the ground. He picked up in his mouth and threw it magnificently through the air. Remus chased after it.
Well. It seems Remus is in a bit of a puppy manner tonight. He turns out to be quite the handful. My goodness, the moon is very bright tonight.
Remus returned with the stick and galloped goofily around.
My my. This will be a very long night.
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The group of wolves, and the boy, stood on the edge of the forest. The boy took off a pair of pants that were looped onto a band and put them on. He turned around and looked at the rest.
"Are you going to do anything? Don't just stand there," he folded his arms and stood there pouting like a little girl.
Jacob. I am the only girl werewolf here. I really do not want to have to change in front of all of them.
"Well then go back into the forest Leah," the boy called Jacob said huffily. One of the wolves turned back around. The rest of the pack however began to change. There stood another five young men. All of them naked, they each began to dress themselves as Jacob had done.
"So Jacob," began one of the boys, "Why exactly are we here again? Coming all the way to England or Scotland or wherever the hell we are has a point right?" He pulled on his pants and buckled them up. Out of the pocket he pulled out some breath freshener, a compact mirror and a comb. He sprayed the freshener into his mouth checked his reflection, combed his hair and then powdered his nose.
"Embry, you have to this every time?
"Yeah," Embry fished some eyeliner out of the back pocket. Jacob walked over and snapped it in half. He pointed to the back of group and stood there tapping his foot. Embry shuffled off grumbling about definition.
"Jacob," Leah ventured out of the forest pulling a shirt over her stomach, "This is a waste of time. A bunch of werewolves who don't know anything-"
"Shut up Leah. Just because you're scared,"
"I so am not,"
"Well I'm not the one who had a dream about kissing a girl now was I?"
"OK. Seth, you are in for the biggest beat down of your life,"
"Come on," said Seth, "You liked it,"
"I didn't. It was the most disturbing dream of my life. Anyway it's Jacob's fault," she pointed to him. Jacob frowned.
"I'm no too sure why we're here. My dream was a bit hazy. I'm guessing," Jacob blew his stance up, "We're here to help someone," Majestic music began to play from somewhere in the group.
"Sorry. I'll keep it on silent," Embry reached for his phone and pushed a few buttons then snapped it shut.
"We need to split up. Seth, Leah, Sam and Embry go that way," he gestured to his left, "Paul, Quil and I will go this way," he gestured to his right. He watched the other four go first.
"Suckers. As if there's any reason for me to come here,"
"What's that Jacob?" asked Paul.
"Nothing. Just an inside joke,"
"With yourself?"
"Shut up,"
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Lily was sitting on the shoulder of Gregory, waiting. Silently, like a cat. Exactly like the animal she was trying to capture. Suddenly, said animal came round the corner. It walked slowly.
That's it you're going down.
Lily got out a sack from her bag. The cat came nearer. Just then another cat came round the other corner. It was Mrs. Norris! Lily fired a quick stunning spell at the cat and it keeled over. Looking dead with its feet stuck stiffly in the air. The other cat, miraculously, did not notice any of this and continued toward the bowl.
Just a little closer.
The cat bent down and began to eat the food. Lily got ready to spring into action.
She pounced on the cat… like a cat. It yowled and screeched but Lily managed to shove it into the bag. Lily started running and charmed the bag so no sound would escape it. She ran up several flights of stairs along a few corridors and came face to face with a door marked 'Astronomy Tower'. Actually Lily came more face to door because doors don't have faces.
Right?
She pushed on the door and it swung open. She climbed swiftly up the spiral stairs until she finally met with the night sky. She stood there admiring the sky getting distracted but was brought back down to earth when the cat bit her hand through the bag. She held on though. She brought the bag to edge of the tower and held it out in the air. It was swinging in the wind. Suspended hundreds of metres above the ground. She got ready to let go.
She couldn't. She just stood there with the bag. Lily couldn't bring herself to let go. Just then a huge barn owl swooped down and carried the bag off into the night.
"No!" cried Lily. She stood there looking as it flew away. Soon enough she heard a sharp piercing meow. The cat had broken free. It fell from the bag. Lily watched it fall to the ground. It produced one single long yowl as it fell and then… silence came abruptly. Lily looked horrified.
"Oh well,"
It's been awhile updating. School drained me once again of my creative organ. Well, the last two chapters have been a Twilight crossover. I just thought it would be funny to collide the two different werewolf myths. Anyway, I do appreciate reviews oh so much.