Crazy for Mystery
Chapter Two: Hide 'n Seek
Kitty Malfoy
A/N: Sorry! I forgot my disclaimer for this story on the first chapter! Mah bad! Everything HP related belongs to J.K. But C.D. and the plot are entirely mine! I feed my plot bunnies brown sugar? What do you feed yours?
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"Guys I think somebody is following us again." Sirius said in a hushed tone, and re-adjusted his broom on his shoulder.
James snorted, and Remus gave a chuckle. "Maybe you should sit this prank out, Padfoot." He said pulling a solemn face.
Sirius' eyes widened. "Are you serious?!"
"No you're Sirius. Of all the people to forget!" he replied.
"Ha.Ha. Very funny, Moony." Sirius shot back, sardonically
"Yes, I thought so, too." Remus complimented himself. "Ya know.." Remus suddenly stopped as a small noise, like that of a giggle, interrupted him. Sirius had heard it too.
"See!" He exclaimed, "There it is again!"
The four boys swirled around, spreading their arms out-searching. Finally Sirius pulled his broom off his shoulder and swung it around him in a circle. There was a startled gasp, and stumbling footsteps-followed by the sound of someone hitting the ground. Sirius caught sight of a shining, pale face, and deep-set, almond shaped eyes the most penetrating blue color he had ever seen. Then it was gone. with a muttered curse.
"Touché." A female voice said. The person had quite a mastery of the French language, but it obviously wasn't their native language, because the boys had picked up the hint of an English accent.
Footsteps faded away into the distance, in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.
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The female figure laughed at herself as she ran deeper into the Forbidden Forest. If the boys hadn't been so damned silly they wouldn't have noticed her following them. She couldn't believe that with all her training she had been discovered by mere boys.
But that boy Sirius had caught on right away-in fact she was surprised that the werewolf hadn't heard her earlier. So much for werewolf's acute sense of hearing she thought.
She would wait in the forest until the boys had passed, and then make her way back to Hogsmeade. Panting the girl leaned against a large roan tree to catch her breath. She wasn't worried about the creatures that lived in here. As long as she was invisible and had her wand she was safe...
There was a rustling in the bushes behind her and she turned slowly so as not to make any noise. Suddenly, her body froze up and she felt herself being lured towards a pair of gleaming blood-shot eyes. Just as the creature reached out a ghostly pale hand and touched her, she broke free of it's stare, and did the only thing that popped into her head..she screamed. Very loudly.
The creature hissed, revealing long, gleaming fangs, and leapt out of the bushes at her. She gained her wits just in time and rolled out of the way. The creature blended into the shadows, and moved swiftly around her.
Damn.. Vampires can see through invisibility cloaks. What the hell is a vampire doing in the Forbidden Forest?! She thought angrily as it made another lunge at her.
Spinning out of the way she drew her wand and aimed a Freezing Spell at the vampire. It froze in an instant. Only it's eyes moved-angry and hungry.
She fell to her knees and began searching for a pointy piece of wood that would work as a stake. She clasped a large, pointed piece of oak when long, sinewy arms grabbed her and shoved her roughly against the trunk of the roan. She fought against it violently, kicking at it, and even trying to bite the arms that held her, but it was to no avail. The vampire pushed aside the piece of the cloak covering her neck, and raised his head in anticipation of the kill. Then he plunged his head downward with deadly accuracy.
The deadly fangs were only inches away from her neck when the vampire was pulled backwards, and she slumped down against the trunk of the tree. The Marauders had arrived on the scene.
James and Remus had their wands raised, and pointed at the crouched creature. Peter was no where in sight-probably hiding.
"Sirius!" James shouted, "Go make sure she's all right."
Sirius-unable to see her- ran at the trunk crookedly, using all of his concentration to locate where she was. That's why he didn't see the vampire slip past James and Remus and lunge at his exposed back.
"NO!" the girl screamed. Stake in hand she leapt up from the ground and pushed him out of the way. The vampire-unable to stop his descent-impaled himself on the oak stake that she held forth. It's eyes rolled into the back of its head, and the girl slid it off the stake with a sickening lurch. Cautiously she bent over the body, and examined it to make sure it was in fact dead.
"Are you all right?" a concerned voice asked from behind her. She looked back over her shoulder, to see Remus staring intently at a spot just above her right shoulder.
"Oui, Remus...oui." She said in French. She stood up and after making sure her cloak was in place-she chuckled.
"Merci, mon ami."
She slid past them and ran out of the forest, and towards Hogsmeade. Not only was she looking forward to a warm bath, and nice hot cup of tea, but also she needed to inform Albus about the vampire right away.
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Sirius flopped down onto his bed and let out a great sigh. "Wow..." he breathed.
"What?" Remus asked from across the dorm room.
"She was...amazing!"
"Yeah!" Peter squeaked, and Remus laughed.
"How would you know Pete? You were hiding in some bushes the whole time." Peter turned beat red, and James gave a chuckle before turning to Sirius with an evil smirk on his face. "I think Pady, has a crush on someone..."
Sirius gave him an indignant look, but Remus cut off his reply. "Yeah, and for once it's not 'cuz of the girl's looks! I mean he hasn't even seen what she looks like yet!"
"And even more amazing," James continued. "Is that he's falling for the girl who was stalking us!"
Sirius gave a growl and chucked his pillow at Remus-who ducked behind James just in time, as Sirius' pillow hit James dead in the face.
"This means war!" James shouted.
