Autumn part II
Autumn sat in her dormitory in the bay window as the sun set. Munchkin busied himself with a strand of her hair, playing gently with it, as he always knew that made his owner smile. Autumn though just sat staring out at the darkening sky. Her deep blue eyes didn't move, didn't blink until she saw two figures walk towards the Whomping Willow. Autumn stood and ran to the mahogany desk that rested across the room. She began to dig quickly through the drawers until she found what she was looking for. She unrolled a large piece of parchment and traced her finger across it. "Full moon." Was all she said.
She paced back and forth from one wall to another with her invisibility cloak in hand until a path was almost worn in the carpet. Halfway between walls she mad a decision and sprinted out of the room down the stairs into the common room and out the portrait hole before anyone could ask where she was going.
"What was that about?" someone asked when the blur that was autumn had passed.
"She's been acting strange for a couple of days now. I dunno." Someone else answered back, and the room returned to its normal behavior.
Autumn continued her relay through the castle passing by students and teachers a like. She even ran straight through Peeves just before bursting through the doors to the castle. She continued down the great stone steps and halted right in front of The Whomping Willow, which seemed to pulse in a daring manner. She looked to the west and saw the sun was nearly down.
Making her final decision, Autumn grabbed the long stick that lay on the ground next to her and prodded the tree which froze. Seizing the moment she slipped on her invisibility cloak and slipped into the opening between the roots.
Remus sat in the upstairs bedroom of the shrieking shack waiting for the inevitable. He wished that they had left one of the windows un boarded so he could see the sun go down. Then again that wasn't really necessary as he could feel the moment drawing nearer. He began to remove his robes and put them along with his wand in a safe place where the wolf couldn't get to them. He pulled the tattered sheet from the bed and covered himself with it. He readied himself for the first lone transformation since his fifth year. He felt his senses begin to perk up along with the hair on his arms and the back of his neck when he heard the second to last stair creak. He knew which one because he'd heard it many times before. When he peaked out the bedroom door he saw no one. "Who's there?" asked warily. He began to sniff the air but before he caught the scent a howl of pain began his transformation.
Autumn had never seen Remus transform before. She'd heard him and knew it was painful but seeing him become the monster for the first time hurt her. Remus's body went rigid, his shoulders hunched. His face and body began to lengthen and hair began to sprout visibly on his body. His hands began to curl into clawed paws. He began thrashing about on the landing. As his face became that of a wolfs she saw his jaw snapping as his fangs grew longer and when he opened his mouth saliva dripped off of them. The Wolf stared and growled at her threateningly, hungrily. The wolf smelled her. Not knowing what else to do at the moment she apparated into the bedroom and slammed the door. She took off her cloak and shoved it in one of the dresser drawers. When the wolf tore through the bedroom door, he saw not a human, but a beautiful unicorn. He was stunned at first, but then knowing her as a monthly visitor he was calmed.
Mystic awoke just before sunrise on the living room floor of the shrieking shack. The unicorn walked up the stairs into the bedroom and shut the door quietly so she wouldn't wake the sleeping beast that was still downstairs. Autumn became herself and pulled the invisibility cloak from the drawer where she put it and held it in her mouth then turned back into mystic and crept from the shrieking shack still being ever so careful not to wake the wolf. When she knew she was out of scent range she transfigured back into Autumn and wrapped herself in the cloak. She clambered out of the tree roots just as dawn was breaking. She stopped for a second to admire the sun as it rose canceling the darkness and erasing the moon that had just slipped from view. She then walked back up to the castle and slipped into her shower just as Remus entered the common room.
Remus made his way to the boys shower room feeling more rested then he thought he'd be. Maybe the lone transformations weren't as bad as I remembered them to be. He thought as he began to shower. The cool water felt good against his skin that was still burning up from the pain of the morning's alteration.
Her morning alarm would find Autumn curled in a ball in the corner of her shower no longer being struck by the water that fell, but still soaked in tears as it had been hours since she got in. Her sobs were those of the emotional pain that had been ripping a her for days, and now seeing what she'd seen last night she cried for her friend.
