On the Other Side of Reality
Chapter Five: Buckbeak
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series.
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I motioned for Sirius (who, if you'll remember, told me that his name was James) to sit at the table, and I put a plate of food in front of him.
He ate ravenously. It wasn't the most pleasant thing to watch. I just had to keep reminding myself that he was literally starving.
"Where did you come from?" I asked.
"Well," he said, trying to finish a mouthful. He looked very thoughtful. "I can safely say I've been all over."
Now I knew what he was talking about, but I figured that if I didn't ask him any questions, I would become very boring. "What do you mean, 'all over?'"
"Just everywhere," he replied.
This was pretty self-explanatory, but I wanted to play with him a little. "Now how did you manage that?" I asked.
He looked up, a spark in his dead eyes. "Would you like me to show you?"
I smiled back at him. I knew what was coming. "Okay."
He took the few bones that he had not completely raped and pocketed them. He then stood up from the table and took his plate to the sink.
I watched him curiously as he moved toward my beloved back door and made a "follow me" motion. I did.
We walked out into the yard and in the direction of the willow tree. Sirius then stopped below it and whistled. Buckbeak came fluttering down.
"Wow." I gasped in amazement. The animal was very impressive. He was beautiful.
"Do you know what this is?" He asked.
"Of course I do," I said, trying to sound like I run into these things every day. "It's a hippogriff."
"Have you ever ridden one?"
"Uhh.well, not exactly," I replied. It was getting scarier.
"Well, let's have a go, shall we?" BOOM! There goes my stomach.
"I don't.I don't think so," I said, backing away slowly. "Think I would like to keep my.Whoa!"
Sirius had picked me up and sat me directly on the hippogriff, who didn't like it very much (I never bowed).
"Sorry, old boy, she means no harm," he said, throwing Buckbeak a bone.
He bowed and took his seat in front of me. "Hold on tight," he said.
I quickly wrapped my hands around his thin waist and closed my eyes. I felt wind rushing down on me. I chanced a look down.
"Oh no!" Bad idea. I couldn't even make out the ocean. All I could see were the stars against the night sky.
"Nice view isn't it?" Sirius asked.
"Are we still on earth?" I asked nervously.
He gave a deep hearty laugh. I didn't know he had it in him. I liked it. "Yes," he said. "We're still on earth. I'll pull down a bit."
Thankfully, he brought Buckbeak down so I could make out the landscape. Sort-of.
Amazingly, he was able to turn around on Buckbeak and sit facing me. "Fun, huh?" He asked.
I could only nod. I was concentrating on not falling off because I couldn't hold on to Sirius.
"Just let go," he said, taking my hand from the side of Buckbeak. The touch of his hand made feel warm all over.
I let go. Amazingly I didn't fall. I guessed that Buckbeak was flying smoothly, but I had an idea that Sirius was helping somehow.
"You know, if you fall off you can just transform," he said.
I hadn't thought of that. This brought relief over me.
"You're an animagi, but you're a squib," he thought aloud. "Interesting." He decided to change the subject. "Have you lived in Ireland long?"
This question made me laugh.
"What's so funny?" He asked.
"Nothing (laugh). No, I haven't" I replied.
He merely looked at me. It was penetrating. I tried to look away, but failed.
It was then that something happened between us. It was hard to decide exactly.
We descended slowly. Sirius was facing front again, and we didn't talk much on the way down.
But I was very, very happy.
Chapter Five: Buckbeak
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series.
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I motioned for Sirius (who, if you'll remember, told me that his name was James) to sit at the table, and I put a plate of food in front of him.
He ate ravenously. It wasn't the most pleasant thing to watch. I just had to keep reminding myself that he was literally starving.
"Where did you come from?" I asked.
"Well," he said, trying to finish a mouthful. He looked very thoughtful. "I can safely say I've been all over."
Now I knew what he was talking about, but I figured that if I didn't ask him any questions, I would become very boring. "What do you mean, 'all over?'"
"Just everywhere," he replied.
This was pretty self-explanatory, but I wanted to play with him a little. "Now how did you manage that?" I asked.
He looked up, a spark in his dead eyes. "Would you like me to show you?"
I smiled back at him. I knew what was coming. "Okay."
He took the few bones that he had not completely raped and pocketed them. He then stood up from the table and took his plate to the sink.
I watched him curiously as he moved toward my beloved back door and made a "follow me" motion. I did.
We walked out into the yard and in the direction of the willow tree. Sirius then stopped below it and whistled. Buckbeak came fluttering down.
"Wow." I gasped in amazement. The animal was very impressive. He was beautiful.
"Do you know what this is?" He asked.
"Of course I do," I said, trying to sound like I run into these things every day. "It's a hippogriff."
"Have you ever ridden one?"
"Uhh.well, not exactly," I replied. It was getting scarier.
"Well, let's have a go, shall we?" BOOM! There goes my stomach.
"I don't.I don't think so," I said, backing away slowly. "Think I would like to keep my.Whoa!"
Sirius had picked me up and sat me directly on the hippogriff, who didn't like it very much (I never bowed).
"Sorry, old boy, she means no harm," he said, throwing Buckbeak a bone.
He bowed and took his seat in front of me. "Hold on tight," he said.
I quickly wrapped my hands around his thin waist and closed my eyes. I felt wind rushing down on me. I chanced a look down.
"Oh no!" Bad idea. I couldn't even make out the ocean. All I could see were the stars against the night sky.
"Nice view isn't it?" Sirius asked.
"Are we still on earth?" I asked nervously.
He gave a deep hearty laugh. I didn't know he had it in him. I liked it. "Yes," he said. "We're still on earth. I'll pull down a bit."
Thankfully, he brought Buckbeak down so I could make out the landscape. Sort-of.
Amazingly, he was able to turn around on Buckbeak and sit facing me. "Fun, huh?" He asked.
I could only nod. I was concentrating on not falling off because I couldn't hold on to Sirius.
"Just let go," he said, taking my hand from the side of Buckbeak. The touch of his hand made feel warm all over.
I let go. Amazingly I didn't fall. I guessed that Buckbeak was flying smoothly, but I had an idea that Sirius was helping somehow.
"You know, if you fall off you can just transform," he said.
I hadn't thought of that. This brought relief over me.
"You're an animagi, but you're a squib," he thought aloud. "Interesting." He decided to change the subject. "Have you lived in Ireland long?"
This question made me laugh.
"What's so funny?" He asked.
"Nothing (laugh). No, I haven't" I replied.
He merely looked at me. It was penetrating. I tried to look away, but failed.
It was then that something happened between us. It was hard to decide exactly.
We descended slowly. Sirius was facing front again, and we didn't talk much on the way down.
But I was very, very happy.