Lily and James were waiting worriedly outside the Hospital Wing. As soon as
they had arrived back at Hogwarts, Harry had collapsed. Lily was crying her
eyes out, while burying her face in James' shoulder. James was trying his
best to comfort her.
"Ssh, he'll be fine" James told his wife softly.
"B-But what if he isn't? What if something really bad has happened and it isn't curable?" Lily wailed. James felt like crying himself, after all, his son had protected them. Not many kids would protect their parents; it was normally the other way around.
Suddenly, Cho turned up, she ran right up to Lily and James, tears streaming down her face.
"Is it true? Did Harry really duel against dark wizards?" Cho asked them, looking worried. James nodded, while Cho gasped.
"Is he alright?" she asked, looking alarmed. James gave her a sympathetic look.
"We don't know, we're still waiting for Madam Pomfrey to tell us how he is" Lily said, her voice wavering.
"I-I hope he's alright. It'll be like losing Cedric all over again" Cho sniffed through her tears. Lily and James looked at her curiously.
"Who's Cedric?" James questioned her.
"Cedric Diggory. H-He was m-murdered by You-Know-Who!" Cho wailed.
"Diggory?" James echoed, then he narrowed his eyes.
"By any chance, do you like Harry because of who he is or do you like Harry because he's second best to Cedric?" Cho looked like she'd been slapped in the face; she looked completely shocked at these words. She blushed bright red, while looking down at the ground. Lily looked just as curious as James.
"I-I don't know" she said quietly "I like Harry, but he saw Cedric die and -" She sniffed as tears welled up her eyes again "he's the only person that I can talk to about Cedric"
"Really? What about your friends? Can't you talk to them about it?" James carried on questioning her. Cho shook her head.
"They were jealous that I was going out with Cedric. They won't even hear his name any more, that's why Harry's the only person I can talk to about him" Lily shook her head slightly.
"Okay. Are you excited about the Christmas Ball?" Lily asked her with a small smile on her face. Cho nodded and smiled.
"Yes. It would be nice to spend some time with him. He's sweet" Cho blushed madly, when she said this. James chuckled.
"Mr. and Mrs. Potter?" It was Madam Pomfrey. Lily and James immediately stood up and bombarded her with questions.
"Is he alright? Does he need medication?" Lily asked, looking frantic. Madam Pomfrey silenced her, then spoke.
"Lily, Harry's fine. He was just a little exhausted from today's events. I've just given him a dreamless sleep potion. He'll be out in about an hour" Madam Pomfrey told her. Lily and James both sighed with relief and smiled.
"I suggest that you two go back to your room and get some rest" Lily and James both nodded, thanked Madam Pomfrey and left.
"I'm so glad that he's going to be okay" Lily said with a smile, looking a lot happier.
"LILY! JAMES!" Lily and James whirled around in surprise to see Sirius running towards them. He stopped by them, out of breath.
"I-heard-about-Harry" he said, through breaths "Is-he-alright?"
"He's fine Padfoot, he just needs some rest" Sirius sighed with relief, then grinned.
"Guess what we caught, while out in Hogsmeade" James looked at Sirius with curiosity.
"Follow me" So James and Lily did. They were led down to the dungeons and on seeing who was in there, grinned.
"Peter? Good to see you ol' chap" James said, a strange glint in his eye.
"He can't get out of there, there are lots of enchantments and we've taken away his wand. There's no way that he can get out of there" Sirius told them "So rest assured"
"When are you going to hand him over to the Ministry?" Lily asked.
"When Dumbledore says so"
Lily smiled "Our family shouldn't be in danger any more, couldn't we go and live in Godric's Hollow again?"
"I dunno" James said, scratching his head "I s'pose we'd have to ask Albus, after all, he decides most things"
"Yeah, why don't you go and see him now? I think he's in his office" Sirius told them, while looking thoughtful. James grinned.
"Okay, see you later Padfoot" and with that, Lily and James made their way to Dumbledore's office.
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Emily and Hermione had become fast friends and were talking in the girls' dormitories about what had happened in Hogsmeade.
"Why would they want Lily and James dead again? They're not any danger to Voldemort, are they?" Emily asked, looking confused. Hermione looked thoughtful.
"I'm not sure, but I am worried about Harry, did you hear that he collapsed?" Emily gasped.
"Is he alright?" Hermione shrugged her shoulder; her expression was one of worry.
