Chapter 3:
Adalia woke up the next morning still thinking of the night before. What
she had found out had shocked her more than she could have ever thought
possible.
She clambered out of bed and got dressed then headed down to breakfast
where Jamie and some of her other friends were all seated at the table.
Jamie was sitting with a tall blonde boy with dark blue eyes. He had
slightly pale skin but seemed well built. Jamie had told her of a guy she
was crushing on. His name was Elijah Windon. Jamie smiled triumphantly and
Adalia had to stiffen a giggle. She sat down next to Gwyneth Foster who was
a good friend of hers and had been since their second year. Gwyneth smiled
at her. Adalia smiled nervously but found herself looking once again past
the Hufflepuffs and searching for any sign of Sirius and the rest. No luck.
In fact, for the next few weeks she couldn't find any of them anywhere.
Where they avoiding her? She wondered as she walked down the hallways. It
had been a month since she had seen them. The full moon was tonight. She
knew what that meant and had decided that morning that she was to follow
them. After all, all they were doing was going to a little place outside of
Hogwarts to practice animagi. At least that's what they claimed although
she didn't exactly believe them. There was something else they were hiding.
She was looking forward to her last animagi class. She had been taking them
since last year and was pretty much comfortable in her form. She had found
out last year that her animagus form was a black leopard. She loved the
feeling of being in the body. The others were a cheetah, lion, golden
retriever, black bear, and a pigeon. They all met in Professor McGonagall's
room every Saturday for one hour or so. Sometimes they lasted much longer
and sometimes only an hour. Adalia was the youngest one. All of them had
been sixth years when she was only a fourth year. Now they were seventh
years but treated her with respect, like an equal. Each one respected each
other even though two were in Slytherin and three were in Gryffindor. She
was the only Ravenclaw and there were no Hufflepuffs.
As soon as they were all there professor McGonagall stood up.
"Alright everyone. This will be a very short class. I trust you have all
brought your registration forms. Once you hand them to me you are to assume
your form. Stay as long as you would like in your form. As soon as I see
you can stay comfortably and take a picture of you in your form you are
free to leave. It has been a pleasure teaching you all and I am very proud
of how far you all have come." She said with a smile. They all nodded
appreciatively and handed in their forms.
One by one they took form and looked around. It was exhilarating to be back
in her form and look through the eyes of a leopard. Every sound was heard
with precision, every smell detected. Adalia looked over at McGonagall who
quickly took her picture.
After all the pictures were taken they all changed back and picked up their
things. Each said goodbye to McGonagall who gave them each a warm smile.
For the first time in days she felt truly exhilarated and happy. As they
all walked out chatting Adalia spotted none other than Sirius and the rest
of them seeking down the hallway. She broke away from the crowd, her
eyebrow raises.
"Adalia where are you going?" a girl whispered from behind her. Adalia
turned around to find two girls standing there looking back and forth
between Adalia and the boys who were now huddled down the hallway
apparently talking very intently to each other. One girl was named Veronica
and the other named Calliope, both of which were Gryffindors and in her
animagi class.
"I.well.just going back to my common room." She said with a half smile.
Calliope spoke back to her in an extremely soft whisper to which Adalia
could barely hear.
"I have seen them sneak out before. Me and Veronica were going to go see
what it was they were up to tonight. You want to come?" she asked a littler
nervously. Veronica looked just as nervous. Adalia knew that it was a very
bad idea for them to go because she knew that there was something most
likely dangerous that the boys were hiding. On the other hand she thought
she might as well go just to make sure the girls didn't do anything to
crazy. She hesitated for a moment then stood and squared her shoulders.
"Alright.let's go." She said.
Adalia woke up the next morning still thinking of the night before. What
she had found out had shocked her more than she could have ever thought
possible.
She clambered out of bed and got dressed then headed down to breakfast
where Jamie and some of her other friends were all seated at the table.
Jamie was sitting with a tall blonde boy with dark blue eyes. He had
slightly pale skin but seemed well built. Jamie had told her of a guy she
was crushing on. His name was Elijah Windon. Jamie smiled triumphantly and
Adalia had to stiffen a giggle. She sat down next to Gwyneth Foster who was
a good friend of hers and had been since their second year. Gwyneth smiled
at her. Adalia smiled nervously but found herself looking once again past
the Hufflepuffs and searching for any sign of Sirius and the rest. No luck.
In fact, for the next few weeks she couldn't find any of them anywhere.
Where they avoiding her? She wondered as she walked down the hallways. It
had been a month since she had seen them. The full moon was tonight. She
knew what that meant and had decided that morning that she was to follow
them. After all, all they were doing was going to a little place outside of
Hogwarts to practice animagi. At least that's what they claimed although
she didn't exactly believe them. There was something else they were hiding.
She was looking forward to her last animagi class. She had been taking them
since last year and was pretty much comfortable in her form. She had found
out last year that her animagus form was a black leopard. She loved the
feeling of being in the body. The others were a cheetah, lion, golden
retriever, black bear, and a pigeon. They all met in Professor McGonagall's
room every Saturday for one hour or so. Sometimes they lasted much longer
and sometimes only an hour. Adalia was the youngest one. All of them had
been sixth years when she was only a fourth year. Now they were seventh
years but treated her with respect, like an equal. Each one respected each
other even though two were in Slytherin and three were in Gryffindor. She
was the only Ravenclaw and there were no Hufflepuffs.
As soon as they were all there professor McGonagall stood up.
"Alright everyone. This will be a very short class. I trust you have all
brought your registration forms. Once you hand them to me you are to assume
your form. Stay as long as you would like in your form. As soon as I see
you can stay comfortably and take a picture of you in your form you are
free to leave. It has been a pleasure teaching you all and I am very proud
of how far you all have come." She said with a smile. They all nodded
appreciatively and handed in their forms.
One by one they took form and looked around. It was exhilarating to be back
in her form and look through the eyes of a leopard. Every sound was heard
with precision, every smell detected. Adalia looked over at McGonagall who
quickly took her picture.
After all the pictures were taken they all changed back and picked up their
things. Each said goodbye to McGonagall who gave them each a warm smile.
For the first time in days she felt truly exhilarated and happy. As they
all walked out chatting Adalia spotted none other than Sirius and the rest
of them seeking down the hallway. She broke away from the crowd, her
eyebrow raises.
"Adalia where are you going?" a girl whispered from behind her. Adalia
turned around to find two girls standing there looking back and forth
between Adalia and the boys who were now huddled down the hallway
apparently talking very intently to each other. One girl was named Veronica
and the other named Calliope, both of which were Gryffindors and in her
animagi class.
"I.well.just going back to my common room." She said with a half smile.
Calliope spoke back to her in an extremely soft whisper to which Adalia
could barely hear.
"I have seen them sneak out before. Me and Veronica were going to go see
what it was they were up to tonight. You want to come?" she asked a littler
nervously. Veronica looked just as nervous. Adalia knew that it was a very
bad idea for them to go because she knew that there was something most
likely dangerous that the boys were hiding. On the other hand she thought
she might as well go just to make sure the girls didn't do anything to
crazy. She hesitated for a moment then stood and squared her shoulders.
"Alright.let's go." She said.