Chapter 1:
Adalia sat on a bench outside in the courtyard with her book laying flat in
her lap and sighed. The pencil in her hand tapped lightly on the edge of
the book. As good as she was at transfiguration, she tended to
procrastinate to the last possible moment to do her homework.
"Mind if I sit here?" she heard a soft tentative voice ask. Looking
up was a rather pretty young girl who looked to be about her age. She had
seen the girl before. Lily Evans. Adalia shrugged.
"Sure." She said and moved a few large books aside for Lily to sit down.
"I'm Lily by the way." She said with a smile. Somehow Adalia had always
thought Lily to look a little stuck up but now that they were face to face
she seemed nice and trustworthy. Adalia gave an unsure smile.
"I'm Adalia." She said with a slight nod then looked down at her homework
and sighed. From behind them came a loud pop and then laughter. Adalia
raised her eyebrow at Lily and they both turned around to see what had
happened. There, to the side of the courtyard were two boys hovering over
another boy who was cowering slightly on the grass. Lily got up without
another word and strode over to them, slinging her bag over her shoulder
and taking out her wand from her robes.
Adalia gathered up her things and followed Lily, staying a short distance
away as not to get into the fight. All of the boys looked at Lily
expectantly as she came up to them.
"My god James do you ever give up?" she said, her eyes now glaring right
through one boy. He seemed to shift a little uncomfortably with his feet
but showed no discomfort in his face. Lily's face was tight, her jaw
slightly clenched. Adalia recognized the boy who was now not cowering on
the ground but standing up and looking at Lily with disgust. It was Severus
Snape. Adalia shuddered at the thought of his name. She turned to look at
the other boy who she had seen from before. This being her fifth year,
Adalia knew the names of most of the students in her year from all the
houses. Sirius Black. This time the thought of the name didn't make her
shudder, instead it brought a half smile to her face. He was incredibly
good looking especially with his very muscular build, black hair, and
tanned skin. He seemed to be slightly enjoying the bickering between James
and Lily. Severus, on the other hand, had disappeared somewhere.
The wind began to blow a little harder and Adalia's long dark brown hair
which hung lightly in slight waves was now being tossed about. She quickly
stuffed her books into her already stuffed bag and then grasped all her
hair together with her hands. Lily said one last comment to James and then
stalked off back to Adalia. Adalia took a brief glance at James and Sirius.
They were talking quietly together. Sirius looked up for a moment and
Adalia caught his gaze. She was not one to be shy much around guys so she
smiled politely then followed Lily into castle. They parted ways when they
reached the stairs toward the Ravenclaw common room. Yes, Adalia was a
Ravenclaw and proud of it. She loved it because it meant being at least on
slightly good terms with all the houses. Slytherin included.
She stated the password to the door and it creaked open. She walked inside
to a very crowed common room filled with chatting and studying students.
"Adalia! There you are!" called a small red haired girl from the couch.
Jamie, one of her best friends here at Hogwarts. Jamie patted the spot next
to her on the couch. Adalia walked over and sat down gingerly then let her
book bag fall with a thud onto the ground. It was getting late so Adalia
only chatted with Jamie a few minutes then headed up to the girls dorm to
get some shut-eye. It was an absolutely breathtaking night sky she saw,
brushing her long locks of hair and staring out the window. A cloudless
full moon with the stars shining extra bright throughout the dark black
sky. It seemed to cast a perfect shadow across the rolling hills and
mountains around Hogwarts.
Her room had a clear view of the whomping willow that stood outside of
Hogwarts. Then she saw something that made her rub her eyes. Out of thin
air, four boys appeared out of thin air a little ways from the whomping
willow. They ran straight up to the whomping willow which was swaying
gently in the wind, obviously it hadn't realized they were there yet. She
couldn't make out the faces very well because she had take out her
contacts. Searching around her drawer she picked up her glasses and put
them on then looked back outside the window and gasped. They had taken off
their cloaks and one seemed to be transforming into something. A rat! Just
like that one of the boys was a rat. She looks at the other ones and caught
a glimpse of two of the faces. They were none other than James and Sirius.
The other one who she couldn't quite make out seemed to be shaking
violently. Sirius, as if sensing her gaze, turned to look right at her
window. She quickly ducked out of the way but probably not in time. After a
few moments she looked back as James and Sirius began to change. James into
a beautiful Stag, and Sirius into an enormous black dog. Adalia gasped.
They were animagi? But how? Adalia had been taking classes with a very
secret and select group of people from Professor McGonnagal to be animagi.
They weren't those people. That was extremely advanced magic. Few people
learned to do it.
"Are you still up?" the voice from behind her made her jump. It was Jamie
who had an eyebrow raised.
"Oh, yea. Just about to go to bed." She said glanced back out the window.
They were gone. This was definitely sketchy. Adalia was definitely good at
one thing.being nosey. She always had to know what was going on and this
was absolutely no exception. Four students are animagi and they disappear
by the whomping willow at night. She would start her investigation
tomorrow. She would even follow them if it meant getting information. After
all, they could be dangerous. And also, she could find out more about that
Black. She sighed. In the pit of her stomach she knew it wasn't right, but
something told her to go with it so she pushed those thoughts about it
being wrong to the side. Tomorrow, yes tomorrow, she would begin.
