Chapter 8 ~*~ The Prophecy
The full moon passed, and Allison and Remus returned tired, sore, and covered in a good amount of cuts and bruises. But Madam Palka (school nurse) was able to fix them up before they resumed classes. Their friends had helped in covering up for their absences with various excuses. It had been hardest to convince Rebecca and Peter, considering they stayed in the same dorms as the two.
Three weeks had passed. Remus and Allison were serving detention, and during their absence, Peter had come to James and Sirius, and explained about the deal with Allison. It turned out a blonde greasy-haired boy, by the name of Lucius Malfoy, had 'explained' to Peter on the train, what girls 'enjoyed'. Peter, not being the brightest crayon in the box believed him, and that's where the first school night came in. Sirius still didn't like him much, but accepted him all the same as did James, who sort of felt sorry for him. They decided to tell Remus and Allison when they returned that night from detention. Neither knew what Allison's reply would be, but they did know exactly what Remus would say.
"I don't know you guys." Allison said, taking a glance at Remus. "If you can get Remus to agree, then I'll agree to, but I'm going now. So see you." And with that she walked out of the boy's dorm.
"Remus?" James asked calmly, but he could see Remus's clenched fists.
Remus took a glance as the last spot Allison was standing, before turning back to Sirius and James. "No."
"Why not may I ask?" Sirius said.
"I don't trust him." Remus said flatly.
"Well if that's all then ." James started, but was cut short.
Remus looked up at them slowly. "And I have to protect her."
"She can take care of herself Rem." Sirius replied. "We all know that."
Remus just shook his head. "I don't trust Peter. When I shook his hand I got this feeling like he couldn't be trusted."
"Where does this lead to Allison?" James questioned.
"That doesn't, but do you remember the super-werewolf story, and his power?"
"Yes. Why?" James asked. Sirius had sat on his bed and was just trying to listen to the conversation without interference.
"She can't control it. I learned about it and how to control it. She, on the other hand, hasn't. It's therefore dangerous to her, and it's my fault that she has to live with it. She doesn't trust Peter. So her eyes will turn purple when he's around, but they won't glow or burn. I have to watch over her."
"Remus.for one thing, it's not your fault. Two, you can watch her whenever she's around him for all I care, just be nice to Peter. Three, I know you know more then you're letting on about the prophecy." James told him.
"Listen, there is a reason, and it's my fault. And I guess your right about the Peter thing." He said that part quite reluctantly. "Last. Yes I know the prophecy."
"Tell us Remus. We can help." James had on a serious look.
"Alright, but she can't know. I don't know what she'd do if she found out. Agreed?"
"Agreed." James and Sirius answered.
"Here goes." Remus let out a deep sigh before he began.
"Long ago in medieval times
When Merlin was still young
A man was born of a different change
That occurred when the moon was full
A danger went to the ones he bit
For they inherited the change
Soon their kind could roam free
But little did they know.
The one
Their leader
The first
Would be changed forever
A potion was given to the original
In hoes that he would die
But instead it gave him immense power
Power over all mankind
His eyes were no longer
A male's bloodthirsty red
Nor a females silver kind
But they glowed gold instead
From then on
The ones he bit
Were a new descendent of his kind
They had his power
And it only showed in their eyes
For thousands of years
The power was passed only to the men
But little did they know
A boy of seven
The youngest of their kind
Would make that change
She would be more powerful
Than the one
Their leader
The first
She wouldn't know the truth
Seven years she would wait
Before she learned it all
It would jeopardize her life
Danger would follow her every move
And the sire would be the one
The one to protect her and watch over her
To keep her from death
He would be willing to sacrifice his life
To keep her safe
For she would be the one to learn
To learn the truth
And save the world
Save the lives of everyone
Purple will protect"
The three of them sat, or rather stood in Remus's case, there for a good ten minutes before Remus broke the silence. "Don't tell Alli." And then he collapsed.
"Ahh Crap!" Sirius shouted, as he ran over to his friend. "He's unconscious. Help me get him to the hospital."
"Must have taken a lot out of him." James said as he helped grab Remus, but he didn't seem like his mind was there with him.
James stood on Remus's left side, while Sirius had his right. They practically ran through the common room. People were staring at them and pointing. Two first years quickly dragging an unconscious other, wasn't a usual sight.
"Oh My God!" Hannah had been in the common room. "W-what happened?" She was shaking and going into hysterics now.
"Hannah, don't worry. He's just exhausted from something he had to do. We're taking him to the hospital wing. Stay here." James said, but the last part was a command more then anything.