"Mione, I'm sure that Harry's fine" Hermione raised an eyebrow at her.
"Mione?" she questioned. Emily grinned.
"A nickname, do you like it?" Hermione allowed herself a small smile.
"It's different, but okay, only you can call me that, you're my special girl friend" Emily smiled.
"Cool" Suddenly, Emily yawned and rubbed her eyes. Hermione looked at her sympathetically.
"The full moon's coming up soon, isn't it?" Emily nodded sadly.
"Yup, oh what fun, transforming into a werewolf, I can't wait" she said, sounding sarcastic. Hermione smiled weakly "I've gotta take something called Wolfsbane potion, I'm hoping it doesn't taste that bad" Emily frowned.
Suddenly, Hermione grinned. Emily stared at her.
"What?"
"So, do you like Jay?" Emily's eyes widened as if she'd been slapped round the face, she stared at Hermione in horror.
"Are you insane? Jay? Eurgh, I *hate* him!" she said, looking disgusted. Hermione laughed.
"Okay, whatever turns you on" Emily's jaw dropped, Hermione giggled.
"It's a muggle expression, don't worry"
"No, I like Harry, he's a little cutie" Emily squeaked, then she blushed bright red. Hermione's eyes literally bulged out of their sockets.
"You like Harry?" she said incredulously.
"Yeah, why is that a problem?"
"No, it's just-never mind" she added hastily, seeing the expression on Emily's face "So, have you talked to your dad yet?"
Emily nodded and grinned.
"Harry was right, my dad is cool! So is Sirius, they're both really funny!" Hermione giggled.
"Personally, I think they're both a little on the insane side"
"Yeah, probably more insane now that Harry's dad is alive"
"Yeah!"
"Oh! I think Sirius is really funny, yet embarrassing! He was taking the mick out of my dad yesterday and dad goes "Padfoot, if you don't stop annoying me, I will hex you so hard that you won't know what day of the week it is" and Sirius goes "Aw Moony, you're no fun anymore, you're so boring, but your daughter is *so* much cooler than you, I think I'll hang out with her instead" and then he more or less flings his arm around my shoulders. I found it dead embarrassing, especially as my dad raised an eyebrow, then burst out laughing!"
Hermione laughed loudly.
"Well, that's Sirius for you"
"What do you think of Ron?" Emily asked suddenly.
"What?"
"What do you think of Ron?" she repeated. Hermione went bright red.
"Well-uh, I mean, he's okay sometimes when we're not arguing about something stupid, ya know? But he's alright as a friend" Emily grinned.
"Mione and Ron, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-"
"Shut up!" Hermione scrambled over to Emily and flung her hand over her mouth. Emily's screams were muffled "If someone hears you, I swear I'll kill you"
"Hey Hermione!" It was Lavender.
"Uh-hi Lavender"
"Who's the new girl?" she questioned, looking at Emily.
"Oh, this is Emily Lupin"
"Emily Lupin?" then Lavender's eyes widened "Are you related to Professor Lupin?" Emily nodded and got up off the floor.
"Yeah, he's my dad" Lavender clapped her hands to her mouth, then she pulled her hands away from her mouth.
"Why are you hanging around with Hermione?" she asked her. Emily looked at her, taken aback.
"Is there something wrong with hanging around with her?"
Lavender snorted.
"She's a know-it-all and she hangs out with Ron Weasley and Harry Potter for goodness sake, it's no wonder that she doesn't have any friends! Trust me, if you want friends, don't hang out with her! I tell you what, why don't you come and talk with me and Parvati, we're gonna do each other's make-up" Emily looked at Lavender in shock, then to Hermione, who was on the verge of tears, then she crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her eyes at Lavender.
"Sorry, but I'd prefer to hang out with Hermione, so thanks for the offer, but no thanks" Lavender looked absolutely gobsmacked, then she narrowed her eyes.
"Suit yourself, but don't come over to us when she pushes you away from her because she's either studying or talking with her two best friends all the time" and with that, she slammed the door shut. Emily heard a thud and turned around to see Hermione, with her head in her hands, sobbing. Emily knelt down next to her and hugged her.
"Come on Mione, its okay, I'd rather have you as a friend any day" Hermione just carried on sobbing.
"Hey, is Lavender like that with you all of the time?" she asked her, looking concerned. Hermione nodded.
