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kawaii-kirei- btw means by the way.
The next month went slowly, without any more excitement. The winged horses got bigger and Lily and James finished furnishing the rooms for the IQC. James was very excited and was training harder than ever for the IQC. One very cold October morning, Lily was walking back from taking care of Twills. She saw a beautiful white stag which was biting some moss off of the barks and strangely spitting them out. It walked around, sniffing the ground. Lily walked over to it.
"Hello." She said, holding out her hand with an apple. It looked up toward her and began to walk slowly toward her. It gobbled the apple right from her hands, as if it was used to being fed.
"I'm Lily. I'm going to name you Ike." She felt silly talking to the stag, but it felt good to talk to something [someone] even if it never talked back. She sat on a big rock and began talking about stuff. But it was time for breakfast and she left, saying, "I'll see you tomorrow morning here. Okay? Maybe I'll bring you a toast." She lightly skipped, humming a tune.
Every morning for the next week, she met with the white stag and talked to it, as if it was a diary. She told it about Twills, how mean the three Slytherins were, stuff she usually kept to herself.
"—and Ike, you won't believe how mean Malfoy, Gringley, and Snape are to me. I guess Snape isn't that bad. He's never called me a mudblood. Just hanging out with Malfoy and Gringley is bad enough though. I don't think a week has passed without them calling me a mudblood at least three times. You don't know how horrible they are Ike. They threaten to hurt me if I don't do their homework for them… especially Gringley. I'm so glad he'll be gone by next year—" She stopped abruptly as she heard a rustling sound behind her. The stag, too, looked up and walked between Lily and the sound, as if guarding her.
"What the hell…" Lily whispered, as a big hairy leg poked out of the bush. Lily stepped back. It was a giant spider, at least eight feet tall. The spiders never came to the edge of the forest. It madly clicked its pinchers and screamed its terrible shriek. It was advancing on the stag and Lily. The stag raised up on its hind legs and flailed its front legs. The spider drew away slightly, but still charged menacingly. It swung its body forward and bit the stag's left shoulder. The stag slightly collapsed, but stood back up. Just when the spider was about to attack again, Lily shouted out,
"Stupefy!" The spell hit the spider in one of its black blinking eyes. It shrieked and recoiled back. Lily stood firm, her hand shaking, and her big green eyes open wide. It ran away madly.
"It'll probably be back again…" Lily muttered. "Oh Ike… You saved my life!" She talked to the stag, which was now lying down. The stag's shoulder was a bloody mess and she could see the white shoulder blade through the flesh. Lily shuddered but levitated it and put it in the stable, which was close by. "Now hold on here, I'll get the nurse." With that, Lily ran out the door.
James transformed back to his old self. He groaned as he tried to move his left shoulder. A spider's bite couldn't heal by itself. But if he stayed here as a stag, Madam Monzingo [my fourth grade teacher's name :O)] would use a potion for animals, which could be fatal to a human. He gulped and got his invisibility cloak out of his pocket. He put in on and slowly walked back to the building. His shoulder was dripping blood and making a red trail on the grass. He swore silently, got out his wand and squirted water to wash the trail away. He grabbed his shoulder to stop the blood and drudged into the building. Then he heard hysterical voices.
"The stag's in the stable right now!" Lily said.
"Lily, calm down. It'll be okay. It's just a spider bite." Madam Monzingo said in her calm soothing voice. But Lily paid no heed and still half jogged ahead of the school nurse.
James hoped they couldn't hear his now quickening breath and moved in to the common room, looking for Sirius. He wasn't in there so he went to his dorm, hoping to find Sirius still sleeping. Sirius was blocking the doorway.
"James, I know you're there. I saw you on the map." He whispered to the invisible James.
"Meet me in the Shrieking Shack. Bring some bandages." James said hoarsely. It was too dangerous to show and tell Sirius in the dorm room. Being an unregistered animagus was strictly illegal and if they ever got caught, they would be expelled for sure, if worse, be sent to Azkaban. Sirius quickly walked to the Shrieking Shack and James followed him. He finally reached the old house and took off his invisibility cloak.
