A letter was clutched tightly in his fist; a cold wind blew across
the tower. His face was pale and tearstained. He took long strides to the
tower's edge. Over the wind's howl, he didn't hear the footsteps behind
him.
He climbed to the towers top wall and stood on the top. He let the letter fall from his clutched fist and it blew behind him. The night sky was dark and starless. All the students were in their common rooms working or talking.
He took a deep breath and screamed a war cry. He launched himself from the tower in a perfect dive. A voice behind him shrieked.
"JAMES!"
He grinned recklessly, there wasn't a person in the world that could stop him now. This was all his. He flipped and dove into a spiral. He somersaulted and landed lightly on the grass.
Lily screamed again. He could hear the other students shouting and running towards the tower. They had all heard his war cry, echoing through the entire castle.
The professors would arrive soon and demand to know what had happened. He transformed easily and ran into the forest.
He climbed to the towers top wall and stood on the top. He let the letter fall from his clutched fist and it blew behind him. The night sky was dark and starless. All the students were in their common rooms working or talking.
He took a deep breath and screamed a war cry. He launched himself from the tower in a perfect dive. A voice behind him shrieked.
"JAMES!"
He grinned recklessly, there wasn't a person in the world that could stop him now. This was all his. He flipped and dove into a spiral. He somersaulted and landed lightly on the grass.
Lily screamed again. He could hear the other students shouting and running towards the tower. They had all heard his war cry, echoing through the entire castle.
The professors would arrive soon and demand to know what had happened. He transformed easily and ran into the forest.
