I suppose you want to know what's going on with Alexis and Sirius.
Well I'm not telling. Te he. Love you (
The next two weeks went well, but Remus was starting to get worse. The afternoon before he transformed, all five were with him in the bathroom, while he was being sick in the toilet. James and Sirius were leaning on the wall, their school shirts folded over their sweaters, ties on the floor. They cringed as Remus heaved and Alexis patted his back. Peter was off getting him a mug of water. Remus collapsed beside the toilet, head still over the bowl as Alexis came over and held his hand.
"You'll be alright. Let it go." She whispered. And sure enough, he heaved again. Alexis flushed the toilet for him and did a charm to make the bowl smell better. She looked over at the other two who gave her reassuring thumbs up and came over to her. They took a seat on either side of the toilet both in the exact same position. They had their feet on the ground, knees up in the air. They both hung their heads and let their arms rest on their legs. They heard someone and looked up to see Peter walking in with Dumbledore.
"How long has he been throwing up?" He asked quietly, pulling Alexis off to the side.
"A couple of hours now. He'll be alright. We'll stay with him until he stops." She whispered, looking nervously over his shoulder at her friend.
"We're going to have to take him down Alexis. Sooner rather than later." He said with a worried look on his face.
"So soon?" She asked. "He still has a couple of hours." She said, looking over his shoulder again.
"He has to go now. I need you to talk to him. You're the only one he listens to." Alexis looked away and into Dumbledore's eyes.
"Fine." She said, walking away and back over to the toilet.
"Remus, we have to go." She said, kneeling down beside him again. She looked into his eyes and saw the pain inside him.
"Take it away Alexis. Take the pain away..." He said, a tear rolling down his cheek.
"Don't talk to me like that." She began. "It's just for tonight and tomorrow, and we'll be there with you. We'll be here. We'll always be here." She said, taking his hand. Another tear fell down his cheek. She got him to stand up with the help of the other three and led him onto the grounds. At the foot of the whomping willow, Dumbledore looked at them.
"Go do what you have to do." He told them with a solemn look on his face. "In the forest, so you can't be seen." The three nodded and ran to the edge of the forest. They pulled out their wands and looked at each other.
"Ready?" Alexis asked them.
"Ready." They said in response. They put their wands to their foreheads and turned into their animagus'. Sirius the black dog, James the stag, Peter the rat and Alexis the black dove. They emerged from the forest and made their way over to the whomping willow, where Dumbledore was waiting. Alexis rested on Remus' shoulder, and he looked over to her with gratitude. Sirius sat beside him and James stood on the other side.
"You know what to do Peter." Dumbledore said. The rat scurried under the three and pushed the knot that de-activated it. All of them went in and up into the Shrieking Shack as the clouds un-covered the full moon. Alexis flew off his shoulder just before Remus began to turn into the werewolf. His hands turned knarley and his nails turned into claws. His teeth were traded in for fangs, and his shin turned grey and dry. He began to scream as his spine began to twist and his legs stretched. Alexis perched on Sirius' head and hid her head behind her wing. She hated seeing this happen to her friend. James made his way over to her and nudged her softly with his nose. She shook and looked up. The transformation was finally complete, but he was howling now. She knew what she had to do. She flew over to him and looked into his eyes. He was captivated by this little bird. She led him over to a corner, where he curled up and began to shake. Alexis had a way of controlling him when he was the werewolf. She would look at him and he would calm down. He stayed in the corner and continued to shake, whimpering and giving a howl here and there. The other three spread around the room. Sirius was sitting at attention, watching Remus without blinking. James was standing beside the bed; Alexis perched on one of his antlers, never loosing eye contact with Remus. Peter was curled up in a corner, looking terrified. None of them slept that night. Every time Remus went to get up, Sirius got up and stood in front of him. You could never be too cautious. As the moon lifted, and the sun came up again, Remus made another transformation, back to the human. As soon as he was safe again, the others came back to their human form. Alexis gave him a hug before they left and emerged from the tree.
"You alright mate?" James asked him as they all walked back to the Gryffindor common room.
"I'm fine." He replied quietly. They all walked up the stairs and into the boys' dormitories. These were the days, the days when they were excused from classes to sleep from Dumbledore. Remus climbed under the covers first, not speaking to anyone. James and Peter fell asleep not too soon after. The other two fell asleep, holding each other's hands.