"Holy shit James, what happened?" Sirius asked, looking at James' shoulder. He walked to his side.
"Spider…" James said simply, taking off his robes. They cleaned the wound and bandaged it. James told him the whole story.
"So Lily Evans told you all those things?" Sirius said.
James nodded grimly. "I feel so guilty."
Sirius chuckled and playfully slapped James on his back, which made him yelp with pain.
"Ow!"
"Sorry!"
James waved his hand carelessly. "I'll tell her." Sirius nodded.
"It'll take about two week make the potion for a giant spider bite. You'll just have to hang on." Sirius said.
"But how long before the poison affects the whole body?" James asked.
"About a month, so you have plenty of time." He answered, now cleaning up the mess.
James nodded and sat in one of the battered chair. "I can't play Quidditch huh."
Sirius nodded grimly and James closed his eyes and shook his head.
"At least it's not your wand arm and it's not time for the IQC yet." Sirius said optimistically.
James nodded. "What should I tell the team?"
"I don't know. Just say you're going to go over the strategies the next two weeks." Sirius said, getting up. "Let's go."
James got up and they walked back to the common room. James was greeted by a concerned Remus.
"How's your shoulder?" He whispered.
"How'd you know!" Sirius said, loudly.
Remus shushed him. "Lily told me everything this morning. She was hysterical about a white stag getting bit by a spider and I figured it was you since she told me the stag disappeared and you weren't here this morning."
"Where's Peter? Does he know?" James asked, ignoring the previous question.
"Never mind him. He's still sleeping." Remus said rolling his eyes. "How's your shoulder?"
"It's fine. Sirius is going to make me a potion. Plus, it takes a month for the poison to take effect. The potion will take only about two weeks." James said. "By the way, where's Lily?"
"In the library. Why?" Remus said.
"I need to tell her. I feel so guilty about not telling her and all."
Remus laughed softly and shrugged. "Sirius and I will start on the potion."
A/N- if u guys want, i can email you everytime i update. tell me your email address when you REVIEW [lol] and i'll email you guys. THANX FOR READING AND REVIEWING!!!
kawaii-kirei- btw means by the way.
The next month went slowly, without any more excitement. The winged horses got bigger and Lily and James finished furnishing the rooms for the IQC. James was very excited and was training harder than ever for the IQC. One very cold October morning, Lily was walking back from taking care of Twills. She saw a beautiful white stag which was biting some moss off of the barks and strangely spitting them out. It walked around, sniffing the ground. Lily walked over to it.
"Hello." She said, holding out her hand with an apple. It looked up toward her and began to walk slowly toward her. It gobbled the apple right from her hands, as if it was used to being fed.
"I'm Lily. I'm going to name you Ike." She felt silly talking to the stag, but it felt good to talk to something [someone] even if it never talked back. She sat on a big rock and began talking about stuff. But it was time for breakfast and she left, saying, "I'll see you tomorrow morning here. Okay? Maybe I'll bring you a toast." She lightly skipped, humming a tune.
Every morning for the next week, she met with the white stag and talked to it, as if it was a diary. She told it about Twills, how mean the three Slytherins were, stuff she usually kept to herself.
"—and Ike, you won't believe how mean Malfoy, Gringley, and Snape are to me. I guess Snape isn't that bad. He's never called me a mudblood. Just hanging out with Malfoy and Gringley is bad enough though. I don't think a week has passed without them calling me a mudblood at least three times. You don't know how horrible they are Ike. They threaten to hurt me if I don't do their homework for them… especially Gringley. I'm so glad he'll be gone by next year—" She stopped abruptly as she heard a rustling sound behind her. The stag, too, looked up and walked between Lily and the sound, as if guarding her.
"What the hell…" Lily whispered, as a big hairy leg poked out of the bush. Lily stepped back. It was a giant spider, at least eight feet tall. The spiders never came to the edge of the forest. It madly clicked its pinchers and screamed its terrible shriek. It was advancing on the stag and Lily. The stag raised up on its hind legs and flailed its front legs. The spider drew away slightly, but still charged menacingly. It swung its body forward and bit the stag's left shoulder. The stag slightly collapsed, but stood back up. Just when the spider was about to attack again, Lily shouted out,
"Stupefy!" The spell hit the spider in one of its black blinking eyes. It shrieked and recoiled back. Lily stood firm, her hand shaking, and her big green eyes open wide. It ran away madly.
