C29 Ron

The school's panicking because no one knows where Professor Lupin is. It was a Hogsmeade weekend but everyone's back now and you don't know what happened but someone had to find Lupin and it appears he's nowhere in the castle. Rumors say that Sirius Black has captured and killed him and it's starting to look kind of likely.

Some students are going on about the curse, whatever that is. Snape is looking rather triumphant; like he knew this would happen all along.

"Ah Ronald." I give a small (and completely manly) yelp of surprise, making Harry and Hermione who are a few steps ahead of me discussing transfiguration homework turn around. I swivel my head slightly to see the person; half expecting it to be Dumbledore – he's the only person who can creep up on people like that – but its Lupin.

"Where've you been sir?" I mentally smack myself for blurting that out and can almost hear Hermione rolling her eyes. But Lupin just smiles.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you that. I was wondering if you had your rat on you?"

"Scabbers? Yeah I've got him." I pull Scabbers out but before I can hand him to Professor Lupin he bites my finger and runs down the hall,

"Scabbers!" I yell and at the same time Professor Lupin shouts out

"STUPEFY!" A flash of red light and Scabbers falls to the side with a barely audible thump.