"She started being like this last year, I don't know why, but I-I think she was jealous because I'm really good friends with Harry and Harry had invited her to the Yule Ball" Emily looked at her, sympathetically.
"Hey, it's alright, why don't we go down and try to find my dad, maybe we could talk with him and Sirius, see if they can cheer you up?" Hermione immediately went bright red and shook her head.
"What? What is it?"
"I-I-"
"You don't fancy Sirius, do you?" Hermione shook her head.
"Then-" Emily's jaw dropped "you like my dad?!" Hermione bit her lip and looked away. Emily giggled.
"It's alright, I like Sirius, he's seriously hot!" Hermione laughed and smiled.
"Now, that's what I like to see! A smile!" Emily beamed at her "Right, now c'mon, let's go find Sirius and my dad, I think they'll be able to cheer us up" Hermione nodded and together, they walked out of the girls' dormitories and the Gryffindor common room, in search of Sirius and Lupin.
"Can we go and see if Harry's alright first?" Hermione asked timidly. Emily nodded
"Sure" and with that, they both set off in the direction of the Hospital Wing.
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Jay sat down on his bed, while staring at Ron, who was pacing the dormitory. Jay rolled his eyes.
"Can you stop pacing already? You're making me dizzy" Ron stopped and looked apologetic.
"I'm sorry, but I'm really worried about Harry. I can't believe that Madam Pomfrey won't allow us to wait outside the Hospital Wing!"
"Look, I'm sure Harry will be fine, from what I've heard, he's been through worse than this" Ron pulled a face.
"Yeah, he has, but I still worry"
"Of course, it's understandable; after all, you're his best friend, right?" Ron nodded and smiled weakly.
"I've got to admit, when you and Emily arrived, I was kind of jealous when he hung out with you two" Jay laughed.
"There's nothing to be jealous about. All Harry talks about is you and Hermione" Ron's ears perked up at this.
"Really?"
"Yup" Ron grinned.
"When Harry and I met on the Hogwarts' Express in our first year, we sort of just clicked and ever since then, we've been through almost everything together, well, most of the time Hermione's with us as well" Ron added, but then stopped on seeing Jay's face.
"What?"
"You like Hermione, don't ya?" Ron looked at Jay, taken aback.
"You what?" he snorted "As a friend, yes, but if you're talking about something more then . . ." he trailed off, on seeing Jay's grin widening.
"Why do you keep grinning like that? You look insane!" Ron said irritably.
"You're trying to get off the subject that must mean that you like her" Jay said, lying back on his bed and putting his hands behind his head.
"Oh yeah? Well, what about you and Emily? Not exactly the couple of the century, are you?" Ron said hotly. Jay chuckled.
"She just likes playing hard to get. One of these days, she'll just give up and go out with me" Ron laughed, while Jay stared at him.
"What?"
"You honestly think that?" Ron choked through his laughter "I'm sorry, really I am, but it seems to me that she absolutely hates you!"
"Yeah, well, we have been best friends for years and sometimes we do get on each other's nerves" Jay said, defending himself.
"Right, okay, now it all makes sense" Ron said, teasingly.
"Oi! Are you taking the mick?"
"I might be" Ron grinned to show he was joking.
"You know, I'm starting to see why Harry likes you. You're a bit strange"
"Hey!"
Jay yawned widely, looked outside and groaned.
"What?" Ron asked him.
"Full moon's coming up, isn't it?" Ron looked outside and noticed that it was, indeed, nearing the full moon.
"Yeah, so?" Jay stared at him.
"The Lupin's, werewolves, hello? Aren't you concerned at all?"
"Well, yeah, of course I am" Ron said, defensively.
"Well, on the full moon, I'm gonna go see them in the Shrieking Shack" Ron's jaw dropped.
"Are you insane? You can't do that! What if you get bitten?" Jay raised an eyebrow.
"I assume Harry didn't tell you about my being an Animagus"
"Yes, he-what?"
"I'm an Animagus" Ron stared at him in shock.
"What's your Animagus form?"
"A panther" Jay told him, with a small smile on his face "According to Harry, I'm taking after my dad"
"Yeah, you are" Ron said, nodding.
"That's cool"
"Hey, do you wanna go down and see how Harry is?" Ron asked Jay. Jay nodded and smiled.
"Yeah, why not, then maybe afterwards, we could go find my dad and Professor Lupin"
Ron nodded.
