Chapter 13-
Hi everyone- I'd just like to thank all the people, who explained to me what a manticore was, I really appreciated it. And to everyone who pointed out that the fic's chapters were screwed up. Enjoy the chapter!
Remus and Severus spent the afternoon suiting up Gilderoy in pillows and other armor they found lying around. He had a pillow on his stomach and a strainer on his head. He was wearing two frying pans as shoes, and another was strapped on his chest.
"That should do it." Remus said, standing back to get the full effect. "Why do we have to dress him up, though? Couldn't we just enchant him?"
"It's because it makes me happy." Severus said, adding the last bit of duct-tape to Gilderoy's frying pan. "I can't breath." Gilderoy gagged from under the strainer. "I know." Severus said, as gleefully as possible.
"Alright, Gilderoy." Remus said. "What do you do when you see the manticore?"
"Kill it." Gilderoy said.
"Good boy." Remus replied. He threw him a doggie-treat. "And then what?"
"I don't eat it." Said Gilderoy, chewing the treat. "Good." Remus replied, giving him another treat.
The forbidden forest was dark that night, darker than ever before. Gilderoy was making awful clanking noise as he walked along, the various frying pans rubbing against each other. "Can't you be a bit quieter, Gilderoy?" Severus asked. "We are, after all, trying to find a manticore."
"I know." Gilderoy replied. "I can't help it. YOU did this to me." "Touché." Severus replied. Suddenly they heard a twig snap. They all spun around to look in the direction they heard the noise. They saw a large hulking figure. The head of a man with long, matted, black hair. The body of a huge, golden lion. The tail of a scorpion, complete with a poisonous claw.
"That is not a happy looking guy." Gilderoy said, stepping back. Remus took him by the collar so he couldn't get away. "Of course not." Severus replied. "Look at how ugly he is."
The manticore stepped forward. An ugly, gargling noise came from its throat. Gilderoy was right for once. He was not happy. Remus, Severus and Gilderoy were close to running away from the strange and disturbing creature, but the image of Andromeda was their only courage. They had to do this for her, even if their lives were sitting on the edge of a knife. Because hers was.
The trio took out their wands and held them out I front of them defensively. "Alohamora!" Gilderoy yelled. Nothing happened. "That's the unlocking spell, you dolt!" Severus bellowed as the beast came forward, swishing it's tail in anger. "It's the only one I know!" Gilderoy wept.
Remus thought of a spell that could possibly delay the beast. "Um....." he thought. "STUPEFACIO!" he yelled. A lightning bolt flashed out of his wand and hit the manticore. It fell to the ground.
"What did you do?" Gilderoy asked. "He paralyzed him." Severus replied. "It's still alive." Remus nodded. Severus took it from there. "Diffindo!" Severus yelled. The manticore burst open through the stomach, and Gilderoy fainted.
"Well, that gets rid of him." Severus said, rolling up his sleeves. He walked over to the manticore, went elbow deep into its guts and pulled out the heart. "That's disgusting." Gilderoy squeaked. Severus put the heart into his pockets. He uttered another spell; the manticore sewed itself up again.
"We'd better get out of here." Severus said. "Before THAT wakes up."
"I agree." Remus said. "That was one angry manticore.
"Actually," Severus said, "I was referring to Gilderoy."
There it is. I'm not very good with action. Thanks to the harry potter lexicon for the spells and how to use them. Next chapter: Andromeda wakes up, and, naturally, has to choose. She thinks about who she wants to be with, while the guys contemplate what they would do without her.
Hi everyone- I'd just like to thank all the people, who explained to me what a manticore was, I really appreciated it. And to everyone who pointed out that the fic's chapters were screwed up. Enjoy the chapter!
Remus and Severus spent the afternoon suiting up Gilderoy in pillows and other armor they found lying around. He had a pillow on his stomach and a strainer on his head. He was wearing two frying pans as shoes, and another was strapped on his chest.
"That should do it." Remus said, standing back to get the full effect. "Why do we have to dress him up, though? Couldn't we just enchant him?"
"It's because it makes me happy." Severus said, adding the last bit of duct-tape to Gilderoy's frying pan. "I can't breath." Gilderoy gagged from under the strainer. "I know." Severus said, as gleefully as possible.
"Alright, Gilderoy." Remus said. "What do you do when you see the manticore?"
"Kill it." Gilderoy said.
"Good boy." Remus replied. He threw him a doggie-treat. "And then what?"
"I don't eat it." Said Gilderoy, chewing the treat. "Good." Remus replied, giving him another treat.
The forbidden forest was dark that night, darker than ever before. Gilderoy was making awful clanking noise as he walked along, the various frying pans rubbing against each other. "Can't you be a bit quieter, Gilderoy?" Severus asked. "We are, after all, trying to find a manticore."
"I know." Gilderoy replied. "I can't help it. YOU did this to me." "Touché." Severus replied. Suddenly they heard a twig snap. They all spun around to look in the direction they heard the noise. They saw a large hulking figure. The head of a man with long, matted, black hair. The body of a huge, golden lion. The tail of a scorpion, complete with a poisonous claw.
"That is not a happy looking guy." Gilderoy said, stepping back. Remus took him by the collar so he couldn't get away. "Of course not." Severus replied. "Look at how ugly he is."
The manticore stepped forward. An ugly, gargling noise came from its throat. Gilderoy was right for once. He was not happy. Remus, Severus and Gilderoy were close to running away from the strange and disturbing creature, but the image of Andromeda was their only courage. They had to do this for her, even if their lives were sitting on the edge of a knife. Because hers was.
The trio took out their wands and held them out I front of them defensively. "Alohamora!" Gilderoy yelled. Nothing happened. "That's the unlocking spell, you dolt!" Severus bellowed as the beast came forward, swishing it's tail in anger. "It's the only one I know!" Gilderoy wept.
Remus thought of a spell that could possibly delay the beast. "Um....." he thought. "STUPEFACIO!" he yelled. A lightning bolt flashed out of his wand and hit the manticore. It fell to the ground.
"What did you do?" Gilderoy asked. "He paralyzed him." Severus replied. "It's still alive." Remus nodded. Severus took it from there. "Diffindo!" Severus yelled. The manticore burst open through the stomach, and Gilderoy fainted.
"Well, that gets rid of him." Severus said, rolling up his sleeves. He walked over to the manticore, went elbow deep into its guts and pulled out the heart. "That's disgusting." Gilderoy squeaked. Severus put the heart into his pockets. He uttered another spell; the manticore sewed itself up again.
"We'd better get out of here." Severus said. "Before THAT wakes up."
"I agree." Remus said. "That was one angry manticore.
"Actually," Severus said, "I was referring to Gilderoy."
There it is. I'm not very good with action. Thanks to the harry potter lexicon for the spells and how to use them. Next chapter: Andromeda wakes up, and, naturally, has to choose. She thinks about who she wants to be with, while the guys contemplate what they would do without her.