Chapter Two
They sat huddled very close together in the cell that night, for it was just about freezing. Sinistra was trying unsuccessfully to light a small fire to keep them warm. Snape was running his hands up and down his arms, and Sirius had pinned himself in a corner of the small cell, next to Sinistra, while Lupin had crammed himself between Sirius and Snape to prevent a fight; He was listening to the screams and moans coming from the other cells, and .
"How's it coming Alana?" Lupin asked.
"Not very well, Remus." She responded, her teeth chattering.
Sirius sighed and put his head back against the wall and shivered so hard against Lupin that it made himself, Lupin, and Snape fall over.
"This exposure is definitely not good for your head, Remus," Sinistra said, with a worried glance at him.
Lupin sighed.
"I'm alright, I'm just a bit tired," he said, his eyelids starting to droop.
"Oh no, you mustn't fall asleep Remus!" Sinistra said quickly. Snape rubbed his hands together, trying to warm them. "Lupin, you must try to stay awake…" Lupin slumped over onto Snape shoulder, breathing heavily.
"No, Remus, mate get up!" Sirius reached over and tried to shake Lupin awake. He didn't move….
"Oh, no, we'v got to wake him up!" Sinistra said, moving slightly to reach Lupin. Snape shook him hard, jolting him one last time. Lupin 's eyelids opened heavily and he murmured incoherently and shifted on Snape's shoulder.
"Remus, wake up!" Snape exclaimed. Lupin jolted awake.
"What! What happened?" he asked.
"You, you wouldn't wake up," Sirius said, looking at him anxiously.
"Lupin, don't do that again." Snape said. He sneered at him. "And stay off me."
"Gentleman," Sinistra spoke up. "We need to figure out what exactly is going on..." The next chance they got; they decided to plot an escape. "We need to get a layout of the castle!" Sinistra whispered. Snape sneered.
"Alana, we don't know where we are, how big this place is, how many guards are in it, or why we're even here!"
"Wait!" Lupin said suddenly, "We all know something…"
"Of course we do!" Snape spat. "Everyone knows something Lupin! Don't be so daft!" Lupin quickly interrupted.
"Listen, that's exactly my point. We each have something to do with either Harry or Hogwarts don't we?" They each nodded in agreement. "Maybe he got rid of us so we couldn't protect Harry and Hogwarts!"