CHAPTER 4

Ron looked Somber. "So that's it. Hermione died to save you guys and the world too."

 "That seems to be the case Ron." Harry stated

Ron looked at his feet, not wanting for his tears to show, his body shook with grief. "She just wanted the best for the world. But now she's gone. There's no sunshine when she's gone.

Sirius unconsciously picked up a goblet and drank from it. Ron and Harry looked at him. He turned green and looked like he was going to hurl. The man ran to behind the curtain and began to lose his lunch.

"Sirius, you ok?"

"Oh shit!" was the only thing he said in response.

Harry and Ron grimaced. "That doesn't sound to good." Ron said.

Sirius walked back in and noticed that both the boys where looking at him oddly.

"What?" They kept on staring at him in a way like neither knew him. "What?" Sirius asked again. Sirius raised an eyebrow and stared right back.

Sirius walked over to the mirror and looked in. He yelped and jumped back three feet. "IM 17!!!!!" He yelled. The Dog Animagous fainted; his cry had not gone unnoticed though. Two new USA exchange students in their 7th year came down from the girls' dormitory.

One looked at the boy and kept on looking, the other A brunet with blond streaks came to his side. She made a bucket of water appear and threw it on Sirius's head. She went to check his pulse when she noticed the cut over his wrist. "Suicidal Huh?" she said. And went back to her work. In the end she got around to pouring another bucket of Ice-cold water onto Sirius's head. The second time he started to come around.

Sirius moaned and shivered a bit from the cold of the water.

'he has a beautiful face' Erin thought.

 "Sorry to be bold or rash but who are you?" Sirius asked.

"Erin McSiegel, That's my twin sister Courtney she's 8 minuets older. She teases me about it constantly."

It didn't seem to Sirius that there was any girl who was more beautiful than Erin. 'Erin' He thought, 'what a beautiful name'. Erin had dark midnight blue eyes and a high cheek boned smile. Her bangs were longer than the hair in the back of her head and were gently tucked behind her ears following the nape of her neck.

Courtney had long blond hair and wasn't as tan as her little sister. She was carrying a leather purse she was wearing red nail polish opposing Erin's black nail polish. And Courtney was wearing many silver bracelets and Erin was wearing many Pink and Black bracelets. Erin also had a few stud and spike bracelets too. On the front of her shirt it said "I know how you feel, I just don't care." Under that was a bunny that was smiling. Erin wore a black sleeveless over robe with red embroidery.

Courtney was wearing a shirt that said "Its cute that you think I'm listening!" With the same trademark happy bunny under it but this time the T was not Black but White. Courtney's over robe was Sky Blue with Gold Embroidery.

Erin saw that they were looking at their casual dress that was less than mandatory to have on in the school. "We came from America for a student exchange. We don't have to were Uniforms." With that she smiled at the young trio and sat down on the couch cross legged.

There was a knoking on the door and a gruff angry voice called "Open up we know your in there Black!"

Sirius visibly paled and through open the window. He looked down. "what are our chances of survivle if we jump?

Erin walked over and looked over the man's (Oh sorry its boy's no isn't it.) boy's shoulder. "I'd say about slim to none. But that's only what a muggle would say, what do you say court?"

Courtney walked over too. She looked over the two's shoulders. She then looked at all of the stuff around her. "I'd say I'll be right back." She hurried up the stairs and called for the boys to retrieve their luggage. They met in about thirty seconds.

"OPEN UP IN THE NAME OF THE LAW OR WE'LL HAVE YOU ALL HANGED!!!!" The Voice called. It sounded a lot more dangerous now.

Courtney quickly took two cups and all of the luggage and transformed it into parachutes with the wave of her wand. "Everyone grab an Parachute." She said.

"And how do these work?" Sirius asked

"See this string?" Sirius nodded, "well you pull it when you start to fall or else you die." She said solemnly "get it, got it, good" She finished with a nod towards the window.

Erin grinned and spoke to Sirius. "Convicts first." As she said it she pushed Sirius out the window.

She looked at Harry then and said "Famous people second." And pushed him out the window without any hesitation.

The American looked at Ron and said "Would have been Widowers third." She then pushed Ron out of the window unceremoniously.

Then the girl looked at her sister and stated with a sigh "Sisters fourth." Courtney had jumped out the window because she did not need persuasion. She had gone sky diving before. The adrenalin rush was what she lived for. 

"Punk/Goths fifth" Erin said with a sigh she dived out the window and pulled the string that would release the parachute. It stuck. The girl simply could not get it loose.

 (I *COULD* leave you here… wait where are you taking me… No NO PLEASE NOT THE SPANISH TORTURE CHAMBER, I'LL WRITE MORE, I'LL RIGHT MORE!!!! JUST DON'T HURT ME!!!)

