So not many people have been reading or reviewing recently which is a disappointment but no matter, I will carry on none the less. This chapter is shorter, bit exciting in some places.
Chapter 20 – Once in a Blue Moon
Alex held her breathe watching as Evilini wandered the surroundings, her wand raised, her eye's wide. Alex closed her eyes but she soon found out this wasn't the best idea.
"Ah Miss Russo, I should have known." Evilini cackled taking a step closer behind Alex. Alex gripped her wand tighter, her hands beginning to sweat she pulled it out sharply spinning to face Evilini pointing her wand at Evilini who smiled. Evilini lowered her wand circling Alex looking her up and down.
"You really are a foolish girl Alex Russo." She laughed coming to the front of Alex and looking her in the eye. Alex narrowed hers, her wand still raised.
"You don't think I'm going to let you get away with it?" She pointed her wand directly at Alex's throat.
"You mean you don't want me to get away with it again…but I will." Alex smiled, Evilini frowned for a moment but her evil smile lit up once more.
"And how do you plan to get away with it this time Alex Russo? It seems that I have the upper hand." Evilini giggled lowering her wand taking a few steps back from Alex.
"What do you want with Unicorns anyway?" Alex inquired trying to waste Evilini's time.
"It is a way to live forever." Evilini shrugged.
"I think it is something you would dream of too." Evilini smiled catching Alex's eye.
"No," Alex spat.
"My wand thinks you do…Werewolves don't age do they miss Russo?" Evilini smiled, Alex frowned why would she say something like that? She couldn't have known about Mason.
"I can help you." Evilini continued trying to persuade Alex to join her.
"You can be with your boyfriend forever." She smiled it was as if she knew what Alex was thinking when she continued.
"I can give him his full human form, if you would just help me." By this point Alex was very persuaded maybe she should play along Evilini wouldn't know any better just like she had done last time.
"Is it a deal?" Evilini inquired rising her eyebrow. Alex gulped nodding lowering her wand.
"How can I trust you?" Evilini then scowled.
"Because of my undying love for Mason." Alex answered quickly.
"Make the unbreakable vow." Evilini smiled stepping up behind Alex whispering in her ear softly making a shiver travel up Alex's spine.
"Not until you help Mason because I in turn can't trust you." Alex answered, Evilini rounded on her only inches from her face pointing her wand at Alex's throat once more.
"I'll take that as a no." Evilini answered, Alex narrowed her eye's looking over Evilini's shoulder.
"I'm sorry Miss Russo but I can't let you got back, especially with you knowing my plot." Evilini sighed, it wasn't a real apology. Alex began to run.
"Avada kedavra," Evilini screeched Alex heard a rushing noise as Evilini set a jet of green light at Alex. Alex dived behind one of the large trees. The green light hit the large tree making it burst into flames Alex screamed crawling along the muddy ground.
"Russo! It's no fun when you don't die!" Evilini cackled searching for Alex. Alex kept crawling getting quickly to her feet and running as fast as she could finally crouching behind a tree breathing heavily. She could hear the sound of crunching leaves once more holding her breath but this time keeping her eyes wide open.
"Alex," Evilini called almost too nicely it made it scarier.
"Come out, come out wherever you are." Evilini sang softly, a tear ran down Alex's face bracing herself getting ready to run.
"Avada kedavra," She heard Evilini scream once more seeing the jet of green light hurtling towards her. Once more she dodged it the curse hitting one of the large trees again. Evilini screamed in frustration. Alex ran again clutching a stitch in her ribs she was back where she'd started. Spotting the unicorn still tied down feeling sorry for it.
"Diffindo," Alex breathed pointing her wand at the ropes which immediately were cut allowing the Unicorn to get up and run free. Alex smiled but it didn't last long when she heard Evilini's voice approching.
"You can run, but you can't hide and if I don't get you something else will." She yelled. Alex continued running she didn't stop she didn't know where she was everything looked the same apart from the tree's were getting thicker making it much darker. Alex finally stopped feeling hopelessly lost. The sun was beginning to set and she had no idea where she was wishing she'd never followed Evilini. She collapsed to the ground the tears flowing freely from her eyes and there was no stopping them. Alex closed her eye's curling into a ball trying to keep warm.
Alex awoke freezing, coated in a thin sheet of snow but it wasn't the reason she woke up, A cold wet nose had touched her nose and a warm, rough thick tongue now licking her hand. Alex sat up violently noticing the wolf was Mason. She smiled stroking his soft fur gently.
"How did you find me?" Alex whispered softly pulling Mason into a hug trying to warm herself up. She rose to her feet looking around the pitch black forest she couldn't see any further than a foot. The wolf tugged lightly on the hem of Alex's robes obviously trying to lead her in the right direction. Alex took lightly hold of his tail allowing him to guide her still shivering the only sound they heard was the chattering of Alex's teeth. Alex felt a wave of relief when she could see the small lights from the castle and the light coming from Hagrid's hut. Alex knocked on the large door which immediately opened.