"Hannah, please stay here for now, and can you make sure Allison is in her dorm and didn't hear our conversation?" Sirius spoke up.
"Y-yeah.s-sure. Why?"
"Just hurry and if she's not there try to find her and come let us know."
"Sure thing Sirius." And with that she took off back to the tower.
"I just hope Allison doesn't find out. Think of what could happen to her." Sirius said.
"Sirius. You heard the prophecy. She is in trouble as it is. Whether Remus likes it or not, I'm helping him watch her. James replied.
"So will I. If that prophecy is true, then she can't die." Sirius said. He sounded a bit worried as he said it though.
"It's a deal then." James nodded as he said this. "Come on, we're at the hospital wing."
"Madam Palka!" Sirius practically screamed.
"Lily! Katie!" Hannah screamed as she reentered the common room. This earned a lot of suspicious glances, but they all disappeared almost instantly.
"They're upstairs. Now shut the fuck up!" Rebecca yelled.
"Thanks Rebecca!" Hannah yelled as she raced up the dormitory stairs. She didn't have time to fight.
"Katie! Lily!" Hannah screamed as she burst through the dormitory door.
"What in the world?" Lily said, looking up from an Italian novel.
"Must.find.Allison! Important! Remus.in.hospital! Find her.NOW!"
"Alright, we're going! I'll take the halls." Katie said.
"I'll take the kitchens I guess." Lily said, jumping up and heading for the door.
"Great.great.and I've got the library, Animagi Room, and Hexes Forest! Now let's move!" Hannah said, shoving them out the door, through the common room and out the portrait hole.
"Hey guys! Wait!" Peter was running (if you could call it running) up to her. "Where are you going?"
"Peter stay here. If Allison comes back to Gryffindor Tower, send her to the hospital wing. Thanks! Bye! Oh, and everyone meet in the hospital wing in an hour." Hannah yelled, as they all took off in different directions.
An hour later the three girls came sprinting into the hospital wing and collapsed in a dog pile by Remus's bed. Remus had woken back up by now.
"So what happened?" Sirius said, jumping up from his seat.
"She's not in the library." Hannah started.
"Or halls." Katie said.
"Or Animagi Room." Hannah threw in.
"Or Kitchens." Lily said.
"Or Hexes forest." Hannah ended.
"So?" James asked.
"She's gone. We can't find her anywhere. Peter is even in the common room waiting for her if she comes back, but since she's not here, I don't think she came back." Lily explained.
"She's WHAT!" Remus yelled, jumping out of bed.
"Mr. Lupin! Get back in bed this instant!" Madam Palka scolded.
Remus ignored her. "What exactly are the Animagi Room and Hexes Forest?" Remus was panicking now.
"Just secret study rooms we found. She's not there, and we're the only ones who know about them." Katie said in a hurried hush.
"Mr. Lupin!" But Madam Palka didn't get far because Remus cut her off. "We have to find her!" he was racing to the doors, but James tackled him. "James! Get off! She! Can't! Die! You of all people should understand that!"
"No Rem! You're in no way fit to go find her. We will, and we'll even get some house-elves to help. Now go to sleep!" James took the shirt Remus had grabbed on his way out, and threw it to Sirius so Remus hopefully wouldn't go out. "And I'm sure she's fine."
"We have to go find her!" Remus was hysterical by now.
"Go find who Rem?" Came a voice from the door.
"Alli!" Remus jumped up and grabbed Allison in a bone-crushing hug.
"Nice to see you to." She said laughing, before trying to pry Remus off her. "Oxygen becoming an issue."
"Oh, sorry." Remus let go blushing.
"So are you planning on putting on a shirt anytime soon?" Allison asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ha ha ha, very funny." Remus said, as he rolled his eyes, before turning to Sirius. "Sirius, can I have my shirt back?"
"Sure." He said, as he tossed Remus's shirt back to him, before turning to Allison. "You alright, Allison?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" Allison asked puzzled.
"Well no one could find you." James replied.
"Oh, that I can explain." Allison said simply.
"Well, spill." Katie said. "Hannah nearly gave us a heart attack when she barged into the room, screaming something about Remus, and hospital, and Allison's missing."
"Wait. Remus is, or was, in the hospital?" Allison asked.
"Was in the hospital. I don't think he'll allow me to make him stay." Madam Palka said, before bustling away.
"Exhaustion." Was all Remus said, before anyone asked.
"Right. Well anyway. Do you three remember the secret garden Twinky mentioned?" She asked turning to Lily, Hannah, and Katie.
"The one with more plants then the greenhouses?" Lily asked.
"That's the one." Allison said, with a huge smile.
