-New Talent-
He held out his hand. "Milady"
She took it and stepped down. The rest of the Marauders followed and gathered around Nicolette. They all exchanged a glance and then all of them picked up Nicolette and carried her off. Many girls were looking jealously at her but she just smiled back. While Remus, James and Sirius were holding her, Professor McGonagall walked up.
"Hello Professor." James said
"Have a nice Christmas?" Sirius asked
"Well we'll be going" Remus said
They started walking off when she grabbed their collars.
"Put her down"
"Oh, she's fine Professor" James said
"But the train ride really made her tired so we're just taking a load off" Sirius said
They tried to keep walking.
"Put her down"
They set her down and stood there, but the moment McGonagall went back inside, they swept her up and carried her down to the lake. Sirius took her by himself and sat down with her in his lap. The boys boasted and bragged for a long time and Nicolette loved just listening to them. She would have gone to say hi to Lily but she saw a few of her friends look at her then sneer. Lily seemed to defend her but Nicolette stayed where she was.
That night Nicolette was up late reading in the common room when she heard footsteps and voices came down the dormitory stairs but saw no one. A little scared she got up and walked toward the noise. Then suddenly something grabbed her and covered her mouth but she still couldn't see anything.
That is until she was pulled under something and the four mischievous Gryffindors stood around her. Sirius was the one who covered her mouth but let go after she saw them.
"Care to join us for the evening?" he asked slyly
"Oh, why not? My book wasn't that interesting anyway."
"Just stay as close as you can. This thing wasn't meant to hide five people," James said
They all slowly made their way outside toward a tree called a Whomping Willow but Nicolette hadn't figured out why. James threw off the cloak and everyone basked in the moonlight. Nicolette walked toward the tree before she knew it; someone had come behind her and pushed her to the ground.
Just in time too because one of the branches took a swing at her. Her hands were pinned and Sirius' body lay flat against her with his head face down beside hers.
"Wormtail, press the knot" James said
He took a stick and pressed that just in time too because the tree froze right as it was about to strike them again. Sirius brought his head up and stared down at Nicolette with his hair falling in front of his face. He still had her pinned.
"Geez, just kiss her already" Remus said as they began crawling through a tunnel at the tree's base leaving Sirius and Nicolette out there. However Sirius waited until they had all gone in before leaning in a pressing his lips and tongue hard against her own. It would have continued if the tree didn't begin to move again.
They went through the tunnel where the others were waiting. James was using magic to fix broken furniture in a small shabby room. Remus was running his fingers along scratch marks on the wall looking ashamed.
"What is this place?" Nicolette asked
"Welcome to the Shrieking shack" James said. "And meet the cause of the shrieking" he said pointing to Remus
"So why'd you bring me here?"
"Well after much debate and deliberation, we decided you were practically part of our group and cool enough to keep our secret or soon to be one"
"Secret?"
"What James would like to better explain, we've been doing a lot of work and research and we figured out the way to become Animagus" Sirius said
"Seriously?"
"So who wants to go first?" James asked
"I think we should all go first, or in other words let's all drink at the same time" Sirius said
James pulled out a large bottle of black liquid. He poured it four ways. "Everybody got what they need?"
"What do you need?" Nicolette asked
"A hair from your head and one of the animal you want to be. And I'll tell you, mine wasn't easy to get"
"Okay" Nicolette pulled out one of her long hairs and found one cat hair on her clothes from hers at home. Everyone added they hairs.
"Bottoms up" James said then they all drank the contents. "I dont feel any different"
"Can you change?" Sirius asked
James concentrated then slowly his form changed until he turned in a stag. They all laughed and cheered. Sirius went next, then Peter. They changed back and looked at Nicolette.
"You don't have to if you don't want to" Sirius said
"What have I got to lose?" she added the hairs and she changed into a solid black cat except a while star shaped section of fur. She changed back and they clapped.
"That was cool," she said
"What's the stat from?" Sirius asked
"Birthmark"
"Shall we test our new skills?"
"Not till tomorrow James" Sirius said.
Sirius and Nicolette watched from the window as Madam Pomfrey led Remus to the Shrieking shack. They waited until the moon was up before heading down to the Common room. James and Peter were waiting. They threw the cloak on and headed down to the Whomping Willow.
Peter changed into a rat and slipped under the cloak to press the knot to stop the willow. The rest of them changed and went into the tunnel. Remus was in his wolf form and when he saw them he attacked. James and Sirius subdued him then his wolf mind seemed to calm a bit.
The first night was definitely the most difficult to keep Remus at bay but the nights following were just fun as they roamed the village and forest. Nothing happened between Nicolette and Sirius beyond the one kiss and neither of them brought it up or acknowledged that it happened.
