A/N: Hi, hoped you liked the last chapter, and I really don't have anything else to say so I guess you should just read the fic.
"Should we wake him up?" Remus asked James the next morning.
"Yeah, I reckon so, it's already lunchtime," James replied checking his watch.
"It's not the greatest start to the holidays, but at least Holly went home for Christmas," Remus said.
"That's not going to make it any better," Sirius said coming down the stairs.
"Oh come on, Padfoot, it's just a girl," James said.
"She wasn't just any girl," Sirius said softly, "You don't understand."
"Come off it Sirius! What don't we understand?" Remus said angrily, "James has been crazy for Lily forever, and never once has she liked him back. The whole time you just laughed at him, who didn't understand then? Me, I can't ever love any girl, because I can't get married. I'm not even all human! I'm a flipping werewolf! What the heck do I not understand about not being able to love a girl? I'm real sorry you've got a messed up family and nobody there loves you, but don't expect me to pity you. What in gods-cursed name do you want me to say?"
"I don't get you Remus," Sirius yelled, "But then again, maybe that's because you're not human! Why don't you bite some girl, and go howl at the moon with her? I hate you! Both of you! That's right James, you and your little perfect life! All you are is a stuck up git, that for all I care, can go die somewhere,"
"What in bloody hell did I do to you?" James yelled at Sirius, "Here I am, trying to be nice, I don't know how to make it better. What am I supposed to say? I can't do anything, but if I could I would trade in my life to make you happy. Why can't you just understand that we have to stick together?"
"There is one thing wrong with you Potter," Remus yelled at him, "You don't have the girl of you dreams, but then maybe the only reason you love her is because you want to add another perfect aspect to your life!"
"What are we going to do? Just hate each other until we all die? We can't, we need each other, however much you two don't want to admit it, we need each other," James tried to reason with them.
"Shut-up!" Sirius yelled, "I don't need you guys, or Peter, or Holly, I am I Black, I don't need anyone."
"Fine, we can all just hate each other," James said.
"Fine!" Remus yelled, going up to the dormitory.
"Fine!" Sirius yelled walking out of the portrait hole.
"Fine," James said, sinking down into an armchair.
Sirius snuck away to Hogsmeade, through the one-eyed witch. He browsed around Honeydukes, until he saw the sign for mix-n-match candies. He felt a pang of loneliness as he looked at it, it was like a symbol of many of his friends he had lost in the past few days.
He left the store and went to the "Three Broomsticks" for lunch.
"Look here sonny," said an old man taking a seat next to him, "I've got a real interestin creature, of the sorts, that you might like. What do ya say ter that?"
Sirius eyed him carefully, "What is it?"
"Caraflix, real rare they are," the old man said, "Don't worry, s'not illegal or nothing."
"Why do you want to give it to me?" Sirius asked confused.
"Well, yeh see, this 'un I'm goin to give yeh, anyway, his mum said yeh'd be the right one for the job," the old man said.
"They talk?" Sirius asked.
"Oh yeah! Yeh have to have a real good connection with 'em thought. Strong bonds of friendship they have," he said wisely.
"Why me though?" Sirius asked.
"I'm getting on in my years, and don't have the strength to train them. Besides, Kiramindra, my caraflix, said you two would come in handy for one another. When a caraflix tells you something like that, you listen. Smartest creatures on earth, they can tell the future and the past," the old man spoke again.
"What else did this caraflix of yours say about me?" Sirius asked curiously.
"The little un will tell yeh if the time is right. Now I haven't got much time, gotta run. But follow this map, when you get to the clearing, you'll find 'em," the old man said, and Sirius blinked, the old man was gone.
Sirius ran all the way back to the castle, and to Hagrid. He figured if anyone could tell him about a caraflix it would have to be Hagrid. If Hagrid didn't know about them, he wasn't going to go looking for it.
"Hey, Hagrid!" Sirius yelled, when he saw Hagrid chopping down a tree near his house.
"'Lo Sirius! What's yeh've been doing, yer a nice rosy color," Hagrid say grinning.
"Do you know anything about a caraflix?" Sirius panted.
"Caraflix! Why, course I do. Never seen one in my life, almost nobody has since the ministry stopped using 'em. Where'd you find out about them?" Hagrid asked suspiciously.
Sirius explained about the old man and the map. Hagrid seemed interested in the old man and what he had to say. Then he asked to see the map.
"This here's in the forest, I could take yeh there if yeh want," he said excitedly.
So Sirius and Hagrid headed into the forest. Hagrid asked where the rest of the marauders where, and Sirius explained they had a fight. Hagrid said they'd be causing trouble again in no time, Sirius didn't think so.
"Here's the clearing but I don't see nothing," Hagrid said looking down at the map.
A voice said, 'Tell him to step back into the trees,' Sirius looked at Hagrid, he evidently hadn't heard the voice as he was still reading the map intently, "I think they want you to step back into the trees," Sirius whispered.
Hagrid stepped back into the trees, keeping an eye on Sirius. A light shone out from the middle of the clearing, Sirius stepped into the light, shielding his eyes.
"Mortal," a voice spoke, "Many times have you proven yourself worthy of training a caraflix, but yet you have to show that you have the skill of love. You run away from it as if it was a plague, yet you show bravery beyond your years. To truly be able to bond with us, you must prove your love for others, without this bond the power between you and your chosen caraflix will never unfold."
"I do not run away from love," Sirius yelled.
"Did you not run away from the girl you loved? Did you not just run away from your friend who was trying to help you because he loved you? Until you can truly admit to your fear, and divulge this to your loved ones, the power will not be yours," the voice spoke again.
"Why would I fear love? There is only things to gain from loving someone," Sirius argued.
"Your fear of love was created by the family you were given to. Your younger brother was the one you loved most, and he betrayed you, instead of following you to what you feel is right, he has become your enemy, as is the rest of your family,"
"I never loved my family!" Sirius protested.
"Don't try to lie to me! I know all, I see all, I command all. You love your family even now, when they outcast you. It is not a love for them, but it is a love of wanting a family of your own. Overcome this fear you must, for the world of good depends on it," the voice spoke loudly.
Sirius felt his feet lift off the ground, and into the light he rose. There was a large tiger standing before him, with her young by her side. The light was almost unbearable.
"Light one, you come for my son, and I must grant you to him, for the future says it is so. You together can change who prevails in the fight of good and evil," the larger tiger spoke, in a voice that was so horrible it hurt his ears.
"What can we change? What do you know about me?" he asked, covering his ears.
"In time, all will be reveled to you," the tiger said in the horrible voice, "Go now my son, Strikeon, go with the Light One!" and everything went black.
"Blimey, are you alright?" Hagrid asked shaking Sirius.
"What? Where am I? Where's the tiger?" Sirius asked dazedly.
"Slow down! Now then, you were raised into the sky , and I couldn't see nothing, except this blinding light. There was some strong magic going on, then I saw you, still in the air, with the light wrapping all around you and this little guy," Hagrid said pointing to the baby tiger Sirius had seen.
"His name's Strikeon," Sirius said shakily.
"Right," Hagrid said, "We'd best be getting back up to the castle, it'll be dark before too long. Will Strikeon follow us?"
"He should," Sirius said watching the tiger roll in the grass.
A/N: Ok hope you liked it and sorta understood it all. I'll explain more of what a caraflix is in the next chapter. And I did make it up so please don't try and take it, Thanks! Please Review!
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