Ch 36 The Moon January
"A three foot book report on Entrail-Expelling Explained to be handed in on Friday. No exceptions." Professor Larson snapped. She was in a particularly bad mood today. There were purple circles under her eyes from lack of sleep and she was looking paler and skinnier than usual.
"Three feet?" Mary turned around to face Remus and me and made a face.
"I know right." Remus rested his head on his arms and sighed deeply. He'd also been a bit under the weather lately. At least I knew the cause in his case. The full moon was tonight. We'd spent the past two moons with him and he seemed much happier, but it still must be hell going through that every month.
"You know, just on top of the 20 million other things we have due this week." He mumbled, sneaking a peak at Mary from between his arms. Mary nodded and when Professor Larson had turned around to find some chalk, pulled a tongue at the teacher. Remus weakly smiled. Mary blushed a little and averted her eyes.
"Jace? Want to catch up on potions with me tonight? We're both soo behind and OWLs are in like..." she counted on her fingers, "five months!"
"Oh um... I can't do it tonight." I searched for an explanation. "I have to... er... detention! I have detention." I grinned, relieved to have found a good excuse.
"Why're you so happy then?" She asked. I immediately changed my expression into one that would be suited at the funeral of a close friend. Remus laughed and put his head on the desk, tired out from the past few lessons.
"How bout we have a massive OWL study prep during the afternoon? It's Career Advice, so we've all got the last few periods off." I suggested. I was really nervous about Career Advice. I wanted to be a Healer, obviously, but now that everyone knew what I was... I highly doubted that St. Mungo's would take me. In fact, I was terrified that no where would want a Vigorater. Remus was jittery about leaving school too. Werewolves had a 93% unemployment rate, according to him.
Mary beamed. "Excellent!" She said, "And I don't think any of us will take too long in the meeting. James, Sirius, Lily and Alice know they want to be Aurors and they'll have no problem getting accepted. You're a shoo-in for a Healer. Nope! Don't give me that look, Aigleigh. You'll be fine. I'm going to be a journalist, Peter, a potioneer and... hang on... Rem what do you want to be?" Mary turned to Remus, who was fighting sleep.
"Hmm? Oh um. I don't know. I'll talk to McGonagall." He lied. But I knew exactly what Remus was aiming for. He desperately wanted to be a teacher and had only told me, knowing his chances were thin on the ground. No school in its right mind would hire a werewolf. And that was really sad. I hadn't told him so, but hearing the defeat in his voice had made me want to cry. It wasn't fair. Remus was the most amazing person I'd ever met. I'd never heard him say a bad word about anyone. He was loyal and generous, clever and, unlike some Marauders... cough cough... Sirius Black... cough, respected girls and people in general. He was my best friend. And he had no future thanks to the prejudice of the wizarding world. He'd have been the best teacher.
The word werewolf jumped out at me from Lily and Alice's whispered conversation across the aisle. I was immediately drawn in.
"Frank told me his cousin got bitten by a werewolf over the summer. His whole family is distraught. They don't know what to do. The little boy's only 4." Alice said sadly. That was the age Remus had been when he was bitten.
"Wait, are you serious. That's awful." I whispered across the aisle to Alice, who looked at me, horrified. Alice and I had made up the day after Lily and I had. Alice approached me at breakfast and apologized profusely. She said Mary had spoken to both she and Lily the night before and had made them feel really guilty. Mary had said how selfish they were being and that even though it seemed like I didn't trust them, that probably wasn't the case at all. That they hadn't even asked for an explanation. She didn't realize Lily and I had made up the night before. I forgave her on the spot, of course. And it was like a weight off my chest, being friends with everyone again. Mary, my amazing Mary, had once again proved what a loyal friend she was.
"Oh Merlin, Jaycee, please don't tell anyone. I was only going to tell Lily. Crap, that sounds bitchy. I didn't mean it like that, it's just..." She stammered, trying to diplomatically tell me to butt out.
"No, don't worry. I know exactly what you mean. Just... I feel so bad for their family." I said pensively, thinking of how that must feel. How I would feel if Emily were bitten.
"Yeah, me too..." Lily said softly. "How awful that he's only a baby, really. It... It makes me sick." She looked almost at the point of tears. I reached across the aisle and held her hand. I hoped Remus hadn't overheard.
No such luck.
"Tell the mother to read Hairy Snout, Human Heart. It really gives an insight to what a werewolf child needs in his life. Oh, and don't worry." He added when Alice once again looked horrified she'd been overheard, "I promise I'll keep it a secret."