"It'll probably be back again…" Lily muttered. "Oh Ike… You saved my life!" She talked to the stag, which was now lying down. The stag's shoulder was a bloody mess and she could see the white shoulder blade through the flesh. Lily shuddered but levitated it and put it in the stable, which was close by. "Now hold on here, I'll get the nurse." With that, Lily ran out the door.
James transformed back to his old self. He groaned as he tried to move his left shoulder. A spider's bite couldn't heal by itself. But if he stayed here as a stag, Madam Monzingo [my fourth grade teacher's name :O)] would use a potion for animals, which could be fatal to a human. He gulped and got his invisibility cloak out of his pocket. He put in on and slowly walked back to the building. His shoulder was dripping blood and making a red trail on the grass. He swore silently, got out his wand and squirted water to wash the trail away. He grabbed his shoulder to stop the blood and drudged into the building. Then he heard hysterical voices.
"The stag's in the stable right now!" Lily said.
"Lily, calm down. It'll be okay. It's just a spider bite." Madam Monzingo said in her calm soothing voice. But Lily paid no heed and still half jogged ahead of the school nurse.
James hoped they couldn't hear his now quickening breath and moved in to the common room, looking for Sirius. He wasn't in there so he went to his dorm, hoping to find Sirius still sleeping. Sirius was blocking the doorway.
"James, I know you're there. I saw you on the map." He whispered to the invisible James.
"Meet me in the Shrieking Shack. Bring some bandages." James said hoarsely. It was too dangerous to show and tell Sirius in the dorm room. Being an unregistered animagus was strictly illegal and if they ever got caught, they would be expelled for sure, if worse, be sent to Azkaban. Sirius quickly walked to the Shrieking Shack and James followed him. He finally reached the old house and took off his invisibility cloak.
"Holy shit James, what happened?" Sirius asked, looking at James' shoulder. He walked to his side.
"Spider…" James said simply, taking off his robes. They cleaned the wound and bandaged it. James told him the whole story.
"So Lily Evans told you all those things?" Sirius said.
James nodded grimly. "I feel so guilty."
Sirius chuckled and playfully slapped James on his back, which made him yelp with pain.
"Ow!"
"Sorry!"
James waved his hand carelessly. "I'll tell her." Sirius nodded.
"It'll take about two week make the potion for a giant spider bite. You'll just have to hang on." Sirius said.
"But how long before the poison affects the whole body?" James asked.
"About a month, so you have plenty of time." He answered, now cleaning up the mess.
James nodded and sat in one of the battered chair. "I can't play Quidditch huh."
Sirius nodded grimly and James closed his eyes and shook his head.
"At least it's not your wand arm and it's not time for the IQC yet." Sirius said optimistically.
James nodded. "What should I tell the team?"
"I don't know. Just say you're going to go over the strategies the next two weeks." Sirius said, getting up. "Let's go."
James got up and they walked back to the common room. James was greeted by a concerned Remus.
"How's your shoulder?" He whispered.
"How'd you know!" Sirius said, loudly.
Remus shushed him. "Lily told me everything this morning. She was hysterical about a white stag getting bit by a spider and I figured it was you since she told me the stag disappeared and you weren't here this morning."
"Where's Peter? Does he know?" James asked, ignoring the previous question.
"Never mind him. He's still sleeping." Remus said rolling his eyes. "How's your shoulder?"
"It's fine. Sirius is going to make me a potion. Plus, it takes a month for the poison to take effect. The potion will take only about two weeks." James said. "By the way, where's Lily?"
"In the library. Why?" Remus said.
"I need to tell her. I feel so guilty about not telling her and all."
Remus laughed softly and shrugged. "Sirius and I will start on the potion."
A/N- if u guys want, i can email you everytime i update. tell me your email address when you REVIEW [lol] and i'll email you guys. THANX FOR READING AND REVIEWING!!!