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R 'n R!
Kitty Malfoy
A/N: Sorry! I forgot my disclaimer for this story on the first chapter! Mah bad! Everything HP related belongs to J.K. But C.D. and the plot are entirely mine! I feed my plot bunnies brown sugar? What do you feed yours?
~*******~
"Guys I think somebody is following us again." Sirius said in a hushed tone, and re-adjusted his broom on his shoulder.
James snorted, and Remus gave a chuckle. "Maybe you should sit this prank out, Padfoot." He said pulling a solemn face.
Sirius' eyes widened. "Are you serious?!"
"No you're Sirius. Of all the people to forget!" he replied.
"Ha.Ha. Very funny, Moony." Sirius shot back, sardonically
"Yes, I thought so, too." Remus complimented himself. "Ya know.." Remus suddenly stopped as a small noise, like that of a giggle, interrupted him. Sirius had heard it too.
"See!" He exclaimed, "There it is again!"
The four boys swirled around, spreading their arms out-searching. Finally Sirius pulled his broom off his shoulder and swung it around him in a circle. There was a startled gasp, and stumbling footsteps-followed by the sound of someone hitting the ground. Sirius caught sight of a shining, pale face, and deep-set, almond shaped eyes the most penetrating blue color he had ever seen. Then it was gone. with a muttered curse.
"Touché." A female voice said. The person had quite a mastery of the French language, but it obviously wasn't their native language, because the boys had picked up the hint of an English accent.
Footsteps faded away into the distance, in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.
~!~.
The female figure laughed at herself as she ran deeper into the Forbidden Forest. If the boys hadn't been so damned silly they wouldn't have noticed her following them. She couldn't believe that with all her training she had been discovered by mere boys.
But that boy Sirius had caught on right away-in fact she was surprised that the werewolf hadn't heard her earlier. So much for werewolf's acute sense of hearing she thought.
She would wait in the forest until the boys had passed, and then make her way back to Hogsmeade. Panting the girl leaned against a large roan tree to catch her breath. She wasn't worried about the creatures that lived in here. As long as she was invisible and had her wand she was safe...
There was a rustling in the bushes behind her and she turned slowly so as not to make any noise. Suddenly, her body froze up and she felt herself being lured towards a pair of gleaming blood-shot eyes. Just as the creature reached out a ghostly pale hand and touched her, she broke free of it's stare, and did the only thing that popped into her head..she screamed. Very loudly.
The creature hissed, revealing long, gleaming fangs, and leapt out of the bushes at her. She gained her wits just in time and rolled out of the way. The creature blended into the shadows, and moved swiftly around her.
Damn.. Vampires can see through invisibility cloaks. What the hell is a vampire doing in the Forbidden Forest?! She thought angrily as it made another lunge at her.
Spinning out of the way she drew her wand and aimed a Freezing Spell at the vampire. It froze in an instant. Only it's eyes moved-angry and hungry.
She fell to her knees and began searching for a pointy piece of wood that would work as a stake. She clasped a large, pointed piece of oak when long, sinewy arms grabbed her and shoved her roughly against the trunk of the roan. She fought against it violently, kicking at it, and even trying to bite the arms that held her, but it was to no avail. The vampire pushed aside the piece of the cloak covering her neck, and raised his head in anticipation of the kill. Then he plunged his head downward with deadly accuracy.
The deadly fangs were only inches away from her neck when the vampire was pulled backwards, and she slumped down against the trunk of the tree. The Marauders had arrived on the scene.
James and Remus had their wands raised, and pointed at the crouched creature. Peter was no where in sight-probably hiding.
"Sirius!" James shouted, "Go make sure she's all right."
Sirius-unable to see her- ran at the trunk crookedly, using all of his concentration to locate where she was. That's why he didn't see the vampire slip past James and Remus and lunge at his exposed back.
"NO!" the girl screamed. Stake in hand she leapt up from the ground and pushed him out of the way. The vampire-unable to stop his descent-impaled himself on the oak stake that she held forth. It's eyes rolled into the back of its head, and the girl slid it off the stake with a sickening lurch. Cautiously she bent over the body, and examined it to make sure it was in fact dead.
"Are you all right?" a concerned voice asked from behind her. She looked back over her shoulder, to see Remus staring intently at a spot just above her right shoulder.
"Oui, Remus...oui." She said in French. She stood up and after making sure her cloak was in place-she chuckled.
"Merci, mon ami."
She slid past them and ran out of the forest, and towards Hogsmeade. Not only was she looking forward to a warm bath, and nice hot cup of tea, but also she needed to inform Albus about the vampire right away.
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Sirius flopped down onto his bed and let out a great sigh. "Wow..." he breathed.
"What?" Remus asked from across the dorm room.
"She was...amazing!"
"Yeah!" Peter squeaked, and Remus laughed.
"How would you know Pete? You were hiding in some bushes the whole time." Peter turned beat red, and James gave a chuckle before turning to Sirius with an evil smirk on his face. "I think Pady, has a crush on someone..."
Sirius gave him an indignant look, but Remus cut off his reply. "Yeah, and for once it's not 'cuz of the girl's looks! I mean he hasn't even seen what she looks like yet!"
"And even more amazing," James continued. "Is that he's falling for the girl who was stalking us!"
Sirius gave a growl and chucked his pillow at Remus-who ducked behind James just in time, as Sirius' pillow hit James dead in the face.
"This means war!" James shouted.
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R 'n R!
Kitty Malfoy