"You found it!" Hannah said, jumping up and down.
"Sure did."
"OOO! What are we standing around here for? Let's go!" Hannah said, dragging her three friends out with her. "Come on guys! We're not going to hide everything from you!" Sot the boys followed the four girls, and they all talked as they walked through the winding halls, with Remus explaining to James and Sirius, what the girls knew about secret passages and such.
About twenty minutes later, Allison stopped in front of three large golden plaques in the trophy room. "Here we are." She said brightly.
"The trophy room?" James said looking around.
"Yep! Hannah?" Allison asked.
"Yes?" she sounded a bit depressed.
"These three plaques belong to Hogwarts first grounds keeper." Allison started. "Tap his name on the center plaque three times. Then do the same to the left and then right plaques, but only once. And do this with your wand."
Hannah did as she was told, and seconds later everyone but Allison jumped at a cracking noise behind them. A hole appeared in the center of the floor, and then a pole appeared in the center of it.
"We have one minute to slide down the pole before it closes." Allison said as she grabbed the pole and slid down. Everyone followed with Sirius bringing up the rear just before it closed up.
They were in a beautifully lit room, full of thousands upon thousands of plants. There was a fountain in the center of the room, and a stream of water ran on each side of the room as well. There were three benches made of silver. The farthest wall from the entrance was made of glass, and you could overlook the grounds. All in all it was beautiful.
Hannah was ecstatic, and started running around looking at everything. Finally Remus got her to go sit down with him, so she would settle down. Katie, Lily and James were all off talking by the fountain. Allison had placed herself by the glass wall, and was looking over the grounds. Sirius was just sitting on a bench, staring at Allison, but she didn't acknowledge this. Finally Katie came over and sat by him.
"Go talk to her."
"Huh?"
"You know you want to talk to her, Sirius."
"Yeah, so?"
"Why don't you go over there then?"
"I don't know." At this he glanced at his watch, searching for an excuse. "Oh crap! It's eleven-o-clock. Lets get back before we get caught." He said, glad he found his reason.
"He's right, we should get going." Allison had just walked over. "Come on you guys. The pole is the only way in, and this painting is the only way out." She shoved on a painting of a willow, and surprisingly, it swung backwards to reveal a way out.
They all made it back to the common room, and only had to hide from Peeves, the school poltergeist, once. They all said good night, and headed to their dorms.
The full moon passed, and Allison and Remus returned tired, sore, and covered in a good amount of cuts and bruises. But Madam Palka (school nurse) was able to fix them up before they resumed classes. Their friends had helped in covering up for their absences with various excuses. It had been hardest to convince Rebecca and Peter, considering they stayed in the same dorms as the two.
Three weeks had passed. Remus and Allison were serving detention, and during their absence, Peter had come to James and Sirius, and explained about the deal with Allison. It turned out a blonde greasy-haired boy, by the name of Lucius Malfoy, had 'explained' to Peter on the train, what girls 'enjoyed'. Peter, not being the brightest crayon in the box believed him, and that's where the first school night came in. Sirius still didn't like him much, but accepted him all the same as did James, who sort of felt sorry for him. They decided to tell Remus and Allison when they returned that night from detention. Neither knew what Allison's reply would be, but they did know exactly what Remus would say.
"I don't know you guys." Allison said, taking a glance at Remus. "If you can get Remus to agree, then I'll agree to, but I'm going now. So see you." And with that she walked out of the boy's dorm.
"Remus?" James asked calmly, but he could see Remus's clenched fists.
Remus took a glance as the last spot Allison was standing, before turning back to Sirius and James. "No."
"Why not may I ask?" Sirius said.
"I don't trust him." Remus said flatly.
"Well if that's all then ." James started, but was cut short.
Remus looked up at them slowly. "And I have to protect her."
"She can take care of herself Rem." Sirius replied. "We all know that."
Remus just shook his head. "I don't trust Peter. When I shook his hand I got this feeling like he couldn't be trusted."
"Where does this lead to Allison?" James questioned.
"That doesn't, but do you remember the super-werewolf story, and his power?"
"Yes. Why?" James asked. Sirius had sat on his bed and was just trying to listen to the conversation without interference.
"She can't control it. I learned about it and how to control it. She, on the other hand, hasn't. It's therefore dangerous to her, and it's my fault that she has to live with it. She doesn't trust Peter. So her eyes will turn purple when he's around, but they won't glow or burn. I have to watch over her."
"Remus.for one thing, it's not your fault. Two, you can watch her whenever she's around him for all I care, just be nice to Peter. Three, I know you know more then you're letting on about the prophecy." James told him.