I released Lily's hand and turned to him, somewhat surprised by his blank face. But I briefly saw a flash of near devastation in his eyes and I could almost hear his thoughts. Another child cruelly transformed into a monster, he'd be thinking. I tried to express sympathy in just my facial expression, knowing that even a touch might give away his secret.
"Students at the back!" We jumped at Professor Larson's sharp tone. Everyone else had begun packing up. Whoops. She narrowed her eyes. "The bell has rung and I hope, for your sake, you were listening to the last few instructions. Mr. Lupin, please could you stay behind for a minute. The rest of you may go."
We stood up and grabbed our books. The others moved towards the door. I shot Remus a confused look to which he answered with a shrug. He had no more knowledge than I did to why he had to stay behind. Alice and Mary were waiting for me just outside. He waved, telling me he'd meet up with us at lunch. I joined the girls. Lily was talking to Severus Snape a bit further down the corridor. She was happily chatting away. But by the look on his face, he wasn't listening at all to what she was saying; only soaking in her laughter and light.
"Lily? You coming to lunch?" Alice called, beginning towards the Great Hall.
"Shouldn't we wait for Rem?" She shouted over her shoulder.
"Nah, he said he'd catch us up." I yelled down the hall, tapping my foot impatiently.
"Where's Lupin?" Snape asked Lily snidely. Slimy git. None of his business!
"Oh, Professor Larson asked him to stay behind for a bit. Well, see you later Sev. We're studying together tonight right?"
"Yes, but Lily, listen. This, once again, supports my theory! Why do you think Larson called him back? You know what night it is tonight?" He widened his eyes. "They're clearly both-"
"Sev, I know your theory," She cut him off, "but it's highly unlikely a little ridiculous. See you later, alright." She rolled her eyes playfully, waved, and skipped towards us.
"What was that?" Mary asked, looking thoughtfully back at Snape's retreating form.
Lily shrugged and started nattering away about how she'd charmed Slughorn into letting her use his private stores for extra practice. Bloody Lily. The second most perfect potioneer I know. Me being probably the second worst.
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Remus never turned up for lunch. He wasn't back at the common room either. Mary suggested heading down to the library to see if he was there, but James told her he'd find us when he wanted to. Mary replied by saying James was an arsehole who didn't care an iota about his friends and went to find him herself.
"You do know that girl's insane, right?" James grumbled, throwing his books on the floor by the fire and sitting down opposite Lily and Alice.
"Hey! That's one of my best friends you're talking about, James Potter." I glared from my comfortable position on the bigger couch. Sirius and I were lying lengthways, opposite each other. He was testing me on the potion ingredient bases and acids, claiming he didn't need to study. I told him he was being an arrogant berk, but welcomed the opportunity to have one of the better Potions students help me with open arms... and the opportunity to spend two free periods in touching distance of Sirius, of course.
Lily and Alice were sitting with their backs against the chair giggling about something Frank had said to Alice the other day, clearly not studying either. Peter was silently mouthing incantations next to James and Mary hadn't returned yet.
"Whatever... where are they anyway?" He flipped to a section on the Second Goblin Rebellion in his History of Magic textbook, took one look at it, shut the book, and opened his notebook which I knew to be not full of notes, but full of doodles.
"How should I know?" I turned back to Sirius.
"Ok, Goldy, here's an easy one. If you combined the liver of a newt with the bark of an Ash tree and you kept it over a fire for exactly 13 minutes would the result be basic or acidic?" He grinned, fully aware of the fact that I didn't know.
"Don't be mean Sirius." Lily cut in, shaking her head. "Jace, it's a trick question. It'd be neutral because 13 isn't a number recognized by the Wizarding Potions Ingerdient scale, or the WPI. That's a NEWT question."
I frowned at Sirius and turned my head away, pretending to be most offended. "How could you, Black!"
"Just keeping you on your toes," he winked. I stretched my arm out to hit him, but before I could make contact Mary and Remus entered the common room. Holding hands! Both their lips looked a little swollen, too. Remus was clearly in shock, but smiling like an idiot.
"Does this mean what I think it does!" Alice shrieked as they joined our study circle. Mary nodded shyly and squeezed Remus' hand. Lily, Alice and I screamed with excitement, temporarily deafening the boys.
"Oh my MERLIN! This is so exciting!" Lily clapped and whipped her side fringe out of her sparkling eyes.
"Yeah, it's always nice when people who are clearly perfect for each other get together, isn't it Sirius? Right, Jace?" James smiled innocently at his best friend. Sirius glared at James. I involuntarily blushed.