The next two weeks went well, but Remus was starting to get worse. The afternoon before he transformed, all five were with him in the bathroom, while he was being sick in the toilet. James and Sirius were leaning on the wall, their school shirts folded over their sweaters, ties on the floor. They cringed as Remus heaved and Alexis patted his back. Peter was off getting him a mug of water. Remus collapsed beside the toilet, head still over the bowl as Alexis came over and held his hand.
"You'll be alright. Let it go." She whispered. And sure enough, he heaved again. Alexis flushed the toilet for him and did a charm to make the bowl smell better. She looked over at the other two who gave her reassuring thumbs up and came over to her. They took a seat on either side of the toilet both in the exact same position. They had their feet on the ground, knees up in the air. They both hung their heads and let their arms rest on their legs. They heard someone and looked up to see Peter walking in with Dumbledore.
"How long has he been throwing up?" He asked quietly, pulling Alexis off to the side.
"A couple of hours now. He'll be alright. We'll stay with him until he stops." She whispered, looking nervously over his shoulder at her friend.
"We're going to have to take him down Alexis. Sooner rather than later." He said with a worried look on his face.
"So soon?" She asked. "He still has a couple of hours." She said, looking over his shoulder again.
"He has to go now. I need you to talk to him. You're the only one he listens to." Alexis looked away and into Dumbledore's eyes.
"Fine." She said, walking away and back over to the toilet.
"Remus, we have to go." She said, kneeling down beside him again. She looked into his eyes and saw the pain inside him.
"Take it away Alexis. Take the pain away..." He said, a tear rolling down his cheek.
"Don't talk to me like that." She began. "It's just for tonight and tomorrow, and we'll be there with you. We'll be here. We'll always be here." She said, taking his hand. Another tear fell down his cheek. She got him to stand up with the help of the other three and led him onto the grounds. At the foot of the whomping willow, Dumbledore looked at them.
"Go do what you have to do." He told them with a solemn look on his face. "In the forest, so you can't be seen." The three nodded and ran to the edge of the forest. They pulled out their wands and looked at each other.
"Ready?" Alexis asked them.
"Ready." They said in response. They put their wands to their foreheads and turned into their animagus'. Sirius the black dog, James the stag, Peter the rat and Alexis the black dove. They emerged from the forest and made their way over to the whomping willow, where Dumbledore was waiting. Alexis rested on Remus' shoulder, and he looked over to her with gratitude. Sirius sat beside him and James stood on the other side.
"You know what to do Peter." Dumbledore said. The rat scurried under the three and pushed the knot that de-activated it. All of them went in and up into the Shrieking Shack as the clouds un-covered the full moon. Alexis flew off his shoulder just before Remus began to turn into the werewolf. His hands turned knarley and his nails turned into claws. His teeth were traded in for fangs, and his shin turned grey and dry. He began to scream as his spine began to twist and his legs stretched. Alexis perched on Sirius' head and hid her head behind her wing. She hated seeing this happen to her friend. James made his way over to her and nudged her softly with his nose. She shook and looked up. The transformation was finally complete, but he was howling now. She knew what she had to do. She flew over to him and looked into his eyes. He was captivated by this little bird. She led him over to a corner, where he curled up and began to shake. Alexis had a way of controlling him when he was the werewolf. She would look at him and he would calm down. He stayed in the corner and continued to shake, whimpering and giving a howl here and there. The other three spread around the room. Sirius was sitting at attention, watching Remus without blinking. James was standing beside the bed; Alexis perched on one of his antlers, never loosing eye contact with Remus. Peter was curled up in a corner, looking terrified. None of them slept that night. Every time Remus went to get up, Sirius got up and stood in front of him. You could never be too cautious. As the moon lifted, and the sun came up again, Remus made another transformation, back to the human. As soon as he was safe again, the others came back to their human form. Alexis gave him a hug before they left and emerged from the tree.
"You alright mate?" James asked him as they all walked back to the Gryffindor common room.
"I'm fine." He replied quietly. They all walked up the stairs and into the boys' dormitories. These were the days, the days when they were excused from classes to sleep from Dumbledore. Remus climbed under the covers first, not speaking to anyone. James and Peter fell asleep not too soon after. The other two fell asleep, holding each other's hands.