Autumn sat in her dormitory in the bay window as the sun set. Munchkin busied himself with a strand of her hair, playing gently with it, as he always knew that made his owner smile. Autumn though just sat staring out at the darkening sky. Her deep blue eyes didn't move, didn't blink until she saw two figures walk towards the Whomping Willow. Autumn stood and ran to the mahogany desk that rested across the room. She began to dig quickly through the drawers until she found what she was looking for. She unrolled a large piece of parchment and traced her finger across it. "Full moon." Was all she said.
She paced back and forth from one wall to another with her invisibility cloak in hand until a path was almost worn in the carpet. Halfway between walls she mad a decision and sprinted out of the room down the stairs into the common room and out the portrait hole before anyone could ask where she was going.
"What was that about?" someone asked when the blur that was autumn had passed.
"She's been acting strange for a couple of days now. I dunno." Someone else answered back, and the room returned to its normal behavior.
Autumn continued her relay through the castle passing by students and teachers a like. She even ran straight through Peeves just before bursting through the doors to the castle. She continued down the great stone steps and halted right in front of The Whomping Willow, which seemed to pulse in a daring manner. She looked to the west and saw the sun was nearly down.
Making her final decision, Autumn grabbed the long stick that lay on the ground next to her and prodded the tree which froze. Seizing the moment she slipped on her invisibility cloak and slipped into the opening between the roots.
Remus sat in the upstairs bedroom of the shrieking shack waiting for the inevitable. He wished that they had left one of the windows un boarded so he could see the sun go down. Then again that wasn't really necessary as he could feel the moment drawing nearer. He began to remove his robes and put them along with his wand in a safe place where the wolf couldn't get to them. He pulled the tattered sheet from the bed and covered himself with it. He readied himself for the first lone transformation since his fifth year. He felt his senses begin to perk up along with the hair on his arms and the back of his neck when he heard the second to last stair creak. He knew which one because he'd heard it many times before. When he peaked out the bedroom door he saw no one. "Who's there?" asked warily. He began to sniff the air but before he caught the scent a howl of pain began his transformation.
Autumn had never seen Remus transform before. She'd heard him and knew it was painful but seeing him become the monster for the first time hurt her. Remus's body went rigid, his shoulders hunched. His face and body began to lengthen and hair began to sprout visibly on his body. His hands began to curl into clawed paws. He began thrashing about on the landing. As his face became that of a wolfs she saw his jaw snapping as his fangs grew longer and when he opened his mouth saliva dripped off of them. The Wolf stared and growled at her threateningly, hungrily. The wolf smelled her. Not knowing what else to do at the moment she apparated into the bedroom and slammed the door. She took off her cloak and shoved it in one of the dresser drawers. When the wolf tore through the bedroom door, he saw not a human, but a beautiful unicorn. He was stunned at first, but then knowing her as a monthly visitor he was calmed.
Mystic awoke just before sunrise on the living room floor of the shrieking shack. The unicorn walked up the stairs into the bedroom and shut the door quietly so she wouldn't wake the sleeping beast that was still downstairs. Autumn became herself and pulled the invisibility cloak from the drawer where she put it and held it in her mouth then turned back into mystic and crept from the shrieking shack still being ever so careful not to wake the wolf. When she knew she was out of scent range she transfigured back into Autumn and wrapped herself in the cloak. She clambered out of the tree roots just as dawn was breaking. She stopped for a second to admire the sun as it rose canceling the darkness and erasing the moon that had just slipped from view. She then walked back up to the castle and slipped into her shower just as Remus entered the common room.
Remus made his way to the boys shower room feeling more rested then he thought he'd be. Maybe the lone transformations weren't as bad as I remembered them to be. He thought as he began to shower. The cool water felt good against his skin that was still burning up from the pain of the morning's alteration.
Her morning alarm would find Autumn curled in a ball in the corner of her shower no longer being struck by the water that fell, but still soaked in tears as it had been hours since she got in. Her sobs were those of the emotional pain that had been ripping a her for days, and now seeing what she'd seen last night she cried for her friend.