"Oh no, but 'they don't like each other like that!'" Mary teased and tickled the sole of my foot. I squealed and kicked out, desperately trying to free myself. Everyone laughed.
When I finally managed to escape, I sat up and crossed my arms. "Well, it's 2:55. Gryffindors start at 3:00 and I'm first. As much as it pains me to leave you evil people, I'm afraid I must go. Mary, don't tell them anything until I'm back!"
Once she'd assured me she'd wait before telling the story of how they'd ended up snogging and made Sirius promise we'd go over History of Magic next, I left the common room and made my way to McGonagall's office.
A couple of Hufflepuff second years, late for their next class, scuttled away from me as I passed them. I sighed, frustrated. Though it'd gotten better since I'd been accepted back into Hogwarts, most of the younger years were still terrified I was coming to get them. A lot of the kids in our year clearly felt similarly, but, against my wishes, the Marauders sorted most of them out. Ironically, now, most of them were terrified to be terrified of me. I didn't really mind though. I had my friends. And I would always have Emily. She'd sent me the cutest letter the other day. There was this boy in her class that she had a crush on, she said. And she didn't know how to talk to him. It made me a little sad, reading her perfect print. She was 10 now and 'crushing' on boys.
"Come in Aigleigh." McGonagall said when I knocked on her door. I opened it and slipped around, smiling apprehensively.
"Hi, Professor." I sat down where she indicated.
"Would you like a biscuit?" She held out a tin and I picked a jam one. She selected a sugar covered one. When we had finished she asked, "Now, Aigleigh, you're a tricky one. What is it you're wanting to go into after school?"
"Well... obviously I'd quite like to be a Healer, but I know St. Mungo's probably won't accept me easily." I shrugged. McGonagall looked thoughtful. She tapped her fingers on her ornate desk.
"NEWT subjects required for Healing are Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions and Charms. You're averaging an O in Transfiguration, Defence and Charms. An E in Herbology is acceptable, but you're only just scraping an A in Potions. You'd need to pull it up to at least and E to be even be considered in normal circumstances. If you manage a final O result in all these subjects, you may have a chance."
I internally groaned. Imagine taking Potions for my last two years at school with only a chance of making it as a Healer.
"Even though you are now a listed Vigorater, no properly functioning business could just overlook an applicant with straight Os. I suggest you do take these subjects. A few excellent recommendations wouldn't hurt either. Those you could easily get. I do believe you stand a fair chance, Aigleigh."
She spoke with a brash tone, but her words still made me beam. She thought I could easily get excellent recommendations? She really believed I stood a chance? I couldn't express, in words, what that meant to me.
"Thank you, Professor." I said. She offered me another biscuit.
"However, I think, in the case that Healing doesn't work out for you. Do you have any ideas of what you might like to do instead?"
I shook my head. A back up? I'd never even considered something other than Healing.
"Well, I believe you'd make a brilliant Auror. There's still a possibility they wouldn't accept you, but I think the ministry would be rather happy if they managed to get you on their side of the war. Think about it. The same subjects are required, bar Herbology."
An Auror? It wasn't a particularly appealing job. I wasn't really violent. I know I could get so if provoked, but I was generally against that sort of thing. And I'd prefer to fix people rather than give them a reason to need to be fixed... Unless they really deserved it of course, like Malfoy. And occasionally James and Sirius. But it wouldn't be completely horrible. It'd be a sure way to fight against Voldemort too. And I had a more reasonable chance of getting accepted. Maybe I should change my aspirations?
"I'll think it over. And I'll lift my game in Potions too, I promise." I stood up and thanked McGonagall for the second option.
"I know you're going somewhere, Jaycee Aigleigh. You've got a lot of potential. Use it well." She said grimly as I shut the door. Again, that really did mean a lot to me. Knowing that I had someone influential on my side made it seem to me that maybe, just maybe, I wasn't going to end up selling potion ingredients for astronomical prices on the streets just to make enough for my next meal. But what did she mean by 'use it well?' I pushed these words to the back of my mind as I wondered how devastated I'd truly be if I wasn't accepted as a Healer. It wouldn't be the end of the world.
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"Jace? Where're you going?"
I jumped and spun around, coming face to face with Lily on her way down to study with Snivellus. I had almost made it out of the girls' dorms without anyone seeing me. Trust Lily.
"Oh I... uh... I'm going to see Remus." I improvised. Well... it wasn't strictly a lie. I was going to see a part of Remus.