"Listen, there is a reason, and it's my fault. And I guess your right about the Peter thing." He said that part quite reluctantly. "Last. Yes I know the prophecy."
"Tell us Remus. We can help." James had on a serious look.
"Alright, but she can't know. I don't know what she'd do if she found out. Agreed?"
"Agreed." James and Sirius answered.
"Here goes." Remus let out a deep sigh before he began.
"Long ago in medieval times
When Merlin was still young
A man was born of a different change
That occurred when the moon was full
A danger went to the ones he bit
For they inherited the change
Soon their kind could roam free
But little did they know.
The one
Their leader
The first
Would be changed forever
A potion was given to the original
In hoes that he would die
But instead it gave him immense power
Power over all mankind
His eyes were no longer
A male's bloodthirsty red
Nor a females silver kind
But they glowed gold instead
From then on
The ones he bit
Were a new descendent of his kind
They had his power
And it only showed in their eyes
For thousands of years
The power was passed only to the men
But little did they know
A boy of seven
The youngest of their kind
Would make that change
She would be more powerful
Than the one
Their leader
The first
She wouldn't know the truth
Seven years she would wait
Before she learned it all
It would jeopardize her life
Danger would follow her every move
And the sire would be the one
The one to protect her and watch over her
To keep her from death
He would be willing to sacrifice his life
To keep her safe
For she would be the one to learn
To learn the truth
And save the world
Save the lives of everyone
Purple will protect"
The three of them sat, or rather stood in Remus's case, there for a good ten minutes before Remus broke the silence. "Don't tell Alli." And then he collapsed.
"Ahh Crap!" Sirius shouted, as he ran over to his friend. "He's unconscious. Help me get him to the hospital."
"Must have taken a lot out of him." James said as he helped grab Remus, but he didn't seem like his mind was there with him.
James stood on Remus's left side, while Sirius had his right. They practically ran through the common room. People were staring at them and pointing. Two first years quickly dragging an unconscious other, wasn't a usual sight.
"Oh My God!" Hannah had been in the common room. "W-what happened?" She was shaking and going into hysterics now.
"Hannah, don't worry. He's just exhausted from something he had to do. We're taking him to the hospital wing. Stay here." James said, but the last part was a command more then anything.
"Hannah, please stay here for now, and can you make sure Allison is in her dorm and didn't hear our conversation?" Sirius spoke up.
"Y-yeah.s-sure. Why?"
"Just hurry and if she's not there try to find her and come let us know."
"Sure thing Sirius." And with that she took off back to the tower.
"I just hope Allison doesn't find out. Think of what could happen to her." Sirius said.
"Sirius. You heard the prophecy. She is in trouble as it is. Whether Remus likes it or not, I'm helping him watch her. James replied.
"So will I. If that prophecy is true, then she can't die." Sirius said. He sounded a bit worried as he said it though.
"It's a deal then." James nodded as he said this. "Come on, we're at the hospital wing."
"Madam Palka!" Sirius practically screamed.
"Lily! Katie!" Hannah screamed as she reentered the common room. This earned a lot of suspicious glances, but they all disappeared almost instantly.
"They're upstairs. Now shut the fuck up!" Rebecca yelled.
"Thanks Rebecca!" Hannah yelled as she raced up the dormitory stairs. She didn't have time to fight.
"Katie! Lily!" Hannah screamed as she burst through the dormitory door.
"What in the world?" Lily said, looking up from an Italian novel.
"Must.find.Allison! Important! Remus.in.hospital! Find her.NOW!"
"Alright, we're going! I'll take the halls." Katie said.
"I'll take the kitchens I guess." Lily said, jumping up and heading for the door.
"Great.great.and I've got the library, Animagi Room, and Hexes Forest! Now let's move!" Hannah said, shoving them out the door, through the common room and out the portrait hole.
"Hey guys! Wait!" Peter was running (if you could call it running) up to her. "Where are you going?"
"Peter stay here. If Allison comes back to Gryffindor Tower, send her to the hospital wing. Thanks! Bye! Oh, and everyone meet in the hospital wing in an hour." Hannah yelled, as they all took off in different directions.
An hour later the three girls came sprinting into the hospital wing and collapsed in a dog pile by Remus's bed. Remus had woken back up by now.
"So what happened?" Sirius said, jumping up from his seat.
"She's not in the library." Hannah started.
"Or halls." Katie said.
"Or Animagi Room." Hannah threw in.
"Or Kitchens." Lily said.
"Or Hexes forest." Hannah ended.
"So?" James asked.
"She's gone. We can't find her anywhere. Peter is even in the common room waiting for her if she comes back, but since she's not here, I don't think she came back." Lily explained.
