CLASSIFICATION: PG-13 for language and thoughts.
SUMMARY: It's Halloween...
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter, in any way, shape or form. I love to read the books, but I sure don't own them. J.K. Rowling and WB do. This is simply a tribute to the Harry Potter series. I am making no money from this and I'm just enjoying sharing some of my own crazy ideas.
AUTHORS NOTE: This is Sirius' thoughts... He's not talking to anyone, it's all in his mind.
THANK YOU: I would like to thank my beta reader, ***Draco~Malfoy~Lover***. Thank you so much.
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Chapter Five
Halloween
God, that cat won't leave me alone.
We've had a repeat of that fight every second or third night since that first time. And I haven't been the one to initiate it since the second time.
However, I'm not getting as beat up as that first time, any more. I don't think it's fight as hard, because I know it can hurt me, and it knows it too.
I didn't leave the shack the night after our first fight. I was still smarting. More from the fact that I was beaten up by a cat than anything else. Do you have any idea how embarrassing that is? Getting beat up by a cat, when I'm a dog? At least Moony, Prongs and Wormtail aren't here. They would never let me live this down.
I must say though, I'm feeling stronger, for the fact that I'm having these battles with the cat.
I can't keep calling it cat, but I don't know it's name.
Oh well, cat isn't such a bad name. Maybe someday I'll find out it's real one.
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Tomorrow is Halloween. Tomorrow I get to act out my revenge.
Tomorrow it will have been three weeks since my escape. The time has just flown.
Three months is nothing compared to the twelve years I spent at Azkaban, yet its been different. The time has gone so fast, yet its been so slow. I want my revenge, and tomorrow I'll have it.
Tonight I'll sneak into the castle and get a knife. The house elves won't tell on me. They haven't yet, as I've been sneaking in for the past couple of weeks for food. The love to serve.
They are lucky, knowing what they want to do with their lives. I was training to be come an Unspeakable. Who knew that instead I'd be here, waiting for the time to pass. Waiting to kill the rat that destroyed my life.
I wonder what I'm going to do after tomorrow.
Perhaps I'll write the Ministry, and say I'll turn myself in, if they promise a new trial with the Veritaserum potion.
It's an idea. Though by then, Wormtail will be dead. But I'm not going to do it by magic. I'm going to do with with by bare hands. They can't put me in Azkaban for that.
Maybe a muggle prison though.
It can't be as bad as the Dementors.
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I really should make my way up to the castle. It's starting to get late and I want to be out of there before everyone is up and about.
Or...
I could always hide away in one of the hidden rooms near Griffendor tower that Prongs, Moony, Wormtail and I found. It would be much easier to maneuver from there with everyone awake.
Yes, I think I'll do that.
Now lets see if I remember the password... Pumpernical? No... that was to the make out spot... Slimy Toad? No... that was to our stash to torment Snape. I remember... Avalon!
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Time to head up... can't forget the stick. I'm starting to think that tree is vindictive... I only peed on it once... I really had to go.
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I hope that bloody cat leaves me alone tonight. I can't afford to be spotted now. What's strange is that it hasn't fought me in five nights now, though it has been around. I think it knows I have a healthy respect for it now. Only because I know it could seriously hurt me if it wanted to.
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I don't see it, that's a good thing I guess...
Makes it easier for me to get up to the school.
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Alright... where is that bloody cat? Its been here every day for almost a month, and it doesn't show up now? This really bothers me. I know it shouldn't, but it does.
Where is it?
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Maybe its student decided to keep it in, or maybe it decided to start tormenting someone else. I guess I'll never really know...
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Ah... one of the side doors to the castle. I've always found this one to be the best.
I wish I had the map though, it's always been hard to sneak around this place. I won't get caught though, I never have yet.
I've always found it easier to go about the school as a dog. My hearing is much better as a dog and it's much easier to pass myself off as one of the students' pets.
Plus a neat trick Prongs and I found out... animals have free access to the kitchens. We already know about tickling the pear, but one night, on our trip to get some food, we noticed a cat sticking its nose up to a knot on the wall. And the door opened automatically.
I had to try it... of course I tried it as a human and it didn't work. Prongs, taking the initiative, knocked me upside the head and called me an idiot. I think he enjoyed doing that.