"I'm just headed to study with Sev, but I can pop down with you for a minute. I'd quite like to see how he's doing too." She smiled sincerely, showing off all 32 perfect teeth.
Shit. That wasn't supposed to happen. "Noo, it's fiiine." I waved my hand to emphasize how 'fine' it was. "You shouldn't keep Sniv- er- Snape waiting." And I shouldn't keep the boys waiting. It was getting pretty late and we had to beat the sunset.
"You sure?"
I nodded furiously, inching closer to the stairs.
"What's wrong with him anyway?" She asked, following me down the stairs.
"Pshh... oh... yeah, just one of those uh things going round the school. A cold! He has a cold." I invented.
"Colds are going around the school? I'll have to stock up on Vitamin pills. I'll stick it on my Hogsmeade list." She said thoughtfully
The Marauders were waiting by the portrait hole for me. I widened my eyes, telling them there was nothing I could do to shake her. She continued talking, oblivious.
"Alice and I are already going to the Apothecary. We're trying out that new potion? You know, the one that's meant to eliminate blackheads."
"Hey Lily-flower."
She ignored James' hopeful look. "Elise Davids from Hufflepuff says they're totally reliable, but Annabelle South from Ravenclaw said they made her breakouts even worse."
"That's great Lils. Pick me up some too. But we really need to get to Remus. We said we'd be there like 10 minutes ago." I hopped through the portrait hole after Peter.
"Oh yeah, and Sev's probably wondering where I am too. See you guys later!" She smiled again and headed in the opposite direction.
I sighed, relieved she'd finally gone so we could get on with the Animagi stuff. James was less relieved.
"Why's she hanging out with Snivellus? He's such a... slimy git! What does she SEE in him?" He groaned as we exited the school, heading towards the Whomping Willow.
"I dunno, Prongs..." Sirius said. He'd clearly given up on consoling James about Lily. I looked at the sky; it was a striking orange with pink cirrus clouds scuttling across. Stars had begun to appear opposite to where the sun was setting. We needed to move faster. Remus was surely already in the shack.
"Shut up, guys! Look," I whispered, putting my arm out to stop them from continuing. "It's Pomfrey. She's just dropped Remus off." We waited for Madam Pomfrey to return to the school before moving again. The moon was rising in the direction of the Great Lake. It was huge and yellow, like a werewolf's eye. The sky darkened quickly.
"Ok, move, hurry! Remus has probably already started changing." We raced towards the willow. Peter transformed as soon as we got there and dodged between the branches which were trying to crush him. He pressed all his weight against a knot in the trunk and the branches froze.
The rest of us changed as well. Sirius, now a shaggy black dog, slid down the hole at the base of the trunk, into the passage that would lead to the Shrieking Shack. James awkwardly followed. It was an effort to get his antlers down the small hole without getting stuck. I flew down after the two and Peter scuttled between James and Sirius' feet, moving agilely through the narrow tunnel. The tunnel was just too small for my wings to fit spread to their full span, so I was feeling very cramped by the time we finally made it to the shack.
I could hear the wolf's howls and a rip as something was torn into two. Snuffles and animalistic grunts followed. James cautiously poked the trapdoor open with his antlers, letting the rest of us squeeze through into the room. There was the wolf, 7 foot when standing to its full height, terrifying teeth dripping with saliva and yellow, soulless eyes. It growled when we entered, feeling threatened. James puffed out his chest and Sirius barred his teeth, both of them keeping the wolf in check. It whimpered and retreated into a corner. James was the alpha, being the largest. He tilted his head, instructing me to fly up the door and open the hatch. I did so.
James moved towards the now open door, Sirius and the wolf following behind. I flew ahead and Peter scampered after us. The wolf howled again, sensing freedom and made an attempt to escape. James rounded him back up with his antlers, whacking them into its chest. The wolf groaned with pain and meekly followed behind. It was soon anxious to leave the group once again though, as the four of them raced through the Forbidden Forest and I flew above. It was restless tonight, more restless than usual.
The werewolf was alright for most of the night, following us, occasionally getting out of control and having to be put back in its place. But until, I estimated, about 4am everything had been just a little more challenging than usual. It didn't particularly worry me. But I kept checking on the progress of the moon through the sky. Praying that the night would be over soon.