"Okay, let's go" and with that, both Ron and Jay exited the Gryffindor common room and made their way to the Hospital Wing.
"Ssh, he'll be fine" James told his wife softly.
"B-But what if he isn't? What if something really bad has happened and it isn't curable?" Lily wailed. James felt like crying himself, after all, his son had protected them. Not many kids would protect their parents; it was normally the other way around.
Suddenly, Cho turned up, she ran right up to Lily and James, tears streaming down her face.
"Is it true? Did Harry really duel against dark wizards?" Cho asked them, looking worried. James nodded, while Cho gasped.
"Is he alright?" she asked, looking alarmed. James gave her a sympathetic look.
"We don't know, we're still waiting for Madam Pomfrey to tell us how he is" Lily said, her voice wavering.
"I-I hope he's alright. It'll be like losing Cedric all over again" Cho sniffed through her tears. Lily and James looked at her curiously.
"Who's Cedric?" James questioned her.
"Cedric Diggory. H-He was m-murdered by You-Know-Who!" Cho wailed.
"Diggory?" James echoed, then he narrowed his eyes.
"By any chance, do you like Harry because of who he is or do you like Harry because he's second best to Cedric?" Cho looked like she'd been slapped in the face; she looked completely shocked at these words. She blushed bright red, while looking down at the ground. Lily looked just as curious as James.
"I-I don't know" she said quietly "I like Harry, but he saw Cedric die and -" She sniffed as tears welled up her eyes again "he's the only person that I can talk to about Cedric"
"Really? What about your friends? Can't you talk to them about it?" James carried on questioning her. Cho shook her head.
"They were jealous that I was going out with Cedric. They won't even hear his name any more, that's why Harry's the only person I can talk to about him" Lily shook her head slightly.
"Okay. Are you excited about the Christmas Ball?" Lily asked her with a small smile on her face. Cho nodded and smiled.
"Yes. It would be nice to spend some time with him. He's sweet" Cho blushed madly, when she said this. James chuckled.
"Mr. and Mrs. Potter?" It was Madam Pomfrey. Lily and James immediately stood up and bombarded her with questions.
"Is he alright? Does he need medication?" Lily asked, looking frantic. Madam Pomfrey silenced her, then spoke.
"Lily, Harry's fine. He was just a little exhausted from today's events. I've just given him a dreamless sleep potion. He'll be out in about an hour" Madam Pomfrey told her. Lily and James both sighed with relief and smiled.
"I suggest that you two go back to your room and get some rest" Lily and James both nodded, thanked Madam Pomfrey and left.
"I'm so glad that he's going to be okay" Lily said with a smile, looking a lot happier.
"LILY! JAMES!" Lily and James whirled around in surprise to see Sirius running towards them. He stopped by them, out of breath.
"I-heard-about-Harry" he said, through breaths "Is-he-alright?"
"He's fine Padfoot, he just needs some rest" Sirius sighed with relief, then grinned.
"Guess what we caught, while out in Hogsmeade" James looked at Sirius with curiosity.
"Follow me" So James and Lily did. They were led down to the dungeons and on seeing who was in there, grinned.
"Peter? Good to see you ol' chap" James said, a strange glint in his eye.
"He can't get out of there, there are lots of enchantments and we've taken away his wand. There's no way that he can get out of there" Sirius told them "So rest assured"
"When are you going to hand him over to the Ministry?" Lily asked.
"When Dumbledore says so"
Lily smiled "Our family shouldn't be in danger any more, couldn't we go and live in Godric's Hollow again?"
"I dunno" James said, scratching his head "I s'pose we'd have to ask Albus, after all, he decides most things"
"Yeah, why don't you go and see him now? I think he's in his office" Sirius told them, while looking thoughtful. James grinned.
"Okay, see you later Padfoot" and with that, Lily and James made their way to Dumbledore's office.
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Emily and Hermione had become fast friends and were talking in the girls' dormitories about what had happened in Hogsmeade.
"Why would they want Lily and James dead again? They're not any danger to Voldemort, are they?" Emily asked, looking confused. Hermione looked thoughtful.
"I'm not sure, but I am worried about Harry, did you hear that he collapsed?" Emily gasped.
"Is he alright?" Hermione shrugged her shoulder; her expression was one of worry.
"Mione, I'm sure that Harry's fine" Hermione raised an eyebrow at her.