With his prompting I turned into a dog, and tried again. And it worked! Now Wormy didn't have an excuse to not go to the kitchens for us.
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That's what I've been using the past couple of weeks to get food. The house elves love to feed anyone and anything. It has felt so good to have real food in my stomach again.
Maybe someday I can thank them. Though there isn't really anything they want for.
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Man, the halls are really quiet tonight. You would think people would be sneaking around. I know Moony, Prongs, Wormtail and I would be.
Of course, we also had Prongs' invisibility cloak. I have to wonder what ever happened to it. Did Harry get it? Or was it one of the many things that was lost when Prongs and Kitty died?
I know some of their stuff is stored at my old place. Maybe I can find a way to get it to Harry.
Yah right, probably the same way I'm going to be able to get my money from Gringotts. When Hell freezes over.
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Ah... there is the door to the kitchens, all I need to do is press that little knot right there.
I'm in.
Dinner time!
I really should try and eat some extra food tonight, seeing as I don't know when I'll next eat. Tomorrow... whatever happens... I will not be able to come back here for food.
I won't accept failure though. I've been waiting for this for too long.
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Ohh... look at the size of that ham over there, with a butchers knife stuck in it. This is just too perfect... I'll just saunter over there... grab that in my jaws and get the hell out of here.
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It tastes so good... it's all I can do not to sit down and start eating it right here. But I can't do that, I need to get to the hiding spot first. That way, I can hold it in my hands and I'll be able to take the knife out.
Alright Padfoot, remember the way. Just go to the tower, take two rights, then a left. Now go up to the painting that looks like a man in woman's clothing and drop the ham.
Mouth! I said drop it!
Good.
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I'm a little nervous about doing this.
Look up and down the hallway, nothing.
And again... still nothing.
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I could stand here all night and look, but it's not going to change anything. It's too late for me to turn around and go back... it's going to be day soon.
It's going to be day, and I get to kill Wormtail tonight.
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Ugh, I'm wasting time and I know it.
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Well, I guess I should change.
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It wasn't so bad. I haven't been in my human form in so long.
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Can't stand here any longer, in case I get caught...
"Avalon"
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I can't forget my ham.
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Here we go... the painting is opening. I'll just slip in and close it behind me.
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It's been almost fourteen years since I've entered this room and other than a fine coating of dust, things are almost the same. You can feel the presence of the other three here. This is where we would come when we could get to Moony's shack. This is where I became a dog for the very first time.
Wormtail you are going to pay for tearing us all apart. What, were we stronger as a group?
Yes... yes we were, because love held us together.
We even loved you Wormy. You were a part of everything we did. We enjoyed just having you around. Why did you tear us apart?
Do you even remember the time we spent in this room? I hope you do, seeing as we spent so much time in here, learning how to become Animagi.
You were so inept at the spells. However we took the time to go over it with you again, and again, and again until you got it right. Prongs did everything in his power to help you, so you wouldn't fail, yet you couldn't help him when he needed it most.
Do you remember the night the Prongs, you and I were ready to transform? We were all excited about finding out what we would become. I remember you were hoping to become something small but proud. Prongs wanted to become something protective, and I just wanted to be something to help Moony.
I can now see the reasoning behind what we all become, but at first I was confused.
Prongs became the stag because he was protective of those of us he considered his friends. We were his heard, and he felt the need to protect us. Even you Wormy.
You, Wormtail, became the rat because of the evil that was all ready within you. I've tried to see where you started working against us but I still can't see it. You were a worm, burrowing your way into our confidence, and a rat for what you did.
I on the other hand, became a dog because of my loyalty. A loyalty that is set deep within me. Just think Wormy, my loyalty used to be towards you, and now it is against you forever. My loyalty is to Prongs, Moony, Kitty, and Harry. You killed Prongs and Kitty so now I only have a loyalty to Moony and Harry. I will make you pay for killing those two.
We didn't use this room too much after become Animagi, unless it was exam time. We did a lot of studying in this room and a lot of tutoring you. I know you didn't get the best grades, but at least we helped you get better than you would have gotten on your own.
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This room just breathes Prongs. It's almost like a tangible presence. It's hard to believe that he's gone when I'm in here. I can see him sitting in that chair over there by the fire, leaned over his books.
