A/N: Hellooo! okay, well i said the next chapter would be up soon, and here it is! this is one of the longest ones i've done in a while, so i hope it makes up for how rubbish i've been at updating, and how rubbish i will probably be for the next month.
this is the chapter where they're leaving hogwarts, and its kinda sad for me! but never fear, the story is far from over! :D
Disclaimer: I own only my OCs and the plot, the rest belongs to JK Rowling :)
Chapter Twenty-Five
SIRIUS' POV
The feeling of relief due to the end of exams was overshadowed by knowing that meant only days left at Hogwarts. As we, the Marauders, the true leaders of Hogwarts boarded the train, it was with a sinking feeling in our stomachs, knowing we were leaving what had virtually been our home for the last seven years. We had ruled this school, and now we were heading out into the big world, back at the bottom of the ladder, without the power and influence we had grown so used to.
Leaving our dorm behind, tidy for the first time. Stepping out of the Portrait Hole, hearing the Fat Lady sobbing farewells. Taking the carriages to Hogsmeade station for the last time… if I wasn't a Marauder, I might have found it very emotional.
…Not.
We found the girls in our usual compartment. James went and sat next to a tearful Lily, and Remus sat next to Janie, which left me to sit between Peter and Aurora, who was staring blankly out of the window at the castle.
"Gonna miss that old place." James sighed.
"Me too." Lily sniffled, and James slipped his hand round hers. He kissed the top of her head gently, and then a small smile appeared on his face.
"One day Lils, we could send our children here."
Lily looked up at him, her eyes wide and sparkly. "Really? I mean, you want us to… have children?"
"Of course I do. I love you." He smiled, and kissed Lily.
"Bleurckkkk." Janie said, pretending to be sick and turning away. "Get a room you guys."
I laughed, and agreed. "Prongs you just made yourself sound like a girl."
James and Lily had stopped snogging, and Lily was pink with embarrassment.
"Ah Janie, you wouldn't mind if it was you and Moony." James smirked. It was Janie's turn to blush as James waggled his eyebrows. Remus glanced up from his book to give James a withering look, and Janie looked back down at her Witch's Weekly magazine.
"Guuuuuyyyyssss." I moaned. "This is our laaaast time on the Hogwarts Express. Why oh why are we sitting here doing nothing?"
James, Remus and Peter all looked at me, while the girls all pretended they hadn't heard my pleas for some action.
"Shouldn't we be pranking someone? Or annoying Slytherins? We should be doing something!"
James just stared at me, before his eyes widened and he jumped out of his seat.
"Aah, Prefect Duty!" he said, grabbing Lily's hand. "Let's go Head Girl!"
"Merlin's underpants! We're late!" Lily yelped, hurrying out of the compartment. "See you guys later!"
"Aww no. Now I have even less chance of causing trouble. …Moony?" I asked carefully. Remus just flicked his eyes towards me.
"Not in the mood, mate." He said. I noticed the dark circles under his eyes, and remembered it must be close to the full moon.
"Right. I'll just stare out of the window for a while then." I pouted, folding my arms across my chest.
And I did just that, watching the flat moors change to rolling green hills… I lasted for about two minutes.
"Guuuuyyys, I'm bored." I complained. I heard Aurora chuckle quietly next to me. She hadn't laughed in public for a while, and she seemed shocked at herself. I turned to face her, causing Peter to move out of the way and sit somewhere else. I spread out over the two seats, and fixed my eyes on Aurora.
She kept her eyes fixed out of the window, but every few seconds I could see them flicker to one side and glance at me. Her pale cheeks were colouring slightly, and I grinned to myself.
Then she finally turned to face me.
"What?" she asked, trying to hide the amusement that coloured her voice.
"I'm bored." I said simply.
"Yes, I heard. But why are you staring at me?" she said, and I kept a grin plastered on my face.
"I'm bored." I repeated.
She raised an eyebrow, but I could see a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
"Aren't you bored? I'm bored." I said again, and the smile finally broke on her face.
"Yes, I'm extremely bored." She agreed.
"Oh really? What a coincidence. Me too." I said. She raised her eyebrows, but the small smile stayed in place.
"Hmm… wanna see something cool?" I asked, an idea formulating in my mind. I caught Moony's eye.