He held out his hand. "Milady"
She took it and stepped down. The rest of the Marauders followed and gathered around Nicolette. They all exchanged a glance and then all of them picked up Nicolette and carried her off. Many girls were looking jealously at her but she just smiled back. While Remus, James and Sirius were holding her, Professor McGonagall walked up.
"Hello Professor." James said
"Have a nice Christmas?" Sirius asked
"Well we'll be going" Remus said
They started walking off when she grabbed their collars.
"Put her down"
"Oh, she's fine Professor" James said
"But the train ride really made her tired so we're just taking a load off" Sirius said
They tried to keep walking.
"Put her down"
They set her down and stood there, but the moment McGonagall went back inside, they swept her up and carried her down to the lake. Sirius took her by himself and sat down with her in his lap. The boys boasted and bragged for a long time and Nicolette loved just listening to them. She would have gone to say hi to Lily but she saw a few of her friends look at her then sneer. Lily seemed to defend her but Nicolette stayed where she was.
That night Nicolette was up late reading in the common room when she heard footsteps and voices came down the dormitory stairs but saw no one. A little scared she got up and walked toward the noise. Then suddenly something grabbed her and covered her mouth but she still couldn't see anything.
That is until she was pulled under something and the four mischievous Gryffindors stood around her. Sirius was the one who covered her mouth but let go after she saw them.
"Care to join us for the evening?" he asked slyly
"Oh, why not? My book wasn't that interesting anyway."
"Just stay as close as you can. This thing wasn't meant to hide five people," James said
They all slowly made their way outside toward a tree called a Whomping Willow but Nicolette hadn't figured out why. James threw off the cloak and everyone basked in the moonlight. Nicolette walked toward the tree before she knew it; someone had come behind her and pushed her to the ground.
Just in time too because one of the branches took a swing at her. Her hands were pinned and Sirius' body lay flat against her with his head face down beside hers.
"Wormtail, press the knot" James said
He took a stick and pressed that just in time too because the tree froze right as it was about to strike them again. Sirius brought his head up and stared down at Nicolette with his hair falling in front of his face. He still had her pinned.
"Geez, just kiss her already" Remus said as they began crawling through a tunnel at the tree's base leaving Sirius and Nicolette out there. However Sirius waited until they had all gone in before leaning in a pressing his lips and tongue hard against her own. It would have continued if the tree didn't begin to move again.
They went through the tunnel where the others were waiting. James was using magic to fix broken furniture in a small shabby room. Remus was running his fingers along scratch marks on the wall looking ashamed.
"What is this place?" Nicolette asked
"Welcome to the Shrieking shack" James said. "And meet the cause of the shrieking" he said pointing to Remus
"So why'd you bring me here?"
"Well after much debate and deliberation, we decided you were practically part of our group and cool enough to keep our secret or soon to be one"
"Secret?"
"What James would like to better explain, we've been doing a lot of work and research and we figured out the way to become Animagus" Sirius said
"Seriously?"
"So who wants to go first?" James asked
"I think we should all go first, or in other words let's all drink at the same time" Sirius said
James pulled out a large bottle of black liquid. He poured it four ways. "Everybody got what they need?"
"What do you need?" Nicolette asked
"A hair from your head and one of the animal you want to be. And I'll tell you, mine wasn't easy to get"
"Okay" Nicolette pulled out one of her long hairs and found one cat hair on her clothes from hers at home. Everyone added they hairs.
"Bottoms up" James said then they all drank the contents. "I dont feel any different"
"Can you change?" Sirius asked
James concentrated then slowly his form changed until he turned in a stag. They all laughed and cheered. Sirius went next, then Peter. They changed back and looked at Nicolette.
"You don't have to if you don't want to" Sirius said
"What have I got to lose?" she added the hairs and she changed into a solid black cat except a while star shaped section of fur. She changed back and they clapped.
"That was cool," she said
"What's the stat from?" Sirius asked
"Birthmark"
"Shall we test our new skills?"
"Not till tomorrow James" Sirius said.
Sirius and Nicolette watched from the window as Madam Pomfrey led Remus to the Shrieking shack. They waited until the moon was up before heading down to the Common room. James and Peter were waiting. They threw the cloak on and headed down to the Whomping Willow.
Peter changed into a rat and slipped under the cloak to press the knot to stop the willow. The rest of them changed and went into the tunnel. Remus was in his wolf form and when he saw them he attacked. James and Sirius subdued him then his wolf mind seemed to calm a bit.
The first night was definitely the most difficult to keep Remus at bay but the nights following were just fun as they roamed the village and forest. Nothing happened between Nicolette and Sirius beyond the one kiss and neither of them brought it up or acknowledged that it happened.