I can see the way he would throw his hands up in despair every time you or I would get a question wrong dealing with our transfiguration homework. Or when we would melt another cauldron trying to make the Animagi potion.
He was smart yet he never used it against any of us. All he wanted to do was help.
I miss him.
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I better eat, and then sleep for a bit. The students will probably arrive at the feast for about 7 p.m. I won't go out till about 7:30, just in case there are any stragglers.
By eight o'clock you will be dead Wormtail, and by 8:30, I'll be out of the castle, as long as I don't run into Peeves.
I have twelve hours until I start...
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That ham was as beautiful as I thought it would be. Now I must be down for the day. I think I'll take Prongs' chair. It always was the most comfortable, and he let me sleep in it from time to time. I doubt he'll object now.
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That was the best sleep I've had since Azkaban. I can't believe it. It was almost like Prongs was holding me. He only did that once, but I'll always remember it. It was Christmas night. That same Christmas I found out about Mom and Dad. He held me while I slept, and he kept the dreams away. Today's sleep reminded me of that.
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I still have a few hours before I go to meet up with Wormy, so I'm going to poke through this room and see if we left anything behind. I might even eat what's left of that ham.
Alright, I will eat what's left of the ham, just because I don't know when I'll eat next.
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So, let's see... if I touch this spot in the wall... oh my, Bernie Bots Every Flavor Beans. I haven't had one of these in ages. I wonder if they're still any good? Well, I'll never know if I don't try now, will I?
Mmmmm, Bumbleberry Pie... Oh yuck, that tasted like mold, but it was probably supposed to taste like that. Ahh... much better... chocolate éclair... they are definitely still good.
Lets see what else I can find in here.
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Looks like a couple of melted cauldrons in the far corner. I haven't found what I'm looking for though... not like anyone will really forget that, but I was hoping to get my hands on a wand.
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We really didn't leave much behind here. Moony was way too good at cleaning, he didn't even leave behind a brush. And I really do need one.
They really don't care about your appearance in Azkaban. My hair was never cut in twelve years I was there. I always had long hair though. Although it never went past my shoulders. And I kept it brushed.
They used to call me vain because of the way I kept my hair.
Well, they can never call me that again. For twelve years, I haven't cared about what I look like, and it shows. My body which was once well built and strong, is now weak and scrawny. My hair is matted and almost beyond repair.
Perhaps someday I will take the time to clean myself up. I know I'm stronger now than when I was in Azkaban. Those fights I was having with that cat has helped a lot.
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The time moves so fast in here. I know it's almost time for me to go. Almost time for me to go kill you Wormy.
Are you waiting for me Wormtail? Do you know I'm coming? Well, I am. I'll be there shortly. Just a short while and my revenge will be complete.
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This butchers knife is perfect. If he decides to stay a rat, I can chop off his head and if he decides to face me as a man, well then I can just have more fun. I know I must sound evil, but I don't care. I have dreamed of this day for years and I'm about to have it come true.
Twelve years I have dreamed of having that little worm in my hands and killing him. He betrayed us when we trusted him.
I should have listened to Kitty. She always said there was something about him that she didn't trust. But then again she said there was good qualities about Snape. How anyone could say that about that slimy git, I don't know. Maybe she was right though... Nah... It was Snape, there is nothing good about him.
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Here I am leaving the safety of my room. I must be very careful, or I'll get caught. I haven't taken this much of a risk since trying to see Harry, and even then I took more caution than I am right now.
I hope Martha will let me into the common room. That's the only hitch in my whole plan, but she used to let me in as a kid when I forgot. After learning her name, I never called her 'The Fat Lady'. She had a proper name, and it deserved to be used.
I always liked Martha. She was a good person.
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Ah, here we are.
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"Hi Martha." I hope she doesn't take in my appearance.
"Hello Sirius, password?"
"I've forgotten it Martha, can you just let me in for old times same?" Dear god, I hope this works.
"I need a password. Your no longer a student here."
Come on... the more time I waste here the less time I have to kill Wormtail. "But Martha, I just need to get something. I'll be right out."
"Not without a password."
"Please?" I'm trying to keep the panic out of my voice, and trying to loosen the death grip on my knife.
"No, now go."
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I don't know what came over me. I attacked her. I didn't know a butchers knife could cut so smoothly, I ripped her canvas. The next thing I remember I was running for one of the side exits, with Peeves laughter ringing in my ears.
