The Marauders of Hogwarts
A/N: OMG, I am back! ((cartwheels)) I know I haven't been writing fanfiction in a YEAR but I've been very busy with school and whatnot…And anyway, I missed it after a while. I know my old reviewers probably won't come back because I've been so lazy, but I hope some new people are reading this and will take the time to review!
Okay, I'm going to write this chapter as fast as I can, just in case my old reviewers will forgive me! :D And some responses in case you come back…
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Dathrian Princess (who also seems to have left…): Thanks for the review if you're still on this site!
Taylorangel72: hm…not sure how many chapters I'm gonna do cuz I just started writing this again…And I've updated! :D
Okay, well, that's all the peeps who reviewed my last chapter…
I hope some people come to read this one!
OK, and just for a recap on the last chapter: Mira figured out Remus is a werewolf, but before she could tell Sirius how to help him, Voldemort got into her head and almost managed to start torturing her so she would stop helping Lily. But Dumbledore rescued her because Sirius got him. And then…Well, Mira didn't tell Lily the whole thing was about Mira helping her because she didn't want to make her feel bad, Raven's getting really mean, and Mira's wondering if dear old Voldie will attack her again. Right then. Recap over.
Disclaimer: All recognizable characters, places, etc. belong to J.K. Rowling, the best writer EVER!!! And I mean EVER! All the characters, places, etc. that you don't recognize belong to me. Get it, got it, good.
Chapter 9 (OMG I CONTINUED! Heh)
Any Time
"Mira," Sirius said, near the end of January, "I've just thought of something."
"Yes?"
"Well, I forgot about it before, but right before Voldemort…threatened you…" Mira shuddered. "Sorry about reminding you," Sirius said hastily, "but…you said there was a way we could help Remus."
Mira's eyes widened. "Wow, Sirius, I completely forgot about that! Thanks for reminding me." She gave him a kiss on the cheek. He grinned.
"So…"
"So what?"
"So WHAT WAS IT???" Sirius cried impatiently. People's heads turned, but when they saw it was Sirius Black they sighed and went back to what they'd been doing.
"Well," Mira said cautiously, "it would take a long time, and it would be really hard. Are you sure you still want to help?"
"Well YES," Sirius said, "don't you?"
She said, "Well, yes, of course I do! But the only way I thought of that we can help him would be…to become Animagi."
"Anima-what?" Sirius had never heard the word before.
"Animagi," Mira said impatiently. "Honestly, for a pure-blood wizard, you don't know much."
Sirius grinned. "Well, that's what I have a smart person like you for."
Mira laughed. "So anyway," she said, "Animagi are wizards who can turn into animals whenever they want. But it takes lots of work to become an Animagus. But, if one of us managed it and transformed into a big enough animal, we could keep Remus company when he…transformed. It wouldn't cure him or anything, but he might be grateful."
Silence. Then Sirius said, "That's brilliant!"
Mira smiled. "Really?"
"Yeah, really! But…I think we should probably ask Remus about this, right? I mean, we might be wrong anyway! We could have been worrying all this time for nothing!"
Mira said, "Well, yeah, we should ask him. I guess you could be right that he's not," but she knew it wasn't true…She sighed. Poor Remus…
The next morning, Lily, Thea, and Mira walked down to breakfast together.
"Isn't this a beautiful morning?" Thea chirped as they came down the main staircase.
Mira groaned. She was most definitely not a morning person. "Sure, Thea, but I prefer night myself."
"But why?" Thea asked. "Morning is so bright and sunshiny—"
A groan from Lily. "Honestly, Thea, you are insane."
"Who's insane? I just am a morning person!" Thea stuck her tongue out at Lily.
Mira laughed as they walked into the Great Hall, but then suddenly stopped laughing as she looked over at the Ravenclaw table.
Ella, one of her friends from Ravenclaw, was having a furious shouting match with another girl. And Mira saw who that other girl was: Raven Faye.
What could they be fighting about? She approached them, shocked, but neither girl noticed her as they continued fighting and most of the Great Hall looked on.
"How could you say that about me and Mira?" Ella yelled. "I thought you were a friend!"
"Well, you're just an ugly nerd, and Mira's such a shy bookworm!" Raven yelled. "How am I ever going to have any friends if you two keep hanging around?"
Mira gasped. This was Raven Faye, standing there saying those things about her and Ella. Raven Faye, who'd been her friend when the Gryffindors just didn't understand her in first year. Raven Faye, who she'd had some of the best times of her life with. Raven Faye…who, over the past couple of months, had been more and more of a jerk.
She should have seen this coming. But she hadn't.
She rushed up and yelled at Raven, "You JERK! How long have you just been waiting to ditch me? And if by friends you mean Slytherins, you're welcome to them! We won't be hanging around you anymore!" Oh God. She was starting to cry. "Come on, Ella!" she yelled, and grabbing her friend's arm, she dragged Ella over to the Gryffindor table.
"Hi, you guys," she said furiously as she plopped into a seat, trying to stop herself from crying. The Marauders and Amazons, who had all gotten to breakfast, looked at her cautiously from their various seats near her.
"You all right, Mira?" Bella asked. Mira nodded, although it wasn't very convincing.
"You want to sit down?" Lily asked Ella.
Quietly, Ella said, "Sure," and sat next to Mira. Then she said, "Come on, Mira, she's not worth getting upset over. Cheer up."
Mira sniffed. "What did she say about us anyway, that you two got into a fight over?"
Ella looked extremely annoyed. "She was saying some crap to the Slytherins about how we weren't really her friends and she was going to ditch us soon…God, I'm angry at her." She looked ready to beat someone up. The Marauders cringed and hoped it wouldn't be them. She looked like she had that wiry sort of strength.
"Don't worry, be happy," Thea said brightly, conjured up some sunflowers, and handed them to Mira.
Mira laughed weakly. "Thanks, Thea."
"Any time!"
That afternoon, Sirius found Remus in their dormitory. "Er, Remus, I've got something to ask you about…You busy?"
"'Lo Sirius. Just looking for a book. What is it?" Remus answered, not looking away from the drawer he was looking in.
"Er…well…what's up with your mum? Does she really get sick…once a month?"
Remus straightened up and turned around quickly, seeming nervous. "Why do you ask? I mean, it's not once a month anyway."
"Well, because…I think I know what's wrong, Remus."
"Oh no, you couldn't. Her disease, it's very…erm…rare."
"Well, first of all, it's something to do with you, not your mum."
Remus said nervously, "W-what are you talking about?"
"I…you're a…a werewolf, aren't you?"
Remus' voice was shaking. "Does anyone else know?"
"Mira does. She figured it out."
Remus' eyes widened, and he took a step backward. "Look, Sirius, I know what you must think, but I—"
"Look, I'm not going to tell anyone you don't want me to tell," Sirius said impatiently. "I just wondered…I mean, that must be horrible. Do you want any help?"
Remus looked taken aback. "Er—what?"
"Well, what did you think we were going to do when we found out? Burn you at the stake?"
"Why not? People hate werewolves," Remus said sadly. "But—help? Well—I don't see how you could help me, but…thank you for not telling anyone. Thanks, Sirius."
"Any time."
A/N: So…yay! Remus is going to get some help! And I WROTE A CHAPTER! ((has a party)) Woohoo.
Mara: You slacker. It's so short.
Me: Shut up, muse. I wrote it. :D
--Hermione21