'I did what?' Screeched Remus the next morning. 'Oh, god, are you all
ok?'
'No, but listen.' James shook Remus' arm. 'Right before you went for Trelaweny, she went all weird.'
'She had a prediction.' Said Sirius. 'And I reckon it was about us lot.'
'Why?' Remus was still in shock about the night's events.
'She was talking about the deer, the dog and the rat.' Said Peter shrilly. 'And she said something about a Dark Hunter . . .'
'And we don't know who that is.' Said Sirius. 'James thought she might have meant you, but . . .'
'But it said that the hunter would prey on and kill the deer.' Butted in James. 'But you didn't do any lasting damage, so . . .'
'You think it could be about something else.' Finished Remus.
'Exactly.' Agreed Peter. 'She can't have been making it up because nobody knows about us.'
'And if it's right then we could all be in danger.' Sirius was concerned. 'It said something about the deer and the hunter and the dog and the fawn.' Remus sat down.
'What did she say exactly? Do any of the girls remember?'
'No.' Said James, immediately. 'We modified their memories, they could have spread our secret.'
'Don't any of you remember?'
'Wait,' said Peter, suddenly. 'I think I remember some of it.'
'Fire away, Worm.'
'There was something about the deer fighting the hunter.' He said, slowly. 'Oh, and "the dog will die to protect the fawn." And she started to say something about the rat, but then you arrived, Remus.'
'But that doesn't make any sense. A fawn is a baby deer, so why should the dog defend it?' Said James.
'I think it's a bit back to front.' Said Remus, thoughtfully. 'A dog would serve its master, but not a rat. Aren't rats meant to fight when you corner them? The rat would fight the hunter.'
'And the deer would protect the fawn!' Squeaked Peter, excitedly. 'That's it, Moony! It just needed untangling.'
'Whoa, whoa, whoa.' Said Sirius. 'Back up here. Even is Moony is right, how would that help us? We still don't know what it means.'
'We should tell Dumbledore.' Said Peter.
'But if we go to him he'll know about us.'
'We're not even meant to know about Moony.' Said Sirius.
'I don't think we should tell him.' Said Moony, quietly. 'I don't think we should do anything about it.'
'Huh?'
'How come?'
'Because, my dear Padfoot, what if we're wrong? What if it doesn't affect us?'
'But . . .'
'No, he's right.' Said Sirius. 'I see what he means. You all heard stories with prophecies that only come true if they try to do something about it? What if that happens to us? What if we put ourselves in danger?'
'Yeah, especially as we never even heard the whole prophecy.' Joined in James, understanding.
'But . . .'
'Worm, don't you get it? Meddling in this could get us in serious trouble.' Said Remus.
'I guess so . . .'
'So we're agreed?' Said James. 'We don't do anything about it?'
'We forget it.'
'Live as if we never heard it.'
'Agreed.'
The four all put their hands together. 'Agreed.'
'Agreed what?' Lilly and Skye had walked over.
'Agreed that um . . . we had a great time last night.' Said Sirius, quickly.
'I know, it was great,' Skye looked at Sirius, shyly. 'In every way.'
He winked. 'Yep, pity you weren't there, Remus.'
'Where were you anyway?' Asked Skye, hugging Sirius' arm.
'Ill.'
'Oh, anyway,' Said Skye. 'Lilly and I were wondering . . .'
'Skye! I was wondering,' Said Lilly, looking at James. 'If you want to meet up again? James?'
'Sure.'
'And Sirius?' Asked Skye.
'I'm there.'
'Great.' And both the girls leaned over and kissed their dates. Remus and Peter looked at each other and walked off, but Sirius and James came after them, both wearing very self-satisfied expressions.
'Prongs, what was that?' Said Remus in a mock-haughty voice. 'I've come to expect that from Padfoot, but what's your excuse?'
'Yeah, James, she hated you yesterday.' Persisted Peter. 'What changed?'
'I, uh, well, when I modified her memory I kind of, um, told her she had a wonderful time . . .' Mumbled James, half sniggering.
All four burst out laughing and set off for the great hall, but in all of their minds remained the prediction, and not one of them forgot a single word.