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I failed.
SUMMARY: It's Halloween...
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter, in any way, shape or form. I love to read the books, but I sure don't own them. J.K. Rowling and WB do. This is simply a tribute to the Harry Potter series. I am making no money from this and I'm just enjoying sharing some of my own crazy ideas.
AUTHORS NOTE: This is Sirius' thoughts... He's not talking to anyone, it's all in his mind.
THANK YOU: I would like to thank my beta reader, ***Draco~Malfoy~Lover***. Thank you so much.
Chapter Five
Halloween
God, that cat won't leave me alone.
We've had a repeat of that fight every second or third night since that first time. And I haven't been the one to initiate it since the second time.
However, I'm not getting as beat up as that first time, any more. I don't think it's fight as hard, because I know it can hurt me, and it knows it too.
I didn't leave the shack the night after our first fight. I was still smarting. More from the fact that I was beaten up by a cat than anything else. Do you have any idea how embarrassing that is? Getting beat up by a cat, when I'm a dog? At least Moony, Prongs and Wormtail aren't here. They would never let me live this down.
I must say though, I'm feeling stronger, for the fact that I'm having these battles with the cat.
I can't keep calling it cat, but I don't know it's name.
Oh well, cat isn't such a bad name. Maybe someday I'll find out it's real one.
Tomorrow is Halloween. Tomorrow I get to act out my revenge.
Tomorrow it will have been three weeks since my escape. The time has just flown.
Three months is nothing compared to the twelve years I spent at Azkaban, yet its been different. The time has gone so fast, yet its been so slow. I want my revenge, and tomorrow I'll have it.
Tonight I'll sneak into the castle and get a knife. The house elves won't tell on me. They haven't yet, as I've been sneaking in for the past couple of weeks for food. The love to serve.
They are lucky, knowing what they want to do with their lives. I was training to be come an Unspeakable. Who knew that instead I'd be here, waiting for the time to pass. Waiting to kill the rat that destroyed my life.
I wonder what I'm going to do after tomorrow.
Perhaps I'll write the Ministry, and say I'll turn myself in, if they promise a new trial with the Veritaserum potion.
It's an idea. Though by then, Wormtail will be dead. But I'm not going to do it by magic. I'm going to do with with by bare hands. They can't put me in Azkaban for that.
Maybe a muggle prison though.
It can't be as bad as the Dementors.
I really should make my way up to the castle. It's starting to get late and I want to be out of there before everyone is up and about.
Or...
I could always hide away in one of the hidden rooms near Griffendor tower that Prongs, Moony, Wormtail and I found. It would be much easier to maneuver from there with everyone awake.
Yes, I think I'll do that.
Now lets see if I remember the password... Pumpernical? No... that was to the make out spot... Slimy Toad? No... that was to our stash to torment Snape. I remember... Avalon!
Time to head up... can't forget the stick. I'm starting to think that tree is vindictive... I only peed on it once... I really had to go.
I hope that bloody cat leaves me alone tonight. I can't afford to be spotted now. What's strange is that it hasn't fought me in five nights now, though it has been around. I think it knows I have a healthy respect for it now. Only because I know it could seriously hurt me if it wanted to.
I don't see it, that's a good thing I guess...
Makes it easier for me to get up to the school.
Alright... where is that bloody cat? Its been here every day for almost a month, and it doesn't show up now? This really bothers me. I know it shouldn't, but it does.
Where is it?
Maybe its student decided to keep it in, or maybe it decided to start tormenting someone else. I guess I'll never really know...
Ah... one of the side doors to the castle. I've always found this one to be the best.
I wish I had the map though, it's always been hard to sneak around this place. I won't get caught though, I never have yet.
I've always found it easier to go about the school as a dog. My hearing is much better as a dog and it's much easier to pass myself off as one of the students' pets.
Plus a neat trick Prongs and I found out... animals have free access to the kitchens. We already know about tickling the pear, but one night, on our trip to get some food, we noticed a cat sticking its nose up to a knot on the wall. And the door opened automatically.
I had to try it... of course I tried it as a human and it didn't work. Prongs, taking the initiative, knocked me upside the head and called me an idiot. I think he enjoyed doing that.