"She's WHAT!" Remus yelled, jumping out of bed.
"Mr. Lupin! Get back in bed this instant!" Madam Palka scolded.
Remus ignored her. "What exactly are the Animagi Room and Hexes Forest?" Remus was panicking now.
"Just secret study rooms we found. She's not there, and we're the only ones who know about them." Katie said in a hurried hush.
"Mr. Lupin!" But Madam Palka didn't get far because Remus cut her off. "We have to find her!" he was racing to the doors, but James tackled him. "James! Get off! She! Can't! Die! You of all people should understand that!"
"No Rem! You're in no way fit to go find her. We will, and we'll even get some house-elves to help. Now go to sleep!" James took the shirt Remus had grabbed on his way out, and threw it to Sirius so Remus hopefully wouldn't go out. "And I'm sure she's fine."
"We have to go find her!" Remus was hysterical by now.
"Go find who Rem?" Came a voice from the door.
"Alli!" Remus jumped up and grabbed Allison in a bone-crushing hug.
"Nice to see you to." She said laughing, before trying to pry Remus off her. "Oxygen becoming an issue."
"Oh, sorry." Remus let go blushing.
"So are you planning on putting on a shirt anytime soon?" Allison asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ha ha ha, very funny." Remus said, as he rolled his eyes, before turning to Sirius. "Sirius, can I have my shirt back?"
"Sure." He said, as he tossed Remus's shirt back to him, before turning to Allison. "You alright, Allison?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" Allison asked puzzled.
"Well no one could find you." James replied.
"Oh, that I can explain." Allison said simply.
"Well, spill." Katie said. "Hannah nearly gave us a heart attack when she barged into the room, screaming something about Remus, and hospital, and Allison's missing."
"Wait. Remus is, or was, in the hospital?" Allison asked.
"Was in the hospital. I don't think he'll allow me to make him stay." Madam Palka said, before bustling away.
"Exhaustion." Was all Remus said, before anyone asked.
"Right. Well anyway. Do you three remember the secret garden Twinky mentioned?" She asked turning to Lily, Hannah, and Katie.
"The one with more plants then the greenhouses?" Lily asked.
"That's the one." Allison said, with a huge smile.
"You found it!" Hannah said, jumping up and down.
"Sure did."
"OOO! What are we standing around here for? Let's go!" Hannah said, dragging her three friends out with her. "Come on guys! We're not going to hide everything from you!" Sot the boys followed the four girls, and they all talked as they walked through the winding halls, with Remus explaining to James and Sirius, what the girls knew about secret passages and such.
About twenty minutes later, Allison stopped in front of three large golden plaques in the trophy room. "Here we are." She said brightly.
"The trophy room?" James said looking around.
"Yep! Hannah?" Allison asked.
"Yes?" she sounded a bit depressed.
"These three plaques belong to Hogwarts first grounds keeper." Allison started. "Tap his name on the center plaque three times. Then do the same to the left and then right plaques, but only once. And do this with your wand."
Hannah did as she was told, and seconds later everyone but Allison jumped at a cracking noise behind them. A hole appeared in the center of the floor, and then a pole appeared in the center of it.
"We have one minute to slide down the pole before it closes." Allison said as she grabbed the pole and slid down. Everyone followed with Sirius bringing up the rear just before it closed up.
They were in a beautifully lit room, full of thousands upon thousands of plants. There was a fountain in the center of the room, and a stream of water ran on each side of the room as well. There were three benches made of silver. The farthest wall from the entrance was made of glass, and you could overlook the grounds. All in all it was beautiful.
Hannah was ecstatic, and started running around looking at everything. Finally Remus got her to go sit down with him, so she would settle down. Katie, Lily and James were all off talking by the fountain. Allison had placed herself by the glass wall, and was looking over the grounds. Sirius was just sitting on a bench, staring at Allison, but she didn't acknowledge this. Finally Katie came over and sat by him.
"Go talk to her."
"Huh?"
"You know you want to talk to her, Sirius."
"Yeah, so?"
"Why don't you go over there then?"
"I don't know." At this he glanced at his watch, searching for an excuse. "Oh crap! It's eleven-o-clock. Lets get back before we get caught." He said, glad he found his reason.
"He's right, we should get going." Allison had just walked over. "Come on you guys. The pole is the only way in, and this painting is the only way out." She shoved on a painting of a willow, and surprisingly, it swung backwards to reveal a way out.
They all made it back to the common room, and only had to hide from Peeves, the school poltergeist, once. They all said good night, and headed to their dorms.