Suddenly, without warning, it snarled and flew at James, barring its teeth. James was backed against a tree, fear clear in his eyes. Sirius growled and sunk his teeth into its neck, trying to help James. It whipped its head around and flung Sirius off. He whined as he was whacked against a tree, blood matting his fur. The wolf was getting out of control and scratched at James' face, drawing blood. I flew down and swooped at its head, trying to deter it. But it didn't even notice me and sunk its teeth into James again. Sirius leapt on its back, tearing at its skin but to no avail, he was flung off once again, but this time he'd smacked his head against a rock and didn't get up again.
I was getting really scared. I didn't know what to do. I perched on a tree and scanned the area for Peter. He'd seemingly taken off when things had taken a turn for the worse. The little coward. I didn't really blame him though. I wanted to take off too, but knew if I disappeared too, James and Sirius would be left to their demise. I had to stay. But what could a bird that weighed less than 3kgs do against a 7 foot beast?
The wolf howled at the moon and tore at James' back, ripping the skin. Sirius was unconscious about 3 feet away, blood seeping into the dry ground.
It huffed and puffed as its power began to drain. I soared above the treetops to see if I had guessed the reason why. Yes. In the east, the sun was peeking up from beyond the horizon. Streams of light were cutting through the night sky. Finally. This night had been far too long. I dipped back and perched on my branch. The wolf was breathing heavily, whimpering and turning around and around. It lay on the ground and shivered, fighting to stay dominant. But as the sun began to rise, its features became less pronounced and it began to shrink to just under 6 feet. Hair receded and the teeth flattened out, becoming smaller. The eyes turned back to brown. I cooed with relief, the phoenix song filling the hours of the early morning. The golden light matched my golden eyes. The wolf was gone. Remus had returned.
I realized we had to move out fast. Madam Pomfrey would be coming to collect Remus from the shack very soon. I swooped down from my perch and transformed back. All three boys lay unconscious ground, two still in animal form. I cast the enchantment- removing spell and watched as the two of them became human once again. I levitated Remus and took him back to the shack, worried about Sirius and James still in the little clearing. Luckily, we hadn't gone too far last night. I left him on the floor, feeling bad, but knowing Madam Pomfrey'd be taking him back to school soon. And I had to get back to the others.
I felt a surge of anger at Peter for abandoning us, but squashed it quickly and Levitated both of the boys. It was quite a way back to the school but I trekked it out, ensuring both James and Sirius were alright. I'd healed most of their external wounds, but remembering my mother, knew I could do nothing about anything that may be internal.
We made it back not long after Remus. I was tired out from levitating both boys so far, but put on a brave face as I knocked on the Hospital Wing door, trying to sort my story out.
"Miss Aigleigh? What brings you here so early?" Madam Pomfrey was tying her apron on and looked surprised to see me.
"I woke early this morning and didn't know why. I thought I'd heard something in the common room, so I went down to check. They were just lying there, knocked out. I think they'd been doing some early practice for OWLs or something and a spell'd gone wrong." It seemed like a pretty solid story to me, but she looked suspicious. Even so, she took them off my hands and let me follow her in.
After she'd placed them in beds she gave me a quick check over to make sure I hadn't been affected by the 'spell.' Once assured that I was fine, she told me that I had to leave because her patients needed rest. I flat out refused. After a bit of a scuffle she reluctantly agreed to let me stay until they woke up. I pulled a chair between their two beds and rested there, trying not to fall asleep. Madam Pomfrey bustled back into her office, leaving the room quiet and peaceful. I noticed a bed with the curtains drawn. Suspecting it was Remus; I hopped out of my chair and headed over to see if he was ok. It had been a really bad moon.
I pulled the curtain back a little and peeked through. I hoped he wasn't too badly hurt. I also hoped like hell James and Sirius would be long gone by the time he did wake up. He'd never be able to live with himself knowing the wolf had hurt them.
What I saw behind the curtain, however, made my heart skip a beat. I whipped my head around the room, wondering where Remus had gone. I finally spotted him in the last bed; curled up so tiny that I hadn't noticed before.
The young, thin, blond woman sleeping in the bed I was standing at was cut and bruised just like Remus. She had bags under her eyes and a pale face just like Remus. And her ripped and tattered robes had risen up her leg just enough for me to see a crescent scar of teeth marks on her thigh. This woman was a werewolf... just like Remus.
But Remus wasn't the patient behind the curtain.
Professor Larson was.
Whewwww! It's been a while, hasn't it! Sorry about that. I meant to update just before going on holiday, but somehow, with the madness of packing, it just never happened. But I've got a longer chapter here for you now as an apology. Hope you liked it and thanks for staying with me (I'm assuming you read the whole chapter and not just the authors note :P And I guess... if you didn't... Thanks for reading the A/N? Haha)
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