Chapter 8 - Full Moon, No Moon

If Remus had looked scared before, it was nothing compared to the look on his face now, as he made his way onto the stage.

The man on the other side of the long, low stage surrounded by spectators was a short man wearing a long cloak that seemed to be about three times too big for him. He also looked scared.

"The first man to get knocked of the stage, or is unable to continue loses," Ludo bagman told the hundreds present, "Wizards raise your wands and begin when the flag is waved."

"Sounds painfull," Sirus wispered as Ludo bagman began his climb of the stage. "But Moony'll be fine. Knows his stuff."

The crowd was silent as the man with the flag, a man a little taller than Lupin's short opponent, and then the flag was waved.

It all happened so quick that both James and Sirus didn't understand what had happened. Both Lupin's and his opponent's wands had flew off into the crowd and suddenly both men were scanning their pockets.

"What's he going for ?" Sirus muttered. But James couldn't be bothered to figire it out. He just hoped Lupin found his object before Hogart Hughes did.

And then in a blink of an eye Lupin was gone.

"What on earth ?" Ludo bagman called, "Is he still on the stage."

And then even more suddenly than Lupin's disappearance a burst of came from nowhere and the short man stumbled backwards and, tripping over his cloak, fell off the stage.

Then, as suddenly as Lupin had disappeared, he reappeared with a shiny invisabilty cloak in one hand and a wand in the other.

"We have a winner !" Ludo Bagman told the crowd.

Lupin handed the wand back to the witch he had borrowed it from and bowed before returning to the group.

"Nice Invisabilty cloak, " Arthur said as Moony made his way back, "Where'd you get it ?"

Lupin smiled and handed it to James, "Actually it's James's, I borrowed it because the barman told me that Hogart Hughes always uses dis-able spells."

James barely had time to react to this before Ludo was on the stage again.

"Can Sirus black and Lucius Malfoy please make their way onto the stage ?"

Sirus kissed Amy before leaving and it was then that Lupin leaned over to speak to James, "Here's a hint," He wispered, "Snape will try and use his mind spell and make you jump of the stage."

And at that Remus pulled out a ring, "This is the Ring of Kaldeon. It creates a barrier around your mind that makes it unpenatratable. It only works for ten seconds so be fast."

Sirus stood facing Lucius who look pleased to have drawn him.

"Are you ready black ?" He asked.

"Are you kidding," Sirus replied as Ludo Bagman made his way to the stage, "I was born to beat you."