"Oh Mason that's where you been," He chuckled.
"And you must be Alex, come in." Hagrid beamed ushering her inside. Alex stepped inside a wave of warmth washing over her body. Then noticing Harry, Ron and Hermione perched on a high wooden bench with giant mugs of steaming hot tea.
"Have some tea, you must be freezing." Hagrid urged placing a large mug in front of Alex as she sat quietly Mason curling up by her feet warming her legs. Alex still shivered. Hagrid gave her his giant mole skin over coat instantly warming her but it was more like a quilt for Alex than a coat.
"Thank you," She croaked wrapping herself up.
"Why were you in the forest it's dangerous in there." Hagrid asked staring intently at Alex.
"Evilini had a Unicorn tied down and she was going to kill it." Alex answered. Hagrid's mouth dropped.
"She did not," He exclaimed in shock sitting forward.
"She also tried to get me to join her in gaining power and living forever." Alex explained looking at each of them who stared transfixed at her.
"She said there was a way to get Mason back into his human form." Alex continued, Mason's ear's pricked up lifting his head.
"Yes it is possible." Hermione explained Alex smiled and looked at her pleadingly.
"But it's tricky and dangerous…very dangerous." Hermione warned.
"Since when has that ever stopped us." Ron laughed Alex smiled with Harry, Ron and Hermione's help she was sure it could work.
"You lot can't go looking to cure a werewolf, you got your owls to study for." Hagrid protested.
The next morning Alex woke with the worst fever she'd ever had. She shivered constantly it felt impossible to get out of bed. Making her way slowly down to the common room still in her Pajama's and wrapped in her dressing gown.
"Wow you look awful." Ron laughed. Alex looked up at him weakly.
"That's because I feel awful." She groaned taking a seat slowly into one of the many armchairs. Hermione placed her hand on Alex's forehead.
"Wow Alex you're burning up we need to get you to cool down," Hermione urged.
"But I feel cold," Alex protested weakly.
"And we have to find a way to help Mason." Alex exclaimed Hermione smiled sympathetically.
"We can do that, you just rest." Hermione smiled. Alex had thrown up twice already and the trio were finding it a task to look after Alex and look up ways to help Mason, Ron found it extremely difficult when it came to his turn caring for Alex.
"Ron all you have to do is check her temperature." Hermione scowled.
"If she get's too hot it can be really bad." Hermione explained.
"But she's shivering and saying she's cold." Ron protested.
"Yes but Ronald that's what makes it a fever she needs to cool down." Hermione pointed out.
"Maybe we should take her to the hospital wing." Harry suggested feeling bad for Alex.
"I agree, then we can carry on." Ron beamed. The three took Alex down to the hospital wing, taking secret passage ways to make it quicker for them as Alex didn't have the energy to walk a lot.
"I'm sorry." Alex croaked while being fussed over by Madam Pomfrey
"It's ok," Hermione smiled rising from her seat.
Hermione, Ron and Harry set to working looking to help Mason they must have searched through hundreds of books before Hermione screeched with excitement.
"I found it." She screeched excitedly waving the book above her head trying to get Harry and Ron's attention.
"Shhh!" Madam Pince the librarian snapped glaring at Hermione. She was usually very irritable anyway so this reaction didn't surprise anyone. Hermione blushed lowering her head and beckoning Harry and Ron to lean in closer. Harry was sure she enjoyed snapping at every student that made one little sound and if they didn't return their book from what Harry had heard wasn't nice either, he had heard she put nasty spells on them so that they would be returned on time. Harry listened as Hermione read out the chapter in the book. The book she was reading was called Hairy Snout, Human Heart About a werewolf dealing with lycanthropy.
"This is a really heart wrenching read." Hermione said wiping a few of the tears that had begun rolling down her face.
"I think Mason would like it." She choked taking a deep breath and smiling at her two best friends who exchanged confused glances.
"Well how will it help?" Ron asked.
"Does it say anything about being in full human form?" Harry asked taking the book from under Hermione's nose and scanning it himself.
"Yes but as I said it's tricky, it's not easy." Hermione explained taking the book back and turning the pages.
"What's so hard about it?" Harry and Ron chorused.
"It has to be done in the eclipse or a blue moon and you need and amulet and a special potion." Hermione explained.
"Blimey." Ron breathed
"So what do we do?" He asked staring intently at Hermione.
"Well I'm going to need help making the potion it has to be brewed and stirred from 24 hours after being put together, it would take two people to do it." Hermione sighed.
"What about the eclipse or blue moon?" Harry asked.
"The next blue moon is in March, I think I can get everything set for then." Hermione smiled.
"And what about the amulet, where can you find that?" Harry inquired.
I'm still thinking this part over, the whole thing with the amulet so undecided. I'm still thinking which country the amulet will be in so chapter 21 is just being planned nothing actually been written.