'No, but listen.' James shook Remus' arm. 'Right before you went for Trelaweny, she went all weird.'
'She had a prediction.' Said Sirius. 'And I reckon it was about us lot.'
'Why?' Remus was still in shock about the night's events.
'She was talking about the deer, the dog and the rat.' Said Peter shrilly. 'And she said something about a Dark Hunter . . .'
'And we don't know who that is.' Said Sirius. 'James thought she might have meant you, but . . .'
'But it said that the hunter would prey on and kill the deer.' Butted in James. 'But you didn't do any lasting damage, so . . .'
'You think it could be about something else.' Finished Remus.
'Exactly.' Agreed Peter. 'She can't have been making it up because nobody knows about us.'
'And if it's right then we could all be in danger.' Sirius was concerned. 'It said something about the deer and the hunter and the dog and the fawn.' Remus sat down.
'What did she say exactly? Do any of the girls remember?'
'No.' Said James, immediately. 'We modified their memories, they could have spread our secret.'
'Don't any of you remember?'
'Wait,' said Peter, suddenly. 'I think I remember some of it.'
'Fire away, Worm.'
'There was something about the deer fighting the hunter.' He said, slowly. 'Oh, and "the dog will die to protect the fawn." And she started to say something about the rat, but then you arrived, Remus.'
'But that doesn't make any sense. A fawn is a baby deer, so why should the dog defend it?' Said James.
'I think it's a bit back to front.' Said Remus, thoughtfully. 'A dog would serve its master, but not a rat. Aren't rats meant to fight when you corner them? The rat would fight the hunter.'
'And the deer would protect the fawn!' Squeaked Peter, excitedly. 'That's it, Moony! It just needed untangling.'
'Whoa, whoa, whoa.' Said Sirius. 'Back up here. Even is Moony is right, how would that help us? We still don't know what it means.'
'We should tell Dumbledore.' Said Peter.
'But if we go to him he'll know about us.'
'We're not even meant to know about Moony.' Said Sirius.
'I don't think we should tell him.' Said Moony, quietly. 'I don't think we should do anything about it.'
'Huh?'
'How come?'
'Because, my dear Padfoot, what if we're wrong? What if it doesn't affect us?'
'But . . .'
'No, he's right.' Said Sirius. 'I see what he means. You all heard stories with prophecies that only come true if they try to do something about it? What if that happens to us? What if we put ourselves in danger?'
'Yeah, especially as we never even heard the whole prophecy.' Joined in James, understanding.
'But . . .'
'Worm, don't you get it? Meddling in this could get us in serious trouble.' Said Remus.
'I guess so . . .'
'So we're agreed?' Said James. 'We don't do anything about it?'
'We forget it.'
'Live as if we never heard it.'
'Agreed.'
The four all put their hands together. 'Agreed.'
'Agreed what?' Lilly and Skye had walked over.
'Agreed that um . . . we had a great time last night.' Said Sirius, quickly.
'I know, it was great,' Skye looked at Sirius, shyly. 'In every way.'
He winked. 'Yep, pity you weren't there, Remus.'
'Where were you anyway?' Asked Skye, hugging Sirius' arm.
'Ill.'
'Oh, anyway,' Said Skye. 'Lilly and I were wondering . . .'
'Skye! I was wondering,' Said Lilly, looking at James. 'If you want to meet up again? James?'
'Sure.'
'And Sirius?' Asked Skye.
'I'm there.'
'Great.' And both the girls leaned over and kissed their dates. Remus and Peter looked at each other and walked off, but Sirius and James came after them, both wearing very self-satisfied expressions.
'Prongs, what was that?' Said Remus in a mock-haughty voice. 'I've come to expect that from Padfoot, but what's your excuse?'
'Yeah, James, she hated you yesterday.' Persisted Peter. 'What changed?'
'I, uh, well, when I modified her memory I kind of, um, told her she had a wonderful time . . .' Mumbled James, half sniggering.
All four burst out laughing and set off for the great hall, but in all of their minds remained the prediction, and not one of them forgot a single word.
