Chapter 14
I asked Hermione about the possibility's of Ron's animagus actually being a spider the next morning as she picked out my clothes (white jeans and a dark blue top) she just laughed and shook her head.
"I don't think so, most likely a rat, or a weasel" she said while I pulled on my T-shirt.
"I think you'll be some fierce protective animal Mione, it just suits you" I said while she picked up Alistair from my pillows.
"hmm, you could be right, you'll be something strong, yet a bit underestimated probably and smart" said Hermione picking up the rest of her stuff as we left and Alistair was now wrapped around my neck snoozing contently.
"I'm hoping for something a little smaller like a squirrel or something less noticeable I doubt I'll be a stag like Prong's" she nodded knowing I didn't like talking about my dad much.
"so how was your lesson with Professor Snape?" she asked to change the subject as we got closer to the great hall.
"oh don't remind me, it was going great during the potions part of it but the Occlumency was a disaster, he taught me how to sort my memories into categories and then used Legimacy when I'd done my most important memories, that went fine until he was pulling out of my mind and a memory caught his attention...it was of me studying those books from the Black library" at my emphasis on the word she gasped realizing I meant the dark art's books.
"oh Harry! What did he say?" she asked quietly since we were very close to the great hall.
"I don't know I forced him out of my mind and ran...on the plus side I've started translating that book for him"
We dropped the subject as we entered the great hall and sat with the Slytherins the subject being discussed by the older students was of course McGonagall's lesson today.
"I really, really hope I'm not a ferret" said Draco as we sat down which made me and Hermione snort.
"you made a cute ferret Draco" said Hermione with a smirk on her face.
"oh shut up" he countered moodily.
"oh Drakie! Millicent said I'll be a pug that's not true right?" asked Pansy Parkinson who'd just came in the hall.
Ten people choked on their food or drinks or tried to cover their laughs as she said this, Blaise Zabini spat pumpkin juice down his front which he quickly Scourfigied.
We all looked inquiringly at Draco to see how he would resolve this without inducing a screaming fit or worse making her cry.
"well, Pansy personally I've always liked pugs but their's no reason you should be one, you'll probably be a Chihuahua or something" he said while I bit my lip hard trying not to laugh.
"oh Drakie! Of course I'll go tell Millie she was obviously wrong!" then she rushed out again and we all dissolved into fits of laughter.
"so Drakie, what's my animagus going to be?" I asked in a falsetto voice causing more laughter.
The pug jokes carried on until the end of breakfast and we all went of to charms class, Seamus Finnegan seemed to have found his way over to our group and as fate should have it ended up sitting right next to Draco, of course it had nothing to do with Hermione dragging Blaise away while I put Seamus in his seat.
Prof. Flitwick was giving us back our essays the problem for the students who didn't do so good in his class was that he made you get up and get it from his desk while telling you out loud what you scored and he did this in order of who got the highest to who got the lowest.
Hermione usually got called first.
"Miss Granger, an Outstanding once again, beautifully described I loved the details you put in and the references" Hermione just smiled at one of her favorite teachers and picked up her essay while had blue quill marks with compliments all over it.
"Mr. Potter" I, like the rest of the class was expecting him to say Malfoy not Potter but I guess during the sibling ritual some of Hermione's intelligence must have rubbed off on me.
"very Good mister Potter an Outstanding I want to see more essays like this from you in the future young man.
He went on to call Draco and a few other people who were always in the top ten I could see Ron's face getting redder and redder as his name wasn't called before he and I used to get called around the same time, with the Acceptables occasionally with the Exceeds Expectations if Hermione had helped us but now with neither me nor Hermione to help him along he was called with the Poor's he was the only one to get a Poor.
The rest of the lesson was just the professor helping us revise all the stuff we'd done so far and then most of us high-tailed it towards McGonagall's class all four houses would be having todays transfiguration lesson together and Hermione was determined to get a seat at the front.
It obviously surprised us as we entered the classroom 5 minutes early to see Professor's Snape their with McGonagall and someone who looked to also be a Ministry official.
It only took another three minutes for the rest of the class to arrive.
"good morning class today as you all know we will be finding your animagus forms any of you that have read about this will know why Professor Snape, and Professor Snape are here as well as Mr. Monroe"
Said McGonagall giving everyone a look which said 'you'd have better read about it'.
Thinking about it I remembered that a potion was needed to find your animagus, which explained professor Snape and the Ministry official Mr. Monroe was obviously there so he could file what all our animagus forms were.
And Professor Julius I wasn't sure about maybe he was just there to help his brother.