"Mione?" she questioned. Emily grinned.
"A nickname, do you like it?" Hermione allowed herself a small smile.
"It's different, but okay, only you can call me that, you're my special girl friend" Emily smiled.
"Cool" Suddenly, Emily yawned and rubbed her eyes. Hermione looked at her sympathetically.
"The full moon's coming up soon, isn't it?" Emily nodded sadly.
"Yup, oh what fun, transforming into a werewolf, I can't wait" she said, sounding sarcastic. Hermione smiled weakly "I've gotta take something called Wolfsbane potion, I'm hoping it doesn't taste that bad" Emily frowned.
Suddenly, Hermione grinned. Emily stared at her.
"What?"
"So, do you like Jay?" Emily's eyes widened as if she'd been slapped round the face, she stared at Hermione in horror.
"Are you insane? Jay? Eurgh, I *hate* him!" she said, looking disgusted. Hermione laughed.
"Okay, whatever turns you on" Emily's jaw dropped, Hermione giggled.
"It's a muggle expression, don't worry"
"No, I like Harry, he's a little cutie" Emily squeaked, then she blushed bright red. Hermione's eyes literally bulged out of their sockets.
"You like Harry?" she said incredulously.
"Yeah, why is that a problem?"
"No, it's just-never mind" she added hastily, seeing the expression on Emily's face "So, have you talked to your dad yet?"
Emily nodded and grinned.
"Harry was right, my dad is cool! So is Sirius, they're both really funny!" Hermione giggled.
"Personally, I think they're both a little on the insane side"
"Yeah, probably more insane now that Harry's dad is alive"
"Yeah!"
"Oh! I think Sirius is really funny, yet embarrassing! He was taking the mick out of my dad yesterday and dad goes "Padfoot, if you don't stop annoying me, I will hex you so hard that you won't know what day of the week it is" and Sirius goes "Aw Moony, you're no fun anymore, you're so boring, but your daughter is *so* much cooler than you, I think I'll hang out with her instead" and then he more or less flings his arm around my shoulders. I found it dead embarrassing, especially as my dad raised an eyebrow, then burst out laughing!"
Hermione laughed loudly.
"Well, that's Sirius for you"
"What do you think of Ron?" Emily asked suddenly.
"What?"
"What do you think of Ron?" she repeated. Hermione went bright red.
"Well-uh, I mean, he's okay sometimes when we're not arguing about something stupid, ya know? But he's alright as a friend" Emily grinned.
"Mione and Ron, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-"
"Shut up!" Hermione scrambled over to Emily and flung her hand over her mouth. Emily's screams were muffled "If someone hears you, I swear I'll kill you"
"Hey Hermione!" It was Lavender.
"Uh-hi Lavender"
"Who's the new girl?" she questioned, looking at Emily.
"Oh, this is Emily Lupin"
"Emily Lupin?" then Lavender's eyes widened "Are you related to Professor Lupin?" Emily nodded and got up off the floor.
"Yeah, he's my dad" Lavender clapped her hands to her mouth, then she pulled her hands away from her mouth.
"Why are you hanging around with Hermione?" she asked her. Emily looked at her, taken aback.
"Is there something wrong with hanging around with her?"
Lavender snorted.
"She's a know-it-all and she hangs out with Ron Weasley and Harry Potter for goodness sake, it's no wonder that she doesn't have any friends! Trust me, if you want friends, don't hang out with her! I tell you what, why don't you come and talk with me and Parvati, we're gonna do each other's make-up" Emily looked at Lavender in shock, then to Hermione, who was on the verge of tears, then she crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her eyes at Lavender.
"Sorry, but I'd prefer to hang out with Hermione, so thanks for the offer, but no thanks" Lavender looked absolutely gobsmacked, then she narrowed her eyes.
"Suit yourself, but don't come over to us when she pushes you away from her because she's either studying or talking with her two best friends all the time" and with that, she slammed the door shut. Emily heard a thud and turned around to see Hermione, with her head in her hands, sobbing. Emily knelt down next to her and hugged her.
"Come on Mione, its okay, I'd rather have you as a friend any day" Hermione just carried on sobbing.
"Hey, is Lavender like that with you all of the time?" she asked her, looking concerned. Hermione nodded.
"She started being like this last year, I don't know why, but I-I think she was jealous because I'm really good friends with Harry and Harry had invited her to the Yule Ball" Emily looked at her, sympathetically.