"It's about time Roe met Padfoot, don't you think?" I said. For the first time, Remus turned his complete attention away from the book.
"Oh really?" he asked.
"Yep." I grinned, turning back to Roe who was looking extremely confused.
"Padfoot?" she asked, "Isn't that you?"
"You could say so…" I grinned, loving how she looked when she was confused.
"Close your eyes…" I said. She stared at me for a moment, but I nodded reassuringly, and she did. I turned to grin at Remus, Janie and Peter, before I focused and changed, feeling my body shrink and change shape, and my vision and hearing sharpen.
I was now standing on all fours on the floor in front of Roe. I heard Janie gasp, and Remus chuckle, but Roe still had her eyes closed.
Grinning inwardly, I got closer and put my front paws on her knees, then licked the end of her nose. Her eyes shot open in and she immediately wiped her nose with the back of her sleeve, freezing mid action when she realized there was a huge black dog in front of her.
She stared at me wide eyed for a few seconds, her jaw slack, before she composed her features.
"Why didn't you tell me you were an Animagus!" she squeaked, not taking her eyes off me. I bowed my head slightly, since I obviously couldn't say anything.
Hesitantly, she held out her hand to stroke my head. I let my mouth hang open, my tongue lolling out the side.
"How did you know so quickly?" Remus asked Roe, pausing in his explanation to Janie about Animagi.
"It's the eyes…" she said, continuing to pat my head. I was quite enjoying myself, so leapt up onto the chair next to her and rested my head in her lap.
"Oh my!" She said, and stared down at me. I resisted the urge to lick her face again, and got comfortable as she continued to stroke my head. Remus shut the blinds on the compartment door, knowing it would only cause problems if someone heard there was a giant dog on the train, while Janie was staring at me in wonder. I drew my lips back to expose my teeth, in a kind of grin, and enjoyed her shocked yet amused expression. Meanwhile, Peter had begun to snore in the corner, his face pressed up against the window.
Maybe our last Hogwarts journey would just be a quiet one. It didn't really matter, we had plenty of memories.
I must have fallen asleep, because when the next thing I remember, it was late afternoon and James and Lily had returned to the compartment. Roe had also fallen asleep, her hand resting on the top of my head, while Lily had taken over, stroking my back. I opened my eyes and lifted my head, looking around groggily.
"Siri- Padfoot, have you ever considered a bath? Your coat is all matted and disgusting." Lily said. I met her eyes and growled for a few seconds.
Pretending to be upset, I jumped down onto the floor, waking Aurora in the process. I opened the compartment door with my teeth, gave Lily a last look, and left the compartment.
It was a reason to return to human form; I needed somewhere to change back with as much dignity as possible, and that wasn't going to happen in there. I subtly made my way down the corridor to an empty compartment and changed, then acted totally natural as I re-entered the compartment.
"Hey guys. What'd I miss?" I said, sitting down next to the now awake Roe. She stared at me like I was crazy, and James and Remus laughed.
"Ah nothing much." Remus shrugged.
"I can tell. You still reading that book?" I asked, noticing he still had a book glued to his hands.
"Yes, I am. Is that a problem?" Remus narrowed his eyes at me.
"Um, no of course not… Is it a very good book..?" I asked.
"What?" Remus was instantly confused at my interest. "Well, uh, it's okay-"
"You won't miss it then!" I said, diving and grabbing it out of his hands and hiding it behind my back.
"Hey! Give it back!" Moony yelled.
"Come and get it." I grinned. Finally, a bit of action on this boring train! I thought gleefully, charging out into the corridor with a grinning Moony running behind me.
Leaving Hogwarts officially of age and an adult in the Wizarding World, I knew I would always be just as immature as the moment I first stepped foot in that castle.
A/N: Aww, i kinda like that chapter, sirius shows his immature side! and he finally revealed he's an animagus! was going to do that earlier when they first joined the order, but didnt in the end. think its works kinda nicely there :P
So as usual, what did you think? i said the story's far from over, and thoughts on what you think/hope is going to happen next? and i know some of you aren't so happy about roe/sirius, but bear with me ok! :D
Love you all, thanks for reviewing and please continue to review! :L
-DaizeeG xXx