"we will start alphabetically" said McGonagall "you may do homework or read in silence until your turn then you may leave" she said once again giving us the eye.
Hermione and I pulled out our Charms book's. Thanks to here I was always caught up with my homework so the only stuff I had to do was the Charms work Flitwick had given us ten minutes before.
I'd finished around a quarter of my work when McGonagall called Hermione.
"Miss Granger" I looked up to watch as she sat down in the armchair opposite McGonagall's desk.
Professor Snape handed her a vial filled with a purplish black liquid in it, by the look on Hermione's face it tasted as bad as it looked, Professor Julius said a few words to her and she relaxed in the chair with her eyes closed, it was about 20 seconds later when her head lolled I watched with anticipation as not long after she seemed to 'wake up' with a gasp.
"Miss Granger have you identified your animagus?" asked McGonagall, her and Mr. Monroe had their quill's at the ready.
"a wolf a golden honey color with a darker stomach" she said great fully taking the glass of water Professor Julius offered her to take the taste of the potion out of her mouth.
"any other identifying marks?" asked Mr. Monroe.
"my green eyes but that was all I could see" my mind went back to what the books had said about the animagus potion it was apparently foggy or misty and sometimes your animagus was partially hidden and you didn't see it for long so the professors and Mr. Monroe probably weren't expecting anybody to identify any marks like McGonagall's spectacle markings on her animagus at first glance.
"congratulations Mione I told fierce and protective" I whispered as she picked up her stuff and someone else was called.
Surprisingly to everyone except me Neville was a Lion
It didn't seem like second later when Draco's name was called nearly the whole class watched attentively wondering if he was actually going to be a ferret.
The same process that happed with Hermione but it took a little longer for his head to loll and when he 'woke up' he had a huge smile on his face, which was quite rare for the blond aristocrat.
"a fox with my hair coloring and a silver tipped tail."
Draco swaggered out of the class with a smirk and I returned to my work and waited for the P's.
I'd finished by the time they got to Pansy Parkinson who looked a little apprehensive she looked a little put out but said in a mostly cheerful voice "a peahen" she said before leaving the class probably to catch up with her Drakie-poo.
My name was finally called 5 minutes later.
I sat down in the armchair and Professor Snape gave me the potion while I avoided I contact with him and his brother leaned over and said "close your eyes and try to clear your mind and relax, their is non pressure"
Now I understood why it took some people longer than others, obviously it was hard to relax knowing three people and in my case the rest of the class was watching you intently.
But soon enough I found myself somewhere outside judging by the grass and trees, it was blurry at first as if I was watching through an opaque window as my vision cleared up I saw a movement in a tree ahead of me.
Squinting I saw it was large whatever it was.
It took what seemed to me like hours before I identified the animal, which slowly crawled across a tree branch.
A black Leopard with a white marking like my lightning bolt on it's chest and green eyes.
As soon as that thought went through my head I came back to the Transfiguration classroom and took a sip of the water being offered.
"a black Leopard with green eyes and a lightning bolt shaped patch on it's chest" McGonagall seemed impressed as she wrote it down.
"will you be learning the animagis transformation Mr. Potter?" she asked
"what's the alternative professor?" I asked incredulously as if I would turn down the chance.
"the lessons are Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's for one hour you could have a free period during this time Mr. Potter" she said.
I couldn't imagine someone not doing the lessons but I answered anyway.
"yes please Professor McGonagall and thank you"
I left feeling lighter and went back to the dormitory to find Hermione.
{I do not underssstand Harrisssson, what issss animagusss?} asked Alistair from where he'd been resting all day around my neck.
{it'sss the ability to transsssform into an animal} I replied
{and what isss a black leopard?} he asked curiously as I reached the portrait hole.
{a large wild cat which issss black} I said entering.
"Harry! What was your animagus?" asked Hermione the second I entered.
"a black Leopard" I answered with a grin "I quite like it even better than a squirrel eh? Oh! Neville's a Lion" I said since she'd left by the time Neville was called.
"oh and what about Draco and Pansy?"
"a fox and a peahen" I said with a smirk and she laughed "I can't wait to find out what Ron is" she said and I laughed.
It was an hour later when a note with a school owl came to our dormitory.
Harry Hermione
I though you'd like to know I'm a Praying Mantis and Weasley is a Sloth haha funny huh?
Blaise Zabini
I went to sleep with a smirk on my face and the feeling something bad was going to happen the next day.
A.N HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED IT, PLEASE REVIEW I MAY UPDATE FASTER.
DANNII