Adalia sat on a bench outside in the courtyard with her book laying flat in
her lap and sighed. The pencil in her hand tapped lightly on the edge of
the book. As good as she was at transfiguration, she tended to
procrastinate to the last possible moment to do her homework.
"Mind if I sit here?" she heard a soft tentative voice ask. Looking
up was a rather pretty young girl who looked to be about her age. She had
seen the girl before. Lily Evans. Adalia shrugged.
"Sure." She said and moved a few large books aside for Lily to sit down.
"I'm Lily by the way." She said with a smile. Somehow Adalia had always
thought Lily to look a little stuck up but now that they were face to face
she seemed nice and trustworthy. Adalia gave an unsure smile.
"I'm Adalia." She said with a slight nod then looked down at her homework
and sighed. From behind them came a loud pop and then laughter. Adalia
raised her eyebrow at Lily and they both turned around to see what had
happened. There, to the side of the courtyard were two boys hovering over
another boy who was cowering slightly on the grass. Lily got up without
another word and strode over to them, slinging her bag over her shoulder
and taking out her wand from her robes.
Adalia gathered up her things and followed Lily, staying a short distance
away as not to get into the fight. All of the boys looked at Lily
expectantly as she came up to them.
"My god James do you ever give up?" she said, her eyes now glaring right
through one boy. He seemed to shift a little uncomfortably with his feet
but showed no discomfort in his face. Lily's face was tight, her jaw
slightly clenched. Adalia recognized the boy who was now not cowering on
the ground but standing up and looking at Lily with disgust. It was Severus
Snape. Adalia shuddered at the thought of his name. She turned to look at
the other boy who she had seen from before. This being her fifth year,
Adalia knew the names of most of the students in her year from all the
houses. Sirius Black. This time the thought of the name didn't make her
shudder, instead it brought a half smile to her face. He was incredibly
good looking especially with his very muscular build, black hair, and
tanned skin. He seemed to be slightly enjoying the bickering between James
and Lily. Severus, on the other hand, had disappeared somewhere.
The wind began to blow a little harder and Adalia's long dark brown hair
which hung lightly in slight waves was now being tossed about. She quickly
stuffed her books into her already stuffed bag and then grasped all her
hair together with her hands. Lily said one last comment to James and then
stalked off back to Adalia. Adalia took a brief glance at James and Sirius.
They were talking quietly together. Sirius looked up for a moment and
Adalia caught his gaze. She was not one to be shy much around guys so she
smiled politely then followed Lily into castle. They parted ways when they
reached the stairs toward the Ravenclaw common room. Yes, Adalia was a
Ravenclaw and proud of it. She loved it because it meant being at least on
slightly good terms with all the houses. Slytherin included.
She stated the password to the door and it creaked open. She walked inside
to a very crowed common room filled with chatting and studying students.
"Adalia! There you are!" called a small red haired girl from the couch.
Jamie, one of her best friends here at Hogwarts. Jamie patted the spot next
to her on the couch. Adalia walked over and sat down gingerly then let her
book bag fall with a thud onto the ground. It was getting late so Adalia
only chatted with Jamie a few minutes then headed up to the girls dorm to
get some shut-eye. It was an absolutely breathtaking night sky she saw,
brushing her long locks of hair and staring out the window. A cloudless
full moon with the stars shining extra bright throughout the dark black
sky. It seemed to cast a perfect shadow across the rolling hills and
mountains around Hogwarts.
Her room had a clear view of the whomping willow that stood outside of
Hogwarts. Then she saw something that made her rub her eyes. Out of thin
air, four boys appeared out of thin air a little ways from the whomping
willow. They ran straight up to the whomping willow which was swaying
gently in the wind, obviously it hadn't realized they were there yet. She
couldn't make out the faces very well because she had take out her
contacts. Searching around her drawer she picked up her glasses and put
them on then looked back outside the window and gasped. They had taken off
their cloaks and one seemed to be transforming into something. A rat! Just
like that one of the boys was a rat. She looks at the other ones and caught
a glimpse of two of the faces. They were none other than James and Sirius.
The other one who she couldn't quite make out seemed to be shaking
violently. Sirius, as if sensing her gaze, turned to look right at her
window. She quickly ducked out of the way but probably not in time. After a
few moments she looked back as James and Sirius began to change. James into
a beautiful Stag, and Sirius into an enormous black dog. Adalia gasped.
They were animagi? But how? Adalia had been taking classes with a very
secret and select group of people from Professor McGonnagal to be animagi.
They weren't those people. That was extremely advanced magic. Few people
learned to do it.
"Are you still up?" the voice from behind her made her jump. It was Jamie
who had an eyebrow raised.
"Oh, yea. Just about to go to bed." She said glanced back out the window.
They were gone. This was definitely sketchy. Adalia was definitely good at
one thing.being nosey. She always had to know what was going on and this
was absolutely no exception. Four students are animagi and they disappear
by the whomping willow at night. She would start her investigation
tomorrow. She would even follow them if it meant getting information. After
all, they could be dangerous. And also, she could find out more about that
Black. She sighed. In the pit of her stomach she knew it wasn't right, but
something told her to go with it so she pushed those thoughts about it
being wrong to the side. Tomorrow, yes tomorrow, she would begin.