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James, Sirius, and Peter crept through the castle and out the door to the grounds, under cover of the invisibility cloak. They had made it out of the Common Room with no problems; Lily had fallen asleep in her room rather uncharacteristicly at promptly 8:00. When they were just outside whomping distance of a very formidable willow tree which had the tendency to wallop students who came too close, the group paused. Peter took out his wand and, concentrating fiercely, became a small rat. The rat scurried towards the tree, climbed up its trunk and pressed a large knot with his nose. The Whomping Willow instantly froze its violent flailing, and the two boys and the rat hurried through the opening that had appeared.

Inside the willow tunnel, James became a regal stag, and Sirius a large black Newfoundland. The three animals hurried through the passageway, Peter perched on James' antlers. At the end of the tunnel, a snarling wolf awaited them in a room completely demolished. The remains of a table and chairs lay scattered about the room. The curtains and rug had been slashed to shreds. Prongs took a deep breath and the unlikely trio moved forward.

The wolf faced them with cautious hostility. Sirius, as Padfoot, took a tentative step forward. Something that was almost recognition filled Remus' yellow eyes as he looked into the beseeching ones of Prongs, Padfoot, and Wormtail, and he followed his three friends from the Shrieking Shack without violence.

Galloping swiftly at the lead, with Wormtail holding on for dear life, Prongs prayed it would be one of Moony's good days. If he would just follow them to the Forbidden Forest, until they found those centaurs, Prongs knew it would all work out. He took a quick look over his shoulder. The werewolf was right on his tail, with Padfoot bringing up the rear, making sure Remus stayed with them.

For the first time since he'd proposed the plan, James began to have doubts. Sitting in Care of Magical Creatures, trying to ignore the perpetual giggling that always occurred when the Gryffindor girls were around Professor Hugley, it had seemed so brilliant, so fool - proof. I must have been as deluded as the girls, James thought, wanting to kick himself.

"The November full moon, which will be occurring this Thursday night," Hugley had told the class, "is when all the centaurs in Britain convene for Llanmaes, their sacred bonding ritual. This ceremony joins the hearts of all the centaurs to each other and the stars, and it is this custom that has preserved their race, though of vulnerable physiognomy, since ancient times. Llanmaes is a sight unseen by any human eyes, which is unfortunate because it is said to be a beautiful and fascinating ritual. It is also said that all the woodland animals of the Forbidden Forest - where, as you may have guessed, Llanmaes is traditionally held - are drawn to the immense power that the ritual creates. I see a question, yes Mindy?"

"Why haven't any humans ever seen Llanmaes?"

"That's a good question and it's because the centaurs enchant their circle to be invisible to human eyes. It does not, however affect the woodland creatures."

James had been intrigued by these words. He raised his hand. "Professor, does the spell ward off human minds?"

Professor Hugley had looked intently at him. "No, James, the spell is based on a being's form. So I suppose it's possible humans could find a way to observe the ceremony, if they took on animal form. This, however, has yet to be done."

Now his teacher's words echoed in his head. Yet to be done. Buck up, Prongs, he told himself, grinning a stag grin at the unintentional pun. Haven't you always wanted to be the first to do something? Even if you can't tell anyone.

As he was thus reassuring himself, a figure cloaked in black stepped from the shadows and murmured, "Muteo Redditus!" A flash of blinding blue light lit up the forest for a moment, and when James could think again, a very human Peter was lying on top of him.

"Peter? What are you - what just happened?"

Peter let out a squeak of terror. James turned around and saw Sirius lying on the ground dazed, a ferocious wolf moving towards him.

James didn't stop to think. "PADFOOT, WORMTAIL, RUN!" Grabbing Peter's hand, he dashed to Sirius' side and yanked his friend from the ground, the wolf in hot pursuit.

The three boys ran blindly. James knew they couldn't outrun a werewolf for long, he had to think of a plan, and quickly -

Then it came to him. Pointing his wand towards the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest, he shouted, "Homo Odoro!" Sirius and Peter, catching on, also drew their wands and did the same, shooting the spell in every direction but their own.

It worked. Remus, confused by the assault of human scent, paused, and James took the oppurtunity to snatch the Invisibily Cloak from his pocket and toss it over the himself and his two panting friends. Sirius, inspired by James' ploy, whispered "Non Olfacto." The three held their breath as the wolf, looking utterly bewildered, spun around and ran into the Forest in search of meat.