With his prompting I turned into a dog, and tried again. And it worked! Now Wormy didn't have an excuse to not go to the kitchens for us.
That's what I've been using the past couple of weeks to get food. The house elves love to feed anyone and anything. It has felt so good to have real food in my stomach again.
Maybe someday I can thank them. Though there isn't really anything they want for.
Man, the halls are really quiet tonight. You would think people would be sneaking around. I know Moony, Prongs, Wormtail and I would be.
Of course, we also had Prongs' invisibility cloak. I have to wonder what ever happened to it. Did Harry get it? Or was it one of the many things that was lost when Prongs and Kitty died?
I know some of their stuff is stored at my old place. Maybe I can find a way to get it to Harry.
Yah right, probably the same way I'm going to be able to get my money from Gringotts. When Hell freezes over.
Ah... there is the door to the kitchens, all I need to do is press that little knot right there.
I'm in.
Dinner time!
I really should try and eat some extra food tonight, seeing as I don't know when I'll next eat. Tomorrow... whatever happens... I will not be able to come back here for food.
I won't accept failure though. I've been waiting for this for too long.
Ohh... look at the size of that ham over there, with a butchers knife stuck in it. This is just too perfect... I'll just saunter over there... grab that in my jaws and get the hell out of here.
It tastes so good... it's all I can do not to sit down and start eating it right here. But I can't do that, I need to get to the hiding spot first. That way, I can hold it in my hands and I'll be able to take the knife out.
Alright Padfoot, remember the way. Just go to the tower, take two rights, then a left. Now go up to the painting that looks like a man in woman's clothing and drop the ham.
Mouth! I said drop it!
Good.
I'm a little nervous about doing this.
Look up and down the hallway, nothing.
And again... still nothing.
I could stand here all night and look, but it's not going to change anything. It's too late for me to turn around and go back... it's going to be day soon.
It's going to be day, and I get to kill Wormtail tonight.
Ugh, I'm wasting time and I know it.
Well, I guess I should change.
It wasn't so bad. I haven't been in my human form in so long.
Can't stand here any longer, in case I get caught...
"Avalon"
I can't forget my ham.
Here we go... the painting is opening. I'll just slip in and close it behind me.
It's been almost fourteen years since I've entered this room and other than a fine coating of dust, things are almost the same. You can feel the presence of the other three here. This is where we would come when we could get to Moony's shack. This is where I became a dog for the very first time.
Wormtail you are going to pay for tearing us all apart. What, were we stronger as a group?
Yes... yes we were, because love held us together.
We even loved you Wormy. You were a part of everything we did. We enjoyed just having you around. Why did you tear us apart?
Do you even remember the time we spent in this room? I hope you do, seeing as we spent so much time in here, learning how to become Animagi.
You were so inept at the spells. However we took the time to go over it with you again, and again, and again until you got it right. Prongs did everything in his power to help you, so you wouldn't fail, yet you couldn't help him when he needed it most.
Do you remember the night the Prongs, you and I were ready to transform? We were all excited about finding out what we would become. I remember you were hoping to become something small but proud. Prongs wanted to become something protective, and I just wanted to be something to help Moony.
I can now see the reasoning behind what we all become, but at first I was confused.
Prongs became the stag because he was protective of those of us he considered his friends. We were his heard, and he felt the need to protect us. Even you Wormy.
You, Wormtail, became the rat because of the evil that was all ready within you. I've tried to see where you started working against us but I still can't see it. You were a worm, burrowing your way into our confidence, and a rat for what you did.
I on the other hand, became a dog because of my loyalty. A loyalty that is set deep within me. Just think Wormy, my loyalty used to be towards you, and now it is against you forever. My loyalty is to Prongs, Moony, Kitty, and Harry. You killed Prongs and Kitty so now I only have a loyalty to Moony and Harry. I will make you pay for killing those two.
We didn't use this room too much after become Animagi, unless it was exam time. We did a lot of studying in this room and a lot of tutoring you. I know you didn't get the best grades, but at least we helped you get better than you would have gotten on your own.
This room just breathes Prongs. It's almost like a tangible presence. It's hard to believe that he's gone when I'm in here. I can see him sitting in that chair over there by the fire, leaned over his books.
I can see the way he would throw his hands up in despair every time you or I would get a question wrong dealing with our transfiguration homework. Or when we would melt another cauldron trying to make the Animagi potion.