She screamed and Sirius moved over to catch her. She landed in his arms but the force of the impact made them both fly backwards.

Sirius ran forwards into the Forbidden forest and waited in the dark shadows of the trees, the shadows that only come when the sun is setting, when the forest is more forlorn and forbidden than every other time of the day. The time of day when The forest is more deadly than ever.

They ran into the forest. Sirius was leading apparently he was following a moving line. After about an hour of this after the sun had gone down Ron made his way to the front of the small parade and looked at what Sirius was following. His face contorted in fear. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING SIRIUS, YOU'LL GET US ALL KILLED!!!!!" The spiders were crawling all over the clearing was straight ahead and the clicking could already be heard.

"Ron what are you yelling abou…" He was cut of in mid sentence from the source of the clicking's sight "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" He yelled.

Harry and Ron backed up against the tree. The giant spiders were snapping their clinkers at the five angrily.

"I remember two of you humans. You should not be afraid though for you have killed the beast and you are the only known living beings who can control the mighty power of the "Moon Staff" You with the mighty scar witch proves the honesty and courage used to defeat the all powerful one and kill the creacher of witch we do not speak its name." large Tarantula said with obvious respect in his young voice. "My name is "Adnorith" and I am now king of the Spiders. My father has died and I have been much kinder to humans than he. He would have killed you if you were caught in his reign. He did not know who you were Harry Potter. We have heard great things about you."

"So has everyone else I've met."

A bell rang far of in the distance.

"I must leave you now. The only way to receive the moon staff is to live this password up to its full meaning. The password is "Sins of the Wolf" Be wise Harry Potter and do not trust anyone who you do not trust by instinct. Good Bye." The Spider said its last words and walked towards the darkness were it enveloped him until no longer visible.

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They had been walking for hours on end and each traveler held a wary look upon his or her expression.

The Silence was cut by a scream of Bloody Murder In the night. Sirius stopped abruptly and stared into the darkness. His expression showed he was trying to remember something and then he took of without warning in the direction of the scream. They all ran after him. After about five minuets the young wizard was clutching a stitch in his side.

"Remus always screamed like that when transforming." He informed them gravely.

"This doesn't tell us why your running towards a werewolf though, Sirius. Even on your standards this is extremely rash of you." Harry panted from running.

"It's a kids voice, He most likely needs our help Harry. He's fighting it and he probably passed out without transforming which is dangerous to the werewolf's health." The 17 year old panted back. They had been running for over fifteen minuets now.

"Erin how good are you at swinging from branch to branch?"

"Quite good… wait why?"

"I'd like you to swing along quietly and watch our backs."

"Ok." With that she deftly swung up into the tree. The bark giving her the extra friction she needed.

A dull thud could be heard straight in front of them, muffled by the forest moss and green. The sound alerted everyone that what Sirius had said was absolutely true. The poor boy could be dieing right now and they were standing yards away. Sirius was the first to start forward. Maneuvering his way through the brush and trees that seemed to try and jump in his way every which way he went. He came through the outer brush into a clearing were a boy no more than 18 way laying his mouth was bleeding from the fangs that had fought to come through his gums and he was scarcely breathing. When Sirius touched the boy he jumped and looked at them. "I have seen you coming and you will save all three worlds. This of which I'm sure. Your names are Harry, Ron, Sirius, Erin, and Courtney. You have my respect oh chosen ones for I too am chosen by the great seer who taught me to read the future as easily as if I was reading form a common book. My curse will not hold you back. Please let me come with you." The 18 year old seer held out his hand wanting to shake. He got of the ground and stood up properly. He was Courtney's height.

Harry hesitantly shook the werewolf's hand and the boy lead them through the forest. "I am Edmund, I will take us to the third world." he said. Edmund paused and went on, "That is were the Moon Staff is and that is were our long lived journey will begin.

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They stopped at a clearing and Erin sat above them on her own private branch. Courtney was occupied at looking at something in front of her.

"Courtney, earth to Courtney, where are you?" Erin teased.

Courtney stepped forwards and put her hands on something. The girl gasped and pulled her hand back she had in her hand beautiful thyme petals and ferns and bushes that she had pulled up from wherever her hands had disappeared to. She smelled them and bit her lip, 'is this real, where did my hands go to? 'She asked herself in amazement.  A place with Thyme must be very beautiful places for this particular thyme only grew where there was beauty everywhere. The thyme was pink with gold centers and the colors flowed into each other instead of the abrupt change from yellow to green as normal wizarding thyme did.

"Guys I think I found the portal into the third world." She said to the small party at large.