"Hey, it's alright, why don't we go down and try to find my dad, maybe we could talk with him and Sirius, see if they can cheer you up?" Hermione immediately went bright red and shook her head.
"What? What is it?"
"I-I-"
"You don't fancy Sirius, do you?" Hermione shook her head.
"Then-" Emily's jaw dropped "you like my dad?!" Hermione bit her lip and looked away. Emily giggled.
"It's alright, I like Sirius, he's seriously hot!" Hermione laughed and smiled.
"Now, that's what I like to see! A smile!" Emily beamed at her "Right, now c'mon, let's go find Sirius and my dad, I think they'll be able to cheer us up" Hermione nodded and together, they walked out of the girls' dormitories and the Gryffindor common room, in search of Sirius and Lupin.
"Can we go and see if Harry's alright first?" Hermione asked timidly. Emily nodded
"Sure" and with that, they both set off in the direction of the Hospital Wing.
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Jay sat down on his bed, while staring at Ron, who was pacing the dormitory. Jay rolled his eyes.
"Can you stop pacing already? You're making me dizzy" Ron stopped and looked apologetic.
"I'm sorry, but I'm really worried about Harry. I can't believe that Madam Pomfrey won't allow us to wait outside the Hospital Wing!"
"Look, I'm sure Harry will be fine, from what I've heard, he's been through worse than this" Ron pulled a face.
"Yeah, he has, but I still worry"
"Of course, it's understandable; after all, you're his best friend, right?" Ron nodded and smiled weakly.
"I've got to admit, when you and Emily arrived, I was kind of jealous when he hung out with you two" Jay laughed.
"There's nothing to be jealous about. All Harry talks about is you and Hermione" Ron's ears perked up at this.
"Really?"
"Yup" Ron grinned.
"When Harry and I met on the Hogwarts' Express in our first year, we sort of just clicked and ever since then, we've been through almost everything together, well, most of the time Hermione's with us as well" Ron added, but then stopped on seeing Jay's face.
"What?"
"You like Hermione, don't ya?" Ron looked at Jay, taken aback.
"You what?" he snorted "As a friend, yes, but if you're talking about something more then . . ." he trailed off, on seeing Jay's grin widening.
"Why do you keep grinning like that? You look insane!" Ron said irritably.
"You're trying to get off the subject that must mean that you like her" Jay said, lying back on his bed and putting his hands behind his head.
"Oh yeah? Well, what about you and Emily? Not exactly the couple of the century, are you?" Ron said hotly. Jay chuckled.
"She just likes playing hard to get. One of these days, she'll just give up and go out with me" Ron laughed, while Jay stared at him.
"What?"
"You honestly think that?" Ron choked through his laughter "I'm sorry, really I am, but it seems to me that she absolutely hates you!"
"Yeah, well, we have been best friends for years and sometimes we do get on each other's nerves" Jay said, defending himself.
"Right, okay, now it all makes sense" Ron said, teasingly.
"Oi! Are you taking the mick?"
"I might be" Ron grinned to show he was joking.
"You know, I'm starting to see why Harry likes you. You're a bit strange"
"Hey!"
Jay yawned widely, looked outside and groaned.
"What?" Ron asked him.
"Full moon's coming up, isn't it?" Ron looked outside and noticed that it was, indeed, nearing the full moon.
"Yeah, so?" Jay stared at him.
"The Lupin's, werewolves, hello? Aren't you concerned at all?"
"Well, yeah, of course I am" Ron said, defensively.
"Well, on the full moon, I'm gonna go see them in the Shrieking Shack" Ron's jaw dropped.
"Are you insane? You can't do that! What if you get bitten?" Jay raised an eyebrow.
"I assume Harry didn't tell you about my being an Animagus"
"Yes, he-what?"
"I'm an Animagus" Ron stared at him in shock.
"What's your Animagus form?"
"A panther" Jay told him, with a small smile on his face "According to Harry, I'm taking after my dad"
"Yeah, you are" Ron said, nodding.
"That's cool"
"Hey, do you wanna go down and see how Harry is?" Ron asked Jay. Jay nodded and smiled.
"Yeah, why not, then maybe afterwards, we could go find my dad and Professor Lupin"
Ron nodded.
"Okay, let's go" and with that, both Ron and Jay exited the Gryffindor common room and made their way to the Hospital Wing.