He was smart yet he never used it against any of us. All he wanted to do was help.
I miss him.
I better eat, and then sleep for a bit. The students will probably arrive at the feast for about 7 p.m. I won't go out till about 7:30, just in case there are any stragglers.
By eight o'clock you will be dead Wormtail, and by 8:30, I'll be out of the castle, as long as I don't run into Peeves.
I have twelve hours until I start...
That ham was as beautiful as I thought it would be. Now I must be down for the day. I think I'll take Prongs' chair. It always was the most comfortable, and he let me sleep in it from time to time. I doubt he'll object now.
That was the best sleep I've had since Azkaban. I can't believe it. It was almost like Prongs was holding me. He only did that once, but I'll always remember it. It was Christmas night. That same Christmas I found out about Mom and Dad. He held me while I slept, and he kept the dreams away. Today's sleep reminded me of that.
I still have a few hours before I go to meet up with Wormy, so I'm going to poke through this room and see if we left anything behind. I might even eat what's left of that ham.
Alright, I will eat what's left of the ham, just because I don't know when I'll eat next.
So, let's see... if I touch this spot in the wall... oh my, Bernie Bots Every Flavor Beans. I haven't had one of these in ages. I wonder if they're still any good? Well, I'll never know if I don't try now, will I?
Mmmmm, Bumbleberry Pie... Oh yuck, that tasted like mold, but it was probably supposed to taste like that. Ahh... much better... chocolate éclair... they are definitely still good.
Lets see what else I can find in here.
Looks like a couple of melted cauldrons in the far corner. I haven't found what I'm looking for though... not like anyone will really forget that, but I was hoping to get my hands on a wand.
We really didn't leave much behind here. Moony was way too good at cleaning, he didn't even leave behind a brush. And I really do need one.
They really don't care about your appearance in Azkaban. My hair was never cut in twelve years I was there. I always had long hair though. Although it never went past my shoulders. And I kept it brushed.
They used to call me vain because of the way I kept my hair.
Well, they can never call me that again. For twelve years, I haven't cared about what I look like, and it shows. My body which was once well built and strong, is now weak and scrawny. My hair is matted and almost beyond repair.
Perhaps someday I will take the time to clean myself up. I know I'm stronger now than when I was in Azkaban. Those fights I was having with that cat has helped a lot.
The time moves so fast in here. I know it's almost time for me to go. Almost time for me to go kill you Wormy.
Are you waiting for me Wormtail? Do you know I'm coming? Well, I am. I'll be there shortly. Just a short while and my revenge will be complete.
This butchers knife is perfect. If he decides to stay a rat, I can chop off his head and if he decides to face me as a man, well then I can just have more fun. I know I must sound evil, but I don't care. I have dreamed of this day for years and I'm about to have it come true.
Twelve years I have dreamed of having that little worm in my hands and killing him. He betrayed us when we trusted him.
I should have listened to Kitty. She always said there was something about him that she didn't trust. But then again she said there was good qualities about Snape. How anyone could say that about that slimy git, I don't know. Maybe she was right though... Nah... It was Snape, there is nothing good about him.
Here I am leaving the safety of my room. I must be very careful, or I'll get caught. I haven't taken this much of a risk since trying to see Harry, and even then I took more caution than I am right now.
I hope Martha will let me into the common room. That's the only hitch in my whole plan, but she used to let me in as a kid when I forgot. After learning her name, I never called her 'The Fat Lady'. She had a proper name, and it deserved to be used.
I always liked Martha. She was a good person.
Ah, here we are.
"Hi Martha." I hope she doesn't take in my appearance.
"Hello Sirius, password?"
"I've forgotten it Martha, can you just let me in for old times same?" Dear god, I hope this works.
"I need a password. Your no longer a student here."
Come on... the more time I waste here the less time I have to kill Wormtail. "But Martha, I just need to get something. I'll be right out."
"Not without a password."
"Please?" I'm trying to keep the panic out of my voice, and trying to loosen the death grip on my knife.
"No, now go."
I don't know what came over me. I attacked her. I didn't know a butchers knife could cut so smoothly, I ripped her canvas. The next thing I remember I was running for one of the side exits, with Peeves laughter ringing in my ears.
I failed.
