Dear Sir or Madame,
My master is an invalid, and is not able to leave his home in the
hills nearby. He sent me here to fetch some trousers, and a shirt or two.
I have money; it is attached in this note he wrote for me. If you would
please, could you wrap up his articles in a brown paper bag with knotted
twine? Extra money is included for such expense.
Thank you greatly, Snuffles
It was a masterpiece! The store clerk peered at the note, and clucked his tongue reproachingly, muttered something about damn mountain people and went to fetch some clothes.
"Since your master didn't mention a size, I will assume his illness has emaciated him some." she said as she wrapped them in the paper bag and twine. I nearly hit my forehead, until I realized that would be physically impossible at the time.
She tied the package to my back, and I barked a thank you and trotted off towards the area where I left Beaky. Hiding behind a tree I changed into the muggle trousers and shirt. I always hated buttons on shirts, and I was more than wistful for my old wand so I could charm them.
"Buggerin' buttons!" I growled under my breath, and then something hooted at me indignantly. I blinked up and there was Harry's snowy white owl, Hedwig! I clamored to zip up the trousers, I knew that might become an embarrassing situation if I was caught with that down, and touched her white soft feathers lightly.
"Hey, Hedwig, what are you doing out here?" She glared at me disapprovingly, and sometimes that really creeped me out, but at least she wasn't Rons' owl that I gave him. That owl was seriously in need of some insulin. I smiled and took her message off her leg carefully. Expecting Harry's scrawl when I opened it, I was a bit surprised to see a R.J. Lupin scratched in at the bottom of the note.
Sirius!
Where the hell are you?! Dumbledore said you were coming here to hide out! I'm going to get a lock on you soon; I charmed this note to let me know when you read it. I'm coming to get you! You'd better not be doing anything, and you KNOW what I mean!
R.J. Lupin
Before I could swear under my breath, there was a POP and then a very pale but jovial looking Remus appeared. He pointed his wand at me menacingly.
"You didn't write me! You could have TRIED, Black! But you didn't! And I sat worrying and waiting!"
I stammered to try and answer him, while backing away from him and his wand. Finally he stopped, and cracked a huge smile and hugged me brotherly again. It felt nice to have him around again, as a friend. I sure needed one, if I was to get out of this place. He blinked at my clothes, and shook his head.
"You are NOT going out like a Muggle, you'll get CAUGHT!"
"I will get caught otherwise! The police here want to put me to sleep, and if I go about in robes, like you, I'll get arrested. Now, I admit I can get out of Azkaban, I can get out of any Muggle jail, but I'm -NOT- getting involved in that! Reeeeeeeemmmmmmuuuuuuuuussss, you're not listening!"
And he wasn't, he was staring at the town with a determined glance. He turned on heel.
"Well let's get to my place, in a hurry!" Remus pulled me back towards Beaky and bowed for the animal. Almost alarmingly quick, Beaky bowed before him as well. He stroked his beak gently and whispered soothingly into his ear.
"Remus, there's a guy, er sorta, in that town. His name is Sirius Black!"
"Oh? How unfortunate for him, then?" A faint rumble of a chuckle passed from my friends' lips. I was faintly pleased.
"He was arrested. I'm gonna go clear my name." I marched back towards the town. For a guy I always saw as fragile, he had a remarkably strong grip and he pulled me back quickly.
"No! It's not -your- name, Sirius! It's his!"
"It's mine, or my mum was lying, and I doubt she was, REMUS." I shook him off easily, and he sighed.
"Then I'm coming with you. Tie your hair back or something."
He pointed his wand at himself and casted glamour over his robe, and was dressed nicely in jeans and a t-shirt.
"Very nice, very casual looking."
"It's what I wear in my off time." He chuckled again and we made our way down to the village, without speaking at all.
Thank you greatly, Snuffles
It was a masterpiece! The store clerk peered at the note, and clucked his tongue reproachingly, muttered something about damn mountain people and went to fetch some clothes.
"Since your master didn't mention a size, I will assume his illness has emaciated him some." she said as she wrapped them in the paper bag and twine. I nearly hit my forehead, until I realized that would be physically impossible at the time.
She tied the package to my back, and I barked a thank you and trotted off towards the area where I left Beaky. Hiding behind a tree I changed into the muggle trousers and shirt. I always hated buttons on shirts, and I was more than wistful for my old wand so I could charm them.
"Buggerin' buttons!" I growled under my breath, and then something hooted at me indignantly. I blinked up and there was Harry's snowy white owl, Hedwig! I clamored to zip up the trousers, I knew that might become an embarrassing situation if I was caught with that down, and touched her white soft feathers lightly.
"Hey, Hedwig, what are you doing out here?" She glared at me disapprovingly, and sometimes that really creeped me out, but at least she wasn't Rons' owl that I gave him. That owl was seriously in need of some insulin. I smiled and took her message off her leg carefully. Expecting Harry's scrawl when I opened it, I was a bit surprised to see a R.J. Lupin scratched in at the bottom of the note.
Sirius!
Where the hell are you?! Dumbledore said you were coming here to hide out! I'm going to get a lock on you soon; I charmed this note to let me know when you read it. I'm coming to get you! You'd better not be doing anything, and you KNOW what I mean!
R.J. Lupin
Before I could swear under my breath, there was a POP and then a very pale but jovial looking Remus appeared. He pointed his wand at me menacingly.
"You didn't write me! You could have TRIED, Black! But you didn't! And I sat worrying and waiting!"
I stammered to try and answer him, while backing away from him and his wand. Finally he stopped, and cracked a huge smile and hugged me brotherly again. It felt nice to have him around again, as a friend. I sure needed one, if I was to get out of this place. He blinked at my clothes, and shook his head.
"You are NOT going out like a Muggle, you'll get CAUGHT!"
"I will get caught otherwise! The police here want to put me to sleep, and if I go about in robes, like you, I'll get arrested. Now, I admit I can get out of Azkaban, I can get out of any Muggle jail, but I'm -NOT- getting involved in that! Reeeeeeeemmmmmmuuuuuuuuussss, you're not listening!"
And he wasn't, he was staring at the town with a determined glance. He turned on heel.
"Well let's get to my place, in a hurry!" Remus pulled me back towards Beaky and bowed for the animal. Almost alarmingly quick, Beaky bowed before him as well. He stroked his beak gently and whispered soothingly into his ear.
"Remus, there's a guy, er sorta, in that town. His name is Sirius Black!"
"Oh? How unfortunate for him, then?" A faint rumble of a chuckle passed from my friends' lips. I was faintly pleased.
"He was arrested. I'm gonna go clear my name." I marched back towards the town. For a guy I always saw as fragile, he had a remarkably strong grip and he pulled me back quickly.
"No! It's not -your- name, Sirius! It's his!"
"It's mine, or my mum was lying, and I doubt she was, REMUS." I shook him off easily, and he sighed.
"Then I'm coming with you. Tie your hair back or something."
He pointed his wand at himself and casted glamour over his robe, and was dressed nicely in jeans and a t-shirt.
"Very nice, very casual looking."
"It's what I wear in my off time." He chuckled again and we made our way down to the village, without speaking at all.